Chapter 126 Gaffe

Xu Yayan never expected that Guan Suyi would recognize her identity, but she thought left and right, and still not remember when and where they had intersect, so she had to give up. Before this, she had also imagined what Guan shi look like and what her temperament would be, and when she really saw her, she finally felt relieved. She was so gorgeous and flamboyant, if she was really an impetuous person like the rumor, there was no need for deep friendship.

How could Guan Suyi not notice the coldness in her tone? If it was in the past, she would have understandingly and tactfully walked away without speaking, but today she smiled and shoved in front of her face and continued to talk, "It turned out to be Master Xu's masterpiece, do you have any extra manuscripts? Can you lend me a look?"

Xu Yayan still had the same gentle and courteous look, took out a fragrant book from the box by her side and handed it over, "There happened to be the last one, then I will give it to sister to read. If sister has any advice, you can look for me to discuss it."

"Alright, I will read it carefully and give advice one by one." In her previous life, Guan Suyi, who lived quietly in Cangzhou, devoted all her remaining vitality to study, especially the works of the Xu family, which she read every day and was familiar with it. Combining the viewpoints of "Mencius's Confucianism" and "Zisi's Confucianism" to interpret and decompose them, and then wrote articles to refute them one by one.

Started over again in this life, if really want to talk about the level of knowledge, Xu Guangzhi might not be her opponent. This "advice" was not a rhetoric, but the truth. However, it angered the students who had read Master Xu's masterpieces and respected him as a teacher, even more so Xu Yayan, who was very unhappy.

"Miss Guan, if you have time to talk nonsense here, why not go to the main hall and apologize to Master Lu?" A handsome nobleman said coldly.

"Yeah, although Emperor Teacher and Chief of Ceremonies have already apologized on your behalf, but after all it's not as sincere as you personally go. Your Guan family originally a family of benevolence, but didn't expect to start bullying others after you move up in the world, people today are treacherous, public morals are degenerating everyday." Another person was filled with righteous indignation.

"My grandfather and father have apologized on my behalf? When and where?" Guan Suyi finally showed a solemn expression.

"At the beginning of the literary gathering, in front of all the students at the gate of Jueyin Temple." Xu Yayan advised, "Miss Guan, Emperor Teacher and Chief of Ceremonies are both the backbone of the country and well-known figure in the literary world. I hope you will think twice in the future, and don't burden their official reputation."

Guan Suyi smiled instead of being angry, looked around at everyone and said slowly, "I have one doubt in my mind, can you please answer me? Virtue and talent, which one is more important? Which is the first and which is the second?"

"Confucius said: 'A great horse is not praised for its strength, but its virtue.' He placed more emphasis on virtue even on horses, so what about people? He also said 'The Constant Mean is also virtue, and it's the most important'! it can be seen that the essence of Confucianism is all in the words "Constant Mean", which is the supreme virtue, so Confucianism should be based on virtue, take virtue as the foundation, and knowledge is the second." Xu Yayan talked eloquently.

Guan Suyi nodded and said, "That's right. Master Lu has talent but no virtue, he hampered the students' progress, so he was persuaded to resign, where did I do wrong? My grandfather's and father's apology, and I will take it back on their behalf." She smiled slightly, then politely said, "Persons who walk different paths cannot make plans together. Since you all pay more attention to learning and do not ask about morality, then I will leave."

Xu Yayan was once again realized the feeling "a scholar meets a soldier, and the reason is not clear". In this person's mouth, Master Lu became a person with "no virtue". Who does she think she is? Even Judicial Minister would not be as decisive as her!

"Wait? Since you said Master Lu have no virtue, do you have any proof?" The handsome young master, who had asked her to go to the main hall to apologize earlier, questioned her.

Guan Suyi didn't answer nor did she look back, seemingly slow, but in fact she walked very fast towards the courtyard gate. What it meant by 'when views are irreconcilable, it's a waste of breath to continue discussion'? This exactly it. Young students were the easiest to incite, as long as a person earn some prestige and write a few essays, he could instruct them to run up and down and wave flags and shout battle cries. Before, they still repeatedly praised her as a role model for women, but now after only one month, they began to scold her for insulting the teacher. What was the fact, what was the truth, they didn't think about it at all, just blindly obey the authority.

No, maybe it's not that they were not thinking, but as a woman, she naturally should be a head shorter than them. Too much praise would inevitably inspire jealousy, the human heart was such an inconsistent and vicious thing. The slander poured out and the criticism filled the sky, but Guan Suyi's mood was exceptionally calm. She had already figured it out, in this life she had to live for herself, regardless of others.

The handsome man was furious by her arrogant attitude, and scolded loudly, "If you have no proof, it means that you are slandering, I will definitely tell the Emperor Teacher and Chief of Ceremonies, and ask the two masters to judge the right and wrong! You have insult the teacher and your morals are corrupt, you should leave the literary gathering immediately, so as not to contaminate the purity of the literary world!"

His status seemed to be very precious, and the people around him hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him, with a flattering attitude. However, Guan Suyi never looked back, raised her right hand and waved lightly, the person had already left the courtyard gate, leaving only a domineering scent of cinnamon, which made these people blushing and their eyes burning.

The scene was silent, and finally Xu Yayan spoke softly to break the gloom, "Forget it, right and wrong the public will make an appropriate judgment, so there is no need to care about her. What can she gain today other than disgracing Guan family's style and ruining Guan family's reputation?"

"Exactly. The virtue of the noble man is like wind, the virtue of the villain is like grass, the wind will topple the grass. Which is right and which is wrong, when the wind of righteousness passes by, it will be clear at a glance. Come, come, still ask Miss Xu to continue to read for everyone." The handsome man had a courteous attitude.

Another person who also admired Second Miss Xu hurriedly said, "Miss's hairpin flower small script is unparalleled. After reading the book, you should leave the calligraphy as a memento."

The students who had worshipped Master Xu as their teachers followed suit and surrounded Xu Yayan like the moon that were held by many stars. Many noble ladies who wanted the reputation of eager to learn and love talents were also very willing to make friends with her, so they comforted her one after another, and then scolded that Guan shi woman to vent their jealousy and hatred.

Compared with Guan Suyi, Xu Yayan was in the limelight today, but she still maintained an air of neither arrogance nor impetuous, neither humble nor overbearing, which made people look up more and more. She picked up the "Subset Commentary" and was about to read it, but found a man hidden in the corner suddenly came out and walked towards the courtyard gate.

He was very tall and strong, with a thick beard covering his jaw, which hid his appearance, but a pair of black-blue eyes were terrifying. He walked slowly, looked around at the crowd, and the depths of his eyes flowed with a careless yet majestic power.

