Transmigrated into a vicious female supporting role, reborn as a hostage to the paranoid male protag

"Your Highness," Chen Dong said softly as he looked at the woman sitting at the table in front of him, "Your Highness, you really are becoming more and more like the Young Master..."

"Young Master?" Su Yingxue was slightly stunned, but she quickly reacted and asked softly, "You mean, Nangong Jiu... no... it should be my mother..."

Su Yingxue quickly realized that when mentioning elders, one should avoid saying their names directly and use respectful titles.

This is a manifestation of courtesy.

Chen Dong looked at the girl in front of him, and the image of another girl gradually appeared in his eyes. She was just as young, just as energetic, and just as full of yearning for the future.

"Mr. Chen," Su Yingxue interrupted Chen Dong's thoughts softly. She was a little curious about what kind of existence Nangong Jiuyue was in Mr. Chen's eyes.

What kind of person was the original owner's mother? Su Yingxue had a good appearance, which was tantamount to benefiting from Nangong Jiuyue's beauty.

"Then what kind of person is my mother?" Su Yingxue asked softly what she was thinking.

"Young Master Nangong," Chen Dong is already middle-aged. The attendant and secret guard who once followed the young master in his memory is no longer as young as before. He is gradually getting old and his youth has disappeared.

His voice was a little low, but when he mentioned the words "Young Master Nangong", his voice became inexplicably soft and gentle, as if he was saying some extraordinary and unforgettable name.

"Young Master Nangong is a very special and interesting woman."

Chen Dong's eyes began to read silence and calmness, and now slowly became soft and warm, and he began to fall into memories.

"Young Master Nangong has disliked needlework, which is what ordinary women learn, and she also dislikes reading books like 'Women's Training' since she was a child."

"She is like a boy, free and unrestrained, without any trace of a girl."

"The old house of the Nangong family is now the Prince's Villa in the south of Kyoto. There is a big jujube tree in the old house."

"There's a bird's nest on the jujube tree. Young Master Nangong's favorite things when he was a child were climbing trees, picking jujubes, and taking bird eggs. He was very naughty."

"Later, the clan leader felt that if he continued to raise the girl like this, she would be ruined, so he made up his mind to send her to the clan school."

"At that time, there had never been a precedent for girls to be enrolled in the clan school. It was the clan leader who overcame all objections and persuaded the clan leader and the teacher, saying, 'How could girls be any worse than boys?'"

"Boys learn this tribal knowledge, so why can't girls learn it? These sutras, such as poetry, books, rituals, and the Book of Changes, exist to educate all living beings. Boys are part of the common people, but girls are not."

"Later, the clan leader made a bet with the clan teacher: if the young master couldn't get a B+ in the assessment after three months of enrollment, he would drop out of school."

Chen Dong spoke slowly and gently. As he spoke, Su Yingxue's mind gradually pieced together some fragmented and vivid pictures.

The old house of the Nangong family. If I have the chance, I really want to go back and visit it, to see the jujube tree where my mother climbed to pick jujubes and take bird eggs, and to see where my mother lived.

"What happened next?" Su Yingxue asked softly, "Did mother stay in the clan school?"

Chen Dong smiled when he heard this, "Your mother was a troublemaker when she was little, fearless and unscrupulous. The clan leader had no choice but to send her to the clan school."

"On the first day of school, she was ignorant and played a trick on the teacher, setting fire to his beard while he was sleeping. The teacher complained to the clan leader, who was so angry that he chased her around the yard with a ruler."

Su Yingxue chuckled when she heard this. As expected, the original owner and her mother were somewhat similar.

"So, was my mother kicked out of the clan school the next day?" Su Yingxue suddenly became curious. Such a mother seemed unreliable.

"After a beating with a ruler, the young master wept on the ground in pain. The clan leader spoke to her earnestly, saying that as a woman, there is only one path: learn needlework, learn to manage the household, and study the 'Female Code' to learn etiquette."

"The clan leader has earnestly educated the young master, but now you are unwilling to follow this path. You are so unrestrained and free-spirited, like a wild horse, loving freedom and disliking restraint. If you don't want to spend the rest of your life trapped in a small house, you should start studying carefully from tomorrow."

"Studying is another way for your father to earn you a better future. I've made a bet with the clan and the teacher: if you don't get a B+ in the assessment in three months, you'll have to go back to the inner courtyard and learn the etiquette and rules of embroidery, so you can find a sensible and suitable husband to marry in the future."

"So, since then, mother changed her naughty ways and started studying hard?" Su Yingxue asked softly.

"Yes and no."

Chen Dong smiled and spoke softly.

"At that time, your mother's studies in the clan school were not going well. The young master was the only girl, and there had never been a precedent for girls attending the clan school. The brothers and sisters in the clan were deeply dissatisfied with the young master."

"They don't want the young master to integrate into their clan school, nor do they want to play with him."

"Until..." Chen Dong opened his mouth and laughed. His smile was bright, as if he thought of something interesting.

Mr. Chen, who was usually serious, smiled so brightly at this moment that it aroused Su Yingxue's curiosity. She couldn't help but ask, "Until what?"

"Until one day, the young master defeats all the brothers in the clan one by one until they are convinced."

"Don't underestimate the young master because she's a girl. But when she gets into a fight, her stubbornness and desperate energy can really stun all the brothers in the clan."

"Since then, not a single brother in the clan school has disobeyed her."

"The young master loves to play and enjoys freedom, but he has restrained his playfulness. However, he is also very intelligent and gifted."

"Then there will be an assessment three months later..." Chen Dong said softly, and suddenly paused for a moment.

"Did you get a B?" Su Yingxue asked softly. It was a critical moment, so she didn't need to worry about it.

"The top three, first-class," Chen Dong replied with a smile. "The teacher gave a test question at the time. It basically asked about a powerful official who had worked tirelessly for decades and achieved remarkable political achievements. However, on the eve of his promotion to a higher position, he was sued by a commoner. Before entering the officialdom, he was a poor scholar. Once, when a bully was bullying a woman in the street, he couldn't bear it and fought against the bully, but accidentally killed the bully. The bully was his own child, so he had to die before his time."

"Later, fearing that his studies would be affected, he took advantage of the chaos after accidentally killing someone and fled, hiding his identity from then on. He then bribed officials to change his household registration, and from then on, he entered the government and rose through the ranks."

"The Master asks, in this situation, how should we deal with this high official?"

"Many of my brothers in the clan school feel that when the water is too clear, there are no fish. Although the high official was wrong, it was because the bully first humiliated the woman in the street."

"In addition, high-ranking officials have served the country and the people with great diligence and have never done anything wrong. They should be given a lighter sentence based on their contributions to the people."

"What's more, the person who filed the lawsuit is just a commoner, while the high-ranking official holds immense power. For a commoner to sue an official is like throwing an egg against a rock."