In the past hundred years, the study room of the Dong Mansion has been full of righteousness and solemnity, simple but heavy. In the early morning sun, the faint scent of ink from books overflowed and drifted into the air. Dong Ge doesn't like incense, and he doesn't spend it. He thinks that the ink fragrance is the first wonderful thing in the world, and the others, regardless of it, will stain the simple and mellow fragrance without exception.

Therefore, in the Dong Mansion, wherever the old man appears, there is absolutely no trace of fat powder. Even if the daughter-in-law asks for peace, she will also be lightly powdered, and she will return to her room to add fragrance after the salute. Of course, there are times when there are exceptions. His eldest grandson appeared in front of him with a little bit of orchid incense, he never minded, the highly regarded eldest grandson always had a little privilege.

In the same position, in the same chess game, the person playing the game was changed from Dong Shilang to Dong Huaiyu.

"How are you preparing for the palace exam?"

Dong Huaiyu smiled lightly, after all, it was the most critical juncture, and his grandfather, who had always been calm, was also a little relieved. "It's not a big problem."

"Today's saints are extremely pragmatic, and they don't like extravagance and rhetoric. The weight of poems in the essays has been declining repeatedly, and the focus of the examination has shifted to laws, political opinions, and current policies. Remember? He ascended the throne at the beginning of that year, and the first scientific examination, the current policy, took the test of three words, and rejected Beirong. ”

"Naturally remember. Later, he took the courses of agriculture and mulberry, Rong real estate, and law and reason and emotion. Dong Huaiyu smiled lightly: "My grandson used to love elegant words, but he found out the emperor's temperament, and he naturally had a cold and natural tone. Grandfather doesn't have to worry about it. Nowadays, I also have a few hot spots, and the palace test is just a paper in the final analysis. ”

Thinking of those who stayed up late to light the lights and hurried to take the exam, Dong Ge Lao became more and more satisfied with his eldest grandson. Such a good grandson will have a good wife. Dong Ge Lao smiled and pinched his beard to look at his grandson, Dong Huaiyu's back was slightly cold by this gaze, but the smile on his face was still decent.

"That girl of the Shen family once had a crush on you, do you know?"

Dong Huaiyu nodded slightly: "Naturally." After a pause, he said, "Everyone has his own fate. ”

Dong Ge Lao stroked his beard with a smile: "You did a good job." What His Majesty fears and hates the most today is the literati group. In his eyes, the weak will gather, and the strong will walk alone. I have been fighting with that Shen Yuan for most of my life, and if I suddenly become an in-law, I am afraid that half of the people in the court will not be able to sleep. ”

Dong Huaiyu also smiled, this does not need to be told by his grandfather, thinking that a son of a family like him has a sensitivity to politics in his blood and bones, the story of Dong Miou and Shen Liye will not happen at all. The only one who can read it so innocently is that sister. Thinking of Dong Yin, Dong Huaiyu couldn't help frowning secretly.

"Have you seen the materials and portraits I gave you years ago?" Elder Dong Ge carefully observed his grandson's expression.

"The Chen family, when King Qin was in Jiangdong, was the first family to support the imperial power, and it was also the family that His Majesty added the title of Bozun of Wenxian County to show his sincerity. Today, His Majesty has a broad mind and a clear sky, and he will not do anything to collect it but prevent it, and the next thing to do is to actively internalize it and quickly integrate it into his bones and blood. As for the rest, "Without mentioning the woman in the portrait, Dong Huaiyu smiled slightly, without the embarrassment and shame of ordinary men: "I naturally believe in my grandfather's vision." ”

Dong Ge Lao smiled: "Very good." At the end, he sighed again: "It would be nice if Yin'er was so sensible." ”

Dong Huaiyu frowned and smiled, and a warm light and shadow shone obliquely behind him: "Men should take on more responsibilities, and grandfather doesn't have to worry too much about his sister's affairs." ”

Pine Wind Green Garden. The shadow of the green bamboo is swaying, the pond water is cool, the clusters of flowers are shadows, and the yellow birds of Manman fall.

A noble figure with jade bones and dusty came in light under the cover of sparse flowers and trees, and opened the bamboo door of the guest room. Dong Yin was tiredly leaning on the beauty couch, and when she saw her, she was startled, and hurriedly stood up and said hello: "Brother, why did you come here?" ”

The afternoon sun shines through the emerald green curtains, casting a light shadow on the young man's handsome face. Do you really want to be a white Suyuan Dong Huaiyu frowned and looked at Dong Yin, this sister who has been pampered since childhood, so that she acts quite unbelievably today.

