Hua Fushu said, "I heard that Luocheng was originally called Xiangyin. Why was it renamed Luocheng? It doesn't violate any taboos."
This really stumped Ye Zelin. He considered himself a learned man, but he couldn't answer Hua Fushu's question. Seeing that he didn't say anything, Hua Fushu said, "My mother tricked me. She said you were extremely talented and knew everything about astronomy and geography."
She remembered that when she was tricked by her father to return to Su Nian, her mother praised Ye Zelin as much as she could in order to get her to agree, and used all the good words to praise Ye Zelin.
For example, he was gentle and refined, a rare and good-looking man; he was also said to be handsome and elegant, a handsome young man known far and wide; he was said to be knowledgeable, talented in both civil and military affairs, and had achieved great achievements at a young age.
He is also said to be loyal, faithful, gentle and considerate, and is definitely the dream man of every girl in the boudoir.
She believed what her mother said about her handsomeness, but she couldn't help but feel a little skeptical about her mother's profound knowledge.
Ye Zelin looked embarrassed, but luckily Yu Xuanji answered for him: "Luocheng, also known as Xiangyin, was originally under the jurisdiction of Yuezhou. Because of its vast area, it was difficult to manage, so the previous dynasty established Xiangyin County here. At the beginning of the founding of the Song Dynasty, Emperor Taizu felt that the word 'Yin' was unlucky, so he changed it to the ancient name. In fact, many places have changed their names."
What Yu Xuanji said was true. At the beginning of the founding of the Song Dynasty, many places changed their names, such as Xiangyin was changed to Luocheng, Xiaohecheng was changed to Linhe, the capital of the previous dynasty, Chang'an was changed to Xijing, Shangqiu was also called Songzhou, and Fengcheng was also called Tokyo, Fengjing.
Sanqiao prepared the fish soup and brought it up with the woman to the table. Yu Chisu looked at the dishes on the table: chicken, fish, vegetables, and fish soup. She had originally disliked the simplicity of the place, but now she no longer had any dislike for it. After the woman left, Sanqiao sat down and first served a bowl of fish soup to Hua Fushu. Hua Fushu knew how to respect the old and love the young, so he served the fish soup to Yu Xuanji, "Uncle Yu, you are the oldest among us, so you should drink the fish soup first."
Ye Zelin glared at her, "You know the rules so well?"
Hua Fushu couldn't help but roll his eyes at him, saying unhappily, "When did I become ignorant of the rules? Even though you are my husband, you can't slander me like this."
Slander her? How could he have slandered her? Ye Zelin felt that he had been inexplicably accused of slandering others.
Hua Fushu started talking to himself, "All my brothers and sisters say that I am humble, polite, respectful, generous and calm. But when it comes to you, you are nothing." The 'you' here naturally refers to Ye Zelin.
Sanqiao handed Hua Fushu a bowl of fish soup. A bewildered expression crossed her pretty face. She remembered the Hua family's Patriarch, his wife, his son, and the rest of the Ye family, but no one had spoken. Hua Fushu was humble, courteous, and submissive. It seemed only the seniors of Lanling and Meizong had ever praised her for her modesty, composure, and quick wit. The seniors of Lanling praised her for her humble attitude and respect for her teachers; the seniors of Meizong praised her for her exceptional abilities, for turning the tide.
Ye Zelin really didn't want to waste time talking to Hua Fushu. Today was really strange. It was his fault no matter how you looked at it. He simply apologized, "It's my fault, madam, please don't blame me." Then he said no more.
In Hua Fushu's opinion, it was Ye Zelin's fault for ignoring her and not paying attention to her. Seeing that his attitude was so sincere, she didn't care about Ye Zelin's fault of ignoring her.
Yu Xuanji and the other two thought that this was a flirtation between Ye Zelin and Hua Fushu.
Sanqiao then served soup to Ye Zelin, Lao Qiao, Yu Chisu, and finally herself. She had only taken a few sips of the fish soup when Hua Fushu had already finished it and handed the bowl to her: "Qiao'er, give me another bowl."
Sanqiao took Hua Fushu's bowl and looked at the remaining fish soup. She only filled half a bowl for Hua Fushu. Hua Fushu was very dissatisfied with this and asked, "Why only half a bowl?"
Sanqiao had a good reason to reply to her: "The girl hasn't eaten a single bite of rice. No matter how delicious the soup is, it can't be eaten as a staple food. You will be hungry again soon." Her meaning was very clear. Just drinking soup will not make you full. Only by eating a few more mouthfuls of rice will you not feel hungry.
Hua Fushu was very discouraged. Half a bowl is fine, it's better than nothing. She glared at Sanqiao unhappily, and at this time a pair of eyes behind Sanqiao looked over.
Hua Fushu met the man's gaze. He was a young man, under thirty years old, dressed in cloth. She frowned suddenly, not understanding why the man was staring at her. She wondered if he was sick or a fool. When she had this thought in her mind and was about to look away, the man looked at her again.
His fierce gaze bore a faint hint of murderous intent as it bore towards Hua Fushu. Hua Fushu took a closer look and felt that those eyes were very familiar, like the man in black who had assassinated Yu Xuanji that night. His figure was very similar to that of the man in black that night. Couldn't he be the man in black that night? She was absolutely certain that this man was the man in black who had assassinated Yu Xuanji.
Ye Zelin had told her that the road might not be safe, but wasn't it? Look, people were chasing after her. No, she had to warn Ye Zelin!
She pretended not to recognize him, and looked at Bai Xingjian for a few seconds as if he were some novelty, then averted her gaze and cursed, "You're sick."
The sound was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for everyone around to hear, because Hua Fushu had already turned around, and Ye Zelin, who had been drinking soup, didn't notice what she was looking at. After hearing her irrational scolding, he said, "Don't talk while eating, and don't talk while sleeping."
The tone was very serious.
Bai Xingjian was just bluffing, and it turned out that the woman didn't recognize him.
Hua Fushu ate the fish soup with a spoon, his head slightly lowered, thinking about how to remind Ye Zelin that there was a killer here. Ye Zelin said again: "Don't drink soup all the time. Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to eat soon?"
"None of your business!" Hua Fushu said unhappily, as if they were back to the way they were every time they quarreled.
Ye Zelin was bewildered. How had he offended her? Had he said nothing wrong?
He thought of a saying: A woman's heart is like a needle in the sea. A woman's mind is the most elusive, as difficult as fishing for an embroidery needle in the vast ocean.
Ye Zelin was too lazy to pay attention to her. He drank the soup and then filled a bowl of rice. Someone was not happy about it. She snatched his bowl, hooked her hands around his neck, shook him, and said aggrievedly: "Are you a piece of wood? I'm so angry that I want to die, and you don't even try to comfort me. Don't you know that girls need to be coaxed?"
Ye Zelin was almost dizzy by her. It was not him who made her angry, it was clearly her own fault.
Yu Xuanji was busy eating her own meal, acting as if she didn't care about other people's business. Lao Qiao and Yu Chisu watched her for a while and understood what was going on. They also took the same attitude as Yu Xuanji: don't care about other people's business.
They have no right to interfere with the interests of other couples.
Sanqiao couldn't help but hold her forehead and said, "Girl, if you want to be affectionate with your son-in-law, please look at where you are. It's embarrassing to do this in public."
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