Chapter 121 Indulged

Speaking of which, this Second Miss Xu was also a legend. In her last life, Guan Suyi had never met her, but she heard rumors about her from time to time, and it was all praise and no slander. One day she compiled her grandmother's manuscript, inside it showed how her grandmother resolutely refuse to remarry after she lost her husband, went through countless hardship to cultivate her father.

The article was gorgeous in words and sincere in emotion, which greatly exaggerates the loyalty of her grandmother, and soon spread in Yanjing city. At that time, Xu Guangzhi was already a high ranking minister, with real power in his hands, and with him secretly pushed the waves, Second Miss Xu became even more famous.

Later, she wrote an article teaching the concubines in the palace how to emulate "the ancient sages", and her words and deeds were gradually cited by the noblewomen as a model. After ascending into the empress position, many of her remarks were compiled into books and circulated everywhere, so it was named "Lesson for Women", which means the precepts of women's words and deeds. Although they were quite contradicted among the lower classes, but they were highly respected among the upper nobles. In particular, the old-fashioned Confucian scholars who had conservative thinking simply regard it as a guideline, and told the women in the clan to practice it diligently.

It's unknown how many innocent women were killed since the "Lesson for Women" came out, and Guan Suyi was one of them, so how could she have a good impression of this Second Miss Xu? She strolled over and looked in the book she had copied.

Second Miss Xu's hairpin flower small script was indeed beautifully written, and because of her carefulness, there was not a single typo. At the end, she would smoke the pages with incense, so after opening it, it was not only pleasing to the eye, but could also refresh the mind. She called herself Caiwei Sanren, and every time she copied a book, she would place a paragraph on the last page, gradually gaining some reputation. Many children from high gate family in the capital wanted to order a manuscript of "Caiwei Sanren", and she wrote two volumes a month and sold them in bookstores.

Unexpectedly, Second Miss Xu, who was the mother of the country in her previous life, had been reduced to the point of copying books for living in this life. It really showed a reversal of fate, and the impermanent of the world. Guan Suyi sighed and carefully observed her form and characters, there was indeed something outstanding about it, and it was not a false reputation.

On the other side, Emperor Sheng Yuan finished reading the book and shook his head indistinctly.

Most talented people were mostly arrogant and aloof, and talented women were no exception. Discovering that this Jiuli man, who did not understand literature, actually showed disdain for her manuscript, Xu Yayan, also known as Second Miss Xu, chuckled, "What advice does this benevolent brother have on this little girl's handwriting?"

Emperor Sheng Yuan's temperament was even more honest than Madam, immediately said, "Your handwriting only has form, not the spirit, and it lack a bit of character. It looks beautiful and smells good, but when you think look at it again it's empty. Very boring."

"What did you fool say?" Xu Yayan's maid was just shopping outside, and as soon as she stepped into the store she heard someone slander her master, she immediately stepped forward and scolded, "Do you know how many children of noble families in the capital are willing to spend a lot of money to order my Miss's manuscript? If you don't know anything, don't come out and disgrace yourself!"

"Someone also spent a lot of money to order this thing?" Emperor Sheng Yuan raised his eyebrows and looked very surprised. At the end, he glanced at Second Miss Xu, and suddenly said, "I'm afraid the drunkard's intention is not in the drink*."

The last sentence not only made the maid angry, but also made Second Miss Xu furious, her fingertips trembling slightly. She tried to compose herself and sighed, "I helped you out, but you insulted me later. May I ask this benevolent brother, have I ever offended you?"

Emperor Sheng Yuan scratched his head and wondered, "Saying a few words of truth is insulting you? Then forget it, I won't say it."

Guan Suyi let out a snort, seeing Second Miss Xu's maid glaring at her, she hurriedly walked around to stand behind Hunnar. She could see that this man was really honest and straightforward, otherwise he wouldn't have torment these two master and servant, and still didn't realize it. No wonder Ye Zhen couldn't make progress after staying by his side for so many years. He really didn't know how to read other people's minds, let alone take care of other people's feelings.

However, on second thought, it was really not easy for him to do what he did to her until now.

Finding Madam was hiding behind him, Emperor Sheng Yuan habitually spread his feet and assumed a protective posture. Xu Yayan, who was facing him head-on, felt the towering aura that he suddenly exuded, and her face couldn't help but change. She vaguely realized that this person might not be an ordinary soldier.

"You're right, my handwriting is indeed lacking a bit of character, but a woman's wrist strength is limited, so there's nothing to be done about it." She gave up the idea of arguing with him and waved to the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, please check it out quickly."

The shopkeeper had been running the bookstore for many years, and knew the way of the world. In good conscience, Second Miss Xu's handwriting was indeed not as good as the well-known great expert, but she was considered outstanding among women, and buying it to collect at home was not a loss. Shouldn't this reckless man be like those scholars who were wandering around, hoping to attract Second Miss Xu's attention? Beauty is indeed easy to cause trouble!

As soon as he thought about this, he heard the other person insist, "It's not that women's wrist strength is limited, it's just that you haven't practice it at home. I know one person who is ten thousand times better than you."

Xu Yayan's competitive spirit that had just calm down was stimulated again, she frowned and asked, "Oh? Who exactly is this talented person?"

"The young lady of Guan family." My Madam. Emperor Sheng Yuan silently added a sentence in his heart.

Xu Yayan's inquiring expression instantly faded, and she said with a half-smile, "Is it her? Have you seen her handwriting with your own eyes?"

Emperor Sheng Yuan did not forget that now he was only an ordinary soldier, how could he be qualified to see Madam's real work with his own eyes? If he admit it in public, wouldn't it be ruin her reputation? He could only shake his head reluctantly.

Xu Yayan laughed more and more contemptuously, "Since you haven't seen it, how can you say that it's a thousand times better than me? Sure enough, it's really stealing fame by deceiving the world, and there are people everywhere to help build momentum." She shook her head without interest, and didn't paid more attention to the other person.

Emperor Sheng Yuan did not care about other people's feelings, but he attached great importance to everything about Madam. Seeing that she seemed to look down on Madam, he raised his thick eyebrows. He was about to argue, but saw Madam, who dressed as a young man, got out of his armpit and leaned down on the counter, her whole body seemed to have no bones, and her face looked like a ruffian.

"Then have you seen Miss Guan's handwriting?" She spoke provocatively.

Xu Yayan responded very quickly and said slowly, "Handwriting is based on the person, and the strength of character is all in the brushstrokes, flowing out of the ink. The arrogant person's handwriting is also proud, and the indifferent person's handwriting is also weak. That Miss Guan can drive out Master Lu for no reason, making him almost live on the streets with nowhere to go, which is really disgracing her family principles, and ruining her family's reputation, which shows that she is a frivolous and arrogant person. I don't care what her handwriting looks like."

