Chapter 18 She asked why she was being so sarcastic
Zhao Mingzhu arrived later than Gu Qingheng this time. She yawned after she sat down and even took the time to look at the food in front of Gu Qingheng.
Good, no sweets today.
So she would be lazy today. Zhao Mingzhu buried her head in eating. Her hands were as smooth as cream, and the fine cuts on them were very obvious.
"I didn't know that the firewood in the East Palace was chopped by the Crown Princess in secret. I have to pay her for it."
Zhao Mingzhu looked up, confused: "What do you mean?"
Then he saw his eyes fall on his hands, Zhao Mingzhu suddenly realized, climbed up the pole and said:
"Yes, it's me. Changhe gave me fifty taels of silver. Qiao'er, remember to accept it."
Qiao'er immediately stretched out her hand to Changhe and said, "Give me the silver." She was very confident.
Changhe was speechless. He really couldn't understand the direction of this.
What he couldn't understand the most was Shuangyun who came with the dishes.
"What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to wait outside the study for instructions?"
Shuangyun looked at Gu Qingheng after hearing this. Seeing that he didn't say anything, he mustered up the courage to say:
"Guard Changhe is on errands with His Highness outside, so I will do more work and share more of the burden inside."
Changhe: “?”
Is this person here to steal his job?
Gu Qingheng had finished eating. After washing his hands, he said to Zhao Mingzhu, "Did you learn the piano from the last lesson?"
Zhao Mingzhu bit into the five-spice dried tofu bun and shook her head, it was so funny, she had never learned it at all.
"Hurry up, if you are slow, the Crown Princess will go to the academy."
"Why?"
"The Crown Princess has to chop firewood herself. It's not surprising that the Eastern Palace is so poor that it lacks carriages."
Zhao Mingzhu swallowed the bun and hurriedly chased after her, leaving only the tail end of Duan's words as she asked why she was being so sarcastic to her.
After everyone left, Shuangyun watched Qiao'er walk over:
"Sis, you're always by the Crown Princess's side, so you must have a lot to do every day. If you don't mind, I can help you share the burden."
Qiao Er shook her head after hearing this. She held the silver she had taken from Chang He and prepared to return to her bedroom.
"It's okay. After the Crown Princess leaves, we'll just have fun."
After hearing this, Shuangyun was a little shocked that Manager Zhao Mingzhu was so lax.
She deliberately said, "The Crown Princess is so open-minded in managing the household. She spends most of her time in the academy, yet the East Palace remains so orderly. Shuangyun truly admires the Crown Princess."
As expected, Qiao'er said, "No, I don't know who is in charge of the Eastern Palace. It doesn't matter anyway."
The Crown Princess once said that if you work as a housekeeper for three years and even cats and dogs dislike you, that’s not a good job.
Shuangyun was certain that there must be a bad relationship between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Zhao Mingzhu, otherwise why would she not be given the power to head the family?
Originally Shuangyun wanted to please Zhao Mingzhu, but now she has given up the idea.
What's the point of currying favor with a princess who only has an empty title? She might as well put all her efforts into finding ways to let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince know how good she is.
…
Zhao Mingzhu and Gu Qingheng got off the carriage one after another. She couldn't help yawning and muttering that she had many dreams and couldn't sleep well.
"Pearl!"
An Yun had been waiting for her at the door for a long time. She approached with her skirt lifted, and saw Gu Qingheng behind her, and was stuck:
"Your Highness, may you be well."
Is there a piano lesson today? I don't think so.
And why are these two people riding in the same carriage? Could it be... An Yun was excited. Zhao Mingzhu is great.
After Gu Qingheng nodded, he and the chief academician went to the Imperial College next door.
After he left, An Yun grabbed the sleepy Zhao Mingzhu:
"Tsk tsk tsk, you look so tired and dark circles under your eyes. You must be eating too well."
Typical case of overindulgence!
Zhao Mingzhu listened in a daze: "What to eat?"
An Yun gave a lewd smile:
"You're still pretending to be me. Tell me the size, length, softness, hardness, coldness and warmth."
Zhao Mingzhu reacted after hearing that word, and she pushed it away speechlessly:
"Nothing."
