"Sister Su, why do you have to go back to Bei'an County?"
"My self-defense skills are not good, so I need your guidance!"
"I can't cook well either. If you leave, I will definitely not be able to cook anymore."
"Sister Su, don't leave. You and Senior Brother Ning stay here. After the Chinese New Year, we will go to the capital together!"
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Lin Xueqing spared no effort to retain Su Liang, hoping that they would stay in Pingbeicheng and live together.
At times like this, Ning Jing was always silent. Lin Xueqing didn't pay much attention to Su Liang after she met him.
Lin Shuzhi came back in the afternoon and also talked to Ningjing and Su Liang, asking them about the possibility of staying in Pingbeicheng.
After all, in the eyes of the Lin family father and daughter, when Su Liang and Ning Jing returned to Bei'an County, they had no relatives or friends there, and they were just the two of them deserted. Of course it would be better to stay. The four of them would live together, and Lin Shuzhi could give advice on Ning Jing's studies. Lin Xueqing
With her company, she admired Su Liang very much and wanted to learn many things from Su Liang.
But Lin Shuzhi also knew that Ningjing was different from before. His imperial examination path had come so far, and he no longer had to worry too much. Lin Shuzhi could only help very much.
Although Lin Xueqing is one year older than Su Liang and calls her sister Su all the time, Su Liang is like a sister between the two. It is great for Lin Xueqing that she can stay, but on the other hand, Lin Xueqing can not only accompany Su Liang
, it will not be of any help to what Su Liang wants to do.
Therefore, Lin Shuzhi just hopes that Ning Jing and Su Liang will consider it. If they really don't want to, they won't force it.
"Master, Xue Qing, Ning Jing and I both know how you feel, and we are very happy to live with you." Su Liang said seriously.
As soon as Lin Shuzhi heard this, he knew there was no chance.
Lin Xueqing foolishly thought there was hope, and her eyes lit up.
But I heard Su Liang continue to say, "But we still have to go back. Before we came, a friend was injured and was recuperating at home. He asked a neighbor to help take care of him. He couldn't let go. This is the first. The second is that he helped before
The Fourth Prince is busy, and there are still things to do later. I told the Fourth Prince that I will go back after the exam."
Lin Shuzhi sighed, "In that case, you must go back."
There are still people in the family, and we have an agreement with the fourth prince, so we can't break it.
Lin Xueqing was unhappy, "So that's it. I thought you had to leave, sister Su, because you were annoying me."
Su Liang hugged Lin Xueqing and chuckled, "How could it be? It's too late for me to like you."
"Really?" Lin Xueqing suddenly became happy again and said to Lin Shuzhi, "Dad, I will marry Sister Su! Anyway, Senior Brother Ning and Sister Su are just good brothers!"
Lin Shuzhi's head was full of black lines and he was speechless.
"It's a pity that if I leave, it will be so pitiful for dad to be all alone. It's all my fault that my eldest and second brothers are in the capital and don't come back, otherwise I can go home with Sister Su." Lin Xueqing looked regretful.
Lin Shuzhi coughed lightly, "I am such an old person, I am so despised by others!"
Lin Xueqing looked helpless, "Actually, the eldest brother and the second brother want dad to go to the capital and hand over the academy to others, but dad is always worried."
Lin Shuzhi shook his head, "I'm not old enough to rely on my son to support myself, and I still have things I want to do."
The words of the father and daughter seem to be inconsistent, but the difference is just a joke and a sincere statement.
Su Liang admired Lin Shuzhi very much. Both of his sons were very promising. He himself was quite famous in Qian Kingdom and had many disciples. He would definitely be able to live a much more leisurely life in the capital than he does now. However, he gave up his great future and still has no intention of doing so until now.
I just want to teach and educate people, and live a simple and quiet life.
"Okay." Of course Lin Xueqing understood and supported her father, otherwise she could have gone to the capital to live with her two brothers instead of staying alone with Lin Shuzhi.
