In the Qingming season, the weather is warmer, the grass and trees are vigorous, and everywhere is full of vitality. Luxi Academy had a rare holiday, so Xu Chengyu took his daughter and Gu Yunji down the mountain and asked a few friends to get together nearby.

In a small courtyard in the southeast corner of Hangzhou, laughter and laughter are endless, this is the house that Xu Chengyu bought outside the academy, and he rarely comes to live except for banquets and guests on weekdays. At this time, the old friends arrived one after another, and the courtyard was finally lively.

"Brother Xu! Long time no see, how are you doing? A middle-aged man with an extraordinary bearing and a somewhat dignified face walked in from outside.

Seeing his old friend, Xu Chengyu smiled with a spring breeze on his face: "Zike! Aren't you in Jinhua Mansion, why did you come all the way to me? ”

"Didn't you say you had a new protégé, and I wasn't allowed to see him anyway?" Xiao Zike laughed, saw Gu Yunji on the side, and his eyes showed surprise, "This is my virtuous nephew, right?" What a talent, you just said in your letter how talented he is, and you don't even mention such a handsome appearance! ”

Xu Chengyu was modest, but in fact, his eyebrows fluttered with pride: "Where, where, you praise this kid too much." As he spoke, he asked Gu Yunji to salute, "This is Lord Xiao Zike, the prefect of Jinhua Mansion, and I am a Jinshi who passed the imperial examination in the same year, and the articles and poems are all good, and even His Majesty is full of praise." ”

Gu Yunji arched his hand and said, "The junior Gu Yunji has seen Lord Xiao. ”

Xiao Zike excused him and said, "Your teacher is exaggerating, how can I be so powerful." I have been friends with your teacher for more than ten years, so you don't have to be restrained, just call me Uncle Xiao. ”

Xu Shuhua walked over with a smile: "Uncle Xiao, don't talk here, the dishes are ready, take a seat." Today's banquet has your favorite autumn dew! ”

"Then I'll have to have a few drinks!" Hearing this, Xiao Zike couldn't wait to go inside.

The banquet was full of Xu Chengyu's acquaintances, and there were only two juniors, Xu Shuhua and Gu Yunji, and many of them were still elders who watched Xu Shuhua grow up, so they didn't shy away from anything, and everyone sat at the same table to eat.

Everyone knew that Xu Chengyu had accepted a new closed disciple, and they were all very curious about it, and their attention was on Gu Yunji for a while.

"Brother Xu praised this little disciple like a flower in the letter, I heard that he wrote more than a dozen letters in one day and sent them out, and he couldn't wait to tell the first time that he had received a good apprentice, why didn't he boast in front of us now? I'm afraid it's not fake reserve! ”

According to what he said, Yun Ji had a good competition with that kid from the Fang family, and it took a lot of hardships to successfully worship him as a teacher. Why didn't I meet such an excellent student, but let Xu Chengyu pick up a big leak! ”

Hearing this, Gu Yunji looked at Xu Chengyu with some surprise, he didn't expect his teacher to have such a character, he looked dignified in front of him, and there was a big horn behind him, so he asked his friends to show off as soon as possible, for fear that others would not know that he had accepted a good disciple who was rare in a hundred years.

Feeling Gu Yunji's inquiring gaze, Xu Chengyu coughed lightly uncomfortably: "So many delicacies and wines can't stop your mouths?" In that case, let's enforce the liquor order and let you say enough! ”

"Good! Then today, with Qingming as the theme, whoever is pointed to will make a poem. As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately echoed them.

Xiao Zike looked at Yunji and said, "I heard that your little disciple is talented and agile, and he has a lot of aura, so it's better to start with Yunji, make a poem first, and make a sample for us old guys!" ”

Gu Yunji retreated in his heart, and hurriedly excused himself: "The juniors are really not good at poetry, let's play with the gentlemen, and the juniors will accompany you." "It's okay to let him write articles and theories, but he is really not good at poetry, rather than holding back for a long time to write bullshit and lose the teacher's face, it is better to shirk it from the beginning.

