Thinking of this, Song Shengyue hesitated and asked, "Lord Zuo, please forgive Ziyue for being blunt, since you love Miss Jiang so much, why do you still let her walk outside and show her face." ”

Hearing him ask like this, Jiang Luoxiu glanced at him, and said with a rare smile, "This is Lian'er's freedom, she knows in her heart what life she wants, she has the ability to enrich herself, as a father, what I can do is to protect her when she is in trouble." At this point, Jiang Luoxiu looked at Song Shengyue with his hand, "The rarest thing for a person to live is to see through his heart, does Ziyue know what kind of life he wants to live?" ”

Song Shengyue looked confused, and said lightly, "Ziyue studied hard in the cold window, just to gain fame and re-shine on the lintel of the Song family." ”

Jiang Luo sighed slenderly, his eyes condensed, "You are bound by shackles, if you don't wake up early, you will regret it one day." ”

Song Shengyue frowned and asked, "Could it be that thousands of students are reading poetry and books, and they are all cocooning themselves?" How could the leftist prime minister say such a thing? ”

Jiang Luoxiu shook his head, "Some people study to cultivate their sentiments, some people read to get ahead, and some people read to study for the people of their family and country, but you are just a demon in your heart, and you are unwilling to be lonely in the Song family." I dare to assert that if you really make it to the first place, you will not be able to force the officialdom to rush into the turbid stream, and you will follow the path of your great-grandfather. ”

Song Shengyue's eyebrows were gloomy, and his thin lips were pursed and he looked at Jiang Luoxiu with a look of forbearance.

Seeing him like this, Jiang Luoxiu sighed and didn't want to say more, "I'll say all I have to say, you are not suitable for officialdom." After that, he turned around and left, and finally nodded at him when he got to the door, "To glorify the Song family, there is not only one way to enter the office, if you want, you can follow Mr. Liu to learn." ”

Song Shengyue's expression had recovered at this time, and when he heard this, he asked, "Lord Zuo wants me to engage in business?" ”

Jiang Luoxiu chuckled lightly and said unceremoniously, "Your temperament is more cunning and sleek, if you are in business, the Song family should also be rich." ”

Song Shengyue was speechless, although he didn't want to admit it, he had been hiding his heart, showing his elegance and arrogance, but he was still broken by others, and he really felt a little shameless.

Although he felt uncomfortable, Song Shengyue still chased out the door quickly and followed behind Jiang Luoxiu.

At this time, the corridor of the Prime Minister's Mansion had been hung with a gauze lamp, and the faint red light was reflected on the Zuo Xiangda, who was above 10,000 people, and his comfortable expression like a leisurely stroll made people feel calm.

Song Shengyue hesitated and said, "Today, Mr. Liu once told Ziyue that he was also a scholar in the past, and it seems that he was an official in his words, but why has he become the bookkeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion now." ”

Jiang Luoxiu raised his eyebrows lightly, and said with a light smile while pacing, "Mr. Liu is also from a poor family, and he has studied hard for ten years, and he once gave lectures at the Hanlin Academy. As for why he gave up his career to become a businessman and become Lian'er's helper, you have to ask him personally. ”

Song Shengyue didn't ask again, because Zuo Xiang's words had already made him understand that Liu Junchen was right, Jiang Dilian's matter, Zuo Xiang never asked, otherwise he wouldn't have been clear about why his colleagues followed his daughter into business.

The two of them walked back to the Pine Garden one after the other, everyone in the main house had already taken their seats, and since they stayed in the Zuo Xiang's Mansion, Mrs. Song and Song Shengyue were invited to eat at the same table with them at every meal.

Everyone got up to greet each other, Jiang Luoxiu waved his hand to signal them to take a seat, and went to the side to clean his hands.

After Song Shengyue sat down, he glanced at Di Lian opposite, this woman was extremely beautiful, especially the clear and quiet peaceful eyes, when she looked at people, she felt that she had seen through you, which made people admire Youjia but did not dare to approach.

