I'm just a dude

Chapter 25

Regarding Qi Yuan's accusation, Xu Yu was stunned for a long time and didn't know how to respond.

Not all the people he associates with are gentle and elegant, but even a dude like Ruan Hong, who is joking and laughing on weekdays, is actually a bit old-fashioned in his heart.The same dissatisfaction, very few people are like Qi Yuan, who don't hide their thoughts at all, and pour out when they have grievances.

Xu Xuan had a little understanding of the situation in Zhongyuanbo's mansion, so she couldn't imagine how Qi Yuan could develop such a personality.Although such a small temper is not annoying.

Qi Yuan muttered to the side, Xu Wei thought for a while, but she still couldn't accept the title "Yuandi", so she just pretended she didn't hear it, went out after a while, and brought in a small stove.

Qi Yuan was immediately attracted, and asked curiously, "Where did you get the stove?"

Xu Yu smiled: "I borrowed it from someone else."

Qi Yuan didn't know what he was going to do, he thought that he had already talked anyway, and there was no need to carry it, so he leaned over to watch the excitement.

Xu Tan boiled water in a small stove, took out another porcelain pot, filled it with boiling water, shook it, and then handed it to Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan looked at him blankly.

Xu Yu said: "The scented tea to moisten the throat was given to me by Shenzhi a few days ago. There are limited supplies in the prison, so you can't decoct it. You should soak it for a few days first."

Only then did Qi Yuan understand, and hurriedly said: "I don't have a throat problem, Brother Fang said that today just to help me out."

"Then it's okay to drink." Xu Yu teased, "Didn't you still get angry when you just quarreled with someone?"

Qi Yuan's face flushed.

Xu Yu glanced at him, lowered her head and smiled, but she also had some doubts in her heart.It stands to reason that Qi Yuan had already passed the Daoist Exam six years ago, so he shouldn't be unable to answer the questions in the Four Books.

But to expose people does not expose shortcomings, and it is not easy for him to talk about what happened in the morning, so he had to ask instead: "Have you studied the healing scriptures before? What is your scripture?"

To study the classics is to choose one of the five classics of "Poetry", "Book", "Li", "Yi" and "Spring and Autumn" as the main content.Among the students of the Guozijian, except for those who were sent to prison, all of them have their own scriptures.The scriptures of Ruan Hong and Fang Chenghe are both "Spring and Autumn".Although Qi Yuan followed Fang Chenghe in reciting "Spring and Autumn", but actually he didn't understand anything.

When Xu Yu asked this, he subconsciously felt guilty, his face became hot, and he hesitated, "We're going to study the "Four Books" right now."

Xu Yu raised her eyebrows suspiciously.

Qi Yuan tried his best to straighten his chest, and said with staring eyes: "Our Guangye hall is different from your willful hall, and there are only four books in the regular class, and there are no classics."

The Guangyetang round class exam is a test of the Four Books, but they also lecture on the scriptures on weekdays. If they are promoted to the hall, they will mainly be tested on the questions of the Five Classics.Xu Ting knew about this, but seeing Qi Yuan blinking and pursing his lips nervously, he hesitated for a moment, but didn't break it.

Seeing that Xu Yu didn't ask any more questions, Qi Yuan thought he was persuaded by himself, and secretly heaved a sigh of relief. After drinking scented tea, his stomach started growling again.

Feeling ashamed, he glanced at Xu Yu, who hadn't had dinner yet, so he had to go out again, returned the stove, and borrowed two big pancakes, which they ate separately.

In the evening, Qi Yuan ate and drank enough, and he and Xu Yu rested separately, unable to sleep for a while, they called someone to talk again.

Xu Yu couldn't help laughing, the two of them didn't talk a few days ago, and I don't know how Qi Yuan held it back.

After chatting for a while, Qi Yuan began to claim credit for himself again: "The incense powder I gave you is made by myself, I have worked hard all afternoon!"

Seeing that he really remembered this, Xu Yu said with a smile, "I like it very much. This incense powder is elegant and refined, a bit like the Juechen incense of Taoist Qingyuan."

"Have you seen Juechenxiang?" Qi Yuan was taken aback, turned over, faced Xu Xuan, and stared.

Xu Yu gave a "hmm" and said in a low voice: "I often went to the palace when I was young, the late emperor... loves this incense very much."

