I become a sage by eating books

Chapter 51
There were still ten days until the exam, and Ning An received a letter and some daily necessities brought by Zhou Chuanlin.

Her mother said in the letter that the workshop at home has almost been built and is now recruiting people.

Because there are a lot of people who sign up, her father is very prestigious every day now, and there are people showing affection wherever he goes.But what made her mother unhappy was that there was a widow in the village who fell in love with Papa Ning and wanted to be a child for Papa Ning, but in the end she took care of her.

Ning An looked at these little things written by Deng, and smiles flashed in her mind. If she was at home, she would definitely find it very interesting.

I didn't expect her father to have peach blossoms, and it's kind of funny when I think about it.

Ning An wasn't worried at all that Father Ning would do anything to hurt her mother.

Her mother has become younger since taking the Nourishing Pill, and she still has a mature charm on her body. Her father is watching closely, so there is no time to pay attention to other women.

"An'an, we are leaving tomorrow, don't you want to see us?"

Seeing Ning An fooling around alone, Xie Yu felt very hurt.They are going to be separated, how can An An be so happy, she really has no conscience at all.

"Are you leaving tomorrow?"

Ning An thought he was hallucinating, but when he came back to his senses, he thought that their ancestral home was in the capital, so they should go back.

"Have you decided?" Ning An asked Xie Yu.

"Well, it's decided. You all have to take part in the scientific examination, so how can you leave me alone. I've made a decision, and I'll depend on you for the rest of my life. Don't think about leaving me alone."

After many days, Xie Yu finally understood what he wanted.

He wanted to prove to the world with facts and facts that he, Xie Yu, could lead the Xie clan to stand up again without relying on his ancestors or in-laws.

"No, no. We are classmates and friends for life."

Xie Yu could understand what she wanted in her heart, she was really happy for him.No matter what happens in the future, he, Xie Yu, will be her friend for the rest of his life.

"An'an, I can't bear you."

Xie Yu hugged Ning An.I don't know if it's the emotion of parting or being moved by Ning An, his eyes are red and he wants to cry, what should he do?
"It's not that you don't want to part with it. It's not that you won't come back. Okay, okay, how old you are, the fox will laugh at you soon."

Seeing Xiao Li looking at them all the time, Ning An felt a little embarrassed. "Do you want to give me a hug?"

Ning An didn't know how she would say such a thing, and she wanted to slap herself after she finished speaking.I don't know why, but she just doesn't like to lose face in front of Xiao Li, it will make her feel uncomfortable.

"Okay!"

I thought Xiao Li would refuse, but I didn't expect him to agree with a half-smile, Ning An's face turned red.

Oh my god, three men are hugging each other, what's wrong with this!
At night, Xiao Li was lying on the bed, listening to the sound of breathing from beside him, his heart could not be calm no matter what.He thought of that hug during the day, the closest he was to him.

His body is very thin, and there is a faint smell of grass on his body, which suits his taste very well.

Xiao Li felt that he was more and more obsessed with this smell, just like the perfume he gave, that was his real worry-free zone.

I don't know since when, his feelings for him have changed.

At first, he just felt that the life of the Ning family made him yearn for it, and he couldn't help but want to get close to him, protect him, and integrate into his life.

Now he wants to possess him alone, so that he has only himself in his eyes.

He knew that his thoughts were dangerous, but he couldn't control them. He thought he might have been poisoned by a poison called Ning'an.

Ah Xiu, Ah Xiu, what should I do with you!I may not wish you peace for the rest of your life, because I want you to have me for the rest of your life.

When she woke up the next day, Ning An found that she was the only one left in the room. Have they already left?
Looking at the empty room, Ning An felt a little bit lost.After getting used to the days when the three of them were fighting together, suddenly she was left alone, as if she had returned to the modern life.

Habits are really a terrible thing. Once people adapt to the prosperity, they will be even more afraid of loneliness.

Ning'an, Ning'an, isn't it just a short separation, there is nothing to lose, and it's not like we'll never see each other again.The county test is coming, so we must cheer up.

After a brief adjustment, Ning An walked out of the room and ate, read, and slept as usual, and her life seemed to have never changed.

In the evening, Ning An was studying alone in the room when she suddenly heard someone calling her outside the door. Ning An opened the door and saw that it was Qin Zhile! "Brother Qin! It's so late, what's the matter?"

I saw Qin Zhile enter the door panting, eyes full of panic, trying to say something to Ning An, but found himself tired and thirsty, unable to say anything.

Ning An poured him a glass of water, and then asked, "Brother Qin, what's going on, why are you in such a hurry?"

"Ning...Brother Ning, Brother Chu is gone, I can't find him anywhere." Qin Zhile still looked a little flustered after drinking the water, and was speechless for a while.

