Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Kasuga

eight years ago. Xuan put the chopsticks on the dining table, the lunch was originally prepared very simple, only three or four dishes and rice, but even so, he didn't even eat these. "My lord, please have some more meals." Although the officer in the car begged with an almost pleading voice, Xuan still wiped the corners of his mouth with a square towel. "I can't eat anymore, let's return the meal." In fact, Xuan is very used to eating alone, but whenever he realizes the empty surroundings, on such days, even the most delicious food is difficult to swallow, and it is the same today.Apparently, the impact of the meal together at the Grand Concubine Hall a few days ago is still affecting the young Xuan.

"Yes! But if it's the same for dinner, then it's not okay." Xuan didn't answer what the officer in the car said, but just put the square scarf on the table. After seeing the officer in the car wink, a young officer in the car removed the dining table. Waiting nearby, he can always see this small and handsome face. From a distance, although the faces of other people around seem larger, but for some reason, it is always not very clear, and this small and handsome face of Shi Zi The face was exceptionally clear.Compared with his peers, Shizi's size and body are considered small. Although he is already fifteen years old, but due to his developmental delay, Xuan's whole body does not have the slightest masculinity.And this point has just become the biggest worry of the king, so recently, the king has to personally take care of the diet and daily life of the son in his busy schedule.

"After a short rest..." "Understood! After a short break, there will be daytime lectures, followed by evening lectures by other teachers. No matter what kind of course it is, it is all learning, learning, learning, and the same thing is repeated every day. Why do you have to say these things? ?” "My lord, please calm down!" Xuan showed displeasure on his face, kicked the mat and got up and went outside. The panicked officer in the car did not expect the prince to do such a behavior, so he quickly crouched and followed out. "My lord, where are you going?"

"I'm not going anywhere, I can't leave this palace anyway, I can't go anywhere anyway!" Xuan just wanted to take a walk around the East Palace and enjoy the cool wind. He put the shoes worn by the internal officer on his feet and left Zishan Hall in a hurry. Xuan felt that the group of internal officers following him closely Guan and the maids are really annoying and try to get rid of them, but this is impossible.Although it was a short walk, in fact, Xuan was getting farther and farther away from the East Palace. "Your Majesty's residence, you can't go any further."

Hearing the advice from the officer in the car, Xuan suddenly came back to his senses, and before he knew it, he had already arrived near the back garden, with an empty heart and unstoppable pace, hey!However, if I delay here for a moment, I will be late for the day lecture, and in this way, I will bring harm to the surrounding officials who are assisting me.Xuan tried his best to control his emotions and let himself return to the East Palace calmly, but he suddenly heard the children's laughter coming from the direction of the back garden, so he stopped and watched involuntarily.Xuan listened quietly, among the noise and laughter, there were also familiar voices mixed in from time to time.Xuan looked excited, and hurriedly ran towards the direction where the voices came from.

It turned out that the relatives of the same generation and the children of relatives were playing happily in the back garden, and among them was Xuan's half-brother—Yang Mingjun.It seems that after he came back from paying his respects to the Great Concubine Hall, he played with his peers here.A child covering his eyes with a black cloth is trying to catch those running away from him. When Xuan appeared, the children's laughter stopped abruptly, as if a large basin of cold water had been poured on the flames.The only one who was still making noise and moving was the child who was in charge of catching people with his eyes covered.The child panicked at the sudden silence, and he waved his arms even more violently.When Xuan walked towards them, the footsteps they had just stopped started to move again, and everyone bent down and backed away.Every time Xuan took a step forward, they would take a step back; if Xuan took two steps forward, they would naturally take two steps back.

"Where is everyone? What happened?" For a moment, in the nearby air, there was only the shout of the child who was in charge of arresting people.After a while, he caught a person, and he shouted loudly with great excitement: "Caught it! I got it!" But there was no reaction from the surroundings. The child in charge of catching people felt very strange, and quickly groped for the person he had caught with his hands. "Who? I got you, right? Can I untie the cloth now?" The blindfolded child was puzzled by the surprisingly quiet atmosphere, and couldn't help but remove the black cloth from his eyes, wanting to confirm for himself who he had caught.

"Ah!...Please forgive me, Your Majesty's Residence!" "No, it's okay..." Before Xuan finished speaking, the child who was in charge of catching people quickly ran to the other children and stood there far away. "It doesn't matter, you can continue to play now. I will also..." "No, not playing. We're just about to end this game..." Said a child who looked like a leader.The other children echoed unanimously: "Yes, it will end." Xuan smiled all over his face, trying to show his intimacy as much as possible.But no one dared to look up at him, his expression immediately became very stiff.So he simply pouted his small mouth, put his hips on his hips and said in an almost helpless tone:

"I knew this would happen a long time ago. As long as I come, all games will end, as if I have the plague, and everyone always looks like they want to hide from me." After leaving with her back to them that time, Xuan never joined the children playing hide-and-seek again, but just watched them play from a distance, quietly revealing a very envious look.It's not that Xuan doesn't know: Once he joins the game, even if his own mistake hurts himself, these children will bear the blame, and even their parents will be implicated.Therefore, he no longer longed to be among them.But at this moment, only Yang Mingjun stood up straight and looked at Xuan with loving eyes.Seeing the lonely back of his younger brother walking away, and a group of followers following him closely, Yang Mingjun had a sad expression on his face.

"Exit the prince's residence." Yang Ming-kun's deep voice came from the darkness. Before the others left, Xuan strode forward, opened the door of Zi Shan Tang and greeted them.He ran down the platform in one breath, and grabbed Yang Ming-jun's hands suddenly. "Brother, you are here!" Even though it was in the dark night, Lord Yang Ming could clearly feel the joy of his younger brother.Sensing the watchers around him, Yangming-kun greeted him ceremonially. "Perhaps the villain has hindered the study of etiquette in the prince's residence..."

