Chapter 300 Lantern Festival
After suffering a great shock, Chen Yangzu went home and lay down for two days. Then he ran to his father to discuss the matter and asked to drop out of Hongwen Academy and study at Yingchun Academy.

Chen Yangzu also suggested that the Chen family reduce the rent from 50% to 30%.

It is 20% higher than the taxes imposed by the imperial court.

The head of the Chen family actually agreed directly without even stuttering.

Chen Yangzu then called three students who were on good terms with him, who had meditated with him last time and who had entered the palace with him, and went to Yingchun Academy together.

These three families had already discussed this with the head of the Chen family in advance, so naturally they agreed directly.

So as soon as the Lantern Festival arrived, Chen Yangzu couldn't wait to say goodbye to his former mentor.

The great scholar from Hongwen Academy was also quite interesting. He first asked Chen Yangzu why he wanted to leave.

After listening to Chen Yangzu's narration, the great scholar actually brought his good friend to Yingchun Academy.

Chen Yangzu himself did not expect that when he was about to say goodbye to his mentor, he actually kidnapped his mentor.

Just this act shocked all the noble families in the capital!

No one expected that the Chen family would be the first to take action.

Not only did he send his youngest son to Yingchun Academy, he also took three relatives from aristocratic families to Yingchun Academy.

This Chen Yangzu actually coaxed two great scholars to go to Yingchun Academy...

That would be fine, but how could the Chen family lower the rent?
Your Chen family has surrendered, should we surrender as well?
If everyone lowers their income, the family's harvest will be greatly reduced. Where will the expenses of maintaining such a large family come from? !

The major families were thinking MMP in their hearts, but they did not dare to openly cause trouble for the Chen family. They had to grit their teeth and start to consider whether to send their own children to Yingchun Academy.

Naturally, those who are outstanding in academics and have a chance to pass the imperial examination cannot be sent.

Those bastards with mediocre knowledge have no problem...

As the major families began to move,
I guess the enrollment of students and recruiting great scholars for Yingchun Academy won’t be a problem.

After listening to Lu Daban's description and Fu Chenan's reasoning, Xiao Yingchun was amazed: "This is great!"

Yingchun Academy was built by Fu Chenan for Xiao Yingchun. At the beginning, the enrollment was not smooth, and Xiao Yingchun was worried, so he came up with many ideas.

Later, many ordinary people and women entered, but very few real scholars.

In this way, Yingchun Academy really became a technical school, and everyone who went in learned skills, and no one studied or took exams.

Who would have thought that after the Chinese New Year, the enrollment situation would have increased by leaps and bounds!
"This way, the four treasures of the study can be arranged."

"Okay!" Fu Chenan agreed and accompanied Xiao Yingchun back to Wolong Villa.

After some searching, Xiao Yingchun bought a large number of Huizhou's four treasures of the study through the Internet: Hui pens, Hui ink, Chengxintang paper, and She inkstone.

Among them, paper and ink, as consumables, are particularly needed in larger quantities.

Because it is located in Huangshan, the goods can be purchased quickly. If you order it on the same day, it will arrive the next day.

After finishing all these, the sun was setting.

Fu Chenan suggested: "It's Lantern Festival tonight, why don't you go to dinner with my dad?"

Xiao Yingchun agreed.

After dinner, it was getting dark. Fu Chenan wrapped Xiao Yingchun up tightly and took her hand to get on the car to leave the palace.

On the dim long street, ropes were pulled, and the lanterns on them were high and low like fruits.

Swaying gently in the wind in the night.

Many people already knew that there would be a lantern festival tonight, so they made preparations early and went out of their homes.

This year saw two wars: the first was a fire that burned down the city, and the second was a change of dynasty.

Fortunately, at the end of the year, Emperor Tianwu took pity on the people, reduced taxes, and gave the common people the opportunity to work and earn food and cotton-padded jackets...

Lantern Festival?

That's great!
The people's tense nerves finally relaxed, and they looked at the dark lanterns above the long street, waiting quietly.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's carriage left the palace. The glass lamps on the four corners emitted a steady and bright light, making the entire carriage look particularly luxurious and eye-catching.

The carriage stopped in the square outside the palace gate, and the crowd dispersed, isolating the carriage at a safe distance.

Everyone held their breath and looked at the carriage. The curtain was opened, and Xiao Yingchun was helped out of the carriage by Fu Chenan.

The guards on both sides of the carriage lit up two lanterns that had been prepared long ago, illuminating the road beneath their feet and also illuminating a pair of beautiful people in gorgeous clothes.

The crowd began to kneel, and a chaotic shout rang out: "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."

"No gifts! Get flat!"

"Today is the Lantern Festival, there is no curfew, everyone please stay safe and celebrate the New Year together..."

"Here..."

Fu Chenan's clear voice spread far away, and the people were excited and responded in unison.

Seeing Xiao Yingchun standing steadily beside him with an expectant look on her face, Fu Chenan pinched her fair white hand and gave an order.

"Light up!"

The lanterns with Xiao Yingchun as the center were lit up one by one by the fire sticks held on bamboo poles, from near to far...

The colorful lights spread out, beautiful as a dream.

"Wow!"

"What a nice view……"

"Too beautiful……"

There was an obvious commotion on the street, and exclamations of praise were heard everywhere!
Fu Chenan and Xiao Yingchun, who were standing at the main entrance, were the center of this city of lights, spreading in all directions.

Fu Chenan pointed at the high wall of the imperial city and asked: "Let's go up there and take a look?"

Xiao Yingchun was very curious about the scene below: "Can we go around below first and then go up to see it?"

Fu Chenan: "...Okay."

Of course you have to pamper your own woman.

Because Xiao Yingchun was pregnant, many guards were brought today and they cleared the area within three meters around them.

Xiao Yingchun was holding Fu Chenan's hand and walked forward slowly.

Under the dim light of the lanterns, the carefully dressed young men and women, masters and their wives took to the streets or occupied the teahouses along the street.

The vendors had already made preparations and began to sell the food, lanterns, toys, and jewelry they had prepared...

Everyone was holding a lantern, looking at the lanterns on the street and in other people's hands, and also looking at the people holding lanterns.

Everyone had a smile of curiosity and excitement on their face, and when they looked at each other, their eyes were full of smiles.

Everyone participated in the Lantern Festival in various ways.

In the teahouse on the second floor facing the street, a young lady with an extremely beautiful appearance tightly clutched her handkerchief, staring at the prince and Xiao Yingchun walking away side by side downstairs. Her eyes were red and tears were about to fall, which was really pitiful.

"Miss..." the maid next to her called softly with some concern.

Cheng Ling'er felt aggrieved: "Tao'er, tell me, am I not pretty enough?"

The maid Tao'er curled her lips: "How is that possible? That guy is far inferior to the young lady!"

"Then why...he doesn't like me, but likes her?"

"He's blind!" Tao'er said without hesitation.

The master and servant thought that as long as they didn't mention any names, no one would know who they were talking about.

However, he didn't know that Chen Yangzu, who was also looking down at the crowd in the next private room, had a dark face.

He knew this woman, a concubine's daughter of Chen Weishan's family, who was quite famous for her beauty. She was also said to be virtuous and kind, so she was being brought up as a legitimate daughter in the family.

But seeing it today, it is beautiful, but lacks vision and vision, and does not have the heart and feelings to serve the country and the people...

She is a noble lady from the capital, and one of the best.

Chen Yangzu suddenly felt bored. He turned to look at the figure that had already walked away, his eyes full of admiration and yearning.

How did the woman who positioned Yingchun Academy as a comprehensive college come up with this idea? !
(End of this chapter)