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Zhong Ningning's carefree days only lasted for a month, and Mrs. Zhou brought her bad news that the academy had been renovated.
This means that Zhong Ningning is about to end her wonderful life and head to that hellish academy.
When Zhong Ningning came to Lin Yan with a bitter face to talk about the academy, Lin Yan was a little confused. It took her a while to realize that An Ning had told her about this.
The people of the Song Dynasty were open-minded. Not only men had to go to academies, but women did too. Women could still take the imperial examinations and become female officials.
Many families would send their daughters to academies. Even if they could not pass the exam to become a female official, they could still understand the truth and etiquette.
There are many women's academies in the capital, the most famous of which is Shangde Academy.
Women in the Song Dynasty studied in schools before the age of thirteen. After that, they could enter academies and stay there as long as they wanted. Some even stayed there until they were old in order to prepare for the imperial examinations.
Most of the young ladies from aristocratic families in the capital would leave the academy after getting married, but some would stay in the academy to take imperial examinations.
Two months ago, the academy caught fire unexpectedly and most of the academy was burned down.
Zhong Ningning can stay away from the academy for these two months.
Lin Yan smiled and touched Zhong Ningning's head, "What's the big deal? It's just going to a college."
"Sister, you know that I'm fine reading medical books, but if it's anything else, it's almost like the end of me," said Zhong Ningning.
"The most annoying thing is that Zhong Yuxi and I are both in the T-class. We see each other all day long."
Zhong Yuxi hasn't been around Zhong Ningning for the past month, which means that Zhong Yuxi is not doing anything naughty.
If everyone goes to the academy, how can Lin Yan investigate Zhong Yuxi?
Lin Yan began to think of a solution.
At this time Lin Yi said, "Shangde Academy is in need of a Mr. Wu now. At least you don't have to take physical education classes. Otherwise, with your small body, you will be exhausted after one class."
Physical education was a course offered by the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, and its contents included archery, horsemanship, pitching pots, and Cuju.
It is mainly to exercise students' physical fitness.
However, most of the girls in the academy do not like this course. After all, which girl likes to look sweaty after a physical education class?
Girls don't like physical education classes, so of course there are few teachers who teach them.
This course requires a female teacher. The Song Dynasty valued literature, so not only women but also not many men learned martial arts.
The female teacher who taught the physical education class broke her leg accidentally, and the academy couldn't find a suitable person, so the physical education class was naturally shelved.
Zhong Ningning was used to this, but she didn't hate physical education. After all, she and Lin Yan had been in the martial arts world for so long, so how could they not know how to ride a horse or shoot arrows? At most, they were not very skilled.
So Zhong Ningning said angrily: "Who are you looking down on? Although I am small, I have good physical strength."
After spending some time together, Zhong Ningning is no longer afraid of Lin Yi. After all, with Lin Yi's sharp tongue, who can be afraid of him?
"Got it," Lin Yan snapped his fingers.
Zhong Ningning and Lin Yi looked at Lin Yan at the same time and said in unison: "What do you mean?"
"I heard that the previous Mr. Wu was also a gangster, right?" Lin Yan asked.
"Yes, there are no female officials in our dynasty who have served in the military, so we can only look for them among the people," Lin Yi replied.
"What would happen if I said I wanted to be a martial arts master?" Lin Yan winked at Lin Yi and Zhong Ningning.
“.......” There was a moment of silence.
Lin Yi was the first to break the silence, "Sister, are you free?"
"Sister, why did you suddenly have this idea?" Zhong Ningning felt her legs go weak.
Others may not know this, but Zhong Ningning doesn't know this either. Although her elder sister is usually gentle, she is ruthless when scolding people.
Don’t ask, if you ask, I’ve experienced it.
Zhong Ningning shuddered when she thought of that experience.
I remember when she first learned to ride a horse, Zhong Ningning had to overcome many difficulties before she passed Lin Yan's test.
Zhong Ningning was afraid of heights, and was even more afraid when on horseback, so Lin Yan carried her to the cliff and asked her to keep looking until her legs felt weak.
Zhong Ningning had a poor sense of direction when riding a horse. Every time she had a hard time controlling the horse, Lin Yan would whip it and the horse would run away, accompanied by Zhong Ningning's miserable cries.
All of the above made Zhong Ningning unable to look back.
"I, your sister, have been too idle recently." Lin Yan paused and coughed. "I want to do something and try out the feeling of being a teacher in the capital."
Zhong Ningning said in horror: "Sister, please don't do that."
Lin Yan didn't look at Zhong Ningning, but stared at Lin Yi and asked, "What do you think?"
