Entering the wing of the former residence, Zhou Jun ate some pastries on the table, thinking it was dinner, and frowned while listening to the cheerful music in the cubicle.
Zhou Jun tore off two pieces of paper and stuffed them in his ears. Zhou Jun blew out the candle and went to bed early.
Early the next morning, as soon as the sky started to light up, Zhou Jun climbed out of bed.
Wash yourself and dress neatly.
Zhou Jun walked out of the door. The small building was quiet, and only slight snoring could be heard from all around.
Carefully following the corridor to the courtyard gate, Zhou Jun was about to walk towards the winding street when he heard a weak voice coming from behind him.
"History of Zhou Ling."
Zhou Jun turned around and saw a maid waving to him at the middle gate of Gu Ran's residence.
Zhou Jun was confused and walked over, only to hear the maid say: "My wife asked me to wait here. If I see you, I will take you to the backyard."
Zhou Jun nodded and followed the maid into the backyard.
As soon as I entered the small courtyard, I saw Guqin waiting at the door of the hall with a smile.
Seeing Zhou Jun approaching, Xie Qin first performed a blessing, then took a meal bag from the maid behind him, and said to the former: "Yesterday, I treated Zhou Lingshi so slowly, don't be surprised."
Zhou Jun took the lunch bag, shook his head and said, "If you know where the solution is, it's Zhou's great fortune to have the two of you working on the play."
Hearing Zhou Jun mention Ruo'e, Xie Qin thought for a while, turned around and led the way: "Zhou Lingshi, please come this way. I will give you a ride. I happen to have something to say."
Zhou Jun followed Xie Qin as he said, walked out of the back door of his former residence, and walked to Qu Street.
In the early morning, there were not many passers-by.
Flowers, trees and morning dew decorate the entire long street with greenery, and together with the rising smoke from the courtyard, the entire Beili Zhongqu looks like a peaceful peach garden.
Looking at the graceful, demure and beautiful woman next to him, Zhou Jun felt an unreal feeling for a moment.
Xie Qin said as he walked: "The three songs in Beili are all kinds of things."
"Some women, originally born in the pure world, have to live here, living in laughter and singing all day long."
Zhou Jun listened quietly.
Xie Qin added: "We all know that Ruo'e, whose original surname is Su, is the daughter of an official."
"Due to being implicated in the case, my family was deprived of its status. Ruo'e came from a different household, and the family took care of it in many ways, and finally avoided being captured."
"Unexpectedly, misfortunes never come singly. An adult in her family later contracted the epidemic and died within two years."
"Her family was in decline and her relatives were bullying her. Ruo'e was sold to Beili when she was young."
When Zhou Jun heard this, he shook his head helplessly. There are so many joys and sorrows in this world that cannot be expressed in words.
Xie Qin: "Most of the women who entered Beili couldn't control their fate and were miserable."
"Na Ruo'e has made a name for herself in Beili with her poetry, calligraphy and painting. In these years, all the literati and officials have handed over red paper, asking for letters or interviews."
"Ruo'e is very angry, and most of these people are closed to the outside. Occasionally, there are a few who can't be avoided, but they just deal with it perfunctorily."
Zhou Jun heard his doubts and asked: "Since you have such talent, why don't you find a good family and leave Beili as soon as possible?"
Xie Qin said: "She is waiting for someone."
Zhou Jun: "Waiting for someone?"
Xie Qin: "Before the Su family fell, the adults in the family had arranged a marriage for Ruo'e."
"The other party is the third son of a wealthy family in Yingzhou, whose name is Zhong Zhang."
"That Zhong Sanlang has a keen mind, an open mind and is eager to learn. He has been nicknamed "Shaozhen" since he was a child."
"In the first year of Kaiyuan, the Zhong family was also involved in court cases. Although they were punished, they survived in the end."
"When Ruo'e found Zhong Zhang, she once said that she was a lowly person. If she breaks off the engagement, she should take responsibility for it."
"Unexpectedly, Zhong Zhang met Ruo'e and saw her poems, calligraphy and paintings. Not only did he refuse to break off the engagement, but he also swore not to marry anyone but her."
Zhou Jun heard this and said: "It is rare to be kind and sincere."
Xie Qin smiled and said: "Zhong Zhang not only swore, but also wrote poems to express his ambitions. I still remember two of them."
