Jing Xingzhi’s Daily Life in Ancient Times - Chapter 72
Jing Xingzhi finished identifying the person playing in the dark, and when he turned around, he saw a dumbfounded Wu Mingrui.
There was no gap between Jing Xingzhi’s rage and his calmness; his actions were so clear that Wu Mingrui couldn’t say anything at all.
Wu Mingrui lowered his eyes and said, “So, Xingzhi, you were not angry at all. You actually still observing other people in the hall of Taibai Tower.”
“No.” Jing Xingzhi shook his head and said in a serious tone, “I am very angry. But just vent it a little. If I only focus on being angry and let go of the people who want to harm me, then I will continue to suffer unreasonable disasters, and I will be angrier! It’s not worth to wait for the stairs to fall on me!”
Wu Mingrui felt quite sad after hearing this. In admiration, there was a look of emotion on his face.
When he thought about his performance again, his shoulders suddenly drooped: “That’s also a good temper. Unlike me, I only know how to be anxious.”
Jing Xingzhi looked at him for a few seconds, then lowered his head and sighed: “Brother Mingrui… I wish you don’t think Xingzhi is too scheming.”
Jing Xingzhi’s tone was low, and his head was lowered, making him appeared even more depressed than Wu Mingrui.
Seeing his friend suddenly lowering his head and sighing, with such an unusual look, Wu Mingrui immediately thought to himself – could it be that his words of disdain for himself just now were misunderstood by his friend, and his self-disdain was interpreted as alienation?
How could he be alienated from Xingzhi? He just felt like he couldn’t do much to help, so he could only worry in vain, and he was really incompetent.
“No way! Don’t be sad!” Wu Mingrui said to comfort his friend, “I listen to what you mean, and look at today’s situation. I’m afraid someone really wants to do something to you, hiding in secret and doing something sneaky and harmful to others. Of course, you have to be more careful when dealing with such people!”
Afraid that he could not appease his friend because of his clumsy words, Wu Mingrui touched the back of his head and simply said bluntly: “Being careful with bad guys is to protect yourself. That’s it, I know bad people the best.”
Now, it was Jing Xingzhi’s turn to be confused!
Even in his shameless heart, he couldn’t help but feel a little guilty.
Brother Mingrui was such a good person, and he, a big bad guy, still wanted the man comfort him.
Although Jing Xingzhi did this to stop Brother Mingrui from blaming himself for not helping, he also wanted to bridge the gap in their relationship so it would be much closer in the future. But at this moment, Jing Xingzhi still felt an unexpected sense of guilt.
No wonder, Brother Mingrui was a true gentleman! But Jing Xingzhi thought about himself, he was neither a villain nor a gentleman. He just wanted to live his life well.
Jing Xingzhi thought about this, raised his head and smiled, showing his white and neat teeth. He raised his hands and cupped his fists and said, “Thank you so much for your understanding, Brother Mingrui! I was very touched by Brother Mingrui’s trust in me earlier.”
Jing Xingzhi said. After careful calculation, he was mentally older than Wu Mingrui. But when the two of them get along, Wu Mingrui really treated him as a younger brother, and his care for him was very obvious.
Jing Xingzhi’s thought that ancient people did mature psychologically quickly. They were taught the educational philosophy of respecting the elderly and loving the young, and the society they lived in implemented this in all aspects. From this point of view, Wu Mingrui was also an “elder.”
Jing Xingzhi thanked him sincerely.
Wu Mingrui felt his heart heat up when he heard that. Looking at Jing Xingzhi’s still somewhat young face, he said with passion in his heart: “What are you saying! You and I are brothers who have lived in the same dormitory!”
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When they returned to their residence, Jing Xingzhi said goodbye to Wu Mingrui and went back to the yard to see Liu Fang.
Liu Fang was tired from shopping in the morning, so he laid on the bed, closing his eyes and was sleeping.
Jing Xingzhi stole some kisses and went outside the bedroom to read a book obediently, without disturbing Liu Fang’s sleep.
An hour later, Wang Zhuang stood outside the outer window and knocked on the window frame.
Jing Xingzhi made a “shh” gesture to him, then walked outside to the yard.
“Brother Zhuang, what did you find out?” Jing Xingzhi asked, then paused and added, “Is it related to the incident in Hannan Prefecture? I thought about it later, I don’t think I offended that Qu family.”
Although Cheng Huan wanted to harm him, the Cheng family and the Qu family didn’t get along, and the children of the two families naturally didn’t have a good relationship to help. So, there must be a reason or benefit for the Qu family to take action!
At that time, for the sake of the Qu family and their money, Jing Xingzhi didn’t care and let the young man go. But this time something happened again, he couldn’t help but think of the frame-up he encountered before.
The most important thing was that these two villains had something in common! The person who took action this time made a fuss about his visit to Hannan Prefecture, which meant that the other party knew he had been to Hannan Prefecture. The common characteristic of both times was the people who took action had the same purpose and wanted to ruin his reputation and future.
The river embankment where they wanted him to fell was full of sharp rocks if his face was ruined; his future to be an official would be over.
But this time, the scheme was very cruel. It was the critical time with the exam right in front of them. If his mind was wavering, he couldn’t concentrate, and he couldn’t read the book, it was a dangerous time for a scholar!
If Jing Xingzhi was really a simple young man, and being scolded by the crowd in Taibai Tower, he would probably just argue angrily with a blushing face. Even if he explained the truth, he would be forcibly misunderstood.
After everyone misunderstood, it was inevitable to scold and despise him. The young man would be so wronged that he could not even read the book, and he would worry about his reputation and his future.
After a while, the young man would fail the examination, and no one would be willing to listen to his words. When the time came for Jing Xingzhi to prove his innocence, it would be in vain. Spreading rumors was the real start of his downfall when he refuted them.