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Baijia Academy is located behind Literati Lane on West Street. It is relatively remote but quiet, which is suitable for reading and learning.

As early as in the previous dynasty, a number one scholar of the Bai family returned home after high school and lobbied the clan to raise funds for the construction. It was originally intended to let the children of the clan actively work hard to study, and then it was established. In the feedback family, this has formed a scale.

Now that the grandpa of the Bai family has entered the cabinet, and his children and grandchildren have gone to high school one after another, Emperor Xia Jing bestowed a plaque on the "Bai Family School" with his royal pen, and his reputation has finally reached the highest level, which has been admired by many students to the extreme.

However, the Bai Family School is a private school of the clan after all. It is different from many Fengshan Colleges that recruit students widely. Therefore, although people often come here because of their reputation, they will not teach or accept privately unless they are related to the Bai Family.Although famous, he does not have much power, let alone be compared with the imperial court Guozijian.

This in itself is also a self-preservation.

Lin Xi is lucky, the married daughter of the Bai family is the sister-in-law.Toto's relationship is not a big problem.

When the three of Lin Xi and the others arrived at the school, classes had already started, and the sound of reading aloud entered the ears, in this quiet and quiet environment, it was like a melody of rhythm to cleanse the soul.

Lin Xi's heart skipped a beat, and he stood there and listened quietly for a long time.This kind of voice was no stranger to the school in his previous life, but it was the first time he heard this voice in this big summer, and it immediately made him kind and expectant.

Bai Shuyan saw that although Lin Xi's face remained calm, but the light in his eyes became brighter and brighter, he was very happy, so he dragged Lin Xi along and introduced him: "The Bai Family Academy originally only accepts the children of the Bai family, but now the young people of our clan There are not many people in one generation, so there are also a few sons of relatives and old friends who come here, but the number is no more than 30. Although the number of people cannot be compared with other colleges, the masters of the college are all contemporary Confucianists. There are also a few uncles from high school Jinshi who took the time to give advice, and you must know that there are two Sanyuanjijis like the deputy curator."

Bai Shuyan was quite proud in his words, even the calm Shujin was also proud.

But this is not an exaggeration. You must know that Sanyuan Jidi is the title of honor after successively winning Jieyuan, Huiyuan, and the number one scholar. Sometimes there may not be one among the rise and fall of a dynasty. The degree of difficulty can be seen .

If there are two members of the Bai Family Academy, people will flock to them. This shows the Bai Family's expectations and commitment to the younger generations.

"It's a great honor." Lin Xi said sincerely.

"And because the number of students is small and their ages are different, the school pays attention to teaching students according to their aptitude, and sometimes they can even be guided by their master alone. If they have the same philosophy and have qualifications, it is common for them to be accepted as disciples and take them with them. They will definitely benefit A lot."

Bai Shuyan told Lin Xi the benefits of the academy as much as possible, but he also warned: "However, no matter how good the master is, we should work hard ourselves. If you are lazy, they will not even look at you. A relative will not Thinking about making progress, often falling asleep in lectures and even disturbing others, and was persuaded to return home.”

Shu Jin also said: "Masters are busy, and there are many opportunities to listen to their lectures. You and I should cherish it."

This is natural, Lin Xi is still planning to pass the imperial examination all the way.

Seeing Lin Xi listening to them carefully with a smile on his face, the two brothers were also quite happy, "Let's meet the curator soon."

The curator of the Baijia Academy is a short old man with a tuft of goatee, and he looks quite kind with a smile on his face.

Before entering the door, Bai Shuyan had already quietly bit his ear. The director of the curator was a 23-year Jinshi Tanhua from the side line. Later, he was dismissed because he bluntly wrote a letter to offend the cabinet ministers who were powerful at the time, so he simply stayed in the academy to discipline his children until Now.

"Don't look at him smiling, but he is serious."

