Forcing me to keep vigil for your childhood sweetheart? Then I'll leave you.

Hong Xuanji knew a little about what happened after his daughter married Lin Yi, but he never thought that his daughter would do such a thing!

Mrs. Hong, who had rushed over, quickly grabbed Lin Yi's hand and said with a guilty conscience, "Your parents are away, so Xuan Ji and I wanted to keep you here so you wouldn't have to suffer in the wind and sun, but we didn't intend to harm you."

Hong Xuanji's face was gloomy. "I originally wanted our two families to marry, but I never expected it to develop into this."

"Alas, since we are not destined to be together, let's just break up."

Lin Yi bowed to Mr. and Mrs. Hong and said, "Thank you for your help."

Seeing Lin Yi's decisive look at this moment, Hong Xuejiao felt inexplicably flustered.

I wanted to say something, but Liu Yu looked at me at this time.

Hong Xuejiao fell silent immediately.

On this side, Lin Yi quickly wrote the divorce agreement, signed and sealed it, and handed one copy to Hong Xuanji.

Mrs. Hong said with tears in her eyes: "Xiao Yi, you must be more careful when you are outside in the future..."

Lin Yi pondered for a moment and said, "Madam, I have a request. I want to take Xiaomei with me. I wonder..."

Xiaomei's eyes were filled with tears as she hurriedly said, "Madam, I'm worried that the young master will be wronged and no one will take care of him. I..."

Mrs. Hong nodded repeatedly: "Although Xiaoyi and Xuejiao are no longer married, he is still my child in my heart."

"Xiaomei, you were originally brought back by Xiaoyi. I feel at ease knowing you are taking care of Xiaoyi."

After Mrs. Hong finished speaking, Hong Xuanji took out a bag of silver and said, "Lin Yi, you've been through a lot during this period. Keep this money. You should have some confidence when you go out."

After leaving the Hong family, there were many places to spend money.

Lin Yi didn't act pretentiously. He took the silver and bowed deeply: "Take care of you and your wife!"

Done.

Lin Yi took a deep breath, then left the Hong family with Xiaomei without looking back.

The Hong family was silent for a moment, and Hong Xuejiao lowered her head and remained silent.

Hong Xuanji looked at Liu Yu and said coldly, "Young Master Liu is a rare talent. I think he would look down on such a humble place as the Hong family. Butler, please show him away!"

Hong Xuejiao was anxious: "Dad, why did you chase Brother Yu away?"

Snapped!

Hong Xuanji threw the teacup and shouted angrily, "How dare you! When did it become your turn to speak in this house?"

A group of servants came forward and threw Liu Yu out.

Hong Xuanji pulled Hong Xuejiao, who was about to run away, and asked, "How much do you know about Lin Yi being framed by Liu Yu?"

Hong Xuejiao was immediately indignant: "It wasn't Brother Yu who framed Lin Yi, it was clearly Lin Yi who slandered Brother Yu..."

Hear this response.

Hong Xuanji's face was full of disappointment.

Thinking about how his business has been going smoothly over the years, why is his daughter like this?

Seeing Hong Xuejiao running away with a look of grievance on her face, Mrs. Hong sighed and said, "What a pity for Xiaoyi, and how wronged he is."

"Master, how did it become like this?"

Hong Xuanji also sighed: "It's our daughter who is unlucky."

"This girl will regret it later."

As Mrs. Hong was speaking, she suddenly thought of something and quickly added, "Master, how about we keep this marriage certificate in the mansion instead of sending it to the government for registration?"

"If Xuejiao grows up and becomes sensible, maybe..."

Hong Xuanji nodded: "This is a good idea, but I'm afraid that kid will suffer a lot when he gets out."

……

After leaving the Hong family, Lin Yi wondered what to do next.

The original person had come to the Hong family with nowhere else to go, but now that he can no longer stay in the Hong family, he naturally has to think about his next plan.

Think about it.

The first step right now is to make money.

Before traveling through time, Lin Yi was already a graduate student in engineering and had started two or three companies of his own.

I have some experience in business.

Xiaomei, who followed closely, looked at him worriedly: "Master, you haven't eaten for several days. Why don't you find a place to eat first?"

After hearing Xiaomei's words, Lin Yi felt the emptiness in his stomach.

He nodded: "Okay, let's eat first."

Then he took Xiaomei into an inn.

As soon as the two stepped into the inn, Lin Yi noticed a small platform on the first floor.

A scholar was standing on the stage, bowing to everyone.

A circle of similarly dressed scholars gathered in the audience, applauding and cheering.

Seeing Lin Yi's puzzled expression, the waiter explained, "This young man is visiting us for the first time, right?"

"Our host really enjoys talking with scholars, so he set up this poetry platform for everyone's entertainment."

As soon as the waiter finished speaking, another young scholar walked onto the stage.

At this time, Xiaomei whispered: "Master, isn't this the young master Wang who came to the Hong family to look for Liu Yu before?"

Lin Yi looked up and saw Wang Lingbi saying to the crowd, "Everyone! The country is in dire straits right now. I only regret that I, a commoner, cannot help the country!"

