The volunteer sits alone on the Diaoyutai
Wu Da hurried back to Wuming Valley day and night, met the masked man to return to life, and reported Qi Yan's private visit to the study to sell characters.
After hearing this, the masked man showed a strange smile, and Wu Da looked at it blankly but did not dare to ask questions.
The masked man asked back, "You don't understand?"
"My subordinates are puzzled." Wu Da answered truthfully.
The masked man sighed softly: "Let me ask you, what did Qi Yanjie, a farmer who lost his parents, take the exam in Beijing? What did he use to rent a small courtyard? And what did he use to finance the orphan girl who sold her body to bury her father?"
Wu Da said subconsciously: "Naturally, it was given by the master..." Halfway through the words, he came to his senses.
"The Nangong Pseudo-Emperor's path to the throne is not right, and he is destined to be suspicious. If he wants to entrust an important task in the future, he will definitely investigate Qi Yan clearly. Although the family of Qi Yan's deity has been dealt with by us, the more If there is no trace, it will make the old thief in Nangong suspicious, and she is deliberately giving people a handle."
Wu Da opened his mouth, his eyes full of astonishment: "I didn't expect..."
"what?"
"I didn't expect her mind to be so deep, isn't the master afraid of raising tigers?" Once the identity of the masked person is detected by Qi Yan, it is also a very dangerous handle.
The masked man said firmly: "With her mind, even if Ben Gong deliberately conceals it, it will be a matter of time to detect it. But you can rest assured that she is a smart person."
Moreover, when she took in Qi Yan, the other party was only nine years old. The masked person knew very well what kind of fruit she had instilled in Qi Yan over the years. Even if Qi Yan was given the chance to be a child of the day, she did not have this qualification.
Qi Yan's perspective on things, vision, mind, skills, and the masked man were all cultivated according to a generation of courtiers, and... he still held a handle that was enough to destroy Qi Yan.
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Qi Yan came to the market with these sixty-three taels. First, she went to the clothing store to buy a crescent-white gown, and then bought a blue smock with a crown on the recommendation of the shop's second.
Her facial features were inherited from her mother, and she looked softer in this crescent-white school uniform. Against the aqua blue crown, the pair of pure amber eyes actually looked a little coquettish.
The shop assistant was stunned to see, and said involuntarily, "Young master's eyes... Really, they're really unique."
Qi Yan smiled slightly and replied calmly: "I suffered from a serious disease when I was young. After the disease was cured, these eyes became like this; I can't see at night and I can't see strong light."
The shop assistant consciously made a blunder and apologized again and again.
"You don't need to worry about the little brother, it's just a small matter."
Seeing that Qi Yan's instrument was dignified and courteous, the shop assistant opened the chat box.
Qi Yan listened patiently for a while and asked, "Dare to ask if the second brother recognizes Xie An, Master Xie?"
The second shopkeeper blinked: "Young Master said that the official Xie from the south of the city?"
Qi Yan nodded: "I received an invitation a few days ago, inviting me to go to Xie's house for a banquet in three days. This suit was bought for the banquet. If the second brother knows this Master Xie, can you know? One or two?"
The shop boy's face was clear and he explained: "This senior official Xie has thousands of acres of fertile land and countless cattle and sheep; it can be said that he is rich and rich! The senior official Xie is happy and charitable and likes to make friends with literati. The son doesn't need to worry, just go to the banquet. There is a blessing, the old man is kind!"
Seeing that Qi Yan was silent, the shop assistant said again: "If you don't know where the Xie Mansion is, it doesn't matter, just go to the south of the city and ask any shop and someone will show you the way."
Qi Yan thanked the shop assistant and went out of the ready-to-wear shop, and bought some rice at the market before returning to the small courtyard.
Looking forward to the sun.
Qi Yan went out to the south of the city with her belt in order in the morning. As expected, she found Xie's house after a little inquiries as Xiao Er said.
Surprisingly, this "rich and rich" Xie Mansion is actually very quiet, passing through a large area of evergreen bamboo forests, and at the end of the artificially paved cobblestone path, is the Xie Mansion.
There were four servants standing at the door, and the students already arrived one step ahead of Qi Yan.
The servant who sent the invitation that day saw Qi Yan, ran over from a distance and gave a respectful call, and said with a smile, "Mr. Qi is here? My master is very happy to hear that you have responded to the post. Please follow along. Come on kid."
Qi Yan thanked him softly, and secretly said: Even the servants of these Xie houses are so smart and polite, and the master is certainly not easy.
At the door, Qi Yan handed in the invitation and followed the family all the way to the waterside, where a table was set up, and several young students were talking.
Seeing Qi Yan, they all stood up and bowed, and each made an introduction.
Qi Yan chose a seat and sat down, quietly listening to a few people chatting. Qi Yan found clues through the words of several people: these people are actually the top three in the prefectures of this autumn season. One of them is Jie Yuan from Chazhou!
Over time the dozen or so guests who attended the banquet arrived. Qi Yan observed: these people are very young, and their family background seems not to be rich in terms of clothes and speech.
With a burst of hearty laughter, a man in his thirties walked out surrounded by his family.
