Chapter 114 Early Morning Storm
Canglang Pavilion has become much more lively today. The Queen Mother gave them two days off. Although no one knows why they have to take a day off today, it does not prevent these young people from being happy.
"What is this? It smells so good." Ling Yin didn't know where he came from. His hair was messy, probably because he had just woken up.
Xu Yi smiled and served him a bowl. "The Queen Mother sent it here. She said it was dumplings."
"Thank you!" Ling Yin took the bowl, found a seat and started eating.
Zou Heng frowned and moved to the side.
Seeing this, the Confucian scholars on the opposite side turned their faces away in disgust. This governor was obviously from an aristocratic family, but his style of doing things was no different from those ruffians.
I really don't know why the Queen Mother values him so much that she even gave him the deputy position of the newspaper.
They still believed that Zhang Cang could become the manager of the newspaper. After all, Zhang Cang was a student of a famous family, and he was knowledgeable and had extraordinary insights.
It's only natural that he is valued by the Empress Dowager, but apart from his good family background, there is nothing worth praising about this Ling Yin from head to toe. Why is he so valued?
"You don't know how to behave!" Someone suddenly spoke up.
Ling Yin was enjoying his meal and didn't pay any attention to what was said, but Zou Heng who was standing beside him noticed it. He looked up and his dark eyes were like a cold pond, reaching straight into people's hearts.
The man immediately fell silent and his eyes avoided.
Seeing this, Xu Yi tried to lighten the mood and asked, "Does anyone else want to order more?"
"I, I, I!" Ling Yin immediately stuffed the two dumplings in his bowl into his mouth and said incoherently, "Brother Xu, give me some more!"
Xu Yi laughed and reluctantly gave him another bowl.
After eating to his heart's content, Ling Yin rubbed his stomach, feeling very happy. He raised an eyebrow and looked at the person in the corner, "I didn't eat your food, what are you nagging about? If you don't like seeing me like this, then get out of here!"
I thought he was an easy target, but I turned out to be a tough one. As soon as he started talking, his face turned pale and blue, and he was obviously very angry.
Xu Yi thought that Ling Yin didn't hear him just now, but it turned out that he was planning to eat his fill before arguing with others!
The man's face turned grim as he asked, "Am I wrong? You have no sense of etiquette to begin with. You write such vulgar nonsense every day. How can you be a gentleman?"
Ling Yin looked at him up and down, as if he was immoral and morality couldn't restrain him. "Did I ever say I was a gentleman? You'd better take care of yourself! Confucianism has people like you—"
Zhang Cang frowned and interrupted Ling Yin, "Brother Ling Yin, I apologize to you on behalf of Brother Tao. Please don't take it to heart."
Ling Yin snorted, but Zhang Cang worked with him after all, so he was willing to give him this little face. "Okay, I won't say anything!"
But just because he is willing to cease fire doesn't mean others are willing to do so.
"Don't think the Queen Mother values you that much. She's just using you for her own amusement. Sooner or later, the Queen Mother will see clearly that someone like you is not worthy of staying here."
"If I'm not worthy, then you're not. What else can you do besides spouting sour words?" Ling Yin's expression seemed slightly odd, as if he suddenly understood something. "Are you mad because I rejected your article?"
Many articles in newspapers today are written by these students.
The Legalists are now following Han Fei and Master Wei to work on new laws. In contrast, the Queen Mother has not given these Confucian scholars many tasks since they finished writing their books. Although they are still revising various books, they do have a lot of free time.
It happened that a newspaper was opened and needed a large number of articles to fill the gap, so these students had their place to use their talents.
But there are so many good articles that it is impossible to print every one of them, and some of the poor quality ones are directly rejected.
Ling Yin thought of this person. Wasn’t he the one he had rejected at the beginning?
Tao Zhi was filled with shame and indignation. "I, I was just speaking the truth."
"Oh!" Ling Yin replied nonchalantly, his hands behind his back, and said sarcastically, "Then I'll just discuss the matter objectively. Your writing is just terrible. Why bother writing articles? You might as well find a job writing letters. Maybe you can even earn some money to support yourself."
Everyone couldn't help but look at Tao Zhi with sympathy. Why did he have to offend Ling Yin?
He looks kind and gentle on weekdays, but if you make him angry, he will drag your ancestors out and scold them severely.
Zhang Liang walked in at the right time. He had slept too late last night and almost missed breakfast this morning.
Seeing that the atmosphere around him was not right, he didn't care much and took the bowl to serve himself some rice. He was really hungry now.
Seeing this, Xu Yi hurriedly handed him the spoon.
"Thank you, Brother Xu." Zhang Liang nodded slightly at him.
Tao Zhi was angry, and when he saw Zhang Liang coming so late, he took it out on Zhang Liang.
"It's too late to wait. Does this also require someone to teach you?"
If he can't deal with Ling Yin, can't he even deal with a child who has just reached adulthood?
Zhang Liang glanced at him inexplicably and said calmly, "It's not time for dinner yet."
"Tsk - Tao Zhi, if you have the guts, come at me. Why are you trying to play tricks on a child?" Ling Yin put his hand on Zhang Liang's shoulder, acting as if he was protecting this guy.
"Hehe, you two are really in cahoots with each other. No wonder you can trick the Queen Mother into trusting you so much!" Tao Zhi snorted coldly.
One became the vice president of Yuanxi Academy, and the other was the deputy director of a newspaper. It seems that they had been colluding with each other for a long time.
Zhang Liang was a little dissatisfied with the fact that Ling Yin treated him like a child. Although he was the youngest among these people, Ling Yin was only a few years older than him!
He moved his shoulders, letting Ling Yin put down his hand and keep his distance from him. Then he slowly spoke, "The decision was made by the Queen Mother. If you are dissatisfied, you can ask her to replace me."
Although Zhang Liang has adapted to the life here, he would be very happy if he could be relieved of the burden on himself.
Tao Zhi said, "Do you think I wouldn't dare? If it weren't for Han Feizi protecting you, you would have been driven out of Qin long ago."
Zhang Liang suddenly fell silent.
Some people only stick to their own ideas and cannot see what the world is really like. Why bother talking to them?
Zhang Liang stopped talking and lowered his head to eat seriously.
Tao Zhi thought he had touched Zhang Liang's sore spot, and he couldn't help feeling a little proud. Like a victorious peacock, he turned and left.
Ling Yin nudged Zou Heng's shoulder and muttered softly, "What do you think he's going to do?"
Zou Heng glanced at Zhang Liang. Because Zhang Liang was sitting at the moment, he couldn't see his expression clearly, he could only see the back of his head.
Although he has always disliked Zhang Liang, Zhang Liang has indeed been doing his best for the Queen Mother these days, and the Queen Mother was not wrong about him.
Zou Heng walked away, and Ling Yin followed him, saying gloatingly, "Wait for me! I think he's heading towards Liyang Palace. Could he really be going to see the Queen Mother?"
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