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These days, all kinds of things are important, but Zhao Junchen attaches great importance to it, but this palace banquet is still about to come. 【Read the latest chapter】
As mentioned before, this palace banquet was actually a blind date held by Emperor Deqing for Zhao Junchen.
Cui Qianxue, the granddaughter of Cui Mian, the former cabinet minister, Chen Zhirong, the second daughter of Chen You, the Duke of Jing, and Su Xiuning, the eldest daughter of Su Changjin, the governor of Southern Zhili, these three women of the right age were the marriage choices designated by Emperor Deqing for Zhao Junchen.
In the past few days, although Zhao Junchen continued to manage the government and the public, make plans, and meet with cronies, he also did not forget to inquire about the detailed information of these three families - such as power and influence, such as character and style, such as personal connections, etc.
Only after such mutual comparison and comprehensive consideration can Zhao Junchen make a choice that is beneficial to him.
Of course, Zhao Junchen only inquired about the family status of these three families. As for the appearance of the three women who would go on a blind date with him next? How is your temperament? How's the review? Zhao Junchen was indifferent. Although the spies also inquired about a lot of relevant information, Zhao Junchen just glanced at it and threw the information aside, and then ignored it.
In fact, Zhao Junchen doesn't pay much attention to his future wife's appearance, character, personality, etc. As long as the other party can bring much help to Zhao Junchen, even if she is ugly, jealous, and has bad conduct, Zhao Junchen will still marry her. At most, he will just put her in the back house and raise her and ignore her.
What's more, Zhao Junchen himself is not a good person. He can't even count how many things he has done against his will, so he doesn't dare to expect that he can marry a good girl - if he is really a good girl, Zhao Junchen Whether Junchen himself is worthy of others is another question - after all, the only thing Zhao Junchen can show off to others is his power and wealth, but true love. It has nothing to do with any of this!
For Zhao Junchen, his marriage choice has nothing to do with such a pure thing as "love", nor is it for the sake of future generations. It's just a matter of pure profit!
Is it possible to save myself a few years of hard work, is it helpful to my career, is it easier to achieve my goals...
These are all the things Zhao Junchen considers when facing the choice of marriage.
Needless to say, although Zhao Junchen has the power and influence in the court that few people can match, his vision and thoughts on marriage are actually no different from those pretty boys who "eat soft food" and "hang around rich women".
Despicableness and shamelessness are the basic qualities of politicians!
In fact, sometimes, even Zhao Junchen himself would feel contempt when thinking about some of his thoughts and actions. But when faced with a choice again, Zhao Junchen will still choose the road that can get more benefits. Although this road is dirty and rugged, it is a shortcut.
People are always unable to resist the temptation of shortcuts, especially Zhao Junchen.
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On the way to the palace. Zhao Junchen sat quietly in the sedan chair, thinking about his various mentalities, and couldn't help but laugh at himself.
Now he has become accustomed to being despicable, and now the habit has become natural. This is a terrible thing - although Zhao Junchen has no intention of changing it.
"But I don't know that I will keep walking on this road. What will be the final result? Will I still be unable to escape the fate of becoming an emperor's chamber pot, will my house be confiscated and beheaded, will the nine clans be implicated, and will be infamy for thousands of years? Or will I be able to climb to the pinnacle of power, and finally be free from death? Will I be restrained by others and do what I really want to do? And a hundred years later, how will the history books describe my actions in this life? But no matter what, I will inevitably be listed in the "Records of Traitors". "
For a moment, Zhao Junchen thought very far.
Then, Zhao Junchen shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
These things are too far away and Zhao Junchen cannot see that far. I don’t want to look that far either.
While Zhao Junchen was deep in thought, bursts of shouts from vendors suddenly came from outside the sedan.
Selling noodle soup, sesame seed cakes, oil cakes, and so on.
However, Zhao Junchen's sedan arrived at a commercial street. After passing through this commercial street, he turned to the official road before heading to the palace.
After hearing the cries of these vendors, Zhao Junchen's heart moved, but he suddenly remembered the tofu pudding stall he often visited a few years ago.
That stall was quite delicious. There was a time last year when Zhao Junchen would go there to have a bowl every day after going to court. However, when the New Year was approaching, the old man who set up the stall went back to his hometown to celebrate the New Year, and Zhao Junchen didn't have it for a while. I had seen it before, and due to the many things going on in the DPRK, I gradually forgot about it.
Looking back now, Zhao Junchen found that he actually missed the taste of tofu pudding at that stall.
