Falling into the water
On October 30th, the weather in the capital turned cooler. The laurel trees in the academy were in full bloom, and the breeze blew the flowers from the trees to the ground.
The weather is good today, and Lin Yan plans to have a Cuju competition with the students in Class A.
Lin Yan had already taught the rules and techniques of Cuju, so the competition was very simple to conduct.
There are a total of 40 students in Class A, and 30 of them participated, excluding those who were unwell.
Lin Yan divided them into two teams, each with twelve people, and the others were substitutes.
"The competition begins," Lin Yan gave an order, handed the ball to one of the teams, and announced the start.
Watching the two teams cooperate flexibly to grab the ball, Lin Yan nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that his efforts in the past few days were not in vain.
Just as Lin Yan was writing down the score of Xiao Yue's team, an accident happened and someone knocked Xiao Yue to the ground.
Lin Yan quickly called a halt, ran to Xiao Yue, and asked worriedly: "Are you injured? Do you want to rest?"
Xiao Yue shook her head: "I'm not hurt, I'm fine", but her guilty look could not be hidden from Lin Yan.
Lin Yan guessed that Xiao Yue had a strong personality. Seeing Xiao Yue carefully hiding her hand, he pulled her hand out without thinking and frowned: "You said it was okay, but your hand was scratched. Do you want to go to the infirmary?"
Xiao Yue refused to go to the infirmary, "It's okay, I just need to rest for a while."
A girl stood up, her eyes full of guilt: "I accidentally bumped into classmate Xiao. I helped her to the side to rest and applied medicine to her. Don't let us delay the competition."
Lin Yan looked at the girl, then at Xiao Yue, and seeing that she did not resist, he said, "Then you go and rest aside."
After saying that, he handed the golden medicine to Xiao Yue. It was prepared by Aning herself and it worked quickly.
Seeing the girl helping Xiao Yue to the pavilion not far away, Lin Yan felt relieved and knocked the gongs and drums: "Let the competition continue."
After the physical education class, the girls had a great time and were hungry. Fortunately, they could have lunch after the class, so they all went to the restaurant.
The way to the restaurant passed by the pavilion that Xiao Yue and her friends had renovated. The other students had also finished their classes, and there were more people, blocking Lin Yan's view.
Someone screamed, "Someone fell into the water!"
The sound came from the pavilion, which was located next to the pool. Lin Yan's heart tightened and he hurried over there.
Sure enough, Xiao Yue was nowhere to be seen. She was struggling in the pool and shouting for help. The girl who was accompanying Xiao Yue in the pavilion also kept shouting, "Help, someone fell into the water."
There was no one around who could swim, and Xiao Yue had choked on the water several times. Lin Yan rushed into the pool and pulled Xiao Yue out.
Fortunately, the rescue came in time and Xiao Yue was not seriously injured. She narrowed her eyes slightly and saw Lin Yan's anxious face. Her panicked heart due to falling into the water gradually calmed down.
A cold wind blew, and Xiao Yue shrank back because of the cold. Lin Yan was checking whether Xiao Yue was injured, his eyes fixed on her the whole time. Seeing this, he asked the people around her, "Do you have any extra clothes?"
The students watching on the side took off their cloaks and handed them to Lin Yan.
Lin Yan took the cloak, said thank you and quickly wrapped Xiao Yue around it. The pool was very cold in autumn and there was wind, so the cloak was far from enough. Xiao Yue murmured, "It's so cold."
Lin Yan frowned. Just at this moment, the headmaster of the academy heard the noise and came over. Xiao Yue should go home to see a doctor now. After she told the headmaster her thoughts, she immediately carried Xiao Yue and left the academy.
The carriage from Xiao Yue's house would not arrive until school was over in the afternoon. Lin Yan usually walked to the academy and did not have a carriage.
Lin Yan was worrying about how to send Xiao Yue back home, when he heard Xiao Yue's weak voice: "Master Lin, I want you to carry me back home."
"Ah" Lin Yan suspected that he had heard it wrong.
Xiao Yue repeated it. At this time, her mind was groggy and she spoke without thinking. She was rarely willful and wanted to do what she wanted.
