The crowd dispersed and the Tai Chi Hall returned to calm.
From the moment the emperor announced his resignation, Bai Song became an invisible person in the Golden Palace.
All the ministers regarded him as nothing, as if Bai Song had never been here.
Not even a glance could be seen, and those who came close to Bai Song would automatically take a detour.
Dynasties have changed for thousands of years, but no emperor has ever announced in public that a certain person will never be an official.
Li Shimin created history, and the Bai Song Dynasty became history.
Even if there are talented people who have written masterpieces such as Mingyue Jishi, the emperor's words have given such people a future without a future.
A talented man who can never become an official can only become a dispensable role in the unofficial history, let alone influence the structure of the court.
For such a person, the current officials would not have any contact with him. On the contrary, it can be seen how much the emperor likes this person and how much he hates him now. At this time, he will not have anything to do with such an eyesore.
Gradually, there was only the magnificent golden palace for company, and an old man beside him who had been unable to kneel for a long time.
"The palace is an important place, retreat quickly, don't stay."
The father-in-law who brought Bai Song into the palace earlier said something coldly, turned around and left, not even wanting to lead Bai Song away again.
Bai Song nodded calmly. Although he didn't care about his reputation in the world, he had experienced being pursued by the ministers at the beginning and now he was suddenly lonely, which made him feel a little sad and silent.
Bai Song turned to Yu Shinan, squatted down, and reached out to grab Yu Shinan's wrist.
"Master, let's go back."
"Bai Song, I...I have ruined your life!"
With no one around, Yu Shinan finally lost restraint and burst into tears in his excitement.
He didn't expect things to turn out like this, he just didn't want the emperor to notice Bai Song's existence too early.
Unexpectedly, a water-melody song appeared during the Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival, which invisibly destroyed his delicate design in front of the emperor, so that the emperor was furious and set a rule for Bai Song never to serve as an official.
Never becoming an official was undoubtedly a death sentence for Bai Song.
Jianghuai Group and Yu Shinan can be trained by another person, but what about Bai Song?
Jun Wu said this in front of all the officials. Bai Song would never be able to serve as an official in the court again in his lifetime.
Yu Shinan felt that he was worthy of several people in his life, but this child Bai Song was indeed innocent!
Being caught and imprisoned is innocent.
It is also innocent to enter the court and be punished.
Everything was implicated by Yu Shinan.
This time, Yu Shinan was clever but was mistaken for his cleverness, which was self-defeating and harmed Bai Song.
But to Bai Song, this was nothing.
When he was not an official, Bai Song felt that it was not important. Standing in front of the Golden Palace today, he just let nature take its course. With history standing in front of the emperor, he accepted everything calmly.
Whether it is to achieve great success or to retire to the mountains and forests, it is the choice given to him by history, and it is enough to accept it.
He didn't know what Yu Shinan did behind his back, and he didn't care.
Just seeing the old man crying now, I felt a warmth in my heart. The old man was really sorry for himself.
Feeling the old man's apology, I turned the page.
"Master, what are you talking about? This is the Golden Palace, not a place for talking. The student can send you back."
…
The Yu Mansion's carriage was waiting outside the palace. Yu Shinan fell asleep after getting on the carriage.
By asking the coachman, Bai Song learned that his master had been waiting in the palace all night to intercede for him, and he hadn't slept a wink until now.
Bai Song was moved after hearing this. He looked at the sleeping old man and smiled helplessly.
Bai Song sent Yu Shinan back and was about to leave, but Yu Shinan woke up groggily after getting off the car and called Bai Song back, saying that he still had something to say.
Yu Shinan is the backbone of the Yu family. I heard that he went to the palace to stay overnight last night, and the servants of the family quickly prepared some nourishing things to serve him.
Yu Shinan rested for a while in the house, while Bai Song waited in the yard outside.
While waiting boredly, Bai Song saw someone, stood up suddenly, and shouted: "Yu Qing!"
"Ah!" Xiao Nizi exclaimed when she heard a familiar voice, and turned around happily, "Bai Song!"
Then his eyes turned into small crescent moons as he smiled, and he waddled up to Bai Song with his hands behind his back, raising his head as if asking for credit.
She knew that people in Chang'an were talking about Bai Song and Shuidiao Getou. Now Bai Song had become the number one talent in Chang'an and the number one talent in the Tang Dynasty.
Shui Tiao Ge Tou has the potential to become the number one lyric throughout the ages, with hundreds of poems and comments praising it.
And all of this is thanks to her, Yu Qingqing. Does this count as credit?
When he met Bai Song, he refused to let him thank himself properly.
