After the villain was defeated, she still had power in the government

Mr. Bai Ma is a close friend of his grandfather Rui Haocang and the person Rui Chengyin admires the most.

That year, Mr. Bai Ma accidentally learned from Rui Haocang that he was about to take the imperial examination, so he gave his grandfather a letter and asked his grandfather to pass it to him, saying that it would be of great help to him in the imperial examination.

At first, Rui Chengyin didn't take it seriously, thinking that this was Mr. Bai Ma's way of currying favor with his grandfather.

He had heard that Mr. Bai Ma was a commoner who didn't even have the title of scholar, yet he still wanted to guide him who had studied with a famous teacher since childhood. It was simply a joke!

Later, when he failed the imperial examination, Rui Haocang was puzzled and came to ask him in person whether he had read Mr. Bai Ma's notes carefully before taking the examination. It seemed as if as long as he read the notes, he could immediately open up his Ren and Du meridians, become a martial arts master, and defeat all the candidates in the examination room.

Rui Chengyin rebelled and expressed his disdain immediately, "It's just something written by a layman, what's there to read? If Mr. Bai Ma is so capable, why doesn't he take the imperial examination? As for trying every possible way to please you and cling to the Ning'an Marquis's Mansion like he is now? This shows that he has no real talent! He is really good at flattery and has fooled you!"

Upon hearing this, Rui Haocang also immediately expressed his anger, "You know nothing! Ignorant boy! Mr. Bai Ma gave me the note, which means he thinks highly of me and treats me as his own! But you are such a shortsighted boy, you ignore the ladder that leads to the sky and choose to walk on the rugged mountain path! Someone, come here, punish me according to my family rules!"

After saying this, without even giving Rui Chengyin a chance to defend himself, he directly ordered the butler to cover his mouth, dragged him to the yard and gave him twenty lashes of the cane.

After the fight, Rui Haocang didn't look kind to him. He asked someone to take the notebook he used as a table leg and threw it at him while he was lying on the bed. He said sternly, "Watch out for me during this time of recuperation! When you are healed, I will personally check on you. If you can't answer the questions, you will be punished according to the family rules!"

In order to avoid his buttocks from suffering again, Rui Chengyin could only reluctantly take the letter and open it.

When he saw it, he was instantly struck by her beauty.

The notes were filled with quotations from classics, and every word was brilliant. Just by seeing these, Rui Chengyin could imagine how profound Mr. Bai Ma's knowledge was, and what a brilliant person Mr. Bai Ma himself was!

He was deeply impressed by Mr. Bai Ma and couldn't wait to meet him. He even thought about becoming his disciple.

Well, Mr. Bai Ma is my grandfather's good friend. For my grandfather's sake, he should be willing to accept him as his apprentice, right?

At that time, he was full of confidence. As soon as his injury healed, he immediately ran to the study and expressed to Rui Haocang that he admired Mr. Bai Ma very much and wanted to meet Mr. Bai Ma and worship him as his teacher.

"He's not free!"

Rui Haocang rejected his request directly, pulled his face, and said unhappily: "As soon as you failed the exam, Bai Ma knew that you didn't even read his letter. He said that you were too conceited and arrogant, so he let you take the imperial examination for a few more years to temper your temper. Don't even think about becoming his disciple anymore."

After a pause, as if he didn't see his despairing face, Rui Haocang added, "Don't even think about it anymore. Bai Ma said that since you look down on him, he doesn't want to be sentimental and do anything in vain. Don't tell him anything about your academic studies in the future. Even if he knows, he won't write any letters for you. After all, you are not his grandson, so he doesn't have to tolerate your mistakes or pay for them."

"Then, if I were his grandson, would he teach me?" Rui Chengyin asked subconsciously.