"Very good, very good," Lin Yi complained bitterly. How could he dare to say it was not good?
Lin also thought this was a good idea. This way he would have a reason to stay in the academy and continue to monitor Zhong Yuxi to prevent her from doing anything weird.
The day Zhong Ningning went to the academy was also the day Lin Yan entered the academy as a teacher.
Lin Yan initially thought that being a teacher in the academy would require at least some assessment, but Lin Yitong told her that the academy agreed directly.
Looking at Lin Yi pretending to be calm, Lin Yan said as if he understood: "Sister, I know. It must be you who used some method. Thank you."
To become a teacher in the academy, one needs to pass the assessment by female officials. The assessment is a step-by-step process and is quite troublesome.
Although Master Wu is short of people, the academy cannot let anyone in casually.
Lin also has a way, but it is not as convenient as asking Song Yizhou to do this. It will only take a word from him.
Zhong Ningning was glad that Lin Yan was not giving physical education lessons to the Ding class today, otherwise... Zhong Ningning would feel sore in her calves just thinking about it.
When Lin Yan entered the academy, someone led him to meet the principal of the academy. The principal looked to be over 60 years old, with gray hair and a kind look.
The dean looked at her with a smile and said, "You must be Miss Lin. Someone recommended you to me. Anyone who can be recommended by him must be extraordinary."
"Thank you so much." Lin Yan touched his nose and thought to himself: "Is that guy Lin Yi so proud of himself?"
Lin Yi, who was just about to go to court, sneezed and said, "Who scolded me?"
If Lin Yi knew what Lin Yan was thinking, he wouldn't know what to say.
That's because Lin Yi has such a great reputation. He is the dean of Shangde Academy and the biological father of the current emperor, that is, the grand tutor of the late crown prince.
Even the current emperor has to be courteous, so I'm afraid Song Yizhou is the only one who has the final say with the old gentleman.
Lin Yan exchanged a few pleasantries with the dean, and after listening to the dean's arrangements for his future courses, he was taken to visit the academy.
The students of Shangde Academy have a two-day break every half month. Students finish school at 5 p.m. every day and can go home afterwards.
There are a total of six classes in the academy, named Jia, Yi, Bing, Ding, Wu, Ji, Geng, and Xin respectively. There is one class for each of the seven stars, so one Wu Fuzi is enough.
Lin Yan's first class at the academy was in Class A.
Class A, as the name suggests, is the best class, and the students in this class have the best academic performance.
Having not had physical education classes for a long time, the students in Class A were also curious about the new martial arts teacher.
Lin Yan came to the horse farm and looked at a group of little girls standing in the distance, lost in memories.
While traveling around the world, Lin Yan had experience as a teacher.
At that time, Lin Yi and Xie Zhou were still there. The trio traveled around the world. Once they stopped at a place and encountered a flood. A village was devastated by the flood.
Lin Yan and the other two stayed to help build the village.
During this period, Lin Yan learned that this village was the poorest in the area, but even so, the children's education was not neglected at all. What impressed Lin Yan most was the only teacher in the village, whose name was Xu Zhi and he was a scholar.
Master Xu was the only one in the village who passed the imperial examination to become a scholar. After passing the examination, he did not continue to take the imperial examination, but returned to the village to become a teacher.
Lin Yan and the other two stayed in the village for three months. Perhaps because of their admiration for Master Xu, or perhaps because they saw the children's eyes full of desire for knowledge, Lin Yan and the other two decided to stay and help these children.
Lin Yan taught the children martial arts, Lin Yi taught the children arithmetic, and Xie Zhou taught them policy essays. The few of them spent a very fulfilling time together.
It wasn't until later that something happened and I had to leave.
When the three of them left, the children put carefully woven wreaths on their heads. Watching the children waving goodbye, Lin Yan realized that this trip was full of endless meaning.
Later, Lin Yan came to the village alone. More and more children passed the imperial examinations, and the village was no longer as poor as before. Master Xu was still there, and more masters came.
Thinking of Master Xu asking where her friends had gone, Lin Yan shook off the thoughts in her mind and stopped recalling.
In this class of Jiazi class, Lin Yan taught horse riding. The girls had learned it before, and this class was just to help them become more proficient.
In fact, Lin Yan was not as scary as Zhong Ningning said. He was strict with her at that time only because he was afraid that she would be unable to protect herself if she encountered danger in the future.
What's more, most of the students in the academy are noble ladies from aristocratic families, who can't withstand Lin Yan's destruction.
