What Happened to Senior Brother Ning? (First Update)

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Lin Xueqing looked at the door for the nth time, "Why isn't Senior Brother Ning here? He shouldn't have left Pingbeicheng, right?"

"The list will be released in five days." Lin Shuzhi believes that Tingjing will not leave for the time being.

"But we don't know where he lives. If he doesn't come, we can't find him." Lin Xueqing frowned.

Lin Shuzhi shook his head, "Then I won't look for him."

"Dad, you clearly promised to invite Senior Brother Ning to live in the academy!" Lin Xueqing said.

Lin Shuzhi sighed softly, "I have already invited him, but whether he comes or not is not something you or I can control."

Lin Xueqing held her face in her hands, looked out the window, and said nothing.

…

Su Liang was wearing men's clothes and walking beside Ning Jing. Because of the height difference, he looked like a young master with a young entourage.

On their way up the mountain, the two met many scholars walking together down the mountain.

The results will be released in five days. Qianshan Academy is on holiday these days.

I met the two scholars from Bei'an County again, who showed up to Ningjing last time.

When they saw Ning Jing, they came to say hello. One of them looked at Su Liang several times, looking a little confused.

They asked Ning Jing if he would study in an academy after the results were released, and Ning Jing said that he had not decided yet.

"If we pass the exam, we will stay here and go to Beijing to take the exam after the Chinese New Year. If we fail, we will go back to our hometown." A scholar said.

Ning Jing nodded slightly, "I hope there will be good results."

The two of them had long discovered that although Ning Jing was cold, he was not arrogant. They also tried to refute rumors about him in Qianshan Academy, but unfortunately no one listened.

They just exchanged a few words and then separated.

One of them turned back frequently and said, "That little brother next to Mr. Ning, I really want to see him somewhere."

"I haven't seen him, he must be one of his followers." Another one said.

The one who spoke first suddenly slapped his forehead, "I remember! Isn't that Mr. Ning's adopted sister? It's Miss Su!"

When the two of them turned back, Ning Jing and Su Liang had turned a corner and were out of sight.

Su Liang was also talking about them.

"Why wasn't the person who was on top of the case with you at that time with them?" Su Liang asked. Only three scholars from the same hometown came to Qianshan Academy to study, and they were supposed to take care of each other.

Ning Jing shook his head, "I don't know."

Su Liang also asked casually and forgot about it.

When the two of them arrived at the gate of Qianshan Academy, the gatekeeper heard that Ning Jing was there and immediately let them in.

As Su Liang walked, looking at this ancient academy, he could still hear someone reading loudly.

There were three tall cypress trees outside Lin Shuzhi's yard. Su Liang heard the crow, but didn't find which tree it was on. She looked away and followed Ning Jing through the door.

"Senior Brother Ning!"

Su Liang looked over after hearing the sound, and saw a green shadow flash by the window, and a bright and graceful girl ran out of the door, her light blue dress fluttering in the wind.

This person should be Lin Xueqing, who called Ning Jing "Brother Jing" and then changed his name to "Senior Brother Ning".

Lin Xueqing wanted to pull Ning Jing away, so she stretched out her hand and then took it back, smiling sweetly, "I knew it, dad has already spoken, why doesn't Senior Brother Ning come?"

After finishing her words, Lin Xueqing's eyes fell on Su Liang.

Perhaps because of Su Liang's dress and the fact that she was not standing behind Ning Jing, Lin Xueqing did not regard her as Ning Jing's servant and asked curiously, "Is this young master a friend of Senior Brother Ning?"

Su Liang nodded slightly, "Miss Lin."

When Lin Xueqing heard that it was a female voice, she looked surprised, "You are so elegant when you dress up as a man, and I didn't notice it. I wore men's clothes before, and my eldest and second brothers said they could tell it was a woman at a glance."

Su Liang looked serious, raised his hands and saluted, "You are so polite, Xiaosheng."

Lin Xueqing returned the blessing gift, her eyes filled with excitement, "Young Master is so good-looking."

After saying this, he took Su Liang's hand, put it close to her ear, and asked softly, "I guess you must be Senior Brother Ning's confidante!"

Ningjing next to her:...

Su Liang: ...Come on, I was sure as soon as I entered the door. This Miss Lin is not interested in real peace between men and women. What's going on with her look like "My brother actually brought his sister-in-law home, what a surprise"?

Before saying this, Su Liang was still thinking that Ning Jing asked her to come because she was worried that Lin Xueqing liked the real Ning Jing, and in order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, she pretended to be a couple with Su Liang.

Turns out, it was completely unnecessary.

