NFBE Chapter 264 Qingya Academy
Chapter 264 Qingya Academy
Chapter 264, Qingya Academy
It turns out that every winter, Qingya Academy opens its doors to students who want to study there.
It's very cold today, and it's snowing, so there aren't many visitors.
The gatekeeper glanced back and instructed Tian Tian and Tian Jinghe, "Please follow Commander Cui in front and don't wander off."
"Okay," Tian Tian and Tian Jinghe replied.
A young division commander in front smiled at the group and said, "Come in with me."
Tian Tian and Tian Jinghe followed...
Upon entering the academy, one finds a tranquil atmosphere, with bluestone paths and a few blades of grass growing between the stones.
Several plum trees are planted in the courtyard. In winter, the plum blossoms bloom and their fragrance wafts through the air, adding a touch of elegance to the academy.
Passing through the front yard, you will find the academy's lecture hall.
The lecture hall is a row of simple wooden structures with roofs covered with bluish-gray tiles and slightly upturned eaves.
There were about ten wooden desks in the lecture hall, with the Four Treasures of the Study neatly arranged on them.
Directly in front of you is a low podium.
The layout is similar to that of the Baishi County School.
At this moment, the students are reading aloud in the lecture hall.
Behind the lecture hall is a two-story library called "Moxiang Pavilion".
"Our Moxiang Pavilion has a large collection of books, covering classics, history, philosophy, literature, poetry, and prose..." the teacher surnamed Cui introduced as they walked.
"The Ink Fragrance Pavilion is closed today, so we won't go in."
Tian Tian asked curiously, "Why isn't it open?"
The division commander, surnamed Cui, gave an awkward laugh. "It's just... a bit inconvenient."
Behind the Ink Fragrance Pavilion is a quiet little garden. "When you're tired of reading, you can take a walk in the woods and relax."
"Commander Cui." At this moment, a young man who looked like a student came over.
"Junior Brother Cui... jumped down from the Ink Fragrance Pavilion and injured his leg."
Division Commander Cui glared angrily, "What?!"
"That wretched child!!" he muttered fiercely, but when he turned to look at Tian Tian and the others, he reverted to his previous gentle and refined demeanor.
"Everyone, I'm so sorry, I have some urgent business to attend to and must leave now."
"Junior Chen, could you please see these people off for me?"
As soon as Commander Cui left, the man surnamed Chen led them back, and they happened to pass by the Moxiang Pavilion.
Tian Tian looked towards the direction of the Ink Fragrance Pavilion and saw a group of people gathered together looking at something, and from the middle... came a wail.
"Quickly, take him to see a doctor!" Commander Cui urged impatiently.
The man next to Tian Tian muttered, "That young master must be the young master of the Cui family, right?"
"The Cui family has strict family traditions, so how did they produce such a rebellious young master?"
Tian Tian leaned closer curiously and asked, "May I ask, sir, how did this young master of the Cui family become so unconventional?"
The older man next to me was very talkative. "Him...?"
"I heard that he was a man of great literary talent but disliked the imperial examinations, was obsessed with miscellaneous studies, and had a wide circle of friends."
"Well, he's reached the age for marriage, but the old master of the Cui family is keeping him at Qingya Academy to study. He's unwilling, so he's caused this mess."
Tian Tian frowned...
That's not what Wan Xinran said.
From the crowd, a handsome young man with striking features and a carefree demeanor was pulled out.
He wore a plain white robe with wide sleeves, with a blue silk sash casually tied around his waist. Unlike other scions of noble families who combed their hair meticulously, he tied it up casually, with a few stray hairs hanging down in front of his forehead, making him look lazy and carefree.
"I'm fine, I just sprained my ankle."
"Big brother, please don't tell Grandfather."
Commander Cui ordered coldly, "Send him to the clinic!!"
"Big brother..."
Watching the young master of the Cui family being taken away, Tian Tian lowered her head and asked Tian Jinghe, "What do you think of... Qingya Academy?"
Tian Jinghe nodded thoughtfully, "Not bad."
"How about your second sister pays your tuition, and you come to Qingya Academy to study in a couple of days?"
"Coming in a couple of days?!" Tian Jinghe was taken aback. Was it really that urgent?
Logically, if tuition is paid this year, enrollment should only begin next year.
But... Tian Tian has a solution.
They went directly to the Su residence and found Su Bing.
Of course, she didn't tell Su Bing about finding a husband for Qin Youyou; she only said that she wanted Tian Jinghe to study in the capital so as not to delay his studies.
Su Bing had always liked Tian Jinghe, so he was naturally willing to help.
So he personally took Tian Tian and Tian Jinghe to the Cui family.
"Mr. Su." When Old Master Cui heard that Su Bing had arrived, he personally went to the door to greet him.
