Hum! Xu Hui looked at the little brother and snorted heavily, and was angry in his heart, but because of Her Royal Highness the princess, it was not easy to be angry.

Xu Qilin lowered his head, rolled his eyes, and finally grinned and said, "Sister, I know it's wrong, don't be angry." If you want to hit you, I won't cry out for pain. ”

When this sister called out, Xu Hui couldn't help but feel soft in her heart.

Speaking of which, Xu Hui is the kind of indifferent character who has no quarrel with the world, if it weren't for the early death of her parents, she wouldn't need her to care about her younger brother's future, and she was still suspected of being pampered and arrogant.

But she was still angry in the end, and reprimanded: "Do you still know that you are wrong? It's in vain for my hard work, but it's good that you don't see anyone, which embarrass my sister. You, you ......"

Xu Qilin sighed secretly, the so-called deep love of responsibility, how could he not know Xu Hui's love and expectation for his younger brother.

But the path that Xu Hui painstakingly designed for him was not what he wanted. And if Xu Hui wants to understand and change, he also has to encourage the tongue like a spring and communicate with each other.

"Sister, listen to the younger brother's explanation. This idea, although immature, is the heartfelt words of the younger brother. Xu Qilin raised his head, with a sincere and pleading face.

Xu Hui listened to the pleading of the younger brother, looked at the younger brother's expression, his face softened a little, waved his hand, and said, "Sit down and talk!" ”

Xu Qilin bowed again and sat on the couch next to him. Alas, this is uncomfortable!

You must know that in the early Tang Dynasty, there were no chairs, tables and other tall furniture, and the couch was a flat and low overhead square table.

As for sitting upright, you kneel down on your knees and press your calves and ankles with your buttocks, much like the posture of island people.

Of course, this posture is what the island people learned from our China, and it has been retained and inherited.

And this kneeling sitting, or kneeling sitting, was the most solemn and dignified sitting posture at that time. In a formal setting, I can only sit so uncomfortably.

Otherwise, Xu Qilin would have to move his arms and legs outside, just to be able to hold up for a while. Before he finished speaking, he was dizzy because of the compression of blood vessels.

After Xu Qilin sat down, he said, "Sister, how can my little brother not know your hard work? Let the little brother behave in front of His Majesty, isn't it for the sake of the younger brother's future? ”

"It's good to know." Xu Hui nodded, feeling somewhat relieved.

If the younger brother doesn't understand his love and care, but is dissatisfied, Xu Hui, who is an older sister, how sad it should be.

Xu Qilin smiled bitterly and said: "But the younger brother knows that he is stupid, and he doesn't have the agility and talent of his brother and sister, and he can't put pen to paper." Moreover, the head is injured, and much is forgotten about what he has learned. If Your Majesty wants to take the test, the younger brother will inevitably make a fool of himself. ”

In order to emphasize the effect, Xu Qilin also turned his face sideways, pulled his hair away, and let the old lady see the scar on the back of his head.

Xu Hui saw that the scar was more than two inches long, like an earthworm protruding from the back of his head, and his hair had just grown, but he was barely covering it.

Thinking that his younger brother would not die, he was really worried in those days, and kept sending people to visit and send back news. Xu Hui sighed softly, and his face softened.

Xu Qilin was secretly happy, and continued: "It's a trivial matter for the younger brother to make a fool of himself, but the elder brother and sister are outstanding, won't it damage their reputation because of this?" Even the poetry and book disciples of the Xu family are afraid that they will be covered with dust because of this. ”

Xu Hui shook his head, and Yingsheng said, "Little brother is too worried. Your Majesty has the intention of comparing in private, whether it succeeds or fails, can it be known to outsiders? ”

Who dares to spread the news of the palace, it is really tired. Since ancient times, the palace has been strictly forbidden, not only in and out, but also in secrets.

Although Xu Qilin began to have soreness in his waist and knees, he still tried to maintain a sitting posture. The lobbying has not yet succeeded, and comrades still have to work hard!

"Sister, these concerns of the younger brother are just one of them." Xu Qilin had a dry mouth and licked his lips subconsciously.

Xu Hui beckoned to the palace maid, and the palace maid immediately served tea with knowledge and interest...... No, it's chilled plum syrup.

Chang'an, located in the Guanzhong Basin, has poor air circulation, and it is easy to form sultry weather in summer.

There is a poem: All countries are like in the furnace, and one sentence vividly writes about the general hot conditions throughout the whole country in the Tang Dynasty.

The royal family has special officials who are responsible for hiding ice in winter and taking ice in summer according to the express regulations; Generally, the families of noble ministers often made their own ice cellars, and the emperor often gave ice to his ministers in the summer.

At that time, there was also a market for selling ice in Chang'an, but because it was very difficult to collect and store ice, the ice sold in the summer market was often "as expensive as gold".

Also, before the time of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, in northern China, not only were there no tea in the restaurants on the streets. Even ordinary aristocratic officials or ordinary people do not have the habit of drinking tea.

In the early Tang Dynasty, dairy products were the most popular, followed by rice wine, and fruit drinks were more popular in summer.

Drinking chilled black plum syrup, which quenched his thirst and cooled him, Xu Qilin adjusted his sitting posture slightly and continued: "Besides, is that what our family can hope for?" His Majesty's love for his sister can involve the legal system of the imperial court, and it will be difficult to agree, but it is easy to be dissatisfied with his sister, thinking that his sister is pampered and arrogant. ”

After a pause, Xu Qilin said: "So, my brother thinks that instead of coming for nothing, it is better to do a great career that can be crowned an official and promoted to a knight." ”

The "Qianniu Guard" of the Tang Dynasty was equivalent to the imperial guards, with a total of only 274 people, who followed the emperor closely.

Among them, the highest level is the "Thousand Cow Preparation", which is the sixth rank and the lower rank, there are only twelve people in total, and the duty is to take the imperial sword (Thousand Cow Knife) for the emperor in shifts.

Generally speaking, the promotion of Qianniu is also very fast and smooth. Basically, you can be a thousand cows to prepare yourself, and you don't have to worry about wealth and wealth for the rest of your life.

Therefore, it is very difficult to be a thousand cows, and the most important thing is to have a good father.

The prince's son-in-law, the first and second rank officials, the prime minister, the imperial historian and other "Qing officials", and the third-grade ministry brought the third-grade officials......

Okay, your father is qualified enough, your mother still has to be a wife, please come back if the little wife is born.

Well, my father and mother are very competitive and have reached the standard, and you happen to be a little Zhengtai between the ages of eleven and fourteen, so you just have qualifications!

Due to the limited number of places, Qianniu has to pass a warp, and he must be able to bow a horse, and he must be upright and steady. In other words, you have to look at the face, you have to look at the appearance. If the crooked melon is cracked, don't come out and be scary!

is not ugly, his father and mother are powerful, and he has a little culture, and he will ride a horse and shoot arrows, and he was finally chosen. Then you can go to the public house to get work clothes, wear five people or six, and clock in to work.

The specific work is to take turns with other little Zhengtai to take the imperial knife for the emperor, and those who do not take the knife will serve the "elephant wat", a wood carved clay sculpture, and wait in the back of the emperor's throne.