There's A Beauty

"Why, how could it be me?" Others knew that Xue Wangjing was joking, but Youshu, who came from 600 years ago, took it seriously, pointing at herself and taking two steps back, with a tense and guarded expression.

Fortunately, the others didn't see his gaffe, and laughed and said, "Isn't it you? Your parents gave you a good name, and it's exactly the same as Zong Shengdi's sweetheart. Why? You know nothing about these rumors Know? It's too ignorant!"

Only then did You Shu realize that no one in the world would know that he came from 600 years ago except herself.That is to say, the sweetheart of Emperor Zong Shengdi named You Shu in their mouths may actually be themselves.

After a while, Xue Wangjing's words confirmed his guess.

"I heard that this young man named You Shu was brought up by Emperor Zongsheng himself. Not only is his appearance peerless, but his talent is also unrivaled in the world. When he was fifteen or sixteen years old, Emperor Zongsheng's love for him was deeply rooted. Ruokang, but he hesitated several times because of the disparity in status. When he finally ascended to the throne, for some reason, his sweetheart left without saying goodbye, and never returned." Xue Wangjing thought that Youshu and As rumored, he is an ignorant dude who doesn't know that these unofficial histories are normal, so he briefly explained them.

Someone next to him sighed, "About the reason why the young man left, there are actually many rumors in the market, and they all say that Zong Shengdi's first confidant, Zhao Chuan (Ada), who was the commander of the imperial army at the time, was jealous of the young man's favor, which made Ji force him to leave." He was gone. Therefore, it was Zhao Chuan who saved Emperor Zongsheng's life several times on the battlefield. Men are also fascinated by him and jealous of him."

"However, he fell in love with that person, but he could never find him again." Another person sighed, "Even though he created such a great cause, he also lived his whole life with painstaking efforts and no thoughts. It is said that he died for a long time. Calling Youshu's name, looking at the direction of the city gate, no matter what, they couldn't close it, even if several princes wiped it repeatedly, they would still open in the next second, and in the end they couldn't, so they could only be buried here."

Everyone knew this unofficial history in detail, and they couldn't stop talking once it started, and they all explained it to Youshu, who had little knowledge.

"Do you know why there was no curfew at that time, why didn't you close the city gate? Because Zong Shengdi wanted Youshu to enter the city as soon as possible whenever he came back. That's what the so-called 'my city gate will always be open for you', right? ? Overlord, Overlord, really domineering."

"Also, at that time, there were portraits of Youshu posted on the gates of every city in the Ming Dynasty. Whenever they saw someone who looked similar to Youshu, the guards would immediately report it to Shangfeng, and Shangfeng reported it to the court. Such a big The dynasty spans nine states and covers seven countries, but it only takes three days and nights for the news to reach Emperor Zongsheng's ears. This is unimaginable now."

"Yes, I heard that in order to deliver the news, eight thousand-mile horses were rushed to death in one day."

"Emperor Zongsheng's seventeen personal conquests were not for devouring other countries, but because he received news about his sweetheart and wanted to go out to find it himself. In a great war, Ximan used someone who looked like Youshu to He lured into the murderous situation, but almost succeeded. It can be seen that he even risked his life for Youshu."

"Overlord is the number one infatuated person in the world. If you want me to say, the most likely reason why he wiped out the seven kingdoms and brought together Kyushu is to facilitate the search for Youshu. You have to know that if Youshu goes to another country country, no matter how powerful his methods are, he will not be able to touch it."

This point of view has been recognized by many people, and everyone sighed while drinking tea.It is said that heroes are ruthless, but this is wrong. Emperor Zongsheng lived up to the love of the country and the expectations of the people.However, after all, he was a bit unlucky, and he didn't wait for the one he loved until he died, and he didn't know where the young man named Youshu went, and what happened to him.

Youshu was dumbfounded when she heard it, and it took a long time to come back to her senses, and she said confusedly: So it wasn't the master who drove me away, but Ada made his own decision?It turns out that the master didn't fear me or alienate me, but waited for me all his life?It turned out that the master was still calling my name when he was dying, because he was so unwilling that he couldn't even close his eyes?

