The Second Sister of a Farmer's Family's Path to Imperial Destiny

Guo Xin, who was absent-minded, heard this question and said hurriedly: "I am thinking about my younger brother and sister-in-law at home. Their birthday is coming soon."

The man smiled and said, "We originally planned to go to Cixi Town at 9:00 pm, but your sister-in-law's birthday is coming soon. If you want to go to the city to buy some things, you can postpone it to 5:00 pm."

Guo Xin stood up, bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, sir."

……

Inside Donglin Academy.

"Poor guy, you still want to study in Donglin Academy!?"

A child with a jade face and wearing green silk pushed a child wearing linen clothes opposite him with great force, and the child fell to the ground.

The jade-faced child in the lead was followed by many other children, surrounding the child in sackcloth clothes.

"Why can't poor people go to school?" The child in sackcloth clothes raised his head stubbornly and looked at the child with jade face unwillingly.

The jade-faced child seemed to have heard a big joke and said arrogantly: "Why should poor people study and work like slaves for us? Don't you think so?"

The little followers behind him all said in unison: "Yes!"

The child in sackcloth clothes looked at the footprints on his body, feeling powerless and angry.

If the tax collectors who came to collect taxes a few months ago had not kicked away part of the grain that was enough to pay the taxes for their own selfish reasons, how could my parents have been left with no choice but to hang themselves, leaving them alone and helpless with no one to rely on.

In his opinion, the selfish thoughts of those yamen runners were carried out because the officials above did not supervise them properly. If the supervision was proper, how could the people be living in such misery, with some people even eating their own children in order to survive?

He wanted to be a good official, to rule the country with justice, and for the people to live and work in peace and contentment, with the whole country thriving.

Then he said angrily: "I want to study! I want to be an official and benefit the people."

When the jade-faced child and his followers heard this, they couldn't help but laugh and said, "Become an official?

What qualifications do you have to be an official? You don't have money to study. You can't even afford the money to go to Beijing for the exam, not to mention that even if you pass the exam, you won't be promoted. If you don't get promoted, no matter how well you do, you won't benefit the people much."

Just as he finished speaking, two children in brocade clothes came from a distance. They didn't see Guo Xi, but only saw a group of people gathered in a circle. They were a little worried and shouted, "Guo Xi?"

"Zong Rui, I'm here." said the child in hemp clothes.

As soon as he spoke, he was kicked by the jade-faced child again.

"What are you doing!" The taller brocade kid helped the sackcloth kid up, his eyes wide open as he looked at the other kids surrounding the sackcloth kid: "This is bullying your classmates. Professor Fang will not let you off."

The boy in the green shirt whispered in the jade-faced child's ear: "The taller one is the grandson of the Hu family, the richest man in Yong'an County. The one next to him is the grandson of Fang Tairu, the legitimate son of Professor Fang."

When the jade-faced child heard the name of the first person, a look of disdain appeared on his face. In his opinion, a rich family was nothing, especially a rich family in a small county town.

But when he heard the three words "Fang Tairu", his face changed. His parents had repeatedly warned him not to offend Fang Tairu's grandson.

Then he thought again, the little grandson didn't say anything, he just helped Guo Xi up, how could he be considered to be on Guo Xi's side, so he snorted and said, "So what, my father is the prefect, what does the Hu Mansion mean to me?"

After that, he stared at Guo Xi fiercely and said, "A poor man like you is not worthy of entering Donglin Academy. I will make your life miserable as long as you stay in the academy. Sooner or later, I will make you pack up and leave!"

After saying that, he left with his little brothers around him.

The boy in green shirt looked at Guo Xi, who had a few footprints on his body, and asked, "Are you okay?"

Guo Xi patted the marks on his clothes, feeling a little distressed. Those were his best clothes. "It's okay. I can still walk."

"Why are they suddenly bullying you?" Hu Zongrui asked puzzledly.

Guo Xi didn't know how he had offended the young master of the prefect's family. Since he came to the academy, he had been careful in his words and actions, for fear of offending important people and bringing trouble to his family.

Moreover, this opportunity to enter the academy was something that his second sister had worked so hard to get. He did not dare to slack off every day since he came to the academy. He would review by candlelight at night and would read before the rooster crowed. If he was expelled from the academy because of this, he would really be sorry for his second sister.

Is it true that just because I am poor, I can't resist being bullied by the young master of the prefectural government? Can't I even have the opportunity to study?

"Pei Lin, will I be expelled from the academy?" Guo Xi pursed his lips and looked at the child in green with pleading eyes.

That was Fang Tairu's grandson, who had been staying in the academy since he was a child and was familiar with the rules there.

Fang Peilin said calmly: "No, according to the rules of the academy, it should be Su Zeyuan who should be punished, so how could you be expelled from the academy."

After a pause, he continued, "It's just that professors can't be all-encompassing. There are always things they can't see. If Su Zeyuan is doing something behind your back, it might be hard for you to stay here. The best thing is for your family to help and support you, but..."

Fang Peilin also knew Guo Xi's family background. He was just a farmer in a small village under Cixi Town. How could his family background compete with Su Zhizhou?

Young Master Hu also heard the hidden meaning and shook his head helplessly, but still comforted him: "Don't worry, we still have Peilin and I. As long as you are with us, they won't dare to bully you."

Such a big incident in the college soon reached the ears of the professors.

The young man in white shirt raised his sword-like eyebrows, slammed the table vigorously, and shouted angrily: "This is Donglin Academy, a place where students study. How can such bullying of the weak happen? If such students pass the imperial examinations and enter the official career, can they still see the hardships of the lower-class people?"

"Brother Shiyuan, the student who caused the trouble is the young master of Magistrate Su. If we punish him, I'm afraid we won't be able to get past the Magistrate."

The man in white shirt frowned. Although his Donglin Academy was opened with the help of his father's fame, it was still under the jurisdiction of Suining City.

He knew that if he offended the prefect, he might be in a lot of trouble in the future. However, as an academy, how could it allow such a student to ruin the reputation of the academy.

"I have an idea. Perhaps we can not follow the rules of the academy and let the prefect take him home to reflect for ten days, but still give him homework in secret. As long as it is considered a punishment and does not offend the prefect, can we also deal with his accomplices in the same way?"

After hearing this, the man in white shirt pondered for a moment and thought that this was indeed a good idea, so he said, "Send someone to inform the prefect."

……

Su Zeyuan, who had received the news, had never thought that Donglin Academy would actually dare to punish him. His eyes turned red, and he angrily found Guo Xi and said, "It's all your fault. Just wait and see. When I go back, my mother will seek justice for me!"