High Grade Green Tea Transmigrates into a Pitiful Little Girl - Chapter 25

Lin Feilu blinked her big watery eyes, “Whoa, Brother Jingyuan is so amazing.”

Lin Jingyuan: Proud!

After a while, he heard Lin Feilu ask again, “Brother Jingyuan, how do you read this word?”

Lin Jingyuan came over proudly and took a look.

Fuck! He didn’t know either!

Little Sister Xiaolu’s eyes were full of expectation and eager to learn. Facing that, Lin Jingyuan felt ashamed of his lack of knowledge and skills for the first time in his life. Especially when Lin Feilu continued asking him, “Brother Jingyuan, what does [If I hear the Dao in the morning, I am content even if I die that evening.² mean? ”

“What does [Isn’t it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned?² mean?”

“What does [The Superior Man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing.² mean?”

Lin Jingyuan: …………

Collapsed.

After that, Lin Jingyuan began to memorize The Analects seriously. Not only memorizing but also figuring out the meaning behind the sentences! He didn’t want to see Sister Xiaolu anymore before he managed to memorize the whole book, lest he lose the last of his dignity!

Since Lin Jingyuan couldn’t come, Lin Feilu had more free time. His Little Sister didn’t play with him lately, so Lin Feilu had to coax Ling Zhanyuan for a long time. Finally, she made a request. “I want to eat some red dates³ from Qingpei Garden; then I will forgive my little sister!”

Last time, she picked a few red dates when she passed by Qingpei Garden. She didn’t expect that Lin Zhanyuan was still thinking about it after so long. Lin Feilu smiled and patted his head, “Okay, Little Sister will pick them for you. Be good and wait here.”

A stupid grin instantly bloomed on Lin Zhanyuan’s face.

The weather was getting colder as they approached the end of autumn, so Lin Feilu put on the white velvet cloak that Xiao Lan made for her and went out to pick some red dates.

There were many fruit trees planted in Qingpei Garden. In autumn, it was filled with many fruits hanging heavily from the tree branches. The concubines in the palace liked to send people here to pick some fresh fruits. When Lin Feilu entered from the small arch, she suddenly heard the voice of someone crying beneath the corner of the courtyard walls.

She was not a busybody in the first place, and she thought it was probably just a eunuch or palace maid who got scolded, so she went straight to the garden to pick the red dates. By the time she was about to leave the garden, that voice was still crying and sobbing, as if it didn’t dare to be heard. There was no need to mention how pitiful it sounded.

Lin Feilu exited the small arch and couldn’t help but glance at the direction the sound came from.

A small figure squatted behind the grasses that were as tall as half an adult’s height. It was dressed in fancy clothes; it didn’t seem like it was a servant.

She thought about it for a while, then decided to walk over.

She stepped on the fallen flowers and leaves, making a rustling sound. The person behind the grass heard the sound and turned around. “Who?!”

Lin Feilu pushed aside the grass and saw a very handsome young boy. He held a little white rabbit in his arms; his eyes were red like a rabbit from crying too much. His face was full of tears, and he looked pitiful.

Lin Feilu knelt and asked, “Why are you crying?”

The young boy seemed embarrassed by being found secretly crying and wanted to make a fierce expression. But he wasn’t a bad person in the first place, and he had just been crying, so it was useless. No matter how you see it, he still looked pitiful. In the end, he could only pretend to turn his head indifferently, trying to cover up his annoyance. “It’s none of your business.”

Lin Feilu could understand the young boy’s character in one glance and was not annoyed. She smiled and touched the rabbit in his arms. “Did you raise this rabbit? It’s so cute.”

The young boy slightly trembled, the tears that had stopped were on the verge of coming out again. He gritted his teeth and held it back, a sad expression plastered on his face.

Lin Feilu looked at him for a while, then softly asked, “What’s the matter?”

Not far from there, the sounds of palace maids talking and laughing gradually approached. The boy’s face changed, and he made a gesture to keep her voice down. Lin Feilu nodded and squatted next to the boy, so the grass covered both of them. The palace maids went towards Qingpei Garden and left after picking some fruits.

No one said anything during this period, just two pairs of eyes looking at each other. When the voices disappeared, the boy gloomily looked at her and asked, “Who are you?”

Lin Feilu smiled and said, “I am Xiaolu. Who are you?”

He was a little surprised. “You don’t know me?”

Lin Feilu tilted her head. “Should I know you?”

The boy looked away in embarrassment. “If you don’t know, then nevermind.”

Lin Feilu continued to stroke the rabbit in his arms. “Why are you crying? Is it related to this little rabbit?”

The boy looked down at the little rabbit he was holding and pursed his lips. After a while, he whispered sadly, “I… my mother told me to kill it with my own hands.”

Lin Feilu: “Why?! Bunny is so cute, how can you kill bunny?!”

T/N:
2. They’re all real quotes from The Analects, specifically the parts that talk about learning/wisdom.

3. Red dates, also called Chinese dates or jujubes