On the evening of the fifth day of the second month of the third year of Tianxi (1019 AD), the branch of the Hongyuan Chamber of Commerce came to a young man in a green robe who was about fifteen or sixteen years old. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

After he walked to the door of the Hongyuan Chamber of Commerce, he smiled before saying a word, and said to the concierge very politely: "Please help me inform me, I want to see Steward Zheng of your association and Xiao Jialangjun who just arrived the day before yesterday, my surname is Zhao." ”

At this time, it is not early, in general, if it is not the owner's best friend or has a major business, few people choose to come to the door at this time to meet the guest, the porter is a little embarrassed to look at the beautiful boy outside, and has the heart to say that you will come again tomorrow, but to the warm eyes and smile of the young man outside the door, this sentence is stuck in the throat, how can not spit out.

The young man outside the door seemed to know what he was thinking, he smiled slightly, and said, "You just need to inform the housekeeper of your guild, if he doesn't want to see me, I will naturally turn around and leave." ”

The porter saw that the other party had said everything about this, and it was obviously too impersonal to report it again, the standard for employing people in the Hongyuan Chamber of Commerce was that all the personnel of the Hongyuan Chamber of Commerce must not offend anyone who came to the door for no reason, especially the porter, and must not look at people with colored eyes, for this reason, as soon as the words of the young man outside the door fell, the porter said: "Xiao Langjun, please wait a moment, I will go to report." ”

After finishing the words, he left in a hurry, Song Qiuyi was not in Bianjing at this time, the person in charge here was his right-hand man Zheng Yuansheng, Zheng Yuansheng heard that a young man surnamed Zhao was visiting at this time, he was stunned at first, he didn't know any young man surnamed Zhao, but then he remembered that in addition to wanting to see him, there was also Xiao Zixiu, the nephew of the owner who came to Beijing to catch the exam.

Xiao Zixiu was the provincial test solution of Henan Mansion three years ago, Zheng Yuansheng couldn't have known, and then thinking about the young man surnamed Zhao who came to see, Zheng Guan was shocked, and hurriedly said to the concierge: "Let's go, I'll go with you to have a look." When he followed the porter to the door and saw the appearance of the young man outside the door, his heart jumped, and sure enough, he came.

This young man surnamed Zhao is the current Shouchun County King Zhao Zhen, Zhao Zhen lived in the Hongyuan Chamber of Commerce when he entered Beijing with Xiao Nan, Zheng Yuansheng has seen him, and now he naturally recognizes it at a glance, Zi Xiu is the younger brother of the eldest lady of the Xiao family, with Zheng Yuansheng's qualifications and status in the Hongyuan Chamber of Commerce, he naturally will not know.

The king of Shouchun County came to visit at this time, and he was alone, not even a close attendant, obviously he didn't want to publicize his identity with great fanfare, Zheng Yuansheng, who was the director of any branch of the Hongyuan Chamber of Commerce, was a human spirit, and he would not understand this truth, when he saw that the person who came was Zhao Zhen, although he was shocked, his face was not moving, only he took two steps faster, opened the door in person, and said: "It turned out to be Zhao Langjun, please come in quickly." ”

Seeing this, the porter couldn't help but secretly say: It's so dangerous, it seems that this young man is the guest of the big housekeeper, but fortunately he didn't embarrass him.

"At this time, it is presumptuous to disturb Steward Zheng, and I ask Steward Zheng to forgive me." After Zhao Zhen entered the door, he arched his hand towards Zheng Yuansheng and said, Xu is too deeply influenced by Xiao Nan, although Zhao Zhen has been a prince in Beijing for four years, he still does not have the slightest idea in his heart that the superior should take it for granted to disturb others.