After entering the main room and seeing the curator, Bai Shuyan immediately stopped under Bai Shujin's warning gaze, and the three obediently kowtowed.

After curator Bai nodded, Shu Jin handed over Master Bai's letter and explained the origin.

Curator Bai chuckled, looked at Lin Xi, and then told the Bai family brothers: "You two brothers are late today, go to the class quickly, and the Lin family boy can stay."

"Yes." The two brothers gave Lin Xi a consoling look, and then retreated respectfully.

Director Bai then said to Lin Xi, "Come with me."

As he said that, he walked into the house, Lin Xi didn't know why, so he had to follow.

Behind the house is the inner courtyard, which is connected to the Chaoshou verandah. There is a small piece of bamboo planted in the courtyard. It is spring now, and the new leaves are green and full of vitality.

"I heard that your medical skills are quite good, did you learn from the master Xinglin?"

Director Bai was walking ahead, suddenly slowed down, and turned to ask Lin Xi.

Lin Xi said, "I'm ashamed, but Dr. Min has indeed taught Lin Xi for many years."

"How to enter a woman's delivery room? Although it's a matter of priority, it's still quite rude. You know that if the Bai family has a good reputation, the reputation of the Bai daughter has been damaged, and she may often be criticized in the future." Bai The curator said leisurely, his tone could not tell whether he was happy or unhappy.

Lin Xi was slightly taken aback. Although she was already prepared to be questioned by Wei Daofu, she still felt that she was not wrong, so she said seriously: "Xi believes that human life is at stake, and other red tapes are secondary. I don't ask others to understand, but Seeing that the cousin and sister-in-law are now loving husband and wife, the cousin has a mother to take care of, and the family is happy and harmonious instead of parting. This is the greatest truth. If you are still criticized, it can only be said that this person has dirty thoughts in his heart, even if he doesn’t There will be other things in this matter, and the result is the same. Besides, scholars are open-minded in their hearts, and if they die because of other people's gossip, they are not worthy of reading sage books."

Curator Bai didn't expect Lin Xi to speak eloquently. He didn't feel nervous or in awe at such a young age, but looked at him differently.

"Young people are not afraid of people's words. It's good. It's just that if you don't think carefully about things, even good intentions can easily lead to tragedy. Fortunately, the Yongning Hou Mansion is open-minded, and the two families have suppressed this matter. You know that Wang's daughter-in-law in Cishan County in eastern Fujian is So he fell into the water, was rescued by a man with a foreign surname, but was sent to the family temple, and now he is alive or dead?"

Lin Xi was surprised for a moment, then lowered her eyes.

It's not unheard of for a woman's life to be small but her name to be great. He had hesitated at the beginning because of this, but in the end it was because of Bai's life that he took the risk.Later, I also heard gossip, but I was immediately suppressed by Mrs. Tai and Mrs. Liu with strict measures, so I didn't take it seriously. It's just that I won't go to Zizhuyuan if I can't go to Zizhuyuan in the future. When I see Mrs. Bai, I will be respectful Not many words.

However, this is the current folk custom, and he cannot change it, but he doesn't agree with it, so he raised his head and smiled at Director Bai, "The patient is in front of me, let me watch a woman collapse to death, what do I do?" No. I rescued her, but she was killed by worldly prejudice and gossip, so I have nothing to do with it. It’s also like the Wang’s wife who fell into the water. The man with a different surname did everything he could For what he did, he deserves to be rewarded as a hero. In the end, what happened to the Wang family has nothing to do with him. It is the Wang family that puts their reputation on top of their heads without regard to human life. The culprit is the culprit. Director Bai, is it this reason?"

At some point before she came to a room with an open door, Lin Xi kowtowed and bowed.

Curator Bai looked at Lin Xi in surprise, and was at a loss for an answer, but suddenly a hearty and hearty laugh came from the room.

