Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 424 Confrontation

At that time, she admired Yuan Qing very much. He could read a book while grilling the fish. He didn't even need to look at when to turn the fish over. He managed the timing just right, which made her very envious.

After baking more often, she also learned this experience. When she looked at the content she had memorized before, she would not let her mind be completely immersed in it. At the same time, she would count the pages she read, and would turn the page after reading about three or four pages.

After all, reading for two purposes at once is not that effective, and the purpose is to consolidate the knowledge.

"Uh, I was distracted for a moment and didn't notice." Yuan Qing explained, then looked at her grilled fish and reminded her: "You can eat yours."

Song Ying looked at what he had roasted and found it was indeed cooked, so he gave half to Yuan Qing and continued roasting while eating.

As usual, at about 7:00 p.m., Yuan Qing returned to the academy. Because the county examination had not yet ended, there were no formal lectures in the academy today, and not many classmates were studying in the study.

He sat down in his seat, took a breath, and exhaled slowly, repeating this several times before his agitated heart calmed down a little. He picked up his pen and prepared to write the policy questions.

Pu Yan, the scholar who was close to Miss Liu, saw this and couldn't help but tease, "Didn't you and Brother Shen see the first Four Books question at Wenfu half a year ago? Why, Brother Yuan, are you still worried about not getting it right?"

In the past, before Yuan Qing wrote, he didn't have to take a deep breath for a while to concentrate and calm down like today.

Yuan Qing smiled at him and replied, "Until the final case is filed, no one can be truly sure that they will win."

"That's true." Pu Yan nodded and buried his head in writing.

The sun rose higher and higher, and sunlight poured in through the windows, warming my body a little, but my exposed fingers were still slightly frozen.

However, Yuan Qing was used to it. Occasionally he would stop to rub it and add water to the inkstone that was about to solidify, and it did not affect his thinking.

Just as he stopped writing again to add hot water to the inkstone, several classmates who lived outside came in, chatting and laughing about something.

"I think he went back home and thought about it all night last night. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was an excellent marriage, so he went to Huichun Hall again today."

Catching the three words "Huichuntang", Yuan Qing subconsciously looked over, waiting for their next words. He had a bad feeling in his heart. There were only three people in Huichuntang, and the only ones who had not yet proposed were Song Ying and Lin Wenxuan.

His classmates would be unlikely to talk about a girl behind her back, especially since he had never heard of her before. So the marriage they were talking about was more likely to be Song Ying's, and someone had a crush on Song Ying.

Sure enough, another classmate mocked him, "What a good calculation! With Doctor Song's ability, it is more than enough to support a scholar. He has both a good reputation and practical benefits..."

Yuan Qing frowned, and before the man could finish his words, he interrupted and asked, "Who has a crush on Song Ying?"

Everyone looked at him, and one of them said, "A student from Qingshui Academy was said to be frightened during the county exam. Doctor Xiao Song used provocation to help him overcome his fear. Yesterday, he went to the clinic to thank Doctor Xiao Song and gave him a basket of eggs.

Doctor Xiao Song should have seen that it was not easy for him to save this basket of eggs, so he did not want it. As a result, this man said he wanted to marry Doctor Xiao Song as a reward. "

At this time, Pu Yan, who was writing an article nearby, also stopped and asked, "Is it true? How talented is this person? If he has real talent and knowledge, it would be a good match for Doctor Xiao Song."

Yuan Qing frowned and scolded, "Brother Pu, be careful with your words! This involves a girl's reputation, how can you say anything nonsense?"

"Isn't this nonsense?" Pu Yan raised his eyebrows, "It's just the fact."

Yuan Qing pursed his lips even tighter and said coldly: "That day in front of Longmen, it was also true."

Pu Yan stopped talking, but he was very dissatisfied in his heart. However, he was worried that Yuan Qing would reveal his affair with Miss Liu and ruin Miss Liu's reputation. Who knows how angry the Liu family would be.

At this time, someone suddenly laughed wickedly and joked, "Oh, by the way, isn't Dr. Xiao Song your fellow villager Xiao Qingmei? Brother Yuan, are you so angry because Xiao Qingmei is going to be picked by someone else?"

Yuan Qing stared at the man, "In the past, I thought that Brother Jiang was a true gentleman, but I didn't expect that he was also a villain who spread rumors and ruined people's reputations."

The scholar surnamed Jiang was anxious and wanted to state the truth as he said it, but then he remembered the ridicule he had just made. If it got out, it would easily cause gossip among the girls, so he had to shut up.

Yuan Qing changed his usual gentle attitude and kept on talking back for two days. The other students who were discussing the matter did not dare to speak freely. They just stood up and left.

"Hey, Brother Yuan, where are you going?" Shen Jing's voice came from outside, "No, why are you walking so fast?"

Soon, Shen Jing walked into the study room with a strange look on his face. Seeing the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone on Yuan Qing's desk, he couldn't help but mutter, "Is he in a hurry?"

"Puchi." Someone couldn't help but laughed out loud.

Shen Jing was puzzled, "Jiang Wen, what are you laughing at?"

Jiang Wen was the scholar named Jiang who was just scolded by Yuan Qing. Now he was not annoyed at all. He looked like he was enjoying the show. He clicked his tongue twice and said, "We used to think that Yuan Qing was only interested in studying, but we didn't expect that he would be tempted so early. Look how anxious he is. He even didn't take the books away. Hahaha."

When he said this, the others were also very happy, which confused Shen Jing, "Yuan Qing has someone in his heart? Who? I have such a good relationship with him, and I didn't even know."

At the end, his voice became much softer and his brows knitted together, "Could it be Song Ying?"

Jiang Wenle laughed: "Isn't it his childhood sweetheart from the same hometown? Just now we said that someone went to ask Doctor Song for marriage yesterday. Look how angry he was. He scolded Brother Pu and then me."

With his interruption, Pu Yan was no longer annoyed and started laughing as well.

Shen Jing suddenly felt uneasy, and his voice suddenly rose: "What? Someone proposed to Song Ying?"

Then he ran out directly, confusing the servant who had just entered the room. He didn't know whether to put the book box down first or to chase him directly.

Yuan Qing walked quickly, the cold wind blowing past him, making his mind clearer. He couldn't help but remember that Song Ying suddenly said in the morning that he would not go to the lake to recite lessons and fish. His pace immediately slowed down. Could it be because of this?

She agreed to the marriage and needed to avoid suspicion.

For a moment, he felt mixed emotions. What could he say if he rushed over now?

If you don’t go...

Just as he was hesitating, a figure passed by him, and it looked quite familiar. Then he heard Shen Jing's servant shouting, "Master, wait for me!"

It turned out to be Shen Jing.

Yuan Qing quickened his pace, caught up with him and asked, "Brother Shen, what are you doing?"

"Of course we have to stop that pervert! Who is he to propose marriage to Miss Song Ying?"