Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Controversy of Poetry and Literature
There are two large staircases on the east and west sides of the third floor of the big ship, and there is a place to unload luggage at the back, usually use a large basket to collect and put luggage down, and this is also the kitchen on the third floor, and there is no one to guard it at this time. Meng Chengguang also turned around to find this position, he looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he unbuckled his belt, threw it up, hung it on the railing, kicked it under his feet, and climbed up along the wooden wall.
A small pavilion was set up on the deck to block out the sun. Zheng Xun has already ordered people to put melon and fruit snacks, and there are all kinds of flowers to decorate. Zheng Xun rubbed his hands, still not very satisfied, and asked a girl sitting next to the pavilion, "Seventh sister, you and Miss Lin have always been familiar with each other, what hobbies does she have?"
The girl sitting was Zheng Heng, she was dressed in green, her eyebrows and eyes were soft, but her eyes occasionally showed a hint of tenacity. She said softly, "Sister Lin is a talented woman, she only has a preference for tea on weekdays, and she likes poetry in addition to tea." As for the rest, Xiaomei doesn't know either. ”
Zheng Xun laughed, he actually didn't have much impression of this seventh sister. He rarely goes to the backyard of his family, and even if he goes, this kind of concubine rarely pays his attention. A large part of the reason why this sister can accompany him this time is also because Ming Guogong intends to give this daughter to the concubine of the Taishou of Miyang County.
"I've always heard that my sister and Miss Lin are friends with handkerchiefs. ”
Zheng Hengqing said with a smile, "Sister Lin is first-class in terms of talent and appearance, but the little sister is quite envious of Sister Lin, and she mentioned two more sentences, I am afraid that it will cause others to misunderstand." ”
Zheng Xun's meaning was clear, blaming her for refusing to tell the truth and having reservations about him, but in fact, Zheng Heng did not know much about Lin Yuniang. Lin Yuniang has been cultivating her mind outside, and she only returns to Lin Mansion for a month or two every year, and she and Lin Yuniang have known each other in the past few years, in fact, they can't be said to be close friends, but she is quite close to Lin Yuniang.
Zheng Heng's mother's ancestral home happened to be Guangcheng Mansion again, and then she took this opportunity to come here.
"It turned out to be a misunderstanding, haha. Zheng Xun sat down, and then saw Lin Yuniang covered with a light veil, a maid holding an umbrella, and a servant woman supporting her, swaying. At that moment, Zheng Xun couldn't help but stand up, his eyes were a little straight.
"Fourth brother, Sister Lin is here, let's go and greet you. Zheng Heng got up, saw that he was a little stunned, and then reminded.
"Yes, yes, thank you Seventh Sister for reminding me. Zheng Xun hurriedly laughed, otherwise he would be ugly. The moment went over and welcomed Lin Yuniang over.
After a while, Yun Xi and other maids had already boiled tea and soup, Lin Yuniang and Zheng Heng sat at the same table, and Zheng Xun sat opposite. I saw Lin Yuniang unveiling the light veil, Zheng Xun had secretly admired in his heart, captivating the country and the city, and it was beautiful.
"Miss Lin, forgive me, I only learned today that Miss Lin was also on the boat, and there are many rudenesses. ”
"Sister Lin, the fourth brother also blamed the little sister for being rude, and he should have invited his sister over early. Zheng Heng said with a smile, "Originally, I only got a good tea, but when the fourth brother heard about it, he took out the Qiaoyun Bixue that the concubine gave to the fourth brother, which really made me spend a lot of time thinking about what kind of refreshments to match, fortunately, Yun Zhi and others helped me, otherwise I really didn't dare to invite my sister over." ”
"Sister Heng has a heart. Lin Yuniang smiled at Zheng Heng, and said to Zheng Xun, "The gift of the concubine is so heavy, and the little woman can't afford it." ”
"Good tea is only good tea if people drink it, what is the use of hiding it, no matter how good it is?" Zheng Xun said in a harmonious voice.
Zheng Heng heard that the other party was referring to something else, but the status of the brother and sister was very different, and she didn't dare to say more.
"Zheng Gongzi is high. Lin Yuniang lowered her head slightly.
"I heard that Miss Lin likes poetry, I have a unique book of Li He from the previous dynasty here, and I invite Miss Lin to read it. Zheng Xun's order came over with a box, the box was a sandalwood box, exuding a faint agarwood atmosphere.
"Li He?" Lin Yuniang's rare jade face changed slightly, and she was a little surprised, although she quickly pressed down, but she could see her excitement.
Zheng Xun glanced at it, personally opened the solitary book, stepped forward, a faint orchid fragrance soaked into his nose, making it difficult to hold, he hurriedly held back, and opened, "This lone book is the only one, and many of them are the original books written by Li He himself." ”
Lin Yuniang picked up the poem, her slender jade fingers flipped, and she was sad or smiling between her eyebrows, and after a long time, she bit her lip lightly, with a little water in her eyes, and seemed to spit out a mouthful of resentment in her heart, "I should be twenty unwilling, and I am sad like a dry orchid." ”
"Girl. Honggu hurriedly stepped forward and held her up, "Girl, it's very hot, it's time for you to change your clothes?"
"Sister Lin, this good poem should be accompanied by good tea. Zheng Heng didn't understand poetry, but he knew that she was melancholy, so he immediately smiled and said, "Sister go and change clothes first." ”
Lin Yuniang pushed away slightly, and said with a smile, "I'm out of shape, I hope I'll forgive me." After saying that, she walked away.
