The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 425

Chapter 425: 215 Slapping in the Face (First Update)

The idiom ‘What you fear most is most likely to happen’ couldn’t have been a more accurate depiction of Lady Shu’s state of mind at this moment. She had absolutely no inkling the Emperor would make such a move to examine the Fifth Prince’s homework.

Given the long roster of duties the Emperor had to handle daily, he had little time to go through their textbooks. The ones he was most concerned about were the Crown Prince and the eldest prince.

One was his first-born child, while the other was his legitimate child.

For the Fifth Prince, who was neither the eldest nor the legitimate son, the Emperor would, at most, glance through his essays once. However, with Gu Jinyu’s assistance, the Fifth Prince always managed to complete his essays quite flawlessly.

Occasionally, the Emperor would summon the Fifth Prince and quiz him on some questions from his essays – all prepped in advance by Gu Jinyu.

Don’t underestimate the Fifth Prince. When it came to cheating, his talents were beyond extraordinary.

If Gu Jinyu warned him that the Emperor may quiz him on a subject, all the Fifth Prince had to do was remember the answer.

Having cheated with the help of Gu Jinyu for so many years, the Fifth Prince had yet to be caught.

Lady Shu’s heart was trembling with fear.

“Your Majesty…”

She made an attempt to put a stop to this. However, the Emperor was determined. Meanwhile, the three young boys had finished preparing the mortar and were heading over to plaster the wall with their small buckets.

The Emperor, having lost his amusement, rose to return to the Imperial Study Room.

Empress Xiao and Lady Zhuang, along with the others, respectfully saw him out.

The Emperor had departed for the Imperial Study Room.

The Fifth Prince was also summoned.

He was still in the dark about what was happening. But he felt an unsettling vibe from the expressions of the palace maids as well as the Emperor.

“Father.”

He paid his respects as he entered the Imperial Study Room.

By now, the three little buddies had arrived outside the Imperial Study Room, panting as they carried their small buckets to plaster the wall.

High Steward Wei was really worried that while they were plastering the wall, they might accidentally get some plaster on the Emperor. He ordered people to bring some green bricks over.

If they couldn’t plaster the wall, plastering bricks was a good alternative.

The kids squatted down, took their small brushes, and began to plaster slowly.

Little Jingkong was the most focused, but due to his small size and poor control over his strength, his plastering turned out to be the worst.

Next came Xu Zhuzhu; he didn’t do particularly well either.