Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 27
Is it her?The sound is too similar.

If the other party's words were not Wu Nong's soft words, Wang Yan could almost be sure that she was the one he cared about.

As soon as Wang Yan arrived in the south, he asked someone to bring a letter back to Changsha, one to report the safety of the tribe, and the other to ask her whereabouts.

But he didn't really have much hope in his heart. It was not far from Shandong to Changsha, how could she, a little girl, arrive alone.

It's not that Wang Yan never thought of looking for her, but the world is so big, where can he find her.He didn't want to admit it, but in fact, he had accepted his fate subconsciously. The little girl with tears on her face had already gone with the wind.

For a moment, his whole body fell into the memories of the past.

Just when Wang Yan was in a daze, Mrs. Xu's talent show had reached the stage of poetry, and she improvised a poem for everyone to appreciate.

"I don't see you in spring, I've been looking for the west of the wild bridge. Dyeing the dream light red deceives the white butterfly, locks the dark green to deceive the oriole, don't mention it again. People don't see each other, is it right or wrong? Worshiping the moon has fragrance and space to provoke sleeves, cherishing flowers is nothing Tears can stain clothes, and the mountains are far away and the sun is low." The poem was written by Mrs. Xu, and chanted from the mouth of the little maidservant.

The meaning of the word hurts the nostalgia of spring, it is bleak and beautiful, and it nostalgic for the past, which makes everyone surprised. This lady Xu is in her youth, how can she write such emotional words.

After tasting by everyone, even a master of poetry like Chen Zilong had to recognize her talent.

This reminded him of another talented woman by the Qinhuai River, the strange woman with whom he once had a true relationship.

It's a pity that things are different and people are different, only endless regrets remain in his heart, which makes Chen Zilong also fall into sorrow.

When everyone was amazed that a famous prostitute like Li Xiangjun and Liu Rushi would appear on the banks of the Qinhuai River, the maid took out a landscape painting of her hometown from the inner room and hung it on the wall for everyone to appreciate.

"In the painting, the distant mountains are foggy, the nearby trees are clear waves, and the Banqiao houses are dotted among them. The layout is novel and refreshing."

"This landscape painting has a rounded brush and thick ink, and Mrs. Xu has the demeanor of everyone!" Everyone surrounded the painting, and they naturally praised it again.

So far, Xu Niangzi's four talents of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting have been completely displayed in front of everyone, which has made many famous people admire her. It is a certainty that she will become famous in Qinhuai.

For such a talented woman, many literati longed for it, and their desire to see Mrs. Xu's true face became stronger and stronger.

Seeing everyone's reactions, Li Zhenli was very satisfied, so she immediately came out to ask her maid to prepare pens, ink, paper and inkstones for everyone to compose music, paintings, poems and lyrics.

Except for the previous chess game, everyone composes music, paints, and writes poems at the same time. If you have a good work in your heart, you can write it on rice paper in public. Everyone tastes it with Mrs. Xu. After two hours, it is recognized as the best. Then I have to meet Mrs. Xu.

After listening to the rules, everyone thought hard.

Not long after, the famous scholar Song Zhengyu had a draft, and he wrote it down immediately, "The spring flow half circles the Phoenix Terrace. Ten years of flowers and moon nights, a golden cup. The jade flute whimpers and the boat sails. When the breeze rises, move the oar to the Qinhuai River .”

What is described is the scenery of the Qinhuai River, and when the people around him sing it out, it immediately arouses applause from everyone.

Hearing the compliments from everyone, Song Zhengyu felt complacent, kept writing, and quickly finished the second half of the poem, "Kemeng comes back at five o'clock. Qingzhen welcomes the wild goose and crosses the river. Jingyang Palace well breaks the moss. Where there is no one, the autumn rain falls on the pagoda tree."

Seeing that he had finished writing, no one applauded him now. It's not that the words were bad, but the meaning of the words was meant to satirize the court situation. Apart from Zhu Guobi, the Lord Baoguo, and the sons of several adults, there were many others present. He is from Donglin.It is these people who make up the current Hongguang court, so they naturally don't like to praise them, so they directly let the maids send them into the inner hall for Mrs. Xu to taste.

In less than a quarter of an hour, a good poem came out, which made everyone feel anxious. The literati naturally wanted to write a masterpiece, how could Song Zhengyu be the only one beautiful, and the young master, in order to see the beautiful woman's face, immediately Scratch your ears and cheeks.

Unconsciously, an hour has passed, and more than ten poems, three pieces of music, and a few paintings have come out from the crowd. Of course, there are many works that are not popular, but there are also occasional masterpieces.

Half of the time has passed, everyone in the outer hall enthusiastically participated in it, but only Wang Yan's table remained unmoved, which made Mrs. Xu in the inner hall very anxious.

Another beautiful woman sitting in the inner hall saw Mrs. Xu biting her lower lip, full of anxiety, "Sister, I really don't want to give him some hints!"

Mrs. Xu's face turned red slightly, and she hesitated for a while, "He didn't recognize my voice, and he didn't look for me, why should he remind him?"

"I don't know who it is, Mr. Wang, who is in front of my sister every day. Why is it that someone brought it to your door and disappeared now?" The beautiful woman looked at Mrs. Xu and deliberately teased her: "My sister is not afraid, I will miss you." Opportunities are far away from each other.”

"I hate it, my sister will bully me." Mrs. Xu was shy for a while, and then fought with the beautiful woman.

"Okay, okay, sister, please forgive me, it's my sister's fault." The beautiful woman was so uncomfortable being scratched by Mrs. Xu, she hurriedly begged for mercy, "Sister, time is short, you just trust the prince's talent so much!"

