"Finally arrived in Chang'an!"

Sima Xiangru, who was dressed as a beggar and couldn't see his appearance at all, almost cried when he saw the words 'Chang'an City'.

He really went through a lot of hardships to get to Chang'an, all kinds of hardships encountered along the way, Sima Xiangru felt that he couldn't come to Chang'an several times, he might starve to death on the road, and the last money on his body was looted was nothing, he could still beg, the most terrible thing was that he was beaten every once in a while because of begging.

"When I am developed, I must trample those who bully me under my feet!" Sima Xiangru thought about the various treatments he received on the road and in Linqiong County, looked at the three big characters of 'Chang'an City', touched the wound on his body that was still faintly painful, and said with a somewhat hideous expression, and then continued to pretend to be a beggar and walked into Chang'an City with his back bent.

Sima Xiangru did not rush to his friend in Chang'an for help, but begged for a month, had the money to buy the clothes of the literati, took advantage of the night to take a bath in the moat outside the city, and dressed himself up without being down, and only on the second day he went to visit his friend Zhuang Ji with a 'burden'.

"Changqing, it's really you, you're here in Chang'an!" Zhuang Ji saw that it was Sima Xiangru who came to visit, and happily welcomed Sima Xiangru into the house.

"A few months ago at home, I suddenly read Brother Zhuang's "Mourning Time", and I empathize with the current situation that Brother Zhuang alluded to, we are all unambitious people, so I can't sit still at home, so I want to come to see Brother Zhuang, and our brothers are also discussing the deep meaning of "Mourning Time"!" Sima Xiangru put forward Zhuang Ji's most proud poem according to the plan he had thought of on the road, so as to explain the reason why he went north, so that the famous one could temporarily live in Zhuang Ji's house.

Zhuang Ji was very happy that Sima Xiangru appreciated his literary brilliance, and immediately asked someone to prepare a guest room for Sima Xiangru, and the two talked about wine and night that night, chatting about each other's good words.

"Changqing is worthy of being a talented man in Bashu, and his literary style is really admirable to his brothers!" Zhuang Ji patted Sima Xiangru on the shoulder, very admiring and praised, and when he knew that Sima Xiangru tasted his resignation again, he was too empathetic, and he went out to see him in a 'hurry', comforted and encouraged him, and was also a little moved, defining Sima Xiangru as his best friend.

"Changqing has to stay here for a few more months this time, and I have a good discussion with my brother" On the second day after Zhuang Ji and Sima Xiangru finished chatting about poetry, when Zhuang Ji entertained Sima Xiangru with good wine and food, he invited Sima Xiangru, Sima Xiangru first declined a few times, and finally reluctantly agreed to it under Zhuang Ji's kind invitation.

"I just planned to see Brother Zhuang and leave, but I didn't expect to stay in Chang'an for so long! But that's okay, Bashu is far away from Chang'an, and we brothers say goodbye, and we don't know when we will see each other, so the brother will disturb Brother Zhuang for a few more days and come home next month. Sima Xiangru secretly liked Zhuang Ji's retention of him in his heart, but he knew that he would only take a month to improve his identity, so that Zhuang Ji, who regarded him as a close friend, persuaded him to stay, and even under the guidance of Sima Xiangru saying that he stayed in Chang'an just to have a very boring relationship with Zhuang Ji, Zhuang Ji said that he would take Sima Xiangru to make more friends with the literati of Chang'an in the future.

"Changqing is so talented, but he can't be humiliated, I want to come to a lot of people who love to write for it, invite my brother to the banquet to write for him, Changqing might as well follow me and show your talent!"

"You didn't invite me, I'm afraid it's not good to go?" Sima Xiangru 'refused', but Zhuang Ji said, "It's all a banquet of rich and noble families, I love us literati to participate in it to fill in some elegance, Changqing doesn't have to be so formal!" ”

"Really? Then I'll follow Brother Zhuang and see the world more! Sima Xiangru smiled lightly and suppressed his pride in his calculations, when he first befriended Zhuang Ji, he knew that he had a lot of contacts in his hands, and now he is willing to pave the way for him, and his first step into Chang'an to emerge is very smooth.

***

"The head of the family, following Sima Xiangru's minion, said that Sima Xiangru had arrived in Chang'an 'safely' and stayed at a friend's house, seeing that he was preparing to live for a long time!"

When Xia Xiyan was looking at the account book, Ah Da took the express letter sent from Chang'an to tell Xia Xiyan.

Hearing this, Xia Xiyan looked up at Ah Da and sighed, "It's been three or four months since I arrived in Chang'an?" ”

"The head of the family, we made trouble for him all the way, he stopped and stopped and begged for money on the road, not only for three or four months, but also for almost half a year!"

"Half a year? It's been so long! Xia Xiyan closed the account book in his hand and looked at Ah Da and groaned. So Sima Xiangru can write a letter to Wen Jun? ”

"The head of the family, that Sima Xiangru was robbed of the burden by us before, and went back to X County to ask for another sum of money from the eldest lady, and in the end, after leaving without success, it was difficult for him to make a living, and he didn't think about the young lady!" Ah Da sneered at Sima Xiangru, Xia Xiyan nodded after hearing this, and then asked, "Then when he settled down in Chang'an, did he think about sending a letter to Wenjun to report his safety?" ”

"No, the head of the family, this Sima Xiangru is only afraid that the young lady has forgotten about it, and the servant who sent the letter said that Sima Xiangru settled down in Chang'an, and followed Zhuang Ji to participate in a lot of family banquets, and the favorite to inquire with people is some rich and noble girls of the right age to marry, looking at this intention, it is completely forgotten that Miss Jì is ready to marry again. The head of the house, are we going to teach him a lesson and be angry with the young lady? Ah Da leaned over and asked, but Xia Xiyan shook his head and said.

