Chapter 156 The True or False Master (13)
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The accident happened in an instant, and before anyone could react, Master Yi was pinned to the ground.
Madam Yi straddled him, tightly grasping his collar with one hand, and with the other hand holding a hairpin, she stabbed Master Yi's neck hard.
The next moment, with a "puff" sound, two sharp hairpins pierced into the flesh like a hot knife through butter.
Master Yi let out an extremely sharp wail and almost fainted.
Upon seeing this, his "wet nurse" who loved him to the core also screamed, then rushed forward and tried to push Mrs. Yi away.
But as soon as she pounced forward, she bumped into Madam Yi's elbow, and ended up helping Madam Yi push the hairpin inwards.
Master Yi thrashed to the ground and let out another painful howl.
Afterwards, Madam Yi pulled out her hairpin with a "puff" sound, and blood splattered everywhere.
She wanted to stab him twice more, but she was too late and was finally held down by the eunuchs and guards.
Master Yi was dying after being stabbed by her. The woman rushed over to cover his wound, trying to stop the bleeding, but she felt something warm on her hand.
Oh no! There are only two small holes, why is there so much blood?
She panicked, turned around and shouted at Madam Yi: "How dare you do this to him? You vicious woman!"
——These were the words that Master Yi scolded her with in the palace just now, and now she threw them to Madam Yi.
Madam Yi wiped the blood that splashed on her face, but her tone was surprisingly calm: "It was he who killed my child. It was he who caused us to be separated. I could have been with Jingzhe..."
"Bullshit!" the nurse yelled, "It's obviously you who likes Zizhen more. When you went to pick up Lin Jingzhe, didn't you know that he was your biological child? And you still ignored him anyway?"
"Even I know that no matter how close a child is, it can never compare to one's own biological child. But what about you? You still abandon your own child and like my child. If it weren't for what happened today, you would still like Zizhen! Because Zizhen is more useful than Lin Jingzhe!"
"You and Lin Jingzhe are separated because of your own fault. What does it have to do with us? You didn't get angry when Lin Jingzhe was bullied. You wanted to kill someone because Uncle liked me. You were angry because I gave birth to a child for Uncle. What does it have to do with Lin Jingzhe? What are you talking about Lin Jingzhe?"
When Mrs. Yi heard these words, she froze where she was, swaying slightly as if she couldn't stand steadily.
This woman was like a shrew, obviously making up her mind, but...
It seems to make some sense.
She was also wrong. Everyone in the world knows that they should protect their own children, but what did she do?
She was angry with Jingzhe and scolded him for going through too many troubles in the blood test; she treated Yi Zizheng as her own child and wanted him to be Jingzhe's brother, so she told Jingzhe not to be jealous of him.
What did she do?
At this moment, the emperor's voice came from behind her.
She turned around in a daze and saw the emperor standing on the steps in front of the palace, clearing his throat and giving orders to the eunuchs.
"Take him down quickly and bandage him to see if he can survive. If he can survive, send him directly to Linjia Village. Don't stay in the capital. You have to go there before you die, otherwise my order will be invalidated."
"It happened for a reason. Madam, you are seeking revenge, so I won't bother with it. I forgot to ask you just now. Madam, do you want to go back to your parents' home, or stay here..."
Continue to stay in the Earl's Mansion?
However, the current Earl's Mansion is no longer Master Yi's Earl's Mansion, but Lin Jingzhe's Earl's Mansion.
Mrs. Yi hesitated and looked at Lin Jingzhe.
Lin Jingzhe stood on the steps, not saying a word, his fists hidden in his sleeves clenched slightly.
He didn't know what to do. He could watch his biological father being punished and taken away, but he didn't know how to face his mother.
Madam Yi probably didn't want to embarrass him, so after thinking for a while, she bowed and saluted: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I am willing to return to my parents' home to pray for Jingzhe..."
But before she could finish her words, she couldn't hold on any longer and fell forward, falling towards the stone steps in front of her.
If you hit it, you will be disfigured if not killed.
Lin Jingzhe, who was closest to her, quickly jumped down the stairs and used his thin body to cushion her.