What am I misunderstanding?What did you miss?

Youshu felt as if struck by lightning, broke her heart and wept blood, broke free from the arms of the Ninth Prince's iron tongs, and hurried to the window to check the few floor tiles repeatedly, imagining the scene of her master standing here, waiting for her return.He must be very anxious in his heart, so he couldn't calm down when he walked around, and that's why he smoothed such hard rocks one by one.

Thinking of this, Youshu also tentatively walked back and forth on the floor tiles, and burst into tears at some point.How he wished that time could be turned back, so that he could return to Shangjing 600 years ago, enter through the city gate, and wave to his master.If he saw himself, he would definitely smile with the corners of his lips pulled, how handsome and gentle would that look be?

Youshu couldn't imagine any more, she clenched her fists against her chest, out of breath for a long time.The scariest thing in the world is neither the unknown nor death, but the endless waiting.He has always felt the same as his master, so at this moment, he was about to be suffocated by the pain of desperate waiting.

The Ninth Prince didn't like to hear about Zong Shengdi's deeds, but seeing that the young man was interested, he didn't stop him.Now, the young man suddenly shed tears, his cheeks were flushed, his chest heaved and his back was hunched, as if he was about to faint at any moment, he was immediately anxious, and hurried over to hug him and pat him.

"What's wrong with you, Youshu? Is there something uncomfortable? Sit down quickly and drink some water."

He tried to help the young man to the table, but the young man grabbed his arm tightly and murmured, "I'm sorry, I didn't know, I didn't know..."

The Ninth Prince became more and more worried, and said in a low voice, "You didn't apologize to me, please sit down and rest for a while! Your face is ugly."

Youshu looked up at him with a blank expression, but more tears welled up in her eyes.He regretted that he should have left without asking; he regretted not giving his master a little more trust.He regretted too many things, but 600 years have been wasted, it is the reincarnation of the master, all the regrets have become the past, and there is no room for redemption.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling sad, threw himself into his master's arms and wept loudly, the sobbing sound made people's eyes sore even after listening to it.The Ninth Prince's eyes were red and his heart ached, but because he had never comforted anyone, he didn't know how to deal with it, and he didn't know why the boy was crying so sadly.

Xue Wangjing said in embarrassment, "Young Master Zhao really has a soft heart, and he was moved to tears after hearing the story of the Overlord."

Someone said disapprovingly, "Why are you acting like a bitch? Crying and crying at the slightest incident!"

"Shut up! If you can't speak, get out of here!" The Ninth Prince was already in an irritable mood. Hearing this, his fingers cracked and he was furious. If he hadn't hugged the boy tightly, he would really have kicked the boy down. Chuanlou, let him die and forget Chuanchuan.

The man was startled, and quickly shrank his head and hid in the corner.Others also understood the status of the young man in His Highness Ninth Prince's heart.If another man was crying inexplicably like a young man, His Highness the Ninth Prince would order his followers to gag his mouth and beat him up, or cut off the thing below to make him a real woman.This has happened more than once.

However, now, His Royal Highness Nine not only doesn’t feel bored, but also empathizes with him. While patting the young man with red eyes, he comforted him incoherently, “Why are you crying? Stupid? You are so intelligent, you are not stupid, stop crying, otherwise, otherwise..." Otherwise, I will cry too.

"It's true." Youshu hiccupped while crying.He was so sad, as long as he thought of hurting his master's heart, he wished he could kill himself.

"So what if it's true? It has nothing to do with you. Besides, I don't think Emperor Zongsheng is pitiful. An emperor who can destroy the seven kingdoms one by one, but can't even protect his sweetheart, and ended up in a lonely life. It is my own fault. If it were me, I would never let my sweetheart leave for even a moment. I would tie him firmly, put an end to all schemes and schemes for him, and bring the most beautiful and precious things in the world to him one by one to please him. "The Ninth Prince's tone showed undisguised sarcasm, and there were many unknown longings.

