The summer is still hot, and time is moving forward step by step, without anything new. It is already the fifth month of the lunar calendar, and Bianliang City is bustling with people, and it has its own trajectory of operating as before. In the land of the capital, all things and information in the world,
Gathered together like a cluster, the culture of the northern and southern provinces
Talented men, top-notch figures, heroes from all walks of life, heroes from green forests, officials from various places, nobles from the Heavenly Family living in various places, traders and pawns walking through the streets, all have their own life trajectories, different collections of goals, desires,
Good intentions and evil thoughts come together.
Ning Yi was not affected by too many extraneous matters. The courtyard he bought had not yet been decorated, and everyone still lived in Wenhui Building. He found a blacksmith and made a few barely usable pen tips, and also made
I brought some feathers, defatted them and roasted them to make feathers.
As for the writing brush, since the quality of the paper at that time was not very good, the iron nib was not very easy to use. I could only use a nib made of feathers wrapped around the paper layer by layer and stick ink to write. The speed was slightly improved, but not by much.
It's very smooth, and the handwriting is crooked.
The whole plan about Bamboo Records is being carried out step by step. During the day, we go out to restaurants and teahouses, and at night we visit a brothel. Qin Shaoyu is the guide, and many times he is a well-known person. In the years of Yaozu, Ji Kun and Cheng Zhouhai would also come.
Yi will ask everyone what they think is the reason why this store is popular, and then record and summarize it.
Yao Zunian and others may not have come here to visit brothels or teahouses. They seemed to be chatting casually, but in fact they were learning about Ning Yi from the sidelines. They did such detailed research on Ning Yi just to open a shop for his woman.
They may have some disapproval of their behavior, but they did not make it clear
Real doubt. This is not because they keep the distance between each other, but because Ning Yi is already in the working state of the previous life. Although he still has the appearance and body of his early twenties, he summarizes this in his mind
When working on a huge plan, the temperament shown is also different from before.
It is the aura of a superior and a thoughtful planner. It does not have the trepidation and unconfidence of a twenty-year-old young man. No matter how much he has learned, he remains cautious because he has not practiced it. Many things in Ning Yi's hands
.It has been practiced countless times. Even if the living habits in ancient times were different, in fact, the changes in human nature have not been much.
He has assumed a serious posture, and even in peace, he still has an intimidating aura and feeling. The aura of a superior person may have been in Xiao Chan's eyes when he first came to Wu Dynasty, and later on.
He has restrained himself. At this time, he is serious
Of course, they couldn't scare Xiaochan and Yunzhu around them, but in the eyes of Yao Zunian and others, observing this serious and methodical attitude, they naturally would not speak carelessly. This is also because they have already understood that Ning Ning
Yi has done something before.
It is hard to imagine a young man who could do those things in a situation like Hangzhou, and later caused everyone in Liangshan to suffer such a big loss, when he really gets serious, what he does, or what he can achieve in the end.
of.
Whether it was Hangzhou or what happened later in Liangshan, I almost never made good preparations. But this time it was different. I was immersed in such a serious attitude, and time passed quite quickly. In a few days, I wrote a lot of things around me.
Heap things. Occasionally I would calm down and think. In the early morning, I opened the window and looked at the mist filling the courtyard. When the cicadas chirped, I sat in the courtyard and looked at the peeling red paint under the eaves. For a few days, although I went out from time to time, the real atmosphere outside was
The noisy things have nothing to do with him for the time being.
Regarding Zhou Pei's choice of son-in-law, he did not participate. However, the poetry gathering held in the Caimu Garden that day was said to be quite lively, and several talented people stole the show. It was indeed a major event in the capital's literary world, and every poem was held.
Ning Yi didn't care that everyone in the conference would call themselves this, but he could hear it from other people's conversations occasionally.
He went to Fanlou once, mainly for the meeting he had arranged with Master Li. When he went there, Master Li was said to be entertaining guests in the small courtyard. He must have been a well-known scholar, so he asked the maid to pass a note to him.
, I wrote that I am currently writing
The situation of living in the Hui Building allowed Li Shishi to make an appointment with him, Yu Hezhong and others when he was free. This was not a big deal, and he was not really looking forward to seeing his childhood friends, but Li Shishi had already mentioned it.
