"My Beloved Teacher's Wife (Walking with Love)" - Chapter 200: The Prime Minister's Daughter

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“A mere spoiled brat has disgraced Miss Lin’s discerning eye.”
Ling Feng humbly replied, "Although I am willing to serve the country, I am troubled by my lack of poetry and literary talent, and thus have no way to serve."
Upon hearing Ling Feng's words, Lin Die'er's face immediately showed boundless melancholy. She sighed and said, "No matter how outstanding one's talent in poetry is, can it help govern a country well? How much truly practical knowledge do students who have studied diligently for ten years actually acquire?"
Ling Feng was astonished. He hadn't expected Lin Die'er's ideas to be so advanced. What scholars fear most is being pedantic, but Lin Die'er, who was well-versed in the Four Books and Five Classics, was not pedantic at all, which was truly rare.
"Miss Lin, so according to your opinion, what should one learn to govern the country effectively?"
Ling Feng inquired.
Lin Die'er returned to normal, lowered her head and said softly, "This humble woman was just talking nonsense, please forgive me, young master."
No matter how much Ling Feng pressed her, she refused to say anything more. Even if a man uttered such words, they would likely cause a huge uproar. She was just a woman; if she were to truly proclaim such principles, she would probably be unacceptable to the prevailing social norms. No wonder she looked somewhat melancholy, yet refused to speak of it. Could she truly be a remarkable woman with a heart for the world?
"With Miss Lin's talent and learning, she should participate in the imperial examination for women held by the Empress Dowager!"
Ling Feng said.
"This female imperial examination is actually for our young lady..."
Just as Yu'er was about to speak, Lin Die'er interrupted her. "Yu'er, don't talk nonsense!"
Yu'er then lowered her head and stopped saying anything.
Seeing that Lin Die'er was a little angry, Ling Feng stopped asking about the matter.
By this time, all the dishes had been served. Ling Feng and Li Cheng each ordered a pot of wine and began to drink together. Unexpectedly, Yu'er pouted and said, "Only you men can drink?"
Ling Feng and Li Cheng exchanged glances, then ordered another pot of wine for her. This was just a very ordinary restaurant; the dishes and wine were all quite plain, far inferior to those from the imperial kitchens. However, in this relaxed atmosphere, the entire wine arsenal was ready in no time.
"Drink today, for tomorrow we may die."
As the drinking progressed, Ling Feng couldn't help but shout: "Truly, let us drink and sing while we can, for life is short, like morning dew, and the days gone by are many..."
In an instant, Lin Die'er's eyes lit up, and she looked at Ling Feng with a puzzled expression.
"Young master, are you drunk?"
Li Cheng was worried that if the emperor got drunk, it would delay his return to the palace, which would be troublesome.
Ling Feng smiled and said, "How could I possibly be drunk? How about I sing you a song instead?"
"OK!"
Na Yu'er said excitedly.
Ling Feng cleared his throat and sang: "A lone boat, so small, cannot bear the weight of so much sorrow; its shoulders bear countless worries. Give me a cup of wine, to drink away all the sorrows of the world, to drink away the promises made a thousand years ago. So many beauties, so many heroes, so many troubles, all for a touch of shame for a beautiful woman. Give me a cup of wine, when will the flames of war end? Drink this cup and we'll start all over again..."
"The young master's song seems to be full of chivalrous spirit, yet it is also full of deep affection. At first listen, it may seem quite loud, but upon closer listening, it can stir up a sense of excitement in the heart."
Lin Die'er lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then said, "Young master, could you sing it again?"
Seeing that the beauty was pleased, Ling Feng didn't refuse. He downed the strong liquor in his cup in one gulp and began to sing at the top of his lungs: "The land remains, but people are not the same; the rolling yellow sand has buried countless youths' heads. Joys and sorrows, successes and failures, all vanish in the blink of an eye. The surging rivers wash away the dreams of men. Once, the sea and sky were vast, but I held my head high and never looked back. I laughed foolishly and recklessly, letting myself roam freely as a young man. The road of the martial world is difficult to walk, and love is hard to find. Romance and beauty are just left behind. Give me a cup of wine, and I'll keep a drop in my heart. If fate allows, we'll meet again someday..."
