The Rise of the Cold Gate in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 43 It Looks Like Something Big Has Happened
The green bamboo and flowing water in the middle courtyard gradually became quiet, and the three questions and three answers between Xiao Qinzhi and Yan Ruoyu will soon spread throughout the Diao's Manor.

The three-story attic of the Spring Garden is the temporary residence of the female relatives of each family. The female relatives who had dispersed from the middle courtyard climbed up to the third floor together, in twos and threes, and gathered together.

Although "Talking Xuan" is elegant, it doesn't please the female relatives. Thinking about it carefully, it is not as interesting as the three questions and three answers between Xiao Qinzhi and Yan Ruoyu just now.

Probably because "Tan Xuan" was too far away, and there was no sense of participation, so everyone got together again, and Yingying Yanyan chatted about the matter of the middle court.

After all, Yan Ruoyu is a girl who has never left the pavilion. Once Xiao Qinzhi's poems and essays came out, how dare she go up to the third floor? She was afraid that she would be teased for a while, but she couldn't stand the teasing of her best friend Yang Yu, so she simply blasted out and ordered the maid Aoki He closed the door and hid in the house.

This is a room with gray and white walls. The breeze from the window rolled up the curtains like the ripples of a lake, small but unstoppable.

In the room with staggered light and shadow, there is a dark fragrance overflowing, the red cloth covers the bucket tent, the four corners hang the sachet, and the four sides are carved with white brocade screens embroidered with gentleman flowers.

Carved with incense and carved with color, several volumes of scriptures are placed on the long desk with slender and silver scroll feet, one Zhong Jiang ink, one Wei Dan brush, one purple paper and one ceramic inkstone, the fragrance of ink and dark fragrance are intertwined layer by layer, which is also a part of it. It's not clear whether it's the dark fragrance that hits people, or the fragrance of ink that disturbs people.

Sitting on the golden silk futon in front of the desk was a woman in Tsing Yi, her face blushing faintly, with green hair shawl, Tsing Yi edge mat, white wrists lined her cheeks, staring at the "Zuo Zhuan" on the desk with frowning eyes, just "Zuo Zhuan" "Biography" has not been turned over for a long time.

The woman in Tsing Yi's right wrist was sore, so she changed her left wrist. She was so dazed in a daze, but she couldn't read the book, so she simply took a pen and wanted to write something.

The maid Qing Mu sat quietly at the side, took out the ink stick and grinded it finely, then tilted her head to glance at her little lady, and then secretly smiled, finally causing the woman in Tsing Yi to put down her pen and spit sideways: "Okay, even you are making fun of me!" Me, see if I don't tickle you, I won't be able to beg for mercy this time."

A master and a servant were laughing and fighting together, Qingmu clutched his waist, "giggled" and begged: "Little lady, I was wrong, please forgive me."

Yan Ruoyu stroked the hair on her forehead, her chest fluctuated up and down, she pursed her lips and said, "Are you still making fun of me?"

Aoki shook his head and flattered him: "No, no, no more."

"Humph—" Yan Ruoyu let go of Aoki, got up simply, and continued to write something with a pen, but her heart was in a mess, so she threw herself on the bed, lifted the quilt, and covered her face covered with clouds.

Like the spring breeze blowing over the Qinglan Mountains, blowing away the clouds and mists, cracking the rocks and digging into the walls, there is also a glimmer of life. Yan Ruoyu's thoughts seem to be flying among the mountains, fluctuating up and down, making her restless.

Even if the quilt brings darkness to the eyes, but the world in the heart is the growth of the heart, but it is only limited to this.

Yan Ruoyu hid in the darkness under the quilt. Thinking of this, she couldn't help feeling depressed, and secretly spat:
"lecher!"

Outside the gate of the middle courtyard, Xiao Shu, Fat Laoba and the Yang brothers knew that Chen Yunzhi was waiting for Xiao Qinzhi, and they didn't want to rush forward, so they only greeted Chen Yunzhi and left first. .

The road leading to Xia Garden is a bit long, and there are few people living in Xia Garden on weekdays, so there are few people coming and going, except Diao's maids and servants, few outsiders are seen, so it is secluded and quiet.

Xiao Qinzhi's whole body was covered with wine, sticky and uncomfortable, while walking, he pulled his clothes and fanned the flames, and accidentally bit the teeth on his little finger, soaked in wine, the indistinct pain ached again.

Xiao Qinzhi bit the tooth on his little finger, thinking that the prudish Chen Yunzhi had a habit of biting people, he couldn't help but find it funny, so he joked: "Brother Yun is at home on weekdays, and brother Tan probably has a lot of it." Was bitten by you?"

