In the early morning of the 12th, the sky was clear.

Early in the morning, An Shiyan went back to his house, took off his heavy and cumbersome court clothes, and changed into a flowing and loose shirt, he led An Wenyan to greet the old lady with a refreshed spirit.

When they arrived at Songhe Hall, the two were not surprised to see An Shiting An Wensheng father and son.

After inviting An, An Shiyan half-jokingly said, "When did the eldest brother come over?" I thought I could be one step ahead of you today! ”

Perhaps the long-awaited poetry meeting had finally arrived, and he seemed extremely excited.

An Shiting looked at the high-crowned and broad belt in front of him, his wide sleeves fluttered, and his younger brother looked more and more plump and handsome, and his heart was mixed. It's no wonder that his father is partial to him, I have to admit that the fifth brother is indeed the most literary and elegant person in the whole clan, and he can best reflect the legacy of the world, and in this regard, he is ashamed of himself.

Although he was thoroughly relieved by his wife's comfort last night, it was still a short time before yesterday's unhappiness, even if he was broad-minded, it was inevitable that there would still be some mustard in his heart at this time. ”

An Shiyan shook his head and said, "It's not early, big brother, it's time for us to leave for the dock." ”

He didn't know that his brother couldn't go to the poetry party.

Hearing this, An Shiting couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and he didn't know what to say, so he had to look at the old lady on the warm couch.

The old lady smiled and said, "Your eldest brother didn't ask for leave today, and the poetry meeting will not be completed, you can take Brother Sheng and Brother Yan to go, the carriage is ready early in the morning." ”

"Big brother not going?!" An Shiyan exclaimed, his eyes flickered brightly, he paused, and then as if he understood something, he frowned ashamedly, and said, "Big brother, is it ...... father?"

"Don't think about it." Before he could finish speaking, An Shiting interrupted him with his mouth and said with a smile indifferently: "It has nothing to do with my father, it's just that there are a lot of things in the government recently, and my mother's birthday is coming soon, and there are a lot of things to prepare, and I really can't take it out, otherwise I don't want to miss such a good opportunity." ”

After that, he sighed regretfully.

After sighing, An Shiting's heart was sour.

It was obvious that he had been wronged, but not only could he not express his dissatisfaction with his father's partiality, but also appeased his sensitive and partial, how could his heart be comfortable?

But what if it's uncomfortable?

Perhaps it was the connection between father and son, An Wensheng felt his father's sad and obscure mood, and couldn't help but dim his eyes.

He can somewhat understand his father's feelings, because in the eyes of his grandfather, his sister-in-law in the long house is also inferior to the son-in-law who came out of the fifth room, and his grandfather not only favors the fifth uncle, but also favors the third brother from the fifth uncle. There was also jealousy in his heart, but as he got older and understood, the more he understood, he slowly looked down on it, after all, no matter how much his grandfather favored Wufang, it was impossible for Wufang to inherit the title, I'm afraid this was the only comfort he had with his father.

It's just that he still feels unfair for his father after all, and he doesn't feel that his father, who has done his best for the Hou Mansion, is worse than the fifth uncle, so he can see his grandfather's partiality, but he can't understand his grandfather's partiality.

Even so, the grievances in his heart were not enough to make him hate his brother, because neither his father nor his mother had taught him to deal with his own family.

On the side, An Wenyan glanced at his cousin's side face and lowered his eyes silently.

An Shiting's explanation relieved An Shiyan, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "I see." ”

He didn't want to believe that his father would do such a thing.

Because the hour was not early, An Shiyan did not stay for long, and after saying a few words with the old lady, he was about to set off with An Wensheng and An Wenyan.

An Shiting stood up and said, "I am just going to take up a post in the government, so I will go out with you." ”

So the four of them said goodbye to the old lady, left Yirong Garden together, and took a car in front of the second gate to take a sedan chair.

An Shiting sent the three of them into the carriage, and first explained to An Shiyan: "There are many people in the poetry meeting, there are many powerful people, and the forces are even more complicated, you have to take care of Wen Sheng and Wen Yan, you can't let them cause trouble, and the Hou Mansion doesn't need them to compete for glory and reputation, as long as they are safe and secure." ”

An Shiyan nodded cautiously: "Don't worry, big brother, I can save it." ”

An Shiting then instructed the two young people: "You brothers must remember that you must be cautious in your words and deeds, support each other, and not be reckless and competitive." ”

"Son/nephew remembered." An Wensheng's two brothers bowed their heads.

In the end, An Shiting looked at An Wensheng, with a little guilt in his eyes, and was silent for a while before he said: "Wensheng, you are the elder brother, Wen Yan is still young, you have to take care of him." ”

"My son knows." An Wensheng nodded solemnly, he knew his father's concerns.

In this way, An Shiting was relieved, and after seeing them leave, he turned around and got into the blue-roofed sedan chair waiting on the side.

Sanlikou Wharf in the south of the city, the guests who were invited to participate in the poetry meeting are boarding the ship one after another, the shore is green and fluffy, the grass that has only been a few days has the length of a finger, it looks like a soft carpet from a distance, on the top of the willow branches that sprout on the embankment, a few yellow orioles jump and play, and the crisp and pleasant bird cry makes people feel refreshed and happy.

