"I heard that a girl came to Luliu Pavilion recently. She plays the pipa very well and her voice is like a warbler. Why don't you invite her over later?"
"It's very good. Just drinking on the boat is a bit boring. There are a few girls playing some music. It's an elegant thing, which is suitable for our status!"
"It's the best, it's the best."
"If you ask me, even the girl just now, how can she compare to the girl from Luliu Pavilion? Miss Shaoyao's chess skills are much better than this girl. Why don't we invite Miss Shaoyao to come over and play a few games with us?"
"What a great idea. Maybe it will come out on top, haha!"
When several scholars talked about their interest, they felt that their depression had subsided a little, as if they were taking advantage of their words and losing to a little girl would no longer be a shameful thing.
When a boy saw that Zheng Yingci still looked gloomy, he couldn't help but feel unhappy. He came over and asked, "Brother Zheng, what do you think?"
"Ah?" Zheng Yingci, who was awakened, looked at Tong Sheng. The man's face looked a little bad, and he repeated what he just said.
As soon as Zheng Yingci heard this, her already depressed mood became even worse.
What kind of stuff is this!
Su Ziji, who I originally wanted to make friends with, has a gentle breeze and a bright moon, but he can't hold back. He has no intention of attaching himself to the Zheng family. However, although these people are somewhat talented and learned, they have not yet achieved fame and are just thinking about this kind of enjoyment.
The matter really made Zheng Yingci look down upon.
What made him feel even more embarrassed was that these people had dirty minds.
Even if you are narrow-minded, using this kind of thing to humiliate Ye Buhui, who won the chess match, is not humiliating her, it is clearly humiliating yourself!
Zheng Yingci's expression became cold, and he didn't make any excuses. He said directly: "Zheng still has something to do, so I won't go. Brothers, please do as you please."
Saying that, without looking at everyone's reactions, he walked towards the only friend with whom he had a relatively good relationship on the boat - Chen Ziyi.
"Brother Chen, let's go back." Since we have given up on making friends, we might as well follow Chen Ziyi and go down the boat to find our own entertainment.
Chen Ziyi did not participate in the chess match and did not hear the conversation just now. Seeing his depressed expression, she thought it was because of the loss in the chess match and comforted him: "Xian brother, with your talent and learning, you will definitely have an official career in the future. In chess,
It's just for fun, you don't need to pay too much attention."
"I understand." Zheng Yingci was not depressed about the chess match. He felt that he didn't recognize people well and mistakenly mistook rubbish for people he could befriend. He just felt embarrassed.
Moreover, he always felt that he had forgotten something and could not remember it. This feeling was hard to let go.
The most important thing is that I felt depressed in Huafang.
However, in order not to worry Chen Ziyi, Zheng Yingci forced a smile: "With my chess skills, even if I enter the sixteenth tournament and go to the capital, it will be difficult for me to come out on top. It is better to focus on the imperial examination."
Seeing this, Chen Ziyi felt relieved.
The two of them took their own boat and glanced at the people on the boat looking at them with anger in their eyes. Chen Ziyi sighed again.
"I lost to a girl in the chess match this time. It seems that it was a bit of a blow to Brother Xian. Usually Brother Xian is not of such a temperament to offend others."
"Not only the wise brother, but also many students on the boat have changed their faces. It seems that the attack is unclear." Thinking like this, Chen Ziyi planned to go back and explain it properly.
The boat the two of them took was naturally larger than the one Su Ziji and Ye Buhui took. Although it was not as good as the painted boat, it was only smaller. It not only had several cabins, but also several family members.
This is the Zheng family's own boat. Although it does not do business directly, it is normal for the Zheng family to have their own boat, just like an ox cart, it is just a means of transportation.
"By the way, Miss Ye, who won the chess match, followed Su Ziji. Doesn't Su Ziji have a good relationship with you?" Chen Ziyi asked after getting on the boat and entering the cabin, sitting by the window and taking a sip of the hot tea that was brought to her.
I didn't ask just now because there were people around. It's not easy to ask such things in front of outsiders. Now that there are only people on the boat, Chen Ziyi doesn't have such worries.
Zheng Yingci's expression froze, and under Chen Ziyi's gaze, he smiled: "We are just from the same county and know each other. Speaking of which, he and Fang Xi have a good relationship."
To be more precise, the relationship with the Fang family is good.
Thinking of this, Zheng Yingci found the reason why he could not recruit Su Zi.
"Since Su Ziji has become attached to the Fang family, he may feel that there is no need to rely on the Zheng family anymore."
"Although he is just a student from a poor family, I heard from Fang Xi that he has good academic performance?" Chen Ziyi asked curiously: "But he ranked eleventh in the county examination, which is not very high!"
"To be fair, Su Ziji's article is indeed good, but this ranking is a bit low." Zheng Yingci had read Su Ziji's article, and according to the rules, all the papers for those who won the title of Tongsheng were copied and posted on the list.
Same thing.
In this way, although the examiner can be biased, if the level is too low, you will still not be on the list.
"That's all, let's not talk about it." Thinking of this, Zheng Yingci suddenly felt bored. He didn't know why he was in such a mood, so he directly suggested to Chen Ziyi: "I heard that there is a very authentic wine shop by Panlong Lake, why don't we go there and have a try?"
"good!"
The boat was heading towards the shore. At this moment, a gust of wind blew by, which made my eyes hurt and I could hardly open them.
When the wind passed through the window, Zheng Yingci and Chen Ziyi opened their eyes again, only to realize that the sky had become cloudy and stars and raindrops were falling again.
Chen Ziyi couldn't help but laugh: "The weather has been weird these past few days, and it's raining again, but viewing the scenery in the rain is also an elegant thing."
Just as he was talking, a servant suddenly pointed behind him and shouted in horror: "Master, it's not good."
"What's wrong with the young master? Can he speak human language?" Zheng Yingci was in a bad mood and suddenly became furious. If he hadn't cultivated his energy well, he would have smashed the dog's head in front of him if he touched something casually!
"Brother Xian, something is wrong. Look..." Chen Ziyi changed her expression and pointed at the lake.
Zheng Yingci looked over and was stunned.
"Painting, the painting boat is on fire!" a servant shouted in the ear, pointing to the exquisite painting boat not far away.
They saw that the boat, which carried the chess players' yearning for the Beijing Games, was already on fire. It must have been cloudy just now, but some reckless guy lit a candle and it caught fire.
Through the light of the fire, we can see that the boat has been in a mess for a long time. What's more important is that the boat has colluded together for the chess game. In this way, the boat is made of good wood, and it moves very quickly under the fire. In an instant,
It burned so brightly that the surrounding area was red.
The scholars on the boat, as well as the boatman, either screamed and fell into the water, or jumped off on their own initiative.
However, another gust of wind blew by, causing the fire that had just been suppressed to surge up again. Those who were still putting out the fire could no longer care about anything else and jumped into the water to save themselves.
The boats that were a little further away were frightened and rowed away, fearing that they would follow in the footsteps of the painted boats.
"Help! Help!" The cries for help kept coming and going.
By this time, the fire had burned through the roof, and the beams collapsed and fell, blocking the cabin. The raging fire destroyed all hope of escape.