On this day, the Ruan family was no longer restrained, and they drank happily. Osmanthus wine is not a strong liquor, but a pure fragrance and beauty, which is exactly what the literati drank and feasted on. For a time, from Jiang Chun Ruan Chengxin, down to Ruan Yuan, Jiang Cai, and Yang Lugao, everyone drank at least three cups of Jiang Chun's osmanthus wine. Jiang Chun was no longer restrained, looking at Ruan Yuan and Jiang Cai's affection, and let the two of them drink the third glass of wine at the same time. Ruan Yuan and Jiang Cai never drank alcohol on weekdays, and when they watched their loved ones drink three glasses in a row, they each blushed, and they laughed at each other unconsciously.

Ruan Chengxin is heroic by nature, but in the past 20 years, his family has been depressed, so he has converged a lot, but this day coincides with Ruan Yuan's big day, how can there be no reason not to drink happily? Not only did he drink with Jiang Chun again and again, but he also drank a lot in the banquet, and seeing that the osmanthus wine was about to run out, he hurriedly called Yang Lugao out to add new wine. In the end, Jiang Chun called the servant, so that Yang Lugao, who was already drunk, did not run to the market.

Seeing that the wine that was later served at the banquet was the liquor sold in the market, Ruan Yuan had a shallow amount of wine, so he stopped drinking it. Ruan Chengxin was still unsatisfied, and said with a smile: "Bo Yuan, my father is just a national student in this life, and he is just like a showman." But today, you are already a lifter. Daddy, Daddy sees your grandfather again! Later, the Nguyen family ...... I think the Ruan family can go back to what your grandfather was back then! Bo Yuan, this glass of wine, Dad should respect you! ”

Ruan Yuan looked at his father, naturally he couldn't refuse, and also drank a cup. But after a while, Ruan Yuan gradually felt a headache, he had also drunk a lot of osmanthus wine, and this glass of liquor was naturally unbearable. At this time, he had a headache, and he was already reluctant to speak, so he went out, ready to go to the courtyard to cool off. Ruan Chengxin knew that his son was not strong enough to drink, so he didn't persuade him to drink anymore, so he just drank it himself and let Ruan Yuan go out.

Ruan Yuan walked to the courtyard and sat under an osmanthus tree for a while before feeling a little sober. He has been educated since childhood, and attaches the most importance to manners, although the township examination has been admitted, and he can't help but relax, but he can't lose his manners and go to be a wanderer. When I looked back, I saw Jiang Cai also follow, and I didn't know if the fragrance was floating from the osmanthus tree or from Jiang Cai.

Jiang Cai looked around and saw that there was no one else, and he also sat next to Ruan Yuan, and said with a smile: "Master, today, you have a lot of bars?" Haha, looking at your usual face, it's rare to relax. ”

Ruan Yuan also gently stroked Jiang Cai's sideburns and said with a smile: "Madame, today, I have also drunk three cups." You say, your face is red like this, what are you laughing at me? ”

"I ...... Where did I blush, this osmanthus wine is very sweet, I drank it when I was a child, I drank it, how can it be as unbearable as you say? ”

But Jiang Cai's cheeks were indeed flushed, but I don't know if she remembered the love of husband and wife, or if she was really drunk. Seeing her so shy and cute, Ruan Yuan also felt pity, took her in his arms, and said, "You said, you and I have been married, and it has been almost three years." When will we have a baby? ”

"I have to study again on weekdays, and I'm not at home, and I still talk about children?" Jiang Cai couldn't help laughing. said: "When I was a child, Lang Zhong showed me and said that my body is stable, if I can't give birth to a child, don't blame me." ”

"Look, Madame, I've got to work hard, too. It's just, what can I do if I can try? In March of the following year, the exam will begin. This...... I'm afraid it's a little too late. ”

"There's still half a year to go, and it's starting to be too late. Hee-hee, if the master is ...... If you don't have the energy, just say it, I'll laugh at you? But as she spoke, Jiang Cai still laughed.

"However, I haven't figured out whether to take the exam or not." I didn't expect Ruan Yuan to have this sentence.

