Dou Zhao's attitude was extremely resolute, and in the end, Ji returned disappointed.

Ji Ling couldn't help but ask his aunt softly: "Is the relationship between Cousin Dou and stepmother very bad?" ”

The Ji family brought Ji Ling to really participate in Dou Zhao's merger ceremony, and there was another intention.

Ji Lingze has been engaged to the sixth son of the Han family in Huzhou, the sixth son of the Han family has been studying in Kyoto, and Ji Lingze's wedding date is scheduled for October this year, which is one of the reasons why Ji Lingze will come to Kyoto in advance. After Ji Ling left the cabinet, he would live in Kyoto with the six sons of the Han family. The Wei family will be removed from service in July next year, and the Wei family will definitely set a wedding date with the Dou family soon. After Dou Zhao went to Kyoto, he also had a companion. Moreover, Ji Ling is very smart, since he was a child, he studied with Ji's aunt who was knowledgeable and returned home, and he was generous and clever everywhere. The Han family is also a family of eunuchs, and now there are two masters in the office, one is in Huguang County, and the other is in the Ministry of Industry and the Qing Officials Division Ren Lang, in charge of the world's river workers.

Dou Zhao and Ji Lingze have a relationship, there are only benefits and no harms.

Now listening to Ji Lingze's words, she seems to be quite puzzled by Dou Zhao, she doesn't want Ji Lingze to misunderstand Dou Zhao's unfilial piety because of this, so she quietly told Ji Lingze about the grievances of the year one by one.

Ji Ling was dumbfounded when he heard this, and sighed after a while: "If it were me, I was afraid that it would be difficult to be calm!" ”

"yes!" Ji sighed, "So there are some things that can't be blamed entirely on Aunt Shou." He added, "It seems that I have to come back a few days next year, so that I can help Aunt Shou with some matters before she gets married." ”

Ji Ling smiled when he heard this: "My aunt treats the cousin of the Dou family so well!" ”

"Of course." Ji smiled and gestured, "Watching her grow so big from that little bit is no different from her own life." He added, "She has been lonely since she was a child, and in the future, you should treat her as your cousin."

"Got it!" Ji Ling took Ji's arm and teased his aunt, "You are too partial, it is not enough for Jianming to recognize her as a cousin, but also let me recognize her as a cousin, fortunately, Meng Chun is not here, if Meng Chun is here, are you also going to let him recognize this cousin?" ”

Ji Mengchun, named Ji Yang, is Ji Yong's cousin, although he is not as famous as Ji Yong, he is amiable and steady, and has a higher prestige than Ji Yong among the small characters of the Ji family.

Ji said confidently: "That's nature!" ”

Ji Ling couldn't help laughing, and said, "Then do you know that he has now written a note of 'Dou Si, pressed in front of the big bookcase in the study, and he has to read a few words every day before starting to read?" ”

Ji Shi was taken aback and said, "What's wrong?" ”

"I saw it when Uncle Thirteen went to visit Ming." Ji Ling said, "Uncle Thirteen didn't dare to ask Jianming, so he caught Zishang and Zixi to find out the news", she said, her expression became solemn, "Zishang and Zixi didn't hide it, saying that Jianming decided to participate in the scientific expedition, all because he was ridiculed by the cousin of the Dou family, and also said that Jianming has never suffered a loss no matter who he has met, but he has been repeatedly frustrated by the cousin of the Dou family." Uncle Thirteen heard that I was really determined, and asked me to ask what was going on with Ming and the cousin of the Dou family? I am afraid that when I see Ming's temporary nature, I will play tricks on the cousin of the Dou family, and there will be some gaps between relatives, which will make you not good in the Dou family. ”

"And what's going on?" Ji's brows tightened, and when he returned to Kyoto, the first thing he did was to call Dou Zhengchang and Dou Dechang brothers for questioning.

When Dou Zhengchang heard this, he became anxious and said, "Do you want to talk to your father about this matter?" Seeing that temper, it may not be that the fourth sister provoked him! ”

Dou Dechang disagreed, and said with a smile: "If Cousin Ji has the upper hand, why does he look like he is gritting his teeth?" I think it's better for us to pretend we don't know for the time being. Anyway, we are all studying at Shuntianfuxue these days, and if there is any movement from him, as long as we pay attention, we will definitely be able to find out. Seeing that it is about to end, if Cousin Ji has any twists and turns because of this incident, it will be ours. ”

Ji felt that what the second son said was very reasonable, nodded slightly, and repeatedly told the two sons: "You should pay more attention, and wait until you see the Ming Hui to try." This knot is best untied; If you can't solve it, you have to ask your great-grandfather. ”

The two nodded, and observed Ji Yong quietly on weekdays.

Ji Yong didn't seem to know anything, he studied hard every day, got up when he smelled the chicken, slept in the middle of the night, and skimmed all the current documents in the past five years. Waiting until the ninth day of the second lunar month, they did not worship the ancestors of the Ji family, Zishang and Zixi went to the street to pick up an examination basket with exquisite workmanship, brought the usual pen, ink, paper and inkstone, loaded some food and entered the examination room, and when Ji Ji and others arrived, where was there still a trace of Ji Yong.

Ji Ji couldn't help but stomp his feet, and scolded Zishang and Zixi for being ignorant.

