Xie Shu paused for a moment after hearing this, then continued writing without changing his expression until he had outlined a clear word. Then he quietly asked, "What's the difference?"
After being asked this question by his master, Ximo scratched his head. Actually, he didn't think too much about it just now. He just felt that his master's handwriting became much more beautiful than before...
At this time, Ximo looked at it again carefully and said, "I can't explain the specific composition, but I feel that the brushstrokes have charm, and the characters have some structure."
Thinking of this, Ximo was a little puzzled. Although the master had been practicing calligraphy these days, the handwriting he copied was not quite the same as this one...
Ximo quickly came back to his senses and was happy for his master's progress. He praised sincerely, "Master, your handwriting is really beautiful now. When you enter the examination room, it will surely be a bright spot!"
Xie Shu smiled faintly when he heard this, and shook his head without saying anything.
But what Ximo said was not without basis.
Whether it was the imperial examination or the subsequent selection of officials by the Ministry of Personnel, "calligraphy" was an important part. Good calligraphy could indeed make one stand out from the vast number of answer sheets. Even the memorials submitted by officials to the emperor had the requirement of neat handwriting.
This is also why Xie Shu needs to practice calligraphy every day.
The calligraphy he once practiced was actually formed by combining Yan style and Slender Gold style after studying the two. In this world, although these two people have not yet existed, the standards for appreciating calligraphy are almost the same.
Now that Ximo has discovered it, he plans to no longer imitate the original body's handwriting, but slowly change his handwriting back to his original style.
After Xie Shu practiced calligraphy for an hour, he felt his wrist was slightly sore. He put down the brush in his hand and prepared to take a break.
At this time, there was a knock on the door. Ximo hurried over and soon brought a plate of fruits.
After placing the plate on Xie Shu's desk, Xi Mo said with a grin, "Master, this is sent to you by the master. He is probably worried that you are working too hard and are tired."
Xie Shu's eyes fell on the carefully arranged fresh fruits and vegetables and he smiled.
Xie Shu recalled that a few years ago, when his parents were still alive, he had studied in the study and received such care.
It seemed as if a very long time had passed in this moment of trance, but the peace in my heart was still the same as before.
Xie Shu collected his thoughts and said gently, "I should thank you later."
Xi Mo heard how Xie Shu was still so polite when talking about his husband, and felt a little disappointed, but he couldn't say it to his master, so he could only hint in a roundabout way: "What is there to thank or not thank between the master and the husband? The husband probably doesn't like to hear the master keep saying this."
After hearing this, Xie Shu felt that what Xi Mo said made some sense.
The man was so good to him, but he could only express his gratitude with words. It was okay to say it once or twice, but if he said it too many times, it would sound like lies. It would be better to explain it with actions.
He must study hard and strive to get first place in the next provincial examination, so that the love of the husband will not be in vain.
Thinking of this, Xie Shu opened the book again and started reading attentively again.
Seeing this scene, Ximo couldn't help but be dumbfounded. Did his master misunderstand what he said?
Yu Wanchun leaned weakly against the cold iron railings. The surrounding environment was gloomy, dark, damp and cramped. In just over ten days, Yu Wanchun seemed to have lost weight, with more wrinkles around his eyes and his eye sockets sunken deeply, as if he had lost his breath.
Where is the smiling, kind-looking face he had before?
During the past ten days, Yu Wanchun was locked up in the cell and was subjected to countless interrogations. At the beginning, Yu Wanchun still had the energy to argue a few words, but later, when he refused to confess the facts, he started to use "Jingzi". Yu Wanchun had always lived a life of luxury, so how could he withstand these blows?
Yu Wanchun couldn't help but feel deep hatred, his failure this time was huge enough that not only did his plan fail, he would never be able to inherit the Yu family, and his reputation was also ruined. Only by enduring it would he have a chance in the future.
So Yu Wanchun confessed everything one by one, but regarding the red agate, he still insisted that he really got the item from the gambling house.
But apart from him, the other ruffians gave unusually similar statements, all claiming that they had never seen the red agate before and that everything was directed by Master Yu Wanchun behind the scenes.
Yu Wanchun knew very well at this time that on the one hand, they must have been bribed by his good nephew, and on the other hand, they wanted to put all the blame on him!
During these days, Yu Wanchun had also tried to get some leniency. Although some of these jailers were bribed by his nephew, there were also some who were fickle and greedy for money. Therefore, Yu Wanchun still met with his loyal servants several times and gave them some detailed instructions.
During these ten days, Yu Wanchun reviewed everything from beginning to end and found some strange things. Now Yu Wanchun carefully recalled everything that happened before, and just realized that it seemed that from the very beginning, when Xie Shu woke up after falling into the water, everything had deviated from what he expected.
Yu Wanchun's only chance now is to change his confession at the public trial in a few days.
There are five types of punishments today: flogging, caning, imprisonment, exile, and death, from lightest to heaviest, with the death penalty being of course the most serious.
Yu Wanchun knew that his crime was not serious enough to warrant the death penalty, but no matter which of the above options it was, it was enough to make Yu Wanchun extremely frightened.
