"…I’m sorry, Teacher. I’ve caused you trouble again…"

Noon sunlight filtered through the leaves, and even with the lush greenery, there was a touch of heat in the air. Unlike the uproar and chaos in the courtyard, this was simply an ordinary exchange between teacher and student beneath the shade of the trees. Search: \(Complete Book God Station\) to read high-quality literature for free.

Zhou Pei recounted the recent events to Ning Yi in detail and then apologized to him with some shame, "If I hadn't spoken carelessly, they wouldn't have incited these people to make things difficult for you today…"

"It doesn't matter. They're too weak."

Ning Yi shook his head and smiled at Zhou Pei's guilt, indicating that it was nothing, and then said, "A few words sparked jealousy, which originally wasn't so serious. It's just that they have family status and influence, and with a little effort, they created this kind of momentum. Little Pei, you don't need to think of them as too bad. Deep down, they may not want to completely fall out with you. At most, it's just jealousy among peers. These things will dissipate soon. As for the conflict between me and those scholars, that's a separate matter. Like I said, they're too weak, so don't pay them too much attention."

Zhou Pei was stunned, somewhat confused by what Ning Yi said, "But…"

Ning Yi waved his hand with a smile, "Among the young people who came today, there should be quite a few who have feelings for you, right?"

Zhou Pei lowered her head, "I… don't know…"

"They're interested in you, so they came to see the excitement. I'm telling you this because I don't want you to take this matter too seriously. Of course, you grew up in the Royal Palace, so you should understand these things better than I do. In the future, most of you will still have dealings with each other. Don't be like today, acting as if you're going to overturn the table with them. The best way for one person to deal with a group is always to divide and isolate a portion, and strike at the smallest portion. Never bring the victories and defeats from behind the scenes onto the stage. This is very important for you when you get married in the future." He patted Zhou Pei's head with a smile, "You're actually a bit aloof, which isn't a good thing."

Zhou Pei had been nodding with her head lowered, but at this moment, she raised her head, a slight confusion in her expression, wondering why the teacher suddenly said this about her.

In fact, since leaving that villa with Ning Yi, Zhou Pei had been feeling dazed. Although she was talking and recounting the events, listening to the teacher's words and responding, her heart was only beating thump-thump-thump, thump-thump-thump.

She hadn't even looked closely at the poem, and she didn't know what the teacher had written.

If it were in the past, it wouldn't have been like this.

On the way over, her heart had been pounding, not knowing what kind of situation she would encounter or how the teacher would respond. When she arrived, she stood there watching the situation. Although she didn't understand why, she could see that the teacher didn't want to write a poem to "prove" himself to these people. This emotion lasted until Ning Yi said, "I see," and called her over, saying, "Didn't you say you were doing well here…"

When she saw Ning Yi pick up the pen in her stunned silence, the girl suddenly realized that the teacher's poem was written because of this matter.

He decided to write a poem to impress those people because of her. Thinking of this, her heart pounded like a drum, and she felt dazed. She didn't even look at what the teacher had written, and even if she had, it might not have registered in her mind. Afterwards, all the way out, her emotions were mostly just simple responses of thump-thump-thump, thump-thump-thump. It was only at this moment that she hesitantly raised her head, the sunlight filtering through the trees and shining into her eyes, hearing Ning Yi's gentle voice.

"It's not bad to be appreciated for your talent, but when it comes to poetry, lyrics, and learning, it's just a diversion in life. Little Pei, you've been smart since you were young, and you're good at learning anything. You're also willing to associate with these kinds of people, but the circle you'll be living in in the future won't be entirely made up of these people. Or rather, their intelligence may not be the same as what you recognize…"

Ning Yi said as he walked, "You can understand these things when I say them, but perhaps no one has ever formally told you. Originally, it should have been your father… or Kang Mingyun who told you, not me. But Kang Mingyun himself is also an aloof person… Little girls, you really grow up too fast. Maybe everyone wasn't prepared enough…"

Ning Yi looked at her, smiled, and made a few gestures in the air, probably indicating Zhou Pei's previous height, "You're getting married soon. After you get married, your interactions with them, with the royal relatives, won't be as simple as holding a poetry meeting. There will definitely be interactions. Scholars can be aloof, but in your circle, you don't have much freedom to choose your own friends. I'm being practical, just hoping you'll be happy and have an easier time after you get married. Before that, someone has to formally mention it to you. You're very smart, so you'll understand when I mention it. Still, the victories and defeats behind the scenes should never be brought onto the stage. That's the game rule of your royal family… Of course, I'm very grateful that you came here like this today."

