Counting this time, Gui Qing had only been to the Imperial College twice. Since the little girl surnamed Bai came to the Imperial Academy from Fanke Mountain, although Gui Liu visited her many times, Gui Qing never accompanied her. Therefore, it was actually the first time that she and the little girl in front of her met at this moment.
But some people, even if they meet by chance, remain in love with each other.
When the little girl saw her for the first time, without even thinking, she was sure that she must be the man's sister.
Because she looks so much like him. Although there are clear differences between a boy and a girl, there are many details between the eyebrows, eyes, lips and corners that are very similar. Her male counterpart must be him. Likewise, his female form must be her. That’s why there is a pair of dragon and phoenix twins in the world, the man is ranked first in the ranking of black jade, and the woman is ranked first in the ranking of beauties.
Guiqing knelt down, trimmed the little girl's temples, and said, "Do you know who I am?"
The little girl nodded. She was still young and had not yet learned the court etiquette. She did not know how to salute when facing the royal family. She just made clumsy movements based on her feelings and said seriously: "I have met Her Royal Highness."
"your Highness?"
The old man was in a trance for a while, and the blocked memories suddenly exploded, and then surged like a tidal wave.
No wonder he felt both familiar and unfamiliar when the woman in the white dress came in. He must have seen her somewhere, but he just couldn't remember it.
At the banquet held by the ministers on New Year's Eve last year, everyone was dressed in costumes. She was second only to the emperor and empress, but wasn't there a woman like this who attended the banquet in a plain dress?
The old man taught in the Imperial College for the rest of his life. Counting this as Yongshuang's sixteenth year, he has been teaching for thirty years. But he didn't attend any of the banquets held by the ministers. If he was unable to attend due to illness, once or twice would be okay, but thirty times in the past thirty years, the old man's refusal was still that he was unwell, and he would not change it.
The emperor invited his ministers to join in the fun, but they did not appreciate it, and it lasted for thirty years. Although there is no violation of the law, it is a serious rebellion against the rule of kings and ministers. This is why the current emperor is broad-minded and kind. If it were a monarch who was narrow-minded and determined to retaliate, would you still dare to do this? If you don't go once or twice, you will be tricked and killed long ago.
So at the end of last year, His Majesty the Emperor even commissioned a dragon body and paid a visit in person, hoping that the old man could attend this year's banquet. However, he was ruthlessly rejected and finally left in despair. When the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel heard the news, they couldn't sit still. A huge crowd of people surrounded the old man's residence, and even the two ministers, who were rarely seen in normal times, came.
A lot of people tried their best to persuade him, but all of them knelt down to the old man. They tried to mediate from day to night, but failed to conquer this stubborn old man.
Finally, this matter reached the ears of Lao Jijiu. If you want to put aside your daily life, one more thing is worse than one less thing, so Lao Jijiu will not care about it. But the problem is, this time the emperor came forward in person. As a minister, if you don't have this understanding, no matter how big your official position is, you will be "released" sooner or later.
So Lao Jijiu came out in person. Others didn't know what he said, but they only knew that it had been thirty years since this Buddha had been in office in the capital, and now he was moved.
So on the New Year's Eve of Yongshuang's fifteenth year, it was the first time in his life that the old man attended the banquet of the officials of the Dajing Dynasty. Although he was unwilling to do so, the banquet still left a lot of impressions on him, such as seeing For example, the prime minister, who was a very popular minister, met the most beautiful woman in the world who was said to be living in the harem.
That is the woman in front of me.
Seeing that his student was so close to the princess, he couldn't help but ask: "Bai Huohuo, do you know her?"
The answer given by the little girl was ridiculous, "We know each other, don't we?"
In desperation, he had no choice but to ask the woman, "Your Highness, the princess, has a relationship with my student?"
The little girl hugged Gui Qing and said dissatisfiedly: "Sir, your words are too harsh! This is my sister!"
Guiqing actually didn't like children, but she smiled a little at this time, "You little girl is very good at flattering. To be honest, do you do this to everyone?"
"No way!" The little girl shook her body and said pitifully: "He said he regarded me as his biological sister, and you are his sister, but you are also my biological sister."
Gui Qing smiled and said: "Then let me tell you, he treats everyone as his sister, so you can't believe what he says."
The little girl blinked, like the sister who often comes to see her and likes to wear pink dresses?
Gui Qing looked at her sculpted baby face and suddenly said for no reason: "She is still cute, well-behaved and sensible."
If it were any other child, there might not be any profound meaning in this sentence. But Bai Huohuo had lived alone on Fanke Mountain for several years, and had been in contact with all kinds of pilgrims on the mountain for a long time, so his temperament was far beyond that of his peers, and he could easily hear the true meaning of this sentence.
"Sister, do you know other sisters?" The little girl looked up at her, her eyes clear, and her big eyes were full of sincerity.
Gui Qing had never seen this little girl's maturity far beyond that of children her age, nor did she know how she had made Wang Sizhi feel helpless, so she was a little surprised for a while, but she seemed to be able to accept it.
"You have such a delicate mind, no wonder he likes you."
