Everyone gathered together at the Poetry Party at the Beginning of Autumn, but of course, such gatherings were always for people of high status. At this time in Xiaoyingzhou, even though many people came alone, they later met
However, the number of people who are eligible to participate in the banquet is only about one-quarter or one-fifth. The rest are servants such as maids and servants, and there are also people arranged by the Hangzhou government to maintain order around and prevent unexpected events.
officers and soldiers, these people are not counted among the number of participants.
On Ning Yi's side, the only people who can really get on the big ship are his wife and the Su family brothers. In addition, the three maids plus the boatman who is driving the ship and the coachman Dongzhu who is following the back cabin.
These five people could only wait in their own boat below while the banquet was going on.
Therefore, when they got off the boat and went to Xiaoyingzhou for a walk, Ning Yi and Su Tan'er did not bring all Juan'er and Xing'er with them. They just asked Xiaochan to follow them. If they did not need to wait on the big ship later, they would still have to let them go.
She comes back.
Just now, Ning Yi told Su Tan'er about Xiao Chan's concerns. With Su Tan'er's temperament, she would not let this little maid who loves her sisters continue to be aggrieved. However, there are many people at the moment, and it is not a suitable time to talk privately.
.After a while, he met Wen Haiying, and Su Tan'er walked away with Wen Haiying. Ning Yi and Xiaochan traveled together and went to Baoning Temple in the middle of the lake, where they also offered a stick of incense.
There were many people, so I just asked Xiao Chan to stand a little aside and bow.
At that time, the girl had her eyes closed, her expression was pious, and she was mumbling something. Her silky bangs seemed to be shining in the slanting sunlight. When Ning Yi saw it, he felt that his heart was purified, so he clasped his hands together.
Say goodbye.
"Did you make a wish just now?" After leaving the temple, Xiao Chan followed Ning Yi and asked curiously.
"And you?"
Xiaochan shook his head: "If you don't say it, it won't work if you say it."
"Oh, it turns out you want my wish to fail..." Ning Yi laughed and looked at Xiao Chan, "Actually, the reason I made the wish was to make Xiao Chan grow... bigger."
Xiaochan's figure is not bad. When she goes out, her clothes are loose and bloated. She looks like the little girl in the New Year pictures. But after being together for so long, when I occasionally see her wearing more close-fitting clothes at home, she is also curvy and quite attractive.
.It’s just that she looks childish and cute, but Ning Yi always wonders if she will still look like this when she is thirty or forty years old... Of course, this is actually a good thing. Ning Yi rarely worships gods.
Making a wish was just a casual comment at this time. Xiaochan might have made a mistake. She lowered her head and muttered in a low voice: "Xiaochan is already very big..."
She is now seventeen years old. If she is outside, such a woman is usually married. Xiaochan was probably thinking about today's events, and suddenly felt a little sad, but she didn't want to show a complaining tone in her words.
The voice was very low. Ning Yi couldn't help laughing after hearing this, and reached out to pat her on the head. Xiaochan had been tested for a long time, and ran away holding her head.
The two of them visited like this for a while, and soon they stopped under the shade of a tree by the water. Dots of golden color leaked from the gaps between the trees, floating on people's bodies like golden chanters. They were surrounded by people coming and going, and the people on the other side of the water
There was a woman playing the piano under the tree. When Su Tan'er was there, Xiaochan had something on her mind, so she couldn't be too lively in front of the young lady and her uncle. That was a maid's duty, so she was only with Ning Yi at this time.
, was much more lively, telling Ning Yi about the origin of the girl over there.
"...She, I heard, is called Lu Yingtong. She is one of the most famous Qing officials here in Hangzhou. She has contacts with many official ladies. I heard that Miss Lu met a poor scholar back then.
I spent all my savings to send that person to Beijing to take the exam, and I am still waiting for that person to come back from high school. When everyone heard this, they were very moved. Some wealthy daughters and official ladies went to comfort her. You see
, although there are many people surrounding her, she treats them without any pretense..."
"Oh, I'm so touched..."
"Miss Lu is so beautiful. If I could play the piano so well, Juan'er and Sister Xing'er would be so jealous. And that scholar who went to Beijing to take the exam, if he comes back in the future..." Xiaochan held her face, eyes
There are stars in it.
Ning Yi is not interested in such stories, but Xiaochan's liking for these stories is very simple. Ning Yi will not spoil the scenery, and said with a smile: "Then Xiaochan also knows scholars who come to Beijing to take exams without financial expenses.
What?"