This time, everyone listened attentively, especially Lin Die'er, whose eyes shone with admiration, as if she really liked the song.
After the song ended, Li Cheng was the first to cheer, "Master, you sang well! I was also moved to tears. What a wonderful line: 'With the sea and sky wide open, head held high, never looking back, laughing wildly, I roam freely as a carefree youth!'"
As he spoke, he drank three glasses of wine in succession before stopping.
"I never expected that you, you lecher, could sing so well."
Yu'er chuckled and said, "It does have that kind of smell."
"Young master's song seems to be able to release all the pent-up emotions in your heart."
Lin Die'er's expression softened considerably towards Ling Feng. She also seemed to have let go of Li Cheng's earlier rudeness towards the shopkeeper.
Since Ling Feng had already sung this song, he naturally wasn't going to be at a disadvantage. So he clamored that Li Cheng should also sing a song, and Li Cheng immediately looked like a bitter gourd, embarrassed and saying, "Sir, Li Cheng can't sing."
"If you can't sing, you can bark like a dog."
After a few cups of yellow wine, my whole body felt warm, and my mind became incredibly excited.
"Okay, okay, barking like a dog is fine too."
Yu'er clapped her hands, jumping and clapping.
Lin Die'er, however, came to his rescue, saying, "This young master Li seems to be carrying a long sword at his waist. How about he demonstrates a set of kung fu?"
Li Cheng suddenly realized what was going on and said with great joy, "Thank you, Miss Lin."
As he spoke, he excitedly unfastened the sword from his waist and immediately performed a demonstration of the Arhat Sword Technique. His movements were powerful and fierce, and his aura was extraordinary. It seemed that Li Cheng's kung fu had made significant progress again.
After the swordsmanship demonstration, the crowd cheered. Only Yu'er said somewhat reluctantly, "Miss, why did you remind him? It would have been better to have him bark like a dog!"
"Little sister Yu'er, now it's your turn. Will you be wielding swords and spears? Or singing? Or barking like a dog?"
Ling Feng chuckled mischievously.
Yu'er was speechless for a moment, and said in astonishment, "Do I have to perform too? I'm just a maid. I can do laundry, cook, and serve people. How could I possibly sing?"
"Hehe, you can always learn a dog's bark, right?"
Li Cheng looked at her with a vengeful expression, his face serious.
"Miss, they are bullying me."
Yu'er said to Lin Die'er in a coquettish tone.
"I told you not to gloat, now it's your turn to be unlucky, and nobody's speaking up for you anymore, is there?"
Lin Die'er said calmly, "Just perform anything."
"Since Sister Yu'er is not good at singing and dancing, nor does she know martial arts, I will just give her any topic to do, and that will be fine."
Ling Feng advised, "Li Cheng, she's a young lady, don't be so serious about it."
"Young Master Ling is still the best."
Yu'er said happily, "What's the topic? Tell me first."
Ling Feng held out one hand, fingers spread wide, and said, "This question is to test your memory. This finger represents Zhang, this one represents Wang, this one represents Zhao, this one represents Li, and this one represents Ling. Remember them all?"
Yu'er thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "I'll remember."
"Okay, what is this finger?"
Ling Feng pointed to his little finger.
“Representative Ling.”
"Very good. And this one?"
"Zhao".
"And this one?"
"open."
"Very good, you're very clever. Let's try again. How about this one?"
Ling Feng said in a serious tone.
"king."
"What did you say? I didn't hear you clearly."
Ling Feng pretended not to have heard clearly.
"king."
"Let's talk about another change."
"King, King, King."
Yu'er repeated it several times, then said angrily, "Is there something wrong with your ears?"
Her young lady had already realized what was happening and suddenly covered her mouth and laughed. Li Cheng also seemed to have thought of it and immediately burst into loud laughter.
Na Yu'er was taken aback. After thinking for a moment, her pretty face quickly turned red: "Oh, so you are..."
As she spoke, she threw herself into Lin Die'er's arms, burying her head and refusing to come out: "Miss, he's so bad."
"Yu'er's dog bark is really well imitated."
Ling Feng smiled faintly: "Don't be offended, I was just making a little joke."
