"Before coming here, Dean He spoke sincerely, saying that everything had been arranged for Loushan. Is that how it was arranged?" Ye Qianning glanced at the scholar who was standing there in a daze, and his eyes fell on the instructor.
The teachers looked at each other, not knowing how to respond for a moment.
The scholar who was standing there in a daze was even more stunned. Didn’t they say that the gentleman living in the west of the city had to move to Loushan because he was afraid of heavy rain?
How did it become a grand invitation from President He?
The instructor at the front came over and said, "The rooms have indeed been arranged. As for these people, Miss, don't worry. The dean will arrange their places."
"I just heard clearly that the scholar kept saying that they would be forced to go down the mountain if the students of Loushan went up the mountain. This concerns the reputation of my master and teacher, so I have to pay attention to it." Ye Qianning said coldly.
"This..." A trace of panic flashed in the teacher's eyes, and he lowered his voice: "The weather is hot, the capital is crowded, and it's not easy for the scholars. They are talking nonsense and saying things they shouldn't say. Miss, please don't take it to heart."
What a clever talker she is! If Ye Qianning insists, she will seem stingy.
If it were someone else, they would definitely not want to make a big deal out of it at this time. After all, the He family and Mr. Chen would just put on a show and let it go.
But Ye Qianning was determined to make them suffer, so how could he give up?
"Teacher, what you said is wrong. If we don't stop people from talking without thinking, the rumors will get worse and worse. Can the He family afford the consequences?" Ye Qianning asked in return.
The instructor's smile froze a little. "We will definitely teach you a lesson, don't worry, young lady. Look, the sun is about to set, let's go up the mountain first."
"Teacher, why are you so panicked? There was an incident of insulting the teacher on Loushan Mountain, but you didn't stop it immediately. Instead, you thought it was not a big deal. Could it be that the teacher of the He family wants to ruin the reputation of the teacher and our master?" Ye Qianning became serious.
The teacher said hurriedly: "No, no..."
"You'll have to ask to find out whether there is one or not." Ye Qianning glanced at it solemnly.
The teacher was indeed panicked when he heard this: "Miss, it's getting late."
"If the instructor says you're not trying to discredit our master and Mr. Loushan, who would believe you if you're trying to stop us?" Ye Qianning said, not waiting for the instructor to retort. He walked up to the stunned scholar and asked, "Would you all like to tell me why you came down the mountain?"
The clear and pleasant voice spread among the crowd. The scholars suddenly came back to their senses, staring at the beautiful person in front of them, stammering and not daring to speak.
No one spoke, and Ye Qianning didn't get annoyed: "It's okay if you don't want to talk. You gentlemen are just worried about having no place to stay after going down the mountain. I can kindly find a good place for you to stay."
The scholars and literati looked at each other, trying to confirm the truth of what she said.
The teacher observed her secretly, not understanding what she was trying to do.
"Will you really find us a place to stay when you get down the mountain?"
Someone in the crowd was brave enough to ask questions.
Ye Qianning affirmed: "Of course."
The scholars and literati immediately smiled when they received the affirmation, and could not hide their joy even when they talked to each other.
The gentlemen who followed Ye Qianning up the mountain all frowned in confusion. They heard clearly how these scholars and literati had insulted and mocked them just now.
It was obvious that someone from the He family fired Chen in order to tarnish his reputation.
They were all students who graduated from Loushan with Master Chen. Mocking them was a slap in Master Chen's face. Why would Junior Sister still find them a place to live?
They felt a little dissatisfied, but they didn't dare to say much with their junior sister around.
"Thank you very much."
"Thanks……"
"Thanks……"
The scholars in the crowd bowed and kept expressing their gratitude, but before they could finish their thanks, Ye Qianning's next words made their smiles freeze on their faces.
"Come here, take all these people to the yamen jail."
"yes."
In secret, more than a dozen guards descended together, one every few meters, and surrounded the scholar.
The scholar's stiff smile changed from panic to surprise to anger when he saw a dozen or so guards in tight uniforms.
"You...you want to send us to jail?"
"What crime have we committed?"
Someone reacted and asked angrily.
The instructor was also shocked by this action and hurried forward: "Miss Ye, what do you mean by this?"
Ye Qianning glanced at them coldly: "Don't you remember what you said just now? Spreading rumors, slandering, either one of them is enough to send them to jail."
When the scholars heard this, their faces changed immediately. They had just received the news and were very angry. They had indeed said something they shouldn't have said.
"We were just complaining casually. The slander is completely nonsense."
"Everything requires evidence, let alone you guys doing something shameful and not letting others talk about it? Isn't that right, everyone?"
"Yes, yes, it's you who are being dishonest. Dean He mentioned earlier that he invited Mr. Chen and Mr. Jieye to live in Loushan, but you refused. Now you're afraid of the heavy rain and the unsafe west side of the city, so you want to live in Loushan. Loushan has been full for a long time, so there's no room left. You asked us to come down the mountain to make room for you."
"That's right. We went up the mountain a long time ago. Now we have to go down. Where can we stay in the city? You are afraid of heavy rain. Not only will we have nowhere to stay if we go down the mountain, but if we are caught in another heavy rain, will we be allowed to live?"
The literati were filled with indignation, and every word they spoke seemed as if they had suffered a great injustice, which confused the gentlemen at the gate of the mountain.
The teachers looked surprised and panicked. They opened their mouths to say something, but were interrupted by the teacher behind them.
"You...you are talking nonsense."
The gentleman standing not far away was the first to react and his face turned pale with anger.
Someone spoke, and the gentleman came back to his senses. Just as he reached the mountain gate, he heard intermittent voices from the crowd, but he couldn't hear them clearly.
Now that I heard the reason, I almost laughed out loud.
"We're going to Mount Lou? Haha, if Master He hadn't come to the west of the city to invite us today, we wouldn't have been able to refuse. Before the priest, we would definitely not have set foot in Mount Lou."
"President He personally went to the west of the city to invite us up the mountain. Mr. Chen refused to come, and the He family teacher even mocked him for not appreciating his kindness. We couldn't bear it, so we reluctantly agreed to stay at Loushan. We didn't expect to be slandered even after coming up. Loushan must give an explanation."
"That's right. We refused to go to Loushan. The He family's mistress mocked us with every word. Even after going to Loushan, we still slandered others. We won't take the blame for such a big thing."
"Slander and rumor-mongering. Sending you to jail is too lenient. I will file a complaint with the government."
"This is related to Mr. Chen's reputation and the reputation of many masters in Loushan in the past. We must report it to the government."
"Let's go down the mountain and go to the government office."
The gentlemen were even more angry than the literati.
The scholars thought they were justified, but after hearing the gentlemen's rebukes, which were even louder than their own, their faces turned extremely strange.
Dean He went to the west of the city to invite him personally?
This is completely different from what the instructor said when he asked them to come down the mountain.
What on earth was going on? They were confused and suspicious.
Seeing the gentlemen turn around in anger, many people panicked. (End of this chapter)
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