"Then do you know why she drive out Master Lu? How do you know that it wasn't Master Lu who made the mistake first and disgracing himself? Could it be that because Master Lu's literary name is more well-known, so he's the one that always right?" Guan Suyi asked aggressively.

"Then how do you know it must be Master Lu's fault?" Xu Yayan asked rhetorically.

"I just know it."

"How do you know? What evidence?"

"Since I said I know, then I know. I damn sure know, what you gonna do about it?" Guan Suyi put one hand on her hip and pressed the other hand on the counter, her legs occasionally shook, acting like a sly rogue in the market very vividly.

This was really "a scholar meets a soldier, and the reason is not clear." Xu Yayan was so angry that she leaned back and was speechless for a long time. Her maid rushed forward and was about to scold, but when she saw this rouge raised his fist and waving it, looking like he was about to fight, she had to shut up angrily. They were all women, how could they fight with a man on the street, and if it spread outside it would embarrassed them to death!

In the end, the shopkeeper couldn't stand it, picked up the feather duster and scolded, "Where is this scoundrel coming from, running to the store to harass my customers. Get out, get out of here!"

Guan Suyi bared her teeth at Second Miss Xu, and then dragged Hunnar to run out quickly, with a bright smile on her face, her heart was full of sunshine and rain and dew, only felt comfortable and refreshed. It turned out that doing unruly things in front of other people's face was so delightful! No wonder there is a saying, "Doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall", insisting on doing good was extremely difficult, but learning bad could be done anytime.

Emperor Sheng Yuan stared sideways at her high-spirited face, and smiled as well. In Xu Yayan's view, this young man was definitely a loathsome face; but to him, there was no one in the world who was more lovely than Madam. Whether she was dignified or cunning, even her rogue appearance could deeply move his heart and fascinate him.

The two laughed and ran away, finally stopped in front of a wonton stand.

"Hungry, go get something to eat?" Guan Suyi gestured with her thumb.

"Go." Emperor Sheng Yuan patted her shoulder.

The two of them swaggered over and sat on the low stool with their legs crossed, and said in unison, "Boss, two bowls of wonton."

"Okay, please honorable guest to wait a moment, this little one will serve you right away." The boss agreed with a smile, and after a while, he brought two bowls of steaming wonton with chopped green onions.

Guan Su picked up a wonton and blew it, then stuffed it into her mouth and chewed it with a savoring expression on her face. She was so happy today, and it's not an exaggeration to say that it was the happiest day in her two lifetimes. She did a lot of things she once wanted to do but couldn't do. She cursed in a foul language, and if her grandfather heard it, he would be furious and then use the family law, but she did not regret it at all, on the contrary she was still feel unfulfilled.

After changing her face and throwing away the so-called "benevolence and morality", it turned out that she could also live so recklessly. She felt as if she had pushed open an extremely dangerous door, or slipped into some bottomless abyss, and if she indulge in it, the mirror in the heart is covered with dust*.

No! It was enough to play only this time. People should not indulge themselves without limit, otherwise they would surely fall. She secretly reminded herself, and the joy in her heart dissipated in an instant. But seeing Hunnar, who was drinking soup from a big bowl and gorging on wonton, she became happy again. This person probably doesn't know who he ran all the way with, and who the person he ate that the roadside stall with, right? When she told him face to face in the future, he would definitely showed a disbelief and frustration expression.

Thinking like this, she pressed her fist to her lips and snickered, but then she heard the person beside her casually said, "Madam, did you have a good time today?"

the drunkard's intention is not in the drink*: it means have ulterior motive.

"a scholar meets a soldier, and the reason is not clear.": when knowledgeable people meet unreasonable people, no matter how reasonable they are, they cannot explain it clearly.

the mirror in the heart is covered with dust*: it is difficult to discern oneself.

Chapter 122 You Win

Guan Suyi was not a fool, immediately wanted to understand the key point, slapped her chopsticks on the table, and asked, "When did you find out?"

"I recognized Madam within half an hour after leaving the cloth shop." Emperor Sheng Yuan turned to look at her with a big smile.

He recognized her so quickly, but he pretended not to know, and because she ran up to him to provoke him, she became a beam-jumping clown without she realize! Guan Suyi didn't show it her face, but there was lightning and thunder in his heart, and the waves of anger were raging. What wins or loses doesn't matter? After made into a fool by Hunnar, she found that it was very important, extremely important!

"How did you recognize me? I changed my face, height, voice, skin color, and I'm sure that even if my parents were here, they wouldn't be able to point me out." She must find the flaws and make up for it, otherwise she would not be able to sleep for days and nights. This person was really hateful, he actually played her the whole journey!

Emperor Sheng Yuan knew that she had a terrible shortcoming of taking things too seriously, so he didn't try to setting up suspense, pointed to the tip of his nose and said frankly, "If it were someone else, they would definitely be fooled by you today. But don't forget, I was raised by a pack of wolves. Not to mention that my eyes and ears are far beyond ordinary people, my sense of smell is extremely sharp. The smell on your body has been deeply engraved in my mind, and I will know it by smelling it."

He sniffed, his expression a little intoxicated.

Guan Suyi was provoked by his frivolous and proud look, but her face did not show anything. She blew the hot soup in the bowl and said slowly, "So that's why. If want to get pass you, it's not enough to change the face, I have to change the smell too. Is this the only flaw? Anything else?"

"No, Madam's disguise technique is more powerful than that Miao people, and you even disguised your voice." Emperor Sheng Yuan sincerely praised.

"It's nothing. Before, when my grandfather and I were traveling around, I once met a Taoist woman who cheated people by ventriloquism. She did not open her mouth, but at the same time she made five or six different voices, male and female, old and young. There is no doubt that the people who invited her to do the trick were deceived by her and went bankrupt. My grandfather exposed her, but he was surrounded and beaten by the locals. I was really angry. After I went back, I ponder how to do it for several months and finally learned the technique of changing voice and ventriloquism. I was going to challenge that Taoist woman, to see who would win or lose, but I didn't expect that she was robbed and killed by bandits because she collected too much money."

Guan Suyi's eyes were vacant, reminiscing about the past. She had traveled many roads and met many people. She thought that she was talented and had a bright future, but in the end she couldn't fight the people's will or win against power. In this life she was still unwilling to compromise, but she understood the principle of being able to bend and stretch.

Emperor Sheng Yuan looked at her, and it was not difficult to imagine how Madam was angry and annoyed but resolutely refused to admit defeat. In this way, she made him feel very distressed, and loved her even more deeply.

"Speaking of which, there are only two ways for the Miao people to make masks. One is to directly peel off other people's faces; the other is to cut off a piece of skin on someone's abdomen, dissolve the flesh and blood with lime water and put it on the face of a living person, and mold their facial features. The mask that Madam took away last time was molded according to Ye Zhen's face, but whose facial features were taken for this one? I took a closer look and it doesn't seem to be human skin either?" The past was not so wonderful, so he deliberately change the subject.