Lin Jingzhe supported his mother, but still clenched his teeth, said nothing, and did not call her.
Immediately afterwards, the eunuchs came up to help.
Lin Jingzhe let go of his hand and looked back at the emperor: "Your Majesty, Mother can live with me in the Earl's Mansion, but... I..."
No, what did he say?
He had no idea what he was thinking, and just blurted out these words.
Now he himself can't clearly explain what kind of feelings he has towards his mother.
However, he still hoped that his mother could stay.
The emperor smiled and said, "I understand. I will temporarily decree that she live with you. If she has other requests, you can bring her into the palace at any time."
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty." Lin Jingzhe hurriedly bowed and thanked him.
The dust has settled and everyone has returned to their place.
The eunuchs and guards carried the dead and injured down to have them treated by the imperial physician, and the Wenyuan Marquis family thanked the emperor and left in disgrace.
The little emperor was caught by Liu An and taken back to study. Before leaving, he kept saying that he had a headache and could not study.
Lin Jingzhe lowered his head and followed the teacher obediently, preparing to leave the palace.
Zhu Qingchen turned around and saw that he looked dejected, so he took a half step back and walked with him: "What's wrong? Why are you still depressed?"
"Master..." Lin Jingzhe raised his head and looked at him eagerly, "I was very happy, but..."
When His Majesty issued an edict to exchange him with Yi Zizhen and punish the Earl of Changping, he was very happy.
But when his mother fainted, he couldn't help but go up to support her, and blurted out that he wanted his mother to stay in the Earl's Mansion.
Lin Jingzhe covered his heart and asked in a low voice: "Master, am I really useless? I have clearly decided to sever ties with my parents. I have severed ties with my father, but as for my mother..."
Zhu Qingchen looked at him: "Do you want to forgive her?"
"I kind of want to, but I also kind of don't want to." Lin Jingzhe thought for a while, "I haven't made up my mind yet."
Lin Jingzhe whispered, "I know that my mother was murdered just like me. But after she found me, she treated me like that, and I was really sad."
"I still remember what my mother said to me. She told me not to be jealous of Yi Zizhen. She said my father wanted me to go back for my own good. Every time I think of these words, I can't help but feel sad."
"What the nurse said just now is right. She is seeking revenge for herself, not for me."
Zhu Qingchen said seriously: "Of course she did it for herself, for the fourteen years she was deceived, and for the separation between her and her biological son."
"You reported the Earl's Mansion to the Emperor today, and she pulled out her hairpin and aimed at the former Earl of Changping today. You took revenge for yourself, so why do you think that her revenge must be for you? You are all doing it for yourselves."
"Then what the teacher means is..." Lin Jingzhe asked again, "Is it possible for me not to forgive my mother?"
“These are two completely different things.”
"First of all, you and your mother were both deceived and hurt by Earl Changping."
"The second thing is that you were indeed hurt by your mother."
"Your mother was hurt by the Earl of Changping, so she pulled out her hairpin to resist."
"And you were hurt by your mother, so she should sincerely apologize to you and make amends to you."
"This is completely different. You should consider whether to reconcile with her based on the second incident, based on her apology and compensation to you, instead of considering the issue of reconciliation based on the first incident."
Zhu Qingchen looked at him seriously: "Do you understand what I mean?"
"The first thing... the second thing..." Lin Jingzhe counted on his fingers and muttered a few words, "I still don't seem to understand."
Zhu Qingchen sighed: "If you really don't understand, go back and find a piece of paper, write down all the good and bad things she did to you, and compare them. If she treats you well in the future, you can continue to add to the list until you have no grudges at all."
"Okay." Lin Jingzhe nodded seriously.
Mrs. Yi is very pitiful, but her pity is caused by the former Earl of Changping and has nothing to do with Lin Jingzhe.
If Madam Yi wants to do something to Earl Changping next, Zhu Qingchen can help her if he can.
But Zhu Qingchen would not help her persuade Lin Jingzhe to change his mind. These were two completely different things.
Zhu Qingchen didn't want Lin Jingzhe to be full of resentment and make a decision he didn't like.
In this way, even if the mother and son try to reconcile, the rift will always remain.
