Chapter 50: On the Banyan Tree
Outside the window, the starlight is like water, Chen Changsheng and Luoluo sat on the floor eating supper, several exquisite pastries, two bowls of herb porridge that I don't know what it was, and a shallow plate of dried meat, which tasted good.
The porridge was gone, Luoluo had time to speak, thinking about the carriage he saw at the side gate of the Tiandao Courtyard before, he couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart anymore, and asked while chewing the dried meat: "Sir, what grievances do you have with the Eastern Imperial God General's Mansion?"
Chen Changsheng knew that it was difficult to suppress this kind of thing for a long time, and he had already been mentally prepared for her question, and after saying a few words casually, he wanted to change the topic - his preparation was to bluff, and it was not too difficult to think about it by bluffing the past with the identity of the teacher.
It's just that the starlight is too beautiful tonight, and Luoluo really can't help it, seeing that he refuses to answer, his big eyes are open, and his black pupils keep turning, and he tentatively asked several possibilities, probably not leaving the son of the deceased, and the grace will take revenge on these dog blood.
Chen Changsheng admired her imagination very much, and didn't know how to answer, so he simply remained silent.
Luoluo looked at the starry sky above the National Education Academy, frowned and thought seriously, her little hand picked up a small green orange that she had brought back from the forest in front of her, put it in her mouth and chewed it tastelessly, and suddenly, she withdrew her eyes and looked at him and exclaimed.
Chen Changsheng thought that she was bitter by the sourness of Xiaoqingju, shook his head and sighed: "I just said that it was too sour, I couldn't eat it, and it was really bad for the stomach." β
Luoluo swallowed the green orange into his abdomen, where was there a little sour, looked at Chen Changsheng and said in surprise: "Sir, you won't marry Xu Yourong, right?"
Chen Changsheng opened his mouth slightly, he didn't know what to say at all, and while admiring, he was very helpless, so he was ready to admit it.
"Eh......"
Without waiting for him to react, Luoluo waved his hand again and again, his little face was full of self-deprecation and embarrassment, and said: "I'm really confused, I would come up with such a ridiculous thing, that's Xu Yourong, how is it possible?"
Chen Changsheng became more and more unaware of what he should say, and closed his mouth slightly and remained silent, thinking that this thing is indeed too ridiculous, Luoluo respects me so much on weekdays, how can he and Xu Yourong think like this?
"Go back to sleep. He thought for a while and said to Luoluo: "I have some things tomorrow, you come later." β
Luoluo was a little nervous, and asked uneasily, "Sir, you can't be angry, right?"
Chen Changsheng said, "Did you do anything to make me angry today?"
Luoluo thought about it very seriously, and found that he did not do anything that displeased Mr. Previously, at the Qingteng Banquet of the Heavenly Dao Academy, although he was too arrogant, not as well-behaved and obedient as usual, but Mr. said that he did not blame himself, so naturally he would not blame him.
Where did she think of her very casual words, which hurt Chen Changsheng's self-esteem.
She really said it casually, so the injury was really not light.
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After Luoluo left, Chen Changsheng cleaned up the food boxes and sundries on the floor, and carried the books piled on the desk back to the bookshelf and put them on the shelves, turned off the lights, walked to the door of the library and looked back for a while, before leaving by the night, as if saying goodbye.
After returning to the small building, he began to pack his luggage, gathered the things that had to be taken into a box, and then he drew the short sword at his waist, sat on the edge of the bed and began to close his eyes, he was not leading the stars to wash the marrow, but waiting for the arrival of some people.
At the Qingteng banquet tonight, the fall of the Tian Hague will inevitably cause great trouble, and the trouble is for her, for him, and even for the National Education Academy, he doesn't know who the people who will make trouble in Lu Dao later, but he knows that those people in Lu Dao must be terrible.
He knew that Dao Luoluo's background was mysterious and his background was extraordinary, otherwise Mao Qiuyu, the dean of the Heavenly Dao Academy, would not have secretly protected her at the Qingteng Banquet, but the little monster she abolished was, after all, the nephew of the Holy Queen Niangniang, and a member of the Tianhai familyβthat was the most terrifying Tianhai family in the entire continent.
If at the beginning, Chen Changsheng still hoped that Luoluo's origin could deter the other party at least not dare to mess around on the surface, but when Xu Shiji said that the Heavenly Dao Academy would commit suicide tonight, he didn't have much hope for this.
