Chapter 287

The four of them looked over in unison.

The man had a long, thin face not much shorter than a donkey's, with fair skin; he wasn't handsome, but he wasn't ugly either.

However, his attitude was very arrogant, and his eyes were filled with contempt, which made people feel very uncomfortable.

Du Ruo was no stranger to this person.

Her expression changed, and with lightning speed, she picked up the menu on the table and quickly blocked her face.

At the same time, she wailed in her heart.

Do I have to be this unlucky? I just arrived in Fengyang Prefecture, and before I could even sit down, I ran into that impotent man Shen Jing Bin?

Shen Jing Bin and Jiang Li had a grudge, and he had once coveted her; once he recognized her, with Shen Jing Bin's lecherous nature, even if it wasn't to take revenge on Jiang Li, he would definitely not let her go.

She wasn't afraid, at worst she would just poison Shen Jing Bin again; anyway, self-preservation was definitely not a problem.

But what about Jiang Zhan?

Jiang Zhan is now at the critical moment of taking the imperial examination; Master Yan just exhorted this morning that whether it's the candidate or the companion, they must be cautious in words and actions.

If any trouble is caused, failure warning!

Thinking of this, Du Ruo gritted her teeth.

No choice, she had to keep a low profile.

Hopefully, Shen Jing Bin is blind and won't recognize her...

Shen Jing Bin's eyes were of course not blind, but he indeed didn't recognize Du Ruo; mainly because his attention was entirely on Jiang Zhan at the moment. Furthermore, Du Ruo had darkened her face, which also increased the difficulty of recognition.

"I'm asking you, which broken-down little county are you a candidate from?" Seeing Jiang Zhan silent, Shen Jing Bin's tone became even more aggressive.

Jiang Zhan stood up and performed a cupped-hand salute, "May I ask, brother, are you scolding me?"

Shen Jing Bin looked him up and down and snorted through his nostrils, "You look like a human but act like a dog, yet you can't even tell if someone is scolding you; with this brain, you still want to be the Prefectural Top Scholar?"

Jiang Zhan smiled, not angry.

"Sorry, I really didn't see it; I thought you were drunk and were acting crazy here."

Shen Jing Bin's eyes widened, "What did you say?"

Jiang Zhan shook his head and sighed, "Scolding people so loudly, yet you can't even understand what others are saying; if you say you aren't drunk, isn't that deceiving yourself?"

Shen Jing Bin: "..."

This pretty boy's tongue is quite sharp; he actually countered him.

He turned his head to look at the friends at the same table; the friends were all suppressing their laughter, not laughing out loud, which was probably the last bit of decency left for him.

Shen Jing Bin's face flushed red, and he suddenly felt he had lost face.

Laugh, laugh, laugh, what are you laughing at?

He did this for whom? Wasn't it to coax Ah Xiu to be happy? A mere county-level top scholar actually dared to covet the Prefectural Top Scholar's crown; where does that put Ah Xiu?

"You, get over here!" Shen Jing Bin slammed the table and pointed at Jiang Zhan.

Jiang Zhan was about to speak, but Bian Dou Dou had already jumped up and pulled him behind himself to protect him.

Then he stood on tiptoe, trying to make himself look taller, and glared at Shen Jing Bin unyieldingly, "You say come over and I come over? Whose family did you grow from, being so arrogant and domineering? We are eating a meal here properly, what does it have to do with you? Running out to disgust people for no reason, do you know your mouth is very stinking?"

*Pfft, pfft. *

Shen Jing Bin's few friends finally couldn't hold it in and laughed wildly, one of them even laughing until tears came out.

"Young Master Shen, you've been scolded."

"Hahaha, I can testify, Brother Shen's mouth is definitely not stinking; he was just sitting next to me."

"I say cousin, it seems they weren't wrong; isn't it good to just eat your own meal? Why go looking for trouble? Now it's good, didn't finish the meal, ate a belly full of anger."

Listening to these teasing words, Shen Jing Bin's donkey face grew even longer, "Su Second, whose side are you on?"

Others could be ignored, but Su Mu is his uncle Prefect Su's son, his own cousin!

Su Mu leaned back in his chair, fanning himself, looking like a loafer, "Cousin, you know my character very well; I have always helped reason, not relatives. Today's matter was originally your fault; good friends bragging privately, what's the big deal? Is it necessary to make a mountain out of a molehill?"

"If you want to say that, Cousin, you once said ambitiously in front of us that you would hold military power in the future and be a Great General Protecting the Country."

"Being so arrogant and conceited, shouldn't you be arrested and paraded through the streets?"

"You!" Shen Jing Bin was so angry his lungs were about to explode; how could he endure it? He reached out and grabbed Su Mu's collar, his eyes wide with rage, "Good for you, Su Second, believe it or not, I'll go to Grandmother and complain about you, making you unable to eat and walk!"

Su Mu shrugged, saying indifferently, "Whatever, you've been used to playing these childish tricks since you were young."

Saying this, he closed the folding fan in his hand, and the handle mercilessly knocked on the back of Shen Jing Bin's hand.

Shen Jing Bin felt the pain and had to let go of him.

"You guys take your time, my old man still has to check my recitation tonight, so I'll go back first."

Su Mu stood up straight and stretched, "Let's go, Abacus."

The servant standing behind him hurriedly followed, "Eh, coming, Second Young Master."

The master and servant went downstairs leisurely and soon disappeared.

"This Su Second, I really don't know whose temperament he inherited; like a stone in a latrine, stinking and hard." Shen Jing Bin looked at the youth in brocade clothes sitting at the head of the table and said angrily, "Ah Xiu, next time we gather, just don't let him come, lest he ruins everyone's happiness."

The youth was silent, as if he hadn't heard.

Shen Jing Bin looked over in confusion, only to see Duan Xiu staring in one direction, his eyes unfocused.

"Ah Xiu? Ah Xiu?" Shen Jing Bin reached out and waved in front of him.

Duan Xiu finally came back to his senses, "What?"

Shen Jing Bin was about to repeat it, but Duan Xiu suddenly stood up and walked toward the table behind.

Shen Jing Bin's eyes lit up.

He knew he hadn't done anything wrong; Duan Xiu had always been conceited and was determined to get the Prefectural Top Scholar title, how could he tolerate others coveting his prize?

Look, he's going to find trouble himself!

Shen Jing Bin followed behind, preparing to watch a good show.

The others looked at each other and followed as well.

"Greetings, brother." Duan Xiu sat down opposite Jiang Zhan and asked with a smile, "May I ask your name and which county you are from?"

Jiang Zhan opened his mouth, "I am..."

"Wait!" Bian Dou Dou let out a strange cry, staring at Duan Xiu vigilantly, "Why are you asking so clearly? Are you planning some shady trick?"