Suddenly Becoming a Benefactor

Zhao Xing recuperated for a few days, but one afternoon before she had her lunch in her living quarters, Zhang Zhengyang, who had come back early had surprised her with a visitor.

"Zhao Xing you'll be summoned to the palace very soon, so you have to learn a bit of etiquette so you don't embarrass yourself." He had accompanied her to eat today, just so he could discuss this matter with her. He didn't tell her before because she still needed rest, and didn't want to stress her.

"Me?" Summoned into the palace? What happened? Did she go and offend someone or something. Her eyes widened in curiosity, there was also a bit of nervousness in it.

Zhang Zhengyang sighed, "Don't be nervous, I told my imperial father how you saved my life during the assassination, and so he asked to see you."

"??"

'Who saved whose life?'

She swallowed the food in her mouth and took a good look at him. "Zhang Zhengyang? Such a matter happened and I the savior doesn't even know?"

Zhang Zhengyang smiled, "It's true you didn't know, that day everything had happened too fast for one to realize. The arrow that shot you was aimed at me, but the enemy hadn't expected for you to suddenly come and block it."

Zhao Xing's eyes widened in realization.

'So that's how it is.' No one had told her about this matter.

Zhang Zhengyang added, "The arrow was coated in poison, thankfully some of the shadow guards had medical skills if not you wouldn't have survived."

"Ha?" So she was poisoned twice? Wth, Why?

She suddenly checked herself to find out if she was feeling any discomfort in her body. Being poisoned twice was no joking matter.

Zhang Zhangyang saw what she was doing and reassured her, "No need, you're recuperating quite well, even the physician said so."

Hearing this she sighed in relief, then turned to him, "You…how could you hide so much from me?"

Zhang Zhengyang didn't answer her, he beckoned to the servant at the door. Zhao Xing turned to look, and soon a woman came walking in, she looked very dignified, making one respect her when they saw her.

"Grand Tutor, this is Jiang Mama, she'll be teaching you etiquette from tomorrow."

Zhao Xing gulped. It didn't sound good at all. Looking at this Jiang Mama made her feel like she was before her teachers at school.

She had no words to refute him, and so Zhang Zhengyang took her silence as an agreement. He nodded and added, "She'll also be staying here in your living quarters to make sure you make quick progress."

"Ah?" Wasn't this torture? Who on earth wanted to live with their teacher?

"Zhang…Zhang Zhengyang…this isn't appropriate is it? I mean, this courtyard is mostly lively, I'm afraid Jiang Mama wouldn't be able to tolerate the noise…" The woman was standing right there she couldn't just say she didn't want to live with her just like that, she could only use this excuse, hoping Zhang Zhengyang would get the hint.

Zhang Zhengyang didn't respond, but Jiang Mama quickly responded in his stead, "Grand Tutor is very considerate, this servant doesn't mind at all, it would be this servant's pleasure to closely serve by Grand Tutor's side."

Wth was she talking about? Jiang Mama's eyes were calm without a ripple when she said this words, Zhao Xing almost doubted her sincerity when she said those words.

She turned to Zhang Zhengyang who suddenly acted stupid and refused to take her hint, she wanted to cry but had no tears. She was really going to find time and deal with him later.

In the end, the matter of Jiang Mama staying at her place was settled, and the mama left. The young girl suddenly lost interest in table full of food.

Just as she was mourning her fate the voice of a man shouting in the front yard could be heard.

"Second Brother!"

Before the two realized it, there was a bit of ruckus outside. The servants were at lost on whether to let this person in or not.

"Second Brother."

Finally the guest made his grandiose appearance.

"Ninth Prince?" Zhao Xing didn't take long to recognize this little troublemaker. It had been a very long while since she last saw him. She didn't forget what he had promised to get her that day.

Zhang Zhengyang didn't seem surprised at all, his expression also didn't change much.

"Second brother, you came back after so long and you didn't even inform me." He said as he invited himself to the table. He saw Zhao Xing and smiled brightly, "Big sister Xing is also here."

Zhao Xing really wanted to roll her eyes.

"You came here making so much noise at my place, you invited yourself to my table, and you only just realized that I'm here?"

The Ninth Prince laughed foolishly, "Isn't it because I missed my brother so much?" He then turned to the Crown Prince, "Right, Big Brother?"

"How's your wound?" Zhang Zhengyang asked.

The question confused Zhao Xing, who else was wounded here apart from her? The ninth prince?

She turned to the person sitting next to her at the table.

"Brother doesn't need to worry, I'm already much better."

"Eh, young man, you got injured?" Zhao Xing asked curiously.

"It's nothing, I was careless and got hurt that's all, big sister doesn't need to worry." He explained.

Zhao Xing made a face. Who was worried about him? Wasn't she just satisfying her desire to eat melons?

She knew the ninth prince wasn't telling the truth. Zhang Zhengyang was someone she discovered didn't easily ask about others wellbeing. What he ever did when she was sick or injured was to scold her. If anything he would just hear it from the physician. If he had just simply hurt himself because he was careless, then his brother wouldn't ask him like this right?

She didn't ask further, since it might be confidential.

"Big sister, I heard that you saved my brother during an assassination attempt on your way back."

Ah? Has the news spread that much?

Zhao Xing looked at Zhang Zhengyang for answers, but the later didn't seem to mind her. She could only smile back at him. "Ah…it was just an accident, an accident…"

Even if it was an accident, my Second Brother is very important to me, now that you have saved his life, you've become this one's benefactor…" The ninth prince suddenly became so serious, and Zhao Xing suddenly felt uncomfortable. Even she herself had only just learnt that she had saved the Crown Prince's life, ok?