Chapter 305 Liu Qianrou is Rejected

"Hehe, just kidding. Never mind, she wouldn't dare say it anyway." Liu Qianrou chuckled twice, changing the subject.

"That would be best." Daiyu wouldn't usually scare people like that, but Liu Qianrou and Ma Xinlan, the daughter of the Ma family, had a deep grudge against each other. Ma Xinlan also had some minor flaws; she loved to talk behind people's backs.

She was only able to get into the academy after her family begged and pleaded with many people to vouch for her.

The Ma family was aware of their daughter's problem and, fearing the academy wouldn't accept her, didn't dare to apply directly but instead asked the academy to conduct an interview.

In Yuan Hongqu's opinion, every student has their strengths, and Ma Xinlan's flaws are just minor.

Ma Xinlan at least saw the footage and heard the conversation, and then spread it according to her own understanding.

Although her understanding may be somewhat embellished and exaggerated.

Another thing is that they have a sharp tongue and are unforgiving when they are right.

This is at most a big mouth, and her personality is similar to Liu Qianrou's—quite direct.

She wouldn't do something as purely malicious as spreading rumors.

After making a few embarrassing mistakes, Ma Xinlan has improved a lot and is now more careful with her words.

There were also some conflicts between Daiyu and Ma Xinlan.

Logically speaking, Daiyu was perfectly at home in the academy, loved by everyone and admired by all. Ma Xinlan should have been captivated by Daiyu, but not only was she not, she also thought Daiyu was too arrogant.

When Daiyu entered the academy, she received special treatment. Ma Xinlan saw her a few times and actually made her the subject of much gossip within the academy.

During that period, Daiyu indeed received a lot of cold treatment and was subjected to many ill-intentioned tests at the academy.

The claim that Lin Daiyu abused her status as a princess to gain special treatment at the academy, and that her food and drink were different from theirs, is proof of this.

Fortunately, the rumors only lasted a few days before Yuan Hongqu noticed them and took the opportunity to invite several of the people who spread the rumors to the dean's office for "tea," including Ma Xinlan.

When the others learned that Daiyu was the dean's personal disciple, they realized that their previous actions were arbitrary and sincerely apologized to Daiyu, except for Ma Xinlan, who insisted that she was not wrong.

Ma Xinlan insisted that even though Daiyu was the dean's personal disciple, she should not be treated specially, lest she give others grounds for criticism, cause outsiders to misunderstand their academy, and damage the academy's image to the outside world.

Lin Daiyu wasn't going to put up with her, and immediately rolled her eyes.

"Don't you have any self-awareness about how you got into the academy?"

The implication is that even you yourself are not qualified to enter the academy, and you barely made it in, yet you dare to speak with the academy's reputation.

The fact that the academy has a student like you shows that while the academy cares about its reputation, it will not be held hostage by it.

Little did she know that Daiyu's words were like stepping on Ma Xinlan's tail, immediately making her furious.

Ma Xinlan believed that with her own abilities, she would definitely be able to get into the academy and eventually graduate. However, due to her family's actions, she was different from the regular graduates. Although she learned the same things, she could only be considered an unofficial student.

She was unwilling to accept it!

Ma Xinlan left in resentment, thus beginning the feud between her and Daiyu.

The feud between Ma Xinlan and Liu Qianrou was even greater.

Although they grew up together, they couldn't stand each other and argued every three days and had a big fight every five days.

As the two grew up, their conflicts didn't decrease; instead, they increased.

That's why Liu Qianrou was worried that the roast suckling pig that Daiyu returned would be exaggerated and spread by Ma Xinlan.

However, Daiyu did not have such worries. Since her father became the Governor-General of Liangjiang last year, Ma Xinlan had probably been instructed by her family not to gossip about Daiyu.

Having a powerful and influential father seems to be more useful than her becoming a princess herself!

This was the first time Daiyu had so clearly felt her father's influence, and how immense it was.

"Daiyu, will you be traveling by carriage or on horseback today?"

Liu Qianrou thought it would be great if Daiyu could ride a horse; she wanted to ride a horse too! However, before she came out, her mother told her to learn more from Daiyu.

She didn't know how to learn, so her mother said, "Whatever Princess Lin does, you should do too!"

Yesterday, Daiyu and the others went hunting in the hills. She wanted to go with them but was stopped, missing out on such a great hunting and learning opportunity!

She absolutely must go with Daiyu today!

Daiyu smiled slightly and said, "My health is not as good as Sister Liu's. After riding a horse for half a day yesterday, I felt like all my bones were falling apart. I won't ride a horse today. Sister Liu, you can ride by yourself."

Liu Qianrou was somewhat regretful, but she still said...

"Then I'll come and ride in the carriage with you, so we can talk and keep each other company."

"Sister Liu, I have to memorize my lessons today. I haven't finished the task my teacher assigned me yet, so I need to catch up quickly. I'm afraid I won't be able to chat with you then."

Daiyu and Yuan Hongqu rode in the same carriage. They shared the same secret, which made it easier for them to talk and act together.

If Liu Qianrou were added, Daiyu wouldn't be able to go to the space anymore.

"We've all come out to have fun, and the teacher is still giving you homework?" Liu Qianrou didn't dare to ask too many questions about the homework of the dean's personal disciple, for fear that the dean would also make her do homework.

Daiyu gave a helpless smile, showing that being the dean's personal disciple was not easy.

The tents at the farthest point had already been taken down, and the horse-drawn carriages rumbled on, beginning the second day's journey.

Daiyu lay on the soft cushions of the carriage, chatting casually with Yuan Hongqu; as for reciting her lessons, that was out of the question.

Yesterday was the first day of the trip, and she was probably too energetic, so she's a bit tired today.

She needed to conserve her energy, as there were still many activities to do once they reached the grasslands!

Yuan Hongqu handed her a cup of ginseng tea.

"There's plenty of stuff at home for you to recover from, why do you insist on pushing yourself so hard?"

Daiyu took the bottle and drank a small sip to make sure that Granny Yuan hadn't added any ginseng hydrosol before taking another sip.

“Granny, when traveling, everyone gets tired to some extent, but I’m the exception, still full of energy. That’s not good.”

"You're overthinking it. Everyone knows we have good stuff at home," Yuan Hongqu shook her head.

“With your current physical abilities, you are on par with Liu Qianrou. If you were to ride horses with her, no matter how much Ma Xinlan talked, no one would believe that you and Liu Qianrou were at odds. But you deliberately refuse to ride horses with her.”

Yuan Hongqu paused for a moment,

"You've been avoiding Liu Qianrou lately, haven't you? Is there some unpleasantness between you two?"

"Sister Liu is very kind, but like her family, she has a somewhat blurred sense of boundaries," Daiyu said after thinking for a moment.

“My father wrote to me last time saying that a member of the Liu family went to Jiangnan, claiming that Sister Liu and I were on good terms, to ask my father for a favor at the Governor’s Mansion.”