After receiving news of Bai Tuantuan, Rong Manli led her people to Fenghua Town.
Chen Yijun and Nan Nian stayed behind to take care of their family.
"Don't worry, Tuantuan, my mother will definitely be fine once she gets there," Chen Lingfeng comforted her. "Besides, didn't you already say that Nanxiao is not in any danger?"
Bai Tuantuan steadied herself: "I hope there's good news."
“You gave him plenty of life-saving medicine, he’ll be fine,” Chen Xingfeng said. “But I don’t quite understand the current political situation.”
Upon hearing this, Bai Han snorted lightly: "You don't need to worry about them. They're just a bunch of opportunists and grasshoppers. I'd like to see how long they can keep jumping around."
After a pause, Bai Han continued, "Tuantuan, in the academy, just befriend the daughters of the Minister of Rites and the Left Vice Minister of Rites, and don't worry about anything else."
"Xingfeng and Lingfeng, you just focus on your studies and keep your distance."
Bai Han thought for a moment and continued, "I won't interfere with your friendships, but you must think carefully before making friends. You can never be too careful."
Chen Xingfeng and Chen Lingfeng bowed to Bai Han, saying, "We will respectfully follow our grandfather's teachings."
In the following days, Bai Tuantuan went to school while searching for Ning Nanxiao with all her might.
As for Mu Xiangyang, he was not acquainted with Bai Tuantuan on the surface, but the two would exchange information every night.
For ten days straight, there was no news, but that was the best news nonetheless.
“Tomorrow we will go to Mount Putuo to paint,” Master Liu said slowly. “Meet at the academy gate early tomorrow morning.”
"Yes, Master."
Everyone readily agreed, their faces filled with indescribable excitement.
Xiao Ruyan glanced at Zheng Yinrong without showing any emotion. Zheng Yinrong gritted her teeth and nodded forcefully.
After Bai Tuantuan packed her things, she, Su Shishi, and Qiu Qiao'er were about to leave when Qiu Qiao'er suddenly had a stomachache. Bai Tuantuan and Su Shishi had no choice but to wait in the school.
As Xiao Ruyan passed by, Bai Tuantuan suddenly remembered that Xiao Ruyan was able to enter the Capital Academy because of her painting skills.
He raised an eyebrow and said, "Xiao Ruyan, could you show us the paintings you made when you enrolled tomorrow?"
Xiao Ruyan stopped in her tracks, her hands clenching slightly, but a faint smile remained on her face: "Sister, I will not paint the same picture again."
"Oh?" Bai Tuantuan smiled. "No matter what kind of drawing it is, with your skills, you'll definitely be number one tomorrow."
Xiao Ruyan said calmly, "Then I'll take your kind words, sister."
Zheng Yinrong rolled her eyes: "Why are you talking to her so much? You can draw anything and it'll be better than her."
With that, Zheng Yinrong pulled Xiao Ruyan away.
Su Shishi asked curiously, "Tuantuan, what did you choose when you entered the academy?"
"Write a poem." Bai Tuantuan said with a smile, "I wrote a limerick, and the dean kept criticizing it, so I was admitted."
When Bai Tuantuan read the limerick aloud, Su Shishi couldn't help but laugh: "It's really novel. You're the first to compare the dean to silver."
Bai Tuantuan tilted her head: "The dean of the Capital Academy is even more powerful than Yinzi. After all, everyone likes him and wants to be on good terms with him so that they can send their children and grandchildren in."
Just then, Qiu Qiao'er walked in with a pale face.
"What's wrong?" Su Shishi asked, puzzled.
Qiu Qiao'er bit her lip and whispered, "I just saw the core tube."
"The daughter of the Minister of Personnel? What happened to her?" Su Shishi frowned slightly. "Could it be that she was bullied by her younger siblings again?"
Qiu Qiao'er nodded: "I dare not provoke them, Sister Shishi, what should we do? I think Guan Xin is going to be beaten to death by them."
“This…” Su Shishi thought for a moment, then her eyes hardened. “Let’s go take a look.”
As he spoke, he and Qiu Qiao'er walked forward.