The first emperor was obsessed with cultivating Taoism in his later years, and the Taoist priest of Qingyuan was ordered to enter the palace several times because of his good fragrance.Later, the prince knew that this incense was created by Ji Kang, and thought its meaning was unknown, so he drove Qingyuan Taoist priest out of the palace.When Emperor Yuan Zhao killed his brother to seize the throne, one of the charges was that the prince was unfilial.

Later, when Emperor Yuanzhao came to the throne, he even talked about filial piety and ruled the world with filial piety.

After Qingyuan Taoist escaped from the palace, he lived in the Qi mansion for a period of time incognito.It has been more than ten years, Qi Yuan's memory is a little fuzzy, he did not expect to hear Xu Yu mention Juechen Xiang.

"The Juechen incense of the later generations was actually modified by the people of the Song Dynasty. What I made for you is Shenyin incense, which has a similar smell, except that less Luohe and olive seeds are used, and more agarwood and sandalwood." Qi Yuan There was a pause when he said this, and his voice lowered, "The agarwood was originally intended for my father, but I cut it for you first."

Juechen incense is most loved by literati, but Qi Yuan does not have Qinan in his hand, so he can only make similar Shenyin incense.Shenyin incense consumes the most agarwood, and it needs top grade. When he secretly cut it down in the afternoon, he felt very distressed.If Father Qi knew about it, he would definitely be jealous.

He has been busy in the Imperial College for the past few days and hit the back of his head with his feet, so his homesickness has faded a lot, but when he thinks about it now, he can't suppress it.

Xu Yu only thought that he was missing Uncle Zhongyuan, and comforted him softly: "Uncle will be safe and well."

Qi Yuan hesitated for a moment, nodded, and didn't speak any more.

Seeing that he seemed to be in a low mood, Xu Yu picked up a more relaxed topic and said, "When it comes to making incense, it is more popular in the south. The incense that is popular in Beijing and Central China is made in Suyang and Yangzhou. Last time I went to Suzhou, was also told to bring some rose dew back."

Qi Yuan imagined the appearance of Xu Ting buying rose dew in a big way, and really smiled.

Xu Ting turned her face to look at him, but the corner of the moonlight that spread shallowly only illuminated Qi Yuan's chin, which was round, very small and cute.

The chin moved slightly, and Xu Xuan hurriedly looked away, and then heard Qi Yuan whisper: "The rose dew from the Wanjia in Suzhou is very good, but it is far inferior to the rose dew from the Fan Kingdom in the Western Regions. Song Dynasty There is a poem that says 'overseas rose water, but Zhongzhou has not obtained the prescription', which is actually true. Not only are the fragrances different, but the rose flowers are also different."

The rose water made in this dynasty was mostly made of frangipani and jasmine, and later Wanjia added local roses, and the steam of several flowers turned into water with a pleasant fragrance.However, this kind of rose dew is not the same as the tribute from the Dashi Kingdom, the raw materials are different, and the taste is not as long-lasting as the latter.

Xu Yu just said it casually, but she didn't expect Qi Yuan to have such a deep understanding of Xiangpin, so she was stunned.

"Have you ever learned how to make incense?" Xu Yu turned her head again, her gaze fell on the corner of her clean chin.

Qi Yuan hummed, and said: "By chance, I read a lot of books on making incense."

He didn't want to hide it from Xu Yu, if he sells some fragrances in the future, he will have to explain it, so he explained together: "I also made the Qinglian incense at the Dongchi meeting."

Xu Yu was really surprised by this.Although literati and refined scholars like to make some incense products by themselves, the few made by Qi Yuan are not inferior to the high-grade incense products in the incense shop.Thinking about it again, it's no wonder that after six years of hard study at home, Qi Yuan can't memorize the four books. Could it be that he got a strange book at home and discovered his hobby since then, studying incense all day long, which actually delayed the imperial examination?

There are quite a few romantic and famous people in this dynasty. The more talented and quick-witted they are, the more they have other hobbies, but they have no intention of official career.

The more Xu Yu thought about it, the more he was right, thinking that no wonder he always felt that Qi Yuan was very different from the one in the legend, he seemed to be not the same person, from this point of view, the rumors should be wrong.

But this Guozijian has to study and take exams.

"There are still a few days until the class rotation exam." Xu Yu couldn't help but feel worried, and asked hesitantly, "Qi Xiandi, how are you preparing?"