"Didn't grandpa say it, I went to the capital, and I still live in a hotel, what else is the master worried about?" Jiang Cai was also a little puzzled.

"Uncle is affectionate, how can I not know? It's just that I talked about the test and went to the capital, but I couldn't see you, and my father and the hall couldn't rest assured. ”

"Grandpa and Grandpa Orange can also help with family matters. Actually, the Master doesn't have to worry about that...... Could it be that the master still hasn't thought clearly about whether he wants to be an official or not? Jiang Cai said as he spoke, and suddenly remembered this section. On weekdays, Ruan Yuan spends most of his mind on studying, but as for being an official, he rarely listens to him.

Ruan Yuan said: "Actually, if it is according to my original intention, it is not bad to be an official." On that day, on the thatched cottage of Kangshan, I also saw the emperor, he was kind and kind, and he had his own prestige, and it was naturally a great honor to see him in the Baohe Palace. It's just Daddy, and Uncle Yang...... In fact, they don't want me to be an official, especially to the capital. ”

Jiang Cai also heard Ruan Yuan mention these things. Ruan Chengxin did not want to be an official, nor did he want Ruan Yuan to make too many friends with the government. Yang Lugao even met with the government personnel, and he was afraid that he would not be able to hide. If Ruan Chengxin really insisted on not letting Ruan Yuan out, even if Jiang Chun tried to persuade him, it would probably be useless. I couldn't speak for a while, and after thinking for a while, Fang said, "Master, in fact, you think about it, and it's really very thorough. But if you think too much, maybe a great opportunity will be missed. If the master is really hesitant, why don't you ask your father in a few days, and ask your previous gentlemen, maybe everyone will agree to you going to the capital as soon as they are happy? ”

Ruan Yuan said with a smile: "To have such a smart and lucky lady as you, in this life, I have no regrets." It's just madam, if I really go to the capital, what will you do? Will it be a few more years before you can have children? ”

"I'll go with you." Ruan Yuan didn't expect Jiang Cai to answer so firmly.

Seeing that Ruan Yuan was silent, Jiang Cai said, "Master, what are you worried about?" The person in charge of the General Commercial Hotel is my uncle, he loves me the most since he was a child, how can he treat me badly? Besides, hehe, if you had been admitted to the Jinshi earlier, maybe ...... Maybe we'll have a baby next year. ”

When Ruan Yuan heard Jiang Cai say this, he naturally yearned for the capital even more, and said: "Madam, the capital is far away, and you have to walk by water for a month. ”

"You're not afraid, what am I afraid of?" Jiang Cai listened to Ruan Yuan's meaning, and gradually had the heart to go to the capital, she had never been to the capital, thinking that maybe in a while, she could go to a bigger and more interesting place, and she was naturally very happy. After thinking about it, he smiled and said, "It's just that, grandpa is like this today, and there will inevitably be something that hasn't been done." ”

"Madame is...... What do you want to do? Ruan Yuan said with a smile.

"Chongyang cake. Obviously, I saw that your powder was sifted and I made it there, but when you went out, grandpa brought the family's cakes over, and I put them all aside in the kitchen...... Alas, those rice noodles were wasted like this. ”

"Where is it wasted, wait for tomorrow, we will make another one."

"Then you're going to come and do it with me. But ......" Jiang Cai thought about it and said, "Chongyang cake, it's better to do it during the Chongyang Festival." You and I are just like that, making cakes together, and having fun eating them, but it's a cake that only belongs to the two of us. ”

"Okay, when we wait for Chongyang next year, we will do it together."

At the beginning of September, Yangzhou is still warm and breeze. The wind blew osmanthus flowers, the fragrance fluttered in Ruan's mansion, Ruan Yuan and Jiang Cai no longer spoke, enjoying this quiet night together.

For Ruan Yuan at this time, entering Beijing to take the examination and being a junior is still a very simple move of "reporting to the emperor and going down to An Lishu". He couldn't imagine what would happen to that sacred court in his heart, in the near future.

