Linzhi

Inside the Chongwen Museum, the sound of calligraphy is loud.

"Today we will continue to talk about the first part of "Teng Wengong". Yesterday we talked about..." The bachelor stopped talking and let out a sigh, "He Rong, why is your face so ugly?"

Everyone looked at the person named in unison.

He Rong stood up and saluted: "Mr. Hui, the student's leg is in pain every rainy day, and he can't sleep all night, because it rained last night, so..."

I don't know if it's because of the pain, but his face is pale, his tone is soft, with a bamboo stick in one hand, he seems to be unable to stand upright.

Han Xueshi was concerned: "Did you see the imperial physician?"

He Rong: "Yes, the imperial doctor said that this is an old problem, and it cannot be cured. It can only be relieved by applying hot water."

Han Xueshi became more and more sympathetic: "Go back and rest first, I will mark some of today's homework and let your brother take it back for you."

Everyone likes a good student. Although the brothers of the He family are slightly older than the other students and their foundation is also weaker, they are not far behind.

He Rong, in particular, is serious in class, excellent in homework, and often asks questions after class. He also has bad legs and physical defects.

He Rong said gratefully, "Thank you sir."

He Xi stared dumbfounded at He Rong leaving the school openly and accomplished what he had always wanted to do but never dared to do, his eyes turned red with envy.

He asked He Xiu in a low voice: "Didn't the third brother be fine when he went out in the morning, why did his legs and feet hurt all of a sudden?"

He Xiu was impatient: "You ask me, who should I ask? How about I break your legs too, and you'll know!"

He Xi was furious: "How can you be such a big brother!"

After speaking, he found that the atmosphere around him was condensed, and he realized that he had spoken too loudly just now, not only the students were looking at him, but even the bachelor who was giving the lecture was staring at him with embarrassment.

He Xi was covered in white sweat from fright, and cupped his hands with a dry smile: "You didn't hear anything just now, go on, go on!"

The bachelor's face was dark: "I think you are sleepy, go and stand aside and listen."

He Xi: "..."

He saw He Xiu showing a mocking expression towards him.

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He Ronghun didn't know that his stupid fourth brother was punished to stand because of him. The things taught in the Chongwen Museum were not profound, not to mention He Xiu. He made an excuse to come out to get some air, and dropped them off on the way.

It was just right when they went back, and the two of them were already looking forward to it in the inner gate.

Seeing that he kept his promise and came back on time, He Jia couldn't help but smile: "I said that third brother will definitely come back!"

He Rong said: "I promised you, I will come naturally."

For the familiar yet unfamiliar capital city, He Jia and Yuan Shi were still a little timid, at least they should feel at ease with a man escorting them.

The He family really didn't have many servants, even the carriage was lent to them by Zongzheng Temple, and there was no full-time coachman, so He Song drove the ducks to the shelves and acted as a temporary coachman.

When the group set off, it was inconvenient for He Rong to sit in the carriage with the female relatives, so he sat outside the carriage with He Song, like the co-driver. Now that the He family is down and out, they don't pay much attention, and He Rong doesn't care about it.

On Jialan Bodhisattva's birthday, everyone came to worship incense and pray for Buddha, and the carriages were one after another. Even the alley next to it was full of sedan chairs. Seeing this, He Rong regretted it a bit. more convenient.

He Song didn't know if he had never seen such a big scene, or because he was not proficient in driving, and his hand strength was not good enough. The carriage braked a bit late, and the horse had already moved forward a few steps before slowing down. The horse was frightened and neighed with its head raised. He Song was startled, jumped off the front of the carriage and held down the horse, and finally calmed down.

The horse in the carriage in front seemed to have been sensed, and neighed accordingly, causing the carriage in front to panic for a while, and the female family member sitting inside even screamed.

The other party and the servant of the carriage were furious, and came to Xingshi to ask the crime: "Why do you drive the carriage, do you know who is sitting in the carriage in front? Are you blind?!"

This matter was originally a fault of his own side, and He Song felt a little guilty, but the last sentence of the other party's blindness aroused his anger: "Isn't this hurting no one!"

The other party was furious: "Wait until you get hurt? I think your master didn't discipline you well, you are itchy and need to be beaten!"

He Rong frowned secretly. He also felt that since He Song came to the capital, he became more relaxed and his heart grew bigger. They are the eldest son of the emperor's family, but the eldest son himself is still an idle clan who has not recovered his identity, keeping a low profile It's not enough to be a human being, so why bother to cause trouble?

He Song rolled up his sleeves: "Come on, who is afraid of whom! Do you know who is sitting in our carriage? That's..."

"He Song!" He Rong sternly stopped.

"Sanlang, you see he is too arrogant, he even scolded Mr. Lang..." He Song still wanted to defend himself.

"Is it because I can't control you now?"

His voice was icy cold, He Song's heart trembled, he lowered his head involuntarily, and finally dared not speak any more.

