As Eunuch Changshun led Jiang Yingcheng outside by the hand, she felt rather smug, as though a great grievance of her own had finally been avenged.
The sight of Ji Yingrui being escorted out by the Imperial Guards had kept her excited for quite some time. Only once she was seated in the sedan chair did she begin considering what came next.
[Hehehe, looks like the contents of that note successfully caught Grandpa Tan's attention~]
[Hmm, but Chengcheng only wrote about the spies planted in Grandpa Tan's household. I haven't told him about Tan Yueze yet!]
[And there's Tan Siyuan, who'll bring such terrible ruin on Grandpa Tan's family in the future. I have to find a way to warn Grandpa Tan!]
Jiang Yingcheng racked her brains over Tan Residence's affairs the entire way. Only when the sedan chair stopped did she reluctantly pull herself out of her thoughts.
Eunuch Changshun lifted the curtain and offered a hand to help her out. "Your little Highness, we've arrived."
Jiang Yingcheng stepped out happily, only to be stunned by the sight before her the moment her feet touched the ground.
[Wh-why do I have to come to the Academy today?!] She hadn't had enough fun yet!
Jiang Yingcheng abruptly took a step backward and belatedly began feigning illness. "Ch-Chengcheng feels so dizzy!"
[I need a few more days of rest!]
Having anticipated this exact reaction from the little girl, Eunuch Changshun smiled knowingly. "The two Little Highnesses and Young Master Lin have been waiting for you for ages. They've been hoping you'd return soon ever since yesterday."
The fingers covering Jiang Yingcheng's eyes parted into two narrow slits. "Really?"
She didn't like attending the Academy, but if her future golden lifelines wanted to see her, she supposed she could reluctantly sit through