Vol 2 Chapter 437:

Perhaps she realized that most of the Yanbei girls were unhappy with her aggressive attitude before. Yan Ningshuang showed her demeanor this time and asked Ren Yaoqi to ask the question first. She answered the source.
Ren Yaoqi also wanted to try the depth of this Miss Yan, and did not decline, she thought for a moment, and said: "The future generations will hope to be unreliable. Farmers and workers have both men and women. People are rich, officials and deacons... …"
Before Ren Yaoqi finished speaking, Yan Ningshuang interrupted: "From "The Biography of the Emperor Mu"." She glanced at Ren Yaoqi and curled the corner of her mouth, "It's your turn. There is a golden platform in the sea, and the structure is full of water. Qiaoli, exhausted all her work, Yokomitsu Iwa Nagisa, and Yu Yao Xinghan.'Where did this sentence come from?"
Ren Yaoqi also answered quickly: "From "Netherworld Record"."
Yan Ningshuang was a little surprised. "Netherworld Records" was a ghost novel, and she didn't expect Ren Yaoqi to read it.
Then the two of you came again and I asked for each topic. In order to explore Yan Ningshuang’s bottom line, Ren Yaoqi chose history books, Ming Scriptures, travel notes, geography and other miscellaneous books. To Ren Yaoqi’s surprise, Yan Ningshuang could tell the source. Although she took some common books in her exams, it’s pretty good for Yan Ningshuang to read them all and remember them at her age. It’s no wonder that Yan Ningshuang dared to speak with her in such a big tone. Test.
Yan Ningshuang had the purpose of winning Ren Yaoqi, and she even checked astronomical calendars, medical books and pharmacopoeias, Buddhist scriptures and Taoism. However, Yan Ningshuang was shocked that no matter how biased the source of the sentence she said, Ren Yaoqi could actually answer it. She herself has the ability to remember her, so she has memorized all the books in her home study. Whether she can understand her is secondary, she doesn't believe that Yaoqi has the same ability as her! But the two stood face to face, and Ren Yaoqi obviously had no way of opportunistically.
The two of them come and go, but the people below are watching them with gusto. Except for the three adults, all present are women. Some of the book titles that Ren Yaoqi and Yan Ningshuang had never even heard of before, but these two people are able to export a paragraph or a sentence at will.
The reason why Ren Yaoqi and Yan Ningshuang were able to answer each other's questions was because the collection of books in either Pei Zhiyan's library or Yan's library basically included most of the books circulating in the market. Especially in Pei Zhiyan's study room, many people decorate the study room according to Pei Dishi's collection of books. Unless it is some rare rare copy that is difficult to see, it is easy to refuse to show others.
As soon as it was noon, the two still did not decide the victory or defeat, and no one was able to hold him back. The princess looked at the sky and discussed with Mrs. Xu: "Can you think of a way to decide the victory or defeat faster?"
Hearing their conversation, Pei Zhiyan, who was sitting next to him, spoke leisurely and said: "I have a way to quickly tell them the outcome."
The princess smiled and said: "Mr. Pei has any idea, why not talk about it?"
Ren Yaoqi and Yan Ningshuang also looked at Pei Zhiyan when they heard this.
Pei Zhiyan smiled slightly, and asked Ren Yaoqi and Yan Ningshuang: "Both young ladies are familiar with "Qiuyang Zashu"?"
Just now, Yan Ningshuang uttered a sentence from "Miscellaneous Notes on Qiuyang" for Ren Yaoqi to guess, so Pei Zhiyan would have this question. This book "Miscellaneous Notes on Qiuyang" is not a great work, it is just some essays about customs, geography, painting, calligraphy, song and dance, flowers, birds, fish and insects written by an old scholar.
Ren Yaoqi said: "I can't say it is familiar, I have read it briefly."
Yan Ningshuang glanced at Ren Yaoqi, "I've also seen it briefly."
Pei Zhiyan nodded and said with a smile: "That's just fair. I ask a question about this book. How about who answers it and who wins?"
Pei Zhiyan looked at Ren Yaoqi. It was Yan Ningshuang's question before. Miss Yan took the initiative, so strictly speaking, Ren Yaoqi suffered. The other two adults and the mother sent by the Queen Mother felt that they had no opinion.
