Clouds and Waters

Yun Chenxiao looked at Yun Zhengting tremblingly, but Yun Zhengting only glanced at Yun Chenxiao, then ignored her, cupped his hands and said to King Ning: "Your Highness, this is the little girl Yun Chenxiao, who has been stubborn since she was a child. Please forgive me for offending His Royal Highness, and when I return to the mansion, I will be disciplined."

Yun Chenxiao's heart was already overwhelmed, she was full of anger, but she didn't dare to speak, she just looked at Yun Zhengting dissatisfiedly with her mouth curled up, muttering in her heart.

Ning Wang is old in the world, he has already felt Yun Chenxiao's little thoughts clearly, and then smiled playfully, and said: "Why did Yun Shuai say that? This girl, no scholar in the whole Jingzhou Mansion has solved it. The arithmetic problems he solved are very sophisticated, and he is a rare talent! Where is the offense?"

Yun Chenxiao's heart suddenly brightened, she didn't expect King Ning to defend herself, and to praise herself so much in front of her father, she raised her head and looked at the handsome King Ning intently, and actually wiped two pieces on her face She was blushing, slightly ashamed, and even more so, showing an excellent character, extremely beautiful.My heart is sweeter than eating honey, but it is more proud of the world, I thought: "Daddy, what else do you say now, His Royal Highness King Ning has praised me..."

Although Yun Zhengting was strict with his daughter, but after all, he was in front of outsiders, and he was King Ning who had power over the court, so he had to follow King Ning's wishes and said: "Your Highness said so, and said so."

King Ning let out a "hmm", twirled his long fluttering beard, and looked out the window thoughtfully.In Yun Chenxiao's eyes, his every move is like a role model for the world, the best in the world, impeccable, and he thought: "If all the men in the world are like His Royal Highness King Ning, that would be great. It's a pity, She has always been an infatuated woman with a heartless heart, hey, she will end up in tears and die alone." Thinking of this, she couldn't help but startled again: "Why do I think so? Who knows if King Ning is also a heartless man? I How can you jump to conclusions just by looking at the appearance? Master Meng said, food and sex are also related to sex. Sure enough, the world only thinks that men are beautiful, but don’t they know that women also have the same thoughts?" Yun Chenxiao likes to speculate when nothing happens. Even Master Meng thought of it.

King Ning was silent for a moment, his heart had already turned several times, and countless thoughts popped up.Seeing Yun Chenxiao's wandering look, he couldn't help laughing: "Yun girl, tell me, why did you come to take the nashi exam at Pinheng Academy?"

Yun Chenxiao pondered for a while, and was about to speak, but suddenly felt a cold light beside her, and she didn't need to look, she knew it was Yun Zhengting's Lingling gaze.Yun Chenxiao hesitated again, King Ning changed his mind, and said with a smile: "Girl, just tell the truth, I will decide everything for you."

With King Ning as the backing, Yun Chenxiao was full of anger immediately, and regardless of how Yun Zhengting glared at her, she said, "Reporting to Your Highness, there is no other intention for a girl to take part in the exam, just to see what I have learned. degree. There is a way to look at the sky from the well, and although women are dull, they don’t want to be the frogs at the bottom of the well who are ignorant and ignorant. They only see a cloud at the mouth of the well, but they don’t see the boundless world.”

King Ning slapped his fan and cheered, and said, "That's right, well said. Yun Shuai, the father of the tiger has no dog girl." After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for Yun Zhengting to reply, and didn't look at his face that was gradually turning blue. He smiled and said, "Then, have you seen the vast world today?"

Yun Chenxiao pondered for a moment, then said with a smile, "Minister...hehe, it's just a change from a small well to a bigger well."

King Ning was also slightly taken aback at this moment, but Yun Zhengting couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted: "Naughty woman! Don't be presumptuous!" Yun Chenxiao bit her lower lip, raised her eyelids, and saw Yun Zhengting's furious expression It looks like I don't know what to do for a while.Could it be that reading is really so important in Dad's opinion?Yun Zhengting's heavy breathing was heard clearly by Yun Chenxiao, his clenched fists and the crackling of bones could be clearly heard in the silent room.His whole body was trembling slightly, and the skirt of his clothes swayed slightly.Yun Chenxiao was startled suddenly, and said in her heart: "No, no, Dad is not angry, but, but... afraid?" When the word "fear" jumped into her mind, she was also scared by herself jumped.Fear?How could Daddy be afraid?Since she was a child, her father was like an invincible god of war in her heart, like a big tree that sheltered from wind and rain.Although she had never experienced war, she could still hear from the older generation how brave and heroic her father was, he was invincible and invincible, making the enemy fearful and shy away.She could even imagine her father galloping across the battlefield, smashing through the city with his sword.The blood is flowing and the pestle is floating, and the bones are piled up on the mountain. How was Dad ever afraid?Why is he afraid now, facing the elegant, modest and gentlemanly King Ning?Or, it wasn't because of King Ning?Then, why?

