When Gu Chong heard this, he couldn't help but smile and said, "This marriage is indeed a match made in heaven. What is especially rare is that the age difference between Rong Gong and Mrs. Wu is almost 20 years, but the husband and wife are very compatible, and the three boys and three girls born are also extraordinary. If you want to say that this chapter of the family style, you are dedicated to learning: both men and women are enlightened at the age of three, and they start learning poetry and books at the age of five; that is, women, who have worked hard for seven or eight years, and the poems and essays they have made are also very impressive. As for the eldest aunt and grandmother of Mrs. Wu, she was only twelve or thirteen years old at the time, and as soon as the twelve poems and Tao poems came out at the poetry competition, Longcheng Academy was full of dumbness, and only said, 'Zhang's women are still like this, and who can be the enemy of men'. Later, he married to the Huang family in Jinling, and married Huang Wuxi's great-grandson, Huang Shaopu and Huang Shaopu. I don't think I need to mention Huang Shaopu's reputation: the youngest waiter of the Ministry of Rites in a hundred years, and the Xixi waiter of Prince Rui. When the Xiheshu case occurred, the king was furious, and others trembled and did not dare to speak, but only he could speak up for Prince Rui, be loyal and observant, and not avoid death. When he was sentenced to exile in the northwest, he was able to do his best in the local area, persuaded Nongsang, and started many medical centers. The aunt and grandmother of the Zhang family are of the same heart as him, and the husband and wife have survived the ten years of hardships together, and they were finally recalled by the imperial court, which can be regarded as bitter and sweet - not only Huang Shaopu was reinstated, but his eldest son Huang Xing entered the court at the age of twenty-five, and was promoted step by step. ”

Hearing this, Xie Kai suddenly realized: "Jinling Huang family, Huang Shaopu, Huang Xing! Strange Daozhang Huaiying always wants to go to Shangshu Mansion at every turn! I always thought it was all for Mr. Huang Yanxi Huang, but I didn't know that he was the flesh and blood of the family, and the lady of the Huang Mansion was his dear aunt and grandmother, and she regarded him as a follower!"

As Xie Kai spoke, he thought of his own persuasion to Zhang Hui several times, many of which were fierce and harsh when he was temperamental, and he couldn't help but sweat on his forehead for a while. After a while, I thought that when I persuaded him, although Zhang Hui had a few vague words every time, and more or less revealed some words, he had obviously felt strange in his ears, but he had not studied it once, and he couldn't help but feel more and more annoyed and blamed himself.

Gu Chong saw the change in Xie Kai's face and guessed that he was thinking about Zhang Hui. Thinking that they have been classmates in the academy for more than three years and the first four years, Zhang Hui may not be able to hide it strictly, and there are many classmates in the academy who vaguely guess his identity. It's just that there is too much talk and more thought in front of you, but it is no longer useful. So he coughed, picked up his previous words and said: "Speaking of the second child born to Mrs. Tai, it is the eldest man of the Changfang in the current Zhang Mansion, Zhang Pei and Zhang Boyuan." married the young lady of Li Jing Li's family, who was the country's son of the priest wine, and gave birth to four sons: the eldest son, Zhang Wang, whose name is Yangzhi, is the father of your classmate Zhang Huizhang Huaiying. The second son and the third son were born in the same womb, and the longer Zhang Shuo was the most talented young man, with extraordinary literary talents, but unfortunately he fell into the water and died at the age of eighteen - it can also be seen that his talent is jealous and cannot shine in the world; although Zhang Yao's poetry and writing, which was born in the same womb as him, are not as good as his brother. There is Zhang Bi in the back, which is also from the Li family, and it is at the bottom of the long room. ”

Xie Kai remembered them one by one, and suddenly remembered something, so he asked: "My father took him to Li Shouzhong's house before, and I remember that he also made the sacrificial wine of the country, is it the same as this Mrs. Li?"

Gu Chong shook his head and said, "This is not. The ancestral home of this Li Jing family is Jiangnan, and it is a family that Changzhou has counted for hundreds of years since the Tang Dynasty. That Li Shouzhong's ancestor still got up from the time of the ancestor, but the background of the curtain and the guest was only three or four generations in Jinling. And Li Shouzhong is only one of his taller standers, and the rest of the clan is only a small lawsuit of seven or eight grades, and he must not be mixed with this Li Jing's family. ”

Xie Kai answered, and asked again: "How about the other rooms of the Zhang family?"

Gu Chong replied: "What are the other rooms, the second room master Zhang Lizhang Zhonghan, married the daughter of the Chen Hou family of Shixun in the capital, and gave birth to two sons, the eldest is called Zhang Kui, and the younger is called Zhang Dou, and they are also famous. Zhang Li's temperament is the most lazy and sparse, and he doesn't like to worry about miscellaneous things, so when Zhang Kui becomes an adult, he is mostly in charge of the room. Besides, the three rooms in this chapter house are actually not three rooms, but a young lady. It was only because she was born that a superior had criticized her life, saying that she must be raised according to a boy to survive, so she and her brother were ranked until the time of the ceremony. It is said that she is also a talented woman who is extremely proficient in poetry and calligraphy, and at the age of seventeen, she married the only son of the Hou family of Gusu Lin, and she wore red makeup for ten miles that year, and she was even more show-off than her aunt and grandmother out of the pavilion. I don't want to think that in seven or eight years, the Huang and Lin families in the court will fight against each other for the heirs of the emperor. When the Xiheshu case occurred, it was even more troublesome to the end. It was thanks to the Zhang family's efforts to mediate, saying that the elders of the court and the central government, and even saying that they were so tired that Rong Gong personally wrote the book, so that the Huang family was exiled from death. And the Lin family here is also damaged by the muscles and bones, hurting the vitality, and even hurting the feelings of relatives. The second aunt and grandmother were sad for their sisters, and died of depression before the age of thirty, and Aunt Lin only survived until he was in his forties—it was really unpredictable, pitiful, pathetic, and lamentable!"

