On the fourth day of the fifth month, on a normal morning, outside Bianliang City, in the annex of Viscount Dong Xiaoyuan, servants came and went, cleaning up, although it was lively for a while, mixed with some protests from the master's family, but it was not a strange thing.

"What kind of scholar, isn't it that the teacher girl hasn't seen you before she came back this time, and she said that it wasn't aimed at someone else, Master Li. It's not the first time this kind of thing has happened, it's just jealousy, hey, who is next door, do you have to inquire about it, come here, don't be soft persimmons can't pinch and hit the stone, it's not the first time, this kind of thing is not good-looking, or in my place......"

In the peaceful and prosperous era, most of the things come and go without anything out of the ordinary, even in a big city like Bianliang, if you live for a long time, you can roughly understand what is going on in your eyes. As the owner of the other garden, a man with the status of a viscount is not high-profile in Bianliang City, after all, in the capital city, the princes are all walking around the streets, and he is just a viscount, and he has always been kind. This time he was pulled out of the city, and after a little questioning, he understood what had happened.

He hasn't been to the garden for a long time, leaving only two or three people to take care of it a little, and next door is the property of the alum building, which is nothing more than jealousy for the girl in the alum building. There are many sons and brothers in Bianliang City, there are many scholars and scribes who pursue fame, and there are also rich idlers who are rich and wealthy all their lives and do not seek to be heard, they are full of energy, and when they have nothing to do, they are nothing more than fighting chickens and dogs to rob women, and the two groups of people are jealous of each other and want to give each other good things, dozens of cases have to happen in Bianliang City every day, which is not surprising. Dong Xiaoyuan didn't care at first, but when he was about to arrive at the other garden, he heard that Master Li was there today, so he retreated.

Ordinary women are just that, it is gratifying to watch the play, and it doesn't matter if you are offended, but a few Oiran in Bianliang City ...... Why do you bother to get involved in this kind of thing? Although he and Master Li are not familiar with each other, they have also had a few encounters, and they know that the other party has only recently returned from other places. Before the Dragon Boat Festival. There must have been a lot of visitors, but she could only receive a handful of people. Obviously, he didn't get a chance to get close, so he ran over to provoke and want to give Master Li's guests a good look.

The few people who came over to borrow the other garden had some friendship in the past, but they couldn't push it off at this time, and he couldn't help but feel a little helpless in his heart. Either way, it wasn't necessarily interesting to him. If these friends fall into the opposite party, it may make Master Li disgusted with him, and if it is the other way around, the vision of this kind of Qinglou woman is often the highest, if people come over today. It was Zhou Bangyan who entertained over there, and he became a villain on his side, and he was slapped in the face in vain.

Thinking about it like this, it was a little depressed, and the gang opened the door of the other garden, called the people to go in and do some work, and then went to meet the others. Dong Xiaoyuan didn't bother to ask. While asking someone to find out who is over there. While telling someone to prepare a carriage, he took himself out of the wagon and said it. And so it went on for a while. The next person came over and replied that the teacher girl was entertaining Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng, who were childhood friends.

"Yu Hezhong? Chen Sifeng? I seem to have heard of it, it is ......" He thought for a moment, and then lowered his shoulders, he had heard in the past that when the teacher and the girl were in contact with others, they were more special to a few people, not because they were outstanding in learning, but because they were old acquaintances with each other. Wouldn't this be even more troublesome? If the other party is Zhou Bangyan, it's easy to say, it is a fight between literati for the favor of the teacher and the girl, and running to lose the face of these people, wouldn't it be a direct slap in the face of the teacher and the girl......

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In Dong Xiaoyuan's distress, time went back a little, the white clouds were long, and in Bianliang City, the shade gradually passed by.

In King Chong's mansion, Zhou Pei sat on the stone bench under the tree, watching the dividing line between light and darkness push over from one side, and soon spread across the place, and the sunlight fell from the gaps in the trees, which was a little dazzling.

She didn't know what she was thinking, and from last night to this morning, she barely closed her eyes with peace of mind. Feeling that she likes a person and has to choose another person to marry after more than a month weighs on her, she doesn't know how to choose, if you choose with the teacher as the standard, you probably can't choose anyone you like, but if you let go of this standard...... She couldn't put it down.

