Chapter 3: Evil Spirits
"Gu, Pavilion Master Gu?" Someone exclaimed, and there was the sound of a cup falling from his hand on the table. Then, as if they didn't believe their eyes, everyone stood up and looked at Gu Ruobai who was walking slowly. The pavilion master who doesn't care about the world actually came down the mountain to the general's mansion? Some people can't help but cheer in their hearts.
Su Mo hurriedly got up to greet him: "It turned out to be the pavilion master, please take a seat." Obviously, he was also surprised by Gu Ruobai's arrival, and hurriedly invited Gu Ruobai to take a seat, for fear of neglecting him, and he was a little more respectful than welcoming the prince.
Su Mo's performance like this made An Jiuchen on the side feel a little relieved, it seems that it is true that Gu Ruobai does not befriend anyone, otherwise Su Mo would not be so surprised. It's just that...... Why did Gu Ruobai come today? A trace of doubt flashed in An Jiuchen's eyes, but it was fleeting.
"The little general doesn't have to be too polite, Ruobai just heard that there is a gentlemanly eldest lady in this imperial city, so he will come to join in the fun today." Gu Ruobai sat down and smiled slightly, and looked at Su Nuo'er at the same time, "I didn't expect that when I saw it today, it was Ruobai who listened to the rumors." ”
A slightly cold voice sounded in the main hall, and the expressions on everyone's faces were a little wonderful for a while.
They were still thinking hard in their hearts about what Gu Ruobai came here for, but they didn't expect that it was because they wanted to see Su Nuo'er, the eldest lady of the General's Mansion?
"Oh? The pavilion master's sentence made the palace curious. Could it be that the rumors from the outside world are so implausible? A smile tugged at the corner of An Jiuchen's mouth and asked.
"It is rumored that the eldest lady of the General's Mansion is not learned, has no skills, and has no ink, and is even more arrogant and arrogant, and disobedient to discipline, which is the negative example of all boudoir women. But what Ruobai sees today is not at all what is rumored. Gu Ruobai glanced at Su Shuang'er on the opposite women's seat, and continued, "Even my sister can insult her eldest sister in public, Ruobai doesn't know that the etiquette system has become an ornament now." However, the arrogant and arrogant eldest lady in the world's mouth didn't pay attention to it, and said such transparent words, isn't it different from the rumors in the outside world? ”
As soon as Gu Ruobai's voice fell, several people's faces changed at the same time.
Su Shuang'er, who was slapped in the face, was so angry that she almost cried, angry and annoyed, facing Gu Ruobai's cold gaze, but she didn't dare to say anything against her, and her little face turned into a pig's liver color.
An Jiuchen looked at Su Nuo'er, who had been lowering his head and lowering his sense of existence, with interest, and said casually: "Let the pavilion master say this, this palace also feels that there is a little bit of truth, but those who know know know that the pavilion master is talking about rumors and facts, and if they don't know, will they think that the pavilion master is holding grievances for the eldest lady of the general's mansion." ”
"Ruobai just saw the eldest lady for the first time, but he just talked about things, and he didn't have any favoritism."
The atmosphere was inexplicably a little frozen.
The others looked at each other and made eye contact. What's going on? Is the prince and the pavilion master more serious? For a Sunoer?
Su Nuo'er, who was at the center of the incident, never made a sound, as if she didn't feel the oppressive atmosphere, ignoring the suspicious or envious glances cast by everyone, and her face was calm.
But in fact, she was already bitter in her heart. She was also flustered, for fear that someone would catch a suspicious handle if she was not careful, but she could only show no water on her face and pretend to be calmer than anyone else.
It was a bulletin from outside the hall that broke the atmosphere that was almost frozen.
"The queen mother sent a congratulatory gift...... the little eunuch came in with a stack of gift boxes, and said in a loud voice, "Little general, congratulations, Niang Niang said, the little general went around fighting at a young age to protect his family and the country, and he is an example for us to become a man in the country, and I specially sent our family to send a congratulatory gift——"
Except for Gu Ruobai, the others hurriedly got up, and when Su Mo stepped forward to accept the congratulatory gift, they sat down one after another. It was only a low discussion that broke the previous awkward atmosphere.