It's hard to push it to the end even if it's done a few times.
At that time, I wanted to hand him a note and leave, but Miss Shishi took him very seriously, and later took the time to come out. I saw that she was dressed up in a fancy dress, with a big white flower on her head, and she looked like a goddess.
I talked a few words with Ning Yi and promised to make an appointment with Yu Hezhong in the next few days.
, Chen Sifeng, gave him the news, and then he hurriedly turned back. The day after he went to Fanlou was the second day of May, Master Li sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that he could do it on the fourth day of May, before the Dragon Boat Festival.
Several friends met and asked Ning Yi if he was free, and Ning Yi agreed.
On the other hand, Yunzhu and Jin'er, with the help of Mrs. Qin and others, found a small courtyard not far from the Youxiang Mansion. After Ning Yi left, Yunzhu could move in. That nearby
The environment is quiet, and there are many guards and servants from the Prime Minister's Palace living there. The Prime Minister's Palace takes care of them, which should ensure that they will not be bullied in the capital.
These things are trivial. The only one who can make Ning Yi feel a little distressed and helpless is Jin'er after all. It's not that they haven't had any conversations recently, but their conversations are not nutritious. Ning Yi can't talk about these things.
Yunzhu Tan, Jin'er's attitude towards him was either to be stubborn and engage in confrontation. Yesterday, the two happened to meet at the gate of the hospital. One went out and the other went in. As a result, wherever Ning Yi went, she also went.
Bian, perhaps inadvertently at first, planned to give way. After several times, Jin'er became interested in blocking his way. As a result, the two of them had a childish confrontation for a minute or two. When Ning Yi felt that he was bored,
, Jin'er walked past him with her head held high in a gesture of "I win" or turned around and walked away as soon as she saw him. It seemed that the response mode she chose depended on her mood.
The time is approaching the Dragon Boat Festival, and there is already a lively festive atmosphere in Bianliang City, with rice dumplings, dragon boat racing, moxa leaves, calamus... In this year and month, May 5th is a big festival after all, but it is a pity that Tan'er cannot come up for the time being. Maybe he will celebrate it
I will be leaving for the east in a few days, so I won't be able to reunite with my family.
On the afternoon of the third day of May, when Ning Yi came back from outside, he saw Yuan Jin'er sitting by the railing outside the courtyard. She seemed to be a little stumbling block. After passing by, Jin'er stood up and said: "Your female apprentice
I came to see you. I have been waiting for you for a long time."
"Zhou Pei?"
"Yes. Xiaochan has gone to clean up your yard. Sister Yunzhu is entertaining her inside."
Of course she was talking about the yard that Ning Yi had newly bought. After conveying the words in a businesslike manner, she snorted and passed by Ning Yi. Ning Yi thought for a while, it was not an option to continue like this, so he turned around and said, "Hey,
Yuan Jin...er..." He just finished speaking. But he saw Yuan Jin'er over there suddenly covered his ears with both hands and ran away.
"...Ha." Ning Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. When he went back to the room, he saw Yunzhu drinking tea and chatting with the little princess. The sunlight filtered in through the window lattice. The two people sitting opposite were both ladylike. Their gestures were quite pleasing to the eye.
Seeing Ning Yi coming back, Yunzhu smiled and said a few words to him before saying goodbye and leaving.
"How was your stay at Prince Chong's Mansion?"
"It's good. Uncle Seventh Emperor takes good care of me, and my cousins and cousins have taken me to see a lot of things recently."
After saluting Ning Yi, Ning Yi casually asked about Zhou Pei, and Zhou Pei answered appropriately. While speaking, Ning Yi walked to the table and sorted out some papers on the table.
I wrote a lot in two days. Some of it has been sorted out, and some has not yet been sorted out. When I went out, I told Xiaochan not to move around.
Only use paperweights or books to hold them down. At this time, separate out a few sheets, tear them up and throw them into the wastebasket. Zhou Pei was holding a tea cup over there and secretly looking over here. She had been here for a while, although she didn't move.
I must have seen some of the things on the table, but Ning Yi didn't mind. It's just that the words written with the quill were a little ugly.
