Chapter 37: Getting together

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Ji Zheng and Tian Qi went to the restaurant together.

Once there, they met Sheng ShaoFeng. He did not seem to be here to play this time, but rather to bring together learned scholars to drink and talk. Scholars ate and drank in a refined way. Although Zheng ShaoFeng was not used to it, he feared that people would make fun of him and he could not help pretending to be a lover of culture to show his talent in letters and his lifestyle unconventional. Everyone knew that his father was difficult to manage and they dared not make fun of him.

However, Zheng ShaoFeng has always been unsociable. Seeing Ji Zheng and Tian Qi enter, the two of them felt extremely familiar and he wanted to pull them to sit beside him. The two scholars sitting next to him were chased away but did not dare to complain. Tian Qi saw Zheng ShaoFeng and kissed her shoulders as she squinted and shook her head. Zheng ShaoFeng smiled without worry. Ji Zheng could not stand it anymore because he was sitting between the two people to be able to separate Zheng ShaoFeng and Tian Qi.

These scholars were all a little away from politics and material pursuits. The meeting of this time, the seats were arranged in the order of literary fame of the person and not using the status of the family. Although Zheng ShaoFeng did not say it, Ji Zheng's most famous attribute was his face, as he participated in very few poetry and wine gatherings, and his name was not famous. As for Tian Qi, none of these people knew his origins.

However, the appearances of these three people were very good, far exceeding the average level. Gathered at the same place, they went out and dazzled their eyes.

Tian Qi swept his eyes on the crowd inside. The faces of most people were unknown. She could only recognize one man and this man was currently harboring malevolent intentions as he stared at her.

This person was precisely Sun Fan. When Tian Qi saw Sun Fan watching her, she faced him with a smile. As expected, it made him even more angry.

In addition to Sun Fan, Tang RuoLing's son, Tang TianYuan, also participated in this rally. In relation to them, his seat was at the front. This person was a year older than Tian Qi and was a famous and talented scholar. Because his mother died of illness and had to observe mourning for her, he missed XiangShi and HuiShi. Therefore, he would also participate in this year's exams. Still, his peers were not as good as him.

XiangShi = triennial review of the provincial imperial

HuiShi = Metropolitan Review (Imperial Public Service Review)

Tian Qi was not too interested in this scholar, so she lowered her head and took a sip of tea, only to find Zheng ShaoFeng, who was separated from her by Ji Zheng, pulling her sleeve. Tian Qi had no choice but to turn his head and look at him.

Zheng ShaoFeng asked Tian Qi "My Linger, ne?" He was wearing a black powder-coated hex cap with curved edges in a learned style. Unlike a scholar, he held a fan of Jichuan in his hand and shook it from time to time. On the contrary. He looked more like a suzerain in a drama.

Tian Qi rarely saw a person holding a rare and precious fan without rhyme or reason, as if it were a dog shaking his tail with a pattern of flowers. She covered her mouth wanting to smile without laughing, replying, "I was about to tell you about this case, if you do not succeed and you fail to pass the imperial province exam, you should stop I'll see Linger in this life, I'll pull out his hair and roast it for dinner, and I can use his white feathers to make a hat for me, to avoid the cold in winter. "

It was just too horrible; it made your hair pitch in anger! Once Zheng ShaoFeng heard this, he was so anxious that he pulled Ji Zheng's arm and said, "You have to take care of your family's darling!"

This phrase allowed Ji Zheng's five viscera and six entrails to feel completely infused in holy water from Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion or Goddess of Mercy. Cashing an incomparably sweet tone, he stroked Tian Qi's head as he smiled softly and said, "Do not make trouble."

Tian Qi: "..." always felt that something was strange. Although "men and women should not touch their hands when they give or receive things", but does not a man who touches another "man" count as crossing the border? She did not quite understand, and WangYe said it was not broken sleeves ... Tian Qi did not dare to overreact to others. She had no choice but to cough once and say, "What do you mean, why do you say I'm the darling of her family?"

Just when Zheng ShaoFeng was about to answer, Ji Zheng held a cup of wine and carried it to his mouth to block it, saying, "Exactly, you must stop talking nonsense, otherwise I will not be able to help you."

Zheng ShaoFeng nodded quickly as if he was catching fire. He raised his cup and drank, his expression even more ambiguous.

