"Chen Ge, are you here to see me?"
Chen Ge was just worrying about how to get in when he suddenly heard Ouyang Qingqing's voice. He was overjoyed and grabbed her hand and walked towards the Ouyang Mansion: "Take me to see your father quickly."
Ouyang Qingqing looked at the hand that Chen Ge was holding tightly, and smiled brightly...
The Ouyang Mansion covers a larger area than the Chen Mansion and has a more complicated layout. There is an archway here and a courtyard there. Chen Ge was confused when he entered. May I ask where the road is?
Chen Ge let go of Ouyang Qingqing's hand with a slight embarrassment. "It was a moment of urgency, please don't blame me. Is your father home? I have something important to talk to him about, and it might be too late if I'm late."
"Humph! Weren't you quite bold yesterday? You even dared to touch me despite being punched and kicked. Why are you being so timid today? Now that you know who I am, are you giving in?"
Ouyang Qingqing wrinkled her nose and said in surprise, "You are a scholar ranked outside the top 50. What important matter could you have with my father? Could it be that you heard that the palace examination is about to begin and want to cheat with my father?"
Chen Ge faintly heard the arrogance and dissatisfaction in Ouyang Qingqing's words. Could it be that the little bully is a man who is flamboyant on the outside but loving on the inside?
"Admitting defeat? What a joke! To die beneath the peony flowers is to be a romantic ghost. Anyway, I won't suffer any loss, so why should I be afraid!" Chen Ge took Ouyang Qingqing's arm and leaned close to her ear, whispering, "I'm just afraid that you'll beat me to death before I can have a romantic night."
"Hahaha! If you dare to bully me, I will beat you up!" Ouyang Qingqing shook her white and tender little fist and smiled at Chen Ge.
It is impossible to describe the picturesque beauty of the fairy, and it is impossible to express the tenderness like water.
"Go here, go here, and then go here..." With Ouyang Qingqing leading the way, Chen Ge soon arrived in front of a three-story building. The plaque on the gate read "Lang Tao Sha".
Chen Ge raised his head and looked upwards, and saw several familiar song titles. He understood in his heart that some of the records in unofficial history were not groundless.
The unofficial history "Two or Three Romantic Affair of Ouyang Xiu" records: Ouyang Xiu lived in a three-story building with carved beams and painted rafters. The building was roughly divided into three parts, and the names were also very interesting.
The first floor of Langtaosha mainly includes: living room, tea room, study. It is a place for office and reception. People that Ouyang Xiu dislikes can only stay here.
The second floor is facing Jiangxian and mainly includes: dining hall, balcony, chess room, piano room and guest room. It is the place where Ouyang Xiu met friends, wrote articles and expressed his lofty ambitions. Only the great men of the Song Dynasty could come here.
The third floor, Yulouchun, mainly includes: bedroom, stage, hammock, bathtub, red gauze curtain, etc. It is the place where Ouyang Xiu listened to music, watched plays, and indulged in sensual pleasures. Only people with "similar interests" are allowed to come here.
The story mainly takes place on the third floor, and in rare cases the second floor is also crowded. The complexity of the characters and the twists and turns of the plot are beyond words.
Chen Ge couldn't help but sigh, the ancients really knew how to have fun!
"What on earth do you want to talk to my dad about? You're so mysterious. What is there that I shouldn't know?" Ouyang Qingqing complained as she pulled Chen Ge into the small building.
There are hidden ground heating systems between the walls, making the room as warm as spring.
Upon entering the hall, the faint scent of sandalwood permeated the air. The interior decoration was also extremely luxurious. Flowers carved from gold bloomed enchantingly among the white stones. In the corner, a small rockery bonsai depicted a scene of flowing wine cups on a winding stream... and there were many other similar decorations.
What is most commendable is that the room is luxurious yet unconventional, with the porch and hallway stretching to the north and south, and the arrangement of tables and chairs in the room giving people a natural and freehand feeling.
Chen Ge finally got to see what a wealthy, cultured person looked like.
"Sit here for a while, I'll go call daddy down."
After a while, Ouyang Qingqing came down with a vigorous old man. Yes, Ouyang Xiu was already sixty years old now.
"Student Chen Zizhen greets Master Ouyang!" Chen Ge quickly stood up and bowed respectfully to Ouyang Xiuxing.
"Sit down!" Ouyang Xiu nodded and looked carefully at the young man who was praised by his daughter. How capable could a scholar who couldn't even make it into the top 50 be? Could it be because he was handsome?
Ouyang Xiu didn't sit down, so Chen Ge naturally couldn't sit down either. He secretly looked at this famous historical and cultural figure of the Northern Song Dynasty in front of him.
Ouyang Xiu was wearing an ink-black satin robe, with a purple hollow hibiscus flower edging visible inside. His thick black hair was tied up with a warm jade hairpin. The handsome old man looked a little unruly, but the brilliance that inadvertently flashed in his eyes made people dare not underestimate him.
This is the second famous person in history that I have met besides Wang Rong. This person is especially well-known to everyone. "The Drunken Old Man Pavilion" has always been required to be memorized in its entirety.
A leading figure in the Northern Song Dynasty literary world, a top-ten employee with exceptional professional skills, he was a true "Qilima" and the "Greatest Bole of the Song Dynasty." The imperial examination he presided over in the second year of the Jiayou reign was widely considered the best in a thousand years, and the candidates he admitted were of truly exceptional caliber.
There are three of the Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties, Su Shi, Su Zhe, and Zeng Gong; there is the great thinker Zhang Zai who shouted out the "Four Sentences of Hengqu"; there are the founders of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, Cheng Hao and Cheng Xi who were involved in "Standing in the Snow for Cheng's Door"; there are nine people who served as prime ministers of the Northern Song Dynasty, Wang Shao, Zheng Yong, Liang Tao, Lu Huiqing, Su Zhe, Lin Xi, Zeng Bu, Zhang Xu, and Zhang Dun; there are as many as 24 people who are qualified to have biographies included in "History of the Song Dynasty".
In the court, many rising stars were Ouyang Xiu's students. If he became Ouyang Xiu's son-in-law, wouldn't it be...
For a moment, countless thoughts flooded Chen Ge's mind.
Both of them remained silent, and the situation was a little awkward.
"Ahem, Zizheng, what's the important matter that brings you to see me?" Ouyang Xiu asked with a cough when he saw Chen Ge was stunned.
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