Chapter 1206: Bamboo
Just then, they turned their heads inadvertently and saw a person standing on the side of the path.
He was a man who looked like a student. He was also wearing the same gray-white gown as the other person and his hair was wrapped in a square scarf. However, he did not walk out like the other students. Instead, he stood in front of a clump of bamboo.
Zhu Chengxuan said: "Let's go ask him."
After saying that, he and Li Bushang walked towards that direction.
As I got closer, I saw that the student was actually staring at the bamboo clump in a daze, mumbling to himself:
"Study things, study things... But how do I study this bamboo?"
There were also some students passing by, and when they saw him like this, they all talked about it -
"Look at that fool, he's chopping bamboo again."
"The Master's words alone have made him possessed by the devil."
"What's so good about bamboo?"
"That's right. The world is in chaos right now. What's the point of just reading books? We should discuss current affairs more."
…
The man was so absorbed in his thoughts that he ignored the discussions of the people around him and didn't even notice Zhu Chengxuan and the others approaching.
After everyone around had left, Zhu Chengxuan stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Brother."
“…”
The man was startled when he suddenly heard someone talking and turned to look at him.
The man was probably in his early twenties and looked very thin. He was wearing a gray-white suit of clothes that looked like clothes hung on a bamboo pole. His brows were furrowed, his face was flushed, and he looked very troubled.
He looked at Zhu Chengxuan, his expression still a little dazed: "You, called me?"
Zhu Chengxuan said, "Excuse me, brother. I came to the Bamboo Academy to observe."
"Observe..."
"Yes, I would like to ask, where is the teacher in your academy?"
"Master?"
When the man heard these two words, he was stunned for a moment, then muttered, "Master, Master asked me to study things, but how should I study this bamboo? How should I study it?"
He muttered to himself, then turned his head and began to look at the clump of bamboo in worry.
Zhu Chengxuan suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
Li Bushang, who was standing behind him, knew as soon as he saw this that this was a nerd who had become stupid because of reading too much.
He was a little impatient and wanted to look around, but he saw Zhu Chengxuan quietly standing beside the man. He listened to him mumbling for a while, and suddenly said, "Brother, your teacher asked you to come and pick bamboo. Did you get anything out of it?"
The man's eyes became more and more confused, his face turned red, and beads of sweat dripped from his forehead.
He said, "I, I can't figure it out. This bamboo is just like this. I've been watching it for a few days, and it's always like this. It doesn't change. What can I do?"
Zhu Chengxuan thought for a moment and said, "Of course bamboo won't change."
The man turned to look at him and said, "What did you say?"
Zhu Chengxuan said, "I say, the bamboo is here, it is here, it is just like this. No matter how many people come to see it, it will remain the same. Brother, if you only try to figure out the bamboo like this, you won't get anything out of it."
When the man heard what he said, his brows twisted into a knot.
"Then tell me, what should I do? How should I cut this bamboo?"
Zhu Chengxuan thought for a moment, then walked around the bamboo bush for a few more steps before saying, "The bamboo remains unchanged, and so do all things. The only thing that changes is the human heart."
"Human heart?"
"Yes, everything is born from the mind."
“…”
"Brother, what you want to fight is the bamboo in your heart."
"The bamboo in my heart?"
The man muttered this several times, then suddenly his eyes lit up. He looked up at Zhu Chengxuan and said, "You're right, you're right. If the heart doesn't change, everything else will. Only when the heart is covered with dust, the bamboo will no longer be the same bamboo! You're absolutely right!"
He was so happy that he grabbed Zhu Chengxuan's hand and shook it vigorously: "That's it! That's it!"
Zhu Chengxuan was also frightened by the man's sudden enthusiasm. He didn't know what he said was right. In fact, he just wanted to talk to him.
Seeing that the man had spoken, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Brother, I have something to ask you, I--"
But he had only said half of his words when he suddenly felt the hands holding his stiffen.
Then, the student's face suddenly turned red, his eyes became wide open, sweat started to pour out like beads from a broken string, and his whole body began to twitch.
Zhu Chengxuan was frightened by him and said, "Brother, what's wrong with you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the man suddenly fell on his back.
"Brother!"
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The imperial concubine's carriage arrived at the gate of the Si family.
Because Eunuch Yu had sent someone to give instructions early on, the Si family was well prepared. From a distance, Nan Yan saw Gu Tingchun and a group of servants welcoming them at the door.
There seemed to be a familiar figure beside her.
At this time, the carriage stopped at the door.
Ran Xiaoyu immediately got off the carriage and helped Nan Yan down. As soon as they landed, they heard the people in front of them kneeling down and saying in unison, "Welcome, Her Majesty the Imperial Concubine."
Nan Yan raised her head and said calmly, "Everyone, get up."
Because she just wanted to come back for a visit temporarily, she didn't make a big deal of it. There was no pomp and ceremony for a visit, and the street was not completely under martial law. However, the people of the Si family didn't dare to be careless, and they still sent servants to guard both sides of the long street to prevent outsiders from passing by.
So, it was very quiet here and there were no other people watching.
Gu Tingchun led the others in bowing their heads and then slowly stood up: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Gu Tingchun felt a little dizzy when she stood up, probably because she had been standing for a long time. The people around her hurriedly supported her and said, "Mom, are you okay?"
Nan Yan turned her head and took a look.
The person who supported Gu Tingchun was none other than her elder sister, Si Mulan, who had helped her when she was canonized as a noble concubine.
Before, when her grandmother passed away and she came back to pay her respects, Gu Tingchun begged her to release Si Mulan. Although she still had some resentment in her heart, she also considered that she wanted to reconcile with the Si family and there was no need to "kill them all". So not long after, she thought of a way to release Si Mulan from the laundry department. Of course, releasing her was just her words, and she had never come to see Si Mulan.
I haven't seen her for so long, but she's no different from before.
Even that domineering look has hardly changed.
Of course, it is impossible to remain completely unchanged. For example, the hands she used to support Gu Tingchun. Nan Yan remembered that she had been spoiled since childhood, with delicate skin and tender flesh, but these hands now looked very rough, and even had some old scars.
Obviously, the days spent in the laundry department were not wasted.
Perhaps because of this, when she looked at him, the glint in her eyes was filled with uncontrollable resentment and jealousy.
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