After eating, a checkout actually cost more than 200 taels of silver, which made Chen Siye speechless, it was too expensive, I thought it would only cost a few dozen taels of silver, it seems that this natural residence really can't come often, and a teahouse will be gone after a few more visits.

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The few people didn't go anywhere else, and returned directly to the county lord's mansion. As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw Xiao Tao walking around outside the door, looking very anxious.

As soon as he saw Chen Siye, Xiao Tao suddenly rushed forward to pull him away as if he saw a savior, making him a little baffled, and Jing Qing and the three of them didn't know what happened, watching Chen Siye being pulled away by Xiao Tao.

"What's the matter? Where are you going to take me, you need to be in such a hurry. After walking a long way, seeing that Xiao Tao still didn't mean to speak, Chen Siye asked.

Xiao Taotou scolded without replying: "You can really do it, don't worry, do you know who is waiting for you?" ”

"Who?" Chen Siye had some doubts in his heart, it shouldn't be Le Xuan, as for who else he really couldn't think of, but there seemed to be a lot more guards at the door than usual.

Xiao Tao lowered her voice and said, "Your Majesty! ”

"Huh?!" Chen Siye was taken aback, the emperor was waiting for him? What's the situation?

Knowing that he must be wondering in his heart, Xiao Tao explained in a low voice: "Miss has been ill in the past two days, and Your Majesty came to visit Miss in person after hearing about it, and after seeing Miss, he said that he wanted to see you by name. ”

Saying that, Xiao Tao turned his head and glared at him and continued: "I don't know where you went, I couldn't find you anywhere, and then I asked the porter to know that you went out, what a desperate person!" ”

Chen Siye was a little stunned, and he was also worried in his heart, who would have thought that the emperor would suddenly come to Le Xuan's mansion and see him by name.

After hesitating, Chen Siye asked weakly, "What's wrong with Sister Le Xuan?" When did you come to me? Your Majesty has been waiting for a long time. ”

Xiao Tao replied one by one in a muffled voice: "Miss just occasionally felt a cold, when Your Majesty said that she wanted to see you, Miss asked me to come to you, Your Majesty will wait for you for at least two quarters of an hour, your face is really big, let Your Majesty wait for you for so long." ”

Chen Siye didn't answer, who had a way to do this kind of thing, he didn't know in advance that the emperor would come, let alone see him. Silently following Xiao Tao's footsteps, he hurried to a pavilion in the peach forest, where Le Xuan and the emperor were there.

Before I walked to the pavilion, I saw five steps and a sentry, ten steps and a post, and the guards were tight, and the golden armor guards were tall and tall, with a vigorous posture and eyes like electricity.

At this time, Xiao Tao stopped and said, "Do you have a weapon on you?" ”

Chen Siye was stunned for a moment, nodded, as long as he went out, he always carried a dagger on his body.

Xiao Tao hurriedly said: "Throw it away, you will have to search your body later, be careful that the imperial guards will arrest you as an assassin!" ”

Chen Siye couldn't help but stand still and hesitated, how could he say that he would throw it, this was the name that his brother Shen gave him. Ahh

Seeing that he didn't move, Xiao Tao hurriedly said, "Are you impatient?" Throw it away, and when Your Majesty is gone, you can come back and pick it up! ”

Only then did Chen Siye untie the chopping wind around his waist and put it under a peach tree with more characteristics, and covered it with grass for fear of being picked up by others.

In this way, Xiao Tao led him to continue walking over there, and these imperial guards really stopped them, asked Chen Siye's identity, and searched his body, but only searched Chen Siye's body, not Xiao Tao.

They were touched by the guards, and after the body search was completed, the guards got out of the way

When they got to the road, one of the guards led them in front of them.

After walking a short distance, he arrived outside the pavilion, Chen Siye took the opportunity to glance up slightly, and saw Le Xuan and an old man with gorgeous hair and a bright yellow brocade robe standing next to the stone table in this pavilion.

Chen Siye said in his heart that this must be Emperor Ji, and only listened to the guard: "Your Majesty, Chen Siye brought it." ”

Ignoring what the guard said as if he was a prisoner, Chen Siye stepped forward and knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Grass people Chen Siye knocked to see Your Majesty." ”

He doesn't have any psychological burden on kowtowing, he follows the customs, the first time he saw Emperor Ji, I don't know what kind of temper he has, Chen Siye naturally wouldn't be stupid to say anything like a man with gold under his knees, only kneeling to the sky and kneeling to his parents, and so on.

At this time, Emperor Ji noticed him, looked at Le Xuan with inquiring eyes, and said, "He is Chen Liubu?" ”

Emperor Ji's voice was actually very gentle, Chen Siye originally thought that the emperor must be ruthless, and his voice was emotionless.

Le Xuan nodded and said: "Uncle Huang guessed correctly, his real name is Chen Siye, and he is called Chen Liubu because he can become a poem in six steps." ”

Emperor Ji nodded slightly, and said with a pleasant face: "Chen Qing, get up, I haven't heard your name less in the past few days." ”

Hearing that Emperor Ji didn't mention how long he had been waiting, Chen Siye couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." Then he stood up, but still bowed his head.

Then he said, "Raise your head and let me take a good look at you." ”

Hearing this, Chen Siye raised his head, and also took the opportunity to look at Emperor Ji twice, judging from his appearance, he couldn't actually see that this was the king of a country, just a kind old man.

