The Rebirth of the Prince: Starting from Not Being a Doglicker

The clear night is dust-free, and the moonlight is like silver.

Zhou Mansion, courtyard.

Zhou Qingyu, wearing a moon-white pleated skirt with gold woven flowing clouds, sat on a stone bench, flipping through the manuscript of poems Su An had given her.

The moonlight shone on her dignified and delicate oval face, making her look exceptionally quiet and focused.

"When you are drunk, you don't know that the sky is in the water, and the boat is full of clear dreams that overwhelm the stars."

Zhou Qingyu murmured this poem unconsciously.

Although it is only half a verse, the artistic conception of this poem is truly beautiful.

Zhou Qingyu could imagine her boating on the lake, drinking and getting tipsy. After being drunk, it seemed as if the space was reversed, with the Milky Way below and the lake above.

This feeling, you must try it if you have the chance.

As expected, he is a living poet. Zhou Qingyu felt a little admiration in her heart. Although they are of the same age, her attainments in poetry are nothing compared to Su An.

Zhou Qingyu looked at the rosewood box on the stone table, which contained many poems.

However, she certainly couldn't read all these famous poems in one breath, that would be a waste of resources. She should appreciate them slowly, reading one or two poems a day.

At this time, there was a knock on the door outside the hospital.

Zhou Qingyu called the maid to open the door.

The person who came was Guo Pu.

"Mr. Guo."

The maid looked at Guo Pu outside the door and felt a little troubled. It was late at night, and according to the rules, Master Guo should not come to see the young lady, even though he was the master's disciple and the young lady's senior brother.

"Let senior brother in." Zhou Qingyu said.

It's not that big of a deal if we just stay in the courtyard and don't go into the boudoir.

Guo Pu attended the Jinxiu Pavilion meeting held by the Second Prince in the afternoon. The Second Prince already knew that Su An had divorced his wife and was busy discussing how to win over Su An.

After the meeting, there was another program that everyone loved to watch. Guo Pu had so much fun that he woke up and slept until the evening.

Before leaving, the Second Prince sent him a message saying that one of his men saw Su An and Zhou Qingyu coming out of the No. 1 box in Songhe Tower together at noon.

After Guo Pu returned to Zhou Mansion, he rushed to Zhou Qingyu.

"Brother, why did you come to see me so late?" Zhou Qingyu put the manuscript of the poem on the stone table and asked Guo Pu.

"Junior sister, I heard that you and Su An went to Songhe Tower together at noon?" Guo Pu would rather believe that the Second Prince's people had made a mistake.

"Yes, it's me, Shishi and Su An." Zhou Qingyu admitted frankly.

"Junior sister, Su An was able to slap you in public, so why did you turn around and go to eat with him?" Guo Pu was angry at her for not fighting back and felt sorry for her misfortune.

"Brother, Su An is sincerely admitting her mistake, and Shishi begged me, so I have to give her face." Zhou Qingyu didn't think there was anything wrong with his behavior. He wondered if his senior brother was being too lenient.

"Junior sister, Su An might have bad intentions towards you. If he can slap you in the face in public, what can he not do to you?" Guo Pu was a little anxious.

Yesterday, Junior Sister still felt disgusted with Su An. Why has she changed so much now? Is it just because of yesterday's literary gathering?

"That Wang Shishi, Junior Sister, you should know that she and Su An are in the same group. They grew up together as childhood sweethearts. If anything happens, Wang Shishi will definitely stand on Su An's side."

"She tried to bring you and Su An together, but she might have ulterior motives."

Zhou Qingyu is not a fool. She can see that her senior brother likes her, but she has no other intentions towards him. She simply regards him as her senior brother.

The senior brother didn't want to see her have any contact with Su An, worried that she would fall in love with Su An.

How is this possible?

He did such a cruel thing to me back then, it's good enough that I can reconcile with him.

Besides, Wang Shishi likes Su An, so how could she possibly compete with Wang Shishi for a man? She is her best friend.

No matter what Guo Pu said to Su An, he was just reminding her, it was for her own good.

But Wang Shishi is an innocent girl without any scheming. Guo Pu slandered Wang Shishi and said bad things about her, which made Zhou Qingyu a little unhappy.

"Brother, I know all these things. It's so late, you should go back." Zhou Qingyu said indifferently.

Guo Pu saw that Zhou Qingyu was a little angry, and quickly explained, "Junior sister, I'm not talking about you. I'm just worried that you are too kind and will be deceived by Su An and Wang Shishi..."

"Senior Brother, it's too late. I need to rest." Zhou Qingyu's tone became a little heavier.

Guo Pu looked at Zhou Qingyu, whose face was slightly cold, opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing and left reluctantly.

Looking at Guo Pu's back, Zhou Qingyu had a blank expression on her face. She and Wang Shishi had known each other for so many years, and she was her best friend and close friend. Their relationship was much better than that of Guo Pu, a senior brother who came along halfway.