It turned out to be the queen's mother, Su Nuo'er breathed a sigh of relief, there was no oppressive atmosphere, and her expression was much more relaxed. The queen mother and Su Nuo'er's mother have always been good friends, even after Su Nuo'er's mother passed away, she took good care of Su Mo Su Nuo'er, and every year on the birthday of the two, she would send someone to send congratulatory gifts. It's her who is too careful.
With the previous episode, everyone didn't mention anything else, pushing the cup and changing the lamp to talk and laugh, and the atmosphere in the hall was lively again.
An Jiuchen glanced at Su Nuo'er, and then looked at Gu Ruobai, seeing that the two really didn't know each other, since Gu Ruobai came, Su Nuo'er didn't even look at him, the two behaved normally, but his natural suspicion always made him feel that there was a little strange between these two people, but as for what was strange, he couldn't see it. Just as An Jiuchen was looking at Su Nuo'er in a trance, Liu Qianqian, the side concubine beside him, couldn't help but feel dissatisfied when she saw this, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth when her eyes rolled.
"Today's banquet is so lively, why don't we make a poem to cheer up?" Concubine Liu Qianqian smiled, looked at An Jiuchen and said coquettishly, "I don't know what Your Highness thinks?" ”
An Jiuchen nodded: "If you like it, let's start." ”
The prince nodded, and the others had to echo and say yes. Seeing this, Liu Qianqian's smile deepened, and she talked about the rules of the poetry order: "Then let's start with our daughters, the first to write a poem, the theme of the poem is determined by yourself, the most important thing is to pay attention to novelty and refreshing, if you can't make it or the poem you make does not meet the conditions, then you will be fined three glasses of wine." How is it? ”
As soon as everyone heard this, this rule was novel, so they became interested and looked at Su Nuo'er at the head of the women's table.
Su Nuo'er hooked her lips and smiled, "Although the crown prince's side concubine is sitting opposite, she is also a female dependent, so it is better for the side concubine to make a good start, so that I, who don't understand poetry, can continue." When she was blind, couldn't she see the schadenfreude in Liu Qianqian's eyes? What kind of poetry makes fun, it is obviously bullying her that she has not read a few poetry books and wants to see her jokes.
"This ...... In this case, then the palace is ugly. Liu Qianqian was disdainful, thinking that Su Nuo'er obviously wouldn't, in this case, she had to take this opportunity to make her embarrassed! Liu Qianqian cleared her throat and said: "The New Year has just passed, that is, the centuries are good, and the eternal rivers and mountains are new." ”
As soon as Liu Qianqian's voice fell, naturally someone cheered: "Good poems, good poems, the prince's side concubine is really full of poetry and books, and she is talented!" ”
"Yes, yes, a hundred years and thousands of years, it's really a good poem."
Su Nuo'er almost didn't choke on the tea, and glanced at those who worked hard to please her, and the corners of her eyes twitched. Didn't you say to be a novelty? Isn't it to be refreshing? made a couplet and patted a sycophant, and sure enough, the faces of the people in the royal family were thicker than the other. Seeing that everyone looked at him again, one by one with a lively expression on his face, Su Nuo'er wanted to roll his eyes.
Before she could speak, Xia Wanwan, who was sitting next to her, opened her mouth and said to her with an embarrassed face: "Nuo'er, if you can't do it, don't embarrass yourself, I think the crown prince and concubine won't really let you be punished." Xia Wanwan had a "I'm worried about you" expression, and then pleaded with the side concubine Liu Qianqian, "Niangniang, Nuo'er has never liked to read, tell her how to make better poems than yours, this penalty of three glasses of wine, it will be exempted." ”
Su Nuoer looked at Xia Wanwan with a ghostly expression, is this the so-called "good Chinese girlfriend"? Is this because she is worried or is it more humiliating to hit her in the face in public? This Xia Wanwan hasn't spoken much since the beginning of the banquet, she still thinks that Xia Wanwan has changed her temperament, and she is waiting for her here with a big move?
