The summer is still hot, and time moves forward step by step, without anything new. It is already the fifth month of the lunar calendar, and Bianliang City is bustling with people, and it has its own track of operation as before. In the land of the capital, all things and information in the world,
Gathered together like a crowd, talented people from the north and south provinces, top-notch figures, heroes from the mountains and mountains, heroes from the green forest, officials from all over the place, nobles from the Tian family living in various places, and traders and pawns walking through the streets, each with their own unique interests.
The trajectory of life, the convergence of different purposes, the intersection of good intentions and evil intentions.
Ning Yi was not affected by too many extraneous problems. The courtyard he bought had not been decorated yet, and everyone was still living in Huilou. He found a blacksmith, made a few barely usable pen tips, and got some
I picked some feathers and degreased them and baked them to make a quill pen. Since the quality of the paper at this time was not very good, the iron nib was not easy to use. I could only use paper to wrap the feathers layer by layer to make the nib.
The speed of writing in ink books has improved slightly, but it is not very smooth, and the handwriting produced is crooked.
The whole plan about Bamboo Records is being carried out step by step. During the day, we go out to restaurants and teahouses, and at night we visit a brothel. Qin Shaoyu is the guide, and many times he is a well-known person. In the years of Yaozu, Ji Kun and Cheng Zhouhai would also come.
Yi will ask everyone what they think is the reason why this store is popular, and then make a record and summary.
Yao Zunian and others may not have come here to visit brothels or teahouses. They seemed to be chatting casually, but in fact they were learning about Ning Yi from the sidelines. They did such detailed research on Ning Yi just to open a shop for his woman.
They may have some disapproval of his behavior, but they did not raise any clear doubts. This is not because they keep a close distance from each other, but because Ning Yi is already in the working state of his previous life, even though he is still in his twenties.
The appearance and body are in his early years, but when he summarizes such a huge plan in his mind, the temperament he displays is also different from before.
It is the aura of a superior and a thoughtful planner. It does not have the trepidation and unconfidence of a twenty-year-old young man. No matter how much he learns, he remains cautious because he has not practiced it. Many things in Ning Yi's hands
, has been practiced countless times, even if the ancient living habits are different, in fact, the things in human nature have not changed much.
He has already assumed a serious attitude. Even in peace, he still has an intimidating aura and feeling. The aura of a superior person may have been in Xiao Chan's eyes when he first came to Wu Dynasty, and later on.
A little restrained. Even if he became serious at this time, of course he would not be able to scare Xiaochan and Yunzhu around him, but in the eyes of Yao Zunian and others. Observing this serious and methodical attitude, they would naturally not
They spoke randomly. This was also because they already knew what Ning Yi had done before.
It is hard to imagine a young man who could do those things in a situation like that in Hangzhou and later caused everyone in Liangshan to suffer such a big loss. When he really gets serious, what he does or what he can achieve in the end is unimaginable.
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Whether it was Hangzhou or later Liangshan, I was almost never properly prepared. But this time it was different. I was immersed in such a serious attitude, and time passed quite quickly. In a few days, I wrote a lot of things around me.
Heap things. Occasionally I would calm down and think. I would open the window early in the morning and look at the mist filling the courtyard. When the cicadas chirped, I would sit in the courtyard and look at the peeling red paint under the eaves. For a few days, although I went out from time to time, the outside was really
The noisy things have nothing to do with him for the time being.
Regarding Zhou Pei's choice of son-in-law, he did not participate. However, the poetry meeting held in the Caimu Garden that day was said to be quite lively, and several talented people stole the show. It was really a grand event in the capital - anyway, every day
People would call themselves this at every poetry meeting. Ning Yi didn't care, but he could hear it occasionally from other people's conversations.
He went to Fanlou once, mainly for the meeting he had made with Master Li. When he went there, Master Li was said to be entertaining guests in the courtyard. He must have been a well-established and talented person, so he asked the maid and handed a note to her.
He wrote about his current situation of living in Huilou and asked Li Shishi to make an appointment with him, Yu Hezhong and others when he was free. This was not a big deal, and he was not really looking forward to seeing his childhood friends, but Li Shishi
It has been mentioned many times, but it is difficult to push it to the end.
