After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.
Chapter 593: Love of Learning
"Who wants to see us? Should we ask Twelve Lady to send someone to Wubenfang to invite the girl here? What if she is a bad guy?"
"What are you afraid of? Go and see whether it's a human or a ghost."
Hearing the voices of Bi Fei and Zhou Mancao coming from the stairs, Pei Jiaoran stood up and shook her head at Li Xiujing, motioning him to sit here and wait while she went to pick them up.
"It's me." Pei Jiaoran said with a smile.
Hearing the voice, Bi Fei looked up with a look of joy on her face. She took Zhou Mancao's arm and ran over, "Girl, why are you here?"
"I'm tired of eating at the restaurant in Wubenfang. I heard that the one in Pingkangfang tastes great." Pei Jiaoran took their arms and said, "I'll take you two back with me."
Seeing the three people coming over, Li Xiujing stood up and nodded to the other two. The four of them sat down together.
The dishes were all freshly served, still steaming. The sweet-smelling fruit wine was served in cups. The doctor in the restaurant specially asked someone to move a screen around the restaurant, which immediately became a good place for chatting. In addition to wine, there was also tea.
The first dish on the long table was a dish called "Steamed Vegetarian Songs". The remaining dishes were "Tongxin Shengjie", "Single Baked Golden Milk Pastry", "Cold Toad Soup" and "Taihu Water Shield".
Li Xiujing ate his food, but he glanced at the three people from time to time. Bi Fei had a special liking for golden milk pastry. After eating the crispy shell on the outside, he would close his eyes and chew it for a while before eating the soft core inside. Zhou Mancao was quite fond of meat jerky.
As for Pei Jiaoran, his attention was all on the bowl of cold toad soup in front of him.
Li Xiujing noticed Pei Jiaoran staring at him from the corner of his eye, and frowned slightly, "What are you doing?"
Seeing Li Xiujing's expression, "Stop looking at me like that, I won't be fooled again," Pei Jiaoran curled his lips and said, "Is the cold toad soup not delicious?"
The embarrassing scene after being tricked by Pei Jiaoran and eating a lot of tonic food was still vivid in his mind. Li Xiujing's handsome face fell instantly, and he coughed a few times, "It's delicious. But I like this meat jerky more now." After saying that, he picked up a piece of meat jerky and ate it, chewing it vigorously.
Pei Jiaoran showed a trace of disappointment when he failed to lure Li Xiujing into the trap. He poured himself a glass of wine and drank alone.
After following Zhou Mancao in Pingkangfang for a while, Bi Fei gained a lot of experience. Now that the four of them had almost finished their meals, they couldn't help but talk about the girls' school.
Bi Fei asked, "Girl, what do girls learn in Chang'an?"
Pei Jiaoran glanced at Li Xiujing and relaxed his brows. "In addition to the Six Arts, there are many other things to learn. Do you want to go?"
"Yes. I just don't know if they are willing to take me in." Bi Fei lowered her head and sighed, "What if they look down on my background?"
Pei Jiaoran said, "It's okay. I will recognize you as my sister. With this identity, they dare not do anything to you. However, the examination of Chang'an Women's School is as strict as that of the Imperial College. You can't be the same as before after you enter."
Listening to her words, Zhou Mancao smiled and said, "Why did you suddenly want to go to a girls' school? Do you want to be like a girl?"
"The girl has her own things to do, and it's impossible for her to take care of me all the time. Sister Mancao, you also have your own friends." Bi Fei looked at the three people with a firm gaze, "I want to learn a skill. I can support myself in the future. Maybe I can even help the girl."
Pei Jiaoran smiled but said nothing. She was quite surprised that Bi Fei had such an idea. It seemed that her previous teachings to her were not in vain. Now that Pang Xiyin, Zhao Mingluan, Fang Jianyue and others were not in Chang'an, she was indeed in need of a satisfactory helper.
Zhou Mancao clapped her hands and smiled, "Not bad, not bad. I didn't expect our young lady to have such thoughts. It seems that my hard work in cultivating you has not been in vain. You are really a teachable kid."
"Sister Mancao, you are teasing me again." Bi Fei glanced at her and turned his head to the side and said, "Don't sages always say that reading can enlighten people? I will read a few more books, so that I can have confidence to discuss the truth with others in the future."
"Discussing the truth with others is called pure conversation. Scholars in the Eastern Jin Dynasty loved pure conversation the most. They would hold a dust-tail fan in their hands all day and invite friends to have pure conversation in the bamboo forest." Li Xiujing sneered, "But pure conversation is no longer popular nowadays."
"Although elegant conversation is not popular nowadays, don't forget that the Jia family also has a group of talented and elegant scholars to serve as think tanks."
Holding the wine cup, it was like holding a dust-tail fan. Pei Jiaoran walked to the window and looked out sideways. To be a scholar, one must have a rich collection of books and corresponding connections at home, and one must have more contact with officials above the rank of 2,000 stones or important officials in the government and cabinet, in order to cultivate the self-esteem of a famous scholar that aristocratic families need.
As for the current situation of recruiting students as a host, or recruiting staff in the name of opening a government office, gathering in the government office, isn't it another manifestation of pure conversation?
"If I hadn't done this, why would you sit here and talk?" Pei Jiaoran sighed.
Hearing this sigh, Li Xiujing came over and stood shoulder to shoulder with her.
"What are you looking at?" Li Xiujing asked.
Upon hearing this, Pei Jiaoran pointed to a brightly lit mansion in front of him and asked, "Guess what place that is?"
Even standing on the second floor, there is no way to see the entire mansion.
"If I remember correctly... that place" Li Xiujing said thoughtfully, "is the Jia Mansion. You are here today..."
"There is a place in the palace called Jixianzhai. Jia Gonglu's retainers all live there." Pei Jiaoran laughed sarcastically, "I saw it once when I just returned to Chang'an for my job. Dozens of scholars were waiting for Jia Gonglu inside, holding letters. Even with the sun shining, none of them felt hot."
The sound of horse hooves and neighing came up to the second floor from the night.
I saw a carriage parked at the gate of the mansion. A man in a black robe got off the carriage, and another man in a black robe followed beside him. The former was slightly taller, and the latter was slightly bent.
The people waiting at the door, driven by the servants of the Jia Mansion, made way for the two to pass.
"Who do you think will come?" Pei Jiaoran smiled.
"Will you know if you go down and take a look?" Li Xiujing approached Pei Jiaoran, "Otherwise, let Bi Fei and Man Cao go back first. How about we find a hotel in Pingkangfang tonight and stay there for the night?"
"Let's go down and take a look first."
After paying for the meal, the four of them walked away in the front and back positions.
Jia Gonglu's residence was not far from the restaurant. Even when it was almost closing time, the number of people waiting at the door showed no sign of decreasing.
The carriage at the door was simple and low-key, or in other words, no different from an ordinary carriage.
The four of them walked past the carriage, talking and laughing.
When Pei Jiaoran was about to reach the driver's position, he suddenly stopped and said, "My dear, I'm tired. Can you carry me on your back?"
"Okay." Li Xiujing bent his knees slightly, "I'll carry you back."
With his hands on the wall of the carriage, Pei Jiaoran lay on Li Xiujing's back.
As the two walked forward, Pei Jiaoran slightly tilted his head and looked in the direction of the driver, with the corners of his lips slightly raised.
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