Chapter 116: War of Words I have never seen such a shameless person
Lu Junnian arrived at Ji's house after noon, and Ji Shubai led Song Jin to greet him.
Song Jin had no choice but to throw away the wooden stick with fire at the front in his hand, give up the firecrackers that had not yet been lit, and follow Ji Shubai to welcome the guests.
She used to play with firecrackers when she was a child, but she never touched them again after she moved to the city and fireworks were banned. She didn't expect to be aroused by a few children in the sedan chair today, so after the two of them finished drinking tea, Song Jin asked indirectly whether they would set off firecrackers on the Little New Year? Have they prepared firecrackers for New Year's Eve? What about the first month of the year?
Seeing that she kept talking about firecrackers, Ji Shubai guessed what she was thinking, so he simply asked Qingshan to bring out a few strings and asked her to light them for fun.
She didn't set them off in bunches, but blew them up one by one, holding a long flaming stick in her hand, lighting it and running away. She ran away several times after failing to light the fire. She was afraid but also wanted to play, which made Ji Shubai lean against the pillar and laugh.
Song Jin was playing like this until someone knocked on the door of Ji's house. Old Man Liu went to open the door, and she heard a servant outside say, "My master came to attend the party at the invitation of Master Ji."
Ji Shubai heard it and gave Song Jin a look, telling her to throw away the black and fiery stick in her hand and go with him to welcome the guests.
Song Jin was smart. He threw the stick in his hand into the grass under the osmanthus tree in the courtyard, clapped his hands, and followed Ji Shubai to greet the people as if nothing had happened.
Lu Junnian got off the sedan chair in the courtyard and was about to speak when he saw Song Jin, who was dressed in women's clothes.
He just stood there in a daze.
This person looks familiar, but I want to recognize him but I don't dare.
"This is..."
Ji Shubai said: "This is Miss Lu from the Lu Family Food Store, you have met her."
"Wow," Lu Junnian's tone changed as soon as he recognized Song Jin: "This tomboy becomes a real girl after changing her clothes. If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have recognized her. It turns out you can look like one."
Song Jin ignored his teasing, smiled gently, and bowed politely, which made Lu Junnian seem a little harsh.
"Well, you invited me here, so why is she here too?"
Ji Shubai explained, "Miss Lu offended Brother Lu that day, so she felt uneasy and wanted to make amends to Brother Lu, so she asked me to be a middleman to fulfill her wish."
After hearing this, Song Jin lowered his head and smiled with his lips pursed.
"Does she want to apologize herself, or do you want her to apologize to me? If it's you, I think forget it. It's better for me to apologize to her."
"No way."
Ji Shubai was about to speak for Song Jin, but Song Jin had already taken over.
She bowed slightly and said, "Master Lu, I was wrong in my words that day and offended you. I am here to apologize today. I hope you will not take it as an offense."
When Lu Junnian heard this, he was like, has he changed his personality? Even his temper has changed after changing into women's clothes?
But since the girl was already like this, he didn't want to bother about it, so he waved his hand and said, "Forget it, why make such a big fuss? It makes me look petty."
When Ji Shubai heard him say this, he knew that he didn't care, so he asked the servants to put together a crescent-shaped table, and the three of them ate together in the hall.
Lu Junnian stared at Song Jin, and really wanted to ask Ji Shubai how he had turned him into this kind of person. He must have had a good way of training him.
However, neither of them spoke.
Today's meal was prepared by Mother Chen. Song Jin was wearing such an inconvenient outfit that it was inconvenient for her to help in the kitchen, so she just focused on playing.
She scooped up a mouthful of the fish belly stewed in chicken t sauce. It was soft, tender and smooth, but not greasy.
It was a rare occasion for her to be a guest, so she concentrated on eating and heard Lu Junnian talking in a low voice.
"You two seem quite familiar with each other."
Ji Shubai said: "We will be inspecting three counties together. No matter how unfamiliar we are, we should get to know each other better."
"Oh," Lu Junnian said in a long tone, "So what do you usually talk about?"
He was still curious, what could Song Jin, a servant, and Ji Shubai, a Jinshi, talk about?
Ji Shubai pursed his lips. It was not easy to answer this question. What Song Jin said was really hot on his lips.
He glanced at Song Jin and answered casually, "Nothing much, just look at the mountains, rivers, lakes and seas."
"So you two are treating patrolling as a game?"
Song Jin knew what Ji Shubai was avoiding, so he listened to what Ji Shubai said without raising his head.