So, after thinking for a moment, Zhao Junchen suddenly said outside the sedan: "Qingyan, go and have a look. We often visited that tofu pudding stall years ago, why haven't you now?"
Outside the sedan, after hearing Zhao Junchen's instructions, Xu Qingyan was slightly startled and asked: "Master, is it possible that you want to eat bean curd now?"
Zhao Junchen nodded and said, "Yes, when I think about the taste of tofu curd from that stall, I suddenly feel a little greedy."
Xu Qingyan hesitated and said: "But... Young Master, you are going to the palace for a banquet soon. It is a palace banquet. Isn't there any delicious food? Why eat tofu pudding here to fill your stomach? When do you eat tofu pudding differently? Besides, what if it is here? What should I do if I'm late and I'm late?"
Zhao Junchen said unexpectedly: "Don't worry, there is still more than half an hour before the time limit. We can't be late no matter what. Even if we go, we can only wait outside the palace, which is quite boring... In addition, during the palace banquet, it is indeed There are countless delicacies, but at that time, I may not have the heart to taste them. In order to take into account the image, I don’t have the opportunity to eat much. Although the delicacies are right in front of me, I might be hungry instead, so I might as well eat something here first. A pad will save you from feeling hungry but embarrassed to take down your chopsticks, which is really uncomfortable.”
Xu Qingyan then thought about it and realized that this was the reason, so he agreed: "Okay, Master, you wait in the sedan first, and I'll go see if the stall has been set up."
Xu Qingyan has always been sharp-minded. After only a moment, he returned and replied: "Master, the stall has been set up. The business is more lively than before, and there is almost no space left. Fortunately, during the New Year's Eve last year, we saw that the old man setting up the stall was about to return to his hometown for the New Year, so we I gave him a red envelope, so the old man actually remembered me. There happened to be two empty seats just now, so he specially reserved them for us."
Zhao Junchen smiled and said: "That old man is really thinking about love."
Xu Qingyan curled his lips. Said: "Young master, you gave him a red envelope years ago. Although it is just a piece of money in our eyes, it is his income in a month or two. Naturally, he does not dare to forget us."
Zhao Junchen laughed again and said: "You know how to think the worst of people. Although you are used to seeing villains, you are surrounded by villains. But not everyone in this world is like us, simple and kind-hearted. Although there aren’t many people, there are still some.”
While talking to Xu Qingyan, Zhao Junchen had already changed into casual clothes in the sedan chair, then lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and walked out. After ordering the bearers and entourage to wait by the roadside, he followed Xu Qingyan's lead. Walk towards the stall.
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When he arrived at the stall not far away, Zhao Junchen took a look and found that, as Xu Qingyan said, the business was busier than before. Although the stall had twice as many tables, there were still customers coming and going continuously.
Compared to last year. At this time, there was a man and a woman helping the old man setting up the stall. They seemed to be the old man's son and daughter-in-law. However, because there were too many customers, they were still overwhelmed.
And the old man setting up the stall. He is a person with a simple personality. Ever since he received Zhao Junchen's red envelope years ago, he has been thinking about it in his heart. Now that he knows that Zhao Junchen is coming, he has paid more attention. Now that he saw Zhao Junchen appear, he put down what he was doing. He hurriedly greeted him.
"Old man, business is good." When he came to the stall, he and Xu Qingyan sat on the empty seat specially reserved by the old man. Zhao Junchen greeted with a smile.
The old man smiled all over his face and said repeatedly: "Thank you, thank you."
Zhao Junchen shook his head and said with a smile: "Your tofu pudding is delicious, so naturally more and more people will come to visit it. How can you do it because of me?"
While chatting, seeing that the business was booming and the surrounding environment was noisy, the old man was being urged by many customers as soon as he was talking to him, so Zhao Junchen didn't say more, just waved his hand and said: "My husband, please stop patronizing me, otherwise It will offend other guests, and I have something to do later, so I won’t be able to talk to you anymore, so you can go ahead and go ahead. My old rule here is to serve two bowls of bean curd and ten fried dough sticks."
Seeing what Zhao Junchen said, and seeing that the other guests were really anxious, the old man could only nod his head repeatedly and said, "Okay, two bowls of tofu curd and ten fried dough sticks, I will bring it to you right away, sir."
As he spoke, the old man turned around to prepare for Zhao Junchen.
While Zhao Junchen was waiting, he looked around and suddenly found a stall selling huoshao next to the old man's bean curd stall. Thinking that he had never eaten huoshao since he came to this world, he ordered Xu Qingyan: "Qingyan, Went to buy two Huoshao nearby, we haven’t had it for a long time and we miss it.”
