allonlinenovel Chapter 445 Sun Qingyuan's Secret
Chapter 445 Sun Qingyuan's Secret
Before leaving Guanzhu Pavilion, facing Chen Ji, who was in a bad mood and had a strong aura, Sun Qingyuan and Du Kongqing were timid and fearful.
Now that they are back, the two of them are completely focused on Wang Changbo, without the previous fear and trepidation, and they don't even say hello.
Sun Qingyuan placed the limp Wang Changbo on a chair and quickly piled all the braziers in the pavilion next to him, even the one next to Chen Ji.
Du Kongqing poured hot tea and asked Sun Qingyuan and Wang Changbo to drink it to warm their bodies, without leaving a single drop for Chen Ji.
Chen Ji, who was treated as a transparent person, was not annoyed, but gave orders:
"Go find two sets of clean clothes and some ginger tea."
After receiving the order, the secret guard left quietly.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Du Kongqing thanked Chen Ji generously, only to find that his teacup was empty, but there was no tea in the teapot in his hand.
Du Kongqing felt a little embarrassed, but he did not forget to give the small stove for making tea to Sun Qingyuan so that he could warm his hands.
Chen Ji, who had nothing else to keep warm, said: …
The two poor brothers were warming themselves by the fire, while Du Kongqing reported to Chen Ji what had just happened.
After hearing this, Chen Ji glanced at Sun Qingyuan, who was soaking wet, and spoke in a calm tone as if without a trace of emotion:
"Is this what you mean, a place where people study and no one makes trouble?"
Just a few words, colder than winter snow. At this moment, Sun Qingyuan's heart seemed to be soaked in the same cold pond again.
He didn't dare to think, if Kong Qing hadn't suggested going to the pond to worship Xiaolian, if they went a little later...
Wang Changbo, who had recovered a little, was still very weak, but he was still keenly aware of the unusual atmosphere in the pavilion.
After a little thought, he could draw three conclusions.
Firstly, the prince mentioned by Miss Du was dressed in black and had an unrivalled temperament. He must be the Prince of Yan in the North without a doubt.
Although, he didn't know why Qingyuan and Miss Du were together with His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan and came to Bailu Academy.
Secondly, Qingyuan must have previously said to His Royal Highness Prince of Yan that "the academy will be peaceful", but he encountered the incident of being murdered by Li Linzhong, which made Qingyuan's words become empty talk.
Thirdly, Qingyuan must have heard what Li Linzhong said and knew that he was an innocent victim, so he must be blaming himself for this matter.
Thinking of this, Wang Changbo bowed to Chen Ji with all his strength, his voice low and hoarse:
“Your Highness, a place for studying should be full of righteousness and righteousness, but scholars are divided into good and evil, which inevitably tarnishes the academy, not that the academy is in turmoil.
The student had this difficulty, and all the fault lies with the person who did it. I am grateful to God for saving me, and I don’t blame anyone.”
With just two sentences, he swallowed all the bitter fruit alone. Wang Changbo's sensibleness makes people feel distressed, but this is exactly the biggest difference between Sun Qingyuan and him in character.
"Why not blame me?" Sun Qingyuan's eyes flashed with uncontrollable anger.
"Li Linzhong relied on his father being a lackey of the Lin family to bully his classmates from poor families in the academy."
"I just don't swallow my anger like others, so he set up a plan to destroy my reputation and forced Xiaolian to jump into the water and commit suicide!"
"Now he has even treated you cruelly. His evil heart and vile behavior are too numerous to mention!"
"So Xiaolian was instigated by Li Linzhong to get close to you, then why did she commit suicide? If she wanted to ruin your reputation..." Wang Changbo glanced at Du Kongqing and lowered his voice, "There are other ways."
Thinking of Xie An, whom he had just met, Sun Qingyuan curled his lips into a wry smile, and a sense of absurdity emerged in his heart.
He didn't know whether he should feel sad about Xie An's unfortunate experience, or angry at him for not fighting back and instead associating with jackals.
