Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 121
[Chapter 121 Lin Xiu’s Promise]
Lin Xiu collapsed on the bed. Chen Ke walked to the bed and asked Lin Xiu, “Are you okay?”
Lin Xiu said weakly, “It’s okay. Just rest for a night… Do you have anywhere to go at night?”
Chen Ke said, “No, for people like us, we usually use the sky as a blanket and the ground as a bed. It doesn’t matter where we sleep.”
Lin Xiu said, “If you don’t mind, you can sleep here. You sleep on the bed and I sleep on the ground.”
Chen Ke shook his head and said, “You are so weak, you should sleep on the bed and I should sleep on the ground.” Lin Xiu
lay on the bed and couldn’t fall asleep for a long time.
One reason was that he had slept enough at Caiyi’s place today and was not sleepy now.
Another more important reason was that as soon as he closed his eyes, a round and white moon would appear in his mind.
Sometimes, photographic memory is not always a good thing.
Late at night, it was very uncomfortable.
Lin Xiu tossed and turned and couldn’t fall asleep, and even dared not close his eyes.
In the room, another person couldn’t fall asleep either.
Chen Ke put his hands behind his head, opened his eyes, and looked at the roof above, not wanting to fall asleep at all.
What kind of people in the rivers and lakes are not particular about trivial matters? How
can there be such a casual woman? It’s just that she has no choice.
In order to save her, Lin Xiu stood outside the mansion of the powerful in the cold weather, risking his life, and was chased by the earth-level strongman…
Later, he took off her clothes, but he had to do it. How could she blame him for saving her life?
That was not a chivalrous act.
So she could only pretend not to care.
As for what happened tonight, she actually thought about it for a whole day.
She really wanted to remove the scars on her body, but when she thought about going through what happened last night again while awake, she felt ashamed.
Later, she made up her mind, as she said to Lin Xiu, anyway, there had been a first time, and it would not be so difficult to accept the second time.
Of course, a very important reason is because of Lin Xiu.
He was able to offend the powerful and noble when he was still very weak, to seek justice for the innocent woman who died unjustly, and to kill the son of the powerful and noble in anger for a brothel girl. He was also a powerful and noble, but he always thought about the people.
He is the same person as her.
However, in just a few days, she had met a man she had only met a few times, naked. When she recalled it now, she felt like she was dreaming. It
really felt like a dream.
An extremely absurd dream that she had never thought of before.
There was a noise on the bed, and Chen Ke asked, “Why don’t you sleep?”
Lin Xiu said, “I can’t sleep.”
She was silent for a moment and asked, “Why did you risk so much to save me?”
Lin Xiu didn’t hesitate and said, “Because you are a good person.”
A Ke once said this to him, and now Lin Xiu returned it to her, and this was indeed the reason why he saved her.
There are so many bad people, and good people are precious. There are always some people who, in order to eliminate all the injustices in the world, even if they risk their own lives, they should be respected and should have a good reward.
Lin Xiu is not as selfless and fearless as A Ke, so he admires them even more.
…
Lin Xiu didn’t know when he fell asleep yesterday.
When he woke up, it was already bright, and there was no trace of A Ke in the room.
She always came and went without a trace.
As if sensing something, Lin Xiu lifted the quilt, looked down, and then sighed helplessly.
The young man’s body was full of blood and vigor, and he might have to feel uncomfortable for a few days.
Early in the morning, Mrs. Ping’an took the maids in the mansion out to buy New Year’s goods. After Lin Xiu washed up, she quickly left the house.
Under Li Baizhang’s active preparations, Ningxiangzhai officially opened today.
When Lin Xiu came to the store, he found that there was a long queue outside the store. Most of them were maids from various powerful and wealthy families, and some young ladies even came to queue in person.
Of course, this was Xue Ning’er’s credit.
As the owner of the store, she had mobilized her connections a few days ago and held a “fragrance appreciation meeting” in Xue’s mansion, inviting young ladies from major families in the royal capital and giving each of them a sample of perfume.
Ningxiangzhai has not yet opened, but it has already set off a frenzy in the circle of celebrities and noble ladies in the royal capital.
There are so many people queuing to buy perfume that costs one hundred taels of silver per bottle. Lin Xiu underestimated the purchasing power of women and the rich people in the royal capital.
Opposite Ningxiangzhai is a teahouse.
At this time, on the second floor of the teahouse, in the elegant pavilion opposite Ningxiangzhai, Li Baizhang stood in front of the window, looking at the crowd below, and couldn’t help saying: “This small bottle of perfume, our profit is at least ninety taels, isn’t it too unfair…”
Lin Xiu said: “If you think it’s unfair, you can withdraw.”
Li Baizhang waved his hand and said: “Just pretend I didn’t say anything.”
The feeling of having money and not having money is different. In a few days, he will be able to buy another house in the capital. He has been looking forward to this for a long time.
Not long after, the three of them walked down from the teahouse.
At this time, the perfume of Ningxiangzhai has been sold out.
Just like the Xianrenzui of Hongniju, there are countless noble ladies in the capital, but the number of perfumes is limited. Not everyone can buy it on the first day. Many people returned disappointed, thinking that they must ask their servants to line up early tomorrow.
Some people even planned to let their servants start lining up at night.
