kill the immortal

Chapter 5 5, Wentang Pavilion
That piece of jade!
An Yan immediately thought of this. No matter how you look at it, it is too easy to think about sending your daughter's things as tokens. Marriage with fingertips is a common plot in ancient costume dramas. I've thought about this possibility too many times.

But An Yan is now dependent on others and has nothing else to do. From the uncle's reaction when he heard that he has never read a book, it can be seen that he is a little disappointed in himself.

Only relying on the old friendship between Yu Jingtang and his "father" can this uncle marry his daughter?
If there are some dramas about retiring the engagement in the end, he will be the one who will be embarrassed at that time. It is not easy to stay in the prime minister's mansion. An Yan does not have such a luxury now.

Moreover, that Yu Wan seemed to be no longer alive.

Yu Nian's cold figure flashed in An Yan's mind again.

Yu Jingtang looked at An Yan's silence and asked, "What?"

An Yan showed a look of embarrassment: "Thank you uncle for your kindness, it's just that my father's new funeral was less than a year old..."

Yu Jingtang caressed the goatee on his chin, and said comfortingly: "It is a good thing to abide by filial piety, as long as you have this kind of heart, you don't need to follow the rules, your father Guanglie is not a pedantic person, since he entrusted you to me , I also hope that I can take good care of you."

An Yan could only say: "But follow my uncle's orders."

Yu Jingtang then said: "My best friend has a daughter who is quite talented and famous in Luoyang, her appearance and talent are excellent, she is more than enough for you."

An Yan: "..."

Yu Jingtang continued: "This woman is extraordinary, but she also has a high spirit. You need to study hard to not be underestimated by her."

"Nephew, remember." An Yan replied.

Only then did Yu Jingtang nodded in satisfaction and said: "Go back, I will take you to visit your future father-in-law's mansion in two days."

He wanted to take a test of An Yan's knowledge, but seeing that he had never read any books, he had no choice but to give up.

An tired of listening to Yu Jingtang's words that the matter has been finalized, and there is no need to ask the woman what she thinks, but thinking about it, it is not easy for the prime minister to do anything.

When he retreated to the door, he suddenly heard Yu Jingtang's voice again: "The house has a family banquet tonight, don't miss it."

An Yan paused, looked at Yu Jingtang who was picking up the book in the room, and bowed.

"Nephew made a note, nephew will leave."

"Yeah." There was only a flat response.

An Yan could feel Yu Jingtang's special care for her. It seems that Yu Jingtang and his "father" had a very close friendship, otherwise he wouldn't have given away his wife the next day after they met.

This is also a good signal for An Yan, as long as his identity is not exposed, his future treatment will not be bad.

It was still early, and An Yan was about to go back to his residence to eat something, but was surprised to find that he met a person at the door of the other courtyard where he was staying.

Yu Nian.

Her attire today is still neutral. The plain white close-fitting long dress is made of fine material, which makes her figure slender. There are golden embroidery patterns on the collar, but the collar is too tightly closed, and there is nothing under her fair fair neck. Can't see you.

"Miss Yu." An Yan greeted briefly.

"Yeah." Yu Nian's tone was flat, and her attitude was as cold as ever. Her coldness was very aggressive and made people unable to get close. If you want to take the initiative to get closer to such a person, you will be hostile instead.

"What did he tell you?" Yu Nian asked.

"Uncle just cared about me."

An Yan's eyes flicked across Yu Nian's face. This face was exquisite and flawless, but it was uncomfortable to be stared at by those cold eyes.

"Didn't you say anything else?" Yu Nian asked again.

An Yan pondered for a while, not knowing what she cared about...

"Uncle is concerned about my marriage."

At first when Yu Jingtang asked about his marriage, he also thought of Yu Nian, if there was really a marriage contract made by the previous generation in him, then now that Yu passed away tonight, would it be possible to promise Yu Nian to himself.

Of course, he can only imagine this kind of whimsical idea in his heart. Although Yu Nian is extremely beautiful, such a woman is too difficult to control.

"What did he say?" Yu Nian asked again, and An Yan noticed her breathing tightened suddenly.

"Uncle arranged a marriage for me, saying that the other party is a talented woman."

Yu Nian frowned suddenly: "Is that the only way?"

Didn't he say the answer she wanted... An Yan thought to himself.

This Yu Nian didn't seem to have a harmonious relationship with Yu Jingtang, he didn't hear Yu Nian address Yu Jingtang as father, he always used "he" instead, and even called him by his first name.

"Uncle also said that the woman is the daughter of his best friend."

Yu Nian was a little surprised at this, looked at An Yan in astonishment for a long while, and then said involuntarily, "You're lucky."