Black-blue eyes? Everyone could see that this person has a pair of eyes with different colors, which was the same as His Majesty, but in the whole Wei Kingdom there's only one! Shouldn't this person be the emperor in white dragon fish suit? How long has he been here? Such a powerful aura, why has no one discovered him before? Everyone's eyes were glowing, and their hearts were beating like drums. They wanted to come forward to talk, but they were afraid of offending the holy face and made a fault.

Xu Yayan's palm holding the scroll was already covered in fine sweat, and she kept recalling her words and deeds. After making sure that there was no rudeness, only then she let out a sigh of relief! The most outstanding person today was none other than herself. If she wins the emperor's favor because of this, father would definitely rise to the top, and the Xu family would definitely soar to the sky. She no longer has to copy manuscripts for a few taels of silver and stay up all night…

Everyone's thoughts were different, but they all began to stroke their temples and smooth the hem of their clothes, lest there be any disrespect. However, this man only glanced at them coldly and walked away, when they looked again after he went out of the courtyard gate, he had disappeared without a trace, it's unknown where he was going.

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It was also shameful to say that Emperor Sheng Yuan had waited for Madam in the Bodhi Garden for half an hour, and he should have chase after her, but he couldn't leave due to physical discomfort. At the sight of Madam, his always strong self-control collapsed like a flood, all rushed down to his lower abdomen, causing the unspeakable place to almost rupture.

He hurriedly hid his breath and hid behind the rockery, lest Madam see his ugly appearance and leave an even more unbearable impression. He never knew that the elegant and charming Madam who had always showed her natural features, when she changed her clothes and put on a little bit of makeup, would be as beautiful as fantasy. The moment she walked in, it was like a beam of light shining from the sky, and it was like a sharp blade piercing his heart, making him to almost walk forward recklessly, wrap her in a robe, and then take her away without hesitation.

How could she wear that kind of clothes? How could she smile so dazzlingly? Today, she was different from any time before, less repressed and more indulgent; She had lost her gentleness and only arrogant remained. It seemed that she no longer want to be gentle, and not even want to utter a single superfluous words for unrelated people.

What changed her? Is it because of him? Because she knew that she could rely on him in everything, so she completely opened her heart and lived wantonly? This thought flowed through his heart like honey, and Emperor Sheng Yuan couldn't wait to see Madam and asked her.

After the desire subsided, he hurriedly chased out following the guidance of the dark guard, went around in circles, and finally saw Madam by the sparkling spring lake. She stood against the wind, her figure was ethereal, her white muslin shawl was fluttering, and the fragrance was overflowing. It's unknown where Jinzi was, only Minglan stayed by her side, looking at her without blinking.

In this way, she was more terrifying than a demon, like if she turn around and look at him, she could kill him on the spot. Emperor Sheng Yuan covered his chest and suddenly felt a little overwhelmed. He opened and closed his lips a few times, but couldn't make any sound, only then he realize that his throat had already been dried by the fire of desire.

"Have you seen enough?" Unexpectedly, Madam turned around and gave him a charming smile.

An invisible arrow shot into Emperor Sheng Yuan's chest, causing his heart to stop and his blood to freeze. He calmed down for a while before saying hoarsely, "Not enough. No matter how long I watch, it's always not enough."

Guan Suyi was about to raise the corner of her mouth, but her expression shattered in an instant, she quickly turned her back and scolded angrily, "Stay away from me, you beast!"

"Madam, your temperament is getting bigger and bigger, how did I provoke to even make you scolded me beast." Emperor Sheng Yuan felt very aggrieved, he barely took two steps forward, then heard Minglan scream and hurriedly cover her face. When he looked down, he realized that he had lost control of that place again, and he couldn't even cover it with his wide robe.

This is really embarrassing! He sat down slowly in the gazebo by the lake, spread his legs, leaned forward, and appealed, "If Madam blames me for polluting your eyes, don't look at it. Shall we sit down and talk for a while? Anyway, you have nowhere to go now, and you're too lazy to take care of those vulgar people, so use me to kill time."

"Use you to kill time? Can you bastard talk properly?" Guan Suyi's head was about to smoke, but the other person was only stunned for a moment, and then laughed wildly, as if she had told a big joke.

Chapter 127 Emboldened

Guan Suyi couldn't hide her face from Hunnar's laughter. After thinking about it carefully, she understood what was wrong, and immediately reprimanded, "Stop laughing, that thing that stuck in your brain, it's very vulgar!"

Emperor Sheng Yuan showed an innocent expression, "Why Madam take your anger on me again? Wasn't it you who think crookedly before? You even scolded me for not being able to talk properly, that is called confidence of one own conviction. Madam, you are becoming more and more self-willed, and I don't believe you're also this unreasonable in front of Emperor Teacher and Chief of Ceremonies." After the words fell he was stunned for a while, and then burst into laughter, "Oh, I get it. Madam can only do this in front of me, because with me, you can throw away all the pretense and show your true selves. You know that I'm not going to tell anyone, and I'm not going to hurt you."

The more he laughed, the happier he was, and once it gets started there's no stopping it.

Guan Suyi, who had never dared to turn back, was about to explode with anger. She wanted to flung her sleeves and leave, but then feeling like she had lost, she couldn't help but feel resentful. After thinking for a while, she simply turned around and walked towards Hunnar. She sat on the bench opposite him, but not at all in the dignified posture of the past, rather outstretched one of her hand and rest it on the railing, her fingertips flicked the muslin shawl without a moment's hesitation, one hand gently supported her chin, and looked at him with her coquettish eyes. She tilted her legs together, causing the hem of her skirt that was embroidered with willow leaves spilled all over the ground, gold and silver threads reflecting the light from the lake, like falling stars, really dazzling.

Emperor Sheng Yuan was stunned for a moment, his laughter stopped abruptly, and his breathing became heavier. He clearly knew that it was extremely rude, but he couldn't take his eyes off Madam. From her cloud-like black hair to her graceful figure, to a small jade piece tied to her ankle, he could linger back and forth repeatedly.

Finally, as if he couldn't bear the great pain, he abruptly turned his head away, and even through his thick beard, his bronze-colored skin was a little flushed. The former Madam was like the flower in the high mountain, and he did not dare to climb it for fear of sullying her; the present Madam was a worldly beauty, but she had grown many thorns, making him want to pick her up, but also afraid of damaging her.

He loved her talent, her temperament, her looks, and even her stubborn willfulness hidden under her dignified exterior. He wanted to get her whole selves, not the helplessness and compromise under the oppression of power. He tried hard to control his body's reaction, but then he heard Madam laugh evilly, she said, "Didn't you laugh before? Why don't you continue laughing?"

"Madam, you try to confuse me with your beauty!" Emperor Sheng Yuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It was only today that he realized that being too beautiful could also become a weapon.

"Wine doesn't make men drunk, men get themselves intoxicated. Lust doesn't overpower men, men surrender themselves to lust. It's you whose mind doesn't right, how can you blame me?" Guan Suyi smiled beautifully, she really looked radiant.