Bai Tuantuan had no choice but to follow.
As soon as I reached the backyard, I heard a scream.
The three boys watched as Guan Xin got up, and one of them shoved the girl away, but the other three boys pinned her to the ground and kept slapping her face.
Although the tube core was pinned down, its eyes were full of the will to survive. Its small hands were clenched into fists, waiting for the right moment to strike. But after all, the tube core's two fists could not fight against four hands.
"Stop it!" Su Shishi's face flushed with anger. She quickly walked over and looked at the arrogant little girl standing in the center, her brows furrowed. "Guan Baozhu, you're bullying your sister again!"
Guan Baozhu's oval face is very similar to her mother's. Although her features haven't fully developed yet, it's not hard to tell that she's a beauty in the making.
Hearing Su Shishi's words, Guan Baozhu snorted coldly: "What's it to you? I'm disciplining my family, what's it to you?"
At this moment, Qiu Qiao'er had already helped Guan Xin up. After hearing Guan Baozhu's words, Guan Xin mustered all her strength and pounced on Guan Baozhu, biting Guan Baozhu's ear!
"ah!"
The piercing screams startled Su Shishi and Qiu Qiao'er, leaving them both stunned.
Guan Chang and Wen Xing'an hurriedly went to pull out the core tube.
"Sister, how are you? You're bleeding..." Guan Chang was terrified when he saw the blood. "We have to see a doctor!" he said, and helped Guan Baozhu run outside.
Wen Xing'an then looked at Guan Xin and said, "You're finished! You dare to bully Baozhu? Don't you want to live anymore?"
As he spoke, he threw a punch at the tube core!
Guan Xin stared at Wen Xing'an without flinching or dodging, but the expected pain did not come. Guan Xin looked at Bai Tuantuan's figure, her eyes flickering slightly.
It's her...
Bai Tuantuan shoved Wen Xing'an aside and stood in front of Guan Xin, saying, "Two men bullying a skinny girl, where do you get the nerve?"
Upon seeing Bai Tuantuan, Wen Xing'an narrowed his eyes, said nothing, and turned to leave.
"That's the son of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He often follows Guan Baozhu and Guan Chang around, taking pleasure in bullying Guan Xin."
Su Shishi said slowly, "I was reprimanded by the teacher a few days ago, but things were quiet for a while. I didn't expect it to start again..."
"We had no choice but to tell the teacher, but Guan Xin's father didn't care about her, so..."
Su Shishi looked at Bai Tuantuan and shook her head: "It's no use."
Guan Xin wiped the wound on his face and bowed to the three of them, saying, "Thank you for your help."
"You'd better stay away from me, lest you get implicated." Guan Xin pursed her lips, the familiar smell of blood making her frown.
"Let's go to the clinic first." Bai Tuantuan glanced at Guan Xin. "I'll take her there. You guys go back first."
Su Shishi and Qiu Qiao'er nodded and watched the two of them get into the carriage before leaving.
Inside the carriage, Ruotang gave Guanxin a quick treatment for her wound and sighed, "They're just kids, how could you be so rough?"
Guan Xin looked up and said, "I hit her really hard; I bit her until she bled!"
Ruo Tang was taken aback, but looking into Guan Xin's serious eyes, she smiled and said, "Yes, Miss Guan is also very capable!"
As he spoke, he patted her little head.
Being treated so gently, Guan Xin's eyes reddened and she lowered her head.
"You can't go on like this!" Bai Tuantuan said, frowning. "If you go back like this, will your stepmother let you off the hook?"
The tube core twitched its lips a few times, but didn't speak.
Bai Tuantuan thought for a moment and said, "How about we go to my house?"
Guan Xin looked up at Bai Tuantuan in surprise: "Don't look at me like that, I can't protect you."
The core material raises an eyebrow.
Bai Tuantuan blinked her eyes: "But my uncles can. If we go to the Chen family, I'll have my second uncle protect you!"
Chen Yijun, who was in the middle of a business negotiation, sneezed and became alert. Was someone plotting against him?
No, we can't sign the contract today!
The merchant on the other side: ? ? ? What's going on?
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