I write novels in the East Palace

In addition, Zhou Chengyi also took a look at the news about the debate competition, and found that it had already reached the finals.

The rules of this debate competition are somewhat different from the modern ones. It is not a mode of competition between teams, but an individual registration and drawing lots to form a team.The winners will advance to the next round, and the losers will only have the best performance, that is, the best debater to be determined, and they will fight again to enter the next round.

The list of 16 finalists has all been released, Zhou Chengyi glanced at ten lines, and only one Yu Ying was remembered.

Without him, because this is the only female player among the 16 players.

Princess Huimin said that he wanted to find suitable actors, but he would not take him to the troupe to find them one by one. Not to mention that there were more than a dozen troupes in Kyoto, even their identities were not suitable for this.

Even if they don't mind bowing down, those troupes must be sincere and fearful.

"Let's wait at Zuichunlou. His food tastes very good." Zuichunlou is the largest restaurant in Chang'an. The owner behind him has changed several times. There have been ups and downs, but it has always stood firm.

But the two probably didn't come at the right time today, the Zuichun building was full of guests, and there was no storyteller on the stand that was specially set up.

Although the shopkeeper didn't know the two of them, but seeing that they were well-dressed and accompanied by servants, they must be not ordinary people.

Although he has the backing of his boss, he is not afraid of offending, but after all, doing business in harmony makes money, and it is always good to be careful with your company, "My dear guests, I am really sorry, there is no vacancy upstairs in this store, so I can only ask you to find another place. "

Zhou Chengyi and Princess Huimin looked at each other, both a little surprised.

This Zuichun Building is not cheap. Ordinary people can only sit downstairs at most. Ordering a plate of peanut beef is painful enough. Those who can go to the second and third floors regardless of spending money are at least wealthy. scholar.

There is a saying in the city that says: "If a beam falls from Zuichun Building and kills ten people, there will be seven scholars, two yamen and one prince's family."

Although a bit exaggerated, the connotation is evident.

How could such a place be full?

Zhou Chengyi didn't want to embarrass anyone, so he said, "Forget it, my brother once said that the roast duck in Manxianglou is delicious, so let's go there."

This is of course nonsense, Zhou Chengyao’s fragile body and stomach can’t stand greasy food at all, and he is either sick or on the way to get sick all year round. This was caught off guard by the snow in the winter a month ago, and he didn’t pay attention to it when he caught a cold. He fell ill, and had a high fever in the middle of the night, which frightened the princess so much that her fetus was so gassy that she almost had a miscarriage.

This roast duck was just a random nonsense that he smelled when he passed Manxianglou.

Princess Huimin is not a messy person, so she nodded and agreed with nothing to do.

The two were about to leave, and the first and the second rushed down from the third floor and said something in the shopkeeper's ear, and the shopkeeper immediately stopped them, "Wait a minute, two distinguished guests, we have invitations from the Fugui hall on the third floor."

"Didn't you say that there are no vacant rooms upstairs?" Princess Huimin frowned, looking carefully.

The shopkeeper waved his hands again and again and explained, "Your honored guest misunderstood the villain. There is indeed no room upstairs. This rich and noble hall is reserved by the host for entertaining guests. It is not usually used often, but today the host is naturally present, so there are people in the room." , not to coax you to wait."

"It's our master who wants to get acquainted with the two of you. If you don't mind, I will personally guide the distinguished guests." He kept his posture very low.

Why get acquainted for no reason?Zhou Chengyi looked at Zuichunlou, which had entered the fight for gold today, and for some reason a familiar name suddenly popped into his mind.

Zhou Chengyi: "...Who is your boss?"

The shopkeeper didn't answer but said, "The guests will know when they go up and have a look."

"Then I'm going to go up and see who is the owner of Zuichun Tower." Ordinary people said this as if they were provocative and finding fault, as if they were going to smash the scene in the next moment, but Princess Huimin's voice was cold and indifferent , sounds like a kind of mockery.

Then I went up to the third floor, and the surroundings became much quieter in an instant. It was not as lively as the downstairs. The third floor was very elegant, and almost every closed door could hear the sound of silk, bamboo and zither. Not one room is really empty.

The promenade of Zuichun Tower is located on the outside, covered by walls, people outside can't see inside, but people inside can have a panoramic view of the prosperity of Chang'an with their probes.The Fugui Hall is in the middle, and it has the best view whether you are looking at Chang'an or the inside of the building.

The shopkeeper first stepped forward and knocked to remind the people in the house, and then opened the door, the music of Shengxiao played in unison came out, and there were several figures behind a screen painted with green bamboo and green water.

Zhou Chengyi and Princess Huimin turned their feet behind the screen, and before they could see clearly how many people there were, they received a solid salute, "I have seen Your Highness, I have seen Princess."

There were four people in the room, Princess Huimin immediately recognized the man who was dressed in silk brocade, tied with a jade crown, holding a fan with a blue and red tasseled chalcedony in his hand, and the orchid and jade tree on the side, the handsome young man looked like jade man of.

"Fu Yulan, it turns out that you are the owner behind Zuichun Tower," she said.

Zhou Chengyi was the first to see Fang Guanyan, firstly because this person was really outstanding, and secondly because he was also a stranger in the audience, so he would habitually look for familiar faces first.

But after seeing someone, his first reaction was: "You didn't go to the Imperial Academy today?"

