Classes in the academy usually last until the end of the afternoon, and the students went back to their residences at the beginning of the application period.The students studying in Chongshi Academy, if they were members of the Qin clan, would naturally go home as soon as school was over, and some who had difficulties in their families might have to help the family with some farm work after returning home.

And the other part of the attached scholars, some whose homes are in nearby villages or county towns, also went home.For those who came here to study, but their families were farther away and it was inconvenient to commute to and from school every day, the Qin family village also prepared special houses for them to live temporarily.

But it wasn't until they got home that Hui Niang, Qin Jiahong, and Qin Jiadai brothers knew that besides Hui Niang, another new student had come to the academy today.

The three of them went home together, and originally planned to go to the inner courtyard to pay respects to Mrs. Zou, but after entering the door, they were surprised to find that Mrs. Zou was receiving guests in the main room in the front yard—this is a rare thing, Qin Jiahong and Hui Niang exchanged glances , the three of them immediately stopped their steps towards the inner courtyard, and turned to enter the main room of the outer courtyard.

Fortunately, Hui Niang didn't go back to her room to change her clothes after returning home, she was still dressed in men's clothes, so that after entering the main room of the outer courtyard, there would be no mistakes in the etiquette of male and female defense—according to the customs of the current dynasty, after ten years old, she would not change. It's a teenager, and girls from families who pay attention to etiquette are about to start avoiding foreign men.

But even though she was wearing men's clothes, when she saw a strange young man in the main room, Hui Niang still subconsciously dodged behind Qin Jiahong—this was a habit she had left behind in her previous life, and she only behaved herself after that, with no eyesight at all. Daring to cast a blind eye, he followed his cousins ​​and bowed to Mrs. Zou, "Aunt Tang, my nephew is back from school."

She behaved so politely that she could bluff people. Mrs. Zou didn't panic, and sent the juniors to sit down, pointing to the strange young man, "This is Wang Yan, Mr. Wang from Beijing." , from tomorrow onwards, I will study with you in the academy together." She paused for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "Prince...Your status is precious, Brother Huan, wait for you to clean up your study room, and Brother Dai will use it later. Follow you to live in the east wing of the front yard, and let Prince Wang and his book boy live in the west wing."

If the fact that Mrs. Zou came to the outer courtyard to personally receive the new students from the academy was not enough to move the brothers and sisters of the Qin family and Aniang on the spot, then when Mrs. Zou's words came out later, the three cousins ​​showed puzzled expressions on the spot. .You must know that there are many students in Chongshi Academy, even if only those students who come from far away to join the school, there are always more than a dozen students every year, and among these students, there has never been a single one who was brought back to live in his yard by Qin Mengzhang.

Not to mention others, just three years ago, the nephew of the prefect of Xianyang City came to Chongshi Academy to study. At that time, he lived in the prepared house in the village like ordinary secondary school students, and was never treated specially.

And what kind of identity is this Mr. Wang Yan, who can make Qin Mengzhang, who has always followed the rules, break the rules of the academy?

Naturally, there are many questions like this, but Mrs. Zou has always run the family very strictly, and she treats her sons even more harshly than her daughters. Both sons dare not be too casual in front of her, and Auntie dare not talk casually. Fearing that this strange young man would discover her identity as a woman, no one asked Mrs. Zou about the intention and reason of this arrangement.

Hui Niang happened to be sitting diagonally across from the strange young man, when she looked up, she happened to see the little bookboy behind the young master curling her lips, she was quite displeased.And with a glance, the little book boy's appearance seemed to be a bit too fair - she had seen some boy dolls carved with powder and jade in the homes of wealthy people in the capital in her previous life, and ordinary young masters did not have such a white complexion, let alone Just the book boy next to the young master?

wrong!

With doubts in her heart, she didn't bother to avoid taboos, and looked up at the little book boy for a moment, and found that the book boy's face seemed to be a little congenitally deficient, very sick.Not only that, but she actually felt a strange sense of familiarity with that book boy, as if... she had seen him in her previous life.She pondered and recalled in her heart for a while, but in the end she couldn't come up with an answer. At this moment, she heard Mrs. Zou talking to the young man named Wang Yan again, and she temporarily let go of the doubts in her heart.

"The house at home is small." Mrs. Zou said politely with a smile, "I have wronged you, Prince."

"Master's words are too serious, so I can't say I'm wronged." Wang Yan didn't take it seriously, and he yelled "Master" willingly.

The three juniors sat together for a while, and Mrs. Zou sent her two sons down to tidy up the house. It was rare for them to ask Uncle Zhang and Aunt Zhang for help—Qin Jiahong and Qin Jiadai had a lot of books in the house, and they could only rely on the two juniors. It is not easy to move these books.

Seeing that her cousins ​​had left, Animian didn't want to stay in the house carelessly—it would be inconvenient after all to have a cousin around, so she left with her cousins.After leaving the main room, it was naturally inconvenient for her to go to her cousin and cousin's room, so she said goodbye to them with a smile, went through the hall by herself, and went back to the inner courtyard.