Ren Yaoqi didn't care when he heard the words, bowed his head respectfully and said: "I have no opinion."
Although Yan Ningshuang on the surface took advantage, there was no joy on Yan Ningshuang's face. She was already sweating on her head. I originally thought that I would be able to easily beat Ren Yaoqi by reading the books, but I didn't want Ren Yaoqi to be so powerful. Now Pei Zhiyan said that she wanted to write a question, although she believed that Pei Zhiyan would not help Ren Yaoqi to plot against her, but Yan Ningshuang was still a little cautious about things that were not sure of victory.
Now she is the only person sent by the Queen Mother. She can't lose to Ren Yaoqi, otherwise there is no way to deal with the Queen Mother, and she will not be able to raise her head in Yan's house in the future.
But Miss Yan wanted to think about it, but the people around her did not give her a chance to think about it. After all, everyone was a little hungry after sitting here for a long time. For fear that the Yanbei Palace and Ren Yaoqi might regret it, the mothers sent by the Queen Mother were busy helping Yan Ningshuang respond.
Pei Zhiyan leaned back on the back of the chair, tilted his head to ponder for a moment, and then asked: "Wei Xiucai once went to a place called Laohuao by the locals. What is the staple food of the villagers in Laohuao in winter?"
Yan Ningshuang was stunned when he heard the words, thought about it again, and then said: "Master Pei, there is no mention of this in Qiuyang Zashu."
Pei Zhiyan and Yan Yue smiled: "Miss Yan is sure? Where is Miss Ren?"
Ren Yaoqi stood there with a weird expression, this kind of scene was almost familiar to her.
"Miss Ren?" Seeing Ren Yaoqi not speaking, Pei Zhiyan called her again.
Ren Yaoqi coughed lightly, "It's sweet potatoes and sashimi."
Pei Zhiyan raised his eyebrows, the smile in his eyes dizzy, nodded, and praised: "Yes."
Yan Ningshuang's expression changed, and she distinguished: "In "Miscellaneous Qiuyang", there is no mention of the winter staple food of the villagers in Laohuao."
Pei Zhiyan looked at Ren Yaoqi and said with a smile: "What do you think of Miss Ren?"
Ren Yaoqi suddenly wanted to laugh, but she still replied solemnly: "It is true that there is no mention in the essay about "Tiger's Col", but the same book wrote about "Yuyang Mountain" in Ziyang, a neighboring county. In that article, it was said that Wei Xiucai met a woodcutter on the Double Ninth Festival with a friend who climbed high. The woodcutter’s daughter-in-law belongs to Tiger's Col. He said something about eating."
Pei Zhiyan looked at Yan Ningshuang again: "Miss Yan?"
Yan Ningshuang bit her lip, her face pale, her eyes flushed.
The mother on the side hurriedly said, "Master Pei should ask another one? The two young ladies are not ready yet."
Pei Zhiyan glanced at the grandmother with a faint smile, bowed his head to drink tea, and did not say anything.
Someone from below laughed and said: "Yes, it's best to ask a Miss Yan that Miss Ren doesn't know, so that the "two ladies" are ready."
Now the mother couldn't hold her face anymore, but this was in Yanbei, even if she was the queen mother, these unsophisticated people would not sell her account.
However, Ren Yaoqi said very seriously: "Master Pei will ask another question." Otherwise, she would always feel like going home and calling the adults to bully Yan Ningshuang, which is really not very kind.
Seeing Ren Yaoqi's words, Pei Zhiyan said, "Then ask another question." He looked at Yan Ningshuang and asked with a smile, "Both of you have seen "Ghost Collection" and "Yinchuan County Chronicles, right?"
These two books were also asked by Yan Ningshuang before Ren Yaoqi, anyway, from the bright side, Pei Zhiyan still takes care of Yan Ningshuang.
Ren Yaoqi nodded, and Yan Ningshuang nodded.
Pei Zhiyan said in a soothing voice: "It is mentioned in "The Collection of Ghosts" that there is a sea monster with a bird head and snake body with fleshy wings. How long will it take for more than a hundred people to migrate from Minchuan County to Yuyang County in the summer of 22nd Guangyuan?"
