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61 The weird old gentleman(1/2)

In midsummer, the most popular event in the imperial capital is the annual Bu Yuan Festival.

The Bu Yuan Festival is a grand sacrificial ceremony that has lasted for hundreds of years in the cultural circles of the imperial capital. The people who pay homage to it are all well-known cultural masters, and they are all famous figures who have been famous throughout the ages.

After years of development, the activity has slowly evolved from the sacrificial activities in the early years to today's gathering of literati and poets to communicate.

The annual Bu Yuan Festival is hosted by scholars who are well-known in the academic world. The most talented family in today's cultural world is naturally the Yun family of the Imperial City.

The Yun family has been busy since a week ago. This year, the venue for the Bu Yuan Festival will not be held in any cultural center or hotel.

Instead, it was held in the Yun family's house, an ancient house that has been passed down for hundreds of years and is world-famous.

I don’t know how many people wanted to come because of this, so all the invitations sent out for this Bu Yuan Festival came without exception. Even the Yun family received many requests.

However, there are many valuables in the Yun family's residence. Although the people who come here are all well-known, it is still very complicated.

So this time the Yun family only opened half of the courtyard, and the other half was completely closed without being used as a banquet venue.

The Yun family was busy taking off, but Mu Qian was very leisurely here. She only slept and ate every day. Occasionally she would meet Zhong Limo in the inner courtyard.

Every time she came up to talk, Mu Qian was dismissed.

Everyone was still asleep until Yun Yuwei knocked on her door with someone in the morning.

"Hey, little ancestor, you've been sleeping for two days in a row. Today is a big event, so you can't sleep anymore."

This party was very lively, and there were scholars from all walks of life, extremely knowledgeable and respectable people. As the daughter of the Yun family, Mu Qian couldn't be absent.

"What should I do on such an occasion? There are rumors outside that the second young lady of the Yun family has not studied much and can't even understand ancient Chinese. If I go out, won't I lose the Yun family's face?"

When Mu Qian was dragged up, she was still dizzy and hummed.

After listening to her words, Yun Yu smiled and said, "Do you know why grandpa agreed that this culture will be held at home?"

Grandpa even agreed to let go of half of Yunzhai. This is the most culturally rich venue that the cultural fair has been held in for so many years.

"Everyone outside knows that you are back, so you can't hide it. You are going to Yinjue Courtyard soon. Grandpa also wants to take this opportunity to tell the world and put your abilities on the bright side."

Tell everyone in the imperial capital how much the Yun family cares about their daughter.

This is also to support Mu Qian so that she can gain a firm foothold in Yinjue Courtyard.

Although she had never been to Yinjue-yuan, she could guess that it was not a peaceful place.

"Literati care more about academic attainments. How can I, a ignorant person like me, make people laugh?" Mu Qian closed her eyes as she was dragged to change clothes.

Yun Yuwei tidied her clothes, "Who do you think your sister is? My eyes are not white, and my grandfather is not blind. Can you tell that Ranmu's paintings can be of ordinary people?"

Mu Qian really didn't like these occasions. If the old man hadn't suggested her to take a look last time, Mu Qiansi wouldn't have even set foot in the Imperial University's art museum.

Now it happened again, and she was quite irritable.

"Can I not go?" Mu Qian asked.

Yun Yuwei knew her temperament, it wasn't that she was indifferent and didn't want to fight, but she didn't care at all.

But now that she has returned to the Yun family, she should get her place back and not let others take over.

"Grandpa, this is all the trouble in the Yun family because of you. Don't refute the old man's face. There are also many famous Chinese painting masters here this time. You happen to know Ranmu's paintings, maybe you can find some fun.

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Yun Yuwei's words made Mu Qian interested, "Is there Master Qi Huaili?"

"His old man has arrived in the imperial capital. My father personally picked him up. He has been settled and brought home." Yun Yuwei said, "You asked Mr. Qi many times, and it seems that he really admires him.

his."

Many of the old man's friends who came here this time were not accommodated in hotels. They would all stay at Yun's house for a few days before leaving.

Mu Qian straightened her clothes and stood up, "In that case, I'll go take a look. Anyway, there won't be any missing pieces of meat."

The entire cultural conference was held for a whole day, and there were scholars from various disciplines, who would stay at Yun's house for a whole day.

In order to create a richer academic atmosphere, the Yun family also specially moved some books from the library. These ancient books that have never seen the light of day are also a focus of this exchange meeting.

Mu Qian came all the way along the corridor. From Tingyu Pavilion to the main hall of the front room, the pavilions they passed were filled with melon and fruit snacks, and the tea they served was the best bamboo leaf green.

People have been arriving one after another, and those entering the house will first pay homage to the old man and then enter the house.

After entering, they formed their own small groups. Along the way, Mu Qian met famous writers and painters walking together.