This piece naturally was not a human skin, but a blend of boiled pigskin glue and resin. Its facial feature was a mold she casually sculpted, pour inside then cool it down, next peel it off and it's finish. Whenever she want to disguise herself in the future, she only needed to re-carve the mold, didn't need to kill anyone, let alone skin them.

And even better, this mixture of glue and resin was easy to soften after soaking it in hot water, and a casual pinch on the face could instantly create a new face. However it wouldn't last for a long time, it would wrinkle in two hours, which would be very eye-catching.

These knowledge, Guan Suyi would never tell Hunnar, and he had no problem sleeping if he didn't get the answer. Thinking like this, she ate the last wonton, and suddenly got very close, looking straight into the other person's eyes.

The magnified face of Madam was so close. Although the facial features were ordinary, the skin was rough and sallow, and it looked like there was no redeeming quality, but the smell was very alluring. As a half-beast, Emperor Sheng Yuan relied more on smell than vision to identify his beloved, so his heartbeat accelerated, his breathing stagnated, and a wave of heat rushed throughout his body, and then rushed towards the lower abdomen.

"Want to know what kind of skin is this?" He heard Madam ask word by word, her voice was no longer a rough young man voice, but her own, with a sweet and coquettish tone.

"Want… want to know." Emperor Sheng Yuan's throat was dry, and there was a fire burning his heart, to the point that even though winter still had yet to pass, there was a layer of fine sweat on his forehead.

The mask had not been torn off, and now Guan Suyi was still that sly scoundrel. She grinned, her eyes full of shining malice, "Want to know? But I won't tell you!" She then kicked the low stool and ran away, waving her hands without looking back, "Today's wonton is your treat!"

Emperor Sheng Yuan wanted to chase immediately, but was stopped by the stall owner that said anxiously, "Hey, hey, where is this guest going? You haven't given the money yet!"

"I'll give it to you!" He reached out to touch his waist, and then looked embarrassed—the purse with the silver in it was gone! When was it lost? With his martial arts, it was impossible to find anything missing from his body!

The stall owner had already realized what happened, he tightened his grip more and more and refused to let go. His mouth kept shouting, "Want to eat without paying. I'll have you arrest and see the officials" and other words, attracting the passers-by to gather around to watch the fun and made him lose face. In the end, the dark guard who was lurking around came out and handed over four copper coins for his battered master, ending the dispute.

After sweeping away the embarrassment, the two walked to a secluded corner to talk.

"Master, Madam suddenly approached you to talk, and you were confused, that's when she took your purse from your waist and ran away. We didn't dare to offend her, so we had to let her go." The dark guard dressed as a civilian, his face was also ordinary, people who saw would easily forget him. This kind of appearance was the most suitable for hiding, so that was why Emperor Sheng Yuan would say that Madam's mask was beautifully made.

"So that's the case, Madam really gives Zhen a headache!" He pretended to rub his eyebrows, as if very distressed, but the corners of his mouth were raising up, his eyes were full of smiles. Even a fool could feel his pride and joy.

Another dark guard quickly circled into the alley, holding a purse in both hands, "Report to Your Majesty, Madam hired a carriage to go back to the Emperor Teacher Mansion, and hung the purse at the back of the carriage. This subordinate was afraid that others would steal it, so had to take the opportunity to get it back."

Emperor Sheng Yuan frowned, seemed unhappy. He opened the purse and looked inside, then his face was clearing up again. He saw a note inside, with a line of small characters on it – after all, it's me who win today.

That's right, you win! You won the moment I fell in love with you. He carefully folded the note, put it inside his purse, first hung it around his waist, but feeling that it was not right, he then put it in his sleeve pocket. Still feeling that it was not safe enough, he simply carried it in his arms.

"Let's go, go back to the palace." One sentence made all the dark guards hide. He walked out of the alley alone, humming a little tune he heard from somewhere, and went back contentedly.

Guan Suyi took off her mask in the carriage, and when she opened the curtain, the coachman was stunned, but he didn't dare to ask any questions, only thought he remembered it wrong.

Jinzi, who had been waiting at the gate, hurriedly stepped forward to greet her, "Miss, you are finally back, hurry in, so as not to bumped into Zhao Wangshu. He has been waiting for you here all day, and insisted on seeing you. Fortunately, he was hungry just now and ran to find something to eat, or you will get entangled by him."

"What did he come to find me for?" Guan Suyi's bright mood was clouded with a layer of gloom.

"He asked you to go back and testify for Ye Zhen, saying that it was indeed you who arranged for her to meet Ye Cainu that day. This servant asked him why, but he didn't want to say more, his mouth was really tight."

"For the sake of his mother's reputation, can his mouth not be tight? Although he is gullible, impulsive, reckless, feeling and thinking too much, but he has one positive point, filial piety, and a foolish filial piety at that. If he's not forced to a desperate situation, he will not doubt his relatives. For him, no matter how much effort and affection people gave him, it cannot compare to the fetters of blood. Blood is his criterion for distinguishing good and bad. If there is no blood relationship with him, the relationship will be shallower. "

"Then you are kind to him, didn't it the same as feeding a dog?" Jinzi's eyebrows stood upright, filled with righteous indignation.

"Just do what you want." Guan Suyi didn't take Zhao Wangshu to heart at all, so she didn't feel lost or angry. As long as she had enough food in her hand, even if it's a wild dog that walked past, she would throw a few bones, let alone people? But it's just throwing a bone, nothing more.

One moment the two entered the Emperor Teacher Mansion, the next moment Zhao Wangshu arrived there, wiping the oil stains on the corners of his mouth while walking, looking very hasty. However, a miss was a miss after all, and even when the sun sets over the western hill he still couldn't meet the person and the gatekeeper refused to announce him. He could only turn around in dejection.

"Going to find Suyi? Is she willing to see you?" The old madam laid on the couch, dozing.

"Not willing. But I really saw my eldest aunt. She's in the palace, how could my mother be her! Both you and daddy are confused!" Zhao Wangshu's tone contained a hint of resentment.

The old madam sneered, "Your daddy said to leave you alone, I still blame him for not taking matters seriously, but now I finally understand that it's useless no matter what we do to you. You're a thickhead, unable to understand anything. That's it, since you think Ye Zhen is innocent, you can go with her. Come on, send the eldest young master back to the East Mansion!"

Zhao Wangshu was full of remorse and wanted to stay and explain, but he was pushed by the servants to the East Mansion and they immediately closed the door. He wandered for a while, and finally went to Penglai Garden to visit his mother. Seeing that she was paralyzed in bed, dying, he immediately burst into tears, "Daddy has been given bewitching medicine by Guan Suyi, and can't distinguish between good and evil! Sister is also don't want to pay attention to me either, and only stay in the west mansion. Mother, the east mansion has only us two, what should I do in the future? Son wants to find the antidote for you, but daddy said that he threw it all away. He is so cruel!"

