Chapter 109 Incompatible

Chapter 109 Incompatible

Chapter 109 Incompatible
Yang Ling hurried to the back house and saw his mother and sister sitting in the back hall talking.

Yang Ling stepped forward and bowed, "Mother, my son is back!"

Princess Xiao said unhappily, "You went out early in the morning, why are you back now?"

"My old friend insisted on inviting me to lunch, and we talked a lot while reminiscing about the past, so I was late. Please forgive me, mother!"

"You've been back in Chang'an for more than three months. How can you still have so much to say? Didn't you go to Pingkangfang to fool around?"

"I don't dare. Some of my friends who were sent out as officials came back. We had dinner in Chongrenfang and talked for a long time."

"You are not young anymore, do something serious like your elder brother!"

Princess Xiao scolded her son and said, "Okay! I won't blame you this time. You must let me know if you don't come back at noon next time."

"Kid, remember!"

Yang Ling hesitated for a moment and then continued, "Just now I met a man at the door. Did mother know he was coming?"

"I know. I'll let him stay in the front yard temporarily until your father comes back."

"But... he seems to be gone."

"what?"

Princess Xiao's face darkened, and she immediately ordered her maid to call the butler. Not long after, the butler hurried over and bowed in the hall, "Greetings, Princess!"

Princess Xiao walked to the front of the hall and asked the old butler, "Butler Wang, what's going on with Xiao Xia?"

The old butler said tremblingly: "He said that he was too abrupt and shouldn't come at this time. He will stay in the inn outside for a while."

Princess Xiao said coldly: "Does he dislike my arrangement?"

Daughter Yang Feiyan couldn't help but said, "Mom, it's really inappropriate to arrange for my third brother to live in the servants' room!"

"shut up!"

Princess Xiao turned around and glared at her daughter, "What third brother? I don't know where he came from. I don't have this son!"

When Yang Feiyan saw her mother getting angry, she was so scared that she lowered her head and dared not say a word.

Princess Xiao gritted her teeth and said, "I allowed him to enter this door, which was a mercy without any grudges. He actually dared to despise it. I told him to live in the toilet, but he had to live there obediently. He is worthy of being Xiao Chunyu's son. He is so rebellious. Well! Since he despises my arrangement, he will never be able to enter the palace again in the future!"

.........

Xiao Xia stayed at Yuelai Inn in Yanshoufang.

In fact, Xiao Xia had expected Princess Xiao's attitude. Princess Xiao would certainly not welcome him with open arms. The existence of her and her son had caused them to be demoted for five years. He could understand the hatred in their hearts.

If Princess Xiao did not allow him to enter the palace, Xiao Xia would not be angry.

But Princess Xiao actually let him live in the servants' room. This humiliation made Xiao Xia very angry. It would be better not to let him enter the mansion.

And the words "you don't know how to appreciate a favor" from the second brother Yang Ling pierced Xiao Xia's heart like a needle.

Perhaps the mother and son thought that they were asking them to adopt them and were taking advantage of them, and that they were already showing great favor by letting them in. They had to endure their humiliation and kneel down in front of them to thank them for their kindness in taking them in.

Who do they think they are? They have miscalculated.

Of course Xiao Xia would not just leave. This was not his character. After a year of training in Jiangdu, his character had gradually matured.

Princess Xiao and her son do not represent anything. They have no power to deprive them of their interests. Even their father Yang Guang has no right to decide their fate.

Xiao Xia sat cross-legged on the bed, gradually entering a world where he forgot himself and the world. The only thing left in his mind was the cultivation mantra that Yuan Shoucheng had given him, which had become one with his thoughts.

Just then, someone knocked on the door, suddenly waking Xiao Xia up from his deep practice.

This made Xiao Xia extremely annoyed. This was the inconvenience of staying in an inn. It was not the first time he was interrupted. Either the waiters were too attentive in order to get tips, or other guests knocked on the wrong door, or people singing and selling things came to knock on the door. In short, it was very difficult for him to enter a state of meditation for a long time.

"Who?"

"We are from a nearby music hall and would like to sing a little song for you, young master!" It was the voice of a young woman.

"I'm already asleep, I don't need it!"

"We can provide sleeping companions!" It was another woman's voice, and it seemed that there were two people.

The ancients used words in such a subtle way. Isn't sleeping with you the kind of service you know? "I don't need it. Go somewhere else!"

After a moment's silence, the two women left, and soon they knocked on the door of the next room again.

The tenant next door couldn't resist the temptation and opened the door.

