The book has no strength, the female supporting role just wants to survive

Chapter 270: School bullying, right?

The sound came from Jiang Tunan's left side. At this time, Chengzhang Xiangjun had already gone into a room with the maids to rest, so she did not notice the dispute.

Jiang Tunan rushed over in order to watch the fun, in order to grab a seat in the front row to eat melons, but he saw Ye Ruzhen who was pushed down in the center of the crowd.

"Zhen Zhen!"

Jiang Tunan immediately went over to help Ye Ruzhen up, but was pushed away by the person opposite Ye Ruzhen.

"Get lost, are you from Xiyun Court trying to meddle in the affairs of Xinglan Court?"

Yes, Ye Ruzhen was from Xinglan Academy. The armband on her arm was light red with a faint star pattern on it, and the armbands on the group of people opposite her were also light red.

Jiang Tunan was in the third-level Xiyun Academy, so her armband was only light green.

"Xiao Nan, are you okay?"

Seeing Jiang Tunan being pushed away, Ye Ruzhen was a little worried. The girls from Xinglan Court saw that Ye Ruzhen still had time to care about others, and they all mocked her.

"You'd better care about yourself first."

"Yes, you soiled Sister Zhang's clothes. How are you going to compensate her?"

Those people looked very arrogant. Ji Lingyue ran over to help Jiang Tunan up and asked with concern,

"Sister Xiaonan, what happened?"

Jiang Tunan did not rush to answer Ji Lingyue's question, but curled his lips excitedly.

"School bullying, huh? These little tricks are so childish."

Jiang Tunan ignored those people, rushed over to help Ye Ruzhen up, then stood in front of Ye Ruzhen and said,

"She soiled your clothes, so you should ask her to pay for it. That's not a reason for you to push her. It seems that you must have been punished by the golden ruler just now. Have you learned all the etiquette rules by heart?"

Su Xiaoxiao and Tian Tian stood in the crowd and watched the confrontation between Jiang Tunan and those people.

“Xiaoxiao, I didn’t expect them to get into trouble with that group of people.”

Su Xiaoxiao and Tian Tian are also from Xinglan Courtyard. They also know the group of people who made things difficult for Ye Ruzhen. The leader is called Zhang Qi, the daughter of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War. She has always liked to form cliques in Xinglan Courtyard and is considered a big sister in Xinglan Courtyard.

When they first entered school this year, all the new students who entered Xinglan Academy were troubled by her. However, Su Xiaoxiao and Tian Tian had a good family background, so they were not troubled too much.

Ye Ruzhen was dissatisfied with Zhang Qi's behavior at the time and had an argument with him in public. Later, she was discovered by the maids from the Discipline Hall who were passing by. Both of them were called to the Discipline Hall and reprimanded.

I guess Zhang Qi must have hated Ye Ruzhen at that time.

"I can only say that it's bad luck for them."

Zhang Qi, this troublemaker, has a group of followers in Xinglan Academy. Even the sleeve commander of Xinglan Academy can only turn a blind eye to her behavior sometimes.

"A person from Xiyunyuan dares to shout in front of me?"

Zhang Qi hates anyone who doesn't listen to her. Although she is only the daughter of a military minister, her mother is from a branch of the Meng family, so this is why she is so rampant in Xinglan Courtyard.

"Don't worry about the hospital. It's wrong for you to push people. Apologize immediately."

Jiang Tunan didn't recognize the person in front of him, but Ye Ruzhen did. She had been bullied by Zhang Qi's people during the first few days of school, so she didn't want to involve Jiang Tunan.

"Xiao Nan, forget it. I was the one who soiled other people's clothes first."

Jiang Tunan just felt that something was wrong. Ye Ruzhen's personality had never been so timid. Something must have happened in the corner that she was not paying attention to.

"You said she stained your clothes. Where did she stain them? I want to see how big the stain is to give you the guts to push someone."

Zhang Qi pointed at a small stain on her skirt and said seriously,

"Look, here."

Jiang Tunan carefully observed the stain on Zhang Qi's skirt and found that it was just a little dust.

Jiang Tunan: That’s it?

Jiang Tunan's expression was a little tense. This sister didn't need to be careful when she framed him.

"Wow, this is such a big deal. Do you want to report it to the Dali Temple?"

Zhang Qi:?

"Who are you to be so arrogant? Otherwise, you should pay for Ye Ruzhen's money."

Zhang Qi smiled maliciously. Seeing her like this, Jiang Tunan was curious about what she was going to do.

"How much do you want?"

"Not much, fifty taels."

Although fifty taels of silver was not a lot for those present, it would still cost several months' monthly wages. Jiang Tunan remembered that Madam Xiao had said before that she had five taels of silver every month. If it were not for the extra income he earned at Mozhuxuan and Xiao Mingxu's occasional help, it would take him ten months to save up these fifty taels of silver.

People like Xiao Mingrui still have ten taels of silver a month, plus Madam Xiao also gives them some money from time to time, so they basically have no shortage of money.

But Ye Ruzhen's family is naturally not as good as the son of the Shangshu family. His monthly level is probably about the same as mine. These fifty taels are probably not enough.

"You...you are blackmailing me!"

Ye Ruzhen's eyes were full of dissatisfaction. Just because there was a little dust on her skirt, he asked her to pay fifty taels.

"This is not blackmail. Look at my skirt. It is made of the finest brocade. Do you know the price of that cloth? I guess you, the daughter of Jingzhao Yin, have never seen such fine material."

Zhang Qi turned around in front of Jiang Tunan and Ye Ruzhen as if to show off. Jiang Tunan secretly rolled her eyes. Suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something and said,

"Is the Ministry of War so rich? A mere daughter of an assistant minister can afford such expensive materials. I heard from my classmates who went to the Ministry of War that the Ministry of War recently asked for a large sum of money from the Ministry of Revenue to develop some weapons..."

Jiang Tunan looked Zhang Qi up and down with obvious movements, then spoke hesitantly,

"I wonder what department Miss Zhang's father is in charge of in the Ministry of War..."

"Stop slandering me! My father is innocent."

Seeing everyone talking about it, Zhang Qi immediately spoke up to defend them.

Jiang Tunan certainly knew that what Zhang Qi said was true, because she had long seen that Zhang Qi's material was not worth that much money. Having followed Xiao Mingxu to Qishefang so many times before, she had some good eyesight.

But if Zhang Qi wants to pretend, I will help her. Now the national treasury is empty, and the emperor is keeping a close eye on those ministers who have money.

"I didn't say anything, why are you so excited?"

Jiang Tunan pretended to be misunderstood and said to Ye Ruzhen and Ji Lingyue beside him,

"Ms. Zhang is so fierce~"

Zhang Qi was angry, but he didn't know how to vent it, so he had to go to Ye Ruzhen.

"Ye Ruzhen, are you going to compensate for the fifty taels? Otherwise, I will have to go home and ask my father to talk to Lord Jingzhao Yin."

"No! I'll pay for it!"

When Ye Ruzhen wanted to find his father, he became panicked.

She knew her father best. She loved flattery in official circles and was thinking of ways to curry favor with the officials above her every day.

Before, Ye Ruxuan had currying favor with Leng Yikang's granddaughter Leng Qingyan, so her father loved Ye Ruxuan very much and even treated her better than herself, a legitimate daughter.

"Humph!"

Zhang Qi raised his eyebrows proudly at Jiang Tunan, as if announcing the victory of the battle.

"Wait, I have something else to say."