Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Confucian Family
When she was bored, Sun Siyuan went to West Street and chatted with the girls and sisters-in-law. Her neighbors are all dignitaries in the capital, and they don't interact with her, and she never comes to the door.
"I saw Ji Jiayin, the great beauty of our Xinxi Kingdom, on the street that day!" A little girl named Qiao'er led the topic. She is only twelve or thirteen years old, which is the age when she knows beauty and ugliness, and when she hears people talk about the four beauties on weekdays, she has already sketched countless times in her heart.
"It's so much more beautiful than I thought!" Qiao'er came to such a sentence, and the envy in her eyes was about to overflow.
Sun Siyuan smiled, sure enough, which woman doesn't have the desire to amaze the Quartet?
"I heard that Miss Ji Er was recalled by the emperor to assist in presiding over the scientific examination!" The woman who sat on a small bench and braided the flower rope answered. "Miss Ji Er is really capable, she was the champion of the women's list the year before last, and the tanhua of the general list!"
Women in this world can study, take imperial examinations, and become officials, of course, such women are few after all. Moreover, most of the families who can provide for women's education and scientific examinations are wealthy businessmen or dignitaries with solid family backgrounds. Most of the people in the ordinary market can only read a few words, and children like Baguancun who only learn for one or two years are the majority.
"But no, I heard that this year's scientific expedition was presided over by Master Kong Fangyuan, with the assistance of Miss Ji Er and Master Sun Zhihui, speaking of which, Lord Sun Zhihui is the top champion in the same year as Miss Ji Er!"
Sun Siyuan was stunned when he heard this, he didn't know Sun Zhihui's name, but the first name of the year before last, wasn't it just to marry "her" to the head of the Sun family who was rich in Zhao?
Soon after the Sun family married her off, because of the transfer of the position of the head of the family, the family moved to Beijing, if it wasn't for the mention of it at this time, she would have almost forgotten about the family.
Sun Siyuan didn't have time to think about it carefully, but was attracted by everyone's conversation. "I heard that Master Kong Fangyuan saved a girl on the street two days ago, people said, that girl was like a nymphomaniac at that time, and she couldn't walk anymore!" A new daughter-in-law of fourteen or fifteen years old shared her news with everyone.
Qiao'er hurriedly answered, "I also know that this is when I saw Miss Ji Er!" It's a pity that I was dragged away by my mother, otherwise I must see who is such a nymphomaniac! ”
The little sister on the side teased her: "Qiao'er, if you see Master Kong, will you be stunned?" "I, I'm ......" Qiao'er was speechless for a long time, her eyes glanced around, but she saw Sun Siyuan's cheeks flushed, like peach blossoms.
"You still talk about me, you look at Sister Siyuan, just hearing Master Kong's name, I blush!"
Sun Siyuan was speechless, has her deeds that day been circulated in the market? It's good that she didn't see her, otherwise......
It turns out that that man is Kong Fangyuan?
After coming to the capital for so long, Sun Siyuan naturally knows Kong Fangyuan, he is a family on Yipin Street, but it is said that he lives with his wife on South Street, and his father lives in the house on Yipin Street.
His father is the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, but he is a scholar of the first auxiliary university, a father and son, a civil and military family!
It is said that such two vital positions will not appear in the family, but fortunately, the relationship between the father and son is not good, they can't talk when they meet, they pinch when they speak, and they throw any father-son filial piety into the ditch. It is said that once when Marshal Kong was angry, he pointed at Kong Fangyuan and asked for **** grandma, but he was almost beaten to death by the old lady.
Then the emperor was relieved, he patted Kong Fangyuan's shoulder: "Kong Qing, don't be suspicious, don't be suspicious, I naturally trust you!" ”
Back home, Sun Siyuan was still thinking about Kong Fangyuan, after all, she saved her, if you have the chance, you should invite him to have a meal to thank you!
She came back with a pinch, and shouted Zhao Youqian when she entered the courtyard, and after a while, Zhao Youqian shouted from the dining room, "It's time to eat." ”
Sun Siyuan scooped up some water and washed her hands, and then prepared to start the meal, the meals were all set, but she didn't see the housekeeper Zhuang.
"Hey, rich, what about the housekeeper?" She asked directly.
"He went to the palace to help me with paperwork, I want to participate in this imperial examination, but I haven't taken the Tongsheng Xiucai exam, so I can't participate, so I will ask the emperor for help, Siyuan, do you want to participate?"
"Rich......" Sun Siyuan shouted Zhao Youqian, and didn't know what to say. She wanted to remind Zhao Youqian that their identities were not suitable for participating in the scientific examination, but she couldn't say it, Zhao Youqian was not stupid, on the contrary, he was smarter than many people, if it wasn't for Zhao's killing, if he wasn't a "dragon bone emperor star", maybe he would already be both civil and military, the name of the champion!
What literate person does not have the desire to be the first to be the best?
"I don't plan to be an official, and I don't expect to be the champion, I just want to participate......" Zhao Youqian comforted Sun Siyuan, "The emperor will definitely agree, if you want to participate, he will definitely agree, as long as you don't seek an official position, he won't care." ”
Zhao Youqian naturally understood Sun Siyuan's doubts, he had already considered these, he didn't need to be the first champion, he just needed to be the first Jinshi, even if it was the last few, it didn't matter, he wanted to find himself an identity as a Jinshi, different from the ethereal "Dragon Bone Emperor Star", nor was it a secret identity like the royal prince, but a dignified and upright Jinshi who was registered in the register to inform the world.
According to the law of Nanxi, those who are Jinshi and above, the husband or wife must be registered, protected by the imperial court, and cannot be easily abandoned, and the separation also needs to be reviewed repeatedly. If outsiders collude with each other, they will be severely punished according to the law!
He and Sun Siyuan are a legitimate husband and wife, but the legal rules between ordinary husbands and wives are insufficient in his opinion. He is in this capital, he is nothing, if he wins the Jinshi, and then someone thinks about Sun Siyuan, at least weigh the consequences!
Lowering his head and looking at the crack in the table, Zhao Youqian felt a little sad in his heart, in fact, he wanted to be admitted to the Jinshi not only to prevent others, but also to prevent Sun Siyuan!
He was afraid, he looked good, he didn't enter Sun Siyuan's eyes; wheel talent, this young man of Nanxi country is too numerous to mention; turn status, he is just a hidden prince whose life is not guaranteed; No matter how much the two get along on weekdays, no matter how much sweetness they have, they can't resist Sun Siyuan stopping for other men.
He can't say these words to anyone, he can only hide them in his heart, and his endless efforts in the open and secret are because of the small books that Sun Siyuan occasionally reads, and he has also flipped through them. is different from the miscellaneous biographies in hand-copied old books, in those hardcover books that belong to Sun Siyuan, there are "domineering presidents", "demon princes", and "evil sect masters", every man is so gorgeous, and every relationship is so earth-shattering.
He wants to be Sun Siyuan's hero, don't want those tactful and sweet love words, don't want those tragic songs, don't have twists and turns, don't want conspiracy and misunderstandings, he just wants Sun Siyuan.