The loud conversations were all about article exchanges. As Mu Qian listened, she felt more and more like she had gone back to the past.

When she was reborn in her first life, she was a professor, and some of the people she interacted with looked familiar.

Listening to these people's eloquent talks, in such a house, the academic atmosphere really came out all of a sudden.

"I have a few friends over there. They are all from the School of Liberal Arts. Come and find me after you say hello to grandpa." Yun Yuwei held Mu Qian's hand and instructed.

After all, it was only a few steps away from the main hall where the old man was, so Yun Yuwei relaxed her hand and let people pass.

Although it was a cultural exchange meeting, because it was held at Yun Zhai, Mr. Yun also specially marked it when he sent the invitation letter.

Each invited scholar can bring his wife with him. Although due to the seriousness of this meeting, few scholars choose to bring their wives with them, but there are still some.

So when Mu Qian walked through the bamboo forest from the backyard to the garden behind the main hall, he heard a woman's laughter.

"Mr. Li was a beauty in our school when she was young. I heard from the seniors that at that time, many juniors used to go to the office to do errands as an excuse to take a look at Teacher Li's charm."

Mu Qian stood under the door and looked at the group of women chatting and laughing with Zhong Limo in the pavilion.

She managed her interactions very well and showed off the second lady's airs.

"Qian Qian is here!" Zhong Limo glanced at Mu Qian and stood up with a smile to introduce him, "That's Mu Qian, you haven't seen her yet."

Zhong Limo came over in two steps and was about to grab Mu Qian, "Those are the family members who came here. We have to take good care of them."

"Us?" Mu Qian glanced at her.

When will the two of them take turns with each other?

"This is the second young lady of the Yun family. In the past few days, word has spread throughout the imperial capital that the second young lady of the Yun family has a strong character and is worthy of the family tradition."

There is a bit more of a compliment in this statement.

"Of course, Qianqian is amazing." Zhong Limo praised.

"You guys talk, I have to go to the front hall to see grandpa, you can do it yourself." Mu Qian broke free from Zhong Limo's hand and walked to the front hall.

The woman who had just come up to talk to her was stunned on the spot, looking a little embarrassed.

This man just left without even a glance.

"Qianqian has a cold temper, so don't worry too much about it," Zhong Limo excused her with a smile.

"No matter how cold-tempered you are, you can't behave like this. I've seen the eldest lady of the Yun family behave like a serious person. On an occasion like today, let alone the eldest lady of the Yun family, it's you, the student of the Yun family.

They are all greeted politely and with smiles..."

"The rumors outside are true. The second young lady of the Yun family grew up in a remote village and didn't learn the rules very well."

Mr. Yun is a well-known teacher, and a family like the Yun family must have many rules in such a huge house, but this Mu Qian is unruly at first sight.

Yun Yuwei heard these words when she came from the corridor. She walked slowly to the stone arch bridge and stood there.

A few people who were still complaining about Mu Qian's ignorance of the rules looked up and saw Yun Yuwei standing upright.

The sound suddenly stopped. Zhong Limo turned around and saw Yun Yuwei, and her heart skipped a beat.

"Bring them some more pastries. Since your mouth is free, eat more so that people won't think our Yun family doesn't take good care of our guests." Yun Yu ordered the servants passing by with a smile.

A few people were embarrassed for a while, after all, they were saying bad things about others behind their backs, and their family members heard them.

"Sister, let me go to the main hall to help." Zhong Limo said and followed Yun Yuwei.

"No need, you are also a guest anyway, there is no way to keep guests busy coming and going."

After Yun Yuwei said this, she turned around and left without mercy.

With these words, the Yun family and Zhong Limo were clearly separated.

She took a long breath, but there was no sign of anger on her face.

When Mu Qian arrived at the main hall, Mr. Yun was talking to someone. The people sitting below him were all old people with gray hair, but they sat upright.

This spirit is unmatched by many young people.

"As I was talking, here we come." Mr. Yun smiled and called Mu Qian over.

In front of so many old people, Mu Qian stood neatly and nodded politely.

"This is my little granddaughter, Yun Zhiwei. She changed her name to Mu Qian when she was raised in Qingcheng. We haven't changed her name since she came back."

"I think this temperament looks a lot like yours, Yu Wei. He is a child of the Yun family after all."

These old men are not blind, and they always pay attention to their manners before looking at people. This girl stood in the hall with her back straight, not as soft as ordinary girls.

Looking back, he is actually squarer than many boys.

"Just in time, I heard you mention Qi Huaili, and that old guy is sitting over there." The old man pointed to the old man with a white beard sitting on the lower left and said.

Mu Qian noticed as soon as she walked in. Counting the time here, almost thirty years have passed.

The old man with a gray beard back then has now a head full of white hair.
To be continued...
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