李程自然知晓凌峰的意思，便轻咳两声道：“接下来应该是林小姐表演节目了吧？”
凌峰没有说话，只是看了一眼那林蝶儿。只觉得她平静的没有一丝反应，淡然道：“小女子，也不会唱歌，也不会跳舞，也不会舞剑，更不用弄刀。唯有学几句狗叫，以娱各位了。”
“小姐，你怎么可以？”
玉儿当场便蹦跳起来，一脸惊讶道。
“汪，汪，汪。”
那林蝶儿，面色平淡地说道：“好了，我的表演已经完成了。”
凌峰也愕然，想不到她的心境，是如此地开阔不凡。心中对她暗暗佩服起来。……
凌峰心想，也只有林振亮那样迂腐正真的人，才会教得出如此女儿啊！
“凌公子，天色已经很晚了。小女子这就告退了。”
林蝶儿起身，对凌峰微微一笑，欠身道：“凌公子能够找到报效朝廷的门路，不要拘泥于春闱一事。”
玉儿也起身，神色有些黯然道：“凌公子，李公子，玉儿也走了。”
“林小姐，如此佳节美景，就此匆匆错过，岂不是可惜？”
凌峰也站起身来，朗声道：“在文德桥下放花灯，也是一件美事，不可错过。”
“对啊，小姐，我们还没有放花灯呢。据说啊，放一盏花灯，许一个愿望，会特别灵验呢。”
玉儿听到我如此说，急忙帮腔道，估计她自己，对放花灯也是非常感兴趣吧。
林蝶儿轻轻想了一下，便答应了下来：“好吧，不过放完花灯，就要回去了。今日是新年第一天，就依你一次吧。”
“谢谢小姐。”
玉儿眉飞色舞道：“我要放两个花灯，这样就能实现两个愿望了。”
众人离开酒楼后，便径直去往文德桥，天色已经有些晚了。然而周围还是一片的通明，各种各样的花灯，都被挂在了檐上，树枝上。更有甚者，弄了几个孔明灯，点燃底下的蜡烛后，让其泱泱升空。一路五彩缤纷，甚是有喜庆气氛。
行至文德桥后，李程先去买了几盏花灯，交给了两女，显然放花灯这种事情，凌峰和李程是干不出来的。好像确实没有几个大男人，会去放花灯的。凌峰他们只是尾随着林蝶儿她们，来到了桥下河滩边上。
此时，河里已经飘上了成千展花灯了，随着波浪，缓缓飘向远处。没一个花灯，都代表着一个愿望吧。这里面，究竟有多少个女孩子的愿望，会实现呢？
玉儿找人借来笔，与林蝶儿俩人，躲到了一边，在花灯上刷刷的写上了愿望。旋即点燃中间的蜡烛后，便放到了河里。
恰好一个小波浪打了过来，花灯随着波浪，缓缓地往中间飘荡而去。
凌峰和李程交换了个眼色，李程投来一个放心吧的眼神。原来凌峰让李程去买花灯的时侯，就已经做下了暗记。过得一会，自然会有御前侍卫，将她们的花灯打捞上来，让凌峰看看究竟是什么愿望？不得不承认，这个林蝶儿，确实将凌峰的好奇心，全部吊出来了。
不久之后，当那花灯消失在茫茫花灯群中后。两女才恋恋不舍的回到了岸边。
“凌公子，李公子。小女子真的要告退了。”
林蝶儿缓缓说道，脸色有些潮红，似乎刚才那放花灯之举，对她也是蛮有触动的。
“林小姐，既然如此，我也不便强留了，但愿后会有期。”
凌峰轻轻笑了一下，却暗地里对李程使了个手势。
“但愿吧。”
那林小姐欠了欠身，准备转身离开。
李程收到凌峰的手势，迅即用担心的语气说道：“爷，我从衙门那边听说，最近京城治安不是很太平。前些日子，已经有两个妙龄少女，在夜间行路时，被先奸后杀了。那淫魔到现在还没有被抓到。”
“李程，你是说真的？”
凌峰大声惊讶地说道：“那林小姐她们这样回去，不是太过于握了？”
“小姐，我怕。”
玉儿被我们一唱一和，说的有些心虚了起来，拉着林蝶儿的手不放。
林蝶儿却神色坦然道：“玉儿莫怕，我们跟随着人流走，就没关系了。”
“林小姐，在下是越想越不放心。”