Another inexplicable question. Yan Ningshuang estimated the journey from Minchuan County to Yuyang County in his heart. Although the sea monster has fleshy wings, according to the book’s record, he needs to search for food before he flies for a long time, and his actions are slow. , It would take more than a month if you converted it. But Yan Ningshuang didn't dare to say the answer casually, she couldn't help but glance at Ren Yaoqi.
There was no extra expression on Ren Yaoqi's face, and he couldn't tell whether he knew the answer or didn't know the answer.
Seeing that Yan Ningshuang hesitated, Pei Zhiyan added leisurely: "If the answers of both of you are the same, then the one who said the correct answer first wins."
As Ren Yaoqi was about to speak, Yan Ningshuang quickly said, "It's probably more than a month."
Pei Zhiyan was noncommittal and looked at Ren Yaoqi again.
Ren Yaoqi said: "They can't reach Yuyang anymore. The "Yinchuan County Chronicles" records that a large-scale plague occurred near Dazhou and Lizhou in the late spring of the 22nd year of Guangyuan. Minchuan County and Yuyang County were both In the hardest hit area, with ten rooms and nine empty spaces, it is difficult to see alive people."
Pei Zhiyan laughed, nodded, and said "good". Then, ignoring the mother on the side, winking vigorously at him, she stood up and left.
The blood color on Yan Ningshuang's face faded quickly, and she didn't believe that she would lose to Ren Yaoqi. There was a faint laughter from the audience. Yan Ningshuang felt that these voices were laughing at her. The words she started to say to Ren Yaoqi now seemed to be hitting her own face.
Ren Yaoqi saw that Yan Ningshuang looked like she didn't guard her house, and didn't say anything to her. He returned to his seat and sat down. The ten ladies of the imperial court have all appeared one by one. Although many of Yanbei's ladies have not yet played, everyone knows that the highlight of this year's banquet has passed.
Ren Yaoqi almost defeated the ten ladies sent by the Queen Mother with his own strength. The winning was very beautiful, not only for the face of Yanbei Palace, but also the other ladies of Yanbei. Ren Yaoqi made the limelight this time and became famous as Yanbei. Although many people were envious and jealous of her, most people in Yanbei would rather Ren Yaoqi win than Yan Ningshuang.
The princess was in a very good mood today, and after saying a few scenes, she was about to leave. After taking a break from lunch, the golden banquet will continue, but Ren Yaoqi's mission has been successfully completed. She was greatly relieved when she got off the stage.
When the princess saw it, she couldn't help but smiled and praised: "It's really beautiful to win today."
Xiao Jinglin also said to the side: "I thought that those people who were carefully selected by the Queen Mother are so good."
Ren Yaoqi was a little embarrassed on the contrary, remembering that Xiao Jinglin had hidden a bowl of the other girl before, she couldn't help asking: "You will also conjure?"
Xiao Jinglin bends the corner of her mouth: "What kind of trick, it's just a quick action."
Ren Yaoqi asked curiously: "Where did you hide other people's bowl?" The little girl cried angrily.
Xiao Jinglin coughed lightly and leaned in and whispered: "When I waved my sleeve, I loosened my hand, and the bowl fell on the shoe, and then I hid it under the skirt."
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help laughing, but Xiao Jinglin was a little embarrassed by her smile.
They were originally going to go back to Lanyue Pavilion for dinner with the princess, but when they didn't want to return to Lanyue Pavilion, Yun Taifei's maid came over, Yun Taifei invited Ren Yaoqi and Xiao Jinglin to her non-wuge pavilion for lunch.
After Mrs. Yun's person left, Xiao Jinglin looked at Ren Yaoqi and frowned, "Or you can stay and I will go over by myself. I will say you are uncomfortable." Xiao Jinglin also noticed it last time. The concubine doesn't like Ren Yaoqi, especially since that happened yesterday. Who knows if her grandmother will take Ren Yaoqi to get angry?
