"Yin Qixiu took a woman from Luo Hongge?"

Jiang Hechuan confirmed again and again: "Yes, it is indeed Yin Qixiu, Aunt Fang told me personally, on the day when Luo Hongge was unsealed, he took a fancy to the girl, and the two of them spent the night in Luo Hongge, and then ransomed the girl and took her back to his Shilang Mansion." ”

This kind of thing is not uncommon among the children of the family in Chang'an City, but it is very unusual for the Yin family.

How strict is the Yin family's family education, and which of the three Yin family brothers is not well-behaved and self-clean? I have never heard of anyone who has been contaminated with such bad habits. In addition, after such a long period of contact, Gu Qingxuan already had an understanding of Yin Qixiu's character, so when he heard Jiang Hechuan tell him about this, he was inevitably surprised.

"Aunt Fang said that the girl had just entered the pavilion a few days ago, it turned out to be a maid of a large family, and she was sold to the Qinglou, almost as soon as she stepped in with her front foot, she was ransomed by Yin Qixiu with her back foot, and she also felt strange, so she mentioned it to me. When it comes to the Yin family, I don't take it lightly, so I'll tell you. "Jiang Hechuan is also thoughtful.

Gu Qingxuan nodded: "Well, it's good to have more information." Eh, I don't know if I should say it strangely, Yin Qi Xiu ......"

He still didn't feel that he needed to pay attention to this matter, so he asked Jiang Hechuan to ask Fang Gu to pay attention to the movements of Yin Qixiu and the girl, it was best to have nothing to do, and it was better to see the clues as soon as possible.

After Luo Hongge officially resumed business, Jiang Hechuan paid more attention to this place, and usually only secretly corresponded with Fang Gu, taking care of business behind the scenes, and letting Fang Gu manage the girls under him well and provide them with valuable information.

The two old friends are rare to have a leisure, in the tea room on the top floor of Jiangyue Building, Fang drank two cups, Consul Zhang reported outside the door: "Shopkeeper, Lord Yang Longxing of the Ministry of Household Affairs and his son Yang Rong'an, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, please see the shopkeeper, and they are waiting for Yayi Zhai downstairs." ”

Jiang Hechuan and Gu Qingxuan in the room glanced at each other, curious.

Jiang Hechuan said clearly: "Then I'll go and take a look." Brother, do you want to go with us? You are also acquaintances, let's talk together?"

Gu Qingxuan only smiled and shook his head: "That's it, it's inconvenient for me to meet him at this time, brother, you can just deal with their father and son." I'm just here to drink a few more glasses of your Jiangyuelou's good wine. ”

"I'll come when I go, don't drink this green plum brew alone, this is the last pot. After Jiang Hechuan admonished, he turned around and walked to the door, opened the door, and casually asked Consul Zhang if the father and son of the Yang family said what they were here for.

Consul Zhang replied: "Yang Shangshu brought a matchmaker and a letter of appointment. ”

The people inside and outside the room heard this, Jiang Hechuan turned his head, and made eye contact with Gu Qingxuan, he didn't say much, only nodded to show that he had his own opinion, and closed the door.

Soon after Jiang Hechuan went, there was still half of the green plum wine in the white jade pot, Gu Qingxuan stopped his cup, got up and walked out of the tea room door, and stood in front of the corridor fence on the top floor to look down at Yayi Zhai on the third floor.

On the first floor as far as the eye could see, it could be seen that someone was constantly carrying red silk boxes into Jiang Yue Tower, and they did not stop, only placed in the empty lobby of Jiang Yue Tower at this time.

This isn't the first time.

"Uncle ......"

Jiang Xiange came over, she was about to stroke the qin in the Qin Pavilion, and heard that Gu Qingxuan and Jiang Hechuan were drinking and having fun here, so she came to see him, but she didn't know what was going on downstairs.

Gu Qingxuan turned his head, smiled at her kindly, and set his eyes downstairs again. Jiang Xiange stood side by side with him in front of the Gangan, followed his gaze, and saw the dowry and matchmaker downstairs, and Yue's smile turned into a stinging color, and he glanced sideways at Gu Qingxuan's expression.