Lin Yan thought about the feasibility of what Xiao Yue said. Xiao Yue wore a lot of clothes in autumn, and she had the cloak she had just borrowed, so her clothes would not be transparent.
But it was a bit cold that day, and if Xiao Yue continued like this, she would definitely get sick. But now Xiao Yue was very willful and wanted Lin Yan to carry her back home.
In the end, Lin Yan was defeated and said helplessly: "Okay, I will carry you back home."
Xiao Yue received a satisfactory reply and smiled happily even though she was not feeling well at the moment.
Lin Yan carried Xiao Yue on his back and walked towards the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. He was still worried about Xiao Yue's health: "You must be very cold. Do you want me to rent a carriage?"
"No need, it's not cold at all." Xiao Yue was on Lin Yan's back, staring at the back of her head, feeling warm in her heart.
Ever since she knew she had an older sister as a child, Xiao Yue had always hoped that one day she could ride on her sister's back, walk with her, step by step, back home, and have her sister worry about her and take care of her when she was sick.
It's a pity that she no longer has an elder sister and no one will care about her. As Xiao Yue thought about it, her eyes filled with tears. She was afraid that Lin Yan would notice something, so she didn't dare to speak.
Seeing that Xiao Yue didn't say anything, Lin Yan thought she was asleep, so he quickened his pace. Fortunately, the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was not far from the academy, and Lin Yan arrived there quickly.
Xiao Yue was really asleep at this moment, lying on Lin Yan's back, her breathing gradually slowing down.
When the servant at the gate of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion saw his young lady being slept with by someone, he hurried over and asked anxiously: "What happened to my young lady? Who are you?"
Lin Yan: "My surname is Lin, and I am a teacher in the academy. Your daughter fell into the water in the academy. Go and call a doctor."
At the moment, no one could carry the second young lady in, so Lin Yan reported his identity. The servant was relieved and welcomed Lin Yan into the mansion: "Master Lin, please come in. Please carry the second young lady into the mansion." He ordered someone to lead Lin Yan and send Xiao Yue back to his own yard.
The servant turned around and reported to the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, Qu, who was now the head of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
Upon hearing the news that Xiao Yue fell into the water, Qu Shi lost interest. Seeing the servant's anxious look, she thought it was some big deal.
"Why bring outsiders in for no reason?" Qu curled her lips in dissatisfaction, then waved her hand: "Bring Doctor Zhang from the mansion over, so that outsiders won't say that I treat her badly."
The servant said "OK" and retreated. It was obvious that he was not surprised by Qu's behavior.
Lin Yan carried Xiao Yue to her yard. Azhu, the maid in Xiao Yue's yard, recognized Lin Yan. Seeing her young lady like this, she asked anxiously, "What's wrong with the young lady?"
Lin Yan asked her to change Xiao Yue's clothes. The weather was cold, so he didn't let Xiao Yue take a bath. He waited for the doctor to come and see her.
He tucked the quilt in for her, touched her forehead, then touched his own, and sighed helplessly: "She really has a fever."
After finishing everything, Lin Yan replied to Azhu: "She accidentally fell into the water in the academy."
Ah Zhu put away the clothes that his lady had changed, took out a piece of medicine for wounds, and asked curiously, "What is this?"
Seeing that Xiao Yue's hand injury had not healed yet, Lin Yan greeted her: "She was pushed down during the Cuju competition in the academy today and has an injury on her hand. Please apply medicine to A Yue later."
After hearing this, Ah Zhu felt sorry for his young lady: "Why did she fall into the water and get injured today?" Suddenly he thought of something and asked: "Master Lin, was the one who pushed the young lady Miss Miao?"
Lin Yan was surprised, "How did you know?"
"I knew it. Ever since you won the archery competition with Chongming Academy, Miss Miao has been targeting you in every way, just because the man you defeated is Miss Miao's lover." Azhu said with anger in his tone, and looked at Xiao Yue with heartache, "I'm afraid Miao has something to do with your falling into the water."
