Chapter 2289 Lord Wan's Son
The gatekeeper looked the two men up and down. They were dressed well and looked like they came from wealthy families, but why did they look like they had rolled in the mud?
Seeing this, the boy secretly groaned inwardly.
It's really not his fault. When he was in the capital, he heard about Mr. Lu Jiyou's paintings and naturally wanted to see them for himself.
So he had seen those two paintings, and now that he was in the actual scene depicted in them, especially since the sunflowers were in bloom, he couldn't help but feel excited. As he climbed the mountain, he wanted to find the angle from which Mr. Shanju had painted the pictures and see that golden sunflower field.
Therefore, he climbed directly over the guardrails that had been specially erected on both sides of the mountain path.
However, he had been traveling for the past few days and hadn't stopped to rest after arriving in Dong'an Prefecture. He was indeed exhausted. He was so engrossed in what he was watching that he took a few steps forward, but then his foot slipped and he fell down.
That wasn't all; he rolled four or five meters down the slope before managing to hook his foot onto a tree and stop falling.
The pageboy was terrified by him and tripped and fell when he tried to grab him.
Fortunately, neither of them was seriously injured; they just looked a bit dirty.
Despite his dirty clothes, the young man remained composed. He introduced himself, “My name is Wan Yan. I come from the capital and have just arrived in Dong’an Prefecture today. My father is Wan Weimin, a minister in the Ministry of Personnel, and he is an old acquaintance of Headmaster Meng. I have come here on important business with Headmaster Meng.”
Ministry of Personnel?
The gatekeeper was surprised to find that the man before him was the son of a high-ranking official in the capital. Upon hearing that the man had important business to attend to, he immediately said, "So it is Young Master Wan. Please come in, young master. I will go and invite Headmaster Meng right away."
Wan Yan breathed a sigh of relief, followed the gatekeeper through the door, and looked up to examine the academy in front of him.
The doorman led the two to the reception room, served them two cups of tea, and then asked them to wait a moment.
This reception room is specifically for guests and parents who come to visit. In addition, there is a lobby next to the reception room.
The front hall is quite large, and currently displays the works of the two gentlemen, as well as some books and paintings. The walls are covered with introductions and achievements of the gentlemen, but there aren't many items displayed in the front hall yet.
But the awards the academy receives, its history, and the list of students who passed the imperial examinations after studying there will all become part of the scenery in this front hall.
There was another door between the reception room and the formal teaching area. The doorman stepped through this door and told the person at the second gate who the guest was.
At this moment, Meng Yunzheng was in a meeting. He was to set off for the southwest early the next morning. Before that, he summoned the teachers and managers of the academy to a meeting to explain the teaching plan and management for at least the next six months.
When Xia Yan arrived, the meeting was in the middle of its session.
Hearing that Wan Yan had arrived, Meng Yunzheng was quite surprised. He wasn't particularly familiar with Lord Wan, and they didn't have any personal relationship on a regular basis. Their interactions were mainly due to his wife's good relationship with Lady Hou.
I didn't expect Wan Yan to come. Does he have something important to discuss?
Meng Yunzheng could only say to everyone, "I have something to attend to and will be leaving for a moment. Please discuss this first."
Everyone nodded, and Meng Yunzheng led Xia Yan out of the conference room.
Wan Yan was also led into the front yard and headed toward Meng Yunzheng's headmaster's reception room.
After traveling for a while, he finally saw the true nature of the academy, which seemed quite different from the Imperial Academy.
(End of this chapter)
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