son-in-law

Chapter 399 Crouching Tiger Evil Thought
The sky was cloudy and the wind was blowing. It was already lively outside before noon.

Someone came to the other garden here to borrow things, because the owner of the other garden next door has not lived there for a long time, so he does not take care of it at all times.At this time, there is a party to be held over there to entertain the nobles, so I came to borrow some stored ice cubes.Shishi borrowed it, and not long after, someone sent a greeting card, saying that they heard that everyone, Shishi, was here to express their gratitude, and at the same time invited her to participate in the party over there, but Shishi skillfully declined the invitation.

Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng had already returned, and while Ning Yi was not paying attention, the two had secretly told Li Shishi what Dong Xiaoyuan said, and Shishi also smiled wryly.After all, this kind of thing is not the first time.Noticing the movement outside, when a few people were chatting shortly afterwards, Ning Yi asked directly: "Is there any trouble?"

Yu Hezhong smiled and said, "It's not troublesome, but it's a bit boring."

Shi Shi held his chin, shook his head and smiled and said, "That's how the capital is. In fact, Shi Shi's identity caused the trouble. Brother Ning, don't worry about it."

Chen Sifeng said: "Miss Shishi, we are already familiar with it."

"That's it." Shi Shi nodded in a cute manner.

If this kind of situation really happened on weekdays, Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng's mood might not be good, but at this time, Ning Yi was added, and the two of them immediately felt a lot closer to Shi Shi's side. The three of them have experienced many things together, and Ning Yi is an outsider's sense of superiority.During the chat, it was inevitable to talk about the various situations that Shishi encountered when he was an oiran in the capital, the ugly situation of a group of talented scholars competing for popularity and jealousy, and the interesting stories about one party losing in despair after the battle.When it comes to happiness, even Li Shishi will laugh happily. Of course, even if she shows a very intimate laugh, she will never leave the category of a lady. She has an elegant temperament, but it is quite contagious. Ning Yi is not fortified at this time, and he will feel much happier.

Instead, Chen Sifeng then asked Ning Yi if he often participated in such things in Jiangning. Ning Yi smiled and shook his head, and truthfully answered the fact that he rarely participated in such things, and Chen Sifeng didn't ask any more questions.

While the four friends here were talking and laughing, Shi Shi was also paying attention to the changes in the next door at any time. Occasionally, when a maid came in with fruit, she would pick it up in person, and then the maid would inform the situation outside.As time passed, the things over there seemed to be a little strange, which did not match the original guess.Because more and more people came here, and even Ji Wanqing came here, this was not about jealousy, but about fighting in the ring.

In a short period of time, like Dong Xiaoyuan, she was puzzled by the truth of the matter.Although it's a bit of a coincidence, it does look like a simple outing.In fact, this does not rule out the possibility that Ji Wanqing will confront her before the Dragon Boat Festival. For example, if the new words she is rehearsing so far force her to perform them today, by the Dragon Boat Festival tomorrow, she will naturally not be in the limelight. .But if you want to fight yourself in the ring, how to fight is a problem. If you make a move there, you don’t have to pick it up on your side. It won’t happen that two oirans meet, and the other side has a lot of people. letter.

Of course, she had such thoughts in her mind, and Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng might also feel that she was thinking about these things while chatting with a smile.However, perhaps even Ning Yi didn't know that these thoughts were just passing by in her mind.

She is actually thinking about the sentences of the poem, and even feeling and singing in her heart, so that when she looks at Ning Yi, she will have rather strange emotions.

As for the countermeasures when she was worried about the other party forcing her over, she had been thinking about it when she first realized it, but the change started after seeing the poem written by Ning Yi.Suddenly it was very funny and felt that it was nothing, it was worth it today to see such words suddenly, as for what the other party really wanted to do, it was easy to deal with anyway, and this was not the first time I met him.Then she kept thinking about the word that suddenly gave her a strange emotion.

Looking at Ning Yi's expression at the beginning, in fact, he didn't expect much. He wrote it to his wife or confidante, and it seemed that even he was not sure about the quality of the words.At that time, she read it out of the mouth, only paused in the middle, and only subconsciously slowed down when the reading was almost at the end. The word card "Huanxisha" itself is not long, only six sentences and 42 characters, and the words are fluent, and the words are fluent, and the words are finished in one go. It is to read it softly and sing it once, just like this moment.

"Sweat lightly permeates the jade. In the Ming Dynasty, Fanglan was bathed in the Dragon Boat Festival. The flowing fragrance filled Qingchuan..."

"Coloured threads are lightly wrapped around red jade arms, and small charms are hung obliquely on green cloud servant girls. The beauty meets... 1000 years."

