Chapter 40: A Hundred Birds and a Phoenix

Chu Taifu has many protégés and is known as the first person in the world. Naturally, many people want to participate in his poetry meeting, and Mrs. Chu is kind, and there is no special table for the female dependents of each family at the poetry meeting, and those who have literary talents can compete with Jinshi.

Therefore, in order to choose a good son-in-law, the young ladies of each family will also ask Mrs. Chu for a post.

Mrs. Chu didn't care about the thoughts of these young ladies, but the poetry club was getting bigger and bigger until it approached the marriage temple, so she had to add a threshold after the post, and the participants needed to read the title and write a poem, and praise it was subtle before entering.

It's not that Chaoling hasn't thought about cheating, it's just that this question was all revealed by Taifu Chu, and there was no stealing the question, or the pre-exam guide.

"It's comparable to the imperial examination, it's comparable to the imperial examination."

In Liu Mianxuan, Chao Ling lay on the table, blowing on the pages of the book over and over again, thinking about what spells could imprint these poetry allusions in his mind.

Although she is proficient in magic and talented, her head hurts for a while in the face of these crepe words and phrases in the world.

The bell put a new candle on her, and carefully put another stack of thick books on the table, "The prince asked you, if you really can't do it, you should go with you disguised as a maid." ”

"Nope." Chao Ling said indignantly: "I have to sit at the same table with my female relatives at this poetry meeting." ”

Ling thought that Chaoling was working so hard because he wanted to participate in the poetry meeting as a member of the prince's mansion.

But she didn't expect Chaoling to fight close to Chu Wenbing and match her and Su Jiuli's thoughts. If the bell knew that his master actually thought so, I am afraid that he would burn these scrolls on the spot.

Chao Ling rubbed her red eyes, and finally fell asleep in a huff, remembering that someone tiptoed in the door and stared at her for a long time.

She instinctively thought it was Jiu Li, but he kept looking at her like this, as if he had never known Chao Ling's appearance. He leaned over to look intently, and finally saw the person at the desk shrink down, only to realize that she was cold, and hugged her sideways and put her on the bed.

Shrinking in the crook of her arm, she realized that it was Jiuli, she rested her head on his neck with confidence, and fell into a deep sleep again.

When I woke up the next day, the book on the table had been removed by the bell.

"Your nobleman, are you awake?" The bell will be placed on the table early, "The small kitchen has boiled seafood porridge, and the nobles study hard." ”

"Where's my book?"

"Yesterday, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came down and invited you to go to Xinghua Restaurant today, so you don't need to read a book if you go." The bell replied.

Even if it's not a begging festival, Xinghua Restaurant is still overcrowded. Chaoling was attracted by the smell of rice at the door from afar, handed the prince's mansion waist card in, and Xiao Er's smiling face led her upstairs.

The private room is not as good as the day of the begging festival, and the window is facing a narrow passage, which is not prosperous. Chao Ling fiddled with the hand stove, although she couldn't feel the cold, but she always felt that she could be careful about what she was fiddling with.

A pair of sedan chairs slowly passed through the narrow passage, and then a man in a red robe rode past to stop him.

Su Jiuli.

Although she was in the prince's mansion, it was the first time she saw Su Jiuli wearing an official uniform, and she had an epiphany about the appearance of the emperor mentioned in the book.

Chao Ling realized that this road led directly to Taixue. The sedan chair should be done by Mrs. Chu, and Jiuli is going to steal the question for her.

She waited here for a while, no matter how high her understanding was, it was difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and she couldn't understand anything in her mind without a little poetry and song.

As soon as she made a cup of tea, she began to doubt her life again.

"Put it on." Just when she was holding her forehead and thinking about whether to use some more spells to give Chu Taifu a dream, Jiu Li came in with a piece of clothing.

Xu is because there are many matters for Mobei to enter Beijing today, and his voice is obviously a little tired: "You can dance." ”

It's not a question, it's a certainty.

He was sure that Chaoling would definitely dance.

"No, it won't." Chao Ling looked at the red dance dress inlaid with beads, "You're going to seduce Mrs. Chu?" ”

Jiu Li's tired expression froze, and a few drops of water gradually came out of the teacup, burning his fingers. "Are you crazy? To attend a poetry meeting? As for it? ”

"Then what are you preparing this for me?" Chao Ling was puzzled.

The people in Fengdu can dance, but most of them are used for the sacrifice of Fengming Mountain. And Chaoling is the young monarch of Fengdu, the only fire phoenix between heaven and earth.

[This gentleman is the young monarch of the Feng clan, do you want this gentleman to give you a hundred birds to the phoenix? 】

Jiuli rubbed his temples and said lightly, "Have you heard the requiem before the battle?" ”

Legend has it that there is a secret technique that is made for the souls of the dead on the battlefield to appease the souls of the dead in the war.

"Do you really believe in the so-called Pre-Battle Requiem?"

After a person dies, he crosses the bridge and crosses the Lethe River, reincarnated, and the deceased can't stop any kind of music. Although he didn't expect Su Jiuli, who was destined to devote himself, to be like the great commander, this idea was indeed a bit absurd.

"This song is naturally played for the living." Jiu Li said: "Today, you dance in red, and I will guarantee that the question you draw tomorrow is what you want." ”

"Mrs. Chu will also come to Xinghua Restaurant today."

"No, but one will come." Jiuli's slender fingers held the hair crown and handed it to Chaoling, "Prince Yu, Bai Yu." ”

"Bai Yu is holding a banquet here today, and there are many official eunuchs in the banquet list who will appear at the poetry meeting, and a pre-battle requiem is enough to move the capital."

