That night, after losing a duel with Liang Qiu Wu on the couch, Xie An told her what the eldest grandson Xiangyu had said to him during the day, after all, in a sense, Liang Qiu Wu and Yi Yi are the closest people to him Xie An now.

"Ann, are you going to take it?" Liang Qiuwu's expression was not as happy as Xie An expected.

"Why not?" Xie An asked in surprise.

"You think about this matter too simply," Liang Qiuwu shook his head and persuaded with a worried face, "Although I have known her for more than ten years, I still can't guess what she is thinking in her heart, I think there must be fraud in this matter!" ”

"It's not that exaggerated, dance, she's also on a whim......"

"On a whim? In the matter of the imperial examination? An, my Great Zhou has attached great importance to the imperial examination over the years, like her abuse of power for personal gain, favoritism, and if she is found out in the future, even if she can't afford it, it is a crime of bullying the king! - Why did she do so much to help you to this task, don't you think about it? ”

"Maybe she's just idle and bored!" Xie An said with a shrug.

According to the contact with the eldest grandson Xiangyu in the past two days, he gradually figured out the woman's character, in his opinion, the eldest grandson Xiangyu's heart is not bad, the fault is that she is too smart.

What others know, she knows; And what she knows, others don't necessarily know.

After a long time, the initial sense of superiority has become disdain for others, disdain for the communication of people around them, like standing out from the crowd, although high, but more lonely and lonely.

To put it bluntly, in Xie An's view, the eldest grandson Xiangyu is a mild depressed patient with extremely high intelligence, and what's worse is that this woman has little patience and is easily affected by loneliness and loneliness, resulting in psychological distortion, so that in order to relieve the depression in her heart, she does many things that harm others and herself.

And usually, she is just a proud little girl with some stinky farts, at least when Xie An taught her those common senses, when Xie An took her to play together.

This realization made Xie An feel a little pity for this woman, who was born in the Great Zhou by mistake, in a feudal country where male power is supreme and the level of education is not high, where the backward knowledge system is completely unable to satisfy her interests, so that she has a negative psychology of [the world is just like this], and even goes astray.

What a sad thing!

obviously has such a beautiful and moving appearance, and obviously has such otherworldly wisdom......

Thinking of this, Xie An sighed secretly, shook his head and said, "Anyway, no matter what, this is an ......opportunity for me," he said, he seemed to notice Liang Qiuwu's expression, and asked suspiciously, "You seem to be very unpleasant?" ”

"Pleasant?" Liang Qiu Wu frowned and said with a sneer, "Do you think I should be happy for you?" ”

"Why not?" Xie An was a little puzzled, and gently hugged the woman in his arms, but saw her break free from Xie An's embrace, sat up on the couch, frowned and said, "An, do you remember when you first entered my Donggong Mansion a few days ago, at that time, I planned to arrange a career for you......"

"Why are you angry?" Xie An grabbed her arm like a flattering person, but she still shook her off unappreciatively.

"I'm not angry! - I just don't understand! Frowning and looking at Xie An, Liang Qiuwu said in a deep voice, "At the beginning, you rejected the career I arranged for you, saying that you relied on your own ability to enter the court as an official, but now, you have accepted the ...... she arranged for you." Or use this side-by-side approach! - Tell me, why?! ”

"That's a different ......," Xie An said with a wry smile.

"What's the difference? - I know you're smart, but I'm stupid, that's why when you explain, don't beat around the bush, just say what you want, I want to listen, what's the difference between the two! ”

"...... you" Looking at Liang Qiuwu's aggressive gaze, Xie An shook his head helplessly.

"Say it!"

"What do you say in the middle of the night, it's not early, go to bed early......" Xie said calmly.

"Tell me what you really don't like about me! - Don't sleep! As he spoke, Liang Qiuwu ripped away the quilt that Xie An was covering his body.

With a long sigh, Xie An said angrily, "Wu, don't be too ......"

