Chapter 433 She's gone to climb the social ladder!
For a moment, Afu felt as if someone was chasing him from behind, and he ran faster than a rabbit.
Xie Liangchen's legs were already weak, and being pushed like this made him so angry that his face turned red. After a while, he finally shook off Afu and said, "What are you doing?"
Ah Fu pleaded earnestly, "Young Master, if I hadn't pulled you back in time, you would be the one getting beaten up now." As he spoke, he winked at Xie Liangchen, "Look at what happened to those people."
Xie Liangchen subconsciously turned around and saw Eunuch Wang and his entourage supporting each other, their faces all conspicuously red and bruised. Wherever they went, cries of pain and curses filled the air. The battle was extremely fierce.
Xie Liangchen pursed his handsome lips, and after a long while, he gritted his teeth and said, "It's truly an insult to culture..." He hesitated for a long time before adding, "Aren't they afraid of disgracing the Li family!"
Afu blinked twice, then said, "What's the big deal about the door frame and all that? We're already here. Why don't we go back for dinner? This family is not to be trifled with. I have something very important to tell you."
Xie Liangchen frowned and glanced back at Jiang Nuan's house, then flicked his sleeves, straightened his back, and went back.
Upon entering, he glanced casually at the young princess and frowned, asking, "Where is Princess Xiao?"
Afu glanced at it, then moved closer to Xie Liangchen and said again, "Young Master, I might as well tell you, I have discovered a huge secret."
Xie Liangchen looked at Afu's mysterious expression and his face hardened: "What exactly is going on?"
Afu leaned closer to Xie Liangchen, glanced around mysteriously, and then whispered, "There's a reason why Jiang Pangya did this!"
Xie Liangchen frowned and looked at him: "What do you mean?"
"Oh dear!" Afu slapped his thigh and said mysteriously, "Young master, you don't know, but when I was washing clothes that day, I overheard what the little princess and the others were saying. So that's what happened!"
As he spoke, his voice lowered further: "So that guy surnamed Li! He's the eldest son of the Li family! He's actually the demoted war god Li Rong!"
Xie Liangchen's serious expression suddenly froze, and he looked at Afu strangely.
Afu was still somewhat excited: "You must be extremely surprised, right? You don't know, when I heard about it, I couldn't sleep at all that night. We're actually in the same village as the God of War, Li Rong! It's really amazing. No wonder those villains surrendered without a fight. Oh my, really... no wonder Jiang Pangya wanted to become General Li's wife, this..."
"Are you finished speaking?"
Xie Liangchen took a deep breath, pursed her lips, and interrupted him, her eyes gradually turning unfriendly.
Afu was unaware and excitedly rubbed his hands together: "Back in the capital, everyone knew that Princess Xiao was determined to become General Li's wife."
Ah Fu, with a shrewd look on his face, said confidently, "She's trying to climb the social ladder, no wonder."
Xie Liangchen took a deep breath, and the next second, he turned and left.
I was really fooled by his nonsense; I actually thought that something ivory could come out of a dog's mouth.
"Oh? Young Master, why are you leaving? I haven't finished speaking yet."
Afu hurriedly followed his young master inside and continued to chatter on beside him: "If you ask me, Jiang Pangya will come back sooner or later. What kind of person is Princess Xiao? Who can compete with her for the person she sets her sights on?"
Besides, Jiang Pangya and her husband, let alone a grand wedding procession, didn't even have the proper betrothal gifts. In the end, their status as husband and wife was merely nominal. This time, Princess Xiao went out. Young master, can you guess why?
Xie Liangchen frowned, but couldn't help looking up at Afu.
Even Chun Tao, whose hand trembled as she served the soup, subconsciously looked over.
Afu continued mysteriously, "Princess Xiao is chasing after the General. I heard her and her personal guard say that she is determined to have the General this time. I think Jiang Pangya will definitely be kicked out, and we'll take her in then."
As he said this, Afu's eyes lit up: "When she earns money, why will we still need to eat these cornbread? Who knows, we might even be able to live in such a grand and spacious house!"
As he said this, he glanced at Chun Tao beside him and said, "You won't have to complain about having too much work to do every day anymore."
Chun Tao pursed her lips, frowned for a moment, and remained silent.
Before Afu could say anything, a hard cornbread was stuffed into his mouth.
Xie Liangchen stuffed the cornbread even tighter: "Eat up, even eating won't shut you up."
Climbing the social ladder?
He was demoted just like Li Rong, so how could he be considered superior to me?
Feeling annoyed, I put down my chopsticks, got up, and sat down at my desk.
If one fails to achieve fame and success, one will forever live a life of humiliation at the hands of others.
With the minor test fast approaching, he couldn't allow himself to be careless in the slightest.
Seeing their master like this, Afu and Chuntao exchanged a glance.
“I’ll take this food and go out to find out what happened today. You take good care of the young master.”
As he spoke, Afu took a bite of the cornbread and then went out the door.
He left and the sun set in the west; Chun Tao only returned after lighting the lamps.
As soon as he returned, he slammed a basket down on the ground.
"What is this?" Chun Tao said discontentedly, "Why have you been gone for so long? No one has brought water from the house. I don't know what you were running around for, were you being chased by a ghost?"
Afu glanced at Chuntao with disdain: "What do you know? I went to the mountains to dig up medicinal herbs. I traded some herbs with the Li family boy and bought some more."
"Why are you buying medicine?" Xie Liangchen asked, looking over.
Afu gulped down two large mouthfuls of water from the water vat before saying, "Young Master, didn't Zhao's girl get beaten up by Li's girl today? After she got back, she suddenly developed a high fever and I heard she kept vomiting and fell ill. I'm afraid this epidemic is coming, so it's always good to buy some medicine to protect yourself."
As he said this, he went to the charcoal fire to warm his hands. "Young master, I'll brew a bowl of medicine in a little while. Let's all drink some first. Don't go to the academy tomorrow. There are too many people and it's too chaotic outside. If you catch the illness, it won't be good."
Xie Liangchen frowned: "You can take the medicine, but you must not neglect your studies. Go pack your things, you don't need to come with me tomorrow, I'll go by myself."
Afu wanted to offer some more advice, but knowing his young master's temper, he added, "By the way, young master, those people who were beaten, including Eunuch Wang, seem to be talking about causing trouble for the Li family. Who do you think this Eunuch Wang is? I wonder what he's doing here this time."
Upon hearing this, Xie Liangchen vaguely recalled Zhao Yuniang's words and frowned: "Don't ask about things you shouldn't ask about. Don't meddle in other people's business. Just pretend you don't know anything."
He then pursed his lips and forced himself to continue studying.
Meanwhile, in Canglin City, the epidemic was becoming increasingly severe.
At first, it was Grandma Sun who fell ill, suffering from nausea, vomiting, and a persistent headache. Later, she developed a high fever and convulsions. She felt better after taking medication, but in the last two days, she started coughing again, almost coughing up her lungs.
Immediately afterwards, everyone in the household fell victim to the virus. Now, only Lord Lu remains, and he is still in relatively good health, spending his days caring for Madam Lu.
(End of this chapter)
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