Zhou Pei was very smart, and she understood when Ning Yi said this. Her heart, which had been pounding thump-thump-thump, now felt like it had been splashed with warm water, very warm, but she still couldn't help feeling embarrassed.

She suddenly understood why the teacher said these things, not because her aloofness had brought trouble to herself, but because the teacher had truly brought the matter of her getting married to the forefront. Therefore, as a teacher, he gave her this final reminder.

Of course, she understood the rules of the royal family, but she also understood that she was aloof. In various occasions, when others praised her for her knowledge and talent, she would naturally feel happy in her heart, and when choosing friends, she would look up to or look down on someone based on this standard.

Even if she restrained herself on weekdays, when she came to the capital and stood out among her relatives and sisters, she, as an outsider, would naturally feel a little smug. Maintaining good manners and attitude towards everyone didn't mean that this inherent aloofness wouldn't show. Otherwise, she probably wouldn't have aroused jealousy from others and brought trouble to the teacher today.

Of course, the teacher didn't mention this because of the trouble. It was because he truly realized that she was getting married and was about to enter another kind of life that he suddenly made this reminder. The Prince Consort wouldn't say such things, and the teacher was going to Shandong next. After he came back, he might live in the capital for a long time, while she would go back to Jiangning to get married. After that, they might not even see each other again. That's why he made this reminder about her future life to his not-so-formal disciple in these possibly last few meetings.

Realizing this, her nose tingled, and she suddenly wanted to cry. The sunlight was dazzling, and tears fell down.

The wind passed through the forest, and the leaves rustled like flowing water.

Before she had even truly tasted the sweetness of youth, the evening bell was already ringing in the mountains…

At the same moment, in the villa over there, another little episode was taking place.

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While speaking flattering words about Ning Yi in front of Ji Wanqing and even using Zhou Bangyan as a foil, Li Shishi shook her head when Chen Sifeng and Yu Hezhong came over to ask about Ning Yi's situation.

Her impression of Ning Yi had been changing, and she couldn't figure him out.

From the initial acquaintance as old friends, she later felt that he was talented. When they met at the Bian River and traveled north together, she had somewhat expected Ning Yi to have strategic talent, but she later discovered that she had underestimated this childhood friend. After returning to the capital, she focused on inquiring about Ning Yi and the situation in Jiangning. The news from Fanlou was so well-informed that when she wanted to inquire, many trivial matters were reflected back, gradually correcting her impression of Ning Yi.

When the Liangshan bandits attacked Jiangning and raided the prison, they stormed into the Su family, a cloth merchant, and massacred nearly half of the Su family's two hundred members. In the end, it was a Su family Son-in-Law who fought valiantly and forced back the ferocious Liangshan bandits. She couldn't find out the details of this matter, and even if she did, it would probably be embellished and untrue. But this news was enough for her to know what had happened.

When they were traveling north by boat, Ning Yi had casually mentioned that he would go to Shandong after going north. Her guess at the time was too mild, and she thought he was going to do business or handle some small matter and asked people about the situation in Shandong. That person… was that浪子燕青 (Langzi Yanqing) , right? He told her some good things about the Liangshan people, and she didn't understand anything and even promoted the Liangshan heroes. She didn't know what his mood was at the time.

But mood aside, he was already laying out his plans at the time. Later that night, that Miss Jin'er seemed to be very angry in front of her, perhaps because she was talking about the Liangshan heroes. Shishi was still clear about the weight of someone who could single-handedly force back the Liangshan bandits in Jiangning and later almost wipe out the other party's people during the trip to the Bian River. Especially after directly inquiring with the accompanying deputy general Chen Jinkui through channels and confirming that Ning Yi was actually the mastermind of the operation, she knew that her original speculation about him was a bit naive.

Piecing things together, the situation became very clear. If an ordinary family was robbed by bandits, they would at most report it to the authorities. But Li Heng seemed to be chasing them all the way and was going to Shandong after arriving in the capital to avenge himself! Chen Jinkui was reluctant to say what Ning Yi's background was now, but Shishi still understood that Ning Yi had his background behind him. This trip to the capital was to unify forces and go east for revenge.

The matter could only be pieced together into such an outline. There was no way to get more details. Of course, Shishi didn't have to investigate the matter to the end. During this meeting, she casually asked a few questions and told Ning Yi to be careful when he went east. The other party obviously wasn't surprised that she could guess these things and answered casually.

Shishi had been in the brothel for so many years, and her mind was clever and transparent. When interacting with people of Chen Sifeng's and Yu Hezhong's caliber, she had to be reserved in her mind. But this old friend, Ning Yi, was obviously on the same or even higher level as her. It had to be said that sometimes when she casually said a word, the other party knew what she meant. Her careful thoughts and sense of humor could

accurately grasp the intention behind it. This feeling was pretty good because she didn't need to be too guarded with her childhood friend.

