Xianglan never expected Song Ke to say such a thing, she set off a storm in her heart, her throat seemed to be choked, and she opened her mouth but couldn't make a sound.

Song Ke clenched his fists, only to feel his heartbeat like a drum, he licked his dry lips, and said, "You...... Can you come home with me first? After the imperial examination, I will give you an answer. After speaking, he held his breath slightly.

Xianglan looked at him with a pair of bright eyes, as if full of clear autumn water, and after staring at him for a long time, Song Ke suddenly felt that he had understood her heart, but then felt that he didn't know very well.

He was a little panicked and reached out to pull Xianglan's little hand. At this time, the water on the stove was gurgling, and there was a sound of tea sets colliding in the room, Xue Shi came out with a tray and said: "Uncle Song, the family is simple, there is no good tea, an acquaintance sent a jar of new tea before, you taste it first." ”

Song Ke had to withdraw his hand, sat back on the chair, Xianglan personally served the tea to him, saw his stupid face, his lips couldn't help but hook, but Song Ke peeked at her smiling face, couldn't help but be stunned, his mouth casually responded to Xue's words, his eyes looked at Xianglan, and he couldn't leave for a moment, until Xianglan lifted her skirt and went upstairs, she didn't take her eyes back.

Fortunately, the Xue family was busy churning the best food at home for Song Ke, and he never noticed that the two of them were different, and only greeted Song Ke's family situation.

Song Ke replied absentmindedly, still secretly wondering what Xianglan meant by Fangcai, took a sip of tea, and burned his mouth again without noticing. The wolf was bèi, and when she heard the sound of the stairs "squeaking", Xianglan had already carried her burden and walked down, and said lightly: "Isn't the uncle going to take me to my house?" ”

Song Ke was overjoyed, hurriedly stood up, and said, "Exactly, exactly." As if she was afraid that Xianglan would regret it, she said to Xue: "There is still something at home, so I won't stay longer, and I will come to visit tomorrow." If Aunt Xue is reading Xianglan, she can send someone to the house to deliver a letter and let her come back for a few days. ”

Xue thanked him for his kindness and sent the two out.

After returning to Song's house, Song Ke first went to Aunt Song's place to say goodbye. When he came back, he saw Xianglan cleaning up the study, he sat next to the bookcase, pretending to take the book, but Yu Guang watched Xianglan busy in the house, and his heart fell to the ground with a "bang", feeling solid and stable.

He cleared his throat and said, "Tea." ”

Xianglan went to the back tearoom and brought a warm tea and put it in front of Song Ke. Song Ke took a sip, frowned slightly, and said, "Why is it warm?" ”

Xianglan said as she left: "The hot tea just now is not hot enough, will it be scalded again?" ”

Song Ke was slightly embarrassed, but he took Xianglan's hand, and said after a while: "Don't go home in anger, let me think about everything clearly." ”

Xianglan nodded, in fact, she also had some regrets when she returned home, seeing that the township test was just around the corner, she was in a hurry to pick out this time, if she was so tired that Song Ke couldn't get famous, she couldn't escape the blame.

Song Ke saw her hanging her head and looking obedient, so she was overjoyed in her heart, and said in a low voice: "Yesterday, there were four pots of chrysanthemums in Zhuangzi, a pot of rouge and some snow, a pot of jade pot spring, a pot of Xuanmo, and a pot of pink peach. Each flower is the size of a bowl and looks like a hydrangea. You go and pick two pots, and let the little girl bring one pot to my wife's house and one pot to my sister. ”

Xianglan said: "Phew! If there are good things that don't stick to your mother and sister, let me pick them first, and if they spread it, others won't chew their tongues. ”

Song Ke smiled: "There are just the two of us in the house, who can pass it out?" Besides, aren't you good at drawing, leaving two pots of what you like, and painting them is also a pastime. Seeing that Xianglan didn't speak, she coughed again and said, "Look how good I am to you...... Can you find me like me again? ”

Xianglan raised her head slightly, glanced at him with wet eyes, and lowered her head again.

Song Ke said: "Since I am so good to you, you can tell me, who is the poor scholar who went to your house yesterday?" ”

Xianglan was stunned: "Poor sour scholar? ”

"It's the tall, skinny one. I sent something to your house, and I talked to your mother for a long time, and at the end of the day, I stood downstairs at your house and looked up, not like a good person. Song Ke frowned, forgetting that he himself had also looked up from the downstairs of the Chen family.

Xianglan thought about it, and vaguely remembered that Xue said that Xia Yun came yesterday and sent a jar of tea to her house. She glanced at Song Ke and said with a smile: "I haven't asked you yet, but you asked about me." You are dressed so brightly and neatly, it doesn't look like you go to the academy to study, didn't you visit your father-in-law? ”

Song Ke heard that there was vinegar in Xianglan's words, so he was overjoyed again, and said, "What an old man, he has a headache." He told the past of the Song family and the Xianguo Mansion.

