Chapter 262: 151 Bully Back (Second Update)
Zheng Siye has been very diligent lately, spending most of his time living in the Guozijian.
After all, he is acting as the Vice Chancellor, and soon he will become the real Chancellor, so pretending to work hard is not a mistake.
Ever since Xiao Liulang mocked him about not being qualified to enter Minghui Hall, he has been pleading with Zhou Taifu in front of his majesty to speak well of him. Now, he has secured his spot in Minghui Hall.
However, he was only allowed in the outer hall, and he would have to wait until he became a Vice Chancellor to gain access to the inner hall.
Zheng Siye stood in front of the door of the inner hall, his eyes full of greed: “Soon, I will be able to move in there!”
After working a whole day, he was a bit hungry.
He wanted to have food brought to him, but there was no place to eat in the outer hall, only the inner hall had such a place.
He had no choice but to leave Minghui Hall.
An attendant from outside approached him, asking: “My Lord, are you hungry? Would you like to return to Siye Hall for a meal? What would you like to eat? I can have it prepared for you.”
Ever since he moved into Minghui Hall a few days earlier, Zheng Siye no longer wanted to return to Siye Hall. He felt that Siye Hall no longer suited his current status.
He waved his hand dismissively: “No, I’ll find something to eat outside.”
He could use the opportunity to clear his mind.
The year-end was approaching, and he still had a lot of official documents to deal with.
He really was a hardworking official!
Zheng Siye left Guozijian feeling quite pleased with himself.
Because of his departure, Gu Jiao failed to find him when she snuck into Minghui Hall to confront him.
Gu Jiao was not sure if he would return and wondered whether she should wait for him or go out and find him. Then she heard a very faint breath.
Someone was hiding here!
Could it be Zheng Siye?
A vision in black, Gu Jiao propped herself on the table and sprung towards the pillar, pulling out a shadow from behind it.
“It’s you?” Gu Jiao’s clenched fist froze mid-air.
She put down her fist and stared at him seriously: “What are you doing here so late? Why haven’t you gone home?”
Xiao Liulang: “What are you doing here?”
“…” Gu Jiao was speechless.
Even more surprising was the fact that, dressed all in black, she also found him wearing black.
A thought struck both of them simultaneously: When did you buy black clothes without the other knowing?!
Back in her previous life, Gu Jiao loved colourful clothes, but since coming here, she mostly wore green. Xiao Liulang either wore his white robes from Guozijian or his usual blue attire.
In short, their clothes rarely matched.
Gu Jiao: I never thought the first time we’d match in outfits would be on such an occasion!
Gu Jiao sternly said: “I asked first, you answer first.”
Xiao Liulang appeared unfazed: “I came to meet someone and pick up some things on the way.”
Gu Jiao replied seriously: “Coincidentally, so did I.”
—A man who usually goes straight home after school visits his master’s office in the middle of the night. Would anyone believe that?
—And would anyone believe that an outsider was admitted into Guozijian?
The couple stared at each other solemnly, taking lying through their teeth to new levels.
Xiao Liulang opened his mouth.
“Someone’s coming!” Gu Jiao suddenly covered his mouth with her hands, her eyebrows furrowed.
Xiao Liulang was suffocating under her soft hand.
He patted her shoulder.
Gu Jiao put a finger to her lips: “Shh——”
Xiao Liulang pointed to her hand.
You’re covering my mouth is enough, why cover my nose too?
“Oh, sorry about that.” Gu Jiao removed her hand and hid with him behind the pillar.
Gu Jiao was thinking, if that was Zheng Siye, then she would knock her husband out first, handle Zheng Siye until he wished for death but couldn’t find it, and then carry her husband back home.
Unfortunately, it was not Zheng Siye who arrived.
He was a vice chancellor whose status was slightly lower than Zheng Siye’s.
He was an upright and good official.
Xiao Liulang did not want to harm him.
Gu Jiao had no intention to harm anyone not on her list.
The two held their breath in sync.
“My lord, it’s quite late. Might you return tomorrow?”
“How could that be? I have very urgent matters to report to Zheng Siye. If it’s too late, would you then take responsibility if something goes wrong?”
Listening to him, the two attendants dared not to stop him and allowed him to enter Minghui Hall.
Minghui Hall is always guarded. Gu Jiao was able to get in because she was a Special Agent in her previous life and was very experienced at doing such things. But how did Xiao Liulang sneak in?
Gu Jiao stared at him strangely.