vrcanaries Chapter 201 Grand Tutor Zhao rushes out of the book club carrying a book
Chapter 201 Grand Tutor Zhao rushes out of the book club carrying a book
The group left the park with bewildered feelings.
"What's wrong with Grand Tutor Zhao today? Just now, I looked up and saw him rushing out with his books in his arms. He was completely unlike his usual calm and reserved self." Bai Zunxing, holding Liang Suxin's arm, slowly walked out of the garden.
"I don't know, recently not only Grand Tutor Zhao, but many officials have also become strange."
"Ah? What makes you say that?"
Liang Suxin glanced around and, seeing that no one had noticed them, carefully whispered in Bai Zunxing's ear.
“The Emperor came to my residence a while ago, along with my father and Grand Tutor Zhao. My mother and I quickly stood outside the residence to welcome him.”
"So that's how it is. No wonder your maid came to the bookstore in such a hurry that day."
Meanwhile, Zhao Taifu had already run out of the garden and boarded his carriage.
"Quickly! Enter the palace!"
Before even getting into the carriage, he urged the coachman to hurry up.
Before Zhao Taifu had even settled in, the carriage sped forward with a "whoosh." If Zhao Taifu hadn't been holding onto the carriage, he probably would have fallen inside.
Even though he almost fell just now, he clutched the storybook tightly to his chest, afraid that something might go wrong with it.
Fortunately, the journey was smooth and they entered the palace safely.
At this moment, the emperor was diligently reviewing memorials, completely absorbed in his work, when someone else came in to report something.
"Your Majesty, Grand Tutor Zhao has arrived."
"Why is he here again?" The emperor frowned, muttering to himself.
He felt that Zhao Taifu must not be given enough official duties, which meant that he always had free time to go to the palace. The emperor was thinking of finding an opportunity to assign him more tasks.
Grand Tutor Zhao was unaware that he had already set his sights on the book. Today, he went to the book appreciation event and read storybooks with everyone. He didn't expect that the storybooks this time were so important that he could hardly hold the book in his hands.
Even standing outside the Imperial Study, he was still incredibly excited, and his hands, hidden in his wide sleeves, were trembling.
Eunuch Fu De emerged from the Imperial Study.
"Your Majesty, Grand Tutor Zhao..."
Before Eunuch Fude could finish speaking, Grand Tutor Zhao had already eagerly entered the Imperial Study.
Before Fude Gonggong could even finish speaking.
Seeing Zhao Taifu's aggressive demeanor, he was about to try to stop him, but unexpectedly, he couldn't keep up with Zhao Taifu's pace.
Before long, Grand Tutor Zhao arrived at the palace gate, and the emperor on the throne was somewhat surprised to see how quickly Grand Tutor Zhao entered the palace.
Seeing that he couldn't catch up, Eunuch Fu had no choice but to give up. After a while, he hurriedly went to His Majesty and curtsied. Fortunately, His Majesty did not punish him for not stopping Grand Tutor Zhao.
"What is it that Grand Tutor Zhao is in such a hurry?"
"Has Your Majesty been reading Wuming's latest storybook lately?"
"Not yet."
Grand Tutor Zhao felt utterly powerless, as if he had punched cotton, and could only say dejectedly, "Your Majesty should go and take a look!"
"?" His Majesty was full of questions. "Grand Tutor Zhao, what makes you say that? You know I am busy with state affairs and rarely have time to read storybooks."
I read Wuming's storybook before, which I did in my busy schedule.
"Your Majesty, I misspoke. It's just that the content of this story is really, really..." Grand Tutor Zhao searched for a long time but couldn't find a suitable word to describe this story.
"What's wrong with this storybook?" The emperor's brows were so furrowed they could have trapped a fly; he thought something had gone wrong with the storybook.
"I can only describe her as 'extraordinary'! Ye Yuwu is amazing!" Grand Tutor Zhao finally stopped calling her by her pen name, Ye Yuwu, which seemed to be a complete recognition of her.
Upon hearing this, the emperor sat up straight.
Upon seeing this, Grand Tutor Zhao informed His Majesty of his participation in the book appreciation gathering, but that was not the main point. "The main point is those things called potatoes and sesame seeds!"
"Potatoes? Sesame seeds?" These were things the emperor had never heard of before, and his doubts deepened.
Zhao Taifu thought for a moment and realized that if His Majesty only knew about the important function of this item through his retelling, he would not take it seriously. His brief summary was not as good as His Majesty's easy inspection.
He made a decision in his mind at that moment. Instead of immediately revealing the purpose of the two items, he winked at Eunuch Fude, who was standing next to the emperor. Eunuch Fude then walked up to Grand Tutor Zhao and took the books from his hands.
Grand Tutor Zhao handed over the book with a heavy heart, saying, "Your Majesty, this book mentions both of these things, and I'm afraid my descriptions may be inaccurate."
After saying this, Grand Tutor Zhao no longer looked at His Majesty's expression.
The emperor sneered inwardly, "You cunning Grand Tutor Zhao."
"I will go and see!" the emperor said through gritted teeth to Grand Tutor Zhao.
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Grand Tutor Zhao did not linger and left the Imperial Study with a smile on his face.
The emperor was quite troubled. He had finally finished dealing with the government affairs at hand before he picked up the storybook to read.
He was simply curious about what Zhao Taifu was up to.
So the emperor's bedtime turned into staying up late reading storybooks.
He did not go to the other concubines' palaces, nor did he sleep alone in the side hall of the Imperial Study.
Instead, he sat at his desk reviewing memorials, reading a storybook.
The eunuchs inside had already finished their shifts, but as His Majesty's close attendant, Eunuch Fude naturally did not leave, but instead stayed up all night studying with His Majesty.
The hall was filled with incense to refresh the mind, but it couldn't dispel the drowsy atmosphere.
The hall was so quiet that even a deep breath could be clearly heard.
The emperor sat at his desk, and the astute eunuch Fu De turned the first page of the book for His Majesty.
The emperor looked at the words in the storybook. Fortunately, he had a good memory and still remembered the contents of the storybook from last time, so he was able to quickly get into the storybook's timeline this time.
At first, the emperor was drowsy, as the beginning of the story did not interest him at all.
But when he thought of how Zhao Taifu had strongly recommended that he watch this before he left, he couldn't help but think of the way he had urged Zhao Taifu to watch it.
He pressed his temples, and for some unknown reason, he forced himself to continue reading.
He gritted his teeth and kept watching, and his persistence paid off!
The emperor, who had been drowsy, instantly became alert upon reading the following content. His sleepiness vanished, and the usually composed emperor opened his eyes wide.
"Potatoes can be grown even in barren and arid lands! And they produce many seeds and a large quantity..." I read the description in the storybook.
The emperor's expression mirrored that of Zhao Taifu when he first saw the text; the usually composed man lost his composure because of it.
"No one can remain composed when faced with something described in this storybook!" The emperor's previous attitude had changed.
He read the following plot word by word.
How the protagonist uses this potato to make delicious food, and how the official in the story discovers this thing.
And sesame seeds, can they produce more oil than rapeseed? The story doesn't specify exactly how much oil can be extracted.
But these few lines alone were enough to overturn the emperor's understanding.