Chapter 659: Jia Zhangshi returns to the courtyard, the Sihe Academy is in chaos

Soon.

Half a month passed.

Jia Zhangshi had been in labor reform the whole time; without her in the Sihe Academy, it had been much quieter!

Broad daylight.

Third Aunt held a small stool, sat behind the front courtyard gate, and chatted with the aunts in the courtyard.

"Wait, are you Jia Zhangshi?"

A disheveled person was barging straight in.

Third Aunt stopped her.

She recognized her as soon as she stopped her.

Hmph!

Jia Zhangshi snorted coldly.

"Jia Zhangshi has lost weight."

"She must have; labor reform—it's a miracle she wasn't worked to death."

"It's over, she's back; our Sihe Academy will have no peace again."

"No way around it; with Yi Zhonghai backing her, what does she dare not do in our Sihe Academy?"

"Tell me, were the old rumors true? Saying she and First Elder had an affair—do the two of them really have something going on?"

"I reckon it must be true; otherwise, why would First Elder be so biased toward the Jia family?"

Everyone turned the fire onto Yi Zhonghai.

No one noticed that First Aunt was just around the corner, having heard all their discussions.

Sigh!

First Aunt sighed and went straight to the backyard.

"Old Lady, Jia Zhangshi just returned."

"Everyone in the courtyard is gossiping about when Jia Zhangshi will cause trouble, and saying she and Zhonghai have an affair, and that Zhonghai will definitely continue to be biased toward the Jia family!"

First Aunt felt very wronged.

Deaf Old Lady frowned and shook her head; she didn't have any good methods either.

Yi Zhonghai wanted Jia Dongxu to provide for his old age, so he definitely had to be biased toward the Jia family to win Jia Dongxu's favor.

Unless Yi Zhonghai gave up on Jia Dongxu—but was that possible?

Time to get off work.

As soon as Yi Zhonghai returned to the Sihe Academy, he discovered something was wrong; the people in the courtyard were looking at him with strange eyes, and some were even pointing at him.

"Has something happened in our courtyard?"

Yi Zhonghai asked First Aunt when he got home.

"Jia Zhangshi is back!"

Yi Zhonghai replied.

"Didn't anything else happen?"

Yi Zhonghai didn't believe it.

Jia Zhangshi was back—what did that have to do with him?

Why were they pointing at him?

"Do you know what the people in the courtyard are saying about you?"

"They say you will definitely be biased toward the Jia family again, and that the reason you are so biased toward the Jia family is because you and Jia Zhangshi have an affair!"

First Aunt couldn't hold it in.

"Nonsense!"

"I have no relationship with Jia Zhangshi whatsoever."

"You should be clear that I am only biased toward the Jia family so that Jia Dongxu will provide for my old age."

Yi Zhonghai was so angry his face and neck turned red.

"I believe you, but do the people in the courtyard believe you?"

First Aunt shook her head.

"No, I must clarify this; I'm going to hold a courtyard-wide assembly!"

Yi Zhonghai turned and walked out.

"Wait a moment, you cannot hold a courtyard-wide assembly."

"With this kind of thing, the more you clarify, the less clear it becomes; the more you defend yourself, the more people will think it's true."

First Aunt called out to stop Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai stopped.

He nodded slightly. ===== CHAPTER 661 =====