When Shi Xuan returned to Xie's mansion in Wuyi Lane, the sky was completely dark, far away "side of the sky, a semi-circle of moon clouds and buttocks, clear light, Xie Xuan stood in front of the gatehouse for a long time, listening to the Qinhuai River in the dark night leisurely oil return, dancing and dancing, looking at both ends, the long Wuyi Lane was actually deserted, Wang Xie's mansion was also darker than the lights One by one, Xie Mansion doorman carried a lantern to greet him, Xie Xuan ordered the mansion to not alarm the fourth uncle Xie Wan, he went to the backyard, walked through the rain corridor, and came to the small courtyard where his sister Xie Daoyao lived, Weeping willows inside and outside the courtyard wall, it is now the middle of April, the sister's hand plant should be in full bloom, the fragrance of flowers in the evening breeze x the slow and elegant lyre sound through the curtain flower shadow, the overtone is clear, the empty string sound is endless, it is Ji Zhongsan's famous song "Changqing", this song is Xie Daolou from Chen Cao's place, Xie Xuan knows that Chen Caozhi also changed Ji Kang's "Changqing" and "Short Qing" piano music into a recorder song, he had heard Chen Caozhi play it when he was in Wu County, and then he couldn't help but think, If Sister's banana leaf qin and Chen Zizhong's pavilion flute play this "Changqing Song" together, it should be extremely beautiful, right?

Another empty string sounded, "buzzing" endlessly, and the voice of the sister Xie Dao stick suddenly sounded in the courtyard:

"Is Ah Ji back, please come in"

Xie Xuan was surprised: "How does Sister know it's me?" ”

Xie Dao shook his smile and said, "Pinch your fingers, don't you know?"

Xie Xuan walked into the courtyard gate, there were two lanterns hanging on the corridor, the lights were red, and Sister Xie Dao stood on the edge of the shield, bright and dark, and his figure was graceful. A little barnyard rushed to him Wanfu: "Curb Langjun one by one Xie Xuanfang just vaguely saw a figure flashing when he was listening to the piano outside the courtyard, presumably this little barnyard saw that he had gone to report to his sister, and he didn't speak at the moment, only gave a salute to his sister, and stood quietly by the side of the flower stand, the small courtyard with the fragrance of flowers was quiet, but the wild horses galloped in his heart one by one Xie Daosu obviously felt the silent pressure of his younger brother, and said: "Ah Ji, go to the study and sit" waved his hand to let the barnyard girl retreat, no need to wait, Xie Xuan followed his sister Xie Daolou into the study and sat down, watching the sister turn on the lamp; The slender hand was very steady, and he seemed to be sure in his heart, and said, "Sister, I haven't had time to see the fourth uncle X"

Xie Dao said roughly: "Well, Ah Ji has something to say, right?"

Xie Daotao is the eldest sister, and it can also be said that Xie Xuan's half of the teacher, has always been strict, although Xie Xuan has now become a * person, but he is still in awe of this long fall, and immediately bowed slightly and said: "Sister, in vain, Sima Zhengbi Zhu Yingtai is the oak of the house, the clerk is here, and Chen Caozhi is recruited together, tomorrow I will go to inform Wang Yun, who is in charge of the selection, and list the two of them in the official department, and from then on they will be court officials" paused and asked: "Why did Sister do this?" ”

Xie Daomeng looked at his younger brother Xie Xuan, who was sitting across the case, a year of experience in the military government, both appearance and temperament have matured a lot, knowing that she was going to enter the military government under a pseudonym, she was not in a hurry or impatient, and asked calmly, with the demeanor and bearing of the fourth uncle Xie An, so he said: "It's just unwilling." ”

Xie Xuan said: "I know that my sister's talent is above me, but my sister is a woman after all, the fourth uncle is talented, and she has lived in seclusion in Dongshan for 20 years, and she has to go out of the mountain. ”

