Bai Xihe was not angry. Her tone was as light and gentle as the wind blowing from a mountain stream: "General Lin is a really good tutor, raising a daughter like Miss Lin."

Although the voice did not contain any anger, it made everyone feel nervous.

Lin Ruyue finally realized that she was in trouble.

She never dreamed that she would offend the Empress Dowager.

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through her mind, but rather than saving herself, she was still thinking more about how things had developed to this point.

She had bullied that country girl many times in the palace school, but the other party never took it seriously, so she became more and more unscrupulous.

If that girl had started a fight with her from the beginning, maybe she wouldn't have been so complacent...

"Grand Empress Dowager..."

She looked at the woman on the phoenix sedan chair pleadingly, hoping that she would forgive her once for the sake of the Lin family.

It's a pity that she will be disappointed.

Bai Xihe said calmly: "Xiao Yunzi."

The eunuch beside the phoenix sedan chair bowed and said, "Your servant is here."

Su Xiaoxiao recognized him as the eunuch who had confronted her in the Peach Garden last time, holding a peach as a weapon and standing in front of the Empress Dowager.

Originally her name was Xiao Yunzi.

Xiao Yunzi asked, "What does the Empress Dowager want?"

"I remember that Miss Lin was a student of the Palace School?"

"Yes." Xiao Yunzi replied.

Bai Xihe said: "In this case, I can't interfere. You go to the palace academy and tell them the truth about what happened today. The palace academy doesn't need to ask me how to deal with it."

On the surface, this statement gave the right of disposal to Gong Xue, but the problem was that it was the Empress Dowager who came in person. Was this really to mean that she would not ask questions? Lin Ruyue was completely panicked. She knelt on the ground and rushed towards Bai Xihe: "The Empress Dowager... The Empress Dowager——"

The gauze of the phoenix sedan was gently blown up by the breeze. Bai Xihe knelt on the soft cushion, his expression showing no emotion at all.

Su Xiaoxiao looked at her steadily, thinking of how frightened she was outside the palace that day.

It's really... like two different people.

Bai Xihe left.

In this deep palace where people are eaten without leaving any bones, she can live in peace with the world, but she cannot show her vulnerability to anyone.

If she had been careless, she would have become a pile of dry bones under the palace wall.

But what she herself had never expected was that people would see her most vulnerable side.

Thinking of this, Bai Xihe closed his eyes with a complicated expression.

…

The Palace School had two chief masters, also known as the great masters, one was Lord Zuo from the Ministry of Rites, and the other was Lord Liao from the Hanlin Academy.

They jointly managed the palace school, and when they saw the favorites of the Empress Dowager coming over, they were so shocked that they almost wore their official hats crookedly.

If the Queen or Queen Mother sent someone over, they would still think it was normal. But how could the Grand Queen Mother, who never interfered in the harem, come to interfere in the affairs of the palace school? It was not until Xiao Yunzi finished speaking that the two of them understood what was going on.

After Xiao Yunzi left, the two looked at each other and sighed to each other.

The left official of the Ministry of Rites said, "Old Pee, what do you say we should do?"

"It's Liao!" Lord Liao corrected him.

Lord Zuo waved his hand: "Ah, it's almost time. Why are you still fussing about this now?"

Hanlin officials just love to nitpick!

If the Empress Dowager really didn't want to intervene, she wouldn't have sent anyone to come and speak in person, but Miss Lin's background... is not low.

The four major military families in the world: the Wei family, the Qin family, the Su family, and the Leng family.

Correspondingly, there are also four major families of civil officials: the Wang family, the Jing family, the Guo family, and the Lu family.

In recent years, the Lu family has encountered several problems in succession, and its status has declined significantly, and there is a tendency for it to be replaced by the Lin family.

Among them, General Lin was the Empress Dowager's cousin.

This is very embarrassing.

On one side is the Empress Dowager, and on the other are General Lin and the Empress Dowager. How can they avoid offending both sides?

"It's impossible not to offend, so just choose one." Lord Zuo said resignedly.

The Empress Dowager is the Emperor's biological mother, so in terms of closeness, she is naturally more important.

However, the fact that the late emperor inherited the throne from his nephew had already caused a lot of criticism. In order to silence the public, the late emperor did not dare to neglect the Empress Dowager in the slightest.

Emperor Jingxuan followed his father's wishes and treated the Empress Dowager with great courtesy.

The Empress Dowager played this trick beautifully. She could have forced a little girl from a noble family to leave the palace with just one imperial decree, but she had to push it onto them, making them the ones to be the ones to offend the Empress Dowager and General Lin.

Having said that, Lin Ruyue had indeed gone too far in this matter.

Now that the news has spread, if she is not severely punished, people will inevitably question the unfairness of the palace school, and the reputation of the two princesses will also be bad.

In the end, the two decided to cancel Lin Ruyue's qualification as a study partner.

Lin Ruyue was waiting in the classroom trembling with fear. She knew that she had made a big mistake this time and would definitely be punished, but she didn't expect that she would be expelled from the palace school? Why? Just because she scolded that girl, "She was born by her mother but not raised by her mother?" "I didn't disrespect the Empress Dowager! I was scolding that girl..." She burst into tears in the small garden outside the classroom.

No rich girl came to comfort her.

Who made her offend the Empress Dowager, and why is it so urgent for everyone to avoid her?

"Ms. Hu! Miss Hu!"

In panic, she saw Hu Biyun coming towards her.

Hu Biyun also heard about this from the palace people. When she was about to turn around and pretend she didn't hear it, Lin Ruyue had already rushed in front of her.

Lin Ruyue grabbed her wrist and said, "Miss Hu! Doctor Hu is a favorite of His Majesty and the Queen these days. Please ask them to plead for me! Ask them not to expel me from the palace—"

Hu Biyun brushed away Lin Ruyue's hand without leaving a trace, and said with a look of regret: "Miss Lin, I also want to help you, but my father is busy with the affairs of the Imperial Hospital... The Queen Mother is not in good health... My father hasn't returned home for several days, and it's difficult for me to even see him... I'm sorry that I can't help you."

What a great honor it is to be able to treat the Queen Mother? I really don't know if Hu Biyun is refusing or showing off.

Lin Ruyue looked at her disappointedly: "You just don't want to help me, right?"

Hu Biyun opened her mouth: "Ms. Lin..."

Lin Ruyue said excitedly: "I scolded that girl just to stand up for you! You told me that the girl used tricks to steal your Renxintang's business, so I stood up for you! Why did you do this to me?"

Hu Biyun whispered, "I didn't ask you for help."

Lin Ruyue said sternly: "Hu Biyun!"

"I have to go to class, Miss Lin, excuse me."

After saying this, Hu Biyun walked into the classroom without looking back.

The Lin family is rising rapidly, but Lin Ruyue is just a little concubine's daughter! 　Good morning !

(End of this chapter)