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Shen Jingque quickly straightened her posture, looking completely honest.

My father said that Master Cen was once the emperor's tutor. He was extremely strict and hated his classmates fighting and arguing.

The boy with the missing tooth sat down silently.

"The essence of propriety is simply respect. Today's discussion will begin with the concept of propriety."

Shen Jingque opened the book, but before she could even read a few words, a note was handed to her from next door.

The handwriting is neat and the characters are elegant.

It read: "Thank you."

Shen Jingque's eyes curved into a smile.

She picked up a pen, thought for a moment, drew a little person giving a thumbs-up under the note, and then handed it back.

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He Lanqing looked at the strange symbols on the note, first bewildered, then smiled with pursed lips.

Master Cen spoke with great intonation and rhythm.

As Shen Jingque listened, her eyelids began to droop.

She stayed up very late last night looking through a prescription booklet, and now she felt dizzy and her head was slowly drooping.

He Lanqing glanced at her secretly without saying a word, but quietly spread out her paper and copied down the key points the teacher had taught.

Just as Shen Jingque was about to dream of being chased and beaten by those who spoke classical Chinese, a series of hurried footsteps came from the doorway.

A round-faced girl rushed in carrying a box of books.

She was wearing a peach-colored short jacket, with a few blades of grass stuck to the hem of her skirt, and crumbs of cake still clung to the corner of her mouth.

Master Cen's face immediately darkened.

"Miss Xu, the academy's morning bell has already rung. You are half a class late, so please stand at the back and listen to the rest of the lesson."

The girl lowered her head.

"oh."

She walked back carrying the book box, and as she passed Shen Jingque, Shen Jingque smelled the aroma of hot sugar cakes.

She quietly touched Helan Qing's arm.

"Who is this?"

He Lanqing answered softly, "Xu Wanying, the third young lady of General Dingyuan's mansion, arrived half a year earlier than you."

Xu Wanying.

Shen Jingque's drowsiness vanished instantly.

Goodness, Qishan Academy is full of talented people.

In the original book, Xu Wanying is a very important character.

The third young lady of the Dingyuan General's Mansion was born with superhuman strength. At fifteen, she could lift a stone weight, and at sixteen, she could ride a horse and fight enemies.

She later fell in love with Xiao Jingchen, becoming the original owner's rival in love.

At that time, Shen Jingque wielded a pen and Xu Wanying held a sword; one a scholar and the other a warrior, they became the two most capable women by Xiao Jingchen's side, known as the Twin Beauties.

But what was the outcome?

After Xiao Jingchen ascended the throne, the original owner of the body left heartbroken.

So he pinned all the blame on the Xu family, saying that Xu Wanying had driven Shen Jingque away.

Finally, after the birds were all shot down, the bow was put away, and the entire Xu family was executed. In grief and indignation, Xu Wanying committed suicide.

When Shen Jingque saw this scene back then, she was so angry that she almost threw her phone away.

Double-edged sword.

Two vibrant young women risked their lives for that one thing, only to end up dead or separated – it was truly not worth it.

Xiao Jingchen's attitude was probably one of "You lost your whole family's lives, but I lost my love."

Even dogs would find it unlucky.

At this time, Xu Wanying was just a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl.

The teacher made her stand as punishment, and she obediently stood at the back.

She was nothing like the valiant female general she later became.

For the rest of the class, Shen Jingque was thinking about one thing.

Although the original storyline involves a tragic love affair with Xiao Jingchen and her support in his ascension to the throne, the task the system gives her is actually a vague direction.

It's a tragic love story, but it doesn't necessarily have to be about torturing the female lead. So, torturing the male lead would be fine too, right?

The change of dynasties and the creation of a prosperous era did not necessarily mean that the emperor who created the prosperous era had to be Xiao Jingchen, right?

With this in mind, Shen Jingque's thoughts instantly became clear.

She had to find a way to get Xiao Mingyue to ascend the throne and become empress.

Having finally found a powerful patron, of course we should keep this good fortune for our own people.

That would mean that Xiao Jingchen, as a competitor, would not receive any assistance.

Shen Jingque turned around and looked at the round-faced girl standing at the back.

We absolutely cannot let Xu Wanying develop a romantic mindset and fall for Xiao Jingchen.

She needs to seduce him first.

Soon, the school bell rang, signaling the end of the school day.

Shen Jingque got up and went out, and saw Lü'e waiting for her at Heming Pavilion from afar.