For a while it was hard to say what was good about it, but she couldn't help but read it. In fact, she also knew that such a phenomenon could be covered by the word "good words".As far as the words and sentences are concerned, the scenery is also written, and the colorful words are also used. At the beginning, it is lively and in place, but when it comes to the last sentence, all the feelings are suppressed, just like a person talking to his lover. A meaningful but indifferent sentence, especially after reminding her of Ning Yi's simple demeanor sitting there writing words, everything seems to be understated and taken for granted.This kind of artistic conception is the most powerful.

So much so that when her gaze turned to Ning Yi's face, the fingers of the hand under the table were still trembling slightly.

Who is this... He did write it by hand...

Although she had seen Ning Yi's skills when she was in Jiangning, she never thought that the other party could write such a thing easily. Although she was not the first in writing, she still doesn't like to criticize the Dragon Boat Festival Ci written by Zhou Meicheng. Which one is higher than this one, in fact, the two capitals are excellent works, and it is really difficult to judge whether they are superior or inferior.But Zhou Meicheng also took a long time to write that proud song. Relatively speaking, Ning Yi stroked his chin and waved his brush in a boring manner, which really scared her.

Of course, she didn't know what Ning Yi was thinking.Ning Yi now has a certain foundation in poetry, but he is not at that level when it comes to judging famous sentences through the ages.The song "Huanxisha" he wrote is a love poem written by Su Shi to his concubine Chaoyun, but it has no place in the few "Huanxisha" that can be passed down through the ages. If Ning Yi didn't like Su Xin's words better, this poem The words are so short that I probably can't remember them.

He can remember it completely because the scene described in Zhou Bangyan's poem is somewhat similar to this one.Since he subconsciously felt that this was not a famous sentence through the ages, Ning Yi hesitated for a while, wondering if the phrase "beauty met for 1000 years" was a bit nasty, but then he thought about it, anyway, there are a few people in the family, these girls are easy to talk, yes Just give it yourself, and you should be able to tolerate the shortcoming that it is not the top famous sentence of the ages, so I wrote it.

It seems to be two parallel lines that do not interfere with each other. In the cool hall here, the four people are talking and laughing while blowing the wind. Because of the words, Li Shishi then subconsciously turned the topic to the situation of the wives and concubines in Ning Yi's family. Ning Yi then He also smiled and talked about getting along with his wife, concubine, and the eldest son who was just born. The things are harmonious and harmonious, and it makes people feel warm and interesting to talk about.On the other hand, in the other garden over there, basically all the people who will come for an outing this time have already arrived.

This village built by the river has a lot of trees around it, and the scenery is also pretty good. The men and women who come here are either playing hand in hand, or going straight into the other garden. At this time, most of them have already gathered here.Members of some literary clubs in Bianliang City gathered in twos and threes. Several well-known old men in the literary world talked and laughed all the way, and they also entered the manor to take a seat at this time.After all, they also have real talents and real learning. The experience they said about how to write articles and how to read books has helped many young scholars. After the old people sat down, many young people came to ask for help.

Among them, there are princes and young ladies from places like Wangfu and Houfu.In the capital, although the royal family is the largest, they have always maintained respect and humility. They have to give these old people face, even for the young people next to them, they don't necessarily step on them whenever they want.After all, everyone wants a good reputation.Relatively speaking, the local princes are more carefree. Even if they go to the street with a pumpkin sledgehammer and beat someone to death, most likely no one will dare to investigate in the end, and the government can only suppress the matter.And if such things happened in the capital, they would usually be reprimanded from the palace.

Except for these people, most of the brothel girls who came to join in the fun have already arrived. Ji Wanqing came with Yu Shaoyuan this time, but she knew many people well and greeted them one by one. There are also famous brothel girls, big or small, who come with others, but they also have the responsibility of adding to the fun or making the scene lively, such as playing the piano and singing, and occasionally performing at the request of everyone. Elegant talent, this is the atmosphere of outing.

Tomorrow will be the real official day of the party, today the atmosphere is much more casual.The venue for the gathering was set up on the side of the Bieyuan facing the river. It was a wide corridor covered by a roof. It seemed to be a long pavilion on land. The river breeze was extremely cool. I sat down among the innermost seats in the corridor, and while enjoying the scenery, I also casually told some anecdotes to the young people around me, or some knowledge about imperial examinations and advancement in the officialdom, they said it as a joke, very In a friendly manner, Ji Wanqing and other women around him interrupted appropriately to liven up the atmosphere.

Occasionally, some people will be named, such as Yu Shaoyuan, who is the most popular now, or Fang Wenyang, Zuo Xiliang, a young scholar who is already famous in Bianliang, etc. These people are brought out to say what else is in their article. People with shortcomings are actually the most valued. Occasionally, people will write poems, or someone is inspired, writes a poem, and asks someone to comment.The place here is quite large and not crowded. If you are not interested in these things for a while, there will naturally be some people around to enjoy the scenery, walk around with their companions, or discuss rowing to the river for fun.

