The song "I'm about to drink without you" made Zheng Jue lose face in front of everyone. Even though Zheng Jue ran out of the wine in anger, the laughter became louder and louder. Similarly, Chu Ling's fame also increased.
Then they bloomed everywhere.
The setting sun.
The atmosphere in Lanyuan, the Third Princess's Mansion, is slightly depressing.
"Don't you have anything to say?"
The slightly drunk Huangfu Jingyu's jade cheeks were slightly red, and he was playing with the quilt in his hand. He looked at Liu Chengfeng with phoenix eyes, "You have been silent since you went to Lanyuan, but the anger in your heart has not gone away?"
"I'm not angry."
Liu Chengfeng turned his rosary beads and did not look directly at Huangfu Jingyu.
Chu Ling and Shun Guo Gongfu had an engagement. When Liu Chengfeng learned about it, he didn't believe it at all. No one in Xanadu knew that when he was young, he had said that he would marry Li Yunshu, although neither family made a statement.
, but many wealthy and powerful people took this matter seriously.
Since Li Yunshu followed Hua Lengtang, a great scholar from Zhaoyan Academy, and left Shangdu to travel to northern Xinjiang, Liu Chengfeng's heart also left.
In fact, in Liu Chengfeng's heart, he could feel that Li Yunshu had never liked him and only regarded him as a close friend, but Liu Chengfeng did not change his mind.
What an infatuation.
Huangfu Jingyu looked at Liu Chengfeng and felt a little sad. She was born in Tianjia and experienced all kinds of things since childhood. One of the people she regarded as her close friends was Li Yunshu and the other was Liu Chengfeng.
How could Huangfu Jingyu not know about Liu Chengfeng's admiration for Li Yunshu?
But Li Yunshu never had such thoughts.
Huangfu Jingyu even asked Li Yunshu if she really didn't like Liu Chengfeng at all?
Li Yunshu's answer was also very straightforward. She regarded Liu Chengfeng as her elder brother and had no other ideas. If possible, she would never get married in this life, and she also told Liu Chengfeng about this.
"Then keep drinking!"
Huangfu Jingyu'e frowned slightly, raised her wine glass, and shouted to Liu Chengfeng, "We won't go home until we get drunk tonight!"
Lian Xin, who was serving at the side, showed a worried look.
"Princess, you are drunk."
Liu Chengfeng reached for the wine pot, looked at Huangfu Jingyu and said, "This wine is very strong. Drinking too much will not be good for you."
"It would be better to be stronger!"
Huangfu Jingyu raised his chin slightly and said with an arrogant expression: "I like this wine very much, General Wine, it has a good name, and you must not drink it unless you are a good man!"
With that said, Huangfu Jingyu leaned forward, grabbed the wine bottle from Liu Chengfeng's hand, stood up and drank heavily.
"Princess~"
Lian Xin stepped forward with a worried look on her face, wanting to persuade Huangfu Jingyu.
'Yunshu... It would be great if I could be as free and easy as you, without having to consider worldly opinions.'
Huangfu Jingyu, who was drinking a lot of fine wine, thought of that charming face, but secretly felt sad in his heart, "I don't like Xanadu very much either. I really want to leave Xanadu and go to the vast northern Xinjiang to fight in battle."
Even if I die in battle against the enemy, I will have no regrets!!'
In everyone's heart, there are secrets that cannot be told.
"I'll drink with you."
Seeing Huangfu Jingyu drinking so heavily, Liu Chengfeng stood up and walked away, "It's better to let go of your obsession with some things early."
"Then why couldn't you let go of your obsession earlier?"
Huangfu Jingyu held the wine bottle and looked at Liu Chengfeng with a half-smile.
"I……"
Liu Chengfeng fell silent.
"Ha ha!!"
Huangfu Jingyu looked up to the sky and laughed, holding up the wine bottle, "Where can I feel the same way in this world? If I haven't experienced other people's things, how can I know the sourness of it? Brother Liu, do you know what I regret most?"
