sbdcsierra Chapter 261 Have to be on guard
Chapter 261 Have to be on guard
As for the eldest prince and the fifth prince, they also started to get anxious since Yu Jiuer passed the imperial examination.
On this day, the two of them got together and conspired to do something bad.
The fifth prince waved his fan and said, "Brother, by rights, you are the eldest son, even if you are not born of a legitimate child, you are still our eldest brother. The queen has no legitimate son, so the position of crown prince should belong to the eldest brother.
But among the five of us brothers... the fourth brother was the first to be crowned king, and he even dethroned the third brother who was crowned king by relying on his mother's clan. He is so arrogant!
I thought he would be well behaved after being demoted to Yinshan, but I didn't expect that he could create two imperial grandsons to turn things around?
Now, even God is helping him, allowing a little concubine in his mansion to pass the imperial examination and become a scholar!
If we let him continue to be so successful, our future will be in jeopardy!"
These few words made the eldest prince's anger, which had just been suppressed, rise again. He slammed his palm on the table and said, "The most hateful thing is that father is actually proud of the fourth son? Today in the court, he even praised him for his ability to control his wife. Do you want us to learn from him?"
The fifth prince nodded and sighed.
The eldest prince then complained, "What do you think father meant by this? Is he saying that the people we married are all trash?
Isn't it just passing the exam to become a scholar? What's so great about that?
The academy examination is graded by officials below the fifth rank. Maybe they wanted to curry favor with the fourth brother and let him off easy?
The emperor will personally inquire about the provincial examination, and the prime minister and cabinet ministers will also participate in the examination. If she does a terrible job, I will report her to the emperor and give her a slap in the face, so that she will never be able to stand up again!"
The Fifth Prince had a gloomy mind and smiled sinisterly: "Are you still planning to keep her for the provincial examination?"
"Do you want to take action before the provincial examination..." The eldest prince made a gesture of wiping his neck.
The fifth prince nodded and said, "Haven't you noticed that father's heart has already leaned towards Prince Jing's Mansion? If he continues to be so arrogant, I'm afraid we will no longer have a place in the court!
We are regarded as a thorn in his side, so we have to be on guard!"
"What do you want to do?" The eldest prince sat upright, "Last time we used Xiang Fei's Miao secret guards to accompany us in attacking Prince Jing's mansion. I'm afraid that woman won't be so easy to fool this time!"
The fifth prince glared at him and said sarcastically, "You are so stupid. You finally caught Yu Jiuer, but you actually let her run away? And you let the fourth prince be desperate and capture our family members to threaten us? If you had killed Yu Jiuer with one knife, how could we have so much trouble today?"
Although the eldest prince's brain was not as sharp as the fifth prince's, he was not stupid either. He had long seen that his fifth brother wanted to use him to remove obstacles.
He sneered and said, "Fortunately, I didn't kill Yu Jiuer, otherwise, with Lao Si's mad dog behavior, he might have died with me! If we want to kill Yu Jiuer, we must not let him see that it was us who did it, otherwise there will be endless troubles!"
The fifth prince sneered and thought to himself, it's rare that this idiot can think so thoroughly!
He lowered his eyes in deep thought, revealing a sinister smile: "Doesn't the emperor have high hopes for Yu Jiuer's newly opened Lishan Academy? How can we let her get her wish?"
The eldest prince looked very interested: "You mean..."
"It's hot in the summer, and fire is dangerous! If the Lishan Academy accidentally catches fire, and Yu Jiuer and many female students happen to die in the fire, do you think the emperor will blame the fourth brother?"
The fifth prince waved the folding fan in his hand. He seemed elegant, but his heart was full of darkness. His ferocious face made the eldest prince's heart tremble.
The eldest prince hesitated for a moment, and said in a trembling voice: "Yesterday, the results of the examination for female teachers at Mount Li Academy were announced. Most of the eight female teachers and nine students selected are from the families of ministers who have a say in the court. Aren't you afraid that if the matter is exposed, it will stir up a hornet's nest?"
The fifth prince suddenly closed his folding fan, tapped the table and said angrily: "How could I not know this? That's why I asked you to discuss it and see if we can find a foolproof method! However, the bigger the incident becomes, the more serious it will be, right?"
The eldest prince saw the coldness in the fifth prince's eyes and knew that this guy wanted to drag him down with him.
