How could my childhood sweetheart be the current empress?

The maid didn't expect the young lady to answer first, so she nodded and put the written rice paper in front of the young lady.

It just says below:

"When spring comes, the sea is calm, the sky is blue, seagulls fly, and fish swim..."

If the previous description was about a rainy day, then this time it is about the Yueyang Tower on a sunny day, observing the Yueyang Tower from two completely different angles.

Yan Jixue couldn't help but be amazed. How on earth could he think of so many things in such a short time? Where did his inspiration come from?

At the same time, downstairs was equally bustling.

At this moment, everyone was staring in amazement at the man in white who was writing furiously on the table. Two servants stood beside him, one was responsible for handing him paper and the other for grinding ink.

"This is... great, wonderful!"

Scholar Su stood behind Xu Chengling, looking at every word he wrote on the paper. He could not think of any other words except "good" and "wonderful".

Normally, the incense stick should have burned out by this time, but Xu Chengling started writing when there were still ten minutes left, and he hadn't finished it even after twenty minutes.

For this reason, Su Daxueshi specially extended the time for him. He just wanted to see whether Xu Chengling could write a better work than his "Viewing the Yueyang Tower".

But the facts proved that he thought too much. The View of Yueyang Tower, which he was most proud of, was completely surpassed by Xu Chengling's Yueyang Tower Record, whether it was describing the scenery or expressing emotions, it was completely superior.

“Do not rejoice at things… do not grieve at yourself.”

Academician Su looked at the eight words written by Xu Chengling on the paper with an expression of amazement. He was less than twenty years old, but he had already realized such a profound truth.

And what Xu Chengling wrote next completely shocked Su Daxueshi.

“Before you worry about the world, you worry about yourself…after you enjoy the world, you enjoy yourself.”

"Trench digging!!!"

When Academician Su saw the words Xu Chengling wrote on the paper, he immediately cursed.

He looked at Xu Chengling as if he were a monster, and was amazed to the extreme. Is this really the philosophy and ambition that a young man can think of?

At the moment Xu Chengling put pen to paper the last word, Academician Su already knew that the Yueyang Tower Inscription he created today would be passed down through the ages.

Chapter 143: Solitary Chapter Covering Wild Geese

"Without this man, who would I go home with?"

When the last stroke was finished, Xu Chengling couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief and rubbed his sore arms. He had finally finished writing the piece.

Unexpectedly, at the last moment when the time was up, he remembered the Yueyang Tower Inscription that he had memorized in junior high school.

This text was a must to be memorized at that time, and there was a prize for those who could recite it backwards. So in order to get the prize, Xu Chengling memorized the text by heart.

I didn't expect that the text I memorized on a whim would be used in this place.

When Xu Chengling finished writing Yueyang Tower Inscription, his whole arm was sore. In that era, there were no ballpoint pens or pencils, and people still used brushes.

Moreover, traditional Chinese characters are still used in this era, which means that some characters are easy to write in simplified Chinese characters but very troublesome to write in traditional Chinese characters.

Fortunately, after Xu Chengling came to this world, he was directly adopted by the Prime Minister. He had the opportunity to come into contact with calligraphy since he was a child. It took him several years to memorize all the characters in this world.

"Mr. Su, I have already written it."

Xu Chengling gently put down the brush and handed the last part written on the paper to Su Daxueshi behind him.

He turned around and saw that Academician Su had his eyes wide open and was stunned.

Not only that, the young talents who were watching were all stunned and looked at him as if he were a monster.

This... is this really a work that a young person can write?

Moreover, he wrote it all in one breath without stopping to think during the entire process. In other words, he had already thought of the article in his mind before he started writing.

"This...this couldn't be copied, right?"

In the crowd, some unconvinced young talents gritted their teeth and spoke in a low voice.

"What the hell is this copying? It's fine if we can't understand it, but even the Grand Secretary Su is here. If this is copied, how can he not see it?"

Soon someone refuted this statement, saying that they had all seen Xu Chengling write every word with their own eyes.

"Brother Xu is indeed a man who cannot be judged by appearance, and the sea cannot be measured by a bucket. In my opinion, there should be no suspense about who will win the first prize in this marriage-seeking meeting."

Li Qian'an put away the folding fan in his hand and said excitedly while looking at the man in white in front of him.

He was right about the person. He had guessed from the very beginning that this Brother Xu would definitely come out on top.

He knew that Brother Xu was a very talented person, but he didn't expect him to be so talented. He is simply a role model for our generation.

"Brother Xu's work, I have only one comment to make: it is a piece of work that surpasses the wild geese."

After a long time, Scholar Su finally recovered from his shock and uttered these words lightly.

Scholar Su is definitely the most talented scholar in Dayan. When he said this, "A single piece of work surpasses Dayan", what a high compliment it is!

The moment Academician Su said this, there was no suspense in this marriage-matching convention anymore.

"I just wrote it for fun because I was inspired."

In response to Su Daxueshi's high evaluation, Xu Chengling had no choice but to respond casually.

His words immediately caused boos from the crowd. Even the great scholar Su had given such a high evaluation. Although he said it was just written for fun, if you wrote it seriously, would you be able to beat the entire universe?

What does it mean to be pretentious? This is what it means to be pretentious!

"Brother Xu, don't be so modest. I have seen and written countless poems in my life. Even my most proud work "Viewing Yueyang Tower" and Brother Xu's "Yueyang Tower Notes" are not on the same level in terms of scenery description or lyricism, or even the philosophy contained in the poems."

Scholar Su patted Xu Chengling's shoulder gently, with a smile on his old face. It has been a long time since Dayan has produced such a talented young talent.