At this time, Xie Yong's term of office in Jiangsu has expired, and Xie Yong has finished cleaning up, so he is ready to return to the north. On the way, when I arrived at Jiangning Mansion, I went to the official residence where Zhu Jue was staying temporarily. The two also have a good relationship in the court, and when they get together at this time, they naturally feel very happy.

This time, it was Zhu Jue who opened his mouth first and said: "Brother Jinpu, you are a scholar and politician, and the younger brother really admires it. When the younger brother was admitted a few days ago, it was really painful to think that he had to lose another hundred people. ”

Xie Yong smiled and said: "Shi Jun is modest, I see that there are many students I am familiar with in your list." Shanyang Wang Tingzhen, Yanghu Sun Xingyan, Wujin Zhang Huiyan...... Haha, in Jiangsu in the past two years, these people are not small, they are all recognized rising stars among scholars! Shi Jun's list is down, and he will catch it all! In terms of discernment and knowledge, you have to count Shijun. ”

Zhu Jue said: "I heard that when Brother Jin Pu was supervising the school, he specially found a student to help you get the test papers. I don't know that person, but in this list? ”

Xie Yong said: "Yizheng Ruan Boyuan! Yes, yes, in your list, the eighth place is! I am most familiar with that young man, in terms of knowledge and character, they are all excellent, even Mr. Xin Lin, and he are also familiar at first sight, I can't wait to talk all night, haha! Shi Jun can hit him, and he really has good eyesight! ”

Speaking of Qian Daxin, Zhu Jue is naturally familiar with it, but what Zhu Jue has learned is biased towards Confucian classics, and his historical attainments are naturally inferior. Zhu Jue also admires Taoism, and when he talks about "Zhou Yi", he often uses both Confucianism and Taoism, and what he says is more than Confucians expect. Because of this, the two of them are inevitably a little hindered in the key points of learning, and it is difficult to have a deep friendship. But even so, Zhu Jue also knew in his heart that he could meet Qian Daxin at first sight, and he was only twenty-three years old, and such a young man had an unlimited future.

Thinking of this, I feel that if Ruan Yuan enters Beijing to take the exam, maybe he can also pass the exam, if Ruan Yuan can enter the court, maybe in the future, there will be one more capable minister, and as Ruan Yuan's teacher, he can also have a bright face. Then he said to Xie Yong: "Jinpu knows, this Ruan Boyuan, does he have the intention of entering Beijing to take the test?" His current ranking is the eighth place in Jiangnan, and according to this ranking, he actually has a lot to do in the examination. ”

Xie Yong said: "This Ruan Boyuan is in my scene, I often learn from him on weekdays, and among young people, he can be regarded as one of the few in knowledge." The records are also good. It's just for the sake of officials, and he doesn't seem to show his intentions. I saw that he had an important exam, but I didn't mention it much. When I return to Beijing this time, I can pass through Yangzhou, so it is better to ...... I went to his house again and asked him how he was doing. ”

Zhu Jue said with a smile: "Brother Jin Pu attaches so much importance to this descendant, he must have made up his mind to wish him to enter the Shidenke." In this way, it's still the younger brother who troubles Brother Jinpu. ”

Xie Yong also smiled: "Haha, if he really gets the Jinshi, who will be the seat master in the future, haha, Shi Jun, you have to give me the position of the first seat teacher!" If I hadn't taken him as the head of the case, and helped him take the test in his hometown in the past six months, how could you choose such a post-graduate with both ability and political integrity? At this, the two of them laughed together.

Xie Yong smiled, also remembered something, and said, "Shi Jun, what is the big deal in the court recently?" It's been almost three years since I left Jinghua! ”

Zhu Jue took a copy of the newspaper beside him and said: "Actually, it's not a big deal, Wu Zhongtang passed away, and the co-organizer and Zhongtang took over the position." Also, I recently heard that Liang Zhongtang was seriously ill, and I was afraid that I would ...... Liang Zhongtang has been in poor health in recent years. "Liang Zhongtang is Liang Guozhi, a bachelor and minister of military aircraft at this time, although he is also a university scholar and minister of military aircraft, he can already be called the prime minister, but at this time he is old and sick, and he is gradually unable to walk, and his days are numbered.

