If you can’t become a son-in-law, you have to be destined to become a saint. Chapter 44 The youth and the bookstore Qingyue ask the thorn roses to thank the Changchang River for 20,000 rewards
Chapter 44 The youth and the bookstore Qingyue ask the thorn roses to thank the Changchang River for 20,000 rewards
A light milky mist enveloped the air outside the bamboo house and also enveloped the surrounding trees.
Originally, there were many gray clouds with hazy outlines in the sky, but at this time, those clouds seemed to have flown away quietly. The sunlight fell on the bamboo house, and when viewed from the window, the foggy forest slope became a little more alive.
At this moment, Lu Jing's mood was like the sunshine on the slope of the foggy forest, and the coldness of the past had somewhat faded.
Mr. Guanqi looked at the landing scene with a warm face and a smile on his lips.
Lu Zhongshan on the side looked at Mr. Guanqi in surprise, and then said to Lu Jing: "Lu Jing, Mr. Guanqi is inviting you, why do you need to hesitate? Who among the scholars in the world doesn't want to enter the academy?"
Without having any fame, you can enter the academy, read thousands of classics, and read all my great articles. This...is a rare opportunity."
When Lu Chongshan spoke, there was a hint of envy in his tone.
After he finished speaking, he put his hands behind his back and looked at the sky outside the window: "When I was young, I also went to the library to study, but I could only enter the second floor. Now that I have wasted my life and am over forty years old, I care that I can't see the library.
The view from the third floor.
Lu Jing, you are still young now and you have good handwriting. If you work hard and study hard, you will definitely achieve something."
Lu Jing felt Mr. Guanqi's earnest eyes, and heard the nostalgia and longing in Lu Chongshan's words, and he became more and more curious about the location of the library.
But...his face remained calm.
After a few breaths, Lu Jing even took a long breath and saluted Mr. Guanqi.
"Mr. Guanqi invites me to the library, which is naturally a great thing. For scholars all over the world, the library is a holy place in their hearts. If I can enter the library and view the holy books, manuscripts, and annotations, it is also my heart's wish.
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When Lu Jing spoke, his eyes were still shining, and his tone was full of desire...
This desire comes from a young man's vision of a library. In the eyes of Mr. Guanqi and Lu Chongshan, this desire is pure, simple, and beyond reproach.
It even made Mr. Guanqi nod slightly.
Just when Lu Jing stepped into the bamboo house, Mr. Guanqi opened his eyes, and in his eyes he saw an evil thought melting away. And when he looked at Lu Jing, Mr. Guanqi's dissolved evil thought affected Lu Jing.
Originally, Mr. Guanqi wanted to awaken Lu Jing with his soul.
But what he didn't expect was... In just a blink of an eye, this simple young man had escaped from the prison of evil thoughts and returned to Qingming.
And this is the real reason why Mr. Guanqi invites him to the library.
"In this world, there are geniuses and arrogant people, but it is rare that there are innocent people." Mr. Guanqi thought to himself.
His thoughts had just fallen.
Lu Jing's tone, which was full of longing and expectation just now, suddenly dropped.
"It's just that I am now in a lowly position and cannot take the scientific examination to become an official..."
Lu Chongshan frowned, a trace of anger flashed across his face, and he actually asked: "Based membership? Lu Jing! What nonsense are you talking about? You are a bloodline of my Lu family, how did you become a low-ranking family?"
Mr. Guanqi also seemed extremely puzzled and waited for Lu Jing to explain.
The expression on Lu Jing's face gradually became numb as he revealed his engagement to Nan Heyu.
He hadn't finished speaking yet, he just said that the Duke of Nanguo had postponed the wedding date many times.
Lu Zhongshan's face was still blood red, but with a wave of his sleeve, he swept all the pen, ink, paper and inkstones off the table.
"This... this... this is a great shame!"
Lu Chongshan's face was as angry as fire: "Our Jiuhu Lu family is a family of martial arts. We have been established in the capital for two hundred years because of the military exploits of our ancestors, the heads of enemy countries, and the monster corpses that caused chaos!
Because of this, in recognition of my Lu family’s contribution, the military position of General Shenxiao has been inherited from generation to generation. Every old lady has a mission, but now... the family of Wu Xun does not want to be on the battlefield.
He has done great service, but he has been reduced to the point where he has to pay the price of marrying a young member of the clan to the clan leader and return to the capital? This is a great shame and humiliation.
I'm afraid that now in Taixuanjing, my Lu family has become a laughing stock in the eyes of many martial artists. This...this..."
Lu Chongshan seemed to have a strong character, and Lu Jing's words were like a thorn that penetrated deeply into his heart, making him furious.
Mr. Guanqi didn't say anything. After all, this was a family matter of the Lu family and he had nothing to comment on.
He was about to talk to Lu Jing.
Lu Jing's tone was still stiff and he continued: "If you just can't take the scientific examination or become an official, it doesn't matter. The road to learning is long, and you don't have to care about the fame and wealth while pursuing it. If you have a heart to learn, you can succeed.
Find joy in Tao and reason.
only……"
When Lu Jing said this, he suddenly hesitated.