Emperor Ji glanced at Chen Siye a few times before he praised: "Sure enough, a talent!" Chen Qing is still young, and it is rare to have such talent. ”

On the side, Le Xuan smiled slightly and continued: "Uncle Huang doesn't know, although Chen Siye is young, he is thoughtful and knows a lot, Xuan'er has also consulted him about many things, he is not only outstanding in poetry, calligraphy and painting, but also good at music and rhythm, good at cooking, if it weren't for him, Xuan'er would not believe that there can be such a genius in the world." ”

Le Xuan's praise made Chen Siye both proud and flattered, he had never seen her say anything, but he didn't expect to praise him so much in front of the emperor.

But when Emperor Ji heard Le Xuan's words, he couldn't help but look at her in surprise and smiled: "Has Xuan'er changed sex?" I've never heard Xuan'er praise a man like this. ”

Le Xuan's face turned slightly red when she heard this, and said, "Uncle Huang wants to make fun of me, but Xuan'er has no other intentions." ”

On the side, Chen Siye also said in a timely manner: "The grass people are ashamed, His Royal Highness the county lord has an overreputation, and the so-called genius is just one point of talent and ninety-nine points of hard work." ”

Chen Siye shamelessly stole the classic quotations of a celebrity.

"Hahaha!" Ji Dilong's face was happy, and he praised: "Chen Qing's words are wonderful! Xiao Anzi, write down these words. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." A slightly shrill voice replied.

At this time, Chen Siye noticed that there was a little eunuch bowing behind the emperor.

I heard Emperor Ji say again: "Two days ago, I heard Dong Mingchang say that someone came out of my Shanglian, and I was surprised at the beginning of who could have such talent, but today I have to see Chen Qing, and I know that it is a matter of course." ”

Chen Siye knew that he was talking about Dong Ming, a bachelor of Hanlin that day

Chang's "Smoke Lock Pond Willow" is a couplet, and he can't help but be overjoyed in his heart, but he still said modestly on his face: "Your Majesty has a reputation, and the grass people dare not be ashamed." ”

Emperor Ji seemed to be a little tired from standing, sat on the stone bench covered with dragon pattern velvet cushions, laughed softly, and then said slowly: "Chen Qing doesn't have to be modest. I have heard many times that Chen Qing has the ability to become a poet in six steps, I am really curious, Chen Qing also let me see it, okay? ”

At this time, Chen Siye was no longer modest, and bowed down and said, "Please ask Your Majesty to draw up the question." ”

Emperor Ji glanced at Le Xuan on the side with a smile and said, "I heard that Chen Qing wrote a good poem for that girl in Xuanyang, so I will also write a poem for Xuan'er, and then divide it into which is higher and which is lower." ”

Hearing this topic, Chen Siye suddenly frowned, since Le Xuan is the first beauty in the season, and the emperor said that he wants to distinguish between the superior and inferior, it must be better than the previous poem, but Li Bai's poem is already exquisite, and it is difficult to find a poem that is better than its beauty in terms of artistic conception.

Chen Siye pondered and meditated, paced slowly, and the six steps were quickly completed, and he hesitated for a moment before he chanted:

"There are beautiful women in the South. Peerless and independent.

A look at the city. Then look at the country.

Rather than know the city and the country. Beautiful women are hard to come by. ”

He really can't think of a more suitable poem, but although the artistic conception of this poem is not as good as Li Bai's, there is no doubt that it is more simple and direct than the hazy beauty of seeing flowers in the fog.

The original poem was that there was a beautiful woman in the north, but it was changed to the south by Chen Siye, after all, Le Xuan came from the south.

After listening to his poem, Emperor Ji looked at Le Xuan and stroked his palm and smiled: "Okay! Alluring city and country.. This poem is very apt, what does Xuan'er think? ”

Le Xuan has been exaggerated since she was a child, and she has long developed immunity, so she just smiled slightly and said: "Uncle Huang said that it is good, it is naturally good." ”

Ji Di shook his head with a smile and said, "You, you..."

Then he looked at Chen Siye and said, "Chen Qing really has the ability to become a poem in six steps, which really opened my eyes." This poem is indistinguishable from Xuanyang's poem, and I am very relieved. ”

Chen Siye bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty has won the award, and the grass people are terrified. ”

He himself felt that this poem was somewhat inferior to that poem, and the emperor must be able to hear it, and now he said this obviously to save face for him.

Emperor Ji waved his hand and pointed to the table and said, "I heard Xuan'er say that this painting was made by Chen Qing?" ”

Hearing this, Chen Siye looked at the stone table, it turned out to be a painting made for the Zhennan Wang couple before, Le Xuan had already framed it, and it was being spread flat on the table at the moment.

"Back to Your Majesty's words, it is a clumsy work of the grass people."

Ji Di smiled and said, "Clumsy? Chen Qing is too modest, this painting is extremely fine, lifelike, and vivid, as if he really met my third brother. ”

After a pause, Emperor Ji sighed again and said: "It's a pity that the third brother wants to guard Nanzhou and can't come to Beijing, alas..."

"Fortunately, there is Chen Qing's painting, which has helped me relieve some of the pain of missing. But what genre is Chen Qing's painting? Why have I never seen it? ”

Chen Siye's old face turned red and said: "Your Majesty, this kind of painting is called a sketch, it was created by my master, and it has never appeared in the world, so Your Majesty doesn't know it." Since Master's death, I've been the only one who can do it. ”

Seeing that Emperor Ji seemed to like this painting quite a bit, Chen Siye's heart moved, and he bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, why don't you let the grass people draw Your Majesty's Tianyan to keep it on paper?" ”