Chapter 30: The Taixue Turmoil
Liu Shiting looked at Ji Yueqin's smiling face a little stunned, and was a little overwhelmed for a while.
Coincidentally, at this time, an old man entered Xi Dezhai, and when he saw Liu Shiting with a pale face and Ji Yueqin with a smile on his face, he didn't know what was going on, so he shouted angrily with a calm face: "What are you doing standing there, don't sit down quickly." ”
When the people heard the old man do this, they scattered as birds and beasts. Speaking of which, these noble children have extraordinary status, but this sacrificial wine obviously does not buy everyone's account, and those who should be scolded are still scolded.
Seeing everyone sit down, his face was a little pale, because he rarely came to Xi Dezhai on weekdays, and today it was also because of Ji Yueqin's arrival that he hurried from the Guozijian side as an exception.
For Ji Yueqin, he is actually very disdainful in his heart, he not only needs to manage government affairs every day, but now he has to come to Taixue to give lectures because of this child, and his heart is even more unhappy.
After everyone sat down, only Ji Yueqin stood in place and did not move, Nan Xuanyu was a little anxious and wanted to pull Ji Yueqin to his side, but because this sacrificial wine was more strict for men and women, he had to sit anxiously.
"Why don't you sit?" The sacrificial wine looked at Ji Yueqin coldly, feeling that this group of people had caused a mess before he came today, and he couldn't help but have a headache more and more.
Liu Shiting and the girl in pink sat on the side, as if waiting to see Ji Yueqin's joke, Liu Shiting was still angry with the girl in pink, and ignored her and just stared at Ji Yueqin's every move.
Ji Yueqin saw that this person was dressed extraordinarily, and he was not an ordinary scholar and teaching assistant, so he saluted him without humility or arrogance: "Back to the master's words, the student came to Xidezhai for the first time today to study with all the students, and I don't know where the student should sit. So the students are standing here. ”
The old man's face palely pale, nodded and said loudly, "Who wants to sit with her?" ”
"Let Sister Yue sit with me!" Nan Xuanjin shouted, a little excited.
"Shut up! The old man who entered the fast is your lecturer, not some sacrificial wine! The old man saw that Cai Zhen was also taught in vain, do you know that in the "Book of Rites", it is written: "Men and women do not sit together, different shackles, different scarves, and do not teach in person." ’? After school today, I will copy the etiquette ten times and hand it over to Cai Zhen tomorrow. When the old man saw Nan Xuanjin say this, he scolded angrily.
"Master, the student has something to say." A female voice like a silver bell said respectfully.
When the old man heard this, although his face was displeased, he also agreed to let him speak: "Master, the county lord can sit with the students. ”
The old man listened to what he said and agreed, so he said to Ji Yueqin, "You just sit with her." ”
Ji Yueqin respectfully saluted the old man, and then sat down beside the woman, the woman smiled at her kindly, and Ji Yueqin also returned a kind smile.
At this time, the girl in pink muttered to Liu Shiting with displeasure: "Sister Shiting, look, this Chu Qingtang saw that he was the lord of Anning, so he stammered shamelessly, and he didn't look at his father who was just a seventh-grade official, and he just barely came to Xi Dezhai to take classes, so he wanted to climb the branch and be a phoenix." ”
"Shut up! Li Menghan, you give the old man a lesson standing by the wall! Mencius said: 'Leaving Lou Zhiming, the skill of the public losing the son, without rules, can not be a square circle' Do you understand this truth? The old man saw that these sons of the country were more angry than the other, and he asked loudly.
When Li Menghan heard her master say about her, her face instantly turned pale, and she could only say hesitantly, "I...... I ......"
The old man was even more angry when he saw that she was not moving, and shouted angrily at her: "What am I? Do you want the old man to come over and invite you, what are you doing there, why don't you go over and stand up! ”
Li Menghan saw that the old man's face flushed angrily, and he hurriedly stood behind, not even taking the book.
Seeing this, the old man said to himself: "Rotten wood cannot be carved." ”
After saying that, he turned around and walked to the front to prepare for the lecture.
"The old man's name is Cao Zhiyuan, and everyone must know who the old man is. From today on, the old man will come to Taixue three times a month to give lectures to you. Cao Zhiyuan said in front of him.
"Today we are going to discuss the magnificent and broad thoughts of Confucius in the Analects." Cao Zhiyuan touched his gray beard and said.
Zi said: If a gentleman is not heavy, he is not authoritative, and if he learns, he is not solid. The Lord is faithful, and those who have no friends are not as good as themselves, do not be afraid to change. Cao Zhiyuan touched his beard and said.
"Today, we're going to talk about it." Cao Zhiyuan looked at everyone with his hands behind his back, "Who wants to talk about their thoughts?" ”
Everyone thought hard, and they didn't dare to answer rashly, so they stared at each other dryly.
Cao Zhiyuan saw that no one took the initiative to answer, so he wanted to ask Ji Yueqin, who was new today, to answer, and see what level this Anning County Lord was.
"Since no one is willing to stand up and answer, then let the new Lord of Anning say what he thinks." Cao Zhiyuan looked at Ji Yueqin, who was sitting upright, and said loudly.
