Lin Gongzi medicine jar

At the end of the palace examination, the Gongsheng students worshiped and left the palace one by one.

Nothing happened in the temple, everything was as usual.

The Gongsheng students looked at Lin Xi who was walking quietly in front of them, and exchanged glances with each other, seeming unwilling, but they were still in the palace at the moment, so they didn't dare to be presumptuous.

Talented Luo was one step behind Lin Xi, looking at Lin Xi's back with deep meaning in his eyes and puzzled, is he really open-minded or just doesn't care?

Suddenly, I heard a voice calling from behind, "Lin Xi."

Everyone had heard this deep and resolute voice, so they all stopped in unison and moved slightly sideways to get out of the way.

Lin Xi turned around, held his hand and saluted, "My lord."

His voice was calm, and his eyes were calm. He didn't seem to take those rumors to heart, and naturally he didn't have much enthusiasm. He looked cold and respectful.

There was a hint of helplessness in Zhao Jingyi's eyes, and he apologized, "After all, I am the one who has caused you trouble."

Lin Xi didn't look at him with downcast eyes, but looked down at the silver twisted pattern of the boa robe on Zhao Jingyi's body.

"My heart..." Zhao Jingyi raised his hand.

"If the lord is fine, the student will leave now." Lin Xi couldn't take it anymore, turned around and left, and her steps were not as calm and steady as before.

Although everything was agreed, he just had to act steadfast and unyielding, sneer, and scold Zhao Jingyi's wishful thinking loudly. It was just a play, but Lin Xi still couldn't do it. Zhao Jingyi was embarrassed in public and had to flee in a hurry.

It is enough to think about it, since someone spread his "ruthless and cruel" scene to the ears of the emperor, and spread it to the gossip in the market.

Zhao Jingyi watched Lin Xi's back disappear into the palace wall around the corner, and then he put away his sadness, his face darkened, and the coldness around him gathered, and he turned around without looking at the tributes watching the excitement around him.

Suddenly a Gongsheng summoned up his courage, "My lord."

Zhao Jingyi stopped in her tracks, turned her face slightly, and looked at her with a pair of cold eyes, which were extremely attractive, and it was unbearable to look at them directly. Talented Luo was taken aback, and couldn't help mouth saliva nervously.

Seeing that he was silent for a long time, Zhao Jingyi raised his eyebrows, his expression was still cold and a little impatient. Compared with the tenderness towards Lin Xi, the treatment was too different.

This seemed to be the superior attitude that Prince Rui should have.

Luo Caizi calmed down, and then slowly said: "Your Highness is the pillar of the country, the Great Xia's Dinghaishenzhen, why do you get involved in this matter of being out of order... There is no gentleman's style, and the world is disappointed."

These words were extremely blunt, but they also asked everyone's heartfelt thoughts, so they all boldly looked at Zhao Jingyi.

Prince Rui has a good reputation, so he doesn't seem to be unreasonable, so he shouldn't care about their disrespect and offense.

"You want to meddle in the king's private affairs?"

Zhao Jingyi asked, the tone was not strong, but it made people feel extremely dangerous. Under the sharp eyes, Luo Caizi was a little flustered, and hurriedly said: "Students don't dare."

Zhao Jingyi took a look at him, then glanced around, and saw that everyone looked away one after another, so he sneered in his heart, what he said was righteous, but in fact it was just bullying and fearing the hard.

"The world, what is the world, heh." With a cold snort, Zhao Jingyi raised his foot and left.

Baifu Snow Cottage

The master and apprentice sat facing each other on the floor, with a small table and a pot of tea in between.

"...the navy of the country protects commerce and trade on the sea like a horse market, resisting water bandits is stronger than frightening the archipelago in the four seas, the country's prestige is far and wide, and the summer is long." Lin Xi slowly narrated the papers of the palace examination.

Mr. Bai sighed, "You still brought up the sea ban."

Lin Xi smiled, raised her hand and made a small gesture, "Just a little bit, just the last sentence. The Ninth Prince must have mentioned it to the emperor, and the student just clicked again."

"Bolder."