Others said that he was the reincarnation of Emperor Zong, but he looked down on this ancestor extremely.If you can't even look down on the person you love the most, what kind of emperor should you be?What a waste!

Youshu didn't expect her current master to be dismissive of her former self, so she was a little surprised.He looked up, and although there were still tears in his eyes, he forgot to cry for a while.

Taking advantage of this time, the Ninth Prince quickly wiped away his tears for him, and ordered, "Good boy, don't cry. Unofficial history is all hearsay, and the true and false have already passed, so why worry about it again and again."

Youshu listened to her master the most, and because of the guilt in her heart, she didn't dare to bore him, so she quickly put away her tears, but her grief had not yet calmed down, so she hiccupped one after another.The Ninth Prince picked up the teacup to cool it down a bit, and carefully fed him a few sips, his eyes full of love.

Seeing that the situation was finally under control, Xue Wangjing and others ordered his followers to urge the vegetables.The waiter quickly came in with a tray and placed the steaming food on the table.Youshu loves to eat when she is in a bad mood, and immediately picks up the bowl to pick up rice grains, hiccupping while eating.

The Ninth Prince secretly felt it was funny, holding the teacup in his left hand and chopsticks in the right, while feeding the young man water and picking up vegetables for him, he didn't have time to eat a bite.

After the feeling of suffocation passed, Youshu realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly served the master with food and vegetables, serving her very carefully and thoughtfully.He has missed 600 years and doesn't want to miss the reunion now.

The Ninth Prince has always taken it for granted that he has been served since he was a child, but now he is very satisfied. As long as it is a young man's food, he will eat it all, with a big appetite.

As the saying goes, times change, even the same soul is still a different individual after reincarnation.They have their own families, their own growth experiences and memories.You Shu referred to his master's previous habit of serving dishes, but he didn't know that the Ninth Prince no longer liked to eat these things.

Xue Wangjing wanted to remind a few words, but seeing that one of them was working hard and the other was eating happily, he didn't dare to talk too much.

Zhao Yusong seemed to have a relaxed demeanor, but in fact he had already clenched his hands into fists, full of resentment.What do you mean by "I will tie him firmly, put an end to all schemes and calculations for him, and bring the most beautiful and precious things in the world to him one by one to please him"?When he said this, His Highness Ninth Prince's eyes were fixed on Youshu from beginning to end, with a solemn expression as if he was swearing an oath, as if Youshu was his sweetheart, and for Youshu, he would give everything.

What does this so-called "everything" include?Power, status, favor?Uncle is just a petty villain. If his son is favored, won't he become more unscrupulous?Until then, how should the direct descendants of the two families deal with each other?Zhao Yusong gritted his teeth and thought: The Zhao clan must not have a shameless pamper, an ignorant courtier who shows off his beauty.After I go back, I will tell my grandfather about it and let him make a decision.

Although he thought righteously, the jealousy in his heart far outweighed his worries about the clan's prestige.

At the same time, You Shu and the Ninth Prince had eaten two bowls of rice and were about to add a third bowl.Seeing that the food disappeared quickly, Xue Wangjing winked at the eunuch standing by the door and asked him to order some more.It's rare that His Highness Ninth Prince is in such a good mood and has a big appetite, so he must let him enjoy himself today.

As soon as the door opened, there was a loud noise from outside. It turned out that Juzi from all over the world was holding a literary meeting downstairs.In one month, there will be the three-year general examination. After the general examination, there will be the imperial examination. If they can pass, they will immediately be able to rank among the upper class. Naturally, they are looking forward to it and want to show their talents.

Wenhui can not only make oneself famous, but also test out the strength of opponents. If you meet one or two noble people by chance, you may be able to get support and reuse. Therefore, in recent days, restaurants and tea houses in various places in Shanghai are very lively.Among them, Wangchuan Tower is the most favored by Juzi, because it is the place where His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince likes to stay.I heard from the scholars in Shangjing that if you come to Wangchuan Tower for dinner, you will meet His Highness at least nine times out of ten.