Emperor Sheng Yuan, who wanted to glance at her quickly, became dizzy again. He quickly took off his robe, threw it in the air, and ordered, "Minglan, put on the coat for your master. The wind in this lake is cold, and the water vapor can soak the body, afraid she will freeze if sit for a long time."

Guan Suyi caught the black robe that was fluttering in the wind, and chuckled, "I once followed my grandfather to Mohe. In winter, the water dripped into ice, and it was cold to the bone marrow. He also dug up the frozen river and let me swim twice a day to strengthen my body. What is this little lake breeze?"

Emperor Sheng Yuan glanced at her quickly, his gaze stayed for a moment on her graceful collarbone and tall chest, and then moved away hastily, said in a hoarse voice, "Madam should be more considerate of me, and put on the robe. If you don't wear it, I won't even dare to look at you in the eye today."

"Why? Am I not beautiful?" The more he showed weakness, the more excited Guan Suyi became.

"It is precisely because you are so beautiful that I dare not look at you. Madam, ordinary people may have more rational nature rather than wild nature, able to control their desires very well. But don't forget, I was raised by pack of wolves, and full of wildness in my bones, and once it was provoked, it's bound to devour the prey that doesn't stop dangling in front of my eyes, especially if the prey is the most difficult-to-find delicacy in the world."

In order to show that what he was serious, he deeply gazed at Madam with his bloodshot eyes.

Guan Suyi's proud smile slowly faded, and she put on the robe without saying a word. She knew that if this person was determined, he would never give her any room to resist. It's okay to compete, but it also need to be done in moderation.

Minglan didn't dare to disobey the Holy Order, so she stepped forward tremblingly and tied her miss' clothes. The robe was very wide, the cuffs were still a little long after it rolled up five or six times, and the hem was spread all over the floor like a quilt.

Guan Suyi couldn't let it be, so she had to hold the extra fabric on her knees, and the tip of her nose gently sniffed the man's ambergris scent. It was domineering and profound, which cause her heart to tremble slightly, and somehow her cheeks were red. Without any better option she fiddled with the embroidery on the fabric, as if she was very interested in the craftsmanship.

Emperor Sheng Yuan was much more at ease, looked at the petite Madam who was shrunken in his clothes like a little girl, before he walked to her side and took a seat, and began to speak after the distance between them was only two feet away.

"Madam, you are very different today."

"Really? Just changed the clothes."

"No, it's definitely not because of your clothes, afraid you've even changed your temperament. If it was the usual you, you would definitely fight those scholars in Bodhi Garden, argue with them one by one to the point they wouldn't be able to refute, but you didn't do that, you just flung your sleeves and leave. You seems to no longer care what others say about you, and just follow your heart's desires."

Guan Suyi glanced at him unexpectedly, raised her eyebrows and said, "Yes, I want to change to a less suffocating way of living, can't I?"

"You can. With me behind you, you can do whatever you want, say whatever you want, and if you want something, no matter how rare and precious, just tell me and I will deliver it to you. Is it because of me that you changed? Madam, can I understand it like this?" Emperor Sheng Yuan leaned forward, his eyes sharp.

Guan Suyi was dumbfounded but she no longer avoided his gaze, instead looked into his eyes as well, and laughed lightly, "You are right but also not. The reason why I changed is because I myself want to change, but who gave me the courage to change, I have to admit, it is you. Without me noticing, in front of you, I had thrown away all the pretense and restored my true self, to have generosity and benevolence, even more, rebelling against the orthodoxy. What I wanted to do but didn't dare to do, what I wanted to say but didn't dare to say in the past, to you, I can do and say it without any hesitation. Because I know that in the world, only you that will not be surprised, even my family may not be able to accept my truest self."

Emperor Sheng Yuan's breathing was stagnant and his tone was tense, "Then what am I to Madam?"

"A friend?" Guan Suyi replied uncertainly.

"No, I don't want to be your friend, I want to be your husband. Madam, it's a good thing that you're no longer run away from your feeling towards me. With your words today, I believe that in the near future, you will definitely accept me wholeheartedly. Madam, I like your change." Emperor Sheng Yuan laughed heartily, full of the happiness that his long-cherished wish was about to be fulfilled.

Guan Suyi leaned back and calmly said, "I just have the courage to examine myself and be honest with myself, which seems to give you an inaccurate hint? I will never marry into the palace and compete for one man's affection with your three thousand beauties. Managing one Zhao Mansion has completely exhausted me, then how can I face the Three Palaces and Sixth Courtyard? Our relationship stops here, isn't it good?"

"No, Madam, you must marry me, there's no need to consider anything else." Emperor Sheng Yuan showed a hint of his domineering style. The Mynah, who had been looking for him for a long time, flew down from the sky, and as soon as his master untied the silk thread that bound his mouth, he said, "Madam marry Zhen, Madam marry Zhen."

Guan Suyi was annoyed by the domineering attitudes of these two master and pet, and her desire to have a good talk faded away. She dug out a few grains of rice from her purse and throw it far away, "Go."

The Mynah immediately chased after the rices, and after landing, he tooted, tooted, pecking at the food, and didn't make any more noise.

Emperor Sheng Yuan looked at her with a smile, and sighed, "Madam, you actually already knew that you're just stubbornly resisting. There are only two final outcomes, first you will marry me willingly, and second you will marry me reluctantly. Either way, you will have to marry me."

Guan Suyi untied the belt, took off his robe, and threw it right in his face, sneered, "Really? Maybe there is another ending, that is, I will immediately go to Qingyun Nunnery, ten miles away, to become a nun, so that you could not get what you ask for for the rest of your life. You can't force to marry a nun and let her grow her black hair overnight, can you? You're very right, the reason why I dare to be so presumptuous is all because of the confidence you gave me. If you have the ability then just kidnap me now."

Emperor Sheng Yuan took off the robe on his head and said to her back as she walked away quickly, "Madam, it's not that I don't have the ability, but I have to consider your reputation. You don't care what others think about you, but I do. If you really become a nun, I will find an excuse to seal the Qingyun Nunnery and order all the nuns to return to the secular world. You see, I have a way to deal with you, but I just can't bear it."

Guan Suyi paused in her footsteps, then turned her head to look at him deeply, and then she left in disbelief.

The person was already far away, but the strong fragrance still remained on the robe. Emperor Sheng Yuan couldn't bear the lake wind to blow the smell away, so he put it into a ball and squeezed it in his hand, but after walking halfway he changed his mind, and slowly put it on. In this way, Madam's scent clung to his body like an illusory embrace, enough to soothe his longing soul.