"It's a good thing that he wants to marry again, why stop it! It's just that Sima Xiangru is a hateful person, it's okay if he doesn't have a will, once he gets his will, he will inevitably become rampant and may retaliate against our Zhuo family, he wants to marry another wife, we have to help him choose! ”

Xia Xiyan beckoned Ah Da to come closer, and then whispered some instructions to him.

"The head of the family, this idea is good, this idea is good, doesn't she Sima Xiangru want to marry a wife who has money to make him a rich man, the master of the family is in line with his intentions, and the slave will order the people in Chang'an to do it!" Ah Da left a little excitedly, but Xia Xiyan stood up and went to the inner courtyard to see Zhuo Wenjun's three sisters and brothers.

***

"Jun'er, here, the pen should be heavy!"

Xia Xiyan went to see Zhuo Jun first, but saw Zhuo Wenjun in Zhuo Jun's study instructing Zhuo Jun to practice calligraphy.

After returning to Zhuo's house for half a year, Zhuo Wenjun has regained his previous good looks, and when he saw Xia Xiyan, he immediately smiled and reasoned with Xia Xiyan.

"Father!"

"Father, come and see Jun'er's words!" Zhuo Jun beckoned Xia Xiyan to look, Xia Xiyan walked over with a smile and commented on Zhuo Jun's words, then looked up and asked Zhuo Wenjun, "Where is Wenshu?" ”

"Ah Mei brought in the warehouse today, sorted out the things and made a register to compare with the previous one, she felt that the things inside might not have been supervised well before, and they were taken away by the minions!" ”

"It seems that Wen Shu has taken good care of the inner house!" Xia Xiyan was very appreciative of her youngest daughter's behavior, and Zhuo Wenjun also nodded and said, "Ah Mei is a good housekeeper, and she learns these things much faster than my sister, and I can manage the purchase well now!" ”

Zhuo Wenjun said a little embarrassed, Xia Xiyan asked her about the details of this piece after hearing this, and felt that she had made rapid progress, and would not be fooled by her subordinates anymore, so she also praised a few words, and then when Zhuo Wenjun was about to go to the kitchen to arrange today's meal of the Zhuo family, she followed out of Zhuo Jun's small courtyard together.

"People from Chang'an said that they saw Sima Xiangru in Chang'an!" Out of the courtyard, Xia Xiyan opened her mouth to tell the news she was going to reveal to Zhuo Wenjun.

"Changqing arrived in Chang'an safely?" Zhuo Wenjun asked Xia Xiyan with some excitement, Xia Xiyan nodded yes, she was very happy for Sima Xiangru, but Xia Xiyan immediately poured a basin of cold water on Zhuo Wenjun.

"Sima Xiangru has been in Chang'an for almost three months, can you send someone to send you a letter to your family?"

"No, no!" Zhuo Wenjun was reminded by Xia Xiyan before he remembered that Sima Xiangru had been away for half a year, and he really didn't give her a letter from home.

"Chang'an is prosperous, the most charming place! This Sima Xiangru is afraid that he will stay there and forget to return, Wen Jun, do you still have to wait for him to pick you up now? Or rather, can you wait until he comes to pick you up? ”

Xia Xiyan's questioning made Zhuo Wenjun stunned, she didn't say anything, she didn't change her heart about Sima Xiangru in the half year since Sima Xiangru left, she has been staying in Zhuo's house to be Xia Xiyan's good daughter, she misses Sima Xiangru very eagerly, and secretly wrote a lot of lovesick letters in private, and wanted to send them to him, but she didn't know where Sima Xiangru went, and she didn't have an exact address to ask someone to bring the letters, so she pressed these letters under the pillow, and wanted to wait for Sima Xiangru to pick her up in X County, She showed these letters to Sima Xiangru again, to tell him about his concern for him, but she didn't know, she was worried about Sima Xiangru, but Sima Xiangru always knew that she was in Zhuo's house, but when she arrived in Chang'an, she didn't give him a letter of peace, so she didn't want to be careful of him.

Xia Xiyan's face darkened and saddened when she saw what Zhuo Wenjun thought, but she continued to increase her anger and said.

"There are so many rich daughters in the world, Chang'an is the most prosperous place in the country, where there are many rich nobles like cows, this Sima Xiangru can pick you with the piano, let you secretly promise, elope with him, and now I don't know if I can stick to you and come back to pick you up."

Zhuo Wenjun was mentioned by Xia Xiyan's words, and some panic arose in his heart about Sima Xiangru, but he was still unwilling to give up Sima Xiangru when Xia Xiyan asked her if she wanted to give up Sima Xiangru.

"Father, I still want to wait for him, he may not fail me!" Zhuo Wenjun himself didn't have the confidence to say it, but he still said it.

"But if Sima Xiangru loses you, what will you do?" Xia Xiyan's straightforward question made Zhuo Wenjun couldn't help but cry with panic in his heart, Xia Xiyan said when he saw this, "He hasn't failed you yet, you are sad like this, and when he really loses you, do you want to blind yourself by crying?" You are really disappointing to your father! ”

"Father!?" Zhuo Wenjun saw that Xia Xiyan, who had not been angry with her for a long time, was angry, and looked up a little anxiously, seeing Xia Xiyan's disappointed face, thinking of some of Xia Xiyan's words that had enlightened her in the past half a year, he hurriedly replied to Xia Xiyan.

"Father, if Changqing really bears me, my daughter will cut him off, and there will be nothing to do with it! The daughter is the daughter of the Zhuo family, the daughter of the Zhuo family, as the father said, he was blind and fell in love with Sima Xiangru once, he really bears me, and the daughter will not miss him! ”