It rained lightly overnight. The raindrops falling under the eaves splashed on the bluestone slabs, ticking and ticking, making the courtyard even quieter. This kind of weather is the best way to sleep. As soon as the sky was bright, it suddenly began to pour down. The smoke and rain in the south of the Yangtze River are urgent and dense, and they are also like azure splashed ink paintings, dense and misty.

The window was propped up, Jiang Ying knelt on the soft couch with the quilt, looking at the gray sky in the atrium, and couldn't help but guess.

Will that man come again on a rainy day?

Until noon approached, an indigo soft sedan chair was carried to the door of the flower hall. Standing behind the men under the corridor with the ladies of the inner house, Jiang Ying finally saw what kind of person the prince of Zhao Guofu, who was famous all over the world.

The scribe with an oil-paper umbrella at the door of the sedan chair bowed down and lifted the curtain, and saw the man inside with his head buried in his head and bending down to step out of the door. On the other side, the attendant held up an oil umbrella, a fox fur, and the man in the ink-colored soap boots shook his hem and removed the rain on it, and then slowly raised his head.

The man's sword eyebrows are straight, the phoenix eyes are narrow and long, and the corners of the eyes are slightly raised. The bridge of the nose is high and straight, the lips are extremely thin, and the facial features are deep. Especially a pair of eyes, lined with rain curtains in the sky, only reminded Jiang Ying of the ancient well in the corner of the east wall, and it attracted people to indulge in it when they looked at it.

As soon as the person who came stood down at the foot of the stone steps, the county guard had already led several masters of the mansion and greeted him politely.

If you have a word first, you can't stir up a teacher outside the main gate and swagger too much. It is only for ordinary guests to come to the door to entertain them. That's it, the county guard also picked up early, dressed up, and waited for more than two hours in anxiety.

The man bowed his head slightly and climbed the stairs. He was the only one standing under the corridor, already like a bright moon, and his body was plated with a layer of brilliance, shining in all directions. Such as the grace of the beautiful, peerless.

The man raised his hand, removed his coat and handed it to the attendant. In the middle of the room, there is a dark pigment robe and a black jade belt. The clothes were brought up with his movements, and there was a faint cold fragrance on his body, which complemented his expression with coldness.

is clearly still a young man, but his bearing is detached and intimidating.

After the initial shock, Xu gathered his mind and led the crowd to bow down after him. The most solemn gift among the clans.

Jiang Ying put his hands on his forehead and knelt deeply. On a rainy day, the stone slab outside was cold, and the knees were next to each other, and the slightest wisp was cold.

In front of her, all she saw was the delicately embroidered soap boots under his feet. This is the first time, Jiang Ying has personally experienced that the mountain called "powerful" is heavily pressed on her shoulders, and she cannot resist for half a minute.

Gu Yan's eyes swept away, and his gaze fell on the second person on Xu's right. A beaded hairpin on the woman's bun, with a long tassel falling to the sideburns, is shining with the jade ears. The body is petite and the back is straight. Quietly prostrate, the Xiangfei-colored sleeves on both sides were sprinkled and spread on the ground, lining the woman's exposed skin on the back of her neck as white as jade.

He looked at her for a moment, retracted his gaze, and called out lightly.

"Madame doesn't need to be so formal."

The man's voice was slightly hoarse, and when he spoke, his eyes were clear, and he was looking at people squarely, and although his words were cold, he did not seem to be rude. It was in the tone of an edict, and it was right for him to say so.

The leader stood up, Jiang Ying clasped his hands in front of him, lowered his eyelids, and his eyes only fell on the hem of his gorgeous clothes, not leaving for a moment.

To the north of Weishui, the famous family called the housewife as the wife. Jiangnan is a place, but it is more of a place that follows the old customs of the previous dynasty and calls a wife.

This person should know the difference between the origins of his family. However, he is in a foreign land, and he still refuses to follow the customs of the countryside and follows the Jiangnan etiquette system, which shows that he is not a person who is willing to succumb to foreign things and is easy to speak.

At this time, it was not the turn of the girls in the house to intervene in front of the prince of the Guogong Mansion without authorization, and the Xu family pointed at them one by one, and when they pointed to whoever stepped forward, it was a good manner, and they bent their knees and blessed a blessing ceremony. If there are many, if the prince does not speak, the girl's family must not be the first to come forward.