"Why are you saying these polite words? Brother, come to the house quickly!" "No, I just feel sorry for the moonlight and the spacious yard. I should leave after seeing you here for a while." Xuan, who looked around the courtyard, sensed Mr. Yang Ming's genuine concern, so he smiled slightly—he came here to visit Xuan because he couldn't let go of the hide-and-seek during the day. "I was caught after the game was over during the day, so I will be the one who catches people first. But if two people play the game of hide-and-seek..." "Then let's stop playing that, how about playing a game of tag? I'll run, and the prince will be responsible for catching me. Running with shortness of breath can quickly improve the mood." Yang Mingjun ran quickly in front, and Xuan followed closely behind him.The internal officials all stood under the platform nervously, and the sound of the prince's laughter came from all around.They hadn't heard such a happy voice for a long time.Therefore, as if they really couldn't bear to dissuade them, they swayed, tilted, and rushed forward with Shizi. Yang Mingjun dodges nimbly and runs heartily.As soon as Xuan was about to be caught, he would always break free cleverly.After a while, Xuan took off Yishan's crown and dragon robe, and ran around the yard sweating.As he ran longer and longer, he felt more and more out of breath, but as Yang Ming-kun said, his mood really improved. "What the hell is this doing?" Frightened by the loud voice in Zishantang's courtyard, Yang Mingjun suddenly stopped and stood there blankly.The internal officials were so frightened that their faces turned ashen, and they hurriedly bent down.Xuan also hurried to stop in front of the sudden father. "Ah, father..." Yang Mingjun also ran over, stood behind Xuan and bent down.The father stared dissatisfiedly at Jun Yangming for a moment, then looked at Xuan with a serious expression.After seeing his disheveled clothes and sweat-soaked face, the royal father scolded him gently: "Have you forgotten your identity? How can you run around so frivolously?" The father put on the crown of Yishan picked up by the officer in the car for Xuan, and clamped the dragon robe on his arm.Lian Xuan could see her father's hands shaking.The father said to Lord Yangming in an angry tone: "You don't have any disrespect, why did you cause such a thing? How do you explain your son's mistakes?" "Father, brother is here at my invitation..." "Sir, shut up!" "Yangming Jun looked down at the ground as before, but bit his lips tightly, without any explanation, only a touch of resentment contained in his tightly clenched fists. "Zi Shan Tang is not the place for you. Get out!" Yang Mingjun raised his head and looked at his father helplessly. "Understood, my father, I will retire." He put away his resentful gaze, turned around and ran away suddenly. "This, this, is really a hateful guy!" Father Wang Chao Yangming looked in the direction where Lord Yangming left for a long time.Xuan stared at his father's back. Although he couldn't see his expression, Xuan also knew what his father was like.The father king who hid his thoughts shifted his eyes to Xuan again.Xuan glared fiercely at her father, her eyes could not hide the desolate feeling in her heart.The father said with eyes that looked like he was getting rid of it: "No matter who it is, don't trust it easily! Even people with the same blood as you!" "I believe in my brother's intentions, and believe that he came here to comfort the child!" "If you act so recklessly, your life will hardly last for too long." Behind the father, the souls who died after cruel torture gathered one after another. His current status was obtained by killing the plotter with his own hands.And the people who died in this way were all brothers with the same blood. "Your body does not only belong to you personally. Remember: if there is leftover food like today, if you are late for class, and you don't sleep when it's time to go to bed, then I will start killing these Eastern Palace officials! It's already very late, Go to sleep." Faced with Xuan who had resentment in his eyes, the father turned around and disappeared into the darkness.The black souls under his feet formed a group and followed them. The father unfolded the finished memorial and put it on the desk. It was an article about Confucian scholars' request to revoke Xingxiu hall and Zhaogeshu.Every time he encountered a headache, the habit formed by his father was to support his forehead naturally.Although the Xingxiu Hall is in the royal family, it is an official hall protected by the Grand Concubine Hall. If you move it, you will be against the Grand Concubine Yin.But this time, the first person to submit the letter was Xu Minkui, a student from Hongwenguan, so we can't ignore it. Xu Minkui is the core figure of the Shilin School. In today's court where the old school of foreign relatives with the concubine as the main axis is in power, Xu Minkui is a figure who is difficult to get close even if the king comes forward.For this reason, the father has a very heavy