At that time, he wanted to pass a note in and leave, but Miss Shishi took him very seriously, and later took the time to come out. He saw that she was dressed up in a fancy dress, with a big white flower on her head, and she looked like a goddess.
Ning Yi said a few words and promised to make an appointment with Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng in the next few days, and gave him the news before he turned back in a hurry. The day after he went to Fanlou was the second day of May, and Li Shishi sent him
Someone sent me a letter, saying that I could meet up with some friends on the fourth day of May, before the Dragon Boat Festival, and asked if Ning Yi was free, and Ning Yi agreed.
On the other hand, Yunzhu and Jin'er, with the help of Mrs. Qin and others, found a small courtyard not far from the Youxiang Mansion. After Ning Yi left, Yunzhu could move in. That nearby
The environment is quiet, and there are many guards and servants from the Prime Minister's Palace living there. The Prime Minister's Palace takes care of them, which should ensure that they will not be bullied in the capital.
These things are trivial. The only one who can make Ning Yi feel a little distressed and helpless is Jin'er after all. It's not that they haven't had any conversations recently, but their conversations are not nutritious. Ning Yi can't talk about these things.
Yunzhu Tan, Jin'er's attitude towards him was either to be stubborn and engage in confrontation - yesterday the two happened to meet at the entrance of the hospital, one went out and the other went in. As a result, wherever Ning Yi went, she also went. At first, maybe
Inadvertently, they all planned to give way. After doing this several times, Jin'er became interested in blocking his way. As a result, the two of them had a childish confrontation for a minute or two. When Ning Yi felt that he was bored, Jin'er made a "
I win" and walked past him with her head held high - or she turned around and walked away as soon as she saw him. It seemed that the response mode she chose depended on her mood.
The time is approaching the Dragon Boat Festival, and there is already a lively festive atmosphere in Bianliang City, with rice dumplings, dragon boat racing, moxa leaves, calamus... In this year and month, May 5th is a big festival after all, but it is a pity that Tan'er cannot come up for the time being. Maybe he will celebrate it
I will be leaving for the east in a few days, so I won't be able to reunite with my family.
On the afternoon of the third day of May, when Ning Yi came back from outside, he saw Yuan Jin'er sitting by the railing outside the courtyard. She seemed to be a little stumbling block. After passing by, Jin'er stood up and said: "Your female apprentice
I've been waiting for you for a long time."
"Zhou Pei?"
"Well, Xiaochan has gone to clean up your yard. Sister Yunzhu is entertaining her inside."
Of course she was talking about the yard that Ning Yi had newly bought. After conveying the words in a businesslike manner, she snorted and passed by Ning Yi. Ning Yi thought for a while. There was no way to continue like this, so he turned around and said, "Hey,
Yuan Jin...er..." He just finished speaking, but he saw Yuan Jin'er over there suddenly covering his ears with both hands and running away.
"...Ha." Ning Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. When he went back to the room, he saw Yunzhu drinking tea and talking with the little princess. The sunlight filtered in through the window lattice. The two people sitting opposite were both ladylike, and their gestures were quite pleasing to the eye.
. Seeing Ning Yi coming back, Yunzhu smiled and said a few words to him, then said goodbye and left.
"How was your stay at Prince Chong's Mansion?"
"It's very good. Uncle Seventh Emperor takes good care of me, and my cousins are also good. They have taken me to see a lot of things recently."
After saluting Ning Yi, Ning Yi casually asked about Zhou Pei. Zhou Pei answered quite appropriately. While talking, Ning Yi walked to the table and sorted out some papers on the table.
Tian wrote a lot of things. Some of them have been sorted out, and some have not yet been sorted out. When I went out, I told Xiaochan not to move around, and only used paperweights or books to hold them down. At this time, I separated a few pieces and tore them into pieces.
Throw it into the wastebasket. Zhou Pei is holding a tea cup over there and secretly looking over here. She has been here for a while. Although she hasn’t touched anything on the table, she must have seen some. Ning Yi doesn’t mind.
, it’s just that the words written with the quill pen are a little ugly.
