Volume 2: Residence in the Capital Chapter 69: The Second Young Master
Zhang Shou, who was listening to Zhu Er's words from inside the door, couldn't help but feel angry and amused. Behind him, Qi Liang and Deng Xiaodai, who were clearly occupying one end of the desk and had their own "homework" to do, actually laughed out loud.
Deng Xiaodai , who had never met Lu Sanlang but had heard Qi Liang talk about him, especially muttered in a low voice, "If you really want to marry your eldest daughter to that Lu Sanlang who can act stupid, cheat, act, and even smile, you'll be the one who loses...you'll lose your sister and your dowry!"
Zhang Shou turned around and glanced at Deng Xiaodai, and seeing that he immediately buried his head in writing, he turned back again, rubbing his chin with interest, very interested in what Zhu Er would say next.
"Yingying is too beautiful, but she is too willful. Because of this, she cannot marry into a prominent family, but she also cannot marry into a poor country family with unknown origins! Grandmother, even if you are angry with me for being disobedient and want to kick me out, I still have to say that Sanlang Lu is not a good person, but Shangshu Lu is the person who can help Dad and Big Brother the most right now... Hmm!"
Hearing a strange sound that could not be told whether it was a groan or a moan, Zhang Shou did not hesitate to pull up the curtain and go out. As a result, he thought it was Zhu Ying who came angrily and grabbed Zhu Er's collar to show off her power, but he did not expect that the scene he saw was that the lady was holding a sword against Zhu Er's neck, and it seemed that if she took another step forward, she would kill him!
Because the terracotta lamps in the yard were lit brightly, from his angle he could even see the beads of sweat on Zhu Er's forehead. He didn't know if all the alcohol in his heart had turned into sweat, so that he soon noticed Zhu Er's equally handsome features.
When he slowly walked past Ah Liu, he caught a glimpse from the corner of his eye that the usually cold boy was actually smiling.
As to whether it was a mockery or amusement, he had no idea.
Although he knew he was an outsider, Zhang Shou still walked forward slowly. When he was five or six steps away from the two people confronting each other, he took the initiative to stop and said sincerely: "Madam, it seems that the second young master has some misunderstandings about me?"
"Zhang Shou, don't gloat over other people's misfortunes..."
Before Zhu Er could finish the rest of his words, he saw a flash of cold light in front of his eyes. He was so scared that he quickly shut his mouth. When he saw a black thing slowly falling in front of him, he was so scared that he almost lost his soul.
"If you say one more word, it won't be your hair that falls off, it will be your head."
The Madam coldly warned him, then glared at the silent Zhu Er, and said word by word: "Who do you think was behind those imperial censors who shouted for your father to be killed? Who do you think ordered Tang Ming and Xie Wanquan, one a top scholar and the other a head of the Imperial Academy, to go to the countryside to cause trouble? It was the Minister of War Lu Wan, who you thought you could win over with your sister!"
Seeing Zhu Er's face turn pale, she suddenly put away her sword and said calmly, "I'm afraid even the youngest son of the Lu family doesn't know his father's true intentions. You are so eager to do this. Do you think Lu Wan likes you? I just want to see what ideas you can come up with and what kind of people you can make friends with. You really think of yourself as the future master of the Zhu family!"
"You look down on Zhang Shou? Ha, back then, Yingying could get Grand Master Ge to praise her for being smart but not willing to use it in the right way. What about you? Grand Master Ge only said three words: immature! But what about Zhang Shou? Grand Master Ge met him once, and the next day he specially went to recognize him as his last disciple!"
Seeing the lady walk away in anger and go straight into the main room of Qing'an Hall, Zhang Shou glanced at the distraught Zhu Er and suddenly said without turning his head, "A Liu, please come to my room and sit down. "
He turned around and left without hesitation, but he knew in his heart that Ah Liu would definitely get the job done. Sure enough, as soon as he entered the east wing, Ah Liu brought Zhu Er in - to be exact, dragged him. Because Zhu Er was grabbed by the collar, not to mention screaming, his face turned pale like a dead pig, and even breathing was a little difficult.
When Ah Liu let go and he fell to the ground with a thud, even Qi Liang and Deng Xiaodai raised their heads to take a peek, and when they saw Zhu Er groaning in pain, they all lowered their heads.
Zhang Shou felt helpless. However, it was he who ordered Ah Liu to bring the people in. At this time, he found that no one in the Zhu family outside warned him because of his behavior of taking the initiative, let alone coming in to argue. He could only give Ah Liu a sullen look, and waited for the indifferent young man to clap his hands and leave as if nothing had happened. Then he came to Zhu Er.
"Lu Sanlang is now my student."
Zhu Er raised his head suddenly and was about to curse, but he saw Zhang Shou looking down at him. The cold look reminded him of the cold attitude of his grandmother who had just drawn the sword against his throat. For a moment, he felt as if someone was strangling his throat.
"Besides, Lu Sanlang is a mathematical genius."
Zhu Er was immediately furious. Fatty Lu was a well-known dandy in the capital, even more useless than me. If this guy was a genius, everyone in the world would be a genius!
"It doesn't matter if you don't believe it, but my teacher, Grand Master Ge, has already believed it." Zhang Shou spoke without thinking. Although he hadn't told Ge Yong the details yet, as long as the facts were laid before his teacher, he believed that his teacher would be overjoyed to have a good disciple.
"So... so what!" Zhu Er finally mustered up some energy, "If he is excellent, he is naturally more worthy of Ying..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Shou slowly squatted in front of him: "Lu Sanlang said that he pretended to be obsessed with Yingying in order to fool his father. And just now, the lady said that his father openly let Lu Sanlang pursue Yingying, but secretly impeached your father and found fault with your family. Although this father and son are quite interesting, do you think that you who are kept in the dark are more interesting?"
Zhu Er's face suddenly turned red. He wanted to say something vicious, but under Zhang Shou's seemingly indifferent gaze, the words he finally said were extremely weak: "You...what do you want!"
Why do these words sound so much like what the little white rabbit heroine would say to the overbearing hero?
Zhang Shou complained in his heart, then showed a very warm smile: "Just now, the Madam drew her sword against you, which shows her disappointment. Not to mention how angry Yingying would be if she knew you were causing trouble here. Lu Sanlang is a math genius even though he lost his father. He even secretly runs a bookshop and other businesses. But what about you, Second Young Master?"
"I……"
"You want to be the mainstay of the family. This is a good intention, but you must at least have an attitude and be responsible. Now, shouldn't you go see your grandmother and apologize? And then go see Yingying? We are family and should keep our differences..."
After a comprehensive psychological counseling session, Zhang Shou just breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Zhu Er finally get up and walk out. However, he didn't expect that guy to say without even turning his head: "Humph, don't think that this will make me betroth Yingying to you. You are poor and unworthy of her!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Er, who had lifted the curtain, saw the frosty face outside the door. He subconsciously ran away, but he couldn't escape Zhu Ying's hand that stretched out like lightning to grab his ear, and he was dragged out of the door in an instant.
Faced with this scene, Zhang Shou couldn't help but smile.
It seems that Zhu Er has the lowest status in the family!
