"Langjun, this is the boundary of Langya County. Look outside. Spring flowers are blooming."
Although it was a chilly season, the terrain of Langya County was different from the outside world. Spring came earlier than usual.
Taxue changed out of her heavy, cotton-padded jacket and into a bright, light-yellow dress. The hem of this dress was extremely long. When Taxue walked and spun her body half a round, the folds of the dress would spread out. She easily spun in a big circle and left an arc in the air.
Jiang Pengji looked at her blushing cheeks and said with a smile, "Spring is here. You're more delicate."
"I don't know what honey you ate. Why is it so sweet?" Taxue blushed.
Jiang Pengji blinked and said, "Don't you know best what honey I ate? I should ask you what kind of magic potion you've been feeding me all day. I look left and right. Why is our Taxue so beautiful? The spring scenery outside is not as beautiful as your eyebrows. "
The two of them sat in the carriage and chatted. The curtain was rolled up. Clear sunlight poured in and dyed the carriage golden.
They did not deliberately lower their voices. Naturally, their voices were heard by the carriage closest to them.
Master Yuanjing was playing chess in the carriage. Occasionally, he was distracted and heard Jiang Pengji's words. He smiled and shook his head.
"Frivolous!" Tang Yao frowned and muttered, "You're so young, but you have so many flowery words."
Liu She's young Langjun was still a few days away from his thirteenth birthday, but he had a lot of flowery words to tease the maidservants. He was so frivolous and did not know how many girls he would harm in two years. Who knew how he would get mixed up in the inner circle?
Master Yuanjing said helplessly, "Being able to speak well is also a skill. If Liu She's young Langjun can win the hearts of girls, he won't have to worry about marriage in the future."
At that moment, Wei Ci had a question to ask his teacher. When he heard what Master Yuanjing said, his expression became strange.
'Teacher … are you serious?'
Some people did not like Jiang Pengji, but of course, there were people who liked her. For example, Lu Zheng, who was shameless and squeezed into the same carriage as Wei Ci.
"This new classmate is quite interesting. He's not like the others who always act like gentlemen. He's very lively."
Lv Zheng commented on Jiang Pengji. Cheng Jing, who was playing chess with Lv Zheng in his spare time, lowered his eyes and said nothing. Han Yu, who was watching the game, said, "Shaoyin, are you saying this because your senior and junior brothers are old-fashioned and boring? I've met Liu Lanting before. He's not as likable as he seems. "
Cheng Jing didn't say anything, but he changed his previous steady and sure approach and killed Lu Zheng to express his dissatisfaction.
Lu Zheng saw that he had lost the upper hand on the chessboard, so he simply lay on the ground and let Cheng Jing beat him. He struggled passively.
Although Han Yu and the others didn't have a high opinion of Jiang Pengji, Lv Zheng still believed that seeing was believing. A person's heart could only be revealed after a long time.
Besides, he was only thirteen years old. It was the time for him to get out of his stupidity. It would be too difficult for Jiang Pengji to be mature and steady like a weak scholar. Of course, this was not enough to win Lv Zheng's favor. What Lv Zheng liked the most was Jiang Pengji's equal attitude towards others. Because of his family background, Lv Zheng didn't have many friends in the academy. There were only a few whom he could confide in.
When he heard that the Flower Festival was Jiang Pengji's birthday, Lv Zheng specially gave her a gift.
The gift wasn't expensive, but it was thoughtful.
In return, Jiang Pengji invited him to drink with prostitutes …
Hmm, drinking with prostitutes is not bad … Prostitutes' wine …
Prostitutes' wine?
When Lv Zheng came back to his senses, he was already in a brothel filled with the fragrance of rouge and cosmetics.
