Chapter 228 An unexpected encounter
"How are you doing recently, Lord Zhou?" Yun Ting said.
Zhou Xiaoyao bowed to him expressionlessly.
He doesn't like these grandstanding dandies.
Those who have different ideas cannot work together.
He only paid attention to her for his sister's sake.
Seeing him like this, Yun Ting's friends came over to pull him away.
"Let's go talk. Why are you here to bother with him?"
"that is."
"Keep your voices down. Lord Zhou has gone to the Censorate now and he can report anyone he dislikes."
No one said anything.
Although he is a playboy, he also has a way to survive.
For example, all the playboys have biological fathers.
If your own father is reported, shouldn’t you beat them when you get home?
In order to save his own bottom, this Lord Zhou cannot be offended.
"Oh, Lord Zhou has become the censor, congratulations." Yun Ting said a few words in a flattering manner before being pulled away.
Zhou Xiaoyao looked at the lively crowd with a calm expression.
He didn't want to participate in blind dates, but he was forced to do so.
After coming here, I found that it was really boring.
He stayed in the warm room for a while, but felt really bored, so he walked out along the corridor again.
There is a corner gate outside leading to the Imperial Garden.
Although I can't walk far, it's better to go out and get some fresh air than to stay inside.
Regardless of gender, they all like to use incense. The fragrance is too strong and Zhou Xiaoyao always feels like sneezing.
After he came out, he stood beside a bamboo grove and let out a long breath, but unexpectedly heard a sneering sound coming from behind the bamboo forest.
"Hit me, hit me, isn't it very powerful? Why don't you hit me?"
"He doesn't dare. His sister will beat him. What's the use of having good kung fu? He's still a loser. He can't even get into the Black Armor Army."
"Haha, he still wants to join the Black Armor Army! His sister broke off the engagement and humiliated Xiao Yan. The Black Armor Army probably still holds a grudge!"
"Tsk tsk, she still wants to marry Prince Huai, without even considering her own worth. Who would want to marry that she-yaksha?! The prince has eaten too much delicacies from mountains and seas, and wants to try some plain porridge and side dishes, hahahaha——"
At this time, an extremely suppressed voice sounded: "If you say anything about my sister again, I don't care whether it is from the palace or not. I will take your lives, and at worst I will pay you with my own life!"
"Oh, so scary."
"That's right. If you risk your life and make your family extinct, what are we afraid of?"
"Be careful, your sister might hear you and beat you up."
Zhou Xiaoyao couldn't stand it any longer and shouted angrily, "Shut up! Who are you from? How dare you be so brazen in the palace, speaking nonsense and bullying the weak!"
He was not afraid. After going around the bamboo forest, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.
There were a few rich young men with slicked-back hair and powdered faces. Zhou Xiaoyao rarely went out to socialize, so he didn't know any of them.
But the young man they surrounded looked only about sixteen or seventeen years old, but he was tall and strong, holding a sword in his hand, but his face showed a repressed and forbearing expression that was very inconsistent with his strong appearance.
Seeing him carrying a sword in the palace, and having a sister, and a family whose descendants would be extinct without him...
Putting all these together, Zhou Xiaoyao easily determined the identity of the young man in front of him.
——Jiang Yi’s younger brother Jiang Quan.
But no one expected that he would be bullied even though he was born so strong, practiced martial arts since childhood, and had a sister like Jiang Yi.
"Who are you?" someone asked.
"Imperial Censorate, Zhou Xiaoyao."
When those who bullied Jiang Quan heard the censor's name, they became intimidated, looked at each other, and then slipped away.
Zhou Xiaoyao then stepped forward and asked Jiang Quan, "Why do you let them insult you? If you don't teach them a lesson, they will continue to bully you."
Perhaps because he had been bullied before, or perhaps because he respected the loyalty and bravery of the Jiang family, Zhou Xiaoyao said a few more words.
Jiang Quan bowed and said, "Thank you, Lord Zhou, for your righteous words today. But..."
The repressed look in the boy's eyes became more intense.
He said, "I don't want my sister to worry about me anymore. And I am really useless. I always fail to meet my sister's expectations and disappoint her."
Jiang Quan lowered his head. "Since I was little, my sister has been helping me find famous teachers. But in the end, I couldn't even pass the Black Armor Army's assessment. I'm truly a loser."
"Mr. Jiang, why do you have to underestimate yourself? Some people are born with knowledge, while others are late bloomers. As long as you persevere, you will surely achieve something. If it doesn't work out this year, try again next year." Zhou Xiaoyao comforted him.
He seemed to see his former self.
When he was most confused and pitiful, and thought that he would be trampled in the dirt all his life, his sister appeared.
His sister believed in him, accompanied him and encouraged him.
"I've failed many times, but I dare not slack off. I'm afraid I'll let my sister down." Zhou Xiaoyao said with emotion, "Mr. Jiang, life is long, don't let yourself down. If you feel sorry for your sister, then work harder and treat her better."
"Do you have a sister too, Lord Zhou?" Jiang Quan asked.
His helplessness was in stark contrast to his greatness.
"Yeah. I have a very good sister. When everyone bullied me, she would protect me. When I was being shortchanged, she would do everything she could to support me. But after I became successful, I couldn't give her anything in return. Now I think that when we were together, I should have treated her better..."
Unfortunately, he didn't have the chance.
If Xiao Yan hadn't exposed him, he could still accompany her as her younger brother.
But Xiao Yan exposed his shamelessness, so now, he didn't even dare to appear in front of his sister, for fear of causing trouble to her.
"Also, don't end up dying with the wicked. They don't deserve it. They will get their comeuppance, and you will have a bright future."
Zhou Xiaoyao said this, his mind a little dazed.
These simple words were once the advice his sister gave him.
Sister, look, the umbrella you once held up for me, I have now given it to someone else.
"I've had the pleasure of meeting your sister," Zhou Xiaoyao continued. "She's heroic and kindhearted, not the unbearable person others describe her as. Matters of the heart have their own causes and consequences, and shouldn't be shared with outsiders. From what I know, Xiao Yan has let it go, and so has your sister. As for Young Master Jiang, he should let it go too and not let these people's words sway him."
Perhaps because he spoke so frankly, Jiang Quan also expressed his inner distress.
"I'm useless. I can't inherit the family business. I—I only want to be a vanguard and fight in the war. I can't be like my father and brother, planning and winning battles thousands of miles away."
He's stupid, always has been.
But he shoulders the responsibility of reviving the family and also carries his sister's earnest hopes.
For his sake, my sister never married and wasted her youth, but in the end, she only raised a fool like me.
"I'm really useless." Jiang Quan squatted on the ground, his hands in his hair, his voice choked.
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