Yanlouchun

Chapter 3 The teacher is leaving Beijing
The entrance of the Qi Mansion is very lively today, many carriages are lined up in front of the gate, birthday couplets are hung with red silk, and the laughter of the guests inside can be heard through the gate of the mansion.

Mr. Qi used to be the teacher of the emperor, and later he was the mentor of the prince. This Qi mansion was originally a gift from His Majesty. The emperor's grace is vast and covers an extremely large area. Replaced with a collection of classic books.

The Qi Mansion seldom hosts banquets, and Master Qi has always been very extravagant. This grand mansion was also forcibly rewarded by His Majesty, and later it was also used as a place to help the poor to open a school.

Every spring, the students who go to Beijing to catch the exam are so poor, and the travel expenses have already thinned their pockets, so they can borrow and live in Qi's mansion, and it is a rare opportunity to listen to Qi Lao's lectures during the day.

In the imperial court, half of them are old students of Qi, and no one dares not to give old Qi face.

Shen Zhiyun's carriage stopped, Bai Bian handed over the doorman's invitation card, and a servant carried the congratulatory gift prepared by Shen Pingshan from the carriage into the gate of the mansion.

As for the congratulatory gift prepared by Shen Zhiyun, Bai Bian personally hugged it and followed her.

Looking at the grand occasion of the Qi Mansion today, Shen Zhiyun really did not expect it to be so big, his eyes slightly lowered, and he had a faint guess in his heart.

Just entered the door and hadn't seen any acquaintances yet, there was a young man waiting by the side, taking him to the side to pass on a message.

"The old man has been waiting for you for a long time, let me take you directly to the inner hall."

Shen Zhiyun nodded, "I'm sorry."

After she couldn't see Shen Zhiyun's figure from outside the door, after waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Shen Huiyi walked up the steps with her maid.

"Our young lady is the younger sister of Shen Zhiyun and Shen Cifu. Due to some reasons, she was unable to go with her. Mr. Shen has just handed in the invitation card." Alan said to the guard of the Qi residence according to the words she had already planned.

Today's birthday banquet is mostly literati, and the famous scenes of poetry quotations are indispensable. Many guests brought the female relatives from the inner courtyard to gain knowledge. In addition, Mrs. Qi is also fond of poetry, so she invited many famous women from the capital.

Although Shen Huiyi didn't have an invitation card, Mr. Shen just entered the door alone. Seeing that Shen Huiyi was dressed gorgeously, she was from a wealthy family at first glance.

Today, Qi Mansion is the host, how can there be chaos, who dares to make chaos.

Shen Zhiyun was led to Mr. Qi's study.

There is no incense in the house, and there is a smell of old books. There is a row of high-quality brushes. This is also Qi Lao's special hobby-collecting brushes and ink.

He also specializes in collecting rice paper from all over the world, some of which are indestructible, some have a smooth texture, and some are tough and moist.

Mr. Qi is now seventy years old, his face is full of wrinkles but not weak, he only makes people feel full of energy, and he can teach another ten years.

But in fact, Mr. Qi has seldom given lectures since a year ago.

"Student Shen Zhiyun, meet the teacher."

Shen Zhiyun knelt down and bowed his hands in a solemn kneeling salute.

"The students wish the teacher a long life and good luck!"

Old Qi raised his head and laughed loudly, pointing at Shen Zhiyun and said helplessly, "You, give me such a great gift, I am not used to it, it seems that we, master and apprentice, are very compatible."

Shen Zhiyun stood up, took the congratulatory gift from Bai Bian, and said with a smile, "Today is different from the past, and the etiquette still needs to be thoughtful."

"Teacher, you are full of vigor. You really don't look like a person who has passed the [-]th birthday. You don't come to cheat us to congratulate you."

Shen Zhiyun joked with a smile, opened the gift and put it on the desk in front of Mr. Qi.

"Look at this congratulatory gift, are you satisfied?"

Elder Qi raised his chin to the chair beside him, signaling Shen Zhiyun to sit here.

The mahogany chair has a soft and comfortable back curve.

"You are so naughty, you can make fun of me with all the etiquette?"

When Qi Lao smiled, there was a thin slit in his eyes, but the bright eyeballs could still shine through the slit, which showed that he was really happy today.

Mr. Qi picked up the red jade cang tree in the red box. He didn't know why Shen Zhiyun gave this vulgar thing. He took it up and looked at it carefully for a while, then played it around a few times in his hand, and laughed, "This is your own carved?"

"Exactly, is the student's craft still showing timidity?" Shen Zhiyun asked with a smile.

Mr. Qi waved his hand and patted Shen Zhiyun's head, very happy, "Okay, okay, it's much more to my liking than those rare treasures with no name at all!"

Elder Qi caressed the red jade carving and sighed, "When I leave the capital soon, taking this red cang tree with me will be like taking you out of the capital."

"Leaving Beijing?"

Shen Zhiyun was shocked, she had never heard this matter from her mentor.

The bad guess when he entered the mansion just now is now confirmed.

A year ago, the teacher intentionally left the lectures at the Imperial College, and the Fuzhong continued to support the children from poor families, but he himself no longer gave lectures in person.

