Chapter 179 Father-in-Law (First Update)
Xiao Liulang wasn't so easily fooled by the little guy.
The main reason is that the monthly rent for Xiao Jingkong is kept by Gu Jiao. Although he can use it at any time, Gu Jiao has reviewed every detail.
If rent is not paid in a given month, Gu Jiao will immediately notice the illicit affair between the two.
Xiao Jingkong, who loves to exploit his bad brother-in-law, actually gave his bad brother-in-law a rent exemption. What a huge disaster he must have gotten himself into.
Gu Jiao is not stupid; she is not easily fooled.
Xiao Liulang resolutely refused Xiao Jingkong's bribe.
Little Jingkong was unaware that his wicked brother-in-law was more cunning than the sea, and actually believed him to be upright and honest. He felt both distressed and ashamed.
He waited anxiously for Jiaojiao to pick him up from school at the Imperial College. He wanted to see Jiaojiao, but he was also afraid to face her. He had never been so conflicted before.
Gu Jiao is in big trouble. She fell from the sky, missed a step, and fell into a carriage, crushing someone on top of her.
She was stunned for a while before finally coming to her senses. She quickly got off the man's back and looked at him seriously: "Uncle, are you alright?"
Will Marquis Xuanping be alright?
He was almost choking to death.
He was a dignified Marquis of Zhao, who fought countless battles throughout his life, killing countless enemies and establishing great achievements. He did not seek to live a great life or die a glorious death, but at least he did not want to die such a pathetic death.
I wonder how history will record his death: "Xiao Ji, a first-rank military marquis, choked to death, aged [number] years."
Hold!
Marquis Xuanping cursed Chang Jing, who had dismantled the carriage, a hundred times in his heart. Then he felt a light little hand suddenly appear from behind him, pass under his arms, lift him up, and press him up with its arms around his abdomen.
He felt a surge of air in his chest, and the jujube stuck in his throat was spat out.
At the same time, Chang Jing finally squatted down and searched the roof of the canopy car before finding his hidden weapon, the marble!
Chang Jing put away the marbles, grabbed the canopy of the carriage and turned around, about to attach it to the carriage, when he saw Marquis Xuanping staring at him with a livid face.
There was also a young girl by the side of Marquis Xuanping.
Chang Jing: Um... what just happened?
Marquis Xuanping's lips twitched so much he almost had a stroke.
Chang Jing blinked, realizing he might have angered the Marquis again, and said, "I'm looking for marbles."
Marquis Xuanping: I'm not even worth a bead in your heart!
Chang Jing slowly and carefully placed the canopy of the carriage back onto the horse-drawn carriage, and thoughtfully reminded her, "Be careful of your head."
Marquis Xuanping: Ha, now you're showing concern for people? Were you dead just now?!
Meanwhile, four top-tier imperial guards caught up with them.
Marquis Xuanping was entrusted by his younger sister, Empress Xiao, to go to the Imperial Academy to pick up his nephew, Qin Chuyu. Hearing that Qin Chuyu had encountered some trouble at the Imperial Academy, and that Empress Xiao herself was unable to leave the palace while the Crown Princess was under house arrest, she entrusted the task to her own brother.
Marquis Xuanping made no show of it, riding in an inconspicuous carriage driven by Chang Jing.
Therefore, none of the four recognized that it was the carriage of Marquis Xuanping.
They chased after her all the way, but the girl suddenly disappeared; she was most likely hiding in the carriage.
Without even asking if anyone else was in the car, the four men started grabbing people.
A murderous glint flashed in Chang Jing's eyes. He leaped into the air and kicked all four of them away!
Gu Jiao grunted through the curtain, "Wow, that's impressive!"
Wait a minute, this guy looks familiar.
Gu Jiao did indeed meet Chang Jing. It was when she was buried under the ruins of the music hall that Chang Jing led the guards of the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion to move the large stone slab.
Unfortunately, Gu Jiao only glanced at it briefly and didn't see its face clearly.
Not long after the four imperial guards were knocked down, the Fourth Prince rode over.
Others might not recognize the carriage of the Marquis of Xuanping's residence, but he couldn't possibly fail to recognize it, especially since Chang Jing, the Marquis of Xuanping's top expert, was standing in front of the carriage.
Chang Jing is not usually seen in the open. He was originally a bodyguard, but he has only recently stopped hiding his identity.
The fourth prince immediately guessed who was sitting in the carriage. He dismounted, went to the front of the carriage, cupped his hands in greeting, and said with a smile, "Uncle."
Marquis Xuanping is the Empress's brother, and the Empress is the mother of all the princes. Therefore, it is not wrong for the fourth prince to call him uncle.