burden on his shoulders. "Your Majesty, the prince attends the assistant of the lecture hall to see you." The father folded the memorial in half and said: "Let him in." Fude walked in tremblingly, with a pale complexion on his face.But even so, his confident look is full of style.Father's silent sigh became heavier.Because someone had reported to him before that: more than a dozen instructors of Shizi's lecture hall were frightened by Shizi's naughty behavior since last night.They already felt that there was a great responsibility on their shoulders, because they were responsible for teaching the next king, and these people were afraid of this task.Coupled with the fact that the son is innocent, mischievous and lively, these people will almost have mental problems around such a son who does not let them worry about it.The Fude sitting in front of him also lost face without warning when he came to the school to attend a lecture in person this morning. The usual son, whenever he was alone, would smile and act coquettishly, he was a lovely child.These assistants believed that it was understandable for the son to treat the elders and court ministers with such a natural, ignorant and innocent expression. After all, he was only a child, so he rarely went back to punish the fifteen-year-old son.Naturally, the same is true of his mother, and even the grandmother and concubine Yin Shi cherish him very much and dote on the son.Because the great concubine Yin's intentions are so, the Xunjiu faction of the foreign relatives has naturally become the power of the prince. But there are also a small number of people who make Shizi suffer, that is, the teachers of Shizi's lecture hall.This is a group of people that Shizi dislikes very much.It's been a long time since I've been so naughty like this, and the reason why I've regained my mischievous mood is actually a silent confrontation with my father - not long ago he kicked Mr. Yangming out of Zishantang. From the mouth of Fude, who was bowing his head, words that his father had already guessed came out. "The minister is very old, and it is really difficult for him to be qualified for his position, so he plans to retire from his old age and return to his hometown. Please ask for your permission!" "When I was listening in the morning, I found that the son responded well. Isn't this all due to your credit?" "But I didn't find out that the prince understands it in such a detailed way, that he dared to lie to the king that he could understand the non-stop handouts given by the prince's mansion..." "that……" Although he wanted to tell the old minister that it was just a joke of the son, the father still kept his mouth shut.The son was distracted once or twice in class and didn't listen to the lecture notes. Second, he gave the wrong answer. Second, these teachers didn't realize that it was just a joke. Just like Wang mumbled his complaint. It would be very dangerous for such a rash teacher to be placed next to the son. things. "Really, this joke made him succeed again!" The father suddenly realized the memorial under the palm.Hongbunkan Dati Study!A strange smile appeared on the corner of the father's mouth. "Understood, if Qing insists on doing this, I have no choice but to step down first." Xuan sat on the floor of Pixian Pavilion and dangled her legs.Fude, who has retired and returned to his hometown, will be promoted successively from Bishan and Wenxue below, and it is said that he still needs a teacher with a heart.Apart from knowing that he was hired from the outside without a title, Xuan knew nothing about the teacher's identity.Although Xuan is also very curious, in order to prevent suffering in the future, it is necessary to investigate beforehand.So, he specially issued an order to find out what happened. Shi Ling, who had been waiting for a long time, finally ran back, walked up to Xuan and stood in front of him, hemming and hawing like taboo. "Why don't you talk? Didn't you find out what happened to the people who came?" "No, it's not..." "Quickly tell me! Who is this person and what does he do?" After hesitating for a moment, Shi Ling approached, and whispered in his ear: "He...is the son of Da Tixue from Hongwenguan, Xu Yan who won the first prize in the imperial examination this time." "Wait a minute, what's going on here?" Xuan put his head in his hands and thought quickly.Even if he is the No. 1 scholar, he has just passed the exam after all, so how can he be his teacher?Besides, isn't the selection criteria for the officials of Shizi Servant Academy more strict than other official positions?Xuan put down her hands that were rubbing her head.Suddenly he realized another abnormality. "Wait, wait, you said he is the son of Da Tixue in Hongwenguan? I know that Da Tixue is younger than his peers. Da Tixue actually has a son?" "Yes, yes... the age of that person named Xu Yan is..." "What a rush! Can't you hurry up?" "...Uh, he is, this year... seventeen years old." With surprise and anger, Xuan suddenly stood up from his seat and shouted: "What? Seventeen years old? Isn't