"Bai Zihao, you pedantic old man, do you have anything to say? Those self-styled red tapes should have been abandoned long ago. A gentleman is open-minded, so he is not afraid of secular appointments. He looks forward and backward, and often misses good opportunities. Lin family boy, come in quickly." Bar."

Lin Xi looked into the house in amazement, but saw that the inside was extremely spacious, with high beams and columns, few furnishings, and the door was open facing the small bamboo forest. An old man with bone fairy style was sitting cross-legged on the ground.

"You...you..." Lin Xi felt very familiar with this old man.

Curator Bai was robbed by the old man, so he shook off his sleeves angrily, and said: "There is nothing wrong with being considerate. If the worldly rules cannot be broken, you should abide by them. If you are as informal as you are, you must suffer in the future." Less. Forget it, I have already brought your apprentice, so I will leave."

Said and left without looking back.

The old man ignored Director Bai, and pointed to Lin Xi at the opposite futon, "Hurry up and come here to learn from the teacher."

Yongning Hou Mansion, Meijing Garden

Aunt Mei frowned as she looked at the gift list in her hand, feeling quite upset in her heart, although the wedding ceremony has its own set number, but whoever gets married only depends on those petty money.When the eldest and young master got married, the expenses were like running water, and the good things that were worth a penny made Mei's eyes envious when he first saw it.

Of course, Xiao Yuheng, as the eldest son, married the daughter of the Bai family, so it was different.However, although Xiao Yuqi is a bastard son, the Marquis of Yongning is just such two sons, the difference is there but it shouldn't be so big.

Mrs. Mei couldn't help showing her sourness to Mrs. Liu, but she only got a flat-feeling sentence, "Except for Gongzhong, I paid for the rest of Heng'er's expenses. If Aunt Mei has the financial resources, she will naturally pay for it." Can."

Mrs. Mei could only grit her teeth and back out. She naturally had a private house, but she couldn't show it openly, or she would have to be caught by Mrs. Liu.

So he complained to Marquis Yongning, "Although unfortunately I was entrusted in my concubine's belly, but I still want to call my wife a mother, and I will serve you in the future. I don't want to leave his elder brother too much."

However, he didn't want the always obedient Lord Hou to look at her suspiciously, and said: "Madam will use her own dowry to make up for it, what can I say about her, can it be that she can also subsidize Qi'er, don't you have a lot of good things in your hand? "

No matter how narcissistic the Marquis of Yongning is, he would never think that the wife of the first wife would give her dowry to the concubine to marry him, and it would be nice if he could not deduct it.

Mei was choked and speechless, thinking that although her daughter-in-law came from a wealthy family, she was nothing but an empty basket, she could not expect to support her son at all, so she was very angry these few days.

"Auntie, Second Miss is here." There was an announcement at the door.

Then Xiao Jinlan Pingting's figure appeared at the door.

"Auntie." Xiao Jinlan called out softly, then went to Mrs. Mei stretched out her hand, and gently pressed the temple point.

"I'm worried about my brother's marriage again."

Mrs. Mei narrowed her eyes, calmed down and said, "Lan'er is the most caring, not the debt-collecting brother. Look at the slips Madam gave, they are all defective goods."

Xiao Jinlan took the gift list, glanced at it roughly, and understood.

Although her aunt's words were harsh, she was not ignorant about this kind of important matter, so although the things on the gift list were not the best, they were not bad either, just following the rules.

It's just that Mei's comparison with Xiao Yuheng's is naturally far worse.One must know that even though Xiao Yuheng's eldest son is also an editor of the Hanlin Academy, with a bright future, and Bai's family comes from a powerful family, there is no comparison.

"These are just belongings outside the body. If you can't change it, you can let it go. If there is something wrong with the gift, the old lady will be the first to refuse." Xiao Jinlan persuaded, "Instead of staring at these things, it is better to study closely with my brother. After so many years of exams He is just a scholar, and if he fails to win the list, how can we talk about Jinshi master? Don't we mother and daughter rely on elder brother for the rest of our lives? You know, cousin Lin Xi will end after passing his filial piety. There is no light."

