Chapter 87: Headmaster

The atmosphere was frozen. The deputy headmaster of the academy finally stopped watching the excitement and came out to smooth things over. "Master Si, you should know that family affairs are not allowed in the academy. You can talk about it when you get home. But since Miss Si was hired as a teacher with her skills, it's probably not right for her to be naughty. As a father, you should understand your children better."

"She should serve her king and father first and herself second. This is how it should be. My daughter is selfish and it is my fault that I failed to teach her well. I would like to apologize to you all." Si Baifu changed the subject and bowed to everyone. Not everyone could accept the apology from a top-rank official. Everyone turned away and after hearing his words, a look of indescribable pain appeared on their faces.

They had always heard that Si Shoufu was old-fashioned, and they thought that someone who could send their daughter to academy would not be so unkind. Many of the political affairs led by Si Shoufu were beneficial to the country and the people, and he did not care about the differences between men and women. Who would have thought that after meeting him today, they realized that the rumors were true.

Jiang Hengyun's lips curled up in a sarcastic arc, and he stopped talking. He put his hands behind his back and stepped forward to stand beside him. Si Baifu politely took a step back and made way for him.

The teaching in the hall was almost over. Si Li walked beside each person, communicating with them about the taste of the milk tea they were given and the improvement of the taste. Her voice was soft and patient. She was not arrogant because of her family background, nor was she ashamed because she was a businessman. She was like a wild flower in full bloom, with her own fragrance.

The only one who was avoided was Si Tang, who put her milk tea on the corner of the table and did not participate in the class discussion. No matter what was being said in class, as long as she saw Si Li, she felt like something stuck in her throat and could not listen to a word. She looked at Si Li with hatred, her eyes swept along the path she walked. No matter how she looked at it, she felt that the smile on Si Li's face was fake. She was suppressing her anger and thinking about how to get her father, who was furious because of Si Li's disappearance, to catch her when she got home. Suddenly, she saw someone standing outside the window.

Your Highness the Crown Prince?

Si Tang's eyes lit up. The headmaster, whom she had not seen for many years, was actually outside the window. It seemed that he was still looking at her? Through the carved window, Si Tang was almost intoxicated by the eyes of the Crown Prince. She didn't know how to describe her excitement. She covered her pounding heart and looked back shyly.

But those eyes looked away as if they had seen something dirty. It turned out that being stared at was just an illusion.

Si Tang felt embarrassed and annoyed. He followed the prince's gaze and saw - Si Li? !

A mouthful of anger was stuck in his throat. The bell for the end of class rang at the right time. Si Tang stood up suddenly, strode to Si Li's side, intentionally blocking the view outside the window, forced out the most gentle smile, and said aggrievedly, "Why don't you pay attention to me, sister? Dad has been looking for you for a long time since you ran away from home from the manor. You are in the city, why would you rather do business than go home?"

This was a slap in the face. In one sentence, she pointed out that Si Li was a mean and unfilial person who had fallen into depravity. She also tore open the facts that the Si family tried so hard to cover up. I don't know if she wanted Yu Shi to be promoted to the position of Si's assistant or to be promoted to the position of Si's assistant. Si Li wanted to roll her eyes at the overwhelming smell of tea. Compared with Si Tang, her previous actions were child's play.

Before Si Li could take the initiative to distance herself from them, Xiao Que, who was cleaning up nearby, came over with a dirty rag and thrust herself between the two of them, "What are you doing? Wasn't it enough that you did this again?"

The moment she saw the dirty rag, Si Tang's face suddenly turned pale and she took two steps back. She still remembered the humiliation she suffered when she apologized in front of the door of the house.

Si Li coughed lightly and held back her laughter. "Xiao Que, don't be rude." She turned to Si Tang. "When you grow up, Madam will give you this opportunity. The mansion stopped my monthly allowance because they knew I was about to reach the age of marriage. Naturally, I have to manage some industries to practice. Now I have a small reputation, so you don't have to be jealous. As for running away from home, you must never say such words. If people hear them, they will think that my parents are unkind. I have informed my family of my comings and goings. My father is busy with state affairs, so he may have missed some things and never looked for me. How can you say nonsense and cause trouble for my father?"

