Spring Drunk Chang'an

The Xia family, especially Xia Mu, stared at the five members of the Liu family with bloodshot eyes. Liu Changan gently stroked his brother's forehead with a gentle smile.

His gaze was filled with hatred.

In this world, there is a kind of man who will feel angry because a woman who has nothing to do with him is happy.

Xia Mu's heart was twisted.

After the neighbors sighed or reluctantly closed their doors, he stood in the courtyard, his bloodshot eyes pressed against the crack of the door, looking out at the Liu family compound. He saw the yamen official come in to announce the good news, saw Liu Ai joyfully give the official a gift of money, and saw Liu Wang'er's classmates and teachers come to celebrate...

Liu Changan received them with great enthusiasm.

She and Liu Sanxi personally prepared a table full of delicious dishes. Xia Mu stood in the yard and could hear her clear and gentle voice, "My second brother can achieve what he has today thanks to Mr. Li's guidance. Our whole family wants to thank him..."

"No, no, no, Wang'er is talented and has a good foundation. Even though I have contributed, it only accounts for 30%. It's because he is willing to work hard to learn that he can get the first place in just over half a year. He is only fifteen years old this year and has a bright future!"

"You can take the exams for Juren and Jinshi. If you can pass the exam in the future, it will be a great honor for me."

The gentle and refined male voice belonged to Liu Wang'er's teacher. "He's already a scholar. Calling him Wang'er would be rather indecent. If Mr. and Mrs. Liu Jiaxian don't mind, would you mind me giving him a scholarly name?"

"Our family is very happy that you have given us this name. It is a blessing for Wang'er." This was Liu Ai's voice.

The gentle Mr. Li smiled and declined briefly, then said, "Wang'er has endured hardships since his youth. He has a resilient and flexible character, but unfortunately he lacks courage. Therefore, I will give him the name 'Chengjin'."

“Cheng means success, Jin means beauty.”

"I will play the piano at the brocade banquet, Shang Ai Yulie mourns the blue sky, I wish you a bright future."

"Thank you, sir!" The Liu family thanked him in unison.

At this point, Liu Wang'er became truly famous.

In the yard, Xia Mu listened to their noise.

"Cheng Jin!! Cheng Jin!! Liu Wang'er is a useless servant, how can he be called such a good name? He is nothing but a bastard who is almost selling his ass!" He muttered, his voice full of jealousy.

The reason why he was named Xia Mu was that on the day he was born, his father Xia was so happy that he ran out of the yard and was tripped by a wooden stake.

Wood!

Wooden stake!

Such a metaphor is not as beautiful and solemn as "Chengjin", and besides...

"He is already a scholar, he can still take the exams to get higher grades!!" Xia Mu cursed with gritted teeth. He didn't want to listen to the joy in the other yard anymore. He clenched his fists, turned around and walked out of the yard, and went straight into the Duke's Mansion, ready to go and have a drink with the guards who were on leave. Unexpectedly, he just entered the second master's yard.

Liu Ye and Liu Wenrui came towards them.

"Your servant Xia Mu greets the Second Master and Second Young Master!" Xia Mu hurried to the side of the road and knelt on one knee.

There was no expression on Liu Ye's face.

Ever since Xia Mu's marriage proposal to the Liu family failed and he lost face in front of Aunt Lai, he no longer had a good face for this young guard.

"This young master remembers you. You are the trusted confidant of my second uncle. It seems that you are a childhood sweetheart of that trusted maid in my mother's courtyard, Chang'an."

Liu Wenrui's beautiful peach blossom eyes swept across him lightly, with a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Xia Mu's face darkened, and he was very angry. However, he did not dare to reveal a word to his master. He just lowered his head and said sullenly, "I dare not say that we are childhood sweethearts. Liu Changan is already a maid with a bright future. She despises the poor and loves the rich. She looks down on me, an old servant."

"Oh? What do you mean?" Liu Wenrui raised one eyebrow excitedly, as if curious.

Xia Mu's voice was even lower and more muffled. "She fell in love with a lame young master from a wealthy family, hooked up with him, and is planning to become his mistress."

Lame young master?

Is it his cheap elder brother?

Liu Wenrui lowered his eyes, a smile on his lips, and understood in his heart.

Liu Changan wanted to work with him to overthrow Liu Wenbai and let Liu Yu return to his ancestral home. The reason was not loyalty to his mother, but because she had seduced Liu Yu and made his poor, ignorant, cheap brother promise to marry her...

The son of a small merchant was certainly no match for the eldest son of a Duke's mansion. Liu Yu was also lame, having grown up in a merchant family, and therefore unable to inherit the family business. Liu Chang'an had helped him rediscover his identity, and was indebted to him. His mother also liked her, and if things went wrong, she could really become his 'sister-in-law'...

This is disgusting.

However, Liu Changan has his own ambitions, he wants wealth and glory, which is more trustworthy than her loyalty and devotion to her mother. Anyway, Liu Yu is a cripple, even if he recognizes him, he can't compete with him for the position of prince, which will benefit him a lot!

"Your childhood sweetheart has great ambitions, you can't control her!" Liu Wenrui smiled warmly.

Looking at his expression, Xia Mu felt that the Second Young Master was mocking him. He was furious, but he couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "The Second Young Master is right. Liu Chang'an has always looked down on me. Now that her brother has passed the imperial examination, his eyes have become even bigger."

"Liu Wang'er passed the exam and became a scholar?" Liu Wenrui's smile froze on his lips.

Xia Mu, "Isn't it? The one who just passed the exam, the top scholar, is called 'An Shou'. Because of this, he also changed his name from Wang Er to Cheng Jin."

"He wants to go to the provincial school and become a high-ranking official..."

"Enough, shut up!" Liu Wenrui interrupted him with a sullen face, his mood instantly soured.

That son of a bitch is really talented and actually passed the exam. If he had known this, he shouldn't have released him even if his grandmother agreed!

He is the second master of the Duke's Mansion and has no official title yet. Yet, a girl who has served him for many years as a male prostitute is so presumptuous that she dares to climb up the social ladder!

He should be stepped on.

Liu Wenrui's eyes looked a little ferocious.

Xia Mu felt that his provocation had worked and he felt very happy.

Liu Ye looked left and right, pouting and smiling.

It's really interesting.

After a while, Liu Wenrui recovered. The most important thing now was the position of Crown Prince. He could let go of the other small fry for the time being. "Alright, Guard Xia, you can leave now."

He waved Xia Mu away, then said to Liu Ye, "Second Uncle, let's go. Master Fang is still waiting for us at Zuixianlou!"

"Let's go!"

Liu Ye seemed to remember something, raised his eyebrows, put his arm around his nephew's shoulders, and strode forward.

Liu Wenrui followed with a smile.

The two men threw Xia Mu on the side of the road.

Xia Mu knelt on one knee, watching the two people leave. After a long, long time, he stood up stiffly, "Damn it, in the eyes of these masters, I am not even a human being!"

He muttered, his eyes bloodshot, turned suddenly and strode away.

The desire in my heart to climb up has reached the top.