Liu Qianqian looked pity: "It's because the palace is not thoughtful, and I forgot that Sister Nuo'er doesn't read poetry and books, but this rule cannot be abolished, and there are still three glasses of wine." ”
"Oh Nuo'er, how is this good, I wish I taught you to read some words, otherwise I wouldn't be unable to write a poem today." Xia Wanwan looked guilty, "Wait until tomorrow I will teach my sister to read, so that no one will laugh at my sister." ”
"Poof-" Someone couldn't hold back a laugh and quickly covered their mouths, but the others also laughed lowly. It's really laughing to death, it turns out that the eldest lady of the General's Mansion really can't read a basket of big characters, she has an empty appearance but no ink, and she can't even write a word of poetry, as a woman, she can still sit here quietly, and her face is really thick enough. Naturally, most of the ridicule came from the women led by Su Shuang'er, who were already dissatisfied with Su Nuo'er, and finally had an opportunity to mock her in the bright light, how could they let it go.
"I'm ashamed."
"Fortunately, I have followed Mr. Wen Shu since I was a child, otherwise I would be so embarrassed as today, I am afraid that I will not have the face to come out again."
"No, no, if you don't hurry up and punish three glasses of wine, it's really embarrassing for others to follow." This sentence of divine mending knife is naturally Su Shuang'er. The others also chuckled, but because it was in the General's Mansion, it was a little more restrained.
Su Mo on the other side already had a black face, looked at Su Nuo'er, and was a little relieved when he saw that she was still indifferent, his sister always had surprises that he couldn't imagine, heh, those people, just waiting to be slapped in the face! Su Mo's face was dark, but the people on the side thought that he was annoyed that Su Nuo'er had embarrassed him, and secretly waited to see the excitement.
"Why, don't you drink this penalty wine?" Liu Qianqian asked in a raised voice.
"Heh......" Su Nuo'er chuckled lowly, and suddenly raised her eyes to look at Liu Qianqian, "What is the concubine anxious about, Nuo'er hasn't said that she wants to give up writing poetry, why do you want to drink punishment wine?" ”
"No......"
"And you, Miss Xia." Su Nuo'er looked at Xia Wanwan sharply, interrupted her, and said, "As my best friend, should you stand on my side and expect me to make good poems?" Instead of leading others to slap me in the face in public, isn't it? ”
Xia Wanwan's face changed suddenly: "No, Sister Nuo'er, what do you mean by this, you don't have to be angry with me if you can't write poetry." As he spoke, his eyes were already red, and he looked like he had been wronged.
Seeing Xia Wanwan behaving like this, she was determined to make her fall into a rude and fierce reputation. Su Nuo'er wanted to vomit in her heart, what kind of sin did she do, and she met such a strange person?
"Since you will not drink the wine, then compose a poem! Let's also take a look at the demeanor of the eldest lady of the General's Mansion. Liu Qianqian despised Su Nuo'er in her heart, but she smiled softly on her face.
Su Nuo'er smiled lightly and said: "Yesterday I went to the teahouse to listen to a play, and the emotional story of the protagonist in the play is very sentimental, so Nuo'er made a love poem. ”
"Evil! I want to know you and live a long life.
There are no mountains and no tombs, and the rivers are exhausted.
Thunder and tremors in winter, rain and snow in summer.
Heaven and earth are together, but dare to be with the king! ”
The crisp and beautiful girl's voice sounded, but it was a moving song of loyal love.
When Noel finished her poem, she said no more. Want to use it as a poem to embarrass her to see her jokes? Dream! She can't write any good poems, but she has memorized so many Tang and Song poems, so if she takes out a random poem, she will easily crush you scum. Su Nuo'er had a broken thought in her heart: Thank you for the anonymous god of the Han Dynasty...... She memorized this one the best, and just borrowed it......
Cough...... There is no pressure on someone who borrows the poems of the ancients to pretend to be coerced......
"I don't know if this one is refreshing enough?"
Hearing Su Nuo'er ask like this, everyone came back to their senses, and they didn't know what to say for a while. Because they have never heard such a poem at all, they are indeed amazed by Su Nuoer, if they really want to comment, they are afraid that they will be wrong if they say the wrong thing, and they will be wrong about the true artistic conception of this poem.
Suddenly, a crisp voice sounded: "What a poem!" A woman dressed in goose yellow stood up and said excitedly, "It's the first time I've heard such a heart-wrenching love poem. I can't imagine that the eldest lady has such a talent, I wonder if Qinghe will have the opportunity to ask the eldest lady for advice in the future? ”
This woman's name is Su Qinghe, her father is a second-class official in the imperial court, and today's banquet came with her father and brother. "Who says you can't write poetry? Let me see, even today's scholars can't write this poem, I really don't know if the brain of the person who laughed at you is broken, I really don't know what I have in mind when I want to see your joke so much. ”
Su Qinghe has been spoiled by her family since she was a child, and she has always said something, and she can't get used to Su Shuang'er and Xia Wanwan's faces.
