Song Yao fell asleep on the table. In the second half of the night, he felt cold, so he staggered toward the bed in the dark.
Just when he had climbed up halfway, he heard a series of crisp sounds. Before he could react, one of the bed legs broke off, and the bed board collapsed with a "bang", and he rolled directly to the ground.
In the darkness, Mei Ruochu's concerned voice came, asking him what was going on?
Song Yao grinned and climbed up from the ground, "Maybe this bed has fallen apart due to disrepair!"
"Then Brother Song tonight..."
The bed in the double room is a single bed. The two of them are almost adult-sized, and they would probably not be able to sleep well if they squeezed together.
Song Yao heard that Mei Ruochu meant that she didn't want to sleep with him. He also thought it was weird that Mei Ruochu didn't even untie her belt when she slept, so she didn't want to sleep with him.
"I'll go out and see if anyone is still awake." Song Yao limped out and knocked on the door next door.
At that time, most people had of course gone to bed.
Besides, Song Yao has such a bad reputation that even if someone has worked hard until this hour and hasn't gone to bed yet, no one would bother to pay attention to him.
After seeking help in vain, Song Yao came back again and tripped over the threshold when entering the house. He lowered his head and looked in the moonlight, and saw that the threshold was cracked for some reason.
He got up from the ground again, pulled the quilt to the ground, and made a bed on the floor.
The next morning, it was time for class. Song Yao got up, feeling sore all over, changed his alcohol-smelling clothes, and went to the classroom with Mei Ruochu.
Unexpectedly, before he had taken a few steps, the sole of his shoe suddenly fell off. He had just woken up from a hangover and had no time to react, and immediately fell flat on his face in front of people.
Just so happened that it fell in front of Song Li and others.
If someone else fell like this, Song Li and the others would definitely rush to help him, but as for Song Yao... not only did they not help him, they just laughed out loud.
In the end, it was Mei Ruochu who pulled the man up from the ground.
Song Yao was covered in mud, and it was time for class. He had no time to change his clothes, so he had no choice but to go into the classroom.
Not long after the students sat down, the teacher came over.
Seeing the embarrassed Song Yao, and then looking at Mei Ruochu who was representing Hongle Academy next to him, the gentleman's face darkened.
Song Yao also realized that the situation was not as usual now that people from Hongle Academy were present. His description of the incident was tantamount to bringing discredit to his own academy, and he became even more embarrassed and ashamed.
Later, the teacher left time for the students to read in the morning, and then gave Song Yao a look. He consciously went out to clean himself up.
Qingzhu is divided into four classes: A, B, C, and D. Song Yao is in Class A, which is the class that has finished reading the imperial examination books and can take the examination at any time.
These people have already memorized the Four Books and Five Classics by heart, so they don't need much time to read in the morning.
A quarter of an hour later, Song Yao didn't come back, so the teacher started the class as usual.
He assigned homework the day before and had everyone hand it in in turn according to their seating order, and he would review it.
The students were all doing their own things very consciously. The department was very quiet. The teacher didn't need to pay special attention. He occasionally looked up and saw Mei Ruochu helping Song Yao tidy up the desk. Then he looked up and saw that he seemed to be adjusting the clothes around his waist?
He didn't care about it. He just thought that he was worthy of being a student from Hongle. He didn't have the intention to laugh at others and even knew how to help Song Yao, his new classmate. A modest gentleman.
Another quarter of an hour later, Song Yao finally finished packing.
The school dormitory is very close to the guest room, so it doesn't take so much time on normal days.
But he had a very difficult time during those two quarters of an hour - not long after he walked out, the shoes with half the soles were completely ruined.
Fortunately, it was already class time and there were not many people outside the academy, so he simply took off one shoe and went back to the dormitory barefoot. Afterwards, he experienced a series of incredible little accidents, such as his hairband broke, his purse tore, and his clothes torn.
Then he returned to the classroom, but before he could sit down, the chair he was sitting on suddenly fell over. He fell right down on his butt!
There was a burst of muffled laughter in the classroom, and the teacher's face became more and more uneasy.
After changing to a new one, Song Yao took out his homework from his school bag and prepared to hand it in.
When he realized he had forgotten to sign his name, he hurriedly sharpened the pen, but the pen, which seemed to be in good condition, actually smudged and left ink blobs when he wrote on the paper.
Although this was their daily homework, they were all people who were going to take the imperial examination or had already taken it. The teacher was very strict with them and asked them to follow the imperial examination standards every time they wrote the questions.
He was hesitant to hand it over, so the master came down to collect it. After seeing the extremely dazzling ink ball clearly and thinking about all his actions this morning, the master was so angry that his face turned blue. If it weren't for the presence of an outsider like Mei Ruochu, he would have scolded him.
Under the continuous small tortures, Song Yao felt like every day was a year, and finally made it to the end of school.
