On February 24, the fourth year of the Great Zhou Jingzhi, three years have passed since the Great Zhou Emperor Li Shou ascended the throne.

On this day, the eldest grandson of the eldest grandson family, the eldest grandson, got up early to straighten out his clothes, after all, today is a very important day for him, because he is going to the Taichang Temple Tribute Temple to participate in the national examination.

Participating in the examination at the age of fifteen is not new in the imperial examination system of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but if he can stand out in this examination, then, at the age of only fifteen, he will definitely be able to shine in the imperial court, at least his reputation will spread.

After preparing in his own house, Changsun Sheng came to the front yard, and at this time, his grandfather Yingong, father Changsun Jing, and mother Chang were talking and laughing in the hall.

"Sheng'er, can you have a bottom in your heart this time?" Yin Gong smiled and asked his grandson, since he retired from the position of prime minister three years ago, this old man and Liang Qiu Gong, Lu Gong, Old Man Kong and others play chess and eat tea every day, and occasionally go out of the city to fish together.

Seeing that his grandfather asked, the eldest grandson Sheng said respectfully, "Back to my grandfather, my grandson will do his best and never lose the face of my eldest grandson's family......"

Listening to his grandson's decent answer, Yingong smacked his lips and sighed slightly in his heart.

You know, this grandson was cultivated by Duke Yin after stepping down as prime minister, how much ability does this little guy have, doesn't the Yin Guild know? The reason for this question is nothing more than to cheer up for his grandson, but for now. The effect is not ideal.

Unlike his elder sister Sun Xiangyu, Changsun Sheng's cowardice and cowardice have not been able to change so far, and the reason for all this is nothing more than because the eldest grandson's family treats him like a treasure and protects him too much, and he is no less lawless in Jijing than his sister.

But then again, Changsun Sheng's decent answer, his father Changsun Jing was quite satisfied and nodded. He said in a deep voice, "Ordinary people are like you, how can they take the entrance examination?" You have to grasp such opportunities! - Although my father has the cheekiness to recommend you to the Ministry of Rites, but. If you lose face in the exam room...... Hum! At this, his face sank.

Eldest Sun Jing lowered his head in fear, seeing this, Chang, who loved his son, glared at her husband and said in a low voice, "Can't you say a few words?" Scare the child...... This kid doesn't have much confidence when he comes......"

Changsun Jing thought about it and felt that it was the same reason. changed a more peaceful tone and said, "Sheng'er, the questions for this exam are not difficult. It's much simpler than the questions your grandfather gave you, Taichang Temple Gongsheng Academy, there are more candidates, and the invigilator is either your Uncle Ruan or Uncle Yan. You are also familiar with the two of them, so you don't need to be nervous and restrained. It's just like you would do at home, you know? ”

Changsun Sheng nodded, but in his expression, it was obvious that his father's words did not help much.

It may be that seeing that his son is too nervous, Chang deliberately diverted the topic and told Changsun Sheng some matters that need attention, after all, it takes three days to take the test, during which he is required to stay in Taichang Temple, even if he is the son of a family, there is no special treatment, and Changsun Sheng, except for his brother-in-law Xie An's Xie Mansion for a few days, Gen has no experience of being alone outside, so how can Chang not worry?

Mother's step-by-step advice finally calmed Changsun Sheng's mood a little.

So until noon, it stands to reason that the eldest grandson's family should have dinner, but today seems to be a bit special, although the dishes on the dinner table are all ready, but the eldest grandson Sheng unexpectedly found that the elders did not mean to sit, and what made him wonder even more was that the dishes on the dinner table today were obviously much richer than usual.

"Do you have any guests coming?" Changsun Sheng asked his mother curiously.

Chang Shi smiled slightly, and pretended to be mysterious, "Aren't you going to go to Taichang Temple to take the exam later?" That's why two guests are coming to our house to cheer you on......"

As soon as the words fell, he saw Changsun Sheng's eyes light up, and said happily, "Brother-in-law and sister are coming?" ”

Looking at his daughter-in-law Chang's slightly surprised expression, Yin Gong sighed slightly, how clever a child is, he can see through it at a moment, but unfortunately his character is too cowardly.

