After Mrs. Zhu and Mingzhu carefully recounted their visit to the Li Mansion, they showed a look of relief and pride: "Although Mrs. Li San has only seen you once, she has a very good impression of you, and she is still praising you with me today!" ”

Mingzhu also laughed lightly: "It's my mother who taught me well." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Suddenly remembering something, she hurriedly said again: "Mother, I fell into the water before that?" ”

"Don't worry, I didn't say it had anything to do with Jin'er!" Mrs. Zhu waved her hand and said, "This matter Mrs. Li San said, it was an accident, it's okay if people are fine, let's not care too much!" ”

Mingzhu was completely relieved when she heard this, and couldn't help but rejoice in her heart. If there is the support of Mrs. Li San, Li Mingqian cannot completely veto her, then she still has a glimmer of hope.

As for Wang Jin, anyway, Li Mingqian will definitely have three wives and four concubines in the future, so what if she has one more.

"Mother, can Jin'er agree to this?" She still had some doubts.

Mrs. Zhu raised her eyebrows: "Why don't you agree?" Now she is not a noble lady, and being able to enter the door of the Li family is already lifting her. A lifetime of glory and wealth is not enough, do you really want to carry a sedan chair to marry her into the door and make it bigger? That's wishful thinking! She scoffed.

"But, after all, Grand Master Li treats her differently, I'm afraid..." she said uneasily.

"Ouch my son, when the time comes, you will be big and small, and you will not be allowed to rub and flatten it. Li Gongzi likes her but doesn't fancy that face, if you find some good colors to send over, what else can she be proud of. You don't have to be afraid, she should be afraid! Mrs. Zhu was a little hateful, and took Mingzhu's hand and admonished: "I know that you value the sisterhood with her, and when you gain a firm foothold in the Li family and have a son by your side, if she is obedient, let her give birth to a boy and a woman to rely on." If she thinks of any moths, you must not be soft-hearted, you must cure her obediently, and you can't turn over! ”

Mingzhu pursed her lips for a moment before she hummed lowly.

Mrs. Zhu looked at her with satisfaction, only feeling that her daughter was good everywhere, much more atmospheric than that Wang Hibiscus, this is what a housewife should look like.

What's the use of just having a good-looking face, it's just a plaything for men when they rise.

While her mother and daughter were talking, a mother and son in Li's mansion were also drinking tea and chatting.

"Mother is going to have a flower viewing feast?" Li Mingqian was a little surprised when he heard the news.

Mrs. Li San nodded and looked at him with a smile: "The young ladies I invited are all waiting for the boudoir!" ”

Li Mingqian raised his eyebrows: "Mother has a heart, but my son has to concentrate on studying recently, and I'm afraid he won't be able to participate." ”

"Reading?" Mrs. Li San pursed her lips and said with a look of disbelief, "You don't study every day, why do you suddenly work so hard?" ”

Li Mingqian smiled slightly: "My son plans to participate in this year's Autumn Festival." ”

Mrs. Li San's eyes suddenly widened, her mouth opened wide in disbelief, and it took a long time to come back to her senses.

"You, what did you say?" She was pleasantly surprised, "You want to participate in the Autumn Festival?" It's true? ”

Li Mingqian nodded.

Mrs. Li San couldn't sit still now, and was a little overjoyed by this sudden news.

"I have to send a letter to the master, and ask him to come back quickly and take over the business!"

"Send another letter to your uncle and ask him to teach you some experience."

"Qu Fuzi also wants to say hello, and hurry up and prepare whatever books you should read."

She walked around the pavilion, folding her fingers and thinking about what preparations to make, and when she caught a glimpse of Li Mingqian still sipping tea leisurely, she suddenly felt a little strange.

The temperament is still this temperament, why did you suddenly want to take the autumn exam?