Today's grand banquet is not like the teacher's style at all, others only say that there are few banquets in Qi's residence, today's banquet is full of guests, the birthday banquet is lively, and everyone laughs.

But Shen Zhiyun now knew that this was not a birthday banquet, it was clearly a farewell banquet.

It is difficult for old friends to be by their side often, and it is also difficult to gather people to drink.

In the spring day, the old people are feasted and worshiped, and the wine and dendrobium leave the venue quietly.

"I submitted my resignation letter to His Majesty a month ago, and His Majesty took pity on my old age and agreed. After the birthday banquet, I will leave the capital." Elder Qi said with a smile.

"Why is the teacher so sudden? He never told me."

Shen Zhiyun frowned. Once the banquet is over, the teacher will leave the capital in a few days. I don't know when we will see you again.

"It's not sudden. I thought about leaving Beijing last year. I didn't even think about celebrating the New Year in Beijing. It's just that I didn't expect such a big thing to happen in Chengzhou Academy. You are so stubborn and reckless that you were imprisoned." Prison."

Speaking of this, Qi Lao seemed to recall something, and angrily knocked on Shen Zhiyun's forehead.

If it was normal, Shen Zhiyun would definitely pretend to be in pain, which made Qi Lao laugh with his head up.

But at this time, I just learned that the teacher is going to leave Beijing, so I really can't laugh, and made a smile that was uglier than crying, "The teacher didn't tell the students about such a big matter in advance, so why does he still treat the students as outsiders?"

"Take it as a lesson for you to act recklessly when dealing with Chengzhou Academy." Old Qi snorted angrily.

"Then this is a great lesson." Shen Zhiyun's eyes were slightly red, and he said angrily, "Teacher is hiding this from me, if I knew it, I wouldn't have bothered to carve this red jade tree."

Get up and make a gesture to take back the congratulatory gift.

"How dare you!" Elder Qi widened his eyes and hugged the red box. There is no reason to take the gift back.

"I'm just talking about it. I didn't expect to say goodbye to the teacher in the future. There are many things in Beijing, and there will be very few opportunities to meet the teacher in the future." Shen Zhiyun sat back again, feeling very sad in his heart.

"Then brother Minshi is going out of Beijing too?" Shen Zhiyun asked again.

Qi Minshi is the son of Qi Lao, who works in the Imperial Academy.

"Minshi also submitted his resignation letter with me. He didn't intend to be in the imperial court, and he returned to his hometown with me to start an academy. It just so happens that you will be out of Beijing to manage the school field after a while. You can rest assured about the academy in Chongzhou." , with me and you brother Minshi watching, there will be no chaos."

Shen Zhiyun wailed, "Even brother Minshi is going out of Beijing, it's really empty, and he doesn't think about me as a student."

"Who goes to Loukong? It's really nonsense. I have taught you poetry and books for so many years. You use words and phrases in vain."

It has been said that the atmosphere between the master and the apprentice is no longer heavy. Shen Zhiyun is used to pretending, which makes Qi Lao laugh, but this is probably the last time the two have a long and pleasant conversation.

Not long after, Qi Minshi came to the study to look for Mr. Qi.

"Brother Minzhi."

Shen Zhiyun stood up and bowed.

"Zhiyun is here too."

Qi Minzhi was dressed in a dark red robe, very stable and dignified.

"Go and accompany your mistress, she misses you very much." Elder Qi patted Shen Zhiyun, he still had some banquet matters to tell Qi Minshi.

"is teacher."

After leaving the study room and closing the door, Bai Bian was about to open his mouth, but Shen Zhiyun looked at it a few times and said, "I have something to say."

"Old Qi's incident was too sudden, sir, don't be sad."

Shen Zhiyun turned his head to look at the teacher's study behind him, and sighed deeply, "The teacher looks hale and hearty, and his speaking speed is much slower than before, and his articulation is becoming less and less clear."

Bai Bian opened his eyes slightly, "My lord, what do you mean..."

Shen Zhiyun looked into the distance, not in a high mood, and said: "The teacher never avoided me when talking to brother Minshi before."

Either brother Minshi came to deliver the medicine when the time came, or the teacher couldn't sit still for a long time and brother Minshi came to remonstrate, it was always something bad that was hidden from her.

Forget it, the teacher can do whatever he wants, if he doesn't want her to know, she just pretends not to know.

Stepping into the front yard, the voice gradually became lively again.

Because it was Mr. Qi's banquet, the scenes of reciting poems and painting were indispensable. The male and female guests only shared seats, not rooms, and the flowing water seats were set in the courtyard.

Some courtiers who were not students of Mr. Qi wanted to visit Mr. Qi in advance. The students knew Mr. Qi’s wishes, so they pulled him to sit down and provoked him, "The teacher will be seated in a while, you are so anxious to go to the teacher in advance. It’s not because I can’t write poems that I want to escape early!”

Everyone laughed, some clapped their palms while others leaned forward and back together.

The courtiers have always admired Qi Lao's reputation, and they are also good at arguing with literati. Who can take office in the court, who is not the first in the imperial examination?Now being ridiculed by others aroused his competitiveness.

