Chapter 70: Teachers and Students with Unethical Senses

When Gao Shilian heard that his nephew had fainted, he rushed over and saw the young man standing there with a proud look on his face. His eye sockets narrowed. If he hadn't been concerned about his status as a bachelor, he would have cursed.

He gritted his teeth and said, "If that's the case, you'll die a horrible death." Gao Shilian still couldn't help but curse.

This sentence means that people who are too mean-spirited will never have a good ending.

Jiang Zhou was not the kind of person who was willing to suffer a loss. Just when he was about to speak, An Xin walked up to him in time and stopped him with his eyes.

Then he turned to look at Gao Shilian and Gao Zhihui, who was lying on the ground with his eyelids trembling slightly.

An Xin raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Yes! If you say so, you will not die as you wish."

"It seems that this sentence only means that people with bad mouths will have no good end. Doesn't the learned scholar know that there is another meaning?"

"You, you, you..." Gao Shilian's mouth trembled.

How could he not know that this sentence also has another meaning, which is that anyone who curses others will not have a good death, and the person who can say this sentence is no different from the other person.

When he said this, he was actually cursing himself.

An Xin, who was protecting his son, did not let Jiang Zhou scold others because Jiang Zhou would have to take the imperial examination in the future and he did not want to expose him to gossip in public.

But her teacher didn't have such concerns, and said calmly, "The mouse has skin, but the man has no manners; if the man has no manners, why not die."

The profound meaning of this sentence is that being a person without morals is no different from being dead.

At this time, this sentence means that Gao Shilian is taking advantage of his seniority.

Gu Zhicheng and Liang Hongsheng, who came over, saw Gao Shilian, whose face had turned blue with anger, and hurriedly ordered people to carry him and his nephew, who was lying on the ground and pretending to faint, away.

When Gongsun Jin saw Gao Shilian was about to embarrass the younger generation, he was about to come over to stop him, but when he saw An Xin and the others come in, he sat back down.

After this matter came to an end, he walked over with square steps and said, "Little girl, you are not bad. You can teach these excellent students. It shows that your knowledge is not ordinary. Are you interested in teaching in my Baichuan Academy?"

The people around gasped, and when they heard Mr. Gongsun Jin's invitation to An Xin, they looked over in disbelief.

The four major academies, except for the Imperial College in the capital, are the top institutions of learning in the Daqian Dynasty. They are even qualified to recommend outstanding students to the court to serve as officials.

However, such a person must show up before the emperor and perform exceptionally well, only then will he be granted an official position as an exception without having to take the imperial examination.

The teachers in these four academies had a very high status. Most of them were scholars who were indifferent to fame and fortune, and some were literati who passed the imperial examinations and were not able to adapt to the officialdom.

What kind of ability does this woman have that she deserves to be personally invited by President Gongsun of Baichuan Academy?

Wang Renjie, who was standing in the crowd, was so jealous that his eyes almost turned red. As a teacher in the four major academies, even the minor officials had to give him some face when he went out. How come such a good thing didn't happen to him?

In this literary competition filled with talented people, Zhao Kui and Liu Mingjie, who could not survive more than two rounds each time, now truly regretted their original choice.

Everyone around thought An Xin would accept the invitation.

An Xin, however, bowed to Gongsun Jin and said, "Thank you, Dean Gongsun, for your kindness. Although I also know that I am very talented.

But I have to manage the academy left by my father, so I cannot come here to serve as a teacher. I hope Mr. Gongsun will forgive me."

The people around opened their mouths in surprise, as if an egg could be stuffed in them.

Not only was he shocked by An Xin's immodest words, but he was also confused by her ungrateful refusal.

“…”

This guy is too arrogant. He even dares to refuse the invitation from Dean Gongsun. Isn't he afraid of angering him and causing his own small academy to fail?

What surprised the people around him was that not only was Mr. Gongsun Jin not angry, but he looked at An Xin with admiration, "Since you have your own responsibilities to fulfill, then I will not force you."

An Xin bowed again.

Bai Huaqing: "Congratulations, several students have performed outstandingly in this literary gathering. Not only will their talents become famous, but your academy will also be promoted."

An Xin: "Thank you for your kind words."

All the people who attended the literary gathering looked at the teachers and students who won the first place. Some of them were truly impressed, while others had eyes full of jealousy.

But what does this have to do with An Xin and the others?

The teachers and students were indifferent to the empty fame and talent, but were very enthusiastic about the rewards, which made the people around them look at them with contempt.

I don't think this group of people are trying so hard to get first place just for the reward money.

“???” This can’t really be the reason.

An Xin, who happily received the reward for her students, will tell you that the truth is so superficial.

