Chapter 365 Transgression
Hearing this, Li Jinzhi swallowed and became alert.
But just when he wanted to say something, Jiang Liuyun chuckled, stood up and started talking to other people not far away.
Li Jinzhi breathed a sigh of relief and waved to the servant behind him: "Go and find out why Jiang Liuyun suddenly came here."
"I have to find a way to leave here later. I have important things to do."
The servant hesitated a little: "Sir, the master has asked you to be more obedient these days. The current situation is too complicated..."
Li Jinzhi was very impatient:
"Haven't I already said it? This is the last time, and it was all arranged beforehand. Wouldn't it be a shame if we came here for nothing?"
"Sir!" The servant shook his head. "Master has already said that you are not allowed to cause trouble at the poetry gathering. I have already sent the woman in the back mountain away."
"You, you, okay, okay!" Li Jinzhi was very angry, but he had no choice but to put on a smile and deal with the people around him.
He didn't notice that Jiang Liuyun in the distance seemed to be talking to someone, but in fact he was always paying attention to his direction.
Seeing him whispering with the servant, he immediately gave a look to the servant waiting in the distance.
The attendant nodded, quietly left the poetry gathering, and searched other places on the mountain.
The other servant nodded, indicating that everything was ready.
Seeing this, Jiang Liuyun returned to his position.
With such a huge Buddha sitting next to him, Li Jinzhi did not dare to act rashly.
The other people at the poetry gathering were unaware of the situation, but they were reciting poems and composing couplets, enjoying themselves greatly.
Only the son of the Imperial College's chief academic officer stared silently around, as if observing the surrounding environment.
Soon, the atmosphere of the poetry reading became more and more intense.
They are in a bamboo forest, so naturally the theme is bamboo.
Li Jinzhi was not in good shape and wrote a few mediocre poems at random.
Instead, Jiang Liuyun recited a poem with great interest, which drew everyone's admiration.
There were also some jealous people who would come out from time to time to say a few words about the Lin and Jiang families.
However, Jiang Liuyun just glanced at him lightly, remembered the person who was gossiping, and did not take any other action.
It wasn't until someone started discussing Lu Huai that Jiang Liuyun regained his interest.
"Why isn't Lu Huai here? In terms of literary talent, he is quite outstanding."
"He's about to get promoted, why would he want to deal with people like us?"
"That's quite true. Who could be as lucky as Lu Huai, to have the favor of the Minister of Revenue? Who wouldn't call him Little Lord Lu these days?"
"Lu Huai rarely showed up before, so it's normal that he's not here now. What does it have to do with whether he gets promoted or not?"
While they were talking, some gossipers kept bringing the topic back to Lin Zhiqing and Lu Huai.
After all, there were many rumors about these two people in Shengjing City.
Speaking of this, Jiang Liuyun, as Lin Zhiqing's former fiancé, naturally has a say.
Although he did not like this poetry gathering, he would naturally not give up if there was a chance to discredit Lu Huai.
Then, a helpless expression appeared on his face: "Miss Lin is no longer my fiancée. This matter has passed. There is no point in discussing it further."
This statement is ambiguous and leaves people with a lot to think about.
He did not mention the relationship between Lin Zhiqing and Lu Huai, but acted very hurt, which made people think that it must be Lu Huai who stole the love and broke up Jiang Liuyun and Lin Zhiqing.
The son of a minor official who wanted to curry favor with the Marquis of Zhenyuan came forward and joked with Jiang Liuyun:
"Prince Jiang, there's nothing to worry about with that filthy rich girl. She's so fickle and even tried to murder her cousin. How could she possibly be worthy of you?"
Several other people who were more cautious also echoed the sentiment.
"Yes, Prince Jiang is handsome and a leader among the younger generation of Dasheng. What kind of woman can he want?"
"What is Lin Zhiqing doing? The daughter of a traitor. I don't know which eye of Lu Huai is wrong. He actually treats this woman as a treasure."
"Master Lu has seen all kinds of women, so of course he wants to change his taste."
As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately caused a burst of laughter.
The Grand Tutor's grandson and the Duke of Pei's son did not say a word.
The expression on the face of the son of the Imperial College's chief academic officer was not good.
Jiang Liuyun clenched his hands tightly under the table.
If the words spoken about Lu Huai just now made him feel very comfortable, then these dirty words now were very harsh.
He narrowed his eyes and looked directly at the son of the minor official who had slandered Lin Zhiqing at the beginning, his tone very cold:
"What did you say?"
Seeing this, the others quieted down their teasing.
The son of the minor official was a shallow-minded person. He had drunk some wine and didn't notice anything was wrong. He patted his chest and said:
"That woman is not worthy of you, Prince Jiang. I do have a younger sister at home who is not only kind-hearted but also very polite."
"Prince, if you don't mind, I'll ask her to come and serve you drinks."
This is a bit presumptuous, the intention to curry favor is obvious, and the occasion is not right.
The others didn't dare to respond.
Jiang Liuyun took a deep breath and said, "I didn't know that the Right Deputy of the Ministry of Public Security taught his children in this way."
He called out the official title of the man's father in front of him, and his words were very impolite:
"Who gave you permission to slander Miss Lin and use your own sister as a proxy?"
"If I have time, I will definitely go to the right deputy secretary's house and ask him if he taught you this way!"
Having said that, the deputy director's son was no longer drunk.
After realizing what he had just said, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed:
"Prince Jiang, I was wrong. I drank too much and behaved rudely. I hope you won't hold it against me."
"I didn't mean it, it really didn't mean it!"
His body was shaking.
Jiang Liuyun has always been a military general, very generous and does not bear grudges.
The people present had never seen his dark face before and were all shocked.
Jiang Liuyun didn't want to talk to that person anymore and turned his head away.
The son of the Duke of Pei saw this and quickly came to the rescue:
"Never mind. I guess I'll have to ask people to prepare less good wine next time, to prevent anyone from getting drunk again."
"Everyone, please be careful about how much you can drink. Come, take the drunk person away to rest, and don't disturb others."
Just a few words eased the awkward situation on the field.
Having learned from the previous experience, no one else dared to provoke Jiang Liuyun again.
Li Jinzhi, who was beside Jiang Liuyun, didn't even dare to say a word.
Jiang Liuyun had helped him keep the previous incident at the border a secret, and he was afraid that Jiang Liuyun would expose his affairs if he got unhappy.
Fortunately, Jiang Liuyun did not stay by his side for long.
The son of the Duke of Pei came over to apologize to Jiang Liuyun, and the two began to talk.
Seeing this, Li Jinzhi breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to go out.
The servant behind him was worried: "Sir!"
Li Jinzhi frowned: "I'll just go out for a walk."
He didn't notice that Jiang Liuyun glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, and when he saw him walking out, he curled the corners of his mouth.
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