Ms. Lu felt weak upon hearing what Xie Pinggang said.
Xie Qiao glanced at her eldest brother with her side eye. She thought to herself and said nothing.
Her intention was that Pei Wanyue should not be sent to the academy. She would not intervene with the punishment, as her father would call the shot. However, her eldest brother only gave Pei Wanyue an option.
If she chose the Royal Academy, she would have to give up being a part of the Xie family.
Pei Wanyue's biological father had passed away, and she had only come to the Xie Residence as her life at the Pei Residence was not ideal. If she left the Xie Residence, she would either return to Liaozhou or rent a courtyard out there to live on her own.
However, how would a young lady who had no family live a good life alone?
Also, in reality, the Royal Academy was not considered an ideal place.