Chapter 68 Fighting
Xu Qingbai stood among the crowd, not afraid at all.

He looked at Guo Zihao calmly and asked, "Why shouldn't I come?"

When everyone heard this, they burst into laughter.

Guo Zihao felt as if he had heard a huge joke and was laughing so hard that he could hardly stand up.

After laughing for a long time, he looked at Xu Qingbai's face and said, "Our country has a clear rule that people with ugly faces cannot participate in the imperial examinations."

"Your face can no longer be called ugly, can it? It should be called ferocious, ferocious!"

After Guo Zihao finished speaking, he burst into laughter again.

"Mr. Guo is right, it is hideous, it is hideous!" The little followers beside Guo Zihao also echoed.

Guo Zihao snorted coldly and walked towards Xu Qingbai with his hands behind his back.

"So, what's the point of you being so good at studying? Won't you still not be able to take the imperial examination?"

"Instead of wasting your time in the academy, it would be better for you to drop out early, so as not to dirty our eyes."

"That's right, he always gets the top score, which makes us rank behind. He should drop out of school immediately!" Other students also echoed.

Xu Qingbai's eyes were cold and there seemed to be a sense of arrogance between his eyebrows.

"Who says you can't study if you don't take the exam?"

"Reading is to help us understand the truth, cultivate our character, and broaden our horizons, not just for the imperial examinations."

Guo Zihao clicked his tongue twice, "You have such an ugly face, but you are quite talkative. Xu Qingbai, are you lecturing us?"

Xu Qingbai was too lazy to talk nonsense with them, so he pushed Guo Zihao in front of him away and walked forward.

Guo Zihao instantly became angry and shouted in a shrill voice: "You want to leave after lecturing us?"

"Xu Qingbai, who do you think you are? The famous and talented Xu Hanyue in the imperial capital? Bah! Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself."

Guo Zihao spat and looked at the students beside him and said, "What are you guys still standing there for? Go and catch him and see how I teach him a lesson!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingbai quickened his pace and pushed open the door of the academy's room just in time when those students were about to catch him.

When those students saw Xu Qingbai enter the academician's room, they immediately became afraid to act rashly, fearing that they would be caught by the academician.

"Why are you standing there like idiots? Go in and catch him," Guo Zihao shouted angrily as he caught up with them.

"Mr. Guo, this is Academician Lin's house," a student explained.

Guo Zihao glanced inside the room and snorted, "What's wrong with Academician Lin's room? If Xu Qingbai can enter, why can't we?"

After Guo Zihao finished speaking, he stepped in.

He looked around the room and found that there was no one else in the room except Xu Qingbai who was holding a painting.

A sinister smile suddenly appeared on Guo Zihao's face.

He said, "Xu Qingbai, I wonder where you can run to now!"

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and several students behind him immediately rushed forward, trying to catch Xu Qingbai.

Xu Qingbai fought hard and joined the group of students.

In the house next to the princess's mansion.

Yu Yue'er was worrying about the few taels of silver in front of her.

Ever since the prince consort took away all the money and valuables in the house, life in the house has become increasingly difficult, and now even the monthly wages for the maids and servants cannot be paid.

Having been with Xu Jinhuai for more than ten years, her life had never been so difficult.

The more Yu Yue'er thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt, and she couldn't help but shed a few tears.

At this moment, the servant came running over breathlessly, "Madam, Madam, something bad has happened, something bad has happened."

Yu Yueer wiped away the tears from her eyes and asked impatiently, "What happened again?"

The servant gasped and said, "It's the eldest master. He, he was kidnapped back from the academy!" Upon hearing this, Yu Yue'er's eyes showed deep disgust.

This evil obstacle will cause him trouble.

"Close the door and ignore him." Yu Yue'er said coldly.

The servant replied with some embarrassment: "But, Madam, the people in the academy said that if you don't open the door, they will break it down."

Yu Yue'er's expression changed slightly.

What kind of trouble did Xu Qingbai get into to make the people in the academy so angry?
Worried that the people from the academy would really break down the door, Yu Yueer stood up helplessly and said with an unhappy face: "Let's go and take a look."

Just after taking a step, Yu Yue'er seemed to have thought of something and ordered, "Call all the maids and servants in the house."

Although there were only two maids and two servants left in the house, Yu Yue'er still gave such orders for the sake of strength.

"Yes, ma'am." The servant hurriedly went to call for someone.

After everyone arrived, Yu Yue'er and the four people behind her hurried to the door.

"Come out quickly, or we'll kick the door down." Yu Yue'er had just walked near the gate when she heard shouting from outside.

"Open the door." Yu Yue'er ordered with a frown.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw a crowd of people outside.

In addition to Academician Lin from the academy and a dozen servants and students from the academy, there were also many neighbors and passers-by watching.

Standing in the front was the tied-up Xu Qingbai.

He was covered in wounds, even with blood at the corners of his mouth, as if he had been beaten up.

"Are you the lady of this family? Xu Qingbai's mother?" Academician Lin asked with a dark face after seeing Yu Yue'er.

Yu Yueer smiled and stepped forward and said, "It turned out to be Academician Lin. I wonder what my son did wrong to make Academician Lin come to visit in person?"

Academician Lin snorted coldly: "What mistake did you make?"

"He made a huge mistake!"

"Xu Qingbai not only fought with other students in the academy, but also used the paintings I have treasured for many years as weapons, causing my paintings to be destroyed!"

"That is a treasure that I have been searching for for twenty years. You must give me an explanation today!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Yue'er's face darkened.

She walked up to Xu Qingbai and slapped him.

"You useless thing, I spent money to send you to the academy so that you can study, not so that you can fight."

Xu Qingbai explained a little aggrievedly: "Mom, it wasn't me, they were the first to do it."

"Shut up." Yu Yue'er roared, looking at Xu Qingbai with disgust.

After yelling, Yu Yueer walked up to Academician Lin and said with an apologetic smile, "Since my son has broken the rules of the academy, Academician Lin, please take him back and discipline him in any way you want."

Just give him some life and let him continue to write poems and articles for Han Yue.

Academician Lin snorted coldly, "Discipline? If discipline is all you need, I wouldn't have come to your door in person today."

"What does Academician Lin mean?" Yu Yue'er asked with some confusion.

Academician Lin looked at Yu Yue'er and said, "I have already said that he damaged the Tibetan painting that I spent twenty years searching for, so he must compensate for it."

When Yu Yue'er heard the word "compensation", she suddenly felt overwhelmed. What she lacked most now was money.

Academician Lin saw Yu Yue'er's reaction and narrowed his eyes and asked, "Why? Madam, are you not going to pay compensation?"

"If you damage someone else's property, you should compensate them. If you don't intend to compensate, then I will have no choice but to report it to the authorities and let them help me make the decision."

(End of this chapter)