Chapter 45: Atmosphere
"You've been tossing around for so long, and not many customers have come into the store."
Yue Qingning touched her head embarrassedly: "Isn't it busy recently, it's because the business is not good, so I have to spend more time on the shop!" ”
"If you have a good understanding of literature, you should go to school. If you perform well, you can block the mouths of those who criticize you, and you can also make more friends with women to promote your shop. ”
Yue Qingning thought about it carefully, as if there was some truth in what he said.
Chu Hanye took out a booklet and handed it to Yue Qingning.
"The above is a list of people who participated in the school, as well as an introduction to their family history, so take the time to familiarize yourself with it before going to school. Mr. Cui is a strict person, but he is very talented, you better not make mistakes and cause trouble, just show a little. ”
Bihuan didn't know what Chu Hanye said to Yue Qingning, but she returned to the courtyard full of fighting spirit, holding a booklet in her hand and trying to memorize it, so that the maids could hurry up and dress her up.
Everything was ready, Qin Zhi took the meeting gift and sent Yue Qingning to the Jingshi Academy.
As soon as he entered the school, Yue Qingning was dumbfounded.
There is an old saying that the road is narrow, and she has seen it today.
On the first row of the school, Yuan Ruge, Yuan Muxiu, and Chu Powan, except for Yuan Muxiu, the other two women were surprised and disgusted when they saw her.
Yuan Ruge whispered into Chu Powan's ear and said, "Why are you so unlucky, there is this person everywhere!" ”
Chu Weiwan looked Yue Qingning up and down, and echoed Yuan Ruge with disdain: "I thought that if I read some books and attend some banquets, I would really become a young lady." ”
It just so happened that Yue Qingning had good hearing, and the words that the two of them said were in their ears, and they kept rolling their eyes in their hearts.
Do they think they're glad to meet them?
Keeping in mind what Chu Hanye said, Yue Qing showed no emotion on his face, respectfully held the meeting gift, walked in front of Cui Yebai, and blessed his body.
"Mr. Cui, today's students are enrolled on the first day of school, and they are specially presented with a double-balance ratio of roses carved by famous craftsmen of Qiling Mountain. In the future, students should follow the teacher's training and study hard! ”
Cui Yebai nodded slightly, his face was serious and unmoved, and motioned for Yue Qing to sit down.
Yue Qingning's seat was set next to Yuan Muxiu, because it was not time to lecture, the students talked in pairs from time to time.
Yue Qing glanced at everyone in the academy without a trace, and silently corresponded to the list on the pamphlet in his heart.
"Miss Yue, we will be classmates in the future." Yuan Muxiu had a kind smile on the corner of his mouth, and took the initiative to talk to Yue Qingning.
Yue Qingning had a good impression of him, and politely returned the salute.
"Why does Your Highness also want to come to this Jingshi Academy to study?"
"Ruge and I are from the northern country, and we don't know much about the culture of the Central Plains, so Your Majesty arranged for me and Ruge to learn from Mr. Cui."
Chu Powan and Yuan Ruge on the side had been silently paying attention to Yue Qingning, and seeing that she was talking happily with Yuan Muxiu, Chu Powan said meaningfully: "Ruge, His Royal Highness seems to be very interested in Yue Qingning!" ”
Yuan Ruge also saw it, and was indignant in his heart: "This woman is really watery, after hooking up with the wild king and the third highness, and now she is hooking up with my brother again!" No, I'm going to have to expose her vixen. ”
Chu Powan grabbed her and glanced at Cui Yebai: "Mr. Cui is here, don't be excited." ”
Yuan Ruge can only give up.
Cui Yebai clapped the ring ruler in his hand and signaled for the lecture to begin.
"A few days ago, the old man talked about Xunzi's "The Way of Ministers", and today you will be a group of two to discuss your views on the way of ministers."
Even grouping? Yue Qingning was considered a transfer student, and he was not familiar with the people in the school, so he was silent on the side, waiting for whoever was left to be in a group with him in the end.
