Chapter 249 What reason will my sister find to refuse to see me today?
And it was not just Liu Xuan, everyone else at the table also looked at Li Ziyu. Even Li Wei, who was the most optimistic by nature, thought for a while and said, "Actually, I can ask my father for help. My father admires Ziyu very much. If he..."
When Li Wei said this, Li Ziyu stood up and interrupted him with a smile, and bowed to Li Wei: "Brother Li, you told me about this, but I refused. Today, I, Li Ziyu, will refuse your kindness again. Although I am not as talented as you, the Queen once said that everyone has things to do at the moment. Ziyu is not talented, but I think what the Queen said makes sense. When you are alive, you should fulfill your responsibilities every day."
"I am originally from Shuchuan. Now, due to my favor and reputation, I happened to pass the imperial examination. I feel that I should do something. Now that I have been appointed as an official in Shu, I naturally cannot refuse. Moreover, I am not the only one. People who have been granted official positions in the same exam are scattered all over Daxia. I, Li Ziyu, just happened to be assigned to Shu. Why can't I go? A gentleman is open and honest. I have no regrets. I am just going to Shu. I have always wanted to be an official. Now that I have been granted an official position, how can I not do it? Moreover, I am going to be the magistrate of a county. I can do something for the local people and realize my ambitions. Shouldn't you be happy for me?"
At the end, Li Ziyu was particularly open-minded and cheerful, and even picked up the wine cup to drink with them.
When everyone saw this, they also picked up their wine glasses.
but.
Everyone looked at Li Ziyu, and everyone had a worried look on their face.
Shu is the territory of the King of Shu. Even in the time of the previous emperor, there was a tendency in Shu to obey orders but not announcements. Today, the idea that the King of Shu might rebel is something that many students would quietly mention from time to time.
Many officials who went there in recent years either returned to Beijing in disgrace or died suddenly. It was extremely dangerous!
As a result, many officials would often shy away when they heard about Shu, and were unwilling to go there no matter how much the cost.
"That being said, but..." Wei Zijian looked at Li Ziyu, but when the words came to his lips, he sighed.
Liu Sanbai also frowned and said, "Not all the people in Shu have gone back. Aren't An Zhang and the others not going?"
Li Ziyu smiled slightly: "That's my hometown, it's like a place where wolves, tigers and leopards gather. Everyone knows that I, Li Ziyu, am in a bad mood, but now I am more open-minded than you. Moreover, I am back to my hometown to be a parent official, which is better than Sanbai's inability to return to his hometown. And I don't have to travel across the ocean like Liu Xuan, An Ming and you guys."
Zuo Shaoweng looked at Li Ziyu, smiled and said, "Ziyu, let me toast you."
Everything is implied.
Zuo Shaoweng speaks very little when dealing with people and things, because he sees things most clearly.
Li Ziyu had already made up his mind to leave, and Zuo Shaoweng knew there was no need to persuade him any further.
Li Ziyu smiled brightly.
But at this moment.
"When I went upstairs, I heard you all talking about how dangerous Shu was. Did you guys misunderstand something?"
When Yan Shu and others heard this, they were all stunned and looked towards the stairs beside them.
I saw that the person coming up was a woman, but she was wearing a black and red men's suit and had a bun on her hair. She was dressed like a man, but her face was like a white fox, very charming and beautiful.
He was accompanied by two followers, a man and a woman. The man was handsome and frivolous, with a knife hanging from his waist. He was a swordsman.
There is a scar on the woman's face. Although it cannot be said to be ugly, it cannot be called beautiful either.
When Yan Shu saw the leading woman, he immediately bowed and said, "Greetings to Her Royal Highness the Princess."
After hearing this, everyone looked at Yan Shu, then turned their eyes to the beautiful woman.
Your Highness
There is only one princess in the capital city now, and that is Xia Tingyu, the daughter of King Shu.
In addition, the woman's appearance was exactly the same as the one in the rumors, so it was natural to immediately understand the identity of the visitor.
Immediately!
Zuo Shaoweng and others all bowed and saluted towards Xia Tingyu.
The people at the nearby tables naturally heard what Yan Shu and others called the newcomer. After being startled, they immediately bowed to Xia Tingyu.
Xia Tingyu was very casual. After gently waving her hand, she smiled slightly and said, "No need to be polite."
After saying that, he glanced at Yan Shu, then at Li Ziyu: "Mi Wanjun's nephew?"
Li Ziyu looked at Xia Tingyu, bowed calmly and said, "Yes."
Xia Tingyu smiled and said, "It's okay. Mi Wanjun only scolded you when he mentioned you. I don't know why he was angry. I heard about what happened between you two. I think he should thank you. When it comes to you, you generously admitted it. The difference is obvious. Just for this, I will scold you back later."
Xia Tingyu walked to the table, glanced at Yan Shu and the others with her fox eyes, and asked, "Shall we share a table?"
When everyone heard this, no one dared to disagree and naturally took a step back.