Lu Chongshan patted the table and said, "Lu Jing, what do you want to say? Just say it without hesitation, I... am not dead yet, I am still the master of the Lu family!"
Lu Jing's heart moved. He sent his message twice, and now it seems to have paid off.
He thought for a moment and said slowly: "I really want to go to this library.
I'm just afraid that the old lady and mother won't agree."
A trace of doubt flashed in Mr. Guanqi's eyes.
Lu Chongshan also said: "Don't agree? Why do you disagree? What our Lu family lacks is the seed of reading! Although the eldest brother's legitimate son has a kind heart, he doesn't like to study and practice martial arts. Now you are lucky enough to be able to enter the library.
This is of great benefit to the Lu family, so how can the old lady and the eldest lady disagree?"
"Uncle, my household registration is no longer in the Lu Mansion." Lu Jing said expressionlessly: "And because of that incident eight or nine years ago..."
"I am no longer in the Lu Mansion..." Lu Zhongshan suddenly opened his eyes wide, and after a long time, he let out a long breath.
His face became a little more depressed, and he waved his hands and said: "This is the world, there are many helpless things, Lu Jing, although your household registration is not in the Lu Mansion, the blood relationship cannot be severed. You are still the flesh and blood of my eldest brother.
Because of this, once the old lady and the eldest lady say that you are unfilial, they are the biggest flood beasts, and they will eat you up if you are not careful, so you are right to be concerned about this matter."
After Lu Zhongshan finished speaking, he paused for a few breaths, and said firmly in his eyes: "But now that I have returned home, there is no reason to let the fire of studying go out. Don't worry."
Mr. Guanqi put his hands behind his back and nodded slowly. Another voice came from Lu Jing's mind: "Filial piety is indispensable. In this world, you have killed thousands of people, and the world will only say that you are brave.
But if you are unfilial, the world will not pay attention to the hardships you suffered in Lu Mansion, and will only say that you are an unfilial person. You are still young and there are still many ways to go. The library has been standing for many years, but it collapsed.
The library will not collapse. When you finish taking care of your housework, come to the library to find me."
Mr. Guanqi spoke much more smoothly than before: "The library is actually not far from Changning Street, which is ten miles away. At most, it will be time to have a cup of tea, so there is no need to worry."
Lu Chongshan obviously also heard Mr. Guanqi's spiritual voice, saying: "Mr. Guanqi, it won't take long, at most only more than ten days, for my nephew to go to the library to find you."
Mr. Guanqi nodded, with a little more smile in his eyes.
"Lu Jing, sit down and write a few more words with me, then write down some of the Master's words in the Holy Word..."
Lu Chongshan was in a much better mood. He asked Lu Jing to sit down and wanted to watch Lu Jing write.
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It was not until evening that Lu Jing walked down the foggy forest slope under the leadership of the young man in green clothes.
Passing by the gate of Bieshan Courtyard, Lu Jing saw from a distance that on the forest road of Bieshan Courtyard, someone was leading several Taoist priests and hurriedly walked towards the distance.
Lu Jing's expression remained unchanged, but he knew that the place where these Taoist priests went was probably Madam Zhou's courtyard.
"Lu Jiang obviously did not guess that Mrs. Zhou's soul was damaged. He probably only thought that she had contracted some disease, otherwise he would not have delayed inviting these Taoist priests until now."
"She has been living in a nightmare for five full days. Even if Mrs. Zhou can wake up, she will only be able to live in panic and terror all day long."
Lu Jing slowly walked out of the Bieshan Courtyard, but there was no trace of pity in his eyes.
"Mrs. Zhou wants to beat me to death and maim me, and this is the price she has to pay."
"This is not unkind. There is a saying in "Wailu Night Talk", 'A gentleman is like a god, and a villain is like a ghost.' God... should control the demons and ghosts, and do not let the demons and ghosts be too presumptuous and murder the gentleman who is like a god!"
Lu Jing was walking in the Lu Mansion at night, with famous quotes from many classics in his mind.
“Only by reviewing it frequently can you turn these principles into your heart.”
Lu Jing did not want to be a villain like a ghost, but wanted to be a gentleman like a god.
Not long after, he had returned to the west courtyard and entered the small courtyard.
In the small courtyard, Qing Yue was wearing coarse linen clothes, leaning down to water the flowers and plants in the courtyard.
Qing Yue couldn't bear to wear even the few floral clothes she had.
Lu Jing walked into the courtyard with very light steps, trying to scare Qing Yue.
But she saw Qingyue squatting in front of a bright and fiery thorn rose, seeming to be murmuring to herself: "thorn rose, thorn rose... Tell me, if the young master really marries that young lady from the Nan family, what should I do?"
Where to go?
Will the old lady and madam let me go to Nanfu with the young master?"
When Qing Yue said this, her tone suddenly became much more lonely.
"I don't think so... The old lady and Mrs. Zhong hate the young master. They know that the young master and I are the best, so why would they let me go to Nanfu with the young master?"
"Thorn Rose Thorn Rose... what do you think... what should we do?"
silence.
Then Qing Yue said in a low voice: "As long as the young master can leave the prison of the Lu family and live the life of a wealthy master, Qing Yue will be fine no matter what."