Xie Yong listened, his smile gradually dissipated, and said, "Shi Jun, there are really not many talents in the court right now." When I left Beijing, He Shen was still the secretary of the household department, and it seemed that he was in charge of the ministry and was promoted to a university scholar. Thinking that when he first entered the court, he was still an innocent and upright offspring, but all these years...... Shi Jun, after Liang Zhongtang, is it Chongru or Lord Dong? As he spoke, his tone gradually became weaker.

Zhu Jue also knew what Xie Yong meant, once Liang Guozhi passed away, the Han minister below should be Liu Yong, a co-organizer of the university. But Liu Yong had no experience in the Military Aircraft Department before, and he did not understand military affairs, if he was only a university scholar and did not enter the Military Aircraft Department, there would be no first-class Han officials in the Military Aircraft Department after that. At that time, in addition to Liang Guozhi, another Han scholar was Ji Huang, a minister of water control, who was seventy-six years old at this time, and it was impossible for him to enter the military aircraft department.

And seeing that He Shen is getting bigger and bigger, Liu Yong's attitude is also quite negative, although he does not associate with He Shen, but he and Zhu Jue, Xie Yong and others also have a mediocre relationship. If you expect Liu Yong to take the position to compete with He Shen, I am afraid that it will not be human. Master Dong was referring to Dong He, the Minister of Military Aircraft, who had been in the Military Aircraft Department for several years, was familiar with the government and politics, and was at odds with Heshen. But at this time, Dong He was only forty-six years old, and he was still a second-class waiter, and his qualifications were still shallow, so he was afraid that it would be difficult to be promoted to a university scholar for a while.

Zhu Jue thought of this, and was silent, although he thought that this time Jiangnan was a scholar, and a group of rising students could be promoted to compete with Heshen, but it would take time for the new science and technology to be promoted, and it would be difficult to save the fire from afar. What's more, the newly promoted Jinshi is often ignorant of court affairs, and it is very easy to be tempted by fame and fortune.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Jue suddenly said: "Actually, there is another person, in terms of talent, he has the talent to enter the curtain to assist, and in terms of qualifications, he is also a good person." It's just that it's uncertain when he'll be back. ”

Xie Yong said: "What Shi Jun said, is it Wang Hancheng, Lord Wang?" ”

Wang Hancheng, needless to say, is Wang Jie, who left the system the year before last. In Qianlong's 49th year of his southern tour, Wang Jie accompanied him, and he drank and lost his words at the Kangshan drinking party, which once made Qianlong unhappy. But Qianlong didn't care, and only let Wang Jie return to his hometown to guard the system, but he was not punished. At this time, more than two years have passed since Wang Jie left the court, thinking about the three-year mourning, and the time is coming, Wang Jie can also return to the court and take important positions. But if Liang Guozhi's position is really vacant, whether Wang Jie can make up for it, Xie Yong and Zhu Qi are not confident.

Zhu Jue said: "Brother Han Cheng's talent is far above me. In his early years, his family was poor, Yin Jishan, Yin Wenduangong, Chen Hongmou, Chen Wengong, and the shogunate, he had all been there. Yin Gong Chen Gong, in terms of governorship back then, was a well-known capable minister in the world, and Brother Han Cheng was in his two-person scene, and he was always decent in his daily affairs. It was because when he was not a jinshi, the emperor already knew his name. Later, I saw his palace test papers, thinking that Shaanxi had not produced a champion for many years, so I ordered him to be the champion. Brother Han Cheng entered the department thirteen years later than me, but the official quality is above me, but even so, I am convinced. ”

Xie Yong smiled and said: "Shi Jun, you were born as a scholar at the age of eighteen, and within the national dynasty, it can be regarded as a must." However, Shi Jun has taught Prince Jia to read all these years, and the emperor should value you very much, but Shi Jun, it is a pity that you are still a second grade after all these years. In fact, Xie Yong is also a second-class person, but his fame was given by Qianlong during his first southern tour, which is slightly inferior to the average Jinshi. Therefore, although he is old, he has no enterprising spirit.

