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Little Princess was furious: You scoundrel, you even speak so eloquently about your greed for wealth, shaless! One day, I will definitely report to Empress Sister and say that you are a corrupt official!
If my secret is revealed, then I will have to leave Great Wu, and we wont have a chance to see each other again! Lin Beifan said sadly.
Little Princess suddenly panicked and grabbed Lin Beifans arm: Dont go, I wont say anything, okay?
Alright, I wont leave, give a smile! Lin Beifans expression instantly changed, he reached out his devilish claws and pinched Little Princesss chubby cheeks, so cute!
Little Princess glared at Lin Beifan angrily.
In this way, she seed to be treated as a child by the other party.
Little Princess swatted away Lin Beifans misbehaving hand, grinding her teeth and threatening, How dare you bully ? Ill have you know, I have tasted human blood, are you afraid?
Lin Beifan scoffed, Youre talking about bleeding gums, right? Ive had that too!
Little Princess:
Little Princess continued to threaten, I have even eaten human flesh. Are you scared?
Lin Beifan sneered, Youre talking about wife cake, its quite delicious, Ive eaten it too!
Little Princess shouted loudly, Wrong!
Then it must be Fu Qi Fei Pian! If not, its Dongpo pork, haha! Lin Beifan laughed triumphantly.
Little Princess beca furious, Why do you know everything?
If you smack your lips, I know what you want to eat! Lin Beifan said proudly.
Little Princess clenched her fist in anger, Damn it! I will never let you look down on again! I swear, one day I will grow up and defeat you with my intelligence!
No need for that trouble. As long as you have enough dignity, no one can look down upon you! Lin Beifan said again.
Little Princess beca agitated once more, Ah!
Just as the two were playing around, a knocking sound ca from the door.
Dali, go and open the door! Lin Beifan called out.
Little Princess pouted, Big Sisterjust went out to buy sothing, Dali and Rushuang are with her! Those two monks went back to the temple and havent returned yet. Its just the two of us in the mansion!
I see, thats why its so quiet! Ill go open the door myself! Lin Beifan straightened his clothes and leisurely walked towards the main door.
Just before half an incense stick burned out.
An elderly man with gray hair arrived at Lins mansion with the support of two people.
This should be the residence of Mr. Principal!
The elderly man carefully took out several blue notebooks and said, I hope this trip goes smoothly! If I can get the endorsent of Mr. Principal, my lifelong effort might finally be published!
But grandfather, although the other party is the top scorer in the imperial examinations and has now beco the Principal of the Imperial Academy, highly respected and a role model for scholars throughout the country, Ive heard that he is still a greedy corrupt official! Previously, when we visited other scholars, they wouldnt even let us in without enough money! Will this work? said a young woman in her twenties.
She was dressed in plain white clothes, without any adornnts on her face. Her long black hair was simply tied with a white ribbon, reaching her waist. But her delicate features gave her a beautiful and ethereal appearance.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained! We have to give it a try! the old man sighed. Son, you go knock on the door, and make sure to be respectful!
Yes, Father! responded another person, around forty years old, with a hint of facial hair, giving him a mature and dignified look.
He adjusted his hat and lightly knocked on the door.
After several knocks, the door finally opened, revealing a handso young man. What can I do for you?
The middle-aged man imdiately bowed and saluted,
Greetings, young sir! I am Li Yulang, and this is my father, Li Ruozhen, and my daughter, Li Yuxin! We co from a family of physicians and have an important matter to discuss with the Principal. Could you please inform him?
Lin Beifan was a bit confused. These people knocked on his door and didnt even recognize him?
It seems that they must not be locals!
Lin Beifan turned around and looked at the two people behind him. The old man had gray hair and wrinkles on his face, looking to be in his sixties or seventies. It was not easy to live this long in such troubled tis.
As for the woman, although she was dressed plainly, she had a beautiful and ethereal appearance, like a lotus flower erging from water. Lin Beifan couldnt help but take a second look at her.
At this mont, the two people bowed and smiled politely at Lin Beifan.
Lin Beifan raised an eyebrow, as if he had discovered sothing interesting, and said with a smile, What business do you have with him?
Its like this! Li Yulang said seriously, Father has been practicing dicine for over sixty years, encountering nurous difficult and complicated cases, and saving nurous lives. He has compiled all his knowledge and experience into a book called Lis dical Prescriptions. He hopes to pass down his dical skills and continue helping people. However, the book has been unable to be published due to lack of reputation. So we would like to trouble Mr. Principal to give a preface to our dical book. With that, it will be easier to get it published!
Lin Beifan understood their intention.
They wanted to publish their own dical book, but they didnt have enough reputation, and publishers wouldnt accept it. After all, they also needed to make money!
Therefore, in this era, there was a compromise.
That is, to ask well-known scholars or intellectuals to write forewords and prefaces for the book, which would increase its reputation and make publishers more willing to accept it.
Lin Beifan happened to be such a famous scholar!
And he was also the Principal of the National Academy, highly respected and esteed!
If we can get him to write a preface and endorsent, then there wont be any problem with publishing this book, guaranteed to be a bestseller!
What about the dical books? Lin Beifan asked.
