It was dark in front of the gate of Zhou Mansion.
Zhou Maoxue had been standing at the door for a long time with his bag on his back.
He has never returned home since the imperial examination.
After failing the imperial examinations repeatedly, he knew he had lost face and wanted to do something big, but he was taught a lesson by society again.
He was covered in dust and dirt after all the trouble he had done, and now he was feeling mixed emotions.
After hesitating for a while, Zhou Maoxue looked up, sighed, and knocked on the door.
The door slowly opened and the boy poked his head out from the crack.
Seeing that it was Zhou Maoxue, he immediately said in surprise: "Oh, young master, you are finally back! The master has sent people to look for you like crazy, where have you been?"
Zhou Maoxue didn't say much, he pushed open the door and walked straight in.
The doorman hurriedly closed the gate, quickly caught up with Zhou Maoxue, and ran to the inner courtyard to report ahead of time.
Soon a figure walked from the inner courtyard to the front hall.
The man was dressed in casual clothes, tall and looked dignified and majestic, but he seemed to have some problems with his waist and was leaning on a crutch with one hand.
Time has left traces on his face, but he is still strong and stubborn.
The eyes under the thick eyebrows were extremely sharp, and at this moment they were looking at Zhou Maoxue.
Seeing his biological father come out, Zhou Maoxue immediately tensed up: "Father..."
"You haven't been at home these days. We sent people to look for you but couldn't find you. Where have you been?" As soon as Zhou Hong opened his mouth, Zhou Maoxue's heart tightened again.
"My son went to stay at a friend's house for a few days..." Zhou Maoxue said in a low voice.
Staying for a few days?
Zhou Hong frowned.
He could feel that there was something clearly wrong with his son's demeanor, and his temperament had changed, but he couldn't tell exactly what had changed.
"Go back to your room and change your clothes first. Ask the housekeeper to pack your things. Come to the study to see me after you're done." Zhou Hong said this and turned around and left.
Zhou Maoxue secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he threw the bag to the housekeeper who had just come forward and asked in a low voice: "Does my father know about my exam?"
The housekeeper whispered, "I see. The master is very angry. He couldn't find you before, so he smashed the teapot. Also, when your friends came to visit, the master drove them away."
"What right does he have to drive my friend away!" Zhou Maoxue suddenly became furious.
Seeing this, the housekeeper hurriedly advised: "Master, the master is bound to be angry when he knows that you didn't pass the exam again, but you have been away for so many days, so just talk to him nicely later."
"I understand." Zhou Maoxue flicked his sleeves and left angrily.
The housekeeper looked at his back and shook his head helplessly, then opened the bag and prepared to take it to have the clothes washed.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the bundle was opened, two pieces of letter paper floated down...
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When Zhou Maoxue returned to the room, the maid had already prepared a basin of water.
Just as he changed his clothes and was about to wash his face, a servant suddenly knocked on the door: "Master, the master wants to see you now. Please come over immediately."
Hearing the servant's hurried tone, Zhou Maoxue felt something was wrong.
But after thinking about it, I still have no clue.
It's nothing more than failing the exam, so I was pulled over and scolded, that's all.
Zhou Maoxue stopped what he was doing, walked out quickly, and went straight to Zhou Hong's study.
At this moment, Zhou Hong was writing something at his desk, with two pieces of letter paper spread out on the table.
Zhou Maoxue asked cautiously, "Dad, what did you call me for?"
Zhou Hong paused and put down his pen.
He picked up the two pieces of paper, stood up and slowly walked to Zhou Maoxue, staring at him and asked, "Did you write these two pieces of paper? The candidates gathered in the Jianye Marquis' Mansion to cause trouble, and you were the leader?"
Zhou Maoxue looked at the two pieces of letter paper, his eyes gradually filled with fear.
Oh no!
When he protested in front of the Marquis of Jianye's mansion, he wrote two articles, one to the emperor and the other to refute science.
It had been so long that he put it away and forgot about it.
It actually fell into my father's hands.
Zhou Maoxue's forehead was covered with sweat: "It is indeed written by me, but Dad..."
Bang!
Before Zhou Maoxue could finish his words, a swift slap hit him hard in the face.
Zhou Maoxue felt a buzzing in his ears, saw stars, and fell to the ground.
"How could I give birth to such a bastard like you!" Zhou Hong was furious, with disappointment in his eyes, "Who told you to lead the trouble, and who told you to go to the gate of Jianye Marquis' Mansion?"
"It's fine that you failed the imperial examinations many times, but I admit that you are not cut out for it! But how could you do such a stupid thing!"
"You openly defy the imperial court's orders, and you want to find another way out after failing the imperial examination. You are a bunch of good-for-nothings! How dare you mess with Fang Zhengyi? Have you ever used your brain? How much trouble do you want to bring to your family!"
Zhou Maoxue fell to the ground, listening to his father's rapid-fire questioning, his already painful face became even hotter.
Failed many times, good for nothing, waste, stupid thing...
Every word pierced his heart.
He originally wanted to say a few more words, but seeing Zhou Hong roaring, Zhou Maoxue's stubbornness came back.
He slowly stood up, covered his face with one hand, looked at Zhou Hong, and sneered: "Yes, I did it! But I was able to gather people just to please the scholars in the world. What, is Dad afraid of Fang Zhengyi?"
Zhou Hong's face turned pale and blue: "Shut up! Is it as simple as you think?"
"I wrote a letter. You should take it to the Jianye Marquis's home to apologize immediately. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."
Zhou Maoxue said with a hint of mockery in his tone: "I won't go! Although you are no longer in the court, you were once the Right Censor-in-Chief, and you claimed that you had disciples all over the world... Fang Zhengyi is only about the same age as me, and his status is lower than yours, so why are you so afraid of him?"
Zhou Hong suddenly raised the crutch in his hand, wanting to give Zhou Maoxue a hard hit, but he met Zhou Maoxue's stubborn look.
With a sigh, he slowly put down his cane...
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