"Su Jiuli, you really don't miss the opportunity to disgust Bai Yu at all." Chao Ling was a little interested.

Jiuli suddenly raised Chao Ling's chin, his narrow and beautiful eyes stared, and Yun said lightly, "On the top of Yunhua Water Pavilion, two crossbow arrows, I haven't thanked you yet." ”

"You know it's me?" Chao Ling was shocked, he actually knew that someone was going to assassinate him. "That's how you treated your savior?"

"Crossbow arrow dark guard, Lin family ancestral hall, Prince Yu inscription." Jiuli smiled lightly, "One by one, I know everything." I just don't know if today, whether the benefactor joins forces with me or not, this seed planted will definitely be a good show. ”

Chao Ling turned his head and broke free from his containment." ”

"I'll help you pass the poetry exam."

"Deal."

***

"Shaojun, do you really want to dance a hundred birds and a phoenix?"

Chao Ling was wearing a dance costume and sitting cross-legged backstage, because the leakage of nervous spiritual power formed an invisible barrier, making the surroundings unusually quiet.

Fengdu Shaojun's hundred birds and phoenixes are really a rare sight in the Three Realms, and the Wing Residence Xingjun has found a brand new book, and is preparing to record this heavy stroke in the chronicle of the Si Ming Palace.

In a certain year, the great priest ordered to spend his life in the mortal world, and the young monarch of Fengdu danced a hundred birds and a phoenix for him, crowning the world.

Chaoling closed his eyes and thought about the tune of the requiem before the battle: "The Feng clan is not only a hundred birds and a phoenix. ”

Pleiades: Heartbreak.

Chaoling can indeed only dance a hundred birds and a phoenix, she is not good at dancing, and she feels that she can't use it, so only the dance of a hundred birds and a phoenix is forced by his brother Fu Nian to learn it.

She was silent in her heart, suddenly pulled out the long sword hanging on the wall, stepped on the fence of the second-floor attic with one foot, and slowly fell into the round platform in the middle.

A requiem sounded in front of the battle behind.

The sound of the pipa in front of the formation resounded throughout the Xinghua Restaurant.

Although Chaoling wears a veil, those phoenix eyes are extremely beautiful, but they snatch people's souls with a faint sweep. She came from the heavenly realm and fell into the mortal dust, inheriting Lin Wanqi's appearance and figure, but those eyes were still herself.

But the sword dance was solemn, and no one applauded, only the solemn look of the audience.

Everyone knows that this song was played by the frontier soldiers, and everyone knows that the Lin family soldiers of the Zhenguo General's Mansion were defeated and rebelled, and their homes have been raided and destroyed.

Everyone's eyes fell on Bai Yu one after another, he sat on the main seat, and couldn't help but clench the wine glass, he knew that it was Chaoling, even if it turned into ashes, he would recognize this person.

Even if Bai Yu knew that it was her, he couldn't do anything, as the main family, the guests ordered a pre-array requiem at the banquet, if he stepped forward and took off his mask and found that it was Lin Wanqi of the General's Mansion, it would be equivalent to satirizing the grievances of Pingning Pass in Beijing.

This is where Chaoling is happy, she is willing to see Bai Yu's resentful expression, she naively wants Bai Yu to be a little better, and her heart to replace Lin Wanqi in the mortal world can be a little better.

"Requiem before the battle, the soul of the war in the world."

"Hahaha, where did you get the dancing girl, it's so ugly to dance." During the banquet, a person staggered to his feet, not knowing how much he had drunk, and he ran to Chaoling in a daze, wanting to take off her veil, "Why are you wearing a veil?" Do ugly people dance ugly dances? ”

Tilting her head towards Ling, the man's palm wind hurriedly brushed in front of her. With such a fast palm wind, did this person really drink too much? Just when Chao Ling was puzzled, the man smashed at her feet, like a statue falling down, and it was about to shatter in front of her.

The man looked noble, and almost everyone around him stood up to help him with concern, and Chao Ling hurriedly took advantage of the chaos to leave the main stage.

Chao Ling shrunk her neck in the cold wind, and saw the drunkard crawling towards her with a roll, muttering "What about people?" What about that ugly bastard? ”

She rolled her eyes, and while everyone's attention was focused on the drunkard, she quickly flew over the high wall and disappeared into the moonlight.

The drunkard tripped over the threshold, lunged forward, and crashed into the shadows, he opened his eyes and looked at the man, and his heart was half cold, "Brother Emperor." ”

Jiu Li snorted, "Third brother." ”

Su Linchuan hurriedly straightened up, half of the wine was already sober, he had been afraid of this imperial brother since he was a child, although everyone thought he was gentle, it might be a young instinct, he was just afraid of him.

Su Linchuan is the second son of the queen, and the second prince has been held in the palm of the queen since his death.

"Brother Huang is also coming to ......." Su Linchuan regretted it halfway through this, after Su Jiuli hacked to death the old eunuch who was the queen mother's most trusted on the street, everyone in the palace knew that the prince and the queen mother were separated. How could he possibly attend Bai Yu's party?

He hurriedly changed the subject, "I just saw a new dancing girl, dancing....... Novelty, do you want to ...... the royal brother?"

"Hmm." Jiu Li looked around, looking for Chaoling's traces, even though he knew that she must have run away, he was still a little uneasy.

I don't know how hard he delayed, Chao Ling has already returned to the prince's mansion and continues to worry about a pile of books.