freenovelworld Chapter 165 Ouyang Bo was humiliated
Chapter 165 Ouyang Bo was humiliated
Lin Jingyou held his sleeve with his left hand, picked up the pen and began to write: We will keep beauties and noble guests from all directions, and accommodate farmers, scholars, merchants and officials from all directions.
A couplet appeared on the paper, and the people who gathered around looked at the couplet written by Lin Jingyou and applauded.
"As expected of the title of Jieyuan, this handwriting is really good!"
"Yes! The brush is exquisite and the ink is wonderful, the strokes are iron and the hooks are silver, it is really a beautiful calligraphy!"
"Oh, I'm thinking of asking for a calligraphy piece! It would be a real treat to hang it in my study and look at it every day!"
"That damned Ouyang scholar, not only is his literary talent not as good as Lin Jieyuan's, his calligraphy is not as good as his, and he still dares to call himself Jieyuan?"
"That's right. I've seen Ouyang Caizi's calligraphy, and it's not even close to Lin Jieyuan's."
The shopkeeper picked up the couplet and looked at it again and again, his eyes wide open as he said, "Excellent! It is indeed a good calligraphy! After all, it is the first prize in the exam, so it is different from others!"
"Thank you for the compliment!" Lin Jingyou said modestly.
They were having a lively and joyful time, but Ouyang Bo's situation was obviously not so good.
The person Miss Huang sent to check the list came back trembling with fear all the way.
Arriving at the teahouse's private room, as soon as he entered the door, he was blocked by Ouyang Bo who rushed over and asked anxiously, "How is it? Am I the first place?"
The man looked up, shook his head, and then whispered, "Young Master Ouyang is... fourth."
"What? What did you say? Which number am I?" Ouyang Bo couldn't believe it and suddenly grabbed the man's shoulders.
The man cried out in pain, then said, "Young Master Ouyang is fourth."
Miss Huang suddenly stood up, walked over to the man and asked, "Did you see it clearly? Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"
The man replied, "I'm sure the first place winner is a student named Lin Jingyou. The official who just announced the good news has already gone to report it."
"Lin Jingyou? No, I don't believe it. I want to go and see it myself." Ouyang Bo pushed the man away and was about to rush out.
Miss Huang shouted from behind, "Stop, Ouyang Bo, stop!"
However, Ouyang Bo rushed down in a hurry as if he didn't hear it.
Miss Huang and Cui'er chased after them.
Unexpectedly, just as he arrived downstairs, the official who brought the good news saw Ouyang Bo. After a moment of hesitation, he quickly smiled and said, "So, talented Ouyang is here! We really had a hard time finding him! Congratulations to talented Ouyang, congratulations to talented Ouyang for winning fourth place."
Ouyang Bo was furious and brushed away the official's hand, saying, "I don't believe it. You must have seen it wrong. I'm the first place winner, the champion of the Jieyuan class. How could I be fourth?"
The official's face suddenly turned grim. "The message has been delivered, and the good news has been reported. Everyone knows that Mr. Ouyang is fourth. Is Mr. Ouyang suspecting the examiner of cheating?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Miss Huang, who had rushed over, immediately laughed and said, "Mr. Ouyang was just excited for a moment, and he would never dare to doubt the examiner."
After saying that, he turned his head and winked at Cui'er. Cui'er came forward with a purse and handed it to the officer, "This money is for treating you officers to a drink. Don't be angry, brother."
The officer took the purse, weighed it in his hand, snorted coldly, and left.
Ouyang Bo reacted and quickly bowed to Miss Huang, saying, "Miss Huang, I..."
Miss Huang's expression changed immediately. She raised her hand and said coldly, "I've finished my tea. I'll go back home first."
Miss Huang immediately took Cui'er away. Before leaving, Cui'er put a veil on Miss Huang's head.
Ouyang Bo wanted to chase after him, but Cui'er stopped him, "Master Ouyang, please stay. Don't spread a bad reputation about my young lady."
Ouyang Bo was furious, but helpless. He could only stand there and watch Miss Huang and Cui'er leave.
As soon as the two of them left, some people immediately crowded over. The leader shouted, "Where did Ouyang Caizi hide? Turns out he's here! Maybe he knows he didn't get the top spot, so he's too embarrassed to see anyone!"
"Hurry, hurry, let's surround him and make him pay! He made us lose so much money, we can't let him go!"
"That's right, I've staked everything I own. If we lose, we won't even be able to afford food!"
"I think he shouldn't be called Ouyang Scholar, he should be called Ouyang Waste!"
"Yes, you useless Ouyang, return the money we staked at the gambling house!"
"Ouyang, you useless bastard, pay me back, pay me back!"
The people gathered in front of the teahouse, shouting for Ouyang Bo to return the money.
He had never seen such a big scene before, so he kept retreating, trying to avoid these people.
"Oh no, he's trying to run away. Hurry, stop him!" someone among the people shouted.
Some people had already crowded into the teahouse and surrounded Ouyang Bo, making it impossible for him to escape.
Ouyang Bo was helpless and bowed to everyone, saying, "Everyone, you went to the gambling house to bet on me to win, but I didn't ask you to go. Everything was voluntary. How can you blame me at this time?"
"Bah, stop talking nonsense. It was you who boasted that you could win the first place in the imperial examination. Otherwise, why would we bet on you to win?"
"Yes! You were so sure of it at the time. If you hadn't sworn to it, would we have been able to detain you?"
"I don't care, you have to pay for your arrogance and pay me back!"
"Pay me back! I pledged three taels of silver, and you must return it to me today! Otherwise, you can't leave here!"
"I bet five taels, pay me back! Otherwise we won't leave!"
Faced with so many people's attacks, Ouyang Bo was terrified. "I... I don't have any money. This is your own gambling, it's none of my business."
"If it weren't for you, would we be able to gamble? Pay me back, pay me back now!"
"Pay back the money, pay back the money!"
More and more people gathered around him, and Ouyang Bo had nowhere to retreat.
"He must have money on him. Let's go and search him. We'll split it up!" Someone in the crowd said this.
The people rushed forward and pressed Ouyang Bo under them.
"Stop! Whoever dares to cause trouble today will be thrown into jail!" A group of soldiers came with big swords, and the leader pulled out the sword and threatened.
The people were frightened and quickly got up from Ouyang Bo and fled in all directions. Only Ouyang Bo was left on the ground, his clothes in disarray and being caught by the people.
Ouyang Bo touched his arms and shouted, "Oh no! My jade pendant has been stolen by them! Hurry up, help me get it back."
The leader sneered, "Jade pendant? Master Ouyang is still thinking about the jade pendant at this time? Master Ouyang is only fourth this time, so you should think about how to explain it to the adults!"
Ouyang Bo was stunned. He grabbed the man's clothes and asked, "Did Master Huang know? What did he say?"
The man tugged at his clothes, "Master Ouyang, please go ask the Master yourself! And regarding the bet with the others, have you thought about how to deal with it?"