it just two years older than me? What does my father think of me, to send such a hairy kid over here!" "My lord, please calm down!" "Getting the first prize? Only seventeen years old? This is completely crazy, isn't it?" "It's not crazy, a lunatic...it's a genius..." "No matter what, he is not a normal person anyway!" "Yes, yes. It is very abnormal for him to be the number one scholar at that age. Because it is too early to be appointed as an official, the Holy Majesty ordered him to live in the study hall first." "Haha! But let him come to the lecture hall suddenly? It must be very interesting. Let me meet this guy who doesn't know what looks wrong." For some reason, Xuan was looking forward to the new teacher's lecture.From the day of class, within a few days, his desire to drive away this genius began to burn fiercely in Xuan's heart. It's the day of the first lecture.Xuan turned sideways without turning his face, facing the teacher who entered Pixian Pavilion in this posture.According to the etiquette for treating teachers, even the prince should stand up and greet him.However, Xuan purposely acted so impolitely in order to make the teacher suffer.Yan took the teacher's seat not far from Shizi, and sat down after saluting three times.At this moment, he felt a scent of bluegrass, Xuan didn't see any reaction, and he didn't give any reaction back from Yan. Such an embarrassing time passed for a long time, Xuan couldn't help but glance at Yan's face, in an instant, Xuan's eyes seemed to be nailed to his face, and most of his soul was hooked away.Such a handsome young man is probably unique in the world.In an instant, Xuan understood the true meaning of his name 'Yan' - in addition to the meaning of 'spark', it also had a layer of meaning of 'beautiful'.Xuan was overwhelmed by his beauty, and her lofty ambition to drive away the young teacher as soon as possible was naturally put aside by her for the time being. However, this situation did not last long.Xuan immediately cheered up again: he didn't even wear the crooked Yishan crown, but just sat with the lower bar propped on the desk.The teacher had finished the salute first, and now it was the son's turn to perform the salute to the teacher three times, but the son did not move.Xuan thought in his heart: he just sat there without saying a word, and as soon as Yan spoke, he would scold him with the authority of the prince, thus demoralizing him. Dan Yan's reaction was completely different from other teachers.He just put on a correct lecture posture, with soft eyes, and didn't say a word.No matter what kind of waiting he faced, he didn't ask Xuan to sit up straight, or ask him to observe the traditional etiquette to the teacher.Compared to Yan, who was sitting still and dignified, Xuan, who was leaning her body, was tired first.But this son also has a stubborn temper. No matter how painful or tired his waist is, how sore or numb his arms are, he will persist until the last moment, waiting for the other party to speak first. In this way, the sound of the drum announcing the end of the three classes continued to sound outside the Pixian Pavilion.As soon as the drum beat, Yan didn't say a word, just greeted Xiang Xuan silently with a smile in his eyes, and then retreated.Although a little annoyed, Xuan also felt that there might be a lot of fun between them in the future.For a long time, the teachers Xuan met did not dare to yell loudly in front of him, and they all fell into the trap of the prince and suffered a lot, but it is really unprecedented for Yan to leave with a beautiful smile. However, such silent confrontation and silent 'cold war' lasted more than one day.On the second day and the third day after that, Yan showed beautiful and smiling eyes every time, and said nothing.The result of this is: Xuan felt tired at first, and felt that she couldn't hold on anymore.Moreover, he gradually became curious about Yan's voice. It had been several days in a row that Xuan had been sitting there in a swaying posture, but this time Xuan finally bowed to Yan three times before sitting down upright.However, this does not mean that he has accepted the teacher in front of him, it can only be said that this is to test the young champion's disguised attack method.In order to use the "Doctrine of the Mean" that he had learned before to kill his enthusiasm, Xuan had already done sufficient preview work in advance.However, the result of the matter was: unexpected words came out of Yan's mouth. "From now on, let's practice "Thousand Characters"." In an instant, Xuan was fascinated by the beautiful voice like clear water and clear waves, but no matter how beautiful the voice was, it was useless, Xuan immediately realized what he said. "Thousand Characters"?How can this be? Didn't "Thousand Characters" have already been learned in the lecture hall when I was four years old, when I was still Motoko?Just when Xuan couldn't restrain his anger, Yan ordered the scribe to bring the "Thousand Characters" over.The clerk who dawdled and watched Shizi's eyes quietly was startled by