Yun Chenxiao couldn't figure it out, but couldn't help worrying about Yun Zhengting.

King Ning remained silent, whispered a few words in Zheng Yuan's ear, and Zheng Yuan pulled away.After a while, he came in with some papers.King Ning read a few of them, and said happily, "Girl, you did a good job on this paper. Did you write it yourself?"

Yun Chen Xiaowu was in a daze and did not answer.King Ning coughed, and said again: "What is learning? Master said, the way of great learning lies in clear virtue, closeness to the people, and perfection. To rule the country by leveling the world..."

Yun Chenxiao was startled suddenly, and interrupted: "It's my text!"

King Ning looked sideways and said: "Well, the writing style is arbitrary and lofty, what is lacking is the careful use of words, but it is definitely a rare and excellent work."

Yun Chenxiao remained silent, and King Ning said again: "Famous teachers are hard to come by, but students' aptitude and talent are also hard to find. It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. Even if a saint is alive, asking him to teach a group of mediocre talents is probably like playing the qin with a cow. It will never be carved. This king went north to Jingzhou in low clothes this time, Yun Shuai, what is the matter, do you understand?"

Yun Zhengting calmed down and replied, "The lower officials are dull."

King Ning didn't seem to want Yun Zhengting's answer, but almost followed the above words, and said with awe-inspiring righteousness: "I select talents in my court, not sticking to one pattern, but only talents. This king's purpose of going north to Jingzhou this time is to select useful talents for the world. , to share the worries of labor and the country for the sake of the sage. Since ancient times, those who have outstanding civil and military talents have been assistants, how can they be all subject to the imperial examination?" He paused slightly, and smiled at Yun Chenxiao: "Yun girl, Pinheng Academy, can be regarded as It is a first-class academy in the world. A first-class academy wants a first-class student like you. I wonder if this Pinheng Academy can give you a vast sky for you, a bird, to soar?"

King Ning of Yunchen Xiaohui had deep meaning in his words, his heart beat faster at the moment, his eyes were like pools of autumn water, with little ripples shining, and asked cautiously: "Your Highness wants the women to go to Pinheng Academy?"

King Ning said happily, "Not bad!"

"My lord, you can't!" Yun Zhengting interrupted King Ning abruptly, bowed his head and cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, absolutely no. How can Xiao'er, a woman, go to the academy to study? It's even more out of the question to choose talents for the country." .Your Highness, please take it back."

King Ning smiled, and said: "I said, not sticking to one pattern, only talent. I have the style of a big country, and I am tolerant. Why not a woman study? Even if she enters the hall and becomes an official in the temple, it is not What a rare thing. Think back in those days, Master Shui on the side of Shui, a heroine, a hero among women, wasn’t he a peach blossom horse, a red-tasseled spear, charged into battle, made great achievements in battle, and was an official in the same dynasty as your Yun family ancestors?"

Yun Zhengting didn't realize that there were beads of sweat on his forehead, and said: "Your Highness is wise. However, the little girl is stupid, how can she compare with Master Shui? This matter is still very wrong, Your Highness..."

King Ning waved his folding fan, interrupted Yun Zhengting and said, "Shuai Yun, don't need to say too much, I have made up my mind. Girl Yun, you go back first, and someone will call you after three days. Set off with me, Go to Jiangsu and Zhejiang without any mistakes. Zhong Bao, send Miss Yun back home."

Yun Chenxiao wanted to say something more, but Zhong Bao pushed behind her and said, "Miss Yun, please..."

He said "please" with his lips, but his actions showed no respect.Yun Chenxiao suddenly felt threatened, frowned and pushed Zhong Bao away, angrily waved his hands and said, "I'll go by myself!" After finishing speaking, he glanced at his father again, and said in a low voice, "Daddy, I'll wait for you to go back!" Speaking of this, my heart was in a mess, and I didn't look at it any more. I lifted the hem of my clothes and flew away like a colorful butterfly.

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When Yun Chenxiao returned home, she was really restless, and she didn't know what King Ning was going to do, why Yun Zhengting was so cautious, walking on thin ice.Seeing that Yun Chenxiao came back with a disheveled face, his robe was covered with mud, and he looked anxious again, he couldn't help asking: "Miss, what's the matter? What happened?"