She sat down again and said strangely: "Qian'er, you refused to participate in the Autumn Festival before, no matter who came to persuade you, you didn't listen, and you made your grandfather, your father and your uncle angry, why did you suddenly change your mind?" ”

"My son used to be willful and ignorant, so the elders worried about it. Now I have decided to change my past, and I plan to study hard for a few months, hoping to be named on the gold list in Japan, find an official and a half-job, win glory for my family, and serve the country. Li Mingqian is serious.

If this was said by others, Mrs. Li San would definitely praise her for her ambition, but if she was replaced by her own son, she sneered directly and snorted: "Only the first sentence of your words is true, and I don't believe a word of the rest!" ”

Li Mingqian smiled when he heard this, sighed and said: "The mother is really wise, and the son is indeed not for the country or the family. ”

Mrs. Li San had an expression that I knew, but her heart was slightly uneasy.

According to his son's temper, why did he change his mind?

"My son is a little unconfident." Li Mingqian propped himself on the table with one hand, against his chin, and his eyes looked out of the pavilion, revealing a trace of amazement.

Mrs. Li San was even more stunned, she had never seen her son like this.

"In the past, my son felt that he could do what he wanted to do with his own ability, how would he have fame, and what if he could not be an official? I never cared if others would be looked down upon because of their status as a businessman. He thought of the young man who was as elegant as jade, squinted slightly, and said with a touch of determination: "But at least, this can't be the reason for my loss." ”

"Lose? What to lose? Mrs. Li San was confused.

Li Mingqian didn't explain again, and said with a faint smile: "Mother, my son has to go to Qu Fuzi to get some scriptures, so I will retire first, and come back tomorrow to ask my mother for peace." ”

Mrs. Li San couldn't ask any questions when she heard this, so she could only look at his departing back full of doubts and uneasiness.

Liberal Arts College.

Qu Fuzi listened to the words of the young man opposite, shook his hands in surprise, pulled off a few of his beards, and bared his teeth in pain.

"Have you thought about it?" He reconfirmed.

"Yes." Youth to.

"Why?" He was puzzled, he didn't see him let go after such hard persuasion before, why did he suddenly open up today?

"Now that there is no great chaos in the country, and the court seems to be very stable, in fact, the officials and ministers are fighting against each other, the factions are clear, and the power struggle is extremely fierce. Often, things related to the people's livelihood will become an opportunity for them to play power tricks and attack their opponents. Caring for the people's weal and woe is just an empty phrase. He smiled scoundrelly, "The student just wants to make trouble and stir up the situation, and it's a big deal to come back and continue to be my rich son, and there is nothing to lose." ”

Qu Fuzi was stunned for a moment, and then laughed and said: "The flowing water is not rotten, and the hub is not beetle, this pool of stagnant water must be stirred up by a young man with a heart like Yuan Hui!" ”

When he was young, he also became an official for several years, but with a passion for the country and the people, he was ostracized in every way because he always refused to stand in line, and finally resigned from the official position to teach and educate people, and found peace.

Li Mingqian's words were exactly what he thought.

He was just a poor scholar with no background back then, although he was wearing an official robe, his strength was too weak to rely on, and he couldn't fight against those forces at all.

But Li Mingqian is different. First of all, he has money, a lot of money, and the wealth that can make countless people tempted is also his most powerful bargaining chip.

Secondly, the Li family has been in business for a hundred years and is now the richest man in Jokhang, even if no one in his family has stepped into the official career, he must be inextricably linked in the officialdom, and he will never fight alone like he did back then.

"So I bothered to teach the students before the autumn season." Li Mingqian said.

Qu Fuzi looked relieved and nodded: "I remember that you will write a strategy every month, first bring what you wrote before to me to see, you can't forget to practice calligraphy every day, and you can understand the essence of history and history..."

Listening to the master's commands, Li Mingqian nodded his head one by one.

The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on his body, his gentle eyebrows were dyed with a warm gold, his face became more and more calm and serious, and his slightly pursed lips outlined a resolute line, which hid a faint joy.

As long as he can do something for her, he will feel happy no matter what... (To be continued.) )