C113 – Take the Initiative
In the backyard of Zuo’s Mansion, Zuo Shaoyan was leaning against the bed powerlessly. Listening to his trusted aide Liu Tie say that Zuo Shaoqing had gone out to take the exam, he smashed the medicine bowl beside the bed in a foul mood.
Ever since he met Jiang Che that day, Zuo Shaoyan’s thoughts towards this little brother of his were very complicated. He originally wanted to wait until after Conference Test before dealing with this matter, but who would have thought that he would be met with such misfortune.
It wasn’t that he hadn’t tried, but his legs didn’t seem like his own at all. He simply couldn’t walk normally.
Even if he couldn’t walk, he would still need to enter the Academic Institution. Unfortunately, when he picked up a book to read, he discovered that he couldn’t concentrate for too long, and was only able to sleep after an hour had passed.
He ordered the young doctor from before to come over. After understanding the situation in detail, he had no choice but to bow his head to fate.
Since he couldn’t pass the exam, he naturally couldn’t let Zuo Shaoqing have it easy either.New novel chapters are published on
He and Mrs. Xue had different thoughts. Even if Zuo Shaoqing had entered high school, it would still be a good thing to bring glory and glory to their family. However, since Zuo Shaoqing had a future, he couldn’t let him have everything.
“Go and invite the Madam over.” Zuo Shaoyan dragged the blanket with him. His fingertip turned white and his eyes were a bit ruthless.
“Yes.” attendant was so scared that he quickly ran out.
Not long after, Mrs. Xue rushed into the room. The moment she entered, she asked with concern, “My son, are you not feeling well?”
Zuo Shaoyan looked at his mother seriously and realized that the once charming Madam Zuo had already turned into an old woman in her forties without him noticing.
He sighed to himself and held Mrs. Xue’s hand, saying, “Mother, don’t worry, your son is fine. I just have some matters to discuss with mother.”
Zuo Shaoyan thought very clearly, Zuo Family could not lose the support of Liu Steel Manor, but even if Zuo Shaoqing entered Master Lu’s eyes, it would not last long.
Even though it was risky, Zuo Shaoyan still wanted to work with Jiang Che.
He did not tell Zuo Shaoqing’s story to Mrs. Xue, as far as he was concerned, this was after all, an embarrassment to his family, and he was also well aware of her mother’s personality. If she were to know about this, it would not even take a day for the news of his Zuo Family to spread throughout the entire capital.
Doing this would only make Mrs. Xue’s heart feel carefree, but also not bring her any benefits.
Zuo Shaoyan was a rational person, and would always act in accordance to his and Zuo Family’s interests. This was also the reason why he was always on the surface to be kind to Zuo Shaoqing.
“Mother, go and bring little sister back. It’s too troublesome for me to always stay at little aunt’s home.” Zuo Shaoyan You said.
“This...” Mrs. Xue was a little hesitant. “Mother was also afraid that Fifth Princess would persecute your sister. Your uncle is quite popular in the imperial court. Fifth Young Master doesn’t dare to make a move in public.”
Zuo Shaoyan looked deeply at his mother. Back then, he didn’t stop them when they avoided the Cheng family, but from the bottom of his heart, he didn’t think that the Cheng family could stop Fifth Princess’s footsteps.
Zuo Shuhui still didn’t know that Zuo Shaoyan couldn’t take the exam, so she wanted to ask Buddha for blessing, to help her brother get into high school.
The two of them were afraid that if there were too many people who knew about it, they would be discovered by Fifth Princess’s spies. Thus, they told their trusted maidservants about it and went out in disguise.
The Cheng family’s eldest daughter was also a skipping girl. She had long been bored by Little Mrs. Xue. When she heard that her cousin was going to burn incense, she immediately arranged for the servants at home. The two sisters sneaked out of the house together.
“Young Master Cousin, according to the old woman guarding the door, the two ladies came out at the time of the morning. My poor Miss has never been so bold before, I wonder if something will happen to her!”
Everyone could hear the complaints and scoldings in Butler Cheng’s tone, and it became quiet for a moment.
Housekeeper Cheng’s attitude was like that of a Cheng family member. It was likely that the Cheng family hated Zuo Family to death.
Mrs. Xue rolled her eyes and whispered to Zuo Shaoyan, “Why don’t we take this opportunity to go to the Wu Steel Manor and ask for help?”
If it was really Fifth Princess’s doing, then this Duke Zhen Manor could not escape from being implicated. After all, it was because of Master Lu’s Zuo Family that such a disaster occurred.
Zuo Shaoyan thought about it and shook his head. He still didn’t know what Zuo Shuhui’s situation was like. What if ... It would only end Zuo Shuhui’s last chance.
He got attendant to send over pens, ink and paper, and quickly wrote a letter, telling him to quickly deliver it to Jiang’s Mansion. “Remember, if Vice Minister Jiang asks, he only says that if my sister misses, Vice Minister Jiang’s wish will fail as well.”
As long as Jiang Che still wanted Zuo Shaoqing, he would not leave him alone.
Besides, Jiang Che was Emperor Tianfeng’s reading companion. He must be very familiar with Fifth Princess. With him around, he should be able to stop that crazy woman.
When the bell rang within the Academic Institution, the organizer brought along the official and distributed the examination questions. In addition, he loudly announced the rules of the examination hall; anyone who broke those rules would be stripped of their identity as High Scholar, and those who were serious would not be able to take the examination again for the rest of their lives.
Zuo Shaoqing still did not know what happened at Zuo Family, and even more so did not know that someone was scheming against him. He took a rough look at the questions, and finally calmed down.
Glancing at Jiung Hengzhou, who had started writing, Zuo Shaoqing smiled and started grinding his sleeves.
When the morning assembly had just finished, Jiang Che returned to the house and received a letter from Zuo Family along with Zuo Shaoyan. After weighing the pros and cons, he instructed the butler to first bring the men and ride his horse back to the palace.
Lu Zheng and the old lady also received the same news. Lu Zheng didn’t care about Zuo Shuhui’s life and death, so he only sent people to continue staring at Zuo’s Mansion, and didn’t have any intention of helping Zuo Shuhui.
On the other hand, he remembered the moment Zuo Family asked for help, and was prepared to open his eyes wide to see what these people wanted to play with.
The madame’s expression was much more interesting. She sighed and said to Maid Zhong, “This Fifth Princess is still so willful and reckless. I really don’t know how she managed to survive in the palace.”
Maid Zhong massaged the woman’s back as she replied, “Of course it’s because of the previous Emperor’s pampering. Only, the previous Emperor isn’t here anymore. I don’t know how long he’ll be able to tolerate her.”
“That brat Zhan Yuanfeng is quite good. For a princess who’s at the same age as you, no matter how you arrange it, you will still earn a lot.” Previously, he had even thought of using this kind of trash to win over Lu Zheng. This was truly wishful thinking.