flstandardbreds Chapter 159 That Rain
Chapter 159 That Rain
The rain in Chang'an, the capital, came faster.
At the end of noon, the entire Chang'an city was dark and there were rumbling thunders.
Pedestrians are running on the street.
The leaves on both sides of the streets rustled in the wind.
At the beginning of the afternoon, heavy rain fell from the sky, covering the entire Chang'an city in a vast mist.
The light grew darker.
Then, lanterns were lit up in Chang'an City.
The imperial palace and harem,
Two lanterns were also lit in the study of the Ninth Princess's Mansion.
An had closed the door and window, looked at the two people sitting at the tea table, and silently stepped aside.
Sitting in front of the tea table are Her Royal Highness the Ninth Princess and Ji Yanran, the talented lady.
Ji Yanran gathered her hair and her gaze fell on the Ninth Princess's face again, with some confusion in her eyes.
The first three chapters of the first volume of "A Dream of Red Mansions" were sent from Xiling City and delivered to her. Her Royal Highness the Ninth Princess had already informed her about this matter. Today, as soon as she received the book, she went to the palace and came here to hand the book to the Ninth Princess.
Her Royal Highness the Ninth Princess just sat at the desk and read the book.
It seemed as if he was completely unaware that it was getting dark, and he didn't even seem to hear the sudden sound of the heavy rain knocking against the window.
Her face was filled with joy.
Look very carefully.
She was completely immersed in the book.
Ji Yanran had not read this book yet, but she knew that it was sent by Bai Shaoqiu, the son-in-law of the royal palace in Xiling City.
Your Highness went to Xiling City in May and came back like a different person—
His Highness talked about his trip to Xiling with great relish, and what he talked about most was the things and that person in Xiling City!
There was light in His Highness' eyes when he said this!
When I heard His Highness talk about it for the first time, there was light in my eyes!
Your Highness, that is the light of admiration.
This is the light of surprise——
Isn’t it said that the son-in-law of the prince’s palace is a waste?
He actually matched his own flower-leaf couplet!
And it’s perfect!
He was unstoppable in the Zhuxi Literary Society, winning the championship with six A-level results...
Originally, Ji Yanran was extremely skeptical about this, and her first reaction was to think that the palace was cheating for him!
Although she knew nothing about Bai Shaoqiu and had no interest in knowing him, many people in the court talked about him because he became the royal son-in-law granted by the emperor.
Without exception, in everyone's eyes, Bai Shaoqiu is a waste.
His various unbearable deeds were simply too painful to describe in words.
There was no sympathy in those words that were talked about with relish, and they were all waiting to see the Zhenxi Palace make a fool of itself.
She never expected that the first thing the Ninth Princess did after returning to Beijing was to invite her to the Ninth Princess's Mansion!
Just let her be a listener.
Just listen to the Ninth Princess telling the legendary story of the son-in-law with great excitement!
That's right,
Those things sounded like legends to Ji Yanran.
He easily matched his own flower and leaf combination!
He made a bet with Song Zigui, and it only took him an inch of incense to match the cloud-scattered couplet of the old scholar Fang!
After three days of reading in the Guangling Academy's library, he made a splash at the Zhuxi Literary Contest, defeating three thousand students from Xiling City and its most talented scholar, Song Zigui, and taking first place...
Mr. Qin said that his talent is as high as a three-story building!
Si Lao and Fang Lao became close friends regardless of age difference...
If the Ninth Princess hadn't said this, Ji Yanran would definitely not have had the patience to listen.
She believes that there are geniuses in the world.
But I absolutely don't believe that a useless guy who can't even read a single word can become a genius with talent as high as a three-story building by reading books for three days!
Even operas don’t dare to write like this!
She thought it was the Ninth Princess telling a story.
It was the Ninth Princess's imagination—
The Ninth Princess was unwilling to marry the eldest son Jian from the Marquis of Changsheng's Mansion to her husband, so she ran to Xiling City saying that she wanted to see the Zhuxi Literary Society in Xiling City.