Especially when she realized that she took Ning Yi as the standard she liked, she also became more and more aware of the fact that she was gradually moving away from her teacher and would quickly stay away. Maybe from now on, it will be difficult to see her. After the thought of being dead, she turned her head empty and pretended to be used to the fact.

Then Zhuo Yunfeng came to her, she tried to become energetic, Zhuo Yunfeng didn't seem to notice her abnormality, chatted with her here, and then ...... Still a little hesitant to ask the question.

"You know the way...... Where did Ning Liheng go today? ”

“…… Teacher? Zhou Pei's mind went blank for a moment, but he didn't show it on his face, "I don't know what to do." ”

She paused, and finally said, "What's wrong?" ”

The voice was a little low, and Zhuo Yunfeng's expression was still hesitating, but finally, he tilted his head and took a breath: "He...... I heard that he went to see Master Li outside the city, and then ......"

Specks of light sprinkled down from the gaps in the trees, and he told Zhou Pei the news he had heard......

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“…… Hezhong, this Ning brother you have seen it before, the master has been saying good things about him, what is he ...... How's it going? ”

The sun was shining, and among the tree-lined paths here, Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng walked side by side, and Chen Sifeng also asked Yu Hezhong curious questions. Although they are not close friends with each other, they still have a lot of contacts in Bianliang City, and they are always much more familiar than Ning Yi. There are some things that Ning Yi is not easy to ask when he is there, such as Ning Yi's identity, how he learned, and whether he has any background. If the other party's status is low, it is too much to ask in person, but there is still curiosity in my heart.

Yu Hezhong shook his head a little complicatedly: "To be honest, the junior brother is not very clear, and when he was in Jiangning, he couldn't see it very clearly. However, it is true that he has entered the identity of the redundant. ”

Once there is such an identity, it will not be able to stick to fame and fortune, and now Yu Hezhong has entered the household as an errand boy, although he is a knife and pen official, but he is also quite promising, and Chen Sifeng's status is higher. He has been serving in a county government near Bianliang for several years, and the eight-grade master is thin. Now I'm running for promotion. Since this matter is confirmed, Ning Yi's image in the eyes of the two is somewhat similar to that of poor relatives in the countryside, there is no comparison, but it is cordial.

"I heard from my teacher that he is the first genius in Jiangning, and I have read those poems, which are really impressive. What's going on here? ”

"I don't know, but based on what Jiang Ning has seen, the behavior of this Ning brother is indeed very different from that of ordinary literati. If you don't participate in poetry meetings, you have to talk about poetry...... It's also a little strange. There is indeed a local saying that his poems were chanted by Taoist priests, but I have not studied them deeply, and I still don't know. It's just that on the teacher's side, Brother Chen also knows that she has always been kind to others, and the words that came because of Brother Ning, whether they are true or not, are actually difficult to say......"

Yu Hezhong talked about this. Chen Sifeng couldn't help but smile and shook his head. They certainly know best. Although Master Li is not enough to kill people, but for friends. has always been tolerant, similar to Chen Sifeng in Hezhong, if she has five points of talent, she will probably have to boast about seven points, but she is careful not to let them be too showy and therefore embarrassed. As for the statements about Ning Yi in her mouth, it is not so much true that Master Li is willing to believe that it is true.

Chen Sifeng smiled: "But these things have nothing to do with us, this Brother Ning seems to have no harm in making friends." ”

Yu Hezhong also nodded: "To be honest, he hasn't heard of any poems in the past year or so since those poems came out...... However, whether it is true or not, it seems that he has never thought of publicizing this matter everywhere. I've heard that the merchant family has done all sorts of messy things for the sake of face, and I don't think it's easy to talk about...... Ning Yi When he was a child, you and I have seen him, hehe, remember, he was reading all day long, and at this time, it seems that his appearance and demeanor are very different...... If it's true, wouldn't it be surprising......"