Because Mrs. Zou was entertaining guests in the outer courtyard, the inner courtyard, which was quiet but full of the atmosphere of daily life in the past, is even quieter today.

Hui Niang didn't go back to the room in a hurry, but went to the side room to scoop up half a pot of hot water, and then went back to the east wing of the inner courtyard with the copper pot.After returning to the room, he took off his outer robe, removed the male bun on his head, changed his coat and skirt again, and tied up his hair. Finally, he took the towel on the basin stand, soaked it in water, wrung it dry and wiped it off. Turning his face, he exhaled a sigh of relief.

Today was her first day studying in Xunde Hall, and it seemed——that she didn't gain much.

But Anise was not discouraged.Although she is a little impatient, she also knows that there are some things that cannot be rushed. Not to mention that she really found the "opportunity", that is, to get her uncle and aunt to agree to let her study in the academy, she has done almost a whole day. Years of hard work.This is because Qin Mengzhang and the Zou family are good, and they love her. If it is someone else—for example, her own father, then she really has to give up this path that God has clearly shown, and she has to find another way.

Changing back to her girl's attire, Hui Niang silently recalled what she had seen and heard in the academy during the day in her mind, then she got up and left the East Wing, and went to the opposite West Wing to talk to her cousin Shanniang.

As Huiniang expected, Shanniang was embroidering in the room at this time, seeing that Huiniang had already changed her clothes when she came to talk to her, she couldn't help but smiled and said, "I guessed that you should come back at this time, originally you were still there." I want to take a second look at how you look in men's clothes, it's so funny! Why did you change your clothes?"

Hui Niang wrinkled her nose, showing her daughter's cuteness, "I stayed outside for a day in that dress, it was so dirty, so I changed it." She said casually, leaning over to look at Shanniang's hands It was a pair of single-cloth women's shoes with fine stitches and a very old-fashioned color. It was obvious that they were made for my cousin, Mrs. Zou.Hui Niang took a closer look and admired sincerely, "It's really well done!"

There was a faint smile on Shanniang's lips, with a hint of pride, "It's for my mother, so it should be finer." After finishing speaking, she looked at Huiniang again, "Sister, what can you see in the academy today? Something interesting? Tell me about it."

This question wasn't difficult to ask, but it really made Anilian feel a little bit difficult.She has been absent minded in the academy today. She stayed for three or four hours, but most of the time was spent recalling the past. She hardly focused on the academy itself. Where did she find interesting things to talk about at this time?

Just looking at the expectation in Shanniang's eyes, she couldn't use "no" as an excuse, so she had to think of a few small things and tell Shanniang.Most of these things are not "interesting", but Shanniang listens with gusto.

Zou's goddaughter is very strict. Although she never wronged Shanniang in terms of food, clothing and housing, she never let her go out to run around and play around. She only wanted to make Shanniang a lady.Although this is not wrong, it also makes Shanniang yearn for the outside world, and always wants to hear the stories that happened in the world outside the small courtyard.

In fact, why wasn't he like this in his previous life?

Perhaps, it was because of this that he was blinded by the momentary kindness and wealth, easily believed in that smiling tiger, and let himself fall into a doom...

"Sister, what's wrong with you?"

"What?" Hui Niang was stunned for a moment before she realized that she was lost in thought just now, and she even showed something strange, which made Shan Niang feel puzzled—at this moment, the little girl had a look on her face. Concerned, he reached out and gently pushed his shoulders, trying to calm her down.

"It's nothing." Hui Niang concealed her gaffe, and seeing Shanniang's expression of "disbelief", she half explained and half changed the subject: "Just now in the outer courtyard, I saw a new student coming to the academy. Want to live at home? I listened to my aunt and asked him to live in Jiadai's house, but Jiadai was going to live in cousin Jiayu's study instead."

This new topic really caught Shanniang's attention. The little girl pouted, looking very unwilling to hear the news. "I really want to live at home." Shanniang sighed with her chin propped up, "From then on, I really can only embroider in the house. If there is a foreigner, my mother will definitely not let me go to the outer courtyard."

Shanniang's troubles are in line with her age and the little girl's desire to play.Hui Niang couldn't help smiling, and lovingly touched the bangs on her cousin's forehead, "How can you really not be allowed to go out? We all have to go to the academy during the day, won't you be free?"

After saying this, not only Shanniang, but even Huiniang herself didn't quite believe it.It's just a new life. Since she is more aware of how good her cousin's family is to her, she is reluctant to let them live unhappy.Especially her cousin, who is only one year younger than her, just nine years old this year, still at the age of innocence and ignorance, like a good sister with Hui Niang—no!Hui Niang's eyes were fixed, Shan Niang treated her much better than her real brothers and sisters.

"Okay." She smiled sweetly again, "Let me tell you something about the academy."

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