Daily life in the academy

Is that all? When did Old Man Xie become so easy to talk to?

The three members of the Prince's group looked at each other. They were so lucky today. They didn't expect that Old Man Xie would speak so kindly to them one day. Although it was still far from the gentle tone he used towards Bai Zhi, it was already a huge surprise for them.

Master Xie, whose real name is Xie Guan, is currently the Prince's tutor. Originally, he was not supposed to serve in the academy, but now that the Prince has achieved great academic success, he also helps the Emperor with government affairs on a daily basis. He is also surrounded by other great Confucian scholars stationed in the Eastern Palace as teachers. He has long been in a semi-retired state. When the Emperor issued a pilot decree, he asked to come and teach, so as to train more capable people for the State of Yan.

Being able to be the prince, that is, the teacher of the future king, naturally means that his status is extraordinary. Xie Guan himself attaches great importance to personal knowledge and character, so the dandy gang headed by Yan Qingchen is naturally the target of his long-term criticism.

Since ancient times, it is natural for students to be afraid of their teachers. This person is also the teacher of the future monarch. Naturally, Yan Qingchen and others are like mice seeing a cat, and just want to avoid him. But now they are afraid that they can no longer hide.

Master Xie saw the three people still standing at the door, frowning and about to explode. Mu Bai glanced at them and hurriedly pulled the two people inside. Yan Qingchen shook off his hand and brushed it off twice.

Mu Bai's neck veins bulged and he cursed the mysophobia in his heart, saying that he deserved to continue being scolded.

As the three of them walked in, everyone else in the room lowered their heads at the same time, fearing to have any eye contact with them. If they accidentally offended the evil star, it would be difficult for them in the future.

Bai Zhi was sitting at the very back by the window. She had deliberately exchanged seats with someone else for this inconspicuous spot, just to be invisible. The three men seemed to have the same goal, and they walked straight towards the two desks on Bai Zhi's left.

Originally, there were four people sitting at the two desks, but at this moment, they felt the pressure around them increase dramatically. They looked up tremblingly and met three pairs of staring eyes. Their hearts almost skipped a beat, their abdomens tightened, and they were so scared that they almost peed on the spot.

Yan Qingchen felt the burning gazes behind him, frowned and gestured for them to give up the table.

It turned out that they were just changing seats. The four of them felt relieved and immediately vacated their seats with their books in their arms. They were even very careful and careful not to make any noise, for fear that they would accidentally upset the three of them.

Yan Qingchen sat on the desk in front without any sense of guilt. Mu Bailian had been cursing him for being a mysophobe in his heart a second ago, but of course he would not go over and ask for trouble, so he sat at the desk at the back with Wenzhe.

As long as they didn't make any noise, Master Xie turned a blind eye to their arrogant behavior and did not pursue it. He had come here as a routine to check whether the students had arrived for morning classes on time. Now that everyone was there, he just said to them to study hard in the morning and left.

Morning classes were just like morning self-study, both were used for reading. However, after the three of them sat down, the air pressure around them became increasingly low, and no one dared to open their mouths to utter a single sound.

Bai Zhi was thinking about something when she vaguely heard Master Xie leaving. She suddenly felt the atmosphere around her was strange. She raised her head and glanced around. Master Xie had disappeared. Then she turned to the left as usual, but unexpectedly she met a familiar pair of eyes with a luster like black pearls. Without any emotion, the two black pearls moved back in an instant, as if by chance. For some reason, she felt a sense of loss.

This is the man Bai Zhi identified as the most handsome in the original book. Lust is running in front, and reason is chasing behind, but he can't catch up.

She felt two more gazes behind her, and knew without thinking who they were. Mu Bailian was already on Bai Zhi's blacklist. Even though those two people looked very good, she still felt uncomfortable. She finally collected her thoughts and got back to her student's work.

The steady voice of reading came out of Baizhi's mouth, like a switch, and the voices of others began to rise. Everyone gradually became absorbed in reading, and no one paid attention to those three people anymore.

Yan Qingchen was famous for his ignorance, so it was naturally impossible for him to study hard. He was pulled out of bed by Princess Ning, his biological mother, early in the morning and rushed to Yunlu Academy. Now, listening to the endless chatter, he gradually felt sleepy and fell asleep on the table.

Wenzhe opened the book and read a few sentences, then felt very unbalanced. He pulled Mu Bailian, who was secretly reading a miscellaneous book beside him, to complain: "I look so kind. It's okay if they are afraid of you two, but why are they afraid of me too?"

Mu Bailian was pulled sideways by him, but his eyes were still fixed on the book in his hands, reading with great interest. Wenzhe continued to grumble to him, "I should have listened to the fortune teller and avoided today. I used to have my father as an excuse... Weren't you two very adamant about not coming? Why did you suddenly change your minds?"

"You always have a bitter look in the corner of your eyes. How can you be kind? Do you have any misunderstanding about kindness?" Mu Bailian was annoyed and said a few perfunctory words.

Wenzhe was even more depressed. "Then why did you start school today? And you insisted on dragging me along. My dad threw me out without saying a word. The fortune teller was right. It's not a good time to go out today."

Mu Bailian finally looked up at him and pulled his sleeve out of his hand. "You think I wanted to come? I could have stayed, but some mysophobia freak was forced to come by his father and insisted on dragging me along. Don't you know what kind of temper my father has? Well, since I'm here, how can I leave you out? We're all brothers, we share happiness and hardship together."

Only when Yan Qingchen fell asleep did Mu Bailian dare to scold him. That man was very petty. If he told his father about his sword practice, he would not only break his legs but also lose a layer of skin.

The morning class did not last long. After the bell rang, everyone who was already starving ran to the cafeteria to get breakfast. Bai Zhi and Ye Yanliang went out together. Before they left, they happened to hear Mu Bailian waking up Yan Qingchen and telling him to get up quickly and have breakfast together.

Some rare and noble princes even had to go to the dining hall with them.

After walking a distance, Bai Zhi asked Ye Yanliang, "Brother Ye, everyone seems particularly afraid of this Prince Yan. Do you know why? I spent some time with them today, and I don't think they're that scary."

Ye Yanliang glanced around and quickly asked her to lower her voice: "Brother Bai, you have to be careful. The Young Master Zhang you mentioned today is completely different from the one inside."

Everyone has bad habits. The more dangerous the situation, the more curious they become. Ye Yanliang was so cautious, which made Bai Zhi want to know more.

Bai Zhi put her hand on Ye Yanliang's shoulder, leaned forward and whispered, "Hey, my good brother Ye, just tell me quietly. I promise not to tell anyone that it was you who said it."