I'm just a dude

Chapter 69

Luo Yi went home to deliver things, and when she came back, she was told that Qi Yuan had been picked up by Mr. Xu.He was overjoyed in his heart, thinking that Xu Xuan had a way, brother Qi said he couldn't go for a horse race, and he could invite him, so he went back to the racecourse excitedly to find someone.

Who knew that the horses were still in the racecourse, but the people didn't come.Luo Yi didn't know if the two were delayed by something, so she had to wait here, and waited and waited, until finally a servant came to pass the message.

The young man was from the Duke's mansion, he looked very unfamiliar, and he was wearing a coarse robe, sweating profusely from running.When he found Luo Yi, the boy was relieved, and asked with a bow, "You are Mr. Luo? Our son took Mr. Qi to Chengyuan to play. Let me tell you."

Luo Yi was stunned for a while, then said inexplicably: "It's so cold, the leaves in Chengyuan are almost gone, what are they going to play?"

The boy said: "I don't know, the young masters seem to be picking fruit. Although a lot of leaves have fallen in our garden, the tangerines are all red, which is so beautiful."

After hearing this, Luo Yi understood, it turned out that this boy was from Cheng Yuan, no wonder he looked at Mian Sheng.Thinking about being called out for a long time without even saying a word to Qi Yuan, he couldn't help but feel melancholy.

Xu Yu is very happy now.There are many trees in the garden, and many of them are fruit trees that enjoy flowers in spring and fruits in autumn.At this moment, not only the tangerines are red in the garden, but also the pomegranates and winter jujubes are at their best time.

Originally, he was thinking about it before expressing his heart, but Qi Yuan coaxed him to agree, so he found a quiet place to stroll around and talk with Qi Yuan.

Whoever wanted to enter the garden, just happened to see the old servants who were watching the garden picking fruits there, Qi Yuan had seen such a lively event for a long time, so he immediately ran over to make trouble.

The old servants in the garden were not as restrained as the ones in the mansion. Seeing such a child running over, they smiled and grabbed a few red scorpions and stuffed them for him.

Qi Yuan spread out his hands, but he could only put down a few in his palm, he couldn't help being surprised and said: "This fruit is so big, I haven't eaten half of it before!"

The old man smiled and said, "No, this tree is the king of fruit in the garden. If you don't believe me, if you walk around the garden in a while, you will never find another one like it."

Qi Yuan clicked his tongue in amazement, turned his head and asked Xu Xuan, "Really?"

Xu Ting smiled and nodded: "Originally, there were dozens of trees in Chengyuan that were bought together from Qingzhou. For some reason, this tree is particularly promising. In spring, the flowers are more luxuriant than others, and in winter the fruits are also fresh. Lots and lots."

Qi Yuan said "Oh", picked one up and wiped it on his sleeve, then raised his hand and put it in his mouth.

The fruit was sour.Qi Yuan smelled it very nice, but he bit it down and felt something wrong, his eyes widened suddenly, and then his small face was wrinkled together with sour force, his eyes, nose and mouth were twitching.

Xu Yu didn't expect him to be so casual, she didn't have time to stop her, and seeing Qi Yuan so sour, she couldn't help laughing, so she quickly turned away to cover it up, so as not to hurt Qi Yuan's face.

Sure enough, seeing that he didn't see his embarrassment, Qi Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, and put the fruit in his mouth expressionlessly, not daring to bite it.

Xu Yu turned around, pretending that she had just seen it, and asked with a smile: "Have you eaten? How is it? Is it delicious?"

Qi Yuan stiffened his neck and nodded.

Xu Yu suppressed a smile in her heart, and deliberately asked: "Is it sweet?"

Qi Yuan looked at him suspiciously.

"Sweet." Qi Yuan picked out the reddest one, wiped it on his body, handed it over, and said vaguely: "It's very sweet, come, you can eat one too."

Xu Yu had been soured before, and now she was prepared, pretending not to know Qi Yuan's bad intentions, and holding the fruit in Qi Yuan's hand with a smile, chewing it twice.

"It's so sweet!" Xu Yu's eyes showed joy, and she praised, "No wonder this kind of fruit is as sweet as honey, it really has a very good flavor."

Qi Yuan: "??"