This small group of three laughed loudly beside them, while the people in the first places had already begun an exercise that the literary people liked very much: providing the right couplet.

This game connected the children of the city for several years. However, to compose a verse on the spot, the test urged capable individuals, asking them to give both quick answers and good answers. It was not easy at all. Tian Qi did not want to pay attention to Zheng ShaoFeng, so she decided to listen carefully to the people around them who were talking. Hearing that they were going to play to provide the right couplet, his interest reached its climax, because he wanted to examine the skills of each.

The last name of the host of this gathering was Ye. He was an academician (doctor) of the Imperial College. He first introduced this verse "The first line of the verse is something I finished yesterday to give to my students, even if it seems to fit, but it was not good. no harm to repeat it today and have the first place to listen to it once. "At the beginning, the flowers were placed before the pavilion" How does it look? "

The other people in the room were still frowning as they thought deeply when Tang TianYuan's eyes were already shining when he said, "'Master Ye your distinguished self,' what is it?"

"Good, good, good." Doctor (academician of the court) You have even pronounced the word "good" three times. Everyone present also rented one after the other. As expected, Tang TianYuan was a famous talent, his name was not empty.

praise unceasingly - idiom = rent someone to paradise

name not in vain - idiom = a fully justified reputation; enjoys a well-deserved reputation

Tian Qi also nodded. Some verses seemed easy, but they were actually the most difficult to adjust carefully and cleanly.

Therefore, Tang TianYuan should present the first line of the next verse. In fact, Tang TianYuan did not like to fight for the spotlight. He turned his head to look outside and saw that, facing the restaurant, the same family owned a silk store. Earlier, the silk shop worker was holding a roll of cloth as he walked inside the building. He clearly stated: "A roll of sky blue satin."

Right now, Tian Qi was pouring tea into Ji Zheng's cup. A flash of light flashed through her mind as she heard these few words and she finally let out and make her first public performance "The whole country could smell the Chinese digitalis pill."

This phrase drew everyone to her. Listening simply to the first line of the verse, they felt it was ordinary and mediocre. However, associated with the second line of the verse, he immediately felt that no words were appropriate, carefully and carefully. It was excusite but not delicate. As well as custom and very elegant.

Tang TianYuan sighed in admiration, then greeted his hands and asked, "This brother is a great talent, could this brother honor me with your distinguished name and last name?"

Seeing the person who spoke was polite, Tian Qi also politely replied, "Do not dare, do not dare, I am from Gusu, Tian WenHao."

WenHao = literary giant; great writer; eminent writer

Once Zheng ShaoFeng heard this name, his teeth began to itch. He turned to Ji Zheng and said in a low voice, "Too shameless".

However, Ji Zheng refused to recognize him and simply smiled while watching Tian Qi.

Tang TianYuan and Dr. Ye were courteous, each of their sentences boasting of being talented.

Tian Qi told them, "Frankly speaking, I have not read many books, I just saw a person take this medicine a few days ago and, after thinking for a moment, he just came out."

As a flock Zheng ShaoFeng, heh heh laughed for no reason, deliberately banging Ji Zheng gently "Hey, why did you take a Chinese foxglove pill, do not you?" You have kidney problems at your age, you're not not too young? " "The Chinese foxglove pill was precisely a tonic drug for the kidneys.

Ji Zheng thought to deny it for a short time. But, thinking only to explain it, her face turned red. "You should stop talking nonsense."

This time, Tian Qi should be the first to present the first line of a verse. But Tian Qi was arguing without thinking. Yet, unexpectedly, she did not want Sun Fan to deprive him of the first position. Not only that, but Sun Fan insisted on comparing his notes with Tian Qi and opened the position.

Since the incident where he had to run naked last time, Sun Fan has always wanted to reverse the situation, and the opportunity was difficult to grasp. He was aware that Tian Qi was only a eunuch, so it would be unlikely to have much ink and pen in his stomach. Listening now to Tian Qi speaking like this, he again appeared to him that the first line of a couplet he was proposing was not particularly good. He had the idea to seize every opportunity and make it difficult for him. To make him lose his face to see if he dared to call himself a "literary giant (WenHao)".

to have a lot of ink and pen in the belly - idiom = read a lot of books

Tian Qi chuckled. She felt right under the weather and needed to find someone who tyrannized as she pleased.

