There are a lot of tourists in front of the Confucius Temple, mainly literati and Confucian students, mostly praying for success in scientific examinations. Some people also gather here on Wednesday and Friday to recite poems and write poems, but it is rare that they bring their families. The Confucius Temple is located next to Gongyuan Street. It was first built in the Song Dynasty and has passed through several times.
It was abandoned and prosperous, but now it is home to merchants and literati.
In the temple, the most lively one is Juxing Pavilion, which is an ancient pavilion with eight sides and two floors. "Juxing" means gathering Kuixing to gain fame. Kuixing is one of the twenty-eight constellations and the first of the Big Dipper.
Star. The so-called "Kuizhu article", so scholars who are about to take the provincial examination again often come here to worship Kuixing and seek good luck in order to get into high school.
When he came here, Kangxi also stopped to look at the sergeant in the pavilion talking loudly, standing with his hands behind his hands, but did not enter. Wenru followed him, listening to the scholars inside reading poetry and talking, and occasionally heard a radical Confucian scholar scolding the current politics.
, glanced at Kangxi and immediately frowned, and then heard the agitated man cup his hands and say that the Holy Emperor is here, Zuo Zifan, Garli and his ilk will definitely not end well. Kangxi's complexion just improved a little.
People came and went in Kuixing Pavilion. Kangxi watched for a while, and then took Wenxi to Sile Pavilion, which was surrounded by the shadows of beautiful trees on one side. It was quite quiet here. As soon as he entered the pavilion, people stood at the four corners of the pavilion.
The guards in disguise asked them to leave when they saw someone approaching. Wen Xi also noticed that there were several times more guards in the dark than in the open. There were even some disguised as scholars and scholars, patrolling around to check if there was anything suspicious.
people.
Li Dequan quickly took out the jasmine tongue that he had brought out. The soup was mellow and fragrant. He was sipping it slowly. The surrounding scenery was also good. She said casually: "The Confucius Temple seems to have been newly renovated."
Kangxi's eyes kept shaking as he looked at Kuixing Pavilion on the east side. "Cao Yin called on the local gentry to raise funds for repairs, and they did a good job." His tone was a bit appreciative. Cao Yin was considered Kangxi's confidant, so he trusted him very much.
After chatting for half an hour, Wen Xi felt her mouth was dry, so she drank two more cups of tea and continued chatting...
An hour later, seeing that Kangxi didn't seem to have any intention of moving the dragon's buttocks, Wen Xi couldn't help but point at Kuixing Pavilion. With a flattering smile on her face: "Husband, why don't we go and have a look too?"
Temples naturally have to be built in busy places. What's the point of staying here all the time?
Kangxi held a cup of tea in his hand, but had no intention of drinking it. He glanced sideways at Wen Xi. That look clearly said, "No way!"
"Uh..." Wen Xi's face froze for a long time, then she lowered her head and took two sips of tea.
"I have to go for a convenience." Wen Xi stood up suddenly and gritted her teeth.
Kangxi was stunned, but he couldn't refuse. He raised his face and said: "Li Dequan——"
Li Dequan hurriedly smiled and said: "Madam, I know where it is. Come this way——"
Wen Xi snorted, with a look of dismay on her face. She had no choice but to move her lotus steps and let Li Dequan lead the way to "convenience". Wen Xi now knew why Kangxi chose Sile Pavilion. Not to mention that this place was hidden and the distance was "convenient"
The place is only a cup of tea away, Kangxi even thought of the urine escape!
After Wen Xi was "convenient", she took the fragrant powder from Zhu'er's hand and sprinkled some on herself. To remove the smell, she took out a small mirror with gold etched flowers from her sleeve and straightened her temples.
Li Dequan licked his face and came closer, smiling and saying: "Madam, let's go back, otherwise the master will be impatient and send someone to find you."
Wen Xi snorted depressedly, why did she come out? Is it just to have tea and chat with Lao Kang? If I had known better, it would be better not to come out!
Suddenly, there was a vaguely familiar voice in the trees opposite, "You little thief! Stop!" Then it seemed that the "little thief" in her mouth had been caught. It sounded like a young man's voice, and he argued eagerly:
"I'm not a thief!" Another soft and graceful female voice said: "Sixth sister, isn't this bad..."
Then, there was a tearing sound, the sound of silk tearing.
The corner of Wen Xi's mouth twitched twice, what a coincidence! She hurriedly opened the willow branches and hurried to take a look. Under a strong willow tree, she saw Yu Lu wearing a blue curly grass pattern men's clothing.
Dai was grabbing the sleeve of a boy about sixteen or seventeen years old, and the sleeve was torn apart from the shoulder. Fortunately, the boy was wearing more than one piece of clothing, and there was a dark pattern of aqua soft silk inside.
Wear a middle coat so that your body is not exposed.
Qi Buchen pulled Yu Ludai's clothes from behind, and said with a frown: "It's just a similarity. Maybe Sixth Sister saw it wrong."
"I'm definitely not mistaken. The white jade pendant with auspicious patterns is exactly the same as the one my mother-in-law wears! And the style is commonly used in the palace! He definitely stole something from my mother-in-law!" Yu Ludai said with great certainty.
Qi Buchen hurriedly said: "How could your... mother's things be stolen?!" Which thief in the world dares to steal from the palace?
Yu Ludai clenched his fists and threatened: "You'd better attack me. How on earth did you steal my mother's things?!"
Wen Xi looked at the young man and felt more and more familiar, so she shouted: "Bier, don't be rude!"