In fact, only at this time, there are not many people who really know why this poetry meeting is here. Not long after, the party here is going on enthusiastically, and even when some excellent poems appear, it gradually spreads among the crowd. The news that Li Shishi is next door...

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It was approaching noon, and meals had already been prepared here, and someone came to borrow some things over there.Today Li Shishi came here, and naturally many people followed, but not long after, one of the cooks was also borrowed.Later, someone sent a greeting card and made an invitation.

After this rejection, another letter of invitation was sent, and this was repeated until the fourth time. The servant girl came in and said something to her, and Shi Shi frowned: "Tang Yue? Fu Qiushuang? They are here too... What do you want to do..." In the building, Li Shishi and these two people are not on good terms, but to say that he conspired with someone to tear down his platform in such an environment, it is somewhat impossible to think about it, and it probably happened at the right time.But when things developed to this point, she also knew that she couldn't keep pushing.

She didn't want to fight with others today, so she confessed to Ning Yi and the other three helplessly, and told the whole thing: "If you are interested, you might as well go and have a look... Liheng thinks Woolen cloth?"

"Forget it." For that, Ning Yi was the first to make a rejection. Poetry or something, most of them have to write poems and lyrics. He is not out of stock, but these will be used in the future on the bamboo notes to create momentum for the store. One less one, he is very stingy now.In fact, Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng didn't want to go with Shishi immediately, but seeing that Ning Yi refused so simply, they couldn't help but feel that he was a bit stage frightened and lacking in courage.

"Actually, it may not be possible to hide, but the younger sister will go to find out the situation first, and I will talk about it when I come back later. It should be quite interesting to go and have a look at that time."

After all, he is a person in this situation, and he cannot help himself after all.After saying goodbye to the three of them, she left the room. She took a breath and resumed the dignified, generous, sincere and elegant appearance of Li Shishi. She met Tang Yue and Fu Qiushuang and went with them.

The poetry meeting is just a poetry meeting, and there is not much newness to speak of. It makes no difference whether the atmosphere is relaxed or tense for a woman of her level. Although Ji Wanqing was present, she just greeted the other party casually, and said hello with a smile. "Sister" - Ji Wanqing was half a year older than her - and then the two sat down at the same small table, chatting with a smile, or listening to everyone talking, coping with a few words.After a while, she really became suspicious.

What are Ji Wanqing and the others going to do? Is it really a simple poetry meeting?

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Among Miss Shishi's light gray doubts, everyone present had different feelings.

After all, the current scene is quite lively, especially after Li Shishi came, everyone has basically come here, there are many futons and small tables on both sides of the corridor, two or three people are sitting together, and some people are casual Standing, but many people are talking, trying to show one or two in front of the two oirans.

As the second oiran in Bianliang City, Ji Wanqing's temperament is gentle and kind. She seems to be the standard type of good wife and mother. She is tall and slender, and her lazy attitude is the most attractive, but if you get in touch with her carefully, you will find that Behind the gentleness, there is also a queen-like atmosphere; and Li Shishi is elegant and intellectual, with a slender figure, and there is a pure spirituality in her appearance, as if she can see everything clearly, and the people who get along with her are often the same. You will feel unspeakable clarity and tranquility, as if you have the wisdom to see many things clearly.At this time, everyone asked her about the program to be performed on the Dragon Boat Festival tomorrow, Shi Shi smiled and raised her finger, and said: "This... of course it must be kept secret, but there is a part in the middle... Dangdangdangdididang... "

She pointed and pointed and sang a cappella, and the people next to her shouted: "I can hear it, I can hear it..."

"Recalling Qin'e..."

"Where is it, the Qingyu case, the Qingyu case..."

"Qi Tianle!"

"It must be Qi Tianle..."

The crowd was noisy and the atmosphere was enthusiastic. Some people even hummed the words and phrases of another song "Qi Tianle" along with the tune.Shi Shi sat there with a bright smile, and then changed the topic to Ji Wanqing, asking Ji Wanqing to reveal something about tomorrow's performance.After going on and on like this, some people passed on the poems written by Fangcai and others, and the teachers hummed softly. An old man called "Mo Gong" from Junwen Club said: "Shaoyuan Fangcai's poems are excellent. Ms. Shi Shi might as well take a look."

The lyrics were passed on, and Shishi sang a cappella. As she sang, she looked at the other side with surprise and admiration. Ji Wanqing was also keeping time with her. After she finished singing, she subconsciously glanced at it again. Yu Shaoyuan then smiled and said to Ji Wanqing: "Congratulations sister... I found Mr. Ruyi."