As a result, the two people got up with enough association and crossed the iron.

At first, Ji Zheng was left speechless by Tian Qi. Then, the more he listened, the more he was worried. Tian Qi was only a eunuch; to be able to think of a name like "Dai SanShan" was already unconventional, and yet how could he be so gifted in literature?

To couple a verse that rhymed became more and more difficult. Everyone shouted continuously and seemed to enjoy the game. Finally, Tian Qi sighed as her face revealed a shameful look and said, "Many talented scholars may not know that I have not prepared too many books. These couplets that I just mentioned are all from this pair of books that I read. I do not think Sun GongZi could also say it word for word. Thus, a couplet has been compared to a couplet in a continuous manner. It is enough for him to take again what the others said and to find an end without interest. Using someone else's pen I think it's even more shameful. At this point, it would be better to stop. We are almost done anyway. Assuming Sun GongZi did not appreciate it thoroughly, then I admit defeat and resign. What do you think about this? "

repeat what others have said - idiom = put the opinions of others as his; parrot

to use someone else's pen - idiom = to use someone else's words

These words looked like a blade, cutting at Sun Fan until his complexion turned purple and red like a pork liver.

"You...!" Sun Fan was so angry that he almost spewed blood "spout nonsense!"

Although Tian Qi really said nonsense, however, the people present, except Sun Fan, have all a little believed. 'You believe, a. Sun Fan's father was the director of the Board of Rites, the second government assistant. Who dares to fail and disgrace his honor? Even if someone had guts, it was really not necessary. Moreover, they would still need to admit that they themselves first plagiarized ...

Thinking about it, everyone looked at Sun Fan, their eyes were deeper. Who would have thought that Sun CongRui, a famous and fair name and honest, had unexpectedly raised a son who aspired to glory? Zezeze (slamming tongue) ...

to make fame - idiom = to fish compliments

Sun Fan was humiliated and humiliated until he could not show himself. He did not know what to do or how to defend himself. In his mind, he was aware that it was jumping back into a big pit. He shook his finger at Tian Qi, "You, you ... you were waiting to do this to me!"

Tian Qi said with a smile, "Did not you ask me to wait for you?" The last time you undressed at Zui XianLou and ran away telling me to wait for you. I've been waiting for you for so many days. "

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Ji Zheng went to the restaurant with Tian Qi.

Zheng Shaofeng is also, this time there is no game, but a group of scholars drinks and discusses. Scholars drink and eat Dusswenwen, although Zheng Shaofeng is not very used to it, but also fears that people will laugh, and less can be neither arty nor elegant, others know he is so embarrassed, Do not dare to laugh at him.

However, Zheng Shaofeng always felt he was not gregarious. When he saw Ji Zheng and Tian Qi coming, he felt that he was very kind and wanted to pull them to sit. The two dancers sitting next to him were bombarded by him and did not dare to complain. Tian Qi saw Zheng Shaofeng and took his shoulders, frowning and shaking. Zheng Shaofeng smiled and laughed. Ji Zheng did not see the eyes, sitting next to them, separated Zheng Shaofeng and Tian Qi.

The readers are a bit high. The party seat is based on the name of the article instead of the family status. Zheng Shaofeng does not say it. The most famous thing of Ji Zheng is his face, because he rarely participates in the gathering of literary poems. There are even names. As for Tian Qi, nobody knows anymore in the room.

However, the appearances of the three people are very good, well above the average level, and they are straight.

Tian Qi glanced at the crowd. Most of the faces were strange, only one person knew it and the man was staring at her for the moment.

This person is Sun Fan. Tian Qi saw Fan Sun lick it, so he smiled at her and it made him even more angry.

In addition to Sun Fan, Tang Ruo-ling's son, Tang Tianyuan, attended the party and the seats were in front of them. This person is one year older than Tianqi. It's a famous talent. Because his mother died of illness, he missed both the township test and the filial piety test. Nevertheless, the peers are far from sufficient.

Tian Qi was not interested in talent. She lowered her head and drank her tea and found Zheng Shaofeng pulling her sleeves through the discipline. Tian Qi had to turn his head to look at him.

Zheng Shaofeng asked Tian Qi, "What about my long wait?" He took a six-sided black-and-white arbor layer and was very pissed off. His hand was shaking a Jinchuan fan, unlike a scholar. It's like a drama lord.

