The Time Traveling Anchor and Her Eight Hundred Fence-Sitters

When He Zhaoxian and He Jianxing learned that Xiao Haizhou had arrived at their home, they hurried back from the office. However, when they got home, the Grand Tutor had already patted his butt and left.

The father and son were both puzzled:

What on earth is Xiao Haizhou doing here? !

So He Zhaoxian hurriedly called He Tongshi and Qin Shuyu to the study and asked them carefully about what had happened.

"Master Xiao was very polite. He didn't say anything or do anything. He didn't even drink a sip of tea. He just..."

Qin Shuyu looked at her mother-in-law's expression, and when she nodded, she continued:

"I heard that Sister Mian didn't go to the academy, so I went to Linlan Courtyard... for a walk."

As soon as Qin Shuyu said this, the father and son in the study both frowned, especially He Zhaoxian, whose face was so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip out.

"You say, could it be that he... knows something?"

After He Zhaoxian said this, the three people in the room fell silent.

Although Qin Shuyu has been married into the He family for many years, she is still a daughter-in-law after all, so there are some things that she cannot ask or say too much about.

She vaguely knew that the He family had a secret, a big secret about Zhao Mianmian, but if she was really asked what the secret was, she couldn't tell her.

Now that He Zhaoxian mentioned the secret, Qin Shuyu could only observe with his eyes and nose, and try hard to reduce his presence.

Madam He was silent for a while, frowned, and finally spoke very cautiously.

"I don't think so."

"Didn't Wang Yuan send Sister Mian home two days ago? Maybe Xiao Haizhou saw it at that time and thought that our He family had some secret relationship with the Xuanlin Guard, so he came here to test it on purpose."

After listening to this, He Zhaoxian nodded thoughtfully. He knew that Wang Yuan sent Mian Jie'er home.

At that time, it was said that Sister Mian was frightened by the four-legged snake in the academy and was spotted by Wang Yuan, who sent her home.

If it is true that Xiao Haizhou was worried about Wang Yuan and wanted to come to the He family to confirm, it would make sense.

Just saying this, does it mean that there are also turbulent undercurrents within the Xuanlin Guard, and it is not as invulnerable as it seems on the surface?

He Zhaoxian's eyes flashed with brilliance. He asked his wife and Qin Shuyu to leave first, while he and He Jianxing talked in the study room for a whole night...

**

Zhao Mianmian's "illness" healed very quickly, especially after she learned that the medicine had to be taken for seven consecutive days. She was full of energy and vitality overnight.

Fortunately, Qin Shuyu thought that he had already had a drink, so he gave face to Lord Xiao. Now that he was well, he could explain himself when he went out, so he let Zhao Mianmian go.

Zhao Mianmian waited at the door early the next morning, waiting to go to the academy with He Shiyi.

He Shiyi was so scared that he quickly covered his butt, thinking that he had caused some big trouble again.

Zhao Mianmian studied hard in the academy for two days. One day, when school was about to end, she saw Princess Jingyang of Prince Ning's family walking into Chengming Courtyard with a happy face.

Princess Jingyang's name is Liang Yufu, and she is the daughter of Prince Ning.

The Ning Wang's wife gave birth to two sons and two daughters. The eldest son, Liang Yuanjing, had already married, but he went to the northwest shortly after the wedding, leaving the Crown Prince's wife alone in the capital.

The second child is Princess Jingyang Liang Yufu.

The third child was named Liang Yuanzhao, who was about the same age as He Shiyi and also studied in this academy.

However, the little girl Liang Ruier is only one year old, which is the age when she needs to be held in someone's arms.

As a princess, Liang Yufu had been living a life of luxury since childhood, and had everything she wanted. Not to mention the silk and satin she wore, her manners alone exuded an aura of superiority.

When they saw her enter Chengming Courtyard, a crowd immediately surrounded her, praising her one after another, making it very lively.

Liang Yufu was in a very good mood today. She glanced at Li Peiyan who was standing in the corner without leaving a trace, and asked someone to distribute the invitations she brought.

One per person.

Even Zhao Mianmian has it.

"It's my birthday in two days, you all must come!"

As soon as Liang Yufu finished her words, she was immediately met with flattery.

"Princess Jingyang's birthday will definitely be a grand occasion, so we will definitely go and feast our eyes on it."

"Hehe, then I have to go home and think carefully about what birthday gift to give to the princess."

"Well, if you ask me, it's just a token of my appreciation. Princess Jingyang has seen all kinds of good things, so why would she be greedy for your small gift?"

The person who spoke understood Liang Yufu's psychology very well, and in just one sentence he established the image of Princess Jingyang and the Ning Wang Mansion as noble and yet approachable.

Liang Yufu was so angry that she quickly took the handkerchief to cover the corners of her upturned mouth:

"Of course. We are all classmates. You are here to show respect to me. Why should we worry about etiquette?"

Several people followed Liang Yufu's words and flattered her again, which made Zhao Mianmian marvel in her heart.

[Anchor, don't just watch the fun, you have to learn something too.]

[Hahaha, what should she learn? Learn to talk nonsense or learn to give gifts? ]

[I just don’t understand. In a college, can’t everyone just study hard? Why do we have to deal with all these fancy interpersonal relationships? ? ]

[You don't understand, right? That's right! To put it bluntly, this academy is actually a microcosm of the power class in Tianying. Don't be fooled by those people flattering Liang Yufu. It is precisely this kind of flattery that shows the important role of Prince Ning's faction in the court of Tianying.

Think about it, if her father wasn't capable, no one would care about Liang Yufu even if she was a princess! 】

[Alas, although I don’t want to admit it, this is indeed the truth~]

The comments were full of discussion, and no one noticed that Zhao Mianmian was staring at the invitation again and again, and finally frowned so hard that deep wrinkles appeared on his brows.

She ran to He Shiyi and asked him in a low voice, "Ah, do you want to go too?"

Someone nearby heard it and quickly answered her with a smile.

"Of course. I heard that Princess Jingyang's birthday was very lively this time. Not only students like us from the academy, but also all the well-known ministers in the court received invitations from Prince Ning's Mansion."

The person who spoke was Ji Ruanping.

Ji Ruanping hooked one hand around He Shiyi's neck and poked the two little bumps on Zhao Mianmian's head with the other hand.

He was clearly talking to Zhao Mianmian, but his eyes kept glancing at the two of them.

One was Li Peiyan, whom Princess Jingyang had glanced at earlier, and the other was the one who was sleeping soundly with his head covered in the corner...

Wu You.

Zhao Mianmian had heard He Shiyi mention before that Li Peiyan was the son of Li Hongfei, the governor of the southwest, and a relative of Concubine Li. His status was neither high nor low, which made it a bit awkward. She wondered whether he would attend Princess Jingyang's birthday party this time.

And Wu You... those who understand know that his father's title of Earl of Chengyi was originally bought and is not within the scope of the "core of power" at all.

But there is no guarantee that King Ning would give Marquis Chengyi more face in public and in private for the sake of money.

But why King Ning did it "for money" can only be understood but not explained.

So, it would be better if the Chengyi family didn’t attend the birthday party.

Once it's gone, it's like the porridge stewing on the stove, all over the place...