"Who is excessive? - I know that I am not as beautiful as hers, my complexion is not as fair as hers, and my hair is not ......."

Xie An knew that he had always been concerned about the appearance of other women, and even vaguely felt inferior, but now seeing her intentionally or unintentionally involved in this aspect, he really had a headache, shook his head and said, "It's not what you think at all, you have no reason to ......make trouble."

"Then you can explain what is going on!" The woman said in a tough tone.

After all, Xie An is also the kind of person who eats soft and does not eat hard, seeing Liang Qiuwu working so hard, the anger in his heart was also stirred, he sat up and said sullenly, "Want to listen?" Well, I'll tell you! ――The reason is that you are my wife, and I don't want to use your status and fame to become an official, understand?! ”

"......" The anger on Liang Qiuwu's face froze, opened his mouth, and said hesitantly, "Then she ......"

"She has a half-dime relationship with me? If she wants to help me, I will naturally accept it, and find a chance to repay her in the future! ”

"I see, I'm sorry, Ann, I'm too excited......" Liang Qiu Wu was relieved and looked at Xie An apologetically.

"You understand?"

"Hmmm......"

"Thank goodness ......"

"But I don't agree!"

"Huh?"

"I said, although I understand you, I don't agree! -- In the matter of the imperial examination, abusing power for personal gain and engaging in favoritism and irregularities is the crime of bullying the king! - If it is found out, it will be a serious crime for the Nine Clans! ”

Looking at his wife, who was so serious and serious at all times, Xie An rubbed the bridge of his nose helplessly, and said in a low voice, "Wu, don't say it so exaggeratedly, let me tell you, if it is found out, it is called a crime, and if it can't be found, nothing will happen......"

Liang Qiu Wu's eyes showed a little anger when he heard this, and he reprimanded in a deep voice, "An, you are always full of crooked reasoning!" ”

"Isn't it? In this world, there are many cases of abusing power for personal gain and twisting the law for personal gain, including local officials perverting the law for bribes, enriching their own pockets, setting up clever names, and forcibly taking and plundering. ――To put it mildly, when you wanted to help me arrange my career, didn't you use your power for personal gain? ”

"You!" Liang Qiuwu's face was full of anger when he heard this, and he trembled angrily, but he couldn't say anything to refute it.

Looking at her angry look, Xie An also realized that he had said too much, and hurriedly remedied, "Wu, you are good at everything, but you are too upright, you want to keep the bottom line of principles in your heart, no one will say anything, but you can't ask everyone to be like you...... Besides, there are many injustices in the world, can you manage them alone? Isn't it okay to turn a blind eye and pretend not to see it once in a while? ”

Liang Qiu Wu sighed faintly and said, "You're right, there are indeed too many injustices in the world, and I don't have the energy and time to take care of ......."

Xie An's face was overjoyed when he heard this, and he was about to speak, but the woman in front of him suddenly turned pale, and said, "But you are my husband, only you, I have to take care of Liangqiu Dance!" - As you said, the eldest grandson Xiangyu is not your wife's room, so he asked you to do this trick without care, but I am! -- I would rather my husband do nothing in his life than let him take advantage of this to ascend to the throne and become an official! ”

"You ......"

"An, people live for a lifetime, they must act rightly, stand upright, and be worthy of heaven and earth!"

"Dance, don't you always be like this, okay? She assured me that the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites and the Shilang of the Ministry of Rites were all protégés of her grandfather, and the rest of the officials were also favored by her eldest grandson's family, and no one would investigate this matter, just once, just once, okay? ”

Looking at Xie An's pleading gaze, Liang Qiuwu sighed faintly, shook his head and said, "You still don't understand, An, I'm not afraid that you will commit this crime of deception, but I'm afraid that you will be at the mercy of that woman, and she is trying to control you, An!" - As long as you accept it, there will be a handle in her hands in the future......"

