It was such a coincidence that he also knew the half-grown child following Su Yao.
His family sent him to Hedong Academy to study, where he counted the days on his fingers every day. It was just like being in prison. If he didn't study, anyone who took it seriously would look like a fool to him.
And Shen Jiayan is naturally the fool among fools.
The reason why I remember this kid is that although Shen Jiayan is young, he is praised by the teachers and seniors. Once, they even compared Shen Jiayan with him.
They are just cheap seeds from a merchant, are you worthy of it
Originally, merchants did not even have the qualifications to take the imperial examinations. It was only in recent years that the conditions were relaxed. Otherwise, what was the point of Shen Jiayan's outstanding academic performance
He sneered, spun his folding fan in his hand, tapped it on the table, waved for his servant to come over, pointed to the private room on the second floor and whispered a few words, then raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you understand?"
The servant hesitated for a moment and coughed to remind him, "Young Master, this Miss Su... is not someone you should mess with."
Some of Su Yao's weird deeds had almost become a recognized secret in the upper circles, and even servants like them had heard about them.
Tian Cong immediately slapped him in the face with a furious look on his face, knocking the boy around in circles. He then grinned and sneered, "I can't order you around anymore?"
The servant boy shook his head with a sad face, but he was kicked on the butt again by the emperor, and he ran out crawling.
Tian Cong snorted, supported his chin with one hand and waited to watch the fun.
After a while, two ragged beggars suddenly came into the building and went straight up to the second floor. Tian Cong touched his chin and clicked his tongue.
Upstairs, Shen Jiayan was still excitedly telling Su Yao about his interesting experiences in the academy, and said to Su Yao, "When I go on a study tour, I will go with these brothers."
Su Yao was a little hesitant.
She had known for a long time that Shen Jiayan was going to study abroad, but now when she heard him mention it, she felt that she still cared too little about her brother. And she was a woman, otherwise she should have hosted today's banquet and asked her classmates to take good care of him.
She was about to speak when she heard Yan Cao's exclamation and He Jian's low scolding from outside, and she couldn't help but frown.
But the sound not only did not disappear, but became louder and louder. Shen Jiayan looked at her with some confusion. She had already stood up, walked to the door and opened it.
As soon as he opened the door, Su Yao saw two ragged beggars pulling at Yan Cao's clothes. He Jian was holding the younger one in one hand and scolding him.
Many people who were watching the fun had gathered in the corridor outside the door, and many people in the lobby on the first floor were also craning their necks to look up.
Half of Yancao's jacket was torn off, but the dishevelled old beggar refused to give up. He kept muttering to himself, pretending to be crazy and crying and shouting some incomprehensible nonsense.
Su Yao's face was gloomy. She had gone to the Shen's house on a whim today, and only brought Yan Cao and He Jian with her. Now Yan Cao and He Jian were being harassed, so her eyes fell on the waiters who were in a hurry to separate the crowd, and she asked them angrily whether they cared about people making trouble.
A few waiters tried their best to squeeze out from the crowd, laughing and joking along, but when it came to actually trying to woo the two beggars, it was obvious that they were not very serious.
Seeing He Jian being caught in a dilemma by the young beggar holding his thigh, and the old beggar becoming even more aggressive, Su Yao became more and more angry. He suddenly moved a bench from the room and without hesitation, smashed down on the old beggar's arm that was stretched towards Yan Cao.
She had no intention of holding back, and the old beggar who had been keeping an eye on her could naturally see it, so he quickly retracted his arm. Su Yao took this opportunity to pull Yan Cao behind him, while the old beggar kept chasing after her, shouting crazy things like "Madam, come home", causing laughter from everyone around him.
Shen Jiayan's face flushed with anger. He stopped in front of his sister and pushed the old beggar, while angrily scolding the waiters who were watching the fun: "How do you do business? Is this how you treat your customers?"
The old beggar exuded a foul odor and squeezed towards Su Yao, which made everyone laugh again.
Such a scene was extremely embarrassing. Tian Cong was happily eating melon seeds and watching the show on the first floor. He let out a malicious laugh.
He said that to deal with someone like Su Yao, one has to use some dirty methods. Seeing her being harassed by a beggar like this, if the news gets to the palace, no one will be willing to pay attention to her.
He was watching the fun as if it were a joke and was about to drink his tea leisurely when he suddenly heard a cry from the second floor, followed by someone screaming.
His servant was also squeezed in the crowd. He turned around and quickly pushed through the crowd and ran down to the first floor. He ran up to him and shook his head in horror: "Young Master, the matter has become serious. Miss Su broke someone's hand!"
Interrupted
Tian Cong frowned, sneered, and then grinned.
Wouldn't it be better to break the beggar's hand
This time it was even more difficult to clear the matter, and the matter became even more serious.
No matter what the truth is, people will not remember it. What they will remember is that Su Yao was harassed by the beggar and then broke the beggar's hand.
It sounds like a good show no matter how you listen to it.
The servant was so anxious that he jumped up and down. He had just seen the look in Su Yao's eyes. He lowered his voice and hurriedly persuaded Tian Cong to leave first: "If those two beggars confess and recognize me, you will be in trouble too..."
He could take the blame for the beggars' identification, but he had let the beggars in just now because he had given the waiter some silver. Besides, he was a servant of the Tian family, and if the matter got out of hand, he would not be able to hide it.
Whenever they come out they cause trouble. It's nothing to the master, but the unlucky ones are the servants.
Tian Cong was just disapproving when there was a sudden movement upstairs. Su Yao hurried down the stairs, looked around and then his eyes fell on Tian Cong. Then he turned his head to look at the waiter who was being carried by He Jian, and asked coldly, "Who is it?"
The waiter's neck was about to be crushed by He Jian, how could he not know that he had run into a tough guy? He immediately sold out Tian Cong, pointed at the terrified waiter beside Tian Cong and shouted: "It's him! It's him! He stuffed silver into my pocket and asked me to let the two beggars in, and also told us not to stop them if they make trouble..."
How much can a waiter earn after working so hard? At most, he could earn two cents a month, but this customer gave him a silver note of one hundred taels. Who wouldn't be tempted
Su Yao looked at Tian Cong from a distance across the crowd, then she raised her eyebrows, lowered her eyes with a stern face and ordered He Jian beside her: "Report to the authorities, and ask the people from Shuntian Prefecture to come." (To be continued)