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

Chapter 328 I have to go back

Jiang Tunan looked up and found an old man sitting right in front of him. His face was covered with wrinkles, as if they were the traces left after he had fought against the years.

There was absolute calmness in the old man's eyes, as if nothing could provoke his emotional changes. This kind of tranquility was different from the one Jiang Tunan had seen in Xiao Huaimin's eyes before. The calmness in Xiao Huaimin's eyes seemed to embrace everything like a spring breeze, while this old man seemed to be despising everything.

"grandfather."

Meng Jingchen was the first to step forward and pay his respects. Jiang Tunan then realized that the principal of the Imperial College was Duke Rong. No wonder Meng Jingchen knew the headmaster so well just now. It turned out that he was his own grandfather.

"Student greets the Master."

Jiang Tunan also bowed respectfully. Duke Rong laughed deeply, then spoke casually,

"Jingchen, you still have to call me the headmaster in the Imperial College. If others hear me, they will think I can't distinguish between public and private matters."

Leng Yikang snorted coldly, then turned his head away without responding. In fact, he was cursing in his heart, "You old bastard, haven't you done enough things for personal gain?"

Princess Guangping saw that Leng Yikang had no intention of responding, so she had to take over the conversation herself. She said with a fake smile,

"Everyone can see how much you care about the Imperial College. No one who sees you would think that you are a person who cannot distinguish between public and private affairs."

Princess Guangping: Bullshit! I haven’t seen you for a month! And you still have the nerve to nag here!

Duke Rong laughed a few more times, then got straight to the point.

"I heard that the Emperor came to the Imperial College today and said that he wanted to send all the students there for military training? This is the first time I've heard such a novel statement in all my years of life."

After Duke Rong finished speaking, his eyes stayed on Jiang Tunan. Meng Jingchen was slightly doubtful and spoke carefully.

"Grandfather, this military training must be the emperor's preparation for the future court meeting of all nations."

Duke Rong retracted his gaze, glanced at Meng Jingchen, and then asked,

"I wonder how Miss Jiang will be able to be the captain of the corps?"

Jiang Tunan remained silent as if thinking. Meng Jingchen then spoke.

"grandfather..."

"Jingchen, I'm asking about Miss Jiang."

Meng Jingchen had to take back his words. He looked at Jiang Tunan who was silent beside him, with a hint of worry in his eyes.

"Master, two deans, I am honored to serve as the captain today, but I also know the heavy responsibility."

Everyone present was stunned, and then they heard Jiang Tunan continue to say,

"First of all, I will uphold the spirit of 'devoting all my energy to the cause until my death' and devote myself to my new job. I will complete the corresponding work with a high sense of responsibility and mission, resolutely live up to the trust and expectations of the emperor, and do my best to complete every task."

"Secondly, 'When three people walk together, there must be one person who can be my teacher.' I know that the power of an individual is limited, but the wisdom of a team is infinite. In my work, I will humbly ask for advice from my elders and classmates, actively listen to everyone's opinions, and constantly improve my work."

"Then, 'Diligence brings success, while laziness brings failure; thinking brings success, while carelessness brings failure.' I will always maintain the habit of diligence and thinking. I will continue to improve my professional quality and business ability to adapt to the requirements of the new position."

"Finally, I would like to encourage everyone with this sentence: 'To go far, one must start from near; to climb high, one must start from humble beginnings.' At the starting point of my new position, I will be down-to-earth, forge ahead courageously, and fulfill my responsibilities with practical actions."

"Let us work together to welcome a brighter tomorrow!"

After Jiang Tunan finished speaking, Meng Jingchen obviously staggered, and Duke Rong also reacted for a long time, and finally murmured,

"She's a very articulate girl."

Leng Yikang laughed out loud.

"You little girl, if someone doesn't know, they would think you are possessed by Luo Shengtai."

"Dean Leng, be careful that Lord Luo comes to quarrel with you again."

Princess Guangping gave a reminder, but her tone did not sound serious, as if she was just joking with Leng Yikang.

Jiang Tunan lowered his head and said nothing. As long as he had been to the student union in college, this kind of inaugural speech template would be easy to come by.

"Ahem, then I look forward to Miss Jiang's next performance..."

Duke Rong paused.

"I hope Miss Jiang will create a brighter tomorrow."

The corners of Meng Jingchen's mouth curled up slightly, and he seemed to be in a good mood at the moment. Jiang Tunan didn't know what Duke Rong meant, so he could only agree with him first.