"Here we go again. Gu Qingxuan said with a smile: "If we don't get married, the big families in Chang'an City won't be able to stop worrying." ”

Hearing that he was still joking, she felt a little relieved, "I don't know which one it is......"

Gu Qingxuan said straightly: "This time it's the Yang family, Yang Longxing personally brought his son Yang Longxing to the door to propose, your father is talking to them, it's been so long, it's really hard for your father." ”

He thought about it and sighed: "Actually, if you don't talk about anything else, Yang Rongan can be regarded as a good offspring, he became a four-grade waiter at a young age, he has a bright future, and he has the same interests as you, if he can really succeed, it is also a good family affair......"

Without waiting for Gu Qingxuan to finish speaking, Jiang Xiange immediately turned around and left, as if he had a resolute idea.

She has always been gentle, rarely like this, let alone in front of an elder like him, and it is the first time that she has shook her head so indifferently.

Gu Qingxuan called: "String song?"

She paused a few steps away, stopped for a while, and then slowly turned back, letting him see the calm and gentle smile in her eyes: "Uncle enters the pavilion to drink alone, and the string song is willing to play a song, how about relieving uncle's boredom?"

Gu Qingxuan raised his wide sleeves lightly, made a polite gesture, and smiled at her: "Okay." ”

Jiang Xian Ge went to himself and walked into the Qin Pavilion not far away.

Gu Qingxuan returned to the tea room, poured a cup of sake drunk, and the green jade cup shook slightly, tasting the aroma of wine. The door of the tea room pavilion is wide open, and the piano pavilion on the opposite side is close to each other.

One side of the piano pavilion veil is four, the white yarn is light, and the beauty in it is full of wonderful shadows, if there is nothing, if it is still if it moves.

The sound of the piano starts, like floating clouds and flowing water, gradually entering the world, and calling the people in the world low......

In Yayi Zhai, Jiang Hechuan sat opposite the father and son of the Yang family, and he treated Yang Longxing only as a scene for entertainment, respectfully and respectfully addressed Lord Yang, and exchanged polite greetings with each other.

It is rare that Yang Longxing is also humble today, very kind to the rivers and rivers, and a sincere appearance.

But he really wants to be in-laws with Jiang Hechuan.

His son Yang Rongan also knew something about the Jiang family's daughter's obsession, and he didn't think so, but he heard Yang Rongan say that he had plans to ask the Jiang family for marriage and even objected.

But after hearing Yang Rongan talk about the close relationship between the Jiang family and the Gu family, he immediately changed his mind.

Dig deeper, find that Jiang Hechuan's business has been very prosperous over the years, and the higher his status among Chang'an businessmen, and he is now the head of the household department, in charge of the "Zhenye Division", to make a difference in response to the new policy of Yin Ji Heng's business, he must deal with Chang'an businessmen, and have a deep influence.

Under such circumstances, if he marries the Jiang family, it will be a matter of great benefit to him.

Therefore, he offered to take his son to Jiangyue Tower to propose marriage, and he also prepared a rich dowry with blood, and the matchmaker's appointment letter was solemn and formal.

At this time, Jiang Hechuan, who was sitting opposite him, was racking his brains to refrain from his proposal, which was really embarrassing.

Yang Rongan only felt nervous, he was really unprepared, although he was happy and looking forward to it, he was still faintly worried......

When the piano sounded, a fluctuating music swirled down from the high pavilion and entered the center of everyone's ears.

The prelude sounds, and the sound begins to sound, just as a drunken man staggers along an empty porch, and the sound of footsteps echoes, messy and clear......

Continuously staggered, the sound of the piano turns light and smooth, if it is staggered, it is like hitting the case alone, and it is lonely in madness......

The strings on the piano are scattered and cut, slow into the turbidity and agitation, it is already drunk, the world is upside down, if drunk and crazy......

All the way up, but it shows loneliness and resentment, like a kind of helplessness to escape the world, like thousands of forbearance drunken words......

Yang Longxing didn't know how to listen to the piano, but he knew that it was Jiang Xiange who played the piano, and he was busy praising Jiang Xiange's piano skills, but Yang Rongan stopped him and signaled him to silence.

So they listened silently.

I saw that Yang Rongan suddenly had a lonely look on his face, and he was not sad and self-harmful.

The piano fell, and when the song was finished, he raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Forget it...... Father ......"

