After sitting in the waiting room for a while, servants came to take Jing Heguang to the flower hall.
The flower hall was much larger than the guest hall. After entering, Jing Heguang started greeting people after Qin Lu’s introduction.
Qin Lu himself looked at Jing Heguang, feeling quite satisfied.
This virtuous younger brother of his husband is truly a gentleman. He won’t say much about what happened before. He just finished the palace test yesterday and came to visit today, which shows his sincerity.
Mrs. Qin’s eyes also lit up. She smiled brightly when talking to Jing Heguang.
Just as they were talking, the screen fell down!
The screen fell to the ground with a bang, and the hidden people behind were also revealed.
Li Yujiao said angrily: “Cousin! Why did you push the screen?”
Li Yujiao’s cousin was stunned. She didn’t even realize what she had done. She only knew one thing.
—The vulgar person she was talking about…except for his simple clothes, he doesn’t look vulgar at all!
If this person is vulgar, no one in her family except her grandfather will be spared!
“How is that possible?” The cousin murmured in disbelief. It was because of her shock that she accidentally knocked down the screen.
Li Yujiao was still annoyed. She wanted to hide because she didn’t want to come out.
Because…he must greet him if she appears!
She had done so many things and had so many quarrels for Jing Heguang that he didn’t know! She didn’t want to call Jing Heguang uncle in front of him.
She was clearly well hidden, but her cousin made her appear. It was so embarrassing! Li Yujiao thought angrily and glanced at Jing Heguang from the corner of her eye.
The eldest lady was scolding the juniors: “Why are you so rude! Why don’t you come and see the elders soon…”
Jing Heguang waved his hands and said with a smile: “It’s okay, I’m just curious. The screen just fell, as long as everyone is fine.”
After Jing Heguang finished speaking, he smiled at Li Yujiao and thanked his big niece for speaking for him.
Although he doesn’t know what happened specifically, thinking about how so many Jinshis in the same field looked down upon him at the beginning, he can imagine what Li Yujiao was facing.
Li Yujiao didn’t know that it was a grateful thanks, so after being looked at, she felt that she was being laughed at!
She didn’t care about making her cousin regret what she said, she immediately grabbed the person and ran away.
“Eldest aunt, we’re going back to accompany grandma!”
You pulled me, I pulled you, all the juniors in the Qin family disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The eldest lady was angry and amused, so she said helplessly: “These guys always run away when they get in trouble!”
Qin Lu quickly admitted his mistake: “Sister-in-law, it’s because I didn’t teach her well. I wasn’t tough with her, and her father also loves her very much. Don’t worry, I will loosen her muscles and bones later!”
The eldest lady said: “I think there is indeed something wrong with the cousin, I will ask them later.”
“Let’s not talk about that now.” The eldest lady changed the topic and continued to talk to Jing Heguang, “When is Heguang planning to return to your hometown? Sister-in-law remembered Wenxin said that he didn’t feel at ease for you to go back alone.”
Qin Lu said with a smile: “I wanted to tell you tomorrow, but I didn’t expect you to come first. If you’re going in these few days, we can go back together?”
Jing Heguang said: “If it’s just for these few days, we should be able to go together.”
Jing Heguang thought of Zhang Xingyu. Qin Lu probably missed Li Wenxin as much as he missed Zhang Xingyu.
Jing Heguang’s expressions were gentle: “I’ve been away for a long time, I can’t help but worry about home.”
After the conversation, they decided on a date to return home together.
***
Jing Heguang sat there for almost an hour before leaving the Qin Mansion.
When he left Qin Mansion, he walked out of the alley where Qin Mansion was located and was about to call a carriage.
As soon as he stood still, a carriage came towards him. Jing Heguang stretched out his hand to wave, and the carriage slowly approached.
The carriage stopped in front of Jing Heguang, but the curtain was opened from inside.
Wang Sixing stuck his head out, looked at Jing Heguang intently, and then said: “Come up.”
Jing Heguang shook his head.
He no longer believed in Wang Sixing, so naturally he would not get in his carriage.
Seeing that he didn’t move, Wang Sixing jumped out of the carriage and asked him: “Looking for a tavern and teahouse nearby?”
Jing Heguang frowned and looked at him: “Why are you looking for me?”
Wang Sixing exhaled and asked with some impatience on his brows. “Did you let people ruin my reputation?!”
Jing Heguang was a little puzzled. He raised his eyebrows and asked, “What did I do?”
“What did you do? Those fellow villagers are spreading the news that I betrayed my friends. Isn’t it you who did it!” Wang Sixing looked at Jing Heguang with anger on his face.
Jing Heguang sneered when he heard his lies.
Seeing Jing Heguang still smiling, Wang Sixing became even more angry!
Jing Heguang, who has already passed the exam and became a jinshi, has no idea what those fellow countrymen’s words will ruin him?!
Wang Sixing defended himself and said: “I told others about you, but I never falsely accused you of anything! I didn’t fabricate the facts either!!”
Jing Heguang looked at him, feeling extremely strange.
Jing Heguang had a plan in his mind. He frowned and took a step forward with a cold face, his aura was overwhelming.
“But you know that will cause trouble for me; you also know what those people think; you know even more how much I value my family!”