Yan's smile, so he had no choice but to follow his order to get the book.Xuan couldn't bear it anymore and shouted: "How dare you humiliate me! I have learned "The Doctrine of the Mean" now! You still let me learn "Thousand Characters"!" Unlike Xuan who has a bad temper and shouted loudly here, Yan always smiled and said slowly: "His Majesty, the villain is terrified. The villain has not taught anyone so far. However, the Holy Majesty let the villain stay in this position. Although I repeatedly refused, the Holy One issued an edict that I only need to follow what I have learned. It’s fine under the teaching residence.” "But what did you say have anything to do with you asking me to learn "Thousand Characters"?" "In the process of learning, the first thing to learn is not the "Thousand Characters", but the mental preparation before learning and the necessary knowledge-seeking posture. It took a few days for the prince to get familiar with this posture, so, next It should be my job to study "Thousand Characters". I just follow the way the villain learned to carry out the imperial decree received by the villain." Xuan was stunned for a moment, but opened his mouth wide in anger.At this moment, the clerk of the book color had already taken the "Thousand Characters" and put it on the desk according to Yan's intention.Yan silently opened the book and began to read lightly. "Heaven and earth are mysterious and yellow." Because the anger is still there, Xuan keeps his mouth shut and refuses to read.With a smile, Yan read it again: "Heaven and earth are mysterious and yellow." This time Xuan still kept her mouth tightly shut, and cast an angry look at Yan.Yan said calmly: "Since Shi Zidi is familiar with these Chinese characters, what is the word '天'?" What an absurd question!Even if you ask a street rascal who has never been to a school what "heaven" is, he will not fail to know. "How dare you ask me such a question, you really want to humiliate me!" Even in front of Shizi's angry face, Yan did not lose the slightest bit of gentleness. "It's the sky, so what is the sky?" Xuan took a deep breath.Because she couldn't find a suitable answer, Xuan became silent. For this strange and abrupt question, it was really difficult for Xuan to define what 'heaven' was.In addition, Xuan was full of thoughts about how to defeat him, so he couldn't sort out the thoughts in his head quickly.At this moment, Yan Weixuan narrowed the scope of thinking required. "Since Di Xia has been studying "The Doctrine of the Mean" so far, what is the "Heaven" that appears in "The Doctrine of the Mean"?" I have learned this content, but I still have the impression that I have learned it. At this moment, in Xuan's head, countless Chinese characters are messy and intertwined, and the scene has become very chaotic.In the end, Yan explained to Xuanjie who couldn't find a reasonable answer even though he narrowed the scope: "Heaven is the root of Tao. Destiny is nature, willfulness is Tao, and Taoism is teaching. To achieve neutrality, the status of heaven is established, and all things are nurtured." In this way, the word 'land' is introduced again.Xuan didn't even have a good understanding of the first character "天" in "Thousand Characters", and even the "Doctrine of the Mean" that he is studying now.Yan didn't need to scold him once, but Xuan understood the reason behind it.I really can't give up halfway like this!After pondering for a while, Xuan found the words to fight back: "Let's not mention "The Doctrine of the Mean" now, so what do you think 'heaven' and 'earth' are?" "This villain can't tell the answer. Your Majesty should learn and experience slowly in the future learning process." "Even you can't give a correct explanation, can you?" Unexpectedly, Xuan's sarcasm had no effect on Yan at all.Yan nodded instead, with a sincere smile. "Little people are also constantly learning knowledge for the sake of seeking knowledge. The more you read, the more you can see another sky and another place." "Just say something if you know it, huh?" Seeing the triumphant Xuan repeatedly urging, Yan said calmly: "It is said in "Liezi" that 'the clear and light ones go up to the sky, the turbid and heavy ones go down to the earth, and the harmonious ones are human beings. Therefore, the heaven and the earth contain essence, and all things transform into life'." The first time I heard "Liezi", Xuan unexpectedly pricked up his ears and listened carefully. "The spirit of a person who has merged with heaven and earth originates from heaven, and his body originates from earth." "So, if a person dies, the spirit will return to the sky, and the body will return to the earth?" Yan smiled brilliantly, but Xuan didn't realize that his tone became gentle involuntarily, without any domineering arrogance at all, but listening patiently with great dedication.Maybe it was Yan's peaceful voice that had the extraordinary magic power that made people couldn't help but listen to it. "What was said at the Shizi's residence just now is also contained in "Liezi"." Xuan's shoulder shrugged