The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 256: Meeting the No. Scholar in a Teahouse

Mu Xiang was afraid that Shi Yao would show up again, so she almost rushed to the window and took the candied haws first, saying with a smile, "I would like to thank Mr. Jiang San on behalf of the young lady."

After saying that, she let down the curtains, handed the first one to Shi Yao, the second one to Banxia, ​​and she kept the third one.

For a moment, the master and his two servants ate the candied haws in tacit understanding, and no one said a word.

Outside the car window, Jiang Miao was riding on a tall horse, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and his expression was much more relaxed than when he was at the gate of the Duke's Mansion.

Along the way, Shi Yao always found opportunities to instruct Jiang Miao to buy some food and toys, and Jiang Miao agreed one by one without any impatience.

In the end, Jiang Miao simply followed Shi Yao's carriage. As soon as Shi Yao lifted the curtain, Jiang Miao turned around and asked, "What did you like, cousin? I'll send someone to buy it."

Shi Yao was discouraged.

After several twists and turns, a smile slowly appeared on Jiang Miao's face, and his tone became more and more familiar.

Shi Yao thought, has he been driven crazy by this?

Does Jiang Sanlang really have a good temper, or is he just pretending to have one?

The carriage stopped after passing through seven or eight streets. Shi Yao put on a curtain and walked into Qiuyue Tower side by side with Jiang Miao.

Qiuyue Tower is a teahouse that often houses several storytellers. When they arrived, the storyteller was telling a story lively. He slammed the gavel and said:

"…the scholar coaxed his wife into drinking the magic water, and a fox tail immediately grew out of her back…"

Jiang Miao inadvertently glanced behind Shi Yao.

Shi Yao asked, "What are you looking at, cousin?"

Jiang Miao tapped the folding fan in his hand lightly and said with a smile, "Let's see when my cousin's fox tail will show up."

Shi Yao: “…”

Didn't she just ask him to go a few more times to buy food and toys? Moreover, he turned around and ordered his subordinates to do it. Could it be that he was reluctant to part with the few dozen copper coins?

It turns out that Jiang Miao is only honest on the surface, but he can also tease people.

The waiter of the teahouse came up to them and saw that they were well dressed, so he asked attentively, "Would you like to sit on the first or second floor, sirs?"

Jiang Miao smiled and said, "On the second floor, we have reserved a seat."

He winked, and the attendant stepped forward and took out the credentials. The waiter nodded and led them to the second floor.

While Shi Yao and the others were going upstairs, the storyteller downstairs had finished telling the story of "The Scholar and the White Fox Demon". The teahouse owner came out personally, smilingly throwing out the first line of a couplet, attracting the students to come up with the second line. Those who could come up with the second line would receive a reward.

The students could not hold back and were ready to make a move. What they coveted was not the small reward from the teahouse owner, but the chance to be in the spotlight and attract the attention of officials, nobles and even the emperor in the capital.

Jiang Miao protected Shi Yao the whole time, preventing others from touching Shi Yao and blocking the prying eyes of Lecher.

Shi Yao saw this and became even more helpless. She sat down and said, "If my cousin wants to attend the meeting downstairs, go ahead and don't worry about me."

After hearing this, Jiang Miao sat down and said with a smile: "My cousin said this, I dare not leave even more. If someone offends my cousin, it will be my fault. Since I brought my cousin out, I will definitely send her back to the Zhenguo Mansion in one piece."

Shi Yao stopped trying to persuade her.

This is Jiang Miao's own reason for not wanting to show off or make friends, but it has nothing to do with her.

The two of them sat in silence, but the invisible awkwardness was much less. One kept eating fruit and the other kept drinking tea. They both pricked up their ears to listen to the talent performances of the scholars downstairs.

After the couplets, they started competing in poetry, and after the poetry competition, they competed in current affairs opinions.

Although they have not entered the court, their purpose of taking the imperial examination is to become officials, so they naturally care about major events in the court.

As they were talking, they mentioned the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

The scholars were filled with righteous indignation and cursed the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion harshly.

He accused Shi Mingzhu of being shameless, seducing the prince, and damaging the dignity of the royal family;

He scolded the Shi family's son for being a spoiled brat, not ambitious, and plotting to murder his own sister, and even plotting against the prince;

He scolded the Duke of Zhenguo and the second master of the Shi family for being too powerful, arrogant, and domineering, and for allowing the family members and daughters to do whatever they wanted...

Shi Yao listened with great interest. Her appetite improved a bit. She ate four or five pieces of cakes in a row, swallowing down the scholars' sharp tongues.

"cousin!"

Shi Yao suddenly came back to her senses, turned around and asked in confusion: "Third cousin, what's wrong?"

Jiang Miao saw that there was nothing wrong with her expression, so he observed her expression and smiled, "I was overthinking, thinking that my cousin was upset by the comments of the people downstairs..."

As he said this, he felt strange. Shi Yao was not embarrassed, sad, or angry at all. Her face was strangely calm, as if the scholars were scolding someone else.

It seems that Shi Yao's life is not as glamorous as it seems.

Shi Yao quickly put on a sad look and said, "Since I came to Beijing, I often heard rumors about the Shi family. My old master taught me that I should not be surprised by praise or criticism. I didn't expect that my cousin would see through my forced calmness."

Jiang Miao: “…”

He did not see through Shi Yao's forced calmness, but he saw through the indifference beneath her calmness.

This little cousin is really eloquent.

Shi Yao's passionate performance left Jiang Miao speechless, and he continued to watch the excitement downstairs.

After the Shi family was criticized for a while, the issue of the flood in Fengzhou was brought up.

The scholars began to discuss the pros and cons of the court's disaster relief this time, and talked about the shortcomings. If they were officials and could meet the emperor, they would know how to resolve the difficulties in Fengzhou.

The argument became so intense that the situation almost got out of control, and several pale-faced scholars almost had a physical conflict. At this moment, a child in his early teens suddenly rushed in and shouted anxiously:

"Where is Bo Yinghao? Who is Master Bo Yinghao?"

The scholars who were arguing all asked, "Whose child is this? How can you be so rude and interrupt our debate?"

"Judging from his appearance and attire, he must be a waiter from some restaurant."

"Who is Bo Yinghao?"

"I know, he is from Xuanzhou. He won the first prize in the Xuanzhou County Examination last year! I heard that he also won the first prize in the Imperial Examination!"

Hearing this, everyone looked up and around, looking for Bo Yinghao.

When Shi Yao heard the name Bo Yinghao, her heart moved.

Is today the day when the plot is triggered?

She had read the original novel and knew that Shi Mingzhu would win over Bo Yinghao, which was a great favor to him. Not only did she get his help, but she also received his lifelong secret love and support.

However, the original work is a novel, not a diary, and specific dates will not be written at every plot turning point.

Shi Yao didn't have any useful people outside the mansion, so she couldn't keep an eye on Bo Yinghao all the time and had long given up on trying to curry favor with others.

Now, she can only watch other reborn people pick up favors and join in the fun.

Just when everyone was curious about who Bo Yinghao was, a man in a blue shirt slowly walked out from a secluded corner downstairs.

The man looked to be in his early twenties, upright and elegant. He bowed and asked, "Little brother, I am Bo Yinghao. May I ask what you can do for me?"

The little boy jumped up three feet high and grabbed Bo Yinghao's sleeve as if his butt was on fire: "Hey, Master Bo, why are you still so slow? Your sister was kidnapped by kidnappers, did you know that?"