Ohhere they are! Li Yulang imdiately took several volus of dical books from his fathers hands and handed them seriously to Lin Beifan.
Lin Beifan flipped through a few pages and said, The Principal is extrely busy and doesnt have ti to et with you. I will give him the books to review, but I cant guarantee whether he will agree to write a preface and endorsent.
Of course, of course, thank you, young sir! they said politely.
Its no big deal! Lin Beifan waved his hand.
Just as he was about to close the door, Li Yulang called out,
Wait!
What else? Lin Yulang took out a small amount of money from his pocket and pushed it into Lin Beifans hand.
This is a small token of appreciation, please accept it!
Lin Beifan was once again confused. This was the first ti he received such a small bribe, not even enough to fill a tooth!
Lin Beifan found it amusing and weighed the money in his hand, smiling, Alright. Co back in three days!
Thank you, young sir! They bowed and thanked him in unison.
It was only after Lin Beifan closed the door that they straightened up.
I hope this trip goes smoothly. Among all the people weve encountered, this young sir is the easiest to talk to, without making things difficult for us! sighed Li Yulang, the middle-aged man.
Lets go back for now. Well co back in three days! the old man said.
Yes, Father!
Yes, Grandfather!
The three of them slowly walked away.
Before leaving, the woman turned her head back and took another look. She always felt that the young man just now was a bit strange!
His beauty and deanor were rare in her life, making her unable to resist wanting to look at him more!
At this mont, Lin Beifan had already gone back with the dical books.
What are you holding in your hand? the little princess asked curiously.
dical books! Lin Beifan replied as he flipped through the books. Soone just gave a small amount of money, hoping that I could write a preface and endorsent for this dical book to facilitate its publication!
The little princess was shocked, They dared to give you just a small amount of money. Isnt your calligraphy worth more?
Yeah, its the first ti Ive received such a small amount of money! Lin Beifan tossed the small silver coin in his hand to the little princess. Buy yourself so candy!
The little princess caught the silver coin and looked at Lin Beifan studying the books. She asked, Are you really going to write a preface and endorsent?
Take a look, anyway, I have nothing better to do! If its written well, I dont mind writing a few words for him! Lin Beifan said as he lowered his head, reading the book.
So, three days passed quickly.
The family of three once again arrived at Lin Beifans doorstep and knocked on the door.
This ti, it was Di who answered the door. Looking at the three strangers in front of him, he asked, Who are you? What do you want?
It was still Li Yulang, the middle-aged man, who politely bowed and said, We visited the Lin Mansion three days ago for an important matter, hoping to et Mr. Principal. But at that ti, the Principal was not available, and it was a young man who t us. He asked us to co back today. Is this young man here?
Young man? Dali muttered.
He was a very handso young man, around 20 years old! Li Yulang quickly added.
Dali blinked his eyes. The only one who could be called handso seed to be their young master!
As for the other young man, Guo Shaoshuai, he was not good looking!
And the little monk could only be described as fair-skinned!
All three of them were not at ho three days ago, and it seed that only the young master was!
Just wait here, let go in and inform! Dali said.
Thank you!
In less than three minutes, Dali opened the door again.
Follow inside! he said.
The three of them followed obediently behind Dali, entering the Lin Mansion without daring to look around or ask questions.
Finally, they arrived in a small garden and saw the young man from three days ago sitting in the pavilion.
The young man was sitting in the middle like the center of the universe.
Nice to see you again, three of you! Lin Beifan smiled.
We greet the young sir! The three imdiately bowed in salute.
What young sir? Your address is incorrect! This is the master of our Lin Mansion, Lin Beifan. You should address him as Master Lin or Mr. Principal! Xiao Cui said sowhat displeased.
You, you, youso youre the Principal? Li Yulang and the others were dumbfounded.
Its a genuine article! Lin Beifan smiled.
Ah! Li Yulang and the others legs went weak.
They never expected that the young man they saw before was the Principal they had been desperately searching for!
If they had known, they would have shown more respect!
Addressing him as young sir was so impolite!
Especially Li Yulang, the thought of him giving silver coins to the Principal, it was such a disrespectful act!
Their faces were filled with embarrassnt, and they felt like dying!
Lin Beifan laughed heartily without a care.
Everyone glared at him with irritation. It must be this guy causing trouble again!
Every ti he didnt stir up so trouble, they felt uneasy!
Mr. Principal, we were rude earlier, please forgive our mistakes! Please forgive the three of them hurriedly bowed and apologized with sincere fear.
Its nothing, its all trivial matters. Lets talk about the dical book instead! Lin Beifan waved his hand, not minding.
Mr. Principal, how do you find this dical book? the old man asked excitedly, while the other two eagerly awaited his response.
Ive read the dical book, its very detailed and covers almost all dical knowledge. Overall, its not bad! Lin Beifan smiled.
The eyes of the three brightened.
However, there are so issues! If these issues cannot be resolved, I wont write a preface and endorsent for you, as it would tarnish my reputation! Lin Beifan added.
The hearts of the three sank.
1. Wife Cake sen.m.wikipedia/wiki/Sweetheart_cake
2. Fu Qi Fei Pian /fu-qi-fei-pian/
3. Dongpo pork sen.m.wikipedia/wiki/Dongpo_pork
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