This time, Xu Qingyan did not question Zhao Junchen's decision. He just nodded and got up to buy a fire.
However, perhaps it was because the Douhua stall was doing so well, and the stall selling huoshao next to it was also booming, with more than a dozen customers queuing up. It seemed that Xu Qingyan would have to wait a while longer if he wanted to buy huoshao.
As a result, the seat next to Zhao Junchen became empty because Xu Qingyan left.
During this period, due to the booming business, there were constantly customers wanting to sit here. However, they would be reminded by Zhao Junchen that there were already people here. Perhaps it was because Zhao Junchen now had a somewhat "superior" temperament, so after being reminded by Zhao Junchen , but no one continued to bother.
However, things like this kept happening, and it had already happened five or six times during just one cup of tea, and Zhao Junchen was gradually becoming impatient with this situation.
"If I had known this, I might as well have let Qingyan occupy a seat here, and I would queue up to buy the fire..."
Just as Zhao Junchen was mumbling to himself, a faint fragrant breeze suddenly blew over him. In the blink of an eye, a young girl suddenly sat down next to Zhao Junchen.
This girl looks older, about sixteen or seventeen years old. Her figure is petite but plump. She has a naturally good figure that is "full but not fat, slender but not thin". Her white and tender skin makes people shine. , wearing a blue dress. On her head was a servant girl who fell off her horse, which is now popular in big houses. She seemed to be from a good background.
It's just that she lowered her head at this time, making it difficult to see her appearance clearly.
However, although she is a young girl. But Zhao Junchen did not intend to give up his seat because of this, so he reminded him again: "Girl, this seat is already occupied."
After hearing Zhao Junchen's reminder, the girl trembled first, as if she was frightened, and quickly raised her head to look at Zhao Junchen.
Then, her face appeared in front of Zhao Junchen.
This is a beautiful woman, with a fair oval face, delicate and charming facial features, and a pair of bright and big eyes. The eyelashes on her eyes are long and thick, making her big eyes even more distinct. And the twinkling of these big eyes also gave her temperament a bit more liveliness and naivety.
After sizing up Zhao Junchen, the girl's expression relaxed slightly, and then she said in an urgent voice: "Master, please let me hide here for a while. If someone is chasing me, I will leave as soon as they pass by."
Although the voice is urgent, it is crisp and moving, and it also has a certain kind of unworldly and straightforward voice.
After hearing the girl's explanation, Zhao Junchen discovered that the girl had been walking in a hurry before, and after sitting down, she lowered her head and shrank back. There was a slight panic in his expression, as if he was really avoiding someone.
However, Zhao Junchen always felt vaguely familiar with the girl in front of him, as if he had seen her before somewhere.
This is very strange, since Zhao Junchen came to this era. Because of the sensitive identity, and because I don't have a habit of looking for flowers, I haven't come into contact with many women. But with the beauty of the girl in front of me, if I have ever seen her. Zhao Junchen should be deeply impressed.
But Zhao Junchen searched the memory in his mind, but still had no impression.
While Zhao Junchen felt strange in his heart, he was looking at the girl for too long while absent-mindedly. To others, it seemed that Zhao Junchen was a prostitute who was obsessed with the girl's beauty.
The girl obviously thought so too. Seeing Zhao Junchen's eyes stagnating on her face, the girl frowned slightly, and a trace of strange anger flashed across her expression. However, she was not as shy as an ordinary girl should be. Instead, she stared at Zhao Junchen with her big eyes, and her voice Qing Jing blamed him: "Sir, I see you are also a scholar, please pay attention to your manners."
After hearing the girl's reproach, Zhao Junchen realized that he had lost his composure, so he smiled apologetically and asked: "I'm sorry, I lost my temper. I hope the girl can forgive me, but I don't know who is chasing the girl? Is there anything I can do to help?" "
While he was talking, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but look at the girl a few times. He saw that the girl was well-dressed and had a temperament that could not be cultivated by a small family. She was obviously of extraordinary origin. Although there are people chasing her now, It can't be something like a wealthy family's evil young man raping a common girl.
After hearing Zhao Junchen's question, the girl hesitated for a moment, but did not answer. She just lowered her head and said nothing. Occasionally she quietly raised her head and looked around, as if her captor was nearby.
Obviously, Zhao Junchen had a very bad impression on her just now, as if he was a protégé, so the girl chose to ignore Zhao Junchen.
