Prince Consort

The snow had just stopped, and the ground was still covered with snow.Xie Ze'an's residence is usually not lively, so the sudden arrival of such a group of "gift giving" people is naturally very eye-catching.Zhao Chongzhao sent him fresh melons and fruits from all over the world, a box of round and lovely pears, a box of orange-yellow oranges, a box of fiery red persimmons, a basket of citrus bigger than a fist...the rest are Bananas, apples, and even unseasonable pomegranates, grapes, and watermelons that Zhao Chongzhao found!

This posture is very useful for Xie Ze'an's family to be filled with fruits.

Xie Ze'an was happy, and accepted Zhao Chongzhao's "reward" calmly.After a while, Zhao Chongzhao came to ask for credit in person.

Zhao Chongzhao said enthusiastically: "I asked them to send it quickly. Sanlang, you don't have anything you like to eat, you just like to eat some fresh fruits and vegetables!" He showed off and picked up an orange that was as fresh as if it had just been picked from a tree. , "This must be sweet, Saburo, I will peel it for you."

Xie Ze'an: "..."

Xie Ze'an said seriously, "Let me tell you a story."

Zhao Chongzhao became interested: "Speak!"

Xie Ze'an said: "A long time ago, there was an emperor named Tang Minghuang. He loved a concubine very much. In order to let his concubine eat fresh lychees, he ordered people to bring the lychees back from Lingnan at high speed. Several BMWs died of exhaustion on the way! "

Zhao Chongzhao agrees with this Tang Minghuang's approach very much!

He actively claimed credit for Xie Ze'an: "This kind of orange is shipped from Lingnan!"

Xie Ze'an: "..."

"But they didn't end well," Xie Ze'an said with his hands behind his back and a deep expression on his face, "Let me read you two poems."

One poem read by Xie Ze'an is "A concubine riding on the red dust smiles, no one knows it is a litchi", and the other is "Song of Everlasting Sorrow".There is nothing wrong with the first song, and the second song has already written the fate of "faint king" nakedly.Seeing his beloved woman die in Ma Weipo but unable to save her, and she can't get her back when she goes up to the poor and falls into the underworld—as for the final outcome, everyone knows how false it is.

Zhao Chongzhao understood that Xie Zean was trying to tell him that this was wrong.

Zhao Chongzhao was not very happy: "Is this also the opera you are going to write, Sanlang?"

Xie Ze'an has always been honest: "I didn't write it, I also heard it." Believe it or not, this type of "work" he wrote will claim to have heard someone say it by chance.As for other people asking who this "who and who" is, Xie Ze'an can only say "I met by chance and didn't ask other questions".

Although no one would expose him in this era, I still feel uneasy when I think about it.

"Tang Minghuang" is indeed a good material. It can use history as a mirror and compile many cases into it for Zhao Chongzhao to listen to.But this play can't be performed outside, and Zhao Chongzhao can only play it specially, otherwise he will be scolded bloody again if he is not careful.

Xie Ze'an asked with a smile, "Do you want to hear it?"

Zhao Chongzhao had been to Liyuan, and his heart was tickled.There are few entertainments these days, and there is such a fresh fun to play, how could Zhao Chongzhao be satisfied with just watching such a show?He decisively replied: "Yes!"

Xie Ze'an would not let go of such a good opportunity for brainwashing: "Then I will ask someone to arrange a few more games for you."

Zhao Chongzhao nodded.Listening to the opera is not his focus, he came here for serious business: "Sanlang, do you remember what day it is today?"

Xie Ze'an thought about it, but he didn't remember it, and shook his head honestly: "I don't remember."

Zhao Chongzhao: "..."

Zhao Chongzhao said: "Sanlang, today is your birthday!"

Xie Ze'an was taken aback, and said: "I don't pay much attention to this. I'm still young, so what birthdays do you celebrate? They are all celebrated by people in their seventies and eighties."

Zhao Chongzhao didn't believe his nonsense: "Sanlang, haven't you given me every year?"

Xie Ze'an smiled, turned around and kissed Zhao Chongzhao: "Then what are you going to do for me?"

Zhao Chongzhao was delighted to be kissed.The two of them are used to it, and they have been close to each other before, but every time Xie Zean took the initiative, his face would be red, his ears red, his mouth dry, and he wished he could swallow Xie Zean immediately.

Zhao Chongzhao became more and more shameless: "How about I give myself to you?" As he said that, he had already stretched his paws towards Xie Ze'an, wanting to hold him down and kiss him enough.

Xie Ze'an: "..."

Xie Ze'an didn't want to talk to him anymore.

Seeing Xie Ze'an's expression, Zhao Chongzhao immediately restrained himself, looking more upright and upright.He shook Xie Ze'an's hand and said, "I'm joking!" He was thinking about how to restore his little "good image" when he heard Dai Shi report from outside the door, "Officer, Geng Yushi is here!" .”

Zhao Chongzhao's face paused slightly, and obvious displeasure spread across his face: "What is he here for?"

Xie Ze'an was also a little inexplicable: "I don't know." Looking at Zhao Chongzhao who was about to enter the state of "the rivals in love should die", Xie Ze'an sighed, patted the back of Zhao Chongzhao's hand to comfort him, "I'll go out and have a look, you Don't show up, lest you scare people."

Zhao Chongzhao said, "No, I won't allow you to see him!"

