HCB Chapter 134 Princess Wenhui's Misjudgment of People
Chapter 134 Princess Wenhui's Misjudgment of People
Shen Zhiyi turned on the monitor, glanced at the time, and patted her older brother, saying, "It's time to go back."
"Row."
The two men left the restaurant carrying several extra jugs with them.
As soon as she stepped out of the restaurant, Shen Zhiyi tripped over something and almost fell flat on her face.
Uh, almost.
He just fell flat on his face.
"Damn, who is it that's so uncivilized late at night?"
Shen Zhiyi looked down and saw a person who was completely drunk, muttering something unintelligible.
She nudged her older brother who was taking advantage of her.
"Go and listen to it."
"Why should I be the one to listen, and not you?"
Shen Zhiyi said with disgust, "The smell of alcohol is so strong, it stinks."
"You think it smells bad, and so do I."
Despite complaining, the older brother obediently squatted down, bringing his ear close to the mouth that reeked of alcohol, and was overwhelmed by the stench.
"I wish to ride the wind and return, ride the wind and return."
The older brother stood up and said to Shen Zhiyi, "He probably wants to die."
"Ugh, in this weather, drinking so much and leaving it here unattended could really kill them."
"Are you going to interfere with him?"
The older brother raised an eyebrow slightly, indicating his disapproval.
"You're not going to take this drunkard back with you, are you? Shen Zhiyi, if you dare to, your parents will definitely beat you up."
"Pah, pah, pah! Who said I was going to take it home? I can just pick any inn out of all these places."
The older brother took a deep breath and said in a shocked tone.
"Has the miserly man plucked his feathers?"
"You're actually going to invite a stranger to stay at the inn?"
"When did you become successful?"
Shen Zhiyi angrily slapped his cheap older brother across the face.
That mouth of hers is just as repulsive as her real brother's.
"Are you stupid? Look at the bag on his waist, it's heavy, and there are jade pendants and such hanging there, and this thumb ring. He looks like a rich man no matter how you look at it."
The older brother was taken aback, and before Shen Zhiyi could say anything more, he quickly picked her up and carried her on his back.
"Come on, tell me which inn to take it to."
The brother and sister were both action-oriented and quickly settled the drunkard in.
The next day, Shen Zhiyi had to go to work, so she left her brother there.
It's definitely not because I'm afraid no one will know I did a good deed.
*
On the second day, the day of Ding Si, the Emperor met with Princess Wenhui.
Shen Zhiyi put down her pen and curiously looked at Princess Wenhui.
Princess Wenhui doesn't seem to be the old emperor's biological daughter.
The old emperor's hand trembled.
Forget it, wearing a green hat too often is actually quite unpleasant.
Yes, Princess Wenhui was the old emperor's biological daughter.
Shen Zhiyi had no idea that her two sentences had stirred the hearts of so many people.
[Who would have thought that the old emperor's genes could produce such a talented and eloquent princess as Princess Wenhui?]
The old emperor proudly raised his head.
Princess Wenhui's birth mother came from a family of literary figures for generations.
His method was indeed very successful in removing the genes.
Princess Wenhui enjoyed receiving talented people from all over the country, so she would host many people every year. Those she appreciated would be recommended to the old emperor.
If the old emperor thinks it's good, he might grant it an official position, or if it already exists, its career prospects will be very bright.
[Tsk tsk tsk, they're using Princess Wenhui as a stepping stone.]
Princess Wenhui's smiling face froze.
How come a perfectly good story becomes strange when it comes out of Shen Zhiyi's mouth?
The old emperor patted Princess Wenhui's hand reassuringly.
Princess Wenhui smiled and shook her head, then continued, "Father, I met someone today. Look, this is a poem he wrote."
The old emperor took the poem handed to him by Princess Wenhui and looked at it carefully.
[Does the old emperor understand this?]
The old emperor was furious; he just couldn't understand it.
"This person wrote this poem to express his concern for the country and its people."
"Yes, Father, Da Ye is not lacking in talented scholars, but it lacks scholars who love their country and its people."
[Huh? When this person wrote this, the way they were muttering didn't seem like they were expressing any concern for the country or its people.]
[What?! My dearest little lychee, don't you love me anymore? You actually married someone else! I'm so sad, so heartbroken. My heart feels like it's been destroyed, like my country has fallen. It's like my heart is being torn apart.]
The old emperor and Princess Wenhui: ...
How could a patriotic poem be about love and romance?
Princess Wenhui took it back from the old emperor in disbelief.
Look at the words carefully.
Originally, I thought it was about patriotism and concern for the people, but after Shen Zhiyi said it like that, it seems like it could also be said to be about heartbreak.
Princess Wenhui's expression froze as she looked at the signature and memorized the name of the scholar.
This resulted in her suffering a crushing defeat in front of her father, the emperor.
"Father, I think this is good, please take a look."
As she spoke, Princess Wenhui took out another one.
"This person's literary talent is certainly no less than that of your Yanchen."
"Oh?"
The old emperor got excited and started looking at the next one.
[Wow, not inferior to that stingy guy?]
Shen Zhiyi adjusted the surveillance camera to focus on the long poem.
[Ugh, I don't understand.]
[System, system, bring up that stingy guy's poem and let me see it.]
This time, the system didn't pretend to be dead; it diligently retrieved the poem written by the Minister of Personnel.
Shen Zhiyi compared the two people.
[Very good, I can't understand it, but I can tell the stingy guy's handwriting is better than the one next to him.]
The old emperor shook his head in agreement.
Princess Wenhui's recommendation was indeed talented, but still not as good as Yanchen's.
Princess Wenhui understood the old emperor's meaning but was not annoyed.
[The person next to him is not only worse than a stingy person, but his character is even worse.]
[His older brother's daughter was staying in his house, and this guy actually had malicious intentions. Luckily, his older brother discovered it in time, beat the man up, took his child away, and the two cut off all contact after that.]
Upon hearing this, Princess Wenhui immediately took the man's poem back.
She said with shame, "It was my daughter's fault for not recognizing people properly."
The old emperor shook his head: "It's alright, but Wenhui, you must remember not to be used by others."
"Father's teachings are correct."
"Alright, alright, you came all this way, why don't you stay for lunch?"
"Thank you, Father."
Lunch was eaten at Princess Wenhui's birth mother's house.
Princess Wenhui's birth mother was Consort Wen.
It is rare for someone to have their own palace, so they can refer to themselves as "this palace".
You see, the lower the rank of the women in the old emperor's harem, the more like they lived in a dormitory. So, the lower-ranking imperial women had to be sent to the emperor's bedroom.
[Hahahahahahahahahahaha!]
Thinking of this, Shen Zhiyi suddenly burst into laughter, startling everyone and leaving them feeling bewildered.
The old emperor was already used to it.
[Things I shouldn't be thinking, I can't take it anymore, hahaha.]
The thought of the old emperor going directly to a low-ranking concubine to do *that* kind of thing, with other people watching, makes me laugh, hahaha.
Old Emperor: ? ? ?