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A lot of things actually happened in these three days.
The first one to come was Prince Yong Xia Chan, who brought his wife with him.
What he meant was that because he was about to set off back to Shu, he specially asked for the Empress's order and got permission to come and pay a visit to the future Empress, that is, his sister-in-law.
Xia Xuan was still dark, but looked imposing.
When Su Changan was sitting there, he noticed that Xia Chan had calluses on his hands, obviously from doing a lot of farm work.
Xia Huan's wife was from Shu. According to what he himself said, he met the girl in a local village.
Su Changan looked at the girl. She was actually quite good-looking and was literate, but not very well-read. She was, after all, a real farm girl. But she was obviously a kind and honest person.
When she came to Su Changan, she was also very cautious and didn't dare to say much. She just lowered her head. Even when Su Changan talked to her, she was hesitant and obviously a little scared.
Su Changan had heard Xia Fengxiang mention it before, saying that on that Mid-Autumn night, Xia Yan introduced his wife to the empress dowager.
The Queen Mother asked Xia Huan to divorce the woman, but Xia Huan refused. As a result, a conflict arose between mother and son, and the woman was beaten by the Queen Mother.
Looking at the woman at that moment, Su Changan felt a little sympathy, so he gave her some not-too-expensive things, which were actually just some food recipes.
Giving away valuable things would seem like a reward, and Su Changan didn't want to do that.
Xia Yan came this time with the intention of paying a visit to Su Changan, so he didn't stay long and left quickly.
After leaving, Yan Ruyu told Su Changan that Xia Xuan would go back early with some Black Armor Army because if they continued to stay here, the Queen Mother might kill the woman.
However, although they didn't talk much, Xia Yan bowed to Su Changan and apologized, saying that he was apologizing on behalf of his mother for taking Su Changan out on her.
In short
Xia Xuan looked exactly like a prince who had retired to the countryside.
It had nothing to do with what his mother, the Queen Mother, did or the struggle for power in the temple, and he had no intention of getting involved in it at all.
Su Changan didn't quite believe it. After all, when it comes to politics, there is no such thing as belief or disbelief.
But Su Changan was not worried. After all, Zhu Huang was there, and those people were much smarter than him.
In addition to this matter, there is another thing that makes Su Changan feel strange these days. Sometimes he inexplicably feels that someone is staring at him.
But no matter how hard they looked, even asking Yan Ruyu to help, they just couldn't find that person.
This made Su Changan wonder if some dirty things from the Taimiao were following him.
For this purpose, Su Changan asked Zhou Qianhong to go to Yuqing Temple to get a talisman and put it in his room.
As for Su Changan's muttering, everyone in Lingqi Pavilion thought that Su Changan had started again, so they didn't take it seriously.
Besides these.
The rouge business is still under the management of Su Liheng and is making continuous progress.
Especially today.
Because the decoration of the Rouge Shop was almost completed, Su Liheng wrote a letter to ask about Su Changan's health and whether he had time, because he needed Su Changan to look after the shop.
If you are not satisfied, you can tear it down and redecorate it.
After all, he had given the drawings before, and Su Liheng had the workers decorate it day and night, so Su Changan was not surprised that it was completed so quickly.
And nothing to do.
Naturally, I plan to go out and take a look today.
After saying something to Xia Fengxiang, Su Changan left the palace with Maomao and Yan Ruyu.
Because there were too many people and it would be too conspicuous, there were still only three of them, Su Changan and the others.
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The bustle of Luoan City did not just last for a day or two. Even though the Mid-Autumn Festival had passed, the streets were still bustling with people, no less than on August 15th.
Especially as the winter examination was approaching, there was an endless stream of scholars from other places coming to the city every day to take the liberal arts examination, or people from the martial arts world coming to take the military examination.
Therefore, it can be said that the city is becoming more crowded every day.
After Su Changan and the other three came out, they went to the Su Mansion first.
After having dinner with Su Liu and others, he went out.
When going out, Su Changan took Su Wan'er with him.
As for Su Zhaoxin, he was sleeping when Su Changan arrived, and he was still sleeping when he left, so he didn't disturb his deep sleep.
No one took a carriage. After all, if they took a carriage on such a crowded street, they would have to stop every three steps, which would be a bit torturous.
Holding Su Wan'er's hand, Su Changan walked on the street.
It's already very beautiful, so it's natural that passers-by will look at it a few more times.
Su Wan'er was happy when she saw people around looking at her elder sister. However, she was still angry when she saw some people had devilish eyes.
However, Su Changan didn't say anything, so she naturally didn't say much. But whenever she met someone who looked at Su Changan with lewd eyes, the girl would glare at them fiercely.
But when Su Wan'er heard someone mention Su Chang'an and "A Dream of Red Mansions", her face was filled with pride.
However, along the way, no lecher came to talk to them, so Su Changan and the others walked and stopped, and strolled towards the rouge shop. They were not in a hurry, as they had nothing to do anyway.
Su Wan'er kept telling Su Chang'an about the interesting things that happened in the past few days, as well as the time when she followed Yuan Ruxi to the Imperial College to gain experience.
For example, she said that many scholars came to the capital, and after hearing about the elder sister's story, they found it unbelievable and were unwilling to accept it. But after reading the elder sister's poems, they were all convinced. However, some people were still unwilling to accept it and said that they wanted to compete in person. However, they were slapped in the face by some scholars in the capital. In the end, they had to leave a sentence saying that they would see who was better in the winter exam and fled.