After hearing the beautiful woman's reminder, Mrs. Xu slowly calmed down. After a moment of hesitation on her face, she bit her lower lip and called the little maid who was waiting on the side to come over.

Ever since Wang Yan heard Mrs. Xu's voice, he has lost his mind and his mind is full of memories.

Because he was worried about the situation in the world, he buried those memories deep in his memory, but now they were all brought out, which made Wang Yan's heart ache.

At this time, half of the competition had passed, but Wang Yan didn't realize it, and just sat there blankly.

Liu Shun and others on the side had already noticed his abnormality, but they only thought that he was worried about state affairs, so they didn't take it to heart.

"Prince Wang." After an unknown period of time, a call suddenly sounded in Wang Yan's ear, and he slowly came back to his senses.

Wang Yan raised his head in a daze, only to realize that it was a ten-year-old girl who called him just now, and she was looking at him curiously with wide eyes.

Looking at Wang Yan, the little girl lowered her head shyly, then took out a crystal clear jade pendant from her sleeve, held it in front of Wang Yan's eyes with both hands and said: "My lord, Mrs. Xu asked me to hold this jade pendant." The jade pendant will be handed over to you."

When Wang Yan saw the jade pendant, his expression suddenly changed, and countless memories flashed in his mind instantly.

"Young Master, it's cold at night. Daddy asked me to bring you a blanket."

"No matter what happens next, don't make a sound, don't come out, you know?"

"Take it and go to the royal family outside Changsha City. When my people see this token, they will definitely keep it in you."

A face with tears, pear blossoms and rain appeared in Wang Yan's mind, and he almost burst into tears. A name buried in his heart couldn't help but come out of his mouth, "It's Yanyan!"

"Take me to see her!" Wang Yan stood up abruptly, pulled up the little maidservant with a face full of surprise, and walked towards the inner hall.

"Sir?"

"Brother Wang?" Liu Shun, Xia Wanchun and others at the side exclaimed suddenly when they saw his sudden behavior.

This sudden scene attracted the attention of everyone in the outer hall.

At this time, everyone was racking their brains, writing poems, composing music, or painting, hoping to win the first prize and spend time with the beautiful woman.

Those young masters who were less talented and learned were already graying their heads in a hurry, but when they suddenly saw a person rushing straight into the inner hall in disregard of the rules, they were immediately furious.

This kind of behavior is really something that my uncle can bear, but neither can my aunt.

Seeing this, Zhu Guobi couldn't help shaking his face, and suddenly blocked Wang Yan. "Bold, where did boy Menglang come from? Don't you know the rules? You actually want to force your way!"

"Who is this person?"

"Mrs. Xu, don't be afraid, I'll protect you."

All of a sudden, a group of people surrounded Wang Yan.

Seeing this, Xu Yanyan in the inner hall couldn't help being anxious, she was about to come out to rescue Wang Yan immediately, but fortunately the beautiful woman at the side stopped her. "My sister is gone, it will only make things more chaotic."

After being persuaded by the beautiful woman, Xu Yanyan also calmed down. After all, she is not a free person, and she has to consider Meixianglou.If she went out at this time, all the activities in Meixiang Building tonight would be ruined, and she might even offend the dignitaries in the outer hall.

For a while, she couldn't help regretting the matter of giving the jade pendant.

Seeing being surrounded by people, Wang Yan also calmed down, knowing that his recklessness might bring trouble to Xu Yanyan, so he didn't go in again, but the people surrounding him would not let him go easily.

Seeing this, Chen Zilong and others hurried up to make a rescue, but not everyone would sell him face.

"You look poor and want to see Mrs. Xu, isn't that a joke?" Zhu Guobi sneered again, "You don't look like you have any talents, and the Duke of this country doesn't want to pursue Er's abruptness, so get out of here now." Go out of Meixiang Building."

Zhu Guobi actually humiliated Wang Yan like this, which made Chen Zilong's face change, and he wanted to argue with him immediately.Liu Shun and Qian Yifeng who were on the side were furious when they heard this, and were almost ready to move forward.

Although Wang Yan was also very angry in his heart, he had already calmed down at this moment, and quickly stopped Liu Shun and the two with his eyes, then grabbed Chen Zilong, glared at Zhu Guobi and said, "As a member of the imperial court, do you only have this kind of cultivation? Say I have no talent, but I don't know how much you have."

Hearing that Zhu Guobi was not surprised to reveal that as the Duke of the state, he has a high position and authority, and he has always been curry favored by others, when would anyone dare to despise him like this.

Right now Zhu Guobi was ready to give a good lesson to the boy who didn't know the heights of heaven and earth, but Wang Yan's words reminded him.

There are so many literati and princes in the hall, if he let people do it, he will definitely get a bad reputation of being overbearing, and become a joke of scholars and courtiers, which is really not good for him.

As a prince, he has to pay attention to his own influence.

But it is obviously impossible for him to let Wang Yan go.

Zhu Guobi basically knew the well-educated and talented young scholars in the south of the Yangtze River. He had never seen Wang Yan in front of him. In addition, Wang Yan was dressed in ordinary clothes, not like a celebrity, so he thought he was just an ordinary student of Chen Zilong.

"Today, don't say that the country's public is bullying the small. Since you think you are quite talented, I will give you a chance." Zhu Guobi already has a way to humiliate Wang Yan. If the poetry is good and the words are the first, then your rudeness to the country will not be blamed by the country, but if you can't come up with a good work, you will have to taste the humiliation of the crotch."

　Even later.

　　I haven't been in the state for a few days, and the writing is a bit messy. I will adjust it quickly and restore the quality as soon as possible.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)