“Wang Sixing, you dare say but you can’t imagine how uncomfortable it would be for me when I hear those people use bad words to describe Xing’ger? You aren’t ashamed to come here? You have not turned your back on me?!”
Jing Heguang has always been kind and gentle, and he also occasionally makes jokes without going too far.
But Wang Sixing never knew that Jing Heguang would have such a sharp side.
Jing Heguang had such an indifferent face, and every word was heartbreaking and mercilessly breaking through all his disguise!
Wang Sixing subconsciously took a step back, but his thin body was still stiffed by this pressure.
Jing Heguang is a jieyuan and now he is also a bangyan. Jing Heguang is extremely talented and very lucky. How could he know the difficulties of a mediocre person like him?
After Wang Sixing passed the exam, he originally felt very happy. At the same time, he also had hope for the future, and he began to desire to take a step forward!
Thus, after he separated from his friends, he returned to the academy and devoted himself to studying.
As a result, just when he thought he was making good progress, he saw Jing Heguang making rapid progress.
The teachers in the academy all said that Jing Heguang would pass this year! But to him, he said that he still needed to settle down.
Gradually, Wang Sixing no longer wanted to see Jing Heguang. He began to avoid Jing Heguang. He even left the academy early just to avoid walking with Jing Heguang.
Wang Sixing rushed to the capital while reading a book and thinking about the encouragement and affirmation given to him by his new friends. Along the way, he deceived himself and almost thought he was really capable.
But after arriving in the capital, all dreams were shattered.
The prosperity of the capital and the knowledge of those students opened Wang Sixing’s eyes, and at the same time made Wang Sixing realize that he was not good enough.
Therefore, Wang Sixing had no choice but to go out during the day and listen to those people discussing gambling issues, and study at night.
Wang Sixing originally thought he could survive it, but then…he couldn’t even survive the nine-day exam! On the eighth day, he fainted in the examination room and was sent out of Gongyuan!
Later, Wang Sixing moved to an inn far away from Xicheng. He encountered other people’s inquiries and the temptation of the Imperial academy quota…
He just told some truth. Wang Sixing hesitated again and again, and finally convinced himself. Because as long as he can enter the Imperial Academy, his name might be on the next gold list!
But now, he is finished! Wang Sixing looked at Jing Heguang and realized this clearly.
He thought: What an unfair fate! Some people are good-looking, tall and straight, and also smart…
Wang Sixing blinked, glanced deep into the alley, then turned his head and looked directly at Jing Heguang: “I am using your news to cling to the rich and powerful, but what about you? The same goes for you. In that alley, they are either princes or officials.”
Jing Heguang looked at him and said lightly: “That’s magistrate Li husband’s natal family there. You know how I get to know magistrate Li’s husband.”
Wang Sixing was stunned on the spot, his eyes were filled with astonishment as he remained silent.
Seeing that he had shut up, Jing Heguang walked past him, walked a few steps further away, and hailed a new carriage back to the adminstration hall.
***
Three days later.
Jing Heguang, Qin Lu, Li Yujiao and the Li family’s escorts set off on the road again.
Before leaving, Li Yujiao also visited her cousin.
Last time after Jing Heguang left, the eldest lady asked about Li Yujiao’s cousin’s abnormality, and Li Yujiao poured out the facts like beans, not a word more, but also not a word less.
Ever since then, the 12 year old cousin received the reward of love — labor education.
The little cousin began to wash her own clothes, clean her own room, and cook her own meals. She deeply realized that labor is a virtue.
She forgot to mention that this was an idea that the eldest lady came up with after hearing the secret news about ‘Jinshi killing pigs’. The eldest lady feels that it’s truly worthy of being a high person, this method works well at first sight!
Along the way back.
Jing Heguang didn’t have to study any more. When the carriage stopped, he had time to follow and go out for a walk.
When he sees something interesting and suitable on the street, he will buy it and prepare to take it back with him to his big baby!
It’s hard to leave one fellow travelers behind when one buys their own things.
Jing Heguang often bought some fresh food and gave it to Qin Lu and Li Yijiao to try.
Today, Li Yujiao got another piece of fried fruit.
She bit into the fragrant fried fruit and muttered: “Why do you always give food? Isn’t this just some children’s stuff? Jing Heguang is too childish!”
Qin Lu glanced at her and thought: Those things brother Heguang bought were not children’s toys, he just treated you like a child.
Li Yujiao raised her head suddenly and asked her mother again: “Does he think I am stupid?!”
That time in her father’s study, she remembered that she was stupid; she was hiding behind the screen, and the screen fell down…
Qin Lu: …
He might actually have given birth to a little fool.
Qin Lu touched the little fool’s daughter’s head and said helplessly: “We’re going to see your father tomorrow, you should eat less, and be careful that your father won’t dare to recognize you when he sees you later.”
The fat Li Yujiao said: “Huh? But this smells so good!”
In the carriage behind, Jing Heguang listened to ‘It smells so good’ repeated every day, laughing so hard that the brush almost fell from his hand!
Holding the brush dangerously, Jing Heguang calmed down and continued writing on the paper.
— The red clouds outside the window are very beautiful, and I feel even more eager to think about seeing you soon.
