Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

Volunteers sit alone on the Diaoyutai

Wuhan University rushed back to Wuming Valley day and night without stopping, to see the masked man come back to life, and reported Qi Yan's private sale of calligraphy in the study.

The masked man showed a weird smile after listening to it, and Wu Da looked at him blankly but didn't dare to ask questions.

The masked man asked back, "You don't understand?"

"My subordinates don't understand." Wu Da replied truthfully.

The masked man sighed softly: "Let me ask you, Qi Yan, a farmer who lost his parents, what will he use to go to Beijing for the exam? What will he use to rent a small courtyard? And what will he use to subsidize the orphan girl who sold herself to bury her father?"

Wu Da subconsciously said: "Of course it was given by the master..." After speaking halfway, he realized it.

"The Nangong Pseudo-Emperor's throne is not right, so he is destined to be suspicious. If he wants to entrust him with important tasks in the future, he will definitely investigate Qi Yan clearly. Although Qi Yan's clan has been dealt with by us, the more we If there is no trace to be found, it will make Nangong old thief suspicious, she is deliberately giving someone a handle."

Wu Da opened his mouth, eyes full of astonishment: "I didn't expect..."

"what?"

"I didn't expect her thoughts to be so deep, isn't master afraid of raising tigers?" Once the identity of the masked person is discovered by Qi Yan, it is also a very dangerous handle.

The masked man said firmly: "With her intelligence, even if I conceal it intentionally, it will be a matter of time before she realizes it. But you can rest assured that she is a smart person."

Besides, Qi Yan was only nine years old when she took him in. The masked man knew very well what kind of fruit the things she had instilled in Qi Yan over the years would bear.Even if Qi Yan is given the chance to become emperor now, she does not have this qualification.

Qi Yan's way of looking at things, vision, mind, skills, and masked people are all cultivated according to a generation of courtiers, and besides... he still holds a handle in his hand that can destroy Qi Yan.

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Qi Yan took these 63 taels to the market, first went to the tailor shop to buy a crescent white long gown, and then bought a water blue blouse with a crown on the recommendation of the waiter in the shop.

Her facial features had inherited from her mother, and she looked softer in this crescent white school uniform.Against the backdrop of the water-blue crown belt, the pair of pure amber eyes looked a little coquettish.

The shop waiter was stunned, and said involuntarily: "Master, those eyes... are really, really innate."

Qi Yan smiled slightly, and replied calmly: "I suffered from a serious illness when I was young, and after recovering from the illness, my eyes became like this; I can't see at night and I can't see strong light."

The shop waiter consciously made a slip of the tongue and apologized repeatedly.

"Your second brother, you don't need to worry about it, it's just a trivial matter."

Seeing Qi Yan's dignified appearance and gentle manners, the waiter in the shop opened up the chatterbox.

Qi Yan listened patiently for a while, then asked: "Dare to ask if the second brother recognizes Xie An, Mr. Xie?"

The shop waiter blinked: "Young master, are you talking about Mr. Xie from the south of the city?"

Qi Yan nodded: "I received an invitation a few days ago, inviting me to Xie's mansion for a banquet in three days. This suit is just bought for the banquet. If the second brother knows this Master Xie, do you know?" One or two?"

The waiter in the store looked clear, and explained: "This Mr. Xie's family has ten thousand hectares of fertile land, countless cattle and sheep; it can be said to be rich and rich! Mr. Xie is kind and generous, and he likes to make friends with literati and scholars. You don't have to worry about it. Just go to the banquet. It is a blessing to have one side, he is kind and kind!"

Seeing that Qi Yan was silent, the waiter said again: "Young master, it doesn't matter if you don't know the location of Xie's mansion, just go to the south of the city, just ask any shop and someone will show you the way."

Qi Yan thanked the waiter from the shop and went out of the garment shop, and bought some rice at the market before returning to the courtyard.

Look at the sun.

Qi Yan tidied up his belt early in the morning and went out to the south of the city, as Xiaoer said, he found Xie's mansion after a little searching.

Surprisingly, this "rich and rich" Xie Mansion is actually very quiet, passing through a large evergreen bamboo grove, at the end of the artificially paved cobblestone path, is the Xie Mansion.

There are four servants standing at the door, and there are already students who have arrived before Qi Yan.

The servant who sent the invitation that day saw Qi Yan, ran over from a distance, gave a respectful slap, and said with a smile, "Master Qi is here? My master is very happy to hear that you have accepted the invitation. Please follow along." Come on little man."

Qi Yan thanked softly, secretly said: Even the servants of these Xie mansions are so smart and courteous, and the master is definitely not simple.

When he arrived at the gate, Qi Yan handed in the invitation card and followed his servants all the way to the waterside pavilion, where tables and tables had been set up, and several young students were talking.

Seeing Qi Yan, they all got up and saluted, and each made an introduction.

Qi Yan chose a seat to sit down, and quietly listened to the chatter of several people.Through the words of several people, Qi Yan discovered the clue: these people are actually the top three in each prefecture in this autumn.One of them is Jie Yuan from Chazhou!

Over time, the dozen or so guests who attended the banquet arrived.Qi Yan observed for a while: these people are very young, and their family background seems to be not rich from the clothes and speech.

With a burst of hearty laughter, a man in his thirties came out surrounded by family members. The man first came to the scene and bowed his hands: "I am Xie An, and my name is Yuanshan; thank you fellow students for coming to the humble house."

