Chapter 480: Little Begonia
"sure."
Tang Ning chuckled. "The academy has never had a rule against admitting women. The teachers have also said that there should be no discrimination in education. However, the academy has a rule that anyone who wants to enter must pass the exam first. Furthermore, this year's enrollment has ended. If you want to enter the academy again, you will have to wait until next year."
Miss Wang's eyes lit up. "But I heard that the academy's exams will eliminate some unqualified students, and the vacant places will be filled by other students."
"That's true."
"Can I participate in that extra time trick?"
"sure."
Tang Ning was a little surprised, but also happy: "Entrance to the academy is based on ability. If you can pass the supplementary entrance examination, you will naturally be able to enter the academy."
Miss Wang was immediately delighted when she heard this, and even her bookish air couldn't hide the sparkle in her eyes.
She had been well-versed in poetry and books since childhood, and she was the only daughter in the family. Her father had never been dissatisfied with her because she was a girl and there was no son in the family. Instead, he raised her very carefully.
What she learned was no less than what boys learned, but because she was a woman, no matter how talented or knowledgeable she was, she could only be given the title of a talented woman, which was a joke and would add a little bargaining chip to her future marriage.
But this is not what she wants.
She didn't want others to look at her like a commodity and judge her worth. She didn't want to study hard for many years only to end up getting married and having children like other girls.
She didn't dislike getting married, but she wanted to be Wang Yuzhen first, and then someone else's wife.
But she couldn't tell these thoughts to others, because saying so would be a great act of treason and would not be tolerated by the world. It would also bring disaster to the reputation of her father and other sisters in the clan.
The emergence of Tang Ning and Rongsheng Academy became the only opportunity she could seize.
With Princess Xiangning in front of her, no one would be able to say anything if she entered Rongsheng Academy.
"Yuzhen, are you going to take the entrance exam for Rongsheng Academy?"
"Yes, Sister Wang, Rongsheng Academy is full of men. Do you really want to take the exam?"
Miss Wang said, "I want to give it a try. Besides, aren't Princess Xiangning and Miss Xue here too? It's just that we're studying in the same hall..."
"laugh!"
As soon as Miss Wang finished speaking, a sneer came from the side.
"Girls and boys are not allowed to attend the same school after the age of seven. Although we in the Great Wei Dynasty have never been so strict, there are still differences between men and women. Living in the same courtyard with close proximity every day is not a problem and will tarnish your reputation. Besides, can you and Song Tangning be the same?"
"She broke off an engagement, forced her relatives to death, exiled herself from the clan, and even instigated a divorce from her aunt. Yet, she's favored by His Majesty and close to Governor Xiao. With someone to protect her, do you really think you can be like her, without fear of being spitted on and flooding the gates of your Wang family?"
Miss Wang's face turned cold. Tang Ning turned his head and saw the royal family members coming in, his eyes fell on the person who was speaking.
Xie Yuyan looked coldly: "What are you looking at?"
Tang Ning smiled faintly: "Princess Wenqing looks in good spirits, so I guess her injuries have healed."
Xie Yuyan's face turned pale, and she suddenly remembered the time in Lingyun Temple when she was kicked hard by the maid beside Song Tangning, and the time she was whipped by Qian Qiyue.
She was about to speak with a sullen face when Qian Qiyue patted Tang Ning lightly with a half-smile: "What nonsense are you talking about? Where did this Princess Wenqing come from?"
Tang Ning was immediately annoyed: "Yes, it's all my fault. I forgot that the princess was already a commoner. I'm sorry, thank you, young lady."
Some people around couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Xie Yuyan instantly became furious: "Song Tangning!"
"What?"
Qian Qiyue leaned forward to block Xie Yuyan's charge, pushing her back. Her eyes were filled with rage as she said, "Didn't you get enough of that whipping you received that day?"
"you!"
Xie Yuyan stumbled and nearly fell. When she was supported by the person next to her, that person quickly stopped Xie Yuyan who was about to curse, and just looked up at Song Tangning with some displeasure and said:
"You may be a princess, but Yuyan is of royal blood. When you attacked her at Lingyun Temple that day, it was already an offense. Why did you two have to be so aggressive?"
Qian Qiyue almost laughed out loud at this: "We are being aggressive? Wasn't it her who started with the bad mouth?"
The woman showed displeasure: "How can you speak like that? A young lady uses such foul language. Is this the upbringing of a girl from your Qian family?"
"I……"
Qian Qiyue had a hot temper to begin with, and she was about to get angry when she heard these words.
Tang Ning quickly pulled her arm and pressed hard, calling out "Sister Ayue". Although her voice was not loud, it interrupted Qian Qiyue's anger.
Tang Ning pulled the angry Qian Qiyue and looked up at the person who spoke.
"Everyone in the capital knows what kind of daughter the Qian family is. Sister Ayue is straightforward and hates evil. If she speaks out against injustice, reasonable people won't be offended. But this..."
Tang Ning glanced at Qian Qiyue, who muttered, "She is the Crown Prince's Consort of Prince Lu's Mansion."
As soon as Tang Ning heard the name "Lu Wangfu", she knew what this person was up to. She said calmly: "My dear Princess, since you said that Miss Xie is a member of the royal family, you should behave like a royal family member."
"Rongsheng Academy was personally planned and built by Your Majesty. On the day it opened, everyone heard Your Majesty recite the words of the sages, saying that all students, regardless of their wealth or background, would become pillars of the court after entering the academy. He also hoped that the teachers in the academy would teach them all without any bias."
"The academy is a sacred place, and those students are grateful for the emperor's grace and are eager to complete their studies and serve the court. Now, according to Madam Xie, the academy has become a place of filth and debauchery."
"Why, in the eyes of you royal family, the academy is such a shameful place that it would be a disgrace for a woman to set foot there in broad daylight?"
As soon as Tang Ning said this, everyone's expression changed.
The Prince Consort of Prince Lu's Mansion said in a deep voice: "I didn't say that!"
"But she said it."
Tang Ning looked at Xie Yuyan unceremoniously, "You mocking me is fine, it's just that you are narrow-minded and deliberately looking for trouble, but you insulting Rongsheng Academy and humiliating those students who worked hard to study and serve the court is extremely abhorrent."
"If you don't apologize to them, I will personally ask Prince Ji if your Ji Palace looks down on the academy that Your Majesty has painstakingly built, and on all the scholars and students in the world!"
Princess Ji's face turned pale, and even the Crown Prince's wife from Prince Lu's Mansion, who had just helped to speak up, changed her expression.
She was just holding a grudge against the night of Chinese Valentine's Day when Princess Lu was humiliated by Tang Ning and Nanny An beside her was slapped thirty times in public. Although this was a conspiracy, Prince Lu's Mansion later retaliated against Princess Leyang, and the Princess's Mansion suffered retribution.
But Princess Lu lost face and was still upset, so she fell seriously ill.
Old Prince Lu died in battle in his early years, and now the Prince Lu's Mansion is entirely supported by the old Princess. The palace has been reluctant to allow the Crown Prince to inherit the title. If something happens to the old Princess, the Prince Lu's Mansion will be in chaos.
The Crown Prince's Consort of Prince Lu's Mansion helped Xie Yuyan, not because she wanted to be on good terms with Prince Ji's Mansion, but because she wanted to save Tang Ning's face. But who knew that Tang Ning was so tough, not only did she fight back in person, but she also escalated the matter from the academy to all the students in the world and Emperor An.
Seeing Tang Ning look up at her after she finished thanking Yuyan, the Princess of Prince Lu's Mansion subconsciously took half a step back.
Qian Qiyue: “Tsk!”
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