Yang Longxing was inexplicably wonderful: "What do you mean? Don't you want to marry her?

Yang Rongan shook his head, got up and bowed to Jiang Hechuan, and said: "Late-born ordinary mediocre people, not worthy of Ling Qianjin, don't dare to think about it, this proposal, just give up, and hope that Uncle Jiang will forgive and choose another good son-in-law, only when our father and son have never mentioned it, please let Ling Qianjin rest assured, he will never be obsessed in his later life, even if he has regrets, he is just a fate in this life." ”

Jiang Hechuan was also a little at a loss, and couldn't figure out why Yang Rongan had changed so much, but this happened to suit him, he felt a lot more relaxed in his heart, and looked at Yang Longxing with doubts and helplessness, and said, "Eh...... Since Yang Gongzi has such a heart...... That's just the way to go. Lord Yang, you see, this young man's mind is really changing for a while......"

Yang Longxing was still confused, looking left and right, just wanting Yang Rongan to give him a clear explanation, but Yang Rongan just had the intention of leaving, so he had to say goodbye to Jiang Hechuan, deal with the past first, and leave the Jiangyue Tower to ask Yang Rongan again.

……

"This Yang Rongan is indeed a music idiot, a bosom friend, otherwise he would not have gone so simply, he is a gentleman. ”

Looking at the Yang family downstairs and hastily carrying out the dowry that they had just brought in, Gu Qingxuan sighed.

Jiang Xiange stood beside him, "It seems that my uncle knows the most about music, and he is also a bosom friend." ”

Only Jiang Hechuan didn't know why, so he asked, "What does it mean? Why did Yang Gongzi give up immediately after listening to the song?"

Gu Qingxuan smiled sideways, and said in a clear and eloquent manner: "There was such a group of people in the Wei and Jin dynasties, they had no intention of politics, did not attach themselves to the court dignitaries, lived in the mountains and forests, chanted poems and paintings, sang about wine, and most of them were literati and scholars. Sima Zhao, the ruler at that time, wanted to marry him politically, and wanted Sima Yan, the later Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, to marry Ruan's daughter, and sent someone to Ruan's house to propose marriage. Later, Ruan Ji composed a piano song, which is the song "Wine Mania" played by today's string song. Yang Rongan heard this song, thought of the origin of the qin song, and naturally understood the meaning of the string song's refusal, so he left by himself. ”

"I see. Jiang Hechuan suddenly realized the fun, looked at his daughter with appreciation, and said with a smile: "In this way, Yang Gongzi really understands the piano and is reasonable, and he is a good poster!"

He praised, glanced at Gu Qingxuan, and said with a deliberate smile: "It seems that it is not bad to have such a son-in-law, how much to match with my daughter? ”

Gu Qingxuan teased at him, turned his head to Jiang Xiange and said, "Xian Ge, what have you heard of your father's resentment? He is anxious to marry his daughter." ”

Jiang Xiange smiled faintly and was silent.

Jiang Hechuan only cared about laughing with him, and said bluntly: "I'm not in a hurry to marry my daughter, I'm in a hurry to marry Xian Ge to your family! Qinghuan, this kid, don't be in a hurry, what if someone rushes ahead of him next time?

Jiang Xiange walked away silently, and went into the house to pour tea for the two people who were laughing and talking outside the door.

When he came back from serving tea, he listened to Gu Qingxuan and Jiang Hechuan pleaded: "Don't worry, you and I are destined to be in-laws, what are you anxious about? Do you think Qinghuan is not in a hurry? He is forging ahead like this now, not to be a big official, so that Xian Ge can be the wife of a high-ranking official? Eh, these two children are destined to be married, a match made in heaven, what Yang Rongan, what is the son of the Li family, and the son of the Wang family, they can't make any waves, in the end they still have to be together, so don't worry about the two of us old guys." ”

This is what he thinks, what he firmly believes, so sure, that the facts generally exist......

Jiang Xiange stopped by the door, retreated in a daze, put down the tray silently, and sat alone in front of the table, sitting in a casual posture unconsciously, with the half pot of green plum brew in front of her, her empty gaze lingered on the white jade pot for a long time, and then took the wine jug with no temperature in front of her, and her fingertips touched a piece of cold, very cold......