Ji Shubai was no match for her in making up stories. After just two rounds, he was unable to continue his story due to Lu Junnian's questions and had to look at Song Jin for help.
"Could it be that you two just stared at each other the whole way?"
Song Jin took it with a smile: "I am not good at poetry or rhyme, I can only chat with you."
"What gossip? I didn't know that Lord Ji liked to chat with women."
Lu Junnian asked while stuffing a piece of lotus meat into his mouth.
People are probably like this, the more they can't get the answer, the more curious they are. Ji Shubai hasn't seen women around him for many years, so why is he so special to Song Jin, who is disguised as a man? He must find out.
"It's just a few words." Song Jin said, looking at Ji Shubai. Seeing Ji Shubai's face turn pale, he guessed that he was afraid that he would praise Pan Jinlian on the spot, so he added a few words:
"Lord Lu should know that I was born a servant, and now I have opened a food store on Guhuai Street. Lord Ji cares about people's livelihood, so it would be convenient for him to ask me about some matters."
This statement was both reasonable and unreasonable. Song Jin knew about folk life, so it made sense for him to talk to her about it. But there were so many men on the street, why didn't Ji Shubai ask or invite them to her house, but invited her and believed her?
"It seems that there is no one left in Suzhou Prefecture. Lord Ji can only invite a woman to inquire about the people's livelihood. I am sorry that I am not very knowledgeable."
Lu Junnian spoke in a sarcastic tone, and Song Jin sometimes wondered if Ji Shubai could be bullied by anyone. This was too unimpressive.
"Lord Lu, that's not what I meant," Song Jin put down his chopsticks while speaking, "Although I was born a servant, I have a unique point of view. Although I am not the only one in Suzhou Prefecture, I dare say that my point of view is unique in Suzhou Prefecture."
What a arrogant tone, Song Jin did it on purpose.
Her character is to become stronger when facing a strong opponent. She will fight first and then talk about whether she can win or not. Today, when she saw Ji Shubai being manipulated by Lu Junnian, she couldn't help but want to fight.
Ji Shubai was actually shocked by her words. It would be better not to express her opinions out loud. He was shocked at the time, let alone the unprepared Lu Junnian.
"Well, let's eat first today and not talk about this anymore."
"Wait, she's already spoken, why are you still stopping her? That's not very kind, Master Ji. You can't just listen to this opinion. I want to see what she can say today."
Lu Junnian put down his chopsticks, rolled up his sleeves, stared at Song Jin with a serious face and asked, "Tell me, do you have any unique opinions?"
Song Jin hated to see others being arrogant towards her. After all, she was once a scholar. Seeing Lu Junnian like this, the anger in her heart suddenly rose up.
"I said the tax code is unequal."
"What did you say?"
Compared to Ji Shubai, Lu Junnian gets angry easily and gets angry at the slightest provocation.
"This stall is so annoying..."
Before Song Jin could finish her words, Ji Shubai no longer cared about his status. He put a hand on her lips and told her to shut up, so the rest of her words turned into whimpers.
Song Jin knew he shouldn't say that, so he nodded, indicating that Ji Shubai could let it go.
But Ji Shubai felt differently.
The soft and hot lips kept touching his palm, which frightened him so much that he pulled his hand back. Hot sweat broke out on his body and his face turned red. But at this moment, Lu Junnian no longer cared about teasing this widower.
"This land tax was set by the Prime Minister, who is considered the living Zhuge Liang. You are commenting on this again. I think you are just trying to attract attention."
"I don't think highly of Zhuge either." Song Jin rolled his eyes, his tone quite unhappy.
"What did Mr. Zhuge do to you again?" This time it was Ji Shubai who asked.
In the past, Song Jin had only heard that Zhuge Liang was the idol of civil officials, but she actually forgot that Ji Shubai was also a civil official.
"Yes, what did Mr. Zhuge do to you? Why do you still look down on me?"
Song Jin glanced at the two of them. They were staring at her with their dark eyes, waiting for her answer. She had no choice but to say, "I watched the novel."
"The novel is great. It records Mr. Jin's achievements. I think it should be told more and passed down."
But Song Jin scoffed at this.
"I think it's a case of partiality, misattribution, and blind boasting."
"Hey, why are you talking?" Lu Junnian had already stood up. Ji Shubai didn't stop him this time and even helped him.
"What you said is unreasonable. Although there are some exaggerated parts in the book, how can it be said that it is a work of blind boasting? Everyone can see your achievements."
Ji Shubai became much more polite when speaking, which made Lu Junnian unable to bear it.
"Don't stop her. Tell her to tell me the truth today. I won't let her go."
