With the sound of wheels and axles, the carriage passed silently through the streets. Sometimes people's voices and lights came from outside. Sometimes the lanes were dark, and the surroundings turned into silence. Xi Junyu sat on the carriage, occasionally frowning and looking at the seat opposite.
Enter the Silent Geng Guard.
"What on earth are you going to do at this time?" He had asked similar questions in an indirect way several times, but the answer was almost the same every time.
"Shopkeeper Xi will know when the time comes."
Originally, he was still thinking about how Su Tan'er could turn defeat into victory this night, but gradually he felt that this might not be the case. The Huangshang incident had already been exposed four months ago, and everything was closely linked.
As of now, "Tonight's clan meeting, it is a foregone conclusion that the second and third bedrooms will rage against Su Tan'er. This matter cannot be resolved. From now on, Su Tan'er will be removed from power. The so-called future is all in vain." What else can be done at this time.
He hated this kind of situation where he couldn't clearly see the situation. If Su Tan'er and the others were students who came out of his hands, he would be completely unpredictable in this situation. However, as for the extent to which he was trusted, he would eventually
She is still confident, let's see what she plans to do...
He was in the carriage, calculating the position it would reach at this time, and occasionally taking a look at the features outside through the curtain. The vehicle seemed to be heading out of the city, and there was something strange about this vehicle. It was not the Su Mansion's carriage.
The carriage made several circles along the way, perhaps because he was worried about being followed. Xi Junyu became increasingly strange. "This time, he knew exactly who the enemy the Su family faced this time was."
, need such a response?
The carriage left Jiangning City and finally stopped in front of a yard outside the city. Xi Junyu looked at the surrounding environment, "It is relatively quiet here, but not far away is a small place that is usually quite busy and relatively mixed with dragons and snakes.
It's called Shibugang. There are several shops and fish stalls. People from some nearby villages come here to buy things, and occasionally there are fights to kill people and grab territory.
Xi Junyu walked into the courtyard gate.
For a moment, he stood there, some things were hard to believe, but they really came to his mind, and he probably understood something.
A sharp knife was pressed against his waist." A figure began to appear next to the door.
"Brother Geng, what on earth... happened?"
"Go in first, Shopkeeper Xi. Let's wait here first. Someone will come and tell you what you want to know. Then, if I make a mistake, I will apologize to you."
………………
Yuexiang Tower, the music is clear and the singing is soft.
Miao Miaomiao strummed the strings and sang songs leisurely under the gaze of everyone. Xue Yan, Xue Jin and others were also singing along and were "intoxicated". After the song was over, they smiled and raised their wine to praise.
They have been waiting for the results from the Su family here for a long time. During this period, they drank and played, and they were not bored because of Miaomiao's company. After a while, Xue Jin looked in the direction of the Su family: "Let's talk about it.
, it’s almost time for the Su family to get results now.”
"It's a pity that I couldn't go to the Su family to see it with my own eyes. It must be very exciting to come to the Su family's third room and secretly scheming." Someone on the side agreed with a smile.
"We have Miaomiao here today, and we are just waiting for the result. You actually want to see those intrigues, boiling cranes and burning harps, which is unbearable. "Where are you sending Miss Miaomiao? You are punished with alcohol!"
Everyone was laughing and laughing, but they couldn't help but sigh that the situation in the Su family was really not united. They were glad that the Xue family didn't have this kind of thing where several houses were competing for property. While they were joking, someone opened the curtain and came in. This person was Lu
A member of the family arrived at the beginning and "just went out to deal with some things." At this time, Xue Yan returned.
"What a pity it is that I missed Miss Miaomiao's performance." The young man surnamed Lu also smiled and apologized a few times. After sitting down, he smiled and said: "I just walked around outside and heard some quite interesting things."
Lively things. Oh, by the way, "Over at the Su family, have the results come out?", "It hasn't come here yet. Brother Lu is anxious? Haha, as I just said, the Lu family has put in a lot of effort this time.
He was a little cold towards Miss Miaomiao just now. He deserves to be punished for this matter.", "Oh, Brother Xue is joking, who doesn't know that Brother Xue's family is the most well-prepared for this matter." Once something goes wrong in the Su family, the person who takes advantage of it the most is Xue.
Brother Xue's business is over, and our Lu family is just following behind to pick up some leftovers to fish in troubled waters. Brother Xue said this, it is definitely a frame-up." Miss Miaomiao, you can't trust him. He must be caring about Na Su
The family has no results, so I use it to make fun of others."