"Yes." Ji Yueqin responded, then sat up dignified and said: "If we want to be a gentleman, we must first be upright and dignified, so that we can be majestic and not be closed in learning." ”
Before Ji Yueqin finished speaking, Cao Zhiyuan looked at Ji Yueqin with satisfaction and asked her to sit down.
"Li Menghan, you can talk about the second half of the sentence." Cao Zhiyuan looked at Li Menghan, who was standing by the wall in a daze, and wanted her to answer.
Li Menghan didn't hear her master call her, and she was still thinking about what kind of rouge she should buy tomorrow.
Seeing this, Cao Zhiyuan's impression of this Li Menghan became worse and worse, and he repeated loudly: "Li Menghan! ”
Li Menghan woke up from his thoughts at this time, and raised his head a little overwhelmed: "What's wrong?" Something happened. ”
When everyone saw Li Menghan's ignorant appearance, they burst into laughter.
Cao Zhiyuan saw that her hands were empty, so he asked, "Li Menghan, where are your books?" ”
"Books? What book? She looked at Cao Zhiyuan blankly and asked.
Everyone laughed more and more happily when they saw Li Menghan's appearance, Li Menghan didn't know what they were laughing at, and looked at Cao Zhiyuan with puzzled eyes.
Cao Zhiyuan looked at Li Menghan and became angry, and shouted angrily: "Li Menghan, you have copied the Analects fifty times, and if you can't finish copying, don't come to school!" ”
When Li Menghan heard this, his face turned pale, and he was afraid that his hands would be wasted in these fifty times.
The master no longer paid attention to Li Menghan, and said to himself: "If a gentleman is not dignified, there is no majesty, learning can make people not closed, we must be faithful, don't make friends with people who are different from you, and don't be afraid to correct mistakes if you have mistakes." That's why. ”
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As time passed, Ji Yueqin and his party got out of school in a blink of an eye, and the girl named Chu Qingtang talked to Ji Yueqin kindly.
"Chu Qingtang has seen the county lord of Anning." Chu Qingtang is also very outstanding, although he is not beautiful, but his eyebrows and eyes faintly reveal a bit of girlish and delicate, and it seems that the whole person is also downright and generous.
"Why be polite, thank Qingtang today, otherwise I won't have a place to sit." Ji Yueqin took Chu Qingtang's hand and said gratefully.
"I saw that the county lord was kind, so I invited the county lord to sit with me, don't be surprised." Chu Qingtang said softly.
"How can this be, okay, don't call me a county lord, seeing that you are similar in age to me, Qingtang will call me Yueqin in private." Ji Yueqin has always been kind to people who are kind to her.
Chu Qingtang saw that Ji Yueqin was so gentle, and his heart was also warm, and he couldn't help but feel a little sad when he thought of all the things in his family.
Ji Yueqin saw that Chu Qingtang suddenly became depressed, so she asked out loud, "Qingtang, what's wrong with you." ”
Chu Qingtang didn't want to make Ji Yueqin unhappy because of himself, so he hurriedly said: "It's okay Yueqin, I just thought of some things, it's okay." ”
Ji Yueqin didn't ask any more, so she took Chu Qingtang's hand and said, "Qingtang, this is not a place to talk, why don't you go back to Qianxi Palace with me, I don't have any friends in this palace, I'm very happy to meet you today." ”
Chu Qingtang was very happy to be invited by Ji Yueqin, in fact, she didn't have any friends, she wanted to go to the Qianxi Palace with Ji Yueqin happily to talk about the world, but when she thought of her own home, she said to Ji Yueqin depressedly: "This is ...... Yueqin, I would love to go back with you, but I ...... at home."
Ji Yueqin saw that Chu Qingtang was afraid that her family would talk about her, so she patted Chu Qingtang's hand and said, "Hey, what's the matter, I'll let people go to your house and say it later." ”
Chu Qingtang sighed, nodded to Ji Yueqin, and the two of them got into a sedan chair and returned to Qianxi Palace.
"Sister Shiting, today I blame this Anning County Lord and Chu Qingtang for making us so ugly." Li Menghan looked at their distant backs, and pinched the handkerchief in his palm fiercely, as if he wanted to crush the handkerchief.
Liu Shiting glanced at Li Menghan, and said with hatred in her tone: "If it wasn't for your instigation today, how could I go up and say that the county lord of Anning would have been instigated!" ”
When Li Menghan heard Liu Shiting say this, she hurriedly said: "Sister Shiting, don't blame, I don't know that she is the lord of Anning, you see that she is so close to His Royal Highness the Prince, I am angry for my sister." ”
When Liu Shiting saw Li Menghan say this, she also said hatefully: "Obviously, I am the most qualified to sit next to His Royal Highness the Prince, what is this Anning County Lord!" ”
"That's right, how can this county lord of Anning compare to our sister Shiting!" After Li Menghan finished speaking, he looked around nervously, as if someone would hear their conversation.
"And that Chu Qingtang, although she relied on her position as a concubine to come to Taixue to class, but who didn't know that she was notoriously unfavored. Now I still want to climb to the county lord, I think she is really a fool's dream, if it weren't for her, I wouldn't have been punished by the master for copying the Analects fifty times today! Li Menghan was even more angry when he mentioned Chu Qingtang, and he couldn't wait to tear her apart.
"Don't worry, there's always a way to clean them up." Liu Shiting stared at the direction they left, and said in a tone of gnashing teeth.