Her guards

Chapter 50 Verbal Dispute

Because she was carrying a food box in one hand, Lingyu would occasionally glance at the book.

The lid didn't open.

The box is not crooked.

Suddenly, a cold snort came from ahead.

Ling Yu frowned slightly, reluctantly shifting her gaze to the newcomer.

"Wei Jiao," he shouted, "what are you doing here at this hour?"

Wei Jiao looked at him, but instead of cursing, threatening, or mocking him as usual, she looked him up and down with her eyes, her gaze lingering on the food box he was carrying.

"I'm asking you," Ling Yu asked again.

Wei Jiao spat and sneered, "A wolf in sheep's clothing, all pretense."

After saying that, he bumped his shoulder aside and swayed forward.

Fortunately, Ling Yu was on guard and managed to keep her balance, preventing the food box from being knocked over.

What's wrong with this madman?

Ling Yu looked back and saw Wei Jiao heading towards the library.

His madness didn't start overnight.

"Dr. Ling."

"Third Senior Brother—"

Shouts came from ahead.

Ling Yu looked away and saw seven or eight students standing at the entrance of his school, their expressions angry.

What happened? Ling Yu hurried over, and before she could ask, the students started chattering: "Wei Jiao kicked the door open!" "Wei Jiao went in!" "Quickly check if he has damaged his senior brother's books!" "That's too much!" "He came in without permission."

Wei Jiao entered his dormitory? Then Ah Sheng… Ling Yu hurriedly looked inside, but there was no sign of the boy. Had he hidden himself?
He hurried inside, while the students stood outside asking with concern, "Is anything missing?" "Were the books destroyed?"

There was no one behind the partition. Ling Yu looked up again and saw that the boy had appeared out of nowhere, standing behind the students, looking in with a curious expression.

"What's wrong?" "What happened?"

He then asked further questions.

Ling Yu breathed a sigh of relief and reassured the students, "It's okay, nothing's lost or broken," and "Wei Jiao is fine, don't worry about him." Only then did the students disperse.

Ling Yu gestured for Mo Zheng to go inside and then closed the door again.

“You…” he began to ask.

"I was still worried, so I went to check on my young lady," Mo Zheng said, then asked, "What happened?"

Ling Yu breathed a sigh of relief: "So you weren't here." Then she shook her head, "It's nothing, Wei Jiao just came to act crazy..." Thinking of this, she asked again, "Do you know Wei Jiao?"

Mo Zheng nodded: "I've heard about him." Curious, she asked, "Isn't he a brocade-clad official? Why is he at the National Academy? I heard from everyone that he's here to study? Is that true?"

Ling Yu nodded: "Before the establishment of the National Academy, at His Majesty's request, the teacher took him as a disciple, but he only came once or twice a month." She couldn't hide her disdain as she said this, "Talking about studying is an insult to books. He just came to amuse himself."

"What a mistake! I didn't check beforehand. I thought I wouldn't run into Xiuyi at a place like the National Academy. I didn't expect that coming to the National Academy would be more dangerous than being on the street," Mo Zheng thought to herself. It seems I need to prepare in advance.

Ling Yu said, "This person is crazy. He just called me a hypocrite and a pretentious person. It's inexplicable."

Mo Zheng looked sympathetic: "It's really strange that someone like Senior Brother would be scolded."

But it's better to have one's character damaged than to collude with a suspect.

Ling Yu smiled and said, "Let him curse. People like him cursing me will only make me more disliked. He's harmless to me. Let's not talk about him anymore. Don't pay any attention to him when you see him in the future." After saying that, she put the food box she was holding on the table, making room for it. "Come and have some snacks. Today, the imperial chef is here, so it's imperial cuisine."

Mo Zheng said okay and cleared a space to sit down.

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"Make way, make way, let me through."

Yang Hui hurried forward from the back.

The princess and her companions had a simple lesson. They only studied one article in the morning, and then waited for the calligraphy instructor to come in the afternoon to practice two more characters.

