Chapter 35: Being Expelled from the Academy
If she hadn't been spoiled, she would have been able to tell the difference after just one bite of the rice that had been cooked with water the previous night. The more doubts she had in her heart, the more uneasy she felt.
Chang Xixi took the bowl of egg drop soup and tasted it. "I added coarse sugar. I paid so much money, I can't bear to use something delicate."
After complaining, he handed the bowl to Gu Rongyu and motioned him to drink. He added, "Just eat what you can. When you make enough money, I'll hire a few people to take care of you."
"My lady is not afraid of spending money anymore."
Last night she was yelling that someone shouldn't steal her money, why is she so generous today?
Chang Xixi lowered her head to eat, muttering to herself.
Now that you are married, if you get better and pass the imperial examination, you will have someone to rely on. There are always troubles around a widow, just like there were many bandits in ancient times. She is afraid!
I have to find a good backer, and it's definitely not easy to find one, so I might as well cultivate one myself! Seeing how diligent and caring she is, shouldn't I take better care of her? It's all for my life!
Once she becomes rich, her parents and brother will definitely become thorns in her eyes. She will then need more protection. How can she survive without shelter? Although money can make the world go round.
Money is not so effective in the face of power! If you want to live well, live long, and keep the money you earn, you still have to rely on the people in the house.
Chang Xixi was like this in her previous life, which is why she was able to buy a house early and live a happy life.
Life is hard!
Chang Xixi shook her smart head and said to Gu Rongyu with a smile: "Don't make the teacher angry when you go to school today. I beat him yesterday, so he must be in a bad mood today."
"Is there such a thing?"
"It's a long story, but it's all unimportant. The important thing is that it doesn't delay your schooling."
Chang Xixi took a sip of the porridge and paused. She really had no way of telling Gu Rongyu about this. She couldn't tell him that I bullied the old man and recruited him into the gang. That wouldn't be right, that wouldn't be right.
"The way of university is to manifest the bright virtue, to be close to the wise, and to stop at the highest good..." The old teacher's voice spread from the college to the street, and there was peace.
People were coming and going on the streets, and from time to time there were vendors selling goods on the streets, shouting their wares constantly.
The old man walked to Gu Rongyu's side, shaking his head. He glanced at him and saw that he was reading the next section of the book, but he didn't read with the old man.
Bang!
The ruler hit the table, and the inkstone was knocked over to the ground, splashing ink everywhere, wetting the book and Gu Rongyu's clothes. His eyes darkened.
The clothes he was wearing today were bought for him by Chang Xixi. He stood up suddenly, his throat tightened and he wanted to say something, but swallowed it back.
"Teacher, if you are not satisfied with something about me, I will do my best to correct it. There is no need to get angry."
"Get out of here! Is there any place for you to make unreasonable arguments here?"
When the old master heard this, he instantly became furious! He was about to kick Gu Rongyu out, "I don't accept students who are supported by women."
"This..." Gu Rongyu had no way to refute. He was indeed being supported by Chang Xixi now, but... this was not him studying hard to gain fame.
The old man smiled coldly, his whole face bubbling with anger, "It's good that you can't say anything. It seems that you still have some self-awareness."
The dandy boy who had harbored feelings for Gu Rongyu a long time ago stepped forward and advised, "Old Master, I think you should not get angry. You will only harm your health if you get angry. Brother Gu's wife is an expert at making money. Just ask him to get out of the academy."
The old man put down the ruler, put down the book in his hand, and said calmly, "Get out!"
Gu Rongyu understood that Chang Xixi sent him here to study and obtain an imperial examination. As for whether he could take the imperial examination with his current identity, and whether he would be recognized by others... he did not dare to act rashly. For now, it was safest to hide in this city.
He stood up and knelt directly in the courtyard of the academy. "Master, please let me stay. I have to take the imperial examination for my wife and to earn my reputation. I don't want to be a gigolo. My wife works so hard to make money for me. Master, I can't not go to the academy."
A man's banner is made of gold. Qingnan had just walked out of the servants' room when he saw his young master kneeling on the ground with a pleading look on his face.
His hand unconsciously touched the software on his waist, and murderous intent was evident in his eyes! One step, two steps, three steps... He was going to kill that teacher!
What a shame and humiliation!
This is such a great shame and humiliation. How could his young master kneel before such a person?
Gu Rongyu sensed the murderous aura coming from him and scolded him, "Qingnan, kneel down and apologize to the Master. You shouldn't look directly into the Master's face."
The suppressed anger burst out from the suppressed voice, word by word. Qingnan was so scared that he knelt down, and his hands on his waist dropped limply.
The old man felt a hint of danger just now, but when he turned around he saw nothing, only a servant kneeling on the ground.
"If you want to kneel, then kneel. Don't disturb me during class."
It was noon, the sun was shining brightly, and Gu Rongyu's face became increasingly pale and ugly due to the residual poison still there. Sweat was breaking out on his forehead, and it seemed as if he would collapse at any moment.
The old man was very anxious when he saw the man like this. If someone fell ill here, wouldn’t it be his fault?
He walked up to Gu Rongyu with a bowl of tea. Gu Rongyu thought he had forgiven her and wanted to thank her, but the old man's words came right at her.
"No matter how long you kneel, I won't accept you! Forget this idea and go back! You'd better tell Chang Xixi that I'm not done with her! You dare to insult me in front of so many people and speak rudely about the college. Humph... You still want to study here? Dream on!"
The old teacher called people over, and the other scholars who had been waiting for a long time, along with Gu Rong and the scholars who had quarreled with him in the past, rushed forward and coaxed the master and servant out.
The moment he walked out of the academy gate, Gu Rongyu knew that he would never be able to stay here.
It just so happened that he was still thinking about how to trick Chang Xixi into not taking the county exam. He could just tamper with the provincial exam, but the county exam would require some effort.
Returning to the teahouse in a bad mood, Gu Rongyu stood in front of the store and found that the teahouse was closed today! He had no choice but to go in through the back door with Qingnan.
Chang Xixi was leading the students in reciting aloud "Ge Zhi" from the Book of Songs, "Ge Zhi Tan Xi, spreading to the middle valley..." Suddenly, she was frightened by Gu Rongyu's frustrated look. His clothes were all stained black by ink, and there were ink spots on his handsome cheeks, which were slightly red and his eyes were dim.
There was a piece of dust on the knees of Qingnan, who was following behind him. Did something happen?
She put down the book in her hand, without a trace of panic in her eyes, and said to the students calmly: "You can only go to the reading room for half an hour."
The students dispersed one after another, some of them stared at Gu Rongyu's handsome face with wide eyes, and made a sound of admiring, saying that he was so lucky, but they didn't know whether they were talking about Chang Xixi or Gu Rongyu.
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