Qi Yuan originally wanted to see Xu Ting make a fool of himself, but now he couldn't help being stunned, wondering if red is the sweetest?Is the one I ate not cooked enough?

He looked down at the red fruit in his hand suspiciously, then at Xu Yu.

Xu Yu also looked at him with a smile on his face.

Qi Yuan picked out the reddest fruit, wiped it, and followed Xu Ting's example, biting and chewing.

Qi Yuan: "..."

Xu Yu: "..."

Seeing him biting down, Xu Yu couldn't hold back anymore, and quickly spit out the fruit with a "peh pee pee" and burst out laughing.

Only then did Qi Yuan realize that he had been duped, but sour tears came out, and he wanted to hit him while spitting out.

Xu Yu was naturally prepared, and while laughing at him, she moved her long legs and hid aside.Qi Yuan became angry from embarrassment, and chased after him relentlessly.The two of them quarreled in the garden like this.After playing for a long time, Xu Wei finally remembered Luo Yi's brother, and hurriedly found someone to call a boy over to report a letter to Luo Yi.

After the boy went out, Qi Yuan fed him two sour fruits to relieve his anger.

Xu Yu was so sore that she covered her cheeks.

Qi Yuan held a twig in one hand, tapped him lightly, and asked in a vicious voice, "Do you still dare?"

Xu Yu hurriedly said seriously, "Don't dare."

Qi Yuan snorted, then raised his eyes and glanced at him, "Come on, you were biased against me just now."

"I really don't dare," Xu Yu said solemnly, "From now on, I will also be a season-obsessed person, and I dare not not listen to you."

In the Northern Song Dynasty, Su Dongpo had a good friend named Chen Jichang, who was born in a family of meritorious service for generations. His family background was rich and he was also very talented.The only thing is, this man's wife is jealous, and he is also very afraid of his wife.So Su Dongpo wrote a poem to ridicule his old friend, saying that his wife is the Lion Roar of the East River.And since then, those who are afraid of his wife have also been called "Ji Changqi".

Qi Yuan knew about "Hedong Lion's Roar", but he was not very familiar with "Ji Changyi", so he didn't react for a while.

Xu Yu ate the fruit honestly, but he felt distressed again, and patted him: "Don't eat it."

Xu Yu knew that he didn't understand the allusion just now, so she didn't point it out, she just asked, "What's wrong?"

Qi Yuan glanced at him, "It's so sour, don't be so sour."

"It's okay." Xu Yu smiled, pulled her over, and kissed her lightly.

"Here," Xu Yu said, "this is sweet."

Qi Yuan was taken aback, a blush quickly appeared on both cheeks.

This is in Chengyuan!There are old servants behind!

Qi Yuan has always had a feeling of looking up to Xu Ting, and besides this man's all-round talents in both civil and military affairs, he is also influenced by the rumors in the capital—— Who doesn't call the third son who is praised by the whole capital a gentleman?

Who would have thought that a gentleman would play a hooligan!

Qi Yuan's face was burning hot, thinking how decent this person was when he was in Tongzhou Station.Could it be that he was brought by himself?After all, he was the one who was not serious first... His eyes rolled around, and he just looked away.

Xu Yu was emotional just now, seeing him like this, she knew he was embarrassed.He also just lowered his head and smiled, took Qi Yuan's hand and started to wander around.The two of them walked for a while, and saw several jujube trees, so they asked the old servant for another cloth bag, and ate while picking.

The kung fu practiced by Xu Yu with the martial artist came in handy now, no matter what Qi Yuan saw he liked, he only needed to point it, and he would step on the tree trunk and fly to it, and pick it off neatly.

Qi Yuan didn't know kung fu, his envious eyes straightened when he saw his posture of flying over the eaves and walls, and his speech gradually became softer and softer.Xu Yu didn't show it on the face, but she enjoyed it very much in her heart.

The two stopped and walked, and the cloth bag in their hands was full after a while.

Qi Yuan was sweating from running, but fortunately there was a place to stay in the garden, and when Xu Xuan entered the garden, a maid had already gone to clean it.Both of them washed and changed their clothes, and handed over the fruits to the servants to cook.