Tian Qi was struggling to see the effect of shaking a dog's tail flower with a good end. She covered her mouth and smiled and said, "I want to tell you about it, if you can not test people, I want to see Linger in this life, I want to pick them to eat, white hair can also be a hat, winter to keep the cold. "

It's too horrible! Zheng Shaofeng was worried, pulling Ji Zheng's arm, "You take care of your baby!"

This sentence says that the removal of internal organs, such as the sacred water of Bodhisattva Guanyin, is very incomparable. He then touched Tianqi's head and smiled softly. "Do not create problems."

Tian Qi: "..." I always feel strange. Although men and women do not kiss, but a man and a "man" get along well, is this considered a forbidden decision? She did not know much. Wang Ye said it was not a broken sleeve ... Tian Qi did not dare to overreact so that people see the clues. He had to cough and say, "What do you mean, why do I say he is his family?"

Zheng Shaofeng was about to speak. Ji Zheng took a glass of wine and clogged his mouth. He said, "Exactly, you have to stop talking, otherwise I can not help you."

Zheng Shaofeng quickly nodded and drank the wine. His expression was even more embarrassing.

The three small groups laughed under their noses and the first people started an amateur activity: well.

For a pair of children, even a child, but the scene is a pair, the test is anxious, it is not easy, fast and good. Tian Qi was too lazy to pay attention to Zheng Shaofeng and listened carefully to their movements. I heard that I had to be interested in the right pair and that I wanted to see people's skills.

The party host, Ye, is a Guozijian doctor. He first made a pair. "That's what I got yesterday, I said I could talk to my students, but that's not good, let's talk about it today." I heard it ... "Before the flag, what would you say?"

When others think about it, Tang Tianyuan has already cleared his eyes and said, "How's Mr. Ye?"

"Well, good, good." Dr. Ye even said three good words, and everyone in the room also praised it. The name of Tang Tianyuan was really deserved.

Tian Qi also nodded. Some pairs seemed easy. In fact, it was the most difficult to clean.

So the next time this is connected to Tang Tianyuan. Tang Tianyuan did not like fighting for things. He looked out the window and saw a satin shop in front of the restaurant. At that moment, the silk satin friend held the clothes one by one in the house. He then says, "An azure satin."

Tian Qi pours tea into Ji Zheng bowl. When he hears these words, his brain flashes and he overflows. "Liu Wei Di Huang Wan."

In one sentence, the eyes of everyone in the room were drawn to him. It is normal to listen to the top line, but if you put a pair, you will feel that no word is not working properly. It's subtle but not thin, it's the greatness of the great custom.

Tang Tianyuan sighed and bowed. "Brothers and high school, ask the brothers and Taiwanese names to be famous?"

Tian Qi saw that he was polite, so he was also very polite. "Do not tell you, Gu Suren, Tian Wenhao."

When Zheng Shaofeng heard the name, the roots itch and murmur on emergence. "It's too shameless."

Ji Zheng ignored him, only smiled at Tian Qi.

Tang Tianyuan and Dr. Ye were also polite with Tian Qi, boasting of their talent.

Tian Qi replied, "To tell you the truth, I have not read any books, I have only seen people taking this medicine a few days ago and I thought about it for a while."

Zheng Shaofeng heard this, smiling in a slutty voice, deliberately slammed into Ji Zheng: "Hey, how are you still eating Liu Wei Di Huang Wan? If you have a bad kidney, you'll be a little young." Liu Wei Di Huang pills are the drug to tone the kidneys.

Ji Zheng wanted to deny it for the moment, but he did not want to defend it. His face was reddish. "Hugh to say nonsense."

This pair of seven on the field, Tian Qi only shot one, but did not want to be stolen by Sun Fan. Not only that, but Sun Fan had to learn from Tian Qi alone and opened the posture.

Since the last consecutive event, Sun Fan still wants to withdraw a game, a rare opportunity this time. He knows that Tian Qi is only a eunuch. He will not have much ink in his stomach. This time, he listened to Tian Qi and said he did not know how good he was. He decided he was opportunistic and wanted to be difficult for him. Let him out of his ugliness and see if he dares to call himself "the writer".

