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Chapter 41 [041] Jia Qiang writes poems to tease Miaoyu, and Qi Jiguang's class teacher returns to court
Jia Xichun sneered and said:

"She is aloof, a clean freak, and an extremely narcissistic weirdo."

The corners of Jia Qiang's lips raised slightly, Miao Yu was one of the twelve beauties in Jinling, her ancestral home was in Suzhou.

She was originally a young lady from an official family. She was led to practice in Panxiang Temple in Xuantou since she was a child, and became a nun.

Later, the Jia Mansion built the Grand View Garden, and Miaoyu lived in Changcui Nunnery.

Unexpectedly, in this time and space, before Jia's family built the Grand View Garden, Miaoyu had already moved into Changcui Nunnery.

She is beautiful, intelligent, and pure in heart, but she is hated by others, and it is hard for the world to tolerate her.

Even Jia Xichun, who has always been withdrawn and indifferent, has prejudice against her. From this, it can be seen that Miaoyu's character is indeed a bit weird, she likes to live alone and has few friends.

After Jia Xichun's words fell, Jia Baoyu sighed softly and said:

"According to what you say, then we won't be able to go to Quicui Nunnery to pick red plums."

Jia Tanchun laughed and said:
"That's not necessarily the case. Miaoyu once said that there are only two good lines in the ancient poems, that is, 'Even if the iron threshold of a thousand years is an iron threshold, a steamed bun is needed in the end'.

It means that those rich and powerful families think that even little ghosts can't get in through the iron threshold, but they don't know that everyone will die, and after death, they are just buried in a mound that looks like a steamed bun.

She thinks she has seen through the world of mortals and calls herself an 'outsider'. As long as she calls herself an 'insider' and expresses that she is an ordinary person, then it is right for her, and she may be willing to open the door and let us pick a few plum blossoms. "

Jia Baoyu laughed and said:
"Then I'll call myself the insider, Brother Qiang, this time I'm going to help you pick red plums, so why don't you go with me?"

Jia Qiang smiled lightly and said:

"Okay, I also want to go to Changcui Nunnery to see how this Buddhist temple is different from Luxue Nunnery?"

Xue Baochai suddenly laughed and said:
"Then I'll go too, there will be more people and it will be more lively."

Lin Daiyu immediately said, not to be outdone, "Count me in."

Shi Xiangyun smiled brightly and said, "There's still me!"

Li Wan sneered and said:
"I don't like Miaoyu's behavior, and I don't want to talk to her. You young people should go."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said:
"Since sister-in-law doesn't want to go, I'll warm up and chat with sister-in-law here."

Jia Tanchun smiled heartily and said:

"Then the second sister and the fourth sister will also go with me?"

After the words fell, Jia Xichun sneered and said:

"I don't want to see Miaoyu's noble face, so you guys go."

Jia Yingchun was honest and dull, opened her mouth, wanted to say something but didn't have the nerve to say anything, just followed Jia Tanchun obediently, followed Jia Qiang and other young people, and walked towards Changcui Temple.

Walking among the tree-lined trails wrapped in silver, the snow on the high branches falls from time to time, either in flakes, lumps or strands, floating on the head and face, bringing bursts of coolness.

The small wooden doors with gray tiles and white walls in the distance, and the pavilions and pavilions with red lacquer and carved beams are all covered with a layer of snow, which is both dreamy and vivid, just like in a painting.

The air is cool and fresh, breathing into the heart and lungs, refreshing, comfortable, cool and pleasant.

When I walked to the front of Changcui nunnery, I saw the peach blossoms in the courtyard wall were in full bloom, and the clouds were steaming and misty, just like the steaming clouds of fire.

Jia Baoyu walked to the gate of the courtyard and knocked lightly on the door.

A moment later, an ethereal female voice came from the door: "May I ask which distinguished guest is coming?"

Jia Baoyu laughed and said:
"This is Jia Baoyu from the Rongguo Mansion. I thought of borrowing a few red plums from your temple, taking them back and putting them in a vase to decorate the room. It's pleasing to the eye."

The female voice in the door sounded again:
"It turned out to be the Second Master Bao of the Rongguo Mansion. It's getting late today. If you and I meet in private, I'm afraid that we will be slandered by villains who spread rumors and slander our innocence."

The corners of Jia Qiang's lips raised slightly, no wonder both Jia Tanchun and Li Wan had prejudices against Miaoyu, probably they had also been rejected by Miaoyu, so they held grudges in their hearts, and did not want to be angry with Miaoyu again.

Jia Baoyu is worthy of being a passionate young man who loves fragrance and cherishes jade. After he was rejected, he was not angry at all. Instead, he flattered him with a smile:
"Miss Miaoyu, I know that you are an expert outside the world, how can a person like me who is nostalgic for the world of mortals be able to compare with you."

Miao Yu chuckled lightly and said:

"Since you call yourself a person in the threshold, if you can immediately write a poem containing the word 'inside the threshold', then I will let you in."

"This..." Jia Baoyu frowned a pair of ink-painted eyebrows, in a hurry, his writing was blocked, the more anxious he was, the more he couldn't think of a good line of poetry.

He looked back at the sisters and Jia Qiang, and begged in a low voice:
"I'm confused now, please come up with a poem for me."

Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, Shi Xiangyun, Jia Tanchun, and Jia Yingchun looked at each other with embarrassment. They couldn't write such a tricky poem for a while.

Just when everyone was at a loss, Jia Qiang smiled lightly and said:

"I have made a poem, which can be used by Baoyu."

As soon as these words came out, Jia Baoyu's eyes lit up, his face showed joy, and he waited anxiously for Jia Qiang to read the poem.

The sisters also had beautiful eyes, and they looked at Jia Qiang in unison, with complex emotions of admiration, admiration, curiosity and expectation in their eyes.

At the same time, on the outskirts more than 20 miles away from Shenjing City, a mixed army of infantry and cavalry was slowly heading towards Shenjing City, braving the howling wind and snow.

The first one will wear a helmet, wear a Qi family knife at his waist, carry a red tasseled spear, and ride a bay red horse.

With a thick black beard under the nose and chin, and a pair of sword eyebrows and tiger eyes, he looks majestic and dignified.

This general was Qi Jiguang, a famous anti-Japanese general. He had just wiped out the Japanese pirates along the southeast coast. This time, he was ordered to return to Beijing to wait for the next military order from the Ministry of War.

Qi Jiguang looked at the flying snow all over the sky, sighed, took out the wine gourd, took a sip of wine, and recited a poem casually:

"It's the breeze that doesn't return,

But because of the turbid wine, he loves the world of mortals.

Wind and snow don't ask passers-by,
Years pay off. "

"it is good!"

"Nice poem!"

"General Qi really deserves to be a Confucian general with both civil and military skills!"

Qi Jiguang's voice fell, and there was a burst of applause and compliments around him.

At this moment, a scout roaming on a galloping horse galloped up to Qi Jiguang, clasped his fists and said:

"Report to General Qi that our army is only twenty miles away from Shenjing City."

Qi Jiguang looked up at the sky and ordered:

"It's getting late today, I ordered all the soldiers to set up camp on the spot, light a fire and cook, and report to the Ministry of War tomorrow, and then follow the instructions of the superior to decide whether to enter Beijing."

(End of this chapter)