Whether Marquis Xuanping will acknowledge him as his nephew is another matter entirely.
There was no response from inside the carriage.
The fourth prince is the ruler, and the Marquis of Xuanping is the subject. Even the fourth prince's maternal uncle has to perform the etiquette of ruler and subject when he sees him.
However, Marquis Xuanping has been arrogant for quite some time now. Not to mention a mere fourth prince, even the crown prince has to respectfully address him as uncle.
The fourth prince's face burned, but he dared not use his princely status to pressure Marquis Xuanping. He glanced at the four experts lying on the ground, then at Chang Jing who looked disdainful, gritted his teeth, cupped his hands and said, "My men were blind and offended my uncle. I hope my uncle will forgive them."
A faint sigh came from inside the carriage, followed by the curtain being lifted.
Marquis Xuanping's cold and arrogant gaze fell on the Fourth Prince's face: "Keep an eye on your dog, or I will kill it."
Having said that, without waiting for the Fourth Prince's response, she coldly lowered the curtain!
The fourth prince clenched his fingers, bowed, and said, "Yes, nephew has remembered."
"Then why aren't we leaving yet?" Chang Jing urged.
The fourth prince frowned and left with four seriously injured imperial guards.
Even after everyone had gone far away, he turned back and glared resentfully at the motionless carriage.
Marquis Xuanping, you'd better stay in a high position for the rest of your life and not fall down!
After the fourth prince left, Marquis Xuanping leisurely glanced at the little girl beside him.
She looks...quite unexpected.
He first saw her right profile, which was as beautiful as an angel, and then her left profile turned around, and he almost ascended to heaven!
Marquis Xuanping: "Do you often walk on the roof of the carriage?"
Gu Jiao: "Occasionally."
Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt has its debtor. The number one culprit in this matter is Chang Jing. Marquis Xuanping will not take his anger out on her. Besides, he has also guessed why she can scale walls and rooftops.
"A female physician?" Marquis Xuanping asked.
“Doctor,” Gu Jiao corrected him.
Marquis Xuanping scoffed: "That's the female physician."
“No,” Gu Jiao said seriously, “female healers only treat women, but I just treated you.”
So, are you a woman?
Marquis Xuanping: "..."
Marquis Xuanping has a toothache!
He wasn't particularly good-looking, but he was incredibly eloquent.
Marquis Xuanping took out his money pouch, rummaged through it for a while, and pulled out the smallest silver coin. Still not satisfied, he looked pained and said, "Here, this is the consultation fee!"
Now it was Gu Jiao's turn to have a toothache.
Having been in the capital for so long, this was the first time Gu Jiao had ever seen royalty so stingy with their medical fees. She suddenly realized that the Fourth Prince's address of "uncle" might not be a lie.
Marquis Xuanping chuckled and said, "What? You think it's too little? Aren't you a doctor? Not a bandit. How much silver do you expect to be charged for just that one move?"
Gu Duidui was successfully roasted and left speechless.
She quietly put the money away.
She looked somewhat resentful.
Gu Jiao got off the carriage.
Marquis Xuanping suddenly lifted the curtain: "Is it too little?"
Gu Jiao nodded.
Marquis Xuanping raised an eyebrow smugly: "I won't give you any more!"
Gu Jiao: "..."
The little girl stepped on his foot, and his face still hurts; his back almost broke from her weight.
Marquis Xuanping will not regard Gu Jiao as his savior because of this incident. As a doctor, saving lives is her duty.
She was simply fulfilling her duty as a doctor, and he paid the consultation fee that a patient should pay.
The transaction was completed, and neither party owed the other anything.
Marquis Xuanping said casually, "Alright, let's go to the Imperial Academy. Didn't my little nephew get into trouble? Don't let him really cry his eyes out."
Imperial College (Guozijian)
Steward Liu was waiting outside early, along with Eunuch Su, who served Empress Xiao.
Holding his whisk, Eunuch Su asked anxiously, "Steward Liu, why hasn't the Marquis arrived yet?"
Manager Liu said awkwardly, "It must have been delayed by something."
When Eunuch Su went to the Xuanping Marquis's residence to look for someone, the Marquis was not there. Steward Liu sent a guard to inform the Marquis, while he and Eunuch Su went to the Imperial Academy first.
"Oh dear." Eunuch Su was getting impatient. "This matter isn't insignificant, but it's not a huge deal either. The main concern is Her Majesty's safety. Since his birth, His Majesty has never been separated from Her Majesty. Suddenly, he's been sent to a place like this, and they're not even letting him reveal his identity... Steward Liu probably doesn't know that His Majesty was bullied on his very first day of school."
Actually, the two children bumped into each other by accident, but people always tend to favor their own children and unconsciously distort the truth.