triumphantly. "Really? Well, then I have to find that book and read it carefully." "In addition, in "Six Secrets and Three Strategies", the emperor is compared to the sky, and the courtiers are compared to the earth. Zhou Zetian also rules the earth..." The teaching of the words "heaven" and "earth" in this way involved many contents in books, and time passed quickly in a blink of an eye.Xuan gradually forgot the idea of ​​making Yan suffer. From then on, the son who fell in love with such a gentle Yan could find a little joy in the same life every day.Xuan is unfamiliar with most of what Yan said, even if he has hunted before, but after listening to Yan's explanation, he will always have a new understanding.Moreover, during this process, Xuan suffered a lot and there were many things that he did not understand.So, in Xuan's heart, he wanted to confuse Yan no matter what, so he worked harder than ever to focus on his studies. In the process of studying "Thousand Characters", the prince also became familiar with many other books unconsciously.From "Tian Xuan Di Huang", I learned the way between the king and his subjects, and between the king and the people. From "Sun and Moon Yingzhe", I learned about the formation and change of the universe. At the same time, Xuan also gradually fell in love with Yan unconsciously—— Yan is different from any previous teacher.Because of this, Xuan always felt that the course time was too short, so he began to drag Yan, who wanted to leave the palace, to have dinner with him, and this incident became a joy in his life. "Father!" Princess Minhua nearly fell, and staggered towards her father.At this time, the father put down the posture of the king, bent down slightly, and ran like a princess with his arms outstretched.The royal father hugged Minhwa high.Minhwa became the only one who could look down on the king.Even though they are all the children of the Holy Majesty, this scene is something that Shizi and Lord Yangming dare not even dream about. Since he was born, Minhwa doesn't have much of an impression of himself sitting on the floor—since the Holy Majesty's thigh has become his seat as a matter of course.No matter how sad things are for the Holy Majesty, as long as he sees his daughter's smile, his mood will obviously improve. When he sees her charming face when she smiles, the Holy Majesty can't help but laugh along with him.Minhua sat on the lap of the Holy One, shaking her waist unscrupulously, singing and dancing.The father put all the kisses he gave to the princess on the cheeks of Minhua, and Minhua could easily get such a dedicated love from the father. Minhwa never thought about surviving on her own because everyone around her was around Minhwa.Because she has been living such a life since she was born, and in this environment, it is natural for her not to have such thoughts, and she has never had any desire for anything—because long before the desire , this thing has already arrived in Minhua's hands. Time passed, and in a blink of an eye, Minhua had grown to thirteen years old.One day, Minhwa went to Zisandang to play with the palace lady following behind him.Let Xuan become restless and impatient, this is one of her favorite games.But this time, something wonderful happened in the dark.Princess Minhwa, who was bouncing around, suddenly stopped her hurried steps, and her eyes also stayed somewhere: a handsome man was coming out of Pixian Pavilion—yes, it was Yan.Minhua stared at Yan closely, you know, she has seen all the beautiful things, as the most beloved princess of the Holy One, how can she have time to look at the ugly things?At this moment, Yan was holding the books neatly in front of his chest, and walked towards the bottom of the platform.No matter how Min Hua looked at it, it felt like Yan had stepped down from the clouds in the sky.Although he was wearing an official uniform, no matter how he looked, he was a young man who was not suitable for his usual age.He is more suitable for this official uniform than anyone else.Minhua fell into an inexplicable imagination: I wonder if the son of the god had something to convey to her, so he floated down from the clouds and walked towards her with his clothes fluttering. Yan found Minhua and the maids standing behind her, so he bent down and stood there with his back to them - because according to the etiquette, courtiers are not allowed to look directly at the princess's face.But Minhwa didn't care about this, she walked straight to Yan who was standing with her back to her, and then she started to walk slowly around Yan.Minhua's thoughts are numb, and when she really sees Yan's face, she feels extremely shy; if she turns around and doesn't look at him, her thoughts of wanting to look at him will keep moving like a naughty kitten .The court ladies who followed Minhua didn't know what to do, they just followed the princess' footsteps.The princess circled around Yan's back and sides several times, raising her eyes to stare at him, and when she walked in front of him, she was too embarrassed to look directly