I dress up as a poor noblewoman, and I bring my whole family home with my literary talent.

Chapter 37: Encounter with Xie Yanshu

They were discussing in front, only Song Lingyi was concentrating on reading the excerpt of "Astronomy Records" silently -

It turned out to be the "Astronomy Records" written by the imperial teacher of the Daliang Dynasty. No wonder it is so obscure and difficult to understand.

She remembered that in her previous life, two famous masters of metaphysics co-created the "Tui Bei Tu", which was said to have predicted events that had occurred in China for more than two thousand years since the Tang Dynasty.

The degree of superstition that emperors and generals had about Feng Shui and celestial phenomena is hard for later generations to imagine.

I still remember that when I was reading extracurricular reading materials in my previous life, I read that in October of the first year of Zhenguan, there were only two major events recorded: one was that on the first day of the tenth month in winter, there was an eclipse of the sun; the other was that King Chengqian of Zhongshan was appointed as the crown prince.

In the eyes of people at that time, the importance of unusual celestial phenomena and the appointment of a crown prince were the same, and even the solar eclipse was placed first!

The birth and death of many nobles and powerful officials were not recorded in history books, but all unusual celestial phenomena were remembered clearly.

The emperor is known as the Son of Heaven. His power is granted by God and he governs the world in accordance with the will of heaven.

Many emperors have publicized the auspicious signs at their births. For example, when Emperor Guangwu of Han was born, nine ears of rice grew on a seedling in the field. This was an auspicious sign, and it was claimed that he was "mandated by Heaven", an agent appointed by Heaven to the world, and was bound by Heaven's will.

This shows the importance of astronomical phenomena.

This National Master Ye was able to write "Astronomy Records", so he must have been an extremely awesome person.

After school was over at 11:00 a.m., He Qing waited until Xiao Minglan and the others were far away, and then pulled Song Lingyi close to whisper, "Do you know why Master Luo asked us to read the Astronomical Records today?"

Song Lingyi shook her head, but she could see that He Qing already had the answer in his mind, so he was waiting for her to tell him.

"Master Ye has been traveling abroad for sixteen years. Recently, he returned to Beijing with the Prince of Jin on a boat. According to my father, Master Ye returned to Beijing to recruit disciples."

Song Lingyi did not respond

He Qing pursed his lips and emphasized again, "Accepting a disciple!"

Song Lingyi remained indifferent. If he wanted to accept a disciple, then what did it have to do with her?
A perfunctory "Oh~"

He Qing had a look of disappointment and patted her head gently. "Master Ye wanted to accept a disciple, and then Master Luo asked us to comprehend the "Astronomy Records". What's the meaning of this?"

Song Lingyi shook her head in confusion

"This means that palace ladies are also among the disciples accepted by Master Ye!"

"But Sister He is going to join the Shangyi Bureau. If she is accepted as a disciple by Master Ye, can she still enter?" Song Lingyi said.

"If I am accepted as a disciple, I should be in the Imperial History Bureau." He Qing was not too sure, after all, there was no precedent to learn from. "But being able to be the disciple of the Imperial Master and inherit his legacy will surely be of great use in the future."

Song Lingyi didn't take this matter too seriously. She had just read the excerpt from "Astronomy" haltingly. If she really studied it systematically, her head would explode.

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Before the afternoon class, Song Lingyi went to the Inner Literature Institute, where Scholar Luo asked her to get the classics she would need for class.

The original intention was for her to go with Li Hewei, but Li Hewei disappeared when the time came, so Song Lingyi had to go alone.

The sky was clear in the afternoon and the palace was quiet.

As she walked up the Thousand-Step Corridor carrying the heavy bamboo slips, she saw a familiar figure.
——It is Xie Yanshu

The old Marquis of Wu'an Marquisate had followed the Empress in the southern expedition when he was young, and the only son of the Marquisate, Xie Yanshu, was born on the day of the great victory. In addition, he was extremely intelligent since childhood, so he was deeply loved by the Empress. Today, the Marquis' wife brought Xie Yanshu to the palace to pay her respects.

Xie Yanshu stood on the corridor bridge with his hands behind his back, wearing a silver-grey soft round-necked robe. Even the scorching sunlight was particularly fond of him, shining brightly on his shoulders, as if coated with a layer of soft light. He was a beautiful and elegant person, unparalleled in the world. He lowered his eyes to look at the palace servants passing by on the corridor bridge, and suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar and elegant figure. He immediately turned sideways to look at him.
The scorching sun shone down from high above, illuminating the visitor's eyes and brows, which were as elegant as mountains and rivers.

The moment he saw Song Lingyi, Xie Yanshu's eyes were like a morning star in the dark night, with a very fine and restrained light flashing.

Song Lingyi wanted to pretend nothing had happened and walk over directly, but then she remembered that this was in the palace, and he was the young marquis of the marquisate with a noble status. It would be very rude if she didn't greet him with courtesy.

After approaching, without waiting for her to greet him

Xie Yanshu was the first to ask, "Where are you going, Miss Song?"

"…My Lord, I am going to Wenchang Pavilion."

Xie Yanshu nodded in understanding, "But won't you be tired carrying so many bamboo slips?"

Song Lingyi forced out a fake smile. She thought, this young marquis's question is really interesting. It would be strange if he is not tired. If he really cares about her, he should let her go!
"It's... it's OK."

As soon as the words fell, the weight in my hand suddenly dropped.
It was Xie Yanshu who took over most of the bamboo slips and said, "Let me help you."

Song Lingyi was stunned for a moment and thought about saying no, but she swallowed the words back because Xie Yanshu walked too fast and left her ten steps behind in the blink of an eye.

"Slow down! Don't drop the bamboo slips!"

Song Lingyi was very cautious and kept a certain distance from him, walking back and forth on the long and narrow palace road.

I met several groups of palace servants along the way.

Xie Yanshu probably went into the palace quite often and could chat with many palace ladies. He had no airs of a powerful person at all, which made many palace ladies blush.

It was also through this journey that Song Lingyi had a different understanding of Xie Yanshu.

I thought he was the kind of person who read too many books and was a bit dull, including when he chatted with her before. But today, in front of other people, he was very cheerful and showed his high-spirited side, like the most eye-catching, handsome and bright boy in the school in middle school.

Song Lingyi couldn't help but recall her first meeting with Xie Yanshu.

Her family fell into poverty, his family was prominent

She was a rookie, he was famous in Beijing

But Xie Yanshu was willing to humble himself and take the initiative to seek her out to make friends.

Before this, she thought that Xie Yanshu's initiative was due to being born with a silver spoon in his mouth and raised with stars in his heart, so he was too naive; he also relied on his prominent family background and interacted with others with the mentality of a superior.

But today, he seems to be a simple and sincere person. It has nothing to do with the other person's talent and status. The relationship is entirely based on his own feelings.

It is rare to be able to stick to one's heart and treat others with sincerity.

Xie Yanshu stopped not far from Wenchang Pavilion.

Song Lingyi lagged behind him by about ten steps. When she saw him stop, she immediately quickened her pace and walked to his side. "Thank you for your help, young marquis."

After waiting for a while, he found that Xie Yanshu looked conflicted and had no intention of returning the other half of the bamboo slips. "Young Marquis, do you have anything else to say?"

Xie Yanshu said, "Miss Song, last time I invited you to the polo game, you said you would come, right?"

Song Lingyi was speechless for a moment. She had actually forgotten about this matter.

But - Xie Yanshu asked this, could it be that the Polo Club has already passed and wants to hold her accountable for not abiding by the agreement?
(End of this chapter)