Chapter 56: Fool
“That’s Sister Alice… His/Her Highness the Princess.”
Qianzhi suddenly paused mid-sentence. Although it was just a fleeting moment, Yifu keenly caught it.
Because Qianzhi was too unable to hide her feelings; when she realized she had misspoken, her toes wrapped in white silk instinctively curled up.
“In any case, if we can walk a few less steps since my feet aren’t feeling well, I’ll trouble Miss Yifu… to help me press for a little while longer.”
Qianzhi said softly, her face slightly blushing.
The carriage they were riding in indeed entered the gates of the Church Academy without any hindrance, just as Qianzhi had said.
The knights guarding the gate even bowed respectfully to the carriage.
…………
“Ah.”
Vivian leaned against the window of the Church Academy’s classroom building, watching the bustling scene outside, feeling only noise.
As she looked at the soon-to-graduate students holding their parents’ arms and smiling brightly, her mood grew increasingly gloomy.
She was wearing the pure white feather robe exclusive to the Holy Maiden, but now she no longer felt honored by this magnificent uniform.
After all, hidden beneath this robe, which symbolized holiness and glory, was a small person dark to the bone.
She found herself more and more displeasing, especially when she saw others being loved by their mothers while she had nothing, she wished she could slap herself.
Slap!
Recalling her painful memories, she couldn’t help but actually slap herself.
The crisp sound echoed in the empty corridor, and aside from the stinging pain in her cheek, her guilt didn’t change at all.
Yesterday, Long Aotian got her into trouble again, and she had lost count of how many times she had to clean up after him.
This time, Long Aotian went even further by sending someone to bully Leia. Thinking of this, Vivian couldn’t help but curse that fool.
Leia was now protected; her mother had an imperial medal, which meant that her mother had a very close relationship with at least one of the three royal powers.
To dare provoke someone like that was truly foolish.
Those foolish sons of landlords sent by Long Aotian not only gained nothing from Leia but ended up beaten and sent to the hospital, and afterwards were forced to keep their mouths shut.
Even the Dean was subtly favoring Leia’s side.
So many children of nobles were beaten black and blue, and logically, they should pose a considerable threat if they united.
At least in Vivian’s view, even if she mobilized all her connections, it wouldn’t settle the matter.
However, Leia’s mother never showed up, which completely turned the situation around.
Not only were those who bullied Leia held back a year, but at today’s graduation ceremony, their parents would also have to publicly apologize to Leia.
“What a bunch of fools.”
Today was not just any graduation ceremony; both the speaker of the Loren Family and His/Her Highness the Princess, and even the Empress, might attend this graduation ceremony.
In such an occasion, to publicly state they had used their power to bully others and even bow their heads to apologize, just imagining it made Vivian know that those nobles had a bleak future.
Those foolish sons of nobles had basically recognized reality; Long Aotian, who had once been a brother to them, had now become simply “Long Someone.”
Completely unrelated…
As the saying goes, when the wall falls, everyone pushes; the instigator Long Aotian had to bear the brunt of the blame and pay the heaviest price, possibly becoming the first student ever expelled from the Church Academy.
To be humiliated in front of so many important figures and their offspring, then expelled from the Church Academy was, without a doubt, a reputation that would stink for a lifetime.
In the future, he would have no prospects to speak of in this country.
Long Aotian naturally sought out Vivian as always, wanting her to help him deal with it.
But Vivian couldn’t manage it, and she didn’t want to help Long Aotian either.
She was already tired of putting her warm face against his cold backside, even weary of her position as the Holy Maiden.
She felt like a clown, giving up the person who loved her the most for a man who couldn’t even keep a promise.
“Fool!”
Thinking of this, Vivian couldn’t help but raise her right hand, wanting to slap herself again.
But she saw a luxurious carriage slowly driving into the academy’s entrance.
Realizing something, she didn’t have time to think more, quickly lifted her skirt and ran down the stairs.
In such a moment, a carriage that could directly enter the Church Academy was most likely that of His/Her Highness the Princess.
As the Holy Maiden of the Church, she naturally had to personally welcome His/Her Highness the Princess in such an occasion.
When Vivian reached the bottom of the stairs, the carriage had already come to a steady stop.
“Your Highness the Princess.”
Vivian hurriedly approached; just as her words fell, the carriage door slowly opened.
The person stepping down from the carriage was not the Princess, but a gentle face that appeared somewhat familiar.
“Leia’s mother?”
Vivian instinctively stopped in her tracks, standing frozen in place.
Yifu also noticed Vivian, but her gaze merely passed over Vivian blandly without stopping for even a second…
Immediately, she turned around and quickly put on a completely different gentle smile, extending her hand towards the person in the carriage.
“Be careful, watch your step; I’ll help you down.”
