Happy Spring Every Year

The next morning.

Shen Jiasui opened her eyes from her sleep. After a moment of daze, she suddenly threw off the quilt, stood barefoot in the room, and looked around.

At this moment, her face really didn't look good.

Baiji heard the noise and entered the room. He was startled by what he saw and asked hurriedly, "Miss, what's wrong with you?"

Shen Jiasui stroked his chest with his hand and murmured, "That's great, that's great..."

Everything that happened yesterday was not a dream. She really returned to the past and was standing in her own boudoir at this moment.

"Baiji, wash up immediately. I want to go and pay my respects to my mother."

She will only feel completely at ease when she sees her mother is well.

Baiji took a closer look and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Shen Jiasui was indeed fine.

After washing up, Shen Jiasui couldn't wait to go to the main courtyard. After having breakfast with Ji Wan, he finally felt completely at ease.

Shen Zhengsheng was going to attend the morning court and was not at home at the moment.

The mother and daughter were talking in private when Bai Shuang suddenly came in hurriedly to report: "Madam, Miss, Bai Mu is outside asking to see you."

Shen Zhengsheng and his wife had one son and one daughter. The daughter, Shen Jiasui, was seventeen years old and good at martial arts, and the son, Shen Jiaheng, was fifteen years old and good at literature.

Now Shen Jiaheng is studying in the Imperial College, and Bai Mu is Shen Jiaheng's servant.

The Imperial College had a regulation that, apart from field leave and holiday leave, students usually only had ten-day leave, that is, rest on the first and fifteenth day of each month.

Although there were many children of high-ranking officials in the Imperial College, because the emperor valued learning and advocated respect for teachers, no one dared to break the rules of the Imperial College.

Today is the 21st. Logically, Bai Mu should stay in the Imperial College with Shen Jiaheng.

Ji Wan and Shen Jiasui looked at each other and knew that Shen Jiaheng must be in trouble in the Imperial College.

If I'm not mistaken, it's probably related to the breakup of the engagement with Lu Yunzheng yesterday.

"Let someone in quickly." Ji Wan ordered quickly.

Soon, Bai Mu hurried into the courtyard. He did not enter the house, but stood outside the door and reported loudly:

"Madam, the young master was bullied in the Imperial College!"

"what!"

Ji Wan was a protective person, so she quickly stepped out and said coldly, "Bai Mu, tell me in detail what's going on!"

Shen Jiasui followed closely, also looking anxious.

Bai Mu was about to speak when he heard the voice, but when he looked up and saw Shen Jiasui, he suddenly fell silent.

Seeing this, Shen Jiasui still had something to understand, so he just said calmly: "Bai Mu, tell the truth, don't hide a single word."

Bai Mu clenched his hands nervously, and when his wife nodded beside him, he mustered up the courage to speak:

"Early this morning, rumors spread throughout the Imperial College, saying...that the young lady was disliked by the young master of the Lu family and her engagement was broken off."

"The young master naturally didn't believe it, so he argued with those people."

"It's also because their words were too harsh, saying that the young lady...the young lady was ugly and looked like a man. No wonder Mr. Lu fell in love with someone else."

"The young master was so angry that he started fighting. The other side had more people, and they fought back and forth. The young master took quite a beating."

"I stepped forward to stop them, but was unable to do so. Seeing the situation was dire, I didn't dare report it to the Supervisor. After all... it was the Young Master who started it, and I was afraid he would be punished. Therefore, I returned to report to Madam."

The more Bai Mu spoke, the lower his voice became. His eyes became wandering and he seemed a little guilty.

Shen Jiasui frowned upon seeing this and immediately asked, "Who did Brother Heng hit?"

The Shen family is already prominent in the capital, and ordinary people probably wouldn't dare to talk about her or belittle her in the Imperial College.

Although Brother Heng is young, he acts in an organized manner. He would only take action if what others said was really too much.

From what Bai Mu said, the other party has a large number of people and is very powerful. It seems that they must be from a prominent family.

Bai Mu was worried that if he told the Chief Supervisor, he would favor the other party, so he rushed back, right?

Bai Mu felt relieved when he saw that his young lady had hit the nail on the head. He said truthfully:

"The other party... the other party is the young master of the Minister of Personnel. You hit him on the bridge of his nose and he bled a lot..."

Shen Jiasui felt a pang in his heart. The Minister of Personnel must be the Cui family.

Minister Cui's daughter is the current Consort Shu, the biological mother of the Second Prince...

No wonder Bai Mu felt guilty, it turned out that the other party was a royal relative.

"well played!"

After listening to this, Ji Wan uttered a low cry and seemed very satisfied.

"What's wrong with the Minister of Personnel? His son was the first to speak foul language. Even if this gets to the emperor, the Cui family won't get away with it!"

"Master will be gone from court for a while, I'm going to the Imperial College!"

Ji Wan said this and was about to go out in a hurry.

"mother!"

Shen Jiasui hurriedly stopped his mother.

"Mother, don't worry. This is just some rift between the younger generations. I can go. If you go, the situation will be different."

The capital is full of powerful people and young people are full of energy, so it is inevitable that there will be some disputes between them. As long as they are not too extreme, the elders will generally turn a blind eye.

It's the same today. If my mother goes, the situation will get worse.

Ji Wan frowned upon hearing this, "How can this be possible? Rumors are rampant in the capital right now. If you go there every year, I'm afraid you'll hear some unpleasant things."

Ji Wan naturally understood this logic. She didn't want Shen Jiasui to get hurt, so she stepped forward herself.

When Shen Jiasui heard this, she took Ji Wan's hand and said with a smile, "Mother, you underestimate your daughter."

"Other people's ridicule and slander are like the wind blowing around me. If I take it seriously, that would be exactly what they want."

"Furthermore, someone actually said that my daughter is ugly and looks like a man?"

Shen Jiasui opened his arms, turned around in front of Ji Wan, and smiled.

"We are going there today to dispel these rumors!"

Ji Wan looked at Shen Jiasui carefully again and again, and seeing that she was indeed calm, she finally nodded.

Seeing this, Shen Jiasui wanted to leave with Bai Mu.

The separation between men and women in the prosperous dynasty was not very strict, but ordinary ladies from wealthy families did not go out often.

However, as Shen Jiasui was the daughter of a general and practiced martial arts, she did not care about this. Shen Zhengsheng and his wife were reluctant to restrain her, so she was always free to come and go.

As for the Imperial College, Shen Jiasui, as a woman, naturally could not enter. Even if Ji Wan went, according to the rules, she could not step into the gate of the Imperial College.

However, being at the center of this rumor, Shen Jiasui was certain that as soon as she showed up, those who had mocked her would come out to see what she looked like.

Shen Jiasui had already stepped out of the house when Ji Wan suddenly grabbed him again.

"No hurry, change your clothes first."

Shen Jiasui was confused when he heard this. Change clothes? At this time?

"Mom, Brother Heng might even be getting beaten."

Ji Wan waved her hand and was no longer in a hurry.

"Since they are descendants of the Cui family, they are all shrewd people. Even if they are not careful with their words, they are measured in their actions. Heng'er will not die."

"How dare they call you ugly? Mother will make them open their eyes wide and see how stunningly beautiful my Sui Sui is!"

"Come, come, come. It just so happens that mother made a lot of autumn clothes for you. They were just delivered to you yesterday afternoon."

As Ji Wan spoke, she did not allow Shen Jiasui to refuse and pulled her towards the inner room.

Shen Jiasui: “…”

Baiji happily followed in to serve, wishing that his young lady would slap someone in the face.

Bai Mu: “…”

Young Master, I didn't see anything. Madam still loves you very much...