Tian Qi chuckled, she was in bad weather and she still had to find someone to abuse her.

So, you both came to me and went to the sword. Ji Zheng began to pinch sweat for Tian Qi. Later, the more he listened, the more he was shocked. Tian Qi was only a eunuch. It is good to think of the name "Dai Sanshan". How can there be such literary talent?

The couplet becomes more and more difficult and everyone shouts. Tian Qi finally sighs and reveals the twilight. He said, "Some people do not know, I have not really read a lot of books, in a pair of books I do not want Sun Gongzi to say it in one word, it's just a combination of talent and It's just a matter of capturing people's wisdom and finally feeling bored using other people's pens.Name, more sensational, it's better to stop there, no more than it's worth. is not happy, I admit defeat, how do you feel? "

These words are like a knife and Sun Fan's face is purple and red like pork liver.

"You...!" Sun Fan almost vomited blood, "a lot of nonsense!"

Although Tian Qi is indeed full of nonsense, other people in the room, with the exception of Sun Fan, have some faith. You think, Sun Fan, that it is a book of the ministry of the Rites, and that the cabinet is secondary, which will dare to recover its reputation? Even if such courage exists, it is really not necessary. If you repeat it, you must admit that you fly first ...

Thinking about it, everyone looked at Sun Fan's eyes more than a trace of meaning. Unexpectedly, Sun Congrui, a famous name, has raised the son of such a famous reputation, hehe ...

Sun Fan was ashamed to trust him and he did not know what to say. He knew he had jumped back into the big pit. He shook his fingers and pointed to Tian Qi. "You, you ... you're waiting for me."

Tian Qi smiled. "I told myself to wait again, the last time you escaped from the drunk building, I told you to wait, I've been waiting for so many days."

Some words brought out the old things and everyone's eyes were even more contemptuous. Yes, this kid is still spinning, really ashamed. What kind of mold did Sun Daren have and gave birth to these threads?

The circle of scholars is actually a very gossip circle. They are also high and they promote this issue. Sun Fan's reputation is really bad.

Tian Qi was satisfied with his return. Before leaving, I did not forget to threaten the good reading test of Zheng Shaofeng with the thrush bird's life. Ji Zheng sent her to Xuanwumen, then said goodbye.

When he says goodbye, he tickles and pinches Tian Qi's face. Then he does not feel hooked. He simply puts two hands on his face and gently pulls his face. After firing him, he finds that Tian Qi's cheeks are pinched with red. He helped me again, and finally reluctantly let go Tian Tianyi's eyes.

"What do you mean." Tian Qi squinted, puzzled.

"I'm so good at it, I hope you do not mind."

"Okay, that does not bother me." Although Tian Qi is a little strange, but it does not hurt to be pinched twice. She thinks Wang Ye is not a thin, light woman. A normal man will not be a skinny eunuch, and if it's really thin, it should not be a mere face.

Tian Qiyi Road has traveled all the way thinking about withdrawing. She wanted to leave the palace as soon as possible, but she did not dare to be in a hurry. She feared not to be careful not to offend the Emperor and extinguish the smoke directly. According to Sheng Anhuai's explanation, the eunuch's eunuch wants to leave the palace, which is more difficult than others, because he knows the emperor and fears him to flee after leaving him. Tian Qi did not know it before, if I knew it ... well, I know there is no way. Before her arrival at the imperial court, she was personally commissioned by the emperor.

Anyway, you have to think of a perfect strategy.

From Xuanwumen to Qianqing Palace, it is necessary to cross the Imperial Garden. Tian Qi walked into the imperial garden and heard several eunuchs from the palace. She listened carefully and was shocked.

What is abortion? !

And is it harmful to the public?

Tian Qi did not dare to return to Qing Palace. She wanted to escape Xuanwumen, but discovered that she had already handed the mark. She was anxious not to know how to be good, but she saw several eunuchs from the Qing palace take her.

The eunuchs had just got up and another eunuch had arrived and they had to catch people. It's the Cining Palace.

Although the emperor was more powerful than the queen mother, the latter being the mother of the emperor, the two eunuchs did not indulge and quarreled. They can not compete, but they do not. They simply turned around and asked Tian Qi, who would like to go there.

Tian Qi: "..."

She instinctively felt that the emperor would not marry him and naturally followed to the Qing Palace.