The little girl had a wishful thinking in her mind, but she didn't expect that Bai Song would grab her ears as soon as she arrived in front of him.
"Ouch! Let go!"
"Are you meddling in other people's business and leaking the secret of my Shui Tiao singer?"
"Ouch, ouch... hiss... let go first, let go first!"
Bai Song threw his hand away angrily, and the little girl rubbed her ears angrily: "Where have you gone? They helped you become famous. It's okay if you don't thank me. What are you doing to me?"
"I really want to thank you, old man!"
Bai Song took a deep breath and prepared to tell what happened before.
At this time, Yu Shinan's voice came from the room: "Bai Song, Yu Qing, you all come in."
The two gathered up their words and entered Yu Shinan's room.
In the room, the old man was already lying on the bed, and there was a little leftover gruel on the table.
Yu Shinan looked at Yu Qingqing and asked in a low voice, "When did you come back?"
Yu Qingqing lowered her head and whispered: "It's the fourth watch."
"It was you who revealed Bai Song's Shui Tiao singer to the world?"
"Um."
"Hey!" Yu Shinan sighed.
Yu Qingqing was a little dissatisfied and said: "Grandpa, is there anything wrong with what I did? The Bai Song Dynasty had a lot of talents, and the Shui Tiao Ge Tou is a rare masterpiece! He wanted to hide the lyrics, which are the work of the world's literati. Such a loss, this kind of work should be known to the world. Why did grandpa sigh?"
"Because of this water melody song, the emperor noticed Bai Song. Just now Bai Song was summoned to the palace and announced in front of all the officials that Bai Song would never serve as an official."
"What?!" Yu Qingqing was dumbfounded and couldn't figure out what the connection was. "What does it mean to never be an official?"
"Our Yu family has harmed Bai Song's life and ruined Bai Song's future. Do you know?"
"Why? Why is this happening? Grandpa...what's going on?"
"Grandpa has told you many times that there is no room for talented people in the court, and any tree that is as good as the forest will be destroyed by the wind... Now... it's too late to say anything..."
"Bai Song...are you really not allowed to serve as an official in the court?" Yu Qingqing's eyes flickered and her voice trembled.
Bai Song was very calm and replied calmly: "It doesn't matter to me whether I am an official or not."
"Is... is it because of me? Because I spread the song "Water Melody"?
"This has nothing to do with you."
Even so, Yu Qingqing knew that this must have something to do with herself.
"Yes...I'm sorry...I...I..."
Tears welled up in the little girl's eyes. For others, never becoming an official was not as simple as Bai Song thought.
This is the only way for ancient men to prove their talents!
And this road was forever closed to Bai Song.
A feeling of guilt rose from the bottom of her heart. The little girl still wanted to find a chance to tell Bai Song her identity, but now she just wanted to find a place to hide.
Yu Shinan waved his hand: "Yu Qing, please go out. Grandpa and Bai Song still have something to say."
"yes."
Yu Qingqing stood up in despair, nodded, turned around, wiped her tears, and left the room silently.
Bai Song looked at Yu Qing. He usually found this person quite annoying, but at this time, he was really pitiful.
"Master, this matter has nothing to do with Yu Qing. She even saved me."
"Without that water-melody singer, only Lu Yao would die, and the emperor would not see my plan and take his anger out on you."
"It really doesn't matter. I really don't care whether I am an official or not. It's just that it will be difficult to shoulder the responsibilities entrusted to me by Master in the future."
Yu Shinan thought silently for a while and nodded: "Yes, there is no future...Tomorrow is when Yongxing College starts. If you don't want to come, you don't have to come. In short, the Yu family owes you, what will happen in the future? Just ask if you need it.”
"What does it mean?"
"No matter how I take care of you, it will be difficult for you to make a difference in the court. Just do what you want to do."
"I didn't come to Yongxing College to be an official. If I can't be an official, I can't be in Yongxing College? Or is it that our fate as master and apprentice has ended? Just because of the emperor's words?"
"Bai Song, I've done this to you, are you still willing to recognize me as your master?"
"This is not Master's fault at all, it is just fate. Becoming my teacher to Mr. Yu is not because I am greedy for the power of Jianghuai Group, at least not now. Even if I can't become an official, I am still happy to learn from Master. I am afraid that Master will think that the student He is a useless person with no future and is unwilling to waste time on students."
Yu Shinan's eyes burned brightly, and he struggled to sit up. He looked at Bai Song seriously for a long time, and then nodded: "Okay! Before, our master and apprentice went there for profit. With the emperor's words, I will never become an official." It’s a lot cleaner.”