Guan Suyi walked slowly around the bamboo forest in the outer courtyard twice, feeling that the literary gathering was about to start, she went to Bodhi Garden. The young men and women who gathered here before had retreated to the corner, and in the middle were placed many low tables and futons, all of which were prepared for the great names of present age. Old Master Guan, Father Guan, Master Xuan Guang… Even Xu Guangzhi was on this list. It seemed that the publication of "Subset Commentary" had indeed changed the tide for him. After this imperial examination, it's unknown how many Confucian scholars would throw themselves to become his disciple. At that time, fame and fortune would come rolling in, and he could try to become official again.

While thinking about it, Guan Suyi slowly stepped into the courtyard gate, and saw that everyone present looked at her, full of ridicule.

Chapter 128 Make A Fool of Oneself

Guan Suyi had previously announced in the Bodhi Garden that she would withdraw the apology to Master Lu on behalf of her grandfather and father, naturally this was passed on to the person himself. As one of the host of the literary gathering, Lu Fengming could not wait to sweep her out of the door, but because of the prestige of the Guan family, he had to endure it.

Old Master Guan and Guan Father apologized again and again, swallowing their breath, and were ridiculed by him for a while before he finally put the matter to rest. This scene was naturally seen by the people attending, creating the impression that the Guan family's daughter was arrogant and domineering, unkind and rude.

How could Guan Suyi not expect Lu Fengming would seize her words and deeds to suppress her grandfather and father? However, not fight back was only temporary, and when the truth was revealed, Guan family's benevolence and open-mindedness would surely spread far and wide. She couldn't care less about what other people say about her, but she cared very much about what other people say about the Guan family. She cupped her hands in salute to her grandfather and father from a distance, then walked to an empty seat and sat there.

Lu Fengming put down the teacup heavily and sneered, "Without virtue and ill-mannered, actually still have face to show up here!"

Old Master Guan stroked his beard and said, "The child is still young, and she is still a girl. Master Lu is a person of virtue and prestige, so why bother to stoop to her level?"

Lu Fengming picked up the brush and said as he wrote, "It is precisely because of the young age that it should be taught better. The Guan family has educated people from generation to generation, and has produced literary giants of the world. Could it be that you don't you know how revered the word 'teacher' is? Humiliating a teacher is like humiliating a father, which is a rebellious act!" In just a quarter of an hour, an article "The Teacher" had been freshly released, with elaborate ideas and bold language, which denounced the current frivolous style and the unhealthy trend of "ashamed to learn from teachers", "humiliated the teachers", it was passed on to all the people present to read, which attracted voices of admiration.

Old Master Guan and Guan Father smiled lightly, as steady as Mount Tai, and did not get angry or even scolded their beloved daughter on the spot, on the contrary waited quietly for this article to spread to the audience, which could be said to be full of grace.

Lu Fengming closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, lightly twisting the Buddhist beads, which was also the style of an expert. As his direct disciple, Zhao Wangshu was sitting on the futon behind him. His heart was touched by this article that was full of vigor and profound meaning. He felt that his mother had done the right thing, it was more promising to worship under Master Lu. Guan Suyi was clearly harming him before.

The article finally reached to the outermost periphery, and the student sitting beside Guan Suyi planned to hold it in front of Master Lu, but listened to her slowly said, "I haven't read it yet."

"You want to see too?" The student was stunned by her brazenness. If it were a different person, she would have fled in shame at this moment, to ashamed to show one's face. But she was still sitting in the gathering place calmly, without any change on her face, even more, still want to look at the article, as if the whole thing had nothing to do with her? How did she do it? Afraid even a ruffian didn't have this ability.

"Show her! Let her learn properly!" Lu Fengming ordered.

The student immediately handed over the article and glared at her with disdain. After Guan Suyi took over the article, another person slowly came to the courtyard, and he also attracted everyone's attention, just because he was tall, with wide eyebrows and deep eyes, and black-blue eyes, much like the legendary Emperor Sheng Yuan in the white dragon fish suit. But no one dared to come forward to talk, lest they commit a taboo, so they could only pretend not to know.

The man casually pulled a futon, sat next to that Guan shi woman, and then leaned over to read the manuscript with her, his behavior was very natural. In an instant the place was quieten down, but Master Xuan Guang, who had been silent for a long time, spoke up, "The time has come, all students can write articles on the collection of classics and history. Although I am not talented, I would like to discuss one or two with everyone, or help thinking the literature's way or the learning confusion."

This was the mock battle before the imperial examination, which was very helpful to test the depth of oneself or others, and could also get the guidance of famous teachers, which was a great benefit. All the students were overjoyed, one after another took up their brush to write down their own view. Even the women who had little knowledge of literature and calligraphy were interested and asked the monks for the four treasures of the study, very eager to try.

Xu Yayan was composing while writing, she was already confident.

Emperor Sheng Yuan came very close to read the manuscript, shook his head and said, "This Lu Fengming has some talent, it's a pity."

"If he's not drunk, his brain is still not bad." Guan Suyi handed over the manuscript and chuckled, "Just wait, I invite you to watch a good show."

Emperor Sheng Yuan loved her cunning appearance, and said indulgently, "Although Madam's temperament is big, it also dispelled quickly. Right now, you're not angry with me anymore, aren't you? Sure enough, I still like this side of Madam the most." At the end, without waiting for Madam to retort back, he sat back in his original position and looked around the place. He then saw a group of young servants carrying fruits, refreshments, drinks, side dishes, and other things, and placed them on the table one by one for the esteemed guests to enjoy, and finally retreated to the side, ready to be dispatched at any time.

Because the emperor was here, the high-level people did not dare to be sloppy, and when the students finished writing their articles, they had to write one as a model. Among them, Xu Guangzhi and Lu Fengming were the most urgent. Both have the idea of entering the officialdom, and both attached great importance to fame and fortune.

Lu Fengming had previously written an article "The Teacher", and the manuscript was now in the hands of the emperor. While he was proud of it, he inevitably wanted to make another one that was even more outstanding. However, he expressed his thoughts by drinking alcohol, and at this time, he had no energy left, and gradually became restless.

He wanted to drink to stir up his minds, but he was afraid that he could not hold back his addiction and get drunk, showing his ugliness and revealed his true self. He hesitated, but smelled the faint aroma coming from the jug. Wow, it's actually fruit wine! How can fruit wine be intoxicating? With his tolerance from drinking thousand cups of wine, he could drink ten jars without any problem.

Thinking like this, he completely relaxed his mind, poured down a cup and took a closer look. The color was light green and clear, the smell was light and fragrant, and it had the charm of a hundred fruits, it was undoubtedly a fruit wine. He took a small sip, the taste was sweet but not greasy, and it was warm and smooth in the throat, which was the favorite of women nowadays, so he drank it all. One cup was not enough, then drank another cup. After drinking four cups, he closed his eyes and mulled over the article.

However, the effect of the wine began to surge at this time. At first, it was just a fever, then in a short while he was already out of his mind and didn't realize his surrounding. In the daze, someone sang with a sultry voice in his ear, making him feel that he was in the pleasure house right now, and in an instant he abandon all restraint.

