Song Ke naturally remembered that his father Song Fang was a guest of Zheng Baichuan, the Duke of Xianguo, and he was taken to the house of the Duke of Xianguo when he was five or six years old. Zheng Jingxian is one year younger than him, she is still a four-year-old milk doll, her eyebrows and eyes are like her father, her facial features are not opened when she was a child, like a child, but she prefers to run after him and call him "Brother Yifei". The ladies joked with each other and said, "Sister Xian likes Ke Ge'er so much, does she want to be his bride in the future?" Zheng Jingxian raised her thick eyebrows and stared at a pair of big eyes and said, "Just take it, what's this!" The crowd burst into laughter.

Song Ke felt bored, he was originally a rejuvenation, not a child, and he didn't care about this kind of tongue-to-tongue amusement, but Zheng Jingxian was sticking to him, and he was also a little troubled in the end. Later, when she got older, men and women did not sit at the same table at the age of seven, and Zheng Jingxian was detained in the boudoir and did not see a foreign man, and occasionally she only saw a glimpse. Now that they meet, Zheng Jingxian has become a dignified girl, but her heroic spirit has not changed.

Zheng Jingxian also looked at Song Ke silently, and when she saw him in the garden of the Lin family, he took a little boy to stand next to a clump of bamboos and look at the green house, the indigo bucket pattern clothes lined him like a straight pine, and as light as a cloud on the horizon. Zheng Jingxian recognized this person at a glance as the "Yifei brother" who often went to the house as a guest when she was a child, and her heart was "pounding", and her eyes could no longer be separated, until Song Ke left and stood in place for a long time.

Now she looked at Song Ke, and somehow, she felt that her face was a little hot.

Song Kezuo said: "After many years, I really don't dare to recognize each other." ”

Zheng Jingxian blessed sideways and said with a smile: "My father still mentions Lord Song from time to time, saying that he is a good scholar, but it is a pity that he died young, and that his only son was excellent at poetry and books when he was young, but I don't know what happened now." ”

Song Ke hurriedly saluted and said: "Lao Xianguo is worried about it, and he will come to visit another day." ”

This was just a kind word, but Zheng Jingxian immediately said: "My father lives in the ancestral house now, and he will be free tomorrow, so I will tell him when I go back that you are coming, and let him not go out." Then he bowed and took his leave.

Song Ke was stunned and shook his head helplessly. This Miss Zheng's temper has not changed, she was domineering when she was a child, and now she is very old, even if she comes to visit, she has to officially write a greeting post and hand it over, and then come to the door on another day, but Zheng Jingxian has made the decision for this matter in one sentence.

Yuexi and Junxi had been talking behind the door of the outer study, and this time they were falling into the eyes of the two, and they looked at each other. Yuexi said in a low voice: "The daughter of the prince of Xianguo is a bold person, she dares to see her uncle in private in people's homes, and she is not afraid that her reputation will be hindered." ”

Junxi pouted and said, "I look at her, I can't wait to let her reputation be hindered, and take the opportunity to rely on the uncle." Just look at the way she looks at our grandfather. ”

Yuexi hurriedly covered her mouth and said, "You can't talk nonsense." ”

Junxi said: "She dares to look at it like this, and I'm not allowed to say this?" After thinking about it, he said, "I have to talk to Xianglan about this, she and the uncle are interested in each other, Miss Zheng doesn't seem to be a good match, if she marries in the future, Xianglan will suffer a loss, tell her to have a precaution." ”

Yuexi said: "I haven't skimmed the eight characters yet." ”

Jun Xi said: "Everyone has come to the door, and there is no one yet?" ”

Yuexi remembered that Zheng Jingxian looked at Song Ke's eager gaze, so she stopped talking, and immediately called Mung Dou over, and said: "Go to the back street to find Xianglan, and tell her that Xian Guogong's wife and Miss Zheng are here, and the two praised the uncle for a long time, and Miss Zheng also asked the uncle to go to the house to see her father." After speaking, he grabbed a handful of money for mung beans.

Mung Bean took the money, went to the back street and knocked on the door of the Chen family, and told Xianglan what Yuexi said. Xianglan is a smart person, and she understood immediately, grabbed a handful of fruit for Mung Dou, and said, "I know about this, thank you Sister Yuexi for me." Secretly thought: "The three girls of the Lin family, as well as Zheng Jingxian of the Duke of Xianguo, all fell in love with Song Ke. It's no wonder that they are amorous, the young lady in the boudoir, how many foreign men can be seen in this life. What's more, Song Ke was born handsome and had an outstanding demeanor, this kind of elegance is rare in the world, and he has learned talents, even if the family is now down, there are countless young ladies who are just beginning to fall in love. Slowly sat down on a chair and thought, "Xianguo Mansion stretches for three generations, although it is not as prominent as it was at the beginning, but it is also a serious lord's family, this generation has produced one or two talents, although not much, it also supports the courtyard, Zheng Jingxian is the only daughter of Wei's house, and is very loved by Xianguo Gong, if Song Kezhen marries her, he will take the power of the east wind on his career, and he can't ask for it." ”

Silently sighed, put the shoes that were half made for Song Ke in his hand into the cage, and "clicked" the lock.