Xie Kai listened, his eyebrows furrowed tightly. He is young, and he doesn't know the story and origin of the Xiheshu case, but he only knows that it was a catastrophe in the imperial court forty or fifty years ago, and the court of seven or eight princes and princes and half of the younger ones was involved. And the Huang and Lin families are married to the daughter of the Zhang family, who were originally brothers-in-law, but they are trapped in such a major party dispute, and it is really unimaginable to make such a tragic situation. At this moment, he couldn't answer, so he only asked: "Gusu Linhou's family, but is there anyone left now?"

When Gu Chong talked about the Xiheshu case, it was also gloomy. Suddenly heard Xie Kai ask, but he waved away those sorrows and melancholy. Cheering up for a moment, he replied, "If you ask this, naturally there is." It is also very famous, that is, the imperial history of Yangzhou Salt Patrol, and the former co-science exploration flower forest is like a sea. is also a young man, entered Hanlin, graduated from a bachelor's degree, and has always been in a first-class important position like Yanzheng, and he is really the emperor's son and the son of heaven. As he spoke, his face unconsciously showed a little envy.

Xie Kai didn't see his face, he only heard Lin Ruhai's resume and couldn't help but say: "It sounds a little similar to my uncle, but my uncle insists on keeping filial piety for his grandmother, so there is a difference." ”

When Gu Chong heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned. But looking at Xie Kai's face closely, it was obvious that it was a young man's casual words. Here he breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help but say, "You lifted me up." Lin Ruhai's talent is far above me, and the governing council is much more capable than me. Seeing that Xie Kai heard this, he looked unconvinced and wanted to argue for himself, and he couldn't help but smile for a while. So he said: "You protect your uncle, I will naturally receive your affection." It's just that although the protection is short, the real thing is in front of me, not to mention, just look at the age of the two of us, Lin Ruhai is ten years younger than me, and I know which one is better - however, these are all words that go out in the end: Although the second aunt and grandmother of the Zhang family married the Lin family, Lin Ruhai was entangled with his father, and he rarely heard of relatives on the side of the Zhang family's maternal ancestor over the years. Although Zhang Yangzhi is his cousin, this birthday, you can't meet him when you go to his house. It's still important to remember his own name. ”

Xie Kai came back to his senses and nodded in response. Gu Chong continued: "The fourth room of the Zhang family, Zhang Zhan Zhang Jiling, is also married to the granddaughter of Yun Qingyan, the champion of the Ming Emperor Dynasty, and has a son, Zhang Zhen. At the end, there was a very small sister, because Mrs. Tai was reluctant to marry far away, so it was convenient for the local gentry to choose a family, surnamed Yuan, who was also a family of scholars for generations, and now runs two bookstores, specializing in book collection and engraving. - These are the descendants of Rong Gong: you just remember that he is all in the pan and is a junior of the student. And if it goes down, it is the chapter back generation, although there are different ages, but the number of etiquette is okay. ”

Xie Kai listened to it, responded one by one, and said the names of the characters that Gu Chong said first, picked up the most important ones and followed the clues of the bloodline, which was not bad at all. Gu Chong saw that he replied respectfully and grasped the urgency, his heart was happy, and he also felt that a stone had fallen, so he said gently: "In fact, the Zhang family has an excellent style, is modest and polite, and has no ordinary rotten and mediocre sourness, and is not such a wild and ruthless person. Especially Zhang Wangzhang Yangzhi, erudite and kind, the most ancestral style, is also my acquaintance. Zhang Hui is his only son, and he taught him to see his son, and to know his father, you can not only be friends with Zhang Hui, but also want to see him as a person. This goes to Zhangfu to pay homage to his birthday, one is all courtesy, and the other is close to the virtuous elderly. If you can get his advice, I am afraid that you can benefit from it for the rest of your life. ”

Xie Kai then bowed and thanked him, and said, "It's always my uncle's fulfillment." ”

This uncle and nephew talked about it secretly, and they didn't realize that the sun was flying outside the house, and the sun was falling. For a while, Fan sent the housekeeper and servant to ask for dinner, and the two suddenly woke up, but they looked at each other and smiled. Gu Chong asked Xie Kai to stay in the main room and have dinner with his wife. After the meal, I ate tea and sat down again, and said a few words. Xie Kai watched the expressions of his wife and his wife, and then excused himself to leave. Fan repeatedly told the people who followed him to ask him to serve him, and then let him go back to the house under the east corridor.

Here, Gu Chong and his wife turned back to the main room, changed their clothes, and sent the maids and servants who were waiting out of the house together. Gu Chong sat on the couch, dazed. Fan watched from the side for a long time, and saw that he had not moved, so he came to the bed and came closer to speak.

But what did Gu Chong and his wife say, and why did Xie Kai run from Nanjing to Changzhou, and look at the next decomposition.