As if sensing his gaze, Tilian raised her eyes and happened to look at him, and couldn't help but smile lightly, "Song Gongzi has something to say?" ”

Princess Shenghua, Mrs. Song, and Jiang Ge all looked at Song Shengyue with a curious expression.

Song Shengyue hurriedly lowered his eyes, pursed his lips and did not speak.

Jiang Luoxiu saw it on the side, and said, "Just now he asked me, why did Mr. Liu abandon his official position and engage in business, Lian'er, you can tell me, and my father also wants to know." ”

I didn't think about it, but it was such a question, Di Lian glanced at Song Shengyue, and said with a low smile for a moment, "Because Mr. understands, it is useless to be a scholar." ”

Mrs. Song was shocked when she heard this, and hurriedly glanced at Song Shengyue beside her.

But seeing Song Shengyue sitting precariously, he said with a stern expression, "Please also ask the young lady to explain Ziyue's doubts in detail, Mr. Liu has a lot of teachings for Ziyue today, which makes Ziyue deeply insightful." ”

Tilian smiled and sat down as well, "Then I'll talk to Childe about my acquaintance with Mr. Liu." ”

Several people present looked interested, and Princess Shenghua smiled, "That's good, Mr. Liu is like a member of my prime minister's mansion now, and we don't know his past yet." ”

The moon's eyes were slightly bent, and Tillian lowered her eyes to reminisce, and spoke slowly.

Xie Hengxu is nine years older than her, when Di Lian began to learn to write with a brush, he was already studying in Guozijian, March 11 of the 14th year of Kangshun, it was Di Lian's seventh birthday, Xie Hengxu slipped out of Guozijian and took her out of the Prime Minister's Mansion to play in the downtown area, at that time Jiang Luoxiu was still detaining her and not allowed to go out, which was the first time Di Lian entered the downtown area.

Xie Hengxu was already a well-known little devil in the capital, but wherever he was, no matter how people dodged, something would always happen.

Just because the young vendor who bought the candy man said a few words to her, Xie Hengxu began to pick her nose and pick her eyes to find trouble, Ren is she glared at a few times and did not relent, it was at this time that she met Liu Junchen.

Liu Junchen is the most common pedantic master at the moment, he is a lecturer at the Hanlin Academy, and he has also taught in Guozijian, so when he saw Xie Hengxu looking for trouble on the street, he knew that he had sneaked away and did not attend class, so he immediately took them home and gave Xie Hengxu a harsh lecture.

Unlike Xie Hengxu's impatient and disobedient attitude, Di Lian was very interested in Liu Junchen's residence, this Hanlin Academy's lecture book can be regarded as a serious seven-rank official, but his home is a simple small courtyard, no different from ordinary houses, if others pass by, who would have thought that it would be the mansion of the seven-rank official.

Reprimanded Xie Hengxu, Liu Junchen knew that it was useless to say more to this domineering little overlord, so he couldn't help but shake his head with hatred and look at Di Lian who was sitting at the table.

The girl was born very beautiful, and now she was shaking her calves and looking at her room with great interest.

Liu Junchen couldn't help but ask her, "What are you looking at?" ”

Hearing this, Tilian turned her head and said bluntly, "Mr. is teaching in Guozijian, and he can still be so poor. ”

Poor? Liu Junchen was a little embarrassed, and then said righteously, "Whoever sues you as a Beijing official will have to live in the Zhumen mansion, you don't think like this." ”

Tilian pursed her lips and secretly said that this scholar is really stinky and has a bad temper, and he is really dead reading, reading to death.

"My father is the most honest official in the Xia Lan Dynasty, but the house in our house is better than yours."

Liu Junchen frowned, staring at the innocent but articulate girl in front of him, and said in a rough voice for a moment, "But the young lady in the Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion?" ”

Tillian raised an eyebrow and nodded.