"Brother Chu is gone? Hasn't he been with you all the time?" Chu Qi has always been reticent, and the only person he can talk to is Qin Zhile. The two are inseparable, and this is something the entire academy knows.

"I didn't see him in the afternoon. I thought he just went shopping. I didn't expect that he hasn't come back yet. I'm afraid something will happen."

Seeing Qin Zhile's anxious eyes, Ning An comforted him, "Brother Qin, calm down first. Tomorrow is the first round of the county examination. I don't think Brother Chu will be so ignorant. Maybe he will be back soon. .”

After hearing Ning An's words, Qin Zhile did not calm down, but became even more flustered.

"Brother Ning doesn't know. Brother Chu has a habit of arranging the books in his room in a certain order. When I went back to the room just now, I found his bookshelf was in disarray, which means he walked in a hurry. I think he must have come out If something happened, it would be too late to clean up. Brother Ning, help me, I am really afraid that something will happen to him. "

Ning An felt that what Qin Zhile said was not unreasonable. For a person who loves books like his life, how could he place books randomly.

"Brother Qin, please calm down first. Instead of searching aimlessly, we should calm down and think about where Brother Chu will go."

Qin Zhile said: "I have searched for all the places I should look for, but there are none."

Ning An said again: "Then is there any important person in Brother Chu's family, maybe he has gone home?"

After hearing Ning An's words, Qin Zhile seemed to think of something. "I heard from brother Chu that his father died early and there was only one mother in the family. A few days ago, his mother seemed to be sick. Did he go home?"

"But, that's not right. Brother Chu said that his mother is already well. Could something unexpected happen?"

Ning An suddenly remembered that Chu Qi participated in the storytelling meeting, and it turned out that it was for his mother. "No matter what, let's go to the Chu family first. If we still can't find anyone, we'll report directly to the officials."

Qin Zhile seemed to have no better way but to agree.The two borrowed two horses from the academy and hurried to Chu's house.

Chu Qi lived in Chu's Village, more than ten kilometers away from the academy, and it only took more than half an hour to ride a horse. When the two arrived at Chu's house, it was already dark.

Dong dong dong, Qin Zhile knocked on the door of Chu's house.

"Who is it?" A woman's voice came from inside.

"Auntie, it's me, Qin Fei. Is Brother Chu at home?"

The door was opened, and a woman in her 40s came out. "It turned out to be Xiao Fei. Why are you looking for Haoran so late? Haoran came back today, but he left after a while, saying he was going to meet someone. Why? Has he not returned to the academy yet?" ?”

In order not to worry the woman, Qin Zhile said, "I have something to ask Brother Chu, do you know who he went to see?"

The woman thought for a while and said: "I don't know too well, it seems that I went to see the owner of some restaurant. He came back in a hurry, so I didn't ask in detail."

"Good aunt, since that's the case, let's go back to the academy and wait for him. Auntie bid farewell!"

On the way back, Ning An was thinking about who Chu Qi was going to meet.Suddenly a face full of haze appeared in her mind, could it be him?
"Brother Qin, maybe I know where Brother Chu has gone, come with me!"

The two ran all the way under the moonlight, and finally stopped at the gate of Fengmanlou.

Qin Zhile asked puzzledly: "Brother Ning, you mean Brother Chu is inside?"

"If you're here, don't you know if you go in and have a look?"

After the last incident, Fengmanlou's business plummeted, and there were only a few scattered customers in the hall.Seeing a guest coming in, the waiter in the shop immediately greeted him.

"What do you two guests want to eat?"

The waiter looked at the two of them and smiled flatteringly at Ning An.This guest officer looked like a wealthy owner, so he couldn't be negligent.As for the other one, it looks like he's just eating and drinking, so let him go.

Qin Zhile didn't care about Xiao Er's attitude, he just wanted to know whether Chu Qi was here or not.

Ning An took out a piece of silver from his bosom, handed it to Xiao Er, and said, "Brother Xiao Er, I want to ask you something. Is there a scholar who came to your restaurant today, about this height, wearing the same clothes as us .”

The waiter in the shop took the broken silver, his mouth almost cracked behind the ears.It's been a long time since I met a master who made such a big mistake. He has to be more careful.

"I've met him before. He came here in Youshi. Our shopkeeper personally entertained him. Are you looking for him? They are upstairs in Room [-], Tianzi. Let me take you up there?"

When Ning An heard it, it was indeed so. "No need, little brother, you are busy with your work, we can go up by ourselves."

"Okay, okay, you go in from here, the innermost room on the second floor is Tianzi No. [-] room."

The waiter wanted to bring Ning An there by himself, maybe he could get a better reward.But after thinking about it in a blink of an eye, this is not bad, if you make the young master angry, the loss outweighs the gain.These aristocrats have unpredictable tempers, and they might lose their lives if they say something wrong.

