Chapter 17 The Empress is, after all, a girl
Su Changan saw Yan Ruyu's serious expression and wondered if this was an oral instruction or something.
Yan Ruyu immediately said, "Your Majesty means that he wants you to participate in this early winter poetry competition. It would be best if you can win the first prize. Even if you can't win, you still have to stand out."
"?" Su Changan looked at Yan Ruyu in confusion.
Early Winter Poetry Festival
According to what Su Changan knew, it was a poetry meeting held by the Imperial College.
Such poetry meetings are held twice a year. One is on the night of the Lantern Festival, which is called the Lantern Festival Poetry Meeting.
Another time is held in autumn and into winter.
There wouldn't be any big shots from the court coming to the poetry gathering. It would just be a poetry gathering for the talented men and beautiful women currently in the capital.
Anyone who is educated can participate.
However, if that were the case, the number of people attending the poetry reading would become a little chaotic, so apart from the men and women who had been invited by the Imperial College, other scholars who wanted to participate would have to take a small test.
After all, it was a poetry gathering, so the assessment was actually just one had to write a poem and give it to the person in charge of assessment at the Imperial College at the door.
Because of the three poems mentioned earlier, Su Changan had heard about what would happen if she went to the Early Winter Poetry Festival, so she asked about the Early Winter Poetry Festival out of curiosity, and it was Yan Ruyu who told her all this.
but
Su Changan is not interested!
Especially when he thought about going to a place where there would be a lot of people, he didn't want to go even more!
One is to save your life!
After all, even though he has been quiet for a few days now, he never knows when a bowl of poison or a dagger might suddenly come and stab him.
Next, I’m afraid of being discovered!
Staying at home and rarely going out is the best way to avoid being discovered that you are dressed as a woman.
so.
Why go to the early winter poetry reading?
If you really want to welcome winter, why not eat hotpot at home and eat mutton hotpot?
This is what we should do in winter, why write poetry!
So vulgar!
Yan Ruyu looked at Su Changan and immediately continued, "His Majesty also said that if you don't go, he will let me give you this letter."
Talking.
Yan Ruyu carefully took out a letter from her arms and handed it to Su Changan.
Su Changan took it and opened it directly.
…
"Hehe, you really dare to read this letter! The moment you open the letter, it means you don't plan to go! You are very good at writing poems to seduce girls all over the city, and I asked you to go to the poetry reading to make me proud, but you dare not go! Do you want me to settle the score with you personally?"
"You have to go!!! You don't need to worry about your safety! If you don't go, you will bear the consequences! I haven't settled the score with you for hurting me that night!!"
"Finally, don't flirt with the ladies at the poetry gathering, or you'll be in trouble! Don't even look at them for once!"
…
Look at the content of the letter.
Su Changan didn't know how to complain, but after thinking about it, she just wanted to sigh.
Even if she is an empress, she is still a young girl in love.
Oh, my damn charm!!
But what does it mean to hurt?
I didn't do anything that night!
While thinking this, he recalled that when he was chatting with the empress in the palace before, the empress always showed her unreasonable side, which made Su Changan have to coax her every time.
Yan Ruyu watched Su Changan put the letter away and put it in his arms, then continued, "His Majesty said that after you read this letter, you will definitely go. Let me tell you the second thing directly."
Su Changan looked at Yan Ruyu helplessly.
Yan Ruyu also continued, "His Majesty said that you should go and pay a visit to Old Master Su."
Hearing this, Su Changan was stunned for a moment.
About meeting old master Su.
In fact, Su Changan planned to go there on the first day of moving into the Su Mansion.
But the old master just said no.
He planned to go the next day, but early in the morning Su Liu told Su Changan that he didn't need to go to the old man for the time being. The old man understood his kindness and asked him to take good care of his health in Yimeiyuan.
So until now.
In fact, Su Changan had never met Old Master Su.
Moreover, in the huge Su Mansion, among the elders, only three people, Su Zimu, Su Liushi, and Su Zifeng, had been seen, and the others had never been seen.
"Grand Master, you will meet us this time." Yan Ruyu naturally knew these things, so she spoke.
Su Changan nodded, then asked, "Anything else?"
Yan Ruyu shook her head: "These are the only two things His Majesty asked me to do. The other things are some things about you that have been circulating in the capital these days."
