Every time it is the year of the big exam, not only those rich gentry will stare at the students on the list, but also high-ranking officials like Xu Cifu are not exempt from vulgarity.

Everyone has daughters and granddaughters, it is not easy to be an elder, in order not to let the girl in the family marry a gentleman who does not learn and has no skills, it is still reliable for the young talents on the apricot list.

"The four girls are not small, it's time to decide. Xu Cifu thought of his fourth granddaughter and his brows stretched.

The fourth granddaughter is also top-notch among the nobles in the capital, and she is not afraid that others will look down on her.

"Master, does this have a fancy?" is about the granddaughter's marriage, and of course the grandmother cares, so she asked again.

"Madame, what do you think of that kid from the Qiao family?"

Mrs. Cifu was stunned.

Xu Cifu sighed: "In the end, it is Qiao Zhuo's grandson, and he will be a Huiyuanlang when he comes out." ”

was also fought in the imperial examination, and he only served Qiao Zhuo.

Look at it now, it was just that it couldn't compare to Qiao Clumsy back then, and now the grandchildren are not as good as other people's grandchildren.

Fortunately, although he can't give birth to such a grandson, he can marry his granddaughter, and his granddaughter is also a famous talented woman in the capital.

"The old man said yes, naturally it is good, but the parents of the Qiao family have only passed away for more than a year, and they are still in the filial piety period. Mrs. Cifu has never objected to Xu Cifu's decision, but she raised concerns.

"Of course I know that. The emperor's permission for Qiao Mo to participate in the imperial examination is already an exception, and Qiao Mo will definitely not consider the matter of marriage during the filial piety period. ”

According to the rules of the beam, it is absolutely impossible to discuss the marriage during the period of filial piety, but now it has been kept for a year, saying that it is a total of three years, in fact, there is only about one year left.

But Xu Mingda knew in his heart that Qiao Mo would participate in the scientific examination first, and marriage would never be considered, otherwise the filial piety period would be a scientific examination and a family discussion, and it would cause the world to gossip, even if it was specially approved by the emperor.

"In that case, how can the master still have-"

Xu Mingda smiled: "Don't discuss kissing, at least you can ventilate in private first, if Qiao Mo has this meaning, the four girls will just wait for a year." ”

Mrs. Cifu laughed: "The master is right, it's a pity that such a good child missed." ”

Xu Mingda quietly took a sip of tea.

Qiao Zhuo used to be full of peach and plums all over the world, and Qiao Mo didn't step into the officialdom, once he entered the office, those who had been Qiao Zhuo's students would definitely open the door to convenience.

His granddaughter and Qiao Mo were married, which invisibly pulled the connections left by Qiao Zhuo.

However, Qiao Mo is a thorn in the side of Lan Shan's father and son, and at this time, it will definitely cause Lan Shan's dissatisfaction to discuss with Qiao Mo, and it is just right to wait for a year.

Next year would have been a good time for him to wait for years to make a move.

Qiao Mo received Xu Mingda's invitation and had mixed feelings when he met in an inconspicuous teahouse.

He hasn't even participated in the palace exam yet, and the tide has been surging in the past few days, and the posts he received are piled up on the table like snowflakes, and he has realized the world of difference between entering the office and being in the opposition.

If you don't enter the office, no matter how famous you are, you can only enjoy the admiration of the world, but you can't touch the government in the slightest.

And if he wins the Zhonghui Yuan, it is not surprising that the palace test will definitely be within the first class, and become a Qinggui Hanlin, and in another ten or twenty years, he may become a non-negligible member of the officialdom.

Civilian officials are different from military generals, they all work up step by step, and the wooing of a future important minister often begins when he first enters the officialdom.

Xu Mingda looked at Qiao Mo, who was sitting opposite, and was secretly satisfied.

I have long known that Qiao Mo and the son of the eldest princess of Changrong are compared to each other in the capital, and although they don't care about it at their age, they still have to sigh when they get closer, and God has a special love for the Qiao family, and it is Zhong Lingyuxiu, which is delightful.

first mentioned his friendship with Qiao Zhuo, and then lamented the misfortune of the Qiao family, and after some greetings, Xu Mingda finally got to the point: "The old man has a granddaughter, the fourth in the family, not ugly, and he can read words, I don't know what Mo thinks?"

Qiao Mo paused.

He has a good memory, of course he knows which girl Xu Cifu's fourth granddaughter is, and even because that girl is quite famous, he even knows her maiden name, surnamed Xu, and her name is Jinghong.

In the same circle, he had met this Miss Xu earlier, and he had the impression that she was a cold and noble girl.

Most of such people have passable character.

Qiao Mo understood what Xu Mingda meant as soon as he thought about it, and politely refused: "Students have filial piety, so it is inconvenient to evaluate." ”

Xu Mingda was silent for a moment, took a sip of the teacup, and said with a smile: "The old man will say it directly, my granddaughter has reached the age of marriage, and the old man looks like Mo is the only one in his eyes." If you are also interested, then when you have a filial piety period next year, you will set the family affairs. If it is unintentional, the old man will find another good husband for his granddaughter, after all, the girl's family is different from the man, and he can't wait. ”

"Student—"

Seeing Qiao Mo open his mouth without thinking, Xu Mingda interrupted him: "Don't answer me in a hurry, young people are always anxious, and in fact, they often don't know what they want." Well, I'll hear from you after the test. ”

Hearing Xu Mingda say this, Qiao Mo was inconvenient to refuse again, and nodded lightly.

Back at the Champion Hou Mansion, Qiao Mo thought about it seriously.

He is already in his twenties, and as the only male in the Qiao family, it is a necessary responsibility to continue the bloodline, and marriage is indeed imminent after the filial piety period.

Xu Mingda's granddaughter -

Qiao Mo has an excellent memory, and Xu Jinghong's appearance clearly appeared in his mind, but what sounded in his ears was his father's words.

Xu Cifu is forbearant and low-key, many people think that he is incompetent, and he is crushed by Lan Shoufu, and look at it, in the future, this person will definitely bite Lan Shan hard and take the place of Shoufu. ”

In this way, the goals of the Xu family and the Qiao family are the same, if he marries the Xu family, at least he will not worry about being embarrassed because of his position in the future.

Qiao Mo thought of this and stopped thinking deeply.

Well, I had a chance to discuss it with my sister.

"Childe, someone from Kou Mansion invites you and the second girl to have dinner. "The little guy came in and reported.

The grandfather's family invited each other, and it was when Qiao Mo had just taken the Huiyuan exam, so it was difficult to refuse, so Qiao Mo packed up and took Qiao Wan to the carriage of Shangshufu and rushed to Kou Mansion.

On the way, Joe was sullen at night.

"Why are you unhappy Wanwan?" For this younger sister, although she is not a sibling of the same mother, because of the large age difference, Qiao Mo will inevitably be a little more favored.

Qiao Wan was lively by nature, and couldn't hide her thoughts in front of her closest brother, and complained: "I feel comfortable in the Hou Mansion, and although I am happy to see my cousin at my grandfather's house, I feel so annoyed when I think of not being able to speak out loud in front of my grandmother." ”

Qiao Mo smiled and rubbed Qiao Wan's head: "Be good at night, bear with me." ”