When Yu Ludai saw that she was gentle, she didn't let go, and hurriedly shouted: "Mother, I caught a thief, and he stole your jade pendant!" As he said this, he handed over the auspicious pattern pendant made of mutton-fat white jade in his hand.
Show it to Wen Xi.
The young man became anxious, "That thing was a gift from an old friend of my mother's! It was definitely not stolen!"
Wen Xi looked at the jade pendant and couldn't think of it for a moment. She just looked at the young man's face and felt more and more familiar, so she asked: "Your Majesty is——"
The young man paused, looked at the gentle and kind-faced Yu Ludai, and then looked at Yu Ludai who looked angry, and said: "My mother's surname is Li."
Li Wenxi pondered for a long time, and suddenly the long-dusted memories came out. He thought of a person like lightning, and exclaimed: "Are you Cao Yong?!"
Cao Yong was stunned for a moment, "How does this lady know my name?"
Wen Xi took a deep breath, looked at Yu Ludai and said, "Bier, let go! He is not a thief!"
Yu Ludai looked at Cao Yong suspiciously, but still listened to Wen Xi's words, but still looked defensive. Cao Yong bowed to Wen Xi, "Thank you, Madam, for your trust."
Wen Ru and Yan Yue handed the jade pendant back to him and said, "Is your mother okay?"
Cao Yong's courtesy was thorough, neither humble nor overbearing, but also a bit polite: "Mrs. I'm worried about you, my mother is well." Then there was doubt in his eyes, "Madam, do you recognize my mother?"
Wen Xi frowned and smiled, "We met him once more than ten years ago, but..." But at that time, she was pretending to be a man. She was afraid that she might not recognize him now that she saw him, so she didn't want to say anything more.
Yu Ludai was thinking deeply about something, suddenly raised his palms and exclaimed: "Cao Yong? Your father is Cao Yin?!"
As soon as he said this, deep displeasure appeared on Cao Yong's face. He called his father by his first name, which was indeed very disrespectful. However, seeing such a "kind" person like Wen Xi, he had no choice but to endure it for the time being. He cupped his hands and said: "Girl, please be more reserved."
Yu Ludai raised his eyebrows after hearing this, and was about to get angry, but was glared down by Wen Xi. Wen Xi smiled and said to Cao Yong, "Are you coming to Confucius Temple to worship Kuixing?"
Cao Yong shook his head and said, "The student is a martial arts scholar, not a literary scholar! Besides, my father said that there is no need to take the exam again, so he introduced me to find a position for me."
"Oh?" Wen Xi was slightly confused, but then it became clear, "Yes, your father was also a martial arts scholar back then, so you must also be a royal guard."
Although Cao Yong didn't know how the lady in front of him knew about his family situation, he didn't hesitate to ask. He only said, "My father wants me to go to the capital after I get married."
"You..." His warm eyes glanced at Yu Ludai's fair cheeks. It seemed that they had got married. After all, he was curious about Cao Yong's marriage, so he asked: "Are you engaged?"
Cao Yong said: "It's not done yet, but my father has taken a fancy to the daughter of the Chief Minister Mada's family, and my mother wants me to marry my cousin, so I haven't made a decision yet. I just think that I will probably follow my father's wishes, and I will be around." This year, my father hopes that I will go to Beijing early."
Yu Ludai snorted and said with disdain, "I see you are not good at writing, and I'm afraid you are not good at martial arts either! You can't be an imperial guard without some skills!"
Listening to Yu Ludai's contemptuous words, Cao Yong couldn't help but feel angry, but he also figured out that the person who dared to speak like this must have an unusual status, so he endured it and said: "Whether it succeeds or not, it has nothing to do with Miss! "
Yu Ludai raised his head, pinched his waist and said: "Do you believe it or not, my aunt can decide whether you succeed or not?!"
Cao Yong looked like he didn't believe it, and said with cupped hands: "Then just do what you want, young lady!" The arrogance in his bones burst out like this. The Cao family is also one of the best families in Jiangnan, and it is even more of a local snake in Jiangning. When did this happen? Pan looked down upon him, but if Cao Yong hadn't been well-educated, he would have taken action long ago.
After saying that, Cao Yong cupped his hands toward Wen Xi and said, "Madam, please allow the student to leave."
Wen Xi nodded and said with a smile: "Don't take what I say to heart."
Cao Yong also smiled back and said very tolerantly: "The student will not take Qingyuan's words to heart, Madam, please don't worry!"
As soon as he said these words, Yu Ludai suddenly puffed up his cheeks with anger, but when he saw Wen Xi's displeased warning look, he had no choice but to lower his head angrily, crushing a leaf on the ground with one foot, as if What he stepped on was Cao Yong's self-righteous face.
After giving Cao Yong a few instructions, he took Yu Ludai and Qi Buchen to say goodbye. After returning to Sile Pavilion, the two girls, Kangxi, the "father" came to see him, and Li Dequan naturally reported everything about what had just happened. Kangxi did not show displeasure, but asked Wenxi why he recognized Cao Yong. Wenxi had to tell Kangxi briefly about how he left the palace in his early years and rode in the same boat with Cao Yin and his wife who were going to the funeral. Naturally, the relationship ended. Wen Xi never mentioned such things as having sex or sleeping in the same bed with two grown men. Wen Xi still hoped that she would live well and did not want Comrade Cao Yin to have a hard life in the rest of his life. She only said that she once gave Cao Yin's son a gift as a gift. It’s just a jade pendant. Fortunately, Kangxi didn’t ask too much, and the matter was finally over. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation. .)