Since their beloved daughter Si Tang wanted to tell the truth, Si Li was not afraid of being exposed and pretended to be affectionate and tried to take it back. There were gasps in the hall and everyone looked at Si Li with pity. A young lady from a wealthy family had no monthly allowance and had to live on her own. Her family did not look after her, which was unkind. They also covered up for their parents, which was too much of a concession.

She felt pity for Si Li, but she disliked Si Tang, who was a troublemaker or something else. You know, since the establishment of the academy, the eldest daughters of officials in Daning have been admitted without taking an exam. Si Li, as the eldest daughter, did not get admitted, but Si Tang became the most talented girl in the academy. Who would believe that there was no conspiracy behind this?

Si Tang once again felt embarrassed by the various looks he received. Just as he was about to come up with some words to argue, he heard a knock on the door.

"The academy has nothing to do with family affairs." Someone pushed open the hall door, startling the students who were happily eating melons. They turned around and saw Jiang Hengyun standing in the lead outside the door.

"Oh my god, it's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Headmaster!"

The excitement of the students almost overwhelmed Jiang Hengyun. He stared at Si Li, who was stunned for a moment by her beauty before bowing her head and saying, "Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"No need to be so polite. Love yourself first and then love others. That's right." Jiang Hengyun's voice was softer than he even realized. It was completely different from the indifferent attitude he had when he was talking to Si Li and Liu outside the hall. The teachers from the academy who were following behind him could see that the prince had a special liking for him, and their eyes became softer towards Si Li.

The words "rebellious girl" on Si Baifu's lips were blocked by the prince's praise. He adjusted his expression and said solemnly, "It's time to go home."

Si Li then saw Si's father, who was dressed like an old follower behind the prince. This was the first time she saw this man except in the original owner's memory. He didn't even look at Si Tang, who was embarrassed by Si Li's words and had red eyes. Rather than saying that he liked the second child more than the first child as the original owner thought, it was better to say that he didn't care about the two children.

"Father." Si Li hesitated, "Why are you here? Are you angry because of my poor career? Please calm down, my uncle hasn't seen me for a long time, so he wants me to stay for a few more days. I've told you before that if you miss your daughter, you can come to my uncle's house to see me."

The Jian family and she had indeed been living in the Jian family all along according to their lies, but it was obvious that Lord Si did not accept this result, so he came in person to block them after receiving no reply to his letter.

"Don't talk about family matters." Jiang Hengyun stopped talking, "Where is the teacher of the Dietary Department?"

Di Leyu walked out of the crowd, his smile gone, and he looked solemn instead, "Meeting the headmaster."

"You did a good job." Jiang Hengyun praised, "There should be more women with such insight. Pass the order to allow Si Yingzhou to recommend the two of you to study."

The academy teacher has a total of three admission places, and after the recommendation, one still has to take the entrance examination. His words put Si Li in a position second only to the academy teacher, which is a considerable reward.

Rewarding Si Li was his statement. Si Baifu's face froze. All the responses he had planned had to be overturned and started over again. It was obviously impossible to forcibly take Si Li away today.

Si Li bowed again, "Thank you for your kindness, President, but I have done nothing for the academy, and I feel unworthy of it..." Strangely enough, Si Li could always feel a sense of familiarity with the prince, as if she could guess that the prince had frowned without even looking up.

Jiang Hengyun frowned for only a moment, and soon returned to his indifferent expression, "Nothing."

There were many things to do in the academy, so Jiang Hengyun didn't stay long. He encouraged the teachers of each subject and left with the deputy dean. Si Baifu had to lead his people out of the academy under the gaze he cast before leaving. After class, some students chased the prince away, some stayed to watch the excitement, and some had already packed up and prepared to go home.