Seeing the girl's attitude, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but smile bitterly and shake his head.
Just at this time, the old man running the stall came towards Zhao Junchen's position with two bowls of tofu pudding, and behind the old man, his daughter-in-law was carrying a plate of fried dough sticks.
Arriving in front of Zhao Junchen's seat, the old man couldn't help but be a little confused when he saw someone changed next to Zhao Junchen.
But the old man was an honest man and didn't ask any questions. He and his daughter-in-law just put the bean curd fried dough sticks in front of Zhao Junchen and asked, "Master, what else do you need? We sell mustard here nearby and it tastes good. Master, do you want to try it too?" ?”
Zhao Junchen nodded and said: "Since my father-in-law said it's good, let's try a small plate, but..."
While speaking, Zhao Junchen pointed to the daughter-in-law beside the old man and asked: "Old man, is this your daughter-in-law? Does she have spare clothes with her now?"
The old man was stunned again and asked: "There is oil and powder flying here, and the clothes are neither stainable nor durable. My daughter-in-law does bring spare clothes to change, but I don't know why you ask this, sir?"
Zhao Junchen smiled slightly, pointed to the girl next to him with his finger, and said: "Can you borrow it and wear it for this girl for a while? Don't worry, I will return it to my husband in a while."
Although the old man didn't know Zhao Junchen's intentions, he still agreed and waved his hands repeatedly. He said: "Young Master, what are you talking about? This is a crude piece of clothing, and it's you, Young Master. How can I feel at ease, old man?"
While talking. The old man had already ordered his daughter-in-law beside him: "Go and get the spare clothes and put them on the young lady next to the young master."
The daughter-in-law there was also very responsible. After hearing what the father-in-law said, she nodded obediently and turned around to get spare clothes without asking why.
It was only then that the girl next to Zhao Junchen realized what had happened. She raised her head again, stared at Zhao Junchen with big bright eyes, and asked with some dissatisfaction: "Why do you want me to wear other people's clothes? And you!" I'm not familiar with you, so why do you want to overstep your authority and meddle in other people's business? Are you asking someone to give me clothes to use without my consent?"
Zhao Junchen smiled, pointed to the cyan dress on the girl, and asked: "If I'm not mistaken, the clothes you are wearing are made of Su embroidery, right? If you look at the clothes worn by the people around you, most of them are just coarse cloth. Don't you think so? Are you very conspicuous here? Although I don’t know who is chasing you, but if you are wearing clothes like this, I am afraid they will see you at a glance, and it will be useless no matter how much you shrink here. "
After hearing Zhao Junchen's reminder, the girl realized where she was conspicuous, and said softly, her cheeks slightly red.
Wait until the old man's daughter-in-law brings spare clothes. Although she was not used to making clothes made of coarse cloth, the girl still put it on to cover her expensive Suzhou embroidered dress.
When the girl put on the coarse clothes, Zhao Junchen pointed to the girl's hair and said, "Is this hair style a maiden hair style? I heard that it is very popular among ladies these days. It is both dignified and lively. It does look good, but you Don’t you think this hairstyle is also very conspicuous? Especially when paired with a pair of coarse clothes, it is even more conspicuous than before.”
The girl was stunned again, reaching out her little hand to touch her hair, but she didn't react until she realized what she was doing. He quickly let down his hair.
As his hair fell down, a faint scent of hair drifted in front of Zhao Junchen's nose.
Well, it smells like pear blossoms. This girl must have used "Yue Rong Fang" shampoo.
After subconsciously taking a breath, Zhao Junchen added: "Also, don't shrink down or lower your head. If you look like this, you are hiding from others, but you can still be easily discovered..."
Next, Zhao Junchen pointed out many flaws of the girl one after another.
However, perhaps on purpose, Zhao Junchen did not tell all the girl's flaws in one breath, but said them one by one, waiting for the girl to change one point before talking about another point, leaving the girl scrambling to clean up for a long time, and Zhao Junchen He was admiring it from the sidelines.
After the girl finally packed up, Zhao Junchen suddenly fell silent.
Because Zhao Junchen pointed out too many flaws, the girl lost her confidence. Now seeing that Zhao Junchen suddenly stopped talking, she couldn't help but ask: "Are there any other flaws?"
Zhao Junchen glanced at the girl with a half-smile but asked, "Huh? You finally no longer dislike me for interfering in other people's affairs?"
After hearing Zhao Junchen's joke, the girl's fair cheeks blushed slightly, and then she glared at Zhao Junchen again and said angrily: "You... you deliberately watch my jokes!"