"Come on, come on, what are you talking about!"

"Come and write, Mr. Xu is going to write a poem!"

The crowd cheered.

Shen Zhiyun walked through the corridor, met an acquaintance, and was also dragged to the courtyard to compose a poem.

Shen Zhiyun smiled and refused.

"I'll pay my respects to my teacher's wife first, and I'll have a drink with you in a while."

The man smiled and said, "Okay, then we will wait for you for a while, and you must not run away!"

He had no choice but to let Shen Zhiyun go.

Mrs. Qi took the seat in the courtyard, accompanied by her daughter-in-law, surrounded by female relatives, all dressed in silk embroidered skirts, either elegant or gentle, or delicate or dignified, as beautiful as butterflies.

Looking at the talented scholars over there, they are full of economics, and this banquet is held like a Tanabata banquet.

Thinking of this, Shen Zhiyun couldn't help laughing, and walked towards Mrs. Qi.

Just looking up, I saw a light-colored figure among those girls——Shen Huiyi.

Shen Zhiyun frowned, why is she here?

Before she could ask Shen Huiyi, Mrs. Qi had already looked up and saw Shen Zhiyun.

He raised his hand and called out benevolently, "Zhiyun come here and let me have a look."

Mrs. Qi is about ten years younger than Mr. Qi, and nearly sixty years old, but Mrs. Qi is in good health.

"Ask the teacher's mother."

"Ask my sister-in-law."

Shen Zhiyun saluted Mrs. Qi first, and then Mrs. Qi and Li.

Behind him, Bai Bian handed over the gift prepared for Mrs. Qi to the nurse next to Mrs. Qi.

Seeing Shen Zhiyun approaching, the surrounding women felt very shy.

Shen Zhiyun is young and promising, has not yet married a wife, and is handsome and clean, he is the ideal husband for many women.

Therefore, they also get close to Shen Huiyi, wanting to find out if Shen Zhiyun has a woman in mind.

But he didn't know that he was busy in the wrong direction at the beginning. Regardless of Shen Zhiyun's impossible delay in marrying a good family's daughter back as a decoration, even if he asked Shen Huiyi to inquire about this matter, he really didn't know much about the Shen family's affairs.

"I haven't seen Zhiyun for some days. Your teacher is an old-fashioned old man. I always say that I want to see you. He always says that you are busy with government affairs, so he blames me for not disturbing you." Mrs. Qi and Mr. Qi are still somewhat husband and wife, and they squint their eyes when they smile There is only one seam left together, and they look kind and kind.

"These girls stopped talking when Zhiyun came." Qi Minshi's daughter-in-law, Qi Li, joked.

The girls are even more shy.

There was a woman next to Shen Huiyi, who grabbed her sleeve and chuckled, "Your big brother is really handsome."

Shen Huiyi lowered her head slightly, and smiled in response.

"Establish a business and start a family, this business has already been established, when will this family be completed?" Qi Li asked jokingly, covering her handkerchief lightly.

Qi Minshi is an upright person, but the wife he married is a lively person. His sister-in-law regards Shen Zhiyun as her younger brother, and usually cares most about Shen Zhiyun's life events, so Shen Zhiyun is always afraid of her.

For the sake of convenience, she has a maid named Lan Yu by her side, who is smart and sensible. She has been with her since she was a child, and she also knows her identity.

Later, she didn't get married for a long time, and gradually rumors spread that she had a sweetheart for a long time, Lan Yu, who was given the right to manage the house, but because of her family status, it was a pity that she couldn't marry.

Shen Zhiyun called it ridiculous after hearing this, but Lan Yu was very happy, and said indifferently, how many boudoir women can't get my lord, now that I got it, I don't envy others.

"No hurry, I'm really scared of my sister-in-law." Shen Zhiyun shook his head helplessly.

Seeing that Dang Chao Cifu was embarrassed by Qi Li, everyone couldn't help laughing again.

Most of the female relatives here, Shen Zhiyun greeted his teacher's wife and Mrs. Qi and Li, sat down and chatted for a few words, and it was inconvenient to stay longer, so he left as a courtesy.

When he was leaving, he quietly raised his eyelids and glanced at Shen Huiyi.

Shen Huiyi wrinkled her skirt with her hands, bit her lips lightly, greeted the people around her and followed her.

Shen Zhiyun walked ahead, stopped at a place with few people, turned around and asked Shen Huiyi.

"How did you come in?" The voice was cold, teaching people not to be angry and arrogant.

Shen Huiyi trembled slightly.

"Master Qi hosted a banquet, and I also want to come and learn more." Shen Huiyi lowered her head while clutching her handkerchief.

"I don't want to ask a second time." Shen Zhiyun looked at him coldly.

"I just followed the eldest brother, and the guards saw that I was a girl from the Shen family, so they let me in."

"no next time."

Shen Huiyi quickly agreed.

"I said where did Mr. Shen go, so he avoided us here."

This voice was that annoying ghost Gu Hanshu again.

Shen Zhiyun was about to reply, but seeing Shen Huiyi's bright eyes, felt strange.

isn't it...

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