"You are already smart and good at learning. I have heard that some great bachelor is impressed by you, right? Heh, I guess many of your cousins in the capital have begun to admire you...
"
"That's not true..." Zhou Pei muttered something in a low voice, but Ning Yi couldn't hear it clearly as he sat at the desk: "What?"
"Nothing." Zhou Pei said with a smile.
"Oh, what will happen to Caimuyuan's poems?"
"Why didn't the teacher go?"
"Huh?" Ning Yi blinked, "I've been a little busy lately, not to mention that I'm not very interested in poetry gatherings and the like."
"Grandpa Qin originally said that the teacher might be interested..."
"Oh? Did he say that?" Ning Yi thought for a while, "He did persuade me to go and have a look, but... I still didn't have time afterwards."
Ning Yi said, turned around and continued to sort out the manuscript. Zhou Pei said "Oh" over there. When Ning Yi turned around to look, he saw the girl sitting there with her head bowed, her hands clasped and resting on her lap. In the light coming from the door
, his eyes seemed a little melancholy, and he didn’t know what he was thinking: “What’s wrong?”
"Ah... no, no." Zhou Pei laughed, "I originally... thought the teacher had no interest in the poetry meeting..."
She spoke a little reluctantly, and Ning Yi didn't know why, but the little girl's thoughts were not easy to guess. She changed the subject and asked with a smile: "I want to ask, at the poetry meeting in Caimu Garden,
Have you seen any young talents?"
"There are many." Zhou Pei smiled, "They are all pretty good."
"It means you like it."
"Ah, that..." the girl blushed slightly and reached out to stroke her hair, "No, no, I don't even know each other..."
"You have to hurry up." Ning Yi smiled and said, "The talents in the world are gathered in one place in the capital. When you come here this time, no matter what, you have to choose one. Don't be in a hurry. You can go back and forth a few more times.
With your talents and intelligence, it shouldn’t be a problem what kind of person you choose.”
"But teacher, what if..." Zhou Pei raised his head, looked here, and said with some hesitation, "What if... I didn't like it..."
"Not many women in the world have the opportunity to choose their own husband." Ning Yi turned his back to her and shook his head, "Xiao Pei, you are a smart person. If you don't nod this time, what will happen next?
It’s a little hard to say. Over at Prince Chong’s Mansion, your Grandpa Qin, and Prince Consort Kang have already said hello. I’ll take you this time.
I came here because I think you can only find someone in the capital. After all, you are fifteen years old. What can you do if you don't get married?" He thought about it and smiled again: "If you are a man, you don't have to worry.
There are so many, but who knows that the person who was married to her through her parents’ orders and the help of a matchmaker was not an evil woman, ha, let’s be more open-minded.”
"It would be great if it was a man..." Zhou Pei lowered his head and murmured, "Teacher, what do you think...how should I choose? What kind of person should I choose?"
"How do I know?" Ning Yi couldn't help but laugh, "I just recently realized that I'm not very good at picking up girls."
"Pick up, pick up girls? What..."
"Those things between men and women... You still have to decide for yourself what kind of person you want to choose." Ning Yi packed up the things, moved the chair, turned around, and looked at the little princess here, "
However, if you call me teacher, I will also tell you what I think... Zhou Pei, you have a very broad vision.
Gao, but in fact, people in this world are all the same. Except for those notorious second-generation ancestors like Huahua Taisui who are hopelessly spoiled by their families, most people are still within the normal range. They have bad tempers.
Even if he is too bad, he is willing to love his wife and hopes that everything in his family will be fine."
He held a manuscript he had compiled in his hand and smiled: "When it comes to men and women being together, generally speaking, the more attractive person changes the less attractive person. Xiao Pei, you are from a royal family. You are beautiful and smart.
Be sensible, and if you find any man, he will definitely respect you and love you. As long as you have the means to get along with each other, be gentle, and treat him as an equal, generally speaking, men are not all white-eyed wolves.
.If he marries someone else, he may try his best to find a concubine and go to a brothel, but it will be different if he marries you. Look at Kang's consort. Aren't they living a happy life? Half of it is because Kang's consort is good, and the other half is because of Kang's concubine.