In the past, it was often Yuan Muxiu and Yuan Ruge brothers and sisters as a group, but today Chu Weiwan suddenly grabbed Yuan Ruge and said, "Ruge, I'll be in a group with you today." Yu Guang glanced at Yuan Muxiu.
Yuan Muxiu saw that Chu Powan and Yuan Ruge were together, so he turned around and asked Yue Qingning: "Miss Yue, I don't know if you can discuss it with my group?" He wanted to see what kind of insight Yue Qingning could say.
Yue Qingning smiled and generously agreed.
"And what about my brother?" Yuan Ruge was originally worried that he would leave, and Yuan Ruge had no one to partner with, but as soon as he turned his head, he saw Yuan Muxiu and Yue Qingning discussing together, and he was even more annoyed in his heart.
Chu Powanwan was secretly happy in her heart.
Yue Qingning is this kind of person who sees things differently and is greedy for wealth and power, Yuan Muxiu is more gentle and caring than Chu Hanye, if Yue Qingning hits him with his idea, he will not rob Chu Hanye with her.
"Forgive her for not saying anything good, just let your brother see what a vulgar person she is, and he will lose interest in her!"
After discussing it for a while, everyone was quiet.
"Who's the first to talk about?"
Yuan Ruge stood up, first glanced at Yue Qingning with disdain, and then said arrogantly: "Master, Xunzi said that as a courtier, if you serve Ming Jun, you should obey his will, be obedient, respectful, and loyal to you, and not be overly greedy for wealth and power. ”
Cui Yebai nodded in agreement: "This is indeed what Xunzi expressed, what do you think of the princess?" ”
"I think he is right, the saint is the king of the Ming Dynasty today, but some powerful ministers rely on their own military exploits, so they wantonly accumulate wealth and power, and if they don't respect the holy monarch, they don't know how to be a minister!"
After that, he deliberately looked at Yue Qingning twice.
None of the people present dared to make a sound, and looked at Yuan Ruge incredulously. Everyone understands that the only one who dares to confront the emperor in the court today is the wild king Chu Hanye.
Yuan Ruge relied on the fact that she was the princess of the northern kingdom, so she unscrupulously sarcastically mocked Chu Hanye in the school, which was really bold.
However, Yuan Ruge's original intention was not Chu Hanye, she just wanted to embarrass Yue Qingning.
"Miss Yue, you are new today, and this princess is very curious about your thoughts." Yuan Ruge looked at Yue Qingning defiantly.
Yuan Muxiu frowned unhappily, looked at Yuan Ruge, and said secretly: "Ruge, don't be rude." ”
"Brother! Where am I being rude! Seeing that Yuan Muxiu was still protecting Yue Qingning, Yuan Ruge was even more angry.
Cui Yebai didn't make a sound, sat quietly in the hall, and his eyes fell on Yue Qingning's body.
When Qin Zhi came to look for him yesterday, he was very surprised. He had always heard that Chu Hanye had made great achievements in the government and the opposition, but he had never befriended him, and now he even sent someone to visit him for his sister, and even sent him a landscape painting of Shijie that he had been begging for many years.
He was very curious about how capable this sister of the family who could make Chu Hanye so attentive was.
"I think what the princess said is contradictory." Yue Qingning opened his mouth lightly, and when he raised his head, his eyes were clear, without the slightest panic or nervousness.
As soon as the words came out, the audience was in an uproar.
"Tell me, then, where am I contradicting myself?" Yuan Ruge saw that she was so calm, but she was a little aggressive in comparison, and she didn't like it in her heart.
"Even if it is a Ming monarch, why can he connive at the power of the ministers and the opposition and wantonly collect money?" The long and narrow phoenix eyes looked coldly at Yuan Ruge, and Yue Qing quietly waited for Yuan Ruge's response.
In just a few words, the loophole in Yuan Ruge's words was broken.