Just as He Rong was about to say something to the servant, a person jumped out of the carriage in front of him. Before he could take a closer look at his face, his voice had already reached his ears.

"I want to see who is sitting in your carriage!"

The girl was dressed in red, bright and eye-catching, just like her face, but there was a faint smile on her face.

He Rong was very familiar with this kind of expression. The brothers had just gone to Chongwen Hall for class, and those children from aristocratic families who had been pampered and spoiled since they were young showed this kind of expression to them.

There is no naked provocation, but the contempt and contempt are all in the air—even if the eldest son of the emperor returns to the capital, the 11-year exile cannot be ignored. It is impossible for the emperor to let a person who has been exiled for 11 years be his heir. Taiyuan's aptitude was not outstanding, and no one thought he would be reborn and shine.

He Rong cupped his hands and said: "The servant is reckless, it's our fault, it's also our fault for bumping into the carriage, if it's rude, please don't offend the master."

The direction he was facing was the east where the sun was shining, the light was dazzling, He Rong couldn't help squinting his eyes, and stayed on the girl for a little longer.

In the eyes of the girl, it was He Rong's frivolous performance.

She couldn't help being furious: "What kind of servant there is, there is exactly what kind of master, and the whole family is not a good thing!"

He Rong was inexplicably scolded by her, and couldn't help frowning.

Yuan Shi and He Jia in the carriage were startled, they poked their heads out and asked, "What's wrong?"

The girl sneered: "You dare to be so frivolous and rude with your female relatives. Doesn't it mean that your family has a lot of background? Report the family name! I want to see today, which high-ranking family in the capital can produce a master like you!" servant!"

Yuan Shi got out of the carriage and saluted politely: "Little lady, our carriage ran into you, it was our fault, just now Sanlang also apologized to you, and we will come to apologize at another day, since no one was hurt, why not let it go , why are you hurting people?"

The girl pointed at He Rong: "Ask him, what were those dog eyes looking at with malicious intent just now!"

Unbearable, He Rong was no longer polite, and said coldly: "What can I see? Seeing your savage appearance, see if I can go back and draw it and give it to you as a mirror."

Which girl can bear such a poisonous tongue?Yuan Shi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and tugged on He Rong's sleeve, signaling him to stop talking.

As expected, the girl blushed with anger: "Amu, give them a good beating!"

"An'an!" A female voice came from the carriage, soft and authoritative. "come over."

The girl reluctantly walked to the side of the carriage, so she heard the woman inside say: "Don't pollute the pure land of Buddhism."

"But they charged us!" The girl raised her voice. "You didn't see the cripple, he just kept staring at me!"

At this time, He Jia also got out of the carriage and came over here: "My little lady, our family just arrived in the capital, and we ran into your car when we couldn't make sense. I am very sorry. Please forgive me. You are a gentleman, so it should be a misunderstanding."

As a woman, her explanation calmed down the girl a little.

Looking at He Rong again, the girl couldn't help snorting coldly, and cursed again: "You look like a dog!"

He Rong had no expression on his face, he didn't even bother to say anything, he just rolled his eyes in his heart, thinking that I am a dog, so if you are talking to a dog, don't you become a dog yourself?

He Jia was very angry. The third brother always cherished her. How could she just sit back and watch the third brother being scolded? Suddenly, a wave of anger welled up from the bottom of her heart, and she couldn't help but blushed: "Who are you scolding!"

In the carriage just now, Yuan Shi recognized the emblem on the other party's carriage, and told He Jia that it was the carriage of Qiao Guogong Li's family, a famous man, and married to the royal family, which was more valuable than their down-and-out grandchildren There are too many, no wonder he is so arrogant, and he does have the capital of arrogance.

He Jia thought that the third brother also saw the emblem, so he planned to hold back his anger.

The girl sneered: "Call your third brother, what's the matter? Just because of his performance just now, I ordered someone to goug out his eyeballs, and no one dared to say anything!"

He Jia was so angry that his voice changed: "If you dare to touch my third brother, His Majesty will not let you go!"

No matter what they say, they are also the grandsons of the current emperor. They can be killed and cannot be humiliated. Even when they were exiled in Fangzhou, no one said such words to them.

He Rong pressed her shoulders and signaled her not to get angry: "Why bother talking nonsense with her, let's go."

He asked He Song and Wen Jiang to escort the concubine and younger sister one step ahead.

The girl was about to have a seizure, but she saw the woman in the carriage helping the handmaid get out of the carriage, warning: "An'an!"

Looking at the age of the other party, he should be the elder of the girl, with a light bun, and the charm is still there.

The girl stamped her feet: "Auntie, he dares to say nothing!"

He Rong ignored the girl, and cupped his hands at the girl: "I was rude just now, I'm sorry, I will prepare a generous gift to come to the door to apologize some other day."

