But if you don't bring it back, it will be a time bomb sooner or later. At the end of the semester, Tianxing City's performance ranking will be conducted, and Duan Xiaoqing's academic performance will be exposed. At that time, it will still be a scandal.
After pondering for a long time, Duan Zhanlong wrinkled his gray eyebrows and sighed softly: "Qing'er, you have made things difficult for your father."
After a while, he said feebly: "Just wait and see what happens."
You need to stay calm when something happens, so rushing to pick up Duan Xiaoqing right now would be bad.
It's better to let her stay there and wait for the incident to subside naturally.
However, he wanted to calm down, but Wu Yuan was unwilling.
The next day.
Yesterday's news has mostly faded away. For ordinary people, it is just some conversation material after dinner. They can be laughed at and ignored.
But with the help of thoughtful people, the heat that had gradually dissipated suddenly exploded.
In today's Tianxing City News, a statistical category of news appeared on the inconspicuous second page. The news content was the ranking of the academic performance of various academies in Tianxing City this year.
Although it is on the second page, every move in the academy has always been a matter of great concern to the people of the Kingdom of God, and Tianxing City is no exception.
"It's strange that the training results came out so quickly?"
"It's really weird. In the past, the experience results were released at the same time for the thirteen cities across the country. Why did Tianxing City release it first this year?"
"It's not a release. Please read the first sentence clearly."
"The first sentence is...according to reliable information, the results of this year's Tianxing City training are as follows."
"Do you see clearly? This is not an official announcement, but a rumor."
"Looking at the reporter's name, it seems to be the editor-in-chief of Tianxing City News Agency, Wu Wei."
"Wu Wei? No way. She is already an editor-in-chief, and she no longer needs to write news herself. What's more, this kind of news is based on speculation. Isn't she afraid of causing trouble?"
"I'll go! An editor-in-chief personally endorses it? Then the reliability of this gossip is as high as 90%."
"Well, there is no absolute certainty. There is no need for an editor to take such a huge risk to write such an article."
"Nine times out of ten, this ranking is exclusive insider information, and it can't be wrong."
"Let's take a look at the rankings."
"The first place is Tianxing Academy. It's not surprising. In such a huge Tianxing City, who else is qualified to take the first place except Tianxing Academy?"
"The second place is Haoyuan Academy. This academy is also a well-established academy. Its strength is one-tenth of that of Tianxing City Academy."
"The third place is Dinghao Academy. This academy is also somewhat famous. It performed well this time and entered the top three directly."
"The rest is gone, only the bottom three rankings are left."
Most of the rankings in the middle are omitted, and only the top three and bottom three academies are taken.
"The last three are nothing to see. Who cares about them?"
"I'm not interested. I don't even bother to laugh."
"Hey! Why does this last academy look familiar?"
"Wuchen Academy? This...isn't this the academy where the city lord sent his daughter to study further?"
"What, is it really Wuchen Academy?"
"I'll go! I've always had some expectations for the city lord. I always felt that he had a profound intention in sending his daughter to a small academy like this. This... this is a slap in the face!"
"Oh my god! What did the city lord think? He actually sent his daughter to such a rubbish little academy?"
"Don't you understand yet? No matter how stupid the city lord is, he can't send his daughter there, right? There is definitely something wrong here."
"Could it be that the daughter of the city lord secretly joined this kind of rubbish little academy behind the city lord's back?"
"The daughter of the city lord is not stupid, is she? Why would she join a small academy like that despite her promising future? Let me see, she is enrolling in school in name, but she is actually running away with someone, right?"
"Hehe, I heard that Xia Qingchen is a fengshen with a beautiful jade, excellent aura, and charming demeanor. The possibility of the city lord's daughter eloping is not low!"
"If this is the case, the family tradition of this city lord's mansion is really worrying."
"Having raised such a daughter, is our City Master Duan neglecting to discipline her, or is her top beam crooked and her bottom beam crooked?"
"If you can't teach your daughter well, it's hard to imagine that he can manage our Tianxing City well."
"Forget it, don't you feel embarrassed as a citizen of Tianxing City if the news spreads?"
"Hey, that's right. The city lord's precious daughter left everything behind and ran off with another man. This...isn't this too embarrassing? I'm embarrassed to spread the news."
…
For a time, there was an uproar and speculation.
But for Duan Zhanlong, what he received was more than just cynicism.
At this moment, he was kneeling on one knee facing the table, his head was lowered and he did not dare to raise it, his expression was full of solemnity.
On the table, there is a dynamic picture in the telex device.
This is clearly a subpoena.
In the picture, there is a middle-aged man sitting with a big horse and a golden sword. The throne he sits on is a purple throne with swirling light, which invisibly demonstrates the noble status of the owner.
"Do you know what time it is now?" the middle-aged man from Da Ma Jin Dao said calmly and proudly.
Duan Zhanlong lowered his head further: "I know."
The middle-aged man in front of him is the current eldest prince of the Maple Leaf Kingdom. He should have been the crown prince, but the old king preferred the youngest prince, so he missed the throne.
However, a group of royal family members headed by the eldest prince were not reconciled. They huddled together to form a force to compete with the prince.
Tianxing City is one of the few cities controlled by them.
Duan Zhanlong could not be where he is today without the promotion of the eldest prince.
Now that the old monarch is about to abdicate, the succession to the throne will naturally trigger fierce competition.
It can be said that time is very sensitive right now.
"Knowing that such a scandal would happen?" The eldest prince's face turned gloomy: "Did you know that the prince took part in this matter in front of the king? Are you saying that you have no way to teach your daughter, and it is difficult for you to be the leader of a city?"
What?
Duan Zhanlong's pupils shrank and his heart beat rapidly: "How could it be so fast?"
The news of Tianxing City had just come out less than an hour ago, and the prince already knew about it? And he quickly joined in the report to the monarch?
"Quickly? Haha, the prince wanted one of his own to replace you. Did you know this on the first day?" The eldest prince said with a cold face: "Do you know how many of the prince's informants are around you?"
"Don't say this was revealed by the news. Believe it or not, the prince knows exactly how much you eat and how many times you go to the toilet in a day!"
Hearing this, Duan Zhanlong broke into a cold sweat.
He did not doubt the eldest prince's words at all. Since the other party said so, he must have inside information.
"At this time, you still cause such a scandal, do you think you don't have enough leverage for the prince?" The eldest prince scolded sternly.
Duan Zhanlong said quickly: "I don't dare!"
"Of course you don't dare! But your daughter dares!" The eldest prince said: "Because of your daughter's scandal, His Majesty has criticized you. If His Majesty hadn't been concerned about the prince's power and did not comply with his memorial to dismiss you,
Do you think you can still talk to me like this?"
Duan Zhanlong was frightened and suddenly felt something dangerous.