Xia Tingyu was not polite. After she sat down, the woman with the scar on her face immediately handed the chopsticks to her. Then, after seeing Xia Tingyu take a bite of the dish, she said, "I remember you were going to be the magistrate of a county in Nanshan County?"
Li Ziyu nodded: "Yes."
Xia Tingyu nodded: "It's a bit remote there, and it's bordered by foreign tribes, but it's okay. My father has had good talks with the barbarians in the mountains over the years, so there's no need to worry about being invaded by foreign tribes. Apart from that, there's nothing else. How can you say that about our Shu country and still want to stop Li Ziyu from going back?"
Li Ziyu said: "Your Highness has misunderstood. You are trying to dissuade me because you are reluctant to leave. After all, I am going there alone, and the journey is long. My classmates and friends are reluctant to let me go."
Xia Tingyu nodded: "The friendship between classmates, I understand!"
But after saying that, Xia Tingyu seemed to be indifferent to the matter. He turned his head to look at some of the verses below the poem he wrote hanging on the wall. Although those sentences were neat, they were not the best after all. So Xia Tingyu said, "I happened to pass by here today and remembered the poem I left here before. It was said that many people took up the next sentence, so I came up to take a look."
At this point, Xia Tingyu looked at Yan Shu and said, "Why don't you add a stroke, Mr. Zhuangyuan? Do you think my writing is not good enough?"
As she said this, Xia Tingyu's foxy eyes blinked a few times. Although there was no other expression, she seemed to be born with a charming figure. Just like that, she exuded a kind of charm.
Yan Shu took a step back and bowed, "Your Highness, I am not very talented and learned. I came here today because I saw your poem, 'Idle as busy, butterflies fly over the pink wall in pairs. Busy as idle, egrets stand on the beach when hungry.' I just thought it was strange and had a deep meaning. I have been thinking about it with my friends for a long time, but I really can't think of a short song that can be matched, so please forgive me, Your Highness."
Xia Tingyu smiled slightly when he heard this.
Yan Shu's words sounded simple, but in fact they had helped Zuo Shaoweng and others to get away with it, because he and his friends had thought about that sentence for a long time.
and
He praised Xia Tingyu calmly.
only
Even if Xia Tingyu heard it, she ignored it. After all, she didn't think of doing anything to others, but targeting you, Yan Shu, so she continued: "When I saw you in the Imperial College before, I felt that you were too modest. You are obviously very talented, but you don't show off. What I said is just an ordinary drinking game. How can you, the No. 1 scholar, not respond? Or are you going to reject me again?"
At the end, there was a hint of pathetic tone in Xia Tingyu's words.
Hearing this, Zuo Shaoweng and others looked at Xia Tingyu. Everyone could tell that Xia Tingyu was forcing Yan Shu.
About the matter between Yan Shu and this princess.
Everyone has actually heard of it.
It is said that a few days ago, when the princess visited the Imperial College, she met Yan Shu because Yan Shu was helping Xun Kuang to dry books.
Unexpectedly, this princess who had been wandering around the capital and doing whatever she wanted, expressed her desire for Yan Shu to be her aide the moment she saw him.
And Yan Shu naturally refused.
This made Her Royal Highness the Princess very embarrassed.
This is obviously done intentionally.
However, Yan Shu looked at Xia Tingyu. He had heard from Xun Kuang and Mu Xu about this princess.
Xun Kuang said, "She's very pretty, but if you see her, run away. If you can't run away, don't let her get entangled with you."
Mu Xu didn't say anything, he just looked at him and said, "Shu, just run away when you see me. I'm tired of talking to that kid."
Now
Yan Shu was helpless for a moment, and he also understood what his two teachers meant. But looking at Xia Tingyu, Yan Shu thought for a while and said: "Movement is like stillness, the vast blue lake is like a clear mirror. Stillness is like movement, the shadow of the long bridge follows the wine flag."
Hearing this little song by Yan Shu.
Everyone was slightly startled, and then all looked at the short order written by Her Royal Highness the Princess on the wall.
Her Royal Highness's words, 'Idle as if busy, butterflies fly over the pink wall in pairs; busy as if idle, egrets stand on the small beach when hungry', look simple, but actually have a deep meaning!
The first and third sentences have three words, and the second and fourth sentences have seven words. The first and second sentences have one rhyme, and the third and fourth sentences have another rhyme.
The most important thing is that the three in the third sentence is the three in the first sentence, which is like going around from the beginning to the end.
Especially the images of butterflies, fish and egrets in the poem are vivid, and combined with the whole text, they are quite Zen!
So, it can be called a miracle!
Think back to what Yan Shu just said, "movement and stillness" is opposite to "busy and idle".
'Jiangtan' and 'wine flags' are also common images.
Not only is it extremely neat, but it is also equally good in terms of artistic conception.
And if you carefully read the following sentences written by those in the poem "Her Royal Highness the Princess", in comparison, Yan Shu's sentence is far better than those others.
Especially Yan Shu, who just saw it. Just when Yan Shu and others came in, Yan Shu saw this sentence, and everyone knew it.