"If I were to say, Brother Xu, your "Yueyang Tower Record" is destined to leave a strong mark in the history of Dayan."

"Mr. Su, you are too kind. I don't care whether this Yueyang Tower Record can leave a deep mark in history. I just want to know if I can go and meet her."

Xu Chengling said calmly that he was not interested in the reputation of these people. The reason why he wrote this Yueyang Tower Record was just because he wanted to meet the person he wanted to meet.

In response, Su Daxueshi just smiled, patted him on the shoulder and said:

"Brother Xu, don't be anxious. Although you have passed this level with me, you still have to pass this level with my daughter."

"Master Su, stop hiding it. Just tell me directly, is your daughter the one I'm looking for?"

Xu Chengling pulled Su Daxueshi aside and whispered in his ear.

Su Daxueshi still smiled, shrugged, and replied:

"Brother Xu... no, Prime Minister Xu, I don't know either. You will know when you go up and take a look. Of course, the premise is that you can pass my daughter's test."

"Humph, if she won't let me pass, then I'll have to use family rules."

Xu Chengling snorted and spoke in a somewhat vicious tone.

"And family rules?"

Scholar Su was stunned for a moment, thinking that the Empress had only been married for a month and a half, and even the family rules had to be applied?

In fact, Grand Secretary Su had long known that the Empress and the Second Princess had swapped identities, but as their teacher and Grand Secretary, he naturally would not tell this matter.

The corners of his mouth twitched when he thought that the cold-hearted empress might be punished by Prime Minister Xu soon.

"Someone, take it to my daughter."

Scholar Su called a maid and quickly brought Xu Chengling's newly written work upstairs for his little daughter, or the Empress, to review.

"Miss!!!"

Before anyone arrived, the sound had already come from downstairs.

"He has it, I know, just take it."

Yan Jixue said in a cold voice. After being surprised several times before, she had gotten used to it.

The maid ran upstairs in a hurry and placed the last part that Xu Chengling had just written in front of Yan Jixue.

She looked at the rice paper with words written on it in front of her, but soon she froze in place.

“Don’t be happy with things, don’t be sad with yourself… worry about the world before you worry about yourself, and be happy after the world is happy…”

Yan Jixue looked at the words written above with surprise and couldn't help but read them out loud.

She was not happy because of the beauty of external things, nor was she sad because of her own frustration and misery. This optimistic and open-minded mind made Yan Jixue feel a little admiration.

And the phrase "worry about the world before you worry about yourself, and be happy about the world after you are happy about yourself", this great mind that puts the interests of the country and the people first, shares the worries about the country's future and destiny, and contributes to the happiness of the people, made her feel a little ashamed.

She never expected that the traitor she had always wanted to target actually had such lofty ambitions.

It turned out that she was judging others by her own mean standards and misunderstood Xu Chengling's true thoughts.

Compared with the other party's vision, her vision is completely small.

"Husband...it turns out that I misunderstood you."

Yan Jixue couldn't help but think of it in her heart. She called the maid beside her and whispered a few words in her ear.

Then, the maid ran downstairs and shouted to the crowd:

"Mr. Xu, my lady wants to see you!"

Chapter 144 Must be punished by family rules

"Okay, I'll go up right away."

Amid the envious and jealous gazes of the crowd, Xu Chengling followed the maid who had called out and slowly went upstairs.

As for the others, they were all stopped below by the servants brought by Academician Su.

Tonight, no one except the winner of the marriage-matching convention can go up.

The Yueyang Tower was originally under the jurisdiction of Su Daxueshi, and he had the final say.

The night was long, and even if Prime Minister Xu and Her Majesty the Empress were firing artillery fire up there, no one would care.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Led by a maid, Xu Chengling went up to the top of Yueyang Tower.

The Yueyang Tower was taller than he had imagined, and he walked for a long time before reaching the end.

Thinking about how those maids were running up and down without even taking a breath, I'm afraid they must be very powerful.

At this time, the maid who led the way suddenly turned around, with a smile on her delicate face, and said:

"Mr. Xu, congratulations. You will be able to meet my young lady soon."

Xu Chengling smiled back. Although he looked calm on the surface, he was extremely excited at the moment.

How could he not be excited when he thought about seeing the woman he had been thinking about day and night?

Xu Chengling was 70%, no, 90% sure, that the little girl mentioned by Su Daxueshi was the lady he wanted to see.

As they walked, the maid walking in front suddenly untied the ribbon in her hair, freeing her soft black hair.

For some reason, Xu Chengling felt that the beautiful figure in front of him looked familiar.

"Mr. Xu, should I call you... Master?"

The maid smiled slightly, and her voice slowly changed.

"This voice...are you Xia Chan?"

Hearing this laughter, Xu Chengling was stunned, and then he recognized it. Wasn't this the voice of Xia Chan?

If that was the case, then it seemed understandable why she was able to run up and down without even taking a breath.

At this time, the maid leading the way suddenly stopped, pointed ahead and said:

"Master, we're here. The lady is waiting for you in front."

After saying that, the maid slowly retreated. From beginning to end, she did not reveal her true identity.

Xu Chengling didn't think too much about it, because compared to this, what happened next made him more excited.

At this moment, he heard a pleasant piano sound, which contained a hint of lingering affection, as if someone was playing the piano in front of him.

Xu Chengling climbed to the top floor of Yueyang Tower and looked forward. He saw a red gauze curtain in front of him. A beautiful woman was sitting behind the curtain. She wore a phoenix crown on her head and gently stroked a green zither in her hand.