"When are you going to the capital?" Lin Shuzhi asked.
Su Liang said nothing and let Ning Jing decide.
"After the New Year." Ning Jing said.
Lin Shuzhi nodded slightly, "Okay, then let's meet in the capital."
Lin Xueqing looked happy, "Dad is finally willing to go to the capital?"
Lin Shuzhi shook his head and laughed, "It sounds like I'm afraid of the capital. It's just that I have been busy these years and have never traveled far. The boss writes every year and wants to take Xue Qing and I to the capital for the New Year, but we have never been there.
My brothers have a short break during the Chinese New Year and can’t come back in time. Let’s go there this year.”
"Great!" Lin Xueqing looked forward to it, "The eldest and second brothers will definitely be very happy to know that dad is willing to go to the capital!"
"After the new year, everyone will leave for Beijing to take the exam. Master can live in the capital for a year and a half. If Brother Lin gets married and has a child, shouldn't Master be able to take care of and teach his grandson?" Su Liangxiao
explain.
Lin Shuzhi chuckled, "Girl Liang is still the smartest. I am thinking that when I have grandchildren, I will hand over the academy to a safe person to take over and go home to take care of the children."
"Dad, why didn't you tell me earlier? If eldest brother knew, maybe they would have gotten married earlier!" Lin Xueqing said.
Lin Shuzhi coughed lightly, "How dare you say that? When it comes to life-long events, the boss and the second child all talk about him. When old friends write, they all think that I only care about the academy and don't care about my son, and I don't let them worry about business. Having said that,
If your eldest brother knew, he would only urge your second brother to get married and have children as soon as possible."
Su Liang couldn't help laughing.
She really admires and envies the harmonious and close relationship between the Lin family.
Lin Shuzhi had no wife, but he raised his children by himself and taught them well.
He doesn't have the pedantry of a scholar, he is very open-minded, and he gets along with the children like friends.
Most parents in this world simply cannot do this by only respecting their children and not treating them as their own property.
In fact, this is also the reason why Ning Jing and Su Liang can really get along with the Lin family and his daughter like family members.
Regardless of Ning Jing or Su Liang, they don't even bother to deal with people they don't agree with. Although they met at first because of the real Ning Jing, their current feelings are not fake.
And Ningjing didn't want to go to the academy, firstly because he was afraid that Lin Shuzhi would discover his flaws after being in contact for a long time, and secondly because he couldn't get too close to Lin Shuzhi.
There have been rumors that the royal family of Qian Kingdom is going to cut down the vassal vassal, and the first person to bear the brunt is King Beijing, who has made the greatest contributions to his ancestors.
And Xing Yusheng, the crown prince of Beijing, was "invited" to the capital by the emperor on the pretext that his favorite sixth princess wanted a consort, and his intention became more and more obvious.
Ning Jing would take Xing Yusheng's name to participate in the imperial examination, just because they happened to be in Bei'an County at that time, and Su Liang rescued Xing Yusheng. In fact, Xing Yusheng had a deep conflict with his father, King Beijing.
But these outsiders don't know and won't pay attention to it. They only think that Ningjing is closely related to the Beijing Palace.
What only Su Liang knew was that Ningjing took the imperial examination because he borrowed Zhen Ningjing's identity to fulfill Zhen Ningjing's unfulfilled wish, not to seek a future and wealth. After passing the imperial examination, there was no need to use anyone else's identity.
Even if something happens to King Beijing tomorrow, it doesn't matter to Ning Jing.
But Lin Shuzhi is different.
He has many talents all over the world and is quite famous. He also has two sons in the officialdom and an unmarried daughter. Once they get involved with the Prince of Beijing because of peace, the consequences will be serious.
Now the two young masters of the Lin family have offended the powerful in the capital, implicating Lin Shuzhi and Lin Xueqing. If there is any suspected issue of stance again, people will definitely make a big fuss.