Today, I don't know whether these candidates are lucky or not, and they met each other, but they are beauties by their side, so they don't have the heart to pay attention to Wenhui.

Zhao Yusong felt disappointed when he saw His Highness Ninth Highness was indifferent to the high-spirited talk outside, and wondered if he should make a start later and invite His Highness to come down and show off his literary talent?But at this moment, his servant came in holding a bamboo tube and whispered something in his ear.He was overjoyed, waited for His Royal Highness to eat and drink enough, and waited for You Shu to wipe his mouth and clean hands, then cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, my father found a pair of calligraphy and paintings of an unknown layman a while ago, would you give me your palm?"

"Oh, your father can also get the calligraphy and paintings of Wuming Layman, what a blessing! Your Highness likes to collect his works most, so hurry up and display them for everyone to appreciate." Xue Wangjing raised his eyebrows and smiled.Everyone also agreed.

It was only then that Youshu remembered the task assigned by her parents. When she heard that the calligraphy and painting were the Ninth Prince's favorite, she quickly turned to look at Zhao Yusong, and asked ignorantly, "Who is the nameless layman?"

He has always been like this, asking when he doesn't understand, telling when he doesn't know, and silently memorizing the answers he gets from others to expand his knowledge base, never pretending to understand, let alone pretending not to understand.

Everyone was stunned at first, then amused, but they didn't dare to reveal it in front of the Ninth Prince, their faces turned red.

Zhao Yusong was pleased with himself, and said coquettishly, "The Wuming Layman was the most famous calligrapher and painter in the Ming Dynasty. He neither liked painting landscapes nor painting flowers and plants. He only copied portraits all his life. Everyone carved it out. At that time, people laughed at him for being stupid, vulgar, and out of fashion, but he persevered. From the age of 16 to 50, seeing that he was about to die, Emperor Zongsheng suddenly issued an imperial list to recruit good painters A painter of characters. It turned out that he wanted to paint the face of his sweetheart on paper for collection, but every time he started to paint, he couldn't control himself because of the depth of his feelings. I have forgotten him for a long time, so..."

"What are you talking about, let's get to the point!" Seeing that Youshu's eyes were red again, and a few teardrops were hanging on her eyelashes, the Ninth Prince immediately scolded her with a very impatient expression.

Zhao Yusong's face turned pale, and he said hastily, "This is the way to tell the world to look for a painter. The unknown layman was called into the palace, and only based on Zongsheng Emperor's dictation, he vividly depicted the person's every frown and smile, which aroused Zongsheng Emperor's heart. Dayue, and personally canonized him as the number one painter in the world. All his paintings in his life were collected by Emperor Zongsheng, and they were burned in the flames of war, and very few were left in the market." Then he opened the bamboo tube and took a slightly yellowed painting The scroll was spread out on the tabletop that had been wiped clean and covered with felt.

The Ninth Prince lowered his eyes and saw that it was indeed a portrait, but it was not the person he expected.No one knows that the reason why he collects the picture album of the unknown layman is not out of love, nor is it arty.He just wanted to see what that young man named You Shu looked like.Although there is a picture scroll preserved in the royal family, the ink has faded away, leaving only an outline.

When he was young, he often stared at the outline in a daze, and then wept inexplicably, and he got better when he grew up.However, his obsession with complete portraits has never disappeared, and whenever there are works that appear to be unknown laymen, he will order people to search for them.He thought that maybe one day he could get a portrait of Youshu by chance to relieve his doubts.

But now, he suddenly lost interest, and no longer wanted to find out what the legendary peerless beauty looked like.He already has his own Youshu, he is very good, the only one in the world.

The Ninth Prince originally planned to take a quick look and return, but saw Youshu rushing to his side, staring at the scroll with burning eyes, as if very interested, so he changed his mind, pointed to a few details and began to explain, finally shook his head and said , "The strokes are not smooth enough, the paper has signs of being old, and the last stroke of the inscription was not accepted, so it can be seen that this is a fake."

Zhao Yusong was greatly disappointed, and when he thought of the 5000 taels of silver that his father had spent in vain, his heart ached even more.

