As it turned out, the only difference between Shum Jiashu himself and that portrait was that the portrait failed to reflect the detail that "his skin was so white that it almost glowed".

Cen Jiashu not only grows well, but what is even more rare is that he is young but very measured.

was summoned into the brocade shed to greet him, he was neither humble nor arrogant, and his words and deeds were modest, but he did not have the dullness of old fashion.

Seeing people with their own smiles, there are questions and answers, not cowardly, not restrained, showing the pride and brightness of young scholars.

Decent words and deeds and outstanding looks always complement each other.

He just stood there, without any astonishing remarks, let alone sensationalism, to easily attract attention.

What makes Li Fengming unable to take his eyes off the most is the brightness and freshness he exudes from the inside out.

It is not the childishness of youth and youth, but the freshness of vivid relaxation.

As soon as the lips are curved and the dimples appear, they melt into a bright, vibrant sweetness.

Li Fengming, who was full of eyes, moved his heart, and looked at Xiao Mingche at his side with a smile in the corner of his eyes.

Speaking of which, Xiao Mingche's facial features are exquisite, and his appearance seems to have inherited more of the advantages of his mother's lineage.

Even if he often went to the border to be born and die, Su Rili did not deliberately take care of it, and his complexion was much whiter than that of ordinary men.

But his eyes are light-eyed, and his eyes are often full of ancient wells without waves, as if there is not much sadness and joy, and he rarely shows emotional ups and downs in front of people.

In this way, the white skin makes him even more cold and alienated.

The opposite of the excitement of the account. Li Fengming staggered his gaze, his cheeks were slightly hot, and he said in his heart.

*****

Facing Cen Jiashu, the prince didn't ask anything, and looked very cold.

However, King Heng, thinking that he had already gone through his roots, asked more specific questions.

"Your grandfather is seventy years old this year, and his health is still healthy?"

Cen Jiashu's eyes were half-drooping, and the dimples on the side of his cheeks were deep: "With the care of His Royal Highness King Lao Heng, everything is fine with my grandfather and his old man." ”

After asking a few more questions about the current situation of the Cen family, King Heng smiled earnestly: "Your family's knighthood has been three generations since your grandfather, and now they all point to you to get ahead and lift the lintel." This summer, you have to do your best. ”

"Thank you His Royal Highness King Heng for his teachings, the grass people should remember that they will not dare to slack off."

After the conversation between King Heng and Cen Jiashu, Uncle Tai, who had a rough rhythm, suddenly asked: "You played the piano yesterday, did you come prepared, or did you come temporarily?" ”

"Back to the prince's words, it's a temporary intention," Cen Jiashu was generous and frank, "After Hou Yun, the little prince of Zhengding Bofu in front, appeared, the scene was a little chaotic, so I thought about a trick." ”

There is that Hou Yun recklessly recklessly recklessly in front of him, causing an uproar in the audience, if he comes up to chant poetry or impassioned speeches according to the rules, no one will listen carefully to anything.

Uncle Tai Wang smiled: "You kid is a tricky machine. What is the title of the piece you played? ”

Cen Jiashu replied: "Yayan Expression". ”

"This song is a good song. The elegance is sparse, magnificent and agitated, and there is a bit of the atmosphere of a simple temple sound......"

While the King of Thailand was talking, Cen Jiashu lifted his eyes slightly, and happened to meet Li Fengming's eyebrows raised unexpectedly.

*****

Because there is a prince in the north brocade shed, the guards are thorough and the security is meticulous, so Xin Wei has no chance to admire Cen Jiashu nearby today.

So when the gathering was officially over and Li Fengming withdrew from the debate field, he couldn't help but talk to Xin Wei along the way.