Lin Xi bent her lips, pretending to be distressed and said: "The teacher said I was too conservative during the exam, but now I think I am too ostentatious. You are really hard to serve."

Mr. Bai glared at him, "I told you about the sea ban. There is no need to worry. The emperor has opened the horse market, and this year he has further released many categories. Seeing the huge tax profits, it will be a matter of time. It's just that After all, there are too many things involved in the sea, and almost all the officials in the court and the central government are involved in it, and you, a stunned young man, raised it rashly, and I don’t know how many eyes have been attracted... Sigh, what is going on, why don’t you quickly attract it.”

The master is a master after all, Lin Xi immediately stopped joking, got up and changed his sitting position, and knelt down properly.

"Let's talk, there is a lot of noise outside, and it's really annoying to hear some unsightly things for the teacher."

Lin Xi bit her lips subconsciously. Because of Chunwei, the people around him tried their best not to let him hear these words, but some of them came in intermittently. Tuanyuanyuan wanted to go out to kill people with a knife more than once, In the end, he could only endure stomping and cursing.

As for Mr. Bai, who is getting older, he has been kept in the dark all the time. He suddenly heard such a scandalous scandal from his proud little apprentice.

"Xi'er, a teacher can accept any truth, but only deception, a teacher can't recognize you."

Mr. Bai has said countless times about sweeping the floor and leaving the house, only this time he said it very decisively, without a trace of jokes.

Lin Xi's nose turned sour, and his eyes filled with tears. He bent down and knelt down, and slowly raised his head, "Students swear, I will not hide anything from the teacher."

Mr. Bai looked at him and nodded.

Lin Xidao: "The rumors outside are not close to the facts. The students in the scientific examination rely on the teacher's teaching and their own efforts, and have nothing to do with Zhao Jingyi. There is only...there is only one word of love. It is really a mutual affection, and there is no intention of flattering each other. .”

Lin Xi seemed to have exhausted all his strength to finish speaking. He looked straight at his teacher. Even though he tried his best to remain calm, old Mr. Bai's eyes were still full of shock.

The thin hand stretched out to the teacup on the small table, Lin Xi saw the teacher's hand shaking, he felt a sudden pain in his heart, and stretched out his hand.

"Do you know what you're talking about?"

Old Mr. Bai took the cup of tea, the water in the teacup rippled and rippled slightly, it was really hard to calm down at this moment.

"Students know." Lin Xi said with a wry smile, looking at the cup of tea, "I have resisted, struggled, endured, and shaken. I know that the ground ahead is full of thorns but I am firm in the end. I know that the result of failing in ethics is unpredictable. Can’t help it, it’s hard to leave.”

A sip of tea finally moistened his throat, entered the bottom of his heart, and calmed down the restlessness of the old man.

After all, Mr. Bai is a great contemporary Confucian, and he was also a famous scholar who was uninhibited. Although this shocked him for a moment, he gradually became able to bear it.He looked at his apprentice, although Lin Xi's eyes were full of worry and guilt, but he had no regrets, and there was still a glimmer of hope, with light in his eyes.

Swallowing back the words of dissuasion, the old man was silent for a long time, and asked, "You have no regrets, what about him?"

Lin Xi breathed a sigh of relief, and he could see that his tense shoulders were half loose. He curled his lips, his eyes sparkled, smiled softly, and replied confidently: "You are with me. .”

Such a naive child.

The old man hated that iron cannot be made into steel, so he couldn't help pouring cold water on him, "Prince Rui's residence has an heir, so can the Lin family have an offspring? Mrs. Marquis of Yongning is dedicated to you, have you ever been worthy of her?"

Speaking of Mrs. Tai, this is the person Lin Xi feels most guilty about besides Mr. Bai, but he had already thought of it long before he was with Zhao Jingyi.

"My life was narrowly escaped, and my body is very indebted. Whether I can have a future is unknown. Quan Dang stole the years. Meeting him was purely accidental, but it was also fate. Xi'er is selfish and wants to live well for herself. Once, with the person I like, my grandmother... will always forgive me. "

Even in later generations, it would be unacceptable to come out openly, not to mention in this feudal era, even though Lin Xi said so, if she wanted to be forgiven, she might have a hard time.

