The Imperial College covers a very large area. Since Jiang Miao came to this ancient time, the largest garden he has visited is the Plum Garden. However, this Imperial College is much larger than the Plum Garden. From the foot of the mountain to the middle of the mountain, it is all the territory of the Imperial College.
There was a long staircase at the foot of the mountain, which was spotless and looked very clean. Trees were planted on both sides, and they were just sprouting new buds, which looked lovely. There were several rows of low houses behind the trees on both sides. Judging from the clothes hanging outside, they were of the same style, mostly gray and blue. Jiang Miao guessed that the people living here should be workers in the Imperial College.
Jiang Miao led Pei Mu up the stairs, counting roughly in his mind, and found that it would take more than 200 steps to reach the middle of the mountain. At the end of the stairs were two red gates, and in the middle of the gates hung a gold-plated plaque with three large characters "Guozijian" written on it.
The main gate would not be opened easily except around holidays. Whether it was the farmhands coming and going or the students asking for leave, they all entered and exited through the small door on the side.
Jiang Miao and Pei Mu stood at the gate for a while, regretting that he didn't have a mobile phone, otherwise he could take a photo. This should be considered the highest institution of learning in ancient times, right? When he went to Beijing before, he also visited the two universities of Tsinghua and Peking University.
Pei Mu had no idea. He looked at the door stupidly, thinking his brother would come out. But after waiting for a long time, the door didn't open, and he felt disappointed.
Perhaps because they stood there for too long, a man suddenly came out from the side door and asked, "Excuse me, what are you two doing here?"
Jiang Miao was startled, turned around and smiled immediately: "Brother, we are the family of a student inside, and we want to visit him. Is it possible?"
Jiang Miao specially changed into the clothes Pei Che bought for him today, so as not to cause gossip if he dressed too poorly. Pei Mu was also wearing a delicate little dress, and the two of them standing together looked a bit like brothers.
"Visiting students? Of course you can, but the chief priest has instructed that visitors must leave their names and the name of the student they are visiting." The young man looked at the two of them and told them the requirement.
He is quite thorough, worthy of being from the Imperial College. Jiang Miao followed the young man into the house, and wrote his and Pei Mu's names one by one on the book with a brush, and then wrote the word Pei Che in another place.
The boy also knew how to read. When he saw the three names, he immediately looked at Jiang Miao, his eyes sizing him up, and he was a little excited. Jiang Miao looked at him puzzledly and asked, "Brother, do you know me?" Did you buy buns from him
"You are the family of Prince Pei, right?"
"Uh, huh? You know Pei Che?" It turned out that the person was excited about Pei Che. Could it be that his good looks also attracted male fans
"How could I know Master Pei? I just saw him a few times when he came in and out." The young man smiled, "Master Pei is very handsome and left a deep impression on me. I wonder where you two are going to wait for Master Pei. If you are going to his residence, go this way. If you are going to the teaching quarters, go the other way."
The young man led them inside and showed them two roads.
Jiang Miao thought for a moment and said, "I'd better go to the school dormitory and wait for him. Thank you, brother. May I know your name?"
"My surname is Fang, I am not worthy of your title." Brother Fang thought to himself that the prince's wife did not look as rude and impolite as the rumors said.
Jiang Miao felt that the Imperial College was indeed a place for scholars, and even the people who worked there were so polite. He thanked them and led Pei Mu towards the teaching building.
"Oh no, I forgot to ask him which room your brother is in."
These houses look exquisite and beautiful, but there is no information written on them. Does he have to look for them one by one
Jiang Miao looked around and found a stone table and several stone benches under a tree not far away, so he took Pei Mu to sit there, and placed the two jars in his hands on the stone table. They looked small, and it was tiring to carry them for a long time. He planned to sit here. Pei Che's appearance was so eye-catching, and there were many rumors recently. When the time comes, he can definitely ask any student.
Pei Mu sat for a while, then straightened his body and slid down from the stone bench. He walked to Jiang Miao, supported his knees with his hands, looked up at him, with the words "Where is my brother?" clearly written in his eyes.
Jiang Miao understood his doubts: "Your brother hasn't finished school yet. When he finishes school, we can see him."
Pei Mu nodded, but did not leave Jiang Miao. Instead, he lay on his knees and fiddled with his jade fish. Jiang Miao was quite curious before, and only after asking Pei Che did he know that this was a gift from his parents before they died. It was said that when the accident happened, this thing was always in his hand.
Maybe because Jiang Miao's eyes were fixed on the fish in his hand, Pei Mu raised his head, hesitated for a while, and touched Jiang Miao's palm with the fish.
"Do you want me to touch it?"
Pei Mu nodded. He was now very skilled at this move.
Jiang Miao stroked the little fish carefully. He didn't know if this piece of jade was warm jade or not. It felt warm in his hand. The fish body was very smooth and the workmanship was very delicate. Even though Pei Mu held it in his hand all day long, there was no sign of wear and tear.
After touching it for a while, Jiang Miao put the fish back into Pei Mu's hand, and Pei Mu immediately started to play with it again. Jiang Miao felt that the child had too few toys, so he looked around, got up, plucked a few thin and long young grass leaves from under a nearby tree, and began to weave with his head down.
The sunlight filtered through the tender leaves and shone onto the two of them. As Jiang Miao continued to pull and weave, a vivid green katydid appeared in his hand. The katydid was hanging on its back with a piece of green grass. When his hand moved, the katydid moved with it.
