mtl008 Chapter 249 Meandering Water Drinking Water
Chapter 249 Meandering Water Drinking Water
"There are some things I don't know how to tell you right now, but you have to believe that Yun'er will unconditionally support and trust you, Brother Yi." Many things from our past life have already changed course.
In his past life, Brother Yi might have massacred a city, but in this life, Brother Yi would absolutely not.
Upon hearing Zhai Yun's words, Feng Chenyi was momentarily stunned, his thoughts becoming increasingly profound. What if he wanted more?
Zhai Yun hadn't been to the Imperial Academy for several days. She knew the true colors of those noble young masters and imperial relatives. When the Prince Rui's mansion fell into decline, those people didn't hesitate to kick it while it was down.
During the few days she was away, she avoided the limelight.
The things she did at the Imperial Academy were reported to Prince Rui after school that day. If Emperor An hadn't been so busy those days, the matter would probably have reached the Emperor's ears.
Upon hearing this, Feng Chenyi didn't say anything, but comforted the teacher of the Imperial Academy, saying, "My younger brother is mischievous, but he's not someone who can't distinguish right from wrong. If someone bullies him, he certainly won't sit idly by. This time, consider it a small punishment as a warning. If there's a next time, who knows, it might lead to someone's death. Teacher, you should try to persuade those aristocratic children to stop making fun of my younger brother."
The Master was both frightened and angry upon hearing this, and finally stormed off.
They were probably thinking of finding an opportunity to impeach the Prince Rui's mansion, but now that the marriage alliance had failed and Princess Minhui had died, they dared not disturb Emperor Xing'an for such a trivial matter.
Zhai Yun spent a day at the Imperial Academy. Although the two Bu brothers were also ostracizing her behind her back, they didn't dare to cause her any trouble in secret, since they had both witnessed Zhai Yun's methods.
One wrong move and someone could die.
Yu Gui was overjoyed to see Zhai Yun. He introduced her to his classmates and friends, the group who had been oppressed by the Bu brothers and dared not resist.
Now that Zhai Yun has arrived, the Imperial Academy has a force that can check and balance the Bu brothers. They are all eager to join Zhai Yun's ranks and serve her faithfully.
When school ended, the students who had sought refuge with Zhai Yun couldn't wait to invite her to the Qu Shui Liu Shang Pavilion for tea.
Yu Gui, fearing that Zhai Yun might not know about the Qu Shui Liu Shang Pavilion, specially introduced it to her: "The Qu Shui Liu Shang Pavilion is a famous gathering place for scholars and literati in the capital. Inside, you can drink fine tea while listening to people recite poems and compose couplets, and talk about the past and present."
Others chimed in, “Young Master Rui may not know, but the winding stream is a blessed place for all literati. If someone with outstanding talent is fortunate enough to be noticed by a great scholar, their future will be bright and they will rise to great heights.”
Zhai Yun wasn't particularly interested in the Qu Shui Liu Shang Pavilion, but she had heard that many of the Crown Princess's father Ke Ci's students liked to go there.
So she was interested in seeing how much influence this word "ke" had among these people.
According to the information Zhai Yun received, the person in charge of the Qu Shui Liu Shang Pavilion is Ke Ci, and this place is specifically for selecting talents for the Crown Prince.
Its first floor is nothing special, but the second floor is reserved for people with official positions in the government. These people are selected from here and will gather here in their spare time to discuss matters and find suitable candidates.
Yu Gui and his group felt right at home once they entered the place. They recognized almost everyone they met and greeted them warmly. Then, they led Zhai Yun to a seat on the first floor near the winding stream.
Along the winding stream, the freshest tea leaves of the season float downstream. Everyone can take their favorites to taste, and then pay the bill at the end.
Yu Gui happily grabbed a small dish of tea leaves and started brewing them, while also explaining to Zhai Yun, "This is a rare Baihao Yinzhen tea, and you can only drink it here."
Zhai Yun looked around. Most of the people on the first floor were sitting around tables by the winding stream, with only a few scattered tables in the corners.
Most of them were exchanging the poems they had just written. At one table, however, they were having a painting competition, talking about the painting of a lone plume of smoke rising from the desert that Young Master Rui had drawn during his competition with the Xuanyuan Kingdom.
They were unable to see the painting during the competition. The painting is still hanging in the most famous painting gallery in the city, the Ink Dye Pavilion. The painting is so lifelike that it makes you feel as if you are actually there, and it has a very strong ability to empathize.
No matter how hard they tried to imitate it, they couldn't capture even a fraction of its essence.
Yu Gui handed the brewed tea to Zhai Yun. Zhai Yun ignored what they were saying, picked up the tea, and took a sip. The tea was sweet and fragrant, but it was far inferior to the tea she had drunk at the Prince Rui's residence.
Zhai Yun was naturally not good at composing poems, but listening to the other students, except for Yu Gui, expressing their feelings, she drank half a cup of tea.
"Hey, isn't this the bunch of ignorant fools from the Imperial Academy, coming here to make a fool of themselves!" A sudden, shrill voice interrupted Zhai Yun's spirited poetry recitation.
Zhai Yun looked up and saw Qin Buxia and the two men on the road. These two were the dogs of the Bu brothers. Their owner was not here today, yet they were still barking wildly. They were quite bold.
Zhai Yun didn't want to pay attention to the two of them. With the Bu brothers gone, Yu Gui's classmates could handle them.
Sure enough, one of them roared angrily, his face red and neck thick: "You two are really looking down on people! The dog owner isn't even here, yet you dare to be so arrogant. Young Master Rui is still sitting here!"
It was only then that Li Lu and Qin Buxia noticed Zhai Yun, who was sitting quietly drinking tea.
Although Li Lu and Qin Buxia were hesitant, Qin Buxia became bolder when he thought that Master Ke's most prized student and his own father were upstairs.
His disdainful gaze was tinged with fear: "Hmph, it's just that Prince Rui gave him the title of Young Master Rui, which is not legitimate. To put it bluntly, he's just a kid of unknown origin."
The person who was rebuked was immediately speechless. Yes, everyone in the capital knew that the title of Young Master Rui was given to Zhai Yun by Prince Rui himself, and not many people outside the capital recognized this identity.
Seeing his classmate back down, Yu Gui stepped forward: "Qin Buxia, who do you think you are? Aren't you just relying on your father's connections to become a junior commander? Your father hasn't even become an official yet, and you're already putting on airs?"
Qin Buxia turned pale when his father was mentioned in public. Yes, his father was over forty years old and was still a scholar who had not even passed the imperial examinations. He made a living by owning one or two decent shops.
This has always been a disgrace to the Qin family, and it has made him unable to hold his head high at the Imperial Academy.
Qin Buxia's eyes turned red with anger: "Yu Gui, your father is just a minor official of the fourth rank. What's there to be proud of?"
Seeing that he had successfully angered Qin Buxia, Yu Gui was in a great mood. He stuck out his tongue at Qin Buxia and said, "Even a fourth-rank official is still an official, which is better than you being nothing."