Su Xueyun and Mrs. Taishi chatted a few more words and left, and Mrs. Taishi instructed Qiu Xiang to send her out. The two sisters walked outside the door, Qiu Xiang let out a long breath, patted her chest and said, "Sister, you really scared me to death just now, brother-in-law has the ability to do it ourselves, so why bother arguing with the master?" ”

Su Xueyun smiled and said comfortingly: "Master Tai and Mrs. are not unreasonable people, if it were someone else, I wouldn't say it." In the future, your brother-in-law may want to enter the court as an official, and Taishi, as the most powerful minister in the court, his opinion is very important. Qiu Xiang, don't worry, I will only speak if I am sure, even if the Taishi does not agree with my statement, it is a big deal that I will not appear in front of him in the future. ”

Qiu Xiang said: "Fortunately, Zhou Wenbin's matter has been diverted from the attention of the Grand Master, sister, Madame asked you to bring your brother-in-law and Zhou Wenbin tomorrow, there will be nothing wrong, right?" Taishi and Mrs. are usually very kind, but they are also really serious when they are serious, I was bought back to Taishi's Mansion when I was three years old, and I have been with Taishi and Mrs. Taishi, they are like my family, I don't want them to be unhappy. ”

Su Xueyun took her hand and said with a smile: "Qiu Xiang, don't think too much, they raised you, I will definitely repay them." Just now I saw that they were very concerned about Hua Wenwu's love of miscellaneous studies, and I think I usually worry about it, your brother-in-law has a lot of attainments in miscellaneous studies, and if it goes well, it should be able to untie the knot in their family. I'm not boasting, the four great talents have real skills, you can rest assured. ”

Qiu Xiang suddenly thought that Su Xueyun had only said three people just now, and said in surprise: "Why didn't my sister mention Tang Bohu?" Last time I was in the restaurant, I saw that my sister seemed to dislike him, is there something wrong with him? ”

Su Xueyun's smile faded, and he said simply: "He was originally my fiancé, who knew that he was extremely disrespectful to women, and even compared me to clothes that he could throw away whenever he wanted, and even his family made things so difficult for me. What you may not get is good, and since then he has been pestering me from time to time, and I have torn my face with him the day before yesterday, and I will never have contact with him again. If you see him as a stranger, don't pay attention to it, if his words and deeds Meng Lang harasses you, you just teach him, don't show mercy, remember not to get too close to him, lest he ruin your good reputation. ”

Qiu Xiang said with some fear: "It turns out that he is such a person!" It's a shame that he and his brother-in-law are called Jiangnan geniuses, which is really in vain. Sister, don't worry, I will help you teach him a lesson if I have the opportunity in the future, he doesn't have the ability to damage my reputation. ”

Su Xueyun nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, you go in quickly, I should go back too, and I will come to see you tomorrow." ”

"Well, sister be careful on the road." Qiu Xiang saw that Su Xueyun was thinking about her everywhere, her eyes were full of joy, and she was determined to make that Tang Bohu look good.

Su Xueyun told everyone the good news when she went home, and when she saw Zhou Wenbin and Zhu Xiaolian stunned, she said funny: "What's wrong?" Scared? Xiaolian will wait at home tomorrow and ask Zhengming to come with us. Zhu Zijian, that villain, is bent on hiring the county lord of Ting, but he prefers to hire the county lord of Ting, Xin Yi Zhengming, I think he will definitely find an opportunity to make a bad move, it is better for a few of you to leave a good impression on Hua Taishi first, so that no one can fake when waiting for Enke. ”

Zhu Xiaolian smiled happily, "Sister-in-law, you are so powerful, you went to the Taishi Mansion once and solved the matter." If Master Hua can't get used to King Ning's favoritism, he will definitely restore Zhou Wenbin's qualifications for the exam, and ah, my brother is so capable, once he becomes the teacher of Master Hua Taishi and his young master, then glory and wealth will definitely be indispensable in the future! ”

Su Xueyun pinched her face and said with a smile: "If you know that your sister-in-law is powerful, you can learn everything I teach you well, and no one will be able to bully you in the future." ”