It's run by Her Royal Highness Princess Chengguo, so... you don't have to be too picky. That's all I can say, just relax, there will be many more poems to come, so you can take your time and read."
After Ning Yi said this, Zhou Pei said: "Teacher, will you go to the poetry meeting?"
"Oh, I don't want to help you choose a husband. I can't do it."
"But teacher..." Zhou Pei thought for a while, "I can help test them, um, for example, poetry, knowledge..."
"Don't use this to choose a husband!" Ning Yi waved his hand and shook his head, "As long as these things are passable, of course when choosing a husband, you must choose someone who is kind, has a good heart, and will treat you well after marrying you.
That kind of people who are good at poetry may not be happy with their hearts. These are
People are arrogant and arrogant, and they tend to be biased and angry when their talents are not met. If everything goes smoothly, it is easy to develop an arrogant character that is difficult to serve! A marriage formed because of excellence is usually a tragedy... You should find a good person instead of
Awesome person."
After all, Ning Yi is not good at things like marriage. It’s just that later generations have seen that if both men and women are excellent, or a marriage formed because of such excellence, often there will be no good results. Living together has different consequences for all parties involved.
Someone has to give in when everything is going on.
Yes, nowadays, most of the concessions are made by women, while men are free to express themselves. But Zhou Pei is from the royal family, so even if he wants to give in, he may not be able to give in much. To find an excellent man to get married, it is basically equivalent to marrying him.
You will find unhappiness for yourself for the rest of your life.
When he said this, it was enough. On the contrary, Zhou Pei frowned and became a little confused. Ning Yi could only let her digest these things slowly. The master and apprentice then talked about some other trivial matters. Zhou Pei
Interested in what Ning Yi wrote, Ning Yi casually showed it to her and also
I discussed with her for a while some matters related to accounting and imperial affairs in the palace. Normally, Zhou Pei would have been very excited about the conversation, but at this time, he was in a bad mood. He picked up a quill and studied it, and felt that writing like this
It was really ugly, but Ning Yi wrote it so enthusiastically that she couldn't understand it.
After staying here for dinner, Zhou Peicai left Wenhui Building. At the same time, he also knew that Ning Yi would leave Bianliang for Shandong before the tenth day of May. He went there this time to meet with Liangshan
As an enemy, I’m afraid there may not be one within a few months.
As a result, after the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, I am afraid I have to decide on the candidate for my husband. By the time the teacher comes back from Shandong, I should have left the capital and gone back to marry someone else. In the imagination of this coming and going, it is really exciting.
People have quite complex feelings.
Naturally, she came here not just to talk about these trivial things, but it was difficult for her to summarize clearly what she wanted to say.
When I was in Jiangning, I was a little panicked about the wedding, but it wasn't serious. When I hid in the box and wanted to go north with the ship, I was quite excited, as if a new hope was unfolding in front of me. I was with you all the way.
Teacher and the others, bandits from Liangshan came to die. It was extremely exciting.
She didn't feel bored at all. However, in the past few days after entering the capital, something finally suppressed her. Even though the Seventh Emperor's Uncle was quite kind to her, Qin Siyuan also let her take the opportunity to play more in the capital, but she
It suddenly dawned on me that this matter could not be avoided.
She came to see Ning Yi today, and originally wanted to ask him why he didn't go to the poetry meeting. Ning Yi didn't know that after arriving in the capital, although a group of sisters from Prince Chong's Mansion were responsible for entertaining her, in fact a large group of people gathered there.
Together, the atmosphere may not be harmonious. At first, the other party treated her as a bumpkin from the countryside, but Zhou Pei himself was a scholar.
Her appearance and appearance are outstanding, and she quickly changed everyone's opinions. This change did not necessarily make everyone admire her, but instead attracted a lot of jealousy and hostility. Some of her cousins may look at her with admiration. This may not be the case with women.
He thinks highly of himself, or makes sarcastic remarks behind her back, or plans to embarrass her, and so on.
These things don't go out. She was born in the royal family, even in Jiangning. She has seen a lot of such intrigues, so she naturally has ways to deal with them. As long as she ignores others in a polite manner, others will naturally be at a disadvantage. But when talking about poetry,
Zhou Pei talked about Ning Yi's lyrics with some pride, and said that this was his teacher who also came to Bianliang, which made people grab the topic.
