I became the God Brother of the Regent King after Transmigration!-Chapter 132 - 93: Probing (Part 2)

"It is said that Prince Rui trapped the Great General of Wei, Wei Junzhuo, in Prisoner Dragon Valley for a full seven days. On the eighth day, the Prince, wielding the Black Dragon Crescent Blade, slew a hundred Wei vanguard soldiers with a single strike. He then fought Wei Junzhuo for three days and nights until the valley floor collapsed, and the sky fell apart. His men were long since battered, their armor broken, and Wei Junzhuo knelt, begging for mercy with tears streaming down his face..."

The audience applauded, and the storyteller took a big gulp of tea before continuing the tale of Prince Rui’s battle with the Great General of Wei that he hadn’t finished yesterday.

But their prince,

had already left the city.

...

With the morning light shining brightly, in the Imperial Family school, Gu Lan presented an impeccably preserved sugar figurine to Rong Miaoyan.

"This is a sugar figurine from Magpie Street. Thank you, Princess Ning’an, for your help yesterday."

Rong Miaoyan accepted the sugar figurine, reluctant to touch it, and softly said:

"Young Master Gu, there’s no need for such courtesy. I didn’t really help much, just tricked Qin Zhenghu out of one class. Besides, since you all weren’t here for a day, the teacher and the Dean had already guessed what was going on by the afternoon, but no one dared to ask."

"This is what I promised the Princess."

Han Xuan’er looked at the sugar figurine in Miaoyan’s hand with amazement and then blushingly smiled, saying, "This sugar figurine truly looks exactly like the Princess. Young Master Gu, someday I’ll also buy one... just like you!"

Gu Lan: "..."

What should she use to rescue Han Xuan’er from her uncontainable enthusiasm?

Han Xuan’er glanced at Rong Qijun, who was sitting in the front row with an air of satisfaction, and whispered:

"Young Master, be careful today. Xuan’er heard that after class yesterday, the Second Prince went to Zhongcui Palace, surely to complain about you to the Noble Consort. So early this morning, the Noble Consort went to Qianyuan Hall to see the Emperor."

"Consort Qian went to see the Emperor?" Gu Lan’s heart stirred, and she asked.

"Gu Lan, for openly defying the decree, just wait to meet your doom!"

Rong Qijun, catching bits of Han Xuan’er’s words, immediately sneered.

He glanced around conceitedly and said, "Looks like Rong Heng knows he defied the Holy Decree and doesn’t dare to come to the school today!"

Gu Lan turned back, looking at Rong Heng’s empty seat, and said, "Do you think before my doom I could drag you down with me?"

Could it be that Rong Heng returned too late yesterday and overslept?

At the next moment, Rong Heng walked into the Imperial Family school, looked at the Second Prince with dark, deep, and cold eyes, and asked, "What did you just say?"

"I... Rong Heng, don’t think that just because Gu Lan is backing you, you can ride roughshod over this prince." Rong Qijun retreated two steps, shouting with a false bravado amidst their cold, somber gazes.

"Brother Hang, did you wake up late?"

Gu Lan turned back to ask.

Rong Heng responded with a "hmm," and Gu Lan wrinkled her brows. She already smelled the mix of dust and leaves on Rong Heng, and such trees wouldn’t be encountered on his way to Maoqin Hall.

Today, Rong Heng seemed even more silent than usual.

Just as she was pondering, Xie Yun entered Maoqin Hall, and the surroundings fell quiet, listening patiently to his lecture.

Xie Yun glanced at Gu Lan, shook his head, and said, "Everyone, turn to your textbooks, and let’s first review yesterday’s article."

"Advisor Xie never reviews learned articles," Han Xuan’er whispered.

"All four of us were not at the Imperial Family school yesterday," Miaoyan calmly replied.

"So what if you weren’t, to make Xie Yun break his own habit... Could it be Advisor Xie has affections for Baoyi?"

"... Silence, listen to the lecture."

The soft murmur reached Rong Heng’s ears, and he glanced up at Xie Yun. Xie Yun, feeling Rong Heng’s gaze, had a trace of a smile in his gentle eyes.

In Rong Heng’s mind, the words of Xie Yun came flooding back—Man, so what.

This man doesn’t like Baoyi, but rather... Gu Lan.

He looked towards Gu Lan in the front, clenched his fists, his eyes gradually becoming filled with intense possessiveness. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Man, woman, no one can do; Gu Lan is still young... no one can take his little brother away from him.

Before the class ended, Xie Yun said, "This afternoon and tomorrow, the Imperial Family school will be on a two-day break. Later in the evening, everyone should head directly to the Empress’s Yonghua Palace to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet."

The young prince burst out in a cheer: "Alright, Sister, tonight is your coming-of-age ceremony!"

Xie Yun chuckled, pulled out a stack of papers, and said, "Young prince, please be patient; there’s still an exam paper for today."

Gu Lan: We’re about to go on holiday; why is the homeroom teacher still struggling?

At this moment, a shrill voice echoed into the hall:

"The Emperor has arrived—!"

Gu Lan jolted awake, opening her drowsy eyes, thinking to herself, she had finally heard an authentic eunuch’s shout.