"I don't know, Xiao Chan will... uh, marry my uncle. If my uncle wants to go to Beijing, Xiao Chan will take out the money he saved, and then... it's best for my uncle to take Xiao Chan with him. If he doesn't have any money in the capital,
, Xiaochan can earn back by doing business..."
"Oh." Ning Yi nodded and whispered, "How much private money have you saved?"
Xiaochan was joking before, but now she blushed: "Well, actually it doesn't cost much..."
The two talked about private money for a while. Ning Yi's intention was to make her happy, and he said that she was better than Lu Yingtong. Xiaochan waved her hands in a hurry and said: "No, no." After a while,
She also put her worries behind her, and jumped back to talk about some anecdotes about talented people and beautiful women in Hangzhou that she had recently heard about. No matter what kind of strong little woman she was trained by Su Tan'er, she, Juan'er Xing'er in the family was also
Well, what I like to discuss on weekdays are naturally these gossips and interesting stories. Occasionally, I think about myself becoming the heroine of a certain story, or compare it with the things around me.
"I think my uncle and his wife are living a happier life than they do. Juan'er and Xing'er also feel the same way..."
After Xiaochan finished saying this with a blushing face, a voice suddenly came from behind: "Ning Liheng." Ning Yi turned around, and she also turned around. In her field of vision, Lou Shuheng, holding a folding fan and wearing a elegant white robe, punched
It hit Ning Yi in the face...
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Su Tan'er and Wen Haiying rested for a while in the pavilion on the side of Xiaoyingzhou.
Most of the people in the shade of the surrounding trees were women, most of them wives from certain families. I had just greeted a few people, but basically they all seemed strange.
Here in Hangzhou, Luo Tian's wife Wen Haiying can be regarded as a landlord. When she was a girl, she was an official lady, and she knew these women from the upper class in Hangzhou. However, her temperament has always been weak. After marrying Luo Tian, because she was married to
When I arrived at the merchant's home, I lost contact with my former sisters. I have been living in seclusion for the past few years, and I have been emotionally depressed. It is even more difficult to have too much contact with others. Although I have generally relaxed my mind now, when it comes to interacting with others
During the conversation, Su Taner, who was accompanying him next to him, was more free and cheerful.
Of course, among so many women with weak temperament, Su Tan'er's temperament is outstanding, but she is not unique. In Wen Haiying's introduction, she also knew several women who were not only virtuous and outstanding in temperament, but also supported their husbands and raised children.
She is praised by people, and she is also good at dancing among a group of women. She is the same type of woman as Su Tan'er.
"It has been passed down over the years. There is a Red Scarf Society here in Hangzhou, which means that women are not allowed to be men. It is not a strict association. They are all women who have had their hairpins. When they know about it, they
I joined in, and sometimes we talked together and worked as female celebrities. I was still young at that time, and my sister took me to join, but I didn’t know too many people. After I got married, we never got together. You see
, Sister Xia under the tree over there, she is the granddaughter of Mr. Tang Xiuxuantang, she is very kind, but I was timid at the time and didn’t talk to her much..."
Wen Haiying didn't have much contact with people on weekdays. Now she had a sister whom she trusted. She was quite talkative and talked about interesting things in her teenage years. She felt that she was bored at the time, and people around her probably wouldn't recognize her again.
, but after a while, two women came over to say hello. One was the daughter-in-law of a fellow intellectual in Hangzhou, and the other was the granddaughter-in-law of the Chang family. After introducing each other, the other party didn't care that Su Tan'er was a businesswoman.
Sit and chat in the gazebo.
We chatted for a while about Wen Haiying's memories as a girl, then talked about Wen Haiying's sister, and talked about Wen Haiying's reputation as a talented woman back then, and then naturally turned to today's party. We are all women, so of course it is impossible to talk about men like this.
The secular thing was nothing more than talking about poems. Lou Shuheng and his gang were writing poems earlier, and these two women were also nearby. They watched those people pass the poems out in high spirits. Of course, the women also appreciated it.
"...I just saw Miss Su talking to Lou Shuheng. It seems that the two families know each other. To be honest, Mr. Lou's poem is really excellent. It only contains a few sentences.
He wrote about the weather here in Xiaoyingzhou... Oh, when it comes to poetry, Sister Wen's literary talent was the best back then, what do you think of Sister Wen?"
Wen Haiying thought for a while: "I haven't actually written much in recent years, but...it's really good..."
When asked about Su Tan'er, Su Tan'er naturally said yes: "Actually, I don't know as many sisters about poetry, but it sounds very good." In fact, for her, those who can write poetry are very good.
