Blissful Days After Widowhood - Chapter 340

When Gu Ye was stopped by him, he tilted his head in confusion. 

The young Feng Yu looked at him from head to toe and then analyzed, “Looking at your clothes, you don’t look like a child from a poor family. Did you sneak out of your house? Or are you in any trouble?”

Just as he was talking about that, Manager Zhou came out with a small silver ingot and said to Feng Yu, “Little guest, you gave too much money.” 

Feng Yu shook his head and explained, “I didn’t give much, I’ll pay his bill. Don’t misunderstand, he is my friend. He didn’t steal anything. He just came out in a hurry, so… I paid for him.” 

Gu Ye couldn’t help laughing, he said, “Uncle Zhou, he thought I was stealing, so he helped me pay the bill.” 

Manager Zhou also smiled and returned the silver ingot to Feng Yu, “You misunderstood. This is our young master’s restaurant.” 

Feng Yu took the silver shyly and said, “I’m nosy.” 

Gu Ye waved his hand and said, “It’s called helping with righteousness. You’re definitely not meddling, and you just said that we are friends. I’ll make you my friend today.” 

Feng Yu didn’t play with people three or four years younger than him. He had made friends, but he seemed to be looking after Gu Ye, so he could talk to him. 

He chuckled, nodded and said, “Sure, that’s what I said.” 

The two reported their names to each other, Gu Ye thought that it was too late, and said, “I want to invite you to lunch, but I still have something to do… ” 

Feng Yu said, “My mother is in Elegant Hall, and she should stay for a while. I will be here today. If there is fate, we will meet here.” 

“That’s good, I will come over in the evening, and then we will meet again.” 

The two said goodbye, and Gu Ye got into the carriage, where he ate his food. 

When he returned to Wenhua Hall, Emperor Zhengyuan came from the imperial study and waited for him. 

Seeing him hurried back, Emperor Zhengyuan smiled and said, “You, monkey cub, can’t be idle, you have to go out of the palace during a lunch break for such a short time?” 

Gu Ye smiled a little embarrassedly, and sat beside him to dig out an oil-paper bag, “I’ve kept it for you too!” The oil-paper bag contained meat pie.

As soon as the pie was baked, Gu Ye wrapped slices of it up and rushed back with them in his arms, so they didn’t get cold. 

Gu Ye had already eaten several times, but he thought that what Emperor Zhengyuan had to eat should be tested for poison. So he did not hand over the slices immediately, but prepared to take a bite and try it for him. 

Emperor Zhengyuan stopped him and said with a smile, “Didn’t you just say that you kept it for me?” 

Then he took the slices and ate them in a few mouthfuls. 

Before the father and son said a few words, the teacher who taught Gu Ye came. 

His surname was Zheng. He was quite old, and he also worked in Hanlin Academy. He was recognized as one of the most learned teachers. 

Emperor Zhengyuan didn’t leave in a hurry and stayed to ask how Gu Ye was doing. 

Gu Ye was still one who didn’t know how to read, but fortunately, he was only in the opening stage, and Wu’an had learned everything before. Although Wu’an never forgot it, he would definitely review what he should review when he got home, and the homework he should write must be done. 

Gu Ye’s learning speed was not slow under the influence of his eyes and ears. 

Mr. Zheng could see that Gu Ye’s foundation was poor in the morning, but fortunately. Although Gu Ye was sleepy and tired, he still insisted on finishing the morning class. 

It was very rare for a child of his age to be able to endure that, so Mr. Zheng praised him a lot. 

In the afternoon, Mr. Zheng stopped giving lectures to Gu Ye, and let him draw and recite the books he taught in the morning. 

Emperor Zhengyuan simply asked Gu Ye to follow him to the imperial study. While handling official duties, he personally supervised the little guy’s hard work. 

After Gu Ye wrote several words, Emperor Zhengyuan asked him what he thought of Mr. Zheng. Gu Ye thought about it and said, “How can I be a qualified judge? It’s just that Mr. Zheng is old and taught me, a person who has no foundation at all. I think that it is a waste of effort, I am afraid that he will be too tired.”

Of course, Emperor Zhengyuan had taken that into consideration. It was only the day before that he suddenly learned that his eldest son was illiterate and that Mr. Zheng was temporarily transferred from Hanlin Academy. 

The teacher of the prince must be more than one. 

“I’ve been thinking about it today, what do you think of Mr. Wen?” 

The Wen family and Gu Yin came from Hanshan Town together at the time and they had a very good personal relationship. 

And when Emperor Zhengyuan asked Old Master Wen to do things, he did a good job, and he was also knowledgeable and interesting, so Emperor Zhengyuan felt good about him. 

Gu Ye didn’t answer, and asked tentatively, “Then teaching me, is it a promotion or a demotion for him?” 

Emperor Zhengyuan said with a smile, “It’s a promotion, of course. He will not only teach you, but also teach your two younger brothers.” 

Gu Ye nodded his head, seemingly understanding. “Since it’s a promotion, it’s naturally good.”