When Qi Yuan heard this, his head hurt, and he said in a buzzing voice, "I'm not prepared."

He wanted to ask Xu Yu to write for him, but for some reason he couldn't open his mouth, so he pretended to be relaxed and said, "It's okay, we'll talk about it when the time comes!"

Xu Yu responded, thinking of Fang Cheng and the well-intentioned "Compilation", she couldn't help but nodded secretly, and didn't ask any more questions.

The next morning, it was rare for Xu Yu to leave early, waiting for Qi Yuan to go out together.The latter has held back a lot of exciting things in the past few days and has no place to share them, so he chatters non-stop on the road.

Fang Chenghe waited under the retreat gate, and was surprised to see these two coming together from a distance.

Afraid that he might misunderstand, Xu Xuan hurriedly saluted, and explained: "Brother Fang, I left a little late today, and I just happened to be on the same road as Brother Qi Xian."

Fang Chenghe glanced at the two of them, and said with a chuckle: "I was just about to say, I have to teach Ruan Shenzhi how to draw in the morning and evening these few days, I'm afraid I won't be able to go to school with Brother Yuan. If Mr. Xu is not afraid Trouble, it would be just right to go with him."

Xu Xuan was surprised: "Shen Zhi wants to learn painting?" Shen Zhi is Ruan Hong's character, and when Xu Xuan met him the day before yesterday, he hadn't heard that he wanted to learn painting.

Fang Chenghe nodded: "In another month, it will be Elder Ruan Ge's birthday. Brother Shen wants to draw a picture of his own birthday as a birthday present."

Xu Yu suddenly realized.

Fang Cheng said softly: "Brother Yuan has only come here not long ago, I'm afraid I'm not familiar with all the places in the prison yet, so I'll trouble Mr. Xu."

Xu Yu hesitated for a moment, then nodded in response.

It's not troublesome for him to go in and out with Qi Yuan, but he is still surprised by how much Fang Chenghe loves him - from the dormitory to the school, walking back and forth all day, Fang Chenghe is also afraid of Qi Yuan get lost.

Qi Yuan didn't understand either, and when Xu Yu walked away, he said inexplicably, "Brother Shen, you can learn to paint. I can just go to the school by myself, so why do I need someone to accompany me?"

Fang Chenghe smiled at him as he walked with his arms in his arms, and instead of answering, he asked, "Did you two have a fight a few days ago? What's the matter?"

Qi Yuan was terrified by his laughter, and felt that it was not pleasant to say that he was disgusted by Xu Xuan, so he mumbled twice and did not answer.

Fang Chenghe squinted at him.

Qi Yuan hurriedly changed the subject: "Brother Fang, the exams will take place in a few days, what's the point of this exam?"

Fang Chenghe was taken aback: "You even forgot this?"

Qi Yuan didn't even take the most common county test, and every time he was surrounded by the boys, he would enter the examination room with a test basket, write some nonsense nonsense, and then go out with the test basket.

In other places, the No.1 ones who go out are all outstanding Confucian boys who are quick-witted and are expected to be the top of the case, but they are the only ones who go out every time in the examination room.Therefore, Young Master Qi is well-known outside the world, and he also has the nickname "Can't pass the test".

Naturally, Fang Chenghe didn't know these details, and only thought that Qi Yuan had fallen into the water this time, so he patiently explained how to write the name of the test paper, how to take the test, and how long the test took.

The more Qi Yuan listened to it, the more uncertain he became. Coupled with the false alarm of the re-speaking, he managed to calm down. While urging Ruan Hong to inquire about the exam questions, he held the "Compilation" given to him by Fang Chenghe all day long, and read it. Can I bet on one.

There was too little stock in his stomach, and he often got stuck on his back, so he had to drag the two hundred words that he had to write every day until the evening, and then he would finish it after returning to the number room.

For the past few days, Xu Yu kept Fang Chenghe's instructions in mind, sent Qi Yuan to school in the morning, and waited for him to return to the dormitory together in the evening.

To his surprise, Fang Chenghe didn't care about Qi Yuan these few days, but Qi Yuan suddenly worked hard.

Xu Wei observed twice from the sidelines, and saw that he seemed really anxious, muttering and patting his head and carrying things on his back every day, sometimes depressed and sometimes uplifted, and occasionally had to cheer himself up, and felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

That day when Fang Chenghe asked him to take care of Qi Yuan, Ruan Hong asked him to borrow something at noon, but he accidentally said that Fang Chenghe didn't teach Ruan Hong how to draw.