Miaomiao glanced at them: "You people, none of what you say is credible." Miaomiao really doesn't know who to believe. I'm afraid that I will be sold by you and I will count the money for you, and ah, even selling
If you don't offer a good price..." The woman laughed and said, "Then the Su family is really pitiful, having become your rival."
Several people laughed, Xue Yan shook his head and said: "If you don't talk about this, the Su family's affairs have already been settled. Why bother? Today's enjoyment is the most important, and the rest is incidental. But Brother Lu just said something
What are the exciting things about?"
"Oh, there is a fierce commotion over there at Changyun Pavilion. I heard that Liu Qing and Di Shi are fighting against the heroes. Haha, they are about to get into fist fights."
Today there is a banquet held by Puyang Yi in Changyun Pavilion. Liu Qing, Di Cao Guan and others are all present. It is considered to be a relatively important gathering in Jiangning City that day. Those poets and poets are together, so naturally Xue Yan and others cannot participate.
Even if Xue Jin and others had some literary skills, they just stopped writing limericks. At the previous banquet, everyone also talked about the poetry meeting over there. At this time, hearing that the situation was intense, Li Miaomiao asked with concern
"Is Sister Qilan okay?", "Haha, of course nothing will happen. That's just what I said. With Puyang Yi here, it's impossible to really fight. It's just that both sides are angry. But," he paused
After a pause, he glanced at Xue Yan and Xue Jin, "Ning Yi of the Su family is involved in this matter."
Xue Jin was stunned: "Impossible, how could Ning Yi be in Changyun Pavilion at this time?"
"It's not that people are here, haha, but someone came up with a new poem by Ning Yi in Changyun Pavilion. This thing is interesting to say, but the Liu Qing Sect..."
While this man was talking about the situation in Changyun Pavilion, from Liu Qingdi's dispute with others, to his overwhelming the Confucian scholars with his many poetry skills, to the subsequent rage of Kongshan layman, he also took out two pieces of rice paper from his arms.
, which contains some of the best poems written by everyone at this Changyun Pavilion gathering.
"...The last one is a new poem written by Ning Yi. It is said that he is now teaching at Yushan Academy at home. He wrote it casually when explaining poetry to a nineteen-year-old child a few days ago. It has not been publicized, but it has been
Su Chonghua saw it and later told Chen Lu and Chen Kongshan. The word was called Ding Fengbo, which is indeed a good word. "I'm afraid Ning Yi's talent and reputation will make him better today..." I just thought about it now.
What happened to the Su family is actually a bit ironic..."
While joking, everyone took over the poems. Today was a high-level competition at Changyun Pavilion. Every poem was good, but when they looked at the last one, everyone's expressions were a little complicated. Li Miaomiao took it over.
After that, I read the songs one by one, reading them a little slowly, and my eyes were filled with excitement. But when I saw the last song, I still hesitated for a long time before I read out the words.
"To calm the storm, don't listen to the sound of beating leaves through the forest." Why not whine and walk slowly. The bamboo stick and mango shoes are lighter than the horse, who is afraid? A misty rain is left for a lifetime, the cold spring breeze blows the drunkenness, it is slightly cold, and the mountain top is illuminated by the slanting light.
.Looking back at the desolate place, "Going back...there is no wind, rain or sunshine...this word..."
Many people present had already read this song. "After Miaomiao finished reading, he felt a little cold for a moment. Xue Yan looked at it from the side," and then laughed.
"Ding Fengbo, Ding Fengbo... Haha, Ning Yi's talent in poetry is really hard to say." However, with his recent events, why write about Ding Fengbo? Could it be that he is depressed and wants to comfort himself?"
When he said this, the others also laughed in agreement: "No wonder I only showed it to a nine-year-old child. I'm afraid I feel too self-deceiving." So I can only write it to a nine-year-old child for comfort."
"I think it's not as good as the song "Drinking with Pei Di" that he wrote with Wu Chenghou out of grief and anger that night. At least that song won't make people laugh even if it's plagiarized, hahahaha."
"We are all rough people, so we don't know how to tell whether this poem is good or bad, but Miss Miaomiao is far more knowledgeable than me. I wonder what Miss Miaomiao thinks of this poem?" Miaomiao looked at everyone's expressions, and then looked at her hands.
Poetry, she laughed softly and said: "Ci Zuo" is pretty good." She gave Ci Zuo a "good" evaluation at this time, and everyone laughed even more happily. Miao Miaomiao casually read the words a few times,
I just smiled and passed it on to others." I just silently recited it in my heart.
