Even if it is just an academy poetry reading meeting, there are still nobles among students. It was divided into three seats: upper, middle and lower. Generally, the children of officials sit in the upper seat, and the children of merchants or aristocratic families sit in the middle seat.
The children of other families sit at the lower table, and some students who are particularly favored by the gentlemen will also be invited to the upper table.
A student like Lan Xi, although she is the daughter of a merchant, could only sit in the lower seat because she was a concubine. Because she was highly praised by the gentlemen, she made an exception and sat in the middle seat. However, she did not expect that Liu Yun would not learn.
The eldest lady with no skills was actually invited to the banquet, which made everyone couldn't help but laugh at the joke of the second lady of the Mu family.
After Liu Yun sat down at the table, he was far away from Lan Xi, but he could still feel the anger in her eyes. She couldn't help but curl her lips and smile. She was now more and more able to understand the hatred in Lan Xi's heart. No wonder she
She would hate her so much. The humiliation brought by her status as a concubine really made her feel ashamed, but now Liuyun was very happy because she could see Lan Xi in embarrassment.
"Did Miss Mu think of something interesting? Why are you smiling so happily?" The speaker was Mr. Tongzhi's son, Lin Yan, who was two years older than Liu Yun. He was a very handsome boy with clear features.
"No, I was just thinking that Mr. Chen would look very ugly when he saw me sitting here." Sticking out his tongue, Liu Yun played a role without any scheming, and with a mischievous cleverness, he won the victory in an instant.
Gain the favor of the people around you.
The children of officials always have a sense of superiority, and the children of merchants also have this sense of superiority. It is difficult for both sides to coexist. Just like the officials above the court always despise merchants, always feeling that merchants are from humble backgrounds and cannot hold high positions.
Therefore, the children of officials always feel that the children of merchants are vulgar and unsociable.
But Liu Yun's naughty and charming appearance actually made them, the children of officials, overthrow the image of businessmen's children as shrewd and calculating, and they became friendly towards her.
However, there are always a few sarcastic official ladies who come forward and say, "This is true. We heard that Mr. Chen hates Miss Mu so much that he even refuses to attend your class."
Speaking of which, Mr. Chen is also a very talented scholar, but he is too rigid and conservative. He especially dislikes Liu Yun, a boss who is domineering and flamboyant. He has no real information and only makes trouble all day long, which makes him even more disgusted.
Unbearable.
"I can't help it. I don't like her, so what can I do?" She shrugged, seemingly casually, with an endearing indifference.
It is unexpected to be so natural in front of so many officials and disciples.
In fact, although the 'Wantang Academy' is open to all rivers, the students will still divide everyone into three, six or nine grades in their hearts, and form their own groups. The children of officials and the children of merchants are naturally divided into two groups, which are not two opposing groups.
Now that the status of merchants has improved, their children will naturally rise with the tide, but they still look humble in front of the officials' children.
"Mr. Chen is here." Someone whispered, and everyone turned their attention to Mr. Chen who was walking slowly.
There are many teachers in "Wantang Academy", but there are very few female teachers. There are no more than four people on the left and right. Mr. Chen's knowledge can even compete with contemporary Confucian scholars. If the Ling Kingdom did not allow women to be officials, this
Mr. Chen may have already entered the court as an official, so she has a very high position among the students and even the entire "Wantang Academy".
This is why Lan Xi will try her best to make Liu Yun the object of Mr. Chen's disgust.
"Mu Liuyun?" He murmured almost subconsciously. As expected, Mr. Chen's face changed slightly, and a complicated look flashed past. He looked at her steadily for a few times, then passed her and went to the front of the table to give
Go to the seat assigned by your husband.
Seeing that Mr. Chen's expression changed, everyone lowered their heads and snickered, but Liuyun looked at Mr. Chen calmly. His brows were not provocative, but his magnanimity was puzzling.
"Why are you sitting at the table?" There was no disdain in his tone, as if he was just asking.
"Master Murong personally sent someone to invite Miss Mu to sit at the table." Someone suddenly replied.
After saying these words, Mr. Chen's face became even weirder, and he looked at Liu Yun with a heavy look. What surprised her was Liu Yun's attitude. He was neither proud nor timid, allowing her to endure it.
He kept frowning in thought.
In fact, Mr. Chen's disdain for Liu Yun did not come all of a sudden. He had previously despised her as a rich lady for being ignorant, but later she even gave her gifts, which made her feel quite humiliated. After that day, she
I really disliked this eldest daughter of the Mu family. Later I heard that she was arrogant and domineering, and her misbehavior made her husband's face quite dishonorable.
But today she looks like a lady from aristocratic family, which is quite inconsistent with her usual behavior, and even runs counter to it. Mr. Chen secretly wondered, could she have really seen the wrong person? How could it be possible with such calm and clear eyes?
Appears in an arrogant and domineering person?
"The student just slipped and fell into the lake and was sick for a while. Don't you know the student, sir?" Liu Yun had a well-placed smile on his lips. Feng Qingyun looked calm, with some broken hair scattered on his forehead.
It actually made her look a little more relaxed.
Mr. Chen seemed to have woken up suddenly and smiled at Liu Yun, "Master just suddenly thought of a sentence and was secretly sighing."
"It's been three days since we've been apart, so we'll look at each other with admiration." Liu Yun's tone remained calm, and he said with a smile: "Is this what you are feeling, sir?"
"It seems that Liuyun has not missed any lessons even during his illness, which is a great relief for the teacher." Mr. Chen calmed down his expression and said calmly.
"This is natural. With a teacher as knowledgeable as you, as a student, if you don't work hard, you will be looked down upon." The careless smile showed a bit of laziness and casualness. Liu Yun suddenly picked up the water glass on the table and said,
He stood up and bowed slightly, "If the student has done anything that displeased the teacher in the past, the student would like to apologize to the teacher here."
At this time, not only Mr. Chen was surprised, but the people sitting around her who could hear her words all showed shocked expressions. The eldest daughter of the Mu family, who had always been aloof and did not take other people seriously, suddenly performed such a show of respecting her teacher.
It's so heavy-handed, it makes people really confused.
Mr. Chen came back to his senses, picked up the water glass in front of him, and smiled at her, "Liu Yun is serious."
Now that the student has given her enough face, she, who is a teacher by example, can no longer make things difficult for others. What's more, Liuyun sent someone to deliver an article yesterday, which left her dumbfounded. If the situation hadn't been inappropriate, she would have wanted to pull her away immediately.
She asked her to talk about the knowledge mentioned in that article and how she came up with it.
Speaking of this article, she has read it more than five times since yesterday. Every time, she feels a surge of reverence. She still does not believe that this article was written by the eldest daughter of the Mu family, whom she has always looked down upon. Even even
Miss Mu Er, who is quite talented, may not be able to write it. Although the article is quite talkative, she can see through it at a young age, which makes her shocked and deeply moved. However, she always thinks that
It was Miss Mu who borrowed the help of others to show her favor.
However, meeting Mu Liuyun today made her feel as if such an erudite article should have been written by her.
"Mr. Chen, if my sister has been offended in any way, Lan Xi apologizes on her behalf." A clear and soft voice suddenly sounded. Everyone looked and saw Lan Xi looking at the table with anxious and worried face. She
Sitting at the front of the middle table, I could only vaguely see Mr. Chen's unpredictable expression and Liu Yun's seemingly dismissive movements.