Yu Shaoyuan sat opposite and smiled without saying a word, but he felt in his heart that just now he felt the throbbing in the teacher's heart caused by his poems, and after a while, he wrote another poem in ink again.

Not long after, the servant served the cold drink that had been cooked, and while they were seated, several old men chatted and laughed with each other. They were all well-known in Bianliang City and had many disciples, such as Mo Gong and Xue Gongyuan from the Junwen Society. They were discussing at this time What kind of future will Yu Shaoyuan have when he just joined the company, and the rest of them are talking about the future of the outstanding ones among the crowd, what kind of official career they may embark on in the future, and they are also discussing who they can recommend to join the company in the near future. They study, discuss, criticize, or compose their own poems in places like Guozijian. They are quite satisfied with such gatherings.

These seniors in their 50s and [-]s, in fact, their official careers may not be considered smooth, but more or less of them have been officials, and they feel that it is difficult to get promoted or dismissed because of one or another. , now everyone respects them, and they also have such relationships and powers, for example, they can jointly recommend talents to the imperial court or such and such officials every year.For the current state, it is quite satisfied.

On the other side, among a small group of young men and women, some whispers were going on.

"Hey, isn't it almost..."

"It's been under surveillance, but the person hasn't left yet. It's almost there..."

"Do you want to do this..."

"Will Mr. Li not be able to step down by then..."

"Now let's talk about this. Aren't you here to watch the fun? Go to the side and watch the show!"

"Maybe he has real talents..."

"I've checked it earlier, and no poems have been published for more than a year. You are married! Tang Qun, I know you are interested in Princess Pei, and you asked your family to propose a marriage. Why did you follow us to see..."

"I just want to see if her master is really as powerful as she said..."

"I'll tell you, even if you have real talent and learning, what can you do on the spot? It's not as good as his "Sapphire Case". I'd say he's exhausted. Even if he really wrote a poem like that, how long would it take to write it?" Come out...and after the poetry test, I will take other tests..."

"I bet he's a liar, trying to gain fame..."

"Even if it wasn't, after such a large group of people passed the exam, he would lose all face... Killing the Quartet is something in a story book. Let me tell you, a person is born weak when he is watched by a group of people!"

"I also bet on liars..."

"Liar, you have gained some fame in the countryside, and you have come to the capital to make a splash..."

"I'm here to see the show...You guys are like this, Princess Pei will cry for a long time after she finds out..."

There are men and women in the crowd here, except for the core people, most of them actually come here to have fun and watch the fun. Of course, if it is really possible to make a liar come down, they are still happy to see it, and they are looking forward to the opportunity to beat the dog in the water. It's so cool for local bumpkins to make a fool of themselves.

So after a while, Zhou Qing, the princess of Chongwang Mansion, smiled and said, "Miss Shi Shi, I am so happy today, it would be bad if I neglected some of your friends over there. I heard that it was Miss Shi Shi. Our childhood acquaintances, so to speak, are our friends, how about asking them to come over and sit with you?"

Although others may not be afraid of her status, they can't ignore it. After saying this, Mo Gong in front of him also nodded: "That's very good. In this way, Shishi doesn't have to leave in a hurry. Today's meeting , with Shi Shi and Wan Qing around, it will be more sensual when others talk about it in the future."

Shishi was still thinking about what Ji Wanqing and the others wanted to do, but she didn't refuse this matter, and nodded with a smile: "Alright, I'll go over and talk about it, and let the brothers come over. It's just In the afternoon, Shishi still has practice, so I'm afraid I have to leave early. Please don't blame me."

Although she had guessed that the other party would attack a few people around her, she had already identified Yu Hezhong, Chen Sifeng and others at this time. Ridiculous.As for Ning Yi, she was still turning the "Huanxi Sand" in her heart at this time, so she had to think about it at all.She might worry about Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng, but Brother Ning... It's hard for her to put this worry on it, so there's no need to think about it.

Soon after, Shi Shi returned to the other garden, and Ning Yi and the others probably knew that it was not easy to push back at this time, and it was okay to go and have a look, so they came together.At this time, Yu Shaoyuan's second poem was being circulated among the crowd at the poetry meeting, and some people even whispered such words as stunning talent and beauty, and they could vaguely hear "Who will hold back the snow, wash away some souls and part Winning children, wrapping arms with red silk, telling good stories every year..." Sentences like this are admirable, and it seems that his second poem really has a lot of limelight.

Although it also got a lot of attention, everyone in the poetry club was still commenting on those poems at this time, and only a few people around shook hands with them. This is also the best time to melt into the poetry club.Under the guidance of the teacher, Ning Yi found a seat and sat down next to him, and then began to look up to feel the excitement around him.

(End of this chapter)