GBP Chapter 36 Mingfei, your swearing is really vulgar now!
Chapter 36 Mingfei, your swearing is really vulgar now!
There was no more excitement to watch; all the figures peeking out from every corner had disappeared.
"Aunt Yu'er, we're going back to the front. You just moved into the clan school dormitory. If you need any help, you can pass on a message to me from the front."
"Alright, Mingfei, if there's nothing else, you shouldn't go to the girls' school. After what happened today, the teachers will probably have to impose martial law for a while."
"I understand. Aunt Yu'er, don't get involved in other people's affairs, lest you get hurt," Jiang Xiaoqi instructed.
"I know, I'm a grown-up now. Do you think I need to worry about me like a little brat? Go back now!"
"Farewell."
"Farewell!"
The four returned to Class B, only to find their food completely cold. Sigh, they hadn't even had their fill of gossip, and now they couldn't eat either! This is probably the karma of gossip~
Jiang Xiaoqi sighed and shook her head helplessly: "Wenbin, how come you don't even know to eat when I'm not around?"
"Young Master, I was waiting for you to come back so we could eat together. I didn't expect you to be gone for so long..."
Wenbin felt wronged. Not only did he not eat, but Young Master Yun, Young Master Lin, and Young Master Jiang's servants and pageboys also didn't eat.
"Ah! I remember now, Song Qingyu is Song Jinyang's sister!" Yun Muze slapped his forehead, as if suddenly realizing something.
"And who is Song Jinyang? Is he from our clan school?" Lin Xiao asked.
"The senior brother in Class A, like Senior Brother Qiu Feng, is also a beginner scholar. But that's even stranger. We just went to Class A to find Senior Brother Qiu, but Senior Brother Song didn't seem to react at all."
"Shouldn't the older brother be the most anxious when his own sister is being bullied?" Yun Muze asked, puzzled.
"Judging from what Senior Brother Qiu said, he and Song Qingyu are friends, but whether Miss Song thinks so, I don't know." Jiang Xiaoqi said while recalling the micro-expressions of the main characters in the incident.
He saw it clearly: Qiu Feng's eyes were clear and honest, and his protection of Song Qingyu stemmed from a sense of friendship. As for Miss Song...
Although she hid it very well, there was a hint of smugness mixed in with the faint longing in her eyes, but it couldn't fool Jiang Xiaoqi's sharp eyes!
"You mean... there's a possibility that Song Qingyu deliberately let people discover her close relationship with Qiu Feng, so that Qiu Feng would come and play the hero to save her?"
"Song Jinyang, as the older brother, knew his sister's plan, which is why he didn't go to the girls' school to save people and deliberately gave Qiu Feng a chance to show off."
Through their back-and-forth conversation, Lin Xiao and Jiang Xiaoqi have pieced together most of the truth of the matter.
Jiang Wenluo felt that these twists and turns were even more complicated than math problems, but the two people in front of him, who were younger than him, analyzed them very logically.
"Then why would she do this? How old is she? She's still six or seven years away from turning 18. Why is she in such a hurry to find a rich husband?"
"Then we'll have to ask the brother and sister themselves. This Senior Brother Qiu Feng must come from an extraordinary family, right?" Jiang Xiaoqi asked.
"How did Mingfei know?! Qiu Feng is the legitimate son of the prefect of Xinghe Prefecture, and he is the only legitimate son in three generations. The whole family dotes on him like the apple of their eye!"
The teacher who taught the girls' piano was Qiu Feng's cousin. She agreed to come to the clan school to teach the girls piano so that she could take better care of Qiu Feng!
"You should know that Madam Wen is a master of the zither! The Earl's family in the capital has sent people to invite her countless times, but she hasn't come out of seclusion!" Yun Muze explained to everyone.
"Oh, that's it! The eldest son of a fourth-rank official, with a prestigious family background in the capital—it's definitely worth the risk!"
"Mingfei, you know quite a lot at such a young age. But people who curry favor with the powerful have existed since ancient times, so it's nothing new!" Lin Xiao couldn't help but pat Jiang Xiaoqi's fluffy head again.
Lin Xiao: Yeah, I touched her at just the right time this time, it felt very natural~
"Should we remind Senior Brother Qiu Feng a thing or two, so that we don't fall into his trap when we're not careful?" Jiang Wenluo asked.