"That's it. I don't think it's necessarily fake. ”

I already have a sense of affection for Ning Yi in my heart, and I want to be kind to others, so it is not difficult to talk to each other. The two of them were using the toilet under the pretext, and walked away from there, since there were some whispers, they went around half a circle to the front, and when they approached the main entrance, they heard a little noise outside, and the two went out to take a look, only to see that the noise came from the villa next door, and it seemed that they were also going to have a party. Just as he was going back, he saw a carriage on the side of the road not far away, a man in fancy clothes was looking over this side, the man was twenty-five or sixteen years old, with a small beard under his chin, his eyes were kind, and his temperament was quite calm, holding a folding fan, and he came over with a smile.

"Brother Yu, Brother Chen, what a coincidence."

This person is not an official, but he must be a rich and noble child, Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng did not have much impression of him, and the man then introduced himself: "In Xia Dong Xiaoyuan, a year ago, the Chongyang Poetry Club, I had a relationship with the two of them. ”

He did not introduce his family background, but when he said this, Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng naturally knew how to deal with it, and they were fortunate to meet each other for a while, and asked each other with a smile if they would also hold a party next door. Dong Xiaoyuan shook his head and said, "Someone is coming, but it's not doing it." He lowered his voice, "I take the liberty of asking, can you be inside?" ”

Yu Hezhong was slightly stunned, while Chen Sifeng frowned. Later, Yu Hezhong said an affirmative answer, Dong Xiaoyuan's eyes were solemn, and at the same time he showed the demeanor of "everyone understands": "Don't hide it from the two of you, I'm afraid that the teacher girl came here to meet your friends, and was exposed to the rumors, and then for some reason, people misunderstood......"

He finished talking about what followed and arched his hand with a smile: "Actually, it's not a big deal. Everyone knows what to expect, and then there's nothing left...... I still have important things to do in the city, so I will take my leave first, and ask the two of you to say hello to the teacher and the girl on my behalf. ”

Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng looked at each other and smiled bitterly, then said goodbye to each other, and watched Dong Xiaoyuan get into the carriage and go away.

This kind of thing, for them, for the teacher, is indeed not the first time to see and encounter, it is really a little helpless, but...... There's really not much to be nervous about. I believe that it will be resolved in a short time......

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Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng thought so in their hearts, and Dong Xiaoyuan naturally thought the same in his heart. After ventilating the news, he took a carriage back to the city, no matter what, he had already sold Master Li a favor, and if he met him in the alum tower in the future, maybe he could still be favored by one or two, and he would be good. Thinking so, he had not gone far when several carriages passed him. He looked at it curiously. Then he was slightly stunned.

The scenery here is good, several Zhuangzi are connected together, the houses are dotted in between, it is the pattern of a village, surrounded by trees around the village, and his friends are naturally on the road to greet people. In this way, I came to the end of the woods at the entrance of the village. He stopped the carriage and greeted a friend in the shade of the tree, who was a little strange: "Xiao Yuan, where are you going?" ”

"Little brother still wants to ask you, who did you invite?"

"It's not clear, it's a bit of a rush. I invited everyone who could be invited, and I don't know who can come. It was the third lady of the Marquis of Huaiming who passed just now...... Next, there are the Qing County Lord of Chongwang's Mansion, Fang Wenyang, several old people from Junwen Society, oh, and Yu Shaoyuan, who has recently become famous, "Wang Daofu", Ji Wanqing and everyone who listen to Yanju, and a few girls from Little Candle Fang and Alum Tower......"

"Ji Wanqing, you are all invited...... What are you going to do with so many people......"

"Hey. I told you. Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, everyone looks at the weather today. came out to enjoy, go out, and chant poems, and chose this side. Xiao Yuan, Xiao Yuan Gongzi, how can you go, if you leave now, we will have no face at all, stay and watch the excitement together......"

"You're not kidding...... You're not really just out there, are you......"

Having said this, in fact, Dong Xiaoyuan's heart was already confused. Originally, I only thought that the admirers who were rejected by Master Li were jealous here, but when I invited these people over, the situation was different. There are indeed conflicts between several famous Oirans in Bianliang City, and it is not surprising that you want to be higher than me and I want to suppress you, but every time I am on the front bar, at least with the help of later literati, it makes a huge noise. If it is simply a jealousy of the wind, it may not necessarily pull Ji Wanqing out.