Zhou Wenbin came back to his senses, hurriedly got up and bowed deeply to Su Xueyun, and said solemnly: "Qiuyue, such a great favor, Wenbin has nothing to repay, and in the future, he will go up the sword mountain and go down to the sea of fire at his command." ”

Chen Xiaosheng helped him up and said with a smile: "Okay, don't see your brother like this." You've been worried about this a lot in the past two days, haven't you? I see that you have eaten two bowls less, remember to talk about anything in the future, and everyone will discuss, don't be bored in your heart. As the saying goes, three stinkers beat Zhuge Liang, even if the three of us can't race, Qiu Yue can solve everything alone. ”

Several people laughed, and Zhu Xiaolian quipped: "Brother, are you a little promising?" My sister-in-law is so powerful, why don't you feel ashamed of yourself at all? ”

Chen Xiaosheng opened the fan and fanned it, sat down next to Su Xueyun and said with a smile: "I am ashamed that I am a man who has no prospects, I can marry such a good lady, which man in the world is happier than me?" There is really a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for! ”

Su Xueyun patted him and said with a smile: "Don't be poor, everyone is ready to prepare, although tomorrow is not a school examination, but you had better show your skills unintentionally, if you can let Hua Taishi appreciate your talent, you will be able to get a lot of convenience when you become an official in the future." Even if we don't plan to become an official in the future, we have nothing to lose. There is no need to ask Zhengming more, he has a well-behaved personality, Hua Taishi will definitely like him, if he is restrained, he will lose his true colors. ”

Several people agreed with her statement, and after a few more discussions, they went to prepare. On the second day, Zhu Xiaolian went to the Six Arts Hall to find Wen Zhengming, and happened to meet Wen Zhengming at the door of the Six Arts Hall, and found that he was dressed in white and looked very handsome.

Zhu Xiaolian circled around Wen Zhengming, looked up and down a few times, and said in surprise: "This is your best outfit, right?" What day is it? Where are you going to dress like this? Did you know? ”

Wen Zhengming tugged at his sleeves uncomfortably, "What do you know?" ”

"You know I'm looking for you!" Zhu Xiaolian looked around to make sure that no one could hear her words, and then whispered, "I'll tell you, don't shout loudly." My sister-in-law went to Hua Taishi's Mansion yesterday and told her about you and Zhou Wenbin, and Taishi asked her to take you over today. ”

Wen Zhengming was surprised: "Really? The Hua Taishi we saw on the street that day was obviously very fierce, how could he agree to see us? Qiu Yue wasn't troubled by him, right? ”

Zhu Xiaolian said slightly proudly: "Is my sister-in-law comparable to others?" Nothing is a problem in my sister-in-law's hands. ”

Wen Zhengming smiled and said: "That's great, I don't have to intercede with the county lord, to be honest, I'm really embarrassed to let a big man open this mouth, not to mention that the county lord and her father don't know what kind of person they are." ”

Zhu Xiaolian frowned, "Ask the county lord?" Zhou Wenbin's exam qualification was done by Zhu Zijian, how could his stepfather help Zhou Wenbin? Are you stupid? No, you can't come up with such an idea, I see! It's Tang Bohu, right? He'll come up with bad ideas and not think about the consequences at all. ”

Wen Zhengming said: "Bohu is also kind-hearted, forget it, don't talk about it." When are we going to Taishifu? ”

"Let's go, let's go, don't let the Taishi wait." Zhu Xiaolian glanced at the Six Arts Hall, pulled Wen Zhengming away, and hated Tang Bohu even more in her heart, and was very glad that she didn't see him.

Going to the Taishi Mansion is a big deal, and Wen Zhengming didn't dare to delay, so the appointment with the county lord of Tingting asked Zhu Xiaolian to explain. Zhu Xiaolian saw that the county lord of Hirting naturally told the county lord of Hirting what Zhu Zijian had done without reservation, and after speaking, she found that the county lord of Hirting was so angry that her face was red, and she looked like she was going to find someone to settle the account, and she hurriedly appeased the county lord, and analyzed that there was no benefit in hitting hard, it would only make Zhu Zijian hate Wen Zhengming and Zhou Wenbin even more, and it was better to not know what to do, and pick something else to stumble on Zhu Zijian.

