In the embroidery building of Zhangfu, Zhang Shunqing looked at the chessboard in front of him with a jade chess piece and pondered carefully, the black and white armies on the chessboard had clear barriers, but there was no one opposite the beauty, but one person was holding a two-color chess piece and playing music. She had no expression on her face, and sat there motionless, looking at the past like a beautiful sculpture. Aguli walked upstairs lightly, put a Chenghua porcelain cup on the table, came to Zhang Shunqing's side, and whispered:

"Miss, if you haven't eaten for a day, people will go hungry. Drink a bowl of bird's nest boiled in the kitchen. ”

After a long while, Zhang Shunqing said coldly: "You can let it go, I will naturally eat it when I am hungry." I'm thinking about how to solve this move, don't mess with my thinking. ”

Aguli shook her head, "Miss, this won't work. If you play chess with yourself, you have to treat one person as two people, and if you continue like this, you will get sick. Since Fan Gongzi left that night, your laughter has made the entire inner house enter spring early, but recently I feel that the harsh winter has returned. Since yesterday, you haven't eaten much. The agreement between you and the master is one year, but you are like this now, and you can't even hold on for three months. Do you want to give up this agreement because of your health? Or do you have no confidence in Fan Gongzi at all? Want to force the lord to bow his head in this way? ”

"Of course I'm confident in retreating. I also know the temper of the master, even if I starve myself to death, he will not bow his head because of this. Zhang Shunqing's tone was still cold.

Aguli came to Zhang Shunqing's side, "Miss, it's very boring to play chess alone, and it's even more scary to pretend to be two people." It's better to play the piano, or do a painting, and then go to flutter butterflies. We all know the temper of the master, and he will not agree to your marriage to Fan Gongzi just because the young lady is hungry. It will also not really ruin Fan Gongzi's future because of some rumors outside. Although I don't dare to ask about this kind of thing, with my understanding of the master, I also believe that the master is not so easy to bow his head. You father and daughter know each other, so why should the young lady worry? It's better to eat a full stomach and recuperate your spirits, and wait for the news of Fan Gongzi's high school. ”

Zhang Shunqing sighed, "What if you think about it and get a jinshi?" The old man deliberately led the matter of banning the world's academies to retreat, and it was clear that he intended to use him to slander. It's better to use the work than to use it, and the subordinates naturally have to use some flaws to handle it, but how can you treat your own people like this? Of course, it's not interesting to play chess alone, but if you don't think about it, who else in the world will listen to my piano, and who will I play it to? In the past, I always felt that I was a chess player, and everyone else was a chess piece, and I only counted wins and losses in each game, not counting the strength, and I didn't care how much I sacrificed in order to win. Now it seems that I and Retreat are just chess pieces, and perhaps it is ourselves who sacrificed between our past conversations and laughter. So I want to see now how I can ensure that I sacrifice less pieces and don't make discarded pieces. ”

"Miss, you think too much, who dares to use you as a pawn, Xiangye will not agree."

"Don't you know who is using me as a pawn? Those rumors pointed to my father's new policy, but they used me and Brother Fan as chess pieces. At the moment, it is unknown whether this game of chess will win or lose, and I can't even guarantee whether Brother Fan and I are outcasts, where do you have the confidence to say that I will not be an outcast? ”

Since a party that night, Yi Jingjing and that intimacy have played a greater role, and Zhang Shunqing's illness has really stabilized. With the gradual improvement of her body, the girl who was already a seven-trick exquisite heart also guessed the intention of her father's arrangement.

Although his father's promise is not a plan to stabilize the army, it is actually about the same. She is not sure whether this year's covenant will ultimately work. originally hoped that Fan Jin would be able to win the favor of his father and get the opportunity to recruit a son-in-law, but with the end of the examination, a series of accidents happened to raise her heart again, and her confidence in this marriage was greatly reduced.

The tall courtyard wall couldn't stop the rumors, and rumors about her relationship with Fan Jin had spread into the Prime Minister's Mansion. The other party's purpose is obviously to stink his reputation through rumors, and to hit his father closely.

As a partner of the Imperial Zaifu and a spy leader like Feng Bao, it is not difficult to find out the spreader of the rumors. Moreover, those who spread rumors were not homeless, most of them were merchants or ordinary scribes, and it was not difficult to find the mastermind behind the scenes.

Nominally, those who instigated these people to spread rumors were several wealthy families with the surname of cultivating and reading heirlooms in Suncheon. But if you check along this line, you will find that these wealthy gentry are actually just arrows pushed out, and the real identity of the main messenger is respected, but it is not the level at which the factory guard can intervene.

