Upon hearing this, Qin Qing followed her gaze and saw only the disappearing carriage. She didn't see any white flowers and wondered aloud.
"Who is Little White Flower? Is she your friend?"
Wasn't Xiao Muxing always in the military? And did he have any female friends there?
But then Xiao Muxing rolled her eyes, her expression exactly the same as Qin Qing's! Then she said with disdain.
"That little white lotus isn't my friend! She's the one who was ungrateful last time and even slandered Grandma. What's her name, White Lotus? In my opinion, she's a black lotus! The pitch black kind!"
"Pfft!"
Qin Qing couldn't help but laugh out loud at her arrogant and sarcastic remark, and quickly put the matter out of her mind.
Just then, a large entourage entered from outside the city. Qin Qing noticed the commotion behind her and instinctively moved aside. As the convoy drew closer, the understated yet luxurious sedan chair in the middle brushed past her...
A gentle breeze blew up, just enough to lift the curtain on the sedan chair!
A worried and solemn face came into view. The woman appeared to be in her thirties or forties, but her face was full of sorrow, with clear wrinkles, indicating that she did not usually pay much attention to skincare. Her heavy, dark purple clothes made her appear dignified and old, but also made her look much older...
Qin Qing only glanced at it casually and didn't pay much attention to it. After the sedan chair behind her passed by, she was only slightly stunned and murmured.
"This feels familiar... Have I seen it somewhere before? Strange..."
However, she quickly put the matter out of her mind because Mu Yang was in trouble!
Qin Qing had just returned home when he bumped into Shaoyao and Ziyu, who were about to leave.
Peony was taken aback at first, but the anxiety on her face instantly turned into joy, as if she had found her pillar of support. She quickly grabbed Qin Qing's hand.
"Mother! You're finally back! Something's happened to A-Yang, you have to go see him!"
Qin Qing's heart tightened upon hearing this. The scene of Mu Yang being bullied at the academy was still vivid in her mind. Why was it happening again this time? So she made a quick decision.
"Okay, don't rush, let's talk as we walk."
Xiao Muxing's expression changed upon hearing this. She could never forget how powerless she was when her brother was bullied. Now that she had practiced martial arts for several months and made good progress, she was determined to protect her brother this time!
Qin Qing was listening intently to Shaoyao's story and didn't notice the little girl following closely behind him.
Mu Yang's situation was quite simple: he and Qin Zifeng were preparing to go out to buy stationery when they bumped into someone who was stumbling and rushing towards the academy's main gate. Both of them fell to the ground, and before Mu Yang and Qin Zifeng could even speak, the person began to hurl insults at them. The viciousness of his words quickly attracted a crowd of onlookers.
Given Mu Yang's personality, he would definitely retort with a very sharp tongue. Qin Zifeng watched silently from the side and couldn't help but join in with a few sarcastic remarks!
This behavior quickly angered someone, causing him to fly into a rage and take action. Mu Yang and his companion happened to walk out of the academy's main gate, and the teachers and others couldn't arrive in time. The consequences were obvious: these two boys, not even fourteen years old, were bound to get beaten up by this young man who was about twenty years old.
Even when the teacher arrived, he couldn't stop her. Ziyu rushed over to find Qin Qing, but only found Shaoyao. But she had no choice but to let her try to persuade her. Unexpectedly, she ran into Qin Qing, who had just returned, at the door.
As they were talking, Qin Qing couldn't sit still any longer. How could they bully her eldest grandson?
"You can take the carriage, I can ride a horse faster!"
With that, she swiftly mounted her horse, her movements clean and efficient, and little Muxing followed closely behind, climbing up as well…
Qin Qing then noticed the little girl following behind him. Just as he was about to tell her to go home, he met the girl's firm and serious gaze. After his lips moved slightly, he acquiesced.
"Hurry up, there are fewer people in the side alley, I need to speed up and get through."
Having said that, he flicked his long whip, stared coldly ahead, and shouted.
"drive!"
The horse, in pain, reared up and neighed, then suddenly charged forward, with the carriage following closely behind!
After a violent jolt, half an hour passed quickly, and Qin Qing could see the four big characters of Lushan Academy in the distance!
As they drew closer, the crowd gathered at the entrance came into view. Two groups of people stood in the middle. Mu Yang stood upright with his head held high, like a victorious rooster. His clothes were wrinkled, his hair was disheveled, and his face was covered in bruises. He glared defiantly at the man opposite him.
Qin Zifeng, standing to the side, was also disheveled, but much better off than Mu Yang. The mocking smile on his lips gradually disappeared, replaced by a more tactful demeanor.
Compared to the two men's disheveled state, the adult man opposite them was a head taller, his clothes were torn to shreds, his mouth was red, his cheeks were bruised and purple, and he was clutching his arm and howling, his face full of disbelief, looking at Mu Yang and the other man as if they were perverts.
"They're insane! They're insane! They're biting my flesh!"
Upon hearing this, Mu Yang's lips curled into a cold smile, and his small stature suddenly gave him a rather intimidating presence.
"Really? No wonder it smells so bad!"
One sentence made the man opposite him turn red with anger, and he was about to make another move when he was stopped by the other students.
This action further enraged the man, who, with a flushed face and burning with anger, pushed away the people around him and roared in despair.
"Why are you stopping me? What? You all want to kick me while I'm down because my father was demoted? Let me tell you, in my eyes you are all a bunch of dogs! Useless trash! Even if my father is no longer a minister, I will climb back up sooner or later. You scoundrels who kick someone when they're down!"
Qin Qing had already stopped by the roadside. Upon hearing this, she immediately realized who it was. The Minister? Wasn't that the one who sent the wet nurse who had taken credit for her work to the old emperor? It seemed that a lot had happened while she was away.
Thinking of this, she quickly dismounted, picked up Xiao Muxing, and led her by the hand as they slowly walked over.
After the man finished cursing, the students around him all turned pale!
"What... what do you mean by that, Chen? We were only trying to prevent you from getting hurt again, and you humiliate us for such a kind gesture! This is simply outrageous!"
The man in front of them felt a sense of irony at the use of such language, and he stared at them, creating an awkward atmosphere.
At this point, people in the crowd began to discuss the matter, clearly indicating that everyone had some understanding of it.
Seeing this, Qin Qing couldn't help but listen closely and gleaned some information.
First, because the wet nurse claimed credit for the work and went to see the old emperor, it was a crime of deceiving the emperor, and she was doomed to die!
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