Xie Zean coaxed: "Today is my birthday, be good, be obedient once."

Zhao Chongzhao stared at Xie Ze'an unhappily.

Xie Ze'an said: "I don't have any personal relationship with him, maybe he came here for some important business. It's just to see him, aren't you still like this? You are watching, are you afraid that something will happen between me and him?"

Zhao Chongzhao reluctantly nodded.

Xie Ze'an straightened his collar and walked out of the inner courtyard to meet guests.

Geng Xun sat upright in the living room.This person is worthy of being the "Qingliu" in the imperial court. Not only is he dressed neatly, but he also has a straight sitting posture. He looks like a decent person.Coupled with the handsome eyebrows and high nose bridge, anyone can praise him as a young talent.

Xie Ze'an respected Geng Xun, and couldn't help but become serious when he saw people.He smiled and said, "What wind brought Geng Yushi here?"

"I heard that today is your birthday Xie Shangshu." Geng Xun said, "I just got a few good books these days, I don't know if I can catch Xie Shangshu's eyes."

Xie Zean was surprised.

Geng Xun handed the three books to Xie Ze'an.

Of these three books, one is based on the "Physical Fundamentals" course he taught at the school, and has designed a lot of good tools that can be used in practice; the other two are aimed at "Arithmetic Fundamentals", " In the past few years, Yunniang and the others have been exploring this aspect, but their practice is not bad, and they are not very good at theoretical things, so they have not been compiled into books and widely published.

Xie Zean's eyes lit up: "Where did Geng Yushi get these three books?"

Geng Xun said: "I have a younger brother who set up a 'reading club' that you advocated, Xie Shangshu. People in their reading club like this kind of stuff, so they often go to the school to take classes, go to workshops, docks, construction sites, etc. Local field observation. These three books look simple, but in fact it took them several years to sort them out. The illustrations and text in them are all in accordance with the standard of "literate people can understand". I think it is good, I think some of the content should be promoted.”

Xie Ze'an said: "Of course." He smiled, and his smile was full of genuine joy and care, "Geng Yushi, this gift from you is really too precious."

Geng Xun didn't say much.

Xie Ze'an was a little emotional: "I understand some principles, but I just need to figure out how to use it, but I don't have such a good brain to think about it." He said, "Your brother's reading club is really good. I will definitely meet him someday."

When mentioning his younger brother, Geng Xun looked soft and said a few more words for his younger brother: "He has admired Shangshu Xie for a long time, if he can really see Shangshu Xie, he must be very happy."

Xie Ze'an felt secretly refreshed when he learned that he had such a group of capable fans.

After all, he is not omnipotent. He can bring some theories and some knowledge, but it is the people of this era that can really make the seeds of science take root in this era.

It is one thing for him to train people intentionally, but it is another for those who spontaneously think about "using theory to guide practice"—the latter are precious little flames, and he must take good care of them so that they can burn into a prairie fire.

Xie Ze'an chatted with Geng Xun for a while, carefully asked when Geng Xun's younger brother would return to Beijing, and made an appointment to meet at that time.

After sending Geng Xun away, Xie Ze'an remembered that there was a trouble waiting for him in the inner courtyard.

Xie Ze'an walked into the inner courtyard, and Dai Shi immediately greeted him: "Your Majesty has returned."

Xie Ze'an was taken aback, and asked, "Did he say anything?"

Dai Shi said: "Your Majesty looked outside the main hall for a while, seemed quite angry, and left without saying a word."

Xie Zean smiled wryly.

This guy is playing tricks again.

Xie Ze'an said: "You are in charge of the affairs of the courtyard, I will go to the palace to have a look."

Dai Shi, of course, should be.

Xie Ze'an opened the secret path and walked in the familiar darkness.Walking to the center, he turned around and took a quiet look at the "study" that was once sealed by Emperor Shengde, and continued walking towards the hidden exit.

Xie Ze'an opened the secret passage.

Zhao Chongzhao was lying there sulking, when he heard the movement, he turned his head suddenly.

Xie Zhe'an said: "Aren't you going to celebrate my birthday? Why did you come back suddenly?"

Zhao Chongzhao was furious and did not speak.

Xie Zean frowned.

Zhao Chongzhao sat up and said to Xie Ze'an, "Sanlang, come here."

Hearing this commanding tone, Xie Ze'an was taken aback.He thought for a while and walked over.As soon as he approached, Zhao Chongzhao had already pulled him onto the bed, gnashing his teeth and looking down at him: "I want to release that Geng Xun! It must be released, there is no need to discuss it!"

Xie Ze'an said: "Zhao Chongzhao, don't mess around all day long."

Zhao Chongzhao said: "I'm not fooling around! You still protect him! He's so obvious, yet you still protect him!"

Xie Ze'an said, "You are thinking wildly."

Zhao Chongzhao said: "No! Can't I see the way he looks at you? Who doesn't know that he is the most difficult to approach in Yushitai, and he will never get too close to anyone! Now he not only remembers you It’s your birthday, and I came here to give you a gift! He obviously has other thoughts about you, yet you chatted so happily with him! I give you a gift and you scold me around the corner, but you are so happy when he gives you a gift!”

Xie Ze'an was a little dazed by Zhao Chongzhao's scolding.

Xie Ze'an said: "Zhao Chongzhao, will you never be able to trust me?"