Noble Lady

Chapter 191 A strange coincidence

He could understand why Prince Cheng had shown special courtesy to these people just now.

After all, Xue Hou is his martial arts master.

But they didn't expect that this young man who had entered the Imperial College as a teacher at such a young age also recognized them.

"I haven't seen him, but I've had the good fortune to hear about him." Chen Mingxuan explained, "The Marquis of Wu'an had previously wanted to invite me to come and serve as a tutor to Master Xue, so I sent someone to inquire about it."

"Oh? There is such a connection?" It would be fine if they were not acquaintances, and it was not a collusion.

Chen Mingxuan couldn't help but smile bitterly. "Unfortunately, I have official duties at the Imperial College. I'm afraid I'll be too busy to take care of them properly and mislead the students. So I have no choice but to decline."

"Later, the middleman came to ask if there was a suitable gentleman. I knew that Mr. Lu lived in seclusion outside Beijing, so I took the liberty of mentioning him."

"Now that I've met Madam Xue here, I'm afraid I'll disappoint Madam Xue and Master Xue."

"Why are you so happy for nothing?" Mr. Lu twitched his graying goatee and said unhappily, "I never said I wouldn't accept this student."

Xue Chenyu heard their conversation clearly, and only then realized that all of Chen Mingxuan's previous long speeches were a prelude to this last sentence.

Finally, let's retreat to advance.

If they were to make a wasted trip, it would be a waste of time. Considering Mr. Lu's temperament of not being able to stand provocation, it would be difficult for him not to say "I didn't say I wouldn't accept this student".

This move is a retreat in order to advance.

Mr. Lu was completely devoured by it.

Why did Chen Mingxuan help them? Could it be because of Chen Lizhu?

Mrs. Xue and Xue Chenyu exchanged glances, paused slightly, and quickly pushed Xue Huai away.

Xue Huai was also smart. He immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Mr. Lu. "I am Xue Huai, your student, and I pay my respects to Mr. Lu!"

"You, good boy!" Mr. Lu reacted now.

"I'm sorry." Chen Mingxuan quickly bowed and apologized.

But Mr. Lu can't go back on his word.

After all, he was a great scholar with countless students. It would be laughable if he went back on his words.

But the old man is a stubborn person and always feels like he is being plotted against.

"Although I haven't said that I won't accept this student, I won't accept every student." Mr. Lu acted like a great scholar, and his stern face made him look intimidating without even being angry.

Xue Huai kowtowed three times solemnly, then knelt upright and said, "I know that although I teach everyone, there is no need to teach those who are too poor in talent and cannot make sense."

"I have only read a few books at home and have never attended a proper private school. I don't know what my aptitude is or whether I have the potential to learn. I would appreciate your guidance, sir."

Seeing this, Xue Chenyu felt extremely relieved.

Xue Xiaohuai, who is not a smart guy, has learned to retreat in order to advance and has really grown up.

Now that he has this kind of mentality, I believe that her painstaking planning will not be in vain.

"With the ability of the Marquis' Mansion, we deserve to invite you to come and teach at home." Mr. Lu was not moved by his modest statement, but raised doubts instead.

Children from wealthy families don't necessarily have to go to the county school. Many families hire teachers. When he said this, it seemed as if he was erasing all the credit of the teachers his family had hired.

He almost asked directly, "If your family doesn't send you to the county school, can't you even afford to hire a few teachers?" He said such nonsense, treating him like a three-year-old kid.

Xue Huai blushed with shame, "Please forgive me, sir. I was a naughty student..."

"Please forgive me, sir. It's really because we didn't teach our children well. It's really embarrassing." Mrs. Xue also stood up and bowed to apologize.

"It's not that we haven't hired teachers before, but this kid was so naughty in the past that he drove away countless teachers. He didn't learn anything about writing at all, and he was almost injured by the anger he received."

Mr. Lu: “…”

Under normal circumstances, he would have hated such naughty students and would have ordered them to leave long ago.

But since the mother and son said it so bluntly, he couldn't chase them away for a moment.

"Since you know you're naughty, you should control your temper and study hard. Most teachers in the world are the same. As long as you are willing to study hard, there will always be a teacher willing to teach you."

This is a rejection.

Xue Chenyu's heart skipped a beat. With so many people in the main hall, she glanced at Situ Zhen for some unknown reason.

Unexpectedly, he met those ink-black eyes, his heart skipped a beat, and he lowered his eyes again.

Why did she choose to look at him?

Situ Zhen looked at Xue Huai with a half-smile, as if nothing had happened. "Now you're not so obsessed with being like Marquis Xue, killing the enemy and serving the country?"

The prince also glanced at Xue Huai, but he had no confidence that the Xue family could produce any scholars, nor did he think that the Xue family could really invite Mr. Lu to teach.

As for the rumor that Xue Huai was naughty and drove the teacher away, he had heard of it.

"My sister said that I have been learning swords and spears for so many years but I still can't learn them properly. I am not as good as my younger sister. I can learn them just by watching. She told me to give up this idea as soon as possible."

Xue Huai's ears were still red. He was really ashamed to see those embarrassing things being said in public.

"Pfft..." Mr. Lu usually doesn't laugh, but this moment he really couldn't help it.

"I said those things to you at home, and you were angry with me by yourself, but how can you have the nerve to say it in public?" Xue Chenyu stood up a little embarrassedly and bowed to Mr. Lu.

Only then did Mr. Lu turn his gaze to Xue Chenyu.

He had long heard of the famed wealth of the Wu'an Marquisate. He had also heard of the eldest daughter of the Marquisate marrying a Hanlin scholar.

Recently, I heard that the eldest daughter of the marquis's family knelt at the door of the pharmacy for three days and three nights in order to ask for a doctor to treat her mother-in-law's illness. She was so filial and kind that not many people could match her.

When she entered the house earlier, she followed her mother obediently without saying a word.

When it was mentioned that he was invited to teach at home, he thought that the Wu'an Marquis Mansion would use this anecdote of filial piety to make an issue of it, but in the end, they didn't.

He quite appreciated this.

However, he didn't like women who had to take care of their parents' affairs after getting married.

"Although Miss Xue has married, she has never slacked off in educating her younger brother."

Xue Chenyu's smile paused, then slowly blossomed again. "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Mr. Lu. I'm the eldest daughter in the family. When I was young, my father was away at the border, and my mother took care of the household chores. The responsibility of raising my younger siblings naturally fell on my shoulders."

"So, even if my daughter gets married, I still have to worry about raising my younger siblings. Only by seeing things through to the end can I live up to my parents' trust."

Mr. Lu: This family is full of freaks! They can say things that others are reluctant to say.

This made it difficult for him to say that she, a married woman, was still holding on to the power of her parents' home.

"Mr. Lu, Xue Huai was very naughty in the past and drove away many teachers. It was indeed his fault, and it was also because I, as the eldest sister, failed to discipline him. Today, we have the courage to come to your house, but we don't dare to expect to invite you to teach in your house."

Mr. Lu:?

"I only beg you to help examine this child and see if he still has a chance of continuing his studies. If he is truly hopeless, then you should let him give up the idea of ​​continuing his studies as soon as possible and find a new way to make a living."