Zhao Junchen deliberately showed a puzzled expression and asked: "Why can't I laugh at you?"
"You..." The girl's daily acquaintances were either polite gentlemen or demure ladies. How had she ever heard such a thick and direct rhetorical question? For a moment, her eyes were wide and round, and she was speechless, but she didn't know how to answer. She looked quite cute, but she finally found her reason: "You are a decent man, but when you see a woman in trouble like me, you not only don't want to help me," , but he deliberately laughed at me, which is not what a gentleman would do!"
Showing weakness seems to be a woman's instinct and can always be used as a reason.
But Zhao Junchen retorted: "First of all, if I didn't have the intention to help you, I wouldn't have pointed out so many flaws for you just now. Now you should be grateful to me; secondly, I never said that I am a gentleman." , and no one has ever thought that I am a gentleman, so please don’t hold me to the standards of a gentleman; finally, I don’t think that a little girl who ran away from home will be a poor woman in distress.”
After hearing the words "run away from home", the girl was startled again, her round eyes widened again, her expression was full of coquettishness, and she asked in surprise: "You, how did you know?"
Zhao Junchen replied leisurely: "Seeing that you are well-dressed and have a few valuable accessories on your body, your temperament is definitely not that of a small family. So you are hiding from people and are obviously not a villain from a wealthy family who robs a common girl. In addition, When you are being chased. Although you are panicked, you do not show fear. Obviously even if you are chased, you will not be too hurt... Considering your current age and the temperament you have shown, the answer is obvious. Yes, it’s just because something didn’t go your way, so I ran away from home in anger, and the people chasing you now are your family members, am I right?”
Speaking of which. Zhao Junchen shook his head slightly and said: "To be honest, I regret helping you now. You are a little girl and you have run away from home. Your family must be very worried about you."
Maybe it was because the conversation between them made the girl let go of her guard, or maybe it was Zhao Junchen's intelligence that made the girl want to ask for advice. So after hearing Zhao Junchen's words, the girl finally stopped hiding anything and gently ignored him. After a small mouth, he said: "Grandpa, they are not worried about me, they are only worried about the future of the family. For this, they even asked me to discuss marriage with a big corrupt official. No matter how much I begged him, it wouldn't work, so how could I worry about me!"
As she spoke, the girl looked aggrieved.
Zhao Junchen, who was on the side, heard the girl's words. But he couldn't help but be stunned.
Big corrupt official?
Talking about marriage?
Zhao Junchen suddenly felt that the girl's words were inexplicably familiar to him.
Then, after Zhao Junchen looked at the girl carefully for a few more times, he suddenly laughed and shook his head. He said: "What a coincidence... What a coincidence... There are such coincidences in this world..."
It turns out that the girl in front of me is actually the granddaughter of Cui Mian, the old man in the front pavilion. She is about to meet Cui Qianxue on a blind date with Zhao Junchen at the palace banquet!
However, Zhao Junchen had only seen her portrait at the beginning, and he didn't pay too much attention when looking at it. In addition, the portrait was different from the real person after all, so he didn't recognize it until now.
I have to say that Cui Qianxue is more beautiful than the one in the portrait. She lives up to her name, with beautiful appearance and snow-white skin.
Zhao Junchen never expected that Cui Qianxue ran away from home before going on a blind date with him!
Zhao Junchen did not expect that when Cui Qianxue ran away from home, she would meet him at this place and time!
There is another saying from later generations that says, "All kinds of coincidences in life are often more interesting than drama." Now that I see it, it is indeed true.
For a moment, Zhao Junchen had a strange expression, half smiling but not smiling.
After hearing Zhao Junchen's words, Cui Qianxue was slightly startled and asked, "What a coincidence?"
Zhao Junchen shook his head to hide the abnormal look on his face, but asked with interest: "Nothing, just talking to myself. You should talk about your own affairs. Maybe I can help you with some ideas."
Cui Qianxue is young and has been living in a boudoir all year round. She has a sweet and innocent temperament and has no scheming thoughts. Now she wants to ask Zhao Junchen for advice, so when Zhao Junchen asked, she explained in a long way, even forgetting for a while. He realized that he was being pursued for trouble.
In fact, even if Cui Qianxue didn't explain, Zhao Junchen could roughly guess what was going on.
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As mentioned before, Cui Mian, the old man in the front cabinet, was a person who cared about his body, so he had a good reputation. Most of the people who got along with the Su family on weekdays were either high-ranking people in the court or great scholars among the people.
