Chapter 044: Hidden Connections
Su Mansion, Listen to the Rain Pavilion.
Su Pujia and Li Xiu'er listened carefully to the maid Caixia's report on the recent situation of Sanwei Academy.
Although they all estimated that Sanwei Academy would not be smashed, they still didn't expect Ji Ning and the others to directly scare Ji Jing's collection of books and flee.
Hearing this, Li Xiu'er couldn't help but shake her head in disdain and said, "These scholars ......"
In the end, she didn't bother to comment.
"What's next?" Li Xiu'er asked Cai Xia, "Those scholars were scared away, Ji Jing should still be there, right?" There has to be a scene or two, right? β
When asked about the following, Cai Xiaqiao's face couldn't help but show a little weirdness, swallowed her saliva, and said, "Miss Hui Xiu'er, then Ji Yongning beat Ji Jing." β
"Ji Yongning beat Ji Jing?" Li Xiu'er asked with some surprise, "He sent someone to beat Ji Jing?" β
In her expectation, Ji Ning had the upper hand, Ji Jing was left alone, a gentleman walked in the golden mean, impartiality, not weak and retreating, but also did not bully, in full view of everyone, Ji Ning should take care of his demeanor and let Ji Jing go, at most say a few words to humiliate Ji Jing.
"It's not." Cai Xia said, "It was he who beat Ji Jing so badly that he knelt down and cried for mercy." β
"How?" Li Xiuer was a little speechless, and couldn't help but look up to the sky and stroke her forehead.
Su Pujia was obviously much calmer, and she said lightly: "What's surprising, he has a criminal record." Before, he was forced to pay debts by Ji Jing, in order to get angry, but in front of countless people, he smashed people with twenty copper coins. He can do such an outrageous thing, and beating people on the street is nothing. β
Li Xiuer remembered that Ji Ning used money to smash people, and immediately had no special feelings about Ji Ning's beating of Ji Jing.
"Although it deviates a little from the way of a gentleman, it is not unpleasant." Li Xiu'er couldn't help but say for Ji Ning, "Ji Jing is really hateful, whoever is smashed, he can't swallow this breath, I have to teach him a hard lesson!" β
"Hmm." Su Pujia replied slightly, noncommittal.
Seeing that Su Pujia was noncommittal, Li Xiu'er immediately wanted to persuade Su Pujia to agree with what she said for Ji Ning.
However, as soon as she opened her lips, she immediately realized that she couldn't show too much concern for Ji Ning in front of her best friend, so she had to swallow back the words that came to her mouth.
After a pause, Li Xiu'er adjusted her mood and breath, and asked pretending not to care, "What should I do with Ji Yongning?" β
"Ji Jing definitely can't swallow this breath, and he will definitely join other scholars to write a book to your father and the Lord Sect to get rid of Ji Ning's reputation." Su Pujia said affirmatively, "However, with the current situation, it is estimated that there is no danger." β
Li Xiu'er nodded, she couldn't help but remember that she begged her father not to remove Ji Ning's fame last night, so she forgot to ask Su Pujia how she judged that Ji Ning was in danger.
Last night, she was so coquettish that her father agreed to her request.
Of course, she couldn't beg directly, the excuse was her best friend Su Pujia's request.
Su Pujia didn't pay much attention to Li Xiu'er's thoughts, she paused, and said: "Although there is no danger, his beating of Ji Jing will make people criticize." If a gentleman doesn't move his mouth, he still has to follow it. If he loses his demeanor and breaks the rules, others will guard against him and reject him in the future. β
"Why?!" Li Xiu'er couldn't help but refute for Ji Ningming's grievances anymore, "Just let Ji Jing lead people to smash Ji Yongning's academy, and don't give Ji Yongning to beat Ji Jing out of anger and revenge?!" β
Su Pujia didn't argue with Li Xiu'er, and said lightly: "This matter is not up to me, I am just analyzing the reactions of the scholars in Jinling City." β
Li Xiuer knows that her best friend is wise and knows things like a god, she said this, it is estimated that it is almost like this.
