Murong Qing didn't panic at all, still with her hands tucked in her sleeves, leaning against the main door.
Seeing this, a group of students quickly stepped forward to pull Sun Tianxiu back, "Hey, hey, hey, Sun Tianxiu, what do you think you're doing?"
"How dare you lay hands on a defenseless girl? Aren't you afraid Jinhe will cut you down?"
"That's right, I think this young lady is right. There's no smoke without fire. You're fabricating things about Jinhe for no reason, it must be because you envy him..."
"Exactly, Jinhe is handsome, studies well, and has such a beautiful girl taking care of him. Sun Tianxiu must be envious!~"
Hearing this, Sun Tianxiu was struck by lightning, veins bulging on his forehead, "You, all of you, shut up..."
Every single one of them, what else could they do besides kick him when he was down?
"What?" Murong Qing glanced sideways at Sun Tianxiu, "Did they hit a nerve? If you weren't envious and jealous, why would you go to such lengths to slander Jinhe?"
"You, you shut up!~" Sun Tianxiu shouted.
Murong Qing shrugged, "The mouth is on me, why should I shut up? Now, you come with me to Dean Fan's office and sincerely apologize to Jinhe in front of all the students. Otherwise, I'll go to the county yamen and sue you for defamation..."
After speaking, Murong Qing suddenly felt that the word 'defamation' was not quite right.
Although there was already a 'defamation crime' in ancient times, it wasn't about slandering their reputation, character, and dignity. Instead, defamation at that time was often linked to politics...
For example, in the imperial court, it often referred to disrespectful words towards colleagues or the emperor, or fabricating rumors, spreading heresy, and so on, which was called defamation.
But Sun Tianxiu, who understood none of these principles, trembled in his legs as soon as he heard the words 'county yamen'.
Just then, Yun Jinhe and Dean Fan walked out of the academy together...
Because of the little prince's instructions, Dean Fan took special care of Yun Jinhe.
Seeing this, upon hearing that Jinhe's family had pickled pickled mustard greens, Dean Fan planned to fetch a jar and buy some game meat on the way back.
"Miss Murong?" Yun Jinhe's expression froze. Seeing Murong Qing confronting Sun Tianxiu and a few others, he immediately rushed forward and blocked Murong Qing behind him.
Dean Fan also narrowed his eyes and slowly walked forward...
He had vaguely heard some of the rumors circulating in the academy recently. Yun Jinhe was of upright character and gentle disposition, and would never do anything indecent to a respectable girl.
"Dean, Dean Fan, you've come at the perfect time!~"
Sun Tianxiu, with his back hunched, bowed to Dean Fan and then pointed at Murong Qing, "She is the girl living with Yun Jinhe, always exchanging glances and being intimate. Hmph, before he finishes his studies, she'll probably have a whole litter of children. I request the Dean to expel Yun Jinhe immediately to maintain a good atmosphere in the academy!~"
Dean Fan: "..."
Good heavens, if you were an official, you'd definitely be a treacherous minister.
This ability to strike first and accuse others was unmatched.
"Sun Tianxiu, stop spouting nonsense!" Yun Jinhe was furious, wishing he could rush over and strangle him, "I kindly let you stay at my house, and not only are you ungrateful, but you also fabricated such boring rumors to frame me. Have dogs stolen your conscience?"
"Hmph, your father and mother sold everything they had to let you study here, but you spend your days doing these useless things. Are you worthy of your parents' painstaking efforts..."
Sun Tianxiu snorted, indicating he didn't care.
Say whatever you want, who told you to kick me out in the first place.
Murong Qing stepped forward and bowed to Dean Fan, "Dean, this humble girl is Jinhe's study companion. I usually take care of Jinhe's daily life. It's not as Sun Tianxiu claims. I beg the Dean to investigate clearly..."
Dean Fan grunted and glanced at Sun Tianxiu, "I've been to Jinhe's house several times. Although this young lady and Jinhe live in the same courtyard, they sleep separately, which is absolutely not as sordid as you describe. Many students rent houses outside now. They travel thousands of miles to study, who doesn't bring a maid or servant with them?"
"If they were constantly engaged in such trivial matters, would they still be studying? People should have good intentions and not constantly think about useless things. Doing so will only make people look down on you..."
"Good!" A handsome young man clapped his hands, "Dean, what you said is absolutely right. People like Sun Tianxiu should be expelled from the academy. He is not worthy of studying here!~"
Yun Jinhe looked at the young man after hearing this.
Wow, the eldest son of the richest man in the capital, Yao Da Gongzi, was actually speaking up for him...
This Young Master Yao was named Yao Jinsheng. His studies were terrible, and he was always causing trouble in the capital. His father, Mr. Yao, helplessly sent him to Bocai Academy.
It was said that Mr. Yao had found many people and spent a lot of money to get him admitted.
Sun Tianxiu glared at Yao Jinsheng and retorted unconvincingly, "What's it to you?"
As soon as Yao Jinsheng heard this, he stepped forward and kicked him, "You dog, I brought three maids with me to school. Why don't you say I slept with them every day? You dead thing, if you dare to utter another word, I'll skin you alive, hmph..."
Seeing so many people attacking him, Sun Tianxiu didn't even have the courage to argue.
Dean Fan sighed slightly, pulled Yun Jinhe over, and patted Sun Tianxiu's shoulder, "You, you're just too petty and too jealous. Don't spread rumors anymore in the future, do you hear me?"
Sun Tianxiu lowered his head and twisted his sleeves, "I... I understand!~"
"Then apologize to this young lady and Jinhe, and this matter will be over. I'll give you a chance, but if you dare to offend them again in the future, don't blame me for turning ruthless!" Dean Fan said with a stern expression.
Sun Tianxiu was almost ashamed to death.
Two lines of tears slid down his cheeks, showing deep regret and self-blame...
After a long hesitation, he bowed to Yun Jinhe and Murong Qing and shouted, "I, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have spread rumors about you!~"
Yun Jinhe breathed a sigh of relief, "If you know your mistakes and correct them, we can still be friends!"
"Really, really?" Sun Tianxiu wiped away his tears.
"Uh-huh!" Yun Jinhe smiled slightly.
At lunchtime, Dean Fan, Sun Tianxiu, and Yao Jinsheng all arrived. Each of them held a plump, white red bean bun, eating and chatting...
"Jinhe, I've always been curious, how did you solve that arithmetic problem?" Yao Jinsheng asked, drinking some pickled vegetable soup.
Yun Jinhe pursed his lips and smiled. Just as he was about to say that Miss Murong had helped him solve it, Murong Qing kicked him under the table.
This kick missed its target and landed directly on Dean Fan's leg, almost knocking him over.
Dean Fan, who managed to steady himself: "..."
Are all young people so hot-tempered nowadays?