Xianglan thought for a while and said, "I don't know much about your men's economic careers, but there is one section that is clear. If people are not good, there will be retribution, but it is ridiculous that people in the world regard it as the wind in their ears. Since Xianguo Gong is a cold person, you can't have a deep friendship with him. ”

Song Ke nodded and said, "Yes, if it weren't for Miss Zheng's strong people and insisting that I come to visit, I would have always respected their family." ”

Xianglan said secretly: "Zheng Baichuan pretended to be good friends with my grandfather back then, secretly colluded with the eighth prince to rebel in private, and indiscriminately charged him to eradicate dissidents and frame Zhongliang, but it is reasonable for him to ignore the Song family. Although Zheng Jingxian is interested in Song Ke, she is afraid that she is ruthless and her thoughts are in vain. Even though Song Ke is dedicated to making progress, he doesn't disdain to be in the company of dirty people. ”

was in a fugue, only to feel Song Ke squeeze her hand and say, "I have already sued you, tell me, who is that poor scholar?" ”

Xianglan said: "He is just my family's original neighbor, copying and writing to my father to find a seller." ”

Song Ke frowned and said, "This person doesn't look like a good roe deer, so he won't have any contact in the future!" ”

Xianglan said deliberately: "I heard that he is a reading wizard when he is a child, and he will take the township exam this year, Uncle Song still studies hard, don't look back, he can't even pass the roe head and rat eyes, so he will be embarrassed." ”

Song Ke said indignantly: "How could I not even pass the test? Sue me his name, and when he is released after the exam, I want to see if he is ahead of me! As he spoke, he took the book and read it.

Xianglan smiled slightly, turned her head to look at the four pots of chrysanthemums in the corner, and sighed secretly in her heart: "Okay, I'll wait until he passes the exam." ”

No further ado. In mid-August, Song Ke took the township examination, went home and slept in the dark for two days, and got up on the third day to pick up books and continue to study hard. When the laurel list was issued in September, Song Ke High School released the Yuan, the Song family was happy, Aunt Song was in tears, and immediately ran to the Buddha Hall to kowtow to the tablets of Buddha Bodhisattva and Song Fang, and inevitably hid her face and cried bitterly. Song Tanchai was also full of joy, and Aunt Song took Song Tanchai's hand and said, "Amitabha, when the eldest brother comes back after winning the champion, you can say a good family business." Song Tanchai blushed, hung her head and didn't speak.

In the past few days, there has been an endless stream of people who have come to the Song family to congratulate them. From the Lin family, Xianguo Gong and the Song family, to the local squires and outsiders, and even heard that Song Ke had never married a wife and wanted to marry a daughter or protect the media. Song Ke is not annoying, and he comes forward to deal with them one by one, and naturally he will inevitably have all kinds of entertainment. Because the congratulatory gift sent by the Lin Mansion was too valuable, he personally came to the door to thank him. In addition to Zheng Baichuan sending the four treasures of the study sent by the housekeeper, Zheng Jingxian secretly sent the servant to give a very expensive sword. Song Ke refused to accept it, and ordered someone to send it directly to Zheng Baichuan, and Zheng Jingxian was silent after that.

After finishing all kinds of mundane affairs, Song Ke packed his bags and prepared to go to Beijing with Shimo.

Xianglan filled a box full of all kinds of things for eating and drinking, checked them carefully a few times, and sat on the couch in a daze. It was the beginning of October, and it was already quite cool. Warm incense burned in the house, and thick felt curtains hung on the doorways and windows.

Song Ke came in from outside, and when he saw Xianglan's stunned appearance, he sat down beside her and said, "Why are you depressed?" If you don't see each other for a day, I'll take you to the capital, okay? The Song family also has an old mansion in the capital, although it is not big, but there are special people watching it, you haven't been to the capital yet, it's good to relax. ”

Xianglan wrinkled her nose and said, "I don't know how cold it is in the winter in the capital, so I won't go." Besides, I'm leaving, and your sister doesn't even have someone to talk to, how can this be done? ”

Song Ke said: "The two wives of the Lin family have said that when I go to Beijing, they will take my mother and sister to live in the Lin family, but how can other people's families be as comfortable as their own homes?" If the two of them are going, you can lock the door and call the girls into the room to laugh and relieve their boredom. Don't paint at night, beware of burning your eyes, I put another hundred taels of silver in the mahogany box, and if there is an emergency, I will use it first. ”

Xianglan responded one by one. He also said: "The big wool clothes in the box, the hand stove and foot stove are all wrapped, you can use them on the road." There are also pen, ink, paper, and inkstones are also the set you are used to, and you have six sets of clothes to change your clothes, and if you don't have enough, you will go to the capital to buy them again. There are also two boxes of pastries, I am afraid that the food on the road will not be clean, if I am hungry, I will take them to pad my stomach. You are too strong, but everything has a certainty, just do your best, you have to keep your body tight, don't worry too much about your family, we just close the door and live a peaceful life. ”

Song Ke said: "Yes, if there is something urgent, go to the Lin family to find the third master of the Lin family, he can always help one or two." As he spoke, he took Xianglan into his arms and whispered in her ear: "Wait for me to return home." ”

Xianglan nodded, her eye sockets a little sour.

Song Ke stretched out his hand, pulled out an old silver hairpin from her head, and said, "Give me this thing, take it as a thought first." ”

Xianglan smiled: "This hairpin is what I am used to, you still take it, the purse, stationery cover, belt, and shoes you wear on your feet, which one is not my needle and thread, and I want that hairpin." ”

Song Ke waved the hairpin and said with a smile: "Only this one is what you often wear, and when I go back to the exam, I use it to curl my hair." He said some heartfelt words before going to see Aunt Song and Song Tanchai.

Everyone was naturally sad and parting in front of the Song Mansion, Song Ke instructed a few words, and then went to instruct the servant women who were on an errand at home, before getting into the carriage, lifting the curtain and waving away.

Xianglan didn't come forward, only hid in the corner of the street from a distance, and saw that Song Ke's carriage was getting farther and farther away, so she collected her mood and came back, remembering that Song Ke said to her before leaving: "When I come back, I will do your business with me." So he closed the door and waited wholeheartedly for Song Ke to return home.

Unexpectedly, Song Ke has been away from home for just a few months, but the wind has risen suddenly and the situation has changed. RS