Prince Jia is the fifteenth son of Qianlong, Yongyan, although the order of brothers is lower, but Qianlong has been on the throne for 51 years. The old prince has gradually died at this time, and Yongyan has a good hope of becoming the new king. But Zhu Jue listened to Xie Yong, but he didn't have the slightest joy.

"Perhaps...... It is precisely because I am Prince Jia's teacher that the promotion has been delayed, right? Zhu Jue said with a smile. But thinking about Wang Jie, he couldn't help but be a little worried: "Brother Han Cheng sees that it is time to come back, as for the future, it is not up to you and me to participate in the decision." ”

Both of them know that Qianlong is the only one who can decide Wang Jie's fate. For the appointment of the minister of Yipin, Qianlong has always been dedicated to his own will, if Zhu Jue and Xie Yong go to protect Wang Jie at this time, they are afraid that it will backfire. The two didn't say more, and Xie Yong asked about the wedding and funeral in Beijing, and then left. A few days later, Xie Yong arrived in Yangzhou and once again landed in Ruanfu.

Seeing that Xie Yong was coming again, the Ruan family naturally greeted him with great enthusiasm, and prepared refreshments and preserved fruits one by one, and hurriedly invited Xie Yong into the main hall and sat on the main seat. Xie Yong was not easy to refuse, so he said: "Boyuan, Mr. Xiangpu, since you are hospitable, I will not go against your wishes. It's just that this gift is still exchanged, and it is human nature. Mr. Boyuan and Mr. Xiangpu are so entertained today, if there is any difficulty, you can tell the old man. Bo Yuan, when you were in my scene, I felt that this autumn season, you must be Chinese, and you really won! It's just that this Jiangnan is the eighth place, haha, it's a cut above what the teacher thought! ”

Ruan Yuan said with a smile: "The teacher has a good reputation, but in fact, it is the students who stumbled into it by mistake. I don't want the first test question in the first session of this session to be the 'pass' of the Analects. It is more adequate to prepare, and if you change the topic, I am afraid that the student will have to put a lot of effort into it. ”

Xie Yong said: "Bo Yuan, this "Township Party Picture Examination" has been a masterpiece at home in recent years, you know it, don't others know it?" Do you know how many talented people and celebrities have become famous in this year's Jiangnan list? Yanghu Sun Yuanru, Shanyang Wang Se'an, this is also the post-school that I personally cultivated when I supervised the school. I thought you were only twenty-three years old, although you are talented, but the time to study is always less, I didn't think you won the eighth place in Jiangnan, haha, it seems that before you were old, I also looked down on you. ”

Thinking of this, I also remembered the matter of persuading Ruan Yuan to try, and said: "Bo Yuan, I have been in the court for a long time, this new science and technology jinshi, how much Chinese style Jiangnan can perform every year, I know in my heart." According to your current ranking, although you don't dare to say that you will definitely enter the department, you will always have a lot to do. I don't know if Bo Yuan has ever thought about going to Beijing to try a section? The old man's term of office as an inspector has arrived, and he is about to return north, if Bo Yuan is willing, how about walking with the old man? ”

Ruan Yuan was naturally thinking about this, and although he was still hesitant in the past few days, he also sent a letter to Hu Tingsen in Jiangning, wanting to ask the teacher's opinion. He was also ready to pick a suitable day to see Li Qingshan. The two of them have good knowledge and qualifications, and they can give themselves a lot of advice. Listening to Xie Yong on this day, although the test is difficult, it is not hopeless. Then he said: "The teacher is serious. The students are still young, and if they encounter jerky chapters and sentences, they are afraid that they will not be able to write. This exam is also a place where all the world's corporal gathers, and according to the qualifications of the students, there are always some deficiencies. ”

Xie Yong said: "In fact, what Bo Yuan thinks is not the truth, in this ordinary academy test, some examiners either deliberately stand out from the crowd, or see that the chapters and sentences of the "Four Books" have already been examined, so they will pretend to be novel and dangerous. However, the test is very different, and the questions are generally common chapters and sentences. The school is examined, firstly, whether the idea is profound, and secondly, whether the writing is mature. As for failing the first time in the examination, it is also common for students who are outstanding in their studies and behaviors. If Bo Yuan wants to persist in the exam, he doesn't need to worry about this. ”

