Yan Shiyue opened her eyes wide in surprise and looked at him.
He looked down, his brows softened, and he bent down and kissed her.
Yan Shiyue: “…”
Well, it's still sweet.
But this matter should have been very thrilling, but when he talked about it, it sounded dry and boring. He would ask Zhao Kuangyin to talk about it when he got back.
As she was thinking, she saw Chu Ningyuan not far away. She held Huo Qijing's arm and turned back to say to him, "Come to my house for a drink! I can help you relieve your worries!"
Chu Ningyuan smiled and bowed his hands in response: "Your Highness and the general are really in sync, that's why the general invited us to go!"
She said "oh" and retracted her head.
Huo Qijing had just casually invited a few people, and when they entered the door, Yan Shiyue asked someone to prepare pomelo leaves for Chu Ningyuan to wash his hands. Then he left and asked the kitchen to serve the food and wine.
She is so virtuous that I can’t bear to look at her directly!
...
...
They were drinking in the front, and Zhao Kuangyin was in the back, telling her what happened during the day.
The person Zhang Heng beat to death was not an important person. He was just the younger brother of Ku Ding, a member of the Ministry of Revenue. The two brothers were drinking, and the younger brother boasted about his kung fu skills, saying that if he passed the martial arts exam, he would definitely do this and that. Then Zhang Heng couldn't stand it anymore, so he jumped out and accused the brother of boasting nonsense.
Neither of them gave in, and they started fighting. As a result, Zhang Heng kicked the other person down the stairs, and his head hit the wine jar, causing a lot of blood to flow.
But he didn't think he would die at that time, so his brother asked him for money to treat his injuries. Zhang Heng panicked when he saw that the matter had gotten out of hand, so he took out all the silver he had on him, but it was still not enough, so he gave the name of Chu Ningyuan and asked someone to go to him to get the silver the next day.
Who knew that the younger brother was already dead when he was carried home that night, so people reported to the police overnight and came to arrest him early in the morning. They directly detained Chu Ningyuan. Fortunately, Qing Weilai went with them and asked the victim to come and identify him. After identifying him, they found out that it was not him.
Then after talking for a while, Qing Weilai came back with his men and recognized Zhang Heng.
Zhao Kuangyin said, "Master's Wife, you don't know that when Zhang Heng was dragged away, he kept yelling, 'Are we still brothers? What kind of brother are we if we don't help someone in need?' He yelled so confidently. Later, when he saw Chu Ningyuan didn't help him, he called me Master again, saying, 'Didn't the general say that he would protect our brothers in the Yulin Army? It turns out that he just said nice things! He only protects the rich and powerful. Those of us who have no power and no influence can only wait to die, right?'"
Zhao Kuangyin learned it very well.
Yan Shiyue chuckled: "You are quite good at changing the concept. You think everyone is stupid, right? Actually, it's better this way. This kind of annoying thing should die sooner and be reincarnated sooner."
Zhao Kuangyin said: "But I'm afraid someone will really listen to it."
"Old Zhao," Yan Shiyue said, "I heard that when Nian Yang cheats people, the first tricks are usually very crude. It's not that they can't design sophisticated tricks, but because this is actually a kind of screening. If someone can be fooled in the first round, it means that he is stupid, and the subsequent tricks are not easy to be seen through. Otherwise, if he is a smart person, he will spend so much effort, but when the other person comes to his senses, isn't it all in vain?"
"It's the same principle when making friends. There's no need to demand perfection. If you can't even tell the difference, then there's no need to make friends with such people. If you don't share the same ideas, there's no need to be even a casual friend."
Zhao Kuangyin thought about it and said, "Master's wife is right."
"Yeah." Yan Shiyue said, "You go to the front, I'm fine here."
Only then did Zhao Kuangyin get up and go back.