An Yan asked: "Miss Yu knows who the woman uncle said is?"

"The whole Luoyang City knows." Yu Nian said slowly.

An Yan couldn't help clicking her tongue: "Is it so famous?"

"To be called Yu Jingtang's close friend, there is only Wen Ren Yun Jian, the Minister of Rites in Luoyang City, and Wen Ren Yun Jian has only one daughter under his knees, and he is known as Wen Ren Jinping, who is both talented and beautiful."

Hearing this name, this woman is really not ordinary. Not only is she born noble, but she is also excellent enough.

Such a woman, Yu Jingtang, just promised her to herself?

An Yan suddenly felt like a dream.

And Yu Nian suddenly asked again at this moment: "Did he not mention anyone else?"

"What is Miss Yu referring to?"

"The history of that piece of jade."

"Uncle didn't mention it." An Yan shook her head.

Yu Nian frowned and said, "Why don't you ask, didn't I tell you...about that piece of jade?"

An Yan was also very curious about Yu Wan, but he remembered Wang Gui's warning from the Prime Minister's Mansion. He kept in mind the words "be cautious in words and deeds". Curiosity can kill cats.

An Yan said: "If Miss Yu wants to know something, why don't you ask your father in person?"

Yu Nian stopped talking, but his eyes became a little colder, staring closely at An Yan, and finally turned and left here.

Watching her leaving back, An Yan thought about it.

No matter what was involved in this night, if people didn't take the initiative to bring it up with him, he would not bother to ask. Now that the Prime Minister calls Yu Nian the eldest lady, isn't it because someone wants to cover up some things from the past?

Why should he do something that others don't like.

Compared with Yu Wan, what he cares more about now is the fiancée he has never met.

Famous Jinping.

I don't know what kind of person is under the comment of being both talented and beautiful, and whether he can think beautiful.

For no reason, An Yan thought about whether the real person Xuanyi whom he met up close yesterday before entering Luoyang, might also be a beauty.

After breakfast, An Yan asked his servant Zhang Quan to lead him around the Prime Minister's Mansion. The Prime Minister's Mansion was so big that An Yan walked around for nearly an hour just in the outer courtyard.

In the outer courtyard, An Yanjian met many people who were not dressed as servants. These should be Yu Jingtang's students, and some of them would take the initiative to greet An Yan when they saw An Yan.

Most of the prime minister's disciples are people in the official career, some work under the prime minister, and some have just obtained fame and have not yet made up for their real vacancies, so they temporarily live in the prime minister's mansion.

These people are all elegant and refined, and they are very polite when facing An Yan. The people who come and go in and out of the prime minister's mansion in fancy clothes are not ordinary people, and they dare not neglect at will.

Walking around in Xiang's mansion, I saw a lot of scenery and saw a lot of people.

An Yan was sitting in a pavilion to rest. A gurgling stream meandered under the pavilion. The sides were paved with many pebbles, and bright flowers and plants were planted on the bank.

An Yan sighed that the life of the rich is really luxurious, and every detail in the Prime Minister's Mansion reflects this.

Just like the lamps hanging on the eaves of this pavilion, there are delicate and beautiful tassels hanging underneath.

"Is there a place to read in the Prime Minister's Mansion?" An Yan asked after thinking about it.

"There is Wentang Pavilion, which is the place where Xiangye's disciples love to go on weekdays."

"Let's go then."

Under the leadership of Zhang Sheng, An Yan walked through the Prime Minister's Mansion for a long time, and came to a courtyard without a door, and saw a two-story attic from a distance.

"Master An, if you want to read a book, you can just go to Wentang Pavilion. There are also tea and meals inside. The servants can't get in. I'll wait for Master An here."

At the gate of Wentang Pavilion, there was an old man with white beard and hair, sitting on a wicker chair, shaking his head with a book in his hand, muttering words.

"This is Mr. Lin. When he was young, he was a Luantai Sheren. After he became an official, he stayed in the Prime Minister's Mansion to manage the Wentang Pavilion."

This old man is one generation older than Yu Jingtang, An Yan walked over to salute, but Elder Lin just raised his eyelids slightly and said, "You have a face, what year did you become a Jinshi?"

Zhang Sheng explained in a respectful manner: "Old Lin, this is the nephew of the Prime Minister, Young Master An, and he is not a guest of the house."

Elder Lin just let out an "oh" when he heard the words, then had no other reaction, and continued to read his book.

An Yan didn't hesitate either, and turned around and walked towards the attic after another salute.

At this time, Mr. Lin said again: "Take care when reading, if you want to borrow this record."

Walking into the gate, An Yan smelled a strong aroma of books and ink. Just like the library in the previous life, Wentang Pavilion also provided special seats for reading books, and on the other side were neatly arranged mahogany bookshelves.