Zishang and Zixi didn't know how many black pots they had carried for Ji Yong, and they knelt there tremblingly and begged for mercy, but they were not afraid in their hearts, knowing that Ji Yong didn't nod, unless they provoked the old lady, the rest of the family would not punish them.

Ji Ji really just sighed a few times, and then let Zishang and Zi breathe.

After the three exams, Ji Ji didn't dare to ask him if he did well in the exams One by one, if his son thought it was good, but he fell into the name of Sun Shan, his son lost face in front of him, but he was afraid that he would be even more reluctant to see him in the future: If his son felt bad, he worked so hard during this time, wouldn't it all be in vain, and his son would take it to fall in front of him, one by one, and simply didn't mention anything, only said that his mother Han knew what he was going to do, so he specially rushed over from Yixing, personally cooked what he liked to eat, and waited for him at home.

Ji Yong thought about it and followed Ji Ji back to Yuqiao Hutong.

Ji Ji breathed a sigh of relief.

Ji Yong was raised by the old lady of the Ji family when she was born, and when she was older, she followed the old lady of the Ji family, and the Han family did not have as many opportunities to see her son as the little girl around Ji Yong, and her feelings for her son were very delicate.

She is proud of Ji Yong, but sometimes she feels that the son she gave birth to does not belong to herself, but belongs to the Ji family, but was born through her belly, and occasionally there is a feeling of "if only my son was not so smart". But she never dared to mention Ji Yong's matter, and she was even more inconvenient to ask, so she just took his hand and asked him about his food and clothing these days.

The two of them are still like this, and the rest of the Ji family will not be bored with themselves, as if Ji Yong has gone out to visit the door and come back, asking this and that, that is, not mentioning the imperial examination.

In fact, Ji Yong felt that he did quite well in the exam, how could he be in the top five, and he really wanted to talk to others, but no one else mentioned it, he couldn't take the initiative to mention it himself, right?

The main thing is that even if he mentions it, they will only smile and perfunctorily say things like "you will definitely be on the gold list".

If only Dou Zhao were here.

She would have asked him what he had done, how he had answered, and perhaps why he had answered.

Thinking of these, he thought of Dou Zhao's sparkling apricot eyes.

No matter what time it is, I am full of energy, and there is no time to be tired.

The mother's cautious questioning suddenly made Ji Yong feel very bored, and there was a deep sense of powerlessness.

He wasn't the kind of person who made compromises, so he simply stood up and said impatiently, "I'm back in the house." Then he walked away.

Han sighed.

She and this son really don't have much to say.

Ji Yong was lying on the bed, but he was thinking about the small camphor box in the study room in the Shuntianfu Mansion.

He commanded, "Go and get the box."

The son went away in response.

When I came back, I met Han.

Han felt uncomfortable and called Ji Lingze to talk.

Seeing that Zishang was still going out so late, he asked.

Zishang can be valued by Ji Yong, naturally he is not the person who doesn't know the depth, and when he heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward and replied.

Han felt strange in his heart, but he didn't ask too much.

Early the next morning, she went to her son's house to help her son pack his things, and his son had already gone to the house on the side of Shuntian Fuxue.

"Why so early?" Han was disappointed.

The maid who served in Ji Yong's house hurriedly said: "Madam, the young master said that most of the books on the side of Shuntian Mansion are four books and five classics, and the art of literature and art, anyway, he will not need them in the future, so he wants to give all the books to the two young masters of Mrs. Gu's family, and asked the two young masters of Mrs. Gu's family to move the books, not to live in Shuntian Fuxue." ”

Han Shi was overjoyed when he heard this, and asked the maid: "So, did the young master do well in the exam?" ”

In this case, how dare the maid answer, so she had to say, "The slave and maid don't know either." The young master came back last night and kept wandering around the house until Zishang came back. ”

Han Shi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and the corner of his eyes somehow inadvertently swept over the green cloth square pillow at the head of Ji Yong's bed, and found that a corner of a camphor wooden box was exposed under the pillow.

She couldn't help but walk over, pulled out the box and opened it.

Inside is a hairpin made of camphor wood.

Simple hairpin style, the whole body is carved with all kinds of camellias, some are budding to be released, some are just a bud, and some are in full bloom, the workmanship is not necessarily how exquisite, the materials are not necessarily how exquisite, but the appearance is very novel. Not only that, the wood carving utensils are more revealing a simple and natural temperament, but the flowers on this hairpin are clustered together, but the flowers are a little scrambling to bloom, and they actually give people a sense of brilliance.

The craftsmanship of this person who carves the hairpin is very ordinary, but the person who designed the hairpin has superb painting skills!

Han's mind suddenly popped up like this", and then the scene of Ji Yong using a small pestle to cushion his feet when he was a child, lying on the large painting case in the garden pavilion and painting the camellia at home......

She couldn't help but gasp, closed the box with a "snap", and asked the maid anxiously: "This is...",

The maid smiled: "This is the box sent by the son yesterday." As he spoke, his eyes were puzzled, "Last night I saw the young master put it in a cage, why did he put it under the pillow......

Han's head was "buzzing." "Inexplicably, I felt terrified.

She put the box back on, hurriedly explained to the maid two words such as "Don't let the young master find out that someone has moved his things", hurriedly returned to the inner room, and told her nurse Han Mama: "You are waiting in front of the hanging flower door, as soon as the young master comes back, he will come to me immediately." ”