Pei Mu's eyes had been following the insect in Jiang Miao's hand since some time ago. When Jiang Miao put the katydid in his hand, Pei Mu curled up his lips and revealed a very faint smile.
I don't know how long I sat there, but the bell finally rang. Jiang Miao stared at the classrooms, not knowing where Pei Che would come out from. Students wearing various scholar robes walked out of the classroom in groups of two or three while chatting.
Jiang Miao was quite moved by the scene of these youthful students leaving school. It was great to be young! He forgot that he was only eighteen years old at that time and was also a young cucumber egg.
"Excuse me, bro. Do you know Pei Che?" Jiang Miao stopped a student who looked the gentlest and asked.
The man's temper was as gentle as his face. He said, "Of course I know him. I wonder why you are looking for him?"
Before the student could answer, someone came up from behind and asked, "You said you are Pei Che's family member?"
Jiang Miao keenly observed that when this person mentioned Pei Che, a trace of displeasure flashed across his face.
"So what?" Jiang Miao asked back.
"I know everyone in the Pei family, but I've never seen you. And you claim to be his family member. Could it be that you are the male wife bestowed upon him by the emperor?" The man looked at Jiang Miao with disdain. Although there was doubt in his words, his tone was very firm.
"Yes, what's wrong?" Jiang Miao asked again.
"How dare you, a mere man, step into such a solemn place? I advise you to leave as soon as possible." The man spoke arrogantly, as if Jiang Miao was about to pollute this place.
"This Imperial College... is it run by your family?" Jiang Miao was speechless. What kind of beast is this? It just starts to drive people away.
"Of course not." The man was stunned. He didn't expect Jiang Miao to ask this question.
"You are so shameless. You just asked others to leave. I am not standing on your territory, why should I listen to you?" If he met such a stupid person during normal business, he would just recite a few words "harmony brings wealth" and endure it. But now he not only represents himself, but also Pei Che's face, so he naturally cannot back down.
"It's unreasonable! Even though this place is not under my jurisdiction, I will not allow you to act so recklessly here! This is the land of sages, how can people from the backyard set foot here? You'd better go back and take care of your husband and children." The man's face flushed, and he scolded harshly.
Jiang Miao was not good at speaking in fancy language, but that didn't mean he didn't understand. Hearing him generalize, he immediately sneered: "You talk like that, does your mother know? She worked so hard to raise you, just for you to look down on the vast number of women who take care of their husbands and children in the backyard? If there were no people in the backyard, where would you come from? Which of those saints you mentioned was not born from people in the backyard?"
The series of questions left the man speechless for a long time. The students watching the excitement were also silent.
"What nonsense! They are who they are, and you are you. How can you compare them?"
"Why not? They are all the people in the backyard you mentioned. Do we have to rank them?"
"Of course, you are a man and cannot have children. How can you take the credit for the pregnancy?"
"Now you know I'm a man? Since we're both men, why is it that only you can come to this place but I can't? Is it possible that you have something more on you than I do?" Jiang Miao rolled his eyes, glanced at his lower body, and looked at him with disdain.
"You, you, there is no smoke without fire. I don't know what's wrong with Pei Che to fall for someone as vulgar and rude as you!" The man was so angry that he was shaking all over and shouted that Jiang Miao was insulting him.
"Thank you for your concern, Brother Yang. Both of my eyes are fine. I just don't know how I have offended Brother Yang that he wants to kick my people out of the Imperial College?" Pei Che's voice came faintly from behind. The man froze and looked back. He saw Pei Che standing behind him, staring at him with a smile, but his eyes were like a piece of ice, without any warmth.
The man surnamed Yang pulled his lips awkwardly and said, "It's just a misunderstanding. I'm just trying to persuade you. Since Brother Pei is here, I won't disturb you two." After that, he fled. The crowd around him dispersed and quickened their pace.
"I say, you have such a bad reputation that I am embarrassed by others as soon as I get here. It seems that other people don't want to stay with you either." Jiang Miao asked. He was very skilled at rubbing salt into other people's wounds.
Pei Che smiled: "Why don't you say that it's because you're unpopular that you're embarrassed as soon as you get here?"
"What a joke! I'm so gentle and amiable, a social expert in Yifong Street. Who dares to say that I don't have good relationships with people?" Seeing that he was still trying to pass the blame on, Jiang Miao immediately started to brag shamelessly.
"Okay, okay, okay, it's my bad relationship that put you in trouble. I'll treat you to soup and wine and apologize to you later, how about that?" Pei Che swept away the gloomy mood he had for many days, and his whole person looked a little brighter.
When the bell rang just now, Pei Che was writing an article. He was so inspired that he didn't want to interrupt them, so he wanted Han Qin and the others to leave first. Han Qin and the others were very loyal and decided to stay with him until he finished writing before going to eat.
Unexpectedly, a man suddenly ran in after a while, panting and saying, "Pei Che, go out and take a look. Your family and Yang Tai are arguing outside!"
Pei Che stopped writing: "My family?"
"Yes, it seems that it was the male wife you arranged to marry." After hearing these two sentences, the man hurried over to find Pei Che.
As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Che, who was originally sitting at the table, ran out of the door, and the others followed him out.
Pei Che originally thought that Jiang Miao would be bullied, but when he arrived at the scene he realized that he was worrying too much. Generally speaking, as long as Jiang Miao didn't fight with him, it would be difficult for ordinary people to bully him.
Han Qin said to Su Jin and He Chen proudly, "I was right, wasn't I? He is indeed very articulate. I stopped the car to watch him, not because I was bored!"
(End of this chapter)