Chengfu vestibule.

On the main seat, Cheng Minzheng held his long beard and sat upright. With a smile on his face, he chatted with the two people on the side.

Su Hong sat in the guest seat and barely coped. Sitting on the seat next to him was a handsome young man.

This young man was dressed in brocade, and when he raised his hand, he inadvertently showed the sword sleeves inside, in addition to facing Su Hong, he was also slightly proud when he faced Cheng Minzheng.

This young man is none other than the British prince, Zhang Yue. This time, he was ordered by his father to accompany Su Hong to visit Cheng Minzheng.

Cheng Minzheng is diligent and rarely famous. In the second year of Chenghua, he won the second place in the first class and was awarded the Hanlin edition by the then Emperor Xianzong. Subsequently, it was quite reused, and in the eleventh year of Chenghua, he was the official of the palace examination, in the twenty-second year, the main examination should be the Tianfu Township Examination, and in the twenty-third year, he moved to the Zhan Shifu and the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.

In the first year of this dynasty, the initiates of the "Records of Xianzong" also served in Wenhuadian to give lectures. At that time, there was a minister named Tang Yan, who wrote to the emperor, please retreat from adultery and enter the virtuous. Among the so-called Jinxian, there is Cheng Minzheng.

But this time he was jealous, and there was a royal history Wang Peng, etc., who slandered him with warm words, and the emperor ordered him to give a minister. He did not argue, and immediately returned to his hometown to study and lecture in his hometown Xiuning Nanshan Monastery.

Later, Lu Rong in Langzhong, Yang Lian in the matter, Xia Chao in Jinshi, and Ye Tong in Jinyi Qianhu successively filed a lawsuit against him. In the winter of the fifth year of Hongzhi, Zhaoxue was reinstated. For seven years, he was promoted to Taichang Temple and lectured on bachelors, and was in charge of the affairs of the hospital. At the beginning of this year, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites was appointed as the vice president of the "Daming Huidian", and was in charge of the cabinet.

He has been up and down so repeatedly because of his outstanding talent. At that time, there was a saying in Hanlin: Knowledgeable is called Minzheng, the article is quaint and called Dongyang, and the sexual behavior is true and pure is called Chen Yin.

Dongyang in this is talking about Li Dongyang, but Chen Yin is talking about Chen Shizhao, the former head of the Hanlin Academy and Taichang Temple, who died in the seventh year of Hongzhi.

There are always hundreds of people in various departments in the capital, and only these three people are admired, which shows Cheng Minzheng's reputation.

Not to mention this, let's talk about family history. The Cheng family since the seventh ancestor Rongxiu, when the Yuan Dynasty in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions of Confucianism, after the successive generations have children into the office, can be described as a real scholarly family, the first of the eunuchs.

In the generation of Cheng Minzheng's father, Cheng Xin, Cheng Xin was the secretary of the military department at that time. At that time, there was a rebellion in Guizhou, and Cheng Xin was ordered to quell the rebellion. Later, he was ambushed by mistake, but fortunately Su Huan, who was passing by at the time, rescued him, and escaped with his life, and finally succeeded in quelling the rebellion.

It was also at that time that Cheng Xin and Su Huan promised their children and daughters. It's just that the children of the two families were not suitable at that time, and this is about the grandchildren, which is the origin of Su Mo's family business.

Speaking of which, the two of them only agreed casually at that time, and they didn't even exchange the things they had set. Of course, this is because both of them are bold and serious people, but from another angle, it can also be regarded as a joke.

Su Huan obviously took it as a joke, and didn't tell his son Su Hong until he died. But at that time, it was just mentioned that there was such a thing, and the real intention was not to have to get married to this family business, but to leave the connections to his son.

But Cheng Xin's side obviously attached great importance to it, and after returning to Beijing, he kept looking for Su Huan's family. It's just that Su Huan was a ranger at the time, and he came and went all day long, how could he have a fixed residence? The Cheng family couldn't find it, so it kept dragging it off.

In fact, at that time, the Cheng family was looking for someone from the Su family, not to get married, but to repay the favor. After all, at that time, the Cheng family did not have any daughters and sons of appropriate age. The Su family is gone, let alone seen.

Cheng Xin died early, and after his death, this matter was handled by his wife Lin. This Lin was the daughter of the great Confucian Lin Xin at that time, known as Derong, and was named Mrs.

Lin remembered her husband's entrustment and never stopped looking for the Su family. But with the advent of Cheng Minzheng ** Cheng Yuexian, the Lin family had a heart disease.

