Chapter 29 limericks
After passing these details quickly in my mind, Xu You's face was silent. It seemed that he had not been seduced by the big cake drawn by Yuan Jie. Instead, he showed a calm smile and said, "If you want to achieve what Yuan Gong said, just the word "Sai Hai" may not be enough..."
A look of praise flashed in Yuan Jie's eyes. He could stay sober in front of such a huge fame and fortune. Not to mention a young man who is young, even a wise man who has been experienced for a long time may not be able to stick to his original intention and remain unmoved.
He gently beat his calves that were slightly sore and said, "Qilang is really smart! The plaque on Xihaiting is just a medicine guide. If you want the famous scholars to flock to you, you have to ask Qilang to prescribe another prescription!"
"Prescription? What kind of prescription?"
Yuan Jie answered the question irrelevantly and said, "How was Qilang's article written?"
Xu You instantly realized that Yuan Jie wanted to write an article for Xi Haiting. Although there were countless masterpieces from later generations in his chest and abdomen to learn from, today's sharpness has been revealed enough. Too much benefit from humility, too much is worse than too much. He said: "It's just that the literature and science are very well understood, and there is not even a single bit of brilliant color, and it is impossible to get on the table."
"Why should Qilang be too humble?" Yuan Jie seemed to be disbelief and frowned: "After all, this matter is to think about Qilang's future. Do you want to refuse like this? Are you afraid that I will take advantage of you?"
It is really hard to say who benefits more in this game. The only difference is that Yuan Jie gets instant benefits, while Xu You gets future benefits. As the saying goes, it is really good for everyone, so for him, he is actually optimistic and smiled bitterly: "Yuan Gong's words are heavy! Let's do this, the article cannot be done for the time being, but I write a poem and ask Yuan Gong to comment!"
Then, without waiting for Yuan Jie to answer, he chanted casually: "The mountains are high and the fairy palaces are deep here. The distance is with the cranes, and the clouds are leisurely. Go to the waves and connect to the Wei land, and return to the boat to lift the Chu sails. Mr. Yuan is so generous that he can't sleep every night!"
The first couplet of this poem describes the play of Haiting. The jaw couplet sublimates the artistic conception, and the neck couplet describes the grand scene where everyone rushed to visit from Wei to Chu. It uses exaggerated techniques. At the end couplet, it praises Yuan Jie's generous hospitality as the master, which is Xu You's habitual flattery. At this time, the style of the poem has just evolved from four-character to five-character. There is no certain rhythm, no length, no level or tone, and the rhyme is quite free. Because it is different from the lyrics of the Han Dynasty and the recent regular verses and quatrains of the Tang Dynasty, the limerick poem he made nonsense has a general name in this era: five-character ancient poem!
Yuan Jie's brows relaxed and said, "Cao Zijian made a poem in seven steps, and was praised as a talented person. I think Qilang is not inferior at all. It is rare to be able to make such a poem in a hurry!"
He pondered for a moment and said, "Why not do this? You can stay in the mansion for one night. Wait until tomorrow morning, I will order someone to write another article "The Story of the Sea Ting", and then I will trouble Qilang to write a copy of it?"
Xu You laughed in his stomach. I guess Yuan Jie didn't have any hope for his writing after hearing this limerick. He was so happy and said respectfully: "You dare not obey orders?"
After the discussion was decided, Yuan Jie was in a daze and wanted to sleep, so he ordered Feng Tong to arrange Xu You to rest in the guest room. The two of them walked side by side, and along the way, they saw the servants of the Yuan Mansion entering and leaving in an orderly manner. If there was something to do, they would whisper in a low voice, and if there was nothing to do, they would hang their heads and go quickly. The huge manor could not hear any noise. Xu You sighed: "When you see the small things, even the slaves are so polite, it must be the result of Feng's proper discipline."
At this time, the two of them walked to an arch. Feng Tong looked gloomy. Just as he was about to reply, a maid wearing green silk trousers suddenly ran in from the other side of the door and was hitting Xu You's shoulder.
Xu You's body is not weak now, but she is really weak and weak. She immediately took three steps back when she hit her. Feng Tong stood behind and hurriedly held him. He was furious. He just said that he had good discipline, but he came out like this. Is there anyone who sabotages this? He was about to point at the maid and scold him, but when the words came to his mouth, his face changed slightly, but he swallowed it back.
The maid didn't seem to be panicked, and her dark eyes slammed Xu You's face. She had a clever look in her pretty eyebrows and said with a pursed lips: "Didn't you hurt your husband? I just was just rushing to the road and didn't hear anyone here, so she ran a little anxiously. Please forgive me!"
Her voice was light and agile, like a bird in the forest, making people feel happy when they heard it. Xu You naturally wouldn't mind and smiled and said, "It's okay!"
According to common sense, the maid should be held back at this time, bowed to the side of the road, and then sent Xu You and Feng Tong away before he could do whatever he wanted. But this maid didn't know whether it was intentional or really rude, but after hearing Xu You's words, she still stared at his face, not knowing what shyness was.
Xu You ignored him and said to Feng Tong: "Let's go!"
"Mr. Please, please, I'll come later!"