Xiao Xia sighed. There was another headache in staying in an inn, which was the lack of sound insulation. He could hear clearly what was happening next door even if he didn't enter the barrier-breaking state.

Xiao Xia had no choice but to get up and go out for dinner. The inn was not safe, so he had to carry all his important things with him.

Xiao Xia did not walk far and had dinner in the lobby on the first floor of the inn. Large inns like this would provide meals for the convenience of guests.

It was already dark outside and the weather was cold, so Xiao Xia was too lazy to go out.

After dinner, I ordered a pot of hot tea and drank it while waiting patiently.

When he was halfway through drinking his tea, he saw two young women carrying pipa instruments coming down the stairs. Although they were heavily made up and dressed very young, their real age could not be seen, but Xiao Xia's intuition told him that these two women were at least around thirty years old.

This is the reason why their bodies change from dusk to dawn, and they can only sell their bodies under the guise of performing arts.

However, Xiao Xia soon discovered that they did not leave the inn, but went through a small door and went to the backyard of the inn.

This is the legendary store girl!
Xiao Xia had heard of it on the road, but had never seen it. Today, he finally saw it.

At this time, the waiter came over to add tea, and Xiao Xia asked, "Does the inn have a private courtyard?"

Xiao Xia once stayed in the Duyuan Courtyard when he passed through Luoyang. Because all the other upper rooms were full, only the Duyuan Courtyard was left. However, the Duyuan Courtyard left a deep impression on him. It was soundproofed, quiet, and comfortable to stay in. Just hang a sign on the gate and no one will come to disturb you.

The only drawback is that it is expensive.

The waiter nodded, "Yes! But it costs one guan of money a day. It's also one guan of money for you to stay here, so it's a bit uneconomical."

Xiao Xia thought for a moment and asked again, "Which district is the Imperial College located in?"

"It's in Wubenfang. The Imperial College is also there."

"I see. Thank you?"

"Then will you still live in the private courtyard?"

Xiao Xia shook his head. "It's too expensive. I won't consider it for now."

Xiao Xia returned to the room. It was snowing outside again.

Xiao Xia stood alone in front of the window, silently looking at the street where snow was falling lightly at night. It was dark all around, there were no street lights, and there was cold wind and snow everywhere, and not a single pedestrian was seen.

At this moment, he felt a loneliness he had never felt before.

At this moment, how much he longed to have a house of his own.

...........
The next morning, Xiao Xia led the horse to Wubenfang. As soon as he entered Wubenfang, he saw young students everywhere.

The six higher education institutions, namely, Guozixue, Taixue, Simenxue, Luxue, Shuxue, and Suanxue, together with the Imperial Academy of the Ministry of Education of the Sui Dynasty, occupied half of Wubenfang.

There is a commercial street in the middle of Wubenfang, dividing it into two parts. There are densely populated shops on both sides of the commercial street, mainly restaurants, inns and brothels.

There was a Ping'an Inn not far from the gate. Xiao Xia asked for a room upstairs and settled down first.

He then went to the Imperial College and found Cheng Xiuwen, the academician of the college.

Cheng Xiuwen was about 40 years old, gentle and modest. He politely asked Xiao Xia to sit down.

"To be honest, my lord, the Imperial College is only responsible for the unified recruitment. Temporary enrollment like this is handled by the Imperial College. You can go to the Imperial College to find Liu Zhubu, who is responsible for student management. If the Prince of Henan has agreed in advance, then it is agreed with him, and then he will give you a temporary enrollment form. You can come to me with this enrollment form."

Xiao Xia stood up and saluted, "Thank you, Xuezheng!"

He went to the Imperial College office to find Liu Zhubu, whose name was Liu Ying. He was a minor official of the seventh rank, but he had real power. He was the person Yang Zhao was looking for a favor to do.

Liu Ying looked at Xiao Xia's recommendation form for the township tribute scholar. This was a recommendation from Jiangdu County, but if he was a tribute scholar recommended by the state, he would be eligible to take the imperial examination. The level of the county tribute scholar was still a little weak, and he could not take the imperial examination, but he could enter the Imperial Academy to study.

"So it's Master Xiao. I know. The Prince of Henan told me that it's fine. But I have to say something ugly in advance. If you want to be a student, you have to study hard for five years. If you only want to study for one or two years, you can't be a student. You can only be an auditor. Do you understand?"

Xiao Xia nodded, "It doesn't matter what your student status is, you can audit the class!"

(End of this chapter)