Qingming has just passed, and the valley rain has not arrived, which is the peak of spring.

In the Linglong Mountain Pavilion, a tree of begonias is blooming, a large cluster of roses is born against the wall, and the red and gorgeous flowers are clustered, like a strong rouge, jagged between the branches and leaves, hiding the little fat cat that is napping under the shelf.

Shen Yu stood under the porch and reached out to stroke the wind chimes.

The fourteen-year-old girl is at the age of slenderness, she wears a splendid double butterfly flower shirt, below is a dark flower smoke skirt in the blue color of the rain over the sky, the green silk is pinned with a hairpin, the butterfly on the hairpin head is attached to the fine bead tassel, with her twisting head movement swaying slightly, lined with the greasy skin and tender lips, beautiful eyebrows and beautiful eyes, more delicate.

The wind chimes under the eaves jingled, but they couldn't hide the voices of Mrs. Shen and Aunt Jiang in the window—

“…… I also want to set up a marriage as soon as possible, but the lord connived at Grandma and must choose someone according to her wishes, this girl is stubborn, and I am helpless. Mrs. Shen's tone was tactful.

Aunt Jiang's voice smiled, "If you want me to say, we don't have to look far away, the few that Grandma often comes and goes are very good." ”

"The children of the Dong family?"

"That's good, but I like the Qin family's kid more. The temperament is different from his father and brother, he can be literate and martial, gentle and modest, and his character is valuable, and the most rare thing is that he is interested in his aunt and respects his brother-in-law! ”

The "child of the Qin family" in her mouth is Shen Yu's classmate in the academy, and the second son of the adult family, Qin Yu, is commanded by Wuchuan Province. The Qin family is a powerful second-class member, although the Shen family has a scholarly heritage, but in terms of identity, it is only a cloth cloth, and the two families are obviously not the right households.

Aunt Jiang's words fell on Shen Yan's ears, and she could only listen to them as a joke.

Besides, although her friendship with Qin Yu is not shallow, it is only a friendship with classmates, and if you want to recruit him to the Shen family as her son-in-law, it is a shame that Aunt Jiang can think of it.

Shen Yan's dark eyes were as smart as water, and a helpless smile flashed over her.

Sure enough, Mrs. Shen smiled and said, "That kid is naturally one in a hundred, but he has such a family background, how can he recruit a son-in-law." In fact, you don't have to be a noble family, as long as you treat your aunt well and can keep this family business, it is enough. ”

"What kind of family can he have?" Aunt Jiang obviously disagreed.

Her husband Jiang Wenying is a political envoy, and his official rank is half a level higher than that of the Qin family, and he has enough confidence to speak.

The room was quiet for a moment, it should be Aunt Jiang drinking tea, and then I heard her say: "Our aunt's appearance and conduct, if we don't have to keep this family business and send it to the palace to be a mother, where would I not be worthy of him!" ”

Listening to that tone, the meaning of protecting the short was about to overflow, so that Shen Yan, who was listening to the corner, couldn't help laughing.

Inside, Mrs. Shen was also amused, and sighed, "It's embarrassing to recruit a son-in-law, and it's too difficult to choose a suitable one, but you can't wronged Auntie." Grandma is stubborn and stubborn, alas, I'm dying of worry about this! ”

Outside, when Shen Yan heard this, she couldn't help but pout.

She is only fourteen years old this year, even if the matter of recruiting a son-in-law is not as smooth as marrying a daughter, it is not worth the anxiety of her mother, right?

It sounds like she can't get married at all.

Although the Shen family is just cloth clothes, but with the fragrance of books inheritance, Shen Fei's father Shen Ping is a well-known bibliophile in Luling, extremely talented, disciples are widely distributed, and he is very famous in Luling City. Although it is not good to count on the Qin family, there are still many people who want to enter the Shen family!

It's just that Shen Yu didn't want to settle the marriage so early, and she couldn't make sense with Mrs. Shen, so she begged Shen Ping to delay.

She flattened her mouth, ran to the yard, and stood on tiptoe to break the first blooming begonia branches.

This tree is said to have been planted when my brother was born, and after 20 years, the begonia tree has grown luxuriantly and fruitfully every year, which is the most wonderful scenery in this Linglong Mountain Pavilion.