凌峰眉头皱着，颇为忧虑道：“是在下害得小姐晚归的，若是万一小姐你出了什么事情，我心里会内疚一辈子的。”
“公子无须多言。”
林蝶儿淡然地往了我一眼，轻轻一笑，似是已经看穿了凌峰的用心：“公子既然有此心意，奴家在此谢过了。”
这林蝶儿，开始对凌峰自称奴家了。虽然还是有些陌生的称呼，但是比那自称小女子，要亲切上不少了。心中微微喜道。
凌峰和李程，一路保护着两女往太平街走去。说说笑笑，好不热闹。只是这林蝶儿，性格委实沉稳，凌峰每讲一个笑话，她都会微微一笑，颔首一下。不像那个玉儿，经常笑得前仰后翻。
凌峰故意讲了两个冷笑话，发觉那玉儿倒是不笑了。然而那林蝶儿，却仍旧浅浅笑着。不愧是林振亮的女儿，沉稳地可怕。
一路来到太平街，林蝶儿止姿步伐，淡淡道：“公子请回吧，在这里已经非常安全了。”
这倒是说的是实话，在这条大街上，大多住的是朝廷官员。守卫比别处森严了许多，没有几个小毛贼，敢在这里撒野的。
“对了，公子是否认得家父？”
那林蝶儿突然开口问道。
她怎么会突然开口这么问？不过，凌峰迅即撒谎道：“不知林小姐父亲是？”
“家父宰相林振亮。”
林蝶儿说着，对凌峰似笑非笑地望了一眼，轻声道：“公子，奴家走了。”
说着，携着玉儿，缓缓离去。
凌峰望着她远去的背影，疑惑道：“李程，她怎么会突然问这一句？”
李程也是摸不着头脑：“按理说，这林蝶儿不像是个喜欢抬出家庭背景出来炫耀的女子啊？”
对了。凌峰一拍脑袋，汗颜道：“我们都没有问她们住哪里，就直接带她们来太平街了。呵呵，估计她心中定在怀疑，我们是不是故意接近她的。她刚才这么说，摆明了是告诉我们，她已经看透了我们的用心，别演戏了。”
“这林蝶儿，真和林振亮有些相像啊。一副高深莫测的样子。”
李程也有同感的说道。
“管她，反正从那花灯上，就可以看出她心中的隐私了。”
凌峰一弹手指头，嘿嘿笑道：“真是期待，像她那种特别的女子，会有什么样的愿望呢？”
李程会意，立即往暗处走去。不多会儿，便兴冲冲的来到了凌峰的面前，将几张叠好的纸张送到凌峰面前：“爷，这就是从那几个花灯里找出来的。”
凌峰结过手来，先打开一张看了一眼：“我的第二个愿望是，今年会发大财，赚很多很多的钱，用银子打造一张床，可以整天在上面睡觉。”
凌峰顿时愕然，汗。这一定是玉儿那丫头的愿望。
再打开一张：“我的第一个愿望是小姐平平安安，不要有什么灾难才好，保佑她可以实现她的愿望。”
这应该还是玉儿那丫头的愿望。
再打开一张，从字迹上来看，这应该是那林蝶儿的笔迹：“辛苦你了，凌公子，半夜三更的，还派人打捞花灯。”
凌峰顿时愣在了那里，这林蝶儿也太厉害了吧？竟然能够猜到在自己会去把她的花灯捞上来？
急忙再打开最后一张，上面写道：“凌公子，从你的歌声中可以听出，你是一个拥有远大理想的人，若你能投效国家，真正的为民做事。若有什么难处，可以去找我父林振亮，他一定会给你帮助的。顺便说一句，你的歌词不错，但是嗓音需要练习。林蝶儿，留。”
呼。这林蝶儿，真是每每出乎凌峰的意料啊。不过，从她语气中看出来，她还是满欣赏自己的。
“皇上，夜已经深了，该回宫了吧？”
李程见我不说话，小心翼翼的提醒道。
凌峰望着远处天空中炸开的烟花，良久之后，才叹声道：“回宫吧，皇后她们也等得焦急了。”
尽管说是回宫，但是凌峰的心思已经全部都栓在了林蝶儿的身上了！

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