Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 215 Don’t give up

Lin Sheng covered his swollen and painful face and hurried home in embarrassment.

Several attendants followed behind, each of them trembling with fear and trepidation.

The second young master has become like this, and they will definitely be punished when they return.

The canary was standing on the railing of a pavilion in the Lin Mansion, playing with some familiar birds, chirping and having a lot of fun.

A pretty girl came over with a small food box.

When a few wild birds saw someone coming, they flapped their wings and flew to the nearby trees.

When the canary saw it, it couldn't help but want to fly. After realizing it was a girl, it chirped a few times.

The girl puffed out her cheeks. "I haven't seen you these days. You've really become wild. I don't even know where your home is. Is there any food outside? You're always flying around!"

Canary tilted her head, looking as if she didn't understand.

The girl couldn't help rolling her eyes when she saw this. Everyone in the mansion knew that this canary was smart and understood human nature, and it couldn't be kept in a birdcage.

She took out a handful of rice from the food box and said, "You must be hungry. Come and eat."

The canary flew to the girl's white palm and rubbed its head against it to show affection.

Then, he took small bites of the fine rice.

The girl narrowed her eyes and smiled, saying quietly, "Don't go out to play all the time in the future. It's very dangerous out there. There are eagles that will eat small birds. Stay home..."

The canary took a few bites and then flew away to stay in a tree.

"What a heartless little thing."

The girl muttered something and scattered the remaining rice under the tree.

Just then, there was a noise in the mansion.

Hearing the sound, the canary flew into the sky and looked around curiously.

The girl listened attentively and heard a familiar voice.

"Second brother is back..."

The girl put down the food box and went over to see what was going on.

Lin Sheng returned to the mansion angrily and asked the servants, "Where's my father?"

"Master, Madam, and the others are enjoying the flowers in the garden. Second Young Master, what's wrong with you?"

Lin Sheng had a gloomy face and did not answer, heading towards the garden.

The girl was shocked when she saw Lin Sheng, "Second brother, your face..."

Seeing that Lin Sheng ignored her, the girl hurriedly followed behind and asked the other servants in a low voice.

The servants dared not say anything and could only lower their heads in silence.

In a garden of the Lin Mansion, a group of people in bright clothes were enjoying the flowers and drinking tea.

"Father, mother!"

Before anyone arrived, Lin Sheng's voice had already reached the garden.

A wealthy middle-aged man followed the sound and saw a group of people coming.

The leader looked disheveled, with most of his face swollen and blue.

Madam Lin looked at Lin Sheng, but she didn't recognize him at first.

"Sheng'er, oh, you, how did you become like this!"

Madam Lin quickly stood up and walked towards Lin Sheng, her face full of heartache and anger.

The others couldn't sit still either and stood up one after another.

Lin Sheng's heart was filled with hatred. He said aggrievedly, "Mom, I was beaten by a country boy. My literary talent was also shaved off by two feet. I almost became a student..."

"What? Who the hell dares to do this to you?"

Upon hearing this, Madam Lin flew into a rage, "Sheng'er, tell me who did it. I'll take care of it for you!"

She has always been very caring towards her own children and has never been willing to beat or scold them since they were young.

She didn't expect that someone would beat Lin Sheng like this, which made Mrs. Lin almost explode with anger.

Mr. Lin also had an ugly expression on his face. He felt bad seeing his son being beaten like this.

But everything has a reason, and as a father, he knows a little about what kind of person Lin Sheng is usually like.

Master Lin couldn't help but ask: "Tell me, what happened?"

Lin Sheng's face was swollen, and he mumbled, "I just flirted with a girl, and a country boy named Lu Zheng beat me up like this..."

Master Lin frowned when he heard this, "That's it?"

He looked at the servants following Lin Sheng and said coldly, "Tell me what happened, tell me everything!"

Old Madam Lin also quickly sent someone to get medicine for the wound.

Several servants gritted their teeth and told what had happened before.

Old Madam Lin was furious when she heard this. She wiped her tears and said, "They even said that my Sheng'er had no respect for the country's laws and was a rebel against the emperor. Sheng'er only did this little thing. That man named Lu Zheng, he, he dared to do this, that's lawless! Master, this matter can't be let go like this, we will go to the authorities and report it to the governor and the provincial governor!"

Mr. Lin frowned. He didn't expect that such a small matter would be made into a big deal.

Master Lin asked, "Chen Baiwei, are you also biased towards him?"

Lin Sheng said angrily, "They are birds of a feather."

Master Lin's expression froze. Chen Liang was promoted by the governor himself. If you think this way, doesn't it mean that it was approved by the governor?

A servant said, "I think Chen Baiwei also wants to let the matter go, but that Lu Zheng is relentless. Chen Baiwei seems unable to stop him, nor does he dare to stop him."

Mr. Lin's mind raced, thinking that the governor was trying to pressure the Lin family.

But the Lin family hasn't offended anyone recently.

Master Lin was puzzled and said calmly, "Go down and take good care of yourself. Don't go out and fool around during this period of time."

Hearing this, Lin Sheng couldn't help but yelled angrily, "Dad, he beat me like this, and you're just going to let it go?"

Madam Lin beside him also complained: "Sheng'er is injured like this, and as a father, how can you still remain calm? This child is really not your flesh and blood, so you don't know how to feel sorry for him!"

