Chapter 11 The Time for Frolics and Frolics 2

　　Dressing up a new smile, clothing and accessories in time, hanging hair simple, a pair of peach blossom eyes slightly narrowed, eye waves flow, suitable for happy and angry, own a flirtatious attitude. 　　The crowd looked at Xiaoxiao with Junxing to separate flowers and willows to go, the heart somehow have some unspeakable flavor. 　　After a moment, Jing Ming suddenly mumbled: "You guys say, Miss so, will be the scholar fancy, married her son?" 　　Chun He was fiddling with the pimples on his face, and suddenly let out a cold breath with a hiss. 　　"Chun He what do you think will happen?" 　　"I just pushed a little harder and squeezed out blood." 　　"...... Sinking Bik, what do you think?" 　　"Chunhe, it seems like Miss taught you otherwise, let me help you." 　　"......" 　　Jingying, who was packing up the lady's grooming paraphernalia, suddenly said, "What will or won't be seen by the Scholar, it should be whether or not my lady has the other Scholar in her sights." 　　Jing Ming rejoiced, "Right, right, right, Miss only likes to play with the few of us, where would she like any scholar's family that she hasn't seen before." 　　Jing Ying cut in, "Miss doesn't like us either, she just lets us accompany her to relieve her boredom." 　　Jing Ming's face looked dark, whispered, "That's also ...... Miss only likes Butler Ren ......" 　　The four people are each harboring their own thoughts, suddenly someone outside called out, "Stuffy, hot, who will pour me a cup of tea?" But it was the voice of the young lady. 　　Jing Ming joyfully said, "I'll come, I'll come." He rushed out of the room but tripped violently on the threshold and jumped into Xiaoxiao's arms. 　　Xiaoxiao smiled bitterly and held him upright, shaking her head and saying, "It would be better for me to do it myself if I let you go, just sit still for me." 　　Jing Ming's face reddened and he said anxiously, "Jing Ming can do it, I was just too happy just now." 　　"Happy? Do what so happy?" 　　Jing Ming's face reddened, and he hung his head without making a sound. 　　Jingying asked from the side: "How did Miss come back so soon? How is that scholar, is it not to Miss's taste?" 　　He also casually asked, unexpectedly Miss half a day did not squeak. 　　The four felt strange, couldn't help but raise their heads to look at her. 　　Smiley's face flushed, said: "It's just an ordinary person." 　　However, she did not know that she had been electrified by a woman's smile, and fled in a daze until she fled back to her own yard. 　　At this moment was Jing Ying so mentioned, and remembered just before the hall to meet that scene, so the features of a cold and upright a person, a slight smile is really like a spring flower, talk also seems to be with orchid gas, only to her fascinated like a deer in the heart, the soul. Responding to the absent-minded, said how dull how dull, fortunately, later also know that the shame, hastily said goodbye and fled out. 　　Live so big people, is not no have seen the world, but also will be color into this, although she has always been on the books thick people hard to resist, but this person is clearly a woman which, she really is speechless to themselves. 　　She had a ghost in her heart, being looked at by the four people like this, she only felt that her own embarrassing matters of the heart were clearly understood in these four pairs of bright eyes. 　　"Well, I'm going to the Western Bamboo Essence House to look for Qiaowen, and if Mother King wants to find me again, just say that I've gone to do my homework." 　　Pulling his feet, he fled. 　　After taking two steps, he suddenly turned back, his eyes skimming over the four people's faces one by one, finally resting on Sinking Bik's face. 　　"Shen Bi which, read more books when you have time, it's good for you!" 　　Dropping an inexplicable sentence, the silhouette disappeared in the twinkling of an eye. 　　That Qiao Jue sent a bride price for his teacher, Minister of Rites Guo Xiang, but it was really aimed at the Lanling King's third young lady. 　　This Lanling family generations are out of good generals, loyal to the court, the family laws are strict, education out of the pillars of the country, not the general family of the playboys can be compared. This generation of the world's daughter into the Ministry of War, three years into the job, has been the official by the minister, can be called the dynasty of heroes. 　　Chip Lanling Shidai has been married, Qiao Jue heard of Lanling family three miss recently returned to the house, although it is the daughter of the concubine, has not been appointed to the dynasty, but the age of the same, has not yet been married, can not help but move on the heart of the idea. 　　Unexpectedly today in front of the hall to see, this Miss appearance but the gap between the mother and sister is very large, and a pair of eyes like a smile, not a smile, more love reveal, speak upside down, behavior is not half a bit dignified, sat down for a while to let the king of the order to retreat. I can't help but be greatly disappointed. 　　Lanling 娬 how do not know this person's mind, know that belittling their own daughter, slightly unhappy, but also secretly hate the smile smile out of the big scene, in front of the people to lose face. At that moment, he didn't say much, but only pulled away from the topic. 　　