I saw the clothes on the dock flying, and you can see literati students wearing wide-sleeved shirts and high-crowned belts everywhere.

The vendors on the docks forgot to solicit customers, and all looked at the magnificent red lacquer painting boats.

An Shiyan and the three arrived not too early or too late, after handing over the invitation to the receptionist, the three of them were led to the painting boat by the boy in Tsing Yi, and soon, a steward of the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion came to say hello, and after greetings, he asked in surprise: "Why don't you see Uncle An?" ”

Expecting that the Xie family would have such a question, An Shiyan hurriedly arched his hand and said: "There is something temporary in the mansion, the eldest brother can't pull away, he can't come, and I hope that Steward Zhao will apologize on his behalf." ”

Excellent appearance, warm and humble temperament, it is difficult for such An Shiyan to make people unhappy, Steward Zhao hurriedly replied with a salute, and said: "Fifth Master An is polite, since Uncle An can't attend due to official business, the villain just go and talk to the fifth young master, it's not in the way." ”

"There is labor." An Shi Yan thanked the first.

Steward Zhao said a few words, and then went to greet the rest of the guests.

An Wenyan frowned slightly, and said: "The Xie family and the An family have always had a close relationship, and Fifth Brother Xie also respected his uncle and father very much in the past, why did he only line up one subordinate to greet him today?" There was a lot of dissatisfaction in his tone.

"......" An Wensheng was silent, only looking at Xie Wu, who was surrounded by a group of young students not far away.

An Shiyan also saw Xie Wu in the crowd with a spring breeze on his face, and a thin anger flashed in his eyes, but he didn't have a seizure, but comforted the two juniors and said: "Maybe it's too busy, it's a world friend, why bother with these forms." Then he lowered his voice and said, "The gentleman is good to himself, and he takes care of himself." ”

An Wenyan and An Wensheng shook their heads, and both turned their attention away from Xie Wu.

When the guests arrived, the servants who were collecting the posts under the ship sang loudly, and then lifted anchor and set sail, and the boat drifted away from the dock with the wind downstream.

The bow of the ship is bright and new, and the red silk flutters in the air.

The wind in the early spring is still a little biting on the body, and the shirts are completely useless, and they can't keep warm against the wind and cold, but this can't hinder the literati's Yaxing, who stand on the bow of the boat one by one, facing the wind, with their hands behind their backs, letting the wide sleeves be unfurled, and making a grinning sound in the wind.

An Shiyan is also among the crowd, his body is a little thin, blowing some cold wind, his face is a little white, An Wensheng and An Wenyan came to persuade him to go to the attic to rest, he refused to agree, not to say that he found a like-minded person, and he was talking very happily, just said that his own dignity, he was not allowed to show weakness, he remembered that today he represented the Wenxin Marquis Mansion, he could not embarrass the mansion.

An Wenyan and the two brothers couldn't persuade him, so they had to look for the outer robe.

"Father, when I went out, my mother repeatedly told my son, saying that it was cool on the river, and let my son remember to remind my father to add clothes, and my son knew that my father didn't need it, but my son really didn't dare to disobey my mother's words, so I asked my father not to embarrass my son, otherwise my son would not be able to explain to his mother." Knowing that he couldn't pull his son, An Wenyan had to use his mother as an excuse.

An Shiyan knew that his son was lying, but he really couldn't stand it, so he went down the steps when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "In this way, I'll put it on." ”

At this time, the guests next to him all smiled and said: "Brother Shiyan is so blessed, his wife is virtuous and filial piety, which is enviable!" ”

No matter how tall a person is, he inevitably likes to listen to good words, listening to the praise of everyone around him, An Shiyan is very proud in his heart, he arched his hand and said humbly: "Let you see and laugh." ”

Everyone laughed, turned back to the original topic, and talked about poetry and songs.

Although most of them have impure intentions, this does not prevent them from exchanging experiences and learning more things.

Centered on several famous writers in Shengjing City, the sons of the family and the candidates who participated in the examination gathered together, formed a circle, and asked their seniors for teaching.

The teenagers gathered around the bachelors they admired, listened to the seniors share their experiences, learned lessons and lessons, and admired them a little more.

An Shiyan, as the leader of the year, is also a little famous, and he is surrounded by a circle of young people, but he wants to listen to the insights of those people more than to teach the younger generations their knowledge and experience. He could only try to focus on the students in front of him who humbly asked for advice.

However, not all of them who are consulted will put forward useful opinions, from a family, many people have to hide from the outside world, after all, compared to outsiders, their own children and nephews must be closer, more important, they naturally want to leave really useful things to their own family.

So what many people say is impassioned, but in fact it is just nonsense.

Although Ahn Se-yeon is not as straightforward as some people, he also retains a lot.

There are also those who are generous and generous to outsiders, just like Zhou Yuhan. Compared with some of the literati who boasted of being high and self-controlled, although his reputation was not loud enough, he was the most popular, and the students sincerely admired him, he was more attractive than everyone present, and his humor and vividness, and extremely incisive and useful explanations attracted almost half of the students. R1152