Zheng Baichuan said with a calm face: "The matter of the imperial examination is to select talents for the Son of Heaven, and it is an important matter for the country. Especially in this dynasty, the strictness of the examination is unprecedented, and you have to say such stupid words! ”

Zheng Jingxian couldn't get off the stage when she arrived, and Song Ke said: "What Old Master Zheng said is very true, although the younger generation is not talented, but they also want to try it with real talent." Ling Yan is smart, how can I not know how powerful it is, what I said just now is just a joke. He smiled at the corner of his mouth, his attitude was kind, and the two sentences eased Fang Cai's embarrassment.

Zheng Baichuan nodded slightly, and said secretly: "Song Fang was a gentle gentleman before his death, and now his son also has the legacy of his father, and he is a man who can talk and look at things at a young age." Now he has no foundation, if it is a material that can be made, I might as well give it a hand, and it would be good to have a personal connection. The attitude was eager, and he said with a smile: "Qiu Yu is right in front of you, you should have read the four books and five classics thoroughly, right?" ”

Song Ke said with a smile: "I don't dare to say that I have read it thoroughly, but the words of the sage have been thought about for a long time." ”

Zheng Baichuan said: "What do you have to say, let's hear it." ”

Song Ke said: "Since ancient times, you can't blindly read books, if you don't understand three of them, it is just talking on paper, not to mention ten years of cold windows, even thirty or forty years will not help." The key to reading is understanding, such as "The Mean", you must use your whole body and mind to confirm, experience, and perceive in order to gain something, and you can't blindly look for its logical clues. When you understand it, and when you understand it, the logic will be in it. Originally, I was young and ignorant, and I had a lot of unclear points when I was studying, because I didn't have a deep understanding of the world at that time, and I couldn't understand it thoroughly in life. After the world is clear and life is understood, the way will be clear. ”

After talking eloquently, Zheng Baichuan twisted his beard, with a slight smile on his face, and asked Song Ke a few more words, and Song Ke also answered fluently. Zheng Jingxian was also quiet, standing aside to serve tea, Zheng Baichuan made her look back several times, and she pretended not to see it. She looked at Song Ke's appearance of talking about learning, and her heart became more and more broken, and her feet seemed to have roots, and she couldn't move at all.

Zheng Baichuan sighed silently in his heart, but he could only go with her, but he planned to talk to Wei about Zheng Jingxian's upbringing, and when he returned to Beijing, he would invite a nurturing grandmother from the palace to teach the rules of good life.

Song Ke is a good learner, and the export is a chapter, Zheng Baichuan knew it after a try, and then changed his mind and said: "I haven't returned to my hometown for more than ten years, and now I have come back to feel homesick, but it is also 'the hometown accent has not changed and the sideburns have declined'." ”

Song Ke said with a smile: "Old man Zheng is prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, why do you need to talk about old age." Jiangnan is a rich place, and compared with the capital, it is a different kind of prosperity, if you have peace of mind, everywhere is my hometown. Xiao Ke has just bought some properties in Jiangnan, two or three shops, some of which are better than those in the capital. ”

Zheng Jingxian said: "I heard Sister Tan say, you are working hard now, not only to study, but also to take care of the affairs of the family, if there is anything difficult, just come, they are all world friends, and we can also help one or two." ”

These words are indeed good words, but they displeased Zheng Baichuan and Song Ke. Zheng Baichuan said secretly: "The Song family is a big family, but at the beginning, Song Fang was attached to the Xianguo Mansion, how could it be said that it was a 'world friend'?" Song Ke thought: "Originally, there was no Xianguo Gong, and our Song family did not ask for anyone, and it was peaceful." Although this Miss Zheng is well-intentioned, she always asks me to 'beg' Xianguogong, but it doesn't fall on my face in vain. ”

But his face was silent, just smiling. Zheng Baichuan picked up the tea bowl to send off the guests, and Song Ke got up to say goodbye.

As soon as Song Ke left, Zheng Jingxian immediately pestered Zheng Baichuan and said, "How does Daddy think of him?" ”

Zheng Baichuan glared at her and said, "You just talk a lot!" ”

Zheng Jingxian frowned: "Who let Daddy treat him coldly." He kept asking Daddy what he thought of him. He is knowledgeable, talented and kind, and I see that he is a responsible Yunyun.

Zheng Baichuan felt that although Song Ke was good, the Song family's background was too thin, so he didn't want to pay attention to Zheng Jingxian, but his daughter kept making noise, so he had to prevaricate: "Let's wait until he has passed the fame test." ”

Zheng Jingxian frowned. She is a smart person, and she can see that her father means that he is not satisfied with Song Ke, and she also knows that Song Ke treats her now just out of courtesy, and secretly thought: "What I said since I was a child, my father did not disagree, just grind him slowly." It's just Song Ke...... I will definitely let him look at me differently, the Song family is in decline at the moment, and when he gains fame, I will definitely ask my father to help him find a good future, so that he can know how many benefits there are to marrying a woman like me. Even if he is grateful to me, Dade can't be so tepid! ”

said that Song Ke came back from the Zheng family's ancestral house and exhaled deeply in the autumn wind. In his early years, the Duke of Xianguo was awarded the title of Lord for his military merits, but he was a last-rated, and later he was quite holy because of his meritorious work in supporting the Eighth Prince. Song Ke didn't like Zheng Baichuan as a person, and his family had a good relationship with the Xianguo Mansion at the beginning, but he also had a lot of affection. Later, his father died, and many friends came to mourn and help, and the Xianguo Mansion only sent some white gifts to end the day, and only sent a son from the concubine on the day of the funeral, and there has been no contact since. He wants to split up, the wolves in the clan are feeding, competing for their property, he once posted to ask for help from the Duke of Xianguo, who knows how many times he waited, but it was a dry sitting, and the disciples all sent him away on the grounds that "the master was busy in the court and had not returned home".