Ye Zhen's eyes flickered with two clusters of nether fire, and scolded sharply, "What are you crying for! As long as you have a future and become a superior person, why do you need to ask them for the antidote? If you want to save me, you have to study hard, get scholarly honor, and become a very noble official! I brought you back from that peasant village school, and re-employ Master Lu, isn't it for your future? The first imperial examination of Wei Kingdom will be held in the spring, you must not slack off, mother will depend on you in the future. If you can stand up, mother will be able to live; if you can't stand up, mother can only die!"

Zhao Wangshu wiped away his tears, nodded again and again.

Chapter 123 Exposed

Outside the Weiyang Palace, a tall and slender woman stood with her hands behind her back, looking into the distance. She was wearing the Jiuli tribe dress, and her hip-length black hair was woven into many small braids, interspersed with five-colored jewels, which looked dazzling under the orange sunset. Hearing the sound of wings flapping behind her, she turned her head to look back, revealing an unusually gorgeous and heroic face, the light in her eyes twirling, overflowing with seductive charm.

"Mynah bird?" She raised her eyebrows and chuckled, "Hunnar is still the same as before, always like to keep small animals around."

Baifu ran out after the Mynah, and when he saw the woman, he hurriedly saluted, "This servant has seen Pan Jieyu. It's getting late, Jieyu niangniang should go back first. His Majesty is still reviewing the memorials, afraid he will be busy until the end of the month and will not have some free time."

Pan Jieyu's name was Pan Duolan, it was one of the top ten noble surnames of the Jiuli people, so she had a very prominent family background. In the past she followed the grand princess to fight on all sides and made countless military achievements. After the founding of the country, Emperor Sheng Yuan wanted to make her a female general and ordered her to guard a region, but she resolutely refused and instead asked to enter the palace as a concubine. Because of the face of the grand princess and the Pan family, Emperor Sheng Yuan did not refuse, and established her as a Nusheng. Later, Ye Zhen lost her position, so she was promoted to Jieyu, and now she was in charge of the Six Palaces.

Said to be in charge, but the power was still in Baifu's hands. She was only responsible for controlling the harem's concubines and telling them to keep to themselves. Fortunately, she came from military background and too impatient to take care of those common affairs. Instead, she had a lot of experience in disciplining and training idle people, and quickly established a clear prestige in the harem. Now even the Empress Dowager's Changle Palace had to be governed by her, so she became a hard-line figure who could not be offended.

Of course, this was only for people outside the Weiyang Palace. People such as Baifu in front of her, his attitude towards her was not very friendly, but rather perfunctory.

She seemed to have noticed it, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Why should Chief Bai lie to This Palace? Although This Palace is a subordinate of grand princess, but also helped the emperor in a few bitter battles, also fellow comrades for many years, and understand him not less than you. Whether he's in Weiyang Palace at this time, you know, I know, heaven knows , and this Mynah bird also knows."

She spread out her palm, and there were actually a few grains of rice lying on it, which attracted the Mynah to immediately fly over to peck, and she gently covered its wings.

"Huh? Why you tie its beak?" She saw the Mynah bird was just pecking lightly, and not a single grain of rice was eaten, Pan Duolan took a closer look and realized that the Mynah had a black rope wrapped around its mouth. Without much thought, she untied it and let it peck at happily, which caused Baifu to break out in cold sweats and feeling agitated, he was eager to pounce and snatch the Mynah bird back.

"Madam marry Zhen, madam marry Zhen, madam marry…" The next few words were all blocked by the golden grains scattered to the ground by Baifu. Peck, peck, peck, the only sound outside the hall was the sound of the Mynah pecking seriously.

"Madam? Which madam? Is the emperor really going to set up an empress?" Pan Duolan's face was no different, but her heart was stirring up terrifying waves. She was not a fool, how could she not guess the meaning of those words. Seemed the emperor had a sweetheart, and his desire to marry was very strong, otherwise he would not keep talking to the Mynah, and letting it accidentally learned this sentence. But this was not right. How could an unmarried woman be called Madam?

As she thought more and more deeply, a tall man slowly walked out of the inner hall, did not look at her, only waved at the Mynah bird. The Mynah immediately abandoned the rice, flew to his shoulders and stood still, pecking the hair around his ear with its sharp beak.

"This concubine has seen Your Majesty." Pan Duolan didn't have time to think about it, she immediately bowed, and before she got up, she saw the man walking back to the inner hall, he didn't bother to say a word to her. Turns out, he's different. To think in the past, they used to wander aimlessly on a horse and watched the sunset together; they fought and went through fire and water side by side. If it wasn't for the Empress Dowager who told her about His Majesty's life experience in order to break up the relationship between the Pan family and His Majesty, she would not have avoided him like a snake, nor would she have made trouble to this irreversible point like now.

His Majesty had obviously cold towards her, especially after learning the truth of that year, afraid he would not forgive her for her ignorance and contempt. How could she be so stupid? How could she believe it without checking it? Now his life experience was no longer a sin, but had become a legend praised by people all over the world.

Where is he a monster? He's clearly the real Dragon Emperor, blessed by Heaven! The Jiuli noble clan, who once thought that he would not leave any heirs and could not sit firmly on the throne, were finally in a hurry.

Pan Duolan, who originally had unfulfilled feelings for His Majesty, after being instructed by the clan, actively took action to try to repair the relationship between them. But the situation seemed to be far worse than she expected. His Majesty already had someone in his heart. Who is the other person? While thinking about it, she lingered in front of the hall, and after not hearing His Majesty's summons for a long time, she left unwillingly.

Inside the palace hall, Emperor Sheng Yuan was cleaning the wounds of the little monkey. The little guy who was originally rebellious was now obediently squatting on the table, even if the pain was so painful, he did not dare to move randomly. The Mynah tilted its head to look at it, pecking at its small hands, feet, and long tail from time to time, its black bean-like eyes were full of curiosity.

While Baifu blended the powder medicine, he reported in a low voice, "Your Majesty, just after you left the palace, Pan Jieyu came. She waited for you for most of the day, and refused to leave no matter how much this servant persuaded her."

Emperor Sheng Yuan originally had a good impression of Pan Duolan. She said that she wanted to enter the palace, which meant that she wanted to be his woman. He was also already old enough at the time, and in any case had to be served by someone, so he agreed. Unexpectedly, on the day of entering the palace, the Empress Dowager invited her to a banquet, and afterwards she always avoided him, and every time she saw him, she would show a painful and fearful expression.

After that, he no longer thought about these women in the palace. They could do whatever they like, and it was their own choice how they want to spend the rest of their live, what it got to do with him? However, now, after the reversal of his life experiences, they actually threw themselves on him one after another, fighting for power and profits, each tried to outwit the other.