Cui Yebai couldn't help but bend the corners of his mouth, secretly claiming to be wonderful in his heart.
"You...... Do you mean to say that His Majesty is not Mingjun? Yuan Ruge saw that his words were punctured, and he became anxious.
"I didn't say it, but I think the princess's views are too one-sided, and I don't dare to agree."
Cui Yebai became interested and continued to ask her: "In this case, how does Miss Yue view this problem?" ”
Yue Qing got up, calmly, and calmly answered.
"Even if it is a Ming monarch, there will be no act of appeasement and adultery, and if the two stand side by side, it means that the world has a misunderstanding of one of them."
"Either they mistakenly think that their monarch is the Ming monarch, and the actual throne is sitting on a faint monarch who is timid and blinded by the holy hearing, or it is a misunderstanding of the so-called powerful ministers, in fact, they are important ministers in the country, and the Ming monarch gives the meritorious ministers equal wealth and power to the merits, so as not to chill the hearts of the ministers."
As soon as Yue Qingning's words fell, I don't know which son in the school couldn't help but shout: "Wonderful! ”
Cui Yebai also rarely showed a satisfied smile, and nodded in praise: "What Miss Yue said is not only reasonable, but also extraordinary!" ”
Yue Qingning didn't have a smug look on his face, he was still faint, bowed respectfully to Cui Yebai, and sat down slowly.
She felt a burning gaze around her fall on her, and turned her head to look sideways, Yuan Mu corrected the admiring gaze that was cast at her, and did not restrain it at all.
I vaguely heard several princes of the family behind him whispering: "It turns out that the sister of His Royal Highness Yewang is so powerful, it seems that the rumors are not credible." ”
"Yes, Miss Yue looks like a fairy, her demeanor is dignified and generous, she doesn't look like a girl from the countryside at all."
"Maybe it's the sister of His Royal Highness the Wild King, and maybe she has been hidden by the prince."
Speaking of the back, the voice became smaller and smaller, presumably making a bolder conjecture about Yue Qingning's life experience.
But she didn't care, the purpose of her coming to the academy today had been achieved.
Yuan Ruge sat down unwillingly, and when he heard the son behind him praising Yue Qingning, he glared back at him angrily.
"Sister Chu, what should I do if I actually let her out of the limelight?" She couldn't think of a better way.
Chu Powan was not interested in Yue Qingning's excellent response, what she was most concerned about now was the subtle atmosphere between Yue Qingning and Yuan Muxiu.
Seeing that Yuan Muxiu was talking with Yue Qingning from time to time, with a strong interest, Chu Powan's heart laughed.
"I asked my brother to check Yue Qingning's identity, he grew up in a small village called Mojiazhuang, and there will be no mistake. It's just a limelight, and nothing can change it. ”
Inside the Royal Palace.
"Oh? Did she really say that? The emperor was writing with a pen, and Li Quansheng, the great eunuch beside him, sent all the students' speeches that the little eunuch heard behind the screen of the school into the palace in time and reported to the emperor.
"It's true, word for word."
The Emperor put down the wolf's pen, paced two steps in the hall with his back hand, and suddenly laughed.
"Interesting, really interesting."
Nangong Ming on the side listened, raised his eyebrows slightly, bowed to the emperor and said, "Father, Miss Yue is the same as the wild prince, she is so bold." ”
"But isn't it, she said this to force the people of the world to admit that the wild king is a meritorious minister, and the wealth and power in his hands are what he deserves, otherwise, I will be a faint king!"
The emperor suddenly turned to look at Nangong Ming: "The Queen Mother said to me, do you like the sister of the wild king?" ”
Nangong Ming buried his head and paused.
That day, he just wanted to tease Yue Qingning, but now he had other ideas in his heart and nodded.
"Yes, the child thinks that Miss Yue is different from the stereotype of the women in the capital, so I like it a little."
The emperor's face was indistinguishable, and he laughed.