Zhu Qingchen took Lin Jingzhe out of the palace gate, and just at this moment, a carriage stopped in front of them.
Zhu Qingchen knew who was in the carriage, and deliberately pulled the student to bypass the carriage.
The next second, someone opened the curtain from the carriage and called out in grievance, "Master Zhu, long time no see."
It’s Lu Que.
He has been recuperating in the south for some time and has not seen Master Zhu for a long time. He missed her very much and waited for her at the palace gate.
Before Lu Que could open his mouth, Zhu Qingchen seemed to know what he wanted to say. He raised his head and said deliberately, "I have to send my students back first, and then teach them to read. I don't have time to eat with you."
Lu Que looked at Lin Jingzhe: "Can't you go home by yourself? How old are you?"
Lin Jingzhe said quickly: "I can go back by myself. If the Master and Mr. Lu have something important to discuss, then I will go back first."
Lin Jingzhe took a half step back, saluted, and left.
"No..." Zhu Qingchen wanted to catch him, but failed.
Lu Que looked at Zhu Qingchen innocently: "Oh no, Zhu Qingqing, your student ran away."
Zhu Qingchen stood beside the carriage with his hands on his hips, and stretched out his hand towards him angrily.
Lu Que smiled, opened the carriage curtain, held his hand, and helped him into the carriage.
Lu Que ordered: "Go to the Tide Viewing Tower."
He wants to have lunch with Zhu Qingqing.
In the carriage, Zhu Qingchen folded his hands and suddenly thought of something: "When you took me to Xiao Guanchao for dinner, were you actually trying to hint to me that we were back to the first world?"
"Yes." Lu Que said, "Are you happy to see those students?"
"Isn't that so?"
Zhu Qingchen twisted his body with a smug look on his face.
After boasting for a while, Zhu Qingchen said, "Now everything is basically resolved, except for the 'choose one of two' on the cliff. I don't know how the plot repair will force a 'choose one of two'."
Zhu Qingchen rushed forward and placed his hand across Lu Que's Adam's apple: "You are not allowed to send people to kidnap my students, or I will kidnap you!"
The held hostage "big villain" was extremely terrified and quickly agreed to all the requests made by the "little villain"!
*
The emperor issued an imperial decree to make the case of fourteen years ago public, clarified Lin Jingzhe's identity, and gave him a new title -
Earl of Changping.
Even the title has been changed, so it certainly doesn't count as inheritance.
Of course, this title can only be regarded as compensation for Lin Jingzhe. His descendants will inherit the title in descending order according to the rules.
For a moment, the capital was in an uproar.
Not only the former Earl of Changping, but even the Wenyuan Marquisate was despised. Lu Jiming was so embarrassed that he did not go out for several days.
That day, after Mrs. Yi fainted, she was sent back to the Earl's Mansion to recuperate.
After waking up, she was about to leave, and Lin Jingzhe went to meet her.
Tell her that she can go back to her parents' home or stay in the Earl's Mansion and live with Lin Jingzhe.
It was also at this time that she sincerely apologized to Lin Jingzhe.
"It's mother's fault." She was so cautious that she didn't even dare to touch Lin Jingzhe's hand.
"Mother shouldn't have spoken to you like that, shouldn't have been so biased, shouldn't have misunderstood you. Mother knew you were her biological child, yet she still treated you like that."
"They are wrong, and my mother is even more wrong. I can't even recognize my own child, and I actually treated my own child like that. I...how could I be so confused?"
Mrs. Yi lay on the bed, crying loudly and without any manner.
Lin Jingzhe sat nearby and hesitated for a moment. Finally, he patted his mother's back gently without saying anything.
After crying for a while, Mrs. Yi cheered up and went to meet her family.
Her family had some status in the capital, and with their help, she sued the former Earl of Changping for adultery.
The laws of this dynasty severely punish "adultery", and the minimum punishment is flogging.
The evidence was irrefutable and the matter was settled. The former Earl of Changping and the wet nurse were captured and brought back to the capital just after they were sent to Linjia Village.
After being whipped, the former Earl of Changping was on the verge of death. His hands were grabbed and fingerprints were pressed on the divorce agreement.