Chen Yunzhi turned his head, but he didn't answer the question, he smiled and said: "Brother Qin, the poem is very good."

Li Taibai, an old man, praised Concubine Yang's poems, can it be bad?However, this was copied, Xiao Qinzhi still had a little sense of shame, and said modestly: "How dare, how dare"

"Brother Qin, don't be modest. Good is good, bad is not good. Brother Qin is already outstanding in poetry and prose. It is rare to see him in the lower reaches of the river. This trip is worthwhile." Chen Yunzhi said sincerely.

Poetry and prose in the Wei and Jin Dynasties had just emerged, and most of the pastoral poems were mainstream, and most of them were not particular about style.

Whether it is the children of the rich families who came to live in the north, or the children of the original rich families in Jiangzuo, Chen Yunzhi went through each one in his mind, and thought that he was not as good as Xiao Qinzhi.

Chen Yunzhi asked tentatively: "Presumably Qin's brother must also belong to Tongxuan?"

"No way!" Xiao Qinzhi shook his head, without any affectation, and answered simply.

"No way?" Chen Yunzhi raised his eyebrows, stopped, stared at him, and said again: "How could it be?"

"It doesn't make sense, it doesn't make sense, if you can fool others, can you still fool yourself?" Xiao Qinzhi said indifferently, still pulling the clothes stuck to his body.

"Then how are you going to marry Miss Yan?" Chen Yunzhi asked immediately.

Xiao Qinzhi was stunned, opened his mouth slightly, he was dumbfounded, and asked, "When did I say I was going to marry Yan Ruoyu?"

Chen Yunzhi said without any doubt: "Poetry expresses ambition. If Brother Qin has no doubts about Yan's little lady, why did he write such poems?"

"Hiss—" Xiao Qinzhi finally understood that he had been misunderstood, he relaxed, and said with a smile: "There are three lessons in poetry: inheritance, ambition, and perseverance. Brother Yun's words are not bad, but at this moment, At that time, it is not the same."

He also explained: "As for Yan Ruoyu, I only know her name, but not her person, so how can I have any unreasonable thoughts?"

Chen Yunzhi said sternly: "You can tell who you are by listening to his name. When I select scholars in my court, I have to choose a name. If the name is not correct, it is talented but not virtuous. How can you take it lightly?"

"Well, if that's the case for 'selecting scholars', wouldn't the imperial court be full of loyal and righteous people? How did you and I come to live in Jiangzuo?"

Xiao Qinzhi's light and fluffy sentence made Chen Yunzhi speechless for a long time.

Xiao Qinzhi didn't want to argue about the meaningless "determining people by name", he said: "Brother Yun, you misunderstood me, I have nothing to do with Yan Ruoyu, just listen to me carefully."

This involves the "love triangle" between Xiao Shu, Yang Yu and Yan Ruoyu. The reason why Xiao Qinzhi wrote that poem was just to take advantage of the trend and promote Yan Ruoyu's reputation, and he never thought about it at all.

After Chen Yunzhi heard it, he understood all the facts, and couldn't help but feel amused by Xiao Qinzhi's naive side, and his playful eyes lingered on Xiao Qinzhi's wet body.

Xiao Qinzhi poked his neck and said, "Why, Brother Yun doesn't believe it?"

Chen Yunzhi smiled and said: "I believe it, but how can Brother Keqin convince the world?"

"Boom——" Xiao Qinzhi's brain exploded with thunder, his whole body stiffened, and he suddenly understood the key point, but his cleverness was mistaken by Congmin.

"I'm such a pig brain." Xiao Qinzhi slapped himself on the head angrily, leaned against the porch pillar, and tried hard to think of any way to make up.

Chen Yunzhi turned around on his own, but couldn't help it any longer. His beautiful eyes smiled, and he looked into the distance. Not far away was the peach forest, and beyond the Xihe River was the Winter Garden. The sky is high and the clouds are light, everything is competing for development, what a beautiful spring day.

"Brother Qin, why bother, why don't you follow the trend, think about the great talent of Brother Qin, Yan Shi will definitely think it over, and agree if you can't say it."

"When is it, Brother Yun is still making fun of me?" Xiao Qinzhi asked distressed.

Chen Yunzhi looked back and said seriously: "I didn't make fun of it. What I said was true. With brother Qin's talent, if he passes the standard, there will be no obstacles in the future. If everything goes well, I will help brother Qin, Needless to say, the future of Wenyuan, the first official of Bapin County, would not be missed by the Yan family. If Qin's brother is famous in the south, maybe he will be favored by the West Mansion, and he will skyrocket from then on."

