Joy of Life: Starting from Teacher Fan Xian

Chapter 29 I'll Knock on the Door
"My Lord, I am tired."

Wang Qinian was weak and wiping his tears. The flag was eight feet high and had four big characters "Earl Sinan" engraved on it. They were written in a very bold and elegant manner, as if he was afraid that people would not recognize them.

The event was so sensational that it attracted so many people from Kyoto to watch that the roads were blocked.

Lin Ruo lifted the curtain and looked at the distance, and comforted Wang Qinian outside the carriage: "Just bear with it, we will get there soon. Then I will treat you to two taels of silver noodles."

Wang Qinian was speechless. This joke was really unacceptable.

"My Lord, it's not that I'm lazy, there are just too many people watching. I'm a quiet and solitary person, and I can't stand seeing so many people." Wang Qinian's face was already pressed against the carriage. With just one response, he could climb into the carriage. He smiled flatteringly, "How about my Lord let me hide in there? I'll come down when there are fewer people."

Lin Ruo smiled and said, "You run fast, so you can go ahead."

"Okay." Wang Qinian pondered for a moment. It would be better to run away early than to stay here. After taking a breath, he jumped up in three or two steps and jumped out, stepping on a group of heads.

When the carriage from Si Nanbo's mansion landed smoothly in front of the gate of Liu's mansion, an uproar broke out.

No one would have thought that Si Nanbo would surrender in this way.

Complaints aside, people still have to watch the excitement. Outside the Liu Mansion, people are filled with excitement and anticipation. They rush forward, hoping to occupy a favorable position to enjoy the show that is about to begin.

"Guess, will Liu Mansion open the door?"

"You still want to open the door? You'll have to file a complaint with the emperor. Even if you're a concubine, you should have some dignity."

Under everyone's focused gaze, the servants from the Fan residence stepped forward and knocked on the door of the Liu residence.

As expected, the door to the Liu Mansion was closed tightly, and there was no sign of movement.

Teng Zijing looked at him and whispered, "I'm afraid we can only bring the lady back by forcing our way in."

Lin Ruo refused outright: “Don’t be impatient, it’s not time to finish the foreplay yet.”

At this time, Wang Qinian jumped down from the wall of Liu Mansion in panic, holding his head and saying, "Sir, don't go in. There are people inside waiting to hit you with a black stick. I just went in to use the toilet and got caught."

Lin Ruo opened his eyes and looked inside. He saw people blocking the door. It seemed that the Liu family was determined not to let outsiders in.

Lin Ruo took out Si Nanbo's handwritten letter from his arms, opened it, glanced at the contents, and felt his two fingers standing on the letter feel a little cold. After a slight mental struggle, Lin Ruo gritted his teeth and read out the first sentence: "Now there is Liu, who is not a faithful wife..."

And then... the words were so harsh that even Lin Ruo didn't want to continue talking.

"Teng Zijing, please read it."

"Ah!" Teng Zijing was as if he was facing a formidable enemy and quickly shook his head: "I can't read."

"Then Lord Wang."

Wang Qinian was caught off guard and hesitated slightly: "Sir, you know me well."

"I understand. You do clerical work in the Supervisory Commission." Lin Ruo replied.

Wang Qinian smiled bitterly: "You know, sir, I am an outsider of the Fan Mansion, and it is not reasonable..."

Lin Ruo looked at him and raised his first finger: "Ten taels of silver."

Wang Qinian paused and hesitated.

"Twenty taels of silver."

Wang Qinian’s eyes lit up.

"Thirty taels of silver."

Wang Qinian's heart skipped a beat.

"Forty taels of silver, the final bonus." Lin Ruo pretended to pick up the letter and was about to continue reading. The hot wind blew through the crowd. Wang Qinian, frowning, took a deep breath and took the letter from Lin Ruo very calmly. The unscrupulous businessman in his bones made him absolutely unwilling to suffer a loss.

"Since you trust me so much, I will definitely live up to your kindness."

"Guard the situation outside." Lin Ruo glanced at Teng Zijing and walked out slowly.

The people present were staring in confusion, thinking that Si Nanbo's mansion was going to do some drama again, but they didn't expect that they would just send someone else to knock on the door again, doing something meaningless.

The Liu family refused to see visitors, so this farce was just a farce, which undoubtedly lowered the psychological expectations of most people.

The fact is just as many people thought. Lin Ruo knocked twice lightly, and he really just knocked on the door, but the third knock was very heavy:

"I've already been polite. Since you won't open the door, then... sorry to bother you."

The palms hidden under the wide sleeves were clenched tightly, and a long-lasting true energy was faintly visible. Lin Ruo smiled gently, and then punched down. It was like a heavy hammer with a force of a thousand pounds, and the door exploded.

When the servants who were responsible for blocking the door saw this scene, they were so frightened that they ran away on their knees.

Lin Ruo's eyes were calm as he walked quickly towards the hall of Liu Mansion.

"How dare you trespass into Liu's residence? You're asking for your life!"

The servants swarmed in, holding sticks and blocking the way, leaving the yard completely blocked. They were so arrogant that they were determined not to let anyone take even a single step forward.

"I'll take it as a compliment."

Lin Ruo hung his hands, took the first step as if nothing happened, and then the second step. The servants, who originally did not want to take action, now had no choice but to do so. The arrow was on the string and had to be shot.

Lin Ruo's face changed slightly, and his expression of watching the fun quickly disappeared.

The melee broke out for only a moment before it turned into a one-sided fight. People kept falling down, wailing, and making chaotic sounds of pain. The defeated servants retreated step by step towards the main hall until they had nowhere to retreat.

"Let's go. The gap in strength is clear before us. No one will blame you. If you don't want to suffer the pain of blushing and heart palpitations, you can continue."

Lin Ruo said in a friendly manner, and the servants dispersed very quickly without struggling.

Looking at the people sitting in the main hall, Lin Ruo bowed slightly and said, "Madam Liu, things have come to this point, it's time to wrap it up."

Old Madam Liu sat in the hall, her anger completely gone, her solemn expression reluctantly released.

The huge Liu Mansion couldn't even stop a visitor from the Fan Mansion, so what else could it do? The title of Duke within a few generations was just a gilded title.

"That's it. Live a good life when you go back, and don't make you, your mother, worry anymore."

After hearing what Old Madam Liu said, Lin Ruo looked over and said, "Second Madam, can I have a word with you for a moment?"

In the back garden of the Liu Mansion, Liu looked at this person whom she had never seen in the Fan Mansion, and couldn't help wondering about his identity and how he could gain the trust of the master in such a short time.

Lin Ruo smiled and said, "The Second Madam is a smart person. She shouldn't have said anything wrong these days."

Liu knew that he was testing her to see if she had leaked the matter. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "I have never told anyone else."

"That's good. As long as Madam keeps this matter in her heart and returns to the Fan Mansion, everything will be over." Lin Ruo nodded slightly.

"So, who are you?"

Liu's brows were conflicted, but she finally couldn't help but ask this question.

Lin Ruo retracted his gaze, still modest and polite: "My name is Lin Ruo, I come from Danzhou, I am Master Fan Xian's teacher, Madam should have heard of him."

(End of this chapter)