Chapter 0132: When the Soul is Broken (2 / 2)

Cai Die’s eyes gradually turned blue and white, everything in front of her eyes gradually turned gray, a roaring sound came from her ears, suddenly, she struggled to sit up and said, “Young master, is it Hao Ge’er crying? Hao Ge’er, Hao Ge’er, mother is here, don’t–“

A sudden tapping sound came from the window pane on the inside of the compartment.

The wind is picking up.

The colorful butterfly’s hand suddenly hung down feebly, and the unfinished words dissipated into the wind.

The doorway of the compartment had been surrounded by people, and only then did De Shou run in from panic, and seeing the mess in the room, his face suddenly turned bristling white.

“Young Master! What, what the hell is going on here! You, you guys–“

Chen Zisheng looked blankly at Deshou and then at Caidie, “Deshou look, Caidie, what’s wrong with her, with her?”

De Shou moved forward, carefully probed Cai Die’s nostrils, and hurriedly hung his head in panic, “Auntie Die, Auntie Butterfly, she’s dying!”

There was a clamor coming from the crowd, and Chen Zisheng only felt a buzzing in his brain, and he also suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed within the compartment.

Inside the Jiangzhou government office, the setting sun’s afterglow filtered through the window pane and sprinkled on Chen Zian’s drawing paper, adding a bit more vividness to the landscapes under his brush.

Chen Zian dressed in green pigmented official uniform, hair bun high bun, is focused on the drawing paper outlining the distant mountains containing green, near the water waves, painting is not yet finished, the intention has been all out, the soul of the landscape has jumped on the paper.

After another half hour, the painting was finally completed, Chen Zian twisted the tip of the brush, pondered for a moment, and inscribed a poem next to the painting:

A night’s rain in the mountains and a hundred springs at the end of the trees.

Cheng Huijin smiled close to his favorite disciple, looked at the landscape painting on the side of the inscription of the words, sighed: “Zi’an really good learning, make good paintings, good poems, can be described as calligraphy and painting double excellent! This fall exam, Chen Zhuyu will certainly be on the list. I have approved your leave, there are less than two months of days, you will focus on books, do not have to go on duty.”

Chen Zi’an heard this and hung his head in joy and said, “Thank you for your appreciation, Lord Cheng. This painting will be gifted to Lord Cheng, and on the day when Zi’an wins the gold medal, he will certainly not forget Lord Cheng’s kindness!”

Cheng Huijin received the painting with a smile, looked at the wheelchair under Chen Zian, and added, “Zian, I know that over the past few days, you have been hiding your clumsiness and are unwilling to show up in front of people with your recovered body. But there is one thing that this official still needs to discuss with you.”

Chen Zian was slightly stunned, “Please speak, Lord Cheng, Zian is all ears.”

Cheng Huijin stroked his beard and said: “The sea of learning has no boundaries, if Zi’an wants to win the championship, he still needs to work tirelessly to improve his knowledge and make friends with his peers. However, Mr. Li is already old, and I heard that he is no longer giving lectures. I don’t know how Zi’an plans to study when he returns?”

These words poked at Chen Zian’s sore spot, and he said with deliberation, “Previously, Zian had wanted to go to the academy to further his studies, but no academy was willing to accept a person with a disability. So – Zi An intends to stay closed in the mansion, studying books and realizing the way of the sages.”

“But you’ve been well and healthy for a long time.”

Cheng Huijin laughed: “I see Zi’an’s talent, enough to enter the White Deer College for further study. Although the White Deer Academy is no longer accepting students this year, but the White Deer Academy’s Lu Shanzhang and I are the same subject of the scholar, I can repair a letter to the academy to recommend you to break the rules of enrollment, I do not know if Zi’an would like to?”

Chen ZiMin’s heart stirred, White Deer Academy was a place of learning that students from all over the world could only dream of, if he could go there, it would greatly benefit his studies.

But he also understands that this trip will mean showing up as a healthy man, meaning endless storms coming his way, unexpectedly being far away from Jiangzhou, far away from the Chen residence, and–

Stay away from her.

“Many thanks, my lord.” Chen Zian hung his head and said, “But–“

At this moment, the door dashed in a constable, lost his head and shouted: “No good! It’s not good! The Chen family’s eldest son and the Marquis of Pingnan’s son Guang had a fight in the Dengmai building, that Xu Guang son killed one of the Chen family’s eldest son’s concubine, blood splattered all over the ground, there is now a mess!”

Chen Zian suddenly lost control and stood up from his wheelchair, “You, what did you say!”