There were some young men in the team. When they heard the news that the perfume was sold out, they also left with a grumble.
Although they don’t need this thing, they can give it as a gift to the women they like to please them.
The capital has been very lively these days. After leaving the teahouse, the three of them strolled casually on the street.
Li Baizhang walked on the left side of Lin Xiu, and Xue Ning’er walked on the right side of Lin Xiu. Li Baizhang sighed, “There are so many rich people in the capital. One hundred taels of silver for fine wine and one hundred taels of silver for perfume. Even if the workshop produces it for twelve hours a day, it is far from enough…” Lin
Xiu looked at the beggars on the street corner in front of him and said, “Although there are many powerful people who spend a lot of money, there are also many poor people who can’t afford to eat.”
Outside Ningxiang Pavilion, countless people lined up to buy a small bottle of perfume for one hundred taels of silver.
However, across the street, there are still people who are homeless and can only rely on others for charity to eat.
Li Baizhang and Xue Ning’er threw a few pieces of silver into the bowls of the beggars, which immediately caused them to scramble.
Lin Xiu walked up to an old beggar and asked, “Old man, where do you sleep at night recently?”
The old man didn’t expect such a nobleman to talk to him. He looked reserved and stammered, “I sleep under the bridge.”
Lin Xiu had slept on the streets of the capital two days ago as a beggar. He knew how cold it was outside at night, and it was not the coldest time of the year. By then, it would be difficult for an old man like him to survive.
He thought about it and said, “How about this, I’ll take you to a place where you can live in the future. Although the place is not very big, it can at least keep out the wind and cold at night.”
Lin Xiu was talking about the house where he lived before. After moving to the palace, no one lived in the house. It was empty anyway, so it was better to give these beggars a place to stay so that they would not freeze to death this winter.
Xue Ning’er was more thoughtful than Lin Xiu. After guessing Lin Xiu’s intention, she immediately asked the maid who followed behind her to buy a lot of bedding and sent someone to deliver it here.
There are not many rooms in the old house of the Lin family. Under normal circumstances, many people cannot live here. However, the beggars are freezing to death, so naturally they will not occupy one room each.
The beddings are spread on the ground one by one, and the side rooms are full. Even if beggars from the whole capital come here, they can sleep here.
After learning that someone provided them with a place to stay for free, the beggars spread the word, and a steady stream of beggars came here. They bowed to the ground and saluted Lin Xiu and the other two.
“Thank you for your kindness, young master and young lady!”
“You are good people, and good people will definitely be rewarded!”
“Buddha bless you, young master and young lady, and live a life without illness and disaster, and have good fortune and longevity…”
…
It was the first time that Xue Ning’er did a good deed and was thanked by so many people. On the way home, the corners of her mouth were curled up. After sending her home, Lin Xiu and Li Baizhang walked on the street.
Li Baizhang sighed, “The capital is still like this. I wonder how many homeless people will freeze to death in the prefectures outside the capital this winter.” Lin
Xiu said, “The land of the world belongs to the rich and powerful. The people have worked hard for a year, but they can only barely feed themselves. What’s worse, they can only beg for food…”
Li Baizhang looked at Lin Xiu and whispered, “These words should be said between us, don’t let outsiders hear them.”
He walked beside Lin Xiu, shook his head and said, “In fact, to put it bluntly, this world is the world of the rich and powerful. They have the most powerful bloodline and the top strong men. Every powerful family has countless magicians and warrior vassals. They rely on them to stop the beast tide and quell the rebellion. The court can deal with the countries on the mainland, and it also needs to rely on their strength. Their power comes from this.”
Lin Xiu actually knew what Li Baizhang said.
Many things in this world are not as simple as black and white.
Because of the existence of the rich and powerful, the people’s lives are very difficult.
But if there were no rich and powerful, the people might not have a life at all.
The royal family is afraid of them, but they can’t do without them.
Unless Daxia is free of any internal and external troubles, then the existence of the powerful will be completely redundant.
Of course, even at that time, it is not easy to change things that have lasted for hundreds and thousands of years.
In the past, Lin Xiu only wanted to improve his strength as soon as possible, control his own destiny, and protect the people he wanted to protect.
Now, his thoughts have changed.
He wants to do more things.
For the dead Chen Yu, and for more Chen Yu.
Li Baizhang patted Lin Xiu on the shoulder and said, “In fact, there were several ancestors who wanted to change all this, but the power of the powerful is too strong, and it is already deeply rooted and inseparable from the royal family. You want to change these, unless you have the power of the supreme realm.”
He sighed, “If you have the power of the supreme realm, there is nothing in this world that you can’t do. What are the few powerful people in Daxia? There are many dynasties and countries on the mainland. Whoever you want to be the emperor can be the emperor…”
Lin Xiu glanced at him and said, “If I have the power of the supreme realm, I will let you be the emperor and let you marry whoever you want. Marry as many as you want.”
Li Baizhang was stunned for a moment, then his face was moved. He put his arm around Lin Xiu’s shoulders and said seriously, “If I become the emperor, I will first grant you Xue Ning’er in marriage. You can marry whichever of the two Zhao family members you want, or both at the same time. And Miss Wan’er, I will also give Miss Wan’er to you…”
The two looked at each other and couldn’t help laughing.
(End of this chapter)
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