"What?"
Liu Chengfeng opened his mouth and said.
"Regret growing up!!"
Huangfu Jingyu said with cold eyes: "When I was young, I longed to grow up quickly so that I wouldn't have to be disciplined and could do whatever I wanted. But when I grew up, I realized that was not the case at all, at least when I was young.
There are still beautiful things to look forward to, but what happens when you grow up? There is nothing left!"
As he said that, Huangfu Jingyu smiled and shook his head.
yes.
Liu Chengfeng looked at the slightly tipsy Huangfu Jingyu with emotion.
Why hasn't he thought about it this way?
But nothing can go back.
It's impossible to go back.
"Look up to the sky and go out laughing. How can I be a Penghao people!!"
Huangfu Jingyu was holding the wine flask, looking into the distance, towards the distant sky, and said in a sonorous tone: "Chu Ling! Why do you do whatever you want? You, a person of unknown origin, what on earth do you rely on!!!
"
Liu Chengfeng bent down and picked up a jar of wine, and Chu Ling's face appeared in front of his eyes. In a daze, he realized that Chu Ling looked a bit like Li Yunshu.
It’s not the appearance, it’s the temperament!!
Footsteps sounded in Lanyuan.
Xiao Zhiyi walked quickly and rushed to Lanyuan. Huangfu Jingyu, who was drinking, frowned slightly and looked at Xiao Zhiyi who was approaching with her phoenix eyes.
"I humbly pay homage to the princess and meet the young master."
Xiao Zhiyi raised his hands and bowed.
"What's the matter?"
Huangfu Jingyu handed the wine bottle to Lian Xin and looked at Xiao Zhiyi.
"Chu Ling wrote a poem."
Xiao Zhiyi did not dare to hesitate and said: "The reason is that Zhaoyan Academy announced the leader..."
Zheng Jue, the concubine of Marquis Cai Yang?
After hearing Xiao Zhiyi's situation, Huangfu Jingyu and Liu Chengfeng looked at each other with different expressions.
"Is there a copy of the poem?"
Huangfu Jingyu frowned.
"have."
Xiao Zhiyi hurriedly took out something and handed it to Huangfu Jingyu respectfully, "This poem caused a great sensation as soon as it was published. Xuanniao, who was in charge of watching the pile, copied the poem..."
Huangfu Jingyu smiled half-heartedly, and reached out to take the envelope in front of him. The two poems written by Chu Ling were indeed amazing, and they could even be included in the "Qinglong Collection". However, Huangfu Jingyu did not believe that one person could always produce excellent works.
As Huangfu Jingyu opened the envelope and took out the letter paper inside, Huangfu Jingyu's expression changed when he saw the copied poem.
This is?
When Liu Chengfeng saw this, he frowned slightly.
“If you don’t see it, the water of the Yellow River comes up from the sky and rushes to the sea never to return.
Don't you see, the bright mirror in the high hall has sad white hair, and it looks like blue silk in the morning and turns to snow in the evening.
If you are happy in life, you must have all the joy, and don't let the golden cup stand empty against the moon.
It is my nature that my talents will be useful, and I will come back to you after all my wealth has been spent.
Cooking sheep and slaughtering cattle is a pleasure, and you will have to drink three hundred cups at a time.
Master Cen, Dan Qiusheng, is about to drink wine, but don’t stop drinking.
I sing a song with you, please listen to me.
Bells, drums, delicacies and jade are not expensive, but I hope I will never wake up after being drunk for a long time.
In ancient times, all the sages were lonely, but only the drinkers left their names.
In the old days, King Chen used to have banquets, fights, and banter.
What does the master mean when you have less money? It is up to you to sell it.
The five-flowered horse and the golden fur will be exchanged for fine wine, and I will sell the eternal sorrow with you."
When Huangfu Jingyu first recited it, her voice was very low, but as time went by, her voice gradually became louder and her breathing became heavier.
The Lanyuan area fell into dead silence.