However, cases involving imprisonment or above will have to be tried by multiple levels of government, from the prefecture level to the county level. As long as he can change his confession in court, he still has a chance.
At this time in Jinling Prefecture, a pile of today's files were placed on the desk of Prefect Wan Linming.
Wan Linming just turned forty this year and has been the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture for three years.
The prefect was an official of the fourth rank, and was considered the most prominent one in the local area. Moreover, he was in the wealthy Jinling, which was quite good considering his age.
In fact, Wan Linming was a member of the Imperial Academy, but he was not good at currying favor with the court officials, so he was initially demoted to be a minor official. Later, he was promoted step by step as luck would have it.
Wan Linming stroked his beard and opened the case file. The first thing he saw was the case concerning the Yu family.
In the past few days, he had heard a little about the turmoil in the city and had a general impression of the case.
Then Wan Linming looked through the case file carefully again. The details were clear and the logic was tight. There were confessions and evidence. It seemed that there was no objection, and it was appropriate to sentence this man to exile.
However, Wan Linming noticed that the name involved in this case was Xie Xiucai Xie Shu, and it sounded familiar.
Wan Linming suddenly remembered, isn't this Xie Shu who became famous for his peach blossom poems at the Xiyuan Poetry Festival a few days ago?
Wan Linming has always loved talents. After all, the admission rate of Jinling candidates in the provincial examination in Jiangnan Province is also related to his political achievements. He had asked someone to check Xie Shu before, only to find out that Xie Shu was once a classmate of his son Wan Tianyun.
After knowing that Wan Tianyun knew Xie Shu, Wan Linming naturally couldn't help but urge Wan Tianyun a few words.
Wan Linming is now doing well in his career, but the only shortcoming is his son. When Wan Linming was demoted to Jinling, his wife was pregnant and it was inconvenient for her to travel far, and Wan Linming was unable to take care of her, so he let his wife stay in his hometown.
When Wan Linming became powerful, he took his wife over. At that time, Wan Tianyun was already six years old.
Because he felt guilty for not being with his child all these years, Wan Linming almost always agreed to Wan Tianyun's requests. In addition, his mother doted on him very much. When Wan Tianyun grew up, he developed a dissolute character, and Wan Linming regretted it very much.
Originally, Wan Linming sent him to Jinling Prefecture School in the hope that he would make progress. However, who knew that Wan Tianyun would become even worse. How could Wan Linming be at ease?
Therefore, I have to admonish him from time to time, hoping that he will improve soon.
That day Wan Linming asked Wan Tianyun to learn a thing or two from Xie Shu, but Wan Tianyun argued with him, saying that Xie Shu was not that outstanding when he was in Jinling Academy, and that his fame this time was just a coincidence.
Wan Linming was so angry that he didn't know what to say.
Seeing Xie Shu's name again this time, Wan Linming couldn't help but feel concerned. This person was able to handle the situation calmly and see through the conspiracy under such circumstances. It was obvious that he was not a completely ignorant nerd. It would be nice if his son could have some of his abilities.
Therefore, Wan Linming mentioned it again while having dinner today.
But this time, Wan Tianyun was even more unconvinced.
This Xie Shu had once been in front of him and even became the son-in-law of a merchant. How come he has now become his father's role model?
What made Wan Tianyun even more unhappy was that he had heard about Xie Shu's romantic affairs from other people before, but now the rumor was that he was a talented and loyal man!
Of course Wan Tianyun had to uncover all of this, and in order to exaggerate it a little, he deliberately mixed up Xie Shu and Shuang'er in the case.
Wan Tianyun didn't know that this was an accidental success, and when Wan Linming heard it, it aroused some doubts. Although he didn't believe in his son's character, what Wan Tianyun said made sense, which made Wan Linming very concerned.
However, the case has now come to this point, and all that is left is for him to go to court for the final judgment. If the case is dismissed, Wan Linming will worry that he may have misunderstood and wasted time in vain.
Wan Linming thought about it for a while and decided to investigate Xie Shu before the trial to find out whether he was really a despicable person or a truly talented person.
These days, Xie Shu has been concentrating on studying. As the trial day was getting closer, one day, someone from the government office suddenly came to the Yu family to summon Xie Shu.
Although Xie Shu was a little surprised, he thought it was probably because there was something unresolved in the case.
He had a clear conscience and nothing to be nervous about.
On the contrary, Yu Chuxi was puzzled and asked, "I have found that my second uncle has been very active these days. Could it be that he has bribed the government officials? The trial will begin tomorrow, so why would they suddenly summon you?"
Langjun's worries were not unreasonable, but Xie Shu's expression did not change. She just smiled calmly and shook her head to comfort Langjun. Because she was in a hurry to leave, Xie Shu did not have time to say more to Langjun.
Before leaving, seeing that his lover was staring at him, Xie Shu couldn't help but pause. His eyes gently rested on his slightly wrinkled brows, which were like the frowning spring mountains and the distant autumn waters.
At this moment, he suddenly lowered his head and couldn't help but want to reach out his hand to smooth it out bit by bit.
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