Wedding ceremony tomorrow

Chapter 77 Fourth Madam

"Waaah—"

There seems to be a breeze blowing outside the window.

The room was pitch black.

Luo Qingfeng lay on the bed, his eyes slightly narrowed, staring motionlessly at the window.

Moonlight spilled onto the windowsill, casting a hazy glow through the window.

At this moment, he suddenly spoke up: "Little Peach, do you know how to serve this young master?"

The little girl trembled slightly and whispered, "Mmm."

As she spoke, she started to climb out from under the covers.

Luo Qingfeng pressed her feet down and said, "Warm your feet for a while first, and remember to put the white cloth on later. If you serve me well, I will redeem you from your servitude."

The little girl whispered, "Mmm."

Luo Qingfeng asked, "By the way, do you know who the little VIPs are at the academy?"

The little girl said, "I know a few."

Then he began to speak: "The sons and daughters of the Third Madam, the son of the Fourth Madam, the son of the Second Manager, and the sons and daughters of the Third and Fourth Masters..."

As he spoke, he began to introduce them one by one.

After she finished her introduction, Luo Qingfeng inquired about other matters concerning the school.

The two talked until the third watch of the night.

Luo Qingfeng then said, "Alright, let's go to sleep."

The young girl hesitated for a moment, but couldn't hold back any longer, and asked shyly, "Young master, is the white...white cloth still going to be laid out?"

Luo Qingfeng glanced out the window and thought to himself: They should have left already.

He's just a schoolteacher, and his scholar status and talent are both up to par. On his very first night, he couldn't wait to have his maidservant serve him in bed, and they talked about school matters. What else is there to keep watching him?

At this point, we should be monitoring the other strangers.

Those new guards are the ones who are most suspicious.

Despite his thoughts, he remained vigilant and said, "I won't lay anything for now. I have to get up early for school tomorrow. Xiao Tao, you served me very well just now, remember to wipe me clean later. I'm tired tonight, I'll take you again tomorrow night. The head steward also said we can't go on for too long."

The little girl looked completely bewildered.

Afraid that she would speak, Luo Qingfeng said again, "Go to sleep, I'm sleepy."

The little girl could only weakly reply, "Oh..."

The room fell silent.

Half an hour later, the little girl seemed to have fallen asleep.

Luo Qingfeng closed his eyes and drifted off to sleep.

Sure enough, nothing happened that night.

In the morning, Luo Qingfeng was the first to get up, walked to the corridor, and looked down at the ground under the window.

Although the thin layer of white had almost disappeared after a night of wind, he could still see a pair of blurry and incomplete footprints.

There was indeed someone outside the window last night!

He then went to check under the walls on both sides of the courtyard. There was still a thin layer of white powder on the soil, but no footprints.

That's strange. Could it be that they came in through the main gate?

Or perhaps it flew in directly in some form?

Thinking this, Xiao Tao hurriedly got out of bed.

Luo Qingfeng turned and went back.

The young maidservant hurriedly dressed and came out, her face flushed with embarrassment, saying, "Young master, I'm sorry, I got up late..."

As a servant, she naturally had to get up earlier than her master and prepare hot water and other things in advance. She didn't expect that on the first day, she would get up later than her master. Would her master think she was lazy and abandon her?

So the little girl panicked.

Luo Qingfeng comforted him, "It's alright, it's not even dawn yet, I just got up too early."

Xiao Tao breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he wasn't angry, and was secretly touched: "Young master is such a kind person."

She quickly said, "This servant will go boil water."

As he spoke, he immediately went to the kitchen to start a fire and boil water.

Luo Qingfeng glanced at the window in the corridor again, then walked over, gently opened the window, and looked into the room.

As the light streamed in, the room immediately became bright.

After a while.

Xiao Tao, dressed in a pale yellow dress, came out of the room carrying hot water and said in a clear voice, "Young master, the water is hot. This servant will help you wash your face."

Luo Qingfeng turned and walked towards the corridor.

Xiao Tao wet a towel, tested the water temperature, and then wiped his face and hands. She even stood on tiptoe to fix his hair and clothes, taking meticulous care of him.

Luo Qingfeng glanced at her pretty and cute appearance, and his heart suddenly stirred.

