Eunuch Changshun's original orders had been to escort them safely to Starfrost Hall. But now that he had heard the little princess wanted to visit the Cold Palace, he began weighing his options.
When he had left the Cold Palace, it had still been in utter chaos. Consort Lan had been crying so hard she could barely breathe, while the madwoman had been tearing all over the room. Had he not remembered that the little one needed someone to escort her on her first day of school, she would probably have shed quite a few tears after returning.
Still...
Emperor Mingze had also expressly ordered him to take the two young princes back to Starfrost Hall to continue their lessons with Teacher Liu.
Eunuch Changshun hesitated.
[There's another great deed waiting to be discovered in the Cold Palace. I'll give it to Eunuch Changshun as a gift for taking Chengcheng there!]
Eunuch Changshun's gaze froze.
A general in the field could refuse his sovereign's orders!
Today, he, Changshun, was taking the little princess to the Cold Palace, no matter what!
Since Jiang Yingcheng's excuse was that she wanted to stroll around, it conveniently suited Jiang Xingran and Lin Jinshu. Each climbed into a sedan chair and swayed off toward Starfrost Hall ahead of them.
Jiang Qiuyu had originally wanted to go along, too, but the moment he heard they were going to continue their lessons with the teacher, he shook his head like a rattle drum and treated everyone to a triple refusal. "No way. I'm not going. If I study any more, I'll die!"
Lin Jinshu merely glanced at him before looking away, while Jiang Xingran stared at him for a long while.
In the end, everyone was escorted back separately, according to the original plan.
Following the directions