Chapter 107, Bullied
On August 15th, Yan Wenxiu, Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai returned.
After washing up, the three of them came to the old lady's yard.
"You've lost weight. Is it hard to study in the academy?"
Old Mrs. Yan looked at her three grandsons who had become thinner, her face full of heartache.
Yan Wenxiu smiled and said, "Grandma, it's not hard to be in the academy. We just changed our environment a little and it's a little hard to adapt. Once we adjust, it will get better slowly."
Old Lady Yan held onto her eldest grandson and refused to let go. “Don’t spend all your time studying, kid. Take time to exercise. Only with a healthy body can you accomplish great things.”
Yan Wenxiu listened respectfully, with a smile on his face, and nodded from time to time.
On the side, Yan Zhigao and Madam Li looked at their eldest son who was becoming more and more steady with satisfaction on their faces.
After the old lady finished chatting with Yan Wenxiu, Madam Li was about to ask about her eldest son's life in the academy, but Yan Zhiyuan interrupted her: "Wenxiu, your second brother can only study with some ordinary teachers in the provincial school, and he has not made any progress in his studies. Now that you are back, find some time to tutor him."
Upon hearing this, Madam Li frowned immediately. Although her eldest son had concealed it well, the fatigue in his eyes could not be hidden from her as a mother. The academy had finally given her two days off, and she should let her eldest son have a good rest.
My second brother is becoming more and more tactless in his words and deeds.
Fortunately, the old lady felt sorry for her eldest grandson and directly refuted her suggestion: "Didn't the eldest grandson hire a tutor to teach Wenjie and Wenbin? Why does he need Wenxiu to help them with their studies? He's only been home for two days, so I need to nourish my grandson."
After saying that, he ignored Yan Zhiyuan and turned to look at Daohua: "Make something delicious for your three brothers in the next two days. Look at them, they have all lost weight."
Daohua responded with a smile.
Afterwards, Yan Zhigao began to ask his eldest son about what was happening in the academy.
Yan Wenxiu only talked about his studies and some interesting things, while Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai occasionally interjected a few words, and the room soon became full of joy.
Daohua sat on the step next to the old lady and clearly saw the expressions of her three brothers.
The eldest brother has always been a faceless person, so she couldn't tell; but the third and fourth brothers hadn't mastered facial expression management yet, so she could easily tell that they were forcing smiles.
I’m afraid the three brothers’ life in the academy is not as good as they say.
"Grandma, I'm going to see how the food is going and bring over the wine we made."
Old Mrs. Yan smiled and nodded.
When leaving the house, Daohua looked back at Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai, motioning them to follow.
Upon receiving the signal, Yan Wenkai immediately said to the old lady, "Grandma, I'll go help my elder sister move the wine."
"I'm going too!" Yan Wentao stood up.
Looking at the two grandsons running away, the old lady smiled and said to Yan Wenxiu: "Look at your third and fourth brothers, they are in such good spirits. You should learn from them and exercise more when you have nothing to do."
Yan Wenxiu nodded and said, "Grandma, I will."
Outside the courtyard gate, Daohua waited for Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai to come out, and then took them towards Daohuaxuan.
"Big sister, is the wine you brew delicious?"
In the room, Yan Wenkai was sitting upright, but as soon as he came out, he immediately started to let himself go.
Daohua smiled and said, "You'll know in a moment." After that, she glanced at the two men's expressions and said, "Third brother, fourth brother, are you all right in the academy?"
After these words were spoken, Yan Wentao and Yan Wenkai were silent.
Daohua immediately asked, "Why, is the academy not good?"
Yan Wentao never hid anything from Daohua, and immediately said, "It's not that it's bad, it's just that there are too many children of prominent families and officials in the academy."
Daohua immediately understood the meaning of the words and looked anxious: "Are you being bullied?"
Yan Wentao hurriedly said, "Don't worry, we haven't been bullied. The academy has a rule that prohibits fighting. We've just been bullied a little bit."
In order to avoid causing trouble at home, they have to swallow their anger on many things.
There is no way. The arrogant and domineering students usually come from good families and they cannot be offended.
Rice Flower breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Yan Wenkai spoke gloomily: "We are fine. We studied martial arts. People who practice martial arts may have a hot temper, but we speak our minds and don't hide anything. Let's be frank."
"Big brother's side is the hard part. They say scholars are insidious. I didn't believe it before, but now I know it. Scholars like to do bad things in secret."
Daohua frowned: "Big brother is also being given a hard time?" She was not bragging, her big brother was very good-looking, gentle and polite, such a person should be very popular wherever he goes.
Yan Wentao was afraid that she would be anxious, so he said hurriedly: "It's not that I'm being made difficult, I'm just a little isolated."
Yan Wenkai sighed, "We started school late, and we don't have a particularly good family background, so the people in the academy bully the newcomers. You know, my eldest brother is very knowledgeable, so this is why people envy him."
"If it weren't for the eldest brother from the Zhou family who came to visit me twice, I don't know how isolated I would have been by the people in my class!"
Daohua felt a little heavy-hearted. She hadn't expected the academy to be like this. After hesitating for a moment, she asked, "Third brother, fourth brother, haven't you seen Xiao Yeyang in the academy?"
Even if Xiao Yeyang did nothing, as long as people knew that they knew Xiao Yeyang, no one in the academy would dare to bully them.
When Xiao Yeyang was mentioned, Yan Wenkai and Yan Wentao fell silent again.
After a while, Yan Wenkai said quietly, "Sister, after going to the academy, I realized how far away our family is from the young prince!"
Yan Wentao nodded.
"What happened again?" Daohua asked hurriedly.
Yan Wenkai shook his head. "It's nothing serious. It's just that one time we saw the young prince's carriage on the street. My third brother and I wanted to go up and say hello, but we were almost arrested by his sword-wielding guards as troublemakers."
If his eldest brother had not arrived in time and revealed that they were students of Wangyue Academy, he and his third brother would probably have been thrown into jail directly.
When the young prince first visited the Yan family, he didn't have much feeling. Apart from knowing that this person was of noble status and had to be treated with caution, he didn't have any feelings of awe.
But that time, when the shining sword was placed on his neck, he clearly realized that the royal family should not be offended.
If they offend the young prince, the guards will kill them and no one will say a word for them.
Daohua was horrified. Although Fourth Brother said it lightly, she could imagine that the situation at that time must not be so optimistic. Then she couldn't help but ask, "Didn't Xiao Yeyang recognize you?"
Yan Wentao shook his head: "The young prince probably didn't even see us."
There are too many people around him, including guards and all kinds of people who are eager to please him.
In fact, they saw the little prince on the day they arrived at the academy, but unfortunately, they could not get close to him. Except for the students in the same class as the little prince, no one else was allowed to get close to the classroom where the little prince was studying.
Afterwards, they also wanted to go and pay a visit, but were stopped by the guards, who said that there was no notice and no notification would be given.
After seeing the scene the young prince was acting in the academy, he finally understood why Brother Zhou said that the young prince was really kind and amiable to their family.
When the young prince was in the Yan family, he was indeed very approachable.
(End of this chapter)
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