"Let her wait if she likes to wait, not just her, from now on anyone who comes will be the same, they are not allowed to step into the Weiyang Palace for half a step." Emperor Sheng Yuan slowly sprinkled the medicine powder on the little monkey's wound, and when he saw that it was just squeaking but didn't dare to move, he praised, "Your temperament is quite strong, not bad. This is your brother, called Little Brother, and you will be called Big Brother in the future, understand?"

Hearing his master called his name, the Mynah jumped to his shoulder and pecked his ear.

The little monkey seemed to understand, and grinned at Emperor Sheng Yuan.

Baifu smiled, and finally said worriedly, "Your Majesty, just now Pan Jieyu heard what Little Brother said, you see…"

"No problem, Madam will soon marry Zhen, so what if she heard?" He picked up a grain of rice and coaxed, "This sentence must be studied properly, if you learn well you will be rewarded with fruit to eat. Madam marry Zhen, Madam marry Zhen…"

The Mynah jumped from his left shoulder to his right shoulder, saying this sentence very smoothly.

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Xu Yayan came home with a small cloth bag in her arms, and saw her mother cleaning the dead branches and leaves under the eaves. Because of the thin clothes, her fingers were red from the cold, and the pustules that grew on the joints, showing faint signs of festering. The only two old servants in the family were cooking in the back kitchen. Just by the smell, one could tell that today's dishes was very simple, afraid it was just porridge and pickles.

"Yan'er, did you got any money?" Xu Guangzhi's wife Lin shi hurried up to meet her, her eyes full of hope.

Xu Yayan felt a pain in her heart, and hurriedly took out two ingots of silver from the cloth bag and handed them over, "I got it, there are twenty taels in total. I spent five taels to buy the four treasures of the study for father. Recently he is writing a book, and these things are quickly consumed. I will copy two more books this month, and next month I can buy a few new sets of clothes for father and big brother, so they won't lose face when they go out to socialize."

"Two copies in a month is already hard enough, don't copy it again, so as not to burn your eyes. You are eighteen this year, and you should have already married, but the situation in our family is really…" Lin shi locked the silver taels in the money box and sighed, "I don't know what your father thinks. Originally, he was able to rely on County Prince Jing to find a good job, but in the end he resigned and returned home to concentrate on writing the book. Now we are almost have no money for the foods, all rely on you alone to support. Your sister married far away in Taiyuan, and I heard that things were not good over there. She was often rejected by her husband's family because our humble family status, which become a drag. You are already this old, you can't afford to be delayed. I feel sorrowful in my heart, these days are really hard to live."

Lin shi held the corner of the handkerchief and gently wiped her tears. Within a year, she had a lot of gray hair on her temples.

Xu Yayan on the contrary didn't take it to heart, she comforted, "Mother, you don't have to worry about your daughter, as long as father's big work is successful and spreads widely, he will surely become famous in Wei Kingdom and able to rebuild his prestige. When daughter talks about marriage again, it will be a thousand times more impressive than it is now."

Lin shi said nervously, "Tell your mother the truth, your father can really turn things around this time? Just with a book?"

"Father not just write some ordinary articles, but summarized, annotated, and analyzed Confucian classics one by one. Now that the imperial examination is imminent, how many people can afford to hire great scholar as their teacher? How many people can afford to spend a few taels of silver a month for a private tutor? The vast majority of students got the Four Books and Five Classics but no one helped them to solve their doubts. It all depends on personal understanding. How can they not be afraid when they go to the exam room? Once father's set of book comes out, it will be regarded as a treasure book by the students of the world, and it will be quickly spread out. Soon he will become popular in Wei Kingdom, and won the reputation of 'Master of the world'."

"Master of the world? So powerful?" Lin shi's eyes widened, and her mood was surging up.

"Naturally. What is Emperor Teacher? Only Master of the world is worthy of father's talent." Xu Yayan's eyes were full of pride.

"Hahaha, no one understand father better than Yan'er!" Xu Guangzhi walked into the inner hall with a set of books, followed by his eldest son, also holding a thick stack of manuscripts. He sat down in the main seat, patted the table and said, "Bring a jar of good wine, I will definitely drink it today."

"It seems that father's manuscript has been successfully finished?" Xu Yayan was overjoyed.

"Rushing and rushing, finally completed it before the imperial examination. Just need to transcribe a few copies and distribute them, then can quickly accumulate fame. I don't believe with my, Xu Guangzhi, great talent, I can't have a place among the powerful people of Yanjing. Before, it was me who thought wrongly, the emperor believes in hegemony and arbitrarily decide the regulations of the court. If people wants to stand out under his command, they cannot rely on any force, and can only be a pure minister. Then I will concentrate on cultivating books and use my true talents and practical learning to open up a path to heaven. Yan'er's marriage is not urgent, there will be better choices in the future."

Lin shi could only agreed. Xu Yayan said excitedly, "Father, just hand over the manuscript to me, I will transcribe it for you even if I don't sleep! I'm very familiar with the shopkeepers of several bookstores, I will ask them to help spread the word, the speed will certainly be very fast."

Nusheng: It refers to those who will be concubine.

Chapter 124 Don't Go

Guan Suyi stayed at home for half a month and was finally ready to leave for Jiaozhou today. She got up early, didn't wash or dress, just sat in front of the mirror in a daze. At the beginning of her rebirth, she wanted to turn around and return to Jiaozhou, never entering the capital. But now that her wish had finally come true, her heart was full with inexplicable melancholy.

Jinzi and Minglan had already packed their belongings in large and small bags, and even took down the curtains on the windows and planned to take them.

Suddenly, the Mynah bird came in through the crack of an open window, flew down onto the bronze mirror, tilted its head and looked at her, "Madam don't go, Madam marry Zhen!" It jumped left, jumped right, and kept repeating these two sentence.

Minglan took a deep breath, hurriedly closed the window, and ran outside to check. Seeing that there were no other people around, she slapped her chest and slumped against the door frame. This little thing ran out suddenly and said these things that could not be heard by outsiders. If this thing kept making troubles, afraid that she would lose her soul. Sure enough, they had to leave Yanjing as soon as possible.

"You shout 'Zhen' again and again, aren't you afraid that others will take you as 'rough traitors' and cook you?" Guan Suyi's dull mood was slightly cheered, she pinched the Mynah's sharp beak to make fun of it. The Mynah flapped his wings and wanted to scratch with his claws, but hesitantly put it down. Obviously, he had received strict training and would not hurt her in the slightest.

"Forget it, no one will listen to these words in the future. Let your master entertain himself." Guan Suyi took out a few grains of rice from her purse and summoned, "Come and eat. I'll teach you the last sentence. Take care, take care…"

The Mynah was very smart, and he could repeat it after listening to it a few times. Then Guan Suyi held it out of the window and let it fly, watching it disappear in the direction of the imperial city with sluggish eyes. When she was about to leave, she realized that the time she stayed in the capital were not all depression and pain, but also sunshine and spring breeze; even more there were freedom and willfulness, wandering uninhibitedly, and such memories were all related to Hunnar.

