While Wang Ziyao was complaining, he stole a glance at Zhao Lin. Seeing that Zhao Lin was unmoved, he knew that although this guy was young, he was not someone to be fooled. So he said, "Give me a poem. When you join the army, I will make you a centurion directly. How about that?"
Zhao Lin just smiled and said, "You should keep such a good thing to yourself. I just want the money."
Wang Ziyao grabbed his hair desperately and sighed, "The key is that I have no money."
Zhao Lin spread his hands and said, "Then there's nothing we can do."
Those things are too far away now. If we really join the army, we will enter the territory of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, and it might be worse than now.
So Zhao Lin is not considering joining the army as Wang Ziyao mentioned.
Even if you want to join the army, you must make sure you stay far away from the north.
Wang Ziyao could only collapse on his chair and sigh.
Sudi came with his belongings.
Two large carriages full of books.
"So many books?" Zhao Lin asked in surprise.
There must be more than a thousand books.
Sudi said proudly, "Not many, there are still some that haven't been moved in. Let's wait and see, and then move them in after the rest are packed up."
Zhao Lin knew that Su Di was coming here to borrow money so that he could study with him, so he said gratefully, "Brother Su, this is so thoughtful."
Sudi smiled and said, "You saved my life, why are you saying this?"
If you want to pass the imperial examination, it is not a simple matter of taking the test, but you need to read widely.
Su Di knew that Zhao Lin was an orphan and had few opportunities to study. Even if he wanted to buy some books, he had nowhere to go, so he moved all his belongings here.
Wang Ziyao said weakly, "There are so many books, it gives me a headache just looking at them. It's better to practice swordplay."
Both Zhao Lin and Wang Ziyao ignored each other. Zhao Lin arranged a room next to his own for Su Di, and then asked the servants to move all the books into the study.
Zhao Lin specially arranged a large study room to store books and for him and Sudi to study together.
"Perfect."
Sudi looked at all the books neatly put away, clapped his hands, and said, "Brother Zhao, make some arrangements. I'll treat you today."
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "How can I let Brother Su spend the money? I'll do it."
Su Di did not argue with Zhang Fan about this and said, "The guest should follow the host's wishes."
Zhao Lin had someone prepare a sumptuous banquet. Just as they were about to start eating, the doorman came running to tell Zhang Fan, "Miss Fu is here."
As a servant of the Zhao family, others may not know him, but Fu Liqing must know him.
Zhao Lin quickly said, "You guys use it first."
Wang Ziyao smiled and said, "Miss Fu is here, how can we not go out to greet her?"
They both stood up, and Sudi stopped sitting and said, "I'll go see Miss Fu's elegance too."
The three of them came to the gate together. Fu Liqing had just gotten off the carriage and was stunned when he saw other people.
Zhao Lin stepped forward and said, "Miss Fu, why are you here? Please come in. By the way, this is Young Master Wang, and this is Young Master Su."
Fu Liqing knew Wang Ziyao. After greeting him, he turned his attention to Su Di and said, "I've never seen Mr. Su before."
Sudi laughed and said, "It doesn't matter if Miss Fu has never seen someone from outside the city."
"By the way, Brother Su has moved here and is going to study with me." Zhao Lin said.
Fu Liqing frowned slightly and looked at Sudi. He felt something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it. He said, "Study here? Why don't you go to the county school?"
Zhao Lin said: "I'm not used to the environment of the county school. I feel more comfortable studying at home."
Hearing Zhao Lin say that this was his own home, Fu Liqing was very happy. He didn't care why Zhao Lin didn't go to the county school and said, "I hope I didn't disturb you?"
Zhao Lin said, "No, you're just in time. We're just about to have dinner. Do you want to join us?"
Fu Liqing said, "I've already used it. I came here to give you something."
As they were talking, the servants from the Fu Mansion had already brought the things over.
Two large boxes of books.
"These books are not read by anyone in the mansion. They are just sitting there anyway. I think they might be useful to you if I give them to you," said Fu Liqing.
Zhao Lin said gratefully, "Miss Fu is such a timely help. I was just worried about having no books to read. Some of the books I wanted to buy were not even available."
Fu Liqing showed a reserved smile.
Wang Ziyao suddenly asked, "Didn't Brother Su just bring in two large carriages of books?"
Zhao Lin immediately kicked Wang Ziyao, but Su Di looked at Fu Liqing with a smile.
Fu Liqing was slightly startled, and looked at Zhao Lin with amusement: "What Mr. Zhao said just now was a bit fake."
Zhao Lin said confidently: "When I saw the book Miss Fu gave me, I forgot everything else."
Fu Liqing blushed slightly and wanted to leave quickly, but then he said, "I'm going to take a look at the book that Master Su gave me."
Zhao Lin brought Fu Liqing to the study. Looking at the bookcase full of books, Fu Liqing said, "It seems I have done this in vain."
Although Fu Liqing was talking to Zhao Lin, he was looking at Su Di.
She always felt that something was wrong with Sudi.
This is a woman's intuition.
Su Di smiled slightly: "With Miss Fu's book, Brother Zhao will definitely be able to pass the imperial examination more easily. He should thank Miss Fu when he becomes the top scholar in the future."
Fu Liqing said, "It was his own ability that made him the top scholar. I was just the icing on the cake. Now, go eat. I have something to do, so I'll go back first."
She wants to check Sudi's background.
Zhao Lin tried to persuade her to stay, but seeing that Fu Liqing was determined to leave, he sent her to the carriage and watched her leave.
Zhao Lin returned to the restaurant and didn't see Su Di and Wang Ziyao, so he went to the study and found that they were still reading there.
"Brother Zhao, Miss Fu is very thoughtful. Look at this book of etiquette, there are annotations by Minister Fu on it." Su Di said, holding a book.
Zhao Lin took it and took a look. Sure enough, there were annotations written in small regular script on it, which showed great care. He then looked through the other books and found that at least half of them had annotations.
Zhao Lin sighed, "It's the hardest to accept the kindness of a beautiful woman."
Wang Ziyao said excitedly, "Alright, Brother Zhao, it's obvious from the look of it that Miss Fu is deeply in love with you. Why don't you quickly win her over?"
Su Di rushed to say, "She's just the daughter of a minister. How can she be worthy of Brother Zhao? In my opinion, only a princess can be worthy of him."
Zhao Lin quickly said, "Brother Su, you must be joking. The princess is not something we can dream of."
Wang Ziyao muttered, "Even if the marriage is granted, I can't marry the princess. Once I become a prince consort, I can neither hold an official position nor go to the battlefield. Only a fool would become a prince consort."
Zhao Lin nodded and said, "Yes."
With Fu Liqing's visit, Su Di seemed to be in a bad mood. The three of them ate in a hurry. Wang Ziyao went to find someone to play with, while Zhao Lin and Su Di went into the study to read.
Fu Liqing returned to the mansion, and before he could investigate Su Di, he received news: "Young Master Zhao was expelled from the county school. It is said that the education official heard the master's comments about Young Master Zhao and believed that he was not worthy of studying in the county school. So he tore up his credentials and expelled him."
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