The next day, Yunhuai City was once again covered in white snow, but it did not prevent the people from visiting the house to pay New Year greetings. Most of the people were discussing why it suddenly snowed last night when the moon was bright and the wind was clear. The students and scholars were discussing how they came from the river and sea last night.
Of the three poems that came out of the pavilion, two of them were written by the most talented scholar in Huaizhou. After more than half a year, this Tang talented scholar was still so "generous" when he first started to write. The last one was about Jiang Ran.
"Drunken Flower Yin", which propelled Huaizhou's most talented woman to the throne.
At this time, in a teahouse in Beicheng.
Several elegantly dressed men were sitting in a private room on the second floor, drinking hot tea, looking at the poems written in their hands, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Tang Ji is really amazing. It's a pity that I didn't go to Jianghai Pavilion yesterday. Hey, he is really so good at writing poems. Can he write the poems just after hearing the title? I don't think it's possible. They should have been arranged in advance."
"I thought what you thought at first yesterday, but then I saw Bai Lu asking the question in public and Tang Ji wrote a poem, and I really convinced him. How could there be such a monster in the world? I think Bai Lu is right, he is really not
Personally, it is said that Jiang Ran’s poetry skills were taught by him, and I really want Tang Ji to teach me too!”
"Speaking of this, I have to mention that when Ji Ran Poetry Club brought out the song "Drunk Flower Yin" yesterday, Liu Shier was so angry that her face turned green and she almost cursed."
"But there is really nothing wrong with "Drunk Flowers", so Liu Shier did not lose unjustly."
"No, I have encountered a bottleneck recently. I have to try my luck at Ji Ran Bookstore. If I get Tang Ji's guidance, I will definitely make rapid progress."
Hearing this, several other people looked at each other, stood up one after another, and said with a smile: "Let's go together, let's go together!"
Immediately, several people drank all the tea in the cup, paid the money and left the teahouse. However, as soon as they walked onto the street, they met an acquaintance. One of them greeted: "Brother Zi Ling, you are fine, you are in a hurry.
Is something wrong?"
The young man in white standing opposite sighed and replied: "Hey, I wanted to go to Ji Ran's Bookstore to read, but unexpectedly it's not open today."
"Ah? The door is not open?" Another scholar sighed, and then lowered his head with some disappointment. He should have finished drinking the pot of tea before coming out, but he didn't know if it was too late to go back and explain to the teahouse owner now.
The young man in white continued to explain: "I heard that Professor Chen from the Fu School passed away last night. Tang Ji wants to take care of his funeral, and I am also going to pay my respects."
After hearing his words, the scholars were surprised. Professor Chen was in charge of the government school and was highly respected. The students in Huaizhou almost called him teacher. Unexpectedly, he passed away. They looked at each other and nodded, saying in unison: "I
Wait and go with Brother Zi Ling."
Immediately, several people walked towards the street together.
Little did they know, the content of their chat just now was picked up by a woman in pink who was passing by.
Liu Shier clenched her hands into fists. The song "Drunken Flower Yin" last night caused her to lose all face. She had read Jiang Ran's "Song of Snow" and knew the other party's skills well, so she did not believe that he could write "Drunken Flower Yin".
He gritted his teeth and said, "Jiang Ran, having Tang Ji is not enough. You even want to steal my position as the most talented woman. I will definitely make you pay the price."
After saying this, she took the maid and followed the steps of the young scholars.
...
Professor Chen had no heirs, and his only relative, Mrs. Chen, also left. Therefore, Tang Ji and Li Yu were responsible for the funeral. They originally planned to set up the mourning hall in Ji Ran's home, but Li Yu had already moved one of his own homes one step ahead.
Bieyuan was vacated, so they had to listen to the latter's arrangements.
Qingxi Garden is very luxurious, but today it is shrouded in a sad atmosphere. Every place is covered with white cloth strips and the word "Dian". There is a courtyard in the front, a garden in the back, and the mourning hall is arranged in the lobby in between.
The decoration in the lobby is very simple. There are two spiritual tablets set up in the center. White curtains are hung on both sides. Things similar to wreaths are placed around it. The word "Dian" is also written on them. They are placed in front of the table where the spiritual tablets are placed.
There were countless plum blossoms, which were placed by people who came to pay homage. There were many figures kneeling beside them, and Jiang Ran was constantly throwing yellow money paper into the brazier.
Li Yu stood behind the curtain and poked Tang Ji next to him: "Sister Jiang has been kneeling all day. Please take her to eat something!"
"It's useless. I just tried to persuade her. She said she would kneel until night. Later, there will be fewer people waiting to worship. I will go to the kitchen to get two buns to fill her stomach first." Tang Ji pushed him away.
hand, replied calmly.
Li Yu glared at him angrily, and then turned his eyes to Song Yao next to Jiang Ran. If he had known that she liked to join in the fun so much, he shouldn't have told her. He sighed and said: "Then remember to take two more and give them some."
Sister Yao, and that little greedy cat Jiu'er."
After saying the words for a long time without seeing any response from the other party, Li Yu turned around and complained: "I'm talking to you..."