It's just that Begonia is still there, but her brother, who has always loved her, has disappeared, and his life and death are unknown.

It's been eight years, is he still alive? Can you still come back?

If he can come back, his mother won't have to worry about recruiting a son-in-law.

Shen Yan smiled bitterly at the flower tree, held the flower branch to her chest and sniffed it, and caught a glimpse of the maid heather carrying pomegranates and stone peppers into the yard, each holding a bunch of budding spring flowers in her arms.

Pomegranate's face was beaming with joy, and he brought the red kapok to Shen Yu like a treasure, "Girl, the flowers are all folded, are they beautiful?" ”

"Good vision." Shen Yu smiled and praised, and handed over the begonia flower branch, "This branch is on my desk, and the rose is inserted in a bottle and given to Madame, and you can arrange the rest." By the way, prepare a bottle of kapok, and send it to the outer study later, using the porcelain bottle on my bookshelf. ”

Pomegranate and Shi Jiao went as ordered, and Shi Nan replied: "Girl, just now I sent a message from the bookstore outside, saying that the second son of Qin is looking for you." ”

Qin Yu? Shen Yan squinted her eyes, does this mean Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive?

She raised her steps and wanted to go out, but she panicked and hurriedly stopped her, "Girl, take your cloak and go out again, the wind chill in front of her is not good, beware of catching a cold again!" ”

The spring is warm and the sun is warm, where can I get cold again?

"Then you go and get it." She made a perfunctory sound, and walked out of the Linglong Mountain Pavilion with brisk steps.

Shen Yu was born in a family of bibliophiles, and after her great-grandfather resigned from the position of the head of the household department, he retired to his hometown and built a library building. Through the efforts of his grandfather Shen Pan and father Shen Ping for decades, the Shen family now has more than 100,000 volumes of books.

She also has a bookstore that engraves books and sells them at home, and she is also well-known in this Luling territory.

Shen Yu walked into the bookstore through the back door, and sure enough, she saw Qin Yu standing under the bookshelf, picking up books.

Uncle Dong next to him was sharp-eyed, and immediately dragged him and greeted him.

Qin and Dong have very different personalities, but when they came over, they said in unison for the first time: "Auntie, have you heard, something is wrong!" ”

Uncle Dong won't talk about this person, his father is a rich salt merchant, and he is ranked third, and he has no heavy burden on his shoulders, so he has developed the temperament of a son-in-law, and it is commonplace to babble on weekdays.

But Qin Yu is different. He is the son of the second-class family, the famous "Wuzhuangyuan Mansion Wenqu Xing" in Luling, although he is the same age as Dong Shujin, his personality is much calmer, there are so many classmates in the academy, and he is the most unfazed.

Even Qin Yu said that something was wrong...... Shen Yu couldn't help but be curious: "What's the big deal?" ”

Uncle Dong immediately said: "I just heard the letter, His Royal Highness King Duan is coming to our Luling, and it is said that he will live for a few months!" ”

"Auntie, haven't you recovered from the cold?" Qin Yu's first export was concern.

Shen Yan smiled and said, "Heal soon", but her heart was full of surprise.

His Royal Highness King Duan's name Xu Yan can be described as thunderous. He is the emperor's favorite younger brother, has always had the reputation of being brave and good at fighting, has repelled the Yan Kingdom in the north several times, it is said that this person is cold and thirsty for killing, with great military achievements, and countless legendary stories are hung on his body.

But now that Wuchuan Province is politically harmonious, peaceful and peaceful, what is this god of war doing in Luling City?

After asking for details, the two of them couldn't say why, but said: "Today, Master Xuezheng invited many people to come to the academy to discuss matters, and I heard that it is related to this. “

Uncle Dong asked the little servant behind him to bring over a bag of books, "This is the book that Han Si borrowed from your house, he has something to do, so he asked me to help return it, and let him thank the master." ”

"Not enough to hang the teeth, not enough to hang the teeth." Shen Yan smiled and asked the young man next to her to send the book to the inner courtyard.

