fallacy
Along with Xiao Yingzhu's voice, the words that Jiang Nian saw in the eldest princess's diary in the afternoon fell.
That sentence about evaluating "equality of all beings".
fallacy.
Jiang Nian was a little dazed. She looked up at Xiao Yingzhu opposite her.
The steaming dishes blocked each other's faces, and even their normally sharp sight seemed a little hazy.
She didn't understand what Xiao Yingzhu meant by that sentence.
Before answering this question, she should first confirm Xiao Yingzhu's views on the topic of "equality".
When talking about the common people and generals several times before, Xiao Yingzhu's judgment was beyond her expectations.
But this is a feudal society after all. She cannot bring her own views from a thousand years later here and expect the people here to understand and act on them.
Jiang Nian has always felt that he should follow the rules of wherever he lives.
Even if the rules here are no longer applicable a thousand years later, they are appropriate at this time since the emperor is still using them and can maintain stability in people's livelihood.
Should she confirm Xiao Yingzhu's words?
The lively scene just now faded away, and Jiang Nian was silent for a moment, consciously avoiding Xiao Yingzhu's gaze.
"yes."
Thinking of the chaos Shouzan had caused back then, she continued.
"But it's not...about the court."
The implication was clear, and what Jiang Nian wanted to express was obvious.
She didn't want to care about other things, she just wanted to be equal in the cooperation with Xiao Yingzhu.
Don't be like an unconscious puppet, allowing its master to lead it.
Xiao Yingzhu never had room for excuses when it came to his plans. He always had complete control over all his plans and would not allow for any mistakes.
Now that he asked this, it means that the network has been opened.
It was like a god who was used to being high above, suddenly showing mercy, glancing down, and casually caring about the people at his feet.
...But with Xiao Yingzhu's personality, he doesn't seem like a god.
This description is a bit too radical.
Jiang Nian gathered his thoughts and waited for a moment at the dining table. Not getting his answer, he turned and looked across.
Xiao Yingzhu lowered her eyes, thinking about something, and finally raised her head and glanced at Jiang Nian.
Those eyes that usually rarely smiled were now as dark as a black pool, suppressing the emotions in them so much that Jiang Nian couldn't see anything.
At the same time, after looking into those eyes for a long time, the slightly uneasy mood seemed to be calmed down, and the tangled clues in my mind could begin to be sorted out slowly.
Xiao Yingzhu and Emperor Changde are on the same side, but judging from the minor details, there are some inexplicable differences between him and Emperor Changde.
How would he feel about the objection he had raised?
Her identity itself is a bit delicate; after all, it's not something that can be easily revealed.
Moreover, this trump card has already been used by someone in this era.
She still has a photographic memory of everything that Shouzan had caused.
I was just thankful that I hadn't revealed anything during the previous attempts.
—
The people outside the screen suddenly became noisy, as if they were discussing a sudden unknown person. The noise interrupted Xiao Yingzhu's words, and Jiang Nian turned his head in shock.
The voices of the people talking nearby were so far away that only a few fragments of words could be heard.
"...I am honored to be entertained by you."
"Of course, of course, we will go."
"——I wonder why you are here?"
No one was mentioned in these few sentences, but considering the tone and attitude of the Chimen prefect towards Meng Zheng before, it was not difficult to guess who was outside the screen.
Jiang Nian turned around and looked at Xiao Yingzhu, putting aside the previous topic for the moment and asking directly: "Do you need me to go out and check the situation?"
Xiao Yingzhu's identity is sensitive at this time, and her appearance here is likely to attract criticism. Once she shows up, all the previous concealment will be in vain.
Now the only one who can go out and see the situation is her, who is unknown.
Xiao Yingzhu nodded slightly without saying anything further.
"careful."
"I see."
Jiang Nian didn't stay here any longer. She picked up the veil to cover her face and walked towards the inconspicuous path outside the screen.
—
There was a large empty space in front of the group of people, and a conspicuous person was standing there.
Judging from his clothing, words and actions, and the attitude of others towards him, he must be the one who was talking about it today.
The fifth prince, Meng Yao, who was intentionally transferred here by Xiao Yingzhu.
Meng Yao is not very old, and looks even younger than Jiang Nian.
But the way he stood there and talked to others, one could tell at a glance that he was the arrogant person who had been spoiled since childhood, and there was a kind of deliberately artificial sense of unnaturalness.
He seems to look down on others.
Jiang Nian took a few steps back and hid in the crowd outside. She was not tall and looked very petite in the crowd, so not many people noticed her.
Meng Yao, who was standing in the open space in front, seemed unaware that there were other people there and was giving a speech proudly.
Jiang Nian had a headache listening to the flowery words. Before he had even stood behind the crowd for a while, he felt like he was back in high school, listening to the principal's boring and dull speeches that were as plain as water, making him drowsy.
