Chapter 2288 The Boy Searching for Concubine Hou
Meng Yunzheng is about to leave Dong'an Prefecture, and the house will be empty anyway.
He's been very busy these past few days. After all, it's a newly opened academy, and as the headmaster, he's always involved in the initial stages.
The first day was for student recruitment, the second day was for enrollment procedures, and now it's the third day, and Meng Yunzheng is preparing his opening speech.
He had to personally oversee all these matters, so he stayed at the academy for the past three days and didn't even go home.
However, since it was still their honeymoon period, he at least left Shu Yu with him, so he wouldn't have to sleep alone at night, which was some consolation.
After three days, the academy finally quieted down and began to get back on track in an orderly manner.
However, the grand occasion on the day Zhenglu Academy was founded is still talked about by many people and has spread far and wide.
At this moment, a young man from the neighboring prefecture city of Dong'an Prefecture arrived in a carriage. Upon hearing the news about Zhenglu Academy, he paused and said to his page, "It seems that Scholar Meng's academy is very successful. Do you think he will allow me to stay at the academy?"
The pageboy said with a bitter face, "Young master, you were studying so well at the Imperial Academy, why did you have to come to this poor and remote place? Even if there are two great scholars here, and a top scholar who achieved the highest rank in the imperial examinations, it still can't compare to the strength of the Imperial Academy."
"You don't understand, Yao Bo has already come here."
"But Scholar Yao was sent with the family's permission. You ran away by sneaking out. When you return to the capital, the master will definitely break your legs." After all, the young master has always been obedient and well-behaved. How could the master not be furious at such a sudden act of rebellion?
The boy said seriously, "What are you talking about? How could I have run away? I have important business to attend to; I even left a letter for my father."
"What important business do you have?" the page boy muttered under his breath. How could studying at a small academy compare to studying properly at the Imperial Academy?
The boy took out a letter from a small box behind him and waved it in front of him. "I'm here to deliver a letter to Aunt Hou."
The pageboy was speechless. What's so proper about this? Why would I need you to deliver a message? Aunt Hou will see it when she goes back in a few days. Why can't you come up with a better excuse?
The boy carefully put the letter away, lay back in the carriage, and muttered to himself, "I'll deliver a letter to Aunt Hou. Aunt Hou and County Princess Lu are on good terms, and County Princess Lu is the beloved wife of Headmaster Meng. I'll ask Aunt Hou to put in a good word for me, and I'll definitely be able to stay."
"But your relationship with Consort Hou is just so-so, she might not say a good word for you." Besides, Consort Hou is the master's concubine, and she has been very favored these past few years. Although she hasn't given birth to a son, who knows what the future holds?
In this inner quarters, how many concubines truly want the eldest son to be good to them? I'm afraid that Concubine Hou might use this opportunity to make the master dislike the young master.
Of course, the pageboy only thought these words in his heart and dared not say them out loud.
The Wan family does not allow servants to sow discord between their masters, especially the servants closest to their masters. Once discovered, they will only be sold off cheaply.
"Let's hurry up. I heard that the academy has been open for three days. If I go any later, they might not accept any more students."
The boy sat up again with a thud, urging the driver to hurry.
So, after noon on the third day, a pair of mistresses, looking travel-worn and somewhat disheveled, suddenly appeared outside the gate of Zhenglu Academy.
The boy knocked on the academy's gate. The gatekeeper opened it and asked in surprise, "Who are you looking for?"
“We’re looking for Aunt Hou… no, we’re looking for Headmaster Meng.”
(End of this chapter)
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