Speaking of this, he was actually a little worried that Ruan Yuan had no confidence, so he comforted: "Actually, Bo Yuan, how many of those famous ministers in the world, and even famous ministers in the former dynasty, were admitted for the first time?" Shang Wenyi Gong of the former Ming Dynasty was the only person who was connected to the three yuan in the 270 years of the former Ming Dynasty, but after the yuan was raised in another country, it took ten years before he passed the examination. Former Ming King Wen Chenggong, you should know? It was also the third time that I was able to get the Chinese style. In fact, although the teacher is also a jinshi, the fame of that day was still the southern tour of the emperor Qianlong in the sixteenth year, Enke Chinese. So this is the first time I'll try, so don't worry. As long as you want to continue to take the Jinshi exam in the future, the teacher will support you, how about it? "Shang Wenyi and Wang Wencheng mentioned by Xie Yong are actually the famous ministers of the Ming Dynasty, Shang Lu and Wang Shouren, and Ruan Yuan naturally knows.

Ruan Chengxin sat aside and said with a smile: "Master Xie, if Bo Yuan is going to take the exam in the coming year, it is really in a hurry, why don't you let him study for another three years and go to the capital to take the exam again?" Wouldn't that be much more unstable? ”

Xie Yong said: "Mr. Xiangpu has not taken the test, because he may not know the details. This will be the exam, and the general affairs are the most complicated. The most important thing is not whether you can pass the test, but whether you are in the capital and whether you are unaccustomed to the water and soil. You have grown up in Huaiyang all your life and have never been to the land of Yanzhao, so the teacher is actually quite uneasy in this section. The affairs of the other guild halls and tribute houses are also complicated, and they are by no means familiar with them in a moment. If you can't try it in person, before and after the entrance examination, you will deal with it suddenly, but I am afraid that you will be able to play one or two points in the room, which is good! Therefore, this first time will be the best, and it is best to pass, even if you can't, if you are familiar with the rules before and after, it will be much more convenient next time. ”

After thinking about it, he said: "And Boyuan, if you can live in the capital for a long time, there will be another benefit. In the capital, there have been many people from all over the world for many years, and there is no shortage of Confucian people. If you don't have anything important to do on weekdays, you can get together and learn from each other, which is better than if you are alone in Yangzhou and don't even have a person who takes the same exam? Bo Yuan, the teacher also knows that it is a little difficult for you to make a decision now. The teacher will also live in Yangzhou in the near future, if you make up your mind, how about coming to the old man again? ”

In fact, Ruan Yuan listened to Xie Yong's words, and gradually had the heart to go to Beijing to take the test. It's just that he has always been filial and doesn't dare to disobey Ruan Chengxin's will, so he can't make his own decisions before his father speaks. Then he bowed to Xie Yong and said: "The teacher cultivates like this, and the students are naturally grateful." If a student has an idea, be sure to tell the teacher as soon as possible. ”

Xie Yong chatted with Ruan Yuan's father and son for a few more words that day, and seeing that it was not early, he went back to the Fuxue where he was temporarily staying. But Ruan Yuan thought about it, but it was difficult to calm down.

That night, Ruan Yuan was so excited that it was difficult to read, so he simply abandoned his books and went for a walk in the backyard. Seeing the bright moon in the sky, gradually consummating, thinking that if I really want to go north with Xie Yong, the two bright moons in Yangzhou, I don't know when I will see them again, and I can't help but feel a little sad in my heart.

Suddenly, I heard a voice behind me saying: "The world is divided into three bright moonlit nights, and the two points of scoundrels are Yangzhou." Bo Yuan, these two bright moons are the most complete today. If you really go to the capital, this round of Yangzhou month, can Daddy still watch it with you again? This voice sounded the most familiar, and when I looked back, it was my father who had arrived.

Ruan Yuan hurriedly asked for an appointment and wanted to find a chair for his father. Ruan Chengxin waved his hand, found a stone bench on the side, and sat down. Ruan Yuan also hurriedly served aside, not daring to lose his courtesy.

