106 106: There is a bandit gentleman (9)
Zhou Jitong did come for Yongchang's little cousin, he heard his mother say that Yongchang broke up with the saint's uncle several times for Song Jing's sake. Zhou Jitong was a little frightened when he heard it, even if it was his father, he was also the king of a country, and if he replaced him, he would not dare to be so stubborn in front of his father.
Yongchang has no fear in front of the sage, the sage's uncle can't do Yongchang, so he came to do Song Jing, so what's good?
Zhou Jitong was almost frightened to death by his thoughts, so he hurried out of the city to Meizhuang to find Song Jing.
Who knew that when he met Song Jing's natural unhurried temperament, he also lost several hairs.
That night, after Song Jing and Zhou Jitong had dinner, they politely sent Zhou Jitong to the small courtyard where he lived.
"I said Guangping, you have a long snack. You know very well in your heart, Mingyue is Yongchang, she is the youngest in the family, but there is nothing to be a sister, she has taken a fancy to you and wants you to be her concubine. Zhou Jitong felt that his mouth was about to burst, but Song Jing still looked painless.
Song Jing paused, as if he was thinking about something.
Zhou Jitong also stopped.
Next to the two of them is an osmanthus tree that is about the same height as an adult, and the osmanthus also blooms in all seasons, Song Jing is absent-minded, and he pulls down a few osmanthus flowers to play with.
Zhou Jitong: "......"
Under the moonlight, the young man's face was expressionless, and his whole body was cold.
Zhou Jitong finally couldn't hold back, sighed and asked, "What do you think?" β
Song Jing shook his head, and without saying a word, he slowly walked towards the courtyard where he lived with Zhou Jitong.
In fact, Song Jing didn't have an idea, first of all, he couldn't figure out how Princess Yongchang fell in love with him, just because of the relationship when she came to Meizhuang to pass the time a few years ago? He knew that Mingyue was Princess Yongchang at that time, and he didn't have any particularly happy emotions in his heart, a few years later, he followed his uncle to wander the rivers and lakes, and he didn't know how much more than before, would he feel honored because of this?
Not really.
He knew very well that he was just a scholar from a civilian background, and the imperial examination was his only way out.
The princess's background is unspeakably expensive, but what does it have to do with these cloth clothes like him?
He neither climbed nor deserved it.
Song Jing was silent for a long time, raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows, and said to Zhou Jitong: "Why did Mingyue choose me?" β
Zhou Jitong said honestly: "...... Probably, it was lowered. β
When Song Jing heard this, he couldn't help laughing.
Even if Zhou Jitong has a very good relationship with him, he relies on the recommendation of a friend. For no reason, he Song Jing has no fame, and he is not a high-ranking scholar, how could he be the son of the eldest princess to get acquainted with him for no reason.
When Zhou Jitong met Song Jing at the beginning, he also had the attitude of let's see what Song Jing was capable of, who was praised very highly. Later, when he saw him, his appearance alone did not add points to him, and he was indeed talented, no wonder he was not from a high background in Chang'an City, but he had a place in the young literati circle.
But Song Jing's goodness can only be experienced after contact with him.
How could Yongchang fall in love with him just by playing a game of chess?
Zhou Jitong thought about it and felt that the only explanation he could accept was that Yongchang was beheaded, otherwise why was he so obsessed with Song Jing? At this time, Song Jing didn't even take the imperial examination, even if his ancestors were born in the official eunuchs, but in his generation, he was already a commoner.
Zhou Jitong and Song Jing are close friends, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't have the concept of a family in his heart.
This is an era when it is easy to pay attention to the family, especially this kind of naturally noble people, especially this kind of natural noble.
Therefore, Zhou Jitong couldn't understand why his little cousin fell in love with Song Jing, and Song Jing couldn't understand either.
At this time, Li Chen, who was demoted, was lying aggrieved and coquettish with his mother in Qingning Palace.
"I made my father angry, and he didn't want to pay attention to me." Li Chen was lying on the couch in his mother's palace, looking at his mother who was disassembling her hair in the mirror.
Wu Zetian looked at himself in the bronze mirror, did not turn his head, and his tone was neither light nor serious: "Since you know that you have made your father angry, you should be well-behaved." Your father has a wind disease, and he has an unbearable headache lately, and he has to worry about your arrival. β
The woman in the mirror who was not angry and self-righteous had white temples, and the fine lines at the corners of her eyes could not be concealed.
Li Chen lowered his eyes and bit his lower lip without squeaking.
Wu Zetian stretched out his hand, retreated from Shangguan Wan'er behind him, and slowly got up and walked to the front of the collapse.
After she returned from Ganye Temple, Li Chen's attachment to her mother was much more obvious than before. This little daughter, who has known how to behave since she was a child, will show weakness to her mother to seek comfort when she is angry with her father, and run to her father to be coquettish when she is awkward with her mother, which is a standard wall grass.
But whether it is Wu Zetian or Li Zhi, they all feel angry and funny about Li Chen's behavior.
As a parent, you should be the shelter of your children.
She felt aggrieved and sad, and it was only natural for her to seek refuge from her parents.
Li Chen got up and knelt on the couch. Her hair had been spread out and draped behind her, and the girl under the candlelight had a curvaceous body, and there was resentment, self-blame, and stubbornness on her face.
"Yongchang also hopes to make his father happy, but when he surrenders, if his father is happy, Yongchang will not be happy for the rest of his life."
Wu Zetian glanced at his daughter and didn't say anything.