Ren Yaoqi also knew that Concubine Yun did not like her, so she was not sure why Concubine Yun would invite her to dinner, but after all, Concubine Yun was an elder, or an elder who had opinions on her, Ren Yaoqi didn’t want to Too much violation of her, after all, there is not much conflict between the two, and there is no conflict of interest. If you can live in harmony, you can live in harmony.
Ren Yaoqi thought for a while and went to ask the princess.
The princess thought for a while and said, "Since the concubine wants you to eat over, you should go there."
Seeing that the princess said the same, Ren Yaoqi changed his clothes and went to Feiwu Pavilion with Xiao Jinglin.
Concubine Yun was still sitting on the Arhat bed in the second room, her face still cold. When Ren Yaoqi and Xiao Jinglin went forward to greet her, she nodded and let them sit down.
Like last time, the atmosphere is a little silent.
Concubine Yun told her maid: "It's time to set the meal."
While waiting for the meal, Princess Yun finally spoke after a few sips of tea: "Have you read a lot of books?"
Ren Yaoqi glanced at Concubine Yun, not knowing what she meant when she asked this sentence, so she could only answer safely: "My father has read some books in the study."
Princess Yun nodded: "Good memory."
Ren Yaoqi blinked, wondering if Concubine Yun's words meant to praise her, he could only smile, but didn't know how to answer the conversation.
Concubine Yun seemed to see Ren Yaoqi's caution in front of her, and didn't want to ask any more. So the three of you started drinking tea one by one.
Fortunately, the meals were prepared quickly, and Princess Yun took them to the table. Only the three of them ate, but the dishes were filled with a table of Eight Immortals.
Concubine Yun didn't like to talk, and the maid behind her smiled and said, "Is the princess see what today's dishes are in order?"
Xiao Jinglin nodded and said, "Most of them are what I like to eat."
The maid smiled and said: "This is what the Queen Mother ordered to do it herself."
Xiao Jinglin was a little surprised, and then quickly said, "Thank you, grandma."
Concubine Yun nodded and didn't say anything. She just picked up an eggplant box by herself first, indicating that Xiao Jinglin and Ren Yaoqi could move their chopsticks.
The maid should be used to serving by Princess Yun, her smiling face is very amiable, and she said to Ren Yaoqi: "Ms. Ren likes what kind of dishes, wait for you to talk to the maidservant. Come down. When you come to the Toffee to have a meal next time, the maidservant will let the chef cook something you like."
Ren Yaoqi was almost flattered when he heard this.
The maid's remarks were obviously expressing closeness to her. She was the confidant maid of Concubine Yun, and that meant showing her closeness on behalf of Concubine Yun.
Ren Yaoqi glanced at the silent Concubine Yun, and carefully replied: "I'm not picky about food. I like everything the princess likes to eat."
The maid smiled sweetly and came forward to help her with a bowl of soup.
During the meal, Princess Yun didn't say a few words from beginning to end, Ren Yaoqi and Xiao Jinglin didn't speak much, and the three of them finished the meal in silence.
After lunch, the maids waited on them to clean their hands and rinse their mouths, and then served them with tea.
Concubine Yun did not say to let them go, so they followed Concubine Yun to sit in the second room for tea.
When the tea was almost drunk, Princess Yun suddenly said the maid: "Go and get the things."
The maid retreated, and soon came out with a pair of red lacquered boxes.
"Give them one for each." Princess Yun said quietly.
So Ren Yaoqi stuffed a six-inch red lacquer inlaid cloisonné box in his hand, and he was a little sinking.
Ren Yaoqi glanced at Xiao Jinglin, with a look of questioning, Xiao Jinglin shook her head at her, saying that she didn't know what was going on.
The maid said with a smile: "The princess and Miss Ren open it and take a look."
When Ren Yaoqi and Xiao Jinglin heard the words, they opened the box in their hands. Ren Yaoqi glanced down and was stunned. The box was filled with some jewellery and jewelry. Ren Yaoqi didn’t take a closer look, but just the one placed on it. A gemstone inlaid with a golden step has excellent color.
"Grandma, is this?" Xiao Jinglin raised her eyebrows and asked.
Concubine Yun said: "I don't need it, you can wear it."