So if you feel reluctant to part, it's human nature, right?

Guan Suyi didn't dare to think deeply, she quickly get ready, and went to the front hall to say goodbye to her family. After breakfast, the gate of the mansion was opened, and dozens of guards escorted seven carriages, ready to go to Jiaozhou. The passers-by pointed and talked about it, saying that the noble women of the high gate family was really full of style, and she had so much luggage when she went out, the valuable things inside probably was not a few.

However, who knows, there were only a few bags of valuable things in the carriage, the rest were loaded with books. To ordinary people, they were worthless, but in the eyes of Guan family, they were comparable to precious treasure.

Old Master Guan clutched his chest and muttered, "Yiyi, your maternal grandfather's family has a huge collection of books, why do you still want to take our family's books away? How troublesome is this going back and forth?"

"No trouble, I only loaded seven carriages when I go, and maybe there will be fourteen when I come back. This is called reluctant to let the child catch the wolf*. Grandfather, please be more generous." Guan Suyi swept the corner of her eyes to the side of the street, then paused. Sure enough, Hunnar came, his face covered with a layer of human skin mask, and the Mynah stood on his shoulder, talking in his ear.

He noticed her gaze, and silently mouthed, "Don't go."

So what if I don't go? Do I really have to marry into the palace? The last time her father asked her how a nobleman should be regent, this was a hint to her that even if the emperor was deeply affectionate and righteous, once the two were united, it would become a purely political relationship. And politics was precisely the most dangerous and most difficult to grasp. It would be a second marriage for her, her name was not justified, her status destined to be a head lower than other concubines, how could she dominate the six palaces?

Moreover, just managing the Zhao's house she already felt tired, and she would not jump into the sea of swords and fire without thinking.

After thinking about it, she retracted her gaze and boarded the carriage, but she heard someone outside the carriage shouted urgently, "Old master, there is a letter from Jiaozhou, you should take a look, see if there's a change over there."

Old Master Guan opened the envelope and read it quickly, his reluctant expression was immediately replaced with joy, "Quickly unload the carriage!" He waved his hand at the guards, "Don't go, the in-laws are already on their way to the capital. Yiyi, come down and go home with me."

"What's the matter?" Guan Suyi asked as she lifted the curtain.

"The emperor wants to cast a history for the Wei Kingdom and create a biography for himself, and specially invited your maternal grandmother to come to the capital to write a book. How can a history book be easily written, I'm afraid they won't be able to leave when they come back this time! Our family can finally be reunited, okay, it's really great!" The old man rejoiced, but Guan Father frowned and looked worried.

Guan Suyi immediately jumped out of the carriage and kept asking, "Is it true? Let me see." Only then she realized that she didn't want to leave Yanjing at all. Leaving this place that gave her pain but also gave her joy.

Outside the crowd, Emperor Sheng Yuan looked at Madam with a smile. Her joyous appearance was so obvious, it seemed that she was reluctant to part with him. Take care? He doesn't need to take care, he just wants to grasp the heaven and earth forever. Without his permission, Madam could not go anywhere, even the two Mount Tai could not arrange her to leave or stay. He could give her the freedom to choose, but he won't give her the right to refuse, whether she agree now or in the future, it's just a matter of time.

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The trip was canceled, and the only person who was unhappy in the Guan family was Guan Father, but he couldn't say anything, so he had to find another way. Fortunately, the imperial examination was imminent, and students from all over the country flocked to Yanjing, now it was time to choose a few suitable son-in-law's candidate. Zhong shi also wouldn't let her daughter stay alone for the rest of her life, and it was only right to find a good family while she was not yet turned twenty.

At the beginning of spring, Master Xuan Guang always held a literary gathering in Jueyin Temple. Many literary giants, scholars, students, and honorable people gathered together to communicate with each other, which could be regarded as a major event in Yanjing. And this year coincided with the imperial examination, and this literary gathering naturally would become an opportunity for the students to become famous, and it's unknown how many people come with the idea of clinging to the powerful, trying to take a shortcut quietly. If one lucky enough to be favored by any literary giants or honorable people, soon they would be able to step into the sky.

Didn't the Emperor Teacher and Chief of Ceremonies were chosen by His Majesty at the literary gathering in Bodhi Garden? Who said that other people would not have that luck. What if His Majesty also came incognito to examine the character and intelligence of the current students? Thinking it this way, there was an endless stream of people who came to participate in the literary gathering, and even the noble ladies in the capital went up to the mountain in droves.

Early in the morning Guan Suyi was picked up by Zhong shi to dress up. She let her changed several sets of clothes, and finally settled on a goose-yellow chest-length dress, with a white muslin shawl on the outside, and the skirt was embroidered with willow leaves made from gold and silver thread, which was not conspicuous at first glance, but it shines brightly under the sun.

After that, she actually took out a ribbon of the same color, tied it tightly under her daughter's chest, and once again tied a bow on the chest to make her daughter's already plump chest even higher, creating a deep gully that even Guan Suyi felt herself blushing when she saw it.

"Mother, why do you make me wear this kind of clothes? It's too embarrassing!" She complained while covering her chest.

"What do you know? This is a style passed on by the Jiuli people. The eldest princess wears this kind of dress every day to show off. When the weather is hot, she even forego the muslin shawl and goes out with her bare arms. I always look at it and become used to it, and when thinking about it I think it's pretty, at least prettier than the dress with sleeves." Zhong shi bent over to put on anklets for her daughter, and taught earnestly, "The Zhao family neither entered the noble families' eyes, nor it's comparable to the upstarts in the court, and later even the title of nobility was reduced to a commoner. Even if you hold the title of first-rank madam, there are no nobles in the capital who look up to you, afraid you have very little communication on weekdays. After coming to Yanjing for a year, how many times have you been out? How many times have you been to a Banquet? Do you know the madam of each family? Do you know what the most fashionable clothes, jewelry, and head ornaments in Yanjing City? Just know how to read books all day, really living in vain."

After putting on the anklets, she took out many exquisite wooden boxes, selected head ornaments for her daughter, and said in a serious voice, "You are a reconcile woman. Although you are talented, your personality is too rigid. Mother will tell the truth that you won't like, which mother-in-law would dare to have a daughter-in-law like you? Wouldn't they be afraid of marrying a Buddha that they cannot suppress. Your biggest advantage now is this face. If mother doesn't dress you up more beautifully, and let those family's sons take the initiative to ask for marriage, I'm afraid no matchmaker will come to the door."

She put on a set of emerald head ornaments on her daughter's temples, pinched her chin and turned left and right, sighing, "My daughter is so stunning, even the praise causing a downfall of the country is not too much, and when you show your talent in this literary gathering, there's not need to worry about your marriage."

