Chapter 49 The Prince Likes Me the Most

Xu Wan closed her eyes and sat back in her seat.

She silently chanted the Heart Purification Mantra over and over again, while emphasizing to herself in her mind:

Don't be deceived by the little devil. This matter cannot be started, otherwise he will find ways to break the rules she set every day.

But he called me mom, and my maternal love was overflowing...

Hold on, hold on...

A loving mother often spoils her children; without rules, there will be no order…

Xu Wan took a few deep breaths and tried to calm herself.

Not long after, the cruel stepmother came online again.

"I don't care."

Zong Jincheng: “!!”

This woman!

This abominable woman!

She is totally heartless!!

Xu Wan cleared her throat and continued, "However, since the finders are waiting outside, it's really hard to ask them to pay the bill. But I can't justify it to the cashier..."

Cuizhi: “…”

The madam is setting a trap for the young master again.

What's wrong with that? Now she has the final say in the mansion. Even if she spends just 500 taels of silver without any reason, the accountant won't care.

The little devil didn't understand the loopholes in her language and followed her words to listen: "How about this, since you are my son, I can help you pay the money, and then deduct it from your monthly salary. Your monthly salary is high, so I can deduct it back in ten months."

The little devil subconsciously retorted: "Who is your son!"

Xu Wan said "oh" and replied in his original words: "In name only."

Zong Jincheng: “…”

He pouted and glared at her, then continued to think about the method she had just mentioned. It was feasible. He still had ten months left, which was much faster than his half-brother, who was nearly two years old.

Zong Wenxiu also said at this time: "I also have 100 taels here, I can return it to the lady first."

What this child means is that he wants to help the little devil.

It's well-intentioned, but little do they know that it's doing more harm than good.

Xu Wan ruthlessly refused: "No."

"Why not?" Zong Jincheng shouted unconvinced.

With the one hundred taels from his half-brother, he could pay it back two months earlier!

Xu Wan said slowly, "You are the one who caused the disaster. Why should Wen Xiu share the responsibility with you?"

"But I was trying to help him find the jade pendant!"

"Well, to be precise, I am indeed looking for a jade pendant for Wen Xiu." Xu Wan suddenly nodded in agreement with the little devil.

Zong Jincheng was about to continue his excuses, but he swallowed it back. However, based on his understanding of Xu Wan, how could she change her mind so easily?

There must be a conspiracy!

Sure enough, in the little devil's suspicious eyes, he heard Xu Wan say: "The thank you gold for the jade pendant is one tael, Wen Xiu, it is indeed you who should pay for it."

Zong Wenxiu: “…”

It's his turn to be wrong.

But just one or two taels of silver, wouldn't that make my brother mad?

Sure enough, when I looked in the direction of his gaze, Zong Jincheng's face instantly turned red.

I know it’s not that easy!

The little devil was extremely angry. He said angrily: "What's the difference between four hundred and ninety-nine taels and five hundred taels!!"

Xu Wanzhen said: "How can there be no difference? Have you forgotten how much you asked in person on the street for a pound of food? Five cents, one tael of silver can buy it..."

When the little devil heard her say this again, he subconsciously covered his ears, not wanting to hear her nagging again: "Repay, repay, repay, this young master can't repay, repay!!"

Xu Wan said with satisfaction: "Okay. You are responsible."

The little devil rolled his eyes at her.

Cuizhi shook her head helplessly and went back to Xu Wan's bedroom to get the five hundred taels of silver that she was going to use as a cushion for the young master. Butler Liu gave it to her and sent the overjoyed finder away.

In the private courtyard, Zong Jincheng was counting on his fingers, "I have saved fifty taels, my half-brother gave me one tael, and I still need four hundred and forty-nine taels, which I will have to pay back in nine months..."

He suddenly looked up to the sky and shouted: "Why does it take so long to read books?"

The little bird in the yard was frightened by the sound and fluttered around. After a while, it finally hit the cage, kicked its legs and fainted.

The little cat that Zong Jincheng had always used to scare birds was now lying lazily under the eaves, meowing from time to time.

Baili Xi was right. A momentary excitement would not last long. Zong Jincheng wanted to surpass Qin Ye in the exam, so he worked hard and studied very hard for a month. After taking the monthly exam, he was very confident that he could beat the opponent, but he started to slack off again.

"It takes seven days for the four colleges to release the results of the joint entrance examination. How can the efficiency be so low? Do the other three colleges think better than Qingbo College?"

Zong Jincheng didn't know how the strengths of the academies were determined, but judging from the time the exam papers were released and the test scores were released, the other three academies were not that good.

Thinking of this, he became more confident. What matter if he was the first in Qingbo Academy? He wanted to be the first in the joint entrance examination of four academies!

"Master, it's time for us to go to the study to study." Shunzi came to call Zong Jincheng early in the morning.

Normally at this time, the young master would have gotten up and rolled up his sleeves.

But without a goal, the little devil returned to his unstudy attitude: "Hey, stop making noise, I want to sleep a little longer, I haven't slept well for a month!"

Shunzi wanted to cry but had no tears. She reminded him, "But we still have to go to the study to study. Have you forgotten the remaining 449 taels..."

The little devil turned over and covered his head with the quilt.

He clearly had an attitude of 'I don't care about anything and I'm going to sleep till I die'.

Shunzi was helpless.

But fortunately, Xu Wan didn't send anyone to urge him, so he had to be a good servant who didn't cause his master's dislike.

Around noon, news suddenly came from outside that the Eighteenth Princess had arrived. Shunzi was stunned when he heard it.

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The princess is coming to the marquis's mansion, there must be something big going on!

He hurriedly woke up the little ancestor who had fainted on the bed.

Zong Jincheng rubbed his eyes and said, "What eighteenth princess? I don't know her. Besides, she didn't ask to see me. Maybe she came to pick a fight with Xu Wan."

Shunzi said, "The Eighteenth Princess is fourteen years old this year. She is the Emperor's favorite daughter and the Crown Prince's favorite sister. She has a spoiled personality. If she really picks on Madam, our mansion will definitely be in trouble!"

Although Zong Jincheng called him a bastard, he was startled awake when he heard that something was going to happen at home.

He didn't like Xu Wan, but Xu Wan represented the Marquis' Mansion after all. If she offended the princess on behalf of the Marquis' Mansion when her grandmother was not around... that would be terrible!

"Why is the Eighteenth Princess coming to our house?" Zong Jincheng asked as he put on his clothes, hastily putting on his shoes.

Shunzi thought for a moment and said, "After all, the Eighteenth Princess's brother is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and His Royal Highness likes you, so you shouldn't... No, the Eighteenth Princess's mother is Madam Zhai's sister, and Madam Zhai is the Eighteenth Princess's biological aunt!"

"I came here because of Zhai Yao's matter!" Zong Jincheng understood.

Zhai Yao was punished by the crown prince and sent to the slums. He has been there for a month now. Madam Zhai looked for the crown prince but to no avail. She also looked for Princess Pingyang but to no avail. This time, she found the charming Eighteenth Princess.

It seems that he is determined to let the Eighteenth Princess cause trouble.

"Let's go! If she really gets angry, we'll go to the East Palace and find the prince!"

"But the Crown Prince is not in good health. All those who went to see him regarding Zhai Yao were rejected by the Crown Princess."

"How can it be the same? The prince likes me the most and doesn't like people from the Zhai family!"

Shunzi: “…”

Although you are always blindly confident, what you say seems to make sense.