Su Changan asked: "My business?"
then
Yan Ruyu naturally told Su Changan everything about the recent events in the capital.
But the fact is, Yan Ruyu knew about this since these things started happening.
It was just because she was afraid of disturbing Su Changan's life. Without the order of His Majesty, Yan Ruyu had the news blocked so that Su Changan would not know about these bad things.
But this time when she entered the palace, she received the order from His Majesty and was ordered that these things must not be concealed from Su Changan, so Yan Ruyu came out on a tray.
After listening to Yan Ruyu's words, Su Changan picked up the remaining dried fruit and threw it into his mouth: "That's all?"
Yan Ruyu looked at Su Changan in surprise. She had a lot of comforting words in her mind but didn't know whether she should say them out loud.
"The lethality is too low." Su Changan sighed.
Originally, Su Changan was thinking that some rumors would be spread about him.
result
Good job!
Except for the matter of the illegitimate daughter.
Everything else about feelings is the truth!
That's just a rumor.
It has absolutely no lethality at all.
Compared with those marketing accounts in the previous life, they are so different.
Adding some fake explosive content to a real story is called spreading rumors and destroying your own reputation.
Oh, too weak!
While thinking this, Su Changan stood up and looked at the large tank of solidified chocolate beside him.
It looks like it will take at least a few hours to fix the water tank like this. Calculated by the hours, it will probably take at least three or four hours to make it absolutely safe.
There is nothing to do again.
"Miss Chang'an, are you okay?" Yan Ruyu looked at Su Chang'an who didn't say anything, and spoke immediately.
Su Changan spoke directly: "I was wondering, should we sit here and wait for the chocolate to be ready, or go and pay a visit to Old Master Su."
Hearing this, Yan Ruyu showed a look of surprise again, but just before she opened her mouth, she laughed at herself and said, "Let's wait for the young lady to decide."
Yan Ruyu also knew that she was worrying too much. After meeting this woman for a few days, she had no airs and was always full of wonderful ideas. She didn't care about others knowing her background at all. She didn't care about what others would say.
So, very good.
No wonder His Majesty said, "That person wouldn't care about these things, and at this level, she probably wouldn't bother to say a few more words."
It turns out that His Majesty understands you.
Yan Ruyu thought so in her heart.
Su Changan thought for a moment and said, "Let's go and pay our respects to Old Master Su. After all, it will take several hours to get here, and it's boring to just sit there."
Yan Ruyu naturally didn't say much.
Mao Mao didn't care at all. She just followed Su Changan wherever he went.
However, Maomao wrote down everything that people outside said about what happened to Su Changan.
But I decided
Su Changan was in a dilemma again: "What do you think we should bring? The old man obviously has everything he needs. How about you go to the ice cellar and get a frozen rabbit? I'll stir-fry it and bring it over. Didn't he say it was delicious after eating it last time I brought it over? Or something else?"
"We don't take anything. We eat and live in other people's houses. It's impolite."
…
final.
Su Changan decided to fry a rabbit and take it over.
After all, gifts are about the thought that goes into them.
So, Su Changan, Yan Ruyu and Maomao naturally walked towards the courtyard of Old Master Su.
After all, winter has arrived.
So even though the sun was warm this afternoon, the slight chill in the wind made Su Changan shiver despite his thin clothes.
It made her secretly decide to put on some thick clothes!
To avoid rheumatism or something like that, which would be a real pain.
However, looking at the flowers in the gardens that were grown by professional flower growers, they were still trying hard to bloom and compete with each other in beauty even in such weather.
The first thing that came to Su Changan’s mind was that these people were really capable and worked very hard.
but
The next thing that came to mind was.
Why don’t I try making soap or something? Maybe I can even develop a perfume.
It’s not that I want to use it myself, but I’m really bored every day, so I just wanted to give it a try.
Su Changan and others are coming to pay a visit.
Before they set out, Yan Ruyu asked someone to inform Old Master Su.
Until the three of them arrived at the gate of Master Su’s courtyard.
Then I saw Su Liu was already waiting there.
After spending a few days with Su Chang'an, Su Liu also liked this "daughter" very much. She felt that although Su Chang'an was a little strange sometimes, they somehow got along well.
There are always some people who you like at first sight, and you can’t explain it to them.