Xie Daolou said lightly: "A woman is an official, although she is deviant, but it is not a dirty and ugly thing, if I make meritorious contributions to the court, how can I damage the reputation of the family!" There is a Jin dynasty, there are many wild people, although I am a woman, why not be a maverick? ”

Xie Xuan knew that he couldn't argue with his sister, he hadn't won since he was a child, he was going to point to his sister's heart now, dispel her idea of becoming an official, and said: "Sister, the evil guest has seen you in Wu County, and he is very likely to guess that you are Xie Dao Xie Daoyan raised his eyebrows and asked, "Have you hinted at you?" ”

The different Xie Xuan said: "That's not true, but it's not difficult to guess when it comes to my sister's refusal to get married."

Ah Ji's words were ambiguous, as if he was referring to something, Xie Dao's face was slightly red, and he said: "I am talking about choosing a son-in-law, how can I say that I refuse to marry!" ”

Xie Xuan checked his face, and the more he affirmed his inner conjecture, he asked, "Has my sister been chosen?" ”

Xie Daolou said: "No"

Xie Xuan said: "If my sister is an official, how can I find a husband?" ”

Xie Dao shook and said: "It's okay not to marry for the rest of your life"

Xie Xuan was silent for a long time and asked, "Are there any elders in the clan who know about this?" ”

Xie Dao interjected: "The third uncle and aunt have mentioned it, and the third uncle must know about it."

Xie Xuan asked, "What did the third uncle say?" ”

Xie Dao shook and said, "You want me to go to Wucheng with my third uncle." ”

That's right, Xie Xuan said: "The third uncle will not agree to you going out as an official, my sister hurriedly wrote a letter of resignation, I am really with the Duke of Huan County, just say that you have no intention of advancing and are determined to live in seclusion." ”

Xie Dao shook his head and said: "I have made up my mind, and I think that my entry into the West Mansion as an oak will be beneficial to the family."

Of course Xie Xuan will not think like Xie Daosu, the man is a celebrity and a gentleman, and the woman is an official, which is too incredible, he also knows the temperament of the sister, it is difficult for her to change her mind When Xie Xuan left her aunt and returned to Jiankang, the prince of the cabinet county, Lou told Xuan to invite Chen Caozhi and Zhu Yingtai, Xie Xuanzuo thought and shouted, it is impossible for Sister He to go to Xifu as an official, but how to convince Sister?

There was a sad sound outside the window, and it was actually raining lightly. The night was getting darker, Xie Xuan looked at the lamp flame, and suddenly said: "Sister, before I go back to the house, I first went to see Chen Zizhong and thanked him for shaking his heart, his expression did not move, Xie Daoyan was shocked, and he couldn't guess what his younger brother Xie Xuan wanted?" This is a rare thing in her, her younger brother Xie Xuan is scheming, she wants to ask what to see Chen Caozhi, but she is reserved and refuses to ask, she must now tighten the strings, as soon as her anger is discharged, she will be pressed and mixed, Ah Ji Fei Fu Wu Xia Ameng, she has to deal with it carefully, the two sisters and brothers are fighting like this, Xie Xuan saw that the sister was calm, so he said: "Sister, then I will go, I will do my best to fulfill my sister" Then he stood up, "Go, go, go" Xie Dao shook his anger and said: "Inexplicable! ”

Xie Xuan asked the barnyard Siberian catkins for an umbrella, brought two entourages, and did not ask for carriages and horses, walked across the long Wuyi Alley with an umbrella, crossed the Vermilion Bird Bridge, and looked at the north of the city to Gufu.