She did attend this literary gathering and seemed to have taken a liking to someone!
As a young girl who was also beginning to fall in love, Ji Yanran was aware of the Ninth Princess's little thoughts.
She began to worry about the Ninth Princess.
But then the old scholar Fang returned to Kyoto, and the first thing he did was to take the dean of Jinghua Academy, Xiang, to the Imperial College!
Two great scholars came to the Imperial College in person, and what they had to do was to recommend an article to the Imperial College that could be included in the National Academy!
This article... turned out to be the last question Bai Shaoqiu answered at the Zhuxi Literary Club!
Its name is "Lanting Preface"!
Ji Yanran's father, Ji Daxueshi, works at the Imperial College!
My father read the article with his own eyes and said a few words with great emotion when he came back:
"Thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west... The world is unpredictable... I'm afraid our Xingguo is about to produce a saint!"
"saint?"
"Yes, it's Bai Shaoqiu, the son-in-law of the Zhenxi Palace that my father nominated to the Emperor!"
At that time, the shock in my heart when I heard my father say this was beyond words.
It seemed as if my mind went blank at that moment.
Because this fact is incredible.
But after I read the "Lanting Preface"... and thought about the stories told by the Ninth Princess, I felt that this incredible thing seemed to be true.
The Ninth Princess did not suffer from delusions. Bai Shaoqiu had indeed become a completely different person as the Ninth Princess said!
Why did the prince's son-in-law undergo such a big change?
The Ninth Princess said that it could not be called a change. He had always had extremely high talent, but he had never shown it and no one knew about it.
The Ninth Princess even said with affection that he was originally a bright pearl, but he deliberately covered himself in dust and allowed the world to slander him... But he was swimming alone in the ocean of literature. If it were not for the emperor's arrangement of marriage, he probably would not have revealed his amazing talent.
He is a calm person.
I don't like fame or fortune, I don't seek vanity, I just want to keep the pure land in my heart and be at peace.
Whenever the Ninth Princess talked about Bai Shaoqiu, her eyes lit up!
Her eyes showed her admiration and love for Bai Shaoqiu, which made Ji Yanran feel emotional and even more worried.
But it was no longer the Ninth Princess's delusion, but... that Bai Shaoqiu was the son-in-law of the royal palace!
Today, Bai Shaoqiu sent another copy of "A Dream of Red Mansions" to the Ninth Princess.
The Ninth Princess seemed to be looking at that person when she was reading this book!
This book has only three chapters.
An hour passed and Tang Xianxian finished reading the last word.
Still reluctant to look away.
The joy on his face gradually turned into regret.
"No wonder the two great scholars, Mr. Si and Mr. Fang, were vying to write the preface for this book..."
Tang Xianxian finally looked away reluctantly and closed the book carefully. Her delicate hands gently touched the book, and she looked up at Ji Yanran and said,
"This book will definitely surpass Master Du's 'Flower Moon' in popularity. If it were sold in Kyoto, it would once again be in great demand!"
Ji Yanran was startled and swallowed her saliva: "Did he write it too?"
Tang Xianxian pondered for three breaths, then raised the corners of her mouth, and the two dimples on her cheeks were filled with sweetness:
"He didn't write it!"
“…Who wrote that?”
"Mr. Meng Ruan."
"Who is Mr. Meng Ruan?"
"...Another friend of Shaoqiu, regardless of age difference!"
"Your Highness, he is the husband of Princess Changying!"
The sweetness in the dimples on Tang Xianxian's cheeks gradually faded, and she suddenly glared at Ji Yanran:
"It's all your dad's fault!"
"If he hadn't recommended Shaoqiu to the Emperor..."
Before Tang Xianxian finished speaking, there was a rapid knock on the door in the heavy rain.
An walked over and opened the door.
Standing in front of the door is...Dongfang Changying!