The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Chapter 604

Zhou Chu left the capital and came to Liangxiang, outside the capital.

During the past year or so, Zhou Chu visited Liangxiang at least three or four times a month.

Because Fang Hong's family lived in Liangxiang, and Liangxiang was very lively at the time, after Tang Bohu arrived in the capital, he waved his hand and ordered all his students to follow Zhou Chu and implement Zhou Chu's educational policies. They all came to Liangxiang to farm.

In this way, Tang Bohu would have time to enjoy himself.

While on Yuyao Mountain, Tang Bohu was incredibly bored. There were no beauties to be had, no fine wine to be had, and even the dishes prepared by the academy's cooks were hard to swallow compared to those at Zuixianlou.

Now that they've arrived in the capital, Princess Deqing invites Tang Bohu to her residence every few days. It's now the fifth year of the Jiajing reign, and Princess Deqing is nearly fifty years old, while Tang Bohu is fifty-seven. The two have been friends for many years, and since Tang Bohu has finally come to the capital, Princess Deqing naturally won't let him off the hook.

Both of them knew very well that every time they met now would be one less time together, so they cherished it all the more.

"I've met the teacher!"

As soon as Zhou Chu entered Liangxiang, many students bowed to him.

Originally, Zhou Chu was also Tang Bohu's student. Logically speaking, Zhou Chu and these students should be considered to be from the same school and Zhou Chu should be considered their senior brother. However, Zhou Chu was also the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and a teacher at the academy.

At first, these people all addressed Zhou Chu as "Master," but at Zhou Chu's request, they changed it to "Teacher."

In this way, Zhou Chu can also be considered a substitute teacher, and each can teach their own way.

Soon, Zhou Chu arrived at a courtyard. Smoke was rising from the house, indicating that it was mealtime and the people inside were cooking.

"Godfather, you're here."

As soon as Zhou Chu entered the courtyard, a child's surprised voice rang out. It was none other than Fang Heng.

During this year, Zhou Chu came to Liangxiang mainly to see the little guy and spend time with him. As for the students in Liangxiang, Zhou Chu couldn't teach them to paint, since he had no talent in that area. In fact, these students had been studying with Tang Bohu for so long and had already gotten on the right track, which was why Tang Bohu let go.

Zhou Chu held Fang Heng in his arms, looking at his son with undisguised affection.

"Where's your mother?"

Zhou Chu asked.

“My mom is cooking. She said my godfather should be back today, so she started cooking early.”

Fang Heng said in a childish voice.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chu carried Fang Heng to the kitchen, where he saw Shen Qing busy at work.

At this time, Shen Qing had gained a touch of mature charm. During her year in Liangxiang, Shen Qing did not need to do any labor, so she was easily distinguishable from the other village women in Liangxiang.

Everyone in Liangxiang knew that this family was important, so no one dared to provoke them. However, the children were unaware of this and often mingled with Fang Heng.

Zhou Chu watched Shen Qing busy at work, put Fang Heng down, picked up a spatula, and started cooking for Shen Qing.

"You don't need to do anything, you just play with Heng'er, I'll finish it right away."

Shen Qing greeted Zhou Chu with a broad smile.

"It's alright, there will be plenty of time to spend with Heng'er later."

As Zhou Chu spoke, he continued cooking.

At this moment, several children entered the courtyard. Most of these children were three or four years old, and some of them looked much older than Zhou Heng.

"Brother, Gou Dan and Ma Gan are fighting. You have to do something about it."

One of the children saw Fang Heng and exclaimed as if he had seen a savior.

Upon hearing this, Fang Heng immediately perked up and was surrounded by a group of children as he left the courtyard.

Zhou Chu and Shen Qing didn't say anything about Fang Heng's departure. With the Embroidered Uniform Guard watching over the entire Liangxiang, Fang Heng would definitely not have any problems.

“You don’t even keep an eye on him. These kids are all too wild these days. I was thinking of starting his education a while ago, but he just can’t learn anything.”