Cui Qianxue has always been complimented and sought after by people around her since she was a child because of her grandfather's good reputation.
Amid such compliments, Cui Qianxue gradually developed a "sense of justice" in her heart - Cui Qianxue's reputation as a virtuous and upright person, and her actions in helping the people and saving the world, in Cui Qianxue's opinion, are fashionable behaviors that can be praised by everyone, so Cui Qianxue has always requested this. Own.
Since she became sensible, Cui Qianxue will often do good deeds - for example, she will distribute her monthly pocket money to the poor in the capital, for example, she will often urge her family to open porridge sheds to relieve the poor, for example, she will give away food that cannot be eaten at home. Give to beggars on the roadside - and then receive praise and thanks for these good deeds, and never tire of it.
But essentially speaking, Cui Qianxue did this just to get praise and compliments from others. Other girls show off jewelry and clothes, but Cui Qianxue likes to show off her "sense of justice" because of her upbringing. In fact, there is no fundamental difference.
In fact, throughout the ages, many people have had a similar mentality.
Under such circumstances, Cui Qianxue, who prides herself on being noble and upright, is naturally very resistant to having a blind date, or even marriage, with a corrupt official like Zhao Junchen.
After the news spread. Cui Qianxuejia couldn't accept the pitying looks from people around her, the ridicule or alienation from her peers.
Therefore, Cui Qianxue has either lost her temper or begged in the past few days. He was unwilling to meet Zhao Junchen, but Cui Mian was a person who cherished his body. Because he cherished his body, Cui Mian had a good reputation, but also because he cherished his body, Cui Mian did not dare to break his promise to Emperor Deqing. It was so natural I don't care about Cui Qianxue's attitude.
So, out of the firm "sense of justice" in her heart, Cui Qianxue ran away from home without hesitation.
It's just that I grew up in a boudoir. Cui Qianxue has long been accustomed to living with nothing but food and clothing. Although she ran away from home without thinking about it, Cui Qianxue didn't think about what to do after running away from home.
In fact, not long after Cui Qianxue ran away from home. The matter was discovered by the Cui family. Now everyone in the Cui family has mobilized to look for traces of Cui Qianxue. Cui Qianxue has no hiding skills at all and was almost caught several times. Just now, I saw busy business and people near the bean curd stall. People come and go, so they come here to hide again. And also met Zhao Junchen himself.
Cui Qianxue said a lot, but if she summed up her experience, that's probably it.
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After listening to Cui Qianxue's explanation, Zhao Junchen sighed and said, "You are actually asked to discuss marriage with a corrupt official like Zhao Junchen. Although marriage matters should indeed be decided by your parents and elders, they really don't consider your feelings. .”
Cui Qianxue only felt that Zhao Junchen was speaking from the bottom of her heart. She couldn't help but nodded and said: "That's right, it's a pity that my grandfather didn't listen to my opinion at all. If I insist on meeting Zhao Junchen at the palace banquet today... then Zhao Junchen is a big corrupt official." , must also be disgusting, I don’t want to see him.”
Zhao Junchen didn't care about Cui Qianxue's malicious speculation. Zhao Junchen was already familiar with this feeling of being rejected. He just smiled and nodded: "Yes, I really feel wronged when you encounter this kind of thing, because of the blind date with Zhao Junchen , you must have received a lot of criticism from people around you, right?"
Cui Qianxue nodded again and said aggrievedly: "Yes, several of my friends have alienated me because of this matter."
Zhao Junchen still sighed: "A person's reputation is quite important, because it is related to a person's interpersonal relationships. People are divided into groups, and birds of a feather flock together. Gentlemen will only interact with gentlemen, and villains will only get along with villains. This If something affects your reputation, it will naturally affect your interpersonal relationships. Being alienated by your friends and being laughed at by people around you must be very uncomfortable, right?"
Hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, Cui Qianxue felt even more aggrieved, and her eyes were a little red.
Zhao Junchen continued: "So, I can completely understand your running away from home this time, because only in this way can you maintain your reputation, and by keeping your reputation, you can maintain your connections and continue to gain the favor of your friends. Compared with those compliments, how anxious the family will be and whether the family will commit the crime of deceiving the emperor is not that important, right?"
It was fine in the front, but when she heard Zhao Junchen's words behind her, Cui Qianxue suddenly trembled and her pretty face turned pale, as if she had just thought of these.
"You...what do you mean?"