However, it was said that Song Ke took the greeting post and went to the Zheng family's ancestral house early the next morning. The doorman led him in, and his own mother-in-law led him to the study. The little guy guarding the door said: "The master is writing, so don't disturb the idlers, please wait." ”

Song Ke said: "It's okay, don't dare to disturb the elders." "Standing in the courtyard with a gift. secretly said in his heart: "Xianguo Gong is a big score, even if he is a junior, now he comes to the door, if he has nothing important, he will be summoned, but he just writes a few words for entertainment, but he makes people stand in the courtyard and wait. ”

In the room, Zheng Baichuan stood behind the bookcase, holding a brush in his hand and brushing a little bit on the paper. He is over 50 years old, two temples born of gorgeous hair, because of the inheritance of the ancestral title, a lifetime of pampering, once served as the imperial history, after the old man did not do, the town in the hairpin flower fighting grass, write poems and sentences to pass the time.

He looked up, only to see Zheng Jingxian standing quietly in front of the door and peeking out from the crack in the door, he couldn't help coughing, lowered his eyes and said, "What do you see?" But you're in a hurry to keep him waiting? ”

Zheng Jingxian pouted and walked over, hugged Zheng Baichuan's arm and said, "I asked him to come to visit his father at home, and now let him stand in the yard, isn't it to hit his daughter's mouth." ”

"Nonsense." Zheng Baichuan put down the pen and glared at Zheng Jingxian, "How can anyone rush to visit at home." "Yesterday, his wife and daughter went to Song's house, and when he came back, he was full of praise for Song Ke, and he only knew when he asked that the mother and daughter of Dare to Love were a son-in-law and a husband. He is not pedantic, and it is nothing to look at it like this, but Song Ke's house has been declining since Song Fang's death, and he is barely supported by his previous foundation, although he is barely an official eunuch, he can't get on the stage. His Zheng Baichuan's daughter is not as good as Jin Zhi Yuye, but she is also a young lady, and she is very unhappy with such a family, so she deliberately neglected Song Ke today.

Zheng Jingxian didn't comply, snatched the brush in Zheng Baichuan's hand, stomped her foot and said: "When can't this big character be written, just in time, Daddy hurry up and let him in, hurry up!" ”

Zheng Baichuan had no choice but to wave his hand, sigh and sit down.

Song Ke was standing in the courtyard, his mind was still full of Xianglan's affairs, and suddenly saw the door open, Zheng Jingxian was standing at the door, and said with a smile: "I've been waiting for a long time, please come in." ”

Song Ke was stunned, understood a little in his heart, and entered the house with a fist, only to see Zheng Baichuan sitting behind the bookcase, with a slightly fat round face tensed slightly. Song Ke said deeply: "The junior Song Ke visited Old Man Zheng. ”

As soon as Song Ke entered the house, Zheng Baichuan felt that his demeanor was striking, and his face eased by two points, and when he was looking carefully, he saw Zheng Jingxian squeezing his eyebrows and making eyes, so he coughed and said, "Please sit down." ”

Song Ke sat on the Taishi chair in the lower left hand, and said with a smile: "I came in a hurry this time, I didn't prepare anything of the highest quality, there is an ancient inkstone at home, which is also a famous work, and it can still be played, please keep it for appreciation." ”

This item hit Zheng Baichuan's elegant temper again, his face eased a little, and before he could speak, Zheng Jingxian grabbed Bai and said: "You gave this gift well, my father likes inkstones, and there are hundreds of yuan up and down the house, and he is very happy." ”

Zheng Baichuan sighed secretly and said to Song Ke: "My little girl is used to being pampered, and she is a little lawless, please don't laugh." Turning her head and glaring at Zheng Jingxian again, she stuck out her tongue and retreated to the side.

Song Kexin said: "It's not that I'm used to being pampered, when I see the study of foreign guests, she doesn't know how to avoid suspicion, and I don't know what kind of rules and regulations this Xianguo Mansion has." But he said with a smile on his face: "Ling Yan's heart is straightforward and fast, and she is a cool person." ”

Zheng Baichuan and Song Ke exchanged a long and a short greeting, seeing that Song Ke answered decently and behaved calmly, he nodded silently in his heart, and sighed with emotion: "I had a very good relationship with your father, and he had similar political views in Kedao, he came to my house from time to time to eat wine papers, I don't know how happy, who would have expected that there would be a yin and yang separation, it is really embarrassing." ”

Song Ke said: "My father often praised Old Man Zheng for his loyalty and patriotism, and dared to speak out, and his bone style was the most admirable, and he was also inspired by his political views. He sneered in his heart: "Zheng Baichuan is an old fox, my father broke off contact with my family as soon as he died, and my father's friendship over the years, at the end of our orphans and widows was the most difficult time, and they did not come out to pull a hand, they are definitely not virtuous people, if it weren't for Zheng Jingxian to let me come, I wouldn't be too lazy to visit, this time I can only deal with it in vain." ”

Song Ke's words made Zheng Baichuan feel happy, and said with a smile: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be, but you are terrible in the future, I heard that you will be going to the imperial examination next month, how are you prepared?" ”

As soon as Song Ke was about to speak, Zheng Jingxian had already walked over and said: "Daddy, I heard that the chief examiner of this year's Jinling Township Examination is Master Jiang Yunjiang, who was promoted by Daddy, so it's better for Daddy to send a letter and ask him to press a few questions for the Township Exam." After speaking, he glanced at Song Ke, his face was a little red, and he quickly looked away.

Not only did Zheng Baichuan's face sink this time, but even Song Ke wrinkled his eyebrows, and said in his heart: "Zheng Jingxian said this, as if I came to find Zheng Baichuan to go through the back door to ask for a scientific examination topic." Deng Shi was displeased. But I don't know that although this Zheng Jingxian is a cold and arrogant person, in fact, she is as warm as charcoal fire in her bones, she has taken a fancy to Song Ke, so she spares no effort to help him plan, but she is still young and is used to being pampered. RS