This little girl should be cleared of suspicion for now, but I wonder if she's in danger. She's too beautiful, and it's not safe for her to stay in the manor in this situation.

There should be no problem during the day, but be careful at night.

Just as I was thinking about something, Xiao Lan's voice came from outside the gate: "Young Master Luo, are you up? The head steward sent me to take you to the school."

This is probably because they're worried he'll oversleep.

Luo Qingfeng agreed and went back to the house to get the books.

Xiao Tao hurriedly went to open the door and said in a cheerful voice, "Sister Xiao Lan, the young master has gone to get the book and will be out soon."

Xiao Lan gave her a meaningful look and asked in a low voice, "Did you serve me in bed last night?"

Xiao Tao blushed and shook her head.

Xiao Lan was a little surprised and was about to ask a few more questions when Luo Qingfeng came out carrying the books and said, "Let's go."

Xiao Lan glanced at him again before leading the way.

Luo Qingfeng followed behind for a few steps, then suddenly turned around and looked at the little girl who was standing in the doorway, saying, "Xiao Tao, what are you daydreaming about? Come with me."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Tao immediately locked the courtyard gate and followed.

Xiao Lan glanced at it but didn't say anything more.

The three of them walked through a long corridor, then through a garden, and walked for quite a while before turning into a round gate.

The round gate had three large characters written on it: Xianghu Garden.

Upon entering, one first encounters a large bamboo forest. Passing through a quiet bamboo path, the view suddenly opens up, revealing a small lake.

The lake is filled with lush green lotus leaves, and the lotus flowers are in full bloom, displaying a variety of colors. A fragrance of flowers wafts on the lake breeze, making it seem as if even the lake water smells sweet. It truly deserves the name Fragrant Lake Garden.

The school is located next to Tinghu Pavilion on the south side of the lake, in a small courtyard surrounded by green trees and bamboo.

As Luo Qingfeng walked, he admired the beautiful scenery of the mansion, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly at the extravagance of the meritorious nobles of the Great Yan Dynasty.

The three entered the courtyard, where a row of houses came into view.

The room in the middle is the school where classes are held.

It was still early, and the sun had not yet risen, so the minor nobles were naturally still in bed.

The reason he was brought here so early was to let him familiarize himself with the environment and have more time to prepare, so that he wouldn't make a fool of himself in his first class and implicate the head butler.

"Young Master Luo, this is where classes are held, this is the ruler, this is your lecture platform, that room over there is where you rest, and over there is where the young nobles play, and the outhouse is over there..."

Xiao Lan introduced them one by one, afraid that he wouldn't remember them, and asked Xiao Tao to help him remember them as well.

After the introductions were finished, she said, "Young Master Luo, please wait here. The young nobles will probably arrive in about half an hour. I need to attend to the head steward, so I'll take my leave now. If you have anything else to attend to, please have Xiao Tao come find me. Once the young nobles have all arrived, the head steward should also be there to watch Young Master Luo's lesson..."

He then took out a wooden plaque and said, "By the way, Young Master Luo, this is your household name plaque. Remember to keep it with you at all times, otherwise it will be troublesome if someone checks it."

Luo Qingfeng accepted the wooden plaque and bowed in thanks.

Xiao Lan glanced at him again before quickly leaving.

Luo Qingfeng took Xiao Tao and wandered around the school for a while, then went out to other places for a while. He thought to himself: I wonder how many students there are that they have prepared such a big space.

Go out the back door and you'll find yourself at Xiangshui Lake, a lake overflowing with lotus blossoms, where the sky meets the blue water.

As he was admiring the lake, he suddenly felt a pair of eyes watching him from the Tinghu Pavilion next to him.

He remained calm and continued to admire the beautiful scenery before him.

At this moment, the morning sun had already risen slowly from the horizon, and the mirror-like lake water was instantly dyed with an alluring orange-red color, which was breathtakingly beautiful against the backdrop of green leaves and lotus flowers.

Suddenly, a morning breeze blew by, stirring up ripples. The orange-red lake surface instantly looked like it had been kneaded into a Milky Way, dotted with starlight, making it even more beautiful.

Just then, from the nearby attic, it seemed to come a woman's soft, startled cry.

"What a nice view……"

Looking at the beautiful scenery before him, Luo Qingfeng thought to himself: It is indeed very beautiful.

