my wife is queen

Chapter 25 The Hen
The Linhe Lane near the Yinding Bridge is the most prosperous ten-mile fireworks resort in the capital, and it has the grace of never closing the market at night.

All night long, no curfew.

It was getting late, and the gates of Linhe Street were hung with big red lanterns, creating a lively atmosphere compared to the blue sky and white day.

The capital is worthy of being the most benevolent place. The owner of Lengtao's stall is just a hawker, but he bowed his hands politely: "I would like to ask the guests to forgive me. It's getting late. The villain needs to clean up the stall and go home to rest."

Sun Gong and Yuan Gong did not show any contempt because he was a commoner, but nodded in acquaintance.

The two of them got up from the small scorpion and left, walked to the Yinding Bridge, looking at the brightly lit Jinshui River, and there were various pleasure boats with lanterns coming and going.

Sun Chuanting took out a bunch of copper coins from Hu Luoshan's pocket, counted out about a dozen copper coins, and paid the silver money with Li Mian's bowl of Lengtao.

Because I borrowed the peddler's stove and copper pot just now, I gave an extra two Wen.

The peddler shook his head and resolutely refused to accept: "Several distinguished guests often come to take care of the villain's stall. The villain is already very grateful. He just used some charcoal fire. How can he accept money from the distinguished guests."

The peddler cleaned up his stall, put it on a wheelbarrow, and pushed the wheelbarrow away from near Yinding Bridge.

Li Mian looked at the peddler's blue cloth bunt, obviously living a tight life, but he resolutely declined the two pennies, which was considered a considerable income for the peddler.

Li Mian sighed: "Every time righteousness slaughters more dogs, most of them are scholars who are ungrateful."

"Good poetry, good poetry."

Sun Chuanting listened to Li Mian's long talk at the Jinshui River, and he wanted to make friends with him, walked to the side and said with a smile: "Mr. Li is very talented in literature, it would be a pity not to attend the Lantai Poetry Fair."

Sun Gong still had his hands behind his back, admiring the bustling scene of Jinshui River, and heard a line of poetry recited by Li Mian casually.

Looking back at him, pondering carefully, the artistic conception is quite profound.

Sun Gong said with a smile on his face: "Your boy is quite literary, you should go to the Lantai Poetry Festival. Just this one line of poetry can defeat Princess Shouning's plan."

Yuan Gong stroked his beard and nodded lightly: "It's fine if the words are good. What's more rare is that the artistic conception contained in this poem is like an old bureaucrat who is well-versed in the world, not like a young man with a weak crown. What people say."

Sun Gong and Yuan Gong thought of Li Mian's knowledge of water transportation, they had a unique vision and hit the nail on the head, and they seemed like people who could say this sentence.

It's not plagiarism, and it's not a poem bought from a famous artist for window dressing.

Every time there is an elegant collection of poetry, some officials and gentry in the capital spend a lot of money to find famous poets who are good at poetry, and buy a masterpiece of nouns to show off everywhere.

Some people took advantage of the loopholes in the imperial examinations, let alone the collection of poems without invigilators.

Princess Shouning making things difficult for Princess Changping?

Li Mian frowned, with a puzzled expression on his face, obviously he did not expect that the Lantai Poetry Fair was originally a poetry gathering, but it also involved the smoky officialdom.

In front of Sun Gong and Yuan Gong, Sun Chuanting was relatively restrained, but he showed his sharpness when talking about other things.

He obviously has the fame of juren, he is not like a frail scholar with cold wind and moon, but more like a martial arts man with a spear and a stick.

Sun Chuanting turned his head and looked at the brightly lit Shichahai Lake on the other side, and his tone was a little aggressive: "Princess Shouning is like a banker who is afraid of poverty. Of course, all kinds of sarcasm must be ridiculed for the down-and-out owner. If you don’t send ridicule to the past owner, how can he show his current status and status? As the saying goes, the saying is that the poor are getting rich. Behavior."

It is really rare for Sun Chuanting to compare a majestic princess, who is still the current eldest princess, to a muddy leg. There is no second person in the capital who speaks as quickly as he does.

To put it nicely, it is to speak quickly, but to put it badly, it is to speak out.

Sun Gong and Yuan Gong were still standing on the Yinding Bridge admiring the prosperity of the Jinshui River, they did not reprimand Sun Chuanting, and allowed him to say disrespectful words.

As if he didn't hear it, it was like the night wind blowing past his ears without leaving any trace.

Li Mian just glanced at Sun Gong and Yuan Gong, and had a rough guess in his heart. It seemed that the court officials were quite dissatisfied with Emperor Jiazhen's abolition of the Empress.

Abolishing the elders and establishing the concubine is a taboo in the families of officials and gentry, let alone in the palace.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Emperor Jiajing's act of changing Concubine Zheng to be the queen has shaken the foundation of the country.

Sun Chuanting expressed his inner thoughts unabashedly, and waited for a long time, but did not wait for Li Mian's response.

He couldn't help shaking his head, feeling that Li Mian is really a wonderful person, he is young but looks like an old bureaucrat in his sixties.

It's nothing more than a unique vision, but also well versed in the taboo of making simple words and deep words, and refuses to express his thoughts easily in front of outsiders, so as not to give others excuses.

Sun Chuanting originally thought that Li Mian's views on the Lantai Poetry Society would not be heard from Li Mian's mouth, and in all likelihood, he would not say it easily.

Li Mian spoke unexpectedly: "A hen that can't lay eggs, adopts a little pheasant, really thinks she is a phoenix? No matter how loud the cock crows, it's just a cock crow, and it will never become a phoenix." Ming."

"Haha."

Sun Chuanting laughed loudly, leaning forward and backward, bent over to support the little lion on the bridge of Yinding Bridge.

Li Mian was even more appetizing, and even had a little bit of sympathy with a confidant. In the entire capital, the two of them were the only ones who dared to criticize Princess Shouning without restraint.

Although Li Mian's words were sharp, it was just like what he said, Concubine Zheng and Princess Shouning are two hens, one big and one small.

"Haha."

Sun Gong laughed open-mindedly, and was amused by Li Mian's words, mainly because he didn't expect that someone would dare to compare Concubine Zheng and Princess Shouning to hens: "You kid usually looks indifferent, I didn't expect you to be Ordinary mouth damage, if Princess Shouning heard these words, she would have to cry and go to Her Majesty to make decisions. Aren't you afraid that because of these words, you will lose your status as a son-in-law and Duke Xie Yuan, and you will be imprisoned in the prison of Shuntian Mansion from now on? on."

It is rare for Mr. Yuan to speak good words for others: "My little friend didn't specifically mention anyone's name in what he said just now. Everything should be based on factual evidence. Princess Shouning went to the three gates to sue, which is also a false accusation."

Yuan Gong stroked his beard, and looked at Li Mian with a little more appreciation in his eyes. He was meticulous in doing things, and he was much more cautious than his own disciples.

He is simply a born bureaucrat, born with the unique vision and caution of others who have been in the officialdom for many years.

It's a pity that Li Mian's mind is not in the officialdom.

(End of this chapter)