You're the one who wants to marry a mistress, and I'm marrying someone else, yet you still

Xu Jing was surprised that Shen Mo had this idea. He felt comforted for his senior sister, and that his efforts had not been in vain. It also made him feel that his trip down the mountain was worthwhile.

"Don't try to protect your Aunt Wan. She's even better at martial arts than me. There aren't many people who can hurt her. She doesn't need your protection. You should focus on your studies and become a high-ranking official in the future. That way, more people will be able to help your Aunt Wan."

Xu Jing immediately decided not to join her senior sister in mocking Shen Mo, because this kid had guts, not a coward.

"No! Aunt Wan is a woman, she needs protection. Even if Junior Uncle doesn't teach me, I still want to learn."

Shen Mo seems to be taking this matter very seriously.

Xu Jing had no choice but to let him discuss it with his senior sister himself.

About fifteen minutes later, we arrived at Bailu Academy.

People were entering the academy one after another. Shen Mo arrived early, so there weren't many people there. Xu Jing had been here once before with Xie Wanru, so he wasn't unfamiliar with the place.

The old man who guarded the gate knew him.

"Young man, you've come to take the young master to school again. What do you think of what the old man told you before?"

The old man stroked his gray beard, a smile on his face.

Xu Jing scratched his head.

"No, no, I'm not cut out for studying. This is my young master, Shen Mo. He'll study."

Xu Jing pulled Shen Mo over, and he said that when he came last time, the old man said that he was intelligent and had a good aptitude for studying, and that he was still young and had a chance.

Shen Mo obediently bowed.

The old man was slightly taken aback. If the young master in front of him was Shen Mo, then who was the other child who had come to the academy recently?

Xu Jing noticed the old man's expression. "What's wrong? Did you know my young master before?"

"No, no."

The old man waved his hand and pulled Xu Jing closer.

“After you came to interview me that day, a young master named Shen Mo came to study the next day, and he has been here for several days now.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Jing was astonished to learn that there were people who impersonated others to study.

"Let your young master go in first. I'll have someone tell the headmaster that it won't delay his enrollment. You wait here for a while; you'll see the other one soon."

The old man immediately understood. Although this was the first time, it wasn't surprising. If it weren't for the headmaster of the Xie family personally asking for help, Shen Mo wouldn't have been able to enter the school.

Xu Jing nodded and let Shen Mo and the page boy go in. He wanted to see who had managed to take advantage of his senior sister.

Shen Mo didn't know what Xu Jing and the old man talked about. All he knew was that he was starting to get nervous again. Bailu Academy had a good reputation, and its teacher was a highly respected and learned scholar. He was somewhat intimidated by him.

The old man beckoned a student over and had him lead Shen Mo inside. After Shen Mo left, Xu Jing hid behind the wall, waiting for the opportunist to walk right into his trap.

Sure enough, after waiting for about 15 minutes, the old man coughed lightly, signaling that someone had arrived.

Xu Jing appeared in a flash and discovered that it was Shen Yanzhi.

"Hehe, I thought it was someone else, it's you! You're Shen Mo? How come I don't know you?"

Xu Jing sneered.

"Who gave you permission to replace Shen Mo?"

Shen Yanzhi is so young, it's definitely not something he could have done alone.

Shen Yanzhi didn't expect to run into Xu Jing. His father had said that Shen Mo should only come to school in the spring because of the cold weather!

Shen Mo and Xu Jing left early, so Shen Yanzhi had no idea.

"What substitution? I don't know anything about it, and I don't know you. Get out of here!"

Shen Yanzhi lowered his head, not wanting to look at Xu Jing, and wanted to go in first, but he was stopped by someone. The person who stopped him was not Xu Jing, but an old man.

“If you are not Shen Mo, then you are not a member of our academy and are not allowed to enter.”

The old man stood at the door, and people around him all looked over.

Shen Yanzhi was somewhat embarrassed, and the page beside him also shrank his head. Only then did Xu Jing notice that the guard who escorted Shen Yanzhi was not his senior sister's person.

Hmph, it seems Shen Nian'an was behind this.

“Shen Yanzhi, if you don’t want to lose face, come back with me right now. Otherwise, I’ll let everyone in the academy know that you’re impersonating Shen Mo and are an imposter.”

Xu Jing snorted coldly.

Trying to be clever like that is really stupid.

In fact, Shen Nian'an's idea was to have Shen Yanzhi take over until the spring, and use this time to win over Xie Wanru.

By the time Xie Wanru discovered this, a month or two had already passed, making it difficult to switch the child back. Whether Shen Mo was sent to Beifu Academy or Bailu Academy was Xie Wanru's own decision.

Shen Yanzhi clenched his fists and glared fiercely at Xu Jing, but when he thought of how Xu Jing had easily lifted him up that day, he didn't dare to make a move.

Furthermore, if a disturbance breaks out at the academy's entrance, it won't be long before the entire city of Xuancheng knows about it.

"Hmph, a dog relying on its master's power!"

Shen Yanzhi turned around defiantly and got back into the carriage he had come from.

"Ah!"

Xu Jing snorted coldly, deciding to deal with the brat when he got back. He thanked the old gatekeeper and left.

Xie Wanru and Dongzhu were counting the money in her hands and checking the dowry list. The Shen family had not touched her dowry at this time, but she could no longer remember the quantity and type of items.

In her past life, she spent a lot of money to get Shen Nian'an into the court. Later, she paved the way for Shen Yanzhi by selling her most valuable shops. This father and son could be said to have climbed up on the Xie family's money, but they turned around and bit the Xie family in the back.

"Senior sister!"

Xu Jing started calling for help at the entrance of Plum Garden. Shen Yanzhi tried to run away, but Xu Jing grabbed him by the back of his collar and lifted him into the air like a chick, his feet not touching the ground.

"You blind servant, my father will kick you out of the Marquis's mansion sooner or later! Let me go! Let me go!"

Shen Yanzhi tried to break free of control by twisting his body, but Xu Jing had practiced martial arts since childhood, and it was too easy for him to capture a child like him. He couldn't break free at all.

When Xie Wanru came out, Shen Yanzhi's face was flushed with anger.

Xu Jing briefly explained the situation to her.

Xie Wanru felt contempt for Shen Nian'an, thinking that he was someone who was used to using underhanded and despicable means.

"In that case, let's rest today and go have some fun."

Xie Wanru gestured for Xu Jing to release the person, "Dongzhu, come with me to the old lady's place."

The implication was that she wanted to talk to the adults about this. Shen Yanzhi was put down and stopped arguing. She thought Xie Wanru was going to scold him severely.

"Mother...aren't you going to scold me?"

Shen Yanzhi caught up with Xie Wanru.

“I knew the academy I was going to wasn’t Bailu Academy, but I still went.”

Shen Yanzhi lowered his head, looking somewhat embarrassed.

If Xie Wanru were to scold him harshly, he would still have a reason to defend himself, after all, he was just a child and couldn't make decisions on his own.

But Xie Wanru didn't even ask.

“You are still young. These are not things you can decide, nor are they things a child like you can do. Today you can play in the mansion. We, as elders, will arrange a school for you. You don’t need to worry.”

Xie Wanru patted Shen Yanzhi's head, her expression loving and kind.