Li Chen bit his lower lip and asked his mother, "Why can't it be Song Jing?" β
Wu Zetian asked rhetorically: "Why does it have to be Song Jing?" β
"Because he was good-looking, I had seen him before, and he was good-looking when he was a child, but he had a very old-fashioned temperament, like a little old man. Now that he has grown up, his temperament is much more likable than before. β
Wu Zetian raised his eyebrows, and his tone was very suspicious: "Really?" β
Li Chen was choked, in fact, she didn't know what Song Jing's temperament was now.
Wu Zetian sat down, stretched out his hand to caress his daughter's hair, and sighed and said, "Yongchang, Yongchang, what are you thinking?" Do you know that Song Jing has nothing to do, and it is normal for your father to resolutely disagree. β
"But he will take the imperial examination."
"Can you guarantee that he will get in?"
Li Chen was silent.
Wu Zetian looked at his depressed daughter, smiled, and said, "Otherwise, if Song Jing can enter the top three in the imperial examination, I will say a few kind words for you in front of your father." β
At the beginning, the reason why Wu Zetian and Li Zhi reformed and developed the imperial examination was to crack down on aristocratic politics. A large number of officials in the imperial court were selected through the imperial examination, which was conducive to gathering people with lofty ideals and talents from all walks of life. Wu Zetian was also a little confused about what Li Chen was thinking, but she was very different from others since she was a child, and she was very out of bounds. Wu Zetian sometimes couldn't find any other explanation except for secretly lamenting that she was spoiled.
The girl is probably because her father has always been obedient to her, and suddenly she disobeyed her, and suddenly became stubborn.
That stubbornness, ten cows can't pull it back.
The daughter ran farther and farther on the stubborn road, as if descending to Song Jing was the ultimate goal of her life. And my father was also so angry, as soon as he mentioned it, he picked his nose and raised his eyes, and Mao couldn't go along with it.
Li Chen raised his eyes and looked at his mother, his tone was a little distrustful, and he muttered, "But I think A-Niang will help my father." β
When Wu Zetian heard this, he was not angry or laughing.
Li Chen said: "A-Niang has always put her father first, if my father is not happy with Song Jing to be Yongchang's concubine, A-Niang is probably not happy." β
Wu Zetian reached out angrily and pinched the tip of her nose, "I really want to see what you have in your head, did you cut your head open, and the brain in it is also in the shape of the word Song Jing?" β
Wu Zetian hadn't seen Song Jing, but he had heard a lot. From Princess Linchuan to Li Zhi to Di Renjie, anyway, when everyone mentions Song Jing, their attitude is different. Li Zhi's attitude Wu Zetian was very skeptical, but Di Renjie and Princess Linchuan, she felt that they were reliable in her heart. Princess Linchuan thinks that Song Jing is a rare talent, and her background is the only failure. And Di Renjie's remarks that if the youth is strong, the country will be strong, Wu Zetian had heard it a long time ago, and Di Renjie praised Song Jingming very much.
In Wu Zetian's opinion, if she wants to put a long line to catch a big fish, then it is not impossible for Li Chen to choose Song Jing as a colt.
Li Chen is the biological daughter of Li Zhi, the son of the Tang Dynasty, blood is thicker than water, the relationship between Li Zhi and his youngest daughter is very deep, if one day, Wu ZenaΓ―ve really wants to β‘β‘, she is not even sure that her daughter will never go against her. In this case, Li Chen chose Song Jing, who had no family strength, as a concubine, which could be regarded as a long-term hidden danger for Wu Zetian.
Song Jing is not yet seventeen years old, he is young, and if he can win the imperial examination, he will also be one in a million talents. If Song Jing can still enter the top three in the imperial examination, it can be regarded as unprecedented, and Wu Zetian will take the initiative to intercede for Song Jing without Li Chen opening his mouth.
After all, the background of the grassroots colt is much simpler than that of the noble pony, even if he is given real power, he is not afraid of what waves he will make in the affairs of the regime.
Li Chen sighed lightly, why is it so difficult to marry?
It's just that she can't help but get married.
It's really annoying!
Li Chen thought about it, so he was very angry, and said to his mother: "I would rather be a female Taoist priest like Sister Ah used to be, rather than surrender, Ah Niang and my father have to ask me to surrender, I am willing to surrender, and you don't like the horse I chose, what do you want Yongchang to do!" The more she thought about it, the more unbalanced she became, and she became angry directly. Everyone will be angry, but most people are not as bold as her, and they are angry with the emperor and his wife.
Wu Zetian glanced at Li Chen lightly, purely as if she was unreasonable.
Li Chen simply lay flat on the bed, and said very weakly: "I don't care, A-Niang told Yongchang that as long as Song Jing won the top three in the imperial examination, he would intercede with his father for me." I didn't even want to bring up the matter of surrender before the imperial examination, it was too annoying. β
Wu Zetian: "Song Jing entered the top three, I made it clear for him, it doesn't matter, what if he doesn't enter?" β
Li Chen was silent and gritted his teeth, "If he doesn't enter the top three, my father can let Yongchang descend to whomever he wants!" But Song Jing's exam must be fair and just, and no one is allowed to get in the way. β
Li Chen only knew that Song Jing was a young jinshi, and she had no impression of how many places he had taken the exam. But anyone who can leave a name in history is definitely a scholar.
Li Chen bet that Song Jing is a scholar, so hurry up and finish the imperial examination!
Her father's body is her fatal injury, and she has always hoped that his father can be happy and can meditate and recuperate, but now what she is doing is the opposite of what she originally intended. She blames herself and feels guilty every day, but she can't afford to put on a willful and reasonable appearance to contradict her father.
In this tug-of-war, she was also very injured, so let's fight quickly!
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