flstandardbreds Chapter 154 The Villainous Female Supporting Character's Mind Was Read 9
Chapter 154 The Villainous Female Supporting Character's Mind Was Read 9
The next day, Gu Yanli was woken up early again and got up like a zombie. When his feet touched the ground, his legs went weak and he bowed deeply to Shi Zhu.
Shi Zhu was so startled that she quickly moved aside and helped him up, though her lips trembled uncontrollably.
Gu Yanli didn't even have the strength to glare at Shi Zhu.
I've lost all face in the last two days!
He, the dignified Prime Minister of the Eastern Mausoleum Dynasty, had never suffered such torment!
He's going to rebel!
Stepping out of the inner room and into the courtyard, he saw Lin Shuwan leaning against a pillar. Hearing the noise, she opened her eyes, glanced at him, and lazily said, "Let's run."
Gu Yanli, holding his breath, strode aggressively toward her, about to speak, but was interrupted by her inner thoughts:
(It was nothing more than accidentally breaking a boulder while whipping it, the flying pebbles shattering a window and incidentally smashing a newly bought jade vase.)
! !
Gu Yanli glanced at the whip at her waist, wondering just how much strength it took to shatter the stone!
(The jade bottle is broken; we can just buy a new one. Why is Grandfather so angry!)
Grandfather Lin: That's an antique from the previous dynasty! It's priceless on the market! If it breaks, it's truly gone!
(And I was also punished by copying ten scriptures!)
(I only slept for two hours last night.)
(So sleepy (?_?))
(Run quickly!)
(After I finish running, I can go back and catch up on my sleep!)
Lin Shuwan yawned, and seeing that Gu Yanli was still standing next to her, she looked up and asked, "Is there anything else?"
Gu Yanli snapped to attention and changed direction: "No, it's nothing, I'll go."
Forget it, a wise man doesn't stand under a crumbling wall!
He can run it in less than a hundred laps.
Anyway, there was no requirement to run very fast.
After running about twenty laps, Gu Yanli's pace slowed down, almost to the point of walking.
Suddenly a gust of wind swept past behind me, and the sound of air being cut exploded in my ears.
"Hurry up, don't try to slack off, my whip doesn't have eyes."
Gu Yanli then realized with a start that the sound he had just heard was actually the sound of a whip cracking.
That's a whip that can shatter boulders!
It was just a finger's width away from hitting him.
Gu Yanli was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He moved with lightning speed, picking up the pace he had deliberately slowed down.
(Isn't this because I want to run faster? I'm deliberately dawdling.)
(No wonder my grandfather always liked to rush me like that when I was little; it was really convenient.)
(It's actually quite fun, and you can practice your aim while you're at it.)
vicious!
So vicious!
He was working himself to the bone here, worried about being whipped at any moment, but she only saw him as a target to practice her aim!
He regretted it; was it too late to leave the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion?
……
Leaving is not an option for the time being.
Not long after they finished running, Old Madam Lin sent someone to apologize and apply some plaster to relax her muscles and bones, saying that she would teach Lin Shuwan a good lesson and hoped that he would not take it to heart.
What could Gu Yanli do? He simply accepted the apology and smiled, saying it was no problem.
Who told him to be living under someone else's roof now!
But Madam Lin was indeed very generous. Not to mention the warm jade and medicinal herbs, those few ancient books alone were enough to make up for his spiritual loss today.
He simply didn't want to see Lin Shuwan again today.
As for tomorrow, let's discuss it again tomorrow.
Since the gentleman has arrived today, she should go back and catch up on her sleep; she won't be coming again.
Life is unpredictable, and Lin Shuwan still came with her teacher.
Upon seeing Lin Shuwan again, Gu Yanli's feet involuntarily twitched, and the urge to run away seemed to have been etched into his very bones in just one morning.
But he restrained himself, first bowing to the teacher before politely asking, "Does Miss intend to study with An Yi?"
"No."
Before Gu Yanli could even feel happy, he saw Lin Shuwan walk straight towards him, lean back in her chair, and sit down next to him.
"I'm here to supervise your studies."
(If someone hadn't been worried yesterday that he was too incompetent and that his husband would look down on him, I wouldn't have sacrificed my sleep to listen in.)
(Ugh, so sleepy.)
If you're sleepy, go back to sleep!
Gu Yanli really wished he could go back and slap himself for what he did yesterday.
Injure the enemy by one thousand and injure yourself by eight hundred.
The tutor invited by Madam Lin stood at the table. Seeing that Gu Yanli's attention was not on him, he frowned slightly and coughed twice, saying:
"My surname is Song, and my given name is Jin. From now on, I will be the one to teach you the books for the imperial examinations."
"Thank you for your help, sir."
Gu Yanli cupped his hands again and bowed respectfully.
Mr. Song's brows finally relaxed, knowing that it was good that he respected his teacher.
He stroked his chin, revealing a beard about an inch long: "How's your progress? Which of the Four Books and Five Classics have you studied?"
If it were a past life, Gu Yanli would have answered that he was well-versed in all the Four Books and Five Classics.
But at this moment, he was Gu An, so he could only answer: "The Analects."
"You only studied the Analects?! You haven't even touched anything else?" Mr. Song paused, stroking his beard.
Gu Yanli shook his head: "No."
Mr. Song could only console himself by thinking that he had probably only thoroughly studied one book, which was understandable.
"If that's the case, then let me ask you, what is meant by 'to reside there without weariness and to act with loyalty'?"
This quote comes from the Analects, Yan Yuan chapter. When Zi Zhang asked about governance, Confucius said that an official should be diligent in his duties and loyal to the benevolent way in his conduct.
Even more, he can draw inferences and list others.
Unfortunately, Lin Shuwan was sitting next to her. She hadn't read this chapter yesterday, nor had she explained any chapter.
Gu Yanli could only shake his head and say, "I don't know. I only learned to read yesterday, and I have only read up to the Gongye Chang chapter of the Analects. As for the others, I have not studied them at all."
Mr. Song's brow furrowed, and he plucked out a few hairs from his beard: "You've just learned to read?!"
Gu Yanli nodded: "Exactly."
"This, this, this..." Mr. Song couldn't explain it for a moment.
He had been kind to Madam Lin, and he only came this time because of her.
Although I already knew beforehand that this student's foundation was extremely poor, I still put it mildly.
This is practically nonexistent!
Even a six-year-old is better than him.
To think that you can pass the exam within five years is simply a pipe dream!
Gu Yanli could also see Mr. Song's predicament, but he could not openly say that he had studied it in his previous life.
Moreover, whether or not Mr. Song was there made no difference to him, so he simply remained silent and let Mr. Song decide for himself whether to stay or leave.
At this moment, a woman's voice broke the silence between the two.
"Does the gentleman perhaps feel that he is incapable of teaching?" Lin Shuwan leaned back in her chair and asked directly when she saw that they had been silent for a long time.
"This preliminary examination is not simple. The exam involves a wide range of books, and all candidates must start learning from a young age. Young master, you are only just beginning to learn to read. Is it a bit too optimistic to expect to pass the exam within five years?"
That's not just overly optimistic, it's downright ignorant and overestimating their own abilities.
If it weren't for the old lady's sake, he would have simply turned and left.
"Although he has only recently learned to read, that's because he didn't have the opportunity to learn before. If you ask me, my cousin's photographic memory alone surpasses that of countless others."