On the fourth day of May, it was an ordinary morning. Outside Bianliang City, in the villa of Viscount Dong Xiaoyuan, servants came and went, clanking and cleaning. Although it was lively for a while and mixed with some protests from the owner, it was still considered
What a surprising thing.
"What scholars are you? Didn't Miss Shishi meet someone else before she came back this time to meet you? She also said that she was not targeting Master Li. This is not the first time this has happened. She is just jealous. Hey, who is that next door?
Come when you're ready, don't be a soft persimmon and hit a rock. It's not the first time. This kind of thing doesn't look good, and it's still in my place..."
In the peaceful and prosperous times, most things came and went without incident. Even if you live in a big city like Bianliang for a long time and see things in front of you, you can roughly understand what happened. As the owner of Bieyuan
, a man with the status of a viscount is not considered high-profile in Bianliang City. After all, in the capital, princes are wandering around in the streets. He is just a viscount and has always been kind to others. This time he was pulled out of the city and stayed for a while.
Ask and you will find out what happened.
His villa has not been there for a long time, leaving only two or three servants to take care of it. Next door is the property of Fanlou. They are just jealous of the girls of Fanlou. There are many young men in Bianliang City, many of whom are pursuing fame.
There are scholars and scribes, and there are also wealthy and idle people who live in a wealthy family and never seek to be well-known. They are full of energy. When they are not doing anything, they just go around fighting dogs and snatching women. The two groups are jealous of each other and want to make each other look good. Things happen every day in Bianliang City.
Dozens of cases, no surprise. Dong Xiaoyuan was originally indifferent, but when he was approaching Bieyuan, he backed down when he heard that Master Li was there today.
It's just an ordinary woman. It's fun to watch a play, and it doesn't matter if you offend her, but several Huākui in Bianliang City... why would they bother to participate in such a thing? Although he and Li Shishi are not familiar, they have met a few times.
Due to the fate, she knew that the other party had recently returned from other places. Before the Dragon Boat Festival, there must be many visitors, and she could only receive a few people. Obviously, she did not get a chance to get close, so she came over to provoke her and wanted to give her a visit.
Mr. Li’s guests are good-looking.
The few people who came over to borrow the villa had some friendships in the past, and now he couldn't push them away. He couldn't help but feel helpless. No matter what, this matter might not be interesting to him. If these friends of his fall into each other's trap,
, may make Master Li hate himself, and if it's the other way around, the vision of this kind of brothel women is often the highest. If someone comes over today, and the person they are entertaining is Zhou Bangyan, he will become a villain here, and he will be used in vain.
A slap in the face, if the matter is revealed, can this house be lived in in the future?
Thinking about it this way, he felt a little depressed. The group of people opened the gate of the Bieyuan, asked the servants to go in and take care of things, and then went to greet the others. Dong Xiaoyuan was too lazy to ask more questions, and asked people to find out who was coming over there.
He prepared the carriage and took it out before talking. After a while, the servant came over and replied that Miss Shishi was entertaining Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng's childhood friends.
"Yu Hezhong? Chen Sifeng? I seem to have heard of it, that is..." He thought for a moment, then slumped his shoulders. He had heard in the past that Miss Shishi was more special to a few people when interacting with others.
It's not because they are outstanding in academics, but because they are old acquaintances. Wouldn't it be more troublesome now? It would be okay if the other party is Zhou Bangyan, but it is a fight between literati for the favor of Miss Shishi, so they went to get rid of these people.
To save face, wouldn’t it mean to just slap Miss Shishi’s face...
In Dong Xiaoyuan's distress, time went back a little, white clouds lingered, and the shade gradually passed by in Bianliang City.
In Prince Chong's Mansion, Zhou Pei sat on a stone bench under the tree, watching the dividing line between light and darkness push over from one side and quickly spread across the area. The sunlight fell from the gaps between the trees, which was a bit dazzling.
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She didn't know what she was thinking. From last night to this morning, she could hardly close her eyes with peace of mind. She felt that she had fallen in love with someone and the fact that she would have to choose another person to marry in more than a month was weighing on her. She didn't want to at all.