Si Li took a look at Si Tang, who was not taken away by Si's father and was not even noticed by Si's father from beginning to end, and now looked like a poor and distraught little thing, and decided not to add insult to injury.

As long as Mr. Si doesn't give up, there will be many more opportunities like this, enough to make the original owner's stinky sister realize the gap and learn her lesson and never come up to cause trouble again.

"You are... Si Li?" Liu Wuling had just recovered from her illness and felt very tired after standing for a while, but she still held on to her body and walked to Si Li, "I owe you an apology." She subconsciously glanced at Si Tang, "I shouldn't have said bad words to you before, and later I made you panic. If you want to hit me or scold me, you can do it, it's all my fault. I should have come to apologize to you earlier, but I suddenly fell ill, so I delayed it until today. I dropped out of the academy and you came to teach there. I have to say it's fate."

Speaking of fate, she smiled bitterly and looked around at the familiar academy scenery with longing, her expression unable to hide her loneliness.

Xiao Qi, who was standing by and watching the excitement, sneered, "That was a life, are you going to let it go?"

Liu Wuling's face flushed, and she wanted to explain, but she lowered her head. "It's my fault, and I deserve to die. When I get home, I will pray for you every day in the temple, and I hope Master Si will have a smooth life."

Si Li sighed, "Do you still remember the pond on Guanghua Mountain a month ago? I don't have any other questions, I just want to ask you to clear your name. Did I really bring disgrace to our family and shame to my parents? Did I really push Si Er into the water?"

Now, even An Yao and Lin Ying, who were watching coldly from the sidelines, could no longer sit still. Their faces flushed with embarrassment, and they stood a few steps away from Si Li. "Sorry, I'm sorry. We were talking nonsense. You're fine."

Falling into the water is, after all, a matter of a woman's honor. Even if Si Tang had confused right and wrong and splashed dirty water on Si Li, the news was not widely spread and was limited to the small circle of people present that day. When they woke up from the image of the white lotus woven by Si Tang, they would naturally no longer side with her.

"That day, it was Si Tang who pushed you into the water, and you brought her down with you when you were struggling, and that's why..."

They were too embarrassed to continue, feeling extremely embarrassed for their past blindness, and kept apologizing to Si Li, almost wanting to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. When the students who were still in the hall heard this, they looked at Si Tang with eyes that were no longer mocking, but full of disgust as if they saw a snake or a scorpion.

Si Li waved her hand to stop their confession and apology. She did not feel happy in this whitewashing farce. "The past cannot be retrieved. I just want to be innocent. Since you admit your fault and you are not the mastermind, and you still want to cover up for her because of our past friendship, I will not bother you anymore. I will accept the compensation, but it is too heavy to let you be punished in the family temple from now on."

Hearing her talk about the mastermind, Liu Wuling shuddered, bit her lip, and stammered, "This, this is what I deserve."

"I just ask you, do you still want to study?" Si Li would not have mistaken the nostalgia in Liu Wuling's eyes before.

"I..." Tears fell to the ground. Facing Si Li's gentle and firm eyes, Liu Wuling sniffed and said, "I think so."

Si Li smiled, "I forgive you. His Highness gave me two places before. If you can't withdraw your withdrawal, you can use my recommendation to enroll."

"Xiao Si?!" Xiao Qi shouted in disbelief. Si Li waved her hands and said, "Okay, shall we go home?"

Di Leyu stood outside the hall, saying goodbye to Si Li, squinting at the gradually shrinking figure, and sighed, "Si Yingzhou, you have the demeanor of an ancient gentleman."

On the way back in the carriage, Xiao Qi was so angry that she didn't want to say a word to Si Li. Si Li asked Xiao Que softly, "Can I take you to school?"

There are many people like Si's father, who want the girl to continue to be trapped at home, under the control of the emperor, father and teacher, and want the girl who has seen the light to return to the shallows, but the people in the academy obviously don't think so. Neither does Si Li.

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