Seventeen
"The mountains are high and the road is long, but it really is a carefree and happy journey. Waiter, bring me another jar of good wine!"
"This brother has a good alcohol tolerance!"
"Hey, keep a low profile."
"Excuse me, sir, what is your name? We might as well be friends and drink together." Several people at the same table with him echoed.
Yun Qi raised his hand and said, "Excuse me, my surname is Qi."
"Okay, Brother Qi, come on!"
At his invitation, Yunqi brought the wine bowl and sat at the same table with the others.
It has been more than a month since he left Mutian City. During this time, he wandered around and came to Xixi Village next to Liuchuan City in the south.
It’s strange to say, this was the first time Yunqi heard a village named like this, and he always felt that there was one word missing.
"Hey, have you heard? The new emperor has ascended the throne!"
"Of course I've heard about such an important thing, especially in Xixi Village where news is so well-informed." The man said indifferently.
Indeed, Yunqi had also heard about it. When he first heard it, his heart was beating fast and it took a long time to calm down. Now, after hearing it so many times, he doesn’t feel anything anymore.
Anyway, be happy for him.
Yunqi cracked melon seeds while listening to their chat.
At this time, the man said again: "But you definitely don't know the inside story!"
Another person took a sip from the wine bowl and put it down. "What? You know the inside story of the royal family? I'm afraid you just heard some lies from someone and you took them for granted."
After he finished speaking, everyone burst into laughter, except Yunqi, who smiled subtly and continued to eat melon seeds.
The man slammed the table and said, "What are you talking about? Just tell me whether you want to listen or not."
"Okay, okay, let's listen."
Seeing someone agree with him, the man straightened his posture and prepared to tell his story. However, since this matter concerned the royal family, it was better to be cautious. He lowered his voice and said, "The battle for the throne, although there were many princes, was actually a battle between the third prince and the seventh prince. In the end, the seventh prince won..."
Before he could finish, someone shouted, "Isn't that nonsense?"
"Hey, listen to me, guess how he won?"
"How do you win?"
Yunqi also felt a little curious and subconsciously leaned forward, wanting to hear what he said.
"He lured the Third Prince into abdicating, and then..."
As he spoke, the man placed his hand in front of his neck and stroked it.
It implies that the third prince is dead.
Yun Qi then reminded him, "It's ok to mention it here with you guys today, but you can't tell anyone else about it, or you'll lose your head."
Sure enough, Yun Qi was not surprised after hearing this. He seemed to think that this was indeed something Ling Junyan could do.
The man's face changed when he heard that and he coughed violently a few times. The people next to him immediately patted him a few times when they saw him.
"No, no, no, I was just talking casually, just talking casually." He laughed dryly twice and didn't mention it anymore.
Another person laughed at him: "What a coward."
Yun Qi spoke up for him, "Hey, that's not right. Courage needs to be used in the right places. It's really unnecessary to use it on meaningless things like this, don't you think?"
"Brother Qi is right!" one of them said, and then he picked up the wine bowl and said, "Come on, drink it!"
After he finished speaking, the five of them, including Yun Qi, raised their wine bowls, clinked their glasses together, and drank them all in one gulp.
Finally, Yunqi found out that one of them had the surname Liu, one had the surname Nie, and the other two had the surnames Zheng and Hua respectively.
But he couldn't remember the names, so Yunqi simply shortened them to: Liu, Nie, Zheng, Hua.
Anyway, when the time comes, I will just call them Brother So-and-so, so the name doesn’t matter.
Xixi Village has a prosperous trade and is well-known far and wide.
Yunqi traveled with a few of them, took a tour of Xixi Village, and then went to Liuchuan City. They thought that Liuchuan City would be more prosperous, but in terms of trade, it was not as good as Xixi Village.
So a few of them discussed doing business in Xixi Village in the future.
However, a big event happened in Liuchuan City recently. Tao Zhuyin, the daughter of Mr. Tao in Liuchuan City, was throwing a bouquet to choose a husband, so several people went to join in the fun, but the bouquet was caught by their companion Hua.
While saying to Yunqi and the others, "This is so careless, ah.", he happily went to find Mr. Tao.
Later, he came out dejectedly again, saying that Mr. Tao didn't like him. Originally, a wealthy family should keep their promises, and at least they had to pretend to be trustworthy in front of others.
However, Tao Zhuyin and Hua fell in love with each other, which made Tao Yuanwai very angry. He didn't even care about his face and simply kicked the man out.
Hua was reluctant to let Tao Zhuyin bear a bad reputation, so he kept the matter to himself. When they met privately, Hua assured Tao Zhuyin that he would pass the imperial examination and, after getting the approval of Mr. Tao, he would marry her in a sedan chair carried by eight people.
Yun Qi saw that Hua was so sincere in his feelings that he lost his appetite when he couldn't see Tao Zhuyin every day. He was also moved by him.
So I patted him on the shoulder and said to him, "Brother Hua, just go ahead and take the exam without worry. If I become capable in the future, I will help you."
Of course, Yunqi was just being polite. After all, he was destined to stay away from officialdom in the future.
Hua said, "No, I must pass the imperial examination and get a good degree. I can't let Mr. Tao look down on me, and I can't let Zhuyin misjudge me!"
Yun Qi sighed: "What a good man, I wish you success."
So, the five-person team became four people, and Hua went back to study with peace of mind.
"I didn't expect that it was a hydrangea that separated us brothers," said Liu.
"Brother Hua already has someone he's pursuing, what about you, Brother Liu?" Yun Qi looked at him with a smile.
Liu looked back at him and said, "A real man has great ambitions. I want to be a general!"
"Okay! If I become successful, I will help you!" Yun Qi also painted a rosy picture for him.
The main focus is support.
At this time, Nie spoke, "If you want to help, I have to do it." He raised his voice and fanned himself a few times.
He didn't intend to hide his identity. It turned out that he was the son of a high-ranking official in the court. The other three were shocked and curious about it.
Nie said, "I'm telling you, among the five of us, I'm definitely the most capable one in the end, believe it or not."
Zheng folded his arms and leaned over the table, pouting and shaking his head. "I don't believe it. What if there's someone more senior than you, like Shi Yu? What if he passes the exam and becomes a higher official than you?"
Shi Yu, full name: Hua Shi Yu.
"Oh, that's impossible." Nie waved his hand, "If you're taller than me, I... I'll treat you to a meal..."
"Tsk~" the other three said in unison.
"What about you?" Liu looked at Yunqi.
Yunqi thought for a while and said, "A real man has ambitions. I haven't thought about it yet." Yunqi smiled embarrassedly.
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