"You are smart and well-learned when you come here. I have heard that some great bachelor is impressed by you, right? Heh, I guess many of your cousins in the capital have begun to admire you...
"
"That's not true..." Zhou Pei mumbled something in a low voice, but Ning Yi couldn't hear it clearly as he sat at the desk: "What?"
"Nothing." Zhou Pei said with a smile.
"Oh, what will happen to Caimuyuan's poems?"
"Why didn't the teacher go?"
"Huh?" Ning Yi blinked, "I've been a little busy lately, not to mention I'm not very interested in poetry gatherings and the like."
"Grandpa Qin came to say that the teacher might be interested..."
"Oh? Did he say that?" Ning Yi thought for a while, "He did persuade me to go and have a look, but... I still didn't have time afterwards."
Ning Yi said, turned around and continued to sort out the manuscript. Zhou Pei said "Oh" over there. When Ning Yi turned around to look, he saw the girl sitting there with her head lowered, her hands clasped together on her lap, in the light coming from the door.
, his eyes seemed a little melancholy, and he didn’t know what he was thinking: “What’s wrong?”
"Ah... no, no." Zhou Pei laughed, "I came... I thought the teacher was not interested in the poetry meeting..."
She spoke a little reluctantly, and Ning Yi didn't know why, but it was not easy to guess the little girl's thoughts. She changed the topic and asked with a smile: "I want to ask, at the poetry meeting in Caimu Garden,
Have you seen any young talents?"
"There are many." Zhou Pei smiled, "They are all pretty good."
"It means you like it."
"Ah, um..." the girl blushed slightly and reached out to stroke her hair, "No, no, we don't even know each other..."
"You have to hurry up." Ning Yi said with a smile, "The talents in the world are gathered in one place in the capital. When you come here this time, no matter what, you have to choose one. Don't be in a hurry. You can go back and forth a few more times.
With your talents and intelligence, it shouldn’t be a problem what kind of person you choose.”
"But teacher, what if..." Zhou Pei raised his head, looked here, and said hesitantly, "What if... I didn't like it..."
"Not many women in the world have the opportunity to choose their own husband." Ning Yi turned his back to her and shook his head, "Xiao Pei, you are a smart person. If you don't nod this time, what will happen next?
It’s a bit hard to say. Prince Chong’s Mansion, your Grandpa Qin’s, and Prince Consort Kang have already said hello. I brought you up this time because I thought you could only look for them in the capital. You are fifteen years old after all.
What else can you do if you don't get married?" He thought about it and smiled: "If you are a man, you don't have to worry so much, but who knows that the person your parents ordered and the matchmaker married is not an evil woman, haha
, think about it."
"It would be great if it was a man..." Zhou Pei lowered his head and murmured, "Teacher, what do you think...how should I choose? What kind of person should I choose?"
"How do I know?" Ning Yi couldn't help but laugh. "I just recently realized that I am not very good at picking up girls."
"Pick up, pick up girls? What..."
"Those things between men and women... You still have to decide for yourself what kind of person you want to choose." Ning Yi packed up the things, moved the chair, turned around, and looked at the little princess here, "
However, you call me teacher, and I will tell you what I think... Zhou Pei, you have a very high vision. But in fact, people in this world are all the same. Except for those notorious second-generation ancestors like Huahua Taisui
They are hopelessly spoiled by their families, but most people are still within the normal range. Their tempers are not too bad. They are also willing to love their wives and hope that everything will go well in their own families."
He held a manuscript he had compiled in his hand and smiled: "When it comes to men and women being together, generally speaking, the more attractive person changes the less attractive person. Xiao Pei, you are from a royal family, you are beautiful, and you are smart.
Be sensible and just find a man. He will definitely respect you and love you. As long as you have the means to get along with each other, be gentle and treat him as an equal. Generally speaking, men are not all white-eyed wolves. He married
Others may try their best to find concubines and visit brothels, but marrying you will be different. Look at Kang's consort. Aren't they living a very happy life? Of course half of it is because Kang's consort is in good health, and the other half is Princess Chengguo.