"It's not as serious as you think, with her wisdom, if you want to control me, you will use a better way, not this kind of thing that will implicate her......" Saying, Xie An looked at Liang Qiu Wu helplessly, and said angrily, "I know you have a bad impression of her, and so do I, but she really meant well this time......

"Nope! She's just trying to control you! - She's interested in what you're talking about, and wants to control you and turn you into her doll......"

Xie An shook his head weakly and asked, "Why are you so sure?" ”

"Intuition!"

"......" shook his head helplessly, Xie An raised his right hand and said, "Okay, okay, let's not talk about whether your intuition is accurate...... She wants to control me, well, well, why don't you say it, you also want to control me, and let me be at your mercy? ”

"I didn't!"

"Didn't you? What does it mean to have to go back to the Donggong Mansion every day at sunset? What's the matter with having to tell you in advance when I go out? You have to ask who you see, where you go, and how long you have been out...... Where else can't I go, and where I can't go, don't you just remind me once or twice? ”

"I ...... I just don't want you to go astray......"

"Mai, I'm very grateful to you for marrying a commoner like me, regardless of your past suspicions or the difference in status and status, and you took care of me very carefully, but ...... I'm your husband, right? I'm not your child, and I don't want to be the object of your education, you don't have to arrange everything for me, I have my own subjective judgment......"

"......" opened her mouth slightly, staring at Xie An for a long time, the woman silently picked up the clothes next to the couch, draped them on the body of the **, and then silently got off the couch and walked towards the door.

"You, where are you going...... Xie An asked in astonishment.

"Go back to the room......" the woman whispered, her tone sounding a little lost and disappointed.

Seeing her open the door and about to leave, Xie An opened his mouth and subconsciously called, "Dance ......"

The woman turned her head and looked at Xie An quietly.

"I know you don't really care, but I really don't want to, I don't want to call me [Liang Qiuwu's husband] when others call me in the future...... Regardless of whether that woman is trying to calculate me or not, this is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me! ”

"......" looked at Xie An deeply for a long time, the woman slightly opened her red lips, sighed lightly and said, "As you wish, I will not care about you anymore......" said, she walked out of the room and gently closed the door.

That stupid woman must be disappointed......

Lying alone on the couch, Xie An sighed secretly.

From the next day, for three days, Xie An failed to say a few words to Liang Qiuwu, often as soon as she called her, she left under the pretext of leaving for an excuse, she went out early and returned late all day, as if she deliberately avoided Xie An, even at night, she didn't come back, just asked Yiyi to come over and sleep with Xie An.

"Miss was very sad that day, the slave family has never seen Miss so sad...... Ann, Miss is strict with you because she expects a lot from you......" Yi Yi said to Xie An cautiously one night.

Xie An heard that it was very unpleasant, he knew that Liang Qiuwu was a good woman, and he also knew that he should comfort her and apologize, but the incense bait thrown by the eldest grandson Xiangyu was too tempting for him.

Although he kept saying that he wanted to be a big official, the experience of running into walls everywhere in Jijing made him understand that if he didn't have a strong backstage, it would be quite difficult to gain a foothold and get ahead in Jijing.

He didn't want to use Liang Qiuwu's power to ascend to the throne, just because she was his wife......

It's a pitiful little self-esteem as a man.

"Sister Yiyi, you pass a word to Mai for me first, and after the trial, I will apologize to her......"

said these words to Yiyi, and the next day, Xie An moved out of the Donggong Mansion, he did not return to the Anle Palace, but used the dozens of taels of silver he had accumulated, plus more than 100 taels of silver sponsored by Li Shou, to buy a private house not far from the Donggong Mansion.

After all, he wanted to take the exam as Xie An, a native of Guangling, not a scholar in the Anle Palace, or a son-in-law in the Donggong Mansion.

In this way, in a blink of an eye, it was March 27, that is, the day before the exam......