She knows how to choose. If she chooses based on the teacher's criteria, she probably won't be able to choose anyone she likes. But if she lets go of this criterion... she can't let go.
Especially when she realized that she took Ning Yi as the standard for her liking, she also became more and more aware of the fact that she was gradually drifting away from her teacher, and would soon drift away. Maybe it would be difficult to see her from now on.
After the thoughts that fell into a dead end, she made her head empty and pretended that she was used to this fact.
Then Zhuo Yunfeng came to find her, and she tried her best to cheer up. Zhuo Yunfeng didn't seem to notice her abnormality, and chatted with her for a while, and then... he still asked the question with some hesitation.
"Do you know...where Ning Liheng went today?"
"...Teacher?" Zhou Pei's mind went blank for a moment, but he didn't show it on his face. "I don't know."
She paused and finally said, "What's wrong?"
The voice was a little low, and Zhuo Yunfeng's expression was still hesitant, but finally, he tilted his head and took a breath: "He...I heard that he went to see Master Li outside the city, and then..."
Dots of light shone from the gaps between the trees. He told Zhou Pei the news he had heard...
"...Hezhong, you have met Brother Ning before. Master has always said good things about him. How is he...?"
As the sun shines down, Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng walk side by side in the tree-lined alley here. Chen Sifeng also asks Yu Hezhong curious questions. Although they are not close friends, they still visit a lot in Bianliang City.
He is always much more familiar with Ning Yi than Ning Yi. There are some things that it is difficult to ask Ning Yi when he is there, such as Ning Yi’s status as a married woman, how talented he is, and whether he has any background. If the other person has a low status, ask him face to face.
It's too much, but I still have curiosity in my heart.
Yu Hezhong shook his head in a slightly complicated manner: "To be honest, I don't know very well. I couldn't see clearly when I was in Jiangning. However, his identity as a bride-in-law is indeed true."
Once you have the status of a married woman, you will not be able to get fame and fortune. Now Yu Hezhong has joined the Household Department as a clerk. Although he is a small official, he has a promising future. Chen Sifeng has a higher status. He has already worked in the vicinity of Bianliang.
After serving as the Eighth Grade Lord Bo in the county government for several years, he is now running for promotion. Now that this matter has been confirmed, Ning Yi's image in the eyes of the two people is somewhat similar to that of a poor relative from the countryside. There is no comparison, but he becomes more friendly.
"I heard from Shishi that he is the most talented man in Jiangning. I have also read those poems. They are really impressive. What is going on?"
"I don't know, but just based on what Jiang Ning has seen, Brother Ning's behavior is indeed very different from that of ordinary literati. It's a bit strange to talk about poetry without participating in the poetry meeting. There is indeed a poem by him in the local area.
I haven't studied the statement made by the Taoist priest in detail, so I still don't know it clearly. It's just that Brother Chen also knows that she has always been kind to others. It's hard to say whether the statement she made because of Brother Ning is true or false...
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When Yu Hezhong mentioned this, Chen Sifeng couldn't help but smile and shake his head. Of course, they know it best. Although Li Shishi is not a person who praises others, he has always been tolerant towards his friends. Similar to Hezhong Chen Sifeng, if he has five talents
, she always has to praise her to the point of seven, but she is careful not to let them stand out too much and embarrass themselves. As for what she said about Ning Yi, rather than saying that it is true, it is better to say that Master Li is willing to believe that it is true.
Quite.
Chen Sifeng smiled: "But these things have nothing to do with us. It seems to Brother Ning that it doesn't hurt to make friends."
Yu Hezhong also nodded: "To be honest, he has never heard of any poems being published in the past year or so since those few poems came out... However, so what if it is true or false? It seems that he has never thought about it.
This matter is publicized everywhere. I have heard that merchants' families will do all kinds of messy things to save face. I guess this matter may not be easy to talk about... You and I also met Ning Yi when he was a child. Haha, I still remember it.
Well, he has been studying all day, and now it seems that his appearance and demeanor are quite different... If it is true, it is not surprising..."
"That's it. I don't think it's necessarily fake."
