Chapter 467 Raise the flag and be more cunning than me

Pei Yunjian: "No."

Ren Qingxia: "I do want to."

"No." Yan Chengtao felt inexplicably regretful. Seeing King Xiao waving at them, he walked over together.

At this time, Chu Liuzheng had already said goodbye to his elder brother and got into the carriage.

Because of Consort Chun's relationship, if Young Master Yan knew that this enchanting concubine was Chu Shangming's sister, he would definitely not be kind to his elder brother in the future. The rupture of their friendship was a small matter, but the impact on the overall situation was a big one. She could only hide inside first.

Yan Chengtao, who also failed to connect Chu Liuzheng and Chu Shangming, saw Chu Shangming standing alone and asked curiously. But after hearing Chu Shangming say that Chu Liuzheng had entered the carriage, he stopped asking so as not to offend the girl.

After both sides said goodbye, King Xiao took the four-layer food box handed to him by his brother, the emperor, and with the large amount of travel funds approved, he happily set off with his people, eating and drinking... No, the field investigation journey began just like that.

[Wow, the tyrant actually gave King Xiao an imperial commission, ordering him to speak out against injustice when he sees it... Uh, no, he was to handle corruption and wrongful convictions, or find a reliable person to handle them.]

[Tsk tsk, the tyrant actually trusts King Xiao now.]

Chu Liuzheng was hiding in the carriage, browsing the system and eating melons, when he suddenly found that the carriage had stopped.

[Eh? Are you returning to the palace so soon?]

She drew aside the curtains and peered out. Instead of the palace, she saw a grand mansion. On a black plaque were two large golden characters: "Chu Mansion."

[Holy shit! Could this be my house?]

She glanced left and right as if to confirm, looking very shifty.

Seeing that she didn't move, Xiao Jingfan asked doubtfully: "Not going down?"

Since everyone had left the palace, he thought of sending Chu Liuzheng home. He thought Chu Liuzheng would be very happy, but why did he react so indifferently?

Chu Liuzheng's reaction wasn't indifferent; she couldn't believe it. She turned around, her eyes sparkling as she asked, "Master, is this my home?"

"Yes." Xiao Jingfan nodded, "I have some things to take care of. I'll come pick you up in two hours."

Two hours later?

Chu Liuzheng calculated the time and found that lunch time had passed, so he did not invite the emperor to have lunch later. He took Chen Xing home like a young swallow. His happiness could be seen from their backs.

Seeing that she didn't even turn her head, Xiao Jingfan couldn't help but feel a little tight in his chest. After ordering someone to place the prepared gifts at the door, he lowered the curtain and knocked twice on the carriage with his fingers, "Let's go."

On this side, Chen Xing also came forward with a gift and knocked on the door.

“Knock, knock.”

"Coming." The doorman answered and opened the door. "Who is it? Miss!"

Chu Liuzheng was startled by his shout and asked in confusion, "Are you calling me?"

"That's right, please come in." The doorman excitedly invited the person in and offered to help Chen Xing with his things. "Everyone who comes to this mansion to work has seen your portrait first. Even if we don't recognize the master and the mistress, we must recognize you."

This house was given by the emperor, and the people inside were also given by the emperor. Only the emperor could do such a thing.

【Tsk tsk.】

A smile flashed in Chu Liuzheng's eyes as he followed the doorman inside. As he walked, he heard the doorman shout, "The eldest lady is back. Go and report to the master and his wife."

Some of the servants ran to report, some came forward to help carry things, and some curiously looked at Chu Liuzheng, the young lady whose portrait they had only seen.

Chu Liuzheng was used to being looked at in the palace and didn't care. When she heard her parents were there, she asked curiously, "Why didn't Mom and Dad go to the grocery store today? Are you feeling unwell?"

Although they moved into a big house and had some wealth, Chu Qin and Bai Shi couldn't sit still. They still went to take care of the grocery store every day, thinking about how to make it bigger and stronger, and they were very busy.

"The master and his wife are in good health," the doorman replied with a smile, speaking eloquently. "In the past, we did leave after breakfast. Today, we have to see the young master off, so we rested for half a day and left after lunch."

【So that's how it is.】

Chu Liuzheng asked again: "Where's Xin'er?"

The doorman said, "The second young lady went to Lanhui Academy early this morning and had lunch there. She won't be back."

[Wait, I know Xin'er goes to school, but why is she at Lanhui Academy? Isn't that a place only for daughters of officials and high-ranking officials?]

Chu Liuzheng felt strange. If he asked the doorman about this, he probably wouldn't know either, so he looked through the system himself.

[Oh~ So it turns out the tyrant asked the Princess to act as a guarantor for a school enrollment card, which he sent to my home. Anyone holding this card, regardless of social status, can choose a date to enroll.]

Seeing this, Chu Liuzheng didn't know whether to be happy or worried.

[The young lady from the official family has been learning music, chess, calligraphy, and painting since she was a child. Everything she eats and uses is exquisite. Can Xin'er adapt to this? Will she be bullied?]

For a moment, countless famous scenes of hair-pulling flashed through her mind, and she quickly searched the system to check Chu Yuxin's performance in Lanhui Academy.

【Well……】

Looking at the pieces of gossip in front of him, or rather, the records that Chu Yuxin had tricked her classmates into keeping, Chu Liuzheng couldn't help but twitch his lips, unable to bear to look at them.

[My younger sister has grown up and is even more capable than me in raising her banner. If Her Highness knew that Xin'er was using her name to cheat people in the academy and collect protection fees...]

Chu Liuzheng was a little afraid to think further and began to think about how to fix the problem for his trouble-making sister.

"Youmiao!" An excited shout interrupted Chu Liuzheng's thoughts. She looked up and saw Bai walking towards her quickly.

"Mother." Chu Liuzheng called out with a smile, took two quick steps and held Bai's trembling hand, his eyes curved, "Please go slowly, I'm not running here."

"Okay." Seeing her daughter's rosy complexion and no weight loss, Mrs. Bai looked behind her and paused, "Are you and Chen Xing the only ones here?"

Chu Liuzheng knew what she was worried about and patted her hand gently. "Master has gone out to do something. Come pick me up in two hours."

"Only two hours?" Bai Shi suddenly lost interest in all that nonsense and tightened her grip on her hand. "It's rare for you to come back, at least have dinner before you leave."

[Both hours are considered a mercy from the tyrant.]

"I'll come back later." Chu Liuzheng made a big promise and skillfully changed the subject, "Mother, where's Father?"

"He's in the back." Bai looked helpless. "When he heard you were back, he hurriedly put on his shoes to greet you. He ended up tripping over the threshold and fell flat on his face. He hadn't gotten up yet when I came over."

【There's no need to be so anxious. 】

Chu Liuzheng was a bit amused and said, "Please at least go see Dad first."

"It won't break. I see it every day. What's so special about it?" Mrs. Bai took her daughter's hand and walked back with a smile. "Come on, let's go take a look at your yard. Xin'er and I discussed the decoration. See if you like it. If not, we can change it."

"We'll have lunch soon. Tell mom what you want to eat and she'll make it for you."

"Okay." Chu Liuzheng responded with a smile. At this moment, Chu Qin came late, running over while shouting "eldest girl". If you look closely, you can see that his foot is a little lame, probably because he fell quite hard just now.

"Dad, are you okay?" Chu Liuzheng looked at his foot. Chu Qin waved his hand and said, "It's not broken, just swollen. It will be fine after a while."

Chu Liuzheng: “…”

(End of this chapter)