After Yan Shiyue finished her meal, she came out with her hands behind her back. At a glance, she saw Huo Nan holding Wei Bo's hand in the corner, trying to stuff something into her. Wei Bo struggled to leave, but Huo Nan held her tightly.
Yan Shiyue raised his eyebrows, blocking Wei Xin, and the two of them watched quietly for a while.
The two men pulled and tugged at each other for a long time, and then Wei Bo slapped Huo Nan, making him step back several steps. The thing fell to the ground, looking like some kind of jewelry.
Wei Bo walked over here with a red face and saw the excited Yan Shiyue at a glance.
Yan Shiyue immediately straightened his face, walked over without looking away, and pretended not to see it. Wei Bo hurriedly followed: "Master!"
"I'm busy," Yan Shiyue walked quickly: "Go eat, don't follow me."
She ran quickly to Xu Wenqu.
Qu Sinian came back with Xu Wenqu. This was the first time he came to Xu Wenqu's yard after Xu Wenqu moved in.
This place is actually quite quiet and elegant. The only weird thing is... before entering the study, there is a koi pond with a small arch bridge on top. The railing of the bridge has six three-headed figures carved on one side, each of them is reading, writing, appreciating the moon, etc., representing the county examination to the palace examination, and then walking into the huge study with a plaque on the study that reads "Liuyuan Pavilion".
Yes, it was written by Yan Shiyue.
For a scholar, the shame level is a bit high. The handwriting is not good, but Xu Wenqu did not change it.
Xu Wenqu was arrogant and wild in nature. He showed humility in order to "be an official" and "be a human being", not because of his nature.
So when Qu Sinian saw it, he smiled and said, "Your Excellency is the one who knows how to ask questions."
Xu Wenqu smiled but said nothing.
Qu Sinian walked back with him. After taking a few steps, he suddenly exclaimed, and he quickly walked up the bridge and touched down.
Behind the little figure representing the provincial examination, there is a small table, which seems to be a place to put tea cups, and it seems to be just an ordinary carving, but when you touch it down, the shelf underneath seems to be a little figure?
And there is a small platform in front of the palace examination, and there is another little man underneath it?
Qu Sinian became curious, so he asked someone to bring a stool, lifted the hem of the stool, went into the water, and squatted down to take a look.
Xu Wenqu had just moved in, and he hadn't noticed the table, so he asked, "What is it?"
Qu Qinian pointed to the bridge hole and said with a smile: "Under this bridge, there is another bridge called 'Dragon Gate'. There is a groove on the bridge with fish food on it. If the carp jumps over the Dragon Gate, they will get fish food."
"Oh?" Xu Wenqu asked in surprise, "There are such tricks?" He pointed at the table with his finger: "What's underneath?"
Qu Sinian smiled and said, "I won't tell you, just look for yourself!" and then he climbed up.
Xu Wenqu pointed at him and went down himself.
Qu Sinian walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, and said, "Look, the distance between the provincial examination and the metropolitan examination is wider than before, while the distance between the metropolitan examination and the palace examination is slightly shorter. Look here," he squatted down and pointed, "this is actually a champion riding a horse and wearing a hairpin!"
Xu Wenqu smiled and took a look, then squatted down and looked under the stage.
There were not one person but two people under the stage. On one side was a scholar holding his legs. Although he was a three-headed man like Yan Shiyue, his sadness was very clear. The other person was wearing an official uniform and hat, showing off his power.
When I looked over there again, I saw a scholar in a bachelor's official uniform standing with his hands behind his back, while there was another fat man lying on the ground, looking miserable.
Xu Wenqu smiled and shook his head.
Qu Sinian also held the railing and said with a smile: "Although it can't be said to be very elegant, it is indeed meaningful. If hundreds or thousands of years have passed, and you have passed away, and later generations accidentally discovered this bridge, they can roughly guess the story behind it..."
He smiled at him and said, "It's really miserable to be remembered by the Prime Minister. Not only will you die, but you will also be infamous for eternity."
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