They already had some intimacy with Ning Yi in their hearts and wanted to be kind to others, so it was not unpleasant to talk to each other. The two of them had excused themselves to go to the toilet and walked away from there. Since they had some whispers, they headed forward.
After half a circle, when they approached the main entrance, they heard a little noise outside. The two went out to take a look, and saw that the noise was coming from the garden next door. It seemed that a party was going to be held. Just as they were about to go back, they found out that the noise was coming from the garden next door.
I saw a man in rich clothes looking over at a carriage on the side of the road not far away. The man looked about twenty-five or six years old, with a small beard under his chin. His eyes were kind and his temperament was quite good.
He walked over calmly, holding a folding fan and smiling.
"Brother Yu, Brother Chen, what a coincidence."
This man was not an official, but he must be a son of a wealthy family. Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng did not have much impression of him. The man later introduced himself: "I am Dong Xiaoyuan.
We had a chance encounter."
He did not introduce his family background, but after saying this, Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng naturally knew how to deal with it. They met each other for a while, smiled and asked each other if they also wanted to hold a party next door. Then Dong Xiaoyuan shook his head and said: "
Someone is coming, but it's not my fault." He lowered his voice and said, "I would like to ask, Master, are you all in there?"
Yu Hezhong was slightly stunned, while Chen Sifeng frowned. After Yu Hezhong answered in the affirmative, Dong Xiaoyuan's eyes were solemn, and at the same time he showed the look of "everyone understands": "I won't hide it from you two, I'm afraid.
Miss Shishi came here to meet all her friends, but she was let out, and for some reason, people misunderstood her..."
After he roughly finished talking about what happened next, he smiled and cupped his hands: "Actually, this is not a big deal. Everyone knows it well, so it's nothing... I have important matters in the city, so I'll take my leave first. I'd like to ask you two to represent me.
Let me say hello to Miss Shishi."
Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng looked at each other and smiled bitterly, then said goodbye to each other and watched Dong Xiaoyuan get on the carriage and go away.
This is indeed not the first time for them and Shishi to see and encounter this kind of thing. It is really helpless, but... there is really not much to be nervous about. I believe it will be resolved soon...
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Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng thought so in their minds, and Dong Xiaoyuan naturally believed the same in his mind. After passing on the news, he returned to the city in a carriage. In any case, he had sold Li Shishi a favor. Maybe they would meet him in Fanlou later.
He could still be favored a little bit and get a good job. Thinking like this, not far away, several carriages passed by him. He looked at them curiously, and then was slightly startled.
The scenery here is good. Several villages are connected together, with houses dotted among them. It is a village layout, surrounded by forests surrounding the village. His friends are naturally greeting people on the road. In this way, they arrive at the entrance of the village.
At the end of the woods, he stopped the carriage and greeted a friend under the shade of the trees. The other person was a little strange: "Xiaoyuan, where are you going?"
"I would also like to ask you, who did you invite?"
"Then I'm not sure. I'm pressed for time. I've invited everyone I can. I don't know who can come. The one who just passed by was the third lady of Marquis Huaiming... and then there will be those from Prince Chong's Mansion.
Princess Qing, Fang Wenyang, several elders from Junwen Club, oh, and Yu Shaoyuan who has recently become famous for his "Wang Dao Fu", Ji Wanqing from Listening to Yanju, and several people from Xiaozhufang and Fanlou
girl……"
"Ji Wanqing, you all invited here... What are you doing by inviting so many people..."
"Hey, I told you, tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival. The weather is nice today. Let's go out to enjoy, go outing, and recite poems and compose poems. We just chose this place. Xiaoyuan, Mr. Xiaoyuan, how can you leave? You go now
Now, we don’t have any face at all, so we can stay and watch the fun together..."
"Don't be kidding...you guys are not really just out for an outing, are you..."
Having said this, Dong Xiaoyuan actually became confused in his heart. He originally thought that the admirers who had been rejected by Li Shishi were jealous here, but after inviting so many people over, the situation was different. Several famous huākui in Bianliang City,
There are indeed conflicts between each other. It is not surprising that you want to be one step ahead of me and you want to be under control. But every time they confront each other, at least with the help of the literati later, it becomes a big deal. If
Simple jealousy might not bring Ji Wanqing out.
