The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

Seeing this, Mrs. Lu no longer hid her feelings and her face showed worry.

"You all know that our Duan family is relatively poor in terms of offspring, especially my useless son. My uncle is frail and often stays in seclusion, rarely raising Kang'er. I only have this one child, and I treat him like the apple of my eye. I was always worried that Kang'er would suffer from poor health, so I always indulged him, which led to him developing some bad tempers."

"We do know some of this."

Some ladies agreed, and Mrs. Lu pretended to be surprised and asked the lady who had just spoken how she knew that.

After hearing the lady mention Mr. Chen from the private school, anger appeared on his face. This was not an act, but a true expression of Lu's feelings.

Seeing that Mrs. Lu was so angry, the people around couldn't help but ask curiously.

"This Master Chen was indeed Kang'er's former teacher, and some of what he said was true. Kang'er was indeed spoiled by us and didn't want to study, but we didn't know there was a hidden reason. Do you know why our family dismissed him?"

"Master Chen said that he couldn't stand your doting on your children and grandchildren, and he didn't want to raise a lazy and dissolute young man, so he left in anger."

Mrs. Lu didn't know about this yet. When she heard about it, her face twisted and she gritted her teeth.

"He's simply unworthy of being a teacher. Master Chen saw that we let Kang Ge'er go, and on the one hand, he never tried to stop him from leaving, and on the other hand, he came to me to complain. At first, I thought Kang Ge'er liked Master Chen's teachings, so I kept trying to keep him, giving him huge sums of money each time."

"Later, my mother-in-law realized something was wrong and secretly investigated. It was because Master Chen had always been very supportive of Kang Ge'er. Kang Ge'er saw that he was different from the previous strict master, so he told us that he liked this master and kept him.

"Later, when I realized something was wrong, I gave him some banknotes and fired him. I never thought he would still slander our family like this."

So that’s how it is. The ladies nodded thoughtfully as if they had just eaten a big piece of melon.

"I didn't expect Master Chen to say one thing to my face and another behind my back. He's just a mean person."

"That's right. If you hadn't told me today, I wouldn't have known about this. How could someone with such bad character still teach students? Aren't they afraid of changing the character of good children?"

Lu spoke angrily. Some of the children in these families were studying in that private school. The one who had just found fault was one of them. His face turned very ugly when he heard this.

"This is simply too much. Such a person is actually a teacher. How terrible."

Some people clutched their chests, feeling somewhat apprehensive. After all, not all families were like the Duan Bo Mansion of the past, where most families expected their children to become successful.

"So how is your family doing now? Have you found a new teacher? You can't spoil the child like before. After all, upbringing is the top priority."

The person who was speaking was a cousin from Lu's maternal side, with whom she had a close relationship.

Thinking of the changes in her son, Mrs. Lu felt a little happier. She smiled and spoke with praise in her tone.

"The teacher we hired now is a Juren (academic scholar), and I heard he was even a Jieyuan (award-winning scholar). He teaches well, and most importantly, he's very strict. Kang'er is under strict discipline. But he never misses a day, and it's much better than before. Before, it was all my fault for not judging him well and causing him such a huge loss."

When it comes to raising children, many ladies felt the same way and knew how important a good teacher was. Seeing this, they all comforted Lu.

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Mrs. Lu was secretly happy, but she also felt disgust and disdain for Master Chen.

Wait, I'll see how long you can stay.

Sure enough, after the banquet, the news spread like wildfire, and almost all respectable families in the capital knew about the past of Mr. Chen, the private school teacher.

Many people who were studying in the private school dropped out. When the owner of the private school found out, he was furious and fired Master Chen immediately, and asked him to compensate him for his losses.

Only then did Master Chen realize that the news had spread throughout the capital. He felt remorseful and blamed himself for being greedy for money, accepting other people's money, and exaggerating the matter.

He thought it was nothing, but now it has spread everywhere. He can no longer stay in the capital, so he packed up and left the capital overnight. He was afraid that if he was any later, the Duan family would come to his door.

Song Shengfu had been sending people to keep an eye on Master Chen, and only withdrew the troops after he left the capital.

As expected, when you become famous, you are prone to gossip. When I was unknown before, nothing happened.

Song Shengfu knew that this was just the beginning. As the Duan family climbed higher and higher, there would be more and more troubles.

You have to take good care of your body, otherwise what if you get hurt accidentally? Since you have lived for another half of your life, of course you have to live it to the fullest.

While Song Shengfu was busy exercising and taking care of the baby, the Lu family's engagement process was almost complete. It was practically set. The date was set for the autumn of the following year, a perfect time, neither too hot nor too cold, and both families felt it was suitable.

Speaking of which, the weather seems to be particularly hot this year, even Sister Wei and Brother Kang have developed prickly heat.

Because Wei Jie'er was going to the front yard, she was dressed warmly. Even though there was ice in the school, she didn't stay indoors all morning.

Seeing that Wei Jie'er was really upset, Song Shengfu decided to take a summer vacation. Wei Jie'er was reluctant at first, thinking that her cousin Kang was studying, so she wanted to go too.

But the heat was unbearable, so Song Shengfu called Cheng Xi to discuss whether he could take a few days off. When it comes to studying, you need to have a good balance between work and rest. Study hard when you should study, and relax when you should relax.

Cheng Xi was struck by this. He had always believed that learning should be done regardless of the heat or cold; only by diligently studying and practicing every day could one succeed.

But now hearing what Mrs. Duan said, it makes some sense.

Cheng Xi thought about how his two children, both in the past and now, actually had very little energy to study during the hot summer. They were easily sleepy in the hot weather, and their learning results were greatly reduced.

Cheng Xi thought it was a good idea and immediately agreed to take a holiday from now on and continue teaching when the heat subsided a little.

Sister Wei was delighted to see that the teacher had stopped teaching. The happiest person was undoubtedly Brother Kang, who was like a horse that had escaped from its pen, running wild everywhere.

Seeing that Kang'er was tired of running back and forth, Concubine Ning decided to keep Kang'er in Fuhua Palace, and the Emperor of Chu didn't say anything and let her go.

The Duan family had no right to express their opinions, but the family felt a little quieter without a naughty child.

The weather was too hot and Song Shengfu felt a little greedy, so she gave the kitchen a recipe: fruit milk ice.

In fact, it is the ancient version of milk tea, so naturally a portion was also sent to the palace.

I have to say that the chefs here are very clever and can create a variety of dishes, such as red melon smoothie tea, lychee smoothie bowl, mung bean milk ice, etc.

The two children each held a bowl and ate non-stop. Afraid that they would get upset from consuming too much cold drink, Song Shengfu only allowed them to have a small portion every day.

So the two of them were especially careful when eating. Sister Wei was fine, but Brother Xuan just took small sips, for fear that he would accidentally eat too much and finish it quickly.

Song Shengfu couldn't help but laugh when she saw this scene. She still remembered that when she was a child, her parents didn't allow her to eat spicy strips and ice cream. Now that she finally had the chance to eat them, she naturally cherished them very much.