Ren Yaoqi was really going to be flattered now, she almost thought that it was just her illusion that she had felt that Concubine Yun didn't wait to see her before.
Concubine Yun paused, and then said: "I know you don't lack these, but it is always the wishes of the elders. Accept it."
Xiao Jinglin looked at Princess Yun, then at Ren Yaoqi, then smiled and put the box away: "Thank you, grandma."
Ren Yaoqi only accepted the box that Concubine Yun gave her: "Thank you, Concubine."
Concubine Yun nodded and sat in silence for a while. She waved her hand and said, "Go down and rest. You are tired today. Speak to the princess and I won't go there this afternoon."
Xiao Jinglin and Ren Yaoqi responded, then got up and backed out.
After leaving Feiwu Pavilion for a long time, Xiao Jinglin and Ren Yaoqi looked at each other before returning to Lanyue Pavilion in silence.
The two went to the princess's place with the jewelry box the toffee gave.
The princess opened their jewelry box and took a look, and said lightly, "If you give it to you, just keep it."
Seeing that there were no outsiders in the room, Xiao Jinglin spoke very bluntly: "Mother, doesn't grandma dislike Yaoqi? What happened today?"
Concubine Yun gave her jewelry as the past. After all, it was her grandmother. Although her attitude was rather cold on weekdays, she did not give her anything less during the holidays, which was not bad for her. But the last time we met, it was obvious that Princess Yun had an opinion about Ren Yaoqi. How did her attitude become so fast?
The princess did not directly answer Xiao Jinglin's words. She thought for a while, then turned to look at Ren Yaoqi: "What do you think of Yaoqi?"
Ren Yaoqi looked at the princess and felt a little embarrassed. After all, she was not a member of the Xiao family. The princess and concubine Yun were the wife and nephew.
The princess smiled: "There are no outsiders here, just say whatever you think of, and no one will blame you if you are wrong."
Ren Yaoqi asked tentatively: "Is it because of what happened yesterday?"
The princess smiled and nodded: "You are a smart boy. So take it with ease."
Ren Yaoqi glanced at the princess and nodded, not talking too much.
Xiao Jinglin was about to ask. Mother Xin came in and she seemed to have something to report to the princess. Ren Yaoqi and Xiao Jinglin had to go out first when they saw this.
When the two returned to the room, Xiao Jinglin asked Ren Yaoqi: "You just said that the change in grandma's attitude was because of yesterday's affairs?"
Ren Yaoqi nodded, handed the jewelry box to the maid to put away, and then dragged Xiao Jinglin to sit down by the Kang: "If it wasn't Yun Qiuchen and Yun Wenfang yesterday, it was someone from another family, Yanbei Wangfu What will happen to them?"
Xiao Jinglin thought for a while: "It's hard to say whether we can save her life."
"Then why are Yun Qiuchen and Yun Wenfang all right?" Ren Yaoqi asked, raising his eyebrows.
Xiao Jinglin knew at one point: "Naturally because of my grandmother's protection."
Seeing Xiao Jinglin's understanding, Ren Yaoqi stopped talking.
Concubine Yun saved Yun Qiuchen and Yun Wenfang, and let them return to the Yun family unharmed, and did not hold the Yun family accountable. Naturally, the Yanbei Palace compromised.
Concubine Yun understood in her heart, so she also sold the face of Princess Wang and Xiao Jingxi. So today, Princess Yun helped her out again, told her to go to dinner, and also sent a box of jewellery over. In fact, it was because she was wronged by the princess and Xiao Jingxi.
Although she knew that Concubine Yun did not do this because she had changed her opinion, Ren Yaoqi did not dislike Concubine Yun's behavior.
As the birth mother of King Yanbei, the princess's mother-in-law, and Xiao Jingxi's grandmother, Princess Yun did not take everything she did for granted. At least she knew that she was at a loss after she had done something to protect her family. , Know how to remedy compensation. There are too many people in this world who like to do whatever they want with their own status and age. In comparison, Princess Yun is more forgiving.
As to whether Mrs. Yun likes her or not, Ren Yaoqi does not insist on it. No one can do everything to make everyone like it. It is good to respect each other.
After a break at noon, the daughter-in-law banquet continued in the afternoon.
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