Not long after, seeing that it was time for dinner, the servants steamed the winter jujubes and tangzizi, mashed them, and made two desserts, both of which were sweet and sour.There are also chickens that are just killed in the garden, and freshly caught fish, all of which are steamed or stewed. They are well cooked and taste very delicious.

Xu Yu asked someone to set up a table under the corridor, and then sent someone to buy snowflake wine in Yuxian Tower.He brought a small stove by himself and put it outside.Qi Yuan was eating on the porch, while he boiled water outside, while the two of them were talking, they prepared hot wine for a while.

After a while, the old servant who bought the wine ran back in a panic.

Xu Yu couldn't help being taken aback, and asked the old servant: "Didn't you go to buy wine, why are you back?"

The old servant hurried over and said in a low voice, "My lord, it seems to be, it seems that the emperor is here!"

Xu Yu's heart shuddered.

Although this Chengyuan belongs to the Duke's Mansion, Emperor Yuanzhao really likes to come and visit.But that was the time of spring hunting, so I stopped by to rest my feet.

It's so cold, why did it come here suddenly?

The old servant ran out of breath, and said again: "I saw it, and I don't know if I saw it wrong. The Duke of the country is following behind, all wearing casual clothes. There are a few young masters behind, so I don't recognize them." Come out, it looks like it might be the princes. Now that the garden is sealed, no one can get out, so I thought I would hurry back and send a letter to the young master."

When the emperor went on tour, the rules were naturally strict. Ordinary servants were strictly forbidden to wander around and report letters.Xu Yu quickly thanked the old man and told him to go back and hide.He also extinguished the fire in the stove.

Qi Yuan stretched his neck and looked out, seeing Xu Xuan's expression changed and he hurried in, he couldn't help being taken aback.

"What's wrong?" Qi Yuan asked, "What happened?"

Xu Yu looked at him worriedly, and said, "The emperor is here."

Qi Yuan: "Emperor...Emperor?"

Qi Yuan was taken aback, he didn't even have the desire to eat, so he immediately asked someone to take away the plate.

Xu Yu shook her head and stopped him.

"That suspicious person, I'm afraid he already knew we were here. There will be hidden guards exploring the way in a while, so you can't go." Xu Yu lowered her voice and frowned, "Let's continue eating and pretend we don't know .”

Qi Yuan was a little scared.He admired that little genius very much, but such a clever person could be trapped in the mansion for six years because of a single sentence, wouldn't it be more dangerous for him to be like this?

But he also knew that what Xu Xuan said was reasonable, not to mention that the emperor was suspicious, since he himself had just come out of the prison and was the eldest son of Uncle Zhong Yuan, this identity was more sensitive than others.Now, if you run away rashly, I'm afraid it will cause others to think too much.

Qi Yuan's face turned pale.Xu Yu patted his hand, said in a low voice, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Qi Yuan took a deep breath, nodded, didn't dare to say anything, rubbed his face, and continued to eat.

Sure enough, within a quarter of an hour, there was chatter and laughter outside.Xu Yu and Qi Yuan looked at each other the same way, and when the voice got closer, they both pretended to be surprised and looked out.

Several people walked in quickly at the gate of the courtyard.The one headed by it was Emperor Yuanzhao.

Qi Yuan had never met the emperor before, but seeing that the man was very similar to the crown prince, he guessed it right away.It's just that Emperor Yuanzhao was wearing casual clothes. At first glance, he seemed to be a kind-hearted middle-aged old man, far from the vicious and vicious look he imagined.

Qi Yuan didn't dare to look too much, he hurriedly followed behind Xu Xuan, and rushed out to greet her.

Seeing these two people from a distance, the Duke of the State was worried, and said angrily: "You son is rude, come and see Your Majesty soon!"

Xu Yu bowed his head and pleaded guilty, Qi Yuan also fell to the ground, not daring to raise his head.

Emperor Yuanzhao laughed and said, "I just came here on a whim to take a look. I'm going back to the palace in a while. The whole family shouldn't perform these vain rituals."

After saying that, he spared Xu Yu's courtesy, and looked at Qi Yuan again.

Xu Wei looked up at Emperor Yuan Zhao's face, and was about to speak when the old emperor asked, "Are you... Qi Yuan of Uncle Zhongyuan's mansion?"