At midday, during the rest period, the palace maids brought tea and snacks prepared by the imperial chefs.

The women gathered around the princesses, eating, drinking, chatting, and laughing.

For many women, this was the most important lesson in being selected as a study companion, compared to studying and attending classes. Because Yang Hui was sitting at the back, she was a step too slow to walk over, and Princess Heisei had already been surrounded by people.

She stomped her foot in anger: "I am the princess's tutor."

The ladies already seated next to the princess pretended not to hear, since the princess hadn't spoken.

Of course, there were also two or three people like Jiang Rui who were just there to read, quietly enjoying tea and snacks on the side.

Hearing Yang Hui's commotion, Princess Heisei could no longer save face and could only ask, "Did you write down the notes for me?"

Princess Heisei spoke, and the ladies sitting around her immediately made way.

Yang Hui glared at them smugly: "Yes—"

But as soon as she took a step, someone walked past her.

Yang Hui was caught off guard and almost stumbled from the impact.

who!
She looked over angrily and saw the figure who had been watching her all morning standing in front of Princess Heisei.

Princess Heisei didn't even realize what was happening when she saw Yang Luo.

"Princess." Yang Luo bowed, holding several sheets of paper in her hands. "These are my notes on the scriptures as explained by the teacher."

Princess Heisei was stunned for a moment. This was...

“The princess needs a tutor, so I can take on that role. There’s no need to specifically choose Miss Yang,” Yang Luo said. “My grades are better than Miss Yang’s.”

Everyone present was stunned.

I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

Yes, everyone wants to please Princess Heisei, but to say it so bluntly is unprecedented.

Princess Heisei, who was used to being fawned over, was stunned. She had never seen such blatant... flattery before.

Yang Hui was stunned and furious.

How dare this person!
"Liu, someone surnamed Liu!"

Yang Hui stomped her foot. She didn't even deserve to remember this person's name, yet he dared to humiliate her like this.

"You, you're shameless!"

Upon seeing this, Princess Wuyang, who disliked being with Princess Heisei, pulled Princess Nangong towards a private resting place. Princess Wuyang, who had already reached the door, let out a laugh, stopped, and turned around.

Although I'm used to seeing others fawn over Princess Heisei, this is the first time I've seen the young ladies tear each other apart.

That's interesting, let's fight!

Jiang Rui, standing to the side, couldn't even bother reading anymore. Her expression was complicated. She knew that this young lady had claimed to befriend the princess, but to go to such lengths in public was still beyond her imagination.

Yang Luo seemed oblivious to the stares from all around him, turning to look at Yang Hui.

“Miss Yang, I am the princess’s study companion. I am here to accompany the princess in her studies and serve her. How can you call me shameless?” she said. After saying that, she looked Yang Hui up and down. “If you’re talking about shamelessness, you are the one who is shameless. You were clearly rejected, which means you are not good at studying. Yet you still dare to come and serve as the princess’s study companion.”

Yang Hui's face turned pale with anger.

She grew up in the capital, and in all these years, no one had ever dared to speak to her like that.

She was rejected, but she can still come. Even a fool should know how powerful she is. People would be too busy flattering and fawning over her to dare to humiliate her!
"You, you!" Yang Hui stamped her foot. "How dare you! It was the Empress who ordered Marquis Yichun to invite me here. You are insulting the Empress! This is disobedience!"

Princess Heisei's expression changed drastically, and she slammed her hand on the table: "Shut up!"

Yang Hui's face flushed red, and she stiffened, not daring to speak again.

The other people in the hall remained silent, their expressions varied.

Yang Luo lowered her eyes slightly.

When people are showing off in a superior position, they may still have some sense of propriety and won't say everything.

Therefore, in her previous life, Yang Hui never mentioned that anyone valued her, nor did she ever think about it, always assuming that Yang Hui had passed the exam on her own.

But when people are angry, they want to use all their abilities to kill the other person.

It turns out that the Empress and the Marquis of Yichun were the ones who valued and supported Yang Hui and the Duke of Ding'an's mansion.

(End of this chapter)