Mr. Lin said unhappily: "I will ask someone to investigate it clearly! How do you know that he is coming for Sheng'er and not for our Lin family? Don't cry here, it's not decent!" As the head of the family, if he was not rational, the Lin family would have collapsed long ago.

In front of Chen Baiwei, Lu Zhengneng forced the three young masters to kneel down and admit their mistakes in public, which reduced their literary aura.

If there was no one behind the scenes, he would not believe it. He would not believe that a scholar from a small county could have such courage and bravery.

Master Lin felt physically and mentally exhausted. He waved his hand and said, "Madam, take Sheng'er back home to rest. Let's get a doctor to take a good look at him."

Seeing this, Madam Lin took Lin Sheng away with a sullen face.

Master Lin looked at a steward and ordered, "Go and find out who that scholar named Lu Zheng is and what his relationship is with Chen Baiwei. You guys, come with me to the house and explain it in detail. Everyone else, do what you need to do..."

……

"Wow..."

There was a sound of smashing and smashing in Lin Sheng's room.

"I want him dead!"

Lin Sheng vented his anger in the house, and his entire head was wrapped in gauze like a pig's head.

He had used the best healing elixirs, but the swelling could not be reduced.

I don’t know how many people are laughing at them outside now.

I'm afraid I will be too embarrassed to go out in the future.

Lin Sheng's heart was filled with hatred, and even in this situation, he didn't feel that he had done anything wrong.

It has really reached a point where it is hopeless.

On the roof, Canary stood leisurely, combing her feathers while listening to Lin Sheng's impotent rage.

A bird flew by and greeted the canary.

The canary raised its head and said, "Chirp..."

"Chacha?"

"Choo Choo Choo!"

"twitter……"

The bird nodded and continued flapping its wings to fly away.

……

After making another deal with Yun Xiao, Lu Zheng left with satisfaction.

Yun Xiao stayed alone in the private room, sitting there drinking tea and sighing.

He looked at the half bottle of dragon marrow and three hundred spirit stones on the table, feeling a little painful.

I thought Lu Zheng was a big fat sheep that I could profit from.

As a result, I ended up selling and giving away goods, and not only did I not make any profit, I ended up losing a lot.

For these little things, he gave elixirs and a few spells.

"This kind of young man is really unacceptable!"

Yun Xiao sighed, picked up the half bottle of dragon marrow and took a look at it, then he felt a little better.

He murmured, "That kid has a lot of treasures on him. Next time I must squeeze some good stuff out of him..."

Before, Lu Zheng was suppressing Lin Sheng and others on the street and took out a bamboo stick.

Others might not be able to see anything, but Yun Xiao clearly felt that the bamboo stick was extraordinary.

He felt that Lu Zheng must have other good things on him, such as the dragon thing, and there might be more than that.

……

Lu Zheng walked on the street and soon arrived at Zhang Bo's residence.

Zhang Bo saw Lu Zheng coming and hurried out to greet him, "Brother Lu, have you finished your business?"

Lu Zhengdao: "No, there are still some small things to do, but now is not the time. I will go out in the evening and come to your place to rest first."

"No problem!" Zhang Bo said with a smile, "I don't have much to do either. Do you want me to do something?"

"The results will be announced tomorrow. Brother Zhang, you should save some energy to celebrate your success." Lu Zheng said.

Zhang Bo couldn't help but smile, "Thank you, Brother Lu, for your good wishes. Let's go inside and sit down."

The two had just taken a few steps when they heard someone knocking on the door.

Zhang Bo took a look and found that they were some friends from the provincial capital.

Someone saw Zhang Bo and said, "Brother Zhang, you are at home. I waited for you all night at the party yesterday, but you are nowhere to be found!"

Zhang Bo said, "I went to an elder's house last night and couldn't leave... Oh, this is Lu Zheng, Brother Lu, the one I mentioned to you."

Seeing this, several people hurriedly saluted.

"It turns out to be Brother Lu. I've heard of your name for a long time..."

"During this year's Autumn Examination, Brother Zhang told us about Brother Lu's mathematics. Thanks to Brother Lu, I saved a lot of time on the exam."

……

The few of them greeted each other and introduced themselves.

As soon as the group entered the house and sat down, they quickly became lively.

One person said, "So Brother Zhang went to accompany Brother Lu. You should have come to the party yesterday. If you were here, we could have held the place together!"

"Oh, what's wrong?" Zhang Bo couldn't help but ask curiously.

Lin Yiren said, "At yesterday's gathering, a man from Wei came... a monk from Wei. He wanted to discuss Buddhist scriptures with us. No one present last night could defeat him!"

Zhang Bo smiled leisurely and said, "Buddhism is forbidden in our country. It's normal for him to lose in a discussion with us."

Someone shook his head and said, "He didn't discuss Buddhism with us, but other classic doctrines. No one can defeat him in debate... If Brother Lu were here, he would definitely surpass him in mathematics."

Zhang Bo was surprised when he heard this: "So powerful?"

"I heard he's a disciple of a high-ranking monk from some temple in the Wei Kingdom. He holds a document from our An Kingdom, allowing him to travel in the An Kingdom, as long as he doesn't spread Buddhism."

(End of this chapter)