In today's world, even the Chen royal family has to look up to the Tianhai family's snort, and the teachings of the Heavenly Dao Academy have to die because of the cripple of Tianhai Gue'er, not to mention the fall that directly leads to the other party's cripple and himself?
He waited for the arrival of those people and prepared to leave, although he was a little reluctant to give up the National Education Academy, although he was extremely sorry to miss next year's imperial examination, but what had happened could not be changed, so he at least had to let this matter have a relatively complete ending.
In his plan, the Anglican Academy would become a sea of fire later.
Naturally, he had a way to leave.
The National Education Academy has paid the price for the cripple of Tian Hague, and Luo Luo is also extraordinary, so the other party should be satisfied.
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This one night.
Chen Changsheng is alone.
Sit alone in the room.
At his feet, there was a dilapidated suitcase.
He waited in silence for another change in his life.
He waited in calm silence far beyond his years.
No one knew the way, and he waited all night in the National Education College, and until countless years later, there was still no one who knew the way. Only he knew how long and difficult the night was, and how much courage he had paid for it.
Until the morning light illuminates the campus, nothing happens.
On this night, there were still many people who were silently watching the Anglican Academy.
Like him, those people thought that the cool officials of the Qing Officials Division would rush into the Anglican Academy with the darkness of the night and take him to the Zhou Prison where countless ministers and powerful people were terrified, or that the masters of the palace would come here under the cover of night, and then quietly kill people and set fires, turning this Anglican Academy, which was hated by the Holy Queen, into a terrifying sea of fire.
But none of this happened.
The morning light is like a grasshopper, the smoke in the Hundred Flowers Alley is slight, and the bells in the palace not far away are loud.
Chen Changsheng opened his eyes, walked to the window and looked at the quiet morning scene of Kyoto, a little puzzled, and then understood.
Because of his confession last night, Luoluo did not come to the Anglican College from Baicao Garden until noon, and of course, he did not forget to carry a heavy food box.
Chen Changsheng asked her to inquire about some news.
Before lunch was finished, a flute sounded from the other side of the wall, and Luoluo lowered his head slightly and listened quietly for a while.
"No one has ever seen the Heavenly Dao Academy's teachings. β
She raised her head, looked at Chen Changsheng and said, "Vice President Zhuang received the resignation, and it looks like it should be a resignation." β
Chen Changsheng was silent. Looking at his expression, Luoluo also understood something.
After resigning, he disappeared without a trace, whether to return to his hometown to retire, or to retreat in the mountains, this is something that no one knows, and it is impossible to find out in a short time.
Not a resignation, but a resignation.
Last night, there was either an extra white silk on the mansion of the Heavenly Daoist Academy, and in the Luoshui this morning, or some of the ashes had sunk into the mud at the bottom of the water.
A big man like this died quietly like this.
Chen Changsheng felt a little cold, and looked at Luoluo's eyes, which were a little complicated.
This is a conspiracy, a conspiracy against the Anglican Academy, or a conspiracy.
The Heavenly Dao Academy's edict let the little monster of the sect take action, no matter how the National Religious Academy responds, something will happen...... Because he is the nephew of the Holy Queen, if he wins, the Anglican Academy will naturally collapse, and if he is defeated, the Anglican Academy will also usher in the wrath of the palace.
However, no one expected that the worst outcome of this conspiracy would be that the Heavenly Dao Academy Sect had borne the wrath of the palace and turned into a dead man. The boys and women in the Anglican College do not have to bear any responsibility. Because Luoluo is very strong, because Luoluo's origin is even stronger...... In short, Luoluo is too powerful.
Chen Changsheng looked at her and sighed, "It seems that you are even more amazing than I imagined. β
Luo Luo was a little puzzled and said, "Sir, you are the real amazing person." β
Chen Changsheng scratched his head and said, "Is it appropriate for us to praise each other like this?"
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Chen Changsheng has always thought that life is in the world for hundreds of years, time is fleeting, and it must be cherished, if it is only a few decades, then it should be even more so, since there is nothing to do, then he should continue to study and practice, until the twilight, he and Luoluo put down the books, finished the dinner sent by the Baicao Garden, and began to walk along the lake in the National Education College.
Walking seemed like a waste of time, but he didn't care, because he knew it was good for his body.
The two walked to the other side of the lake and came to a very tall banyan tree, Chen Changsheng suddenly became stubborn, and proposed to climb up to see the scenery, Luoluo has always been obedient to him, not to mention that it is such a fun thing, how can there be no reason not to follow.
