The Prime Minister's Darling

Chapter 333: 179 Father-In-Law (First Update)_3

Manager Liu was a savvy man and had probably deduced that Eunuch Su was discontented with Marquis Xuanping’s tardy arrival, but lacked the courage to complain directly, so he had to grumble about it indirectly.

He echoed a few words of agreement.

Marquis Xuanping had yet to arrive, and Eunuch Su anxiously said, “Ah, the seventh prince’s studies have been going terribly. He experienced a collision on his first day of school and contracted chickenpox not long after, taking leave up until now. I didn’t expect another mishap to occur on just the first day of school reopening!”

Wasn’t it the seventh prince who contracted chickenpox first and then transmitted it to the other children in his class?

Manager Liu was well aware of this incident.

It was a significant matter when a prince fell ill, and Marquis Xuanping had even paid a visit to the seventh prince in the palace.@@novelbin@@

Eunuch Su said, “I, I should go take a look. Could I trouble Manager Liu to await the arrival of Marquis here?”

Manager Liu quickly clasped his hands in agreement and politely responded, “Eunuch Su, what are you talking about? Just give your orders as you see fit. Go ahead, when the Marquis arrives, I will inform him that you were waiting for him here.”

Eunuch Su entered the Guozijian.

The seventh prince had changed his clothes with the help of two young palace maids and was waiting in a classroom of the primary school, next door to Xiao Liulang and young Monk Jingkong.

Despite the little palace maid’s efforts to calm Qin Chuyu, he would not listen, and his sobs were louder than thunder.

Just as Headmaster Sun had assumed his new position, he was faced with such a difficult situation which he didn’t handle well, thus he sent for Zheng Siye.

Zheng Siye, who had been sulking in his room, suddenly sat up in his bed upon hearing about the incident.

“Master, what’s wrong?” the butler asked.

Zheng Siye burst out laughing, “The seventh prince has run into trouble again.”

The butler was puzzled, “So… why are you happy about this?”

Zheng Siye chuckled in surprise, “The seventh prince is the direct heir of the emperor and Marquis Xuanping’s nephew. What would happen, do you think, if I offered a favor to Marquis Xuanping and the queen at this moment?”

The butler hesitated, “I’m afraid Sir Zhuang won’t be pleased?”

Zheng Siye answered sarcastically, “What do I care about his feelings? He couldn’t even secure a position for me among the libationers. I see Sir Zhuang is really not much! I might as well seize this opportunity to align myself with Marquis Xuanping. Who knows, I might find a turning point from this desperate situation?”

The butler, “This…”

Zheng Siye scoffed, “Furthermore, the one causing trouble is the child from Xiao Liulang’s family. Sir Zhuang and Prince Anjun promised to protect him, didn’t they? I will make sure to bring him down! That way, I can pledge allegiance to Marquis Xuanping and also let off steam!”

Xiao Liulang was a thorn in his side, and the child from Xiao Liulang’s family was the same to the seventh prince. Their common foe was like an arrangement by the heavens!

“Sir Zhuang, since you can’t give me what I want, I’ll have to ask Marquis Xuanping for it!”

As soon as Zheng Siye said this, he rushed off to Guozijian without delay.

Although he hadn’t been formally appointed as a libationer, nobody else had been appointed to take up the position yet either, so he was still the highest official in Guozijian.

Moreover, this time his actions were justified. He would like to see whether Xiao Liulang could cite any rule from Guozijian to defend himself!

Zheng Siye was so excited that he was nearly deranged. He didn’t even notice Manager Liu standing by the doorway and naturally, couldn’t recognize him either.

He barged into the school, “Where are Xiao Liulang and that child?!”

Headmaster Sun had just come from Xiao Liulang and young Monk Jingkong’s location, saw him, and gave a courteous bow, “They are in the classroom on the east side.”

Upon hearing that, Zheng Siye became irritated, “Still in the classroom? Should such people not be confined in a solitary room? Headmaster Sun, I must say, you lack responsibility! You were transferred here because you were considered more capable than Headmaster Jiang. Can’t you even handle such a small matter?”

Headmaster Sun was not inherently a bad person. However, compared to Headmaster Jiang, he was more aware of the importance of self-preservation.

On one side was the queen’s rightful son, and on the other, two poor orphans from a small county. Anyone could guess what the outcome would be.