Zhu Xiaolian learned all these twists and turns from Su Xueyun, although she hasn't learned the essence yet, but it is enough to deal with such a little thing. After hearing this, the county lord nodded again and again, saying that there are many opportunities to trouble Zhu Zijian, since Zhu Zijian can't get along with Wen Zhengming's friends, she must make Zhu Zijian not happy!

I wish Xiaolian a great praise for the county lord of Huanting, and when she returned home after drinking tea, Su Xueyun and the others had already gone to the Taishi Mansion.

Mrs. Taishi and Hua Wenwu have been waiting for them, especially Hua Wenwu, as soon as they saw Chen Xiaosheng, they couldn't take care of others, and directly pulled him to their study to discuss the invention. Chen Xiaosheng almost showed a look of shock when he saw Mrs. Taishi's appearance, but fortunately he was pulled by Hua Wenwu and stabilized his emotions. When he heard that Hua Wenwu wanted to discuss those inventions with him, he immediately responded to the situation, apologized to Mrs. Taishi, and left with Hua Wenwu. When they arrived at Hua Wenwu's courtyard, the two discussed the things invented by Hua Wenwu, and they quickly became immersed in it.

Su Xueyun and the three of them accompanied Mrs. Taishi to gossip and talked about many things about ordinary people, and Mrs. Taishi was particularly interested in Zhou Wenbin's experience in Persia. Not long after, Hua Taishi came back from the court. Mrs. Taishi said: "Master, Qiuyue has brought three talented people over, do you have a copy of King Shenning?" ”

Master Hua glanced at Su Xueyun and them, without any expression, and said, "Naturally not, how can the old man casually visit the prince in the main hall because of Qiu Yue's words?" I'll have to ask for myself how things are. Saying that, he called Wen Zhengming and Zhou Wenbin to the study, and ordered someone to call Chen Xiaosheng and Hua Wenwu.

Su Xueyun was left behind, and she and Qiu Xiang accompanied Mrs. Taishi to hang out in the backyard. Su Xueyun would praise a few words when she saw the exquisite rockery pavilion, and her unhurried appearance surprised Mrs. Taishi, and she couldn't help asking: "Aren't you afraid that they will offend Taishi by saying the wrong thing and will destroy their future?" They must have seen such a big official for the first time, right? ”

Su Xueyun smiled faintly and said: "If they will offend people when they see the Taishi, they will not be able to go far into the officialdom in the future, so it is better to go home directly without taking the imperial examination as soon as possible." ”

Mrs. Taishi smiled: "I look at you, but you are very much like someone who has seen the world, and you have the kind of appearance that is not surprised when you change everywhere, which is very good." ”

Su Xueyun said a few words modestly, and Mrs. Taishi didn't say anything more, only took her to visit the garden for the bounty fish.

On the other side, in Hua Taishi's study, Chen Xiaosheng, Zhou Wenbin and Wen Zhengming stood side by side opposite Hua Taishi, and Hua Wenwu sat on the side. Master Hua stroked his beard and looked at them slowly, and asked, "Zhou Wenbin, Qiu Yue said that you were disqualified as a reference for no reason, is this true?" ”

Zhou Wenbin bowed respectfully and said, "Master Yu, the grass people are holding the handwritten recommendation of Zhou Chen, the owner of the Six Arts Hall in Suzhou, for reference, and I never expected that Zhu Zijian would be obstructed from it. It is also strange that the grass people were eager for revenge at the beginning, and mistakenly believed this person, which caused today's disaster. ”

Hua Taishi narrowed his eyes and muttered: "So it means that King Ning is unruly and bends the law for personal gain?" What was the situation that day, if you talk about it carefully, King Ning's righteous son can really talk about the qualifications of the candidates? ”

"Yes, that's how things happened that day......" Zhou Wenbin half-lowered his eyes, and recounted what happened that day without hurrying, and even Zhu Zijian's foul words about calling him a dog were said word for word, without adding fuel or vinegar, nor covering it up at all, but there was no expression on his face, as if what he said had nothing to do with him, it was more trustworthy than that righteous indignation.