Another thing is that she went to the Imperial Academy to listen to classes. Because of the winter exam, some famous teachers outside brought their disciples to Beijing to take the exam, and were invited by Mu Xu to teach in the Imperial Academy.
On the day Su Wan'er went there, an old scholar from Jiangnan happened to be giving a lecture. He talked about the great truth that "If you don't learn, you won't succeed; if you don't ask, you won't know. If you don't have knowledge in your mind, it's like having no money in your hand. If you know how to learn, you will have power."
But Su Wan'er said that she felt sleepy while listening because the talk was not interesting enough. And not only her, but many students from the Imperial College who came here because of its reputation also felt sleepy.
The teacher was a little angry and left.
Then Mr. Yao had no choice but to go on stage and quote a line from Su Changan's poem, "The spring breeze makes the horse gallop, and I can see all the flowers in Luoan in one day," to talk about the joy of studying. The students immediately became excited.
However, Su Wan'er found it interesting that the old scholar did not leave, but kept listening. After listening, he chased after Master Yao to ask who the source of the poem was.
Mr. Yao talked about Su Changan.
The teacher was thinking about meeting Su Changan.
However, after learning that Su Changan was the Miss Changan as known in the capital, and was the future queen, she hurriedly bowed and apologized.
After hearing the story, Su Changan asked, "Do you think that teacher would argue with me if he met me?"
Su Wan'er shook her head, "I don't think so, because the great truth that the master said is actually telling people to read more so that they can become stronger. The poem that elder sister said, which was said by Master Yao, was about the joy gained from reading. The two actually mean the same thing. Reading is very important, so I don't think that master would argue with elder sister. But I heard from some people in the Imperial College that the master was seeking fame and reputation and had a small heart. He left in a rage when he saw that no one wanted to listen to the class. Later, when he heard that elder sister was the future, he became very respectful, but I think they don't understand at all."
"The teacher left in anger because the scholars in the Imperial College actually hated studying so much that they slept in class. But he didn't leave because he knew he had to finish the lecture. This is the teacher's virtue. And he bowed afterwards because of the etiquette, and more importantly, because of the truth you said, big sister."
Su Changan looked at Su Wan'er and smiled, then joked, "You're almost becoming a female teacher."
Su Wan'er immediately panicked: "Don't talk nonsense, big sister. I'm just imagining things. It's mainly because I've heard big sister talk about it a lot before, so every time I think about something, I always think about what you would think."
Su Changan reached out and rubbed Su Wan'er's head.
Look at Su Wan'er.
Think about Su Zhaoxin again.
Why.
The difference between these two people born from the same mother is extremely huge.
However, just when the few of them reached the border of the market town, a lot of people gathered there and surrounded an open space. Many people were whispering and talking about the open space.
When Su Changan and others saw this, they were naturally curious. They walked forward quickly and saw through the gap a young girl kneeling in the middle of the field.
The girl was wearing a white, coarse linen mourning dress, with a piece of straw stuck in her black hair.
Her hair covered most of her face, but one could tell that the girl was pretty, with tears in her eyes and traces of tears.
Having straw stuck on your head means selling yourself.
Moreover, Su Changan and others listened to the discussions among the people around them and roughly understood what it was.
Simply put
The girl looked pitiful, with tears in her eyes. She talked about her miserable family situation. Her family relied on her and her mother to make a living, and it was very difficult. But her mother died of illness and they had no money to bury her, so she had to sell herself to bury her mother!
Su Wan'er blinked her eyes and looked at the girl kneeling in front of everyone with red eyes, looking pitiful and feeling a little distressed.
But when Su Changan looked at the girl.
The girl looked up at Su Changan, her eyes red and she burst into tears.
Su Changan was silent for a moment, then took Su Wan'er's hand and prepared to leave.
Su Wan'er looked at Su Chang'an, who was always kindhearted, and didn't even look at the poor girl. She was a little surprised and looked at Su Chang'an curiously: "Big sister, don't you want to help her? If you just help with the burial, you can give her two taels of silver. My aunt gave me some when I came out."
Someone around heard Su Wan'er's words and turned to look at Su Changan and the others.
When they saw Su Changan, they all gasped, what a beautiful girl.
Looking at Su Changan and the others, they were dressed very luxuriously. One could tell that they might be from some wealthy family. Although they were impressed by Su Changan's beauty, they did not dare to say much.
Su Changan smiled and looked at Su Wan'er and said, "Wan'er, remember this saying, 'A gentleman should not be saved.'"
Chapter 119 Sister, Have We Offended the Queen Mother?
Su Wan'er was stunned, not understanding what her elder sister meant.
The people around were naturally stunned and curious. Does "A gentleman does not rescue" mean that he will not save people?
Thinking of this, some of them frowned, thinking that this young lady was so beautiful but had such a cold heart. It would be fine if you didn't save her, but you stopped her even though she was willing to spend money to help others.
Su Changan smiled and rubbed Su Wan'er's head: "Do you have some calluses on your hands because of sword practice?"
Su Wan'er blinked and looked down at her right hand holding the sword. Although it didn't look obvious, a thin layer of callus could be felt.
Su Changan continued, "Look at that girl's hand again."
Su Wan'er turned her head and looked at the pitiful girl's hands.
The girl also heard Su Changan's words and couldn't help but look at her hands.