This made Su Nuo'er a little surprised, and at the same time a little happy in her heart, she didn't expect that there was such a true woman among these people.
"Noel is very happy to meet someone who really understands poetry." I'm also very happy to meet someone I don't know but I don't know for her.
"What do you mean by that, who are you scolding openly and secretly? Everyone knows that my eldest sister is illiterate, and now she has just written a poem, and she is worthy of such pride? Su Shuang'er didn't do it, didn't she scold her clearly? There are still people helping Su Nuo'er, a slut, it's really annoying!
Su Qinghe didn't show weakness, and immediately went back: "Hehe, I didn't specify the surname, but the second lady was in a hurry, what, is this in a hurry to sit down?" ”
"You!!" Su Shuang'er's face turned white, obviously angry.
Xia Wanwan said softly and weakly: "I don't know how much this Miss Su has benefited from others, she is so ruthless, she is a woman, why is she so aggressive?" ”
"Miss Xia."
Without waiting for Su Qinghe to speak, Su Nuo'er smiled first, "Miss Xia, is this accusing Miss Qinghe of telling the truth?" ”
"Sister Noel, you ......"
"Don't call me by my name, don't call my sister so close, I only know that my mother only gave birth to my brother and me, and there has never been any sister, Miss Xia is full of poetry and books, and she is gentle and knowledgeable, so don't recognize your relatives indiscriminately, save me from losing Miss Xia's face as a person with no ink on my chest." Su Nuo'er has endured it long enough, thinking that she doesn't want to make extra trouble at her brother's birthday banquet today, so she can endure it if she can bear it, but this Xia Wanwan Su Shuang'er and Liu Qianqian came to bully her, do you really think she can't see it! Su Nuo'er had already hated Xia Wanwan because of the events of her previous life, and now she has repeatedly bullied her, it is really an uncle who can't bear it and an aunt can't bear it!
Didn't everyone say that she was arrogant and arrogant? Well, if you don't see what is called arrogance today, she will not be Su Nuo'er!
"I, Su Nuo'er, admit that I love to play and make trouble, and I don't like to read, I only love to dance with guns and sticks, and I don't have the appearance that a woman should have. But who says that women can't live freely? Who stipulates that women must read poetry and books to be gentle and polite? I can't read a basket of big words that have been said, but who has spread such words to ruin my reputation? I can't read it, so who wrote the invitation you received today? I don't know the etiquette, so who arranged it early for everyone to eat, drink and have fun today? I am arrogant and arrogant, and that sister has repeatedly disgraced me in public, why am I not annoyed and ashamed? When someone laughed at me like that, how could they have seen my face change? Scold...... Take the poem just now, I haven't said anything, Miss Xia is in a hurry to buckle the hat for me who can't read a single big character, if I am stupid, I will believe that Miss Xia is really good for me, but I Su Nuoer is not a fool! It's just that my sister has helped outsiders to lose my face repeatedly, but regardless of today's occasion, I don't know how to maintain the face of the General's Mansion, I really want to ask my sister, what kind of thoughts do you have? ”
Su Nuo'er looked straight at Su Shuang'er, her eyes were slightly cold: "If I don't write this poem today, maybe tomorrow the imperial city will be full of such a shameful thing that the eldest lady of the General's Mansion is vulgar and unbearable, as for the person who passed the word and didn't guess, it wouldn't be in the way if I was embarrassed, and everyone in the world would know that I was messing around, and it didn't hurt to have this one." But today is my brother's birthday banquet, and this is in the General's Mansion! Everything that happened today, no matter how big or small, implicates the General's Mansion, it doesn't matter if I lose face, but I can't let the General's Mansion lose face! He glanced at Xia Wanwan coldly, and snorted, "Am I really a fool?" Don't know anything, nothing is clear? It's just that I don't care about those disgusting and despicable methods, who gives me the confidence to think that I'm a soft persimmon to be manipulated?! ”
"I Su Nuo'er thinks that I am not a kind-hearted person, but people don't offend me, I don't offend people, if people want to offend me, again and again, don't blame me Su Nuo'er for cutting the grass and eradicating the roots!"