After talking to Qin and Dong for a long time, after sending them away, Shen Yu did not return to the Linglong Mountain Pavilion, and went directly to Shen Ping's study.

The pomegranate's hands and feet are neat, and the bottle of kapok has been sent, with a milky white and flawless thin neck thin porcelain bottle, the whole body is not decorated with patterns and colors, but it seems to be the most pure and clear beauty, simple and tranquil. A few branches of kapok are picked out horizontally, red as the flowers of fire, and the extreme red and white correspond, as if the lips are greasy and skinny, and the eyes become a painting.

Shen Yu rewarded the kapok for a long time, adjusted the posture of the bottle, and took the book from the bookshelf to read.

When the sun was tilting westward, she heard a voice outside, and Shen Yu greeted her like a bird.

"Daddy, you're back!" Her voice had a soft nasal voice after the wind chill.

Shen Ping had a warm smile on his face, "If you can't recuperate, why did you come to steal my books again?" ”

"What's the matter, my daughter is here to deliver flowers!" Shen Yan followed him into the study and pointed out the bottle of kapok to him.

Shen Ping was very satisfied, so he sat down at the desk.

Shen Yu leaned over, "I heard that His Royal Highness King Duan is coming to Luling, does Daddy know what he is doing?" Although Shen Ping has no intention of career and has never participated in the imperial examination to gain fame, he became the vice president of Luling Academy because of his huge collection of books and high talent.

Shen Ping raised his eyebrows and looked at her, "The news is fast." What do you guess? ”

"Is it for the sake of the Wulin Sect?" A bright light flashed in Shen Yan's eyes.

This is the result she guessed after thinking about it for a long time-

At the end of last winter, the Wulin Sect members in the remote west broke into a state capital yamen in the neighboring Taining Province, killed the governor and the general judge, and robbed several well-known local wealthy families, which was indeed a major event that alarmed the imperial court. The bandits of the Wulin Sect are haunted, and they are involved in the Yeqin State in the west, and there are different opinions about this afterwards, and many people speculate that this is the meaning of Yeqin to provoke a war.

His Royal Highness King Duan has always been good at fighting, so it is naturally easy to think of Taining's affairs.

Shen Ping smiled when he heard this, "It's not necessarily wrong, but according to the official documents, he came to preside over the collection of books for the "Four Library Canons". ”

"The Great Dictionary of the Four Libraries!" Shen Yu was taken aback, "Is the emperor really going to compile this book?" Seeing Shen Ping nodding, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Since the founding of the People's Republic of China for nearly 200 years, although there are occasional wars on the border, rich inland areas such as Wuchuan have been prosperous and prosperous.

Emperor Huiping has been on the throne for eight years, and the government has long been in his control, and after a long time, the idea of sorting out the classics gradually arose. Two years ago, he first raised this matter, and after deliberation by the cabinet and the Hanlin Academy, he ordered a request for books at the beginning of the dynasty this year, and to compile a "Siku Canon" that gathers classics from all over the world.

This is a grand event in the literary world that can be enjoyed through the ages, of course, it cannot be achieved overnight, to sort out the vast classics to sort out the clues, but also to ensure that there are no mistakes, the first step of the book is very important. Wuchuan is located in Huainan, it is rumored that the world has a very good collection of books, five points in the royal family, four points in Huainan, the prosperity of its book collection, can be seen.

The emperor sent His Royal Highness Duan Wang to come here, which also shows that he attaches great importance to it.

Shen Yan has followed Shen Ping to participate in the collection of books for many years, and she is naturally happy about this move, and her dark eyes are full of smiles, so that the bottle of kapok instantly loses its color.

Shen Ping looked at his beloved daughter and couldn't help but smile, "His Royal Highness the King of the Middle End will arrive in Luling in three days, and wait." ”

On the 10th day of the first month of March, there was a drizzle of wet clothes in Luling City.

On the north side of the official road outside the city, there is a slope full of apricot blossoms, and at this time, the apricot blossoms are scorching, and a hazy mist floats in the smoke and rain. The three officials of Wuchuan Province, the political envoy, the commander envoy, and the envoy of the inspection took a group of local officials from Luling to gather and wait for His Royal Highness King Duan to arrive outside the city gate.