Xie An was wearing a simple bamboo blue gown with only a jade pendant around his waist, looking more like an elegant scholar.
Just when everyone's eyes were on Xie An, Qi Yan's attention was on another young man who came with him.
It should be said that from the beginning, the man inadvertently took the steps of "elegant posture", and then when he deliberately disappeared, Qi Yan noticed him.
The man was wearing a black long gown with no accessories around his waist, a white jade headband on his head, and a neatly trimmed mustache on his lips.
After the greeting, Xie An raised his hand and gestured to the young man beside him: "Brother Rong Yu recommends a gentleman, Xu Wang, with the name Shuhan."
Qi Yan's heart skipped a beat, no wonder he felt familiar!
He had seen the portraits of all the adult princes of the Nangong family. It's just that after a few years, this person has changed. Although the surname and name of "Xu Wang" are fake, the word "Wang" is the correct number.
The third son of the emperor, Nangong Wang, was twenty-eight years old, and his biological mother was Concubine Shu.
The finger hidden in the wide sleeve moved, and the mystery surrounding Xie An was revealed.
No wonder the other party has his own address. It turns out that the master behind him is Nangong Wang.
Nangong has left the post vacant and has not yet established a prince. Spring is coming to Nangong. At this juncture, Xie An's hand will be used to entertain the poor students from all over the top three, and the intention is obvious.
The master said: This Nangong Wang has the deepest scheming among the princes.
After confirming that Nangong Wang noticed his search, Qi Yan withdrew his gaze "without a trace". There was no wave in the amber eyes, and there was a gentle smile on his lips like the other students.
It seems that everything is developing in the way that Qi Yan is looking forward to.
Xie An waved his sleeves, and dozens of housekeepers filed in with delicacies, fruits and vegetables, and fine wines.
In the distance, the sound of silk and bamboo sounded at the right time, and when I looked sideways, there was a platform with a square meter in the middle of the lake. There were musicians riding on a bamboo raft to play on the stage.
The distance between the lake center platform and the waterside pavilion is moderate, and the sound of silk and bamboo can be heard from far away, which is not only exciting but not noisy.
Take another look: several graceful dancers danced with the music, a feeling of being able to see from a distance but not to be played with spontaneously arises; it is extremely elegant.
The guests present are all from a poor family, and it is not easy for a family to spend all their financial resources to give up a person. How could they have seen such a scene
They were shocked, obsessed, or envied. These unconscious revelations were captured by Nangong Wang.
Qi Yan sneered in her heart and cooperated with a look of astonishment, but she withdrew her gaze at the right moment.
At this banquet, the third son of the emperor, Nangong Wang, came to sit on Diaoyutai alone in disguise, but she chose to use it in the opposite way.
Volunteers, take the bait.
The banquet began, and delicacies were overwhelmed one after another.
Xie An suggested a wine order, one drink per order.
All the students are gearing up for it, and Ji Xiyu amazes everyone with her literary talent.
Nangong looked out for the title of the wine order, and saw that he drank a glass of himself and said with a smile, "So I will say: 'Good things come together in pairs'."
This command seems to be simple, but there are two hidden problems. If the word 'double' is cut from the middle, the front and back are exactly the same, and the whole sentence is the same when read backwards.
A few people barely met, but they were not elegant.
Most of them are read backwards but cannot be symmetrical from the middle, so they can only punish themselves three cups.
When she arrived at Qi Yan's place, she lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then slowly stood up under the gazes of everyone: "Brother Yuanshan, brother Shuhan, and classmates, I forgive Qiyan not to drink this cup."
Xie An and Nangong looked at each other and asked with a smile, "Why is this? But the wine in the house is not to the taste of Master Qi?"
"No, the precious wine in your house is rare, but it is not a blessing to enjoy it. When I was a child, I suffered from a serious illness. I was lucky to survive, but my eyes changed color differently from ordinary people, and I couldn't see at night and couldn't see strong light. The doctor repeatedly told me , I can't drink alcohol in this life."
"It turns out that it's because Brother Yu did not treat him well and neglected Master Qi. Come on! Give Master Qi a pot of good Biluochun."
At this time, an abrupt voice sounded: "If you can't be blunt, why do you need such an excuse?"
Qi Yan turned her head to look, and it was the Chazhou Jieyuan who questioned her: Liu Yimei.
Because he publicly understood Yuan's identity as soon as he entered the feast, he punished himself three times during the drinking order, and he took out his anger at Qi Yan.
Nangong Wang looked at Qi Yan with interest, the latter smiled indifferently and did not argue, but said in a calm tone: "Tired birds return to the forest, return to tired birds."
Qi Yan didn't look at Liu Yimei again, sat down and took a light sip from the tea cup.
Amid the cheers, Liu Yimei's face turned red and white, but Nangong Wang's smile deepened.
Although Qi Yan's decree seems to be bland, it contains pictures with rich artistic conception, especially the three words "Gui Bird Tired", which are both elegant and rich in meaning.
Qi Yan used her actions to prove that she was definitely not an arrogant arguing, and her eyes were different from ordinary people, so no one questioned her not being able to drink alcohol.