The first floor was very quiet, there were about a dozen people reading here, An Yan went straight to the bookshelves, and started browsing on them.

Poems and music scores should be the most frequently read, and the mahogany bookshelves here are polished.

An Yan was not interested in these things, so she came to a bookshelf where there were collections of history books, briefly selected some on it, and took out a book.

The characters in the book are close to traditional characters, and most of them are familiar to An Yan, so she found a quiet seat and sat down to read.

Kyushu in the Xuantang Dynasty was established for a thousand years.

Soon An Yan's face showed surprise, the history of this world was far beyond his imagination.

Thousands of years ago, Tang Zu pacified the troubled times, established Xuan Tang, and forced Xianqin and reckless men to bow their heads to Xuan Tang and pay tribute to Xuan Tang every hundred years...

An Yan was fascinated by the book, and the only sound left was the sound of turning the pages. When he finished the whole book, he felt an indescribable melancholy in his heart.

Xuantang Jiuzhou, Xianqin Ten Lands, Chiming Universal Seas, Reckless Man Eight Desolations.

There is only one continent in this world, which is extremely vast, and the land is divided by three countries.

Xianqin in the northwest, the country of monks!
The reckless men in the southwest are also a country of monks!
The mainland is surrounded by the sea and is divided into four sea areas. There is no unified political power there, but there are monks everywhere.

Only Xuantang, which occupies the eastern part and has the smallest land area, is a country where practice is strictly prohibited.

But such a Xuan Tang, whose national power far surpassed the other three countries, had to accept tribute from them every hundred years.

This kind of thing seems very absurd, when will a mortal stand on the head of a cultivator.

But the fact is true, the foundation of Xuan Tang to establish a country, magic tricks and mysterious armor skills.

The brass dragon lying on the top of Luoyang City...

Chang'an Heavy Industry, Luoyang Iron Armor, Zhenguo Machine God, Kyushu Saint Soldiers!
An Yan couldn't calm down for a long time. He thought this was just a strange ancient world, but he didn't expect that there were monks in this world.

Xunxian asked, immortality...

Isn't this what everyone desires?Why did Xuan Tang strictly forbid cultivation, and he was extremely hostile to the monks, calling them monsters. In the second half of the history books, the records about Xianqin have become Monster Qin.

An Yan put the history book back in its original place, then picked up another one and read it carefully.

On the mainland, at the intersection of Xuantang, Xianqin, and Manghan, there is a stone pillar that separates the three countries, and an insurmountable barrier appears on the border of the three countries.

The Optimus Pillar is called the Pass of the Three Realms, and the envoys of the Immortal Qin and the Reckless will pass through there every year when the tribute comes.

There are only a few words recorded in the history books, and many things are not detailed. The existence of the Three Realms Gate completely isolates those monks from Xuantang.

The so-called immortal cultivators and monsters are also legends. Although there are indeed records in the history books, people have never seen them.

An Yan read many history books here, but most of them recorded the history of Xuan Tang itself, and said very little about everything outside, everything that happened thousands of years ago.

An Yan turned to another bookshelf and found a book related to military machinery with pictures on it.

This is a literacy book that briefly introduces some mechanical military industries.

The reason why Xuantang was able to develop such a technology is because there is a special ore called fire phosphorus in Xuantang territory. It is only a small piece of fire phosphorus that is the size of a fingernail, and it contains a huge amount of energy that can destroy a town. energy.

A person named "Shi Gan" invented the burning pot, which is somewhat similar to the steam engine in An Yan's previous life.

Since then, Xuantang's technological level has been improving with each passing day, out of control.

An Yan was watching intently, until a voice suddenly sounded in her ear.

"Is it Master An?"

An Yan woke up suddenly and looked sideways at him.

"Master An, it's already you hour, and your servant is waiting for you outside."

An Yan looked at the sky, so long had passed before he knew it, and he felt hungry for a while without lunch.

He will attend Yu Jingtang's family banquet later, and the servant called him just in time.

He picked up the two books on the table and walked out of Wentang Pavilion.

"If you borrow it, make a record."

As soon as he stepped over the threshold, An Yan heard a voice, it was Elder Lin, still sitting there.

An Yan put the book on the table, picked up a pen and wrote his name on the roster beside him, thinking about how to write it.

"Like reading history?" Elder Lin glanced at the two books on the table and asked a little more.

After writing the name, An Yan put down her pen and said with a light smile, "Reading history makes one wise."

After saying that, he picked up the book and left with Zhang Quan, while Liu Lin sat there in a daze.

"Reading history makes one wise..."

He couldn't stop chanting these words, his old eyes became brighter and brighter.

(End of this chapter)