Just then, a soft voice came from the pavilion: "Young master, in this situation, would you please compose a poem for me?"

The voice was so faint that it was almost inaudible coming from the attic.

Just then, an even louder, clearer voice rang out: "Young master, in this situation, would you be so kind as to compose a poem for my young lady?"

Luo Qingfeng pretended not to hear and turned to enter the schoolyard.

"Hey! Young master!"

Just as the maid in the attic was about to continue calling out, the girl beside her chuckled softly and said, "Abi, never mind, I still have class to attend."

Abi then gave up, but muttered discontentedly, "No wonder she could make the head housekeeper so angry."

The girl smiled and said, "Talented people naturally have some temper."

Luo Qingfeng entered the school and looked through the books that had already been laid out on the podium. The teachers had clearly marked where they were teaching. After looking for a while, he finally welcomed his first student.

"Hey, are you the new schoolteacher? Why are you so young? Did you get in through the head butler's connections?"

The first one to come in was an eight or nine-year-old boy, wearing a blue jacket. He was slightly chubby, but his appearance was quite good.

He was followed by two young servants, both of whom were quite strong.

Just as the two servants were about to follow them in, Luo Qingfeng immediately shouted, "Halt! No one other than the students attending classes is allowed to enter this school!"

The two servants immediately stopped at the doorway, glaring angrily.

The little boy immediately retorted angrily, "Who are you? How dare you stop my servant!"

He then turned to the two servants and ordered, "Come in! Let's see what he can do! A mere schoolteacher dares to act so insolently in my Ningguo Mansion?"

Just then, a girl's voice rang out from outside: "Anyone who dares to come in will have their legs broken!"

Upon hearing the voice, the chubby boy immediately shrank his neck, looked towards the door, and gave a forced smile.

The two servants who were about to step inside hurriedly retreated, bowed, and stood on either side, calling out obsequiously, "Third Miss."

A girl in a red dress and red shirt walked over with a cold expression, glared at the two of them, and said, "Get lost! Don't dirty the school!"

The two servants dared not say another word and hurriedly left with their heads down.

The girl entered the house, looked coldly at the fat boy, and said directly, "Come here and kneel down!"

The little boy immediately looked distressed and said, "Sister, what happened to me now?"

The girl, hands on her hips, snapped, "I told you not to bring servants to class! Who gave you permission? Are you coming over here and kneeling down?"

The little boy quickly went over and pleaded in a low voice, "Sister, there are outsiders here... I'll kneel for you when we get back, I'll kneel for as long as I want, just give me some face in public..."

The girl's eyes widened immediately, and she clenched her small fists: "Are you going to kneel or not?"

The little boy's face changed instantly, and he hurriedly said, "Kneel! I'll kneel, okay? Don't hit my face..."

After saying that, he actually knelt down on the ground with a "plop".

At this moment, Xiao Tao whispered to Luo Qingfeng at the front door, "Young Master, these are the Third Madam's son and daughter."

The girl, with her sharp ears, immediately turned her head and said coldly, "What business is it of yours, a mere maid? Want me thrown into a well?"

Xiao Tao quickly shrank back and dared not speak again.

The girl then turned to the young scholar on the platform and said coldly, "My name is Dong Miaomiao, his name is Dong Yang, and yours is Dong Yang?"

Luo Qingfeng said, "You can call me Mr. Luo."

The girl immediately frowned and said, "I'm asking for your name!"

Luo Qingfeng said, "I am your teacher now. Is this the proper attitude for you to ask for your teacher's name?"

The little boy immediately flew into a rage, stood up, and pointed at him, shouting, "How dare you speak to my older sister like that?"

Luo Qingfeng picked up the ruler from the stage and said, "Come here."

The little boy trembled with fear at the sight of the ruler, and hurriedly said in a fierce but weak voice, "You dare hit me! My mother will never let you get away with this!"

The girl suddenly laughed and said, "Sir, please hit him as you please. Mother loves it when you discipline him with a ruler. The previous teachers were intimidated by him and didn't dare to hit him, so Mother scolded them severely, saying they were useless. If Mr. Luo doesn't dare to hit him either, I guess Mother will be angry too."