Guan Suyi kept covering her cold chest with her palms, and said with a smile, "Mother, daughter has just reconciled, so I'm not in a hurry to get married now."

"You're not in a hurry, but I'm in a hurry. Shut up and put some lip rouge." Zhong shi took out a lot of bottles and jars and began to apply it to her daughter's face. Zhong shi was from a family of agronomists, extremely good at growing plants, and even better at extracting and utilizing them. The rouge and gouache used by the women of the clan were all prepared by themselves, and the effect was better than the palace's tribute. And Zhong shi was the best among them. If she was serious, she could even carve a few flowers from a dead wood, not to mention Guan Suyi was not dead wood, but a beautiful jade.

After a quarter of an hour, Jinzi and Minglan who walked into the room to pack things simply couldn't even recognize her, and stammered, "Mi… miss, why are you dressed like this?"

The beautiful woman stood leaning against the window, dressed in brocade. The originally plain face was painted with bright lip rouge, and a small dot-shaped gold leaf was pasted on both sides of the eyebrows, the outer corner of the beautiful eyes were traces with ink brush, slowly lengthened, gradually rising, and finally quietly ending. The slight glance of the eyes gave a charming and amorous feeling. It was like a hook, which tightly hooked the tip of your heart, and it was like a dull knife, that slowly stabbed you in the chest, so that you could only stare at her without blinking to relieve the heart-stopping pain.

As if this soul-snatching face was not enough, she still wore the most fashionable chest-length dress, her enviable twin peaks were half exposed, round and upturned; her lustrous white skin was half covered, smooth and delicate. When walking, the breeze blows the clothes, which outlined the small waist that one could not bear to grasped; the skirt then bloomed, and even the brilliant gold and silver threads could not match the dazzling carnelian jade hanging loosely on her small and delicate feet and ankles.

Blood red, translucent white, step by step, she did not step on the ground, but on the heartstrings of other people. Where is this going to participate in the literary gathering, this is clearly to kill people! After today, it's unknown how many handsome young men's hearts would be crushed to death in her hands. Thinking like this, Jinzi and Minglan let out a breath, and finally they could breathe.

reluctant to let the child catch the wolf*: it is a metaphor to achieve a certain purpose and must pay a corresponding price.

Chapter 125 Transformation

Guan Suyi covered her chest with one hand and pulled the hem of her skirt with the other, standing in front of the bronze mirror she hesitantly said, "Is it really okay to wear it like this? Would it be too indecent? Besides, it's just spring, and the weather is still a bit cold, but I even put on thin muslin, I'm afraid I'll be a laughingstock when I go out."

Jinzi hesitated to speak, but Minglan waved her hands indifferently, "Miss, you are thinking too much, let alone spring, even in the mid-winter of the twelfth month, some people wear it like this. Just wear a fox fur coat outside, and when entering the inner room, you can take off the coat, it will definitely overwhelm the crowd. This is a trend brought by the eldest princess. The noble girls and noble ladies in Yanjing City are flocking to it. Every banquet will be full of fragrance clothes and shadow on the temple*, ice flesh and snow skin*, which makes people dazzled when they see. If you don't wear it like this, you may even be scolded for being old-fashioned."

"Oh? This dress has become popular in the capital?" Guan Suyi was surprised.

The Zhao family was inferior to the noble families, did not mingle with the upstart, and did not communicate with the low-level officials, so the position in the capital was very embarrassing. When Zhao Luli was deprived of the title, the situation became even worse, and Guan Suyi didn't even have a chance to go out to a banquet. If she widely send out invitations to others to visit her, it was unlikely to get promised, and she seemed to be isolated. Therefore, after marrying into the Zhao Mansion in this life, she only spent her free time reading books and busily managing the family, and never paid attention to the changes in the outside world.

She still remember that at this time in her previous life, Second Miss Xu had entered the palace and was named Zhaoyi. Because of her outstanding talent and beauty, sincere and upright, she was quite favored by Emperor Sheng Yuan, and soon took charge of the authority of the Six Palaces. Later, she became famous for "Lesson for Women", and then flew up the branches and turned into a phoenix, which attracted noble ladies in the capital to follow suit. Everyone took pride on being unwavering and had virtuous virtue.

The clothing style of the previous dynasties was originally more relaxed. In the early days of the establishment of the Wei Kingdom, it also adhered to the that tradition, the heroic and rambunctious characters of the Jiuli people were also dominant, and the lavish style prevailed for a while. But it was reversed under the preach of Second Miss Xu, and it became more conservative day by day. The commoners might not feel deeply, nor understood what "Xu's Neo-Confucianism" means and how it affect their lives, but the upper circles bear the brunt of it, becoming distorted and grotesque.

The term "the top move, below follow" had been vividly interpreted. "The King of Chu has a slender waist, and many of them starve to death in the palace*.", and the situation of the Wei Kingdom was also strikingly similar. The emperor only respected Confucianism, and all scholars abandoned what they had learned before and went to study Confucianism instead; the emperor advocated Neo-Confucianism, and the rotten, rigid and arbitrary patriarchal thought became popular; the emperor liked women who were faithful unto death, and reconciliation and remarriage became a disgrace and taboo. A transformation quietly took place in the upper-class circles, and in ten, twenty, thirty years… this trend would surely seep into the lower-class people, completely imprisoning their thoughts.

The women who were killed by "Xu's Neo-Confucianism" were not only Guan Suyi and Li shi, but also many more. She closed her eyes and casually looked into her memory, and she could find frame after frame of bloody pictures. A woman who returned home after she reconciled was beaten to death; a woman who was disrespectful to her husband was arbitrarily abandoned and thrown into the river; there was even a little girl under the age of fourteen who was helped by a guard because she stumbled while walking, her hands were chopped off by her father who adhered strictly to Neo-Confucianism, just to keep her innocent.

Once the barriers that isolated her memory were opened, all resentment and unwillingness flood into her heart. Guan Suyi originally thought that living in Cangzhou and ignoring world affairs was her struggle against Xu's Confucianism and her self-rebellion. Only now did she realized that in the process of studying "Lesson for Women" every day and refuting it, her thoughts had already been deeply poisoned.

It's just a gorgeous gown, how could it be "indecent"? Besides, so what if it's indecent? She had a prominent family background and had a respected status. As long as she did not disgrace her family reputation, why shouldn't she wear this?

Once the gate of the dangerous heart was opened, even Guan Suyi herself couldn't lock it. Looking at the beautiful and graceful woman in the mirror, she liked it very much. Unknowingly the hand covering her chest had been put down, and her light-white fingertips twisted the crooked hairpin and smiled slowly.