The Great Yong Dynasty was founded over three hundred years ago, and deep-rooted problems have accumulated. Now the Holy Emperor is old and incompetent, obsessed with the art of immortality all day long, and doesn't care about the wars raging on the border and the people's resentment.

"Yes! Nowadays, officials are cowardly and incompetent, and border troops are afraid of death. How can they protect Dayong?" A scholar echoed loudly.

"Everyone, if we can hold high positions one day, we will definitely change the status quo!" another person spoke passionately.

As the scholars were speaking passionately, Wang Lingbi said loudly, "Everyone, I have a poem. Please listen!"

Everyone fell silent, and only Wang Lingbi could be heard chanting, "The Yong Dynasty prospered for a hundred years, but the country is plagued by endless problems. The generals are all cowards, and the border troops are also greedy for life."

There was thunderous applause from the audience, and everyone cheered.

"What a wonderful poem! Prince Wang is truly a man of talent. He has truly expressed the resentment in our hearts!"

"That's right, Prince Wang's talent is far superior to that of ordinary people!"

"If it weren't for these border troops being so afraid of death, how could Dayong be in such chaos?"

When mentioning the border troops, Lin Yi's expression suddenly turned gloomy.

His father had been at the border for many years, and he had grown up listening to stories about the border. He knew very well that the border army's defeat was not due to the fault of war.

At this time, Wang Lingbi sighed, "The border troops are afraid of fighting, the court is incompetent, and we are powerless to help the country. It is really heartbreaking."

Just as everyone was sighing, Lin Yi picked up the bowl and drank it with a gurgling sound.

Someone nearby immediately sneered, "Now that our dynasty has reached this point, you still have the mind to eat. You are truly a disgrace to Dayong!"

Lin Yi had been somewhat dissatisfied with these people for a long time and didn't want to get involved.

But now that the other party had taken the initiative to provoke him, he no longer tolerated it and replied calmly: "The reason why the Liangzhou border army was defeated, do you really not understand?"

The scholars around him were speechless for a moment, not knowing what he meant.

Lin Yi continued, "You are all the children of the wealthy families in Liangzhou. Your food, drink, and feces are all the rations that should belong to the border troops."

"Now, they're turning around and accusing the border troops of being greedy for their lives. This is truly the behavior of a gentleman!"

Everyone in the inn was stunned when they heard this.

……

In the private room on the second floor of the inn, a girl was pouring wine for an old man.

Her eyes were bright and kind, and she smiled as she spoke: "Grandpa Wu, this man's point of view is quite interesting!"

The old man stroked his beard and smiled, "Do you still expect these young masters from wealthy families to admit their mistakes?"

The girl blinked and asked, "Grandpa Wu, do you agree with what this man said?"

Old Wu drank it all in one gulp, nodded, and said, "The bravery of the Liang soldiers is not just something a storyteller made up."

Hearing this, a strange look appeared in the girl's eyes. She looked at Lin Yi downstairs thoughtfully: "So, this person is quite interesting."

At this time, in the inn downstairs.

Wang Lingbi stared at Lin Yi for a while, then suddenly realized, "I recognize you!"

"You are the son-in-law of the Hong family! I heard that you are timid and submissive in the Hong family, but you dare to speak nonsense here today?"

When I heard that he was the son-in-law of the Hong family.

Everyone laughed with disdain.

The girl in the private room upstairs frowned and shook her head when she heard this: "He has some insights, but he has even given up his dignity. That's all he is."

Faced with everyone's contempt, Xiaomei's face turned red with anxiety.

I wanted to defend Young Master Lin, but I didn't know how to start.

Lin Yi seemed not to hear the laughter around him and looked indifferent.

Seeing that he had no reaction, everyone felt bored.

Wang Lingbi smiled dumbly: "To argue with a son-in-law who doesn't even understand poetry is really a loss of dignity for us."

Lin Yi finished his porridge, then raised his head, glanced around, and slowly said: "Don't you understand poetry?"

He smiled calmly and exhaled:

"Glow-in-the-dark cup of grape wine."

"When I want to drink, the pipa music urges me to drink.

"Don't laugh when you are lying drunk on the battlefield."

"How many people have fought in ancient times?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings fell silent.

Everyone was shocked by this sudden verse.

In the private room, Mr. Wu was holding a glass of wine and was about to drink it, but suddenly after listening to Lin Yi's poem, he was so shocked that he spilled the wine in the glass on his clothes.

He ignored her completely and stood up excitedly: "Yingying, do you remember the poem he just said?"

Zhang Yingying nodded blankly, obviously also shocked by Lin Yi's poem.

At this moment, Mr. Wu Jingzi's face was filled with endless emotion, like an old man who had been frustrated for many years.

The inn was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

a long time.

I don't know who led the applause, but then the whole room cheered.

There was a bit more admiration in the eyes of many scholars when they looked at Lin Yi.

As scholars, they can naturally see the lofty artistic conception contained in this poem.

Seeing that Lin Yi had stolen his limelight, Wang Lingbi was both angry and anxious.

He quickly said, "Lin Yi, you are just a son-in-law, you haven't read a few days, how can you write such a poem?"

Wang Lingbi's words were full of sarcasm, and he questioned Lin Yi's plagiarism.

After hearing these words, the Confucian scholars all hesitated and looked at Lin Yi with half belief and half doubt.