"Oh, if Xiao Huaimin had half the eloquence of this girl, he and I might be able to win the argument against Luo Shengtai together."

Leng Yikang admired Jiang Tunan very much.

"This girl is amazing. She can speak so many sentences at once. What on earth is that old man Luo Shengtai dissatisfied with? I think she is pretty good."

Leng Yikang's generous compliments reminded Jiang Tunan of his granddaughter Leng Qingyan. Why are the two of them so different in character?

Logically speaking, with such a kind grandfather like Leng Yikang, how could Leng Qingyan develop such a noble and selfish personality?

"Since the emperor has personally appointed you two as captains, you must do your best and do not let the emperor down."

Although Duke Rong was apparently talking to the two of them, Jiang Tunan felt that Duke Rong was talking to Meng Jingchen.

Jiang Tunan and Meng Jingchen both responded again, and Duke Rong nodded as if satisfied.

"We will leave for military training the day after tomorrow. When the time comes, the Imperial Academy will assign a specialist to send all the students to the southern outskirts of the city. There used to be a martial arts training ground there, so it will come in handy this time."

Princess Guangping spoke calmly. In fact, she didn't have much opinion on the military training. On the contrary, she was somewhat supportive.

Qi Guanming has lived under the protection of his father and sister since he was a child. Princess Guangping believes that he lacks the passion of the Qi family in his bones, but because of Qi Tushuang's death, she has never been able to be too harsh on Qi Guanming.

Now he can use military training to cultivate Qi Guanming's character.

"The rest of the matter will be handed over to you two by the people over there. Just remember that you are still students of the Imperial College after all, not reckless men on the training grounds."

It was clear that the Duke of Rong's words showed some disdain for military generals, and Princess Guangping frowned upon hearing this. After all, her husband was Prince Guangping, a man who had achieved great feats on horseback.

"If the Duke Rong's remarks were to spread, I don't know how many martial arts students would be discouraged."

Princess Guangping spoke coldly, but Duke Rong smiled indifferently.

"Only small fry would care about such gains and losses. A great general like Prince Guangping would never take such words to heart, don't you think so, Princess?"

Princess Guangping had a smile on her face, but the smile did not reach her eyes. She did not answer out loud, but from her expression she acknowledged what Duke Rong said.

"Okay, there's nothing for you to do here, let's go."

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Leng Yikang had no choice but to drive them away, and Jiang Tunan and Meng Jingchen were kicked out.

"I didn't expect you to be so eloquent."

Jiang Tunan shrugged, these were abilities that were acquired through training.

"Then I'm going back."

Jiang Tunan thought secretly in her heart, Duke Rong asked her and Meng Jingchen to come over today and said a bunch of nonsense, which was actually hinting that he strongly disagreed with the proposal of military training, but the emperor's order was there, so he could only vent in this way?

Although they had just met for the first time, Jiang Tunan felt from the bottom of his heart that Duke Rong was definitely not as easy to talk to as he appeared.

This made Jiang Tunan more cautious. He hoped that nothing would go wrong during this military training, otherwise he might be punished.

"Why are you in such a hurry? There are still a lot of things to do."

Meng Jingchen grabbed Jiang Tunan by the collar to stop her from sneaking away.

"Huh? Is there anything else to do?"

Meng Jingchen took her aside and said as he walked,

"Count the names of students from each branch who are participating in military training, and then divide them into teams according to their branches."

Jiang Tunan remembered what he had promised before and immediately said,

"Why not just randomly shuffle the points? And there should be both men and women in one team. After all, we will be competing later. If all of them are men or women, it will definitely be unfair."

Meng Jingchen thought about it and felt that it made some sense, and if they didn't follow their respective branches...

"can."

So Jiang Tunan followed Meng Jingchen to sort out the student list for a long time, screening out some people with poor physical fitness. There were nearly five hundred students participating in the military training this time.

In fact, there are less than two hundred people in the female school, most of whom are from the boys' college, and most of the boys' college are from the Plum College and Chrysanthemum College.

"Let's take a step back. Actually, my health is not very good. Can I really not be exempted from military training?"

The military training news was announced in the morning. At noon, Mr. Zhang said that if people have a physical illness that affects them, they can submit an application not to attend the military training.

However, when Jiang Tunan and Meng Jingchen arrived, they saw the table was piled with application forms.

"No, you are the captain. Everyone can choose not to go, but you can't."