After seeing each other in such a dull atmosphere, Xu asked Tao's mother to lead them to the back hall to avoid. Jiang Ying lifted her skirt, turned around for a moment, and caught a glimpse of the person suddenly looking at her out of the corner of her eye, with joy and anger in her eyes, only a pair of dark and clear eyes.

Or it was the first time to experience such a scene, and on the way to the back hall, several people were a little silent. The third girl, Jiang Zhi, stroked her heart, her face was not very good. A layer of fine sweat was dense on his forehead, which was being covered at this moment, and he covered his handkerchief and wiped it gently. Obviously, when he saw this young but very powerful prince of the Guogong Mansion, he was very frightened.

Jiang Rou exhaled softly, paced to Jiang Ying's side, and pulled her sleeves, looking brisk for the rest of her life. "Seventh sister, that person is so terrible." It's not that he is hateful, but as if he was born superior to others, and at a glance there is only awe.

Jiang Ying tugged at the corners of her mouth and smiled reluctantly.

It's scary. Even more frightening is yet to come.

was about to break free from Jiang Rou's pull, but he heard a coquettish cry behind him, but it was the ninth girl Jiang Ran, who stumbled under her feet carelessly, and almost knocked down the coral bonsai placed on the side. Fortunately, the maids beside her were clever and hurriedly helped people.

"There are distinguished guests here today, and the girl should be more vigilant." Mother Tao frowned unhappily, and shook her head helplessly at the frightened eyes of the ninth girl.

The youngest girl in the house is seven years old, no wonder she can't stand the extravagance of the prince. In Tao's mother's opinion, the seventh girl in the house didn't see Zhang Yu, and she earned face for his wife.

But I didn't know that this was the seventh girl's own business, and she knew it well. When it came to the end, she could only listen to the other party's dispatch and end this trouble earlier.

The feast is placed in the main hall, and a flower and bird brocade screen is set up in the middle. The guests and hosts in front of them enjoyed themselves, pushing the cup and changing the lamp. There are musicians invited from the house to play the piano. The piano music played is very elegant, and there are occasional Yanjing minor tunes, which shows that Xu has put a lot of thought into it.

In the back hall, Xu took several girls to sit around, and behind them stood the maids. Unlike the previous one, the table was quiet, with the occasional crisp sound of a spoon hitting the edge of the bowl.

Jiang Ying was holding the jade jade bowl with chopsticks, and then he heard the drum music stop in front of him, and there was a sound of talking.

"In the Xia Dewen Mansion, several masters are studying in the academy. But I don't know which college it is? Halfway through the banquet, Guan Xu picked up the wine cup, as if he was casually gossiping.

Hearing this, Master Jiang looked at the other table. Uncle Jiang Nan and second master Jiang Yu are all talents and generous. Only the third master Jiang Guo, who was sitting in the corner, was infected with the wind and cold not long ago, and he looked a little shaped, and his complexion was not good.

"I was ashamed, so I reluctantly entered the Xiangshan Academy outside the West City Gate. It was still the master of the courtyard who saw the face of the old father at home to accept these unsuccessful ones. ”

Lord Jiang spoke humbly, and his eyes fell on Jiang Nan and Jiang Yu, faintly relieved.

Guan Xu picked up the folding fan that was resting at his hand and tapped it lightly in the palm of his hand. Looking back, I glanced at the son of the world who had rarely spoken. I saw that this one, as always, did not drink a drop of wine. He only held a cup of tea, and when he saw him, he nodded very lightly.

Master Jiang didn't know what the two of them meant. was secretly figuring it out, but seeing that Master Guan was pleasant, he said to him with a smile.

"Xiangshan Academy is in the boundary of Jizhou, and it is still somewhat famous. But if you want to put it outside, it is not famous. There is a disciple in the lower part of the mountain, who is lecturing at the official school in Lushan. Several masters in the Guanfu are all dignified and have poems and books in their stomachs, which should be worthy of creation. In addition, the Lushan official school also accepts women's upbringing. There are several people in it, all of whom are outstanding in character, and they are the female clerks released in the palace at the age of age. If Lord Jiang does not dislike it, and has a heart of love for talents, he can write a letter to your mansion and recommend it. ”

After that, he unfolded the folding fan, shook it in front of him, and waited patiently for him to reply.

Even throwing out the official school of Lushan, he is not afraid of this Jiang He, and he will be so confused that he will not agree.