This Qiao Jue sent today is the bride price, in addition to gold bracelets, gold bracelets, gold cape pendant "three gold", there are expensive pin gold clothing, silver ingots, colored satin and all kinds of wine, fruit and vegetable cakes, respectively, into the painting of five women and two men on behalf of the reproduction of the ten wooden box, wrapped in colored satin. 　　There are also four gold pinned red paper written in the wedding ceremony, on the specific date of the wedding, requesting the consent of the male party, that is, "please". Wedding open a total of a list of gifts, known as "gifts", sealed as two, called "double mutiny", and with a red and green pin gold fish bag. 　　At the moment, Lanling opened the fish bag, looked at the wedding book on the auspicious date, nodded in agreement. Then he asked Junxing to prepare the "fish chopsticks" for the return gift. 　　This is also a custom of the current dynasty: a pair of wine bottles filled with water, four goldfish, a pair of chopsticks and two green onions are thrown into the wine bottle. This is a metaphor for a happy couple, like a fish getting water, which means good luck. 　　After ordering Jun Xing, Lan Ling Jie kept Qiao Jue for a meal in the mansion. Qiao Jue wanted to decline, but was kept back by the king on the grounds that he wanted to know how Guo Xiang was doing. 　　While waiting for the meal to be served, Lan Ling Ling invited Qiao Jue to join her in a tour of the royal gardens. In the middle of the walk, a servant hurriedly came and whispered a few words in the king's ear, who apologized and left the scholar alone in the garden to enjoy himself. 　　Qiao Jue also not to slow down for the intention, see this courtyard bridge and lake stone, exquisite layout, autumn light clutch, flowers and leaves, also very like, they will walk faithfully to find the secluded and walk. 　　Walking to a corner of the garden, heard the sound of rustling wind blowing bamboo leaves, Qiao Jue is the most like bamboo, and immediately looking for bamboo and came to see a few houses. These small houses were hidden behind thousands of bamboo poles, small but small, but short walls with flying eaves, bamboo doors and windows, the pattern was extremely elegant. 　　Qiao Jue approached a few steps, only to hear a few laughs coming from the courtyard, a fine discernment, vaguely heard what seemed to be a few women talking about literature. The scholar himself is full of poetry and books, literary style, heard the sound of the heart happy, walking closer and closer, just want to meet friends with the text. 　　Approaching the door of the courtyard, but heard a few yells, fell into the ear is very familiar, a thought, but it turned out to be just before the hall saw the three misses. Can not help but stop in his tracks, a careful defense. But where is talking about the text, seems to be playing a game called word catch. First a person said a word, the next person will repeat the word, and the word will be the end of a word for the first, and then a new word, under the next person and repeat the words on the two said words, and then the word of a person to create a new word, and so on and so forth. 　　Qiao Jue didn't have a good impression of this third young lady, and now that he heard that it was a boring game, he shook his head and was about to walk away, when he suddenly heard the young lady inside call out: "Woods, Qiaowen, you've got it wrong! Just now Xiao Feng said lotus root powder, not powdered lotus root. Penalty poem penalty poem!" 　　When Qiao Jue heard that someone was going to write a poem, his feet were hooked as he was about to step away. 　　That Qiao Wen seemed to be a bit weak and coughed twice before speaking in a gentle manner, "Qiao Wen did make a mistake and deserves to be punished. Please ask Smiley to come up with a question." 　　"Just choose one of the objects, flowers and trees in this courtyard." 　　"Good." That Qiaowen replied, "Lin will write a poem with this cup, please correct me." 　　After speaking, she lightly chanted out four lines of poetry. 　　"The swallows return from the curtains of the blue building, and the sunlight flies under the shadow of the amazing goose. Unlimited scenery can't be eaten, so I recruited a poem into the jade agate cup." 　　The poem finished, earning the two men in the courtyard high fives and praise. 　　Qiao Jue stood outside the courtyard and thought, this verse is easy to come by, but it is extraordinary, elegant and graceful, this person's attainment is not low. Just a little bit too much to indulge in flowers before the moon, less ambition. And there is "meal shall not" this line, this person's nature is rigorous square, although there are ideas, but ultimately will not be unsure of things, but this is a person. 　　This first person punished poem is already neat and elegant, the scholar this time up interest, stand still, just want to listen to a few more. 　　Sure enough, soon another person made a mistake and was penalized with a poem, but it was a different kind of weather. 　　Poetry: "A stream of running water and clouds, the butterfly skirt of a cluster of flowers. What's the matter with the daughters, the spandex scarf and the wild goose ridge walk." 　　