Su Bing quickly stepped forward to help the other man, saying, "Brother Cui, there's really no need to come all the way here."
"How could I dare to neglect Mr. Su when he comes to visit?" Old Master Cui said with a smile.
He paused slightly when he looked at Tian Tian, "And this is..."
"This is the newly appointed Princess of Fufeng by the Emperor. Brother Cui should have heard of her," Su Bing introduced.
Old Master Cui looked at Tian Tian in surprise, his expression deeply moved, "This is actually Princess Fufeng?!"
"So young!!"
As he spoke, he even prepared to kneel, saying, "This humble servant, Cui, pays his respects to the Princess..."
Tian Tian quickly supported him, "Master Cui, you mustn't."
"Please get up quickly."
Su Bing also helped pull Old Master Cui up, saying, "Brother Cui, although this girl is a princess, she doesn't have many rules."
"Besides, she had something to ask of us today."
"Let's... take advantage of our age just this once, hahaha."
"I wonder what the princess desires? I will do my utmost to help." Old Master Cui said hastily as soon as he sat down.
Seeing Su Bing's puzzled expression, Old Master Cui explained, "The fact that the princess was able to offer high-yield rice seeds to the imperial court shows that she is a person of great righteousness and selflessness."
"Mr. Cui admires him greatly."
"Princess, please tell me, what do you want?"
Seeing Grandpa Cui's excited expression, Tian Tian smiled shyly, "I'm not as good as Grandpa Cui says."
"Oh...no."
"There is probably no one in the world as selfless as the princess."
Tian Tian smiled, "Actually, I just hope... my little brother can study at the Cui family's Qingya Academy..."
Tian Jinghe stood up and bowed at the opportune moment, saying, "Student Tian Jinghe greets Elder Mr. Cui."
Mr. Cui looked up and gazed at Tian Jinghe.
Tian Jinghe was only eight or nine years old. He was thin but upright, like a newly sprouted bamboo shoot. Although he had not yet grown up, he had already shown some spirit.
He had delicate features, fair skin, and a scholarly air about him. His eyes, in particular, were clear and bright, subtly revealing a chivalrous spirit.
His hair was neatly combed and tied up with a blue ribbon, making him look clean and sharp.
Mr. Cui nodded repeatedly, saying, "This child is quite good."
“My younger brother had already begun his studies when he was in Baishi County, but he was delayed because he came to the capital with me.”
"That's why I wanted to ask Mr. Cui to make an exception so that Jinghe could enter Qingya Academy to study now."
Mr. Cui listened and nodded, and as soon as Tian Tian finished speaking, he immediately replied, "No problem."
"I will make arrangements immediately."
"Tomorrow, let Jinghe go to the academy to study."
"Thank you, Mr. Cui."
*
Tian Xiang and Qin Youyou went out together.
For some reason, Liu San Niang felt extremely dizzy after lunch today, which she suspected was due to catching a cold.
The original intention was to send a servant out to buy medicine.
However, Tian Xiang and Qin Youyou were worried, so they came out themselves.
"Jishetang." They found a clinic and went inside.
"Doctor..." Strangely, the clinic didn't have a doctor.
The two exchanged a strange look and walked towards the backyard.
At this moment, Cui Mingyi was lying on the bed in the clinic, with beads of sweat the size of soybeans on his forehead.
The doctor was an elderly man over fifty years old, whose technique was skillful yet ruthless.
With one hand pressing down on Cui Mingyi's knee and the other hand gripping his ankle, he pulled and pushed him sharply.
"Ah—!" Cui Mingyi let out a heart-wrenching scream, the sound almost lifting the roof off the clinic.
His fingers gripped the edge of the bed tightly, his knuckles white and veins bulging.
"Bear with it, Young Master Cui." The doctor continued to exert force expressionlessly. "This leg bone is dislocated. If it is not reset in time, it will leave you with a disability."
I dislocated my arm two days ago, and now, just two days later, it's dislocated again!!
What does this young master Cui do every day?
Cui Mingyi gritted his teeth, but still couldn't help but let out cries of pain.
"Who is that? They're yelling like they're slaughtering a pig!" Qin Youyou muttered.
Cui Mingyi was taken aback. The voice... was clear and melodious, yet tinged with a hint of doubt.
Just then, I saw Qin Youyou walk past the door.
Cui Mingyi looked up and, through his sweat-blurred vision, saw a girl standing at the door.
She was about thirteen or fourteen years old, with beautiful features. At this moment, she frowned and looked at him with a look of surprise.
Cui Mingyi was immediately filled with shame and indignation.
When has he, a dignified man of seven feet tall, ever been looked down upon like this?
Before he could even refute, the doctor struck him hard again.
"Ah—!" Another scream rang out.