The woman nodded slightly, and said softly: "It's okay, my niece is a bit reckless, everyone, go slowly."

Seeing the other party turn around and leave, the girl said bitterly: "Auntie, you are just too good-natured, how can you let such an apprentice go so easily!"

Woman: "Didn't you listen to what the little lady said just now? You think the other party is lowly? Even if they made mistakes first, they have apologized repeatedly. Okay, don't worry about it."

The girl was suspicious: "Children from the high school in the capital, how can there be such desolate people like them? Even if they are the family members of officials, we don't need to calm down, right? Why was the Duke of Qiao's mansion ever afraid of trouble?"

The woman sighed slightly: "If you don't look at the face of the monk, you have to look at the face of the Buddha. Do you think that the other party is down for a while, and it is possible that he will be down for the rest of his life? It is convenient for others and convenient for yourself. Well, it's just a trivial matter. Your temper is too strong. , no wonder your mother wants you to stay with me for a while, it seems that if I don't train you well, I have no face to send you back."

The girl pursed her lips and finally stopped.

There was a lot of people around, but this small episode did not cause many people around to stop and watch.

The He family didn't stay in the temple for long. After offering incense, they took the handwritten scriptures to the great monk to consecrate them, and the family went back. Because of the unhappiness that happened just now, Yuan and He Jia lost the mood to go shopping.

On the way back, He Song didn't dare to speak easily, for fear of offending He Rong.

The carriage passed the West Market, He Rong stopped He Song and said to them, "Wait for me here."

Everyone didn't know what he was going to do, after a while, they saw him come back with some oiled paper bags and handed them to He Jia.

It was only then that He Jia realized that He Rong had gone down to buy food for them, and the steaming aroma made the last bit of unhappiness forget. She smiled brightly, "Third Brother, you are so kind!"

She is the only daughter of the He family, and the brothers are very friendly to her, but other brothers may not be as careful.

He Rong: "Save some for Wulang and Qilang, don't eat it all."

He Jia had already picked up a piece of crispy meat and stuffed it into his mouth, and distributed some to Yuan Shi and Wen Jiang, saying vaguely, "It's already soft when I go home, I'll help them eat more!"

He Song jokingly said, "Sanlang is really kind to his brothers and sisters!"

He Rong glanced at him lightly, He Song shrank his neck, and immediately swallowed the rest of the words.

"He Song, just now in front of outsiders, I don't want to say more, you should know what mistake you made, right?"

He Song muttered: "The villain shouldn't have made his own decisions just now, causing trouble for the master..."

He Rong: "It's not just self-assessment. After you came to the capital, your bones became lighter several times. You thought that we were the princes and grandchildren, so you could run around the capital without any scruples? It's because the other party has a reasonable elder. Make things big, if it makes big troubles, we will be single and weak, concubine and Jia Niang will only suffer, if they are injured, can you take responsibility! If you want to put on airs of the prince's family, you should rest early With this kind of heart, I will tell my father to send you back to Zhushan when I turn back, our family can't afford you!"

His voice is not high, but his words are like a knife, and He Song can't lift his head when he speaks.

"You have taught me the lesson. The villain knows his mistake, and he will never dare again!" He Song was so frightened that he was about to kneel down and beg for mercy.

However, He Rong grabbed him and said, "There is no need for you to show your loyalty here, lest others think that the He family treats the servants harshly! The He family remembers the friendship between master and servant who shared weal and woe when you were in trouble, and you should also remember to be cautious." Keep your duty, don't go out of the gate of the He family, just go outside and pretend to be a tiger, and ruin your father's reputation."

He Song was frightened and ashamed in his heart, he couldn't say anything to justify, so he could only wet his eyes and said repeatedly: "The villain remembers, and the villain will never dare again!"

In the carriage, He Jia stuck out his tongue at Yuan Shi and Wen Jiang, and whispered: "Third brother is kind and powerful, so majestic!"

Yuan Shi smiled, she also felt that the master's temperament is sometimes too weak, Dalang Erlang and others are not thinking about it, other people, what they say may not be effective or convincing, these words, only Sanlang can Said, and only Saburo said, can He Song be deterred.

At this time, they didn't know that He Tai bought something from outside that shocked everyone's jaws, and it had already caused a disturbance at home.

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Small theater unrelated to the main text:

Seeing that He Rong easily asked for leave, He Xi was very envious.

In the middle of class the next day, he clutched his stomach: Oh sir, my stomach hurts!

The bachelor walked up to him: Did you eat something bad?

He Xi is in pain: It should be... can you let me...

Bachelor: Yes!

He Xi was overjoyed, stood up and walked out.

The bachelor grabbed him: what are you doing?

He Xi: Didn't you say that you can ask for leave?

The bachelor sneered: I mean you can go to class sick, but what if I can't see you pretending to be sick?

He Xi was not convinced: Why did the third brother pretend, no one noticed!