Xu You nodded, walked slowly, passed the arch, walked along the winding path to the bamboo forest not far away. After a while, Feng Tong rushed up and looked at Xu You and stopped talking.
Xu You smiled and said, "That little maid just now is the one around Sanniang, right?"
"Mr. Guy?" Feng Tong sighed and said, "I have been in charge of all the slaves in the mansion, including the other husbands and wives. But the two girls around Sanniang were spoiled too much by her. They became lawless and could not even help me..."
Yuan Jie has four sons and three daughters, and Yuan Qingqi ranks third, so Feng Tong has this saying.
Xu Youqi said: "I heard that Mr. Yuan governs his family with his famous teachings and etiquette, and his rules are extremely strict, and he can tolerate such things?"
Feng Tong sighed again and said, "It's not because of Sanniang... Uh, look at my mouth, I've talked nonsense endlessly, and I didn't even pay attention to Lin Yazhu. Langjun, you'll rest here tonight. If you need anything, just order the maids who serve you."
After hearing Feng Tong's words, it seemed that Sanniang had some secret, but the letter of rescinding had been written, and Xu You had no relationship with the woman anymore, so he had no intention of exploring it and said, "I know, please send someone to send the autumnal equinox... Also, can you invite Zuo Jun to come and have a narration?"
Zuo Qi? Humph, I almost forgot when I mentioned it. I was disrespectful to me along the way. Sooner or later, I would obey him! Feng Tong did it, "Except for the 300 Guards, most of the other departments live outside the mansion. It's not too late, and it's inconvenient to enter and exit. If there is no important thing, why not wait until tomorrow, I'll arrange for Zuo Qi to come to see the husband."
"I'm going to meet Mr. Yuan tomorrow, I'm afraid there's no time." Xu You's tone became a little low, and he said, "Actually, there's nothing big. It's just about the soldiers who died in battle. I'm always uneasy. I want to ask the Zuo Jun wait to discuss how to make a statement to let me show my heart. If this matter is not done well, I'll probably find it difficult to fall asleep tonight. Of course, it's nothing if I don't sleep. I'm afraid that tomorrow I'll be in poor spirits and will miss Mr. Yuan's affairs..."
Feng Tong coughed dryly and said, "My husband can take a break first, I will make arrangements now. Someone will come!"
Eight beautiful maids walked out in response, divided into two rows, knelt on their knees, and called the husband lightly. Feng Tong told them to tell them, then turned around and left. Xu You was in Zhongxiangguo, but he was unintentionally looking at them, asking them to get up and guard the door, lie on the couch, and breathed comfortably.
From leaving Yixing, he first experienced the hardships of boats and cars, and then he was exhausted by the Four Yao Arrows. Then he went directly into Jinling City without rest all night. Then he fought with Yuan Jie in a battle of wits and courage. If he hadn't been with one breath, he would have collapsed to the ground.
I don’t know how long it took, Xu You woke up from deep sleep. When he opened his eyes, he saw the autumnal equinox holding his chin with his hands and sitting in front of the couch. He was dozing off all the time. His long eyelashes were combed, which set off his fair face, and looked full of innocent childishness and cuteness.
A trace of warmth floated in Xu You's heart, and he sat up quietly, trying to carry her to the couch to rest. As soon as his hands touched the soft ribs, the autumnal equinox trembled violently, his eyes opened, and his face was filled with horror.
Xu You was stunned at first, and then realized that she must have dreamed of that blood-filled night again. She lovingly exposed her head in her arms, stroked her hair bun, and comforted in a low voice: "Don't be afraid, this is Jinling, we are safe... don't be afraid..."
The autumnal equinox was lying in Xu You's arms. Listening to his heartbeat, for some reason, his trembling body immediately calmed down, and with the calm and uneasy heart!
"When is it now?" Xu You looked out the window, and it was getting late.
"It's the end of Shen Shi. The people from Yuan's mansion just now came here. Seeing that the husband was sleeping soundly, I didn't alarm you!" The autumnal equinox yelled, left Xu You's arms, and said, "Zuo Junhou is still waiting outside..."
"Have the military waiter arrived?"
Xu You said as he walked out, sitting in front of the couch, his little face turned red for some reason, his eyes showed a little shame, he stuck out his tongue, and chased Xu You out.
Zuo Yu knelt down on Taosheng and saw Xu You standing up. Taosheng was made of peach bamboo, which was very precious. Xu You smiled and felt very kind. He almost subconsciously reached out to shake hands with him. He woke up halfway. The times and etiquettes were different. He took the opportunity to make an invitation gesture and said, "Sit up the military waiter, I can't get up, I'll let you wait for a long time!"
Left tilted his hand and waited for Xu You to sit down before he straightened his body, knelt down peacefully, and smiled and said, "I have just arrived not long ago. My husband has worked hard every day. After resting for a while, he looks much better."
Xu You also smiled and chatted with Zuo Qi for a few casual words, and suddenly fell into silence again. Zuo Qi was a little surprised and couldn't help asking, "I wonder what instructions did you have to call me to come?"
After a while, Xu You's eyes closed and he said seriously: "Military Hou, your future in Yuan Mansion has come to an end!"
Chapter completed!