Rebirth, guarding the mute at the tip of my heart

As soon as Master Xu said this, people around him started to talk about it: "Is there any better place in the capital than Baishan Academy?"

"Of course not. I'm afraid that Mr. Jiang still has some resentment in his heart, and he said that he looked down on the academy just to satisfy his own desires."

"This is too much. No matter what, Master Xu is still his teacher. Even if he was careless for a moment, Master Jiang shouldn't blame him for it and even bring it up with the academy."

"But then again, Young Master Jiang is just a mute and will never be able to take the imperial examination to become an official. It is possible that he has given up on studying after this incident and no longer wants to study."

"..."

Master Xu looked at everyone talking at once and couldn't help but sneer at the corner of his lips.

Jiang Xin said such a big talk today. No matter whether he transfers to another academy or hides at home and gives up his studies in the future, it will become a laughing stock. Their Baishan Academy can also use this to preserve its reputation and get out of this farce unscathed.

From this point of view, Jiang Xin and that crazy prince did a good thing.

Just as Master Xu and the dean were secretly relieved, a man dressed as a servant rushed in and said, "Excuse me, I just heard you were talking about the dumb Mr. Jiang, but is it Jiang Xin?"

"Who else could it be other than him?" A man dressed as a scholar shook his head and said with a look of disappointment, "Everyone knows how difficult it is to get into Baishan Academy. But he is a mute who was able to get in thanks to the Minister. Now he is making trouble for me. How foolish."

However, the servant was in no mood to listen to such gossips. Upon hearing this, he immediately shouted excitedly, "It really is my eldest young master! Excuse me, where is my eldest young master now? The palace has received an imperial edict, and they are waiting for my eldest young master to return and receive it!"

"...Ah?" When the servant said this, everyone present, including the two teachers, were stunned.

Holy, holy edict? ! How could Jiang Xin, a mute, receive the holy edict?

"Jiang Xin is in the Xianwang Mansion right now. The two teachers just came back from there." The scholar who had just spoken grabbed the servant and asked anxiously, "I wonder what decree the emperor issued. Is it related to...Jiang Xin?"

"How should I know? The eunuch who came to deliver the decree said that he would not announce it until our eldest young master returned!" The servant was so anxious that he threw the scholar aside. When he heard that Jiang Xin was in the Xianwang Mansion, he ran over immediately.

"I won't talk to you anymore. The master from the palace is still waiting at home. I have to go and find the young master!"

Everyone in the Jiang family is still kneeling. If he goes back too late, the master and the mistress will definitely punish him for his incompetence.

"..."

The people who didn't get to hear the answer were really anxious. They were just there to watch the fun and didn't have anything important to do. They looked at each other and tacitly rushed towards the Jiang Mansion. Even the dean and Master Xu were no exception.

If the emperor listened to the advice of the virtuous king and planned to strip Lu Wuliang of his status as a student because of this case, he should have gone to the Lu family to announce the decree. Why did he go to the Jiang family? But apart from this incident, they couldn't figure out what else the mute could do to catch the eye of the current emperor.

Thinking of this, the dean and Master Xu could no longer sit still and immediately joined the crowd.

Well, they were not there to watch the fun, they just wanted to see the emperor’s edict.

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Jiang Xin followed the servant back to the Jiang Mansion in a hurry. Originally, Xie Ze wanted to follow him, but was persuaded by the housekeeper Lao Liu.

Not to mention that Xie Ze had beaten Lord Jiang half to death last night, and it would be inappropriate to do so now. Their prince had just tried Jiang Xin's case, and he was following Jiang Xin around. There was no guarantee that people would not accuse him of being partial and bending the law.

Although his prince did not care about the reputation, it was not good for Master Jiang anyway. Perhaps it was this last sentence that moved Xie Ze, and he persuaded their ancestor prince to give in.