He came today, although he had to come because of Zheng Jingxian's words, but he also had the intention of not wanting Zheng Baichuan to look down on him - the son of an old friend who was closed back then is now living a decent life, and he doesn't have to be humble in the future, and he begs to you! But I didn't want Zheng Jingxian to help again and again.

Zheng Jingxian's thoughts have already been seen by him, if she is not Zheng Baichuan's daughter and is from a noble family, he will definitely weigh it...... He was interested in Lin Dongqi, the second girl of the Lin family, and he also privately pointed out his sister-in-law Song Tanchai, but the Qin family was a shrewd person, and he had other plans in his heart. Besides, today, there is suddenly a Chen Xianglan by his side......

Xianglan is like his late wife Shen in his previous life, which makes him feel close from the bottom of his heart. In the previous life, he and his wife raised their eyebrows, but because of the distribution of exile life and death, although the affection was short, but unforgettable, he also admired his cousin, but Shen secretly saved his own rations to feed him, and sold his whole body jewelry to find medicine for him, take care of his family, his heart was full of gratitude and indescribable love, after some time, his cousin became a vague shadow. Now that I see Xianglan, I have the idea of compensating her for all the feelings she owes to the Shen family.

He felt that he would release Xianglan's status in the future, and then promote her as a concubine, and the two of them would be together for a long time. Who knew that Xianglan was unwilling. These days, sometimes he is troubled and thinks, "Why don't you just throw away your hands." But as soon as I moved this thought, it was as if I had been stabbed and stabbed again and again by a sharp knife, and I was so sad that I was terrible. Sometimes he is ruthless: "I hold her in the palm of my hand, what if she doesn't want to be a concubine?" But thinking of the fierceness in Xianglan's bones dispelled this thought, besides, he really didn't want to make her sad.

And today, with Zheng Jingxian's case, Song Ke suddenly became a little enlightened - when he married Shen in his previous life, he had quietly seen her behind the screen, and he only felt that the other party was dignified and handsome, so he was reluctant. After getting married, Shen was really kind and stable, so he felt that marrying a noble girl would have great benefits. What if it is replaced by Zheng Jingxian? Song Ke shook his head slightly.

Unconsciously, he rode to the back street of the Song Mansion again, stopped in front of Chen's house, and looked up at the window again. Thinking of yesterday, a scholar stood downstairs and peeked into Xianglan's boudoir, Song Ke was on fire, and he never slept well all night.

He was about to turn over and dismount, when he heard the door "squeak" open, Xue Shi walked out with a bamboo basket, and was stunned when he saw Song Kedeng, as if a living dragon had fallen from the sky, and hurriedly gave way to the house: "Uncle Song, please come to the house!" House please! While entering the house, he shouted upstairs: "Xianglan! Uncle Song is here! He smiled and said to Song Ke: "Uncle Song is sitting in the house, the house is messy, and it is really unbearable to entertain distinguished guests." ”

Song Ke dismounted, handed the reins to Shi Mo, and suddenly remembered that he had come to Xianglan's house without taking any gifts. Shi Mo guessed Song Ke's thoughts, and said in a low voice: "There is a bag of snacks in the pocket on the saddle, I was afraid that the uncle would be hungry halfway through and bring a cushion for his stomach." ”

Song Ke laughed in a low voice: "You monkey, go back and reward you." So he went into the house with a snack.

At this time, the Xue family was already busy, and quickly wiped the tables and chairs with a rag, and rearranged the fruits. Song Ke smiled: "Aunt Xue doesn't need to be busy, I'll come over to do errands, and take a look at Xianglan by the way." As he spoke, his eyes looked up the stairs.

Xue Shi smiled and said, "Yes, I just said that she should go back to the house on an errand." He hurriedly ran to the back to boil hot water and make tea.

At this time, I heard footsteps, and Xianglan walked down. She combed a bun on her head, inserted two or three jade hairpins, wore a gown embroidered with white plums in Su Fang, with a red skirt and sweat scarf, and her waist was slim and delicate. She looked calm, and said to Song Ke Wanfu: "Please uncle's Jin An." ”

Song Ke only felt that he hadn't seen him for two or three days, Xianglan seemed to have been estranged from him a lot, and he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, and the words that rushed out of his mouth were: "I'll pick you up today." Immediately he was annoyed in his heart, and now he was still hesitant, what should he say about bringing people back like this? But he was uneasy in his heart, as if if if he didn't detain people around him anymore, Xianglan would leave him.

Xianglan looked at Song Ke quietly for a moment, and said softly, "Have you thought about it?" ”

Song Ke smiled bitterly, as if he didn't dare to look at Xianglan, shook his head and said, "I didn't think about it." ”

Xianglan said: "Then ...... you come?"

Song Ke looked at Xianglan fixedly and said, "I can't bear it anymore!" ”

Pandan was stunned.

Song Ke said: "I can't bear it anymore, I can't read books in the past two days, I can't sleep well, I'm always thinking about what you're doing, have you ever thought about me in my heart." What are you talking about...... I didn't think about it, but if I don't let you see you, I think I'm going to go crazy. (To be continued.)