After a while, the two climbed to the middle of the big tree, the branch standing was very thick, not worried about breaking, about ten zhang away from the ground, the line of sight could be far away, you could see the streets and alleys far away, and even faintly see the outline of the palace.
Under the sunset, the scenery of Kyoto is really good.
The Baihua Lane outside the wall of the National Education College is even more unobstructed, quiet as usual, but he and Luoluo both know that Baihua Lane is not the same as before, in those shadows, under the eaves by the well, I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at the wall.
"I'm sorry, sir. β
Luoluo said softly. She felt that it was because of her own reasons that Chen Changsheng was dragged into this muddy water, and she knew that he cherished time very much and attached great importance to a peaceful spiritual life, so her apology was very deep and true.
"I should be the one to apologize. β
Chen Changsheng said: "If I hadn't written your name on the roster that day, you were not a student of the National Education Academy, how could you encounter these troubles? Although you are not afraid of these troubles, trouble is trouble after all. β
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Time is not transferred by human will, otherwise the time around Chen Changsheng will definitely be as hard as a stone.
A few days later, the second night of the Ivy Banquet arrived as scheduled.
Looking at the invitation on the floor, he was a little surprised, whether it was what Xu Shiji said that night, or Priest Xin's prior reminder, it stands to reason that this year's Qingteng Banquet should be a little different from previous years, and after the bloody battle on the first night, he thought that the second night would be postponed for some time.
Luoluo asked, "Sir, are we really not going to participate?"
Chen Changsheng shook his head and said, "Don't go." β
The Qingteng Banquet is a spontaneous activity organized by the Kyoto Academy, and it will not affect the participation in the Great Imperial Examination next year, he went to participate in the first night, mainly to figure out the rules of the Imperial Examination, and also to see what kind of person Xu Shiji is, now that the two goals have been achieved, why go again?
And on the second night of the Qingteng Banquet, there must be countless people who will stare at the National Education Academy, staring at him and Luoluo, he is not used to that feeling.
Luoluo didn't expect that he really said that he wouldn't go, a little puzzled, and a little regretful, and said: "If you go, maybe you can really get a good ranking." β
The remaining literary and martial arts examinations of the Qingteng Banquet, such as the Great Dynasty Examination, have specific rankings, and they will definitely not end hastily like the battle on the first night, if Luoluo continues to participate in the martial arts examination, Chen Changsheng participates in the literary examination, maybe it can really make the National Education Academy shine again.
Chen Changsheng said: "It doesn't mean much. β
Luoluo looked at him and admired him and said, "Mr. regards his false name as a floating cloud, which is really admirable." β
Chen Changsheng said honestly: "The main reason is that I am afraid of getting into trouble. β
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On the second night of the Qingteng Banquet, the Tiandao Courtyard must have been very lively, the National Education Academy was quiet as usual, and the Baihua Lane outside the courtyard finally gained real quiet, and those who had been staring at the National Education Academy for several days left because of the Qingteng Banquet.
Every night after dinner, I will take a walk around the lake, although the lake and the shadow of the trees are beautiful, I see more times, it is inevitable that it is easy to get bored, the big banyan tree climbs more times, and there is not much meaning, seeing that there are a lot fewer people in Baihua Lane, where are you willing to miss this opportunity, she is coquettish and cute, and finally pulled Chen Changsheng up from the floor of the library, and the two walked out of the courtyard gate full of green ivies, and walked out of Baihua Lane to start shopping.
Not far from Baihua Lane, is the famous night market in Wa Lane Lane, under the rule of the Holy Queen Niangniang, Kyoto has been peaceful for a long time, prosperous and rich, the night market is naturally lively and extraordinary, pedestrians rub shoulders, and the aroma of all kinds of food on the stall is very attractive.
Chen Changsheng bought a sugar gourd for Luoluo, Luoluo was a little surprised, and then happily took it, not polite at all - it is a matter of course for Mr. Xiaojing to repair and have three meals, and it is also a matter of course for Mr. to buy some snacks for himself.
She took the sugar gourd and licked it carefully, worried that if she was not careful, she would only be left with a wooden stick, which frightened her husband.
It's cute.
Walking to a stall selling clam scissors, she looked curiously at the inkstone that was still moving in the batter, and was about to ask Chen Changsheng if she could eat it, when she suddenly saw a very burly figure squatting by the wall behind the stall and washing dishes, her brows frowned slightly.
The small appearance is very serious.
Of course, it's still cute.