The Marquis Mansion’s Elite Class

Pan Hongzhi advised from the side, "Jin Cheng, what the shop owner said is correct. Exchanging goods for goods was something you agreed upon at the time. It’s useless to go back on it after so long. Moreover, without any written evidence or proof, even if you take it to the authorities, they won’t be able to help you recover the jade pendant. Lastly, Buyan leading people to storm their place is against the law. You’d both be arrested, turning from the victim into the instigator."

Buyan was almost moved to tears.

A spokesperson, a true spokesperson! Pan Hongzhi had perfectly voiced his thoughts!

Now he understood the importance of knowledge. He regretted not pursuing both martial and scholarly arts alongside the young marquis!

The little troublemaker was instantly deflated.

Holding the fifty taels of silver he had painstakingly borrowed, he pouted and said, "Is there really no way? Pan Hongzhi, please help me. Otherwise, my grandmother will be so angry she’ll never come back. I really miss her…"

Pan Hongzhi: "…"

Again with the pleading and pitiful act. Can’t you try something else?

Even a grown man like him was having a hard time resisting!

Pan Hongzhi steeled his heart but still didn’t tell the truth. Instead, he suggested, "I think you could write a letter to the Old Marchioness, explaining the situation and sincerely apologizing. Perhaps she’ll see that you’ve matured and come back to visit you?"

The little troublemaker’s eyes lit up, and he immediately perked up. "Great idea! Shunzi, prepare the ink. Use red ink—my grandmother loves that color!"

Shunzi: "…" There’s no need to be that thoughtful.

Pan Hongzhi’s mouth twitched, but at least there was some peace for a while.

The little troublemaker sat at the desk, biting the tip of the brush as he thought about how to write the letter.

Since learning to write, he had never written a letter to anyone. This time, it was for his grandmother, and it was an apology letter, so he was extra careful.

Once the ink was ready, the little one carefully wrote: "To my dearest grandmother, I am your most, most, most, most, most beloved grandson, Jin Cheng…"

Shunzi: "…"

He had a feeling the rest wouldn’t be good. Suddenly, he wanted to plug his ears.

Pan Hongzhi didn’t even bother to twitch his mouth this time. He pretended not to hear and continued to watch what he would write next.

"It’s been four months and twenty-six days since I last saw you, and I miss you terribly. I miss you so much that I can’t eat or sleep, and even while studying, I’m thinking about getting first place to make you proud…"

Shunzi looked up at the sky in disbelief.

Young Master Jin Cheng was really good at exaggerating. Every day, he was shouting about defeating Qin Ye, crushing Hanlin North Academy, and taking down Luo Chen…

When had he ever mentioned studying for the Old Marchioness??

The little troublemaker continued writing: "In these four months and twenty-six days, I’ve learned a lot and realized how much I’ve worried you and grandfather in the past. I know I was wrong, and I promise to be a better child from now on."

Pan Hongzhi nodded in approval.

This part was well-written, showing the right mindset.

Zong Jincheng wrote as he spoke: "But there’s one thing I messed up badly. On the eighth day of the first month, I was with Xu Wan… Oh, no, I should write ‘mother,’ or grandmother will think I haven’t improved. On the eighth day of the first month, I was with mo… ah… never mind, I can’t write that. Scratch it out."

Pan Hongzhi: "…" If writing "mother" is this hard, imagine if you had to say it out loud. You’d probably explode on the spot.

"I accidentally lost the jade pendant you gave me for my birthday last year. I hope you’re not mad at me. I didn’t mean to…"

Pan Hongzhi tapped the table to remind him, "Don’t lie."

The little troublemaker looked up angrily.

This was the phrasing he had just come up with!

But under Pan Hongzhi’s firm gaze, he reluctantly crossed out the lie and started writing again: "I used the jade pendant you gave me for my birthday as collateral for a meal… Oh no, if I write it like this, grandmother will definitely be mad at me!"

Pan Hongzhi asked, "Would the Old Marchioness be even angrier if she found out you lied to her?"

The little troublemaker thought about it and realized it was true.

He lowered his head and honestly wrote about the jade pendant, quickly adding an explanation: "Now that I’ve learned about the normal prices outside, I realize how wasteful I was in the past. I know I was wrong, and I went to the shop owner to get the pendant back, but he wouldn’t give it to me… I’ve decided to study hard and save money. When I have enough, I’ll redeem the pendant. Grandmother, could you please not be mad at me and come back to see me? Your grandson who misses you every day, Jin Cheng."

The little troublemaker’s apology and plea were seamlessly blended. Pan Hongzhi nodded and said, "I think this is good. The Old Marchioness will definitely come back to see you after reading this."

"Really?" Zong Jincheng asked excitedly.

Pan Hongzhi confidently replied, "Of course."

The Old Marchioness had already said she’d be back in a few days to celebrate Zong Jincheng’s birthday. He was just using this opportunity to make the little rascal write an apology letter.

Well, after tormenting the kid like this, he finally got his revenge for being kept up at night.

The little troublemaker happily rewrote the letter and waited for the ink to dry before asking Shunzi to send it out.

Shunzi glanced at it and was certain: this was the best handwriting Young Master Jin Cheng had ever produced.

That night, the Old Marchioness at the villa received the letter.

"Old Marquis, Old Marquis, come quickly! Jin Cheng has written us a letter!"

The Old Marquis, who was soaking his feet, jumped out of the basin and shouted, "Bring it here, bring it here! I want to see what my precious grandson has written. Ah, Xu Wan has done such a good job as a mother. We’ve never seen Jin Cheng write a letter before. Look at how much he’s changed in just a few months."

The Old Marchioness came over and opened the letter. The two of them leaned in to look, only to see the crooked, messy handwriting that was far from impressive.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"…" Both of them fell silent.

Wasn’t he supposed to have improved a lot?

Why… why did it look like this…?

Finally, ​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‍the Old Marchioness smoothed things over. "It’s normal for children to have messy handwriting. We can correct it slowly over time."

"That’s right, that’s right. It’s not easy for Jin Cheng to write such a long letter. The handwriting doesn’t matter."

The Old Marchioness read the letter aloud: "To my dearest grandmother… Haha, Old Marquis, look, this is Jin Cheng’s letter to me."

The Old Marquis’s smile froze, and he snorted. "Jin Cheng only cares about you. When I go back in a few days, I’m going to ask him why he didn’t write to me."

"Haha…" The Old Marchioness couldn’t stop laughing as she continued reading. "So he’s apologizing about the jade pendant. Xu Wan mentioned earlier that Steward Liu had put it away. Jin Cheng must not have known."

The Old Marquis said, "Not only did he not know, but he also thought you might be angry and that’s why you haven’t come back to see him."

The Old Marchioness sighed. "My poor little darling thought I didn’t love him anymore. Oh, Jin Cheng, my grandson, I’m doing this for your own good. If I kept spoiling you like before, you’d only grow up worse."

The Old Marquis said, "Write back and explain everything to Jin Cheng. Don’t let him be sad."

The Old Marchioness was about to nod but suddenly stopped. "No, we can’t write back. If we say something wrong and interfere with Xu Wan’s parenting, we’ll be making another mistake."