Frankly speaking, Yu Hezhong was quite happy to see Ning Yi again today.
The last time he and Shishi found this old childhood friend, he still had some grudges in his heart, mainly because he knew that Shishi was a kind-hearted girl. If she met a stranger and treated him as cordially, it would inevitably be a bit unpleasant. But
Later, after I learned about Xiao Ning's current status and teacher's attitude, this little worry naturally disappeared, and my perception of Xiao Ning changed into a different situation.
This time he came back to Jiangning from Bianjing. On the surface, he didn't say that he came here after his master. He just wanted to go back to the place where he grew up when he was a child. But to be honest, his hometown is not in Jiangning.
His father was an official and traveled around. He was not very old at that time and had not lived in Jiangning for too long. In fact, he did not have many close friends here. When he came back this time, in addition to accompanying Shishi to recall the past, he also found
Looking for the alley where he used to live, there is not much else to do. He can only travel to Jiangning as a person. After all, Shishi is in a situation where he can't help himself. Even if he is kind to himself, it is actually impossible to spare too much time.
To spend more time with him, if he is in Beijing, even to accompany him occasionally is an honor that many dignitaries cannot ask for.
This time, following Fan Lou's team all the way south, in addition to him, there were actually a few other young masters who were so idle that it hurts. Needless to say, Zhou Bangyan, the great talent who pursued his master the most diligently, and others such as Tang Weiyan,
Xu Dongmo and other three or four people are either quite talented or have rich family backgrounds and have relatives who are officials, so they can always follow them as second-generation ancestors.
There are not so many jealous opponents in Bianjing. If we can seize the opportunity to defeat the number one beauty in the capital, we will certainly have a lot of face when we go back.
Yu Hezhong looked down on these people. Zhou Bangyan was well-known throughout the capital, but he was actually in his thirties and almost forty. He would not let go of his master and refused to practice as he grew older. He was already an official. What time earlier?
The current one is the Registrar of the Imperial College. He committed some crimes last year and was dismissed, but it is said that it is not serious. People who know the inside story say that he can still be promoted. Being an official in the capital is like this, with ups and downs. He has some free time.
This time he also said that he would come to Jiangning to visit friends. He told lies with his eyes open and was shameless.
Among the others, Tang Weiyan is the nephew of Tang Qinsou, the current minister of household affairs, Tang Ke, and Xu Dongmo's family is also a famous family in Bianjing. These people are either powerful or talented in literature, and compete in poetry and money in Hezhong.
None of them could compare. But the relationship between him and Shishi was an old friendship. They didn't need to spend money and were like family members. This was different. So he felt that those people were really like dogs, hanging around the bone of Shishi.
Drool, so shameful.
He can't change most of the situations. Shishi still has to accompany those people to make mistakes. Now that she has such a reputation and status, it is inevitable to accompany this person and that person. So, she has to accompany this person and that person.
Hezhong knew that Shishi didn't want this, because sometimes they were together, and he also saw Shishi smiling and sighing lonely: "What can I do, brother Yu, Shishi is in such a situation now, it may not be possible to say that the scenery is beautiful.
After all, there are many brothel girls who are envious but not enviable. But in the future, no matter who they fall in love with, the freedom to redeem themselves and marry is probably gone. It would be better to be more comfortable in the past when no one noticed..."
It was rare for Shishi to go unnoticed in the capital. At the age of fourteen, she was praised as the number one in Fanlou, and her reputation has been rising ever since. But Yu Hezhong understood the helplessness in her words.
Her status was watched by all forces in the capital. Although the brothel girl had such a helpless status, many intrigues and jealousies surrounded her. Everyone pursued her for fame and face. Later, she became
Obsessed, there was a prince in Prince Rong's palace who said: "Master Li, I want to make a decision." There are many people who say such things, some are reasonable and some are unreasonable. If she had been in the brothel, everyone would support her.
Forget it, if you really like someone and want to redeem yourself and leave, the guy with no status may not even be able to save his life.
Shishi only said this kind of words once, but he looked at him and said it. Yu Hezhong felt that he could understand the bitterness in it. He privately felt that this was a unique tacit understanding between them. Shishi was so weak.
The woman, carrying so many worries, still forced herself to laugh every day. Even when she was with him, she only talked about happy things.
She was the number one beauty in the capital, with a noble temperament and a desire for freedom but she couldn't help it; and now he was just a student in his early twenties, and he had an innocent relationship with this old acquaintance, but for a while he couldn't help her out of the sea of misery. Look.
Look, it's just like those stories in legendary novels. They are all working hard carefully, and one day they will have a good ending.
Shishi's pressure was much heavier than his own. Thinking of this, he felt more and more: Shishi is really a good girl.
These thoughts can only be kept silently in the bottom of his heart. No one can talk about it. When he comes back this time, he has no one to visit. No one can know the close relationship between him and his master. This makes him gradually feel a little worried.
Change. He came here early in the morning for today's outing. There was no one to say hello to. He just looked at the scholars rushing here in droves. Many of them didn't have invitations at all. He felt that they all looked like dogs. However, when he saw Xiao Ning,
At that moment, I suddenly felt a little warm in my heart.
He is here too, which is great. Seeing that he is alone, he must be one of the people who came to join in the fun without an invitation. It doesn't matter. We are all old friends. You can just bring him in. How can you let a good friend not come in? So.
He came over excitedly to say hello.
"I haven't seen you for a few days. I didn't expect Brother Ning to come out for an outing. Well, didn't you bring your family with you?"