at him, she just looked shyly at the ground and moved her body slowly .After a long time like this, Yan finally spoke: "I'll feel dizzy." ah!What a pleasing sound!As endearing as his looks.Minhua was startled by her sudden voice, and suddenly stopped her turning steps, she managed to find some courage, and looked up at Yan's face.oops!I'm so ashamed!It was the first time in Minhwa's life that he had such feelings.Looking at Yan's face, her cheeks turned red, Min Hwa was really startled by her beating heart, she turned around and threw herself into Min Sang Gong's arms behind her, with a hearty smile As if trying to cover the sound of the beating heart.Although Min Hwa's face was buried deep in Min Sang Gong's arms, she still kept watching Yan's face secretly. Since then, Minhwa has shown inexplicable expressions from time to time, or raised the spoon and suddenly became dazed, or opened her lips in a silly smile without a clue.Where the eyes are closed, all thoughts are Yan's handsome figure.Minhwa began to think about how to see Yan again.After thinking about it, she felt relieved, thinking that she was a princess, and this wish should not be difficult to come true. Min Hua sent all the court ladies away, and escaped alone from Shui Jing Zhai, the bedroom where she lived.At the same time, she also threatened the poor maid she met on the way, and forced the little maid to change clothes with her. Minhua hid in Pixian Pavilion excitedly, put her ears on the wall of Pixian Pavilion, and quietly eavesdropped on Yan's voice. Although she couldn't understand those awkward words, to Minhua, Yan's voice As beautiful as a tune played by the most consummate entertainer. "I want to be with you, why can't you stay by my side at night?" Xuan reluctantly tugged at the corner of Yan's clothes. For the officials of the lecture hall, they had to take turns on duty, because there would be a task of teaching the prince at night, but Yan was excluded from this task. .Yan said apologetically: "The villain still has his duty to do. Furthermore, the villain is still young, so it is difficult to stay in the palace for a long time, and because..." "Because? Is there any other reason?" "The villain has a younger sister, because that child..." "Your father and Lingtang are still alive, why do you have to take care of Lingmei?" "That's not the case. The villain wants to stay with that child longer." Min Hua, who was quietly listening to all this outside, clearly saw Yan's frowning.What a strange reason to want to stay with my sister!Yan didn't know if he also thought of his sister, and a bright smile appeared on his face. "The villain likes to read books with his sister." "Yes, yes, although it was taught by the villain..." "Didn't you say that you never taught others, and I was your first student?" Yan showed a trace of panic that he had never seen before, and said falteringly: “那个孩子不同，她也是小人教的，这是没错，但另一方面，我自己反而也在向她学习。” “令妹芳龄几何？” “比小人小四岁，今年十三岁。” “那么，不是比我还小两岁吗？像你这样朝鲜最好的天才，竟要向自己的妹妹学习，我无论如何都不能理解。” “对于那个孩子来说，通常我只要教她一个问题，她就会明白十个，但那个孩子又会提出十个疑问，为了回答那孩子的提问，我得迫使自己不断的去学习。而这，也是我感到愉悦的地方。对小人来说，妹妹是最可贵的老师。” 无论怎样发挥自己丰富的想象力，暄都无法在自己的脑海中描绘出炎所说的画面——对暄来说，学习学问的女子，就如同鬼神般神奇。 “我也有个妹妹，叫旼花公主。虽然你没有见过，但……” “啊！不久前，小人曾在丕显阁前面见过公主。虽然没看到公主的面容，但……” “是吗？我所说的旼花公主也比我小两岁，可是她却像个赖皮鬼一样任性淘气。她认识的字，除了'天'以外，就再没有其他的，照理说是差不多年岁的人，本以为秉性差不多……” 正在这时，门外突然传来了女孩子的哭声，接着，丕显阁的门呼的一声就被推开了。门外的旼花公主并没有穿着唐衣，而是一副宫女的打扮，边哭泣边怒气冲冲地瞪着暄。内官们全都惊慌失措的走了过来。吓了一跳的暄也大声呵斥道： “你这是什么样子嘛！不知道这是哪里吗？竟敢贸然闯入！” “哥哥，讨厌！讨厌！” 旼花呜呜的哭着，走到了暄跟前，开始没缘由的用小拳头捶打着暄的前胸。 “为什么这样啊？你在做什么，哎呀！” “呜呜！你说我坏话嘛！为什么你偏偏要在这个人的面前说我的坏话？讨厌！讨厌！讨厌！” “你到底怎么了？为什么这样做？” 即使暄的怒气再大，旼花也只是梨花带雨的一刻不停的捶打着自己的哥哥。就在这时，很快便发现公主不见的闵尚宫，失魂落魄的跑了过来，旼花赶紧走到炎的身边，炎保持着礼节，赶忙低下了头，但旼花用双手托着他的脸颊，强制他把脸面向自己的双眼。 “不是的！世子哥哥说的都是假的。我不是赖皮鬼，我是贤淑的女子，我还学了《千字文》，所以……” 闵尚宫把旼花公主强行拽了出去，旼花最终也没把要对炎说的话说完，就这样被尚宫们带了出去，虽然人被带走了，可是那痛彻心扉的哭泣声，反而好像走得越远听得越真切似的。炎和暄惊讶得目瞪口呆，出神地望着远方。好不容易打起精神的暄对身旁的车内官询问道： “到底为什么会这样呢？那套宫女的衣服，她是从哪里偷来的呢？为什么要来这里呢？真是个不懂事的孩子。” 车内官什么也没说，只是瞟了一眼炎，然后意味深长地笑了笑。刚才旼花的突然闯入，打断了暄与炎之间的对话，那时他们正谈到炎的妹妹。好在没过几天，两人又开始讨论起了她。 照常理，授课前大家会给世子摆放上点心等食物。当世子还是元子的时候，授课前一定要吃两勺糖稀，随着年龄的增长，暄开始转变成食用含糖分多一点的点心。这次摆着的是从中国运来的黑饴糖。为了能和炎一起吃，暄一直耐心的等着炎，自己一口都没吃。但是，炎却只是愣愣地望着眼前的饴糖。 “为什么不吃呢？不喜欢吃吗？” “不是……只是，想起了妹妹……” “啊，以前提起过的那个妹妹？女孩子总是又烦人又喜欢乱发脾气，难道令妹不同吗？” 炎不知是尴尬还是怎的，只是始终把微笑挂在脸上。看到他那动人的笑容后，暄突然对炎的妹妹好奇起来。 “或许他长得像你？那么，令妹一定非常漂亮了。” 炎一声不吭，只是傻傻的微笑着，那可爱的微笑越发彰显出他的妹妹的可爱，不知怎的，暄好像看到那个女孩的面容似的，心里竟开始莫名其妙地激动起来——这是青春年少的暄，平生第一次萌发出的感情。 “令妹叫什么名字？” “嗯？这个小人实在无法回禀，那个孩子还没有堂号……” 虽然还是年幼的女孩子，但也不能把士大夫家的女儿的名字随便地挂在嘴上。如果一定要叫名字的话，要称呼她的堂号，这是自古以来的规矩。更何况在世子面前说出未婚姑娘的名字，这在炎的礼法中显然是不和规矩的。 炎紧闭着嘴巴，一句话都不肯说，不知怎的，暄越看到炎的这副表情就越想知道。 “哼！即使你不说，只要我想打探出令妹的名字，怎么我都可以打听到的。如此一来，事情不是反而会闹得更大吗？” 这分明就是在威胁。暄出乎意料的固执让炎始料未及，不得已，他开口说道： “叫烟……烟雨。” “烟雨……怎么写？” “烟气的烟，下雨的雨。” “或许是毛毛雨的意思？” “是，是这样的。” “烟雨……” 暄在心里反复说了几遍这个名字。真是奇怪，当知道了名字之后，暄竟又好奇起她的外貌来。在暄的意识里，她不仅有着美丽的名字，容貌一定也是无比俊秀美丽的。单是看着眼前炎的这份令人窒息的俊朗，妹妹烟雨的容貌，自然也会美丽非凡了。 炎刚要开始上课，暄马上跟身旁的内官耳语了几句，课程就这样结束了，刚才出去的内官拿回一个竹筒来，躬身交给了炎。炎一头雾水，疑惑的望着竹筒。 “另外准备了些你没动过的黑饴糖，带回去跟妹妹一起吃吧。” 这次，无论是送出饴糖的暄还是带走饴糖的炎，两人谁都没有想太多，所以炎也没有推脱，爽快的带走了竹筒。 等暄把饴糖送出去后，晚上一个人仔细想来，便觉得奇妙无比，在暄的内心中，自己并不是以这个国家世子的身份给一个陌生的女子送礼物。可是怎么说他们二人都到了适婚的年龄，暄非常好奇，好奇那位素未谋面的女子，她在收到自己送出的礼物时，会有怎样的反应呢？想到这些，暄便无论如何也睡不着了。青春正好的暄，果真因为一个素未谋面的女子而彻夜失眠了。 "What did she say?" 还没等坐下身来，炎就一下子愣住了，他对双眼熠熠闪光的暄那急促的盘问颇感意外，暄焦急的催促着答案。 “我是说昨天的黑饴糖。她吃得香吗？” “啊！是，吃得很香。” 虽然还是期待能有下文，但炎并没有说出什么特别的话，只是照例打开了书本。他的回答还省略了主语，意思含糊模糊，是只有炎自己品尝了呢？还是烟雨姑娘也品尝过了呢？暄不得而知。 “烟……不，令妹也觉得好吃吗？” “是，非常喜欢吃。” 暄的嘴角不由的向上翘了起来，但他并未因此而满足。其实，他真正想知道的并不是烟雨认为黑饴糖香甜这件事情，而是想知道通过黑饴糖传达给她的，一个素未谋面的世子在她的心中究竟是怎样的形象。暄好奇炎如何向烟雨诉说一切，同时也好奇烟雨到底怎么看待自己。但暄唐突的提问，等反应过来时，又担心自己是否会在炎的心中留下轻浮的印象。暄甚至开始后悔自己第一次见到炎时，为什么不能表现得更加稳重些。 “哼！你，没说我坏话吧？” “嗯？哪的话……” “我是说，你对烟雨姑娘没说我什么坏话吧。” 炎自信满满的说道： “是的，关于世子邸下，小人什么也没说，所以不用担心。” "what?" 看着发着无名火的暄，炎露出了惊讶的神色。暄马上镇定了一下自己的声音，保持着最大的耐心说： “啊！我是说……昨天带回去的饴糖，你跟妹妹说是谁送的了吗？” “我只是说从宫里拿回去的，或许，小人做错了什么？” 暄一下子泄了气。炎的做法虽然没错，但自己送的礼物不过成了竹篮打水一场空。好长一段时间里，暄都皱着眉头，委屈的坐在那里。He murmured: “这么说是可以，可是如果说送出饴糖的人，是国家的什么也可以啊……” 全然不知暄为何伤心的炎，依旧像往常一样开始上课。暄真讨厌他们之间的闲谈就这么结束了。等到下课时，暄马上又让内官拿来一个竹筒——里面装的是今天的点心豆糕和核桃糕。核桃虽然是世子经常吃的点心，但对一般名宅来说，却也是稀贵的食物，所以送这个的话，并不会显得寒酸吧。 “哼！我也没有什么特别的，拿走吧。还有……嗯，可以告诉她说是我送的吧，既然这样的话，不如再为这个国家的世子多说些好话吧！那样的话，百姓才能安心。嗯，还有……我对你，不，对您没有遵守礼节，这并不是我的品性不好，只是我在考验你是否有作为老师的资格，所以，请不要曲解我的意思……” 炎什么也没说，只是带着灿烂的微笑。可是这微笑，并不代表他体会出暄话语中的寓意，他并没有琢磨透世子的心思。暄突然想起什么似的说道： “对了！虽然我正在跟你，不，正在跟您学《千字文》，但这并不代表我不识字，而是你太独特了。我在小时候就已经很熟悉《千字文》了，请一定要明确这一点。” “是，小人铭记在心。” 看到炎的微笑，暄虽然放下了一直七上八下的心，但他还是觉得不够，还想多展现出一些更好的形象。 “我现在正在跟其他老师学习《大学衍义》，这个，一定要传达。” “嗯？邸下，您这是什么意思？” 这个迟钝的炎！暄看到炎那茫然的反应，内心显得无比焦急，真恨不得把这些让他转达的话亲口说给烟雨听。 “就是一些让你记住的话，还有，我是热爱学问的世子。而且，儒生们熟知的六艺，我也正在毫无遗漏的学习。啊！还有，别忘记说我今天射了十支箭，命中了五支，不，是六支……” 炎虽然脸上仍挂着微笑，但他却有些糊涂了，丝毫抓不住头绪，真不知世子为何突然这么严肃的罗列这些事情。暄越是自我褒奖自我肯定，便越觉得浑身不自在，越发觉得炎会认为自己轻浮。所以他把视线射向了一旁的车内官。车内官马上领会暄的意思，连忙附和道： “是的，真是非常出色的技艺，是连世祖大王也会佩服的名射手。” 没有人不知道世祖是名射手中的名射手。听到车内官拿自己和厉害的先辈作比较，暄得意洋洋的耸了耸肩膀。 “哪里，哪里，我还没打到那种境界。哈哈，啊！还有那个，那个……” 暄使劲挤着眼睛努着嘴向车内官递眼色。但车内官并没有领会世子的意思，只是睁着圆圆的眼睛。憋闷不已的暄悄悄地把手伸到书桌下面，缓缓地挪动着自己的手指。车内官这才灿烂的说道： “世子邸下弹琴的技艺可是最值得称赞的，连掌乐院的乐工都经常赞叹呢。” “这个小人早有耳闻。” “是吗？早就知道了吗？没想到只是随意弹弄一下，竟然这样传开了，哈哈！啊！我最近还特别喜欢作诗。嗯！'曙色明楼角，春风着柳梢；鸡人初报晓，已向寝门朝。'你听过这首诗吗？” “是的，这不是金富轼的《东宫春帖子》吗？” “啊，原来你已经知道了啊……” 本来想炫耀一下的暄一下子泄了气，但是世子可没有那么容易便气馁，停顿了一会儿，暄反而更夸张地说道： “这首诗中的世子，所有人都还在睡觉的清晨，比王的任何一个孩子起的都早，前去给王问安的画面真实太美了，不是吗？大概古人金富轼是在给我树立榜样呢！” “真是了不起，但坚持下去并不是一件容易的事情。” 暄的脸上火辣辣的。 “嗯，也不是每天都如此……父王原本忙于公务，所以我不能经常去，但从现在开始，我每天早晨起来都回去问安的。这不正是孝吗？” 从车内官到周围凡是长了耳朵的人，大家为了忍住笑声，几乎都浑身出了汗。不管怎么说，想要说出自己优秀的世子，那副认真的样子的确可爱，连他的意图都没有揣测出来，只顾认真听着的炎的样子也同样很是有趣。暄很想再听到一些关于烟雨的故事，于是委婉的说道： “你知道这首诗的话，或许令妹也知道？不是说你们在一起读书的吗？” “是，那个孩子很喜欢诗，她比小人了解的诗还要多。以前她读到那首诗很好奇，说不知道世间所有的世子都会那样做。” 暄的眼睛闪闪的放射出亮光来，身体不自觉的朝炎的一侧偏去。 “啊？那你说了什么吗？” “那还是小人科举及第之前，那时尚未见过世子。所以我只是跟他说，我自己也不是很清楚。” 暄的肩膀一下子垂了下来。事实上，在他们尚未遇见之前，确实炎对暄也并不了解，所以他那样回答，怎么说都是很正常的。可是，自己却无缘无故的觉得遗憾。本来就是自己先提起诗来的嘛！真是的，干嘛要提起这个话题呢？暄颓丧地重新说道： “是吗？那么，他喜欢什么样的诗？” “好像大部分的诗歌她都会喜欢……不久前，我曾送给她一本诗集当做礼物，她读的时候还留下了泪水呢。” “哦？是哪首诗？” “'五更灯烛照残妆，欲话别离先断肠；落月半庭推户出，杏花疏影满衣裳。'就是这样一首诗。” 虽然暄头一次听到这首诗，但他理所当然的认为：烟雨读起来会觉得悲伤的诗，自己也应该感到悲伤才对，她竟是一个连读诗都会流下泪珠的女子！单单想象这幅画面，暄就觉得无限美好。此时此刻，暄的心中已无暇关注诗歌本身的美好，单是梨花带雨的烟雨那柔弱的身姿，就已经牢牢地牵住了暄的心。 “真是让人悲伤啊！请你转告烟雨姑娘吧，我对于那首诗的悲楚，内心亦有同感。请一定要转告啊。” “嗯？啊，是。” 炎并不知世子为什么要这么说，他只是简单的理解为世子要表达他与妹妹对一首诗产生了共鸣而已。虽然炎在学问方面比任何人反应都要迅速很多，但对于男女之间细微曼妙的恋情，他的反应可就相当迟钝了，所以，即使暄的表现如此明显，他也并没有感到暄对烟雨表现出的特别关心到底有怎样特别的深意。 “这首诗的作者是谁呢？诗歌的名字是？” “是高丽王朝郑誧写的《梁州客官别情人》。” “嗯……对了！请一定要转达给烟雨，就说世子也非常喜欢诗歌啊。” 这天，等课程一结束，炎告退之后，暄就当即命令册色书吏把诗集搬了出来。暄甚至要求册色书吏，宫里没有的诗集，也要想尽一切办法一应俱全的找来。因为他猜不透烟雨到底读过哪些诗，所以，情窦初开的世子，把搬来的书统统都读了一遍。对于烟雨的好奇心，让暄的注意力出奇的集中。 之前没有发现的才能，比如过目不忘的能力，他居然也做到了——因为但凡是暄的眼睛扫过的诗，十之八九都能记录在暄的大脑中。 第二天，天才蒙蒙亮，这天的资善堂注定与以往都不同——整个资善堂里里外外都是忙碌的身影。不知世子受了什么刺激，他坚持一定要在罢漏的鼓声响起之前起床。车内官小心翼翼地上前把暄叫醒。暄吃力的挣扎着，好不容易才坐了起来，但精神仍在睡梦中，迟迟不肯清醒过来。宫女和内官服饰似睡非睡、努力挣扎的暄洗漱完毕。其间，暄还不时的点头打着哈欠。车内官满脸担忧的问道： “您要再睡一会儿吗？要不然……” 即使困得睁不开双眼，即使要使劲从梦中挣脱，暄也并没有退缩。 “不用了。我要去给父王请安，既然说过的事情，我就一定要去执行。如果做不到的话，那岂不变成谎话了吗？” 车内官不得已服饰暄换了衣服，暄在整理自己的衣冠时，还是哈欠连连。等到所有的准备工作都结束后，一行人便朝着王的寝宫出发。这位很久都没早起过的世子，一路上都像喝多了酒的人似的，迷迷糊糊地往前迈着脚步。跟在后面的内官和宫女们一看到暄身体打晃的样子，心里就忍不住为年幼的世子捏把汗。 世子一出现在寝宫前，服饰王的内官就走出来把暄引领到了王的卧室。父王已经起床，早已穿戴好衣冠，坐在房间里晨读，看到暄对自己行礼问安，父王露出喜悦的表情说道： “是什么事情能让我们的世子这么早过来问安呢？” “是为了尽孝。前段时间不能每日早晨前来问安，儿臣心里倍感沉重。从现在开始，儿臣会尽全力来做的。” 虽然暄的双眼仍然有些困倦，但话语却分外清晰。父王非常开心，像是充满了自豪之情，掩藏不住满意的神情： “我的世子做的真好，我可以跟大小臣僚炫耀一番了。是不是啊，许内官？” 连旁边的许内官也跟着连连附和，暄得意的把肩膀抬得更高了。父王说要把这件事情跟大小臣僚炫耀——如果这样的话，不仅是炎，那么，连身为弘文馆大提学的炎的父亲也会知道的吧？暄想到要多用几个方法，让烟雨从多个方面知道自己的优点。于是他灵光一闪，马上又想出一个点子。 “父王，您用过早膳了吗？” “没有，还没呢。难道世子连早膳也要查看的吗？” “是的，因为视膳也是孝。” 圣上直直的望着暄那笑吟吟的脸庞，连忙吩咐车内官把早膳端上来，并连同世子的一份也拿了上来。王看着睡眼惺忪的暄说道： “最近礼学学得怎么样了？对许炎有不满意的地方吗？要是不满意的话，父王就给你换掉。” “没有不满意的地方！真的没有。从他身上，儿臣学到了很多东西。” “在会讲时，朕看到许炎负责的课程，世子并没有多少的进步，所以不免有些担忧，朕认为他会依照实际所学好好授课，所以也就没有责问。” “许炎是一位非常出色的老师，请父王不用为儿臣担心。” 就像是站在烟雨面前说话一般，暄在父王面前处处保持着庄重的姿态，等做完了该做的事情后就落落大方的退了下去。接下来，他的目的地就是大妃殿，但没走多远，他就停下了自己前进的脚步。暄顾不得理会周围人疑惑的眼神，兀自一个人苦恼了半天。 “世子邸下……” “祖母……对，现在这个时间，祖母应该还没起床吧？对！现在如果我去大妃殿的话，反而是我的不孝了，是不是这样呢？” 车内官虽然推测不出世子的意图，但却明白他想听到哪种问题。于是正趁世子内心所愿的回答： "Yes, it is." “那么，我们现在马上去中宫殿，先给母后请安吧。但是，也一定要向大妃殿转达世子的这片孝心。” 车内官望着世子的表情，那副俊朗的脸上，依旧挂着天真烂漫的微笑。 就在同一时刻，父王正坐在书桌旁，用双肘支着下巴陷入了沉思之中。偶尔，他也会侧一下脑袋，望望世子刚才走出去的那扇门。 “许内官。” “是，圣上。” “我的世子，最近是不是有些变化？” 许内官不假思索的回答道： “是，才几天的工夫，整个人就变得截然不同的样子，浑身上下都充满了生机……” “生机？生机……对，哈哈，是生机啊。” 父王还是头一次见到自己的儿子像今天这个样子。平时总是笑嘻嘻的孩子，不知为什么今天却有所不同。所以此刻，他竟觉得自己的儿子有些陌生。 “究竟是什么让我的世子变得幸福了呢……” 等请安结束后，返回资善堂的暄此刻已经完全从睡眼惺忪的状态中挣脱出来，他的心情也有所好转，在自己的院子里锻炼身体的同时，竟哼唱出了优美的曲调。以前，这位世子可是只要一提锻炼身体就会怒火中烧的，而现在，他竟如此非常幸福的做着这件本来讨厌至极的事情。他那手舞足蹈的身姿，简直就像在跳舞一般，暄还不忘反复嘱咐车内官，一定不要忘了把今天自己所做的事情一一告诉炎，另外，他还在朝讲和昼讲的时候，特意抽出时间来阅读诗歌，心里也一直盼望着夕讲能够快些到来。 夕讲的时间一到，炎就准时出现在了暄的面前。暄用手捅了捅车内官，车内官满脸堆笑的说道： “世子邸下的孝心非常了得，早起请安让龙颜大悦，清晨罢漏的鼓声敲响之前，世子就穿戴好了衣冠，前去向圣上请安、视膳。”