Gui Qing suddenly came close to her face, and Bai Huohuo could even feel her whispering orchids. The voice was thin and soft, with nasal resonance and full of charm.
"You have made so many mistakes in this Imperial College, but there are still people who remember them. Put away the slippery and flattering one on the mountain. You don't want to wait for that man to come back to see you with a disappointed expression on his face, right?"
The little girl was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head and wiped her tears, and said vaguely: "I'm going to eat first."
As she spoke, she lowered her head deeply and strode away.
The old man felt a little strange, something didn't feel right. Suddenly he shouted at the top of his lungs: "Hey, Bai Huohuo, didn't you just finish eating? You're going to eat again!"
When the little girl heard this, she ran away as if she had been hit hard.
Guiqing looked at her back and frowned slightly, "What did you mean by that sentence just now?"
The old man was so excited when he mentioned this that he spoke much faster, "This Bai Huohuo is really smart, but he doesn't work hard at school and makes trouble everywhere. A few days ago, I was caught skipping classes and was punished for drinking. I was punished for a whole night. Copy books! Everyone arrived early for morning class today, but luckily for her, she was late for half an hour. When asked why, what do you think she said? She said she was hungry and had just gone to have lunch early, so she would not go at noon. If you eat it, you will make up for your homework by yourself. Isn't this a fool's errand? You get up late and you make such an excuse, don't dare to do it! At that time, I was really angry. If I hadn't pitied her a few days ago As soon as I was punished with the wine sacrifice, I had already been punished by copying poems and books!"
After listening to the old man's ramblings, Guiqing looked calm and said calmly: "No need to pity, just punish him directly next time."
The old man's Adam's apple moved slightly, and he was about to say something. But a voice suddenly sounded, "The nature of the people is very different. Some people are inherently good, and some are inherently evil. Therefore, governance cannot be generalized. It requires kings to dominate, mixed Confucianism and Legalism, and a combination of tolerance and violence."
At this time, a delicate Confucian scholar came in. He gently folded his fan, deliberately not looking at the beautiful woman in front of him, and sang softly: "The clouds think of the clothes, the flowers think of the face, the spring breeze blows the threshold, and the dew is rich. If we hadn't met at the top of the jade mountain, we would have met under the moon at Yaotai. .”
After singing, he turned around, faced Gui Qing, smiled and said: "This famous poem, which will be praised throughout the ages, is given to the girl."
Qin Fang, who was still hiding outside the door, watched the scene with great interest and said: "My fair lady, what a gentleman."
Not wanting this surprise scene to end so quickly, Qin Fang began to wink at Gui Qing.
It was this move that instantly made Gui Qing's expression turn cold. She didn't even give him a look, she just opened her red lips and uttered one word: "Get out."
The smile on the young supervisor's face froze instantly.
The old man was also speechless. Could it be that the supervisor had lost his mind from studying? What an embarrassing way to start the meeting, he might as well have hugged Bumousi.
"Leave quickly!"
The old man scolded angrily.
The Confucian Supervisor was unwilling to give up. He gritted his teeth and came to announce his family status: "I am the son of Han Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Industry. May I ask the girl her name?"
The old man sighed and turned his head, unable to bear to look any further. Your method of showing off your identity may be useful to those women from wealthy families, but the person in front of you is the only princess of the Dajing Dynasty. You, a little ant, dare to compete with an elephant?
"Han Yu, right?"
The young supervisor raised his head in surprise and secretly said, "There is a chance!"
Then he subconsciously stared at those seductive red lips and saw her spit out a few words with his own eyes.
"I'm your father."
There was dead silence.
The young supervisor stared at her in disbelief, frozen in place.
Look, look at your mother.
Gui Qing suddenly became upset and kicked him out.
The young supervisor fell heavily on the threshold, surrounded by Qin Fang who was laughing loudly and even burst into tears.
Finally, he reluctantly got up, said nothing more, and left dejectedly.
The old man sighed and said helplessly: "This Han Yu is also a cynical master. He picks up girls everywhere just because he has a good father. I heard that he is a frequent visitor to the fireworks place, but I don't know whether it is true or not."
"Old Jijiu doesn't care?"
"If the water is clear, there will be no fish. The best way is to turn a blind eye."
When Lao realized that he had said the wrong thing and closed his mouth subconsciously, he realized that the woman beside him had not spoken at all.
"I see."
Another voice came out, and then a beautiful woman in palace clothes slowly appeared and stood in front of the old man.
"The Queen?"
The old man was shocked and doubtful, and quickly bowed solemnly, "My lord, pay homage to the Queen!"
Qin Fang smiled and said, "I love you."
"I'm going to see Zhang Gu, and I'll leave this to my mother."
Gui Qing looked cold, as if she was still angry about what happened just now.
"Well, go ahead. Some gentlemen in Zhanggu are so angry that they cannot avoid being crowned Confucians. Remember to speak well and remember not to quarrel."
Guiqing didn't respond and walked straight out.
In the house, the old man was uneasy.
Qin Fang yawned, looked lazy, knocked on the podium, and said slowly: "Nanzhao Imperial Master, shall we talk about something?"