Then there was another conversation and laughter, repeatedly talking about the Su family's efforts two months ago and the final gorgeous failure. Ning Yi sadly wrote the song about drinking wine with Pei Di in front of the Wu family, and everything that happened after that.
.But the atmosphere has also changed unobservably. Sometimes someone talks about some of Liu Qingdi's masterpieces. He takes the manuscript paper to look at it, but inevitably his eyes stay on "Ding Feng Bo" for a moment.
, and immediately turned away.
This song "Ding Feng Bo" came out of nowhere, like a small thread, invisible in this space.
However, no one mentioned it, and it was not a big deal in the first place. As long as the results from the Su family came over, this small and seemingly non-existent issue would disappear. Xue Yan occasionally walked downstairs inadvertently.
Look, at a certain moment, I finally laughed.
"The fruit has arrived."
A servant ran up from downstairs, and everyone started laughing. The window where Xue Yan was at this time was right next to the door. He opened the door and walked out under the gaze of everyone. The servant also came up from downstairs.
"It's time." Everyone could see Xue Yan's waiting figure.
"Come, drink, drink." Xue Jin greeted everyone as if he didn't care much, and everyone responded with a smile, waiting for Xue Yan to come in and tell the news.
The Su family's affairs have been decided for a long time, and they need to be reported. It's just a matter of one or two sentences. Even if there are some details, there is nothing to say. Everyone is waiting for Xue Yan to turn around and repeat the result to them with a smile. However,
The servant kept talking in Xue Yan's ear mysteriously, and they waited like this for a long time.
"What did you say...", "How...possible...", "Who did you say?"
After a long while, faint, thin sounds came in. It was not very clear, but some people sitting relatively close to the door still heard it.
They finally calmed down and exchanged puzzled looks with each other. "I don't know what happened or what happened. However, it may be that something unexpected happened to the Xue family. For example, the Chen family, the Lu family and other participants are not that big yet."
Worried, Xue Jin finally stood up." He thought for a while, and then walked towards the door.
He wanted to ask: "Brother, what happened?" But "the words didn't come out."
Come in, look at everyone in the room, open your mouth to say something, but nothing comes out.
Just like that, he returned to his seat under everyone's gaze and shook his head, feeling that something was incomprehensible.
"Brother Xue, what's wrong?" the man from the Lu family asked.
"Ha." Xue Yan smiled, and after a moment, he whispered, "The results of the Su family are out."
"How?", "How..."," Xue Yan repeated, blinked, and after a moment, he pressed his forehead hard and closed his eyes tightly. The Xue family has the most arrangements for the Su family.
"At this time, everyone realized that the result might not be as expected, or should be said to be very unsatisfactory. Xue Yan opened his eyes, swept the dishes in front of him with one hand, and then saw the two people next to him.
He stretched out two fingers and tapped the manuscript of the poem. He pulled out the lower sheet and held it in front of his eyes. After a while, he read it in his mouth, as if he was reading it to everyone.
"Oh, don't listen to the sound of beating leaves in the forest, why not whistling and walking slowly. The bamboo stick and mango shoes are easier than the horse, who is afraid...... A raincoat and a misty rain for the rest of his life...", "At this time, he wrote the whole poem of "Defending Storm"
After reading it again, the attitude in everyone's ears was almost completely different. Then he looked at everyone again, "Looking back, I have always been in such a bleak place... If I say, we all guessed wrong, everyone was calculated,
What would you say if you were completely calculated?" No one answered.
"Four months..." Xue Yan looked out the window and murmured, "Oh, the Wu family is probably the worst-schemed." The incompetent second and third bedrooms of the Su family are also...","
"Brother Xue...specifically, what happened?"
"That's it." Xue Yan slapped the lyrics on the table, "I'm laughing. The result... is the best result for Su Tan'er... The internal and external troubles were all cleared up at once, and Nabu, Nabu actually...
..." His emotions seemed to be a little out of control, and he stretched out his hand to rub his forehead, "Now that I think about it...it's just...ten steps doesn't count...", "...Ning Liheng."
This exclamation and the last name rang out in the hall, and everyone was stunned. But they still didn't know the whole thing. Xue Yan took a deep breath, finally raised his head, and smiled.
"I'm sorry, everyone." The four-month plan... no, the more than two-month plan is all a mess. I'm a little rude. Please forgive me. The results of the Su family have come out. I'll tell everyone and everyone will understand.
..." Time went back to a long time ago, at night, in the clan meeting hall of the Su Mansion.