The maid's words were probably somewhat exaggerated.
Because she didn't believe that Jiang Huaizhi could really have a public argument with the city lord's wife.
Judging from the maid's flustered appearance, there must have been some argument.
She gave the lotus a look, then followed the maid toward the front courtyard of the pavilion.
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inside the house.
Jiang Huaizhi sat with Nan Yu, opposite them was the imposing city lord's wife.
“Huaizhi, I’m doing this for Nanyu’s own good. I don’t see anything wrong with sending Nanyu to Baitong Academy. Why are you and Jiang Li so opposed? Are you going to keep Nanyu away from academies forever? Are you going to make him spend his whole life being taught by a teacher in the City Lord’s Mansion?”
Jiang Huaizhi remained calm, took a sip of tea, and said something that left no room for doubt: "As I said, it's none of your business which academy Nan Yu goes to. Jiang Li and I have our own plans."
"What are your plans? I just asked her, and she couldn't give me a clear answer either, so I made the decision to send Nanyu to Baitong Academy. What? You two have conspired to say the same thing to fob me off, haven't you?"
"Think whatever you want. All you need to do now is take care of Wuyou. You don't need to get involved in anything else."
Jiang Huaizhi's mention of Wuyou made the city lord's wife's face look much better.
She raised her chin slightly with arrogance and pride, "I don't need to worry about Wuyou at all. He has now entered Luming Academy, and the teachers and classmates all praise him highly, saying that he is exceptionally talented and will surely stand out in the future."
“Nanyu and Wuyou are both my grandsons. Of course I hope they are both doing well. It is my duty as a grandmother to worry about Nanyu. What’s wrong with that?”
Jiang Huai put down his tea, his eyes already beginning to lose patience.
At this moment, Nan Yu, who had been sitting silently to the side, spoke up: "Grandmother, Brother Wuyou is not doing well at Luming Academy. His classmates and teachers do not only praise him, but also scold and reprimand him more often."
The city lord's wife's haughty expression instantly froze, and she frowned, questioning, "Nan Yu, don't talk nonsense. How could you possibly know about Wu You's recent situation at Luming Academy?"
“I’m not making this up.” Nan Yu said calmly, as composed as a three-year-old. “Besides, Brother Wuyou has already been expelled from Luming Academy. They also said that Luming Academy will not accept any more disciples from the City Lord’s Mansion in the future.”
"Nonsense!" The city lord's wife slammed her hand on the table and stood up immediately. "Nan Yu, how can you slander your brother like this? You're just jealous of him, aren't you? You can't stand to see him doing well!"
The city lord's wife's cheeks turned bright red with anger.
Since its establishment a century ago, Luming Academy has never heard of any disciple being expelled from the academy.
How could Wuyou possibly be kicked out?
He was highly praised by the teachers there, who then vied to recruit him.
It's only been half a month, there's no way this could have happened!
The city lord's wife didn't believe a word Nan Yu said. In her opinion, it was just slander that Nan Yu said out of jealousy.
"Huaizhi, is this the good son you and Jiang Li raised? Just because he didn't get into Luming Academy, he became jealous and said these things that are detrimental to his brother's reputation! Today, if you don't teach Nanyu a lesson in front of me, I won't let this go!"
The city lord's wife was so angry that she almost beat Nan Yu herself.
But Jiang Huai remained calm and smiled, saying, "Nan Yu was just telling the truth. I have no reason to teach him a lesson. Besides, with Nan Yu's abilities, he wouldn't be jealous of Wu You at all, because Wu You is not worthy of Nan Yu's attention."
"Huaizhi, what did you say!" The city lord's wife's eyes widened in fury.
"Do I need to repeat myself? Nan Yu is not lying. Wu You has indeed been expelled from Lu Ming Academy. Is a student who has already been expelled even worth Nan Yu's jealousy?"
Jiang Huai spoke slowly, his voice cold and clear, which made the city lord's wife's anger even more uncontrollable.
"You're just siding with your son! Nan Yu is clearly only like this because he couldn't go to Luming Academy..."
"lady."
Before the city lord's wife could finish speaking, Gu Jiangli's cold voice appeared behind her.
A smile played on her lips as she met the city lord's wife's face, which was still contorted with rage.
"You're here again? I overheard your argument with Huaizhi when I was on the first floor. Don't worry, Nan Yu is an upright man; he wouldn't lie."
The city lord's wife's lips twitched, her fierce eyes fixed on Gu Jiangli. "You're his mother, of course you'll speak up for him..."
The city lord's wife's originally resolute words immediately stopped when she saw the child behind Lotus, who was barely knee-high to her.
In that instant, her throat felt like it was blocked by a thousand pounds of lead, and she couldn't utter a single word.
Gu Jiangli saw through her astonishment, so he made room for Hehua to bring Wuyou forward.
Once the two had stopped, Gu Jiangli smiled and said to the city lord's wife, "Madam, I found Wuyou by the lake in the back. He said he climbed over the wall to get in; he's quite bold."
"It's not the time for students of Luming Academy to go home to visit their families, so I guessed that Wuyou had secretly come back to see you because she missed you."
"But then I thought about it again and it didn't seem right. If he really came back to see you, he could have just gone through the front gate to find you. There was no need for him to go through the trouble of climbing over the wall into my yard."
"Under interrogation, he admitted that he had been expelled from the academy and would no longer be able to study at Luming Academy. He even seemed to look down on the academy."
"Madam, it seems that Young Master Wuyou really doesn't like that place. Perhaps we should find another place for him to study."
Gu Jiangli had a smile on her face the whole time.
But to the city lord's wife, her expression was blatant mockery.
The city lord's wife swayed and almost lost her balance.
The phrases "climbing over the wall," "being kicked out," and "looking down on that academy" kept echoing in her ears.
Her vision even became somewhat blurry.
She still remembers the words she once bragged about Wuyou in front of everyone.
How could such a big change have occurred in just half a month?
The city lord's wife slowly squatted down, grasped Wuyou's shoulders with both hands, and asked earnestly:
"You were really kicked out? They really stopped teaching you? Why? What happened to you at the academy?"
Her slight swaying made Wuyou show an annoyed expression. "Ugh! What's wrong with that! I just hate studying, so what? Is that a problem? So what if I hit the teacher? So what if I hit a few classmates? What's the big deal? It's like I did something outrageous. I didn't kill them! Is it worth all of you interrogating me and criticizing me?"
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