Dong Yin saw the look on his face, puffed up his breath and blocked his chest, and turned around without looking at him: "If you want to scold me, you can scold me." ”

Dong Huaiyu Qing Ling Ling's gaze swept this back up and down, if Dong Yin turned around, he would find that there was no warmth and pampering in his eyes at all, but instead looking at the stranger-like examination school. Suddenly, he smiled again, the kind of smile that a hunter looks at his prey and is bound to win.

"Why should I scold you?" He lifted his robe and sat down, and his simple movements were more elegant. "I'm here to tell you good news, my father won't force you to get married anymore."

Dong Yin's back stiffened slightly, turned around again, and looked at his brother in disbelief.

"And then there's one thing, you're going to have a sister-in-law. Soon. ”

The consternation on Dong Yin's face was obvious: "How is it possible? I was completely unaware. Which girl is it and when did you order it? I don't know. ”

Dong Huaiyu casually picked up the sister's self-pouring pot and poured a cup, and sipped it gently: "It turns out that you still care about things at home." ”

Dong Yin's body stiffened again.

"Whose girl? In this world, everyone is about the same, the family is high, the parents are loved, hidden in the deep boudoir, this kind of people are probably temperamental and peaceful, or piano, chess, calligraphy and painting or flower tea embroidery always have a good art. Parents support, matchmakers are attentive, so that little bit of strength is exaggerated and praised, enviable, and many shortcomings are covered up or ignored, but once you really get it, you will probably be disappointed. It is human nature to have a good and think that it is all good, and to have high expectations. ”

Dong Yin didn't know why, and felt that her cheeks were a little hot for no reason.

Dong Huaiyu glanced at her lightly, gently rubbed his fingers, and said again: "When people read books and recognize words, they will indulge in imagination and forget their positioning. If I had known that this was happening today, I would have burned your idle books that day. ”

"Some people read stories or stories, and some people read them but take them as life. The flower shadow is picked, the beauty is talented and affectionate, it is just the imagination of a boring and powerless, but he thinks he is full of talent. I didn't expect it, my good sister, wearing the water hat of a talented woman, will have more beautiful thoughts in my heart. ”

Dong Yin had never been told so harshly by his brother, and his face turned slightly pale at the moment.

"Thinking of such a woman, as soon as I saw a handsome and capable man, I couldn't let go of it in my heart, and if I didn't agree with him, I left a book and a poem, and went away to the end of the world or escaped from the world. In fact, people who do this have a dependence in their hearts, that is, their parents will protect them, and the door at home will always be open and waiting for them. However, he cooled his parents' hearts, forgot his relatives and friends, and blindly indulged in self-pity, and thought how sincere and affectionate he was! ”

"Brother, don't say it, don't say it. Come on. Dong Yin covered her ears in pain.

"Now think about it, you take advantage of my connivance and magnanimity? If I hadn't promised to take you on an outing to meet guests, you wouldn't have set up a screen to talk about Taoism, and if I hadn't taken you to Guangji Temple to talk about Zen and reasoning, you wouldn't have a peachy mind. I originally wanted you to be as comfortable and happy as possible in the boudoir, without worries, so I tried to shelter you in many ways, but today you don't let go of Yangguan Avenue, don't let go of the happiness at your fingertips, and don't do that indecent deed, I know how outrageous I was wrong! ”

The last sentence completely stimulated Dong Yin, and it was never Dong Yin's style to be forced to the point of not resisting, not to mention that the person in front of her was her brother.

"Why, why are you all pushing me? I want to get rid of it, I want to marry someone else, but every time I think about lying next to an emotionless man, I feel like throwing up. Brother! Dong Yin was stimulated to the extreme, and suddenly became angry, the panic dissipated, and her pupils were dark: "You are reasonable, you are all reasonable." You all say you love me for my own good, but you're not. For the sake of fellow classmates, marry me! For the sake of protégé affection, marry me! In order to win friendship, marry me! You're just trading me for something! It's all about exchanging my body for things, it's all trading, so what's the difference between me and the Qinglou Fengchen woman? It's just that the packaging is more gorgeous, the pomp is bigger, and the name is better, but in fact, it's all the same, the same! ”

"I know now why you always don't get close to girls, you are afraid that you will be in love, because you know that sooner or later you will have to be with the most suitable person, not the person you like. Simply, you simply don't love. ”

Dong Huaiyu stood up suddenly, looked at Dong Yin in surprise, his face was slightly pale, the two brothers and sisters were very similar in their expressions when they were stabbed and provoked.