Cheng Yuexian has been beautiful and cute since she was a child, and she is extremely intelligent, quite like her father. When he was ten years old, he would be able to read through the Four Books and the Five Classics, and he would be able to write poems.

The Lin family loves her very much, and her name is "Sister En", which is a gift from God. In the face of such a lovely granddaughter, the old lady thought about the relationship with the Su family at that time, for fear that the descendants of the Su family would not be good.

So, it was so entangled, until the eighth year of Hongzhi, the old lady finally gave up. Before he died, he was worried about his granddaughter's grievances, but he told Cheng Minzheng against his heart not to forget his father's last life.

Therefore, this matter can be regarded as a taboo in the Cheng family, and few people mention it, but no one has forgotten it. Therefore, this is what Chu'er said to Cheng Yuexian before.

is facing such a family business, as Su Hong, who is now at the bottom of the society, how dare he really come to find this family? Not to mention before, when Su Mo didn't cross over, it was really difficult for his own son to climb this family business. Rather than taking the humiliation on yourself, it is better to ignore it.

However, as the saying goes, there are no absolutes. With Su Mo's sudden enlightenment, one after another shocking actions, Su Hong's thoughts began to sprout again.

Later, Han Xing'er's appearance also made Su Hong think about it seriously. entered Beijing to find a British duke as a backer, although he wanted to find a support for his son, he did not have the intention of taking advantage of the situation to find a balance.

This time, Zhang Mao said a word, and Su Hong came to the door. And being accompanied by Zhang Yue, the prince of the British princess, also represents the attitude of the British government.

And Cheng Minzheng, as a woman, is also smiling bitterly and helpless. Like an old mother, her love for her beloved daughter also makes it difficult for Cheng Minzheng to make a decision. What's more, Zhang Yue's appearance also made Cheng Minzheng understand that this is not only a matter with the Su family, but also involves the face of the British government.

Wouldn't that be a slap in the face of the British duke? No matter how upright Cheng Minzheng is, he will not be stupid enough to do this.

Therefore, after Su Hong revealed his identity, Cheng Minzheng greeted him warmly, and secretly sent someone to inform his wife in the back. First, let her also have a psychological preparation, and second, it is better to hide behind the screen, listen together, and judge whether this descendant of the Su family who has never seen it is suitable to be her son-in-law.

That's it, after sitting down, I gave Su Hong the feeling that people were very enthusiastic, but the theme didn't go at all, but they didn't let you go, which made Su Hong uncomfortable.

The two people above played haha, and Zhang Yueke, the little prince next to him, was depressed. As the son of the British prince, he has always walked sideways in Beijing, how could he have suffered such grievances?

Yes, after enduring it for a long time, he couldn't hold back any longer, and took advantage of the gap between Su Hong and Cheng Minzheng to finish speaking, and immediately got up and hugged his fists and said: "Master Cheng, Uncle Su is a friend of my Zhang family, and Uncle Su is also commensurate with my father and brother." And Brother Su Mo, who is also the nephew recognized by his father, with my identity as a British government, I don't want to insult Ling Yuan. Besides, the two families have already had a marriage contract, so why does Lord Cheng look around and talk about him now?

As soon as he said this, Su Hongden secretly screamed. Sure enough, Cheng Minzheng, who was at the top, turned pale and said coldly: "What do you mean by this, little grandfather? Don't you want to persecute Cheng as a national prince? ”

Zhang Yue was furious and shouted, "You ......"

Next to Su Hong hurriedly grabbed him, Zhang Yue sat down angrily, Su Hong then gave his hand to Cheng Minzheng and smiled: "Master Cheng, don't be surprised, the child is young and impatient, if you are offended, please look at the two deceased elders and bear with me." ”

This elder has been brought out, how can Cheng Minzheng still bite it? Besides, he didn't regret his marriage, but he just delayed it and waited for his wife to come over and listen to it together, so that he could be a counselor.

You must know that his wife is not a layman, but the daughter of Li Xian, a cabinet scholar at the time of Xianzong, who is very talented and knowledgeable. Not only is the entire Cheng Mansion well managed by this virtuous wife, but also occasionally in some political affairs, she can also help Cheng Minzheng plan a thing or two, and Cheng Minzheng respects her deeply.

Yes, after listening to Su Hong carrying out the deceased old man's house, he also got off the donkey down the slope and said with a wry smile: "Brother Boyuan is serious, it is long-winded, but no wonder the little grandfather is in a hurry." ”

As he spoke, he turned his head to Zhang Yue and gestured to him. Zhang Yue ignored his neck and was kicked by Su Hong below, and then he finished casually arching his hand.