About half an hour later, a man and a woman slowly walked outside the door of the front hall, the man had thick eyebrows and big eyes, his face was like a crown of jade, he was dressed in a first-class crane supplement uniform of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, his feet were on official boots, his head was equipped with a jade crown, and his waist was wrapped with a python jade belt, and his appearance was dignified and very majestic.

Half a body behind him, followed by a woman, dressed in white, with snow feather shoulders, milky white mixed with light cyan satin skirt, rusty water pattern pattern, loose around the neck with a snow beaver velvet covering, slender waist is not enough to hold a hand, showing a delicate figure, teeth and lips smiling, a black hair lightly pulled purple hosta, is really a beauty who captivates the country and the city, especially her slightly squinting eyes, adding more charm.

There is no doubt that the person who came was Xie An and the eldest grandson Xiangyu.

"It's late, it's late...... There are some things in the house that have been delayed, and the younger generation is here to ask the old lady and the father-in-law and mother-in-law first! Walking into the hall, Xie An arched his hand as soon as possible, and apologized to Duke Yin and Changsun Jing and his wife for being late.

After all, they have been together for three years, how can there be some things that Yin Gong, Changsun Jing, and Chang don't know? Looking at the eyes of Sun Xiangyu, the eldest Sun behind Xie An, who were still a little sleepy, they understood the reason why Xie An was late.

"It's not like that!" The eldest grandson snorted heavily, seemingly aimed at Xie An, but in fact, his displeased eyes were staring straight at his daughter who had already been married.

Hearing this, the eldest grandson Xiangyu's eyes widened slightly, and he was about to speak, when Chang Shi next to him hurriedly walked over, took the hand of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, and said with a smile, "It's good to come, hurry up, sit down first, the dishes have already been prepared...... "As she spoke, she instructed her subordinates to heat up the hot dishes.

Chang is very clear, don't look at the eldest grandson Jing actually very much wants his daughter to go back to her parents' house to see it more often but every time Xie An brings the eldest grandson Xiangyu to the eldest grandson's house, he can't help but quarrel with his daughter, and nine times out of ten they broke up unhappily, so. She came over affectionately and pulled her eldest grandson Xiangyu to sit down, not giving her father and daughter a chance to quarrel.

"Old lady, father-in-law, please!" At the same time that Chang pulled the eldest grandson Xiangyu to sit, Xie An also saluted and invited the two elders to sit, I have to say that Xie An is much more stable now than three years ago, and he also has the prestige of being the secretary of the criminal department. This made Yin Gong and Changsun Jing very satisfied.

Politely beckoning Xie An to sit down, Yin Gong stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Xiao An, talk about it." Asking you and Xiangyu to come to the house for a family banquet today, it won't cause you trouble, right? ”

Xie An smiled when he heard this, and said, "What did the old lady say, in fact, the Criminal Department is very idle these days, and the juniors just read books and eat tea every day in the mansion......

Then. Chang, who was having a homely relationship with his eldest grandson Xiangyu, turned his head when he heard the sound, and said with a chuckle, "How can my father-in-law still call [Xiao An]?" It should be called [逸]! - It's a shame that this table is still taken by his father-in-law for him......"

Yin Gong was stunned, and then a little embarrassed. Rubbing his beard, he smiled, "Don't you say that the old man still forgot, yes, yes, Xiao An has already done the crown ceremony." It's no longer the child of the past, and the old man really shouldn't call it that anymore......"

In fact. Xie An had already performed the crown ceremony a year ago, when Yin Gong took his name as the basis for him to take a table name, Yi.

An, Yiye, as for this [] word, it is not only the encouragement of Yin Gong as a spur, but also a praise for Xie An, after all, in the Great Zhou, the word [] is a very standard word, without a certain prestige, status or outstanding talent, and the elders in the family will not use this word to give the younger generation a word.

But Xie An didn't care much about this, and said with a smile when he heard this, "The old lady is serious, the name is just for people, Xiao An or Yi, as long as the old lady is happy, it can be called whatever you want...... It's called Xiao An, and the younger generation is familiar with it. ”

When Yin Gong heard this, he was very happy, and teased with a bit of a joke, "After being a first-class official for three years, Xiao An is much more sleek than before......"

Xie An also jokingly said, "Isn't it, the younger generation's temper has improved a lot recently, no matter how excessive Li Xian's kid is, the younger generation will not stare at him anymore......"

