Chapter 62: A Control Group of Real People and Real Stories
Su Yunyao ate the crab roe pastry in her hand and looked at her thoughtfully.
Shanhu lowered her eyes and took out another sketchbook from her bag.
"In ancient times, there was a poor scholar who met the daughter of a royal tutor by chance while they were burning incense and praying for blessings.
The daughter of the Grand Tutor fell in love with the poor scholar at first sight.
With her help, the poor scholar became the top scholar in the imperial examination.
From then on, the poor scholar had lofty ambitions and looked down upon the identity of the daughter of the Grand Tutor.
He pretended to agree to the marriage with the daughter of the Grand Tutor, and secretly colluded with court officials to frame the Grand Tutor for treason.
The Grand Tutor was beheaded by the Emperor, and his daughter was made a prostitute.
The poor scholar asked the emperor for the eldest princess of the dynasty. On the day of the wedding, the daughter of the imperial tutor died in a brothel.
Poor scholar?
The daughter of the Grand Tutor?
The eldest princess?
Su Yunyao slowly stopped eating the crab roe pastry. She glanced at where Shen Qiu Nian was sitting across the hanging bed sheet and swallowed deeply.
After Coral finished reading it, she changed to another book.
"In ancient times, there was a scholar who always failed the imperial examinations. His family gradually became impoverished. To relieve his depression and loneliness, he often went to brothels to seek pleasure.
The courtesan in the brothel was very optimistic about him because of his handsome appearance and outstanding talent.
The courtesan gave him the money she earned and told him not to give up and to continue studying.
The scholar even made a vow, promising that after he graduated from high school, he would redeem the courtesan and marry her.
From then on, the scholar studied late into the night. After years of hard work, he finally passed the imperial examination. After entering the court as an official, the courtesan came to him on her own initiative, thinking that she had a keen eye for talent.
The scholar turned ruthless, thinking that a prostitute was not worthy of his current self, and broke off all ties with the courtesan.
Brothel girl?
Pearl and Coral seemed to realize something at this time, and they looked at each other.
The expression on Su Yunyao's face at this moment was difficult to describe.
If the story of the first book's daughter of the Grand Tutor and the unfaithful man was just a coincidence.
The second story of the courtesan and the unfaithful man...
Modern novels will more or less have a sentence saying that the story is purely fictional and any similarity is purely coincidental.
But the ancient picture books all have control groups based on real people and real events.
The person who wrote these two picture books has a grudge against Chen Qiu Nian, and each of them seems to be implying something about him.
The atmosphere in the entire carriage was inexplicably filled with a strange atmosphere.
"Shanhu, what's wrong with you today? What picture book are you reading from? You massage the princess' shoulders and I'll read."
After saying this, Pearl switched places with Coral and took out another sketchbook from her bag.
"In ancient times, there was a princess..."
Zhenzhu had just read the first sentence when Su Yunyao's face turned red with joy and she clapped her hands in applause.
"Hello, princess. The princess's story is great. Finally, it's not a story about a heartless man anymore."
Pearls, corals: ...
“At the New Year’s banquet, I fell in love with the Prime Minister at first sight.
The princess wanted to invite the prime minister to be her husband, but he flatly refused.
The Prime Minister stated that he already had someone he liked.
In a rage, the princess threw the prime minister's favorite woman into the sky prison and married the general.
The woman the prime minister loved could not bear the humiliation in prison and hanged herself.
In order to take revenge on the princess, the prime minister searched for beauties all over the world and sent them to the general's mansion.
The general was obsessed with beauty and indulged in lust in broad daylight.
The princess was heartbroken and committed suicide by taking poison."
Su Yunyao: ...
She backhanded it and counted six hundred and sixty-six.
Not to mention that Shen Qiu Nian would misunderstand that she deliberately asked the maid to read these picture books to him, wanting to give him some advice.
Even she herself found it outrageous.
Three books!
Three books in a row!
Either he is a heartless man, a prostitute, or the daughter of the Grand Tutor, the eldest princess.
Each one seems to be saying something in a veiled way.
Sure enough, a slight sigh was heard from the other side of the carriage.
Su Yunyao quickly lifted the car curtain.
"Hey, please don't misunderstand me. I swear on my IP address that I absolutely have no intention of diss you. It's just a coincidence, purely a coincidence."
After saying that, Su Yunyao laughed dryly twice.
Chen Qiu Nian slowly opened his eyes. Although he didn't quite understand what the princess was saying, he still said calmly, "It's okay."
Su Yunyao: ...
This picture book must never be read again.
She picked up a book at random and started reading. The prince only favored his concubine, the cold and powerful official fell in love with a peasant girl, and the queen loved the prince instead of the emperor.
Aren't all these books quite normal? Why did I choose to read those three...
It’s God’s will!
The carriage continued running until dark.
It would be a lie to say that she wasn't tired after sitting in a carriage for a whole day. Su Yunyao stood beside the carriage and stretched to relax herself.
Happy event, Ji Yan came over, "Princess, what would you like to eat for dinner? But the conditions here are limited, I'm afraid..."
"It doesn't matter." Su Yunyao's expression relaxed, and she smiled softly, "Whatever the soldiers eat, this princess will eat. There's no need to prepare separate food."
Ji Yan's eyebrows trembled slightly. "The soldiers' dinner only has rice soup and bread. How can the princess eat these?"
Su Yunyao was stunned when she heard this. "Why can't I eat what the soldiers eat? I'm sitting in the carriage, doing nothing, but they've been walking all day and it's already tiring. Even if there's something delicious, it should be eaten by the soldiers first. There's no need to prepare food for me, not just today, but for the whole journey."
Ji Yan was stunned for a moment before he folded his hands over his chest and saluted, "I obey your orders."
These words happened to be heard by two soldiers passing by her.
"The eldest princess actually wants to eat the same thing as us. Isn't it rumored that the eldest princess is unruly and unlearned? Why doesn't this seem out of place?"
"Why, the princess can't eat what we eat. Are we eating some kind of inedible pig food?"
"That's reasonable, but the princess is a member of the royal family after all. I thought her accompanying us to the border would slow down our march, but I didn't expect her to stay so quietly in the carriage and not even ask the army to stop once in the entire day."
"Oh, don't forget, there's also Mr. Shen in that carriage. Didn't our eldest princess announce long ago that she wants to recruit Mr. Shen as her consort?"
"Lord Shen? Doesn't the princess like General Huo? Before General Huo left for the battle, didn't she kiss him in front of all the civil and military officials? Otherwise, why would she leave the Princess's residence and go to the border?"
"The Emperor dotes on the Princess too much. We're going to the border to fight, and she's going to the barracks to look for General Huo. Isn't this disrupting the morale of the army?"
"In that case, why did the Emperor allow the Princess and Lord Shen to ride in the same carriage? Isn't that a sign of suspicion?"
“…”
Two bonfires, one large and one small, were lit at the campsite in the evening.
Because the weather was too cold, the soldiers took their dry food and gathered around a big campfire to eat.
Su Yunyao, Chen Qiunian and Ji Yan sat next to the small campfire.
Although she ate the same food as the soldiers, Ji Yan still gave her an extra piece of bacon.
"Am I the only one who has this bacon?" Su Yunyao was surprised.
"Princess, when we're on the march, many foods are inconvenient to carry. Salted pork is the best."
Ji Yan spoke in a cold tone.
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