A servant hitched the horse to the carriage, and Xiang Mingli hurried aboard with his wife and child.
Xiang Minghou, carrying Ye Qianning, emerged from behind one of the stone lions by the gate. Watching the carriage recede into the distance, he let out a cold snort.
"Dad, aren't we going to Lou Mountain Academy?" Ye Qianning asked, her eyes fixed on the carriage as it sped away.
"There's no one at Lou Mountain Academy today."
"Huh?"
"On the second day of the school year, all the teachers and students at Lou Mountain Academy go to the mountaintop to worship the founding masters," Xiang Minghou explained. "They burn incense and fast for a day, only coming back down after nightfall."
Ye Qianning nodded in understanding. 'So they have a ridiculous rule like that.'
"If Second Uncle goes to Lou Mountain Academy and can't find anyone, is he going to cause another scene when he gets back?"