Jiang Xiaoqi pursed her lips, shook her head vigorously, and escaped Lin Xiao's clutches.
"Why?" the three asked in unison.
Jiang Xiaoqi rolled her eyes at them. "How can you say something like this? There's no evidence. Are you suggesting we're just making this up because we're bored?"
Also, what if Qiu Feng realizes he's also interested in Miss Song? If we confront him, we'll end up pleasing neither side.
They've already passed the preliminary examination; after that, they'll become scholars. We're just a bunch of commoners from the second rank, with inferior backgrounds and less academic achievements, yet we're the most eager to concern ourselves with their romantic relationships!
“That’s true…” Yun Muze scratched his head. “Well, let’s forget about it then. But this Song Qingyu is really not as weak and simple as she looks…”
"You seem disappointed? Did you get the math problems right? Are you prepared for the monthly exam? Did your essay get praised by the teacher? Did you work harder today than yesterday?"
"Ugh! Mingfei, you're really swearing now!" Yun Muze sighed, looking up at the sky.
Jiang Xiaoqi felt like she had just been possessed by a live-streaming e-commerce host. Ugh, she was getting goosebumps from her own thoughts!
"Alright, alright, tidy up your desks. Have the servants take the cold food to the kitchen to heat it up. You still have Mr. Ding's class this afternoon!"
It was also because of their childish nature and their master's frivolous behavior that the servants and pageboys also went hungry.
Last year, Jiang Xiaoqi thought that the interpersonal relationships at the clan school were simple. It turned out that it was just because he never went out. He went back and forth between two points every day and never took the initiative to expand his circle of friends except for a few specific people.
After half a year of studying at the clan school, the people he is most familiar with now are Yun Muze, Lin Xiao, and Zhang Duobao, the chubby boy from Class Ding who occasionally goes to Class C to find the Yun Muze brothers.
There are also several members of the Jiang family, such as Jiang Lin and Jiang Yu'er. Oh right, today we added another little fat boy, number 2, Jiang Wenluo.
The clan school was full of hidden talents, as it had a strong faculty and attracted many sons of officials to study there. After all, the Xinghe Prefecture School only admitted people with the title of Xiucai or above.
The educational vacuum before the Xiucai degree was originally filled by county schools and private schools, but because the "admission rate" was generally low, the private schools did not do very well.
The quality of teachers in county schools varied greatly, and the instructors were often just going through the motions, leaving students to learn entirely up to their own self-discipline.
When the Jiang Clan School was first established, it was mainly attended by members of the Jiang family. However, as more and more members of the Jiang Clan School passed the imperial examinations and became successful candidates, its reputation spread.
Later, several renowned teachers introduced by the Liu family, as well as a few members of the Jiang family who had passed the imperial examinations and occasionally taught part-time, further enhancing the family's reputation.
Such high-level facilities naturally attracted young and talented children of officials to come for their early education, further studies, and preparation for the imperial examinations for the lowest degree (童生) and the lowest degree (秀才).
Those from impoverished families who possess exceptional talent will have their fees reduced or even be subsidized by the Jiang family academy. With more high-quality students, more will naturally pass the imperial examinations, creating a virtuous cycle.
If you do the math, most of the students in Class A of the Clan School are already students who have passed the preliminary examinations. Even those who haven't passed have already passed the county examinations and become prospective students.
"Sigh, when will I be able to advance to Class A?" Jiang Xiaoqi lamented, feeling that he was still a long way from becoming a scholar and wishing he could grow up overnight.
Why reincarnate? He could have easily become a young boy and passed the imperial examinations in the shortest time possible!
No way! Tonight I need to have the system find some more county-level exam questions to work on, to see how confident I am in passing the exam with my current level. I haven't tried the system's newly upgraded grading mode yet.
If things go well, I'll give it a try next year and try to get into Class A as soon as possible. If I work out my physical condition this year, I should be able to handle the exam sooner.
After all, only the provincial examination requires taking the exam for several consecutive days without being able to leave the examination room. The preliminary examination allows students to come back and rest every day, without having to live in a cramped examination shed.
Passing the imperial examination at the age of six was the deadline Jiang Xiaoqi set for herself, and the same applied to passing the county-level examination at the age of eight. After all, her eldest sister, Jiang Xiwen, would be of marriageable age in two years, and time waits for no one!