Halfway through his words, he followed Tang Ji's gaze and saw Liu Shier walking in from the gate, and poked Tang Ji again: "Do you think she will take revenge on Sister Jiang?"
It was only this morning that Li Yu learned that there was a follow-up to what happened in Jianghai Pavilion last night. Tang Ji went back yesterday not to discuss anything with Xue Ritian, but to avenge his wife. It's also Liu Shier's fault, you say.
Why are you provoking Jiang Ran when you have nothing to do?
Tang Ji didn't reply and quietly observed Liu Shier.
The memorial line was very long and moved very slowly. I don’t know how long it took before it was Liu Shier’s turn. She first offered incense and kowtowed like the others, but after completing the action, she did not leave in a hurry. Instead, she walked to Jiang Ran:
"Sister Jiang Ran, people cannot be resurrected after death, so I'm sorry."
Jiang Ran just nodded in response because he hadn't eaten for a long time and was too sad.
Liu Shier saw that the other party didn't even look at her, and her answer was extremely perfunctory. She suddenly became angry, her eyes wandered around, and she noticed the candlestick on the table. She immediately thought of a plan and said calmly: "Then I'll leave first."
But as soon as she finished speaking, her feet suddenly slipped, and her whole body fell on the table. The moment she turned sideways, she happened to knock over the tall candlestick, and the wax oil accumulated on it suddenly splashed out.
"Miss, be careful!"
"Sister Jiang Ran, be careful!"
Jiu'er and Song Yao warned in unison, but the latter was faster and pushed Jiang Ran directly into Jiu'er's arms. She had no time to dodge, and saw the wax oil about to splash onto her face, but was
The blue long sleeves blocked it.
Tang Ji lowered his head and looked at the wax oil that was tightly stuck to his sleeves. He couldn't imagine how painful it would be if it splashed on the faces of the two women. He stared at each other with angry eyes.
Li Yu, who was standing not far away, saw that Song Yao was fine. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief and gritted his teeth: "How dare you destroy the mourning hall. Someone come and take her down for me!"
Immediately, the guards standing on both sides quickly swarmed up and surrounded Liu Shier, who was so frightened that the latter fell to her knees: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, it's all because the ground is too slippery!"
Li Yu frowned and said bluntly: "Do you think that I am a blind man?"
This king!
Hearing this title, Liu Shier raised her head suddenly. She had long heard that Tang Ji had a close relationship with Youwang Li Yu, and there was only one prince in Yunhuai City. She quickly kowtowed: "Your Majesty, please spare my life. I am not a daughter of the people."
It’s intentional, it’s wrong, it’s not right, the daughter of the people knows her mistake and hopes that the prince will forgive her.”
But before Li Yu could answer, Jiang Ran said calmly: "Stop arguing, clean up quickly, and don't disturb the master and the others."
Li Yu nodded slightly and raised his hand to signal his subordinates to pull Liu Shier down: "Transfer her to the government, and the others should quickly pack their things."
"Yes!" Several guards responded and immediately divided the work. Two of them escorted Liu Shier out.
Seeing this, the talented people standing behind watching the show started talking about it.
"No, is this Liu Shi'er so petty? Didn't he just steal her title as the most talented woman? As for coming to Professor Chen's funeral hall to cause trouble?"
"I think this woman is crazy. Most of the deceased don't understand. Be careful that Mr. Chen turns into a ghost at night and goes to settle accounts with her."
"Brother, don't scare me!"
"..."
Not long after, the things on the altar were rearranged, and everyone closed their mouths and came forward to worship in an orderly manner.
After Li Yu made sure that Song Yao was not injured, he squatted on the spot and asked: "Sister Yao, are you hungry? I'll get you something to eat?"
Song Yao rubbed her belly, raised her eyes to look at Jiang Ran, and said, "Ah, no one is eating in front of the mourning hall. Don't make trouble."
"Eat as much as you can. Mr. Chen certainly doesn't want you to starve yourself because of him." Tang Ji said softly.
Li Yu nodded repeatedly and agreed: "That's right, people are like iron rice and steel. I'll get it for you!"
After saying that, he stood up and walked through the white curtain towards the backyard.
Tang Jijang returned to his previous position, but was held by Jiang Ran's hand. She handed the Ming coin in her hand to Jiu'er, raised her eyes and asked, "What's going on with the number one talented woman?"
"It's nothing. Everyone said that you are better than Liu Shi'er, so they planned to let you replace her as the most talented woman..." Tang Ji started talking nonsense, but found that Jiang Ran was still staring at him closely, and couldn't help but touch his lips.
He coughed lightly and then said, "Didn't you say before that you are not worthy of me, the most talented man? Now it's better. The most talented man and the most talented woman are a perfect match. I will tell you the details later."
Jiang Ran had already made a guess and nodded helplessly.
No one took Liu Shier's episode seriously, but the news of Professor Chen's death soon spread in the city. More and more students, talented people, literary scholars, and even local officials came to pay homage to him and mourn his death.
A minister who worked hard for the Ning Kingdom.
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[Author's digression]: There is something going on at home today, and Xu Xu is not feeling very well, so there is one less chapter to update. But this chapter has 3,000 words, and the previous chapter has 2,300 words, which adds up to more than 5,000. I hope you all
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