Qi Yuan was very nervous, but soon calmed down again, he thought for a while, and said, "Wan... Long live Shengming, Caomin... Caomin is Qi Yuan."

Emperor Yuanzhao was startled. Although he had heard some rumors, it was still difficult for him to shrink into a ball on the ground at the moment. He was connected with the high-spirited young man who offered advice at court.

He couldn't help staring, but saw that the people on the ground were trembling more and more, and even their faces turned pale, obviously frightened.

Emperor Yuanzhao came back to his senses, his expression became lighter, but he didn't make things difficult for him, he just said calmly, "Get up."

Qi Yuan hurriedly got up, didn't dare to raise his head, and just moved away with his arms folded and his neck shrunk far away.

Emperor Yuan Zhao lowered his eyes to look at the small table on the porch, lost interest in asking questions, and went straight into the room.A few people whirled behind him, and then followed them together.Only one young man looked at Qi Yuan with interest.

It wasn't until these people had walked in that Qi Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't dare to be careless, he still pretended to be cowering, and stayed far behind.

After Emperor Yuanzhao sat down, he still called Xu Ting over, asked him how he was recently, what happened in Dali Temple, asked Lai Wenqu, and asked about the case of Shandong governor Zhang Xun and the Minister of Rites.

With a calm expression on her face, Xu Wei brought out the review process of Dali Temple in a straight-forward manner.

Emperor Yuanzhao said, "You don't need to tell me about the "Law Code". Your Master Zhu likes to use this to choke with me... Let me ask you, what do you think of it now that the people in Jiangxi account for half of the court?"

Qi Yuan lowered his head outside, but he also got a general idea, knowing that Emperor Yuan Zhao was asking about party disputes, so he couldn't help but secretly worried.

Xu Yu didn't hesitate at all, and said calmly: "Jiangxi is small and crowded. There is no land for agriculture and no business for business. They study scriptures and history for generations, recite them in alleys, and father, son, uncle and nephew are teachers and friends to each other, and then they disperse. The four directions teach sociology and make a living by cultivating, and their customs are like this, which is a sign of a prosperous age."

Emperor Yuan Zhao said "Oh" and asked him, "So, you also think Wang Shangshu is innocent?"

Xu Yu said: "If we only talk about Zhang Xun's case, Dali Temple has already found out that this matter has nothing to do with Wang Shangshu."

In the "Law Code" of this dynasty, it is a common practice for southerners to govern the north and northerners to govern the south. Emperor Yuan Zhao asked this, obviously knowing that Wang Min was innocent, but he wanted to make use of it to attack those who were fighting among the parties.

Qi Yuan couldn't help but mutter to himself, Wang Shangshu belongs to the crown prince, so Emperor Yuan Zhao doesn't like the crown prince?

He quietly looked up and saw the young man beside Emperor Yuan Zhao, seemingly very casual, so he wondered if that was the legendary second prince.

Emperor Yuanzhao pondered for a moment, and for some reason, he became happy again, chatted a few other things, and then smiled at the Duke of the State: "I really envy my sister, the children of the Duke's Mansion, especially Zijing, who have urinated since childhood Gentle and courteous, never let you worry."

He made a homely gesture, but the Duke said he didn't dare, and hurriedly got up to apologize.

Emperor Yuanzhao frowned slightly, and said unhappily, "I'm just chatting a few words about family matters, why bother my brother-in-law?"

Before the Duke could answer, the young man beside him laughed and said to Emperor Yuanzhao, "Father, I know the reason."

The man's eyebrows and eyes were sharper than the prince's, and he looked like he was not afraid of anything.

Emperor Yuanzhao was obviously very indulgent to this son, "Oh", "Then tell me."

The young man laughed complacently: "My son went to study with the Taifu today. Just revisiting this passage, Mencius once said that the king treats his ministers like brothers and feet, and the king treats his ministers like his heart; the king treats his ministers like dogs and horses." , then the ministers regard the ruler as a countryman; the ruler treats the ministers like the soil, and the ministers regard the ruler as a bandit and enemy."

He paused slightly when he said this, and said with a smile, "Now that the Duke is so afraid of the father, he must regard the father as an enemy! I just don't know when the father regards the uncle as a mustard?"