After Chen Caozhi went to Xie Xuan, he felt a little impetuous, practiced the five poultry opera in the courtyard, and went back to the study to paint the Suzhou garden, and when he heard Xie Xuan visit again, he ordered Xiaoshan to cook a pot of tea, and then retreated, and Xie Xuan had a long talk alone, Xie Xuan asked: "I heard that Zizhong Buddha argued with his sister in Waguan Temple on his birthday, and won the sister?" ”

Chen Caozhi couldn't guess Xie Xuan's intention, and replied: "I can't win against Sister Ling, but I haven't lost either, it's like the three calamities in Go without a win" Xie Xuan called his sister, Chen Caozhi is not good to call him Brother Yinghe, otherwise it is too hypocritical, Xie Xuan said with a smile: "That is, it is difficult to win the argument between the family and the son"

Chen Caozhi said: "Youdu, you and I know how to make friends, if you have something to say, don't make it difficult to argue all the time"

Xie Xuan nodded and said: "This matter is very important, and I have to take a detour to think that my sister is famous in the name of Zhu Yingtai, what is the request?" ”

Chen Cao's heart was shocked, and he replied: "Sister Ling once said, as a woman, she is too restrained, and her life is less than a hundred, why not try it?" ”

Xie Xuan said: "My sister once promised Zizhong that she would be friends with Zizhong for life, and those who were restrained by my sister could not be friends with Zizhong, which was the original intention of my sister to risk the world's big keys to become officials."

Chen Caozhi's eyebrows rose slightly, silent, Xie Xuan stared at Chen Caozhi, and said slowly: "Zizhong must also be aware of this, my sister's appearance has a lot to do with Zizhong, Chen Caozhi hesitated for a moment, and asked: "What does Youdu want me to do to persuade Sister Ling to dispel this idea?" ”

Xie Xuan said: "What my sister decides, persuasion should be useless, there is only one way."

"What's the solution?"

"You, Chen Zizhong, propose to your sister"

Chen Caozhi straightened up suddenly, looked at Xie Xuan in surprise, remembered that three years ago Xie Xuan had asked him if he had promised his sister Xie Daoyao, for fear that he would have a personal relationship with Xie Daoyao, but he didn't think that tonight he would say something about asking him to propose to Xie Daoyao, and he really made a move, and he was surprised to hear Xie Xuan say calmly: "The lesser of two evils, instead of letting my sister show up and go to Xifu as an official, it is better to marry Zizhong as his wife, Zizhong forgive me, I don't mean to look down on you when I say this, the difference between the family is not that it doesn't exist without mentioning it, The marriage between the senior scholar clan and the inferior scholar clan will definitely affect the reputation, which is also the reason why the 6 clan refuses to marry a daughter to you, unlike the 6 clan who is obsessive, my Xie clan is enlightened and practiced, I am friends with Zizhong, I know that Zizhong is talented, and my uncle An Shigong has also praised Zizhong talent, just imagine the three names of Yi, Yi also, change Yi also, not easy also, the door is strict, Yi also; The world rises and falls, the prosperity and decline change, and the changes are also; Wisdom and knowledge, extraordinary characters, not easy, I Xie is a heavy person, and I am willing to marry with the Qian Tang Chen family"

Xie Xuan said it freely, but Chen Caozhi didn't sound like it, compared to the strict rejection of 6 differences, Xie Xuan's condescending attitude made him quite uncomfortable, Chen Caozhi is not a willful person, he admitted that Xie Xuan said very reasonably, more than 6 Shi has a vision, but Xie Xuan is the same as 6 Shi, treat marriage as a transaction, Xie Xuan does not understand a love Chen Caozhi said lightly: "Young, I can't propose to Sister Ling, I have an appointment with the 6 girl first, I want to serve the old with her, and I will never lose it"

Xie Xuan said: "The 6 clan will not marry a daughter to you, will Zizhong wait for a lifetime?" This not only mistook the big thing of his nose and body, but also mistook the 6 girls, the wise man is good at scheming, and he must also be good at judgment, knowing that he can't do it, how can he do it?"

Chen Caozhi said: "The two of them are of the same heart, and their profits are broken, I will be able to marry 6 Wei Rui as my wife, and I will only treat her as a friend."

Xie Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Zizhong, do you really only think that your sister is a friend?" ”

For some reason, Xie Xuan lost his previous calm, his voice was angry, he took a break and continued to work hard for the second watch, it should be one or two o'clock in the morning