She just suddenly felt so tired, felt that everything was boring, and for a moment she didn't know who she was, and she didn't know what the meaning of her every movement was.

She had never had such a negative emotion, but when this feeling came flooding over her, she couldn't control herself, she couldn't support it anymore, only a deep powerlessness.

That's it, that's it......

Raise your glass casually, drink the residual wine in the green jade cup, pour a full cup, push back the white jade pot, and leave silently.

……

The sound of the golden runout, the hundred officials scattered, Sangu walked out of the Golden Palace, got on the carriage of their respective officials outside the east gate, and went to different official offices, before parting, Gu Qingning carefully observed Gu Qinghuan's expressionless appearance, and after Gu Qingxuan, he told him again: "Qinghuan, you can let Yang Rongan's matter go first, how can you say that he is still your superior, don't be jealous and idle, especially today, finish the business first, and then say anything else, remember?"

Gu Qinghuan glanced at the official car that had just driven away next to him, with a dark purple floating roof, driven by two people, and it was the squire's arrangement.

Retracting his cold gaze, he only said, "I understand, don't worry, I can bear it." Besides, he was rejected and didn't work out, so why should I be angry? I laughed at him too late!"

Gu Qingning patted him on the shoulder and said solemnly: "In short, today, with the deliberation of the officials as the first priority, you must not mess up." Zhongli drank so much last night before he poured Fang Liang down in the brothel, so that he couldn't come to find fault with you today, you seized the opportunity, after tossing for so long, it's time to make an end with the gang of officials. ”

Gu Qinghuan eased his breath, forced himself to put away the thoughts he had been entangled all night, nodded to Gu Qingning, and said, "Okay, sister, you don't have to worry, nothing will go wrong today." ”

As he spoke, he got into his carriage, turned around and smiled at Gu Qingning before entering the brocade tent, and said, "Oh, sister, thank you Zhongli brother-in-law for me another day!"

Gu Qingning's temper came up, and he was about to beat him with a wat board, so he hurriedly got into the tent and urged the coachman to drive the horse and slip away.

When he arrived at the official office of the Ministry of Rites, he first went to the Lang Intermediate Court to confirm the documents and materials that he was about to bring to the Ministry of Officials to participate in the final deliberation of the scientific examination and reform, including the articles of the scientific reform that he had stayed up all night to write and draft.

The text of the article is more than 100,000 words long, and in addition to the cover and cover, it is also packed in a brocade box. His main bookkeeper, Fang Aixing, was the "Fang Long Tongue", who had already sealed the brocade box and put it in one place with other official documents, ready for him to take away.

Fang Changyu was also honest, knowing that he was not at ease with himself, so he asked him to test it again and again.

After he confirmed that it was correct, he sealed it again, and asked people to take the heavy strip Chen brocade box into the carriage first. He went to the Shilang Court to see how Yang Rong'an was prepared, and their superiors and subordinates would go to the Ministry of Officials together.

Yang Rong'an looked depressed and absent-minded, and when he saw him coming, he said, "Qinghuan, well, I'm fine here, you can go." ”

Gu Qinghuan tried his best to pretend that everything was as usual, went to help him get the official document he wanted to take away, looked around the court, and asked casually: "This early in the morning, why don't you see anyone in the court?"

Yang Rong'an paused, as if he had no nameless anger, and muttered: "Aren't all the people in the Lang Court in your Lang Middle Court?

In order to hurry up and change the rules, during this period of time, Yang Rongan did send a lot of capable administrators to Lang Zhongyuan to help, but at the moment, it was empty because he was upset and wanted to be alone, so he called everyone out, and for the sake of face, he couldn't tell Gu Qinghuan, so he muttered this sentence unconsciously.

But in the ears of Gu Qinghuan, who is also attentive, this is complaining that he is emptying him. Gu Qinghuan was stimulated by this, but he still couldn't hold back, and directly threw the official document in his hand to the ground, and suddenly broke out.

You know that the person who wants to marry her the most is me! You still want to fight with me about her!"

"Qinghuan...... No, I don't know......"

"You know! But you still did that! Do you think I'll endure it? Because you're my superior, I have to fulfill you? Yang Rong'an! Don't be delusional!"