Chapter 205 - The Legendary Qinglin Academy (1/2)

“Madam…” Nanny Tian said with a smile as she helped the d.u.c.h.ess onto the horse carriage when they left the Mo Manor.

“Let’s go to the Mingyang Duke’s Manor.” The d.u.c.h.ess looked extremely pleased. Then, her expression changed into one of viciousness. She gritted her teeth. That little s.l.u.t, Mo Xuemin thought that she would not be able to do anything without her help. However, she did not expect that there was always a different way out. As long as Xiayu was around, Yun’er’s case was not considered to be a big deal. Furthermore, she still had other evidence. Mo Xuemin would have no choice but to admit it.

It would not be too late to seek revenge against Mo Xuemin when she married into the manor in the future.

Inside Qingwei Garden, Mo Yu packed up the bowl of fruits that had been damaged in the fall. She rushed in excitedly and put down the bowl of fruits when she saw Mo Xuetong sitting down by the window, reading. She smiled and poured tea for Mo Xuetong and said with bright eyes. “Miss, how did you know that d.u.c.h.ess Zhenguo and d.u.c.h.ess Mingyang are close?”

Mo Xuetong accepted the cup of tea and took a sip. Then, she smiled lightly and said, “Both d.u.c.h.ess’ have the surname Zhao. They are from the Hanyun Zhao family, so they would definitely have kept in contact with each other.”

“Miss, you are really smart. You have not traveled, but you know about something like that as well.” Mo Yu said with admiration. When she saw Mo Xuetong concentrating on her book, she smiled and left quietly.

Inside the room, while Mo Xuetong was looking at the book, her mind whirled with other things!

She had only found out about the relations.h.i.+p between d.u.c.h.ess Zhenguo, Zhao Mingyu and d.u.c.h.ess Mingyang, Zhao Xiayu after she had married Sima Lingyun in her past life. The two were biological sisters. However, their Eldest Uncle did not have any children, and as such, their father put Zhao Mingyu in her Eldest Uncle’s care. The two sisters were separated and many did not know that they were biological sisters and that they were very close.

The Mingyang Duke’s Manor was different from the Zhenguo Duke’s Manor. They were not only the descendants of n.o.bility, but also those of a general. Duke Mingyang was now under the King of Xian and was a high ranking official in the army. It was completely different from the failing Zhenguo Duke’s Manor. Since Duke Mingyang had been stationed outside of the capital, their duke’s manor in the capital had stayed empty all this while.

Now that the d.u.c.h.ess was desperate and knew that Mingyang d.u.c.h.ess was in the capital, she would definitely seek her out for help. Even though d.u.c.h.ess Mingyang might not be able to say anything in the palace, she would definitely be able to speak to the Lady of Xian Prefecture. If d.u.c.h.ess Mingyang pleaded with the King of Xian, who had always thought highly of Duke Mingyang, he would definitely speak up for her…

No matter how hard she struggled, Mo Xuemin would not be able to fight her fate of entering Duke Zhenguo’s Manor.

Mo Xuemin had killed her in her past life. She had poisoned Yu’er to death. She had done all of that just to marry Sima Lingyun. In this life, she viewed the Duke Zhenguo’s Manor with disdain. However, it was not so easy for her to get out of marrying Sima Lingyun. If she did not get the both of them together, how would she get revenge for all that happened to her!

There was a hint of a cold smile on her lips. She lowered her eyes to hide the pain in them. How could she forget, the searing and burning pain? How could she forget the sadness and hatred she felt when the poison was drained down her throat? She could see the ridicule in Mo Xuemin and Sima Lingyun’s eyes through the flames. That pain. That hate…

“Miss, Sir Bai’s men sent this over.” Mo Lan lifted the curtains and entered with an invitation in her hands.

Mo Xuetong reached out to take it. It was light pink in color and there were a few words embossed in gold. There were peach blossoms on the edges of the invitation and it lifted one’s mood for some reason. She opened the invitation and read it. On it, written in beautiful handwriting, it said, “There is a Qin meeting tomorrow. Please bring your own instrument!”

A Qin meeting? Mo Xuetong only recalled after some pondering that the Qin meeting was the gathering of n.o.ble ladies Bai Yihao mentioned the last time. They were all girls who were learning the instrument from him. Her father had allowed her to learn the instrument from Bai Yihao ever since he had, for no reason, told her father that she was very talented at it. Mo Xuetong would not believe that Bai Yihao was so silly to do something like that for no reason. However, she could not guess why he had done that. Could he just be trying to befuddle the public?

Too many things had happened in the past few days. If the weather was good tomorrow, she should go out and take a walk.

Mo Xuetong was woken up by Mo Lan early in the morning the next day. The girls going for the gathering were all about her age, so Mother Xu had picked out a long, plain colored chiffon dress. There were small purple flowers on the edges of her sleeves and the bottom of the dress. The light blue colored sash at her waist set off her slender waist. She looked elegant and beautiful and her eyes brimmed with beauty and brightness.

Mother Xu looked at her and smiled happily. She seemed as if she was proud of how Mo Xuetong had grown.

They got onto the carriage and arrived at the academy where Bai Yihao taught the instrument. It was Qinglin Academy.

Qinglin Academy was very famous in Great Qin. Ordinary folks would not be able to enter the academy. When the academy first started, it was meant only for male students. Later, a smaller female school was set up for the young ladies of n.o.ble families to learn from the master. As the only school in which both males and females could study in, and as an excellent school, only daughters from wealthy families could enter. It was much more difficult for girls to enter the school than for boys.

Mo Xuetong had heard of Qinglin Academy in her past life as well. It was because Sima Heyan could not enter the school and threw several tantrums at home. Then, she heard that the Princess was enrolled in the school as well. It was a school for the cream of the crop and the n.o.ble young ladies would feel proud of themselves if they were able to join the school.

The test for women was much stringent than for males. The young ladies could learn music, chess, calligraphy, and painting in the school. They could also make close friends and connections. Those who had good grades would be known as talented women and this t.i.tle was different from the talent that Mo Xuemin was said to possess.

They would truly be acknowledged to be talented by powerful families. The girl would not only be of n.o.ble status, she would also be known to be exceptionally talented as well.

The 15th of the month had not yet pa.s.sed and Qinglin Academy had not officially started yet. She did not understand why Bai Yihao would hold a Qin meeting at this time. However, he only had a t.i.tle in Qinglin Academy. He taught only in spring and only took in a few female students. With his status, Qinglin would not be able to interfere with his matters.