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The library of Jincao Academy is a courtyard with three entrances.
The backyard is the bedroom and study room where the gentlemen live, the middle courtyard is where the students take lunch breaks and have meals, and the front yard is composed of three main rooms, with a lawn in the middle surrounded by a Chinese character.
As for the courtyard gate, it is a fish leaping over the dragon gate carved out of bluestone.
There is a plaque hanging on it, with the four characters "Jincao Academy" engraved in cursive script, and the seal of the previous Prime Minister Zhao, which highlights the extraordinary nature of this academy.
When Mei Hongyue entered the front yard, there was the sound of reading aloud in the hall on the right.
Of the three halls, the one in the middle naturally belongs to Zhuo Weian, the one on the left is her teaching, and the one on the right is Sheng Shixian.
In fact, Sheng Shixian is now sixty-two years old, the oldest among the three. He once served as the "Guangyu Shaoqing" in the Ministry of Rites, in charge of sacrifices, court gatherings, banquets, wine and food, and is a member of the fifth rank. .
However, now that he is his emeritus home, he came to Jincao Academy to become a teacher.
At first, Zhuo Weian was prepared to let Sheng Shixian teach in the middle hall, but Sheng Shixian was unwilling and said humorously: "If Mr. Zhuo insists on doing this, I should go back home and continue walking the birds."
Obviously, this old gentleman knew that Zhuo Wei'an was more talented than himself, so the current situation came into being.
Mei Hongyue walked into the hall on the right with light steps. When she saw Sheng Shixian sitting in the hall wearing Confucian clothes and white hair at the temples, she said softly: "I'm disturbing Mr. Sheng's teaching."
Sheng Shixian was closing his eyes and listening to the students reciting. When he heard Mei Hongyue's words, his eyes opened slightly: "Oh? Is there something wrong, Mr. Mei?"
When he saw Zong Shu, who was covered in mud behind Mei Hongyue, he looked a little surprised: "What happened? Did he fall into the lotus pond?"
"It's Luo Ye!" Zong Shu didn't wait for Mei Hongyue to speak again, and immediately pointed his finger at Luo Ye who was sitting in the house: "It was Luo Ye who kicked me off the lotus pond!"
"What? This happened?" Sheng Shixian obviously didn't believe it.
"Luo Ye, you still have the nerve to sit there and why don't you stand up?!" Zong Shu said and was about to rush into the house, but was stopped directly by a figure.
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As a reading companion.
Quan Chun could not sit in the middle of the main room to listen to the class, and there was no wooden table with the four treasures of the study in front of him, but he could occupy a seat on the long wooden benches on both sides.
Seeing Zong Shu coming in to arrest someone, he naturally ran out to stop him.
"You book boy... how dare you stop me?!" Zong Shu was furious, clenching his fists and about to hit him.
"Stop." Sheng Shixian frowned: "A gentleman has a benevolent heart. Even if he is bullied, he should argue with reason. How can he take action rashly?"
After saying that, he looked at Luo Ye: "Luo Ye, get up and go to the courtyard to explain this matter clearly to Mr. Mei and Zong Shu."
"He kicked me off the lotus pond. This is a fact. How can I argue with it?" Zong Shu said again before Luo Ye could speak. Moreover, without loosening his fist, he still wanted to rush in.
"Zong Shu, don't disturb Mr. Sheng's class." Mei Hongyue scolded.
"Huh!" Zong Shu stamped his feet angrily.
However, he finally listened to Mei Hongyue's words and left the main room.
When the schoolchildren in the hall saw Zong Shu leaving, they all stood up happily and asked Luo Ye, "Is it true?" They wanted to hear some excitement.
But Sheng Shixian stopped him: "Everyone, sit down and continue reading!"
"Oh..." The schoolchildren looked disappointed.
"Luo Ye, go ahead."
"yes."
Luo Ye stood up and looked at Sheng Shixian.
It turned out that Sheng Shixian had closed his eyes again and had no intention of leaving the house.
So without further words, he took Quan Chun to the courtyard.
Zong Shu had already been waiting impatiently in the courtyard. As soon as he saw Luo Ye coming out, he shouted again: "Luo Ye, if you dare to kick me, the gentlemen will punish you severely today!"
This was said with full confidence.
Mei Hongyue stood between Zong Shu and Luo Ye and asked, "Luo Ye, was it you who kicked Zong Shu off the lotus pond?"
"It's true...it's true...it's my fault..." Luo Ye nodded, his expression obviously a little scared: "If I hadn't dodged, Zong Shu would not have fallen into the lotus pond..."
"He admitted it, Mr. Mei, he admitted it! Punish him now!" Zong Shu immediately shouted again.
