The evil woman becomes the concubine and the villain is crushed to ashes

Except for some specific days, such as the Spring and Autumn Examinations, and even some poetry tea parties, when students from Qingfeng Academy would be in the spotlight, most of the time, Qingfeng Academy is relatively low-key.

In Master Yang's words, be low-key in life and high-key in work. This is not only Master Yang's code of conduct, but also his expectation for his students.

Judging from Master Yang's style of doing things and the evaluation of Master Yang from the educated youth.

Xie Lingxi still respects Master Yang very much.

Not to mention that my younger brother is still a student of Master Yang. If I remember correctly, when the Xie family was in trouble in the previous life, Master Yang seemed to have asked the uncles and aunts of the Yang family to plead for the Xie family in the court.

These were the things she had heard others mention after she turned into a wandering ghost after her death, but it was too late in her previous life...

And the Yang family has done their best.

Although the Yang family is a scholarly family that is highly respected among scholars, Master Yang's uncles are all in the Hanlin Academy, and the only pragmatic person is Master Yang's younger brother, who is the local prefect. It seems that they are indeed a noble family.

But in the final analysis, there is no real power.

A reputation sounds good, but when it comes to the critical moment, it really can't make much of a difference.

What's more, in the previous life, it was Xiao Yusheng and Xie Ruyu who deliberately framed and fabricated all kinds of evidence to slander the Xie family.

The emperor was so furious that he would not care about the scholars' opinions. The extermination of the Xie family seemed to be a matter of a sudden, but in fact, it had been carefully prepared.

Thinking of this, Xie Lingxi's expression became a little heavy, but it soon disappeared.

The past is the past, the present is the present, and the most important thing for her now is to look to the future.

Enemies will not be let go, and benefactors must also be remembered.

There was a hint of determination in Xie Lingxi's eyes, with hidden gratitude in them, and she bowed solemnly to Master Yang again.

"Thank you, Master Yang!"

Xie Lingxi wanted to say thank you when she was a ghost in her previous life, but she couldn't do it.

Now that I see my benefactor, I naturally have to thank him.

However, Master Yang just thought that Xie Lingxi was thanking him on behalf of the educated youth, so he didn't think too much about it. He waved his hand to indicate that it was not necessary, and then looked at Xie Zhiqing.

"The educated youth is my student. He is also very hardworking in the academy. He deserves his literary talent. He will definitely be admitted to the imperial examination next year."

Hearing this, Xie Zhibai immediately smiled and bowed.

"I have to thank Master Yang for his teachings. Otherwise, no matter how smart my brother is, he wouldn't have died so quickly."

Master Yang obviously couldn't stand such polite words. He waved his hand and suddenly looked at Xie Zhiqing and said.

"Why don't you take away the things your elder brother and sister brought and put them away? It just so happens that I have something to talk to your elder brother and sister. After we finish talking, you can have a good chat about family matters."

After hearing what the teacher said, Xie Zhiqing didn't say anything. He just looked at Xie Zhibai and Xie Lingxi and spoke.

"Brother, sister, I'm going back to the dormitory first."

As he was about to take the lunch box from Qiao'er, he was stopped by Xie Lingxi.

Xie Lingxi turned around and said to Qiao'er and a guard.

"You two take the things and send the young master back to the dormitory. We will have a good talk with Master Yang here."

The two of them responded respectfully and followed Xie Zhiqing.

Anyone with eyesight can see it.

Master Yang deliberately sent Xie Zhiqing away.

Xie Lingxi got straight to the point: "Master Yang, do you have anything to tell me? It's just that it's not convenient to do it in front of the educated youth."

Master Yang looked at Xie Lingxi, and his eyes suddenly became serious.

"Miss Xie is quite clever. Since you asked, I am not a shy person, so I will tell you directly. I heard that the engagement between the Xie family and the Xiao family was cancelled? Or was it the Emperor's order?"

At this point, Master Yang was obviously somewhat dissatisfied, and his tone revealed a strong sense of pedantry. Anyway, it was really unpleasant to the ears of Xie Zhibai, a man who was crazy about protecting his sister.

"My words may sound harsh, but since Miss Xie is the elder sister of the educated youth, I still feel it is necessary to warn you. The Xie family has always had a good reputation, and your ancestors are most famous for keeping their promises."

"But this time, because of you, Miss Xie, the two families' engagement was cancelled and it caused such a big fuss. In the end, you even forced the emperor to change his mind. Don't you feel ashamed, Miss Xie?"

Xie Lingxi frowned slightly, not because she was angry, but she looked at Master Yang with some confusion.

This doesn't sound like something Master Yang would say.

Apart from anything else, from what I heard from the educated youth, Master Yang was not such a pedantic person.

He himself was not a rule-abiding person, otherwise he would not have resigned from his official position, then left the Imperial College and founded his own academy.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!

Xie Lingxi pondered over what Master Yang meant by this.

Not far away, at the corner of the corridor, a pregnant woman appeared with her maid.

She just happened to hear what Master Yang had just said to Xie Lingxi, so she stopped and didn't move forward.

"Ma'am, why don't you come over?"

The maid asked in a low voice.

Master Yang's wife, Madam Ge, turned around and glanced at the maid.

"and many more."

After saying that, his eyes turned slightly and his gaze fell on Xie Lingxi. He looked at her again and again. After a while, as if he had finally confirmed the other person's identity, he turned to the maid and asked in a low voice.

"Take a closer look. Is that young lady the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Changping Mansion? Xie Lingxi?"

The maid took a closer look, her eyes lit up slightly, and then she lowered her voice.

"It's really Miss Xie. When the Xie and Xiao families got married, didn't Madam ask me to deliver the gifts? On the wedding day, Miss Xie lifted her veil herself, and I took a look from afar... Miss Xie is really bold!"

There is no way to tell whether this is praise or criticism.

Mrs. Ge looked at Master Yang and couldn't help curling her lips and said, "Your master is still so bad-tempered. I wonder what Miss Xie would think."

Ge didn't know what Xie Lingxi was thinking, but she soon realized that Master Xie was really unhappy.

Xie Zhibai protected Xie Lingxi behind him with a serious expression.

"Master Yang, there is a reason why our Xie family and the Xiao family are in such a mess. The Xiao family deserves to have their engagement cancelled. The emperor has already said that Xiao Yusheng is not worthy of my sister. Master Yang has always been reasonable. Why..."

"Big brother!"

Xie Zhibai's reaction was too quick. By the time Xie Lingxi realized it and interrupted him, Xie Zhibai had already said a lot.

"Ling Xi..."

However, Xie Zhibai thought that his sister was considering the overall situation and stopped him mainly because she wanted to take into account the status of her brother Zhiqing in Master Yang's mind.

But the more considerate his sister was, the more distressed he felt: "Lingxi, you don't have to be like this."

Xie Lingxi saw the thoughts in her elder brother's eyes, feeling somewhat helpless, she smiled and said.

"Brother, Master Yang was asking me, so I'll explain it myself. You said it yourself, Master Yang is reasonable."

After saying this, without waiting for Xie Zhibai's response, he gently pushed away his elder brother's hand, walked forward, stood face to face with Master Yang, and stood with his back straight.

Xie Lingxi's expression was neither humble nor arrogant, her eyes were bright and calm, she knew how to deal with it.