Meng Jingchen tilted his head and looked at Jiang Tunan, with a hint of mockery in his eyes.

"The applicant is Zhang Cai. The reason for the application is that his family wants to take him a concubine, so he is in a hurry to go back and get married."

Jiang Tunan put the application in the approved basket and whispered "bad luck".

Meng Jingchen glanced at Jiang Tunan, raised his hand and threw the application back into the rejected basket.

"This is not a reason. If he is so anxious to take a concubine, he should stop studying and go back to start a family."

After saying that, Meng Jingchen quickly dealt with the application forms in his hand, but most of them were thrown into the rejected basket.

Seeing Meng Jingchen's serious look, Jiang Tunan had no choice but to continue processing these applications. However, she was once again shocked by the bizarre reasons given by some people in the Imperial College.

"Applicant..reason for application: my ears were injured by the quilt this morning..."

"Reason for application: It's going to rain, my mother is going to get married..."

Jiang Tunan took a deep breath and looked at Meng Jingchen, and found that he was still processing the application slips calmly. Out of curiosity, Jiang Tunan randomly picked up an application slip that Meng Jingchen had thrown into the rejected basket.

"Reason for application: It's raining in my hometown, and I need to go back to collect clothes..."

Jiang Tunan threw the application form on the table.

"This guy and the one in front can't be brothers, right? If not, who is in their hometown? They all have to go back home one by one!"

Meng Jingchen raised his eyes slightly, but his hands did not stop moving.

"Are you tired now?"

"You are quite stable emotionally."

Jiang Tunan said casually, but Meng Jingchen paused. This was the first time someone said that he was emotionally stable. He remembered that when he first learned to handle the affairs of the Rongguo Mansion, he killed a lot of people in one day. During that period, the servants in the mansion were replaced. However, the Rongguo Duke just spoke with a flat expression to educate him that those who do big things should stay calm when encountering things.

Later, as he dealt with more things and encountered more troubles, he gradually stopped being bothered by such trivial matters. And if he was really bothered, it meant that some people deserved to die.

"You are a person who likes to praise others."

Although Meng Jingchen said this, he was actually quite happy in his heart, so his hands moved faster.

Jiang Tunan supported his head with one hand and took the brush to slowly write down the reasons for rejection.

"Reason for application: I have passed away and I want to go home to celebrate the seventh day of my death. Reason for rejection: Not allowed, unless you let me go back with you. By the way, I can burn some for you."

"Reason for application: my family has arranged a blind date for me. I am very satisfied with this one and don't want to miss out on a good match. I hope you will approve it. Reason for rejection: No, how about you bring your blind date along."

"The reason for the application is that the pigs at home have grown up and we want to go back to eat meat. The reason for the rejection is that I don't believe it unless I can taste it."

Meng Jingchen's hand holding the pen trembled, and a drop of ink fell on an application form. He looked at Jiang Tunan speechlessly, but saw that the latter had a focused expression on his face. In the end, he had no choice but to look away helplessly.

I don’t know how long I was busy, but I saw that the sun was about to set outside. The afterglow of the sunset sprinkled on the window, coating the window lattice with a layer of golden light.

"Finally done."

Jiang Tunan didn't expect that the people in the Imperial Academy looked so serious and solemn on weekdays, but in private, each and every one of them was so funny.

"Then let's go back today. Are you free tomorrow afternoon? I have something to do with you then."

Jiang Tunan could only accept his fate and added,

"By the way, if it's convenient for you, can you call a few doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau to come with you? And also prepare some anthelmintics, anti-heat medicine, and sunburn medicine."

Meng Jingchen nodded and wanted to say something to Jiang Tunan, but he saw that she had already run away.

"Going so fast."

Watching Jiang Tunan's leaving figure, Meng Jingchen's mouth never dropped. At this moment, Ziwen suddenly appeared behind him. Meng Jingchen immediately put away the smile on his face and said coldly,

"what's up?"

"Sir, the Duke invites you to come over."

.......

Jiang Tunan skipped to the gate of the Imperial College and found Xiao Mingrui leaning against a pillar, looking up at the sky in a daze. His face had a cold expression and he exuded an aura that said "keep away from strangers".

"Cousin Mingrui, you haven't gone home yet?"

Xiao Mingrui turned around when he heard the voice. After seeing that the person in front of him was Jiang Tunan, the aura around him seemed to soften a little.

"Well, I'm waiting for you."