In the past few days, Ning Jing, Su Liang, and Lin Shuzhi were seen briefly interacting with each other in the academy. It didn't matter, because Ning Jing had obtained the qualification to enter Qianshan Academy by relying on his own ability. And outsiders didn't know that the four of them lived together.
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Lin Shuzhi knew this well. Even if Ningjing stayed, he would only be a student of Qianshan Academy, and he would have to avoid suspicion. After all, he had to consider his children.
As she was leaving early tomorrow morning, Su Liang took Lin Xueqing with her again and gave her one last instruction on self-defense techniques and daily exercise methods.
"I hope you won't run into trouble, but if you do, first of all, you have to calm down and don't panic, but at the same time, you can pretend to be weak." Su Liang looked serious.
Lin Xueqing said weakly, "I am very weak to begin with..."
Su Liang said seriously, "That's why you have to practice hard. I mean, you can pretend to be scared, but you can't be afraid in your heart. You have to be calm and seize the opportunity to fight back. You can't be impulsive. Sometimes you need a little patience to fight against the enemy.
Go around, find the weak point and then attack."
This was really difficult for Lin Xueqing, but she carefully remembered every word Su Liang said. She clenched her fists and said with firm eyes, "I must be braver!"
"You can be a lot braver." Su Liang chuckled.
Lin Shuzhi asked Ningjing to see how he was doing in Tai Chi.
In just a few days, Lin Shuzhi not only learned it, but also played it skillfully.
Ning Jing corrected a few of his movements that were not quite right.
That night, Su Liang and Lin Xueqing cooked a sumptuous dinner together. Lin Shuzhi also bought wine from outside and had a few drinks with Ningjing.
After the meal, Ning Jing drove the Lin family and his daughter back to their home in Pingbei City.
Su Liang went over together, and on the way he took out a recipe book he had written down last night, which was a gift for Lin Xueqing.
Lin Shuzhi looked surprised when he saw the handwriting on it, "Your handwriting..."
Su Liang smiled, "I didn't write well at first. After I met Ning Jing, I copied his calligraphy. Is it very similar?"
Lin Shuzhi nodded, "It's very similar. At first glance, I thought it was written by Jing'er."
"I will learn how to cook well, and Sister Su will take a test on me next time we meet." Lin Xueqing said.
Su Liang took out another pamphlet and wrote five words on it: "Women's Self-Defense Techniques."
Lin Xueqing took it over and looked surprised, "Sister Su, you are so good at painting!"
Su Liang was afraid that Lin Xueqing would forget, so he drew all the movements of self-defense and wrote detailed technical essentials next to it.
"Sister Su is so caring, I will definitely practice well!" Lin Xueqing was very touched, every stroke was Su Liang's concern for her.
Su Liang gave Lin Shuzhi another copy of "Tai Chi", which she also drew by herself.
Lin Shu put it away with great care, "This can be regarded as a family heirloom."
The carriage stopped and Lin Xueqing sighed, "Why did you arrive so soon?"
Su Liang hugged Lin Xueqing and said, "See you soon."
"Yes." Lin Xueqing nodded heavily, "Sister Su, we will meet in the capital in the next year. You must go. Even if you abandon my senior brother Ning in the meantime, you still have to go to the capital to find me!"
Peace outside:…
Lin Shuzhi and his daughter got out of the car and watched the carriage leave.
Lin Xueqing's nose felt sore, "Dad, I really can't let go of Sister Su. It would be great if she was ours!"
Lin Shuzhi sighed, "Just wait until Jing'er realizes her stupidity and marries Liang Yatou back."
"Will there ever be that day?" Lin Xueqing asked.
Lin Shuzhi thought for a while and said, "Go to Hongluo Temple tomorrow and seek marriage for them."
Lin Xueqing's eyes widened, "Dad, don't you believe this?"