Su Nuo'er's words echoed above the main hall for a long time, and everyone's faces changed for a while.
What is arrogant, what is arrogant, this is it.
But why, I somehow think what she said is actually very reasonable......
Gu Ruobai, who had not spoken, suddenly laughed silently, lowered his head and played with the wine glass in his hand, and looked at Su Nuo'er as soon as he drank it, he knew that this was his Nuo'er, this was the real Su Nuo'er.
At this time, almost everyone looked at Xia Wanwan and Su Shuang'er, and they actually felt some sympathy for the two of them. Tsk, it's not good to provoke anyone, you have to provoke Su Nuo'er, if you are so ruthless, how many women can stand it?
"Wow......" Su Shuang'er actually cried out, hid her face and ran out crying.
Xia Wanwan was not much better, her face was pale, she resisted the urge to cry and bit her lower lip, bowed her head to bear the sympathetic or disdainful gaze of everyone, and her nails had already broken her palms. Su Nuo'er! Su Nuo'er! Su Nuo'er! Damn it! How dare you do this to her! Su Nuo'er, wait, one day, I will let you kneel at my feet and live better than die! Xia Wanwan hated Su Nuo'er very much in her heart, if it weren't for Su Nuo'er, a slut, who harmed her, how could she be so embarrassed!
An Jiuchen glared at Liu Qianqian beside him dissatisfiedly, and said: "Left and right are just a game, so don't spoil everyone's interest, let's expose it." ”
Su Nuo'er snorted coldly in her heart when she heard this, and bowed her head without saying a word. She didn't dare to look up at An Jiuchen, not because she was afraid that he was the crown prince, but because she was afraid that the hatred in her eyes would be too terrifying for him to notice, and even more afraid that she would rush up and kill him as soon as she saw him!
Su Mo called the song and dance, and directly stopped playing the drinking order, today these people have no good intentions, and they bully his sister like this, according to the usual temper, he can't bear it for a long time, and his grandfather confessed early last night, he is not allowed to make trouble, he must be careful everywhere, otherwise his sister will be the first to be angry and he will not agree!
"What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is that such an unpleasant game should not be played." Su Mo clapped his hands and called the courtesans and dancers to come up, but he apologized in his mouth, "If I make you unhappy today, it will be my general's mansion that will not entertain you well." I punished myself with three cups, and I deserved to make amends. ”
"Where, where is the little general, what is this saying, today's banquet is very lively, where is there anything unpleasant." A shrewd official hurriedly spoke, joking, in the end, it was not really the fault of the General's Mansion, where could Su Mozhen drink these three glasses of wine to make amends for their sins? Besides, this queen lady takes great care of the General's Mansion, even if they are really unhappy, where can they say it? Unless you don't like life too comfortable.
As soon as a few people who were very good at holding the scene agreed, the atmosphere became lively again, and this time there was no more Mi'e Zi, and it was lively until the end of the banquet.
At the end of the banquet, the guests left in twos and threes, and An Jiuchen saw that Gu Ruobai was still sitting in the same place and drinking by himself, as if he had no patience to consume it with him, and led Liu Qianqian away. The outsiders were gone, and Su Mo immediately pulled Su Nuo'er to look left and right to check if she was injured, and said with a distressed face: "It's all my brother's fault, it's my brother who didn't protect Nuo'er and let Nuo'er be bullied." ”
Regarding her brother's favorite sister, Su Nuoer was moved and speechless: "Brother, I was not injured, and I didn't fight, what kind of injuries did I suffer?" Besides, I'm not angry! ”
Hearing this, Su Mo was a little relieved, and looked at Gu Ruobai again: "I said you kid, everyone is gone, why do you pretend not to know us?" Don't drink it, say something quickly, and leave quickly after saying it, so as to save people suspicion. ”
Who knew that Gu Ruobai put down the wine glass and walked over, his body was a little shaky, walked to Su Nuo'er's side, and fell directly on her shoulder. "It's nothing, it's just that I'm a little drunk because of my strength, if it's late today, I hope Brother Su Mo will take Ruobai in for one night."
Su Nuo'er subconsciously wanted to push him away, but saw that his breath was steady and shallow, and he was already asleep, and saw him look tired. A trace of guilt flashed in Su Nuo'er's eyes, he looked like this, it couldn't be that what she did last night was discovered, right?