But she still misjudged some things.

When she suddenly discovered that Ji Wanqing and others had set their sights on Ning Yi, she was indeed amused and had great expectations. Throughout the entire process, she was curious about the ins and outs of the matter, so her words were all intended to probe. Li Heng obviously had the same purpose. After confirming this, she was laughing at Ji Wanqing and others' stupidity while expecting him to single-handedly take on the scholars, or to dismantle their difficulties one by one, surpassing all the scholars present with one excellent work after another. The only thing she was considering was whether she should say "Huàn Xī Shā" to add icing to the cake. But even she didn't expect that the matter would end in such a way, overturning the entire audience with one poem and leaving triumphantly. He would actually write… such a poem casually.

She had still underestimated Li Heng in her heart. Thinking of this, her mood was a bit complicated.

If the last time she saw Ning Yi and Yunzhu's feelings at the poetry meeting in Jiangning, she felt that this friend was indeed a romantic talent, then this time, she truly felt an astonishing talent and pressure in Ning Yi, more powerful and astonishing than she had ever imagined, the kind of feeling that suddenly forced itself in front of everyone.

Perhaps he really could… ignore everyone in this regard…

The other sentence, "载妓随波任去留 (zài jì suí bō rèn qù liú)", also made her chew on it repeatedly, but in fact, this sentence didn't create a sense of closeness, but a slight alienation. She didn't know if this sentence was referring to herself, but in any case, the word "妓 (jì)" had some derogatory meaning if you really went into it. Perhaps not much at this time, and it also contained some elegant feeling, but it ultimately had a derogatory or slightly lower connotation.

Shishi didn't mind Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng making a name for themselves through her, but at the moment, this sentence still slightly distanced her from Ning Yi. Her friend, who she had perhaps accommodated or looked down on in the past, suddenly surpassed her in this sentence, vaguely even giving her a feeling of being above her. She didn't feel angry, but she still felt extremely complex emotions in her heart, which even she herself had some difficulty summarizing.

Somewhat novel, but it didn't seem unpleasant…

While she was summarizing her mood, some people in the gathering had already reacted and were looking for various reasons to say this and that about Ning Yi, ultimately because they were unconvinced. Not many people said that the poem was bad, but after a while, someone said that Ning Yi didn't want to write a poem at first, but now he did. Maybe this poem was taken from somewhere by the little princess. This conjecture was echoed by several people, but the old gentlemen hadn't spoken yet.

Shishi didn't care about these things. No matter how fiercely they argued now, everyone would see clearly who was the clown and who had no face when things spread tonight. They could perhaps pick bones out of eggs to find some far-fetched explanations. Was the speed at which her Fanlou spread news fake? Ji Wanqing wanted to openly embarrass herself in such an occasion. The mama would be so angry when she found out. Tang Yue and Fu Qiushuang, who were called over, were obviously unaware of the situation, but they would definitely be scolded by the mama later. It was truly a win-win situation.

Thinking casually in her heart, her gaze suddenly noticed a figure coming towards her. She was hesitating whether to stand up and greet him when the spirited old man with a dignified bearing had already walked over, cupped his hands, and before the people could react and get up, his words had already spread throughout the audience.

"Regarding this matter, this old man can vouch for Li Heng."

He was obviously targeting those who said that the poem might not have been written by Ning Yi. When he said this, the people who were still discussing looked back and were all stunned.

Uh, so that's how it is…

Shishi thought to herself, another small piece was added to the puzzle of Ning Yi.

Li Heng came to the capital with this old man as his background?

Or… was it another one with a higher position behind him?

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Haha, 19th place, thank you everyone. Starting point ordinary book, nb holy rider, wretched hunter in place, second and third class! ^_^

Recently, people have been posting about Li Bai. Originally, there was nothing to say about this, but there are several similar posts, so I'll ps it: Please respect history, okay! Regarding the relationship between Li Bai and the Wu Dynasty, I already made a high-level and insightful discussion in the first chapter. I know that not many people like to read the settings, but this is very important, students.

Okay, this is a cold joke, but if no one pays attention to the settings placed in the first chapter, I will be very embarrassed. Also, why didn't anyone find it strange when Xigua copied *Xiekexing*…

Again: I really want to investigate whether saying these things at the end of the chapter will dilute the viewing experience of the chapter, such as diluting everyone's aftertaste of the chapter's plot. If it will dilute it, I will only post this kind of explanation as a separate chapter in the future.

Nothing should affect the book itself.

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