"Where is Zhao Langjun, it is our honor for you to come to me, please inside." Zheng Yuansheng didn't dare to accept his salute, so he hurriedly flashed to the side and spoke.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen smiled faintly, and was no longer reluctant, and asked while following Zheng Yuansheng inside: "Butler Zheng, but I don't know if Xiao Langjun, who came from Song County, still lives in your club?" ”

"Yes, of course, Xiao Langjun is the younger brother of Xiao Niangzi, and the nephew of our host, he came to Beijing to find out where we live, I will take you over." Zheng Yuansheng said, as he spoke, he led Zhao Zhen to the room where Zi Xiu lived.

"Xiaozhen, why are you here?" Zi Xiu was called by Steward Zheng to open the door, came out and saw Zhao Zhen, and couldn't help blurting out in surprise, then Zheng Yuansheng retreated with a very eye-catching look, he can get Song Qiuyi to rely on him so much, he is a smart person, he will never take a second look at what he shouldn't see, and he will never ask more about things that shouldn't be inquired about.

"Second brother, if you don't come to me, you won't be able to come to me, and your brother won't be allowed to come to you." Zhao Zhen's eyes were slightly red, he walked in front of Zixiu, stretched out his hand and punched him lightly on the shoulder, this child has been back in Beijing for four years, but in his heart, what he cherishes and remembers the most is still living in the Xiao family.

"Good brother, my brother didn't look for you because he was afraid that your identity was different and it would be inconvenient." Zi Xiu's eyes also turned red, he stretched out his hand, took Zhao Zhen into his arms, and hugged him heavily.

"What's the difference, in my eyes, you will always be my brother, and my mother will always be my mother, by the way, how about my mother and sister, are they all right?" Zhao Zhen pushed Zi Xiu away, suppressed the sourness in his heart, glared at him with some dissatisfaction, and began to ask about the current situation of the Lin family and Xiao Nan.

"My sister and my mother are very good, my sister took my mother out for a few months the year before last, hey, Xiaozhen, you have grown so tall?" Zi Xiu replied casually, and after saying this, he realized that Zhao Zhen's height was not much shorter than him, and it should be about five feet five. (Song one ruler = about 31cm)

In Zi Xiu's memory, Zhao Zhen has always been a child, and the last time he saw him was at Xiao Nan's marriage ceremony, when he was only thirteen years old, and his height was only about one meter five, and now Zhao Zhen is sixteen years old, and his height is about one meter seventy-one, only half a head shorter than Zi Xiu.

"You and my sister are so tall, how can I be a dwarf winter melon." Zhao Zhen pursed his lips, saying that this baby may be a few points taller than Zi Xiu in the future, you know, this child is eight months away from turning sixteen, but Zi Xiu heard the corners of his mouth twitch a few times, thinking, is that the same, you and we are not the same father.

But he can't say this directly, otherwise Zhao Zhen may be going crazy, he introduced Zhao Zhen into the house, made a pot of tea, and then remembered Xiao Nan's pregnancy, and said: "By the way, my sister is pregnant, if there is no accident, it should be given birth in mid-April this year, and I will go home to celebrate with our little nephew after the title of my gold list!" ”

"Is my sister pregnant? Then you have to fight for some anger, you have to celebrate with your sister's children, how can you do it without taking a membership? When Zhao Zhen heard that Xiao Nan was pregnant, a trance unconsciously flashed in his eyes, and he came back to his senses after a long time.

"I try my best, but the champion matter, in addition to talent and learning, it also needs a little luck, after all, the tastes of the examiner and the saint are difficult to figure out, besides, even if I know their tastes, I can't give up my principles and blindly cater to them!" Zi Xiu shook his head and said.

"Don't worry, this year's chief examiner is Jiang Ge Lao, as long as you can really write a splendid article that covers the crowd, you will definitely not be buried." Zhao Zhen said.

"Elder Jiang Ge? He hasn't been a host of Chunqiu for many years, who said he was moved this time? Zi Xiu said with a look of surprise, for the old Jiang Ge, as a member of the current dynasty, Zi Xiu, who also admired him tightly. (To be continued.) )