Dong Yin smiled coldly, and suddenly burst into tears: "Brother, I've always looked at you, I've always been treasured by you, you don't know how much I kiss you and like you." My mother is a mural, and my father's love and discipline are all scratching my boots, and I have always relied on you. Do you know that I have always been sad, if I am a boy, I can stand side by side with you, sooner or later, do my own thing, take my own attention, and go my own way. Every time I think about it, I feel bad. ”

Her voice and tone suddenly softened, and her pitiful and gentle appearance was like a child nesting in her arms and snatching her own pen. Dong Huaiyu's thin lips pursed into a line, and his heart ached for a while.

"But one day, I finally gathered strength and used my life's courage and wisdom to do one thing, and you came to discipline me again." Dong Yin suddenly felt aggrieved, the overwhelming tide of grievances came over, instantly drowning her, it seemed that crying in front of Gnosis was not so painful, and now she seems to have been abandoned by the whole world.

Dong Huaiyu clenched his fist slightly, and then let go. It seemed that he wanted to hug her, but he forcibly held back.

"Brother, I know I'm stupid, and I know I shouldn't. But I'm unwilling, you see father and mother? They are in the same room but do not speak, and they do not laugh when they speak, saying that they are husband and wife but they are like nodding friends, it is not respectful to each other, but acquaintances who are tired of seeing each other. You don't have to coax me, I can see it a long time ago. I don't want to, I think about living like this in the future, and I feel that my life is too long. I know it's different, our parents are different from the parents of the county lord of Rongyi. I have always felt that real husbands and wives should be like the Duke and Mrs. Dingguo, just like Mr. Shen Ge and Mrs. Shen who passed away. Ever since I was sensible and knew the love between men and women, I swore that I would never learn from my father and mother. But now, it seems that everything is doomed. ”

Dong Yin wiped her tears, smiled slightly bitterly, and looked at Dong Huaiyu: "Are you going to discipline me again, talk about my parents in vain, be unfilial and not kissed, speak lightly for life, and be unchaste and quiet." ”

The eyes that lowered his head but slightly picked the corners of his eyes, and secretly looked at him cautiously made Dong Huaiyu's heart tighten.

He was silent for a long time, then spoke again, but suddenly asked, "What did Yuan Rongyi tell you?" ”

Dong Yin was slightly startled. Dong Huaiyu glanced at her: "My people found the maid beside the county lord of Rongyi, and she came here." ”

Dong Yin sobbed lightly and threw the tear-soaked handkerchief aside: "Ah Heng, she only advises me." She said that this kind of thing was originally to do her best, no regrets, no to force anything, everyone has their own fate, and told me that no matter what the result is, you must sue sù, and discuss with my brother first. ”

Dong Huaiyu's face was slightly gentle, and he finally reached out and touched her head, and finally sighed involuntarily: "Who made me your brother." ”

Dong Yin knows this demeanor, every time she does something willful, her brother will have this helpless but conniving pampered demeanor.

She burst into tears and smiled: "In the next life, we will still be brothers and sisters, I will be a brother and you will be a sister, and I will take good care of you." ”

"At this time, don't take good things and coax me. Let's go home, my mother usually doesn't breathe much, and she has already quarreled with my father several times. ”

"Quarrel?" Dong Yin was surprised, she had always suspected that her mother had forgotten that the tongue had the function of expressing and communicating in addition to tasting food.

Dong Huaiyu patted her shoulder: "Don't worry, my father won't show you a look." Looking at this sister, Dong Huaiyu seemed to want to rediscover the rare power that burst out of her for a moment, and sighed lightly in his heart, Dong Huaiyu nodded but shook his head: "That's it, Xiaoyin, I just hope that you can still have such hard work today after you get married, if it really doesn't go well in the future, if it's not satisfactory in the future, you just think about it-"

Well?.

"Think of how you want to marry him!"