Jiaochu

Chapter 53: Fighting for the King of Flowers at the Hundred Flowers Banquet ([-])

After dinner, Ye Lingxi went to Ganquan Palace to find her Third Emperor brother to teach her how to practice. On the way, she met Ye Xingye who had hurriedly slipped back. The latter had an embarrassed smile on his face and looked like he was guilty of committing a crime.

"Third brother, what did you do?" Ye Lingxi deliberately made a serious expression, which made him stronger in terms of momentum.

Ye Xingye scratched his head and replied hesitantly: "No... I didn't do anything." He then changed the subject and said, "It rained heavily at noon today."

"Third brother, have you done something shameful and bad?" Ye Lingxi interrupted, the expression on his face became more and more serious, with his hands on his hips, he seemed to have a sense of righteousness and annihilation of relatives.

Ye Xingye looked around quietly and whispered: "I told you, please don't tell anyone."

"You tell me, I won't tell anyone else." Ye Lingxi promised seriously.

Ye Xingye grumbled for a while, then blushed and said in a mosquito-like buzzing voice: "I'm going to go outside the palace to see..." At this point, the tips of his ears were almost burning red, and he held it in for a long time before speaking in a small voice. I could only see the movement of her lips as she spoke the following words, "I went to see the oiran..." and quickly assured, "I didn't do anything, I just took a look."

"Is the oiran good-looking?" Ye Lingxi asked.

Ye Xingye: "..., I didn't see too clearly, so I took a look through the curtain. It should be pretty good. That guy Hu Yuhan dragged me there, and even lied to me that there was some oiran convention, but there was nothing. , and he tricked me into treating him, and I won’t believe anything he says from now on.”

"It's all because of your desire for beauty, third brother, that you were deceived."

After Ye Lingxi finished speaking, he turned around and left. Ye Xingye quickly followed up and explained that he was not greedy for beauty, but purely driven by curiosity. In order to prove that he was a gentleman, he also said that he would not let Hu Yuhan testify for him when he went to school tomorrow. I know which nerve is wrong, I have been deceived once, but I don't have a long memory, and I am not afraid that the "crime" of coveting beauty will be confirmed when the time comes.

So, Ye Lingxi gave him an idea, asking Ye Xingye to bring him to his Ganquan Palace after school tomorrow on the grounds of discussion, and she would interrogate him personally...well...be a witness in person.

After arriving at the study room the next day, Ye Lingxi saw Su Shi and asked Yanfei if he was feeling better. Su Shi replied that he was much better and told her not to worry. When he went to visit yesterday, everyone could sit up and read. He couldn't stop him from getting out of bed to exercise. As soon as Yanjiang, the third uncle, showed up, he immediately became honest.

Thinking of Yan Fei's depressed look, Ye Lingxi was amused by the picture in his mind.It happened that this scene fell into Zhao Ce's eyes, and he mistakenly thought that Su Shi was using what happened last night to smear him and letting the little crybaby laugh at him. He suddenly felt so angry that he felt a rush of hot blood rushing to his forehead. When he came over, he yelled at Su Shi indiscriminately.

"If you have the ability to say it in front of me, what kind of hero is it? I don't know who said yesterday that talking about people behind their back is unjust, and now they are making irresponsible remarks here. He is indeed a two-faced hypocrite."

Su Shi: "..."

Ye Lingxi was speechless. At this moment, he deeply realized what it means to "measure the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain."

"Who said anything about you? You always accuse people wrongly and say that you are a seven-foot man. You are so small-minded." "Who is so small-minded?" In order to prove that he is big-minded, Zhao Ce said to Su Shi, "I am magnanimous this time. I won’t argue with you anymore.”

Su Shi: "..."

Ye Lingxi: "..."

On the other side, Hu Yuhan didn't know what she said to Ye Xingye. Ye Xingye looked very curious again. He was like a typical scar who had healed and forgotten the pain. He didn't remember anything for a long time. It was as if he had been brainwashed.

Ye Xingye looked overjoyed, and when he raised his head, he met Ye Lingxi's serious little face, as if he had seen through the little secret all at once, with an embarrassed smile on his face, and a look of guilty conscience. .

Ye Lingxi sighed and returned to his seat without saying a word. Ye Xingye was worried in his heart, fearing that the glorious image he had built in the past would plummet. He was about to turn around to explain, but Master Xu walked in. It just so happened that Master Xu asked a debate question today. Ye Xingye was wary of Master Xu asking him and racked his brains to think of something to say. He really couldn't find any chance to gossip, so he could only wait until lunch to save him. Brilliant image.

While waiting anxiously, Ye Xingye finally heard Master Xu call him, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he stuttered. He was so anxious that he blushed and stuttered even more severely. He couldn't even speak a complete word.

Ye Lingxi knew that her third emperor brother was nervous again, just like the last time in the martial arts training ground. She really didn't know how her third emperor brother gave orders and led troops to fight in the last life. Could it be that it was all based on eye contact, with big eyes? If you have small eyes, it will cost your eyes a lot...
Thinking of this, Ye Lingxi couldn't help but burst into laughter, and then her eyes locked with Master Xu's. She "fighted poison with fire" and looked at Master Xu innocently and ignorantly with her big eyes that were harmless to humans and animals. In less than three seconds, Xu The Master then looked away and clicked on someone to answer.

During lunch, Ye Lingxi noticed a table on the right. Among the four people sitting together, there was a young man wearing a light blue robe. He was the same age as Zhao Ce. She had just met him at the celebration banquet last night. It was Du Xuan, the direct grandson of Master Du, who was sitting at the same table as Su Shi and Zhao Cerongjue.

Thinking of some things in the previous life, Ye Lingxi was in a trance, and then his thoughts were interrupted by a sigh. Before he even moved his chopsticks, Ye Xingye sighed first. As soon as he picked up the chopsticks, he sighed again. Hearing the same The people at the table couldn't really eat.

"Third brother, don't sigh. The boat will straighten up when it reaches the bridge. Let's eat first, don't get hungry." Ye Lingxi explained.

Ye Xingye sighed again, fiddled with a plate of braised pork a few times with his chopsticks, listlessly picked up a piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth, chewed listlessly a few times, then stretched out his chopsticks, picked up another piece, and grilled a few times. After eating, he suddenly stared at Su Shi, his face bursting with unparalleled joy, as if he had seen a life-saving straw.

"Master always praises you for your stability. You must have some secret to not being nervous. Please teach me."

Su Shi really didn't know how to answer, so he explained with a sentence his father taught him: "Haste makes waste, and perseverance is the key."

"Can't you explain it more clearly, such as how to do it specifically," Ye Xingye scratched his head and explained, "It's like practicing martial arts. The first step is to practice Zama Step. What is the first step of your method? You said Be clear and don’t make it so mysterious.”

This frightened Su Shi, after all, he had no experience in this area.He has had a peaceful temperament since he was a child. At a naughty age when other children were still climbing up trees to dig out bird eggs and go down rivers to catch loaches, he knew how to taste tea. His gentle and elegant conduct was as natural as reading and drinking tea. It can only be understood, and it would be tacky to tell the reason.

(End of this chapter)