Liu Chengfeng and Lian Xin all looked surprised and looked at Huangfu Jingyu in disbelief.
"Princess, what is the name of this poem?"
After an unknown amount of time, Liu Chengfeng came out of his shock, stretched out his hand and said to Huangfu Jingyu, but his hand trembled slightly unconsciously.
"I'm about to drink wine, but you won't see me"
Huangfu Jingyu said, unable to calm down.
"What a poem, what a poem."
Liu Chengfeng muttered to himself, "This Chu Ling is really unpredictable."
At this moment, Liu Chengfeng suddenly realized that he was no match for Chu Ling.
"Who are you drinking at today?"
Huangfu Jingyu calmed his mind, looked at Xiao Zhiyi and asked.
"There are students from the Imperial College and the seven major academies."
Xiao Zhiyi bowed his hands and said, "There are even servants of many wealthy families, dignitaries, and aristocratic families who have gone to have a drink..."
Things are getting serious.
Huangfu Jingyu secretly thought that after this incident, Chu Ling's reputation would surely rise, and the matter with Shun Guo Gongfu would no longer be able to be suppressed.
In fact, just as Huangfu Jingyu thought, Chu Ling's name will spread all over Xanadu tonight. Zhaoyan Academy announced the winner of the primary election, and he is the first winner of the Wangyou Lake Poetry Society. This has attracted a lot of attention.
, and on this occasion, Chu Ling also produced masterpieces such as "I'll Drink in the Wine Without You Seeing You", which is bound to cause a sensation.
…
Zhaoyanyuan at that time.
"Haha... I really didn't expect that I would be able to hear this masterpiece in my life. If you don't see it, the water of the Yellow River comes up from the sky and rushes to the sea never to return. What a terrifying future life!"
"This song "I'm about to drink wine, but you won't see me" is really rare in the world. Jiang Tiemian, I'd like to toast you with this wine, otherwise such a genius would never be discovered by our Zhaoyan Academy."
"We must try to recruit Chu Ling into Zhaoyan Academy, otherwise we will be intercepted by the Imperial College or other academies. This will be a huge loss to our Zhaoyan Academy!!"
"I am becoming more and more curious now, what does this Chu Ling look like? No, I have to go..."
In the Fenghai Pavilion, everyone gathered was agitated. When they saw the headmaster Su An getting up, the silent Jiang Zhongzi stretched out his hand to stop him.
"Don't rush to see Chu Ling."
Jiang Zhongzi suppressed the surprise in his heart and said in a low voice: "It's useless to go, I'm afraid Chu Ling has never thought about accepting someone's solicitation."
Um?
Su An, Gu Zi'ao and the others looked at Jiang Zhongzi with different expressions.
"If you don't go, how will we know that Chu Ling doesn't want to enter our Zhaoyan Courtyard?"
Gu Zi'ao frowned and said: "If I can't wait and the Imperial College and other academies send people to go, what if Chu Ling..."
"There is no such possibility."
Jiang Zhongzi smiled bitterly and shook his head, "If he really accepts the solicitation, then he is no longer Chu Ling, let alone the Ling who towers over the valley."
Silence fell in Fenghai Pavilion.
"Let's all go back."
Jiang Zhongzi lifted his robe and stood up, saying quietly: "Tonight's Xanadu is destined to belong to Chu Ling, the Ling who towers over the valleys and into the sky, haha..."
As he said this, Jiang Zhongzi clapped his hands and laughed.
Looking at Jiang Zhongzi's leaving figure, Su An, Gu Zi'ao and his entourage looked at me, and I looked at you, showing different expressions.
Just as Jiang Zhongzi said, Chu Ling's name will surely spread in Xanadu tonight.
This song "I'm about to drink wine without you seeing me" is really shocking.
There was the Wangyou Lake Poetry Club in front of me, and I don’t know how many scholars gathered there. But it was just outside the Wangyou Lake Poetry Club that one excellent piece of poetry appeared. This was simply too rare.