"Come on, let's go up."

After knowing that Chu Qi was here, Qin Zhile breathed a sigh of relief, but why is Brother Chu here?And how did Brother Ning know?
There are too many questions in Qin Zhile's heart, but time is running out, so he has no choice but to keep the questions in his heart and not to ask.

When the two arrived at the door of Tianzi No. [-] room, Ning An made a gesture to signal Qin Zhile not to speak, and listen to the movement inside first.

There were two voices in the room, Ning An remembered that one was Chu Qi, and the other seemed to be the county magistrate.

The magistrate is here?

He called Chu Qi here?
"Who's eavesdropping outside?"

Oops, found out.

Qin Zhile's feet were shaking, obviously a little nervous.

Ning An pushed open the door calmly, as if the person who eavesdropped just now was not her.

"Student Ning An has met the county magistrate."

Qin Zhile was taken aback, this person is actually a county magistrate, why is the county magistrate here?
"Student Qin Fei met the county magistrate."

The moment the door was opened, Chu Qi was obviously taken aback, why did they come here?Are you here to find him?
He looked at Ning An and the two with worry in his eyes.Then he gave Ning An a look, signaling them to leave quickly.

After receiving Chu Qi's worried gaze, Ning An looked at him, signaling to reassure him.

Rest assured, how could he be relieved?

Gu County Magistrate stared at Ning An and the two with a cold look in his eyes.When were these two boys outside, and how much did they overhear?
The Gu County Magistrate said displeasedly: "Since you are all scholars, you should know the truth of indecent and misheard. Why are you eavesdropping here? Was someone ordered?"

Facing the coercion of the Gu county magistrate, Qin Zhile was a little afraid, he lowered his head and did not dare to meet the Gu county magistrate's eyes.

After receiving the coercion from the ancient county magistrate, Ning An frowned slightly, and the light in his eyes flashed past.

"The county magistrate misunderstood. We are students of Bailu Academy. We found this place after seeing brother Chu not coming back. We didn't know that the lord was here beforehand, and we were hesitating whether to come in. We never wanted to be misunderstood by the lord. .”

When the county magistrate heard that the two belonged to Bailu Academy, his eyes became a little dark.

The Bailu Academy's surname is Ning, could it be him?
The county magistrate Gu looked at Ning An, seeing that this person had an extraordinary demeanor and demeanor, it should be him.

The county magistrate thought quickly in his mind. His itinerary for today is very secretive, and there should be no leaks.

Did they really find it by luck?

For a while, the ancient county magistrate was in a dilemma.

Ning An has made great contributions to the country, and was bestowed a title by the sage. It is obvious that there is someone behind him, and he cannot be easily moved; but Chu Qi is the one who has been told by the superiors that he must fight for it. What should I do?
It's all because Chu Qi is so ignorant of praise, relying on his talent, he rejected him time and time again.

Hmph, one day he will give him some color to see.

"Hahaha, it turned out to be Mrs. Ning. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. You are the eighth-rank master personally appointed by the Holy Majesty, so there is no need to call yourself a student in front of this old man."

"Furthermore, my son, who is incompetent, admires Mrs. Ning very much. It is really extraordinary to meet you today. Misunderstanding, it is all a misunderstanding. Come and add two more bowls and chopsticks. Today, I want to have a good drink with Mrs. Ning." Two cups."

After thinking about it for a while, the magistrate Gu chuckled, as if all the anger just now had turned into a cloud of smoke.

If Ning An can be won over, then things will be much easier.It's just that I don't know which company is standing behind him, how about taking this opportunity to try him?
The magistrate Gu was thinking about it in his heart, but he didn't know that Ning An had already known all his thoughts.

Winning her over would be impossible in the next life.

The words of the magistrate Gu made the room quiet, especially Qin Fei and Chu Qi's eyes widened in disbelief.

Ning An is actually the emperor's personal concubine, and he is still of the eighth rank.God, how come they don't know anything about such an important thing.

Qin Zhile smiled wryly, thinking that when Ning An first came here, he was just a student of Qingshan Academy, and in the blink of an eye, he became the emperor's personal master.It's ridiculous to think that I still made things difficult for him at the beginning.

"My lord, you're being polite. It's just that tomorrow is the county examination. Your lord should still have a lot of business to deal with. I don't dare to disturb you. I will visit you at another day."

Ning An's words were very euphemistic, every word and every word was for the sake of the ancient county magistrate, which made the ancient county magistrate speechless.

This Ning An, who thought he was a young and energetic kid, did not expect to be so tactful in dealing with things, he really didn't know how to flatter him.

"Master Ning is right. I didn't think carefully. Recently, I really have a lot of business, so I won't stay any longer. Let's meet again at another time."

"Come here, send Master Ning out!"

(End of this chapter)