When bad luck kept happening to him, Song Yao naturally thought of someone else's mischief first.
After school, he went straight to the dormitory and put together all the things that had problems that morning for comparison. The broken sections of all the broken items were very irregular, and they were not cut or cut off by external force.
This result made Song Yao even more frustrated.
This is no longer a shameful thing, it really feels like bad luck! He had just performed poorly in the provincial examination due to bad luck. If he continued to have bad luck, wouldn’t this year’s college entrance examination be…
Later, Mei Ruochu came back and said that she had brought him dinner.
Song Yao suppressed the anger in his heart and thanked him. In his upset mood, he casually took a few bites.
I happened to eat a chicken bone and it hit my tooth!
After a scream of pain, Song Yao spat out the chicken bone with a little blood on it. He was so annoyed that he wanted to overturn the dining table!
It happened that at this time, Zhaifu came over to inform that Ling Qingming asked Song Yao to go over.
This must be the gentleman who went to complain. Ling Qingming values his reputation the most, so he is ready to teach him a lesson!
It wasn't like he deliberately wanted to embarrass Qingzhu. Song Yao felt both wronged and wronged!
He told Zhaifu that he would be there soon, and Mei Ruo slowly took out some clean clothes from his bag to change into.
Perhaps his expression was too solemn, Mei Ruochu untied his belt, took off his outer shirt, and came over wearing only his undershirt. He patted his shoulder and said, "Brother Song, don't be like this. Actually, I've been unlucky before. During the previous government exam, I don't know where the wind blew, but it blew my candlestick down... and it almost caused a fire. So since then, I have devoted myself to studying the theory of destiny in the Book of Changes. How about this, I will accompany Brother Song, and Principal Ling should not embarrass you."
His words were the last straw that broke the camel's back. Song Yao raised his head abruptly and gritted his teeth, "Did you set the fire during the government exam?"
Although the two people in front seemed to be able to talk about anything, the matter of the provincial examination was really embarrassing, and Song Yao would not expose his own scars, so he deliberately did not mention it.
Mei Ruochu looked confused. Song Yao stood up and pulled him out. "I know. It must be you who did this. You should come with me to the headmaster to explain yourself!"
"Brother Song, please at least let me put on my coat." Song Yao held him tightly, but he didn't ask him to go out wearing only his shirt. However, he only let Mei Ruochu put on his coat. As for tying the ten belts, Song Yao didn't have the patience and just pulled him out.
Mei Ruochu let him pull her along, and when they got in front of Ling Qingming, they almost fell into a ball again - why did he say almost? Because Mei Ruochu managed to stabilize his body with agility, while Song Yao fell flat on his face.
He fell more times that day than in the previous ten years combined. He appeared in front of Ling Qingming with dishevelled hair and a dirty face, and Ling Qingming's face became even more gloomy.
Also because of the presence of Mei Ruochu, an outsider, Ling Qingming, like the teacher, suppressed his displeasure and did not blame him. He just said in a normal tone: "I only sent you here, why did you bring Ruochu with you?"
He didn't blame him, but Song Yao couldn't hold it in anymore and explained his purpose in a wronged manner, saying that he was particularly unlucky today and that bad things happened to him for no reason. Thinking about it, I didn’t do anything. I just stayed with Mei Ruochu for one night. He was also the one who set the fire in Qiantoufu. In the final analysis, it was Mei Ruochu's fault!
Ling Qingming's face was full of excitement. He felt that Song Yao was possessed by a demon. He said speechlessly, "Don't talk nonsense. If you really want to say that, he has also come into contact with many people in our academy. The monk next to me has even served as a guide for him..." As he said this, he tilted his head to look at the monk, "Did anything bad happen to you?"
Of course the guide who used to be a monk shook his head and said no. Not to mention that he didn't, except for Song Yao, no other accidents happened in the academy in the past two days.
"He admitted to the arson attempt in that mansion himself."
"Shut up! Ruo Chu has already said that he didn't do it on purpose. If he really set the fire on purpose, he would have been in jail long ago. How could he still be here?"
"Who knows if he is targeting me on purpose?"
Ling Qingming was so angry that he laughed, "The idea of luck and destiny has been around for a long time, and I can't say that it is definitely not true. But is it possible that this luck can fluctuate, and is it more likely to be directed at you alone?"
Song Yao didn't know how to explain this. When he was in glory, Ling Qingming sided with him, and he just felt relieved.
However, the situation is reversed now. Ling Qingming obviously sides with Mei Ruochu, leaving him speechless and unable to express his pain.
In short, he felt wronged, felt that he was not wrong, and felt that he could no longer stay with Mei Ruochu - even though she was the representative student from Hongle and had great significance. But no matter how extraordinary its significance is, can it be more important than the scientific research that will take place later?