Yu Hezhong had a warm attitude and looked around with a smile. Ning Yi was paying attention to the quarrel under the tree over there. He smiled and cupped his hands: "No family members are here. I just made an appointment with two friends. Brother Yu is also here.
What a coincidence." Jin'er looked unkind there, but it didn't seem like she was at a disadvantage. It was just that the brothel woman next to Liu Qingdi frowned. She was probably the first to provoke. It seemed that
He kicked the iron plate. But Yunzhu just stood there, looking coldly at the three men and one woman in front of him.
One of his own was being provoked. Ning Yi was going to help in the quarrel and made Liu Qingdi angry with some sarcastic words. He didn't care much about Yu Hezhong beside him. However, when He Zhong also looked over there, he became interested.
: "Ah, that one is... called Liu Qingdi?"
"Do you know Brother Yu?"
"Oh, someone introduced me a few days ago. It is said that he is now the leading young scholar in Jiangning. Brother Ning actually knows him?" As someone who came from the capital, Yu Hezhong was stunned by Liu Qingdi's status as the leading young scholar in Jiangning.
He didn't really care, but Liu Qingdi was probably invited by Chen Luoyuan. If Xiao Ning next to him had an appointment with Liu Qingdi, he might also be invited, so Yu Hezhong couldn't help but look at Ning Yi a few more times.
Ning Yi shook his head: "Not very familiar."
While they were talking, they had already moved over there. The quarrel under the big tree seemed to have come to an end. Liu Qingdi seemed to have seen Ning Yi walking over, her face darkened, and then she said a few words, and
Several companions turned and left. Jin'er and Yunzhu who were under the tree also exchanged a few words and turned to walk to the other side. Then, Jin'er turned around and saw Ning Yi. He tilted his head and blinked.
Ning Yi was about to say hello when he saw Jin'er's cheeks bulging, then he pressed his face with both hands, stuck out his tongue and made a face at him, then turned to talk to Yunzhu, smiled and pushed Yunzhu away.
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In the woods on the other side, Liu Qingdi turned around and probably saw Jin'er's movements. Although he was far away and couldn't see his expression clearly, he could still feel his inner dissatisfaction. Then he stopped and turned towards Ning Yi.
He looked over, raised his head, and cupped his hands from a distance. Although it was a salute, the connotation of arrogance and provocation was extremely obvious. This basically meant: "I see you are unhappy." After cupping his hands, he turned around again.
gone.
Ning Yi was a little helpless at these childish behaviors. Jin'er and Liu Qingdi were almost the same. He walked to the tree where no one was gathering anymore, shrugged in boredom, and breathed a sigh of relief. Yu Hezhong followed him.
The person next to him didn't understand what was going on in this scene. His attention was on Liu Qingdi and he saw Liu Qingdi's movements, but he didn't see Jin'er's grimace. When he saw Ning Yi's "all
Only then did he roughly "understand" what happened.
Xiao Ning married into a businessman's family. Even if he has some knowledge, no one will pay attention to such people. He just said that he dated Liu Qingdi, which was probably wishful thinking or to put money on his own face. But now, he has left, what?
I won’t even give you face. But it doesn’t matter. At this moment, Yu Hezhong will not look down on him. In a merchant’s home, again, this status is already very pitiful. It’s understandable that he wants to go higher, and it’s okay not to be accepted.
It is worthy of sympathy. As an old friend, he will not look down on others.
Yu Hezhong smiled: "Haha, in fact, according to me, Liu Qingdi is actually not that good. Xiao Ning, he went to Bianjing to know what it means to have a lot of talents and heroes from all over the world gathering in the capital.
He looked very arrogant just now, which shows that his temperament and personality are nothing more than this... Oh, by the way, Xiao Ning also came here today for the party held by Chen Luoyuan over there, right? "
From a distance, Yunzhu, who was pushed to the other side of the field of vision by Jin'er, also noticed him, waved his hand, and then was probably pestered by Jin'er to leave. She smiled helplessly and made a few gestures, and then was
He pulled it out of sight. Ning Yi laughed: "Brother Yu, too?"
"Exactly, Xiao Ning would like to have an invitation?"
"have."
Ning Yi nodded, but Yu Hezhong was a little surprised. He originally thought that Xiao Ning didn't have an invitation, but then he smiled and said: "This invitation is not easy to get. Brother Ning has something to do with it."
"Oh, I know a guy named Puyang Yi, so I brought you one."
"Could it be that the Puyang family is known as the richest man in Jiangning?"
Ning Yi nodded, and Yu Hezhong said "Oh". He looked at Ning Yi with a strange expression, but finally didn't say anything. In fact, he was thinking that Xiao Ning married into a businessman's family, so he also
This is the only way to get the invitation. After all, things like businessmanship are not very good. There is no need to mention it more, so as not to hurt his heart.
So Yu Hezhong smiled considerately: "But I don't have an invitation."
"Um?"
"Even if there is no invitation, I can still go in today. Xiao Ning will come with me, haha... I will give you a surprise later."
He waved his hand, turned around and walked forward, smiling mysteriously and kindly.
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I recommend two books, one is called "They Say I'm a Swordsman", I'll read the sword book first. To be honest, I think it's great, very yy, smooth, evil and also very h^_^. This book is already available
With nearly a million words, if you like it, it will definitely be a great experience.
The second book is called "The Great Scientist Reborn", which is a book about education from the time of rebirth to the late Qing Dynasty. The author has a deep foundation in liberal arts and sciences, and it is fluent and maintains the flavor of the times. I like it very much.
Neither of these books are friendly recommendations. I have been reading two books that I enjoyed reading recently and have been following them.