Yun Chenxiao let out an "oh", but didn't speak.Xiao Qi had no choice but to hold the clothes in his hand and said: "Miss, look at you, do you want to take a bath and change clothes?"

Yun Chenxiao nodded, suddenly remembered something, took out the veil from her bosom and said, "Xiaoqi, go and wash this veil. Remember to be careful, wash it clean. Send it to me after washing."

Xiao Qi took it and saw that it was a woman's veil. She was as careful as a needle, especially for Yun Chenxiao.Seeing that Yun Chenxiao was so caring, she was slightly taken aback, and asked softly: "Where did Miss get this thing?"

At this moment, Yun Chenxiao was upset, and she didn't want to go into details. She just stared at her beautifully and shouted sharply, "Go as soon as I tell you! Why do you ask so many questions?"

Yun Chenxiao usually has a pleasant face, rarely gets angry, and seldom speaks harsh words, but now he is so strict, Xiao Qi suddenly feels aggrieved in his heart, thinking: "Is it just because of a veil? It turned out that it was broken so much. Precious antiques, I didn't see you frowning." Thinking of this, his nose became sore, tears rolled in his eyes, and almost fell down.She was afraid that Yun Chenxiao would see suspiciousness, so she hurriedly turned around and was about to run over in a hurry.

Yun Chenxiao suddenly thought of the heroic appearance of the green-clothed woman in a daze, and couldn't help but smile a little, and shouted: "Xiaoqi Xiaoqi! Slow down, you come back!"

Xiao Qi was stunned for a moment, and stopped abruptly, but she was bursting with joy in her heart, like a deer hitting her, sucked her nose, held back the tears that were about to fall, turned around and said slightly: "Miss, what else do you want to order?"

Yun Chenxiao walked up to Xiao Qi, sighed softly, and said, "Qi'er, go and do your work. Give me the veil, and I'll wash it myself."

Before Xiao Qi woke up from the joy, his body froze, as if he had entered the eighteenth hell from beyond the sky, the light in his eyes disappeared, and he looked at Yun Chenxiao blankly, without saying a word.Yun Chenxiao took the veil, folded it carefully, stretched out her hand and shook it in front of Xiao Qi, and said, "Qi'er, what's the matter? Hmph, don't you believe I can wash it? I'll show you this time. Qi'er, go get ready Hot water, why are you staring blankly?"

Xiaoqi's heart was in a mess, but he was inexplicably uncomfortable, and the acid wave was churning.Slowly moving his eyes away from Yun Chenxiao's face, he answered "yes" in a low voice, and slowly left Yun Chenxiao's boudoir.

Yun Chenxiao finished washing up and was about to take a rest when a little girl ran over and said, "Miss, the master is back! I'm waiting for you in the hall, I want you to go there quickly, hurry up!"

Yun Chenxiao nodded and said: "Understood, let's go now. By the way, Xiao Er, how does Daddy look?"

Xiao Er said with a mournful face: "Miss, the master is really angry this time! When I came back from the study, I didn't say a word. I have never seen the expression of the master. In short, miss, handle everything carefully."

Yun Chenxiao hurriedly walked towards the hall.Xiao Er was worried, so he wanted to follow, but unexpectedly, Xiao Qi grabbed him by the clothes behind him and said, "Second brother, don't go, I have something to ask."

Xiao Er anxiously said: "Seventh sister, don't make any trouble at this juncture! Miss still doesn't know if she can escape this hurdle!"

When Xiao Qi heard this, she couldn't help worrying: "What's wrong, Miss?"

Xiao Er told the story in detail, and Xiao Qi was so frightened that he couldn't help himself, and said: "Why are you so reckless? Miss Ji has a natural appearance, God bless, God bless!"

Xiao Er also repeated it twice, and was about to follow, Xiao Qi asked again: "Wait, Xiao Er, Miss, who else did you meet on the way? Then... where did the veil come from?"

Xiao Er said: "A veil? What veil? But on the way, Miss, I did meet two strange people. One is a tall man, and the other is a lady who is as beautiful as a fairy..."

Xiao Qi's heart sank, as if she had foreseen something, she murmured: "Miss as beautiful as a fairy? Miss as beautiful as a fairy? Whatever comes will come, I'm afraid it's..."

Yun Chenxiao walked quickly into the hall, and saw Yun Zhengting sitting on the Xiaoyao chair angrily, with a very ugly expression on his face, and beside him stood a young woman, quite attractive, holding a cup of tea, He lowered his head and looked at Yun Zhengting lovingly.