“…… I don't lie to you, it's really good-looking. I didn't see it on the portrait, but it was porcelain white. As soon as he came in, I thought the whole shed was much brighter! ”

Xin Wei was tickled by her description: "Could it be that everyone often says, one white covers a hundred ugliness?" ”

"What hides a hundred ugliness, it's not ugly at all! His facial features are extremely good, and what is even more rare is that he still has a bit of external and internal heart. Many advantages come together to complement each other. ”

In order to prove his vision, Li Fengming was very excited, shook his head and smiled casually, "That's really 'the pupils are like a jade falling starlight, and the eyebrows fly into the temples and the morning sun." The frosted sugar is scattered into the spring light, kneading the breeze and relieving the sorrows'! ”

Although she was quite excited, she was not completely carried away, and her voice was not loud.

However, she forgot that with Xiao Mingche's extraordinary ear power, only a few steps away, the volume did not make much difference to him.

Xiao Mingche was walking in front and whispered to Zhan Kaiyang.

As soon as Li Fengming's words fell, he turned his head sharply, his eyes were as sharp as a falcon, and he sneered with horizontal eyebrows.

"The princess is so literary and disrespectful."

Li Fengming's scalp was numb from his sneer, and he was inexplicably empty-hearted: "It's just nonsense." Don't get me wrong, I'm a serious person. It's all Xin Wei, crying and begging for me to speak! ”

The innocent was carrying a heavy black cauldron on his back, and was almost chopped into frozen meat paste by Xiao Mingche's flying ice blades, Xin Wei turned his head and rolled his aggrieved eyes into the air-

His Royal Highness King Huai, don't listen to it and believe it!

Obviously, it was His Royal Highness Li Fengming who saw the color and said it as his heart.

She can swear to God, absolutely not crying or begging, absolutely not.

*****

At night, Li Fengming lay in the tent and couldn't sleep, thinking about it, he still felt that he should remind Xiao Mingche of one thing.

"Eh, do you want to hear me talk about Cen Jiashu's ......?"

The pillow man cut off her words without hesitation: "Listen to you write another poem for him?" IMHO, no. ”

After saying that, he turned his back to her very childishly, as if this would block her voice out of his ears.

Li Fengming leaned over one after another, and poked his vest lightly with his fingertips: "I promise not to write poetry, really." I'll be serious with you. ”

Xiao Mingche stiffened, and his body was full of rejection: "In the middle of the night, I don't want to listen to anything serious." ”

"Then you want to hear something unserious?" Li Fengming laughed sullenly and teased him, "Otherwise, I will also write a poem for you?" ”

Being judged by a woman, and praising her appearance with out-of-tune poems and songs, this is actually a very frivolous offense to His Royal Highness King Qi Huai.

According to the customs and regulations of the Qi country, even if the woman was his wife, it would never be like this.

Because this is somewhat of a "top-to-bottom" scrutiny, it is the pastime mentality of high-ranking people when they see a pleasant little plaything.

Xiao Mingche was in a dilemma by her, and he was suddenly annoyed, turned over and suppressed it, and bit her lip angrily.

In the heat of the muffle, Li Fengming bit the horn of the quilt, floating and sinking in boundless pleasure, and burst into tears.

This His Royal Highness King Huai is really a two-faced person who treats others strictly and is generous and self-disciplined.

She is not allowed to say "indecent things", but she is unscrupulous to do "indecent things".

It's really too unscrupulous, she suspects that her waist is about to break, huh.

*****

After the gathering was over, the 200 scholars who had obtained the "Wang" plate entered the Biwen.

Some of the unsuccessful scholars immediately packed their bags and returned to their hometowns; Some remained in Yongjing and began to try to find another way out.

If you can't enter the court as an official, and you are not willing to work hard for the rest of your life, the only way out is nothing more than to serve the high gate and become a staff strategist.

If you really want to make a difference, the princes who are adults are the first choice.

There are more women and fewer men under Emperor Qi's knees, and there are only five princes who have been crowned Kaifu.

In addition to the crown prince, only Xiao Mingsi, the king of Heng, and Xiao Mingche, the king of Huai, are princes, and the remaining two are only county kings.

The county princes of Qi are almost ornamental, and the so-called parliamentary power is just a separate tribute to Emperor Qi.