It would be difficult for the scribes to have the best of both worlds if the most popular celebrities like Fanlou Li Shishi, Ting Yanju Ji Wanqing, Xiaozhufang Gong Tianer, and Qinyuan Yin* were together. Now that they have so many people here,
Either it was a real outing and an unintentional move to randomly choose a place, or... Ji Wanqing wanted to give Master Li a blow before the Dragon Boat Festival. Master Li was not prepared at all now, and only Yu Hezhong was around.
A person like Chen Sifeng is really troublesome...
Thinking of this, he sighed in his heart. Things had become more complicated. It turned out that he was not jealous, but was trying to suppress people's momentum. But now, the complexity became interesting again. He stopped driving and decided not to leave for the time being.
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It's good to see the excitement.
From a distance, several more carriages were driving towards here...
People come and go, just like wind and cloud gathering and dispersing. Even if you are in the midst of it, you often don't know what will happen next moment.
At least at this moment, Ning Yi had no idea what would happen during this ordinary day. Beside him, Master Li noticed it at the first moment, but could not guess the outline of the whole thing.
Over the years in the capital, she has become accustomed to many things. Although she is not familiar with the viscount next door, the first moment she saw the cleaning suddenly started there, she vaguely realized that this matter might be directed at her.
Lai. In the Fan Tower, her whereabouts are actually not airtight, and this is not the first time that she has been jealous. It’s just that she doesn’t want it to happen now, because she knows that Ning Yi seems to dislike it.
This kind of thing.
If you are an ordinary literary talent, you will not be disgusted with a little comparison and confrontation, and even if you are disgusted, with her experience over the years, she can still make the other party enjoy it. Ning Yi has profound talents and learning, and she is completely
Believing this, after meeting Jiang Ning and even being impressed by Jiang Ning's talent, Li Shishi also thought about how shockingly he could kill everyone with his talent if he came to the capital one day. But after traveling all the way north, she
Suddenly gave up such an idea.
This man came to Beijing with a blood feud. I'm afraid he has a lot to do. He doesn't like this kind of thing, so he must have his reasons. Especially after seeing his method of dealing with the Liangshan bandits, she felt that she might not be able to understand it.
This man's ambition and courage were completely different from those of talented intellectuals in Bianliang or Jiangning. So when something like this might happen, she became a little distressed. After all, how could such a thing not happen?
, it’s better not to happen.
Of course, for a moment, she only guessed the possibility, and she was still conservative as to whether someone was really coming here. She taught Ning Yi how to fold paper in the pavilion, and talked briefly about it.
A few words on the topic of "Is Li Heng going to leave soon?", and then he told Ning Yi the trivial news about the dangerous situation in Shandong that he had recently heard - after all, such a topic was not easy to discuss in front of Yu Hezhong.
, Chen Sifeng said to Li Shishi that Ning Yi would not want to publicize the fact that many people in his family were killed.
After chatting like this for a while, it was a little strange that Yu and Zhong hadn't come over yet. Shishi led Ning Yi back to the inner room to find some pen and ink. Then she led the people in the yard to inquire about the news next door, and took a look at Yu.
, where are the two Chens? In any case, it’s almost noon. Even if the other party comes with bad intentions, they always have to have lunch before leaving. If you want to block the matter, there are still many ways to deal with it.
of.
At this time, Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng were coming back. Most of the people in the courtyard had noticed the clues of the matter. However, whether it was Yu Hezhong, Chen Sifeng or Li Shishi himself, most of them focused on Shishi.
Hezhong and Chen Sifeng didn't think it was that strange, but when they thought of Ning Yi, they felt that he was somewhat innocent, and they might be surprised later. As for Ning Yi, he was only somewhat aware that something might happen, but... of course
It has nothing to do with him. He has not offended anyone in the few days he has been in the capital, so he should not encounter any messy things.
It seems that it’s not easy to be a huāgui in the capital... Sighing slightly in his heart, Ning Yi wrote down a love poem on paper that he was going to use to pick up girls. Of course, the poem was copied. He felt a little nauseous, and weighed in his mind what he should write.