When she participated in poetry gatherings as a girl, she felt that whoever was praised the most was naturally the best, and she was fascinated by it. After marrying Ning Yi, her mood became much lighter, but if she wanted to judge good or bad, she still
You can only speak according to the cheers of others.
After chatting for a few more words about the poems, Su Tan'er watched them talk about the benefits of the poems, and occasionally agreed and nodded seriously. Soon after, she remembered something and said naturally during the exchange: "Actually, a few days ago, I was with my husband.
When I came here during a lake tour, he also wrote a poem. It seemed to be said casually at the time, and I only remembered a few lines. It was somewhat similar to their poems. Let me think about it..."
She tried to recall for a while: "The West Lake is surrounded by bridges, and the pavilions are as dim as lying on a draped cloth. Baoning is back in...the best place, where the water and light merge without any clue. When the car and the dust are not coming, the horse's feet are broken, and sometimes the sea and the moon are intertwined.
...He said four sentences at that time, but I only remember these three sentences..." He pursed his lips, feeling a little regretful.
This is actually "Send the Monk Back to Baoning" written by Qin Guan. The whole poem has a total of ten sentences and one hundred and forty words. Ning Yi has read this kind of long poem before and cannot recall it completely. He only remembers the first four sentences and the rest is intermittently.
In those days when the family was traveling around, Ning Yi naturally had to recite a few poems he remembered to express his emotions, or say something like "If you want to visit the West Lake, a clear lake is not as good as a rainy lake, a rainy lake is not as good as a moon lake, and a moon lake is not as good as a snow lake."
During the discussion, the family seemed to be living in harmony.
He read four lines of this poem, but Su Tan'er tried her best to remember only three lines, but it sounded smooth to her. I thought my husband was so talented, so it should be a good poem, and Weiwei also had the element of showing off. If it were written by Lou.
When Heng Neng saw this scene, he would probably understand that Su Tan'er had no admiration for his poetry at all, and a few compliments to Wen Haiying were just polite.
Sure enough, even though it was a broken poem, the other three were surprised for a long time when it was said. Then they asked Su Tan'er about her husband. Su Tan'er was happy in her heart but humble in words. Wen Haiying chewed the poem over and over in her heart.
, and then whispered: "No wonder my brother-in-law is the most talented person in Jiangning..." She had not socialized for a long time, and was completely unaware of Ning Yi's other poems. The other two women asked about it later, and then they said in surprise: "
Could it be Ning Liheng from Shui Tiao Song..." "Is it Ning Liheng from Qingyu Case?" Wen Haiying also talked about those lyrics, and she listened in surprise. Su Taner succeeded in showing off and said happily
When talking about the fact that she and her husband came here, she naturally did not mention Ning Yi's status as a bride-in-law, since that is not important anyway.
At this time, there seemed to be a commotion gradually breaking out on the other side of Xiaoyingzhou. Among the shadows of the trees, some people looked over there, and then some people rushed over there. It seemed that something big was going on in the distance.
, there were many people watching the excitement. The four women glanced at the pavilion for a few times, and then hurried over there chatting and laughing.
Soon after, they vaguely saw what was happening in the crowd over there...
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Back to a moment ago, Lou Shuheng's punch was firmly stamped on Ning Yi's face.
In any case, this is a relatively peaceful period. Even though Ning Yi exercises on weekdays and insists on practicing the internal skills left by Lu Hongti every day, when it comes to on-the-spot reactions, without psychological preparation, he will still not be better than ordinary people.
Too many punches. Of course he couldn't dodge Lou Shuheng's sudden punch.
This punch knocked his face to one side, and Lou Shuheng's figure came into view, which also made him frown in confusion.
If the opponent was holding a knife, he would probably react immediately at this time, but because it wasn't, the first thought that came to his mind was not tit for tat, but to figure out what happened, or
Based on his character, "I have done something evil again."
The first punch was too on point, which may be the root of all tragedies.
Lou Shuheng has an unruly personality, but he is a scholar after all, and his family has a very good background. It is difficult for him to fight with others and do it himself. To be honest, his punch is not very lethal to Ning Yi, but in
Lou Shuheng naturally did not have this understanding. He punched Ning Yi hard, hitting the side of Ning Yi's face. The punch was so smooth and felt that his next movements were almost
Without thinking, he retracted his hand and punched out a second time, trying to continue to experience the wild feeling that was like a legacy from the Tang Dynasty.
Ning Yi raised his hands to try to block. At the same time, Xiao Chan from behind suddenly rushed over: "What are you doing?"
