Chapter 2456 Extra - Pretending to Be Public-Minded for Self-Interest

Chapter 2456 Extra - Pretending to Be Public-Minded for Self-Interest


The young girl said indignantly, "Twice, and this time, I even brought my painting with me, but I still couldn't make the bad guy surrender, body and soul."


Dou Dou corrected, "It's 'soul and mouth.'"


Huohuo shot him a glance, not wanting to remind him that she had said the same words before.


Sure enough, Mengmeng waved her hand and said, "That's not important."


What's important is that she failed again, unable to make that person appreciate her artwork.


Oh, right...


Mengmeng raised her head and said, "Mother, my little bunny."


Shu Yu and Xiao Shi exchanged glances, the latter's mouth twitched when she heard it. It's good; there's nothing to worry about. Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng's child is indeed extraordinary.


The courage of these parents is commendable, and their daughter is no different.


Shu Yu touched Mengmeng's hair and said, "Your little bunny is with your senior brother Pan."


Speaking of which, Pan Yi had been gone for a while; I wonder where he went.


Shu Yu thought for a moment, then looked at Ying Xi and said, "You should go and look for him. If possible, bring back Mengmeng's bag and take it back to the inn first."


However, Ying Xi was worried. "What about you, Miss? There are three children here."


If only Xia Yan were here, but unfortunately, he always stayed by the young master's side, and it wouldn't be right to leave him alone when the young master went to the palace.


Xiao Ruojun smiled and said, "Don't worry, the guards in my mansion are not to be trifled with."


"Go," Shu Yu nodded at her. "There are students from the Zenglu Academy outside, and they are mostly scholars. They might have been a bit impulsive at first, following the crowd, but they've calmed down by now. They value propriety and won't cause trouble. After all, it's just a painting by Mountain Dweller."


Ying Xi nodded and was about to leave when there was a knock on the door of the private room.


She opened the door and saw Pan Yi standing there, dejected, with his clothes and hair in disarray, as if he had been through a struggle.


Shu Yu looked at him in surprise. "You... were you robbed?"


Pan Yi nodded, then quickly shook his head, and explained with a bitter face, "At first, the guards at the teahouse escorted me and took me on a roundabout path to shake off the people behind me, but they took me directly to the teahouse's owner."


"Prince Zheng?"


"Yes, I arrived at Prince Zheng's study, and he said he wanted to see Mountain Dweller's artwork. Then..."


Shu Yu facepalmed. Pan Yi, a bookish scholar, naturally couldn't resist someone as noble as Prince Zheng, especially in Prince Zheng's territory, where everyone was under his control.


"Is the bag and painting in Prince Zheng's hands?"


Pan Yi nodded. "Yes, Prince Zheng said he has long admired Mountain Dweller and wanted to enjoy Mountain Dweller's artwork. If there's a chance to have a conversation with Mountain Dweller, it would be a great opportunity. There are too many students outside, and he assured that he would keep the painting and bag safe for now."


Shu Yu chuckled. This was helping? This was pretending to be public-minded for self-interest.


Xiao Shi stood up and said, "I'll go talk to Prince Zheng. My husband and Prince Zheng are good friends, so I believe he won't make things difficult for us."


"No need. Right now, our belongings are indeed safe in Prince Zheng's hands. Let's go, and when Yunzheng comes back in the evening, we'll let him pick them up himself."


Prince Zheng clearly wanted to build a connection with Meng Yunzheng. Since he's a friend of Xiang Weinan, he can't be a bad person.


"Let's go."


Shu Yu picked up Mengmeng and headed out, leaving Pan Yi and the others to stay here. They still had a lecture to attend in the afternoon.