Two or three copies. In the end, I decided that this was not suitable for Yuan Jin'er, so I copied three copies, one for Xiaochan, one for Yunzhu, and one to send back to Tan'er.
Shishi turned back from the door, still thinking about the possibility of those troublesome things. Seeing Ning Yi finishing writing the second piece of paper, he knocked on the door cautiously. Ning Yi glanced at her, and then wrote a
He tapped the poem manuscript with his fingers: "It's written, I promise you." He picked up the pen to write the third poem and touched his chin. "The writing should be passable. Is it a little numb... They should be able to
I like..." The last sentence is a bit self-comforting.
Shishi came over and saw a list of six sentences on the paper. She knew it was "Huanxisha" at a glance. She picked it up and after a while, she read it out softly...
At the same moment, Prince Chong’s Mansion.
Zhuo Yunfeng left, and Zhou Pei sat there, in a daze, his mind was a little blank, and he didn't know how he felt.
What Zhuo Yunfeng said just now is still running through his mind.
"...Your teacher knows Miss Shishi. We know it. He went to find Miss Li two days ago and made an appointment to meet in the garden outside the city this morning. I heard that this news was revealed by people in the fan building.
When you came out, someone originally wanted to question Master Li, why she could take time out to meet others but not herself. But then your master’s name was known to several young ladies here, so they invited people and decided
Let's go there together and save the reputation of Master Li and your master. I only heard about this in the morning. Some Jiangning talented person is trying to gain fame and reputation. I want to impress him in person. I also invited a few old men from the literary world to go on an outing. The main thing is to go there.
I want them to be present, as well as several famous talents in Bianliang now, the most popular Yu Shaoyuan, it is estimated that this time has passed..."
After all, I have caused trouble for the teacher...
This thought flashed in Zhou Pei's mind.
From last night to this morning, she was actually thinking about the teacher. When facing Ning Yi, she pretended to be extremely normal, but after leaving, her heart suddenly felt empty. She wanted to say something to Ning Yi, but
She couldn't say anything, but even if she understood this, she still wanted to say something, anything.
People's thoughts are so strange. She told herself in her heart that there would be no reason to see the teacher and she would never see him again. This was a state that she should accept. But at this moment, confused thoughts flashed through her mind.
At the same time, while feeling guilty for causing trouble to the teacher, what came over me was actually a little joy.
I still have to go see the teacher... The girl was thinking about this in her mind, and she took it up from somewhere. She smiled unconsciously on her face that was a little confused, and then walked in one direction, taking two steps before
Realizing that he was going in the wrong direction, he turned around and trotted towards the courtyard gate not far away...
I've caused trouble to the teacher...
When we came out of Bianliang City, the weather was very good, and big white clouds cast a shade. On the official road to the other side of the garden, carriages and pedestrians were hurrying or slowing down. Scholars, scribes, and young men in fine clothes were walking through the ordinary streets.
Among the passers-by, people who met each other occasionally said hello to each other, or pulled each other to the carriage.
This kind of scene is not unusual near Bianliang. Yu Shaoyuan was sitting on a beautiful carriage, feeling the wind blowing and the woman's chuckle. He looked to the side and saw the beautiful girl named Ji Wanqing over there.
The woman also smiled at him, fluttering her fan and wearing a picturesque dress. She admired and liked him... He liked this feeling. After twenty years of studying hard, this was his proudest moment at present. Of course, he would do it in the future.
When there are more and more proud days, people will fall in love with him, and it will not be just Ji Wanqing, a Huāgui.
Today is not a day that requires preparation, it is just an outing. However, he can't help but think of Master Li. In Bianliang City, every woman has her own characteristics. He has never seen Master Li, what kind of woman she will be.
What does she look like? Have you ever read her previous poems? However, Wan Qing, who is equally famous as her, has fallen in love with her. After all, she will help Wan Qing defeat her. While defeating her, she will also deeply remember her.
Live alone. He thought so, his eyes calm and steady, looking at the road at the entrance of the village in the distance, which had become lively... (To be continued.