The more Hua Taishi listened, the more angry he became, he slapped the table fiercely, and said angrily: "A mere son of King Ning, who has no merit and fame, and does not have any official position in the court, can privately decide the candidate's reference qualifications!" In this way, wouldn't the students of Neng's high school this time all become people under King Ning's sect? How can you serve the emperor wholeheartedly? Enke is recruiting talents for the emperor and the court, and now he has become a stepping stone for King Ning to expand his power, which is simply hateful! ”

Wen Zhengming couldn't help but take a step forward and said, "That's right, it's just hateful!" The so-called Kong said Chengren, Meng said righteousness! Zhu Zijian is the righteous son of the prince, and he can barely be regarded as a relative of the emperor, he does not want to repay the emperor's kindness, but he secretly relies on this identity to do whatever he wants. He not only ruined the reputation of Ning Wangfu, but also ruined the reputation of the royal family, those who were bullied by him were afraid of power and did not dare to resist, so they could only swallow their anger, in the long run, who would do things for the royal family wholeheartedly? The embankment of thousands of miles collapsed in the anthill, Zhu Zijian's words and deeds are destroying the prestige of the royal family among the people, and not punishing this person is not enough to resent! ”

Chen Xiaosheng and Zhou Wenbin both looked at Wen Zhengming, who was full of righteousness, and at the same time paid attention to Hua Taishi's reaction, and only waited for something to be done when something was wrong. Who knew that after Wen Zhengming finished speaking, Hua Taishi suddenly shouted, "Okay!" You can say that again! ”

Hua Taishi got up and walked in front of Wen Zhengming, and said with a look of relief: "Your name is Wen Zhengming?" Sure enough, he is worthy of being Wen Tianxiang's descendants, we should read books to serve the country wholeheartedly, otherwise what are we doing with so many books? It's hateful that many civil ministers and military generals in the court dare not tell the truth because of the identity of King Ning, there are so many such people, wouldn't the emperor be kept in the dark by them? Wen Zhengming, you are very good, when he becomes an official in the court, you must also remember what you said today, the embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in the anthill, there are no rules and no circle, and you must not make the slightest mistake as a courtier. ”

Wen Zhengming immediately responded: "Zhengming remember the teachings of the Taishi!" Since I was a child, I have been determined to serve the court and ask for my life for the people, and no matter when I am in the future, I will never forget my original intention! ”

Hua Taishi stroked his beard and nodded with satisfaction.

Chen Xiaosheng breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Listening to the words of the Taishi is better than reading for ten years, it is an honor for the three of us to meet the Taishi today, if he has the opportunity to enter the court as an official in the future, we will definitely take the Taishi as an example and do things for the country loyally." ”

When Hua Taishi saw him, he remembered Su Xueyun's remarks, glanced at Hua Wenwu, and said, "The old man heard Qiuyue say that you are proficient in miscellaneous studies?" Miscellaneous studies require a lot of thought along the way, are you addicted to such strange and ingenious tricks, and still have the energy to read with your heart? ”

Chen Xiaosheng said with a smile: "There is no such thing as a classification of knowledge in the world, it is that people divide learning into three, six, nine and so on, but in the eyes of students, practical knowledge is the best knowledge, and whether it is practical or not depends on everyone's choice." ”

Hua Taishi disagreed: "You husband and wife are a good match, and even the ideas are the same, so you can tell me, how practical is the knowledge you have learned?" Is it more practical than your brother? ”

Hua Taishi pointed at Wen Zhengming, stroked his beard and sat back in his seat. Wen Zhengming and Zhou Wenbin glanced at each other, and immediately became nervous for Chen Xiaosheng, feeling that this question was too tricky, and no matter how he answered, it was not good.

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