Chapter 373: The Academy is open for business with many distinguished guests
When the carriage arrived at Xie Fangyuan, a group of ladies and young ladies suddenly came. The children who came to greet them were a little panicked, but they calmed down when they saw Su Qianqian.
These children were well-trained. Wearing new coats today, they quickly adapted to receiving guests. They welcomed Mrs. Du and other ladies. Su Qianqian took them on a tour. The teachers were waiting in their respective dormitories, wearing uniform clothes and their own brand names.
The eleven-year-old Qin Yuqing was the most introverted among the girls. She first held the hand of the third old lady and was a little embarrassed to look at the gentlemen, but as they walked, her eyes brightened.
"Third sister-in-law," Qin Yuqing pulled Su Qianqian's sleeve and whispered, "Can I study different subjects in the academy? I want to learn martial arts, cooking, and... iron art..."
The third old lady who was listening at the side was shocked: "My daughter, why do you want to learn ironwork as a girl? Those blacksmiths are very strong, they roll up their sleeves and sweat drops down..."
"Mom, I want to be a swordsmith. I learn martial arts so that I can test swords, and I learn cooking so that I can make delicious food for myself. Only when I enjoy eating can I work better." Qin Yuqing explained in a serious manner.
The Qin family was dumbfounded. They didn't expect that the little girl already had her own ideal in her heart, but had never told anyone about it.
"Swordsmith, this profession is very novel, Gan Jiang and Mo Ye..."
Su Qianqian respects all careers chosen based on hobbies, even though they may not be able to make a living from them, just like the novels her mother wrote, which she failed nine times out of ten but she never gave up.
"Third sister-in-law, you also know Moye?" Qin Yuqing's eyes brightened.
"Of course I know. You can choose multiple subjects in the college. Just arrange it according to the teaching time of each subject." Su Qianqian nodded, took Qin Yuqing's hand and pointed to the front, where was the martial arts hall. She unexpectedly found Zhou Jingnan standing at the door of the martial arts hall, wearing the robes of teachers from Lanxiang College together with several martial artists.
"Jingnan, why are you here?" Mrs. Du asked in surprise, turning back to look at Qin Yuzhuo, who also had a dull look in her eyes and was obviously unaware of the situation.
"Aunt, how are you all? I know that the academy is recruiting martial artists. My swordsmanship is pretty decent, so I can come and teach in my free time." Zhou Jingnan greeted shyly, his eyes unconsciously looking towards Qin Yuzhuo, then quickly looking away.
"Brother Zhou Er is teaching swordsmanship here? That's great, mother, please sign me up and pay my tuition quickly. I want to be the first student of Lanxiang College." Qin Yuqing pulled the third old lady's arm and shook it gently.
"Hey, you are such a heartless little girl. My swordsmanship is not bad either. Why don't you learn from me? Why do you come here to learn this? You should learn cooking and iron arts."
Qin Yuzhuo tapped Qin Yuqing on the forehead and scolded her, and also glared at Zhou Jingnan.
"It would be better if you teach me the basics of Kung Fu. Let Jingnan teach us swordsmanship, and we will feel relieved." Mrs. Du reached out and patted Qin Yuzhuo on the forehead, blocking her glaring eyes.
Everyone couldn't help laughing. The little boy Yuzhou, who had been following them, came over to ask Qin Yuqing to register. Someone then took her to the school office to find the dean, register for subjects, arrange courses, and get student robes and books. Qin Yuqi went with her.
They almost reached the courtyard where the dean's office was located. This was where Madam Shaohua had hidden the list of names before. Xue Ke asked a child to serve tea. After a cup of tea, the child announced that many distinguished guests had arrived.
Su Qianqian was a little confused. She hadn’t told anyone about the opening of the academy, so where did the distinguished guest come from?
Seeing that the time was almost up, everyone went to the front to wait for the red silk on the plaque to be unveiled, and to see who the distinguished guest was.
The guests were welcomed into the small auditorium for registration. Su Qianqian was startled when she saw the people inside and hurried to greet them with Du. It turned out to be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prince Jing and Prince Xiang. In addition, there were Xue Wanning and Xue Zhiqing. Su Xinxin and Yin Yueniang were also there. Tutor Su and Su Runhe were standing together. Seeing her second sister Su Runhe, she pursed her lips and smiled.
The Qin family wanted to pay their respects but were stopped by the prince: "No need to be polite. I heard before that the wife of Marquis Wuning was going to open a unique academy, so I came here today to congratulate you."
Su Qianqian thanked him, and the prince also gave her a few ornaments. Xue Ke had them taken and sent to the back.
"Madam, I came here empty-handed. At that time, you promised me to be a teacher in this academy. You won't go back on your word, right?" Xue Wanning came over and said with a smile. She was indeed innocent and natural with an extraordinary temperament.
"How dare I? This is exactly what we want. With the most talented woman in Xijing here, I'm afraid this academy will be overcrowded. I'll have to trouble Miss Xue then."
Su Qianqian gestured to the little boy and took Xue Wanning to register for the class. Xue Wanning nodded humbly and followed him, attracting several gazes following.
Xue Ke reminded them that the time was almost up, and everyone followed them to the garden gate to unveil the red ribbon. When they got out of the gate, they were shocked to see a huge crowd of people standing outside. In front were Mr. Sun and Mr. Zhou, both of whom were frequent guests at Xie Fangyuan in the past. Behind them were Xue Zhiqing's followers who had attended a banquet at Qin's house before and had heard that an academy was going to be opened. And behind them were the common people.
The guards sent by Qin Hanzhang were dressed in plain clothes and scattered among the crowd, looking around vigilantly.
"Madam Wuning, Madam Shaohua opened this garden in the past just for people like us to appreciate art. Now she has established an academy to benefit the world. Her meritorious deeds are immeasurable, and I come here to congratulate you!" Yuanwailang Sun saluted respectfully.
"Lanxiang College is not worthy of benefiting the world, but it is the original intention of establishing the college to provide a place for ordinary people and women to settle down, which is also what the former owner of Xie Fangyuan is happy to see. The college can only accept a limited number of students, and we can only do our best."
Su Qianqian was being modest while reminding everyone that the number of places was limited. After saying this, she was about to unveil the red silk on the plaque.
The gate of Xie Fangyuan was wide open, and the prince and a group of people were inside. Su Qianqian did not remove the red silk by herself, but asked Qin Hanjue and Su Runhe to pull the red rope one by one. How could people not recognize them? The top student in the Imperial Academy, this is a great opportunity, and the prince will be watching the ceremony in person. Which academy can have such a grand ceremony?
But the people were discussing secretly, and no one came forward to sign up. Many people were still sneering, waiting to see Su Qianqian make a fool of herself.
Xue Zhiqing stood behind King Xiang, with the corners of her lips slightly raised.
"Can I sign up? But I don't have much money. I heard that I can use my teaching to pay for my tuition in the future?" A little girl's mosquito-like voice sounded. Maybe because it was too quiet, I could hear it very clearly.
"Of course, all the girls from our Wuning Marquisate are studying here, take a look..."
Qin Yuzhuo pulled Qin Yuqing, who was wearing a school uniform, over, and everyone made way for the girl who was talking, a slender and petite girl with patches on her clothes.
"How dare you go to the place where the young lady of Wuning Marquis's residence is studying? You won't even know how your head fell off!"
Someone said something behind him, and then retreated. Qin Shiliu was already standing next to the man and grabbed one of his arms: "First, take care of your head!"
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