Joy of Life: Starting from Teacher Fan Xian

Chapter 39: Simple Purpose
"Lin Ruo, interesting, just one word difference."

Standing beside the desk, staring at the name, Lin Ruofu had an unusual amusement expression on his face.

Seeing this, Yuan Hongdao laughed and said, "Your Excellency is joking. It seems that there is only one word difference, but in fact, you and him are completely different."

Lin Ruofu's gaze remained still for a long time before he said very seriously, "Mr. Yuan must have been joking. A 17-year-old scholar is so young and talented that even I was not as good as him back then."

"Your Excellency is right, but the officialdom is not the imperial examination arena." Yuan Hongdao smiled apologetically.

Lin Ruofu smiled faintly: "What about the others?"

"He has no contact with the Supervisory Council at the moment." Yuan Hongdao said in a low voice, "Also, as for the Princess, His Majesty has not allowed it for the time being."

Not getting a satisfactory answer, Lin Ruofu leaned forward and gripped the pen again, but his eyes, which had been pleasant a second ago, suddenly became sharper: "Is it His Majesty who disapproved, or is it her who disapproved? I have no idea."

The murder case on the street outside the academy was announced to the world, which was considered as an explanation to the people of the world.

The struggle between the powerful and wealthy extended to the streets of Kyoto, which was a joke that angered the people of Kyoto.

During the leisure time, some people could not help but belittle the son of Mr. Liao as being as stupid as a deer or a pig. At the same time, they felt fortunate, thinking that who knows if such a person who did not care about right or wrong would do something against the will of heaven in the future.

Compared with the insignificant confinement of His Royal Highness Prince Jing, people would be eager to know one fact.

Who is Lin Ruo?

Making friends with Prince Jing, angering the son of Scholar Liao, and escaping unscathed from a murder case on the street outside the academy, none of the above could be done by an ordinary guest of the Fan Mansion.

At the same time, the same doubts were widespread in Kyoto Academy: Who is Lin Ruo?

What they cared about was not the person involved in the murder case on the street, but the genius who had been lingering in the library for five days. However, they knew that this person was a 17-year-old juren.

Seventeen years old is the prime age and is combined with the talented status of a juren, so it is no wonder that the students in the academy think too much about it.

……

In the blink of an eye, a month has passed and Kyoto has entered winter, heading towards the end of the year.

His Royal Highness Prince Jing was released from the ban and went out openly after a long time. The luxurious carriage stood in front of the Fan Mansion in the cold wind.

Lin Ruo, wearing thick winter clothes and holding an oil-paper umbrella, walked out of Fan Mansion slowly.

Li Zhi lifted a corner, endured the piercing pain, and shivered as he said, "Hurry up, be careful that Fan Jian, the bastard, will catch up with you."

Lin Ruo shook his head, indicating that Lord Fan was busy, but he could not help being horrified by the fact that there was only one person in the world who dared to insult Fan Jian in front of the Fan Mansion.

Sitting on the carriage, the horse raised its hooves, and the cold wheels rolled on the snow-covered bluestone road, splashing eye-catching snow marks.

Li Zhi exhaled a breath of hot air, seeming to be intoxicated by the atmosphere of snow flying all over the sky, but from time to time he was worried whether the vegetable garden in the mansion could withstand the ravages of ice and snow, and his mood was ups and downs.

"Brother Lin."

"Your Highness, I am actually younger than you." Lin Ruo interrupted carefully. He had long wanted to speak frankly. A 17-year-old boy was called brother and brother, which was a bit strange. It was like changing sister to aunt. Didn't Mrs. Liu in the mansion also get tired of being called Aunt Ruo? Moreover, the man in front of him was a noble prince, so he shouldn't take advantage of him.

Hearing this, Li Zhi snorted: "I am a man of great respect, so it is not too much to call you brother."

The carriage rolled down the road, and the sound of children playing in the snow could be heard in the streets. The invaluable prince looked over despite the cold wind and suddenly sighed: "Look how happy these children are playing."

Li Zhi got married early and had children, and was confined to the palace. Unlike the eldest princess, he could not become the emperor's right-hand man and control the treasury. As a prince who lived far away from the power and stayed in the deep palace, planting flowers and ordering vegetables seemed to be free, but it was always a little short of true freedom.

"Brother Lin should be thankful. I have only admired one person in the past twenty years, and you are the second one." Li Zhi's eyes sparkled.

"Who's the first one?" Lin Ruo was flattered.

Li Zhi sighed, the light in his eyes fading quickly: "She has passed away, and no one in this world should remember her, so it's not worth mentioning."

Lin Ruo smiled, looked at the bewildered prince, and said seriously: "Lin dares to guess that the reason why that person can win the prince's admiration is that he is not bound by trivial matters, does not depend on the secular world, does not show off for fame, and does not act for profit. He is a person with ambition in his heart."

Li Zhi smiled bitterly: "But such a person died in the secular world, died in the eyes of some people. I am not like her. I don't have the courage to disobey. I can only think about obeying others' wishes and living one day at a time."

……

After saying this, Li Zhi was silent for a while, then raised his eyes gloomily and said, "The road to the imperial examination is not easy, so you'd better not go for it."

"The prince is afraid of Lin..." Lin Ruo hesitated to speak.

Li Zhi continued, "The poem you recited in the academy hall that day was very interesting. I like your upright character, but people who don't bow their heads are the last ones who should enter the officialdom."

Lin Ruo nodded, but said without hesitation: "Since we have come to this world, we must do something meaningful. In this respect, Lin is luckier than the prince."

Li Zhi shook his head and said in a deep voice: "What is meaningful to you? Realizing the value of life is not as good as living, right?"

"Besides, with your talent, it would not be a problem for you to become famous in the capital. Why do you want to seek fame in the officialdom? The reputation in the officialdom is not good."

Lin Ruo smiled indifferently: "Your Majesty has a lot to say today."

Li Zhi rolled his eyes and finally said, "You should also understand the consequences of entering the officialdom. I will stay away from you, otherwise it will hurt you and me."

Lin Ruo lowered his head slightly, his goal was clear, and his eyes were firm as he said, "In fact, Lin doesn't have any extra thoughts. I participated in the Spring Examination just to walk around more, see more, and if possible, do more things by the way."

"What move?"

Lin Ruo thought of what happened that day and said, "For example, if there was a murder outside the academy, without the prince's help, the consequences would be much more troublesome. This is what the prince can do more."

"Many people in the world are incompetent, so those of us who are capable should naturally do more, walk more, and see more, that's enough." Lin Ruo said simply and straightforwardly. His idea was really simple. Since he was no longer mediocre in his life again, he had to do things that were inconsistent with mediocrity. The stronger his ability, the higher he should hold his head.

It is so boring to have great abilities but only care about yourself. It is really boring.

Li Zhi had a blank expression on his face, showing no signs of worry or displeasure. He looked at the person who came like a bystander: "Go ahead and do it. I will just watch and see how far you can go and how high you can climb."

(End of this chapter)