Joy of Life: Starting from Teacher Fan Xian

Chapter 34: The Madness of a Family

There are a few plum blossoms in the corner, blooming alone in the cold; I know it is not snow from afar, because of the faint fragrance.

Wang Anshi's masterpiece is definitely a good poem. Even if the students in the palace think hard about it, it is still not as good as his.

Lin Ruo had no intention of spoiling the fun. He did not come here to become famous.

What's more, it is a waste to use Anshi's poems to flatter the officials in the hall.

There were many talented people in the hall. In just a short while, they had recited dozens of poems. However, Lin Ruo could not hear the flavor of their poems. Instead, they sounded more like tacky and pretentious scholars.

Yes, people with real talent and knowledge would not come here to seek fame and reputation.

As Lin Ruo thought about it, he could not help but recite to himself the masterpiece of someone in his previous life, muttering: "The mountains are not high and the waters are not deep, there are no great scholars talking and laughing, only ordinary people come and go, the sound of stringed instruments disturbs the ears, and the paperwork tires the body. Confucius said: It's so ugly."

The murmur was so quiet that Lin Ruo thought no one should be able to hear it in such a noisy hall. But it happened to fall into the ears of the hospitable student.

The student listened with great interest and was amazed. He leaned forward and said excitedly, "I heard you were writing a poem to curse people."

"No, you didn't hear it." Lin Ruo said guiltily.

"Just scold me, why not admit it?"

The student was excited, but a look of disappointment gradually appeared on his face. He sighed and said, "But this is meaningless. If I had your talent and ambition, I would stand up and write a poem that would be passed down through the ages, making everyone in the room unable to raise their heads. That's called scolding."

It’s cool, but I’m not the protagonist of a cool novel. Lin Ruo shook his head: “Forget about flattery.”

This was said in the hall and was heard by someone else. The student sitting across from him raised his head with a look of indignation and resentment: "Oh, it's you."

This student was the one who got caught in the rain on the way to the academy. At this moment, he met his enemy on a narrow road. Seeing his long-cherished enemy, he could no longer maintain his elegant demeanor. He slammed the table and pointed at Lin Ruo and cursed: "How dare you be so presumptuous in the hall and insult the adults."

When her pigtail was grabbed, Lin Ruo's heart moved. She slowly lowered her eyes and secretly activated her true energy. Almost before anyone noticed, the chopsticks on the table suddenly shot out and landed on the man's position.

Bang!
The table broke into pieces, and the man's body swayed. He fell to the ground with his knees bent before he could finish his words.

There was a scholar at the Imperial Academy appreciating poetry in the room, and everyone was listening attentively, but the sudden explosion was so loud that it spread out, and all the students couldn't help but look down.

Being interrupted, the Imperial Scholar glared at him, and seeing that the student was banging the table and making a noise, he immediately ignored what he said and waved his hand, saying, "How dare you disobey the law? You lunatic, get him out now."

Seeing this, the student knelt down hurriedly and said, "Sir, I am innocent. Someone insulted you, and I was angry, so I..."

"Ridiculous! I think you are the only one making up rumors here."

Before the student could say anything else, the guards dragged him away and the scene finally quieted down.

"Isn't that person Liao Yu, the son of Liao Xueshi from the Hanlin Academy? How could he do such a rude thing?"

"Who knows? It really ruins the family's reputation and disturbs our fun."

There were only a few people in the room, and no one could see him. Lin Ruo took advantage of the chaos to leave the hall.

On the wet path of the academy, the breeze blew gently after the rain, bringing with it a deep chill.

Lin Ruo hadn't walked a few steps when he heard a noisy voice coming from behind: "I saw it. It was you who broke the table with the chopsticks."

Lin Ruo looked back and was a little annoyed at his own speed. Why didn't he get rid of this guy earlier?

"You are not only talented in writing, but you also know martial arts!" The student was extremely emotional and shocked. He clasped his fists and said, "My name is Li Zhi. May I know your name?"

Li Zhi…!!

Hearing this name, Lin Ruo's first thought was the Empress's man, Emperor Gaozong of Tang, Li Zhi. His head buzzed, and he suddenly remembered that there was also a guy named Li Zhi in Joy of Life.

Emperor Qing's younger brother, the idle Prince Jing Li Zhi... In the original novel, Prince Jing is more than ten years younger than Emperor Qing, and has been bullied by Emperor Qing since he was a child.

By this calculation, Prince Jing should be about the same age as himself, the age is exactly the same.

Li Zhi, you kid, shouldn't be tending to the vegetable garden in the mansion, why are you here...

Lin Ruo exhaled: "No wonder he dared to address the Minister of Rites by his name in the palace."

Li Zhi smiled and replied, "Not as good as you, brother."

"I wonder which family you are from, brother?" Li Zhi asked again.

Lin Ruo was stunned and at a loss for words, not knowing whether to say it or not. Emperor Qing, Chen Pingping and Fan Jian grew up together in Prince Cheng's Mansion, and it seemed that they had bullied Li Zhi a lot.

Therefore, Li Zhi and Fan Jian also had a grudge against each other, otherwise he would not have called Fan Jian "damn it" in the original book.

Lin Ruo thought about it and realized that even if he didn't tell her, he would probably investigate behind her back, so he said frankly, "I'm Lin Ruo, a retainer of the Fan Mansion."

"Fan Mansion, which Fan Mansion?"

"It's the Fan Mansion you were thinking of."

As expected, when Li Zhi thought of the name Fan Jian, he cursed: "Damn it, it turns out that this is someone from the damn Fan Jian's mansion, and even his retainers are so outstanding."

Lin Ruo coughed twice and said, "Brother, I'm still here."

Li Zhi slowed down, looked at Lin Ruo, and had the idea of ​​poaching her. He cursed again, "Fan Jian is just a guy who hangs out in brothels every day. What future do you have with him? Come to my house. I am a prince after all. I will definitely have a better future than with him."

You usually don't go out, but you still receive guests...

Lin Ruo was slightly embarrassed and smiled bitterly: "Prince Jing, please don't embarrass me."

Li Zhi smiled, patted Lin Ruo and said, "I still like the rebellious look you had before you knew me."

Lin Ruo was speechless.

"Although the deal failed, our friendship remains. I, Li Zhi, will recognize you as my friend." Li Zhi said again.

Lin Ruo took a breath and wondered, "Why is Prince Jing in this academy?"

"It's not a good idea to stay in the house every day. We have to go out for a walk. I heard that the academy is quite lively today, so I came to take a look." Li Zhi said casually.

Lin Ruo smiled helplessly, thinking that perhaps the emperor in the deep palace wanted you to come out for a walk because he was afraid that you would be bored to death in the mansion.

Lin Ruo didn't know whether Li Zhi was a normal person.

It takes great courage to lock himself up in the mansion for ten years, completely stay away from the court, and be an idle gardener.

This made it so that Emperor Qing would never suspect his younger brother no matter who wanted to harm him.

After all, they are not threatening...

However, compared with the Princess and Emperor Qing, who are also from the same family, Li Zhi is actually a normal person. Even if he is abnormal, his madness index will not be as high as these two people.

Especially the eldest princess, who is far superior to Emperor Qing and Li Zhi, a godlike person...

　I am updating too slowly. I will try to finish two chapters before 5 o'clock every day.

　　
　
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