I'm from the business side, so... you don't have to be too picky. That's all I can say, just relax. There will be many more poetry shows to come, so you can take your time and read them."
After Ning Yi said this, Zhou Pei said: "Teacher, will you go to the poetry meeting?"
"Oh, I don't want to help you choose a husband. I can't do it."
"But teacher..." Zhou Pei thought for a while, "I can help test them, um, for example, poetry, knowledge..."
"Don't use this to choose a husband!" Ning Yi waved his hand and shook his head, "As long as these things are passable, of course when choosing a husband, you must choose someone who is kind, has a good heart, and will treat you well after marrying you.
The kind of people who are good at poetry are not necessarily good at heart. These people are arrogant and arrogant. When their talents are not recognized, they are usually biased and angry. If everything goes smoothly, they will easily develop an arrogant character that is difficult to serve! Marriages formed because of excellence are usually
It's all a tragedy... You should find a good person, not a powerful person."
After all, Ning Yi is not good at things like marriage. It’s just that later generations have seen that if both men and women are excellent, or a marriage formed because of such excellence, often there will be no good results. Living together has different consequences for all parties involved.
Someone has to give in. Nowadays, most of the people who give in are women, while men are free to express themselves. But Zhou Pei is from the royal family. Even if he wants to give in, he may not be able to give in much. He has to find someone who can do it.
If a man gets married, he is basically seeking unhappiness for the rest of his life.
When he said this, it was enough. On the contrary, Zhou Pei frowned and became a little confused. Ning Yi could only let her digest these things slowly. The master and apprentice then talked about some other trivial matters. Zhou Pei
Interested in what Ning Yi wrote, Ning Yi casually showed it to her. At the same time, he also discussed with her for a while some matters such as accounting and imperial affairs in the palace. In normal times, Zhou Pei would definitely
The conversation was in high spirits, but at this time she was in a bad mood. She picked up a quill and studied it, and felt that writing like this was really ugly, but Ning Yi wrote so enthusiastically that she couldn't understand it.
After staying here for dinner, Zhou Peicai left the Huilou. At the same time, he also knew that Ning Yi would probably leave Bianliang and go to Shandong before the tenth day of May. He went there this time to make peace with Liangshan.
I am afraid that there may not be any results within a few months, and I am afraid that after the Queen Mother's birthday party, I will have to decide on a husband. By the time the teacher comes back from Shandong, I should have left the capital and gone back to marry someone else.
This coming and going of imagination really gives people a rather complicated feeling.
Naturally, she came here not just to talk about these trivial things, but it was difficult for her to summarize clearly what she wanted to say.
When I was in Jiangning, I was a little panicked about the wedding, but it was not serious. When I hid in the box and wanted to go north with the ship, I was quite excited, as if a new hope was unfolding in front of me. I was with you all the way.
Teacher and the others, there were bandits from Liangshan who came to die. It was so exciting that she didn't feel bored at all. However, in the past few days after entering the capital, something finally suppressed her. Even though the Seven Emperors Uncle was quite kind to her.
, Qin Siyuan also asked her to take the opportunity to have more fun in the capital. But she suddenly understood in her heart that this matter could not be avoided.
She came to see Ning Yi today, originally wanting to ask him why he didn't go to the poetry meeting. Ning Yi didn't know that after arriving in the capital, although a group of sisters from Prince Chong's Mansion were responsible for entertaining her, in fact a large group of people gathered together
When they were together, the atmosphere was not necessarily harmonious. At first, the other party regarded her as a bumpkin from the countryside, but Zhou Pei was outstanding in both body and mind, and soon changed everyone's views. This change did not necessarily make everyone admire her, but instead attracted
There is a lot of jealousy and hostility. Some of the cousins may look at me with admiration, but the woman may not think highly of him, or they may say sarcastic words behind her back, or they may plan to embarrass her, and so on.
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These things don't go out. She was born into a royal family, even in Jiangning. She has seen a lot of such intrigues, so she naturally has ways to deal with them. As long as she ignores others in a polite manner, others will naturally be at a disadvantage. But when talking about poetry, Zhou
Pei talked about Ning Yi's lyrics with some pride, and said that this was his teacher who also came to Bianliang, which made people grab the topic.
