I Gave Birth to a Cub without Telling the Head Assistant - Chapter 14.2

Chapter 14.2

Xinghui Pavilion.

A tall, beautiful pine tree was in the middle of the courtyard; it looked really pretty and simple, and the branches gave off a calm and peaceful vibe.

Under the pine tree, there was a stone table and an old man with a strong presence was sitting there, drinking tea quietly. He poured more tea into the cup without paying attention to the man next to him.

After a while, the old man played with his beard and spoke weirdly. “How can I be so good and be able to make you wait for me for a long time? Could it be that you also asked the guards to put me in prison and torture me?”

After being made fun of, Li Zhulin stayed still and looked down a little. “Your student doesn’t dare.”

“Don’t you dare? The Chief Assistant has all the power now. Is there anything else in this world that you are afraid to do?

I have only been on Penglai Island for six months, and you have killed and removed all the government officials, causing a lot of bloodshed. So brave! Such a great idea.” Zhou Ge’s eyes quickly narrowed; he looked angry and asked loudly, “If I’m still important and haven’t gone back to work, wouldn’t you kill me too?”

Li Zhulin heard the serious words and quickly lifted his robe, fell to his knees, and kneeled in the soft stone courtyard. “Teacher, please relax. How could a student be so disobedient and disrespectful as to lie to his teacher and dishonour his family? At that time, some people tried to overthrow the king, and things changed in the palace. The student had to use loud and powerful methods to fix the court because they had no other options.”

The final option was correct. Yes, it was true that the methods were cruel.

When it came to skills, understanding, and plans, Li Zhulin was definitely the best and most impressive student, according to Mr. Zhou Ge, who had been a teacher for many years.

Mr Zhou Ge knew in his heart that Li Zhulin had great talents and strategies and was well-versed in imperial power, but he had a fatal flaw: he was too hard-hearted and had too much murderous karma.

‘If he cannot be introduced to the right path, I am afraid that if things continue like this, he will become more violent as he grows older, with endless troubles.’

After all, Mr. Zhou Ge has watched this child grow up since he was a child. Whether it was for him personally or for the Qi Dynasty’s country, it was inevitable that he would have to worry about guiding him.

“What are you doing, kneeling? The old rule is to copy the heart-purifying mantra. When you have copied it a hundred times, come see me again!”

“Yes, teacher.”

****

Yanfei Pavilion.

Ruan Longling was reading the account books. After a while, the dense numbers made her eyes sore; she felt tired, so she simply closed the account book in her hand and stretched out her fingertips to lightly press her temples.

Ahxing stepped into the room and delivered a thick stack of papers to the desk. “My boss, I have found out all the men you told me about last time.”

Hearing that, Ruan Longling’s fatigue disappeared, and her energy was boosted. “How’s it going? Are those young gentlemen all good in talent, learning, and character?”

Ahxing thought that Ruan Longling would be sad for a long time because of the breakup of the engagement, but she didn’t expect that she would come out of the haze so quickly and prepare to meet her future husband.

Ahxing smiled and said, “If you want to meet your husband, young lady, just tell the matchmaker about the conditions. Why bother to find out personally?”

‘Where can I find a husband? I’m looking for a father for my future child!’

Ruan Longling couldn’t explain it, so she just picked up the information that Ahxing brought in and looked at it one by one.

“The lady has chosen six young men in total, all of them handsome.

It was a pity that the three of them were engaged for a long time, and between the other two young masters, only one of them, Mr. Wu, could be praised by Zhou Ge.”

“But the person in charge of washing at Tianxialou found out that among the clothes Mr. Wu sent for washing, there were many handkerchiefs. The stitches on each handkerchief were different, and the names of several women were embroidered on them.” Ahxing looked troubled. “I’m afraid that Mr. Wu is a philanderer who relies on his talent and appearance.”

Ruan Longling was struck on the spot as if struck by lightning.

‘How can it be? Just such a coincidence. There are only so many handsome men! But…’

She couldn’t choose between a flirtatious person and a mediocre-incompetent person, and she couldn’t seduce or hook up with an already engaged man, could she? 

Ruan Longling looked up to the sky and sighed! ‘It is really too difficult!’

But she quickly cheered up again. “Perhaps there were many young masters who were delayed today and were unable to go to the dock to meet Mr. Zhou Ge? Ahxing, please help me check and find all the handsome young masters in the world!”

“Where is the need to check? Miss, have you forgotten?

Whenever Mr. Zhou Ge went to Yangzhou to give lectures and the world’s literati gathered, the noble ladies of Yangzhou would make a list of young talents from all over Yangzhou. 

Ahxing took out a small note with pink peach blossoms printed on it from her sleeve and handed it to her.

On the note were the rankings of the various men according to their appearance, which were secretly passed around by the ladies in the boudoir for private pleasure.

Ruan Longling reached out to take the note and took a closer look.

There are five big characters written in the first column of the note.

The first name was Wang Chulin.

[Tl: Wang Chulin is Li Zhulin’s fake name.]

End of chapter 14

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