Seeing that Wei Shu, who was always kind, didn't say anything, everyone else immediately fell silent.
Song Li, in particular, felt extremely embarrassed. He originally wanted to act as a middleman, talk to both sides and settle the matter.
I didn't expect the matter would be brought to the attention of the headmaster.
If this matter is made public, the whole academy will know about it soon.
It seemed that the Song cousins were punished in this matter, but with a little inquiry, it was found that it was actually a conflict between Song Yao and Wei Shu.
It goes without saying which side the headmaster leans towards. In this way, he was helping Song Yao in disguise and once again stepped on Wei Shu.
"I'm sorry, Brother Wei. I really didn't expect things to turn out like this."
Wei Shu waved his hand. He naturally knew that Song Li meant well and did not take his anger out on him.
And what he actually felt in his heart... was not anger, he just felt bored.
It's boring to have classmates who look down on others after getting the first place in the exam. It's also boring to have the headmaster who says he treats everyone equally but is actually biased in his attitude. It's even more boring to stay here and prepare for the provincial examination.
"No problem, you guys go back first. I'll go talk to the headmaster."
After letting them leave first, Wei Shu asked to see Ling Qingming.
Ling Qingming had just dealt with a minor lawsuit between the Song family cousins, and before he could do anything else, he let him in to talk.
"Are you here to plead for Song Li?" Ling Qingming pinched his aching brows. "They are brothers. This is their family affair. As the elder brother, Song Li should take responsibility."
This sounded like there was nothing wrong with it, but Wei Shu knew it was wrong.
Public matters should be public, private matters should be private. If students have conflicts in the academy, blood ties should not be considered. They should just be treated as the same students and the matter should be dealt with based on facts.
A scholar does not speak of his teacher's faults. He could not point out the fault directly, so he just said, "The dean has already made the judgment, and I am not here to plead for mercy. But since this matter was caused by me, it may cause rumors. I would like to ask you not to punish Song Li, but to punish me. After all, this matter was caused by me."
The smile on Ling Qingming's face faded. "I'm going to suspend Song Li from school and let him reflect on his mistakes. Do you know what this punishment means if it's imposed on you?"
"I know, I will leave the academy and study elsewhere."
Ling Qingming's face darkened. "The provincial exam will be in April. Leave the academy now to study. If you fail..."
“That’s also the students’ own problem.”
"I think you have been in contact with Cuiwei Academy for a long time and you have become confused!"
The always dignified dean slammed the table heavily, but Wei Shu kept his back straight without bending at all.
"If you want to leave, just go. You can come back later..." Wei Shu is an excellent student after all, and he may bring honor to Qingzhu Academy in the future. Although Ling Qingming was angry, he did not say anything more serious.
Later, Wei Shu bowed and left, then went to the school to pack his things.
When they heard that he was going to leave the academy, Song Li and the others became anxious.
"Why doesn't the dean allow you to stay in the academy? Didn't you punish Brother Song? Why is he punishing you so severely at this time?"
Song Li even said, "No, I'll go and ask the headmaster to punish me more severely. It's not right to treat you like this at this critical moment."
Wei Shu's men kept moving, and patiently explained to them, "It wasn't the headmaster who punished me, it was my own request."
Before Song Li and the others could react, they heard a sneer from the side.
A few people looked in the direction of the sound and saw Song Yao leaning against the door with his hands behind his back.
He chuckled and said, "Don't look at me like that. I just came to see my cousin...You guys were talking with the doors and windows open, and you weren't hiding from people. I wasn't eavesdropping."
"Song Yao!" Song Li frowned and called him by his name to shut him up.
After the incident today, Song Yao didn't want to cause trouble again. He smiled meaningfully and left.
But he left, and with this interruption, some people could not help but grumble, "It's so easy for Brother Wei to resign at this time. If it were Song Yao, the dean would definitely not let him leave the academy to review his lessons on his own."
The mumbling was quite loud and everyone heard it. The person next to him pulled his sleeve, and the man realized that he had said something wrong and immediately shut up.
"Brother Wei, don't pay attention to his loose lips. Just concentrate on studying. After you pass the provincial examination, we will go and ask the headmaster for mercy. He will let you come back."
"Okay, I have somewhere to go, so you guys should hurry up and go to class. I'll find time to get together with you guys after I finish my exams."
Song Li and others sent Wei Shu to the gate of the academy.
The outspoken student couldn't help but ask, "Why does it sound to me like Brother Wei is not coming back?"
If we want to come back, then as classmates we will naturally still be together, so there is no need to talk about finding time to get together.
"Brother Wang, please stop talking. Putting aside the rules and regulations, is there any better place in the entire city than Qingzhu Academy? Stop talking nonsense here."
The monk struck the gong, signaling the end of lunch break. The students did not have time to chat and rushed to the classroom.
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Wei Shu did not return to the Wei family. If his relatives saw him moving his things back home at this time, they would inevitably ask him a few questions. Wei Shu didn't want to share these bad things with them.
So after meeting his servant, Wei Shu took a carriage to Shuiyun Village.
He was a little absent-minded. He carried the things onto the carriage and then carried the things off the carriage. Only after he entered the academy did he realize that he should not have brought so many things with him. Now he looked like he was being kicked out of Qingzhu Academy.
Cuiwei Academy is still operating as usual, and Lao Buyu is teaching two teenagers. Chen Cui sat in the corner and wrote something.