"Is that so?" Manager Liu asked in surprise.
Eunuch Su sighed, "Isn't that right? The Empress said His Majesty is heartless. What's wrong with letting the Seventh Prince go to school as a prince? But His Majesty said, everyone knows he's a prince, so what's the point of him going to the Imperial Academy? There are teachers in the Imperial Study!"
Steward Liu was a shrewd man. He could probably tell that Eunuch Su was dissatisfied with Marquis Xuanping's late arrival, but he didn't dare to complain. So he could only mutter about it from other angles.
He echoed his sentiments twice.
Before Marquis Xuanping arrived, Eunuch Su said anxiously, "Alas, the Seventh Prince's studies are not going well at all. He was bumped into on his first day of school, and then he contracted smallpox a few days later and has been on leave ever since. But unexpectedly, on the very first day of school, something else has happened!"
Wasn't it His Highness the first to get smallpox, and then it spread to the other children in the class?
Manager Liu knew about this.
The prince's illness was a serious matter, and Marquis Xuanping even went to the palace to visit the Seventh Prince.
Eunuch Su said, "I...I'd better go take a look first. I'll trouble Steward Liu to wait for you here, Lord Marquis."
Steward Liu quickly cupped his hands in greeting and said politely, "Eunuch Su, what are you saying? Please feel free to give any instructions. You can go ahead now. I will tell the Marquis that you have been waiting for him here all this time."
Eunuch Su entered the Imperial Academy.
The Seventh Prince had already been dressed by two young palace maids and was staying in a classroom in the elementary school, next to Xiao Liulang and Xiao Jingkong.
The palace maid tried her best to soothe Qin Chuyu's emotions, but Qin Chuyu wouldn't listen no matter what she did, and her crying was louder than thunder.
Master Sun was extremely flustered by such a thorny incident upon taking office and was unable to handle the situation, so he sent someone to inform Zheng Siye.
Zheng Siye, who had been lying in his room sulking, suddenly sat up from his bed after hearing about this.
"Master, what's wrong?" the butler asked.
Zheng Siye suddenly laughed and said, "Seventh Prince has gotten into trouble again."
The butler asked, puzzled, "Then... what are you so happy about?"
Zheng Siye smiled with some surprise: "The Seventh Prince is the legitimate son of the Emperor and the nephew of the Marquis of Xuanping. Tell me, what would happen if I did the Marquis of Xuanping and the Empress a favor at this time?"
The steward hesitated: "I'm afraid Grand Tutor Zhuang will be displeased."
Zheng Siye scoffed, "What does it matter to me whether he's happy or not? He can't even secure a position as a libationer for me. I think the Grand Tutor is nothing special! I might as well take this opportunity to pledge allegiance to the Marquis of Xuanping's faction. Who knows, I might just find a way out of this predicament?"
Butler: "This..."
Zheng Siye sneered, "Furthermore, it's Xiao Liulang's child causing trouble again. Aren't Grand Tutor Zhuang and Prince An going to protect him? I'll just cripple him! First, I can pledge allegiance to Marquis Xuanping, and second, I can vent my hatred!"
His thorn in the side is Xiao Liulang, and the Seventh Prince's thorn in the side is Xiao Liulang's child. It's truly an arrangement of fate that they even share the same thorn in their side!
"Grand Tutor Zhuang, if you can't give it to me, I'll have to ask Marquis Xuanping for it!"
Zheng Siye acted immediately, heading straight to the Imperial Academy.
Although he was not appointed as the Chancellor, His Majesty had not yet appointed anyone else as Chancellor, so he remained the highest official of the Imperial Academy.
Besides, this time he has a legitimate reason to act, and he wants to see if Xiao Liulang can still bring up any of the rules of the Imperial Academy!
Zheng Siye was so excited he was practically going crazy. He didn't even see Steward Liu standing at the door. Of course, even if he had, he wouldn't have recognized him.
He rushed into the elementary school, shouting, "Where are Xiao Liulang and that child?!"
Master Sun had just come from Xiao Liulang and Xiao Jingkong's place. When he saw him, he cupped his hands in greeting and said, "He's in the classroom at the east end."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Siye was displeased: "Still in the classroom? Shouldn't this kind of person be locked up in the solitary confinement room? Master Sun, I'm not trying to criticize you, but you're incredibly irresponsible! We transferred you to the elementary school because you were more capable than Master Jiang! Yet you can't even handle this small matter properly?"
Master Sun was not inherently bad; however, compared to Master Jiang, he was better at protecting himself.
On one side was the Empress's legitimate son, and on the other were two poor orphans from a small county town. Anyone could guess what the outcome would be.
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