Xu Yu didn't know why Fang Chenghe lied to Qi Yuan, but seeing the latter trying so hard to memorize the "Compilation", obviously wanting Fang Chenghe to be satisfied, it felt sad no matter how you looked at it.

Finally one day, after Qi Yuan finished reciting the book, he wanted to burn the lamp to make oil painting. Xu Yu couldn't stand it any longer, so she simply sent him to rest, and made half of Qi Yuan's painting for him.

However, what he didn't expect was that starting from this day, Qi Yuan had to memorize more and more things, and the time to practice calligraphy was getting later and later. Sometimes, he would just lay down a pen and paper, and then he would yawn profusely, with tears in his eyes. Talk to Xu Yu.

Xu Yu wanted to tell him about Fang Chenghe several times, but seeing him looking at her helplessly, as if he was still an innocent and ignorant young boy, she couldn't help but get entangled again—he had never experienced emotional matters before. Wouldn't it be wrong for Fang Qi and Fang Qi to mishandle this matter improperly?

What's more, talking about people's right and wrong behind their backs is not the work of a gentleman.Even if you want to take care of it, you should first go to Fang Chenghe to ask for clarification.After he made up his mind, he just kept silently helping Qi Yuan with his writing, and occasionally deliberately found some lively things to tell Qi Yuan.

Although Qi Yuan doesn't know what's wrong with Xu Xuan, he actually takes care of himself day by day, but he enjoys it and happily follows Xu Xuan's butt all day long.The two of them went in and out together, and sometimes when they came back from school, Xu Xuan just turned over the beginning of his own book, and Qi Yuan took up the rest of the time.

March 67th is coming soon.On this day, the wine ceremony will lead all the students to perform the food release ceremony in the Confucian Temple. After that, everyone can rest and go out of prison for activities, but they have to come back at night.After ten [-] endorsement, eighteen will have to take the exam.

Qi Yuan finally waited until this day for the holiday, and greeted Xu Yu early, and went home directly after the cooking ceremony was over.

Xu Yu waited for him to go far away before going to find Fang Chenghe.However, when I asked at Guangyetang, others said that Fang Chenghe had returned to the hall.Xu Yu went to the dormitory again according to the number, and when she reached the door, she heard Fang Chenghe's voice.

"The lines in this painting are thick and full, and the characters are plump and plump. It must be the painting method of the Jian'an School." There seemed to be other people in the room. The texture of the clothes is smooth and fine, which is the painting method of the Jiangsu Jinling School."

Fang Chenghe is very fond of the beauty of Danqing, and his skill is far superior to that of Ren Yan.Xu Yu had heard the Grand Tutor praise him before, but everyone had only seen Fang Chenghe Lin's fake paintings, and rarely heard him talk about them.

When he came here this time, he didn't expect to run into Cheng He's painting discussion, as if he was discussing something with someone.

Xu Yu couldn't help hesitating, wondering if she had misunderstood?Brother Fang is really teaching people how to draw?If this is the case, it will be necessary to apologize to him in a short while.

He couldn't help but rejoice that he didn't act impulsively, and told Qi Yuan.At this moment, the listening room gradually became quiet, took a deep breath and was about to knock on the door.Who would have thought that as soon as the right hand was raised, another voice inside laughed and said: "You are amazing, what about this version?"

That voice clearly belonged to Ruan Hong.

Xu Yu froze for a moment.

Fang Chenghe inside stopped talking for some reason.

Ruan Hong was very proud, and said with a smile: "If you can't guess it, then you have to obediently admit defeat and listen to me."

The more Xu Yu heard the more something was wrong, she subconsciously stopped, took a step back, and in the next second, Fang Chenghe chuckled and said, "How can I not guess? Isn't it just two balls of white meat?"

Xu Yu: "..."

"In this painting, the torso at the back is majestic and full of tension, and the person in the front is graceful and graceful, with a beautiful face like a wave. At first glance, it is true to the painting." Fang Zhenghe paused for a moment, and said slowly, "However, the figure has a big head, a short body, a short butt Ping, the stone table under him is exaggerated and shocking, and the only one who can make the erotic pictures so vulgar and frustrating is the Ruan family in the capital..."

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There are some stuck in the transitional chapter, please forgive me, okay?

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