This is probably the reason.
Su Liu led the way.
All the way to the outside of the old master's study.
Maomao and Yan Ruyu stayed outside and did not follow Su Changan into the study to pay their respects to the old tutor.
And Su Changan was not worried at all.
After all, I'm just meeting an elder.
"Old Master." After entering the room, Su Changan looked at the old man sitting on the chair and immediately bowed to greet him.
Although Su Chang'an is now seen as a girl by others, she is also a scholar. It is more appropriate for her to bow to the world-renowned scholar, Old Master Su.
Old Master Su looked at Su Changan and said with a smile: "You have lived in my Su Mansion for these days, and everyone knows that you are my granddaughter. Now that you are here, I can't bear for you to call me grandpa?"
Hearing this, Su Liu was about to remind Su Changan.
Su Changan immediately bowed again: "Granddaughter, meet grandpa."
This time, it is a gift from the younger generation to the elder generation.
Although Su Changan felt a little uncomfortable with this granddaughter calling herself that, there was nothing he could do.
The more Su Liu looked at Su Changan, the more she liked him.
Old Master Su was delighted. No matter whether he was a relative or not, just thinking of Su Chang'an's lovely appearance and hearing him call him like that made him happy.
"This is the rabbit meat that grandson brought for grandpa." Su Changan put the food box on the table and opened it, and the fragrance wafted out.
Old Master Su glanced at Su Liushi.
Su Liu naturally understood, so she took the food box, asked Su Changan to sit down, and left.
"You are not the queen yet, so I won't stand up and salute you. Anyway, I will salute you every time I see you in the future." Old Master Su said as he looked at me.
Su Changan immediately said, "You're joking. Thanks to you, I'm safe."
Old Master Su immediately smiled and said, "I heard that you just brought some food over. What kind of food do you want to make?"
Su Changan nodded: "Make some snacks and send some to you when they are ready. However, they are a little sweet, I don't know if they suit your taste."
Old Master Su glanced at the tea brewing on the small stove and motioned for Su Changan to pour it himself.
After Su Changan poured tea for Old Master Su, he poured himself a cup.
Old Master Su saw it all, but didn't say much. He just said, "I'm old and can't eat that anymore. The rabbit meat you sent last time tasted good, but it was a bit spicy, so I can't eat much."
Su Changan immediately said, "Then let me prepare some light food and send it over another day?"
Old Master Su smiled even more: "Good."
Su Changan chuckled.
Old Master Su took a sip of his tea and said, "I read the article you gave to Wan'er. It's very good. But you wrote some of the words and sentences in it, but you didn't finish them. You only wrote one or two sentences. It's really torture for those of us who saw it."
Su Changan immediately said embarrassedly: "If you want to read it, I'll write the whole article and send it to you."
Old Master Su immediately said, "Write it all down before you leave."
Su Changan immediately responded: "Okay."
Old Master Su smiled again, then took a sip of tea and said, "Your Majesty should be aware of your current situation. There are many obstacles to marrying you, but you can overcome them. However, in order to marry you, Your Majesty gave up a lot, but it's nothing. There are gains and losses, and I have no regrets. This is the most enjoyable thing in the world."
"Your Majesty, I watched her grow up. I have never seen her like that night. If the late emperor saw what Your Majesty did to marry you, he would probably drink a few sips of wine and say that his daughter has grown up."
At this point, the old Master Su smiled awkwardly: "I am too talkative, and it was a bit disrespectful. But I won't tell you about how much His Majesty has done for you, and you must not let His Majesty down. Such nonsense is too vulgar, and I am too lazy to say it."
"I have checked what kind of person you are. Someone has reported your every word and action these days to me. You are very good. You are worthy of His Majesty's need for you, so you don't need to think about other things. The position of Queen looks powerful, being the mother of a country. But in the final analysis, it is just like some women being the mistress of a family, taking care of more things and taking on more responsibilities. When you think about it carefully, it is nothing."
"I see that you are qualified to sit in this position. If you can't, there is still an old man like me to support you. So, you don't need to feel any burden in your heart. Don't be afraid of those outside who want to harm you and destroy you. I am not dead yet, and the other people who were left by the late emperor to help your majesty are not dead either."
After hearing this, Su Changan knew that it was reasonable and logical for him to perform the salute.
