Chapter 39: Xiao Yuan, a person of low character
What's the meaning?
What disaster is coming?
He must not talk nonsense.
But when Xiao Yuan said the three words "Jiaozi Lane", even Lin Qingjun's brain started buzzing and his face turned pale.
He actually knew about Jiaozi Alley?
Yes.
How could she forget that Xiao Yuan was also a reborn person. How could she not know that the mistress in Jiaozi Lane was her father's favorite student?
There is a courtyard with two entrances and two exits in Jiaozi Lane. The exquisiteness of the courtyard is no less than that of Qi's Jianjia Courtyard. In fact, the concubine is dressed better than Qi. Except for the title of a proper lady, she has everything else.
In the previous life, if the concubine had not wanted to find a way out for her two children, she would not have danced in front of Qi.
Unfortunately, it was too late for this woman to dance. Her daughter was the Crown Princess of Wu'an Marquisate, her concubine's husband was the youngest scholar in the Hanlin Academy, and their third son, their younger brother Lin Chengfeng, passed the imperial examination. The whole family was glorious and bright. If she went there at this time, she would only seek death.
Qi's methods were extremely cruel. After listening to the concubine's narration, she ordered the maid to cover her mouth, scratch her face, break her legs, and throw her into the cheapest brothel in the capital. Qi told the brothel madam that as long as the person was still alive, anything would be acceptable.
The concubine's two children also did not escape Qi's tricks. She broke their hands and feet and sank them into the lotus pond in the courtyard of Jiaozi Lane.
But when Lin Zhi found out, it was too late. The concubine had been tortured beyond recognition, and the two children had already died.
He wanted to go and settle the score with Qi, but he didn't dare, because once this matter got out, he, Lin Zhi, would lose his job as a fourth-rank official in Beijing, and his children would look down on him, and he couldn't afford to lose face. In addition, Qi took the initiative to find him two beautiful concubines, whose looks were no worse than the deceased concubine, and even more gentle and considerate. Therefore, the matter of the concubine was resolved secretly.
This time, she originally wanted to use the incident in Jiaozi Lane to deal a blow to Lin Yingxue and Qi, but she never expected that she would be stuck with Xiao Yuan?
This damn Xiao Yuan, why is he meddling in so many trivial matters here instead of trying to find a way to meet the Grand Tutor?
there.
How could Lin Yingxue believe what he said?
His father is a man who attaches great importance to rules. How could he do such a thing as keeping a mistress?
Xiao Yuan said, "Yingxue, you have to believe me. I'm doing this not only for the teacher's own good, but also for your own good. You know, the teacher loves those children very much. The emperor awarded the Ministry of Rites several oriental pearls, and the teacher got two, but he didn't give them to you. Instead, he gave them to the concubine's children."
Lin Yingxue's face turned pale, and she finally believed what he said.
Lin Yingxue also knew that her father had obtained this good thing. She originally thought that she could have one of the Dongzhu, but her father did not give it to her in the end. She thought he was keeping it for her birthday party this year, so she did not ask any further questions.
I really didn't expect that he would give it directly to someone outside?
Lin Yingxue once again thought about Lin Zhi's attitude towards her these days. He was either punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall or slapped in the face. In other words, his fatherly love was really disappearing from her little by little and going somewhere else?
She could accept her father's lack of love, but she could not accept him transferring this love to others. What she could not get, no one else could get.
She was about to kill those bitches right now, but Xiao Yuan stopped her.
"What are you doing? Yingxue, now is not the time to be impulsive."
"The most important person right now is Master Wen."
When Xiao Yuan said this, even Lin Qingjun on the side laughed out of anger.
So that’s how it is.
She had thought he was going to help solve his mentor's personal problems, but unexpectedly, he was still thinking about himself? How could she not see such a selfish person in her previous life?
Ji Chenchuan opened his mouth and said, "This Mr. Xiao has a low character."
Lin Qingjun nodded, that’s right.
Ji Chenchuan continued, "Everyone says that Master Lin has a student with excellent character and knowledge. Aside from his humble background, there's nothing else to criticize about him. Master Lin often mentions this student. Whenever he talks about Master Xiao with his roommates, his eyes dance with pride."
Although Xiao Yuan came from a poor family, he was extremely hardworking. It is said that in order to be able to study in a private school, he knelt in front of the school door for three days and three nights without sleep, and finally moved the private school teacher. His parents were from a poor family and had difficulty even supporting themselves, but in order to provide a future for their son, they gritted their teeth and went into the water to catch pearls for others.
Pearl fishers might earn a few ounces of silver a month, but they also risked their lives. Whether it was the coldest winter or the sweltering summer heat, they spent the entire day submerged in the water. How could a person survive underwater? Within a few years, all sorts of water-borne illnesses would set in, especially in their hands and feet, which would eventually swell beyond recognition. The silver they earned wasn't even enough to cover their medical expenses.
Even so, they sent Xiao Yuan to study.
In the end, Xiao Yuan lived up to everyone's expectations. He passed the imperial examination at a young age and went to Shangjing. He only had to wait for the joint examination three years later. If he passed the imperial examination, he would be able to become an official.
His journey was indeed difficult, but he finally made it through.
In the Great Qi Kingdom, there are not many poor students like Xiao Yuan, but he is the first one to become as famous as him. Because of Lin Zhi's recommendation, his reputation has spread further than others.
Ji Chenchuan asked, "Why, Second Miss, you don't agree?"
Lin Qingjun shook his head and asked instead of answering, "What do you think, Prince Yi?"
Ji Chenchuan smiled lightly, "In my opinion, Xiao Yuan is not a good person."
Lin Qingjun was shocked. How could he have such an opinion? She thought he was like everyone else, thinking that Xiao Yuan was a humble student and a gentleman.
Lin Qingjun smiled, "I'd like to hear more about it."
Ji Chenchuan also said bluntly that Xiao Yuan looked good, and his life story was enough to make people sympathize and pity him. He suffered a lot in order to study for the imperial examinations. He even made one when he couldn't even afford a brush. Even when he had money to buy a good brush, he still carried this broken pen with him. He seemed to be a grateful person.
But in reality, he felt that this was not the case.
"He knelt before the private school. Perhaps, his qualification to study here was not something he begged for, but rather something the private school teacher had no other choice but to let him stay."
So what if Xiao Yuan was a good student, but his family simply couldn't afford the tuition, so no matter how much of a pity it was, he had to bear the pain.
But Xiao Yuan knelt in front of his school without sleep. Perhaps it was not because the teacher was moved, but because he was afraid that others would say he was cruel and that he had no mercy as a teacher. Xiao Yuan was putting the teacher on the fire to force him to accept him as a student.
Also, he was only concerned with studying and didn't care about his parents' health at all. It was said that when he was at home, he didn't care about anything else except studying. In order to eat well and nutritiously, he even asked his parents to give him an egg every day.
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