"If it's true what Yun's brother said, I'm sure to be famous in the future, so why didn't I set my goal even higher in the early stage? For example, marry me, the talented woman Xie Daoyun or Zhang Yuntong?"

"Wouldn't it be better if Xie Daoyun and Zhang Yuntong are both talented and beautiful?"

Chen Yunzhi choked, paused, with beautiful eyes, not knowing what he was thinking, for a long time, he pursed his lips and said with a smile: "Brother Qin wants to marry Xie Daoyun?"

"Why? Can't it be?" Xiao Qinzhi lowered his head in thought, not aware of anything unusual, but said: "Dreams are still necessary, what if they come true?"

Chen Yunzhi said: "I'm afraid it will be difficult to realize, but the dream of Yan's little lady can be tried."

Xiao Qinzhi rolled his eyes, and said with a long breath: "I have talked so much with brother Yun, I am afraid that brother Yun did not understand, it is not a question of whether I can marry, but a question of whether I want to marry. "

Chen Yunzhi raised his brows in deep thought and said, "Why do you say that? Could it be that Brother Qin doesn't want to marry Miss Yan?"

Xiao Qinzhi shook his head, but said directly: "If I love her, I will marry her. If I don't love her, how can I marry her? I have neither met nor talked, and I don't know who she is. How dare you speak of love? So if you don’t want to marry, you dare not marry, it will be of no benefit to her, and it will be of no benefit to me.”

This is the difference between Xiao Qinzhi's modern view of marriage and the feudal view of marriage. This remark shocked Chen Yunzhi into a celestial being, and his heart was full of turmoil. He hurriedly asked:
"Brother Qin, do you want to disobey him?"

Xiao Qinzhi said indifferently: "I'm just an unknown person, I don't dare to disobey the worldly etiquette, but I don't want to disobey my heart, one life is only a few decades in a hurry, how short it is, do it with my heart , which is called 'natural'. Ji Kang said: The more you teach, the more you let nature. Brother Yun, you see, the two have something in common!"

This made Chen Yunzhi frown sadly, and couldn't help thinking of himself, Xiao Qinzhi might be able to act without going against his heart, but he couldn't do it himself, and the family etiquette made it difficult for him to overstep.

Thinking about it this way, Chen Yunzhi really envied Xiao Qinzhi.

Freedom, who wouldn't want it?

Suddenly, Xiao Qinzhi, who was frowning tightly, burst into a smile, and said happily: "Brother Yun, I have thought of a good way, haha—"

Chen Yunzhi nodded and smiled, and hurriedly said, "What can I do?"

"People in the world misunderstand that I am interested in Yan Ruoyu because of this poem. If not, I will write a poem for Xie Daoyun and Zhang Tongyun. In this way, there is no need to explain, and the misunderstanding will clear itself."

Xiao Qinzhi smiled complacently, feeling that he is a genius. Firstly, the world will only think that Xiao Qinzhi is praising the name of a talented woman, and has no intention of attempting; secondly, juxtaposing Yan Ruoyu with Xie and Zhang will improve his The prestige of a talented woman can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

After Chen Yunzhi thought about it carefully, it was really a good idea, but it was inevitable that he would get rumors in his heart. After all, what Xiao Qinzhi did was dishonest, which would damage the reputation of Xie and Zhang.

Immediately, he pondered and said: "Brother Qin, there is no need to write poems for Zhang Tongyun. The Xie family in Chenjun and my Chen family in Yingchuan have acquaintances, and I also know Xie Daoyun. I can say a few words for brother Qin at any time. Mrs. Zhang has no relationship, if Zhang Tongyun's elder brother Zhang Xuan is angered, it may not end well."

Xiao Qinzhi clasped his hands gratefully and said: "Brother Yun, I don't want to thank you for your kindness. I will keep it in my heart and I will repay you in the future."

Chen Yunzhi pursed his lips and smiled, implying his thoughts, turned his face away, and said with a smile: "Let's take a look at Qin's brother's poem first, it is comparable to the one written by Yan's little lady, if it is not comparable, I will not agree." .”

"Go, come with me, you won't disappoint Brother Yun." Xiao Qinzhi was full of confidence and strode forward.

Chen Yunzhi covered his mouth and smiled coquettishly, he couldn't help feeling happy, and then left.

【Sorry for coming back late today】

(End of this chapter)