Under normal circumstances, the prince of the county does not attend any court meetings, and there are few opportunities to express his views in front of hundreds of officials.

There is obviously no room for performance when entering the county palace as a staff member, and it is not easy to enter the East Palace, so the Hengwang Mansion and the Huai Wangfu are full of people.

Since the day after the end of the gathering, Xiao Mingche's main business is to patiently meet with a group of unsuccessful scholars in the front hall.

He is not good at or likes social scenes, but it is rare for the house to have a chance to select staff, and if he doesn't like it, he can only endure it.

It's not very smooth, Li Fengming is still persistent, and he chased him for two days in a row, and he had to talk to him about Cen Jiashu.

If it is at night, if you want to block Li Fengming's mouth, Xiao Mingche still has a little advantage.

Can be proclaimed in the daytime...... That's not the right thing to do.

After being annoyed for two days, he finally surrendered without love.

"What the hell are you trying to say?"

The wind blew through the lotus pond, gently raising the hem of the clothes of the two people by the pool.

Li Fengming's sideburns had a strand of hair that was lifted and drooped by the wind, which made her smile a little more mysterious and gentle.

"Aren't you choosing your staff advisors these days? Shum Ka Shu is a usable talent for you, make a move as soon as possible, don't miss it. ”

Her tone was serious and determined.

Xiao Mingche shook his head: "You also heard about his mentorship that day." If there is no accident, the father will eventually call him into the court. ”

He stretched out his hand and pulled the strand of hair on Li Fengming's sideburns behind his ear.

"As long as Cen Jiashu does not fall behind in the two rounds of comparison and strategy, the answer in front of the palace is nothing more than a formality."

"He couldn't get to the temple. He didn't expect it either. ”

After learning of Cen Jiashu's illustrious mentorship, Li Fengming not only did not change his opinion, but became more determined.

She smiled and patted Xiao Mingche's shoulder, "Listen to my advice, take him into your pocket earlier, and you will be like a tiger." ”

Xiao Mingche looked at her smile and frowned: "Why can't he get to the front of the palace?" Why didn't you think of the front of the temple? ”

"Why is he, I can't say. But when he played that tune when he made his appearance, he was destined not to be in front of the palace. ”

Li Fengming turned to face the lotus pond, smiled with his hands in his hands, calm and self-contained.

"That day in the brocade shed, Uncle Tai asked him the title of the song, do you remember what he answered?"

"Yayan Expression," but it's only been two or three days, and Xiao Mingche's memory is not so bad, "Is there a mystery in the title of this song?" ”

*****

According to the usual practice, when the scholars appeared in the gathering, they either recited their proud works or talked about the current situation in a big way.

But Cen Jiashu didn't say a word, and only held the piano and played an unknown tune, which in itself is very intriguing.

When he said that he was playing "Yayan Expressing His Love", Li Fengming finally understood why the prince was cold to him, and why King Heng was so eager for him.

The education of the princes of the world's countries is somewhat different from that of ordinary imperial heirs.

Therefore, King Heng probably didn't know that the song "Yayan Expression" was the first empress of the Xia Kingdom, Ji Yayan's own genealogy, and was used as the accompaniment of the Taimiao Bayu Dance when she ascended the throne to worship her ancestors.

What Uncle Tai said that day was not at all, that is, the sound of the quaint temple.

Li Fengming looked at the flowers and leaves in the pond swaying gracefully, and there was a little emotion in his laughter.

"The song of "Yayan Expression" is a solemn declaration by Ji Yayan, the first empress of the Xia Kingdom, to heaven and earth, ancestors and subjects: Since Ji Yayan, the Xia Kingdom will enter a new era of equality between men and women."

And Cen Jiashu, a scholar of Qi who can play "Yayan Expression", needs to be strictly guarded against than Hou Yun, who said in public that "the princess should also participate in the discussion of politics"-

At least for the crown prince.

