The two deans glared at each other. Dean Minglun didn't bother to scold him, but Mr. Zhang was ungrateful and chased and ridiculed them all the way.
None of the maids could stop her. This scene had already made Mrs. Liu's legs weak.
It's over, it's all over!
They have completely offended Dean Minglun, and now even Yue Ming may have no hope!
At this time, Liu Chengyu's eyes seemed to eat Jiang Ruyan alive, and she shook her head in horror, "Your Majesty, I, I just want to help you..."
"Besides doing bad things, what else can you do to help me? Even Yue Ming doesn't want Yao'er. Are you happy?"
He really didn't know why he fell in love with Jiang Ruyan in the first place!
During these days in the Hou Mansion, Jiang Ruyan did not enjoy any happiness. Instead, she was frightened all day long and suffered all the looks and humiliation.
When she closed her eyes every night, her ears were filled with the mocking whispers of the people in the palace. Even Liu Chengyu, who once doted on her, had become moody and devoid of any warmth, not to mention that her two children had long ceased to look like her. He always obeyed her like that.
The long-term worry has made her face dull, and all the valuable jewelry on her body was exchanged for silver. Now she is so simple that she is worse than an ordinary maid!
Liu Chengyu looked at the thin and tasteless woman in front of him, and the eyes that once attracted him had lost all their aura.
Jiang Ruyan was really panicked. She turned and glared at Xia Yunxian hatefully, "What is my sister's intention? She deliberately lured Dean Minglun here. If something like this happens, my sister must be held responsible to the end!"
Why didn't anyone tell her about Dean Minglun's change of heart?
If she had known about it earlier, she could have found an excuse to send Mr. Zhang away. How could the two of them bump into each other?
"Yes, everything is fine, why is the old dean back again?" Mrs. Liu was already weak, but Xia Yunxian was calm and honest.
"The dean's carriage lost a wheel for some reason. Yunxian just came back and ordered his servants to escort him back to the mansion. Who would have thought that my sister would be so resourceful and follow Mr. Zhang to slander others behind their backs. Otherwise, the Hou Mansion would still be clean. .”
Xiao Wu had tampered with that carriage. He had long known that Mr. Zhang had a bad mouth. As long as the two of them were brought together, there would be a good show!
Mrs. Liu pointed at Jiang Ruyan's nose tremblingly, "Yes! It's all you. There was no room for you to speak in the first place. In order to curry favor with Mr. Zhang, you followed him up and down. Dean Minglun was right when he saw the eldest girl in the Hou Mansion. He is so disrespectful and will definitely misunderstand us!"
Liu Chengyu pondered for a moment. Since she is so restless, don't blame others for being ruthless!
"From now on, you will be responsible for the cleaning work in each yard, and you are not allowed to interfere in other matters! I have taken back the key to the treasury. Since you can't handle big things, can't you still handle small things?"
Sweep? !
As soon as Jiang Ruyan's face turned pale, she noticed a cool and playful gaze falling on her. She looked at Xia Yunxian subconsciously, but found that the other person's expression was always calm, as if it was just her illusion.
In fact, even Xia Yunxian was ashamed for her. Jiang Ruyan was raised as a legitimate lady in the past, but when she arrived at the Hou Mansion, she did everything a servant should do and suffered all kinds of hardships. It was really ridiculous. !
"But Wen Yao is not young anymore. Do we really want him to be idle and turn into a playboy in the future? I still hope that he will shine on the family tree!"
Mrs. Liu was so anxious that she couldn't breathe. Liu Chengyu hesitated for a while, "Now that things have happened, Yunxian can only be responsible for teaching Yao'er."
"How can that be possible? She is just a housewife. How can she be taught well by a gentleman in the academy?"
"Have you forgotten, mother? Yunxian's maternal ancestor is Taifu Wu!"
One sentence made Mrs. Liu shut up.
The prince is right. Xia Yunxian's biological mother, Wu Yuanshu, was also a famous scholar and talented woman in Beijing back then. All the children of the Wu family were outstanding. Looking back over the years, everything Xia Yunxian promised could not be handled poorly!
And Liu Chengyu also had other plans. If Xia Yunxian could teach Wen Yao to be a good person, then he would personally take the child to several major colleges. No one would let go of a good seedling.
Maybe as time goes by, Dean Minglun's anger will dissipate, and seeing Wen Yao's great progress, he will also develop a love for talents.
So, he can't give up now!
"As of now, this is all we can do. Yun Xian, you have always loved Yao'er, but you can't be careless about your studies, and you must be strict with us! If we think of a solution, there will always be a turn for the better."
Mrs. Liu said kind words, but Xia Yunxian did not refuse this time.
The key was taken back, and it was too late for Jiang Ruyan to regret it. After all, he had no way of touching the Hou Mansion's money.
On the contrary, the children fell into Xia Yunxian's hands again, which caused even more panic!
She definitely has no good intentions. No, she must keep an eye on her secretly. If she finds out that this bitch has any bad intentions, it will not be too late to collect evidence and tell the prince!
…
The refugees in the western suburbs took the medicine for a period of time, and now they have recovered a lot and are returning home one after another.
Coupled with the steady flow of rice grains from various counties and cities, the tense atmosphere that enveloped the entire Kyoto gradually eased.
When Xia Yunxian had some time to spare, he called the two children into the study.
At this time, Liu Wenyao and Liu Wenxin seemed much more well-behaved. Last night, Liu Chengyu scolded them for a long time, telling them to listen carefully to their aunt's words from now on, otherwise their monthly allowance would be deducted!
They stood in front of the table, holding pens in their hands, their two little faces wrinkled because they hadn't practiced calligraphy for a long time.
"My dear mother, why don't Xin'er's hands obey your orders?"
Looking at the crooked handwriting on the rice paper, even Liu Wenxin felt disgusted.
"It's weird that you can write with your hands that you use for dressing up all day long!" Liu Wenyao sneered unceremoniously. Liu Wenxin came over unwillingly and immediately laughed, "Brother, you have the nerve to talk to me? No wonder Dean Minglun doesn't want to Damn it, if you use this word, it will ruin the reputation of the college!"
"..."
Liu Wenyao's face was livid. When his aunt asked him to write a copybook, he didn't take it seriously. After all, everyone praised him for his excellent talent in the past, especially his good calligraphy, which had always been his pride.
But now the stiff and stiff writing style was simply unsightly. He couldn't believe it, was he really writing this?
"Ping'er, can you also write?" Xia Yunxian seemed not to see the tormented expressions of the two children, but instead noticed Shen Ping secretly lying outside the window.
Luoxueyuan took him in. On weekdays, this child was very diligent and always helped out, making him quite popular among everyone.
Shen Ping blushed. Just now he was helping Mrs. Shizi with the Four Treasures of the Study. For the first time, he realized that the rice paper was so soft, the inkstone was so fragrant, and there were so many collections of books that he had never seen before, so he couldn't bear to leave.
Seeing the envy in his eyes, Xia Yunxian smiled and waved, "If you can endure the hardship, my sister will teach you to write, okay?"