He casually grabbed to his side and found a "pleasure house's woman", he then he fondle over while shaking his head and humming. "Beat the drum hard and beat the gongs slow, stop the gongs and stop the drums to sing a song, all kinds of gossip also sing a song, listen to me sing eighteen touches. Reach out to touch sister's face, dark clouds fly for half a day, reach out to touch the front of sister's head, the heaven is full and addicting. Reach out to touch sister Maowan, spread out the middle and wide, reach out to touch sister's little eyes, black and black eyes staring in vain. Reach out to touch sister's little nose pin, far far away the heated breath out of the hut, reach out to touch sister's little mouth, the baby smiles slightly…" Note Unexpectedly kept touching the body from top to bottom, and went straight to touch that shameful place.

The one who was held in his arms was originally a thin and weak boy servant, but while struggling he pushed Master Xu next to him, who was then hugged and kissed by Lu Fengming, completely got entangled. The boy servant quickly fished away the wine jug, then took out another jug hidden in his wide sleeves and threw it under the table, pretended to be knocked over, and then quietly hide.

Everyone was staring at Master Lu and Master Xu, and naturally they would not pay attention to a servant. This scene was truly incredible, one could see that Master Lu was a frequent guest at the pleasure house, with adept movement, vulgar manner, and the words that leave his mouth were still that foul language. With the help of everyone, Xu Guangzhi managed to break free, but then he heard Lu Fengming change to another obscene song. While singing he called to the brothel madam to find him a few more sisters, it seemed that he drunk to much and thought that the Bodhi Garden as brothel.

The whole place was silent, and then there was a big uproar. The highly respected image that Lu Fengming had created before was completely destroyed in an instant. Master Xuan Guang hurriedly asked several monks to take Lu Fengming away, and then folded his hands together and recited Buddha's name. His normally calm and indifferent face was slightly distorted, showing that he was very angry.

Amid the uproar, a majestic voice came through, "The court has just revised the law, and those who serve as officials should value both public and private morality. If they are caught visiting prostitutes, they will be dismissed from their posts and will never be hired back. I heard that Master Lu has both integrity and talent, but this kind of integrity and talent is really an eye-opener! They all say that fairness is in the hearts of the people, let me say that only a few people have clear eyes and bright heart, and the rest are just following the trend, playing up to those in power. The fact the the literary gathering invited such a follower of wine and women to preside over it, and then regarded them as models and pursued them greatly, it shows that the Wei Kingdom's literary style has tended to be decadent and sloppy, truly disappointing."

Hearing the lamentation of the tall man, everyone in the room was blushing and ashamed. Then they went to see the magnanimous and open-minded Emperor Teacher and Chief of Ceremonies, and only then they understood what true self-cultivation was. No wonder Guan Suyi didn't want to apologize to Master Lu, no wonder even her grandfather and father's apologies were resolutely withdrawn on their behalf, afraid that she was extremely disdainful of Master Lu's character. However, even if she was scolded by the whole people of Yanjing, apart from refusing to apologize, she did not say any negative things about Master Lu. This recuperation, this virtue, indeed too magnanimous.

Lu Fengming, who had repeatedly attacked Madam, was denounce into the mud. Emperor Sheng Yuan cupped his hands to Madam and said warmly, "Madam has been wronged," and bowed to the two Mount Tai, "I don't care to watch this kind of farce, there are still important things at home, so I will take my leave, the two master, please."

"Master Huo, please take care, let us send you on your road." Since the emperor was unwilling to oppress others with his honorable position, Old Master Guan and Guan Father naturally would not break it. The rest of the people hurriedly stood up, ready to pay their respects.

However, Guan Suyi walked to the wall full of poems written by the students, randomly picked up a large brush from someone's desk, dipped it in a thick ink, and wrote the words "Mingde Weixin".

"The fragrance of good governance, it felt by the gods. The millet is not fragrant, the virtue is fragrant (Mingde Weixin)." She put down the brush, walked slowly to Emperor Sheng Yuan, and cupped her hands in all directions, "Talent have high and low, people have noble and lowly, the only thing that does not distinguish between high and low, noble and lowly, and always be fragrant, and always be remembered, is only virtue. Today, at the literary gathering, Guan Suyi has been taught by everyone, and I have also accepted it in my heart." After the words fell, she accompanied her grandfather and father, and slowly sent the emperor away.

There was a deafening silence all over the place, and everyone felt regret and introspected themselves, then looked at the four big characters, and they couldn't help but gasp. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have imagine that such a powerful and imposing writing came from a woman's hand. They could even vaguely heard the sound of cracking wall and split rubble, as if the hard wall could no longer bear its weight, and seemed about to collapse. And the hairpin flower small script of Second Miss Xu, who was said to be the best in the world, suddenly became pitiful and ridiculous.

Master Xuan Guang felt as if he had obtained a great treasure, he quickly instructed the monks, "Hurry up, hurry up and print these four characters! No one is allowed to write on this wall again in the future!"

swallowing their breath: speak humbly or submissively.

"Mingde Weixin": perfect virtue is fragrant and pure.

"The fragrance of good governance, it felt by the gods. The millet is not fragrant, the virtue is fragrant (Mingde Weixin).": it means the fragrance of the highest politic can move the gods, the degree to which the gods are moved is not determined by the number of sacrifices, but by the level of virtue.

Chapter 129 Look At Each Other

Guan Suyi followed her grandfather and father to send Emperor Sheng Yuan in white dragon fish suit to the gate of Jueyin Temple. Zhong shi, who originally stayed in the back hall with the other madams to discuss how to blend incense fragrance, also hurriedly came to bid farewell to the Emperor.

"It's enough to send until here, everyone, please go back," Emperor Sheng Yuan nodded to Madam alone, "Madam please go back." Just for seeing Madam at the literary gathering, he took half a day off out of his busy schedule, and now that his purpose had been reached, naturally he would not stay.

Guan Father smiled and cupped his hands, but he was rolling inside. Old Master Guan was always outspoken, and immediately said, "Master Huo, our Yiyi has already reconcile, so the name have change to miss."

Emperor Sheng Yuan suddenly said, "Look at my memory. I made many mistake just now, Miss Guan please forgive me."

Guan Suyi bowed down and smiled falsely, "Do not dare. Master Huo, you are busy with other affairs, and it's a great honor for this little girl to help you think about one or two things. The mountain road is rough and difficult, please pay more attention and drive slowly."

Guan Father heard some familiarity from the conversation between the two, but Old Master Guan didn't think about it at all, and followed up with a few words. Zhong shi was best at refining plants, and her sense of smell was not inferior to Emperor Sheng Yuan. She secretly looked at the two of them, her eyes were full of shock. How could she smell Yiyi's scent from the emperor's robe? And it came from the whole body, blending together with the ambergris' scent, which meant that the two must have had very close contact.

