His more than 70-year-old mother also died after hitting a pillar.

  Only his wife and four children were left behind, all of whom were taken away by the Ministry of Punishment to be sold into slavery.

  By evening, Rong Bailu hurried back and saw Fourth Master busy saying: "One family has been settled, the rest have been taken care of by Third Master. It's just that Third Master was too direct and sent them all to the Zhuangzi. Brother helped out and used someone else's name to receive the people, without letting Third Master send them to the Zhuangzi."

  As he spoke, he took out the silver.

  Fourth Master nodded: "It was me who forgot, Old Three had this heart. Those teachers were all real teachers of Third Brother." Fourth Master sighed: "What a pity, still one died."

  Rong Bailu hesitated for a moment before speaking directly: "Well, who knows what tomorrow will bring? These few people... aren't getting any younger."

  One died, and there are three more, all of whom are over 50 years old.

  After such a fight, they also confiscated their homes and sold off the whole family, young and old, and still wanted them to continue teaching...

  Let's not mention whether others are resentful or not, but being so anxious and angry like this is unbearable for the body!

  "Let's think of a way tomorrow." Fourth Master smiled and said, "Just stay in the mansion for now. I mentioned to you before that we would discuss your marriage, but it's been busy lately. After the Golden Festival, I'll go find Mother. This matter can be handled by Empress De."

  "Thank you, Fourth Brother. I'll stay at your place today." Rong Beile was delighted, being able to stay at Fourth Brother's place meant they were even closer now!

  Su Peisheng personally escorted Rong Bailu to the guest room and ordered a table of dishes to be served. He also had another pot of wine warmed up and called for the kang to be heated.

  He came back late, Fourth Master has eaten already.

  Su Peisheng replied: "Grandfather's words have all been taken care of."

  "Uh-huh, you go to the warehouse and find some ginseng with age, cut a few slices, tomorrow use silver, give those teachers some." Fourth Master thought, first priority is to save his life.

  "I'm guessing Third Brother will respond, knowing that the family members have been taken care of, they can also rest assured a bit." It's not good to let them burst out in desperation, or else... everyone will definitely die.

  What happened today, Su Peisheng experienced it all, how could he not feel moved?

  Su Peisheng is a Han Chinese, who was poor since childhood. In the past when he was still at home, who in the village did not respect scholars?

  Remember that teacher in the private school at the village head? He was just a young scholar, but he had it made! Every year, one family would send him food and another would send him drink.

  Nowadays, these few teachers are all from the two imperial examination lists, how difficult is that?

  It is said that one spends ten years studying behind cold windows, but the hardships of a scholar are by no means limited to just ten years.

  It's actually so humiliating, even if Su Peisheng was just a eunuch who had been castrated, it still sent chills down his spine.

  They can look down on ministers because once a person enters officialdom, they all study diligently.

  But such an innocent teacher, even with an official title, is still revered by people.

  Fourth Master didn't have the heart to enter the backyard either, he just asked: "Has she rested in the Brocade Jade Pavilion?"

  "Is Master going to rest yet? Just now I called Xiangui to knock, is Master going to light the lanterns in Jingyu Pavilion?" Su Peisheng hastily asked.

  "I won't go anymore. If she hasn't rested, have someone call the dining room to bring her some food and drink. I'm tired today, so I'll rest." Fourth Master said wearily.

  "Ah, I see." Su Peisheng thought to himself, Fourth Master is really unhappy. When he's unhappy, he'd rather make his own concubine happy... this heart of his...

  Yue Zao came here and got two plates of dim sum and a bowl of snow pear soup, with a confused face...

  It's getting late, isn't it?

  So, he didn't care about politeness anymore and asked: "What does this mean?"

  Xiao Guizi smiled and said: "The master has gone to rest earlier, I suppose he saw that you haven't rested yet, and was worried that you might be hungry?"

  Ye Zao was speechless for a moment, then gave Xiao Guizi an envelope with money.

  Eating is not what I want to eat, but can try a little, and drank another bowl of snow pear soup. This thing, in the winter days moisturizing fire, is a good thing.

  The next day, after the Fourth Master entered the palace, Kangxi indeed personally supervised those three teachers in class again.

  He has died, but he ordered that he not be buried.

  These three people were secretly given ginseng by Su Peisheng early in the morning and are now barely holding on.

  But this resentment still can't be swallowed, just for the sake of family members, dare not show it.

  Perhaps Emperor Kangxi was tired and finally left, and the three of them also stumbled, almost falling over.

  Fortunately, the princes did not say anything. Some of them were young, but they also didn't think that everything their father, the emperor, did was right.

  The princes did not speak, and the slaves dared not speak either.

  It was just muddled through.

  When leaving the study, San Ye and Si Ye clasped their hands: "Old Fourth, thank you."

  Fourth Master shook his head and smiled, but didn't say anything.

  This third brother has some scholarly elegance.

  "The Emperor is trying to freeze the hearts of scholars all over the world!" Third Master said indignantly.

  "Third Brother, be quiet. That is our Emperor!" Fourth Master interrupted him.

  Third Master could only take a deep breath and walk away without saying a word.

  Yes, it's his Majesty, but what is he doing?

  It's almost the Golden Week, and the plight of these teachers, although heartbreaking to countless book lovers, unfortunately, cannot penetrate into the Forbidden City.

  Fourth Master can only protect the family members of those few teachers and take care of them themselves.

  On this day, the fourth master took a break.

  Thinking of Rong Baolle, he entered the palace early and went to Yonghe Palace.

  After paying respects to Empress De, Fourth Master got straight to the point: "Mother, do you know which family has a daughter with good looks and temperament, and is also on the list of candidates?"

  Generally speaking, concubines have resources.

  However, De Fei was taken aback: "You want to bring someone into your household?" It shouldn't be the case, should it? Nowadays... with the Emperor being like this, and Fourth Brother not being a lustful person either.

  "It's not the son, but Rong Bailu, who is no longer young and has been struggling all his life. He still doesn't have a legitimate wife, so he came to ask for the son's hand in marriage. If there's someone suitable, I won't mind helping out," said Fourth Master.

  "It turned out to be Rong Baile, indeed there is, only I don't know what he wants?" Empress De let out a breath.

  No matter what this son is like, I just don't want him to take the wrong path.

  "After all, we are also descendants of the Aixinjueluo clan. Mother only needs to watch and not care whether it is a Manchu flag or a Han army flag, they will be about the same."

  Fourth Master is a person who, as long as he takes someone under his wing, will always be wholehearted.

  De Fei thought for a moment, then asked the wet nurse beside her and said: "There are many good girls in the Han army flag. This Zhang Jia's girl is pretty and has a good temperament. She is also eighteen this year. Sometimes, being on the list can delay people, and she is not young anymore. I don't know if he will dislike her or not?"

  "Since he's that kind of person, he won't refuse. The son can just agree on his behalf. They can just ask for a matchmaker later." Fourth Master said with a smile.

  The Empress Dowager nodded and after exchanging a few more pleasantries with him, she ordered him out of the palace.

  Fourth Master left the palace and first asked someone to pass a message to Rong Bo Le, then asked someone to pass a message to Zhang Jia Shi's family.