Because of His Majesty's decree, they were never allowed to return to Beijing, so after the execution, the two men were sent back to Linjia Village.
On the day of leaving the capital, Yi Zizheng stayed with his biological parents, crying bitterly.
He ran to Wenyuanhou Mansion, wanting to see Lu Jiming, but Lu Jiming refused to see him and only sent him a bag of money, enough for him to settle down in Linjia Village.
Finally, Yi Zizhen brought his parents back to Linjia Village.
After Mrs. Yi received the divorce letter, she got rid of the title of "Countess" and restored her maiden name Wen Yunxia. She stayed in Lin Jingzhe's Earl's Mansion and managed the Earl's Mansion's property.
Lin Jingzhe seldom went home, but lived with his teacher in Liu's mansion, learning to read and study.
There are so many things he doesn't understand, and he needs to catch up as soon as possible.
However, as long as he goes home, there will be good food and drinks.
Compared with the students who came in and out of the Liu Mansion, his clothes were made of the best fabrics and had the densest stitches. Even the small cloth bag that he used to hold his books was sewn for him by his mother.
It’s like raising a child all over again. The mother has to make up for what he missed in the first fourteen years.
Lin Jingzhe did as the teacher said, took a piece of paper, folded it in half, and wrote down the bad things his mother had done to him on one half, and the good things his mother had done to him on the other half.
From the day he started recording, no more bad things happened to him. Instead, his mother's kindness to him kept increasing.
*
The days go by.
That evening, Lin Jingzhe was practicing calligraphy in the pavilion in the Liu Mansion Garden.
Suddenly, someone walked into the pavilion and called out in a gentle voice, "Qingzhe?"
Lin Jingzhe was startled and a drop of ink from the tip of his pen fell onto the paper, ruining the entire piece of calligraphy.
Lin Jingzhe was a little annoyed. He frowned and looked up.
It’s Lu Jiming.
Lu Jiming had originally been studying under Master Pei and Master Liu. He hadn't been here for a long time because of the events at Marquis Wenyuan's Mansion, but today he finally came with a shameless attitude.
Since he had come, the two masters did not chase him away.
The study where the students study and the pavilion where Lin Jingzhe practices calligraphy are quite close to each other.
So he came over.
When Lin Jingzhe raised his head, Lu Jiming's eyes lit up and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
When he went to Linjia Village to pick up Lin Jingzhe, he was just a dark and thin villager, like a monkey.
But now, he has succeeded the Earl, eats and drinks well in the mansion, and learns to read and write with Master Zhu. It is obvious that he has been reborn.
He is no longer as dark and thin as before. He has grown taller and whiter.
He was wearing a brocade robe tailored by his mother, holding a pen in his hand, looking like a handsome young man.
These thoughts flashed through his mind, and Lu Jiming quickly adjusted his expression, took a half step back, and bowed: "Mr. Lin."
Lin Jingzhe also greeted him: "Mr. Lu, why aren't you in the study?"
Lu Jiming straightened up and said in a gentle voice, "I was just about to ask Master Lin why he is not in the study?"
Lin Jingzhe said, "The students in the study are all carefully selected by the two teachers. I can't even recognize all the characters, let alone write an essay. How can I go there and join them? Isn't that a backdoor?"
"So Master Lin is practicing calligraphy here?"
"Well, Master Zhu went to get some snacks and asked me to practice calligraphy here and wait for him." Lin Jingzhe asked again, "What do you want?"
Lu Jiming took another half step back and saluted: "I came here specially to apologize to Master Lin for what happened a while ago."
"I really didn't know that the former Earl of Changping had hidden people in our house, and I didn't think too much about it at the time. I just went there to help, so I went."
"I didn't mean to offend you, nor did I mean to be an accomplice to the evil. That day in the palace, I learned everything and realized that I had made a big mistake without realizing it."
Lu Jiming lowered his head even lower: "After thinking it over, I decided to come and apologize to Master Lin."
He looked sincere.
Lin Jingzhe paused and only responded: "Well, I understand."
But Lu Jiming refused to give in: "Please forgive me, Master Lin."