This, what is this? She was anxious in her heart, but did not dare to show it, and then she saw that the emperor looked at Yiyi with a soft expression on his face, his eyes were shining, and seemed to be very much infatuated. Before getting into the carriage, he looked at her again and again and left a sentence "Thank you for your concern, Miss" that was full of satisfaction, and left reluctantly. What else is there to say? It's clear that every word and deed were full of ambiguous feelings, so he must have already hooked long time ago! Yiyi has just reconcile! How could it be…

When the carriage disappeared on the mountain road, Zhong shi immediately wanted to question her daughter, but her husband held her wrist and secretly stopped her. What kind of temperament their daughter was like, no one knew better than them, she always said what she was thinking. If she want to enter the palace, afraid she would have already revealed the intention, why waited until now? She would never take the initiative to jump into the fire pit for the sake of power and wealth; on the contrary, if she had no intention, but others scolded her and pointed their finger at her, she might become rebellious and resolutely do something stupid.

Therefore, not only could they not questioned her, but they had to pretend not to know, and slowly figure out a way to avoid it. However, that person was the emperor, how could they avoid him? Zhong shi was at a loss for a while, and couldn't help but look towards her husband.

Guan Father shook his head invisibly, implying that they would talk about it after going back. The group entered the temple gate and walked to a place with no people, then Old Master Guan muttered, "I seem to smell the Rizui wine on Lu Fengming's body." He then stared straight at his granddaughter.

Guan Suyi did not evade, and said calmly, "Yes, I did it. It's said that it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years. It can be seen that a gentleman is not a perfect person, but also has hatred and grudges. When he first left the Zhao Mansion, I gave him two hundred taels of silver, enough for him to buy a small courtyard and settle down in Yanjing safely. But he's not satisfied, and intends to ascend to the throne by stepping on the reputation of the Guan family. Since he repaid virtue with resentment, I have no choice but to repay resentment with resentment."

Old Master Guan's face kept changing, and finally sighed with indignation, "Conspiracy and tricks in the end is small way (In Confucianism it means a doctrine other than ritual, music, politics and religion), Yiyi, you must not go astray."

Guan Suyi replied solemnly, "Don't worry, grandfather, although my methods are narrow-minded, my original intention is still there. I know who I am and what I am doing. I will never ruin Guan family's principle."

"That's good." Old Master Guan's face softened a little, and then he continued to walk in the direction of Bodhi Garden. Guan Father and Zhong shi looked at each other and said nothing more. Their daughter was a sensible person, and speak too much would only annoy her, so maybe she was not a very sensible person after all. This child was born with a hard backbone, which could not be provoked or opposed, and could only be pacify.

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The mess in the Bodhi Garden had been cleaned up, and Lu Fengming was also taken to the side hall by the monks to sober up. The students wanted to perform well in front of the emperor, but they were disturbed by this farce, and the emperor even said "truly disappointing", so they all hated the culprit.

As Lu Fengming's direct disciple, Zhao Wangshu simply too ashamed to lift his head. He always knew that the other person loved drinking, but also knew that he was talented. If he could stay sober during class, he would definitely be able to help him pass the imperial examination. However, now, Lu Fengming had changed from the great scholar of this generation to a "follower of wine and women" in the emperor's mouth. His true form had been revealed and his reputation had been ruined, and from now on, don't even think about getting a foothold in Wei Kingdom. As his disciple, what benefits could he get?

Seeing the contemptuous gazes cast from all directions, Zhao Wangshu clenched his fists and told himself that he must not escape. Mother was still lying on the bed, almost dying, if he escape now, what should she do? However, Master Lu was also found by her for him. In the matter of studying, Guan Suyi was much more far-sighted and could discern people better.

Thinking like this, there was a trace of daze in his eyes, and he didn't know how to proceed in the future. Guan Suyi once arranged everything for him. How to live, how to study, how to advance, all of them were to take one step and look ten step, and there was not a slightest mistake. He only needed to follow the rules to achieve the goal, and then support the Zhao family lintel.

But when his mother appeared, everything changed. Master Lu's reputation had been ruined, where could he go to invite famous teachers? In order to not get implicated, any great scholar with a bit of status would not be willing to accept him, right? His back was bent, and he felt that he couldn't straighten his waist or lift his head.

The rest of the students stood in front of the wall admiring the calligraphy, with expressions of awe on their faces.

"I heard that Miss Guan is only eighteen or nineteen years old this year, but she has such a vigor stroke! It is said that whether the calligraphic style is strong or not, depends on hard work and years of accumulation. She is a woman and still a young one at that, how she was trained to become strong to this point? If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would never believed it." A middle-aged scholar shook his head and sighed.

"The Guan family produces literary giants for generations, and it's rare to have mediocre talents. Could it be that they have some secret teaching method? Esteemed brother, you are an eldest disciple of Chief of Ceremonies, so you should know one thing or two." Someone grabbed Qi Yu, who was Guan Suyi's senior brother to asked.

"No secret method, just hard training. My junior sister started to practice calligraphy when she was three years old, her wrists were first tied with sandbags, then replaced with iron blocks, and then letter wrapped with two loops of lead blocks, weighing as little as four to five pounds, as many as ten pounds. Polished day by day, diligently practice, never slack off, after fifteen or sixteen years, this then has the writing power that can split the silk. Don't be fooled by her young age, if she can break a quarter of an hour to half an hour she would use it all, although she hasn't yet reach twenty, when it comes to learning, she's not inferior to scholars in their fifties. Not only her, the old master also injured his wrist because he added too much lead blocks when practicing calligraphy, and now there is always a stagnation in writing. The Guan family's high level learning is most afraid of looseness, and they often too demanding on themselves. If want to worship under the Guan family, you can't do it without any real effort. After passing the first test, there will be the second test, after passing the second test there will be the third test, and then there are examinations every other months, and you must not slack off."

Qi Yu looked down on Xu Guangzhi's dissemination of "Subset Commentary" and his behavior of collecting disciples, so he added the last few sentences. How could Xu Guangzhi not hear the sarcasm hidden in his words, but he just smiled and did not care.

The students either had shocked expressions, or their teeth were sour and trembling. Are you studying literature or martial arts? It's too hard! However, there were also those who yearn for the Guan family's learning, and secretly decided to submit a few articles to the two masters later to test their own depth. This was the real scholar, not like Lu Fengming, who blindly seek fame and deceive the world, and even had the face to say that Miss Guan had humiliated the teacher and wanted to have her thrown out. Truly never seen anyone more brazen than him!

Xu Yayan stood still in front of the wall for a long time. One of the poem she wrote before was next to the four characters "Mingde Weixin". She originally thought that the floating kite in the wind and unimpeded backbone style, which she newly trained and worked hard on, was enough to make up for her lack of wrist strength, even if could not be said to be the best, at the very least it was outstanding. At first, it did attract people's attention and won a lot of admiration. However now, when it was compared with Guan Suyi's domineering handwriting that cracked the wall and split rubble, it fell directly into the dust.