She suddenly hated those scholars who were full of benevolence and morality.
"Alasβ" She was secretly worried about how Ji Ning would gain a foothold in Jinling City Shilin in the future.
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Qin Mansion, after listening to the report, after learning that Ji Ning beat Ji Jing on the street to take revenge, his charming eyes couldn't help but brighten, illuminating the entire hall several times.
"This Ji Yongning really behaves differently from ordinary scholars, and he is a maverick." Qin Yuanyuan said to himself with a smile in his beautiful eyes, "Being so happy to enmity is indeed heartfelt. β
After a pause, she smiled slightly and said, "However, in this way, he is even less tolerated by the scholars of Jinling City." β
"However, Kunpeng soared to 90,000 miles and flew with the blue sky on his back, so why should he care about the ugly views of the turtle and the dove?"
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In the Poetry Pavilion, a group of tasters rarely almost got together, discussing the fact that Ji Jing led people to smash Sanwei Academy and was beaten by Ji Ning.
Since Ye Lao spoke last time, the discussion of the tasters was relatively rational.
Miss Mi sat next to her, quietly and carefully listening to the discussion.
Knowing that Ji Ning had won a big victory, she was sincerely happy for Ji Ning.
At the same time, she couldn't help but admire Ji Ning's ability, in this seemingly obvious disadvantaged situation, she was able to turn defeat into victory. You must know that in her opinion, Ji Ning had no chance of winning.
Now, Ji Ning has once again broken her common sense.
Halfway through the discussion, Ye Lao spoke and asked: "Zixing, in this conflict, Ji Jing, who obviously has the initiative, was defeated, but Ji Ning, who was at a disadvantage, won a big victory, what do you think is the main reason?" β
As Ye Lao asked, all the discussions immediately stopped, and they all turned their heads to the taster named Zixing, while thinking about the answer in their hearts.
The taster who was named was the middle-aged C-class taster who jumped out last time and accused Miss Mi of speaking for Jining.
The middle-aged C and other connoisseur didn't expect Ye Lao to ask alone in public, and couldn't help but be flattered for a while, walked up to Ye Lao excitedly, bowed respectfully and deeply, and then said thoughtfully: "The student thinks that the main reason is that Ji Jing instigated other scholars to smash the Sanwei Academy because of selfishness, although the scholars in Jinling City were eager to smash the Sanwei Academy, they were obviously unwilling to be used by Ji Jing. β
"On the contrary, Ji Ning set up the Sanwei Academy, which taught for ten days without restraint in the front, and then broke it into pieces and restricted, so it also gave poor children the opportunity to continue to study and write, so it was quite supported by the poor people in the west of the city."
"The backlash of people's hearts is the biggest reason for this unexpected outcome for everyone." He concluded.
"Well, that's good. If you have this insight, it means that you think independently and no longer follow the crowd. Ye Lao said with satisfaction, "There is progress." β
The middle-aged C-class taster was praised by Ye Lao in public, and immediately bowed down excitedly and happily: "It's all Ye Lao's guidance." β
Ye Lao bowed slightly, and then said to everyone: "Maybe Ji Ning's talent and learning are insufficient, but the existence of Sanwei Academy is not necessarily a bad thing, and Ji Ning's strategy of breaking the whole into pieces and restraining it may not be a good thing." Although the old man is old, he never blindly rejects new things, and you should not be so. β
"No!" All the tasters were instructed to bow in response.
Ye Lao bowed his head slightly in satisfaction, and his thoughts suddenly returned to more than ten years ago.
At that time, Ji Ling, a world-famous bachelor, had not yet died young, and although he and Ji Ling had an age difference of two or three rounds, they were good friends.
The son of the deceased was pointed out by a thousand people, and he naturally couldn't sit idly by.
The Poetry Pavilion is a place with a certain influence in Jinling City, and I believe that soon, the conversation here will slowly spread, and Ji Ning will win a part of the voice of reason.
And Miss Mi thought about Ye Lao's words, and began to think about whether she really went to Sanwei Academy to be a gentleman.