The horse farm was very large, and Lin Yan introduced himself, "I am your new Master Wu. My surname is Lin, and you can call me Master Lin."
Before Lin Yan entered the academy, Lin Yi ordered people to publicize her identity as the sister of the Dali Temple Shaoqing, so that some students would not be too picky and look down on the teacher without any background.
"Hello, Master Lin!" the girls shouted in unison.
When they learned the identity of the new teacher, they were all very nervous, fearing that Lin Yan would be like the notorious Lin Yi, so they did not dare to act rashly.
Their previous teacher had taught them how to ride horses, so there was no need for Lin Yan to do it again. He let them ride freely while he corrected their mistakes.
During this period, a girl left a deep impression on Lin Yan. She seemed to have never ridden a horse before, and she couldn't get on, and she didn't dare to ask others for help.
Lin Yan walked over and asked softly, "What's your name? Is there anything wrong?"
"Xiao...Xiao Yue"
The voice was as soft as a mosquito's, but Lin Yan heard it clearly, and then carefully taught her how to mount the horse.
The little girl tried several times but failed. Her face turned red and she buried her head in her chest.
Seeing this, the people around began to sneer: "Master Lin, please don't teach her. She is very stupid and can't be taught. I don't know how she got into Class Jiazi."
"There will be an equestrian test in a while. If you fail, there will be a punishment." Lin Yan scared the little girl and criticized her: "If you let me hear these words again in the future, you will be punished to clean the attic. Do you understand?"
Lin Yan looked very scary when he was serious. The little girl was immediately frightened and whispered, "I heard it. I know I was wrong."
After saying that, he ran away.
After shocking everyone, Lin Yan continued to look at Xiao Yue with gentle eyes, "Don't worry about what others think, let's continue."
Seeing Master Lin scolding others for her, Xiao Yue's originally timid eyes brightened up and she looked up and smiled at Lin Yan.
When he met Xiao Yue's eyes, Lin Yan was stunned. He suddenly felt that she looked particularly kind and familiar.
Today's physical education class went smoothly. When Lin Yan returned to the Lin Mansion, he saw Lin Yi leisurely drinking tea. Seeing her come back, Lin Yi asked, "Sister, how was your physical education class today?"
"That's it. Just as I expected, they are too weak and they feel tired after training for a while." Lin Yan walked forward and took a sip of the tea that Lin Yida had brought.
"That's normal. The previous teacher saw that most of them were noble ladies, so he didn't dare to train them too hard."
Lin Yan thought of Xiao Yue and asked, "There is a student named Xiao Yue, a timid-looking girl, about the same age as Aning. She seems to be quite unwelcome in the academy."
"Xiao Yue?" Lin Yi recalled, then said with understanding, "She is the younger sister of the Duke of Zhenguo. The Duke of Zhenguo is the most powerful general in the Song Dynasty. When Prince Jing rebelled, without him, the war might not have been won. Later, he guarded the border for ten years without a single defeat, and the people praised him. The status of the Duke of Zhenguo in the capital was even higher than that of some princes, second only to the current Regent."
"Logically speaking, Miss Xiao San has such a brother, so she should be praised by the noble ladies in the capital."
"It's a pity that her father died early, her mother was frail and bedridden all year round, and she had no one to educate her since she was a child. In addition, her sister-in-law was not an easy person to get along with."
"Her sister-in-law has no children, so she vents her anger on Miss Xiao San. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Miss Xiao San depends on the mistress for her livelihood. If the mistress doesn't like her, how much more so will outsiders..."
"The Duke of Zhenguo has been away on campaigns for years and has no time to care about the capital. I'm afraid Miss Xiao San's life must be difficult, which is why she has developed such a temper."
Lin Yan couldn't help but frowned, "Does the Duke of Zhenguo, as a brother, really not care about his own sister?"
"I don't know the details of this, but when His Majesty wanted to confer the title of princess on Miss Xiao San in order to reward the Duke of Zhenguo, the Duke of Zhenguo rejected it. So some people guess that Miss Xiao San is not favored by the Duke of Zhenguo," Lin Yidao said.
"Of course, this is just speculation. I've met the Duke of Zhenguo once, and he's not as cold-blooded as the rumors say. There might be some misunderstanding here."
Lin Yan frowned slightly. He had no good feelings towards the Duke of Zhenguo. Thinking of Xiao Yue's pitiful situation, and remembering the clear eyes when she looked at him, he couldn't help but feel pity.
But thinking of this, Lin Yan's thoughts went back to more than ten years ago. She also had a younger sister, but unfortunately they were a family, and she was never that person's sister.
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