That's not all, she also questioned Miss Guan in front of the emperor about why she suppressed and insulted Master Lu, and then she showed off her inscriptions on the wall of learning. To say that she had lost face step by step was not an exaggeration. Where did she come out on top today? It's clearly lose face until grandma's house! What kind of impression she has on the emperor? Just a jumping clown who could not distinguish between black and white, and overestimate one's capabilities.

Xu Yayan's cheeks slowly turned red, and her internal organs were slashed layer by layer with shame and frustration, the pain was unbearable. If there were not many people standing around, she would have liked to rush forward and cut off the wall with a knife, just because she also signed it Caiwei Sanren, for fear that others would not know that this was her "masterpiece".

There were not a few students who have the same thoughts as her. They all paced back and forth in front of the wall. If they found that their words were written in one place with Miss Guan, they closed their eyes and held their foreheads with embarrassed expressions. If they found it far away, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The handsome man who previously pointed at the tip of Miss Guan's nose and scolded her for having corrupt moral, was now so embarrassed that smoke rose from his head, and he frequently covered his face with his cuffs.

When the Guan family and their party returned to the Bodhi Garden, some students kept bowing down and apologized to Miss Guan. The originally messy gathering place finally regained some orderly. Old Master Guan and Guan Father did not put any airs, and waved their sleeves to let everyone take their seats. Originally it was a good thing to hold a literary gathering, so it could not be abandoned halfway.

Everyone thanked them again, and after they calmed down a little, they started writing.

Guan Suyi didn't have any intention of participating, she just lowered her eyes and looked blankly. In the end, Zhong shi was not reassured, and whispered in her ear, "Look at the first student in the first row, that is Ji Chengyue, the eldest di son of Supervisor of Attendants Master Ji, who study under the current great scholar Yun Feilong. He is known as the number one gifted scholar in Yanjing, with the most noble status, the best appearance, and the best future among the students present. Yiyi, you take a look, and if it's agreeable, mother will shamelessly play the matchmaker for you."

Guan Suyi reflexively looked at the man, but saw that the other person was also looking at her, and only after a while his face was red, and smoke rose from the top of his head. In panic he buried his face, and then there was a 'clang' noise, the brush in his hand actually fell off.

the floating kite in the wind: a metaphor for the beauty of calligraphy.

Backbone: refers to vigorous momentum in calligraphy.

lose face until grandma's house: the shame is mad know to many people, and it has spread to grandma's house.

Chapter 130 Husband

At the sight of Ji Chengyue's gaffe, Guan Suyi did not show any ridicule on her face, instead nodded slightly at him, and then looked away naturally. In front of her family and outsiders, she could only be a dignified and virtuous, gentle and courteous Guan Suyi, and could not have the slightest transgression.

She suddenly had no interest in this kind of life, her lips didn't move, but her voice reached Zhong shi's ear, "It turns out that he is the famous eldest young master Ji. Don't worry about it, mother, he pointed at my nose and scolded me earlier, and also very attentive towards Second Miss Xu, afraid he has no intention to marry the Guan family. The status of Supervisor of Attendant's family is not low, in any case, they will never let a reconcile woman pass the door."

With a disappointed look on her face, Zhong shi turned to look at other students, did not notice that Ji Chengyue's brush tip was slightly stopped, and his eyes were astringent.

"How about the fourth in the second row? I heard that he was born in a poor family, but he is extremely talented, and very filial to his parents. If you get married, you may suffer for two years, but it will be fine when he becomes famous. With your grandfather and father's support, you don't need to consider the family status or background, you can marry anyone." Zhong shi named another student.

Guan Suyi became more annoyed the more she listened, but she could only suppress herself. Why didn't she realize until now that the days of being trapped with worldly affairs and public sentiments were so boring, and to have her life arranged by others was so annoying? She really wanted to tear this face and immediately live happily.

"Mother, I don't want to get married, don't say it anymore." Although she tried her best to restrain herself, her tone was still a little aggravated. Seeing the sad expression on Zhong shi's face, she quickly took her arm and apologized. Just sitting here, putting on a graceful airs, she already felt exhausted.

Half an hour later, one after another, students put down their writing brush and submitted their examination paper. Jinzi quietly touched her master's back and stood with Minglan. Minglan squeezed her eyes and asked in a low voice, "What happened to that person?"

"What else can happened? After waking up from his drunk, he found that he has lost his face, and had to quietly gone down the mountain. He probably would pack his luggage overnight and leave Yanjing in embarrassment. Don't mention him, it's bad luck!" Jinzi wiped her hands with a handkerchief while speaking, revealed a deep loathing on her face. When she caught a glimpse of the unperturbed Xu Guangzhi sitting at the front, on the surface praised but actually mocking "Master Xu is still so graceful, being hugged and kissed, touched up and down by people, he can still sit here without changing his face."

"Probably have already practiced it before!" As soon as Minglan finished speaking, she was dragged to the corner by Jinzi and laughed secretly.

Zhao Wangshu's mind was completely blank when others were busy writing. To tell the truth, Lu Fengming never taught him even for a day. He was always bribed by him with a few jars of wine and let him go out to play, at the end of the day, he would help him lie in front of his father. If it wasn't for Guan Suyi who caught him and trained him for a period of time, and then sent him to the village school to be tortured, he might not be able to write all the characters.

Now that Lu Fengming's reputation had been ruined, how could he still have the heart and courage to write? Holding the writing brush straight while sweating coldly, he suddenly saw Qi Yu sitting in the front row, and thinking of his earnest teachings, his mind suddenly opened up, and his thoughts were flowing. It turned out that all his knowledge came from Guan Suyi's and Qi Yu's teaching, so what is the purpose of worshiping under Lu Fengming again? Just to step on Guan Suyi and then fall into the abyss?

He regretted it, regretted that he blindly obey his mother's words, but instead harmed his future.

Xu Yayan sat with all the noble ladies, also writing slowly. Seeing that Guan Suyi hadn't started writing, she was relieved but at the same time a little unwilling. Guan Suyi could beat her on the calligraphy, but not necessarily surpass her on the article. Guan Suyi was good at lyrical prose, and she was also good at it; She was best at book theory, and Guan Suyi may not be able to surpass her. Most women have delicate emotions, but they knew nothing about the political situation, and that's what differentiate her from them.

Thinking like this, Xu Yayan finished her last stroke, and secretly estimated in her heart that she might be ranked in the top ten. No need to mention Young Master Ji, he must come as the first place in this literary gathering. She glanced at him, but saw that he was staring at Guan Suyi intently, his cheeks were crimson, his eyes were like water, it seemed that he already developed some feelings.