Qiao Jue listened and nodded his head. Listening to this voice is young, the poet is very young, but the talent is high, and the ambition is higher. Chest has the ambition of the clouds, the belly has embroidered talent, just when the age of Shaoyao, the future is unlimited. 　　Qiao Jue instantly got the intention to cherish talent and acquaintance, but also felt that it was indecent to barge in like this, in the middle of hesitation, suddenly heard the crowd inside cheering, saying what finally "caught you", but it turned out that this time it was the turn of the third lady of Lanling to be punished. 　　Qiao Jue just remembered that the third miss is also within, but also the owner of this room, think of that person just in the hall shape, immediately will risk the face of the intention to eliminate most of it. 　　Only to hear that person in the garden pretended to clear his throat, laughed: "ouch, when it comes to poetry, where I compared to you two, if you really want to make, it is not a class to make a fool of themselves." The tone of voice is lazy, the tone of voice is bright, where there is half a bit of humility revealed in the speech. 　　The first person called Qiaowen laughed: "Just make it, if it's not good, then I'll penalize you for making a few more songs, until it's done." 　　The slightly younger man named Xiaofeng also laughed, "Good, good, the King can't always take my work when he asks about Xiaoxiao's homework." 　　Outside the wall, Qiao Jue secretly shook his head as he listened, and inwardly realized that this third young lady was uneducated and unskilled. 　　Inside the courtyard, the third young lady hemmed and hawed and said, "Alright, I'll use this hibiscus flower to compose a song. I have a word in advance, good or bad are only a song, do not laugh at me." 　　After a moment of silence, he read four lines aloud: "Hibiscus flowers at the end of the wood, red calyx in the mountains. In the quiet of the mountain, there was no one in the house, but they bloomed and fell one after another." 　　After reciting the four lines, the courtyard was as silent as the poem. 　　Outside the wall, Qiao Jue's heart was shocked, this young lady is in a rich family, looks like a fop, not Wen's speech, how can she recite this kind of Zen? 　　Inside the courtyard, Qiao Wen said, "Xiaoxiao, your poem is good, but the meaning is not very practical." 　　That Xiaofeng also said, "That's right, now that you and I are having fun with you, why is your poem still so lonely. If it doesn't fit, quickly make another one." 　　Xiaoxiao anxiously said, "Who said this poem is lonely, I said it is not lonely at all." 　　"Flowers grow in deep mountain streams, from blossom to fall, no one knows, like brocade traveling at night, is not the meaning of loneliness?" 　　"No, the flowers bloom and fall only to follow their own hearts, what has it got to do with others? Besides, if no one can see it, can't it bloom? Hibiscus blossom for their own perfect beauty, such as the heart of the sky, the moon is full, the branches full of spring, why has it ever changed because of people's perception. Sometimes people are sad about spring and autumn, see flowers and tears, complaining about the birds, that is just a mediocre self-pity, the real perfection from the life, never because of external changes, nor because of other people to change." 　　A word both finished, outside the courtyard suddenly someone said: "good a 'real perfect from within the life', three Miss high talent, Qiao Mou respect." 　　The three people in the courtyard were startled and looked towards the courtyard door in unison. Only to see a white-robed man slowly walk in. 　　This person is slender, head lacquer yarn cage crown, body a cloud pattern plain silk silk robe, the leader decorated with light green lace, waist bundle with the same color Lonicera pattern belt, robe hem cut into a crescent curved shape, wide robes with wide sleeves, movement such as the wind on the water, such as flying if Yang. Slightly closer to see, the appearance of jade, burns with splendor, God as the banishment, the moon shot cold river. 　　This person fluttered into, the world's elegance is difficult to describe and difficult to paint, only to see the three people all stayed on the spot. 　　The man walked up to the three of them, bending down and bowing deeply, "I am Qiao Jue, the character Wen Jin, I have met the three ladies." 　　Xiaoxiao jumped up and said, "Aiya, this, isn't this Miss Scholar! I'm sorry to have missed you... I'm sorry for not greeting you well... please bear with me." 　　Qiao Jue saw her suddenly return to her flustered appearance just now, but this time he didn't feel that she was out of order, he only felt that this person was slightly interesting, and couldn't help but smile slightly. 　　This smile is really like the clouds open to the moon, the spring breeze brushing the willow, only to see the three people's hearts and minds are intoxicated, smiling is more open mouth as if demented. 　　Zhenxiu was the fastest to return to her senses, seeing the young lady in this state was secretly amused, and was busy stepping forward to salute, "Miss Qiao, this is the husband Xiao Lin, my name is Zhenxiu, the word Xiaofeng, is a fellow student of the young lady." 　　