The Marquis Mansion's Elite Class

Chapter 84

Shunzi was utterly confused. "The bag hasn't disappeared, but that can't be. Young Master Cheng has never cared about such things."

The little devil was moody, and sometimes even he, a high-EQ servant who had served for many years, couldn't understand what was going on in the little master's head.

Zong Wenxiu nodded. "Alright, I understand. You all go out first, I'll talk to Jin Cheng."

"Yes," Shunzi handed him the clothes and left the room with Buyan.

Zong Wenxiu took the clothes and gently pushed the little one wrapped in the blanket, chuckling. "Jin Cheng, how old are you still lazing in bed? Aren't you going to get up and see the new clothes? Madam just had them made for you, they're very beautiful. You'll surely get lots of compliments when you wear them."

The little devil, usually so vain, didn't react at all to this, remaining motionless.

Zong Wenxiu was surprised and added, "The results are out today, aren't you curious? Our Jin Cheng is going to trample all the students of Hanlin Academy first, then go to the Child Prodigy Class to trample Qin Ye. You're about to complete the first step."

Hearing this, the little devil moved. He pulled down the blanket, revealing a pair of big, shiny black eyes, and said somewhat evasively, "Brother, I'm a bit nervous."Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Zong Wenxiu couldn't help but laugh and teased, "You're nervous? I thought with your personality, you'd be up early, excited to rush to the academy to see the results."

The little devil pouted, blinked his eyes, and didn't respond, as if feeling guilty.

After a while, he finally said, "Brother, I don't want to ride in the same carriage as Xu Wan today."

If he didn't do well, that woman would surely laugh at him. The little devil cared about his face and didn't want to be embarrassed again.

Zong Wenxiu thoughtfully said, "Then I'll have Shunzi go ask?"

"Mm," the little devil nodded.

Zong Wenxiu went out to give instructions, and when Shunzi returned saying Xu Wan had agreed, he said to him, "Alright, get up now. Let's go see the results. Jin Cheng will surely do well today."

Hearing this, the little devil finally slowly got up and dressed, but his spirits were still low, like a wilted eggplant, all limp.

Zong Jincheng's eyes suddenly lit up, those black eyes becoming lively again, and he exclaimed in delight, "I know! I know! I know why she can predict my behavior!!"

"Huh?" Zong Wenxiu hadn't expected him to still be thinking about this.

The little devil jumped out of the carriage excitedly, gesturing animatedly, "Because my actions are too predictable. Once they deviate from the norm, they're bound to be noticed. Like how I'm always the first to get out of the carriage, and how I always believe I'll do well on exams—these are all patterns! That's why you can easily see through my plans and predict my actions!"

Zong Wenxiu was surprised, then laughed, praising him, "That's right, exactly. I always said Jin Cheng is the smartest, figuring it out so quickly."

The little devil proudly raised his little tail, immediately floating on air, forgetting who he was. He confidently declared, "Not only am I smart, but I can also apply what I learn! By observing someone's fixed behavior patterns, once I notice any anomalies, I can detect changes and prepare accordingly. Hmph, I'm going to observe Xu Wan closely from now on, find her weaknesses, and strike her hard!"

"Heh... heh..." Zong Wenxiu couldn't laugh anymore. "Madam was helping you understand, how can you think of using this against her?"

The gloom that had been weighing on Zong Jincheng for the past two days dissipated, and he was in an extremely good mood. Even his brother speaking up for Xu Wan didn't seem so bad now. He waved his hand good-naturedly, "Alright, alright, I won't use it on her. I'll go observe other people's anomalies instead!"

"Huh?"

"Let's go, brother, let's go see the results!" The fully revived little devil grabbed Zong Wenxiu's hand and ran, pushing through the crowd.

On the other side, Xu Wan lifted the curtain of the carriage and watched their retreating figures, smiling. "That kid's mood changes faster than June rain."

Cui Zhi laughed, "Then, Madam, will we still need two carriages?"

Xu Wan said lightly, "Of course not. After we send them back to the manor today, tell Steward Liu to put that carriage away. We'll continue to be frugal."

"Yes."

As the little devil ran through the crowd, he kept analyzing his insights to Zong Wenxiu, "I've seen this person before. Every time he looks at the results, he's dejected. He's so happy this time, he must have done well!"

"And this person usually walks slowly, but he's walking so fast now, it must be because he hasn't seen his results yet!"

"And this one, this one! He's usually as timid as a mouse, but today he's running to the teacher's courtyard. He must be going to brag, he definitely made the list!"