The joyous people around him formed a sharp contrast with Jiang Nian's boredom. Jiang Nian probably understood the message Meng Yao wanted to convey, and then disappeared from behind a decorative screen.
During this time, she paid attention to the movements of others.
Meng Yao is a very arrogant and theatrical person. He has the aura that wherever he goes, everyone has to look at him.
Therefore, those who wanted to curry favor with him or hope to get some appreciation from him so as to get promoted all tried hard to be noticed by Meng Yao. They all rushed forward, vying to get close to Meng Yao's position.
“…”
Jiang Nian was not impressed by this kind of behavior and was not very accustomed to such a noisy and bustling occasion that hurt his ears. Feeling that the next wave of cheers was about to come, he immediately quickened his pace and returned to the remote place he had just been.
To be honest, it was impossible to see such an extremely lively scene because of one person when I was in Pingzhou.
Under normal circumstances, when you meet a powerful person, you should treat him/her with courtesy and stay in your position instead of rushing forward with a noisy attitude.
Jiang Nian always felt like looking back to the modern era, and then to a place where he could see stars or celebrities.
This sense of difference in time and space made her feel very uncomfortable and even had difficulty breathing.
—
Fortunately, when we returned to the window chosen by Xiao Yingzhu, the noise outside had nothing to do with this place anymore.
Jiang Nian smelled the fragrance after the rain outside the window, and the depression in his chest instantly dissipated, and he felt relaxed again.
"How is it?" The situation outside.
Not knowing whether Xiao Yingzhu had seen the strange scene of Meng Yao and his followers promoting their own opinions, Jiang Nian hesitated for a moment and turned around to ask him back.
"Meng Yao - was he influenced by someone?" It doesn't seem like something an ancient person would do.
As soon as Jiang Nian said this, Xiao Yingzhu understood.
"You mean he always goes against the grain and likes to be 'close to the people'?"
The words were used so well that Jiang Nian couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips slightly. Thinking of the scene he had just seen, he looked a little helpless.
"Yes, I haven't seen it—" Such an unrestrained scene was really inconsistent with the style of other people.
When they spoke, they all frowned when they mentioned the fifth prince, and Meng Zheng was in a very unhappy mood at the time.
Perhaps Meng Yao's behavior caused them trouble.
People who don't play by the rules are always unclear about what they will do next.
Although Meng Yao's thoughts are easy to guess and predict, doing these eye-catching things every day always makes it inconvenient to take action.
"—A scene like this."
Jiang Nian hesitated for a moment, and finally swallowed the word "difficult to comment".
I really don’t know what words to use to describe it.
Xiao Yingzhu's expression was calm. She seemed to have seen Meng Yao's behavior several times and was no longer surprised.
He placed the fruit that was presented later in front of Jiang Nian, motioned for her to take it, and then added slowly.
"You mean to ask why His Majesty disciplined him for his actions?"
“——” is exactly what it means.
Jiang Nian nodded.
This is really difficult to say. After all, no matter what, it is a royal matter and she has no right to interfere.
Fortunately, Xiao Yingzhu saw her confusion.
"—Because of Shouzan."
Xiao Yingzhu propped up his head, his expression relaxed, as if he had returned to the days of the "ferry", when the two of them had not yet had any conflicts and were at ease.
His gaze passed behind Jiang Nian, fixed on a point of nothingness, with a thoughtful look.
"Shou Zan and the Princess were very close back then, and he left behind many notes, some of which depict scenes from his time."
"Some notes were not destroyed in time and were left with the princess."
"The Fifth Prince—" Xiao Yingzhu paused as if trying to sort out the relationship between them before continuing, "He has some 'connection' with the princess, so he saw it from her."
What do you see?
Describe how modern people watch celebrities?
Jiang Nian didn't know what expression to put on when facing Xiao Yingzhu. Her expression must be very subtle at this moment, because she saw a hint of smile in Xiao Yingzhu's dark eyes.
“…Is that so?”
Not expecting such a thing, she took a moment to answer, distancing herself from the era she and Shouzan came from.
"It's really strange. I never imagined it would be like this."
"So the Fifth Prince is imitating what is written in the notes?"
Xiao Yingzhu said calmly: "Yeah."
Generally, the style of the prince will represent the reputation of the royal family.
It really surprised her that Emperor Changde would let the fifth prince do such an extravagant thing.
But what was even more unexpected was that those nobles actually adapted to the Fifth Prince's approach and even followed his example.
Perhaps this is a manifestation of power and prestige. As long as one needs the Fifth Prince for a favor, no matter how shocking the world is, he can do it.
Jiang Nian thought for a moment, remembering the current epidemic situation in Cang County, and felt a little troubled by what Meng Yao had just raised.
"What he just mentioned was distributing some 'surprises' at the Flower Festival. Inviting those nobles to attend."
"Cang County is currently plagued by a serious epidemic—are we really going to let them go?"
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