Yao Qianshu reacted quickly and, together with Lin Chang'an, helped the old master up.
The old scholar waved his hand at them, then walked over to the beggar:
“Son, I am your father. I am not with them.”
"How did you end up like this? Tell your father quickly."
The beggar cried and shouted until his voice was hoarse, but more and more people gathered around him.
Upon seeing that another incident had occurred at the gate of the Marquis of Zhenbei's residence, the storyteller immediately took out his notebook and pen from his robes and began to record the events.
"Ahhh, no, I don't have a father, are you here to hit me?"
"Please, let me stay here, I have nowhere else to go..."
As the beggar spoke, he raised one of his still-functioning hands to cover his head.
"Go, go..."
After hearing this, the old master grabbed him and turned him to face him, saying, "Look, look at me."
“We look very alike. You have a triangular birthmark on your hand. I even told your mother that it was because of this so that we could recognize you.”
After hearing this, the beggar stared blankly at the old scholar with tearful eyes.
"Look, our eyes, our nose."
“Tell me, who hit you? Your face, your hands, and all over your body…”
The old scholar wiped away his tears and could no longer continue.
"Brother...I've seen you beat him before. Last time, you were in a bad mood after being thrown into the pond..."
"Brother, hitting people is wrong, you...apologize!"
The old master raised his swollen eyes, picked up his cane from the ground, and walked to Lin Shixuan and the Marquis of Zhenbei.
"You guys did it?"
The Marquis of Zhenbei was so frightened he almost wet his pants. He quickly waved his hand, "Old Master, how dare I hit someone so casually?"
“That’s you!” The old master looked at Lin Shixuan again.
Lin Shixuan guiltily turned his face away from the old master, "Master, everyone knows who I am. Why would I hit a beggar?"
"Even if you gave me ten times the courage, I couldn't do it."
The old scholar pulled the beggar to his feet, his face filled with anger, "Did he hit you?"
The beggar glanced at Lin Shixuan with a look of embarrassment, then quickly lowered his head again, "No, no, no, don't hit me..."
Upon seeing this, Yao Qianshu walked directly to the beggar's side and reached out to pull on his smelly clothes.
"Uncle, tell me and I'll give you some pastries."
Yao Qianshu took out the pastries he had just stolen from Fenghua Academy and showed them to the beggar.
The beggar had been starving for days and was completely exhausted. When he saw someone offering him some pastries, he immediately licked his lips.
"So? Who do you think it is?"
The beggar turned his head and looked at Lin Shixuan, who was standing on the steps with a fierce look in his eyes, and once again shrank back in fear.
The other schoolchildren who had come to watch the play were unaware of what was going on. Seeing that he didn't even dare to say anything about being beaten, they pointed at the beggar and laughed.
"Hahaha, you didn't even dare to say anything after getting beaten up? You're not as brave as me?"
"That's right. He looks tall and strong, big enough to be my father, but he's not as good as me, a ten-year-old kid."
"Looks like I'm destined to be beaten for the rest of my life; I'll either starve to death or be beaten to death..."
The beggar's eyes were glazed over, and the scene of him begging with his mother, and how his mother was beaten to death for protecting him, flashed through his mind.
He desperately covered his head, screaming frantically, "No, no, I'm not..."
"It was you! You hit me! You hit me!" The beggar pointed at Lin Shixuan and shouted frantically, "You and your brother hit me together! You peed on me, threw mud at me, and hit me..."
"You, you, you won't even give me the only way out..."
"Waaaaah..."
Upon hearing about his son's ordeal, the old scholar swayed slightly.
"You...you all..." He was so angry that he didn't know how to curse.
Marquis Zhenbei immediately stepped forward and bowed to the old master, saying, "Master, it's not what you think. Shixuan would never do such a thing."
"Yes, Master, he was beaten by someone else and deliberately framed me."
Lin Wanwan pointed to the beggar's clothes, "He also has a mud-stained handkerchief~"
Upon hearing this, the old scholar immediately turned and searched the beggar's body, quickly spotting a handkerchief that had been used until it was somewhat black.
Sure enough, Lin Shixuan's name was embroidered on it.
The old scholar was furious and threw the handkerchief directly at Lin Shixuan's face.
"you--"
"You don't need to come to school from today onwards!"
"I... will remove your name!"
As soon as the old master finished speaking, Lin Shixuan and the Marquis of Zhenbei turned pale with fright.
How could you do that?
In the imperial examinations of the Holy Kingdom, many students have always secretly predicted the exam questions, including some who have previously participated in and passed the examinations.
A single question can affect the rankings of dozens or even hundreds of people.
This is a privilege that no other college offers.
Once the assignment is given, no one will lend it out.
The imperial examination is just a few days away, and these are the days I'm most anxious about. If he gets eliminated now, what will happen to the exam questions?
He absolutely cannot afford to make the slightest mistake this time.
"No, Master, I have always followed the rules at the academy. You cannot do this to me."
"Master, please don't expel me, I...I..."
The old scholar angrily flung his sleeves, "Let alone the fact that he is the old scholar's son."
“You shouldn’t treat even ordinary children like this.”
"Fenghua Academy, you are in the prime of your life, and you are trampling on our education! We will never accept a student like you."
"Lin Shixuan, you are both talented and handsome, and you speak eloquently. I admire you for that!"
“But you—here—” he pointed to his heart, “no!”
Lin Shixuan was thunderstruck. He immediately knelt down, "No, Master, I was wrong, I will never dare to do it again..."
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