Lin Xueqing looked at Su Liang expectantly, with a look in her eyes that said "Admit it quickly, I'm just waiting to call you sister-in-law."

Su Liang coughed lightly, "Don't get me wrong, we are sworn brothers and sisters."

Lin Xueqing was stunned for a moment, "Sworn brother and sister? Is your name Su Liang?"

Su Liang nodded.

Lin Xueqing looked serious, "I asked the scholar from Bei'an County about Senior Brother Ning and found out that in order to save a girl named Su, he pretended to be married to her and later clarified the relationship. I was still thinking about what kind of girl she would be. , I didn’t expect you to come to Pingbeicheng with Senior Brother Ning. Miss Su, do you not like Senior Brother Ning?”

Su Liang raised his eyebrows, "Why do you ask that? Maybe he doesn't like me?"

"No way! Senior Brother Ning said that if he doesn't like a girl, he won't even bother to talk about it." Lin Xueqing said sternly, then curled her lips, "You don't even know that when Senior Brother Ning came here a few days ago, he didn't even bother to talk to her." He doesn’t even want to talk to me. But he keeps you with me, so he must like you!”

Su Liang suddenly felt a little regretful in her heart. Lin Xueqing may have thought that Zhenping only regarded her as her younger sister, but when Zhenping said those words to her, would he have waited for Lin Xueqing to grow up and tell her that he was the only girl other than her? Too lazy to care...

Seeing that Su Liang didn't say anything, Lin Xueqing assumed that she was right, and took Su Liang's arm and said, "Brother Ning is now taciturn and a little depressed, but he was not like this before. He has encountered too many things in the past few years and is in a bad mood. Please don't mind it."

Su Liang hurriedly explained, "You really misunderstood. In fact, we are just friends. He doesn't like me, and I don't like him. I have no family, and he doesn't either, so we became siblings and take care of each other."

Lin Xueqing frowned and looked at Ning Jing, "Brother Ning, is that so? "

Ning Jing nodded slightly, "Yes."

Lin Xueqing still looked doubtful, and then she heard Lin Shuzhi's voice from the room, "Xueqing, why don't you invite the guests in?"

"Oh." Lin Xueqing pulled Su Liang forward and laughed again, "Even if you are just friends and siblings, I am very happy. I have always been worried that Senior Brother Ning is too lonely. You don't know that there was no news about Senior Brother Ning before, and my father was worried that he would commit suicide! How is it possible?"

Su Liang sighed in his heart: Lin Shuzhi really knows the real Ning Jing. And the real Ning Jing would never show his vulnerable side in front of Lin Xueqing. Therefore, the "Senior Brother Ning" in the memory of this little sister is not the same as the disciple in Lin Shuzhi's eyes.

As soon as he entered the door, Lin Shuzhi's eyes fell on Su Liang with a faint scrutiny.

Su Liang saluted and called him "Dean Lin".

"Since you are Ning Jing's sister, let him call me Master." Lin Shuzhi saw Su Liang's clear eyes and calm demeanor, and knew that this girl must be extraordinary.

Su Liang called "Master" and asked with a smile, "If I want to study in Qianshan Academy, can I make an exception?"

Lin Shuzhi nodded, "Just come, I will teach you personally."

Lin Xueqing smiled and pulled Su Liang to sit down, "Dad, you are using Miss Su, you want Brother Ning to stay, right?"

Lin Shuzhi's mouth twitched slightly, "Xueqing, can you stop always ruining your father's stage?"

The conversation between the father and daughter not only let Su Liang see their close and harmonious relationship, but also saw that they were both open-minded people.

"Dad thinks that the eldest brother is boring and the second brother is reckless, and now he dislikes me for talking too much." Lin Xueqing pretended to be sad, "I will follow Brother Ning and Sister Su, so there will be three siblings."

After speaking, he asked Su Liang's age, and found out that she was younger than her, so he changed his words and called her "Sister Su".

"Su Liang is coming to the academy for the first time, Xueqing, take her out for a walk." Lin Shuzhi said.

Lin Xueqing understood that he wanted to send them away and talk to Ning Jing alone, so she asked Su Liang if she wanted to go.

Su Liang said yes, and the two left hand in hand.

Lin Shuzhi watched their backs disappear at the door, looked at Ning Jing and asked, "Are you and that Miss Su Liang really just friends?"

Ning Jing nodded slightly, "Yes."

"Then, what about Xue Qing?" Lin Shuzhi asked the question directly.

Ning Jing was silent for a moment and then said, "I'm in trouble and don't want to hurt her."

Lin Shuzhi's eyes condensed slightly, and he also fell silent.