"The man who hit you with the bamboo pole is named Xie An, Xiaolian's younger brother..."
It turned out that in order to support her brother's studies, Xiaolian often went to the gate of Bailu Academy to sell the fan bags she made, and was inadvertently noticed by the lustful and domineering Li Linzhong.
Li Linzhong not only covets Xiaolian's beauty, but also wants to use her to drive away Sun Qingyuan, who has always been at odds with him in the college.
Li Linzhong threatened Xie An's life and asked Xiaolian to get close to Sun Qingyuan.
After they got to know each other, he found an opportunity to be in the same room with Sun Qingyuan and was caught by someone.
Finally, he went to the government office and accused Sun Qingyuan of raping a woman, and sent him to jail.
But when Xiaolian got along with Sun Qingyuan, she found that he was an upright, kind and talented person.
Xiaolian was unwilling to follow Li Linzhong's instructions, but Xie An's life was still in Li Linzhong's hands, so she committed suicide by drowning.
Li Linzhong was still unwilling to give up this opportunity, so he teamed up with some people who had a grudge against Sun Qingyuan and spread rumors that Xiaolian was familiar with Sun Qingyuan and that maybe Xiaolian was killed by Sun Qingyuan during their tryst...
"Li Linzhong wanted to put me in jail, but the coroner found that Wang Changbo and I were together at the time of Xiaolian's death, and several other classmates in the academy testified, so his plot could not be carried out."
Sun Qingyuan sighed deeply, and handed the small stove in his hand to Wang Changbo, his eyes full of guilt.
"In fact, I didn't plan to leave the academy at first. I am used to being free, and the false accusation is nothing to me."
"But Xie An secretly found me. He told me everything about how Li Linzhong used Xiaolian, and knelt down to beg me to leave the academy. In this way... Li Linzhong would spare his life."
"He said his sister had died for me, and he hoped that I would save his life for Xiaolian's sake."
"Just then, news of my father and mother's death came. Wang Changbo, don't you think this is God's way of asking me to leave Bailu Academy?"
Wang Changbo's pupils suddenly shrank, and his face, which had just regained some color, instantly turned as pale as paper.
He knew a secret about Sun Qingyuan, which he had always known...
Sun Qingyuan's ambition was never to pass the imperial examination and enter officialdom.
Promising with him to focus on his studies and get his name on the list of successful candidates... these were all Sun Qingyuan's efforts to meet the expectations of his parents and his good friend.
Sun Qingyuan had always lived in the expectations of others and had never been himself. Naturally, he felt uncomfortable inside, which was why he developed a sharp and sarcastic tongue.
At that time, his reputation was ruined and his only relative was gone. He didn't want to live up to other people's expectations anymore. He wanted to exile his body and mind and just be himself.
So, he resolutely left the academy. The teachers could not keep him, and neither could he himself.
"When I left, except for the money for the journey, all my remaining savings were left to Xie An."
"I hoped he could live an easier life, but I didn't expect him to be admitted to Bailu Academy and hang out with Li Linzhong, helping him deal with you!"
Sun Qingyuan didn't understand why things turned out like this. He just felt a burning pain in his heart and wanted to find Xie An right now to ask him what he was thinking.
Before Sun Qingyuan and Wang Changbo's hair was dried, Chen Ji's secret guards came back.
Under Du Kongqing's guilty gaze, the secret guard brought more braziers and hot tea.
Chen Ji, who now had something to keep warm, leisurely picked up the teacup and drank a cup.
It’s strange. He is a listener of stories, not a storyteller, so why does he want to drink some tea to moisten his throat?
Maybe it was because he had already thought about it. When Xiaoran came back, he would tell her the story in person to moisten her throat in advance.
The pavilion was very warm at this time. Sun Qingyuan and Wang Changbo changed into clean clothes, drank a bowl of ginger tea, and dried their hair. They immediately felt that the coldness in their bodies had been greatly reduced.