If Master Li of the Alum Building, listening to the late Qing of Yanju Ji, the sweet child of the Little Candelabra Palace, and the red sleeves of Yin Hongsleeve of Qinyuan, these are the most popular flowers today, it is difficult for the scribes to come together. At the moment, they got so many people here, either they really went out and chose a random place unintentionally, or they ...... That is, Ji Wanqing wants to give Master Li a dismount before the Dragon Boat Festival. Master Li is not prepared at all now, and there are only characters like Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng around him, which is really troublesome......

Thinking of this, he sighed in his heart, things have become more complicated, it turned out that it was not to be jealous, but to step on the momentum, but in this way, the complexity became interesting again, so he stopped the car and decided not to leave for the time being.

It's good to see the excitement.

In the distance, several more carriages were heading towards it......

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People come and go, like a storm and clouds gathering and scattering, even if they are in it, they often don't know what will happen in the next moment.

At least at this time, Ning Yi couldn't imagine what would happen in this ordinary daytime, and beside him, Master Li was the first to notice it, but he couldn't guess the outline of the whole thing.

In the years in the capital, she has been used to seeing many things, although she is not familiar with the viscount next door, but the first moment she saw that the cleaning suddenly began there, she vaguely realized that this thing might be coming at her. In the alum tower, his whereabouts are actually not airtight, and it is not the first time that he has been jealous of similar contention. It's just that she doesn't want it to happen right now, because she knows that Ning Yi doesn't seem to like this kind of thing.

If it is an ordinary literati, she will not be disgusted by a little comparison and confrontation, and even if she is disgusted, with her experience over the years, she can make the other party enjoy it. Ning Yi has profound talents, she fully believes this, after Jiang Ning's meeting, and even after being impressed by the other party's talent, Master Li also thought in his heart, if he came to the capital one day, how shockingly he could kill the Quartet with his talent. But after traveling all the way north, she suddenly dispelled such an idea.

This man is a blood feud in Beijing, I'm afraid there are a lot of things to do, he doesn't like this kind of thing, there must be a reason for him. Especially after seeing his methods of dealing with the bandits in Liangshan, she felt that she might not be able to understand this man's mind and courage, which belonged to a completely different part from those literati talents in Bianliang or Jiang Ning. So when such a thing could happen, she was a little distressed, after all, it was better if such a thing didn't happen, or if it didn't happen.

Of course, for a moment, she only guessed such a possibility, and she was still conservative about whether someone was really rushing here. taught Ning Yi to learn origami on the pavilion, and briefly chatted about the topic of "whether Liheng is going to leave recently". Then I talked to Ning Yi about the trivial news I had recently heard about the sinister situation in Shandong-such a topic. After all, it was not good to say it in front of Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng, and Master Li also estimated that Ning Yi was unwilling to go around publicizing that many people had been killed in his family.

After chatting like this for a while, it was a little strange that Yu Hezhong and the two had not come over, and the master led Ning Yi back to the inner room to find pen and ink, and then she took the people in the courtyard to inquire about the news next door, and by the way, she saw where Yu and Chen were. In any case, it was almost noon. Even if the other party really came with bad intentions, several people always had to have lunch before leaving. There are still many ways to deal with it if you want to block things on your side.

At this time, Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng were coming back, and most of the people in the courtyard had already noticed the clue of the matter, but whether it was Yu Hezhong, Chen Sifeng or Master Li himself, most of them put the center of the matter on Shishi. Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng didn't think it was so strange, but when they thought of Ning Yi, they felt that he was somewhat innocent, and I was afraid that he would be very surprised later. As for Ning Yi, he was only somewhat aware that something might happen, but ...... Of course, it has nothing to do with himself, he has been in the capital for a few days, and he has not offended anyone. There shouldn't be any mess.