When Song Jin heard that he was not going to let him off, he glared at him and said, "Just say it."
In Song Jin's mind, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was just a big pot of rice cooked by Zhuge Liang's big fans to praise their own master. The facts were ignored, and the bragging was for show. Song Jin felt angry when he read it. So he stood up and said sternly:
"You said Mr. Zhuge had achievements, that's true, but the novel is just bragging. They brag about him when he was alive, and they brag about him again after he died. I think it's not about a person, but about making him a god."
"Zhou Gongjin clearly died of illness, but they insist on saying that he was angered to death by Zhuge Liang three times, as if they are narrow-minded. To highlight Zhuge Liang, they belittle others. Isn't this partiality?"
"The straw boat was his contribution, so he just boasted. The empty city plan was his trick, so he used it. How can this not be misattribution?"
Song Jin's words were vulgar, but Lu Junnian could no longer care: "That's Luo Guanzhong's business, go find him, has Mr. Zhuge offended you in any way?"
But Song Jin didn't think so. She believed that the fans were the ones who caused the trouble and the real person should be held responsible. Song Jin got angry when she thought about how Zhou Yu was written, how Pang Tong was just briefly mentioned, and how Zhuge Liang had to come out like a god after his death to save others from the war.
"I think Luo Guanzhong is just a face lover," Song Jin cursed the author together, "They should be equally good-looking, but he not only emphasized that they were ugly, but also killed them with such a short amount of words, just to set off Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang only had a few clothes, but he was described as handsome and elegant every day, and praised as a god as soon as he appeared. After his death, he had to come out to cast a spell to drive away the troops. Is this a description of a human being?"
This is clearly praising idols. No matter the truth, they just close their eyes and praise them. Fans in the 21st century would be ashamed to see this. Look at what they have achieved. It can be written into a classic.
"I have never seen such a shameless person who misappropriates other people's achievements just to flatter the people he admires."
Well, a famous quote of Zhuge Liang written by Luo Guanzhong himself was used on himself this time, which closed the loop. Song Jin suddenly felt refreshed.
She enjoyed cursing.
"Who are you calling shameless? Who are you calling shameless!"
"Your words are inappropriate. This is a storybook, so even if there are some exaggerations, that's forgivable. If you want to know the historical facts, I have a book to lend you."
Although Ji Shubai was angry, he still managed to behave like a gentleman and stood up to reason with her. But Lu Junnian no longer cared about his dignity and walked around the table towards Song Jin.
"Take back what you just said, take it back!"
Song Jin dodged and hid behind Ji Shubai, then grabbed the belt around Ji Shubai's waist and pulled him, forming a meat shield in front of her.
Song Jin hid behind Ji Shubai, only showing a pair of eyes above his shoulder: "I won't! I won't!"
Ji Shubai asked her to stand in front of him, and Lu Junnian was also furious when he saw it.
"Get out of the way!"
There was no way Ji Shubai could move away as his belt was grabbed from behind.
"Ms. Lu, please let go and talk nicely. You are wrong about this matter, but you just exaggerated it a little."
"It's bragging! And it's bragging that belittles others." Song Jin corrected forcefully.
"Go find Luo Guanzhong!"
Lu Junnian yelled at her, but Song Jin refused to give in: "Take me with you."
This sentence made Lu Junnian's beard stand up in anger: "If I don't beat you today, I will never be able to get rid of the hatred in my heart."
What do you mean by not arguing with a woman? Today he wants to teach Song Jin a lesson.
"I think you are a fighting cock!" Lu Junnian had to take back what he had just said about thinking Ji Shubai had trained him very well.
“Only the loser will get angry!”
"Get out of the way! Let's see who's angry today!" Ji Shubai was pushed back and forth by two people, sweating all over. For a moment, he didn't know who to help.
"Miss Lu, please let me go first, and let's sit down and talk."
"Who wants to talk to her nicely? I will make her apologize to Mr. Wolong today."
"Why don't you go find Luo Guanzhong and ask him to return the credit to the people who made the contributions?"
"You little girl, who gave you the courage to be so lawless?"
Lu Junnian was about to reach out to grab Song Jin, but Song Jin dodged and Ji Shubai was tall, allowing her to hide well.
"You're blocking me, Brother Shu Bai!"
"Brother Lu, please help me too." Ji Shubai twisted her body to grab Song Jin's wrist. Song Jin was not willing to let go of this support. As soon as his hand came over, she held his hand and put his arm behind his back.
Ji Shubai's arms were twisted behind his back, and he was basically held hostage.
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