"Wu Qingbo, Li Wei, and Xu Congcheng...... I never thought that so many people would be provoked for a small imperial examination. Wu Qingbo and his two clansmen died of smallpox, and they retreated to offer cowpox prescriptions, so that his family would no longer have to suffer from smallpox in the future. I don't want to repay the favor, but use retreat to be a chess piece, it's just hateful!

Zhang Shunqing's tone was very cold: "They want to ruin my reputation, so that I can't get married, and I will pretend to be a good person to marry in the future." The wishful thinking is ringing! Unfortunately, things were not destined to go as planned. Wu Qingbo...... Although you are the queen mother, if you are forced to retreat, you will also be injured in your family! Now it just depends on what the old man thinks, whether he will sacrifice the fame of retreat for the sake of the overall situation. ”

"Miss, don't worry, no, the master will not be afraid of these villains, let alone use Miss as an outcast."

Zhang Shunqing was noncommittal, of course she believed in her father's personality and courage, not the kind of character that could be threatened. will not let himself be an outcast, Wu Qingbo's idea of wanting to be his daughter-in-law, just like the idea of wanting Zhang Juzheng to avoid suspicion and not let his son take the test, is destined to not come true. But Brother Fan...... Whether he will become an outcast or not, he cannot guarantee. Wu Qingbo is such a vulgar person, if the dirty water splashed this time really ruins his marriage, no matter whose father he is, he will not give up with him.

Wu Qingbo not only came from a humble background, but his family also had no background to speak of, and he must have been bewitched by the staff and strategists below to do this kind of thing. The reason for this is that the new policy implemented by my father has gradually touched the bottom line of some people's interests.

During the trial period, Zhang Juzheng proposed to investigate the encroachment of Huangzhuang, return the overoccupied land to the people, and collect the accumulated taxes of Huangzhuang. And those who occupy the grange and do not pay taxes are the eunuchs, relatives and other royal relatives and nobles, no matter how cautious Zhang Juzheng is, such an action will definitely be dispatched to the bottom line of these people and be counterattacked.

In fact, before going to the book, Zhang Juzheng himself was also prepared to meet this part of the counterattack. It's just that I didn't expect that the counterattack of Empress Dowager Li's mother's family actually went off the rails and started with the problem of her daughter's life style, which made Zhang Juzheng disdainful and a little angry.

Zhang Shunqing understands his father's character, he is not the kind of person who will be swayed by public opinion, otherwise he would not let his brother go to the exam, and he will not hesitate to pave the way for his brother. As long as he wants to, it is actually not a big deal to arrange Fan Jin to come from a background under pressure. After all, the two have not yet married, and choosing a son-in-law under the list is also a good story, and they are not afraid of what anyone will say.

But now my father seems to want to take these rumors as an opportunity for himself to kill Fan Jin's fame and ensure that his brother is successful, which can be seen as a balance and a legitimate conspiracy. But as far as Zhang Shunqing is concerned, he naturally can't accept it.

Among the staff around my father, there are also strategists who are good at using tricks and plots to play tricks. Their ability to calculate people is not necessarily weaker than Fan Jin, on the contrary, because they are more familiar with officialdom, the strategies they use may be more insidious. Originally, Zhang Shunqing was not disgusted with this kind of conspiracy, but this time she applied the scheme to her lover, and her opinion of these people was not any better.

Feng Academy's resignation to teach is actually something that my father has long wanted to do, and with my father's strength, I actually don't care about the remarks of those scholars. This time, Fan Jin was launched to top the pot, not so much slander, but deliberately pinching Fan Jin. As long as he is obedient, his father will use his authority to protect him and keep him safe. Otherwise, he will not be able to be a scholar, but he will also be an enemy of the world's scholars and scribes, and he is afraid that Fan Jin's life will not be much better in the future.

Although Zhang Juzheng covered the sky with one hand, almost the same as the son of heaven, no one dared to disobey the orders he ordered. However, in various channel links, those petty officials and officials at the grassroots level can artificially set up some obstacles. When the giant advances, it can ignore the shackles of weeds and vines, but this does not mean that weeds and vines will not cause harm to the giants, especially when it comes to a specific organ or skin, it will still be painful or injured by the shackles of weeds.

A giant like Zhang Juzheng is responsible for walking, and a scholar like Fan Jin, who has no family background, is responsible for bloodshed. The following petty officials and officials who believe in the heart or are from a certain academy can casually stumble on him, and his career will be more bumpy than others.

When she first went home, Zhang Shunqing felt guilty because of her loss, and at this time there was little guilt, and the anger and grievances in her emotions prevailed. Although I never lost my temper, my mood was not much better.