This smile was not at all like the gentle and shallow smile in the past, dignified and elegant, instead it exuded a suffocating charm. Just with a different expression, her non-aggressive qualities disappeared without a trace, becoming sharp and intense, severing Minglan and Jinzi's eyeballs like a knife blade. They felt that their miss seemed to be different from before, but they couldn't tell what was different.

She no longer covered her chest and shrank her shoulders, but raised her chest and raised her chin slightly, looking at the bronze mirror proudly.

"It's really beautiful, the more I look at it, the more beautiful it becomes." She smiled softly, unaware that the clothes she was boasting were still hers, and that tender and sweet voice made Jinzi and Minglan get goosebumps all over.

"The color of this hairpin is not bright enough, let's replace it with the exquisite jadeite crested phoenix hairpin." She stroked her temples with her fingertips, and took off the golden hairpin lazily.

Minglan was the first to come to her senses, rummaging through the box with a blushing face. Jinzi was still stunned. She was used to seeing her master with her face facing the sky. The first time she saw her dressed up, it was really hard to extricate herself. She wonder what would happen to His Majesty when he saw her? Probably dizzy. She then heard her master ask, "Can you sing the most popular lewd songs in the pleasure house nowadays?"

"Ah?" She had a dumbfounded expression, and immediately reacted, hurriedly waved her hand, "Miss, this servant has only received poison and martial arts training in the dark guards, and has never studied seduction technique."

"What nonsense? Just say whether you can or not." Guan Suyi changed the head ornaments according to her own will, and when she squinted, her eyes were gleaming, seducing other people's souls.

Jinzi's whole body stiffened, and she said quietly, "Yes. The popular things in the underworld, this servant basically familiar with them."

"That's good." After dressing up properly, Guan Suyi took out a delicate small wooden box from under the bed, stuffed the newly made skin mask, and said with a low smile, "This is the Rizui wine brewed by my maternal grandfather, by refining and fermenting the essence of five grains and the aroma of hundred fruits. The wine taste is not heavy, it's like drinking nectar and jade dew in the throat, and it only takes three cups to make people drunk. This skin mask is of an ordinary-looking man. When you enter the Jueyin Temple, you put it on, approach Lu Fengming as a servant, and deliver this wine to him. After drinking three cups he won't know if it's day or night, then quietly hummed lewd songs in his ear. He loves to linger at that pleasure house place, and this will definitely reveal his true color."

Jinzi was stunned when she heard this, before she murmured, "Miss, didn't you say that you don't care about a dying person? Why do you plan to ruin his reputation?"

Guan Suyi walked to the door and turned her head to look back. The bright sunlight shone from her back, casting a shadow on her face. "I suddenly realized," the corners of her mouth rose slowly, and her tone was a little weird, "In this life I should change my way of living. Whether becoming a hypocrite or fake nobleman, I also can't let myself live in humiliation."

"That's right! Who doesn't want to live happily." Minglan laughed, diluting the suffocating aura.

Jinzi hugged the things in her arms tightly, not daring to slack off. She always felt that from today onwards, afraid His Majesty would be more suffocated. Just thinking about this, she saw her miss turned back, opened the drawer and took out three pieces of skin mask, fold them into thin squares, and put them into the purse on her waist, said while laughing softly, "When going out, these faces are indispensable, one of mine, one of an ordinary man, and one of blank mask ready to be molded. If you find me disappearing suddenly in the future, don't panic, just sit and wait in the tea-house in front of the mansion, and I'll be back when I'm done playing."

"Miss, you haven't played enough?" A drop of cold sweat dripped from Jinzi's forehead, feeling that this errands were getting harder and harder.

"There is a saying called 'Live until you get old and learn until you get old'. I think I have to add another sentence, 'Live until you get old and play until you get old'. This is the true meaning of life." As she spoke, she stepped very gracefully and walked away, leaving Jinzi and Minglan to looked at each other.

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Seeing that her daughter had changed a few pieces of jewelry, but it was more luxurious and bright, Zhong shi was naturally very satisfied, and immediately took her to the mountain. Due to the grand scale of the literary gathering, the crowds were swarming, not only in the Jueyin Temple, but also in the pavilions outside the temple.

The men were all dressed in loose gown with wide girdle, looking elegance, and the women were all dressed in brocade and splendid make-up. They gathered together in twos and threes to chat and laugh. If it was the previous life, except for the noblewomen of the Jiuli tribe who were stubbornly resisting, how could the Han women dare to indulge like this?

Seeing the scenery that was completely different from her previous life, Guan Suyi let out a long sigh and finally smiled slowly. She followed Zhong shi to meet some acquaintances of the elders, and after a few chats, she was pushed to the Bodhi Garden to socialize with the young people.

Catching a glimpse of the woman standing by the gate, with brilliance light that threaten all the women, the courtyard was silent for a moment, and then a man whispered, "Which lady is this?"

"It should be the di daughter of the Guan family, the one who was just reconcile." A noblewoman of the imperial family introduced in a low voice, didn't know whether it was intentional or not, she still added another sentence. She and Guan Suyi were in the main hall while reading the scriptures for the late empress dowager, so she naturally knew her.

"It turned out to be her!" Some people shook their heads and sneered with disdain; some people suddenly realize, their faces looked infatuated and some people remained silent, with cool eyes of a bystander. Even if the Wei Kingdom's customs were more open-minded, for the noble family's children, a reconcile woman in the end was not a good match, not worthy of their favor.

The noblewomen who were originally very jealous of Guan Suyi began to snicker, as if they had won a battle. How could a broken flower, withered willow* be compared with a delicate flower bud? The momentary amazement subsided, and everyone continued to hold the scroll and read it. If there was a wave of literary thoughts and the poetry idea was rising, they would pick up their brush and write the words on the white wall.

Among so many young men and women, there was only one person surrounded by many people, which had attracted much attention. She wore a long-sleeved dress that could not have been more conservative. The tender green color made her lips red and her teeth white, and her face was like peach and plum. Surrounded by luxuriously dressed noblewomen, it made her looked more fresh and refined and different.

Holding a book in her hand, she recited word by word, which attracted a group of students to listen carefully, completely fascinated with her.

Guan Suyi, who was isolated by everyone, didn't feel uncomfortable at all, and slowly paced over, waited until the woman to raise her teacup to moisten her throat, she then cupped her hands and asked, "Second Miss Xu, whose masterpiece is this? It seems to be a lecture interpretation? "

Xu Yayan smiled and replied, "This is my father's humble work, called "Subset Commentary", to solve the doubts of the students all over the world and points out the way."

Solve the doubts of the students all over the world? Xu Guangzhi wants to pick up the name "Master of the World"! Guan Suyi's eyes flashed and then she grinned.

fragrance clothes and shadow on the temple*, ice flesh and snow skin*: describe the beauty of women.

"The King of Chu has a slender waist, and many of them starve to death in the palace*.": what is good for the top, the bottom is eager to cater to it.

a broken flower, withered willow*: fallen women.