Some people don't believe how powerful her teacher is, and many people simply use a xenophobic mentality and think that the most talented person in Jiangning is certainly not as good as the talented person in Bianliang. Moreover, Ning Yi once said that "the lyrics were chanted by Taoist priests."
Things. Put it in Jiangning, Da
Everyone is familiar with it, so they naturally know that it is a joke, but in Bianliang, some people will say things like "I heard that the poem was copied." and so on. The rest of the people will yell to give up.
Let's take a look at Ning Yi's participation in the poetry meeting and write some poems.
Zhou Pei admired Ning Yi in her heart, but she also hoped that Ning Yi could stand up and slap these people in the face. Amidst the cynicism between each other, although she did not directly accept the competition for Ning Yi, she also did
She made some assumptions, such as "You will know if the teacher takes action." She hoped that Ning Yi could come to the poetry meeting in Caimu Garden as much as possible, and asked Qin Siyuan to make an invitation.
But it was naturally impossible for Qin Siyuan to tell Ning Yi, "You must go." He felt that Ning Yi had just arrived in Bianliang and might join in the fun, so he tried his best to tell Ning Yi and hoped that Jueming could take him with him.
Ning Yi went for a walk. If it hadn't been for what happened to Jin'er, and Ning Yi had been immersed in work, he might still have gone to Caimuyuan to see what kind of grand event the poetry fair here in the capital would be.
The day before the poetry meeting, a man named Ruan Weitong sent an invitation. He belonged to the group of rich people who were opposed to Zhou Pei. They probably thought that since he was the number one talented person, he must be thinking of advancing through his literary talent.
Poetry Club in Caimuyuan
It was the first-class grand event in Bianliang, and everyone flocked to it. He was invited here, and then he competed with him in the poetry meeting, which made Zhou Pei disgraced. Who knows that Ning Yi didn't give any face to anyone. In the end, both sides also
We can only use our mouths to spray each other.
Zhou Pei, of course, was ridiculed even more excessively, and she could only face such things with arrogance and silence. It was not considered a failure, but after all, there were not many people on her side.
It was impossible for Ning Yi to know such a tortuous process. On the other hand, when the depression of the Poetry Club and the pressure of getting married really came together, Zhou Pei suddenly thought of something, which no longer allowed her to stop thinking about her in the Poetry Club.
Although she also evaluated each talent, she had to admit that her standards for treating these people were based on the teacher who was only a few years older than her.
In later generations, this kind of thing may be similar to a young girl falling in love with a handsome class teacher. When she grows up, she will remember it in her heart, but there will be no results. However, it is impossible for Zhou Pei to have the kind of life trajectory of girls in later generations.
The fact that she fell in love with the teacher had actually sprouted earlier, but at that time she could not think about it or deny it, but she couldn't do it now. This kind of thing was superimposed with the grievances at the poetry meeting, which made her feel
...somewhat want to cry.
She came here with such emotions, but after meeting Ning Yi, she suddenly understood that the teacher came to Beijing with a blood feud of hundreds of people, and he had never promised that he would attend any poetry gathering. If he
Therefore, she felt aggrieved, just like a child who didn't understand anything. On the other hand, of course she couldn't say anything about her liking.
She couldn't marry the teacher at all, everything was obvious, no matter how hard she tried, it would be impossible. She was a smart person, and there was no need to speak out about these things, which would only cause confusion and embarrassment.
So in the end, there was nothing left to say.
The carriage drove away from Wenhui Building, and the lights were on. She looked back and watched the inn gradually go away. The light around the street reflected on the girl's face, jumping brightly and darkly. Bianliang City was much bigger than Jiangning, where she had lived since she was a child.
Much, much more prosperous, much more exciting, she lived
When I came here, I thought about seeing many different scenery, and there are indeed many different scenery here, but suddenly, it all seems meaningless. I don’t know how to go, what to do next, and where to go.
Who is accepted by whom, and what kind of decisions can be made...
The night wind blew, stroking her hair. She sat back in the carriage, and there was nothing around her. The emptiness continued to extend, carrying her as she ran among the crowds and streets of Bianliang. That was the feeling in life.