Wen Wan was extrely upset, "How can you treat your own mother like this? Move aside, let teach him a lesson!"
The little rascal had been bullying her repeatedly.
If she doesn’t show him who’s boss, what’s to stop him from turning the world upside down when he grows up?
Jinbao, frightened by his mother’s fierce deanor, hid behind his father, trembling. He glanced over and saw Yuanbao coming in. Hastily, he reached out his arms toward him, pleading, "Brother... brother..."
Yuanbao, already twelve years old, had started growing taller and stronger. He easily picked Jinbao up into his arms.
The little guy pursed his lips as if he’d been wronged while being held by his brother.
Looking like this, no matter what grave mistake he made, he only seed pitiful and sympathy-worthy.
In contrast, Wen Wan, with her angry face, appeared to be the villain.
"Mom, what are you doing?" Yuanbao couldn’t help but ask.
The little guy sniffled cooperatively.
Wen Wan was truly defeated by him, gritting her teeth, "I don’t have a son like Jinbao. You can hold him wherever you want, just don’t let him hang around in front of , or else I..."
She hadn’t finished her sentence when she t Song Wei’s gentle and amused gaze.
Wen Wan swallowed the second half of her words, turned to the washbasin, and wet her hair with clean water to deal with the spot that the little guy’s saliva had dampened. She had no desire to look at the troubleso son anymore and grabbed her things to leave.
Song Wei instructed Yuanbao, "Take your brother to your grandma in a bit."
Song Yuanbao knew that his mother was going to the Hongwen Academy today, nodded, "Don’t worry, Dad. We’ll take good care of Jinbao."
Song Wei took the ointnt from the room and followed Wen Wan.
The little guy initially thought his parents were just stepping out temporarily and would return soon. But after sitting on his brother’s lap for quite a while without his mother coming back to feed him his egg custard as usual, he got anxious. He slid off Yuanbao’s lap and crawled toward the door on all fours.
Yuanbao caught up to him and brought him back. The little guy kicked his legs, unable to escape his brother, and began to wail loudly.
Granny Song ca in with freshly made minced at and vegetable porridge and, seeing her little grandson making a fuss, quickly took him from Yuanbao’s arms and soothed him while feeding him porridge.
The little guy was indeed hungry. No tantrum could resist the fragrance of the minced at porridge; soon enough, he opened his mouth, eating little by little from the spoon his grandma held.
After eating, Song Yuanbao brought out the toy he had just bought for him.
All the little guy’s attention was diverted to the toy, and he soon forgot about his mother.
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In the carriage, Song Wei personally applied the ointnt, finally easing the pain in Wen Wan’s ear where her son had bitten her.
The carriage was about to arrive at the Hongwen Academy.
Song Wei noticed his little wife was a bit nervous. He reached out to hold her hand, "It’s just to study and make a few friends, no need to worry too much."
Having been found out, Wen Wan decided not to hide her unease anymore and patted her chest with her other hand, "Honestly, for soone like who’s never had friends, suddenly going to a place like this is a bit unsettling."
Song Wei understood.
But precisely because she was not good at socializing from a young age, he wanted her to et more people and learn more things.
It’s not that he looked down on Wanwan, who doesn’t know much besides reading. He just thought, living under the Emperor’s feet, it’s good to have more skills. Knowing more would an fewer tis needing to ask for help in certain situations in the future.
"Sir, Madam, we’ve arrived at the Hongwen Academy."
The carriage slowly stopped, and outside ca the voice of Uncle Lin.
Song Wei gave a light acknowledgnt and reached out to hold open the curtain for Wen Wan.
Wen Wan lifted her skirt, stepping down onto the stool, and imdiately spotted the three grandiose characters on the archway in front—Hongwen Academy.
She rembered that the Hongwen Academy was right across from the Imperial College, and turning her head, she could vaguely see three equally magnificent characters on the archway opposite through the wide street—Imperial College.
She couldn’t believe it; her husband had co from that place back then.
And now, she was going to study directly opposite where her husband had attended school.
Today, many new students like Wen Wan were enrolling, and many carriages were parked outside the Hongwen Academy.
Several carriages clearly showed the marks of the capital’s noble families.
Though these noble young ladies were accompanied by maids, due to the strict rules of the Hongwen Academy, maids and servants were not allowed inside and had to stop at the gate.
Seeing Wen Wan gazing at the Hongwen Academy’s archway in a daze, Song Wei urged her forward, "Let’s go!"
Wen Wan snapped back to reality, blushing, "You don’t need to co with , I’ll go in by myself."
Song Wei chuckled, "Afraid people will know I’m your husband?"
Wen Wan blushed even more. Her husband was too handso, and after being the third-place scholar last year, he had been seen by many people, making it hard not to be recognized if he went in.
Besides, she was a bit jealous.
The Hongwen Academy was filled with female students; she didn’t want those girls to see him, fearing they’d beco her rivals in love.
With that thought, Wen Wan beca more resolute in her decision, "Before I ca, I asked my sister-in-law, and she said the first day is just to pay respects to the teacher with tuition, and many girls go alone without family accompanying them. I’m already twenty, I can manage on my own."
The more she spoke, the softer her voice got, filled with a concealed nervousness.
Song Wei saw her embarrassnt and smiled softly again, "How old are you this year?"
"Twen... uh no, fifteen, I’m only fifteen, just reached the age of coming out."
After speaking, she quickly touched her burning face, complaining, "It’s all your fault, setting up like that, I almost fell for it."
Song Wei reminded her, "When you et the teacher in a bit, rember, you are still a young lady not yet married."
Wen Wan looked up at Song Wei, and the smile on the corner of the man’s mouth, though faint, couldn’t hide his inner joy.
Her initially tense emotion seed to relax along with it.
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