Chapter 2288: The Youth Searching for Mistress Hou

Chapter 2288: The Youth Searching for Mistress Hou

Meng Yunzheng was about to leave Dong'an Prefecture, and his house was vacant. These past few days had been busy for him as he was the Mountain Chief of the newly established academy, which meant he had to handle various matters himself.

The first day was for enrollment, the second day for processing admissions, and now, on the third day, Meng Yunzheng was preparing for his opening speech. He had been so occupied that he hadn't even returned home for three days.

However, given that he was newly married, he had made sure to keep Shu Yu by his side in the evenings to prevent feeling too lonely.

After three days, Zenglu Academy finally settled into a peaceful rhythm, functioning smoothly. Nevertheless, the grandeur of the academy's founding day was still being widely discussed and had spread far and wide.

Meanwhile, in the neighboring capital city of Dong'an Prefecture, a young man in a carriage paused when he heard about Zenglu Academy. He turned to the book servant beside him and said, "It seems that Young Master Meng academy is very successful. Do you think he would allow me to stay at the academy?"

The book servant wore a troubled expression. "Young Master, you're studying at the Imperial College, which is prestigious. Why do you want to come to this remote place? Even if there are two eminent scholars and a top scholar like Young Master Meng here, they can't compare to the might of the Imperial College."

"You don't understand. Yao Bo has come here too."

"But Yao Bo was allowed by his family. You, on the other hand, have run away without permission. When you return to the capital, your father will definitely be furious." The young master had always been obedient, so his sudden rebelliousness would surely infuriate his father.

The young man looked serious. "What are you saying? How could I run away? I have a legitimate reason, and I even left a letter to my father."

"What legitimate reason do you have?" The book servant muttered quietly to himself. Leaving a letter to your father didn't make it a legitimate reason. After all, what could be more serious than studying at the Imperial College?

The young man reached into a small box behind him and took out a letter. He waved it in front of the book servant. "I'm delivering a letter to Mistress Hou, and Mistress Hou is on good terms with Lady Lu, who is Young Master Meng beloved wife. When the time comes, I'll have Mistress Hou put in a good word for me, and I'll be allowed to stay."

"But your relationship with Mistress Hou is quite ordinary. She won't necessarily speak favorably for you, right?" Furthermore, Mistress Hou was the paternal aunt of the young master and had been receiving a lot of favor recently. Although she hadn't given birth to a son, who knew what the future held?

The book servant kept these thoughts to himself, not daring to voice them out loud. In the Wan family, it was not allowed for servants to sow discord among their masters, especially for those closest to their masters. Once such actions were discovered, they would be sold off as cheap labor.

"We should hurry up. I heard that the academy has been open for three days already. If I arrive any later, they might not accept me."

The young man sat up straight in the carriage and urged the coachman to speed up. As a result, on the third morning after the academy's opening, a pair of dusty master and servant appeared outside the gates of Zenglu Academy. They looked somewhat disheveled.

The young man knocked on the academy's gate, and when the gatekeeper opened it, he asked with surprise, "Who are you looking for?"

"We're looking for Mistress Hou... No, we're looking for headmaster Meng."