"These bumpkins from a small place are so happy to receive this little money, as if they have never seen money before." Gao Zhihui raised his head and looked at An Xin and the others with disdain.

Although Huang Jiaxuan stood nearby without saying anything, his eyes also revealed contempt.

Zhao Kui and Liu Mingjie, who didn't get any ranking this time, were also watching the joke in the crowd.

Jiang Zhou took out a heavy silver ingot from the box containing the reward. His handsome face frowned slightly. "Oh! This is really annoying. With so much silver, how are we going to spend it, Headmaster?!"

An Xin suppressed the urge to feel sick at Jiang Zhou's affected voice, and nodded and said, "It is quite annoying."

Seeing that the people around him were equally disgusted, An Xin knew when to stop and was careful not to show off too much or get beaten up by those jealous people.

*The literary gathering ended.

Baichuan Academy hosted a banquet for all the presidents who came to attend the literary gathering.

An Xin, who was supposed to be the biggest winner of this literary gathering, was ignored by most of the literati at the banquet just because she was a female headmistress.

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Fortunately, An Xin is thick-skinned and has a big heart. He doesn't care about it. He eats and drinks as usual and is not affected at all.

Old Mr. Gongsun Jin, who was sitting at the top, and Bai Huaqing, who also felt at the beginning that women should not show up in public like this.

He also looked up to An Xin's calm and composed attitude, without being humble or overbearing.

After some greetings and socializing, the literary gathering finally came to a successful conclusion.

The six students brought by An Xin plus Kong Xun and seven others, with their solid knowledge, swept away all the first place in the competition.

Use your strength to make those students who usually think they are talented and outstanding lower their arrogant heads.

Even Han Junbo, who had always been a little behind them in every competition and had been the runner-up for a thousand years, came over to congratulate them after the competition with a convinced look on his face.

There are gentlemen with open minds, and there are villains with narrow minds.

Among them, the most dissatisfied were Gao Shilian's nephew Gao Zhihui, Chi Changxu who always looked down on women as head of a school, and Huang Jiaxuan who was pinned to the ground by Li Ziyu and others every time.

There were rumors behind the scenes that a woman named An Xin had used some unknown means to become a judge at the Baichuan Academy Literary Festival.

Many of them said that An Xin used despicable means to make several of her students win first place in order to enhance the reputation of her own academy which was about to decline.

An Xin is not a Ninja Turtle. This time she did not stop several students from putting sacks on people, and she even participated in it herself.

Her own students wanted to put a sack on someone, so of course she, as the head of the school, had to hand over the tools. At the end of the action, even Kong Xun, who was as gentle as jade and usually a good person, couldn't help but step forward and kick them twice, thinking of the rumors spread by the two people, to show solidarity and love.

When someone tripped on the way to the toilet, they found Gao Zhihui and Huang Jiaxuan with cloth bags on their heads, lying on the ground groaning with bruises on their faces. Someone realized that they had offended someone.

Although Gao Shilian and Chi Changxu guessed that it was An Xin and others who did it, they had no evidence and could not do anything about them.

Mr. Gongsun of Baichuan Academy also turned a blind eye to this matter.

Don't think he doesn't know who spread the rumors in the academy during this period.

An Xin and his gang, who had done the dirty work, are now receiving the first place reward.

Gao Zhihui and Huang Jiaxuan, who were beaten, could only stare in anger as they watched them get into the carriage and leave in a dashing manner.

Gongsun Jin, Bai Huaqing, and Liang Hongsheng, a scholar from Hanchen Academy who was very aware of the current situation, glanced at Gao Shilian and Chi Changxu who had gloomy faces.

Perhaps these two are usually praised too highly by others, and their eyes often reveal arrogance, which is really unpleasant.

Traveling with An Xin and the others this time were five people, including Master Chen and his students, from Yuejian Academy, who came from the same prefecture.

Chen Shaoxuan climbed onto the carriage of Liu Boxing and An Rui. Several like-minded teenagers sat together and had endless things to talk about.

Kong Xun still ignored the sharp looks from Li Ziyu and Leng Xiang, and got into An Xin's carriage with determination. Qingfeng glanced at her master, and seeing that he didn't say anything, she didn't ask him to drive him away.

Jiang Zhou and Zhu Shijing looked at the shameless Kong Xun with dissatisfaction as he got into the carriage of their own chief, but their own carriage had already started running and it was too late to pull him down.

Ling Yun didn't want to sit in a carriage with Jixiang, so he chose to sit next to the coachman and enjoy the scenery outside.

An Xin and his group left one day later than the Cangyun Academy group this time, so they staggered their time with Principal Wang and his group and did not take a passenger ship back to Lin'an County.

(End of this chapter)