When Su Chen and her group entered the Unmoored Boat, they found that a winding stream had been set up inside, and two or three people were reciting poems and composing verses in a very elegant manner.
Su Chen patted the chicken wrapped in oil paper that she had bought on the way and coughed awkwardly.
"This... is General Su Chen!" A woman in a blue robe stood up excitedly, holding a wine cup.
"That is indeed me, may I ask..."
Before Su Chen could finish speaking, the woman sitting at the head of the table, who was clearly dressed in fine clothes, said, "So you are General Su. I have long admired your name."
"Who are you...?" The original owner didn't have much knowledge in her mind to begin with, and she didn't recognize many people who only had voices but no faces.
The elegantly dressed woman froze, "Jin Rulan."
Jin is the imperial surname, so the person standing in front of her must be a member of the royal family. However, Su Chen thought for a long time but couldn't find anyone in her mind who matched the person in front of her.
Unexpectedly, Xuan Yu bowed respectfully to the side, saying, "It's an honor to meet the Tenth Princess."
Jin Rulan quickly adjusted her folding fan, her eyes smiling, and said, "Your Highness, there's no need for such formality."
Su Chen thought to herself: Fine, now that the male and female leads have met, she has to gracefully withdraw and not stay here as a third wheel.
Thinking about it, she pulled Yuefeng aside and was about to leave.
Unexpectedly, the tenth princess suddenly said, "Why don't you sit down with me, General, and enjoy the scenery?"
Since the princess had spoken, Su Chen dared not disobey. She had no choice but to find a place and pull Yue Feng to sit down. Yue Feng initially declined, but Su Chen used force to press him down.
The tenth princess also pulled Xuan Yu to sit down, and the two talked about the differences between the two countries' cultures, the dazzling scenery, and the philosophy of life. They were truly kindred spirits.
Meanwhile, Su Chen and Yue Feng chatted casually, mostly in a question-and-answer format, with Yue Feng never initiating a conversation. Su Chen felt somewhat frustrated; she hadn't expected chasing after the villains of this world to be so difficult.
Before we knew it, night had fallen.
Su Chen patted Yue Feng beside her and excitedly pointed to the sky, "Look, the moon is out, it's so beautiful."
Yuefeng followed her finger and looked up at the sky, echoing, "Yes."
Su Chen suddenly thought of half a poem: "Birds roam the sand, dusk falls on the pond. Clouds break, the moon appears, flowers play with shadows. Layer upon layer of curtains cover the lamp, the wind is unsettled. People are just beginning to quiet down. Tomorrow, fallen petals will surely fill the path."
A round of applause reached her ears. Su Chen turned her head and saw the Tenth Princess, Jin Rulan, clapping and cheering, "Great words! I never thought that General Dongqiu would have such talent!"
Su Chen clasped his hands and said, "I dare not, this poem was not written by me."
"Oh?" Jin Rulan asked in surprise, "Who did that?"
"It was done by Mr. Zhang," Su Chen said truthfully. She was afraid that if she said she did it, Mr. Zhang would knock on the coffin lid and come over to spit on her.
“Zhang Xian?” Jin Rulan was even more puzzled. “I’ve never heard of this gentleman’s name. Someone with such talent couldn’t possibly be unknown.”
"This..." How was she supposed to explain this? Was she saying that she wasn't from this world but had come to live in a body that belonged to another, and that the talented gentleman was from that world? She'd be lucky to escape being burned at the stake on the spot.
"Could it be that the General wanted to hide his true abilities and deliberately made up this name?" Jin Rulan asked with a smile.
“This…” Su Chen nodded with difficulty under the intense gazes of everyone.
Su Chen silently apologized in her heart: Sorry Mr. Zhang, I didn't mean to, please don't knock on my door in the middle of the night!
"The general is a man of both literary and military talent, and so humble. He is truly a rare talent in this era."
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