After the family fell, I wanted to lie down

The sound of clattering could be heard on the mountain road. Ying Ge walked slowly forward with a cane in her hand and soon arrived at the mountain gate. The two gatekeepers in front of the gate looked at her with complicated expressions.

After entering the academy, the young men in front and behind her, some walking slowly and some walking quickly, started to discuss quietly when they saw her coming.

"Yingge is here?"

"Yingge is here."

"She actually came to class."

"It's Yingge's."

As they were talking, there was a commotion in the classroom. All the students' eyes were focused on them. However, unlike the excitement of the previous few days, everyone's enthusiasm was obviously not as high as before. They did not gather together, but stood still. Some even avoided them when they heard this. Yingge did not take it seriously. Otherwise, this situation would be the same as the first time she came to the academy. What if she came again? She had come this far.

"Master Yingge." someone shouted.

Yingge looked up and saw that it was not Zhilin but that person. She had not seen him since the Mid-Autumn Festival. When she saw him again, she waved and Zhilin came over. "Where's my money?"

Zhi Lin said, "I've been busy renovating the house these days and haven't had time to take care of it. I came to see you today when I had time." As he said that, he handed her a cloth bag containing silver.

After Yingge took it, she weighed it in her hand, smiled and said nothing.

"Then I'll be busy now. See you later."

Just three words and a bag of silver when they met seemed perfunctory and heartless. Yingge smiled and bowed to greet him and see him off.

Yingge left, and the students who gathered around him had complicated expressions. The people who came to see Yingge at this time did not just want to say hello.

"Zhi Lin is really brave." Someone said admiringly.

Some people also sneered, "What is there to be afraid of? He can even play the harp for the women in the brothel and sell himself as a slave. Is he willing to do anything as long as he is paid..."

Some people were not happy with it and said, "It's not appropriate for you to say that. After all, we are all classmates."

The news that Zhilin Zai Chunyutang worked as a zither player for a prostitute in a brothel had already spread throughout the entire academy. The students had different opinions on the matter, some even said it was a miracle. For those noble young men, this was something they could not tolerate.

This was heard by Zhilin who had just walked a short distance away. He asked in return, "Whether I sold myself as a slave or worked as a musician for others, it was all to earn money to study. What I did was all aboveboard. What is there to be ashamed of? I earned my wages through my own labor, and I have never been dishonest or committed a crime. What is there to be afraid of?"

Cheng Xuezi, who was present, was stunned by his words. He had rarely interacted with others before because of his identity. He didn't expect that today...

It seemed that he had not yet finished speaking. "It is you who read the books of sages, you have learned so much knowledge, read so many books, but you don't even greet a person who does things honestly. With such courage, how can you establish your destiny for the world, plead for the people, speak for the sages, and ask for eternal peace? You are the ones who are disgracing the civilized world."

His voice was gentle and mellow. After he finished speaking, the students who heard it blushed, as if they had been slapped in the face.

"You are so scared of Yingge that you dare not greet him. He offended a big shot, but did he do anything wrong?"

"If he did nothing wrong, then why should she be afraid? Then what are you afraid of?"

His words made all the students present reflect. Did he do anything wrong? It seemed not. His fiancée was taken away and she tried her best to stop it. This was considered an act of love and righteousness in the Great Zhou Kingdom. She was really not wrong.

Zhi Lin looked at the covered boy and shook his head unconsciously, "Courage!" He left before he finished speaking these three words.

Suddenly, the faces of these young men turned red again.

Su Qinghe said, "Yes, what about courage? Am I not as good as someone who knows the forest?" After saying that, he walked away.

His companions wanted to stop him, but unfortunately failed, "Brother Qinghe, Zhilin is a carefree person, but you are different, you..." After saying that, he shook his head, with some helplessness in his eyes. They have a big family and if one person acts unsafely, it will implicate the whole family.

"That's not what the saints say."

She took a few steps forward and said, "Dear students, why do we study?" This made everyone present stunned.

Su Qinghe said, "It's for the imperial examination, for the court, for entering the government, for knowing etiquette, and for learning to read. Just imagine, if this happens to us one day, how will you respond? If your actions are rejected by your colleagues, the people plead for you, and your theories are questioned, what will you do then?"

When the young men in the distance heard his words, they all gathered together, each with a thoughtful look on their faces.

Su Qinghe said, "No matter what your plans are, I only hope that everyone will not be afraid. We are here to study today in order to become the children of saints, to be sensible, to establish our destiny for the world, for the people, to rectify the name of saintly learning, and for a peaceful and prosperous world, just to confirm the Tao in our hearts..."

The courage of the young man was so loud that the entire deep mountain and forest became lively.

"What are you doing? What are you doing? Don't you know that gatherings are not allowed in the academy?" The academy teacher came over and scolded

"What are you guys doing together?"