After hearing this, Lin Yan was silent for a while. If this was true, the academy had a rule that students who harmed their classmates, regardless of their identities, would be severely punished no matter what the reason.
After a while, the servant brought the doctor from the mansion, and Lin Yan withdrew. He came uninvited without saying hello. Lin Yan did not stay in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion for long. He asked Azhu to say hello to Xiao Yue after she woke up, and then left.
Ah Zhu looked at Lin Yan's receding back, and remembered the bright eyes of his young lady when she mentioned Master Lin. He sighed and said, "If Master Lin was your elder sister, you would have smiled more often and would not have suffered so much grievance."
Lin Yan returned to the academy. When Xiao Yue fell into the water, many people passed by, and someone must have seen it. At this time, Class A was having a calligraphy and painting class.
The calligraphy and painting teacher who taught them was a young man. After hearing what Lin Yan said, he decisively asked her to question Class A.
Lin Yan stood in the lecture hall and asked seriously: "If the person who pushed student Xiao into the water today can stand up and sincerely admit his mistake to her, the academy will give him a lighter sentence."
There was complete silence below. The Miao girl breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this and thought to herself, "No one should have seen it."
Then he became proud again and said, "Even if someone sees it, so what? My aunt's former Concubine Miao, they don't have the courage to offend me."
A woman in pink stood up and said, "I saw it, it was Miao Zhi who pushed Xiao Yue into the water."
Miao Zhi saw that her face suddenly turned ugly. This person was Princess Dechang, and she couldn't afford to offend her.
The woman in pink was the one who borrowed Lin Yan's cloak. When Lin Yan saw her, he nodded and asked, "Mr. Miao, do you have anything else to say?"
Miao Zhi didn't care. Even if she pushed Xiao Yue into the water, so what? No one in Xiao Yue's family would care anyway. She would just go home and reflect for a few days.
Seeing Miao Zhi like this, Lin Yan guessed what she was thinking. When she came, she called the headmaster over. The headmaster of Shangde Academy was notoriously strict, and he directly asked Miao Zhi to go home and reflect for a month.
Is the matter over? No, it is not. Lin Yan heard from Azhu that Miao Zhi had been targeting Xiao Yue since the competition, so he went to investigate and found that this person brought his little followers to bully her in the academy all day long. It was common for them to splash ink on her and step on her pens to break them.
After knowing everything, Lin Yan felt a surge of anger in his heart. After school, he left the academy with a cold face and walked towards the Regent's Palace.
Song Yizhou was upset the whole day because of Song Xuan's matter. His face had not looked better since he went to court. Some officials thought something big had happened and were frightened for the whole morning.
But when he saw the angry Lin Yan, Song Yizhou immediately hid his emotions and asked with concern what happened.
Lin Yan told Xiao Yue what Miao Zhi had done, and said in a muffled voice: "No wonder A Yue is so unconfident. Someone actually treats her like this."
After listening to this, Song Yizhou asked: "Since A'an came to see me, he must want me to do something."
Lin Yan: "Miao Zhi is just a little girl. I want to seek justice for A Yue, but I can't use force. She has a close relationship with Concubine Miao, and the academy will not punish her too severely. I want her to leave the academy, and the students who were expelled from Shangde Academy can also let her suffer."
Song Yizhou nodded and said, "Okay, I'll find someone to do it right away."
Lin Yan gradually calmed down, drank a sip of tea prepared by Song Yizhou, and his anger gradually subsided.
Seeing that Lin Yan's mood had calmed down, Song Yizhou asked the question that had puzzled him before: "A Yan seems to care a lot about Miss Xiao San. You have only known her for a short time, why do you protect her so much?"
Lin Yan thought about it and shook his head: "I'm not quite sure. I don't know why, but when I saw her, I felt close to her and couldn't help but be nice to her."
“Maybe I think she looks a bit like me.”
Song Yizhou: “Image”.
Lin Yan did not answer this question, but asked instead: "Why do you ask this?"
Song Yizhou was silent. He didn't say anything. He couldn't say that he felt uncomfortable seeing Ah Yan caring too much about others.
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