"You......" Yin Gong shook his head with a smile, then looked at Xie An and nodded sincerely, saying a few words that would be terrifying.

If you want to say what is the biggest change after the crown ceremony, it is undoubtedly that the elders will start to persuade you to drink, in other words, you can drink openly and brightly, no, not long after Xie An sat down, he drank several cups under the courteous persuasion of Yin Gong, and the smell of wine made the eldest grandson Xiangyu beside him frown again and again.

After three rounds of drinking, the topic during the banquet gradually shifted to the fact that Changsun Sheng was going to Taichang Temple to participate in the examination, which made Xie An couldn't help but recall the scene when he once participated in the examination.

"Boy, about the test, brother-in-law gives you a piece of advice!"

Changsun Sheng's eyes widened curiously, looked at Xie An intently, and shook his head.

I saw Xie An lick his lips and said mysteriously, "During the test, the food in Taichang Temple is too much, you had better prepare it yourself in advance......

"Huh?" Changsun Sheng looked at the brother-in-law who was born in the imperial examination in front of him dumbfounded, his little face was dazed, and he realized that he had been tricked by his brother-in-law, and looked at Xie An aggrievedly.

"Okay, good, seriously," Xie An coughed, Xie An put away the smile on his face, and said with a straight face, "Do you know how to pass the exam successfully?" ”

As if driven by Xie An's serious expression, Changsun Sheng subconsciously held his breath.

"Marry a talented woman as powerful as your sister and let her take the ......exam for you" After speaking, Xie An winked at the eldest grandson Xiangyu and said with a smile, "Right, Xiangyu?" ”

The eldest grandson Xiangyu was angry and funny when he heard this, and said indifferently in an almost perfunctory tone, "Yes, yes, what the husband said is extremely ......."

"Hey, what's that tone?" Xie An looked at the eldest grandson Xiangyu dissatisfied.

Immediately, I saw that the eldest grandson Xiangyu suddenly changed his expression, with a smile on his face, and said in a greasy voice, "What the husband said is right......

On the side, Yin Gong looked at Xie An and the eldest grandson Xiangyu with a smile, and he really felt a little emotion in his heart, three or five years ago, he really couldn't imagine that this granddaughter in front of him, who was extremely intelligent and deep in the city, would one day be so close to a man and put on such a low posture.

It's no wonder, after all, the eldest grandson Xiangyu at the age of nine really startled Yin Gong, and he still remembers his granddaughter's fierce and cold eyes at that time, like a bird standing alone on the lake.

Does one thing descend from another?

Laughing at himself, Yin Gong thought to himself. If Xie An's kid had appeared a few years earlier, maybe he wouldn't have to suffer so much.

After a while after lunch, Xie An and Changsun Xiangyu got up to say goodbye, firstly, it was time for Changsun Sheng to report to Taichang Temple, and secondly, they could send him off by the way, after all, according to Changsun Jing's temper, it was absolutely impossible to send his son to Taichang Temple to take the exam.

sent Changsun Sheng to an alley not far from Taichang Temple, and said a few words of encouragement. Watching this kid walk into the mansion from a distance, Xie An asked the groom to divert back to the Xie mansion, after all, he still had to send the eldest grandson Xiangyu back to the mansion.

As for the eldest grandson Sheng who took the exam in Taichang Temple, Xie An was not worried, after all, no one in the entire Ji Jingji dared to bully him. Thinking about it, putting aside the elders of his eldest grandson's family, this kid calls the current prime minister Li Xian his brother, Xie An, the secretary of the Criminal Department, his brother-in-law, and Ruan Shaozhou, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, his uncle, who dares to move?

This is called the second generation of officials. Sometimes even Xie An can't help but be a little jealous of this little guy, after all, before he met Liang Qiuwu, the eldest grandson Xiangyu, and Li Shou, he didn't suffer much in Jijing.

Return to your own mansion. Xie An planned to go straight back to the Ministry of Justice, but after thinking about it, he still got out of the carriage and entered the mansion with his eldest grandson Xiangyu. After all, these days, he really has nothing to do with the criminal department. The top and bottom of the mansion were almost idle, and instead of going to the mansion of the Criminal Department to have tea with a few subordinate servants, Xie An felt that it was better to accompany his wives and the little guy who had the same blood as him......

