Chapter 27 Why didn't you tell me earlier?
Time passed quickly, and gradually, the sky was getting brighter and the oil lamp on the table was blown out. Zhong Min finally finished writing the last stroke, sighed deeply, and paused.
Looking at the thick stack of copied papers on the table, she almost had the urge to burst into tears. Seeing that she had not slept a whole night for this broken thing, she sighed and then carefully put away the Women's Commandments that she had copied three times.
After finishing his tidying up, he was about to lie down and rest for a while, but he heard Mr. Li's voice outside the door again. Seeing this, Zhong Min had to give up the idea of catching up on his sleep and quickly got up to open the door.
The moment he opened the door and saw Zhong Min, Mr. Li was obviously stunned. He originally thought that Zhong Min had not woken up yet, but after seeing her red, swollen and bloodshot eyes, he realized that she had not slept all night.
"What were you doing last night? Why are you like this?" Mr. Li asked curiously, "If you don't rest at night, you won't have time to sleep during the day."
"Uncle Li, I've been copying the Women's Commandments three times. I just finished." Zhong Min said truthfully, "I'm a bit slow, so it took a while."
When Mr. Li heard this, he looked even more puzzled. He then said, "Didn't I say that it would be enough to copy it when the prince comes? I didn't say it had to be finished before dawn. Usually, the prince doesn't have time to come until the afternoon at the earliest, and sometimes he doesn't come until the evening."
"Ah? I didn't know. I was afraid that the prince would come early in the morning, so I had to try my best to finish copying it first." Zhong Min was almost depressed when she heard it. If she had known earlier, she wouldn't have to rush so hard. Isn't this just deliberately making fun of her? Why didn't he tell her earlier?
Hearing Zhong Min say this, Mr. Li found it a bit funny again: "Even if you don't know this, it shouldn't take you this long to copy the "Nujie" three times. Your speed is really too slow."
Hearing this, Zhong Min was too embarrassed to say anything in rebuttal. Yes, it was true that she was a little too slow, but it was not her fault. She felt very aggrieved.
"Okay, okay, it's good that you've finished copying. Hurry up and wash up. I have something to tell you after breakfast so that I don't have to run around to teach you what to do in the future." After saying this, Mr. Li turned around and went downstairs, completely ignoring whether Zhong Min still had the energy to continue his daytime work.
She had no choice but to follow Mr. Li's instructions. After washing up and eating her breakfast, she followed Mr. Li and listened to his instructions.
Mr. Li took Zhong Min on a full tour of Mo Garden. While letting her get familiar with the place, he explained in detail many matters, big and small, in Mo Garden, even the small details of life such as their specific meal times and where to take a bath.
This benefited Zhong Min greatly. At least she no longer had to worry about missing meals or not being able to find a bathhouse. Most importantly, she discovered a crucial problem: on weekdays, she couldn't leave Mo Garden without permission unless she had something else to do. Taking a bath became a very valuable excuse.
However, it seems that the people here, especially those of her status, cannot often have hot water to take a bath in the winter. It seems that she still has to think of other ways.
After explaining everything, Mr. Li, noticing Zhong Min's listless appearance, finally relented and allowed her to return to her room to catch up on some sleep. However, unexpectedly, as Zhong Min happily prepared to rush back to her room, Xiao Mingzheng, who rarely came in the mornings, arrived early.
Cursing his bad luck inwardly, Zhong Min had no choice but to go to the study to do his work. This time, in addition to Xiao Mingzheng, Luo Jiaxing also came along. The two of them walked and talked, and went straight to the study on the second floor.
I'd heard from Mr. Li before that the second-floor study was rarely visited except by a few close associates of Xiao Mingzheng. It seemed Xiao Mingzheng held Luo Jiaxing in high regard. After Zhong Min served tea to Xiao Mingzheng, she also served Luo Jiaxing a cup. Seeing Luo Jiaxing nod slightly at her after seeing the tea, she immediately felt that he was indeed much more polite than Xiao Mingzheng.
After completing these tasks, Zhong Min took the initiative to withdraw and prepare to go out and wait outside. She was already familiar with the rules of the study. Besides not being allowed to touch anything there, she was not allowed to wait inside when someone was talking with the prince. She had to retreat and wait outside.
She knew that they were not allowed to eavesdrop. They were all talking about confidential matters in this room. Even if they weren't confidential, they couldn't be interrupted by others. She was quite happy about this request. After all, she felt much more comfortable staying outside than inside.
But just as she was about to leave, Xiao Mingzheng called out to her, "Have you finished copying what I punished you to do yesterday?"
"Your Highness, I have finished copying." Zhong Min answered naturally when he heard it, thinking that there was nothing else to ask. Looking at her swollen bloodshot eyes, he could see everything clearly.
"After setting up the Go board, go get what you copied." Xiao Mingzheng saw that Zhong Min's eyes were bloodshot and he looked like he hadn't slept well, so he felt a little confused.
If he remembered correctly, he had only asked Zhong Min to copy it three times, which shouldn't have caused such an embarrassing situation. Could it be that Mr. Li had misheard?
"Yes!" Zhong Min was slightly surprised after hearing the order. He took the Go board and placed it on the table next to the couch before leaving.
I thought they had something important to discuss, but it turned out they were just getting ready to play Go. It seemed Xiao Mingzheng had quite a leisurely day. No wonder he came so early, remembering her copying as punishment and even having time to personally check it.
After Zhong Min left, Luo Jiaxing couldn't help but ask Xiao Mingzheng curiously, "Your Highness, what did she do wrong?"
When Xiao Mingzheng heard this, he stood up and walked towards the chessboard, saying simply, "You're not following the rules."
Not following the rules? Hearing this answer, Luo Jiaxing really didn't know what was going on for a moment, but seeing that Xiao Mingzheng didn't intend to say anything more, he didn't ask any more questions.
Everything had been going smoothly for the past two days, so the prince was in a good mood; otherwise, he wouldn't have invited him over to play chess. It had been a long time since he'd played chess with the prince. Recently, he'd been constantly schemed against by Prince Liang, facing repeated crises, and this time, he'd finally gotten some relief.
However, no one knows what Zhong Min has done wrong. Although it is nothing surprising considering her personality, she has been punished for less than a day since she arrived. I really don’t know what the future will be like for this girl.
Luo Jiaxing knew the prince's character well. He clearly distinguished between rewards and punishments and never gave arbitrary punishments. He estimated that with Zhong Min's temperament, if he didn't pay extra attention, he would be punished in the future.
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