"Su An, Wang Shishi!"

Outside the courtyard, Guo Pu whispered the two people's names, his face a little distorted.

He didn't blame Zhou Qingyu for driving him out. In his heart, his junior sister was the most gentle and kind.

Thinking back to the time when he came to Beijing to study due to his poor family background, if it weren’t for his junior sister who took pity on him and gave him money, he might have starved to death on the streets.

When he was in the Palace of Literature, he showed outstanding talent in magic, and it was she who introduced him to his master, who was not yet a university scholar but only the chief priest of the Palace of Literature.

He has always liked this knowledgeable, gentle and kind junior sister.

It must be that Su An used poetry to deceive the junior sister, and there was a disgusting best friend like Wang Shishi who interfered, which made the junior sister lose her mind and forgive Su An.

……

In the next few days, Wang Shishi would take Zhou Qingyu to Shenweihou Mansion every day.

When the two girls went to see Su An, he was usually reading in the study.

Zhou Qingyu was rather reserved. Although the reason they gave for coming to the Marquis' Mansion was to seek advice on poetry from Su An, Zhou Qingyu only came to accompany Wang Shishi. She was not familiar with Su An, so she never spoke to Su An and just quietly did her own thing.

Wang Shishi seized this opportunity to get closer to Su An from time to time.

"Brother Su An, come and have a lychee."

"Brother Su An, do you want to write? I'll help you grind the ink."

"Brother Su An, are you thirsty? I'll pour you a cup of tea."

Wang Shishi has done this many times, interfering with Su An's reading, and he feels helpless.

"Shishi, these things are not for you to do. I can do it myself."

Wang Shishi also realized that she had disturbed Su An, so she began to read quietly.

The scene of three magic practitioners reading books together in a room looks very harmonious.

Zhou Qingyu could see that Su An didn't seem to have any romantic feelings for Wang Shishi, only an indulgence towards her sister.

On the contrary, the way Su An and Su Wan get along with each other is a little strange, not like ordinary siblings.

It seems that it will be difficult for Shishi to win the heart of her brother Su An, but she will help Shishi.

Zhou Qingyu had already forgiven Su An, so on the first day, she gave Su An the books that Su An wanted to buy that day as a gift, and also picked out a few other books that she thought were more suitable for first-level magic practitioners.

For two or three days, Zhou Qingyu did not take the initiative to talk to Su An.

But he also gradually became familiar with Su An. He was not arrogant and his favorite thing to do was to sit at the table by the window and read books. Occasionally, he would ask her for advice on some questions about the practice of magic.

After spending these few days together, Zhou Qingyu felt that this prince was actually a pretty good person.

He has well-mannered manners, is gentle and elegant, and has great literary talent.

She is also meticulous in studying the art, which is much better than Wang Shishi who likes to slack off and work for three days and rest for two days.

Zhou Qingyu accompanied Wang Shishi in the study of Marquis Shenwei's mansion, spending most of her time reading books on Taoism. In her spare time, she would flip through the manuscripts of poems that Su An gave her and appreciate them.

"There is no idle land in the world, yet farmers still starve to death."

From the anonymous poem: "I don't know where the person has gone, but the peach blossoms still smile in the spring breeze."

From "Qing Yu'an" there is a line "I searched for him among the crowd for hundreds of times, and when I turned around, he was standing in the dimly lit area."

From "Dielianhua" there is a line "Tearful eyes ask the flower but the flower remains silent, the scattered red petals fly over the swing."

And the same half-verse poem: "The setting sun and the lone wild goose fly together, and the autumn water and the sky are the same color."

The more Zhou Qingyu read, the more he admired Su An.

It is hard to imagine that a person of the same age can achieve such high attainments in poetry.

In his poems, we can see the wonders of the world and all aspects of life.

On the fourth day, Zhou Qingyu couldn't help but ask Su An.

"When did the moon first shine on people by the river? When did the moon first shine on people?"

"Life is endless from generation to generation, and the moon over the river looks the same year after year."

Zhou Qingyu wanted to know the circumstances under which this poem, which is so rich in the philosophy of time and space, was written, and which led him to such thoughts.

Facing Zhou Qingyu's inquiring gaze, Su An thought for a moment and told a story.

It was on a full moon night. He once passed by the river and recalled the story of an ancient sage who drank and composed poetry under the moon. Although he and the sage were separated by countless years, they were always looking up at the same moon.

He thought, the bright moon has existed since ancient times, and there have been so many people from ancient times to the present, who was the first person to see the moon?

Human life may eventually end, but the bright moon is eternal. As generations pass by, the bright moon remains the same.

After listening to Su An's story, Zhou Qingyu fell into deep thought.

Everyone can see the moon every day, but few people will think like this while looking at the moon.

It turns out that the thinking of a genius is different from that of ordinary people.

The door of the study was pushed open, and Su Wan and her maid brought in fruits and snacks.