"Why are you here …"
Jiang Pengji said matter-of-factly, "Didn't I promise to invite you to Changqing Lane for a drink at Ji Shan Hot Spring? But the crown prince of the Count of Zhenbei died so suddenly that I forgot about it. As the saying goes, a gentleman never goes back on his word. I can't easily break my promise. "
Changqing Lane was a famous red-light district near Ji Shan Hot Spring in Shangjing. It was a gentle place for men and a gathering of all kinds of beauties.
Lv Zheng blushed and almost knelt before Jiang Pengji.
"Ji Shan Hot Spring is Ji Shan Hot Spring. This is Langya County!"
"What's the difference?"
Lv Zheng wanted to cry but had no tears. "If the teacher finds out that we're looking for prostitutes, we'll be finished."
His teacher never used a ruler to punish his students. He liked to punish them by making them copy books in all kinds of postures and positions … If he said this, it would probably cause misunderstandings. For example, a while ago, someone broke the rules of the academy and was punished by the teacher to copy books. He had to squat down with bamboo slips weighing more than 10 kilograms on his head. Another time, he was punished to copy in the middle of the night when he was sleepy. He said that he wanted his words to absorb the essence of the sun and the moon …
He really didn't know how these crafty and inexhaustible methods came up with them.
Jiang Pengji rolled her eyes and said, "Who told you it's looking for prostitutes? I said it's drinking. Do you want to stay in the arms of a prostitute? "
Lv Zheng was speechless.
Jiang Pengji said, "I'll only be 13 years old after today. Are you willing to bury a virgin like me in a red-light district?"
Lv Zheng said, "… Really just drinking?"
Jiang Pengji said, "Of course. You don't want something else to happen, do you?"
Lv Zheng felt as if his secret had been exposed. He blushed a little.
"Did I say that I want something to happen? A gentleman is upright. Why would he think of such filthy content? "
Jiang Pengji curled her lips and said, "Forget it. Which gentleman doesn't leave a descendant? Unless Old Wang lives next door."
"What do you mean?"
Jiang Pengji said, "In ancient times, there was an evil demon who liked to hook up with married women. He often settled next door to his target woman in order to be in a favorable position. He took advantage of the absence of the male owner to have private contact with the woman and secretly conceived a child. According to what you said, a gentleman should be ruthless and abandon his desires. He shouldn't think about relationships between men and women. If he didn't do such things, how would his descendants come about? Most likely Old Wang next door worked hard for him … "
Lv Zheng was dumbfounded. He reprimanded her with a red face, "What kind of books are you reading at such a young age? You should read more about the sage's words! "
"No, I like beautiful young ladies."
Lv Zheng's alcohol tolerance was not very good, but Jiang Pengji was not drunk. In the end, she carried the drunk Lv Zheng on her shoulder and left.
"What … are you doing in the middle of the night?"
Carrying him over the wall, Jiang Pengji found three sneaky shadows nesting in a remote corner. Their heads were close together and they were looking at something with a candle. Jiang Pengji called out, "Hey, what are you three doing? Sneaky … "
The three students who were caught panicked.
Jiang Pengji threw Lv Zheng aside and he lay on his back. She quickly snatched the thing that the three of them were trying to hide.
She took a look …
Emmmm …
It was a super luxurious version of the Fire Avoidance Drawing made of bamboo paper …
There were movements, expressions, and a plot …
One had to know that bamboo paper was extremely expensive at that time. Ordinary books were not even enough for it, let alone drawing a Fire Avoidance Drawing.
"You're a new student, right?"
Without waiting for Jiang Pengji's response, one of the tall students stepped forward and put his hand on her shoulder, acting like they were very close.
"Yes, I just arrived a few days ago. Why, are you planning to bribe me? "
"How can this be considered a bribe? This is called sharing blessings and suffering together. I'll lend it to you to broaden your horizons. Don't betray us. "
"Tsk, instead of looking at the Fire Avoidance Drawing, it's better to look at the real person."
"You're still young, you don't understand the fun inside. Although the real person is good, there are flaws in the body. How can it compare to the perfection in the drawing? "
Jiang Pengji nodded seriously.
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