The girl awkwardly pursed her lips and turned to leave.
"Youyou, have you seen the doctor?" Tian Xiang asked from a short distance away.
Qin Youyou walked over awkwardly. "I see. They're treating someone. Sister, let's wait a bit."
Soon, the doctor came out, wiping the medicine stains off his hands with a cloth as he asked, "Would the two young ladies like to see a doctor?"
Qin Youyou said, "Doctor, my mother has caught a cold and has a fever. I'd like to buy some medicine."
The doctor didn't immediately fetch the medicine. "Are you sneezing? Do you have a runny nose?"
After asking the doctor a few questions, he turned and went into the pharmacy.
Before long, he brought out several packets of medicine. "Take the decoction twice a day, and be careful to keep warm. Do not get cold again."
"Thank you, doctor." Qin Youyou gave him the silver and took the medicine packet.
"Big sister, let's go."
Just as I was about to leave, I suddenly heard a series of hurried footsteps behind me.
She turned around and saw the boy who had been howling in the clinic limping out of the clinic.
His leg was clearly not fully healed yet; he walked with a limp, and fine beads of sweat glistened on his forehead.
"Wait a minute," Cui Mingyi called out breathlessly.
Qin Youyou raised an eyebrow, standing there puzzled as she waited for him to approach.
Cui Mingyi finally managed to move in front of her, took a few breaths, and then looked up. "Don't tell anyone about what happened just now."
If word gets out and my grandfather finds out...
He's definitely in big trouble then.
Qin Youyou was taken aback. "What is it?"
"It's...it's about what happened just now when I...I cried out in pain," Cui Mingyi said awkwardly.
Qin Youyou frowned, finding this person's behavior inexplicable. "I don't even know you, why should I talk about you? And who would I be telling you?"
Cui Mingyi was stunned. She didn't recognize him?
"Anyway, just remember it."
Qin Youyou nodded helplessly, "Okay."
Cui Mingyi breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little embarrassed.
He secretly sized up the girl in front of him and noticed that the corners of her eyes were slightly upturned, just like crescent moons.
Qin Youyou turned around to thank the doctor, then pulled Tian Xiang away.
Cui Mingyi stood there, watching her figure gradually disappear into the distance.
"Young Master, why did you come down?" Cui Mingyi's servant boy ran over.
"Go back and rest," the servant said, helping him up.
Cui Mingyi then came to his senses and limped back, saying, "Grandfather must not know about what happened today."
The servant looked helplessly at his legs. "Young master, the windows of the Ink Fragrance Pavilion have been raised another level. How did you still dare to jump?"
"Besides, everyone at Qingya Academy knows about you jumping out of the window. How could you possibly keep it a secret?"
"Don't make things difficult for Little Stone," Little Stone muttered.
Helpless, Cui Ming put his arm around him and said, "Then this young master won't go back today."
"Young Master, no... the old man will beat me to death."
"Don't worry, with me here, I won't let the old man beat you to death."
"..."
*
Tian Jinghe entered Qingya Academy and was placed in a study room with students of similar age.
His classmates would glance at him from time to time, curious and inquisitive...
But none of them bullied him like Tian Jing'an and his friends from his time studying in Baishi County.
This relieved Tian Jinghe.
He remembered what his second sister had told him...
Tian Jinghe pouted helplessly and said that it was no small matter for his second sister to take him to the academy in her spare time.
They're definitely not simple.
But since it concerns his third sister, he has to be careful.
During the break, Tian Jinghe took out the tea snacks from Baishi Teahouse that Tian Tian had prepared for him and distributed them to the students nearby.
Although the students looked hesitant, they all accepted the gifts in the end.
He took a bite, and his expression immediately changed.
"Tian Jinghe, what is this? It tastes so good!" exclaimed a student next to Tian Jinghe.
"This thing is called a cake."
"It was my second sister who made it."
Tian Jinghe smiled and looked at everyone as sincerely as possible.
"I have some more here, everyone can try them."
He didn't send out invitations proactively; he simply extended them sincerely.
Those who are willing to come will naturally come.
Sure enough, young children simply couldn't resist the temptation of cake.
In no time, everyone had a small cake in their hand.
"It's delicious."
"Delicious."
In no time, everyone became familiar with Tian Jinghe.
"Jinghe, your second sister is really amazing. She truly deserves to be called the Princess of Fufeng."
"Jinghe, can we go to the Princess's residence another day?"
Tian Jinghe stood among everyone like a little diplomat, saying, "Of course! My second sister can cook a lot of delicious things."
"When are you going? I'll have my second sister prepare some food for you."
The little ones couldn't wait any longer when they heard that.
"how about tomorrow?"
Tian Jinghe had no objection, "Then tomorrow."