Seeing this scene, Yun Chenxiao couldn't help frowning.This young woman is Yun Zhengting's continuation wife, her maiden name is Li.Two years after the death of Yun Zhengting's first wife, Yun Chenxiao's mother, Yun Zhengting remarried.It was the same in the first place, Yun Zhengting was in his prime, and sequels were common.But he insisted that the woman surnamed Li should be corrected, and her title should be wife instead of concubine.After Mrs. Li entered the door, she followed the rules and did not go overboard. She also cared for Yun Chenxiao as if she was her own.At that time, Yun Chenxiao was still young and didn't know these things, and he had a good relationship with the second mother, but as he grew up, he also understood human affairs, and felt that his father was ungrateful to his mother, so he remarried within two years. He also has the same status as his deceased mother, so that the two gradually became separated.In addition, Yun Chenxiao is getting older, and he doesn't communicate with Li Shi often, and ignores each other, so the estrangement is getting deeper and deeper.

Seeing Yun Chenxiao coming in, Yun Zhengting got up suddenly, walked to Yun Chenxiao's side, without saying a word, the sound of "slap" was a resounding slap in the face.

This slap made Yun Chenxiao's eyes stare, she was dizzy and almost fell over.But she was full of dissatisfaction in her heart, she didn't complain of pain, and she didn't avoid it. She just opened a pair of stubborn eyes and stared straight at Yun Zhengting without fear.

Yun Zhengting looked at Yun Chenxiao's swollen and red cheeks, and felt a little regretful in his heart that he had hit too hard, but seeing her unyielding eyes made him even more angry, and shouted sharply: "Ni Nu, you Don't know what's wrong? Kneel down!"

Yun Chenxiao frowned, then knelt down on the floor with a plop and said, "I'm Daddy's daughter. Daddy slapped me, but my daughter didn't dare to resist. Daddy asked me to kneel down, so I knelt down. If Daddy didn't ask me to get up, I I also decided not to get up. However, my daughter only has one sentence, and I am right."

After hearing the first half of Yun Chenxiao's words, Yun Zhengting's anger had already dissipated, but suddenly he heard that Yun Chenxiao not only did not repent, but even refused to admit his mistakes, he snorted from his nose, his blood vessels swelled, and his eyebrows Stretching out his beard, he stretched out his palm, seeing that the second slap was about to land on Yun Chenxiao's face.At this moment, Mrs. Li ran over to stop Yun Zhengting, and also knelt down on the ground and begged: "Master, calm down! Miss is young, and it is inevitable to make some mistakes. Master, please be merciful."

Yun Chenxiao's heart shivered, and he said coldly, "You don't have to be a good person here."

Li Shi was startled, turned her head to look at Yun Chenxiao tenderly, and said softly: "Xiao'er, you should admit your father's mistake."

Yun Chenxiao raised her head, and said angrily: "Isn't it just reading? What's wrong? What's wrong? Just for a Laoshizi's ancestor's family law? It's ridiculous!"

Yun Zhengting was really furious, his teeth chattered in anger, his whole body trembled, and he kicked Yun Chenxiao with his foot.Yun Chenxiao was awe-inspiring and indignant, but she did not avoid it.Seeing that his father and daughter were like enemies, Mrs. Li didn't even have time to think about it, and rushed over like lightning.Yun Zhengting was startled suddenly, and wanted to take his foot back, but he lifted his foot, and the going was extremely urgent, how could he take it back?Immediately, the next kick hit Li Shi's chest firmly.He only heard Li Shi's "Ah", and then there was no sound.

Yun Chenxiao was stunned for a moment, seeing that Mrs. Li had put her hands on her chest, closed her eyes tightly, and fell to the ground.Yun Chenxiao hastily reached out to help her up, and shouted: "Second Mother, are you... all right?" Her tone was full of guilt and anxiety.

Mrs. Li slowly opened her eyes. Although her chest hurt and she couldn't breathe, she still squeezed out a smile, gently stroked Yun Chenxiao's hair and said, "Xiao'er, just keep your head down, no way." ?"

When Yun Zhengting kicked down, he was numb at first, but then he came back to his senses, leaned over and hugged Li, and said distressedly: "Xiaowei, how do you feel? I kicked your chest? It's okay, it's okay. , I'll invite the doctor for you!" After saying that, he picked up Li Wei and rushed towards the inner room.

Yun Chenxiao was worried about Li Wei's situation, so she got up and followed, Yun Zhengting suddenly turned around and shouted: "Xiao'er, you stay here. Wait a minute, I have something to tell you."

Yun Chenxiao no longer defied his father's wishes, and immediately knelt down on the floor upright.

The author has something to say:

If Yun Chenxiao is going to study at Pinheng Academy, she will meet her sweetheart.

In the next chapter, I will talk about the history of the Yun family.

It is related to Zhilan.