Walking slowly to the front hall of the house, Xie An saw at a glance that Jin Ling'er was sitting in the hall, holding a baby in her arms, coaxing softly.

Yes, what she is holding in her arms is her and Xie An's daughter, who is also the first child in Xie Fu, and has a very cute milk named Nini, as for the big name, to be honest, Xie An didn't think about it, after all, this little guy has just turned old, and he is only two years old when he is virtually old, so he needs to be in such a hurry.

On the side, Yi Yi pulled a piece of floral cotton cloth and gestured to Jin Ling'er, and the two daughters talked very happily.

"Husband?" As if noticing Xie An who had returned from outside the house, Jin Ling'er stood up with her daughter in her arms and saluted Xie An with Yiyi.

"Excuse me." Xie An hurriedly stepped forward to support Jin Ling'er, then raised his hand with a smile and poked his daughter's chubby face with his fingers, and there was really an inexplicable feeling in his heart.

I remember that when I recognized Li Shou's son, that is, Li Yu, the five-year-old prince of the East Palace, as his godson, Xie An didn't feel anything, and when Jin Ling'er gave birth to a daughter for him, he really realized the kind of indescribable moving that Li Shou said at the beginning, and this kind of moving is especially profound for Xie An, after all, this little guy's body has his blood flowing in his body, the same blood, which makes Xie An, who has been an orphan since he was a child, extremely moved.

"Don't tease her! - Last time I was made to cry by you, how hard did my mother try to coax her not to cry? Seeing that her husband was teasing her daughter with his usual movements, Jin Ling'er hugged her daughter angrily and changed her direction, and looked at her daughter with a strong tenderness in her eyes.

It's hard to imagine that this eldest sister who was once on the underworld in Jinling, a woman whose hands were stained with countless blood, will also have a day of becoming a mother.

Speaking of which, when she learned that she gave birth to a daughter instead of a son for her husband, Jin Ling'er really felt a little regretful, and even felt ashamed of her husband, after all, this world is patriarchal, but in Xie An's opinion, it doesn't matter, after all, in his opinion, Jin Ling'er, the biological mother of this little guy, put aside the two seeping scars on her face, that is a top Jiangnan native, giving birth to a daughter to inherit her mother's beauty, is much stronger than giving birth to a son to inherit his appearance, after all, there are Li Xian, Ji Hong, Gou Gong's handsome sons are in front, Xie An's appearance can only be said to be not ugly, and he can't be called handsome, and because of this, Xie An usually doesn't like to go out with Gou Gong.

"I'm all mothers, and I'm still the old lady and the old lady's ...... all day long" complained, Yiyi hugged the little guy in Jin Ling'er's arms with a happy face, and said with a chuckle, "Nini, call my aunt to hug, hehe, this child is so cute......" Speaking of this, she glanced at her lower abdomen without warning with some regret, and glanced at her husband with a little grievance and a little resentment.

I have to say that the lethality of this look is really amazing, and Xie An hurriedly turned his head to pour tea in fright, pretending not to see it.

Since Jin Ling'er gave birth to a daughter for Xie An, the other three daughters complained a lot about their husbands, and felt that their husbands favored one over the other, and Xie An felt wronged for this.

But then again, Xie An was also a little puzzled, after all, he couldn't take care of Jin Ling'er, he could only say that Jin Ling'er was easy to raise.

When Xie An, Yiyi, and Jin Ling'er were teasing the little guy, the eldest grandson Xiangyu stood quietly and watched, looking at the look in her eyes, she seemed to be a little moved.

To tell the truth, when Jin Ling'er was pregnant, it really made the eldest grandson Xiangyu, a bold woman, a little nervous, until Jin Ling'er was left with a daughter, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, after all, what she hoped for most was to give birth to a son for Xie An, so that she could inherit her father's family business in the future, so as not to be like she was in the eldest grandson's family.

As for the possibility of having a daughter, the eldest grandson Xiangyu deliberately avoided it.

In this matter, Xie An sometimes feels that this woman is really evil, you eat odd or even vegetable leaves when you eat, use tea before meals or tea after meals, what does this have to do with having children?

Xie An really didn't think that this extremely smart woman would really believe such absurd folk rumors, and she was convinced of it.

It can only be said that it was unexpected.