But just as he stood up, he saw Old Master Su waving his hand and saying, "There is no such rule. These words are just the nagging of an old man like me. You have heard them, so there is no need to take them to heart."
Su Changan nodded after hearing this, but still stood up and helped Old Master Su pour tea into the cup.
Old Master Su picked up the teacup and took another sip, then said, "Before you came, I wanted to say a lot more than what I just said, but seeing that you are so sensible, I won't say anything. But there is one thing, the early winter poetry meeting, His Majesty should have told you about it."
Su Changan nodded: "Commander Yan just told me that I will go there the day after tomorrow, but I don't know if I can win the championship."
Old Master Su smiled and said, "Han'er was the champion last year, but this girl is stubborn and can't change her mind when studying. She always reads books mechanically. I have taught her a lot and said a lot, but she just can't change her mind. For example, when you said that the clouds resemble clothes and the flowers resemble faces, she couldn't think of such a wonderful word to describe a woman. The most she can think of is such a vulgar phrase as low eyebrows, gentle water, and shy lotus."
"People who only read books are like this! That's why even that girl won the first place in the poetry competition. If you go, you can easily win first place. As for those other kids, they are just like that. Of course, I'm not talking about my second granddaughter. That girl has her own strengths. She is very good at annotating scriptures and poems. I am not as good as her."
Su Changan listened to the old master's words and was about to say something.
The old master immediately started a new topic: "Have you heard about what's going on outside?"
Su Changan nodded: "I also heard from Commander Yan."
Old Master Su smiled and asked, "Are you angry?"
Su Changan shook his head: "There's nothing to be angry about. After all, what I said was the truth. I am indeed a country girl, and my family has all left. I am actually confused about how I have come to this point today."
Old Master Su looked at Su Changan and asked, "Don't you feel inferior when your life story is told by so many people?"
Su Changan chuckled, "Speaking of envy, I do have it. After all, I've experienced hunger. Those kids from good families may never know what it's like to be hungry in their entire lives. But, if you want to talk about inferiority complex, you should check all my stories."
Old Master Su did not hide it and nodded.
Su Changan thought that he must have been investigated as well. After all, a person who suddenly appeared was going to be the queen. This person seemed to be someone who was truly kind to the empress. How could he not be investigated?
Moreover, this approachable and powerful person in the court seemed to be sincere to him, so Su Changan did not hide it: "Yandi was ravaged by war, so my mother and brother took me here. On the way, my mother always said that I should not have been born, so that I would not suffer. My brother always said that he harmed me, because if he had the ability, he would not let me suffer. Just these two sentences from the two of them are better than anything else. So, if you want to say that you are inferior, I really don’t. I am quite proud because I have such a mother and brother."
Old Master Su smiled.
The heart is like flowers and trees, growing towards the sun.
A rare person.
It is better than expected. Your Majesty’s vision is as good as that of the late emperor!!
Old Master Su said, "You are tired. Just write down those poems and go back. If you want to visit me next time, just come directly."
Su Changan stood up and didn't say anything polite.
I wrote down all the poems that I mentioned in the article I wrote to Su Wan'er today.
In the first few poems, while Master Su was watching, his expression changed slightly, but after writing "The clouds resemble clothes and the flowers resemble face",
Old Master Su recited softly: "If we had not met on the top of the Jade Mountain, we would have met under the moon on the Jade Terrace."
After saying that, he sighed: "In my mind, I have been writing lyrics for the second half of "The Clouds Think of Clothes, the Flowers Think of Beauty", but none of them are as good as yours. After all, I am just an ordinary person."
After saying this, Old Master Su frowned again, looked at Su Changan and scolded with a smile: "Go back and practice calligraphy. Your uncle has sent you some pens and ink, so practice diligently. Such a beautiful girl like Hua Xiangrong, but her handwriting is so unsightly, aren't you ashamed of yourself!"
Su Changan curled his lips. He had a good impression of this old man since he entered the room. In his heart, he felt that he was worthy of being a Grand Tutor. His temperament, his speech, and his...
but.
How can words be so hurtful!
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PS: Don’t overdo it! Please, you must catch up on your studies. You must catch up on your studies. It is really, really important. It is related to your future grades! Ah!!!
(End of this chapter)
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