Ruan Chengxin looked at Ruan Yuan's face and knew that he was still struggling to enter the Beijing test. And most of the reason why he is still hesitant at this time is himself. So he smiled and said: "Bo Yuan, if your father doesn't let you go to the capital to take the exam, you really won't go, yes or no?" ”

When Ruan Yuan heard this, although he was slightly surprised at first, he gradually became happy, if Ruan Chengxin really didn't want to go north by himself, I'm afraid that at this time, he would have already sternly refused. But Ruan Chengxin's statement clearly agreed with Xie Yong's intention to go north during the day. In the afternoon of this day, Hu Tingsen's letter also arrived. Then he replied: "Back to Daddy, Mr. Hu's letter has arrived in the afternoon, and Mr. Hu's words are the same as those of Mr. Xie. It's just that...... If the father really insists on refusing, the son will naturally not dare to disobey the father, and only study at home. ”

Ruan Chengxin also asked his son to sit aside, and said, "Actually, when you were seven years old, your uncle and I met in the market by chance. At that time, I was hesitant to study for you. Thinking of your uncle's family, with a strong family and a wide range of celebrities, it will naturally help you a lot. But my Ruan family should also have their own temperament, and the poor don't eat what they come to eat. How could the Ruan family succumb to the Jiang family for the sake of temporary poverty? At that time, your uncle Chengli saw through it and knew that I was alone, and it was my business alone. But you can only decide what you want to do in the future. At that time, I told you about the Jiang family, and you agreed, so I didn't refuse your Uncle Orange again. ”

"Later, the Jiang family had something else to do, if you don't go, whether it is your father or Uncle Chengli, you can't force it to come. But at that time, I knew that you are not only studious and motivated, but also reasonable and modest, and will never become a villain who tends to be inflammatory, Daddy rest assured. At that time, my father thought that if you really succeed in your studies in the future, it will be the day you enter Beijing for the Spring Festival. Daddy won't stop you. ”

When Ruan Chengxin said this, he finally pointed out that he had no intention of blocking Ruan Yuan's entry into Beijing. When Ruan Yuan heard this, he was naturally extremely happy, and thanked his father. But Nguyen continued:

"It's just that you're young after all, and there are some things that you haven't experienced yet. Therefore, on the Kangshan thatched cottage, you want to see the emperor, but I don't follow it. In fact, I have no intention of stopping you, but my father knows that this officialdom is not as gentlemanly and virtuous as you imagined. ”

Ruan Yuan smiled: "Daddy, you haven't been in officialdom either, why do you have such words?" ”

Ruan Chengxin said: "Dad has never entered the officialdom, but Dad has seen them." Boyuan, do you still remember, what happened to your grandfather back then? ”

Thinking of his grandfather Ruan Yutang, Ruan Yuan couldn't help but be silent for a while, if he entered Beijing this time and really won the Jinshi, his fame would be the same as his grandfather. But the fate of my grandfather back then, I listened to my father since I was a child, and I was always puzzled. On that day, he had clearly seen Qianlong, and saw that he was elegant and kind, and he was also the most holy and wise lord. But his grandfather's affairs are inseparable from him......

Thinking of Kangshan that day, his father's expression and attitude, although it was for his own safety, but if he and Qianlong had an old grudge, I am afraid that it would not be so intense. Then he said: "Daddy, is the grandfather story you told me incomplete?" Daddy, but there are other things that you never told me about? ”

When Ruan Chengxin heard this, he was also silent, and after a while, he said, "Bo Yuan, your grandfather is actually ...... It's nothing, I know what he thinks, and he also thinks about the court and the world. It's just that...... It's just that he has paid too much. ”

This night, Ruan Chengxin also told Ruan Yuan more about Ruan Yutang's past that Ruan Yuan didn't know before. He had no intention of stopping Ruan Yuan from entering Beijing, and Ruan Yuan did not change his mind to enter Beijing to take the exam because of these past events. It's just that for Ruan Yuan, there are some things that he still can't think about clearly at this time.