As a father and master, he certainly knew that the real Ning Jing liked Lin Xueqing. During that hasty farewell, Zhen Ningjing told Lin Shuzhi that he would come back after he had settled the affairs of his family. He did not want to inherit the Ning family business, and would leave it to his most trusted eldest brother Ning Yao to manage. After taking the imperial examination, he would propose to the Lin family and asked Lin Shuzhi not to marry Lin Xueqing to someone else.

At that time, Lin Shuzhi felt that Zhen Ningjing was too naive. The affairs of the Ning family were not that simple. His existence made the identities of his half-brothers very awkward and there was a huge conflict of interest.

Lin Shuzhi reminded Zhen Ningjing earnestly not to trust people too easily, and even said that Ning Yao might not be trustworthy, but Zhen Ningjing was anxious to go home on the one hand, and on the other hand, he had never doubted his eldest brother who had doted on him since childhood, and did not listen at all.

Ningjing said to Su Liang, "Lin Shuzhi did not want his only daughter to marry Ning Jing", which was actually not accurate.

Lin Shuzhi asked Lin Xueqing to call him senior brother that day just because he did not know whether his apprentice had changed and what plans he had for the future.

If Ning Jing wants to go back to Xunyang City to fight for the family property, Lin Shuzhi will support him, but he will not agree to marry his daughter to him before everything is settled. Because he does not want his daughter to be in danger.

Lin Shuzhi cares about Ning Jing and will help Ning Jing out of the friendship between master and apprentice.

He is unwilling to marry Lin Xueqing to Ning Jing because of his parents' heart.

Now face to face, Ning Jing's words did not deny that "he" liked Lin Xueqing, but also indicated that they would only be brothers and sisters in the future.

If Ning Jing denied that he had always regarded Lin Xueqing as a sister, Lin Shuzhi would find that there was something wrong with this apprentice...

Ning Jing could not reveal his true identity, so as not to bring big trouble to the Lin family. And the real Ning Jing said in his suicide note that he hoped that people who cared about him would think that he was still alive, but just went far away.

Lin Shuzhi sighed, "It seems that you are going back to the Ning family."

Ning Jing shook his head and said calmly, "There is nothing to return to in that smoky and foul place. I just want it to disappear."

Lin Shuzhi's eyes narrowed, "After you left that day, two male corpses were found near the academy. Did you know about this?"

Ning Jing nodded, "I did it."

Lin Shuzhi's expression finally changed, "Why? Was that someone sent by Ning Yao to kill you?"

"No. It was another enemy who really wanted to kill me." Ning Jing said.

Lin Shuzhi was silent for a long time, and finally sighed and smiled bitterly, "In fact, I should be relieved that you have the ability to protect yourself now, and you are no longer so soft-hearted. So many people want to harm you, and this is the only way you can survive. There is nothing wrong with being ruthless. But, I don't know what you have been through in the past few years. I think it must be very hard. If you are willing to talk, I will have a drink with you."

"It's all over." Ning Jing shook his head slightly, "Master, don't worry, I'm fine."

"Really?" Lin Shuzhi sighed repeatedly, lowered his eyes and went to serve tea, "You don't look bad, but you can't smile."

After another period of silence, Lin Shuzhi stood up, "The trees you and Boyan and Bojun planted in the back mountain have grown up, go and see them."

Ning Jing stood up and followed Lin Shuzhi out.

Just after leaving the door, Lin Shuzhi suddenly stopped and turned back to ask him, "What was in the backpack you carried last time? I saw it move a little, like a living thing."

Ning Jing answered truthfully, "A child."

Lin Shuzhi's forehead jumped, "You... swear to your master right now that you will not do anything that harms the world!"

Ning Jing raised his hand and swore, and then explained to Lin Shuzhi that it was when he and Su Liang encountered thieves on the way to Pingbei City, and the child they rescued had found his parents and was taken away.

Lin Shuzhi held his forehead, "Why did you hide it at that time? What if the child was depressed?"

Ning Jing said calmly, "Well, it's my fault."

Lin Shuzhi:... What's the point of admitting your mistakes so well? You look like you won't change next time!

...

The scenery behind Qianshan Academy is very beautiful.

Lin Xueqing took Su Liang to visit the interior of the academy and came here.

"Sister Su, why don't you like Brother Ning? Do you think he's ugly? Or is he too dull? I still think he must like you, but because you don't like him, he doesn't dare to say it out loud, for fear that you will reject him and it will be difficult for us to be friends." Lin Xueqing analyzed seriously.

In order to end the topic that Lin Xueqing had been struggling with, Su Liang said, "Actually, I like him, but he rejected me."

Lin Xueqing's eyes widened, "Ah? Is that so? What's wrong with Brother Ning?"