Xie An was wearing a plain bamboo blue gown with only a jade pendant around his waist, making him look more like an elegant scholar.

When everyone's eyes were on Xie An, Qi Yan's attention was on another young man who came with him.

It should be that from the very beginning, when that person inadvertently walked with "elegant posture", and then deliberately disappeared, Qi Yan noticed him.

The man was wearing a dark black gown without any accessories around his waist, a white jade headband on his head, and a neatly trimmed mustache on his lips.

After exchanging greetings, Xie An raised his hand to signal to the young man at the side: "Brother Rong Yu recommends an elegant scholar for you, Xu Wang, whose name is Shu Han."

Qi Yan's heart skipped a beat, no wonder he found this person familiar!

I have seen portraits of all the adult princes of the Nangong clan.It was only a few years later that this person changed his appearance. Although "Xu Wang"'s surname and Biaozi were both fake, the character "Wang" was correct.

The emperor's third son, Nan Gongwang, was twenty-eight years old, and his mother, Concubine Shu, was born.

The finger hidden in the wide sleeve moved, and the mystery lingering around Xie An was revealed.

No wonder the other party has his own address. It turns out that the master behind him is Nan Gongwang.

Nangong left the post vacant and did not establish a crown prince for a long time. Chunwei is about to come to Nangong to invite Xie An to entertain the top three poor students from all over the world at this juncture, and the intention is obvious.

The master said: This Nangong Wang has the deepest scheming among all the princes.

After confirming that Nangong Wang had noticed his search, Qi Yan withdrew his gaze "unobtrusively".There is no wave in the amber eyes, and there is a gentle smile on the lips like other students.

It seemed that everything was developing as Qi Yan expected.

With a wave of Xie An's sleeves, dozens of servants came in one file at a time, carrying delicacies, fruits and vegetables, and fine wines.

The sound of silk and bamboo can be heard in the distance at the right time. Looking sideways, there is a platform that is a square meter in the middle of the lake, and musicians are already playing on the stage on a bamboo raft.

The distance between the lake center platform and the waterside pavilion is moderate, and the sound of silk and bamboo can be heard from afar, adding to the fun without making any noise.

Look at it again: several slim and graceful dancers dance to the music, a feeling that can be seen from a distance but not played with; it is extremely elegant.

The guests here are all from poor families, and it is not easy for the family to give up a Juren with all their financial resources, so how have you ever seen such a scene?

They were either shocked, obsessed, or envious, these unconscious expressions were captured by Nangong Wang.

Qi Yan sneered in her heart, and made a look of astonishment to match, but looked away at the right moment.

At this banquet, the third son of the emperor, Nangong Wang, came to sit alone on the Diaoyutai in disguise, but she wanted to use it in the opposite way.

Those who wish, take the bait.

The banquet started, and the delicacies were overwhelming one after another.

Xie An proposed to order a drink, one drink per order.

A group of students were all gearing up, hoping to amaze everyone with their literary talents.

The title of the drinking order was seen by Nangong, who drank a cup and said with a smile: "In this way, I will say: 'Good things come in pairs, it's good'."

This sentence seems simple, but there are two hidden questions.If the word "double" is cut from the middle, the front and back are exactly the same, and the whole sentence is also the same when read upside down.

A few people barely matched, but they were not elegant.

More are read backwards but cannot be symmetrical from the middle, so I can only punish myself with three cups.

When she arrived at Qi Yan's place, she lowered her eyes to think for a moment, then slowly got up under the gaze of everyone: "Brother Yuan Shan, Brother Shu Han, all classmates, forgive Qi Yan for not being able to drink this cup."

Xie An and Nangong Wang looked at each other, and asked with a smile: "Why? But the wine in the mansion doesn't suit Mr. Qi's taste?"

"No, fine wine in your house is rare, but I have no blessing to enjoy it. When I was young, I suffered from a serious illness, but I was lucky enough to survive, but my eyes changed color differently from ordinary people, and I couldn't see at night and I couldn't see strong light. The doctor told me repeatedly , I can’t drink in this life.”

"So that's the case, it's all because Brother Yu didn't entertain Mr. Qi well and neglected Mr. Qi. Come here! Exchange Mr. Qi for a pot of high-quality Biluochun."

At this time, an abrupt voice sounded: "It's not right to be blunt, why do you need such an excuse?"

Qi Yan turned her head to look, and it was that Chazhou Jieyuan who questioned herself: Liu Yimei.

Because he publicly knew Yuan's identity as soon as he entered the table, but he punished himself for three cups when he served the drinking order, so he blamed Qi Yan.

Nangong Wang looked at Qi Yan with great interest, the latter smiled indifferently and did not argue, but said in a calm tone: "The tired bird returns to the forest and the bird is tired."

Qi Yan didn't look at Liu Yimei again, and after sitting down, she picked up the tea cup and took a shallow sip.

Amidst the cheers, Liu Yimei's face turned red and then turned pale, but Nangongwang's smile deepened.

Although Qi Yan's order seems plain and ordinary, it contains pictures full of artistic conception, especially the three characters "returning to the bird tired", which are both elegant and full of profound meaning.

Qi Yan proved with her actions that she was absolutely not just arguing, coupled with her unusual eyesight, no one questioned her not being able to drink alcohol anymore.