"People are always easily deceived by illusions, and many times, this illusion is often caused by themselves." Zhao Junchen sighed softly and said slowly: "And you are acting like this now... From your words , I can feel it. You seem to be quite proud of yourself as a noble and upright person, so you disdain to associate with Zhao Junchen and his like, let alone talk about marriage...
But you should also think carefully, where do your "noble and upright" people originate from? Is it because you have truly experienced the world and understood the sufferings of the people that you have such a character? Or is it because the compliments from people around you make you think this is something worth showing off? Is that why you put so much effort into showing yourself off?
And you ran away from home this time, was it because of your noble character that you didn't bother to meet Zhao Junchen and others? Or is it because you are worried that after going on a blind date with Zhao Junchen, you will be ridiculed and alienated by your friends, so that you will no longer be complimented by others?
If it's the former, the name festival is more important than anything else. Running away from home at this time, although it will bring a lot of trouble to the family, is still the right choice; but if it's the latter, it's just because of some vanity. If you bring so much trouble to your family just because of the criticism from some people around you, you should seriously think about whether it is worth it! "
Zhao Junchen said these words. Cui Qianxue had never thought about it and subconsciously wanted to refute, but suddenly found that she could not find any reason to refute!
because. Everything is just as Zhao Junchen said. She has been worried about many things these days, and it is the attitude of the people around her, not other things! And although she has indeed done many good deeds over the years, she still has high expectations in her heart when she does these things. It was just the people around her who praised and complimented her! In fact, every time she does a good deed, she can’t wait to show it off to others!
Therefore, even though her pride was reduced to nothing by Zhao Junchen, Cui Qianxue could not find any reason to fight back!
Could it be. All the moral character and sense of justice that I have insisted on in my heart over the years are actually just derived from vanity?
Cui Qianxue's face turned pale and she clenched her small hands.
Sometimes, that's how it is, when things are thought about deeply and thoroughly, some unexpected conclusions often emerge.
And this conclusion. And it’s often because they don’t want to accept it.
"You...you think what I did since I was a child, and what I did when I ran away from home this time, was just because of vanity?" Cui Qianxue still stared at Zhao Junchen with her big eyes, but her gaze was not threatening, but rather blank.
Zhao Junchen shook his head and said: "Whether it is out of vanity or not. I don't know, and I can't judge, but I do know that in this world, there is darkness only when there is light. Because only if you know what light is, Only then can we understand what darkness is, and vice versa. And people like you, who have lived in a boudoir since childhood and have never seen what 'evil' is, how can they understand what 'good' is? Never know what it is. 'Evil', how do you know what 'right' is? Since you don't know what 'good' and 'right' are, how can you use this as a standard to hold yourself accountable? It's just self-deception."
Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen suddenly thought of Prince Zhu Heyu. In fact, the "justice" that Prince Zhu Heyu insisted on was somewhat similar to Cui Qianxue in some aspects, but most of it was brainwashing and indoctrination by Qingliu people. Therefore, although Zhu Heyu always insists on "justice", he often doesn't know what justice is, and ends up with a lot of trouble.
As he spoke, Zhao Junchen looked indifferent and only said a few words, but it hit Cui Qianxue quite hard.
What you have always insisted on turns out to be just hypocrisy and self-deception. This kind of blow is very understandable.
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On the other side, looking at Cui Qianxue's dazed look, Zhao Junchen sighed slightly with guilt.
Cui Qianxue is only sixteen or seventeen years old, and she has been living in a boudoir. She does not understand what good and evil are, which is normal.
It is also a normal mentality for boys and girls of this age to expect that some of their actions will be praised by the people around them.
It can be said that Cui Qianxue has always done nothing wrong!
Moreover, no matter what Cui Qianxue's mentality is, she has done a lot of good deeds over the years, and this alone is much better than Zhao Junchen.
This exposed her true thoughts and reduced her persistence and belief over the years to nothing. It was too cruel for the innocent Cui Qianxue.
But Zhao Junchen had to do this. The next palace banquet was very important to Zhao Junchen. Due to various considerations, Zhao Junchen did not want any accidents or mistakes.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen can only do this to make Cui Qianxue realize her true thoughts, defeat the "justice" she insists on, and then let her go home obediently, and meet Zhao Junchen again at the palace banquet under the leadership of her grandfather Cui Mian.
However, looking at Cui Qianxue's lost and confused look, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but feel a trace of pity in his heart.