Zheng Heng saw that Zheng Xun's gaze had never been taken away, thought for a while and said, "Sister Lin has practiced in the mountains, and there are a lot of hardships in her heart, the fourth brother may be able to find some lighter poems." ”
Zheng Xun nodded, thoughtful in his heart, and Lin Yuniang had already returned after a while. Zheng Xun said with a smile, "Miss Lin's poetry is moving, I want to ask for advice today, can you ask Miss Lin for advice." ”
"How dare you point out?" Lin Yuniang said, "The so-called poetry is just misinformation from the world, and I dare not take it seriously, if Zheng Gongzi has poetry and wants to point out a thing or two, the little woman is grateful." ”
Zheng Xun got up immediately, looked at the sky with his hands and said, "The sky and clouds are sweeping a thousand winds, the blue sky is misty, the stars and the moon are asking about Penglai, and the green mountains are silent." ”
Lin Yuniang smiled faintly, this matter was too exaggerated and lost in its authenticity, and it was suspected of being pretentious, she said, "Does Zheng Gongzi also have the heart to seek immortality?"
"Cut, what does he want to live on, he wants to marry you. Meng Chengguang couldn't stand it after listening to a few words, this person looked at a woman with squinting eyes, and he had to pretend to be tall, which was really disgusting.
Before Lin Yuniang finished speaking, a person in the corner shouted with a grin. Zheng Xun's face changed greatly, although this was what she thought in her heart, but she couldn't be broken, and she looked angrily at the moment, and saw a young man in old clothes looking at her with dark disdain.
"Who are you, how did you end up here?" Zheng Xun shouted, and a few stewards hurriedly came up nearby, including the big man just now.
"How did you get here. A big man was surprised, and then said angrily, "Hurry down, don't bump into the nobleman." ”
"Are you worthy of this?" a steward hurriedly went over to pull Meng Chengguang down.
"What's the big deal, isn't it just a few lines of poetry?" Meng Chengguang snorted a few times and said abruptly, "Yang Tingqing, who wrote "Bamboo and Stone", is not as arrogant as you, and even I can't compare to your few words of nonsense, and you still want to marry a woman who is peerless?"
"What are you talking about? Don't you take people down quickly. Zheng Xun sneered a few times.
"Still not convinced, do you want to compare? Yang Tingqing is here, do you dare?" Before he finished speaking, a few stewards had already grabbed Meng Chengguang and dragged him down.
Lin Yuniang's heart moved, and she knew that the opportunity was coming, so she hurriedly said, "Wait, Yang Tingqing is also on the boat? ”
"Miss Lin, this person is a scoundrel, why bother talking to him?" Zheng Xun looked indifferent on his face, but he was furious in his heart, he was the grandson of the Guogong Mansion, and only the imperial family rushed to criticize him in front of him, and now he was disturbed by the hairy boy who didn't know where he came from.
"Zheng Gongzi I'm afraid I don't know, that Yang Tingqing Gongzi still has some relationship with our Lin Mansion, now that we have met, we should see it, and now Sister Heng is also there, and there is a pride of heaven like Zheng Gongzi, if you can introduce him to one or two, it will also be good for him. ”
Lin Yuniang smiled slightly, "Why don't you invite Yang Tingqing and Yang Gongzi to come over and see you?"
He didn't dare, he didn't have any goods in his stomach, so he was afraid that he would be compared to Yang Tingqing. Meng Chengguang was very happy in his heart, thought about it for a while, and shouted, "There is also a Chen Daochang on our ship, which is even more remarkable." ”
"Dao Chief?" they all thought the title was a little strange, but there seemed to be some mystery in it.
Zheng Xun was half angry in his heart, if Lin Yuniang was not here, he would immediately ask someone to kill Meng Chengguang, but now it is not easy to be casual. smiled at the moment and said, "I don't care about you, it's not that I'm afraid, but it's not necessary." ”
"If you don't dare, you don't dare, it's so high-sounding. Meng Chengguang stuck out his tongue with a very contemptuous expression.
Honggu next to her smiled and said, "Girl, it's inconvenient here, we'll go to see Yang Gongzi in person later, the old lady used to like Yang Gongzi very much." ”
After Honggu finished speaking, Zheng Xun's face stiffened, and he said with a smile, "Since the old waiters are all valued people, why not invite them to see them?"
Lin Yuniang smiled in her heart, Honggu was really old and sophisticated, and instantly found the trigger point, if Yang Tingqing and Zheng Xun could be opposed, it was very likely that they would be received in the Lin Mansion in the future, and they could also do something, and someone sent a pillow when they were really sleepy.
Zheng Xun glanced at his eyes, and saw a smile on the corner of Lin Yuniang's mouth, and the jealousy in his heart was unspeakable, but he couldn't show it. He called a servant and said, "Follow this person to invite Yang Tingqing and Daochang Chen, I also want to know the talents of Guangcheng Mansion." ”
The two strong men didn't know why, but they still let go of Meng Chengguang, Meng Chengguang stretched his waist, his shoulders and arms were sore, and he couldn't help but say in pain, "Your hands are so strong, you will kill me." ”
"Hurry up, let you take a look at the demeanor of Yang Tingqing, Yang Gongzi and Daochang Chen, you must not be ashamed of yourself. ”
"Hurry up. The servant secretly pushed Meng Chengguang and grinned, "Don't let our son wait for a long time." ”