Upon hearing this, the little boy panicked and immediately begged for mercy, "Sir, I was wrong, please don't hit me... I was beaten last night, and my body still hurts."

Luo Qingfeng asked, "Oh, how did you get beaten up?"

The little boy looked miserable and didn't dare to say anything.

The girl sneered, "He's just peeking at those comic books."

Luo Qingfeng's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "What comic book?"

The girl looked at him strangely, as if he were a country bumpkin who had never seen the world, and said, "Picture books are just short stories with pictures, don't you ever read them?"

Luo Qingfeng laughed and said, "What's so interesting about that? The stories I read are much more exciting than those."

The little boy immediately scoffed, "Stop bragging! If you've seen as much as I have, I'll take your surname!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the girl slapped him on the back of the head, glaring at him and saying, "You took his surname, so you're not his and Mother's child anymore? Be careful, Daddy will beat you to death if he hears this! If you're not my brother anymore, I'll beat you to death too!"

Luo Qingfeng: "..."

At that moment, two more boys, around six or seven years old, walked in.

At the same time, a group of maids and servants escorted a young woman dressed in gold and silver, looking elegant and luxurious, into the courtyard.

Mei Hanliu, the head butler with a graceful figure in a purple dress, also followed beside him.

Upon seeing this, Dong Miaomiao immediately exclaimed in a low voice, "Oh no! Fourth Aunt is here, and Mother will probably be here soon too!"

After saying that, he immediately found a seat and sat down.

Upon hearing this, Dong Yang was also startled and hurriedly found a seat, took out his books, and sat up straight.

"Is that the Fourth Madam?"

Luo Qingfeng looked out the window.

But at that moment, he suddenly saw a tall, familiar figure behind the young woman.

And the figure's gaze was now fixed on him through the window.

Their eyes met, and both were taken aback.

Luo Qingfeng was prepared, so he wasn't too surprised.

But that figure was different.

At first, she thought she was seeing things. After a few seconds of stunned silence, she opened her eyes wide and looked again. Then she froze on the spot, her mouth slightly open, her face full of astonishment and disbelief.

She was awakened by the voices of the fourth wife and the head steward.

"Hanliu, is that the new teacher you hired? He's so young, is he reliable? Did he get in through connections?"

"Don't worry, Fourth Madam, Han Liu wouldn't dare to show favoritism. Just wait and see how he teaches later, and you'll know for sure."

"Hehe, I hope so. I hope it doesn't end up like the previous ones, which disappointed me terribly."

Mei Hanliu smiled faintly, said nothing more, and looked through the window at the boy inside the room.

At this moment, other students, escorted by servants, arrived at the school.

Just as the maids and servants were about to escort the Fourth Madam into the room, Luo Qingfeng suddenly shouted from the platform, "Those who are not students are not allowed in! Stand outside!"

These words startled everyone, from the students in the classroom to the maids and servants outside.

Mei Hanliu immediately went in and said, "Mr. Luo, this is the Fourth Madam. She has nothing to do today, so she came to listen to your lecture."

Luo Qingfeng maintained his firm stance, saying, "Whether it's the Fourth Madam, the Fifth Madam, or even the First Madam and the Second Madam, none of them are allowed in! If they want to attend the class, they can only do so outside. I only teach students, not parents! Besides, she brought so many people in, disrupting the order; how can I teach?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

Mei Hanliu was immediately both embarrassed and angry: "Mr. Luo! You..."

"You get out too!"

Before she could finish speaking, Luo Qingfeng immediately waved her away without showing any mercy.

Mei Hanliu: "..."

"Pfft—"

Dong Miaomiao, who was inside the room, suddenly couldn't help but chuckle and quickly covered her mouth.

The other students stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with admiration.

Even the chubby Dong Yang secretly gave a thumbs up.

This fourth wife is extremely favored, and even her mother has to curry favor with her. I never expected this schoolteacher to be so bold. He's really something!

Mei Hanliu looked quite angry, but a glint flashed in her eyes as she turned to look at the door and said, "Fourth Madam, what do you think..."

The fourth madam glanced at the young man on the stage again, and snorted coldly, "Fine, let's listen from outside for now. This young man is so arrogant; I'll see later whether he's truly capable or just putting on an act!"

As they were talking, another group of people suddenly walked in from outside.

(End of this chapter)