"The Jin Dynasty is located in the northeast of Wuyuan, and the Qin Dynasty is located thousands of miles away from the southwest. Liuping and Xihu had a close relationship in the early and late stages."
"That poem is still posted beside Ruo'e's bed, and I can read it sooner or later."
Zhou Jun: "This Zhong Zhang is a real person."
Xie Qin: "Therefore, Ruo'e not only refused all invitations, but only accepted requests for poetry, calligraphy and painting. She was not even willing to meet ordinary guests, let alone let a man stay overnight."
Zhou Jun nodded and said: "It turns out there is such a story."
As Xie Qin spoke, he saw the entrance of Zhongqu not far away, so he saluted and said, "I have sent you a thousand miles away, but I have to say goodbye. I am here and will go back."
Zhou Jun mentioned the package of breakfast and said to Xie Qin: "Jie Duzhi is very kind, I thank you."
Xie Qin smiled slightly and said: "I dare to teach Zhou Lingshi to know that the script of The Romance of the West Chamber, I and Ruo'e should carefully revise it, and it will definitely live up to expectations."
Zhou Jun bowed his hands and thanked her, turned around, picked up his lunch bag, and performed the middle song.
After having breakfast on the way, Zhou Jun walked directly to Anshangmen and entered the Shangshu Province.
Walking into the yamen of Du Guansi, Zhou Jun took out Beili's prisoner's official book and began to revise it with a thin record of the Chinese songs.
After writing for almost half an hour, Master Cheng suddenly hurried to Zhou Jun's side and said, "Hengcai, please clean up and come with me quickly."
Seeing the solemn look on Chief Cheng's face, Zhou Jun didn't dare to neglect him, so he quickly put down his pen, stood up, straightened his clothes, and followed him.
Walk all the way through the corridor and towards the back hall.
Zhou Jun looked at the direction of the group and vaguely guessed that they were going to meet the chief official of Du Guanshi - Xu Hao, Mr. Xu.
When he arrived at the door of the main hall, Director Cheng lowered his voice and said in a low voice: "Mr. Xu is an upright and upright man who attaches great importance to performance. He doesn't like to show off. He should be more careful about his talent."
Zhou Jun nodded quickly in agreement.
Mr. Cheng walked outside the door and called, only to hear a rich male voice coming from inside the door: "Come in."
Zhou Jun followed Master Cheng into the middle hall, raised his legs and crossed the Danqi, entering the Owl Hall.
I saw Mr. Xu, wearing a scarlet official robe, with slightly gray hair, a strong figure, and an unsmiling look.
He just stood there with a calm expression on his face, but he was not angry and intimidating, which was intimidating.
Chief Cheng approached and was about to salute when he saw Mr. Xu wave his hand and said: "Okay, Changyuan, you go down first."
Chief Cheng was stunned for a moment, answered, glanced at Zhou Jun again, and then exited the door.
Mr. Xu walked to the desk and asked Zhou Jun, "Have you never entered school?"
Zhou Jun lowered his head and replied: "Never."
Xu Langzhong: "As for the Sutra, who should I learn from? Is there any respect for it?"
Zhou Jun: "I dare to teach Mr. Xu to know that a certain person was born with no more than Nu Yalang. Before joining Quan, he heard about Nu Ya's accounts and was influenced by his ears and eyes, so he learned some."
Xu Langzhong let out a laugh and whispered to himself: "Nu Yalang?"
After thinking for a moment, Mr. Xu took three letters from the desk, pointed at them and said, "Come and take a look."
"This letter is from the Minister of Civil Affairs."
"This letter is from Dr. Youjianyi."
"This letter is the most interesting, but it comes from the Ministry of Internal Affairs."
"The three letters all say that the Zhou family has talents and can be used in the situation."
Xu Langzhong looked at Zhou Jun, smiled, and said, "You're telling me that you were born as a Nu Yalang?"
Facing Mr. Xu's question, Zhou Jun raised his head and looked at the three letters. Cold sweat broke out on his back, and he was thinking quickly about how to answer.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Xu did not press for an answer. He just put away the three letters and said to Zhou Jun: "The pirate Wu Lingguang raided Taizhou and Mingzhou. Pei Shangshu was ordered to defeat the thief and return to the court in seven days."
"It's a matter of counting the captives and subordinates of the Duguan Sui. You should be ready and go with me."