He thought for a moment and said, "Then we have to wait until they all move into Lishan Academy, then we can wait and see what the Xiang Fei does first!"
The two princes each had their own ulterior motives and conspired in a hidden teahouse for a long time before returning home.
As for Yu Jiuer and Yu Tao, after they hired a female teacher, they immediately posted advertisements everywhere to recruit female students.
"Yutao, your wedding date is approaching, so stop following me around and go back to prepare for the wedding!" After Yu Jiuer posted the advertisement in her hand, she persuaded Yutao to go back.
Yu Tao wiped the sweat off her forehead: "Why are you in such a hurry? This isn't your first marriage!"
"Oh, you've gained experience in getting married?" Yu Jiuer couldn't help teasing her, "Are you really not nervous? Back then at Yunwu Villa, you were so nervous that you didn't even want to get married!"
Yu Tao blushed and said, "I was inexperienced then! I married the same person twice, so why should I be nervous? What's more, the people in the Wei Mansion are strong and overbearing. They look down on me as a country bumpkin, so how could they let me get involved?
I won't go into that bad luck! It would be much better to be a leisurely and relaxed bride!"
"I'm glad you can look at it in a more positive way!" Yu Jiuer smiled, happy for her sobriety.
In this era, there are many women who cannot see through the world and die of depression!
Yu Tao had a satisfied smile on her lips the whole time: "I have more important and meaningful things to do now. Why should I be so obsessed with such trivial matters in the backyard? Let's go ahead and stick to that place!"
Just as they took two steps forward, they heard the clear voices of a group of women:
"Jiu'er, Yutao, here we come!"
"Why didn't you inform us when you came out to recruit students? We are teachers of the academy after all!"
"Tell me now! Do you want to take all the credit? We won't let you!"
Seeing them, Yu Jiuer's smile became brighter. "I was thinking of posting some advertisements everywhere today, and setting up fixed stalls in the square and the academy tomorrow. I will wait for people to sign up and call you. I don't want to make everyone suffer!"
"If you can bear it, why can't we? Where do you want to post it? There is strength in numbers, let's post it together!" Yun Meiniang has a quick-tempered personality. She snatched the flyer from Yu Jiuer's hand, rolled up her sleeves and started to work.
Shu Ling also snatched the list from Yu Tao's hand and said, "The academy belongs to all of us, so why should we distinguish between you and me? Let's go and post it over there!"
As expected, there is strength in numbers. Moreover, most of the women here are from wealthy families. They are all wealthy and have extraordinary temperaments. As soon as the advertisement was posted, it attracted a lot of onlookers.
They all patiently answered the people's questions one by one.
"I thought any woman could go!" One of the common people covered her mouth and laughed, "Lishan Academy not only waives tuition fees, but also provides free board and lodging. If there were no restrictions, I would have wanted to go there and spend my days there!"
Yu Jiuer explained seriously: "Lishan Academy was established for women to become talented and self-reliant, so naturally we can't accept just anyone! Only those who pass the interview can enter!
Moreover, after entering Lishan Academy, one must not only learn knowledge, but also participate in other labors, using hard-working hands to exchange for tuition and food and lodging. "
She wasn't doing charity, but accepting all women. She was afraid that those lazy people would be scrambling to get in and live a carefree life, so she had to set the rules early on.
next day
All the female teachers were divided into two groups, one group set up a stall in the square, and the other group set up a stall in Lishan Academy, waiting for students to sign up!
Yu Jiuer, Yun Meiniang, Shu Ling and Xiao Qingqing were waiting in the square.
Not long after the stall was set up, a girl about thirteen or fourteen walked towards them.
She was dressed in rags and was carrying a little boy about three years old on her back.
The girl was thin, but she walked very steadily with the little boy on her back.
Yun Mei Niang thought she came here to beg for food, so she waved at her and said, "Go away, there's no food to beg for here!"
But the girl looked at them firmly and did not back down.
Walking up to their table, the girl swallowed and asked, "Excuse me, can I sign up?"
Her voice was a little small and she was very shy.
Yu Jiuer asked with a gentle tone and a smile, "Why do you want to enter Lishan Academy?"
The girl was stunned.
This was the first time someone was so gentle to her. Even when her mother was still alive, she had never smiled so gently at her.
Her face flushed, and she whispered something, but Yu Jiuer didn't hear it clearly, so she asked again: "What did you say? Speak louder, don't be afraid! Being afraid won't make you stronger!"