"Zong Shu, don't be impatient. Wait until I ask for details." Mei Hongyue heard something wrong in Luo Ye's words: "Luo Ye, did you just say you hid for a while?"
"right……"
"Why are you hiding?"
"I, I dare not say, please punish me, gentlemen. This matter is indeed my fault. You gentlemen, you can punish me heavier. If the punishment is lighter, I will be let out of school... Zong Shu will definitely not Let me go..." Luo Ye trembled.
"This..." Mei Hongyue looked at Zhuo Wei'an aside, and seeing that Zhuo Wei'an was still silent, she finally gritted her teeth and said, "Luo Ye, although Mr. Zhuo and I are not your tutors, we are fair in dealing with things." Yes, don’t worry!”
"Okay, okay." Luo Ye nodded.
Then, he told all the 'truth' of the matter.
First, he said that he was tired from walking, so he and Quan Chun were drinking water on the bridge. Then, Zong Shu chased him from behind, insisting that he had beaten him.
But I was clearly walking in front of him, so how could I hit him?
So, a dispute broke out.
During the dispute, Zongshu asked his bookboy to beat him.
Quan Chun was in a hurry and acted like a loyal servant to protect his master, and punched Zong Shu's book boy in return.
When Zong Shu saw that the book boy had suffered a loss, he became furious and rushed onto the bridge to kick him off.
At this point, Luo Ye's expression was extremely frightened: "I... I just fell into the water a few days ago. My body is still very weak and I can't choke on the water anymore. When I saw Zong Shu coming to kick me, I... I hid. After a while, he unexpectedly fell into the lotus pond... It was indeed my fault. If I had let him kick me, he wouldn't have fallen into the lotus pond..."
"You mean, Zong Shu fell into the lotus pond by himself?" Mei Hongyue was a little surprised.
"Yes." Luo Ye nodded.
"..." Quan Chun.
Can gentlemen believe such lies?
"He's lying! He's lying!" Zong Shu became anxious after hearing this: "He first hit me with stones, and then said he wanted to compete with me in running. He also sneaked up on me from behind and kicked me down the lotus pond. !”
"Then... why should I hit you with stones?" Luo Ye looked at Zong Shu and asked softly.
"Because you want to repay me for kicking you out four days ago... Ugh!" Zong Shu almost blurted out the words, but stopped immediately.
"I know you kicked me off the lotus pond four days ago, and I caught a cold and got sick because of it, and almost died. However, I don't actually blame you in my heart, because it was Li Sanlang who took you guys with you that day. If you don't kick me, Sanlang Li will blame you, so you have no choice but to do it, right?" Luo Ye replied.
"Hmph, what's the last resort? Will my Zong Shu be forced by others?"
"Then you did it on purpose?"
"Of course that's why... No, no, I didn't kick you at all!"
"Also, you just lied and said that I was competing with you in running. Since it is running, we should stand together. How can you sneak up on you from behind?" Luo Ye asked quietly again.
"That's because I stood in front of you, which gave you an opportunity."
"But according to what you just said, I hit you first today, that is, I provoked you first. If this is the case, then why did I let you stand in front during the running competition? Wouldn't I definitely lose? ? Don’t you think your lie is unreasonable? "
"Because you are cowardly by nature, you are afraid that I will beat you after school..."
"Do you often hit me after school?"
"Well!!"
"Can't you make it up anymore?"
"Fuck you￥%#." Zong Shu was angry and clenched his fists: "Luo Ye, you!!!"
"Don't... don't hit me." Luo Ye was startled and immediately hid behind Mei Hongyue.
"I, I didn't mean to hit you!" Zong Shu was stunned and glanced at his fist: "You...what are you hiding from?!"
"I'm sorry. I've been beaten by you too many times. I'm a little scared. Besides, I just admitted my mistake and am willing to accept the punishment. Why do you have to kick me out of the school?"
"Why are you kicked out of school? When did I say that?!"
"You said it when you were on the bridge. You said that my father had offended the right prime minister and was now kicked out of the court. Therefore, you also wanted to drive me out of Jincao Academy. This would reunite father and son, right? ?”
"I...I didn't!" Zong Shu was shocked.
"Okay, as long as you don't let the gentlemen kick me out of the school, I will accept any punishment." Luo Ye said weakly.
"Luo Ye, you dare to accuse me wrongly, I...I never said that at all!!!" Zong Shu became a little anxious.
...Oh, this guy is in a hurry!
Of course, Luo Ye couldn't let such an opportunity go. He immediately mouthed two words silently towards Zong Shu from behind Mei Hongyue - Idiot!
"You!! How dare you scold me?!" Zong Shu had never been so angry before. His eyes widened and he was so angry that he instinctively rushed towards Luo Ye: "I have to teach you a lesson today!"