The atmosphere was tense, and Mei Ruochu said appropriately: "Shanzhang Ling, can you let me say a few words?"
Ling Qingming nodded slightly and motioned for him to speak.
"I have actually done some research on the theory of destiny."
He said earlier that he has been rereading the "Book of Changes" recently, which is very believable.
He went on to say, "As for this luck, it may not seem like anything if you look at one person alone, but if two people have incompatible fates, it may lead to disaster. This is what we call 'punishment and incompatibility'."
"You mean, you and Song Yao are fine when they are alone, but together, it will cause disaster."
Mei Ruochu nodded, "If Principal Ling doesn't believe me, I can use the 'Da Yan Divination Method' or the 'Money Lesson' to tell the fortune on the spot."
The so-called Dayan divination method is to use dozens of yarrow stalks for divination.
The money lesson is much simpler. Six copper coins are placed in a bamboo tube or tortoise shell, which is shaken several times after a blessing. When the coins are poured out, they will form a hexagram.
These are all divinations derived from the Book of Changes. Even scholars who do not believe in ghosts and gods will believe in this to some extent.
Ling Qingming took out a tortoise shell and asked Mei Ruochu to calculate it based on the money lesson.
Mei Ruochu didn't wear a belt, and said he would first predict his stay in Qingzhu and how he would be with Song Yao - the result of the divination... was naturally very bad!
Song Yao finally came back to life, pointing at Mei Ruochu and saying, "Master, please judge for yourself. Either I am lying, or this person is an unlucky person!"
The atmosphere was awkward, Ling Qingming frowned and said nothing for a long time.
Whether it was detailed or not, he didn't really care that much. He just felt that the matter seemed out of his control.
Mei Ruochu looked ashamed and asked Ling Qingming to wait for a moment while he went to clean up. Only then did Ling Qingming notice that his clothes were disheveled, and it was obvious that he was pulled over by Song Yao in a hurry.
This also gave Ling Qingming and Song Yao time to talk alone, and he nodded in agreement.
After Mei Ruochu left, Ling Qingming frowned and slammed the table, saying, "Song Yao, don't be so presumptuous! If you really think the situation is unusual, you should report it to me in private. Why did you pull him over here?"
Song Yao shrank his neck when he was yelled at. Only now did he come to his senses - yes, if he encountered such a thing, he could just talk to the headmaster privately. The headmaster would not force him to stay with Mei Ruochu. He could just let someone else be his guide. It shouldn't be exposed like this.
But he didn't know why, maybe because of the little accident he suffered that day, which made him particularly depressed and angry, and he felt that he couldn't bear this matter alone, and he had to let Mei Ruochu suffer with him.
He is not such a short-sighted person on normal days, but he is really strange today!
Later, Mei Ruochu came over dressed neatly and asked for divination again. This time he said that he was fortune-telling for himself.
Several hexagrams in a row, it’s auspicious again!
"Sure enough, when they are together, it is bad, but when they are apart, it is good." Mei Ruochu sighed helplessly, "Shanzhang Ling invited me here with good intentions. But unfortunately, I have a conflict with the students of your academy, so I can't stay here any longer."
In his heart, Ling Qingming still wanted to keep him. After all, Song Yao was just a little unlucky, which was not a big problem.
But he certainly couldn't say that to Mei Ruochu, as it would seem that he, as the dean, didn't care about the students in his own academy.
"Or will we just let you live separately and not study in the same classroom?" Ling Qingming asked tentatively.
Mei Ruochu glanced at Song Yao and said with shame: "Brother Song will take the college entrance examination in a few months. I'd better not affect him at this time. Besides, I also have to prepare for the prefectural and college entrance examinations this year. Forcing us to do both together will not be good for both of us."
When Ling Qingming heard that he was only preparing for these two exams this year, he really didn't have to worry about him and Mu Yunchuan competing with each other.
Ling Qingming thought about it and still felt that this matter was to blame on Song Yao's rudeness. He had to drag Mei Ruochu in front of him and make the matter public, which would not end well.
It would be unreasonable to continue to pressure Mei Ruochu and refuse to let him go. If Mei Ruochu is really affected and does not do well in the exam, the old headmaster of Hongle will also be blamed.
"Then you have to leave for now. You can come back anytime you want."
Mei Ruochu didn't dare to complain, and bowed respectfully. Then he went back to pack his bag, and Ling Qingming personally sent him out of Qingzhu.
As for what happened after he left, Song Yao was severely scolded. If he had not had to take part in the college entrance examination, Ling Qingming might have directly given him a punishment of house arrest and suspension of classes.
From then on, Song Yao deeply believed that Mei Ruochu would harm him, and when he saw Cuiwei and other people who were related to him, he would try to hide from them and would never rush to provoke or cause trouble again.
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