After marrying the fierce god, her handsome young husband was pampered to the extreme.

"Brother, what are you laughing at all of a sudden?" Xin Yu quietly moved a little further away from her brother.

He's acting strangely, suddenly bursting into laughter like he's possessed.

Gongyang Xun said, "He is really a good person. Even though he was in such a place, he is still so kind."

"This is referring to Yuan Yuan," Lin Siheng said somewhat unconvinced. "I still think the person who can make 'bedroom incense' is more impressive."

After saying that, he chuckled again, "No wonder you could smell that the medicine was off, you're pretty good at it."

New Rain: ?

Xin Yu: "What are you talking about?"

Gongyang asked, "Are you familiar with these private schools and academies in the capital?"

"There are no more private schools or academies now, only schools run by the government. What were they called again... I remember there was more than one. The school Xinyu attended was called the First Primary School of the Capital."

Gongyang Xun, who was in Yuezhou, had never heard of any schools or anything like that, so he asked, "Is it a new policy?"

Xin Yu asked, "Are you talking about school?"

"It's a new thing that came out a couple of years ago, you could call it a new policy," Lin Siheng said. "I picked up Xinyu from school last year, and it's quite big inside."

Gongyang inquired, "Since it's an official school, can ordinary people also enroll?"

"Yes, Uncle Cheng said that if the schools in the capital are effective in educating students, the whole of Da Yin will follow suit in the future."

Gongyang Xun asked silently, "Presented... by King Yin?"

Lin Siheng nodded, "Yes."

Gongyang Xun then asked, "So, what should they do if they want to attend this school?"

Lin Siheng then remembered his younger brother, "Xinyu."

Xin Yu was completely ignored and was already angry with her brother, so she didn't want to talk.

Lin Siheng reached out and pulled his younger brother over to sit next to him. "Oh, what's wrong with our little Xinyu? Your little mouth is so pouty you could hang a lantern on it."

Xin Yu snorted coldly.

You only just remembered you have a younger brother? Too late!

"Here's some candy, don't be angry, sweetie." Lin Siheng asked, "How do I go to school?"

Xinyu waited for a while, and seeing that her brother really didn't intend to give her any candy, she couldn't help but ask, "Where's the candy?"

Lin Siheng was surprised, "I just casually coaxed you, and you actually want candy?"

Gongyang Xun silently took a piece of milk candy from his box and handed it to her, "Xinyu, this is a new milk candy from Zhaoshiji, try it."

After eating the candy, Xinyu felt a little better. "If you want to enroll, you just need to register. Tuition is paid annually, and it's two taels of silver per year."

Gongyang Xun exclaimed in surprise, "So cheap?"

Even in the private schools in Yuezhou, tuition was charged quarterly, and it cost several dozen taels of silver a year to complete the studies.

Xinyu said, "The school will provide the books, but we need to buy our own pens and ink, which won't cost much."

Gongyang Xun took a deep breath. "Wouldn't that mean everyone could go to school?"

Xin Yu nodded, "Yes, my uncle said that in a few years when there are more schools, the people of Da Yin can go to school for free for a few more years."

Gongyang Xun: "Who is your uncle?"

Xin Yu said, "Presented to the King."

Gongyang Xunna spoke up abruptly: "He... is very different from the rumors."

Lin Siheng patted his friend on the shoulder, "Uncle Cheng is indeed a very unpredictable person."

This is more than just unfathomable; if this practice becomes widespread, he will be a benefactor to students all over the world.

But he had never heard of these things. The only news he could hear about the Prince of Cheng was about the Northern Fiend God and the killing of important court officials in the Golden Palace.

Prince Cheng... surprisingly did not make a big deal out of this matter.

Does he not care about his reputation at all?

Seeing Gongyang Xun lost in thought, Lin Siheng asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Gongyang Xun shook his head. "We can discuss their schooling later. How much longer until we reach Gu County?"

"Why don't you go and learn with them? Anyway, Lord Bai hasn't returned yet, and you're just killing time," Lin Siheng replied. "They should arrive in Gu County by tomorrow afternoon."

Gongyang Xundao said, "I started my education at the age of three. While I wouldn't say I'm eloquent or full of talent, I consider myself to have achieved some success."

He glanced at it and said, "As for you, Young Hero Huang Quan, you seem to be quite uncultured."

Lin Siheng said, "Being able to read is enough. As for academic pursuits, we have someone else in our family."

As he spoke, he patted Xinyu's little shoulder.

Xin Yu plopped down, turning her head away with an air of haughty indifference towards her brother.

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Mingzhou, Gu County.

After arriving at their destination, the group went straight to the county government office.

Lin Siheng asked with great interest, "Shall we beat the drums?"

Gongyang Xun sighed, "Only when there is a grievance should one beat the drum."

Huang Quan expressed his disappointment at not being able to beat the drum.

The gates of the county government office were open, and two yamen runners were guarding the entrance.

Seeing that they had been standing at the door for a long time without leaving, the yamen runner asked, "What brings you to the county yamen?"

Jiang laughed and said, "We're here to see Magistrate You."

The constable asked, "Do you have some grievance to accuse?"

Just as Jiang Xiao was about to say that she was looking for relatives, Lin Siheng spoke up first, "We came to provide the county magistrate with information about the bandit stronghold outside the city, and we just happened to run into them on our way here."

"You can tell me about this; there's no need to trouble our county magistrate."

Gongyang Xun spoke slowly, saying, "They say they want to rebel."

The constable nodded. "Rebellion, is it? Fine—what! What did you say?! Who's rebelling?!"

Gongyang Xun smiled and said, "I urge you, sir, to quickly inform the magistrate. This matter is of great importance and cannot be taken lightly."

The bailiff quickly led the people inside, saying, "You wait here while I report to the magistrate."

After the constables left, the group felt extremely uneasy. They hadn't encountered any bandits on their way here, let alone any fabricated rebellion.

Gongyang Xun is incredibly audacious to fabricate such a lie.

Yuan Yuan was almost scared to death by his audacity, but then she thought about it and realized that they had even met the Crown Prince. He was just a county magistrate, so he didn't seem so scary.

A short while later, the yamen runner brought out a middle-aged man in official robes, who was presumably Magistrate You.

Judging solely from their facial features, Wu Xiaogou does not resemble him at all.

You can't really tell anything at a glance.

Magistrate You first sized them up, then asked, "So this is the one you were talking about, the bandits who rebelled?"

Gongyang Xun said, "Magistrate You, please forgive me. There were no bandits rebelling."

The four of them: "!"

Lin Siheng's eyelids twitched, and he silently pulled Xinyu behind him to prevent blood from splattering on him.

Upon hearing this, Magistrate You was not angry. Instead, he asked, "You've come to see me under this pretext. Is there some injustice you've been wronged about?"

From this point of view alone, Magistrate You was indeed a good official.

Lin Siheng pushed the dazed Wu Xiaogou over, "Magistrate You, take a good look at him."

Magistrate You frowned. "What do you mean by this?"

Wu Xiaogou said, "My stepfather is You Xiaoxiao."