C101

BOOM! With a muffled thunder sound, Bi Zhu raised her head and looked at the sky as bean-sized raindrops fell down instantly, landing with a thud on the ground.

Ming Xin hurriedly closed the window, but the wind still blew in and blew away the Xuan paper on top of An Lingge's table.

"This weather is really changing at will." Bi Zhu muttered in a low voice. Carrying a robe, he walked over and put it on An Lingge.

With one hand, An Lingge pressed down on the scattered Xuan paper, and with the other, he placed the brush on top of the brush holder.

"Tomorrow is the time for Jingdu Academy to recruit students." She looked at what she had written and her usually calm eyes were filled with worry.

The Emperor suddenly ordered for the children of the middle and higher rank officials to go to the Jingdu Academy. Before this, no one knew anything about it, and no one even knew when the Jingdu Academy was built.

Moreover, if all those noble sons and daughters of officials and officials came to the Jingdu Academy, how would those people of the Crown Prince go about doing it?

This was related to the future civil and military generals of the Great Zhou Empire. Was the Emperor not afraid of the discontent in the hearts of the court officials, causing instability in the court and chaos in the Great Zhou?

An Lingge was not the only one who thought this. In the entire capital, everyone, ranging from the royal family of a first rank official to the commoners, were trying to figure out the Emperor's intentions.

An Lingxue was extremely happy, she did not care what the emperor's intentions were, but to her, the emperor ordering all the children of middle and higher ranked officials to enter Jingdu Academy to study, was just giving her a chance to befriend the descendants of influential families, to develop her relationship with them.

When she was growing up at the ancestral residence, the biggest official she had met was only a sixth rank Prefect. It was very easy for the old lady to bring them back to the capital because An Linghao was going to participate in the Spring Festival.

But over ten years had passed, and An Lingxue had already lost the chance to get acquainted with the noble ladies of the capital. Even after the old lady held a banquet for her, not many people were willing to take the initiative to befriend her.

Now it was different. All the noble ladies in the capital were studying together, and there were many opportunities to travel together. With her beauty and talent, it would only be a matter of time before she could expand her network.

An Lingxue was ecstatic, and on the second day she went to Jingdu Academy, he even dressed up meticulously.

Even though it had just rained yesterday, and there was still some coldness in the air, An Lingxue still wore very thin clothes, her jade colored leaves and cloud patterns were all over her clothes, making her look somewhat cold. However, she did not notice it, and instead giggled as she held onto An Lingge's arm.

"Why is big sister here so late? Little Xue has already been waiting for big sister for so long."

Her appearance was originally on the soft and harmless side. Now that she was thin and dressed, her almond eyes shined brilliantly, her eyebrows curved. Her standard appearance of a weak and beautiful woman caused others to feel pity for her.

If An Lingxue had not harbored the intention of stealing her husband, An Lingge might have really cherished her outer appearance.

Unfortunately, she would not be as stupid as she was in her previous life, being blinded by her appearance.

An Lingge also laughed, but his smile was light, and could not be considered friendly or distant, it made people feel like she was surrounded by a cold aura, her lips was obviously smiling gently and politely, but it was just that no one could get close to her.

Her appearance was gorgeous and she attracted the attention of many just by standing there quietly. Her cold demeanor added a dignity that one could not look at from afar.

An Lingxue felt that more than half of the gazes that landed on him had been diverted by An Lingge, and could only silently curse that she did not have a beautiful face like An Lingge, but could only act like she was close to An Lingge, and enter Jingdu Academy with her.

It was still early when they arrived, but someone had already led them to a wide, bright room where three or five girls in gorgeous clothes were seated.

"This is where the girls study. There will be a female teacher coming over later to lecture the ladies."

The guide was a woman in her twenties. She had a clean, white face and a warm smile.

An Lingge and An Lingxue nodded at her before walking into the house.

The few ladies looked familiar, all of them had performed at the Imperial Palace's Spring Festival, especially the one sitting in the middle, Zhang Wanyi. Her powerful calligraphy skills had left a deep impression on An Lingge.

She nodded at them as a form of greeting, then quietly sat to the side and began to flip through the books on the table.

An Lingxue was no longer quiet, she flipped through a few pages of books, then started talking to the lady beside her. From her jewelry to her clothes, the two of them laughed out loud, looking like they were happily chatting with each other.

"Heh, second sister is actually an extrovert. You've been in the mansion for more than a month, but I don't know anything about it."

An Lingyi snorted, and sat down beside An Lingxue with a bad face.

Her mother, the Madam Li, had been punished because of An Lingxue.

However, An Lingxue smiled innocently, and said with an embarrassed look, "Third Sister is joking, I am just a little bit close to big sister, so if Third Sister is unhappy, I will change it in the future."

Her words made An Lingyi a proud and arrogant little sister, while she herself was a thoughtful and considerate cousin. In an instant, she established a generous and gentle image in front of all the noble ladies.

The one who was talking to An Lingxue was the honored tutor's granddaughter, Jiang Ning. She scanned An Lingyi from head to toe, the corner of her mouth pressing down as she looked at mockingly, but she only spoke to An Lingxue, "This is the daughter of your uncle. She is indeed different from us, the direct daughters."

"What did you say?" An Lingxue hated people who talked about her identity as a concubine the most. Now that she was mentioned by Jiang Ning, she was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on as she glared fiercely at Jiang Ning. "Say what you just said again!"

Jiang Ning snorted contemptuously, not even looking at her directly. "I said you're a woman who can't stand up straight. What, am I wrong?"

She always looked down upon those concubines, and was even more unaccustomed to seeing An Lingyi's arrogant and despotic attitude.

Because of her scornful attitude, An Lingyi was even more enraged. Her charming face flushed red as she reached out her hand and pushed Jiang Ning to the ground.

"Third Sister, what are you doing?" An Lingxue exclaimed in time, she lowered her head to cover the smile at the corner of her mouth, and immediately went to help Jiang Ning up, anxiously inspecting Jiang Ning. Seeing that she was not hurt from the fall, she spoke up with guilt and remorse, "This is the academy, a refined and solemn place, how can Third Sister push Miss Jiang here?"