Qiao Jue then saluted Xiao Lin. Xiao Lin returned the salute and said, "My word is Qiao Wen, if you don't mind, just call me by my word." 　　Qiao Jue laughed, "What scholar is not a scholar, I'm ashamed to hear it. Just passing by, I heard all of you composing poems, which is a great talent, Jue is not talented, I would like to compose a poem with you, please give me some advice." 　　At that moment, he chanted, "The years are short, the Bashan mountains are full of smoke and rain. The golden bottle is still full of drunkenness, why is it like the waves of the cave." His voice was slightly lowered, and his tones were rhythmic, like a brocade that was dark and glowing. 　　Zhen Xiu clapped her hands and said, "Good poem, good poem, life is a hundred years of flowing water, why seek trouble when there's wine to drink today?" 　　Qiao Jue smiled and said, "I would like to dedicate this poem to Third Miss' poetry." 　　Smiley came back to his senses and said, "Why are you so modest, you're much more skillful than I am." He thought to himself, "At least you're all original, you're a lot better than this plagiarist. 　　Qiao Jue added: "Just now, I heard what the King said, the three of you are preparing to go to the Enke, and with the three of you being highly talented, you'll definitely be in high school. How fortunate is Jue to be able to work with the three of you in the same court as ministers, and serve the court at the same time." 　　Xiao Lin and Zhen Xiu hurriedly modestly polite, but also incidentally with this over the successful person to ask for advice on the experience of the examination. 　　Xiaoxiao stood by the side and kept quiet. 　　Thinking to herself, she privately made a military order with the Mother King, promising to go to the capital to take the exams, only in exchange for this free time now. I do not want to mother king will also say this with the first prize lady, it seems to be stored in the heart of this person, but also have to put themselves on the court. Just their own promise to go to the examination is the martial arts scholar, but with this Wen Scholar what? 　　The original idea was to believe in the words, a delaying tactic, do not want the mother king so much publicity, made known to the public, then if he fell from the mountain not only lost is a person's face, when it is really a headache. 　　There Qiao Jue and Xiao Lin Zhenxiu pleasantries for half a day, see the three young lady stood aside the face of the strange and did not say a word, but also said that the three people disturbed the pleasure of the three people, leading to the young lady is not happy, they find an excuse to say goodbye. 　　Before leaving, the group bowed, smiled and said: "so, Jue will first wait in the court ......" line of sight in the smiling body a condensation, a shallow smile dragged over: "... ...three now, please don't ask Jue to wait for a long time." 　　After saying this, he smiled and left with a smile on his face. 　　Xiao Lin sighed: "This Miss Scholar is really very character, so enviable." 　　Zhenxiu said: "Highly educated, good character, rare, but also look like this fairy posture, if not personally see, really do not believe that there is such a character in the world." 　　Xiao Lin said: "She is the person who has won the three yuan in a row, blessed with the favor of the saint, and is such a talent, not three years after the section by her to take the doctor may not be. If Lin can dip into her light, can enter the third grade is God's blessing." 　　Zhenxiu said: "she just said so earnest, and is the first acquaintance, think also do not have to say that polite words, why do not you think." 　　The two said for a while, did not see the lady answer, then both turned their heads and asked, "Miss think this person how?" 　　Smile as if waking up from a dream, hehehe laughs, "I'm thinking about whether or not I really want to sell out for the exam, uh, what were you guys talking about just now?" 　　The two were speechless. 　　Within the next year, Qiao Jue fruit was reappointed, promoted two levels, the official from the fifth rank of the Hanlin Academy Bachelor of Lectures, Hanlin Academy, the status is second only to the fifth rank of the Hanlin scholar. 　　Although his younger brother Qiao Rong for men, but his sister free style, with his sister out of the capital in the Poetry Bureau of the Bureau of several times, the talent of the growing fame, but also in the Apricot House piano will win the first place, full of fame in the capital. 　　A poem of the time said: bright as Huaiyu, the strange posture of the Traveling Banyan. The poem praised the two siblings for their outstanding talent and appearance. 　　Qiao Jue's success in the government and his brother's reputation spread far and wide, and the people who came to ask for his hand in marriage were about to step over the threshold of his house. Qiao Jue, however, contrary to the proactive attitude of years ago, just to the youngest brother's age is still small one by one to put off, if pestered urgently, should say that there is already a suitable candidate. Asked who in the end, Qiao Jue is not answer, only back to the time has not yet come, can not say more, more and more people think.