Green Calyx opened the lunchbox, inside were steaming hot honey-glazed pork, steamed eggs, green vegetables, and a plate of snacks.

However, Shen Jingque spent the whole morning in a daze and catching up on sleep, with no appetite whatsoever. She tasted each dish and then put down her chopsticks.

"Miss, why have you only eaten so little? Studying is tiring; you must be hungry this afternoon."

Shen Jingque smiled awkwardly.

Her method of reading while lying flat is really not strenuous.

"I really can't eat anymore, I'll get indigestion later."

Green Calyx couldn't refuse her, so she wrapped a few chestnut pastries in oil paper and stuffed them into her hand.

"Please take this with you, Miss, for a snack this afternoon."

A teahouse was set up next to the school, specifically for students who did not return home for lunch to rest and eat.

As soon as Shen Jingque stepped inside, she heard a pair of masters and servants talking in a low voice in the corner.

"Cui'er, this meal... how come there's not a single trace of meat in it?"

It was Xu Wanying.

The maid whispered, "Miss, this is something Madam specifically instructed. She said that nowadays, noble ladies in the capital all value a slender figure. Your face is getting rounder and rounder, so you should reduce your food intake so that you can find a husband in the future."

Xu Wanying slammed her chopsticks down.

"Marriage proposal? I'm only thirteen years old, what marriage proposal are you talking about?"

She muttered even softer.

"Eating so little, you can't even hold a knife properly."

Cui'er was so frightened that she quickly covered her mouth.

"Miss, please don't talk nonsense. Madam forbids you from wielding swords and spears."

Just then, a high-pitched female voice rang out from the other side.

"She's as fat as a piglet, and she still has the nerve to eat like that?"

Shen Jingque looked over upon hearing the sound.

Oh ho, isn't this Zhao Yuwan?

Why didn't I see her just now?

Shen Jingque thought for a moment, then slapped her forehead.

Zhao Yuwan has reached marriageable age and should be attending a girls' school.

The girls' class and the introductory class shared this tea room.

Xu Wanying looked up at her, her face flushed.

Did I eat your rice?

Zhao Yuwan covered the tip of her nose with a handkerchief.

"If you weren't the young lady of General Dingyuan's mansion, who would want to sit with you? Clumsy and clumsy, with your mind full of swords and spears, which young master would dare to marry you?"

The chopsticks in Xu Wanying's hand snapped with a crack.

Cui'er turned pale with fright.

"Miss, please don't do it, please don't do it!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Jingque immediately felt that an opportunity had arrived.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

She was just looking for an excuse to get close to Xu Wanying when Zhao Yuwan walked right into her trap.

So he strolled over slowly.

"Hey, who didn't brush their mouth this morning? Their mouth is full of filth, it stinks!"

Zhao Yuwan turned her head and saw her; her face immediately turned ugly.

"It's you...!"

She paused halfway through her sentence, and her momentum inexplicably diminished.

Shen Jingque raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean, 'what about me'?"

"What, Miss Zhao, are you going to speak your mind in public again, like last time?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yuwan's face turned a deep shade of liver.

Although the amusing anecdote about the loud fart at the Flower Festival was suppressed by the Yong'an Marquis's mansion, it was still widely discussed and gossiped about by the women of each household after they returned home, and the story had already spread throughout the inner quarters of every household in the capital.

No one mentions it openly now, but behind the scenes, they've already given Zhao Yuwan a nickname.

Zhao Sanxiang.

Zhao Yuwan was trembling with anger and was about to explode when her maid tugged at her sleeve and whispered a few words in her ear.

Zhao Yuwan's chest heaved, but she gritted her teeth and endured it in the end.

She dares not provoke Shen Jingque easily now.

The status of a county princess of Shaoning already puts her at a disadvantage, not to mention that Shen Jingque also has the Princess's Mansion behind her.

Zhao Yuwan glared at Xu Wanying, then snorted and stormed off.

Shen Jingque watched her slinking figure and clicked her tongue twice.

Having learned their lesson the hard way, they've become more restrained.

She turned around and was met with Xu Wanying's round face, which was full of confusion.

"Who are you? Why are you helping me?"

Shen Jingque took out the oil paper package and opened it, and the sweet aroma of chestnuts wafted out.

"My name is Shen Jingque."

She pushed the chestnut pastry in front of Xu Wanying.

"These are chestnut pastries that my family sent over. Would you like some?"