During this period, Zhou Qingyu often came to the Marquis' Mansion. Su Wan asked Wang Shishi about Zhou Qingyu's preferences. She liked to eat grapes, so Su Wan prepared grapes tributed by Xishuo. This was a tribute for the royal family, but it was often rewarded to the Marquis' Mansion.

"Thank you." Zhou Qingyu thanked the maid politely as she brought the fruit plate in front of him.

Su Wan has many halos around her. She is the strongest swordsman in the capital and the daughter of the number one military officer in the Jin Dynasty.

Zhou Qingyu originally thought that Su Wan was the kind of woman who was rather aggressive, but she was very thoughtful and would prepare fruits and snacks according to her preferences.

Zhou Qingyu is the youngest student in the second realm among the students in Guanwen Palace. He is also known as a genius, but he is always suppressed by Su Wan.

After Su Wan served the fruits and snacks, she left the study. Su An, tired of reading, also went out to get some fresh air.

Su Wan glanced at him. She had witnessed with her own eyes that over the past month since Su An got married, he had become more and more decent, and now there was no trace of dandyism in him.

He used to stick to Sima Yue every day, but now he can bring two beautiful girls home.

"Wang Shishi and Zhou Qingyu, who do you like?" Su Wan asked.

Su Wan originally thought that Wang Shishi knew everyone about the Marquis, had a good temper, and would not cause unrest in the Marquis's Mansion like Sima Yue did, so she was the best candidate for the Crown Prince's Consort.

But now she felt that Zhou Qingyu was not bad either. She was talented, well-educated, and had the demeanor of a lady from a noble family.

Su Wan also wants to be such a woman because that is what her mother looks like in her mind.

It's a pity that she practices martial arts and cannot develop such a bookish air.

Moreover, after Su An and Zhou Qingyu get married, they can also form an alliance with a wealthy family like the Zhou Mansion, which is as powerful as the Marquis Mansion, and win over Zhou Daxueshi and Zhou Ge Lao as helpers for their father in the court.

From this point of view, it seems that Zhou Qingyu is more suitable to be Su An's Crown Prince Consort than Wang Shishi.

I'm sorry, Shishi. Su Wan apologized to her best friend in her heart. After all, she had to look at the problem from the perspective of the Marquis' Mansion.

"What do you mean by liking this or that? I've always treated Sister Shishi as my sister. I'm not very familiar with Miss Zhou either. We haven't spoken to each other for a while."

"I think Zhou Qingyu is pretty good. It just so happens that you are in need of a prince's consort right now." Su Wan said.

Su An shook his head. That also required Zhou Qingyu to have a good impression of him. What he had done in the past was indeed excessive. It would not be easy to make Zhou Qingyu have a good impression of him.

"She has many suitors in the Palace of Literature. She has been looking for you every day during this period. You have to seize the opportunity because you are close to her."

After finishing speaking, Su Wan was a little confused. Why did she feel like she had said this somewhere before?

Su An seemed to be thinking about something, nodded slightly, went back into the study, and sat at the desk to read.

Zhou Qingyu sat on the sandalwood chair beside the table, absorbed in reading a book. As he was reading, he wanted to pick up a grape.

Suddenly she touched something and quickly retracted her hand. She turned her head and saw Su An's hand was still on the fruit plate. She had just pinched Su An's hand.

"Feel sorry."

There was some embarrassment on Zhou Qingyu's pretty face.

"No problem."

Su An smiled slightly.

His indifferent attitude eased Zhou Qingyu's embarrassment a little.

Compared with Su An, she still lacks some composure.

In Guanwenxue Palace, many men, including her senior brothers, were attracted by her appearance and temperament, and would often secretly look at her.

But Su An was an exception. In the past few days, even though Shishi was not in the study room sometimes, the two men and women were alone in the same room.

Su An never glanced at her with strange eyes, and his attention was always focused on the book.

He is a gentleman.

Zhou Qingyu thought.

At this time, Wang Shishi came back. She had just gone to the toilet.

She sat down on the sandalwood chair next to Zhou Qingyu, but saw her best friend, who was always focused on reading, staring at the book in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking about.

"What are you thinking about? You look so absent-minded." Wang Shishi waved her hand in front of her eyes.

"Oh, nothing..." Zhou Qingyu came back to his senses and shook his head.

"Thank you so much for this period of time. It gave me and Brother Su An the opportunity to stay together for such a long time." Wang Shishi whispered in Zhou Qingyu's ear.

Over the past few days, she felt that her relationship with Brother Su An had become much closer. It turned out to be a good choice to ask Shang Qingyu to come to the Shenwei Marquis Mansion.

With her around, not only would he not feel embarrassed, but he would also have an excuse to visit Brother Su An every day.

When she and Brother Su An get married, she will definitely be allowed to sit at the innermost table.

"You are my best friend, this is what I should do." Zhou Qingyu smiled gently.