Also, based on Guan Suyi's appearance, if it weren't for the fact that she had been attacked by Lu Fengming before, and because she was a reconcile person, those who came to ask for marriage would probably already crashed the threshold of Guan's house. Even now, there were many people watching her openly and secretly. Just now the emperor had come, what was his impression of Guan Suyi? The person with clear eyes and bright heart in his mouth must be her, while he degraded the others to dust, which means that he must have appreciate her very much.

Who wouldn't like such a woman with good looks and a prominent family background? Xu Yayan had just regained a little self-confidence, but at this moment, she was beaten to pieces, and a violent hostility secretly developed inside her, she could not wait to pull Guan Suyi out and compete in every aspect.

She secretly took a breath, handed the finished article to Master Xuan Guang, and then sat quietly.

All the Masters read the papers one by one, and suddenly one of them wondered, "How can the styles of these two articles so similar? It's just that one has a profound idea and clever conception; the other is crude and simple, and the writing is immature. However, it can be seen that both articles has a common origin. The two of you come out and investigate with me, to see whether there is a suspicion of prior discussion or plagiarism." He called out two names, one was Qi Yu and the other was Zhao Wangshu.

Qi Yu's attitude was calm, neither humble nor arrogant; Zhao Wangshu's face was pale, and he was sweating like a waterfall. Everyone looked at them with contemptuous expressions on their faces.

Seeing that her senior brother was implicated by Zhao Wangshu again, Guan Suyi said slowly, "Still ask Master Yun to clearly examine. These two didn't have prior discussion or intention to plagiarize. It's just that in the past six months, Zhao Wangshu was sent to my senior brother to study, and he has received a lot of teaching, so it affect his writing style."

Great Scholar Yun Feilong stroked his beard and sighed, "So that's the case, then this old man will appoint Qi Yu as the first place this time. I wonder if you have any objections?" he abandoned his protégé Ji Chengue and instead went to promote an unknown person, which showed that this person was indeed amazing. After reading the papers, the great scholars were greatly amazed, and they all made comments with red ink on the manuscript.

The students under the seat started to discuss and whispered, "They also said that Miss Guan wanted to harm him by sending him to a village school, but it turns out that all the knowledge was taught by Qi Yu, and have nothing to do with Lu Fengming. When Lu Fengming came up to trample on Miss Guan and Qi Yu, he should explain the truth and defend the two."

"It's not that Qi Yu's reputation is not conspicuous, but Lu Fengming was highly respected and can increase his connection. He gained knowledge from Qi Yu, and he didn't go astray by relying on Miss Guan's help, but in turn he slandered the two to the extreme. This character is really amazing!"

"No wonder he wanted to abandon Qi Yu for Lu Fengming, originally they're jackals of the same tribe!"

These unpleasant words drilled into Zhao Wangshu's ears word by word, making him extremely ashamed and unable to raise his head. It turned out that Qi Yu's talent could actually overshadowed Ji Chengyue, no wonder Guan Suyi said that she would send him to the village school to study; It turned out that if people want to worship under the Guan's family, they have to have a strong talent to learn. It was not that she refuse to use the Guan family's power to pave the way for him, but that he was not qualified. She never thought of raising him to be a waste, but just let him keep his feet on the ground and walk steadily. It's all because he take the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, for no reason misunderstood others and himself.

Regret, ah! Zhao Wangshu covered his face with his sleeves and quietly exited Bodhi Garden along the base of the wall. He didn't dare to stay for a moment, and was even more afraid of seeing his stepmother sitting outside the crowd.

At the end of the literary gathering, Qi Yu won the top spot, Master Yun's disciple Ji Chengyue took second place, and five of the remaining eight finalists were all students Xu Guangzhi had just recruited. When they become official, they would be used by Xu Guangzhi and gradually become a faction. Forming parties for personal gain and excluding dissidents had always been his forte, after starting all over again he still haven't change.

Seeing this, Guan Suyi had completely lost interest and left the Bodhi Garden under the pretext of going to the restroom, but she was stopped halfway, "Miss Guan, please wait! Earlier, this stupid one created karmic hindrance, and have offended you so much, please ask Miss Guan to forgive the sin!"

"No problem, it's just a little misunderstanding." Guan Suyi looked back and saw that it was Ji Chengyue. His cheeks were flushed, his eyes were evasive, and he didn't even dare to look at her directly, his demeanor was very similar to that of Hunnar. Is he likes her? Why? Just because Lu Fengming is a clown?

Who was the person who pointed at her nose and scolded her earlier? Who was the person who kept telling her to leave? With just a little effort, these people could hate her, love her, scold her, praise her, without the slightest bit of their own opinion, let alone the slightest stance. If she had to choose one of them to spend the rest of her life with, she would rather be alone forever.

The husband she imagined should be firm, tolerant and persistent, no matter what others said, he would always trust her; no matter what happened, he would protect her without hesitation; no matter her nature was good or bad, he could accept her without any second thought… In short, his feelings for her would not be shaken by any external things.

Thinking of this, Hunnar's figure unexpectedly appeared in her mind, making Guan Suyi's heart tremble fiercely, and the color of her face almost changed. She bowed down and smiled gracefully, barely holding on to a dignified manner to bid farewell to Ji Chengyue.

Ji Chengyue was anxious, but he couldn't find a suitable excuse to keep her, so he could only watch her leave. Looking at her again at this time, Miss Guan still has a bit of a domineering attitude, she was clearly an imposing and brilliance person, the rumors shouldn't be trusted so easily.

Guan Suyi found a secluded corner in a daze, and finally made it to the end of the literary gathering. She then followed the old man back to the Emperor Teacher Mansion. As soon as she stepped into the backyard, she saw Mu Mu holding a little monkey in his arms and hurriedly greeted her, "Mom, look, this is Big Brother! Can I keep it?"

Guan Suyi was immediately stunned. This monkey was clearly rescued by Hunnar with a gold bead, how did it arrive at Guan's house? It's called Big Brother, and the Mynah seems to be called Little Brother, what a good pair of brothers!

"Where did you get it?" She bent over to look at the wooden sign hanging around the neck of the little monkey, with the word "Big Brother" engraved on it.

"I found it at the door. The gatekeeper told me that there was a little monkey squatting on the head of the stone lion, and it would bite anyone who come near it. It was very fierce. I ran out to see it, and it immediately rushed towards me, holding me and refuse to let go. Mother, it likes me, and I like it too, can I keep it?" Mu Mu blinked his big black eyes.

Guan Suyi was most unable to resist this eager expression, and suddenly fell into a dilemma. Damn Hunnar, all day long never done serious things, and just add trouble for her! If you leave this little monkey here, wouldn't she think of him all the time?

jackals of the same tribe: they are all just as bad as each other.

take the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain: to use despicable thoughts to speculate the mind of decent people.