"That's not going to work!" The other party didn't give up, "Most of us came today to meet you, how can we let you accompany you?" Your teacher always praises you for your good poetry, maybe it's because he doesn't want to write poems in front of us! ”

Gu Yunji didn't think that Xu Chengyu was not only showing off outside, but also bragging for him, and said with a wry smile: "How dare the junior take Qiao in front of the gentlemen, he is really not good at it." In this way, the younger generation will punish himself with a cup, and he will not be ugly in front of all the gentlemen. Then he drank the wine from the glass.

"Good!" Xiao Zike didn't want to embarrass him more, so he turned his head and looked at Xu Chengyu narrowly, "It seems that Brother Xu's apprentice is quite introverted and doesn't like to be in the limelight in front of others." ”

Xu Chengyu didn't have the slightest weakness to say big things, and said stiffly: "That's natural, the poems and articles he writes are always willing to be read by the old man alone." ”

Everyone immediately laughed when they heard this, and they all said that Xu Chengyu was too narcissistic.

"Uncles, Shuhua is willing to throw bricks and lead the jade, and make a song first." At this time, Xu Shuhua stood up and made a small song with elegant rhyme in the eyes of everyone, which immediately won applause from the audience.

Xiao Zike Dayue: "Our Shuhua has been a talented girl since she was a child, but now I haven't seen her for a few years, and the literary heritage is getting deeper and deeper, and the old man is ashamed of himself!" ”

Xu Shuhua responded generously: "Uncle Xiao is too modest, Shuhua knows that he is shallow, and he rashly offers ugliness, and I hope that uncles will not laugh." ”

Gu Yunji was a little surprised by Xu Shuhua's appearance, and she had the impression that she was a restrained and shy boudoir lady, and she had never behaved out of line. Now he is reciting poems and lyrics in front of all the gentlemen who have read poetry and books, without showing timidity, showing wanton and free, which impresses him.

Qiu Lubai's stamina was too great, Gu Yunji didn't care about drinking a lot at the banquet for a while, at this time, the strength of the wine came up, his stomach turned over the river, and the feeling of vomiting suddenly came to his throat, he only had time to inform Xu Chengyu, so he quickly rushed out of the door in three or two steps.

After taking a few breaths of fresh air outside, the vomiting sensation was not as strong as it had just been. Gu Yunji leaned on the wall and retched in the corner for a long time, he didn't spit out anything, his chest was so stuffy that he couldn't go up or down in one breath, but it was even more uncomfortable than just now.

At this moment, a slender jade hand suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Hangover soup." Xu Shuhua brought a bowl of hot soup to him, "It will feel better if you drink it." ”

"Thank you." Gu Yunji stretched out his hand to take it, and after drinking it, his stomach was warm, and he felt much better.

Xu Shuhua smiled and teased: "Gu Gongzi has been a popular figure in the academy in the past few months, everyone praises you for being an all-rounder, and you can do the arithmetic of articles, but you don't want to be so invincible?" ”

Gu Yunji raised her head when she heard this, obviously Xu Shuhua drank no less wine than herself, but found that she was only slightly red, and she didn't feel embarrassed at all. I couldn't help but admire: "I didn't expect Miss Xu to drink so well, and she is also very good at poetry, I used to think ......"

Before he finished speaking, Xu Shuhua answered: "I thought I was a canary in a cage, and I didn't know anything except embroidery, right?" ”

"Oh no, no, no, I didn't mean that!" Gu Yunji was so anxious that her face turned red, "I have shallow knowledge in the future, I only saw the corner of Miss Wensi in the past, I don't want Miss Xu to have a handsome talent, and I am ashamed of myself by writing poems and lyrics." ”

Seeing this, Xu Shuhua smiled lightly: "Okay, tease you." Everyone in the world says that geniuses are always a little arrogant, and they don't want Gu Gongzi to be the opposite, so humble. ”

Gu Yunji was a little embarrassed, so she had to say: "Miss Xu is too famous, and she is not a genius in the lower term." ”

Xu Shuhua stopped teasing him, took the bowl and turned back.

They drank and laughed with each other, until the twilight of the day, when they gradually rested and dispersed. Xu Chengyu didn't stay long, and rushed back to the academy with Gu Yunji and Xu Shuhua before nightfall.