Chapter 198 The Vice Principal of the Girls' Academy
"Hehe," Yuan Hongqu said calmly, though she was actually a little flustered inside.
She knew that the original owner of this body was a teacher at the Yangzhou Women's Academy.
However, after the girls' academy relocated, the original owner had no further contact with it.
The women's academy in the capital came to ask her if she was willing to teach, and what she could teach.
Girls' academies probably taught things like traditional female virtues, or perhaps music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
She's not good at that.
Just as Yuan Hongqu was about to refuse, she heard one of the women say,
“Mr. Yuan, as the vice-principal of the girls’ academy, you can’t take leave for an extended period of time.”
Yuan Hongqu was stunned for a moment.
What's going on here?
Does he have other jobs and haven't resigned? And he's a vice dean?
"Mr. Yuan, the dean sent us to invite you back."
Yuan Hongqu shook her head.
“Ladies, I encountered some things before, and after I came out of prison, I lost all my memories. You two may have known me before, but I can’t remember who you are at all.”
The two women looked at each other in bewilderment. They had also had unintentional contact with Mr. Yuan before, but they had never noticed that he had lost his memory.
Because neither his personality, temperament, nor his style of doing things has changed from before.
The only difference was that she seemed more composed.
However, after experiencing imprisonment, people will inevitably become more composed, no matter how much.
However, they did not expect that Mr. Yuan had not become more composed, but rather had become depressed because he had lost his original memories.
The two women reintroduced themselves to Yuan Hongqu. They were also teachers at the academy and had come from Yangzhou with her, so they knew about what had happened.
The academy suffered a disaster because the dean trusted others too easily and disagreed with Mr. Yuan. They had no choice but to move from Yangzhou to the capital.
Mr. Yuan had already said he would break off relations with the dean, but the dean remained obstinate until he fell into a trap and regretted it too late.
At that time, Mr. Yuan had already used himself as bait, playing a game of chess by himself, deceiving those powerful and wealthy people, and buying time for the girls of the academy so that they could evacuate safely.
One of the women said...
"Two years ago, the girls' academy moved from Yangzhou to the capital. At that time, you didn't want to come to the capital and wanted to stay and guard the girls' academy in Yangzhou by yourself."
"However, the girls' academy at that time offended the local powerful figures and could not stand in Yangzhou at all. After we left, Mr. Yuan was indeed framed and imprisoned."
"Even though we came to the capital, we were still hampered at every turn and couldn't do anything."
"After Mr. Yuan was imprisoned, the problems our academy encountered were finally taken seriously and were resolved in no time. Moreover, thanks to the strong support of Her Majesty the Empress, we quickly established ourselves in the capital and became the number one girls' academy in the capital in less than two years."
“Mr. Yuan is a senior figure in the academy. Although you have not been in the academy for the past two years, the academy has never said that it would expel Mr. Yuan. You have always been the vice president of the girls’ academy.”
"The dean originally intended to come and invite Mr. Yuan back to the academy today, but he was afraid that Mr. Yuan was still angry with her and would refuse to see her, so he dared not come."
"Since the girls' academy has already established itself in the capital, and I've heard it's doing quite well with the Empress's support, I won't join the crowd. I'm living a very good life now." Yuan Hongqu pondered for a moment, still aware of many uncertainties.
Although the position of vice dean was very appealing to her, she felt that being a vice dean was just a way to take the blame and do the work.
They've been in the capital for so long, yet they haven't thought to come looking for me.
Just as he was beginning to make a name for himself by teaching Princess Jiangzhu, they came to invite him back to be the vice dean.
Who knows what kind of conspiracy or trickery they might be plotting!
“Mr. Yuan, this is Her Majesty the Empress’s will,” another woman, who spoke less, said.
Yuan Hongqu frowned. In the morning, she had sent a message to Chen Li on behalf of the Empress, asking, "Mr. Yuan, have you calmed down?" Now they've brought up the Empress again. What exactly is the relationship between the Empress and the original owner of this body?
"Her Majesty the Empress sent Eunuch Chen to ask me this morning if I've calmed down. What's there to be angry about? What could possibly make me angry until now? Now you're saying that it's Her Majesty the Empress's will for me to return to the academy, but why didn't Eunuch Chen convey that to me earlier?"
"Mr. Yuan, you've forgotten. Her Majesty the Empress was your first student, whom you taught from the age of eight until adulthood. Her Majesty lost her mother at a young age..."
Yuan Hongqu's eyelids twitched. The original owner of this body had even raised an empress?
Orphaned at a young age, is she another Lin Daiyu?
“Yangzhou is the Empress’s maternal ancestral home. Four years ago, you helped the Empress return to her ancestral home in the capital. Later, when you learned that the Empress was going to become the Empress Consort, you wrote her many letters. After the Empress entered the palace, you never wrote her a single letter again.”
"We outsiders really don't know the specifics of what happened in between."
"However, a few days ago Her Majesty the Empress summoned the Dean to the palace, and only then did the Dean learn that you are now in the capital."
“You should go back. I really can’t remember any of what you’re talking about. Go back and tell the dean that I’ve truly forgotten everything that happened before. With the current reputation and status of the Capital Women’s Academy, we don’t need another vice dean.”
Yuan Hongqu declined the invitation.
"Mr. Yuan, I'm afraid Her Majesty the Empress will come to invite you again."
"You have always been on the list of teachers at the Girls' Academy, so your monthly allowance for the past two years, as well as the gifts you are entitled to for the four seasons and eight festivals, have all been converted into silver. In addition, the academy used the teaching materials you compiled, which you had an agreement with the dean to use as shares in the academy. We have also brought your share of the silver for the past two years."
A woman took a small box from her sleeve and presented it to Yuan Hongqu with both hands.
"Mr. Yuan, this was also brought by the dean."
Those books really were written by the original owner!
Yuan Hongqu took the box; inside was a five-thousand-tael silver note.
"If you never find me, what are you going to do with this money?"
"The embroidery course at the academy has enrolled many girls from impoverished families who have never even seen a piece of cloth without patches. This money will be used as an education fund for them. If they achieve excellent results, they will also receive scholarships."
"Education fund"?
"scholarship"?
These two words are too modern!
Yuan Hongqu couldn't help but wonder if there were other time travelers inside the academy.
After her birthday banquet, it seems she will have to meet with the dean of the girls' academy.
"I'm not short of money, let's use this as education funds and scholarships!"
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