Cheng Minzheng had a touch of annoyance in his eyes, but it was not easy to deal with a child. Just as he was about to turn around and talk to Su Hong, he suddenly heard a soft sound from the screen behind him, and his heart was immediately relieved, knowing that it was Mrs. who had arrived.

At the moment, he hugged his fist at Su Hong, and said with a smile: "Brother Boyuan, you and I are friends from the ancestors, and they are also world friends, please excuse me from the three words of Lord Cheng." If you don't dislike it, you will be commensurate with the political expression. ”

Su Hong was stunned, and then overjoyed. After entering the door, this is the first time that Cheng Minzheng has taken the initiative to bring the relationship between the two sides closer.

At the moment, he hurriedly said a few words, and then re-narrated, one called Brother Boyuan, and the other called Brother Keqin, and the atmosphere in the hall was harmonious.

After a few polite words, Cheng Minzheng groaned slightly, and twisted his beard and said, "I don't know...... Well, I don't know how old Ling Lang is today? Can he be famous or go to school? Ah, Brother Boyuan, don't blame, after all, it is about the lifelong happiness of the little girl, as a father, I am inevitably a little worried, I always want to know more, this kind of affection, I hope my brother can understand. ”

Su Hong sighed secretly in his heart, but said with a smile on his face: "It's okay, it's okay, it should be." Immediately, he chose to talk about his son's situation in general. In his words, he said the highlights in great detail, but the shortcomings were not revealed.

As for the highlights, it is naturally the section after Su Mo crossed over and possessed him. In this way, it seems a little weird, it seems that Su Mo was born directly from fifteen or sixteen, and it was completely blank before.

In the process of telling himself, Su Hong also secretly wiped his sweat. It's just that it's really lackluster to let him talk about Su Mo's previous affairs. His own son was completely stuffy before, and he failed the exam, and finally hanged himself, how can he, the old man, say this kind of humiliating thing?

He prayed this, but unexpectedly, when he said Su Mo's name, two shocking voices suddenly came from the hall. One of them was naturally from Cheng Minzheng, but the other one came from behind the screen, but the two overlapped together, and when he didn't belong in his mind, he didn't notice it at all.

He didn't find it here, but Cheng Minzheng heard it clearly. While sweating secretly in his heart, he peeked at Su Hong out of the corner of his eye, and saw that he had no different color, so he breathed a sigh of relief. It's just that I secretly blame the old wife in my heart, how can I even bring Sister En, the little ancestor, here? If this is noticed, it will really become a laughing stock.

He exclaimed in surprise, naturally because he heard that this future son-in-law turned out to be the little Wuqing genius who had recently slandered and was difficult to discern. Seeing that Su Hong was also ashamed on his face, he couldn't help but smile bitterly and helplessly.

Since it's the little guy, it's needless to say that he can learn. If you can make such a wonderful word as Linjiang Immortal, you will definitely not be too bad in terms of talent. The only thing to consider is character. However, this Su Mo's character seems to have all kinds of statements, and it is difficult to distinguish the truth from the false, but it makes him embarrassed.

As for Su Hong's Spring and Autumn Sword Technique, he cut off almost 90% of his son's life, but he didn't notice it at all. I never imagined that what he thought was a talent was completely fine, but it was the biggest problem.

After thinking for a while, he raised his head and said to Su Hong: "Brother Boyuan, do you think this is good." Two months later, it will be the township exam, and it is said that the nephew is talented, and he must be able to go to high school. In this way, in the spring of the next year, you always have to go to the capital to participate, why don't you let your nephew come to live in Beijing directly after the township test? First, your father and son can also be members of the group; second, the government still has some knowledge, and you can also give him some guidance. In this way, after the spring season, let's discuss the matter of this in-law, I don't know what Brother Boyuan thinks?"

Cheng Minzheng thinks this is really the best of both worlds. First, you can save the face of both sides, and secondly, you can wait for that kid to come to the capital, observe it yourself, and you can understand his character. If you pass the character test, you will definitely be able to take the high school entrance examination with your talents. When the time comes, it will be a good talk to settle the family affair.

He was complacent here, but Su Hong's mouth was full of bitterness. It's just that I can't say this bitterness, and I opened my mouth for a long time, so I had to grit my teeth in response. I secretly said in my heart, son, my father has done everything he can do, and the rest of the things are success or failure, it depends on your own luck......