Xiao Chan, who usually seemed weak, seemed like a she-wolf who had suddenly reacted. The three maids at home were really doing things, scolding and managing the servants, and she might have had this kind of momentum. Xiao Chan waved her hands to block Lou Shuheng's attack.
Of course, she was just a girl with no energy and strength. Lou Shuheng didn't like her very much either. The fist he punched changed direction, but with a little less force, it hit Xiaochan on the shoulder:
"Go away!"
Xiaochan fell back with an "Ah", and Ning Yi grabbed her arm with one hand.
"You should tell the *** to go away..." This thought flashed through Lou Shuheng's mind. The punch was actually not very smooth, but he still had strong momentum. He flew up and kicked Ning Yi, but it didn't work.
For a moment when his eyes were raised, he saw Ning Yi's changing eyes. Ning Yi's eyes turned back to Xiaochan. At that moment, his consciousness was blank.
It was as if I saw my father's most gloomy look when he was about to get mad at someone.
He had only seen that kind of look once since he was a child. A few years ago, his family had a fight with the Chen family in Suzhou, which almost turned into a fight to the death. His mother also died of illness at that time. When he went to his father's place that evening, there were no lights in the yard, and his father was alone.
Sitting on the Taishi chair in the room, he almost merged with the darkness around him. Not long after, almost everyone in the Chen family died. Looking back, he felt that his father at that time was like a lion entrenched in the darkness.
He was at a very high-spirited age, and was loved by his father so much that he was not afraid, but he was very envious of it. Later, he calmed down a little and did some things at home because he hoped that one day he could have that kind of momentum.
That feeling was good. But it was not evening, and there was no darkness anywhere. The sun was shining down from the sky. At that moment, he seemed to see that kind of darkness again.
This kick hit Ning Yi hard on the chest.
Then there was a crisp sound, which shocked the sunlight and leaves.
The two of them were similar in stature and aura. Lou Shuheng was not as strong as a warrior, but he did not look weak either. Ning Yi also looked like a tall scholar. Lou Shuheng kicked Ning Yi on the chest. On Ning Yi's side
, the body barely moved, and then came an astonishing backhand slap.
Lou Shuheng's body was flying in the air, and it looked like he jumped on Ning Yi's chest, and then fell into the pool next to him with a loud bang.
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After a moment of shock, everyone who probably figured out what happened gathered around. Ning Yi held Xiaochan by his side and asked her about her condition. In the pool, Lou Shuheng, who had been confused for a long time, finally
He knew the nature of water. He splashed in the water a few times, coughed, and blood came out of his mouth and nose. He pointed upward, his arms, mouth, and entire face were twisting and trembling: "You, you, you, you..."
"Brother Lou, did you make something wrong?"
Ning Yi looked down and asked word for word. A shoe print was still clearly printed on his chest.
Then, some people on the shore crowded over, and someone shouted: "Brother Lou! What's wrong!"
"Brother Lou, is this kid causing trouble?"
"Brother Lou..."
The shouts instantly flooded the place. Ning Yi took a breath, and then spit it out with some boredom. He actually already had a rough idea of what would happen next. Of course, Lou Shuheng's next reaction made him a little confused.
He was surprised, but it also answered his doubts.
After all, most people knew Lou Shuheng's identity. In line with his status in the family, all his friends came over for a while. Lou Shuheng also reacted at this time, pointed at Ning Yi, and shouted loudly:
"Catch him! Catch them! Adulterer ***! This Ning Yi is the husband-in-law of someone else's family, and now he is hooking up with the maid! Catch them! Catch them! Catch them and soak them in a pig cage——"
"This is happening!"
"shameful!"
"Get 'em!"
Several scholars ran towards this side. Ning Yi glanced at them, then looked at Lou Shuheng, and said in a deep voice: "Aren't you ready to talk?" His aura was calm, and there was dignity in his words, but also here.
At this time, an old man in the crowd shouted with raised eyebrows: "Niece Lou, this is happening! Don't worry! Come on, arrest these adulterers!"
Xiaochan shrank her body next to Ning Yi, holding his clothes with both hands, and was about to cry. A scholar reached out to grab Xiaochan, Ning Yi looked sharply, and with a bang, the first person was strong
Shi Shi fell to the ground, and the second scholar punched Ning Yi. Ning Yi followed him and threw him into the pool.
The riot began to spread...
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I have always felt that the scene in "The City of Golden Armor" in which Fa Ge holds a hairpin and knocks his youngest son to the ground with a backhand is really the most powerful scene I have ever seen in any movie... I can almost hear the lion faintly.