The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

When Zhuqueyin spoke, she deliberately added a bit of an accent - in the past, she used to envy those girls from the Central Plains who were well-fed, elegant and graceful, but during the time she lived in the capital, she was only glad that she was a foreign woman who was "uncivilized" in their eyes.

"......This......" The man choked and said with a stiff mouth, "It's broad daylight, and all my classmates are here. I have not done anything beyond the rules, so why should I be afraid of these?"

"That's right, as long as you behave yourself and don't have any bad thoughts, no one will say anything bad about your reputation. If you don't follow the rules and have no upbringing, you'll be a jerk wherever you go!" Zhuqueyin used the man's words to hit him back, "You and the uncle behind you are standing so close, and you're always whispering to each other, are you kissing secretly?"

For a moment, the scholars standing next to that man subconsciously took a step back, revealing an old man standing behind that man, and began to look at the two of them with strange eyes.

Lin Qiao wanted to laugh, so she took over the conversation: "Everyone, I have always been upright in my actions. Whether it is towards women, um..." She paused deliberately, "or towards men, I have never been overly intimate or out of line. Regarding this rumor, I can only say that if you have time to play tricks, you might as well read more books."

The man who had just spoken suddenly had a red face. The older scholar standing behind him also had a blue face with anger - this was one of the old scholars that Huang Ming had specially found - he had been stuck in the imperial examination for many years and had never been able to pass, but he was unwilling to seek an official position as a juren. Instead, over the years of wasting time, he increasingly felt that he was a talented person who was not appreciated, and that the court was biased towards students with backgrounds, especially those who had extraordinary literary talent and fame at a young age.

Even if Lin Qiao turned 20 years old, he would still not be 20 years old. If he passed the imperial examination in spring, he would break the record of the youngest Jinshi in the Dasheng Dynasty. How could this old scholar who had failed for many years not feel resentful?

Seeing that Lin Qiao was not moved by the rumors, he persuaded the young people he had instigated with great difficulty to stop thinking of blaming her, and even picked a few people who were biased towards her to teach them about learning... The old scholar was angry and anxious, and said, "Mr. Lin, you said that you are an upright person and have never overstepped the boundaries with others, but you even brought a woman with you when you went out on a snowy day..."

"What's wrong with her taking me with her?!" Zhuqueyin was furious. "I'm her wife-to-be! I'm from the south and have never seen snow. What's wrong with me asking her to take me out for a walk?"

"You old thing, you are blind because of your age, right? Or you are just a scholar, you read pornographic books every day, and you have perverted thoughts about everything you see!" Zhuqueyin took on most of the output today, and she kept talking as soon as she opened her mouth, "Oh, I understand, you just want to have a gay relationship. You want to kiss any man you see in your academy. You are used to it, so you think of that kind of thing when you see anything!"

She had a loud voice, crisp sound, and clear pronunciation. As soon as she said this.

Suddenly, only bursts of gasps were heard in the breeze. The old scholar's sullen face suddenly turned pale again. He covered his chest and raised his hand tremblingly, pointing at Zhuqueyin: "...you..."

"What do you mean? Did I say something wrong?" Zhuque Yin hid under the furry hat and cloak, staring at him with big eyes.

Lin Qiao raised her hand to stop her behind him: "Don't blame me, old man. She didn't learn Chinese well, so what she said may not be what she meant. Don't take it seriously. Although it's groundless... but we all have eyes, I believe that you won't take these two unclear words seriously, right?"

She and Zhu Queyin, one with a sarcastic tone and the other with a curse, managed to disrupt the "game" that Huang Ming had finally set up with the mob he had gathered from the very beginning.

Except for the one who took the lead, the other old guys who went to instigate the young scholars did not dare to stand up, for fear that she would say in a few words that they were old perverts who went to the academy to covet other men.

They are not very determined people, and they also value their reputation very much, otherwise they would not have failed the exams for many years. Apart from being jealous of other people's talents, they don't have any other strengths.

Seeing that the situation had gotten out of control and had become an academic scene where Lin Qiao, as a knowledgeable senior, was kindly giving guidance to ignorant juniors, those old guys who were mixed in with the young people fled in shame.

Huang Ming, who was waiting not far away, waved a folding fan in the winter, and told Zeng Fu, who was sitting opposite him, with great confidence several times that this plan was very clever and would definitely succeed. However, not long after, he got the news that the old scholars had returned empty-handed. He immediately jumped up and said, "My plan is so good, how could it fail? It must be that those old scholars are too useless. Brother Zeng, what do you think?"

Zeng Fu rubbed his head in pain: "I still think it's better to just let it go. We can't deal with her..."

Huang Ming seemed to not hear him: "No, I have to go home and ask grandpa for more help!"

Zeng Fu:......

What should I do? Why did I choose such a big fool to frame me? Now I can't jump off this ship that is destined to sink.

the other side.

Lin Qiao and Zhu Queyin returned to the Lin family's yard together.

"Aqiao, if your identity is exposed in the future, will they use today's incident to attack you again, saying that you cheated them or something?" Zhuqueyin asked worriedly.

Lin Qiao put away the things they bought today one by one, and replied in a relaxed voice: "Don't worry, I know my limits. Besides, I didn't say today that I'm not dressed as a man. I'm a man."

Zhuqueyin was stunned for a moment before she responded: "...Oh, oh, you have a really good brain. If you die before me, can you leave your head to me..."

"Bang!"

Hearing the noise, Old Man Lin, who wanted to come over to pick up his "son" and "future daughter-in-law", had a sad face and accidentally kicked over a vase of dried flowers.

"Dad!" Zhuqueyin shouted without any unnaturalness, "Aqiao and I bought you some pig's head to go with the wine!"

The expression on Father Lin's face became more and more interesting. His two thick eyebrows almost merged into one line, and the smile he forced out was also very distorted: "Miss Zhu...Miss Zhu, you can eat by yourselves. I'm old, and my stomach gets upset when the weather gets cold..."

After saying that, he turned around quickly and slipped back into his room - it wasn't that he didn't like this "future daughter-in-law" who could help his daughter cover up her identity, but... he was always a little scared.

Zhu Queyin looked at Father Lin's back in confusion: "Alas, my last name is not Zhu."

"Pfft." Lin Qiao couldn't help laughing. "Okay, I'll take you back first. I'm afraid that many things like this will happen again in the next few days, but don't worry, we have prepared ways to deal with it. I understand the queen's thoughts to some extent. This time, whether for myself or for anything else, I will not back down, and I firmly believe that the day when the clouds are cleared and the sun shines will not be too far away."

Seeing the worry in Zhu Queyin's eyes, Lin Qiao cleared his throat and said, "If the day comes when I can wear a woman's official uniform to attend court, if you are still willing, I will still marry you, okay?"