Youshu has a strong learning ability. After listening carefully for a while, she memorized the various identification methods in her mind, and was going to go back and ask her parents for money to buy a picture.If he can find an authentic painting and give it to the master, he should be very happy, right?As for the fact that his father wanted to be transferred to Yangzhou, he had long since left it out of the blue.

Just at this time, there was a knocking sound outside the door. It turned out that a group of candidates had heard that His Highness Ninth Prince was having dinner here, and they came here uninvited.They bowed and bowed, with a respectful attitude, and repeatedly asked to discuss with His Highness, and said that His Highness's calligraphy is unique in the world, unmatched by anyone, and they really want to see it.

The Ninth Prince wanted to drive them away, but seeing Youshu staring at him with admiration and burning eyes, his vanity instantly soared.

"Come on, invite them to come in." He waved his hands and sleeves, with a chic posture, without talking too much with a few people, spread out a piece of rice paper and pen to walk around the dragon.The judges were ecstatic, and hurriedly gathered around to watch, and everyone downstairs came here after hearing the news, applauding constantly.

The Nine Princes at the time of dancing and writing seem to be the same as the master 600 years ago, but there are also differences.At that time, no one paid attention to him, even if he was amazingly talented, he had to hide his clumsiness everywhere.Now he can play freely and indulge as much as he wants, laugh freely when he should laugh, and rage when he should be angry. Even if he shows his sharpness, even if the weather is uncertain, he can still be admired and admired by everyone.

What's even more different is that there is no place for him to stand by his side now.Looking at Xue Wangjing who was helping the master grind ink, and Zhao Yusong who was helping the master press paper, Youshu, who had already been squeezed to the periphery of the crowd, could only stand on tiptoe and stretch her neck, finally realized an extremely sad thing—— How guilty he is, no matter how much he wants to make up for it, the master who has lived again no longer needs his guilt, let alone his making up.The only thing he can do for him is to walk away quietly and guard silently.

Thinking of this, he rubbed his red eyes and left quietly.

The Ninth Prince felt that someone was staring at him with fanatical eyes, and he was standing very close, and even his breath was sprayed on the side of his face one by one.He always thought it was Youshu, so he wrote it more devotedly. After writing a piece of wild cursive, he heard the people around him gasp in surprise frequently.

He took the wet handkerchief from the eunuch, wiped his hands slowly, and looked at "Youshu" standing beside him with his lips curled up, hoping to get some warm compliments from him, but he couldn't help but see a Totally unfamiliar faces.

"You're not Youshu!" He was stunned, then searched the crowd repeatedly, and shouted in a panic, "Youshu, Youshu, where are you? Youshu!"

He pushed away the crowd like crazy, but he couldn't find his beloved young man again. First, his face was pale and crumbling, and then he walked back to the private room quickly, tearing into pieces the best letter he had written in his life.

"When did Youshu leave? You can't even look down on anyone. What use is this king asking you? Get out! Get out of here!" People chopped into meat.

Tables and chairs, pens, inks, papers and inkstones were all smashed by him, and there was a loud bang bang bang bang sound, which made everyone retreat and run away.Xue Wangjing and the others didn't dare to leave, so they had to wait outside the door anxiously, and made a neck-slashing gesture to the head of the guards.

Knowing that this master has a crush on Young Master Zhao, he has not locked him in prison, so why doesn't he have any vision at all?

The guards were also very wronged, there were so many people at that time, they were worried that assassins would sneak in among them, so they were extremely vigilant, how could they have time to pay attention to Young Master Zhao?This group of people is also big-hearted. In order to show their face, they squeezed away the nobles around His Highness for no reason. No one can get in the palace examination this time.

The Ninth Prince was insane for a while before he could regain his senses. He rushed out to search for someone all over the street, but when he couldn't find him, he ran to the Zhao Mansion, but when he learned that Youshu hadn't turned back, he followed the same path to look for him, and finally met his sweetheart. Passing by each other, until Xia Yaofang was kidnapped back to the East Palace by the guards sent by Emperor Zhongkang.