In fact, in Xiao Jinlan's heart, Lin Xi came from a scholarly family, and now he has gone to the Baijia Academy. A scholar must be sure to be sure, and it is only a matter of time before he steps down step by step and embarks on Xiao Yuheng's path.

As for Xiao Yuqi, she has also known for so many years that she is not a material for studying, she just grabs it again, and if she wins, she can always get an official position by relying on the Yongning Hou Mansion.

Speaking of Lin Xi, Mrs. Mei pulled Xiao Jinlan to him, retreated from the others, and asked in a low voice, "Did you find that book?"

Xiao Jinlan frowned slightly, and shook her head, "I'm afraid my cousin didn't get it back at all, and he's not in Lanyuexuan."

Lin Xi's study room is not fortified, this girl Jixiang is very foolish.

"No clues?"

"No."

Mei frowned, "I can't tell that the kid is hiding too deeply, and the two maids and servants he brought from Huaizhou are also speechless?"

Xiao Jinlan nodded in frustration, "Those two girls are very tight-lipped. A few days ago, Tuantuan was scolded and downgraded to the third class, and they promoted other maids. There is an opportunity to take advantage of it, but I don't know. My girl didn't ask too deeply. Afraid of being exposed."

"This won't work." Mrs. Mei stood up and walked back and forth in the room, muttering, "Qi'er can't be counted on for the time being, it's a joke for your future to depend on your wife, Mrs. Tai, huh, let's just give it to your brother this time." The Jiang family lady who proposed to marry knows that she doesn't care about us at all, your father... Sigh, what kind of decision can your father make in such a thing, he only cares about poor people who once went to high school."

Speaking of this, she showed a cold expression again, and said with a sneer: "Xiao Jinxin, that stupid girl, such a good opportunity will anger the prince and displease the prince. If my son is a descendant, he will have become Xiao Wangfei with such appearance!"

"Auntie..." Xiao Jinlan looked worried.

Mrs. Mei sat in front of Xiao Jinlan, touched her daughter's delicate face, her eyes were determined, "Don't be afraid, the nobleman has already said that as long as you find Lin Xi's book, you will have a way to give you to Prince Rui as a side concubine. Your appearance and talent, even if you use some tricks, you are afraid that you won't win the prince's heart, see Auntie, even the concubine Mrs. Liu will not dare to do anything to me! Who will dare to underestimate our mother and daughter when a son is born in the future, even your elder brother In the future, relying on the prince, the future is boundless."

Mei's eyes became brighter as she spoke, and the gaze she was looking at Xiao Jinlan was already looking at Concubine Xiao.

However, Xiao Jinlan was not complacent, and just reminded: "Who is the noble man, does my aunt know? The thing in my cousin's hand is so important, why not take it from him directly, but through my aunt instead?"

"Who else can it be? It's a noble person in the palace. My aunt knows it well. It's just some innocuous tricks. We just need to get the rest and it has nothing to do with us. Then Lin Xi... now it's just relying on the prince's appreciation, and the prince relies on it." Forget it, he’s actually just a nobody. Mrs. Tai still wants to marry you to him, what a dream!”

Xiao Jinlan wanted to say that there is nothing wrong with her cousin, but finally stopped under Mei's gaze.

She lowered her head to hide the worry in her eyes.

Before, she had always thought that she would marry a high-ranking person in the future, and live a life of infinite glory, just like her sister-in-law, who made her jealous of Liu and go crazy, but for some reason, this has become more and more faded recently. Thoughts, on the contrary, seeing Mrs. Mei doing a little underhanded appearance under Mrs. Liu, I feel uncomfortable.

Even if she succeeds, she is nothing more than a concubine.

And Prince Rui will really do what they wish?

Thinking of that cold and lofty man, she was puzzled.