So, after hesitating for a moment, Zhao Junchen said: "To be honest, I am not a good person, but I firmly believe that there must be true justice in this world! But at the same time, most of the "justice" in this world is just They are just fakes. They are cloaked in the guise of "justice", but inside they are something else. The so-called justice, most of the time, is just a slogan that people need to obtain benefits, so it is not just you, there are countless people in this world. Use the word 'justice', so you don't have to be lost and confused."
After hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Cui Qianxue seemed a little confused. Still looking at Zhao Junchen with blank eyes.
In fact, the principles stated by Zhao Junchen are indeed too profound for Cui Qianxue today.
After sighing. Zhao Junchen continued to explain: "In the eyes of the world, the clean people in the court are symbols of justice, and the corrupt officials and traitorous officials are representatives of evil. But in fact, the reason why the clean people insist on the so-called 'justice' is mostly out of profit considerations." ! You have to understand that interests are not just money and power, but also reputation. In the officialdom, those who are greedy for money will become corrupt officials, those who are greedy for power will become powerful ministers, and those who are greedy for fame will often become a clean stream! - If it is a clear stream The 'justice' they say cannot continue to bring them a good reputation. So how many of them can continue to insist on the so-called justice they say?"
At this point, a sneer flashed across Zhao Junchen's lips, and he added: "Everyone in the world thinks that the way of a gentleman is the way of justice, and the way of a villain is the way of evil. But in fact, the words of a gentleman in this world are often... There are always contradictions between left and right, such as 'good birds choose trees to roost' and 'loyal ministers do not interfere with two masters'!
Sometimes, if you betray your old owner, you can gain great benefits, such as fame, power, or wealth. Then there will be many 'benevolent people' in this world. They shouted 'good poultry to choose wood and lived, and the ministers fainted with the Lord' slogan. They did not hesitate to change their heads, and insisted that they were 'justice'. Even what kind of kindness has the old owner who has done to them!
Sometimes, if you follow the Lord, you can get a good place, or the name, or rights, or wealth, then there will still be many 'benevolent people' in this world. Continue to follow the original owner and insist that they are 'justice', even if their owner is a mediocre.
Therefore, most of the time, 'justice' is just a slogan, and it is a good slogan. The relevant principles are there, and there are on the front of the opposite side. It depends on how you choose. Even if the who is about to meet you Zhao Junchen, although it is a well -known corrupt official, maybe one day, even he will say righteousness.
Therefore, you don't have to lose your blankness, because this world is not just the words you use of justice. In fact, everyone has done this, not to mention that you have never thought about it. What kind of purpose is, and these good deeds cannot be changed. "
With Zhao Junchen explained in detail, Cui Qianxue finally understood Zhao Junchen's truth.
Then, Cui Qianxue's eyes were blank, and she gradually recovered some bright.
This is the mentality. Some of them were originally unacceptable. If many people were found, the same is true. Although the situation remains unchanged, the mood will always be much more comfortable.
However, Zhao Junchen's words, although comforting Cui Qianxue, has completely changed Cui Qianxue's mentality, so that she no longer regards justice as a noble character. Hard to say.
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After a while, Cui Qianxue left the Douhua Stall.
Now that he insisted on justice, he was completely denied because of Zhao Junchen's words, then Cui Qianxue continued to run away from home.
As Zhao Junchen said before, if it was just for some vanity, it would bring heavenly trouble to the family.
So Cui Qianxue left, planned to go home, and then rushed to the palace banquet with her grandfather Cui Mian.
Now that the palace banquet starts, there are more than half an hour. At this time, she goes back, and everything is too late.
However, when he left, Cui Qianxue didn't say a word to Zhao Junchen!
In some ways, Zhao Junchen helped Cui Qianxue, and even helped the entire Cui family, so that the Cui family avoided the crime of bullying, and Zhao Junchen's words were all true words.
But because of these truths, although Cui Qianxue was helped by Zhao Junchen, he could not have a good opinion of Zhao Junchen.
Because the truth is always hurting.
In this regard, Zhao Junchen didn't mean that he had been used to these.
However, after thinking that Cui Qianxue would meet herself again after, at that time, Cui Qianxue's expression would be very interesting. Zhao Junchen could not help but smile.
When Zhao Junchen smiled, Xu Qingyan finally bought the fire and returned to Zhao Junchen.
Seeing Zhao Junchen's mouth smiling, Xu Qingyan couldn't help strange.
"Master, but what happened? How can you see you so happy?"
Zhao Junchen waved his hand and laughed: "It is not necessarily a good thing, but it is an interesting thing ... Forget it, I ca n’t tell you for a while, it’ s not too early. Go to the banquet. "
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Well, it is still a big chapter.
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