Nothing?
She is all ears, so tell her that this is not true.
"It's been so long, you haven't consummated your marriage yet, right?" An Yun asked Zhao Mingzhu in disbelief.
Zhao Mingzhu spread her hands and said, "No."
Oh my God, An Yun was about to ask in detail, but when she got to the classroom, she kept her mouth shut and decided to ask after school.
"That's great. Su Lu didn't come today. I was annoyed when I saw her."
Zhao Mingzhu agreed in her heart. If she didn't come, she wouldn't have to be so scared.
An Yun sat at the table in front of her, then turned and asked her, "Have you finished your previous homework? Do you want to copy it?"
When Zhao Mingzhu heard the homework, she immediately shook her head, took it, and started copying it.
Fortunately, she arrived early today and finished copying before the class started.
"Huh, thank you so much, Anzi." Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to complete the task today.
Zhao Mingzhu lay down to catch up on her sleep as usual, but this time, just as she fell asleep, she saw Master Lin coming to her, stroking his goatee and knocking on the table.
He had taught the retired emperor, the current emperor, and even Gu Qingheng.
It can be seen that his seniority is naturally high, and he was re-employed after retirement.
What I hate most is people who don’t bother studying and spend all day playing with cats and dogs and doing nothing.
Naturally, Zhao Mingzhu is his main focus in this range.
"Zhao Mingzhu, have you handed in your homework?"
"Master, here it is. I forgot to hand it in."
Zhao Mingzhu was well prepared. She handed him the homework and sat down.
Zhao Mingzhu's attitude today was really good, and Teacher Lin Di didn't say anything and took over the homework she had written and looked through it.
The more he looked at her, the uglier her expression became, and finally she was so angry that her goatee stood up.
"Ugly wood, rotten wood!"
Zhao Mingzhu was so frightened after hearing this that she almost lost her sleep. The teacher said with a sullen face:
"There is a pond one zhang square, with reeds growing in the center, one foot above the water. I lead the reeds to the bank, and they are just level with the shore. How deep is the water, and how long are the reeds?"
"Zhao Mingzhu, you answered that the water is two feet deep and the reeds are four hundred and thirty feet deep!"
Lin Dishi roared, "Four hundred and thirty feet of reed! Has it become a spirit?"
Zhao Mingzhu: “…”
She tried to save herself, but Master Lin threw the lesson at her:
"Stand outside and reflect on your actions. If you can't figure it out today, you won't be allowed to go home."
Zhao Mingzhu could only take her homework and go out. When she saw An Yun passing by, she showed an innocent look.
She raised her middle finger and said, I will definitely come back.
Zhao Mingzhu started to calculate while standing outside. It was dark above her head. She raised her head:
"Princess."
Gu Yu saw her and asked, "What are you doing squatting here?"
"I didn't calculate the homework correctly and scared the teacher."
Zhao Mingzhu weakly shook the arithmetic in her hand. Gu Yu took it and looked at it, then laughed.
"You're copying An Yun again, right? The second to last person copied the last one. How courageous!"
Zhao Mingzhu was also very desperate. How could she know that An Yun's math skills were so bad? She didn't pay attention when copying.
Just after Gu Yu finished speaking, An Yun came out. She saw Zhao Mingzhu and looked dejected:
"I calculated it all night, but I didn't expect it to be wrong."
Zhao Mingzhu: “…”
It turns out he is mentally retarded, I feel pity for him.
After Gu Yu went in, Zhao Mingzhu sighed and continued to calculate, and in a blink of an eye, Gu Yu came out again.
She was surprised: "Why did you come out too?"
Gu Yu calmly threw the blank homework on the ground and sat down:
"Not writing and being late is an even greater sin."
Zhao Mingzhu: “…”
She counted quickly, then went back to check and filled in the correct answer.
"Anzi, write this answer, it's guaranteed to be correct."
Gu Yu sneered as he twirled his pen: "An Yun, do you believe she can calculate correctly, or do you believe I am the heir to the throne?"
An Yun was wavering, she wanted to believe Gu Yu.
"I believe in Mingzhu."
Gu Yu slowed down his pen and watched An Yunru write down the answer as if she was ready to die.
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