Chapter 65: Wonderful Sentences in the Imperial Examination
"It's your Majesty who has raised my love." Shen Yi was wearing an ice blue robe with gold piping embroidered with elegant bamboo leaf patterns. His expression was calm and serene, and the corners of his mouth were curved into a smile. "In front of Mr. Chen, how can I afford to be so talented?" These four words."
Everyone knows that Mr. Chen is knowledgeable and talented. Moreover, she is a senior to Shen Yi. It is really inappropriate to put others in front of her. Shen Yi's self-effacement is not artificial at all.
But his words made Lan Xi slightly embarrassed. Her face turned pale and she bit her lips in silence. She looked quite pitiful and unbearable.
"Speaking of which, Mr. Shen wrote in the palace examination, 'A man is destined to die. He is heavier than Mount Tai and lighter than a feather. Choose one and die.' It has become an eternal saying." Liu Yun said softly, not specifically trying to save anyone. , as if it were just a casual remark.
What she said was indeed the sentence that the emperor admired the most during Shen Yi's imperial examination in the capital, and it was indeed spread from the palace as she said. However, Shen Yi's return to Linyang City was not long. The articles written in the palace examination were only circulated among the dignitaries and scholars in the capital, so very few people in Linyang City knew about them.
But they didn't expect that a daughter of a merchant could actually know what the upper-class dignitaries in the capital knew. Everyone's eyes unconsciously widened when they looked at her, and when they thought about it, they understood that although the eldest daughter of the Mu family was She is not favored, but she is still the legitimate daughter of the Mu family. Moreover, although her mother passed away, her maternal grandmother was Mrs. Ji, a prominent figure in the capital. It is well known that the Ji family is extremely powerful. If the Ji family does not care about Ji Mengxian's children, How could Mr. Mu not have a wife for so many years?
There are many things that everyone sees but doesn’t expose them.
"When a person dies, he is heavier than Mount Tai and lighter than a feather. Choose one and die?" After all, Mr. Chen is a scholar. All she cares about is academic matters. She doesn't care about why Dui Liuyun knows about the capital. She is thinking This is what Shen Yi said.
She did not expect that a young champion could say such ambitious and ambitious words, which was really formidable.
"Surely these are the words that only a wonderful person like Mr. Shen can say." Lan Xi raised her eyes to look at him shyly, then hurriedly lowered her head, her eyebrows conveying subtle emotions.
Naturally, the students here will not miss such an interesting scene. The marriage between Shen and Mu's family is naturally known to the world. However, the daughter of the Mu family has not yet had her hair, so the marriage discussions have been postponed. As for the candidate to marry Shen Yi Is it the unfavored concubine Liu Yun or the favored concubine Lan Xi? I heard that someone has set up a gambling bureau to make a fortune from it.
"It seems that Miss Mu Er has a special admiration for Mr. Shen." The woman sitting next to Lin Yan chuckled, with a hint of mockery in her eyes.
"This..." Lan Xi waved her hands quickly, shaking her head as if in panic, "Miss Lin, don't say that."
This Miss Lin is Lin Yan's cousin, the youngest in the family, and is quite favored. Therefore, she always speaks straightforwardly and does not care about the opinions of others.
"Our Xiao Yu loves to joke, Miss Mu Er, don't be the same as her." Lin Yan tried to smooth things over at the right time, but he didn't mean to blame Lin Yu. The little girl stuck out her tongue, rolled her eyes, and looked at Lan Xi. The affectation is very disgusting.
As they went back and forth, the topic was brought up, and Shen Yi chatted with Mr. Chen beside him. Mr. Chen seemed to admire Shen Yi very much and had a great time chatting.
"How did the eldest sister know about Mr. Shen's articles for the imperial examination?" Lan Xi asked with a smile.
"If you want to know, you will naturally find out." She picked up the tea cup, took a sip, closed her eyes slightly, and savored the feeling of the fragrance lingering on her lips.
Liuyun is a person who is used to drinking good tea. As the eldest lady, she has the best food and clothing. Lin has always done a good job in appearance. Whenever her father brings back some good things, she always goes to Liuyun. If Liu Yun hadn't already known that she had other plans, he would really think that she dotes on her.
The tea served to them by Murong Villa was all high-quality Dahongpao, with a rich and mellow aroma and a low-key luxury, just like the feeling of this Villa.
"Eldest sister, don't you like Mr. Shen?" Lan Xi lowered her eyes and said gently.
An almost inaudible sneer spread in Liu Yun's eyes. She really looked up to Lan Xi. Such a restless person, how could he be defeated by her in his previous life? Liu Yun couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"Does my sister like Mr. Shen?" This time, she turned her head and looked at Lan Xi with a deep gaze, as if she had seen through her. She seemed to be smiling but not smiling, "What should I do?"
Lan Xi's smile froze, and when she said such playful words, she couldn't take it anymore, and pulled the brocade handkerchief in her hand anxiously.
"Actually, the Shen Mu family has an engagement. If the younger sister goes to talk to her father, maybe he will agree." Liu Yun's eyes flashed with disgust and his tone was scornful, "But speaking of it, I still have to talk to my aunt. , you also know that my aunt has put a lot of effort into your marriage."
In fact, the prefect's son was not Lin's first choice. She had already made plans for the powerful people in the capital, hoping to marry Lan Xi to the capital. Only with such an in-law could she take the position of mistress as she wished. Although Linyang City was powerful, they were sent by outsiders from the imperial court after all. Lin always felt that the Shen Mansion was not as powerful as the dignitaries from the capital.
"Thank you, eldest sister, for reminding me." Lan Xi kept smiling, but there was a bitterness in her smile. She didn't know her mother's plan, but marrying far away from the capital was not her best choice, especially since she was born as a concubine. The capital city is at most a side chamber. She has been oppressed by Liuyun for so many years, and she doesn't want to be oppressed again when she gets married.
She has had enough of such depressing days.
Liu Yun naturally saw what Lan Xi was thinking, but she didn't point it out, and her cold eyes became slightly warmer. She was looking forward to the internal fight between mother and daughter. It should be... very exciting, Liu Yun I secretly wonder whether I should continue to stoke the fire.
Obviously, compared to Liu Yun's calmness, there were already people at the table who were not calm and wanted to provoke him.
"Mu Liuyun, didn't you say before that you would impress us by reading poems? Why are you sitting at the table now without talking?" Lian Wan'er, the legitimate daughter of the Lian family, has always been the closest to Liu Yun. If it's not right, Liu Yun will not let Liu Yun sit quietly in his position and become invisible at this moment.
The Lian family, like the Mu family, is also one of the top merchants in Linyang City. The Lian family once gave birth to a very favored palace concubine. It is said that this Miss Lian was often sent to the palace, so she had a high self-esteem and always looked down upon her. Others, including Liuyun, never accepted her behavior and never took Miss Lian seriously.
[Author's digression]: "Everyone is destined to die, and it may be heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather." Excerpted from Sima Qian's "Historical Records"...
Master Sima Qian is one of Xiao Xi's idols, so shameless Xiao Xi used his words, ahem...blushed, covered her face, and ran away