The translation is why you didn't go to work.

Fang Guanyan was a little happy because the other party was the first to ask him, and he replied calmly, "Your Highness, the textbook has been reviewed and will be put into use soon." In other words, the work has been finished, and he continues to be in an unattended position. Ask about the status.

"Oh, that's how it is." Zhou Chengyi suddenly recalled that he, the absolute person in charge, had actually left his post for a long time.

After thinking about it, I asked casually, "Where's the parent meeting? Is it open?"

Before Fang Guanyan could answer, he looked at some familiar people with darker complexion and couldn't help but grab the conversation first, "It's because of you, Your Highness, that you made this parent meeting, and now I can't even go home."

Zhou Chengyi looked at him carefully and realized the identity of this person, "But Erlang of the Pei family?"

The two brothers look very similar.

"Exactly." Pei Yan vomited bitterly, "That boy Pei Ye was so bad in the exam, my father thought it was too embarrassing and asked me to attend the parents' meeting. Wouldn't it be embarrassing for me to go? That guy Pei Ming went too far. It is said that others may not know him, but when I go to them, they will know that he is brother Pei Ye."

"He even said that I and Pei Ye are in the same line, so there's no need to dislike each other, just let it go!" He swallowed the word "fart" that he almost blurted out, and said very indignantly, "I have passed through ten years anyway." Han Chuang studies hard, no matter what, he is better than that kid Pei Ye!"

There was a moment of silence.

Luo Yi almost said, "What's so strong about you who came last in the three-year imperial examination?"

Fortunately, he responded in time that this was not a private occasion, so he only kept this sentence in his heart.

Fang Guanyan was very face-saving and didn't expose his friend, and changed the topic back, "The parent meeting is scheduled for two days, which happens to be the day of the ten-day break."

A ten-day holiday is equivalent to half a month's leave. Xiao Guozun used the old system to rest once every ten days for bathing, one day for Shangyuan and Zhongyuan, and three to five days for New Year's Day, winter solstice, and cold food. Half a day—but it is often the officials who take the rest, and the emperor, the earliest 007 career, has to work hard at his desk.

When Fang Guanyan said this, he also mentioned the current situation of the students in the South Study Room, "The South Study Room took another quiz, and the young son did not do well in the test. Ye Hanlin asked them to take the papers and the parent meeting notice together. Go back and sign."

Princess Huimin realized it, "No wonder he asked me how to write the three characters Ding Guogong earlier, so he wanted to hide the truth."

Zhou Chengyi raised his eyebrows when he heard the words: Oh, Xu Rui is quite smart, he has learned to forge parents' signatures so quickly.

But then he smiled meaningfully, "It's okay, you can hide from the first day of the junior high school but not the fifteenth day, there is no parent meeting, there is no home visit here, and the signature can be forged, but he can't find a fake Duke Ding to pretend to be." .”

Pei Ju and Fu Qian couldn't help shaking in his warm smile, the latter almost tore off the chalcedony fan pendant.

No one wondered why the deposed prince who was supposed to be under house arrest in the East Palace appeared here, and no one wondered why the people who had just met spoke so enthusiastically.

Both feel that they have been friends for a long time, as if it should be like this.

The Eight Immortals table in the room was big enough, Fu Qian asked someone to add two chairs, and everyone sat down one by one.

Zhou Chengyi and Princess Huimin each occupied one side, Luo Yi took the initiative to give way to sit on the side with Pei Yi, Fu Qian sat on the left side of Fang Guanyan, and saw that this person emptied the tea set and cleaned it several times before adding a glass of water , and pushed it in front of Zhou Chengyi.

The whole movement is very natural.

Zhou Chengyi was indeed more used to drinking plain water, he didn't expect Fang Guanyan to notice it, and thanked him in surprise.

There was a sudden commotion downstairs, Princess Huimin pushed open the window and said, "I just wanted to ask, how come there are so many people in Zuichun Building today? I don't see any theater troupe or storyteller."

"Didn't the princess read "Chang'an Chaobao"? Today is the final of the debate." Fu Qian pointed to the thin volume that Zhou Chengyi was holding.

"It seems to be today." Zhou Chengyi was not too sensitive to ancient time, so he didn't pay much attention.

Fu Qian said with a smile, "It's a coincidence that you are here today, and you can enjoy a wonderful verbal battle, especially Yu Youqing... promise, she is here."

A tall and slender woman walked into the Drunken Spring Building. She didn't wear a skirt or dress, but a moon white robe like a man's, but she didn't wear a crown like a man's. The kite with the emerald tassel swayed and swayed softly.

With her head held high and her chest held high, she stepped onto the stage without any timidity and stood among the finalists under the gaze of everyone in the arena.

There were those who laughed, and there were also those who talked a lot. There was even a sneer in the Fulu Hall next door, "How decent is it to show your face!"

Princess Huimin couldn't help saying, "Old old man, go back and read your Four Books and Five Classics."

There was an instant silence from the neighbor.

As the boss, Fu Qian naturally knew who was next door, so he was silent and drank tea pretending nothing happened.

"This is Yu Ying?" Zhou Chengyi also looked at the commotion below.

Yu Ying, nicknamed Youqing, nicknamed Guanxue, a well-known talented woman in Beijing, is the granddaughter of Mr. Song Xuwen.