The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 1290

Chapter 1290: 627 The Second Watch

Gu Jiao was dozing off, unaware of what the master was lecturing about.

She made a signal to Zhong Ding, who silently opened his own book, subtly pointing at the annotations he’d written.

Gu Jiao’s mouth twitched, brother, your annotations are in Zhao Country script...

In the end, Gu Jiao couldn’t give the right answer and was punished by the master to copy the lesson text fifty times.

Gu Jiao clenched her teeth and sat down.

Great.

Everything’s going against me.

However, what was even more vexing was that after class, Gu Jiao was summoned to the master’s chamber at Mingxin Hall and received a demerit from the Academy.

Gu Jiaojiao’s body froze: "Why a demerit?"

Master Jiang of the Mingxin Hall declared, "All students of the Academy are prohibited from entering pleasure districts; otherwise, they shall receive a demerit!"

Gu Jiao: "..."

Tianqiong Academy had its own Dining Hall where Gu Jiao and Gu Xiaoshun would eat at noon.

The cost for meals was included in the tuition Silver, no extra fee required.

"Sister!" Gu Xiaoshun came bounding up to the entrance of Mingxin Hall.

Gu Jiao put aside her displeasure at the demerit and looked towards Xiaoshun, "How did your class go today?"

Xiaoshun said, "Not bad."

Gu Jiao asked, "Did you doze off?"

"Cough, yes." Isn’t dozing off a part of every lesson?

Gu Jiao paused, "You weren’t called out by the master, were you?"

Gu Xiaoshun quickly shook his head: "That, no."

So, the same act of dozing off, yet why was she the only one caught by the master?

It was all because of Mu Qingchen.

She knew he wouldn’t let her off so easily—that night she took him hostage was an everlasting shame to him as Young Master Qingchen, and he was determined to regain face.

Gu Jiao looked indifferently at Mu Qingchen’s receding figure, squinting slightly.

"Sis, why do you keep staring at him?" Xiaoshun noticed Gu Jiao’s gaze.

Gu Jiao withdrew her eyes: "It’s nothing, he’s good-looking. Let’s go, it’s time to eat."

"Oh." The mention of food energized Xiaoshun, who then leaned closer to Gu Jiao and whispered, "But sis, how can you find another man good-looking? Brother-in-law will be jealous."