When Su An, Gu Zi'ao and their entourage were hesitating whether to go and have a drink, the place that caused a sensation in Xanadu was closed.
Although a lot of people gathered outside the restaurant, the restaurant closed early.
"Don't be so nervous."
Chu Ling sat on the Taishi chair with a smile on her face and looked at Zhao Zheng who was sitting uneasily, "Shopkeeper Zhao, actually Chu admires you very much. Life is not easy in Shangdu. You are willing to keep them by your side, and
Unless you give me some money to fool around with it, this kind of family love alone is very rare."
"I can't stand your master's praise like this."
Zhao Zheng waved his hands repeatedly and said: "My sister and brother-in-law are gone. My brother has been guarding the border for more than ten years without any news. I am their only relative. My mother is my uncle. Even if life is too hard, I will not leave them alone."
If I take them and raise them by my side, is that still considered a human being? Speaking of which, I don’t have the ability, so I haven’t replaced their siblings yet..."
"Second uncle!"
"Second uncle!"
Xiang Yannian and Xiang Ruonan, who were standing nearby, all looked at Zhao Zheng with moved expressions.
"Second uncle has been very good to us."
Xiang Ruonan's eyes were slightly red and he said to Zhao Zheng: "Food and clothing should be kept close to us first. My second uncle is the best second uncle in the world."
"That's right."
Xiang Yannian nodded heavily.
"Good kids, you are all good kids."
Zhao Zheng stood up and held the two siblings in his arms, his eyes became red, "It's all my fault that my second uncle has no ability, otherwise, you wouldn't have to suffer with me."
When Chu Ling saw this scene, she felt sad in her heart.
"I won't mention the sad things."
Chu Ling stood up and said: "If Shopkeeper Zhao is at ease, let the two siblings stay. We just need a cook and a waiter after drinking. The monthly salary is 6 taels, food is taken care of, and Zhao can have 4 days off every month."
What does the shopkeeper think?"
"Why don't you kowtow to the young master quickly?"
Zhao Zheng was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly said to his siblings.
At Xiang Ruonan and Xiang Yannian's age, if they really had to work in other taverns or restaurants in Shangdu, the three taels per month would be considered too much.
Chu Ling didn't care about this. Not only did his monthly money double, but he also took care of food. This made Zhao Zheng not excited.
"There is no need for common etiquette."
Seeing Xiang Yannian trying to kneel down, Chu Ling waved her hands and said, "As long as you do your job well, I won't treat you badly."
"Um."
Xiang Yannian nodded heavily.
Looking at Xiang Yannian's simple eyes, Chu Ling smiled. He was willing to help and had a lot to do with Xiang Yannian.
"It's been a bit chaotic here recently after drinking."
Chu Ling thought for a while, looked at Zhao Zheng and said, "What do you think, shopkeeper Zhao, of temporarily letting Jun Hanlin pick them up during this period?"
"Thank you, Master, for your great kindness."
Zhao Zheng was busy bowing in response.
In fact, before he finished drinking, Zhao Zheng was still murmuring in his heart, fearing that the siblings might suffer a disadvantage. Even if they were not his biological children, they were still related by blood.
It wasn't until he brought the siblings over and saw many people outside after drinking, and unexpectedly learned that Chu Ling was the first leader of the Wangyou Lake Poetry Club, that Zhao Zheng's anxious heart finally fell.
"Then it's settled."
Chu Ling smiled slightly and said: "Tomorrow, you will come to the drinking club and go to work. It's late at night, and Mr. Chu won't leave you alone."
Chu Ling does things as he pleases, and if he is asked to do something harsh, he will never do it. Once he encounters it, he cannot ignore it. Perhaps there are many more miserable siblings than Xiang Yannian and Xiang Ruonan, but Chu Ling is an ordinary person after all.
As a person, all he can do is not ignore what he sees.
People always have to do something when they are alive. What Chu Ling wants to do in this life is to live a free and unrestrained life, free from the so-called worldly constraints. During this period, he can help groups in need. This is what Chu Ling wants.