Liu Junchen's complexion eased, sighed, and said in a harmonious voice, "The Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion has gone through three generations of important ministers, and is deeply favored by the emperor, and there are a few honest people who can compare with the Zuo Xiang. ”

Tilian shook her head and said, "My Zuo Prime Minister's Mansion is not rich, and the house may be a royal gift, but Daddy's money is only enough to support the expenses of the house, but this is my house's business." Di Lian thought that it was better to be an official to the point of being a gentleman, than to abandon the official and go into business. ”

Liu Junchen glared, "It took ten years of study to get into the office, isn't it vulgar for businessmen and the like, that is, Liu is no longer an official, and he will never be a businessman." ”

Everyone in the world looks down on businessmen, especially those who think they are high-minded, and Tillian thinks that these nerds are simply incurable, and if they are placed thousands of years later, there are still many politicians who want to go to the sea to do business.

Xie Hengxu watched Tillian arguing with him on the side, and he felt very interesting to watch, and couldn't help but joke, "What's the use of reading?" People are useless and are scholars, and even my uncle, who is the left minister, agrees. ”

Tillian bowed her head, "In the peaceful and prosperous times, you scholars will only stir up trouble, looking noble, in fact, it is not as good as ordinary people who know how to live, businessmen and the like are very reliable in their own ability to support their families, and can also contribute to the economic circulation of a country, but you scholars can only write and paint, what is the use of putting these dead things outside?" If a war starts, it is the warriors you look down on to protect the country who shed blood to protect the country, and you civil servants can only fight in the court thousands of miles away. My father once said that if an official can't benefit the people, he can only be regarded as a rice worm in the court, and it is precisely because he raises too many rice worms that a country cannot be strong enough. ”

Xie Hengxu nodded with deep understanding, and said to the stunned Liu Junchen, "Sir, you still don't want to be this seven-grade teacher, you don't have enough ambition to benefit the country, and you don't have enough background to shine on the lintel, in my opinion, it's better to quit the official and go into business, I can find a way out for you, at least you can earn money to honor your old parents and support your wife and children, and some more can also help the poor people, isn't it more useful than you holding books all day long?" ”

At that time, Liu Junchen was not persuaded by them, and even drove the two out of the door in anger.

Hearing this, Jiang Ge asked eagerly, "Then Mr. Liu is so old-fashioned and incomprehensible, why did he figure it out later?" ”

Tilian smiled lightly, took a spoon and lightly scooped the fish soup in the bowl, and said lightly, "Because Mr. Liu's parents died of illness two months later, all the silver was spent on the funeral, and his wife collapsed when she gave birth, leaving only a weak and sick child who was still in swaddling clothes. ”

Princess Sheng Hua sighed when she heard this, and Mrs. Song asked with a worried face, "What about Mr. Liu's child?" ”

Tillian bowed her jaw, "Now I'm seven years old, and although I'm a little weaker, I'm a smart child. ”

Song Shengyue, who had never spoken, spoke at this time, his expression dark, "Sometimes, such mundane things as money can indeed force people into a desperate situation. ”

Hearing this, Tilian smiled, and looked at him with crooked eyes and said, "It's true that silver is not necessary, but without silver is absolutely indispensable." This world is so vulgar, some people like to be vassal, thinking that they have got rid of the world's high and arrogant, in fact, even the monks who cut off the three thousand troubles have to run around for tea, rice, oil and salt, and who else is truly beyond the world. Again, if you want to move around the world, why not choose a way that is both casual and comfortable. ”

Jiang Luoxiu smiled at this time, nodded to Di Lian and said, "You are persuading Ziyue to be the second Mr. Liu, why do you have to say it so vaguely." ”

Tillian was not ashamed, but still smiled and generously admitted, "So what, the world thinks that merchants are lowly, but if there is no one to trade, how can this country be rich?" Yan Yan looked at Song Shengyue, "It doesn't matter what others say or how you look at it, the most important thing is that you do what you want to do, and you are worthy of your conscience, and you can achieve something, this is the greatest feedback to your ancestors." ”