In the 535th year of the Great Qi, the new emperor Mu Jingfeng ascended the throne and was honored as Emperor Jingyuan.
It was the Flower Dynasty, but on this day there were no people or lights. The only light was at a mansion in the city.
The sky was filled with flames, and no one stayed on the street for fear of getting into trouble.
Early the next morning, people came to the streets one after another. They all shook their heads and regretted when they saw that the Xu Mansion, which was once in full swing, was now burned down and nothing was left.
This matter was suppressed so tightly that the emperor even ordered that anyone who dared to talk about it would be killed, so no one dared to talk about it openly.
——Fifteen years later.
The grand opening of Kyoto - Xi Duanhong led the white horse into the imperial city. She was particularly excited as she had never seen such a prosperous capital city.
Everything here seemed particularly new to her. At noon, she went to a noodle shop and ordered plain noodles. As soon as she sat down, she heard the people at the next table talking quietly about something.
In order to hear more clearly, she moved closer to those people.
"Hey, do you know about the fire fifteen years ago?"
"Shhhhhhh!" Another middle-aged man quickly held down the young man and looked around the moment he spoke. "Do you know that this matter is forbidden in Daqi? Be careful. head!"
"Hey, don't worry. It is said that this incident has been going on for more than ten years, and our Emperor has probably forgotten about it a long time ago."
"That's true, alas..." the middle-aged man sighed, "I just heard more or less what happened at the beginning. The day of the incident was the day when Emperor Jingyuan ascended the throne."
"No, that night, a fire broke out in the Xu Mansion for no apparent reason and was surrounded by officers and soldiers. It is said that that night the flames were blazing into the sky and there were constant screams and pleas."
"Who says otherwise? It is said that that day was Miss Xu's 100-day banquet. It's a pity that she was still such a young child. Alas..."
Miss Xu?
Xi Duanhong's heart was inexplicably tugged, and a feeling of panic followed. She had had this feeling more than once, and she would feel like this every time she heard about the Xu family.
Why exactly is this happening?
After dinner, Xi Duanhong led her horse and wandered aimlessly on the street, looking left and right to see if anything was new. When she passed by the entrance of an academy, she looked at the long queue outside and became curious. past.
"Well, it's rare for the academy to hold a recruitment meeting this year. I don't know if we can go in."
"Yes, who knows that this academy is affiliated with the Sacrifice Pavilion. If you are lucky enough to enter, you may have the good luck to become an official in the palace in the future."
Such a good thing? Xi Duanhong lowered his head and smiled, then led his white horse to the end of the queue and lined up.
The person standing in front of her was also a girl, but she looked a little sloppy. Xi Duanhong greeted her with a smile, "Hello, are you here to sign up too?"
"Huh? Yes, yes..."
"My name is Xi Duanhong, nice to meet you~"
"I, I am Le Feng, hello..."
Le Feng's timid and trembling appearance puzzled her: Are you so afraid of strangers?
"Bah! I haven't come to this rotten academy yet!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."
Xi Duanhong looked at the young people who were cursing and leaving in confusion. She raised her hand and poked Le Feng in front of her, "What's going on with A Feng? Do you know?"
Le Feng did not expect that she would call him that, and was stunned for a moment, "That's right, this is the rule of the academy. The academy accepts people regardless of their background or connections. As long as they can be valued by the head of the academy, no matter how poor they are, All the poor people can go to study for free, but on the contrary, even if the prince of the current dynasty comes, he will not accept them..."
“Interesting~”
"Next person!"
It was Le Feng's turn, Xi Duanhong stood behind and looked around. There was a man sitting in front of them. He was dressed in white, with deep facial features, eyebrows and lips as bright as cherry blossoms. His skin color was as fair as a woman's, and his dark pupils seemed to Hidden in the coolness, the corners of the eyes are as frivolous as peach blossoms. If you don't pay attention, you can attract people's soul. She looks a bit more beautiful than a woman.
"Come on, follow me in."
Not only is he good-looking, he also has a nice voice. This is simply the best~
"Next person."
Xi Duanhong was still in a nymphomaniac state until the person behind her got impatient and pushed her, and then she came to her senses, "Sorry, sorry, you are so pretty~"
The man nodded and smiled and said in thanks, "Thank you."
Just when he was about to say something else, a girl ran out from behind the man and whispered a few words. The man's expression changed when he looked at Xi Duanhong.
"That's it for today. Tomorrow is the last day. Please go back." After saying that, he looked at Xi Duanhong who was standing in front of him in confusion. "Miss, please come with me."
"?!"
Xi Duanhong was overjoyed: So he passed.
Xi Duanhong followed the man into the academy. This place was truly the largest she had ever seen in her life.
"I am Chen Shuli, the headmaster of this academy. Miss, please call me headmaster Chen."
"Xi Duanhong has met Chief Chen." Xi Duanhong bowed to Chen Shuli honestly.
"Girl, you're welcome," Chen Shuli led Xi Duanhong to a separate courtyard, "This is where the new students will stay. There will be stewards here to receive you and tell you the rules here. If the girl really has something wrong, If you want to find out, you can come to the Chief’s Courtyard to find me.”
"Thank you~"
When Xi Duanhong came inside, he saw Le Feng who was just in front of him outside. He was about to go up to say hello but found that she was being bullied by a group of people.
How could Xi Duanhong, who had a strong sense of justice, watch them bullying his friends? He immediately walked over and pointed at them with one hand on his hips and said, "Hey! What are you doing?!"
"Go, go! Stop meddling in your own business, you stinky girl, or we'll beat you up too!"
"How dare you, this is the academy, not a place where you can be arrogant. Everyone here is equal. Who do you think you are, how dare you yell like this!"
Le Feng looked at Xi Duanhong with a different look. It was the first time someone stood up to speak for her and supported her.
"Well said!" A woman came over with a burst of applause.
With a hint of kingly air in his eyebrows, this person looked at the group of newcomers in front of him, "This girl just said it is right. You are all equal here. If anyone thinks of himself as noble and thinks he is superior to others, please leave here as soon as possible. This is an academy." It’s not your home, let alone a place for you to compare yourself to your family background!”
"..."
"Today is the first time and I hope it will also be the last time. Next time something like this happens, just pack up and leave. No one will tolerate your bad habits!"
"You, who are you!" Among the group of people, there was a tyrannical person who was not afraid of death.
The woman laughed disdainfully, "I am your steward A Yue. Everyone, please take care of yourself."
No one dared to refute this time.
