Chapter 177 He Zheng's Room is on Fire

However, the little devil stopped howling and showing partiality after being persuaded. Cheng Zhidong taught He Zheng how to read and write word by word in the book with the key points marked on it.

He Zheng had a very good memory, and he memorized words very quickly, plus he was very focused on studying. He studied like this for the whole day, and just after half of the Xu hour, Zong Jincheng and Zong Wenxiu packed up their things and went back to bed.

He Zheng was a little confused when he was called: "Are you going to bed so early? Isn't it said that scholars should study until midnight?"

Zong Jincheng patted his shoulder and said, "That's for adults. Children need to sleep more, otherwise they won't grow taller."

"Ah...but, I've only learned this much." He Zheng didn't want to sleep.

Zong Jincheng pulled him up and said, "Oh, don't worry. The teachers in our key classes are all very good. With your study method, I'm sure you'll pass the exam."

The little devil said this, but in his heart he was thinking: This was Xu Wan's idea. Although that woman always went against him, she had never made a mistake when it came to studying and taking exams.

It's magical, and it makes people wonder if she is possessed by the top scholar.

The little devil held up his chin and thought, how about he test Xu Wan some other day?

He Zheng stood up half-believingly, but still took the book with him before leaving.

Zong Wenxiu reminded him, "You don't need to take the book with you. You will sleep with Master Cheng at night. The masters have a good schedule. They turn off the lights and go to bed after washing up. There is no time for you to read."

"Ah?" He Zheng listened to the two brothers explaining the situation here like a little quail, but he still held Meng Qiu tightly in his arms.

At night, the lights were turned off and the entire mansion became quiet.

He Zheng tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep. It was also the first time for him to sleep in the same room with a stranger. After a while of adjusting to the new situation, he still couldn't fall asleep. Especially after so many things happened today, his long-cherished dream had finally come true.

The key class of the Marquis' Mansion... God knows how much he likes that big study. The whole room is large and wide, filled with all kinds of books, and the fragrance of books and ink lingers in the room. It is even more perfect than his dreams.

But, only five months.

In five months, if he fails to meet his father's requirements, he will leave this place...

The more He Zheng thought about it, the more worried he became. He always became more and more pessimistic when thinking about things late at night. He felt that he had finally got such a good learning opportunity, but he had to go to bed so early, wasting precious study time, which was really wrong.

He reached out from under his pillow and tried to read the paper, but it was too dark in the room and he could hardly see the words on the paper even with the moonlight. He turned his head and looked at Cheng Zhidong. He could hardly see his face in the dark night, but it felt very quiet over there. The teacher should be asleep.

He thought: If I light the candle, it will definitely wake up the teacher, and the teacher will definitely tell me to go to sleep immediately.

So how can we study without waking up the teacher?

He Zheng grabbed the quilt and turned over again. This action made him pause, and he had an idea in his mind...

At midnight, the night is deep.

Xu Wan had already fallen into a deep sleep. In her dream, she was smiling as she watched Zong Jincheng holding a silver note of 100,000 taels and telling her: I got first place in the exam, and this 100,000 taels is for you.

Xu Wan was so happy that her lips curled up even in her dream.

At this moment, Cuizhi knocked on the door outside, interrupting Xu Wan's hand as she was about to take the 100,000 taels of silver.

Xu Wan was frantic: "!!!!"

Destroying people's dreams, may the sky be struck by lightning!!!

Cuizhi's voice was low but somewhat anxious: "Madam, are you awake?"

Xu Wan calmed down and said to the outside, "Come in, what can I do for you?"

What could be so urgent so late at night?

I'm so mad at her. I can wake her up later. She's only seconds away from touching the banknote...

Cuizhi pushed the door open and walked in, saying softly, "Young Master He Zheng's room is on fire, and the servants are putting out the fire."

"What?" Xu Wan woke up instantly.

She quickly got up from the bed, grabbed her clothes and put them on, asking questions non-stop: "Are the children and the teacher okay? Are there assassins in the mansion? Why would they go after He Zheng? He has only been here for a day..."

Cuizhi helped Xu Wan put on her shoes and comb her hair while explaining, "No one is hurt, and it wasn't a big fire. It was just He Zheng's bed that caught fire. Because it was discovered in time, it didn't burn the whole house, and it should have been out by now."

"He Zheng's bed?" Xu Wan's mind was still not fully clear after just waking up, and she couldn't understand why the bed was on fire.

She put on her coat and ran outside.

He Zheng lived in the courtyard next to the Little Devil, but the Little Devil, who had an excellent sleep quality, was not disturbed at all. He even turned over comfortably and continued to sleep, which made Pan Hongzhi, who was woken up, extremely jealous.

And next door, Zong Wenxiu and Zhao Yin also rushed back.

"What's wrong, He Zheng? Are you okay?" Zong Wenxiu came over first and saw He Zheng, who was covered in dust and looked terrified.

When Xu Wan arrived, she also grabbed He Zheng and asked, "Are you okay? Cuizhi, go and call the court doctor to take a look."

Zhao Yin asked Cheng Zhidong, "What happened? Why did your room catch fire?"

Cheng Zhidong was also confused: "I don't know. When I woke up, I saw He Zheng putting out the fire on the bed, so I quickly called for help to put out the fire."

He Zheng was so frightened that he was shaking all over, afraid that Xu Wan would blame him, and he didn't dare to say a word.

The temperature difference between summer and summer is huge. Xu Wan felt him shivering, so she quickly took off her cloak and wrapped him around it.

"Come on, Auntie will take you to live in another courtyard." Xu Wan took him away and said to the others, "It's okay, everyone go back to sleep first, and we'll talk about it tomorrow."

Zhao Yin took Zong Wenxiu back. Cheng Zhidong wanted to follow them, but Xu Wan asked him to go to his room and sleep first, as she had something to say to He Zheng.

Soon everyone left, and Xu Wan arranged him in a new room and asked someone to wipe his face and change his clothes.

When He Zheng heard that Xu Wan wanted to ask him a question, he was so scared that he trembled all the way and was reluctant to come out when changing clothes.

It was not until Xu Wan stood up and came over to ask that he knelt on the ground in panic and said fearfully: "I'm sorry, Madam, it's all my fault. I accidentally burned the quilt and caused the fire, which woke everyone up. I, I, I didn't mean to do that. Please don't chase me out. I want to study, I want to stay in the Marquis' Mansion, I don't want to leave..."