In order to monitor everyone's concentration in real time, Chen Cui usually opens the academy interface on the light screen. When she saw the Q version of Wei Shu stepping into the gate, she knew that he was coming with a bag.
It was abnormal for him to come here suddenly on the day of exam preparation, not to mention that he was carrying so many things in his hands. His mood was particularly low, so low that it fell below the passing line, directly breaking the time gain of the academy.
It was past mid-afternoon and it was almost time for a break, so Shen Cui didn’t care about the loss of gain, she put down her pen and went out to greet him.
Wei Shu didn't want to disturb her, and was planning to go to the utility room first and talk about it after they finished class.
However, when Chen Cui came out to greet them, Lao Buyu and the others naturally shifted their gaze over there.
Wei Shu smiled helplessly, "I think I came at the wrong time."
Chen Cui waved her hand to tell him not to be polite and helped him carry a bag. Mu Erpang and Wei Xi also came out to help.
Mu Erpang and Shen Cui put his bedding in the room, and Wei Xi put the books he read every day in the main room.
Lao Buyu said that he came at the right time. "I have been thinking about the five-character six-rhyme test poem for the previous county examination again these two days, and I have some new insights. It's a good time to tell you."
Everyone guessed that something bad had happened to Wei Shu, but no one asked.
After Lao Buyu finished talking to him, Chen Cui and the others had put his things away, so those who were supposed to attend classes continued to attend classes, those who were supposed to be writing continued to write, and Wei Shu took the book he was reviewing and went to the utility room.
When dinner is served in the evening, there will naturally be some small talk around the table.
None of them started a conversation today. They just took turns using their serving chopsticks to pick up food for Wei Shu.
It was inconvenient for Zhou to pick up some food for him, but she stewed an egg custard and placed it next to him.
When the small plates in front of him had piled up into a small mountain, Wei Shu surrendered: "Okay, okay, I've had enough. Actually, nothing serious happened..."
He explained the whole story in a few words without any resentment, and finally said: "It's not a big deal, I just felt like I didn't want to stay there, so I came out to study."
As he said this, he looked at Shen Cui and asked with a smile: "Can the headmaster take me in?"
Shen Cui pretended to be serious and said, "My room is a top VIP room..."
Mu Erpang, who had been silent throughout the meal, couldn't help but laugh out loud and whispered, "It's just a VIP room with a dining table and four benches."
Wei Shu took the serving chopsticks and passed the unfinished food to Mu Erpang, "Our little brother Mu is still speaking up for justice."
Mu Erpang said with a smile: "The second place in the county is so flattering. I am ashamed, ashamed!"
The atmosphere at the dinner table became lively again, and the three young men started chatting one after another as usual. Even Chen Cui, who was standing beside them, could not get a word in.
After dinner, they went back to their desks to read and practice calligraphy.
Lao Buyu invited Shen Cui to one side, his face was surprisingly heavy, and he opened his mouth: "My senior brother wants to give up Wei Shu."
Such a sudden sentence made Shen Cui stunned. She subconsciously said, "That's not the case. Ah Shu said it himself. He asked me to find a place to study. He was not kicked out."
"Look, when Mu Yunchuan was taking the imperial examination, my senior brother wanted to tie him up and teach him day and night. I dare say that if it were Mu Yunchuan or even Song Yao who resigned today, he would not let them leave the academy."
"There was a conflict between the two of them, and it happened that Ah Shu took the initiative to resign and avoided the limelight, so as not to cause any other trouble and affect the two of them."
Chen Cui shut up after saying this. In fact, during the academy competition, he felt that the atmosphere in Qingzhu Academy was not very good, and that it was too utilitarian.
Nowadays, scientific research is like a carp leaping over the Dragon Gate. Those who make it past the Dragon Gate are dragons, while those who cannot are still fish in the lake. If someone is not qualified to cross the Dragon Gate, such as Zhang Sheng, he is not even qualified to be looked at by them. Although she could understand why they did this, she did not agree.
"It won't affect the two of them, so just let the situation develop. If it affects Wei Shu alone, isn't that giving up? Changing a place to study may not seem like a big problem, but there are no trivial matters before the imperial examination. Even if it affects his mood a little bit, it may cause him to perform poorly. If my senior brother is willing, he should mediate and truly treat everyone equally. How can he just let it go like this?"
Lao Buyu paused and said, "And I guess he probably knows that Wei Shu has close ties with our academy. When Wei Shu is with me, I will definitely give him some advice when I have time. If the advice is not good, it is Wei Shu's own choice to leave Qingzhu Academy, and it has nothing to do with him. If the advice is good, Wei Shu is still a student of Qingzhu Academy, and the reputation of Qingzhu Academy will naturally be promoted. It's really a good plan!"
"Then...let Ashu transfer to our academy?" Shen Cui asked tentatively.
Judging from Wei Shu's mood when he came here this afternoon, it seemed that he was really fed up with Qingzhu Academy. Moreover, he is a person of upright character who cannot tolerate unfair things. Even if he really goes back later, such things will only happen more and more.
Today he was still able to remain calm, and just asked Ling Qingming to change the punishment from Song Li to him. If he made a bigger fuss in the future and spread a reputation of being 'disrespectful to elders', it would ruin his career in the imperial examination.
But transferring schools is not that easy nowadays, and for the sake of reputation you can't make any mistakes.
"This matter is a little complicated. Dean, please don't worry about it for now. I will go talk to Wei Shu and then go find my senior brother." Lao Buyu said.
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