In such a short time, such a strange sentence was produced.
Worthy of being the top scholar!
Everyone looked at Yan Shu with bright eyes full of admiration.
Even Zuo Shaoweng and others, after carefully thinking about it, looked at Yan Shu and smiled slightly.
Xia Tingyu narrowed his foxy eyes slightly, looked at Yan Shu and said, "So you can do it. That's why I didn't expect it just now. I did it on purpose. You are worthy of being the top scholar. You rejected me again and again."
Hearing this, everyone looked at Xia Tingyu.
Among them, Zuo Shaoweng wanted to help Yan Shu.
But Yan Shu said with an apologetic look, "It's not a rejection, it's just respect. Yan Shu was born in a humble family, and it was a fluke that he could get the top prize. The princess invited me, and Yan Shu was extremely terrified, but he knew that his status and talent were not worthy of it, so he refused because he respected the princess. Today, the princess asked me to answer the next sentence, and Yan Shu was wrong. The mistake was that I didn't explain the reason at the beginning. Today, I was seeing off a friend, and I was depressed, so I didn't have the elegance to think of poetry. I didn't have the intention, but I forced myself to answer the poem. This is disrespectful, so I said that, please forgive me, princess."
Xia Tingyu raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, but still said: "You have already said it, what else can I say. However, I remember there is a saying that the wind starts from the tip of the green duckweed, and the waves are formed from the ripples. You said that you were born in a humble family, but many people in the court were born in humble families, even the old Grand Tutor Su was born in a humble family, so I said that I was attracted by your humble family background, so I invited you, you want to..."
Just when Xia Tingyu said this.
I heard a child's voice downstairs: "Manager Zhao! Manager Zhao! I'm here!"
Hearing this familiar voice, Xia Tingyu was stunned for a moment, turned back to look at the restaurant entrance, and immediately recognized the child who entered the restaurant: "Su Zhaoxin?"
When Xia Tingyu recognized Su Zhaoxin, he was stunned for a moment.
Because right behind Su Zhaoxin, there was a woman holding the hand of a child. The woman was very pretty, especially with a charming smile on her face. That smile was so refreshing that one could not take their eyes off her.
Su Changan?
Xia Tingyu immediately thought of someone.
And the people around Xia Tingyu, such as Yan Shu and Zuo Shaoweng, were stunned when they saw the people coming in, and then a look of hesitation appeared on their faces, looking at each other.
Notice the changes in these people's expressions.
Xia Tingyu became even more certain that it was Su Changan. After all, it was obvious that he was hesitating whether to go down to pay his respects. After all, the Queen was obviously strolling around and didn't want anyone to know her identity.
only
Xia Tingyu looked at Su Changan with his foxy eyes. After sizing him up and down, he muttered to himself, "She really deserves to be number one on the Rouge List. My sister is so lucky to have such a beautiful woman."
but.
Finally I see you!
Thinking of this, Xia Tingyu didn't say anything more to Yan Shu. It wasn't that he came up here to see his poems or something. Xia Tingyu didn't care about that kind of thing. He just came up here to see Yan Shu because he passed by and heard people around him say that Yan Shu was there, so he came up here on purpose.
But now
Compared with Yan Shu, Xia Tingyu knew clearly which was more important when the queen who had refused to see her many times came.
therefore
Xia Tingyu just walked straight towards Su Changan.
As for Yan Shu’s matter, let’s put it aside for now.
On Su Changan's side, he was watching Su Wan'er scolding Su Zhaoxin who was making a lot of noise, and he was smiling as he stood aside.
Just after feeling something
He couldn't help but look up to the second floor and saw Yan Shu and the others were there. Before Su Changan could greet them with a smile, he noticed Xia Tingyu coming downstairs.
"It's the Princess of Shu Palace, Xia Tingyu." Yan Ruyu also noticed Xia Tingyu at this time, so she whispered in Su Changan's ear.
As she said this, Yan Ruyu looked at the two people who followed Xia Tingyu down the stairs.
Hearing this, Su Changan frowned. He really didn't expect that he would meet this person when he was hungry after walking out for a walk today and came in to have a meal.
And now.
Su Zhaoxin also saw Xia Tingyu.
This fox-faced woman had dealt a heavy blow to Su Zhaoxin, so Su Zhaoxin had always remembered her. Therefore, when he saw the woman coming towards them in high spirits,
Su Zhaoxin looked at Su Changan and frowned.
He immediately put his sister behind Mao Mao and walked towards Xia Tingyu. He was now prepared.
only
Just as Su Zhaoxin was looking at Xia Tingyu, he hadn't said anything yet.
Xia Tingyu looked at Su Zhaoxin, as if he had guessed what he would say, and said, "Shh, don't talk. I'm in a good mood today, so I don't bother to bully you, little thing."
Su Zhaoxin didn't react for a moment and was a little stunned.
But after Xia Tingyu finished speaking, she came to Su Changan and said directly with a happy face: "Sister, what reason are you going to find to refuse to see me today?"
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(End of this chapter)
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