Oiran of the capital. It doesn't seem to be easy...... Sighing slightly in his heart, Ning Yi wrote a love poem on the paper that he was going to use to pick up girls. Of course, the poem was copied, and he felt a little numb, and he weighed in his mind whether to write two or three copies. In the end, it was determined that this was not good for Yuan Jin'er, so he copied three copies, one for Xiaochan, one for Yunzhu, and one for Tan'er to send back.

The master turned back from the door, still thinking about the possibility of those troublesome things. Seeing that Ning Yi was finishing writing the second piece of paper, he knocked on the door with some caution. Ning Yi glanced at her, and then tapped his finger on a manuscript of poetry: "It's written, I promise you." He picked up the pen to write the third one and touched his chin, "The writing should be passable, will it be a little numb...... They should like ......" last sentence, which is a bit self-consoling.

The teacher walked over, only to see that the paper was a six-sentence word, and at a glance, she knew that the Tao was "Huanxi Sha", she picked it up, and after a while, read it softly......

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At the same time, Chongwangfu.

Zhuo Yunfeng left, and Zhou Pei sat there, dazed, his mind was a little blank, and he didn't know how Lu Dao felt.

What Zhuo Yunfeng said just now was still spinning in his mind.

“…… Your teacher and the teacher know each other, we know the way, two days in advance he went to find Miss Li, and made an appointment to meet this morning in the garden outside the city. I heard that this news was revealed by the people in the alum building, and it was just that someone wanted to question Master Li, why could she take the time to meet others but not see herself. But later, your master's name was known to several young ladies here, so they invited someone and decided to go there together to fold the face of Master Li and your master. I only heard about this in the morning, what Jiangning genius sells his reputation and wants to look good to him in person, and I also invited a few old men in the literary world, talking about going green, mainly to let them be present, and now there are several famous talents in Bianliang, Yu Shaoyuan, who is the most popular, it is estimated that at this time, it has passed......"

After all, I still caused trouble for the teacher......

Zhou Pei had this thought flashing in his heart.

From last night to this morning, she was actually thinking about the teacher, and when she faced Ning Yi, she pretended to be extremely normal, but after leaving, her heart suddenly emptied. She wanted to say something to Ning Yi, but she couldn't say anything, but even if she understood this, she still wanted to say something, anything.

The thoughts of people are so strange, she told herself in her heart that she may not have any reason to see the teacher in the future, and she will never see her again. This is the state that you should accept. But at this time, while chaotic thoughts flashed in my heart, and at the same time I felt guilty for causing trouble to the teacher, there was a slight joy that came up.

I have to go and see the teacher...... The girl thought about this in her heart, where did she take it up, and on her originally somewhat dazed face, she smiled unconsciously, and then walked in one direction, and after taking two steps, she realized that she had gone in the wrong direction, turned her head, and trotted towards the courtyard gate not far away......

I'm causing trouble for the teacher......

Coming out of Bianliang City, the weather is very good, the big white clouds descend the shade, go to the official road of the other garden, the carriage, the pedestrian is in a hurry or slowly, the scholar scribe, the prince in the fancy clothes, through the ordinary pedestrians, occasionally acquaintances, say hello to each other, or pull each other to the carriage together.

In the vicinity of Bianliang, this kind of sight is not peculiar. Yu Shaoyuan sat in the beautiful carriage, feeling the wind blowing, and the woman's chuckle sounded, he looked to the side, and the beautiful woman named Ji Wanqing over there also smiled at him, the fan fluttered lightly, Luo Yi was picturesque, she admired and liked him...... He likes this feeling, twenty years of hard study, this is the time when he is most proud at present, of course, there will be more and more proud times in the future, and he will like him, and it will not be just Ji Wanqing, an oiran.

Today is not a day to be prepared for, just an outing. However, he couldn't help but think of Master Li in his heart, in Bianliang City, a woman has her own characteristics, Master Li has not yet seen it, what kind of will it be? Have you ever read your previous poems? However, Wanqing, who is as famous as her, has fallen in love with herself, and she wants to help Wanqing defeat her after all, and while defeating her, she will also remember herself deeply. Thinking so, his eyes were indifferent and steady, and he looked at the road at the entrance of the village in the distance, which had become lively...... (To be continued......)