But Mrs. Tai loves him very much, relying on that love and affection, there will always be such a day.

Speaking of this, Mr. Bai suddenly thought, "Have you and Zhao Jingyi already..."

Lin Xi's heart clicked, and she quickly bowed to the ground, "Please forgive me, teacher."

"Bastard!" Mr. Bai was so angry that he wanted to throw his glass.

"Teacher, calm down. You can beat or scold as you want, don't get angry." Lin Xi hurried to the old man's side, tugged at his sleeve, and begged for mercy.

Old Mr. Bai glared at Lin Xi, if it wasn't for this little apprentice who was so delicate and expensive, he really wanted to be taken care of by his family.

"Master, Young Master Lin." The housekeeper hurriedly ran over, seeing that the two masters, young and old, were tugging at each other, so he stopped in his tracks, and whispered, "Prince Rui is here."

"Let him go!" Old Mr. Bai roared angrily, raised his sleeves and flicked vigorously, "From now on, no one from Prince Rui's residence is allowed to come in!"

"Ah?" The housekeeper opened his mouth in surprise, that was Prince Rui!He couldn't help looking at Lin Xi.

"Teacher, don't be impulsive." Lin Xi persuaded.

But it's okay if you don't persuade him, once you persuade him, Lin Xi knows that the situation will be worse.

I saw the old Mr. Bai laughed back in anger, and said coldly: "I'm afraid that this brat was already planning on you when he introduced you as a teacher. How can I treat him as a warm-hearted man, ha ha, People of the royal family! This step by step is really easy to calculate, how did you escape from his palm, you stupid boy."

It's not because Jiang is old and hot. Lin Xi thought it was true, so she fell silent.

As soon as Mr. Bai saw the young apprentice's appearance, he knew that his prediction was right, and suddenly he was gutted, and said angrily to the housekeeper: "What are you waiting for, close the door for me!"

The butler was so frightened that he hurried out.

"You too, go to the study room and kneel for the teacher, calm your mind, and think about what you want!"

Lin Xi didn't dare to refute at all, and was punished respectfully.

Outside the gate of the White Mansion, Zhao Jingyi stood quietly outside the door all in black, and fell silent after listening to the butler's reply.

The butler glanced at him anxiously, and felt that the prince's aura seemed to be even colder, as if he could be frozen if he stood close.

After a long time, Zhao Jingyi said: "It doesn't matter, the king is just waiting here."

Although the weather is not too cold, it is really outrageous for such a big prince to stand at the door in a daze. The steward persuaded helplessly: "My lord, it's not that you don't know the master's temper. It’s the same, why bother.”

Zhao Jingyi didn't speak, her face was tense and expressionless.

The housekeeper had no choice but to sigh, and was about to turn around and leave when Zhao Jingyi suddenly asked, "Where is Lin Xi, how is he?"

"I was punished by the master to kneel." The butler said, both of them were stubborn, and sighed, "Master Lin is weak, and I don't know if he can bear it."

Zhao Jingyi's eyebrows frowned suddenly, his jaw tightened, and distressed eyes flashed in his eyes, "Go and report this matter because of this king. Lin Xi is really helpless. If you want to punish me, you should punish me. Please... ...The teacher is perfect."

The butler unexpectedly raised his head and glanced at Zhao Jingyi.

"Go quickly." Zhao Jingyi urged.

The butler came back to his senses and nodded quickly, "Yes."

Zhao Jingyi waited at the door for a long time, and finally the housekeeper came.

"My lord, please go back, my lord won't see you."

It seemed that his teacher was completely annoyed. Zhao Jingyi raised his eyes and looked at the half-opened door. His eyes were deep, and he seemed to be able to see the person kneeling in the study. Finally, he said: "I see."

Then he took out a letter from his sleeve, "Give it to the teacher."

The butler took it respectfully, cupped his hands, and ran into the mansion, closing the door.

Old Mr. Bai just smiled coldly when he heard the butler's reply, and sneered again when he read the letter.

"Do you want to bear all the responsibility? Alright, let's wait for the results of the palace examination tomorrow."