"He is even familiar with the "Yayan Expression" more than 400 years ago, and obviously has worked the history of the Xia Kingdom, and it is by no means a year or two." Li Fengming felt that the situation of Qi Guo was becoming more and more interesting.

Cen Jiashu was born in the declining family of the Lord, and if he wants to contact and deeply study the history of other countries, he does not have the convenient conditions of a prince of a country.

If it weren't for the intention to promote the Qi State to follow the national policy of "equality between men and women" in the Xia system, how could it take time and effort to study to such an ancient era as Ji Yayan?

"I think Cen Jiashu also has the idea of promoting restructuring. However, Hou Yun's reckless remarks caused an uproar in the audience, and most of the people present questioned and opposed it. Seeing that the situation was not good, he immediately changed to play "Yayan Expression", which not only avoided continuing to make public anger, but also conveyed his ambitions and trade-offs to his bosom friends. ”

Li Fengming raised his hand, his fingertips slid back and forth on his jaw, and he smiled and bent his eyebrows.

"He is not alarmed by the chaos, but he is firm, this is really an excellent strategist, but he can't find it."

Xiao Mingche looked at her coldly: "Since you are so optimistic about him, why do you think that he can't get to the front of the palace to answer that step?" ”

"The prince will screen him out when he is more than a text or a strategy." Li Fengming made the final decision.

"Why?"

"If you want to promote the reform, it is a matter for your father to think about it in the long run, and there is room for it; But if the system is really reformed, the first person whose interests will be damaged is the prince. That means that around his throne, there are not only King Heng, you, but also a few more princesses. ”

Li Fengming was concerned and let out a sigh.

"How difficult it is to sit firmly in the position of the prince, who knows who sits. Xiao Mingxuan is not a fool, he will definitely block Cen Jiashu's way out and nip the risk in the bud. ”

She broke everything apart and crumpled everything, and Xiao Mingche naturally understood all the mysteries.

Even so, he may not be willing to serve me. After all, Brother Hengwang's words and deeds that day obviously meant to be close to him. ”

"King Heng is confused at all. He probably watched the prince become cold to Cen Jiashu, and wanted to see if he could take the opportunity to pick up a leak. There are too many conservative forces behind the Hengwang Mansion, if Cen Jiashu chooses to serve him instead of you, then he will not be a real talent. ”

Li Fengming turned to face Xiao Mingche and spoke bitterly.

"But if you want someone to choose between you and King Heng, you have to do something first, let him know that you are willing to open the door for him, don't you?"

Xiao Mingche raised his eyes to look at the sky, and the child was angry: "But I don't really want him to choose." ”

Let Cen Jiashu enter the Huai Palace, and then His Royal Highness the Huai King watched Princess Huai compose a poem for him one day? Hehe.

Li Fengming saw that he was talking angrily, so he tilted his head and smiled at him, and coaxed softly: "Be good, believe that I have candy to eat." ”

Xiao Mingche lowered his eyes and looked at her, spread out his palms and snorted coldly: "Don't talk nonsense." What about sugar? ”

Li Fengming thought for a while, raised his hand and pressed his lips with his fingertips, and then printed his palm: "Give." ”

Seeing that he was stunned, she also arrogantly stood on tiptoe and patted the top of his head, coaxing a kitten and a puppy: "Go." ”

The breeze sent bursts of lotus fragrance, and the scorching sun scorched through the gaps in the branches and leaves of the big trees by the pool, and the gold was soft like honey, enveloping Xiao Mingche, who was caught off guard and was sweetened in place.

He thought that he might be a little stupid at the moment.

It seemed to be trapped in a honey pot, and his eyes fell straight on the smiling face that was brighter than Hibiscus, and his feet were glued to death, and he couldn't move half a step.

Okay, then try to get Cen Jiashu into the house first.

Even if Princess Huai really wrote a poem for Cen Jiashu one day in the future, he would ......

"From now on, anyone in the Huaiwang Mansion is forbidden to write poems." His Royal Highness King Huai solemnly set up new family rules.