The chess piece in his hand was gently put down, and he picked up another one casually. Zhang Shunqing said: "Aguli, do you know? It's fun to think of yourself as two people playing chess, and when you hold black, you have to think about black everywhere and think about how to win. On the other hand, when holding white, you have to consider the interests of white and let yourself eat the whole game. When I'm alone, it's very interesting to do this kind of thing, it can make me think about a lot of things, figure out a lot of problems, maybe in the future I will have to rely on a person to play chess to relieve loneliness, and it doesn't hurt to practice more now. ”

Aguli hurriedly said, "Miss, don't think so, I am on your side, and I will definitely fulfill the good things of you and Fan Gongzi." You...... As long as you drink the porridge, I'll tell you something related to Fan Gongzi. ”

"No, you don't! I know what you said, it's nothing more than thinking about going to Fangsi Hutong a few times and meeting someone. I heard your news from my lord, but I knew it much earlier than you. The woman she went to find recently was named Qian Caiyin, who used to be very popular, but she was already out of breath. And when she was popular, she was also more important than her appearance, and she was not famous for her appearance, and now that she is twenty-four years old, she is even less so. As for the talents...... The Qinglou woman is elegant, what real talent do you have to learn? It's not worth the fuss about going to her and sitting down and drinking a few cups of tea. ”

"No...... It's not this, it's something else, Miss will drink porridge first, and then I'll say it to Miss. ”

Zhang Shunqing glanced at her, "It's not this, is it about retreating to the Ministry of Rites to help people donate prisoners?" ”

"Huh? Miss, do you know that? He took a few dozen taels of silver to help a person donate to the prisoners, I really don't know why. ”

Seeing Aguli's surprised appearance, Zhang Shunqing snorted, "What's the calculation of a few taels of fees?" That man's name is Zhou Jin, we met on the road, he was very loyal and retreated. Spending a few taels of silver for a friend is a gentleman's doing, and it's not worth making a fuss about. You don't have to bother, I'll just let the porridge cool down and drink it in a while, go quickly, don't bother me playing chess here. ”

Aguli didn't leave, but said with a smile: "Love makes women blind, eldest lady, you are right to see Fan Gongzi now, this is to be fascinated by the magic of love." He always goes to clear the building, so you don't get angry? ”

"In our family, there are few people who like to go to the house? If you want me to see it, compared to them, you can be regarded as Mr. Taoism. He even sent Xue Wu away, how could he have any personal relationship with Qian Caiyin! ”

Because there are factory guards to keep an eye on them, it is impossible to hide Zhang Shunqing from sending Xue Wu away. As Sister Gui and Xue Sufang expected, this move was to retreat into advance, which really moved Zhang Shunqing. Originally, she entrusted Xue Wu to take care of Fan Jin, but in fact, she had the meaning of letting the other party serve the pillow.

When he married Fan Jin a year later, and then gave her a sum of money to walk, he would be regarded as a high-level Chang Ling, and he would not give any name. Of course, I feel that I will taste it again, but this is also the best way to deal with it. Fan Jin not only doesn't blame himself for being jealous, but most likely praises himself for being magnanimous.

From the point of view of ideas, this is a very clever skill, but when it is really implemented, the mood of the parties is not really so open-minded. Zhang Shunqing is not a generous woman, even if she is a trick, when she thinks of the scene of Fan Jin and the beautiful Xue Sufang fighting each other, she feels inexplicably hateful in her heart.

Fan Jin's move to drive Xue Sufang out of the capital made Zhang Shunqing's heart happy, since the lover was not fascinated by the long-legged beauty Xue Wu, let alone by an outdated Oiran like Qian Caiyin. If she simply went there to extinguish the spark for a few taels of silver, she Miss Zhang was not an unreasonable woman, and she would not really go to her heart.

On the contrary, because of this news, I felt that Fan Jin was wronged. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't be by his side, why would he go to Qinglou and spend time with this kind of woman. With Fan Jin's talent and appearance, it is not that he has no money, and it is not difficult to find a legitimate red Oiran, and most of them are afraid that they will be angry when they find such an outdated old woman. He thinks so well about himself, if he is jealous, it will be too much.

With the current news about Fan Jin, she actually doesn't feel that what she has done is too much, she only feels that her lover has been wronged. Looking down at the chessboard, the chess pieces seemed to constitute Fan Jin's face, and he raised his eyes to look at the opposite side, as if his sweetheart was playing against him with a smile.

Looking at her eyes, Aguli's heart was sour: Miss is so infatuated, I'm afraid it will be difficult to change her mind, two father and daughter who don't want to change their minds meet together, I really don't know what it will become. How is that Fan Gongzi now? But thinking about you the same? If she meets a negative man, what should the young lady do?