"The matter has ended, and Wenyuan Marquis's Mansion has received the due punishment. I don't mean to 'not forgive', so Mr. Lu can rest assured."
Lin Jingzhe turned back, changed a new piece of paper and continued practicing calligraphy.
"That would be great." Lu Jiming said with a smile, "I have also prepared some gifts to apologize to Master Lin. Do you want me to send them to your house, or bring them over tomorrow?"
"No need for gifts." Lin Jingzhe said, "I really don't mean to forgive you. You can go back to the study."
Lu Jiming walked up to him, picked up a pen and wrote on the waste paper of Lin Jingzhe: "I have been practicing calligraphy since I was young. If Mr. Lin wants to practice calligraphy..."
Lin Jingzhe was a little annoyed and snatched the paper he was drawing on away: "No need, I can practice on my own! This is what I want to give to the teacher, please don't scribble! Could it be that your handwriting is better than Master Zhu's?"
Why does he seem like he doesn't understand what people are saying?
Even after they told him to go back, he still kept moving forward.
Seeing that he was angry, Lu Jiming still looked calm and said, "Don't worry, I have no ill intentions."
"In the past, the Earl of Changping and the Marquis of Wenyuan were old friends, and Zizhen and I grew up together. I was blinded at the time and was biased towards him. Now that I think about it, I shouldn't have done that."
"Mr. Lin has just inherited the title, so I'm afraid there are many things he doesn't understand. I would like to befriend Mr. Lin and continue the friendship between the two families..."
When Lin Jingzhe heard this, he became even more annoyed and said seriously, "Who wants to continue to be friends with your family? Are you crazy? You treated me like that before, and your family helped that wet nurse like that, and you still want to be friends with me?"
Lu Jiming said: "I originally thought that the feud between the two families would not involve us..."
"What your father did has nothing to do with you, but you did a lot too." Lin Jingzhe said seriously, "I've already said I'm not angry anymore, you can leave, why don't you understand me? Why do you insist on coming up? Do you want to plead for Yi Zizhen again? Are you..."
Are you sick in your brain?
Lin Jingzhe couldn't figure out what Lu Jiming was trying to do.
Things were over, but instead of moving away, he came closer and made people unhappy.
Just at this moment, Zhu Qingchen came over with a plate of glutinous rice dumplings: "Mr. Lu, what can I do for you, my student?"
Lu Jiming bowed to him, and finally said to Lin Jingzhe: "Mr. Lin, I sincerely apologize and sincerely want to make friends with you. It is a good thing to turn hostility into friendship."
Zhu Qingchen walked forward and listened to half of his words: "Master Lu, is there anything you want me to say that you don't want me to hear?"
Lin Jingzhe didn't bother to pay attention to him and strode to the teacher.
Lu Jiming maintained his outward calm, bowed and left.
Zhu Qingchen pinched a piece of dessert, stuffed it into his mouth, and said to Lin Jingzhe: "What you said just now is not bad."
Lin Jingzhe was startled: "Master, did you hear it just now?"
"Yes." Zhu Qingchen smiled. "When I came over with some snacks, I saw him there. I deliberately didn't come up to help you because I wanted to see what you thought and whether you had the ability to get rid of him. You did a good job. The teacher is very satisfied."
"Of course." Lin Jingzhe was confident, "I'm not stupid."
"That's a handsome gentleman, don't you want to make friends with him?"
"Of course not." Lin Jingzhe said seriously, "Lu Jiming is a double-faced person. He is completely different from Liu Yun and Pei Zhen."
Seeing that the protagonist was fed up with the protagonist attacker, Zhu Qingchen felt relieved.
Lin Jingzhe stretched out his hand and invited Zhu Qingchen to the pavilion to look at the calligraphy he had just practiced.
Zhu Qingchen ate snacks while correcting the papers: "Not bad, but who wrote this little black dot on top? It's too ugly."
Lin Jingzhe crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it aside: "Lu Jiming wrote this, I'll burn it when I get back."
"Yeah." Zhu Qingchen nodded, "You have to be careful recently. Lu Jiming and Yi Zizheng are still in secret contact. He often sends people to help Yi Zizheng. If they have any bad intentions towards you, it will be bad."!
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