Su Qinghe said, "Sir, let's talk about why we study."

Why study? Studying is always a serious matter. The teacher's face relaxed a little.

Su Qinghe looked around again and asked, "Why are you studying?"

The students around him said, "Establish your destiny for the heaven and earth, for the people, and for the holy learning..."

These are the words of a great scholar, and they are an example for scholars all over the world. It is always right to say so.

"Okay, I'll remember what you said." The teacher nodded, "But only by studying hard can you achieve this."

The bell for class rang, and before the teacher could speak, Su Qinghe spoke up first, "Let's go to class quickly."

The students dispersed and followed the mountains and forests into the school.

"These young men..."

"Forget it, gathering together to read is better than gathering together to cause trouble." So he left with a smile.

After class, Yingge packed up her books and stood up. When everyone saw her leaving, they all moved inward unconsciously, as if they were touched by her. Yingge didn't take it seriously, and bowed to Mr. Yan and left.

When she returned to Xiaolin Hall, she saw Liu Ziheng. Such a big thing happened yesterday, and Liu Abao was locked up. She really couldn't figure out how Yufeng got out.

"Don't look. I climbed out through the window. Didn't I tell you that I would always bring you meals? I wouldn't feel comfortable if someone else did it." She scratched her head.

Yingge smiled and said thank you. The two walked into the house and closed the door. Liu Ziheng looked a little uneasy and asked, "What should we do next? Have you thought about it?"

Yingge said, "The Zhu Nian family's affairs have been prepared long ago."

Zhu Nian...Yu Feng was stunned. Are they talking about Liu Ziheng's family now? It seems so and it seems not so.

"The information has been sorted out. It's just the two of us. Will anyone else come?"

Ever since that incident happened the day before yesterday, the families of each student had told them not to have any contact with Yingge. This could be roughly guessed from their behavior in the school over the past few days, not to mention that they were going against the government in this matter.

Yufeng's face turned pale when he talked about this, "Brother Yingzi, do you think they will tell the elders at home? What if..." Everyone understood what he left unfinished.

Before he finished speaking, Xiao Taohong's voice rang out from outside the thatched cottage, "You stepped on my stone."

Yufeng paused and did not respond for the time being, "Who could it be now..." They looked outside, but Ye Muyang's voice rang out.

"Oh my, we are old acquaintances, and you still say you don't want to use your own people. What's going on?"

The midday sun was shining brightly, shining on the seven or eight young people sitting together in the thatched cottage.

Yingge looked at the people in front of him and said, "I didn't expect you guys would still come today... after all, what happened yesterday..."

Before she finished, Ye Muyang cheered, "San Sanlang, you were really outstanding yesterday. Your momentum, your courage..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the other teenagers nodded in agreement.

"Yes, that's right, we all admire you, you are really amazing."

"Well done, that's what being a human being is like."

"It seems that they are too bullying. You have to let them know that we are not easy to mess with, and we are not afraid of everyone."

Everyone expressed their thoughts. Yufeng was surprised at first, then became proud. "I am not afraid of what happened yesterday. I will go to the authorities with Yingzi."

Ye Muyang glanced at him and said, "Humph, just forget it. You're crying like a little girl. So many of us have seen it."

"Look, your eyes are still swollen."

The young man burst into laughter. Yufeng said, "I just cried for fun, how can that be wrong?"

The young men burst into laughter at what he said. Yingge also laughed and said, "You guys are pretty good too. You're not afraid either, are you?"

"That's right, that's right. Although the elders in the family have warned us, you are our friend after all. We are willing to help our friends."

The boys nodded and said, "San Sanlang, you really underestimate us."

"Yes, yes, I was wrong."

Ye Muyang waved his hand and said, "I forgive you. Let's not talk about it anymore. Let's get down to business."

Yingge said, "Everyone knows what we are going to do, right? You all know what happened yesterday. This group of people simply don't regard those powerful people as human beings, let alone ordinary people. If they get angry, they will kill people. You have to think carefully. This is very dangerous."

Ye Muyang said, "Yes, they can indeed treat you like this, and they will also treat us like this, and will also treat other people like this, so we have no way out, we must stop them." He said this with a little excitement, "This group of people is simply too bullying, first the Zhu Nian family, and then the Wei family, but why?"

When the young men heard this, they clenched their fists.

"I know. We have seen it all these days."

"What did Zhu Nian do wrong? What did their neighbors do wrong? What kind of family are they? Who will seek justice for them?"

"They are a group of crazy people who are completely lawless."

Yingge looked at them and said, "They ignored the law, which made them do wrong things all the time. They should be the ones to be afraid of, not us. It's time to do something after they die."

"Come on, let's cheer each other on." Several teenagers stretched out their hands and high-fived each other.

“We did this.”

The voices were hushed, but everyone's were filled with excitement.