Some people don’t believe how powerful her teacher is. There are also many people who simply use a xenophobic mentality and think that the most talented person in Jiangning is certainly not as good as the talented person in Bianliang. Furthermore, Ning Yi once said that "the lyrics were chanted by Taoist priests."
In Jiangning, everyone is already familiar with it. Naturally, they know it is a joke, but in Bianliang, some people will say things like "I heard that the lyrics were copied." and so on.
.The rest of the people clamored for Ning Yi to participate in the poetry meeting and write some poems.
Zhou Pei admired Ning Yi in her heart, but she also hoped that Ning Yi could stand up and slap these people in the face. Amidst the cynicism between each other, although she did not directly accept the competition for Ning Yi, she also did
She made some assumptions, for example, "You will know if the teacher takes action." She hoped that Ning Yi could come to the poetry meeting in Caimu Garden as much as possible, and asked Qin Siyuan to make an invitation, but Qin Siyuan naturally could not tell Ning Yi, "You must
"Go." He felt that Ning Yi had just arrived in Bianliang and might join in the fun, so he tried his best to tell Ning Yi and hoped that Jueming could take Ning Yi to go shopping. If it hadn't happened to Jin'er
Things, Ning Yi is immersed in work, maybe he will go to Caimuyuan to see what kind of grand event the poetry festival here in the capital is.
The day before the poetry meeting, a man named Ruan Weitong sent an invitation, and he belonged to the group of rich people who were opposed to Zhou Pei. They probably thought that since he was the number one talent, he must be thinking of advancing through his talent.
The poetry meeting in Caimuyuan is the first-class event in Bianliang, and everyone flocks to it. Inviting him here, and then competing with him in the poetry meeting will make Zhou Pei disgraced. Who knows who Ning Yi is?
Neither of them gave me anything. In the end, the two sides could only use their mouths to spray each other.
Zhou Pei, of course, was ridiculed even more excessively, and she could only face such things with arrogance and silence. It was not considered a failure, but after all, there were not many people on her side.
It was impossible for Ning Yi to know such a tortuous process. On the other hand, when the depression of the poetry meeting and the pressure of getting married really came together, Zhou Pei suddenly thought of something - something that she could not stop thinking about -
Although she had evaluated each talented person at the poetry meeting, she had to admit later that her standards for treating these people were based on the teacher who was only a few years older than her.
In later generations, this kind of thing may be similar to a young girl falling in love with a handsome class teacher. When she grows up, she will remember it in her heart, but there will be no results. However, it is impossible for Zhou Pei to have the kind of life trajectory of girls in later generations.
The fact that she fell in love with the teacher had actually sprouted earlier, but at that time she could not think about it or deny it, but she couldn't do it now. This kind of thing was superimposed with the grievances at the poetry meeting, which made her feel
...somewhat want to cry.
She came here with such emotions, but after meeting Ning Yi, she suddenly understood that the teacher came to Beijing with a blood feud of hundreds of people, and he had never promised that he would attend any poetry gathering. If he
Therefore, she felt aggrieved, just like a child who didn't understand anything. On the other hand, of course she couldn't say anything about her liking.
She couldn't marry the teacher at all, everything was obvious, no matter how hard she risked it, it would be impossible. She was a smart person, and there was no need to speak out about these things, which would only cause confusion and embarrassment.
So in the end, there was nothing left to say.
The carriage drove away from Huilou and the lights were on. She looked back and watched the inn gradually go away. The light around the street reflected on the girl's face, jumping brightly and darkly. Bianliang City was much larger than Jiangning where she had lived since she was a child.
, much more prosperous and exciting. When she came here, she had thought about seeing many different scenery. There were indeed many different scenery here, but suddenly, it all seemed meaningless. She didn’t know how to go, she didn’t know
What can I do next, where will I go, who will I accept, what kind of decisions can I make...
The night wind blew, stroking her hair. She sat back in the carriage, and there was nothing around her. The emptiness continued to extend, carrying her as she ran among the crowds and streets of Bianliang. That was the feeling in life.