At this moment, everyone in the Jiang residence, including Jiang Zhengchu, who claimed to be sick at home but was actually beaten into a pig's head, knelt on the ground in an orderly manner, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

Seeing Jiang Xin coming in, Jiang Zhengchu immediately yelled with a dark face: "Rebellious son! Instead of staying at home, you ran off somewhere to get into trouble, why don't you come here quickly!"

"Hey!" The eunuch who was holding the imperial edict stopped Jiang Zhengchu's angry scolding and greeted him with a smile: "This must be the eldest son of the mansion, right? Mr. Jiang, please accept the edict."

Jiang Xin quickly knelt down respectfully.

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims that Jiang Xin, the legitimate son of the Jiang family, is intelligent, thoughtful, reserved, and considerate. He is hereby appointed to be the companion of the virtuous prince and to be admitted to the Imperial Academy. This is my decree."

As soon as the eunuch finished speaking, everyone in the Jiang residence felt as if they had been hit by a club. They knelt on the spot in awkwardness and confusion, and remained silent.

It was the eunuch who broke the silence, handed the imperial edict to Jiang Xin, and said with a smile: "Mr. Jiang, congratulations."

It is indeed a happy event. Although the virtuous prince is not your majesty's biological son and cannot inherit the throne, he is in a good mood and has just won a victory. It can be said that his popularity at this time even overshadows several princes.

Jiang Xin will be able to work for the wise king in the future, so his future will certainly not be bad.

Jiang Xin was speechless. He could only take the imperial edict and look at the eunuch gratefully. He also took out one or two taels of silver from his sleeve and handed it to the eunuch as a reward.

This was what the prince's steward reminded him of when he was leaving the palace just now. Perhaps knowing that his family members would not remind him, he specifically told him not to forget to pay the reward money after receiving the order.

The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict smiled happily when he saw the silver. When he walked to the door and saw the people looking at him from afar, he knew that Young Master Jiang had never been favored by the Jiang family and was just known as a mute outside. So he started to tell the emperor that he had been appointed as a companion to the emperor.

The people who were watching the excitement from afar were shocked when they heard this. This, this, this mute can actually be a study partner? !

But this is not the point. After all, Xie Ze cannot possibly become the crown prince, so having a mute companion is not a big deal. The point is...

Jiang Xin was not bragging! He really went to a place better than Baishan Academy to study. He actually entered the Imperial Academy!!! That was a place where only the real royal family could study!

At this moment, the crowd of onlookers suddenly had an absolute tacit understanding and turned their heads to the dean and teacher of Baishan Academy, with indescribable meanings in their eyes.

This Master Xu had previously publicly mocked Jiang Xin for looking down on their academy. His explicit and implicit meaning was to say that Jiang Xin didn't know what was good for him!

But, giving up Baishan Academy and entering the Imperial College, how can this be called ungrateful? This is something that any normal person would know how to choose! Tsk~

The dean of Baishan Academy and Master Xu had never been in such an embarrassing situation in their lives. They could not stand the mocking or surprised looks of the crowd and left in disgrace.

As for the Jiang Mansion, except for Jiang Xin, the expressions of the other protagonists were not much better than those of the two masters.

Even Jiang Zhengchu did not seem happy at all that his son was chosen as a study companion.

Not to mention that the wise king had just beaten him up, the choice of study companion was not Jiang Xingyu, whom he valued the most, but this dumb waste. There was nothing to be happy about.

What can a mute do even if he goes to the prince's side? Wouldn't he just embarrass him? !

Thinking of this, Jiang Zhengchu looked at Jiang Xin with an unfriendly look again, and said coldly and expressionlessly:

"The wise king is moody and violent. When you go to his side in the future, be careful! If anything happens, it will be your own fault. Don't bring trouble to the Jiang family."

If the emperor had not just issued an order, even if the theft had nothing to do with Jiang Xin, he would have expelled this bastard from the Jiang family! I don't know where this bastard got the ability to get involved with the virtuous king. If he doesn't cut off the relationship as soon as possible, his Jiang family will be killed by this bastard sooner or later!