When spring comes, the spring flowers bloom, the Qinhuai River is more lively, the willow trees on the bank spit out new branches, the green new shoots swing with the wind, and the Qinhuai River is rippling with blue waves, which attracts a large number of literati and ink writers.

At this time of year, Qinhuai River is the most lively, this year's situation is even different, the township examination, the meeting examination and the palace examination are over, a large number of students return to their hometowns, most of them in the south, made a special trip to Qinhuai River, the frustration of the imperial examination failure, vent here, or find comfort here, Qinhuai River girl, empathetic, let these failed scholars, find a bosom friend here, no longer look down on their own knowledge.

To put it bluntly, many readers who failed to make the list came here to find confidence and wait for an opportunity to vent.

This is not a bad thing, Qinhuai River allows many frustrated readers to have a place to vent and not sink.

At this time, the Qinhuai River is far from the scenery of previous years, because there are several peerless Qinglou women, which attract countless scholars and even some dignitaries.

Nanjing is also the place where Donglin Academy, Fushe and Yingshe have the greatest influence, especially after Liu Zongzhou served as the secretary and counselor of the Nanjing Military Department, he attached great importance to Donglin students and the scholars of Fushe and Yingshe, which led to these scholars having a very high opinion of themselves and also received the attention of all levels of society.

The influence of Donglin Academy, Ying Society and Fu Society, in Nan Zhili has also been affected by some, the key is in Huaibei, Cao Yun Governor Zheng Xunrui is not interested in Donglin students, does not support Fu She and Ying She, although there is no clear attack, but in the official government under its jurisdiction, there are basically no Donglin Party people, especially the Governor's Mansion and Huai'an Mansion, Donglin Party people have no foothold.

More Donglin Party members, Fushe and Yingshe scholars began to gather in Nanjing and Suzhou, where they criticized the government and politics, discussed gains and losses, and expressed their ambitions in their words. And Zheng Xunrui will naturally become the target of their discussion and criticism.

Such a discussion naturally spread to the Qinhuai River, and in many Qinglou, some scholars even openly derogated Zheng Xunrui.

The performance is the most intense. It is Chen Zhenhui, Hou Fangyu, Mao Xiang and Fang Yizhi, who are famous in Nanjing and are known as the four sons.

The identities of the four princes are not ordinary, Chen Zhenhui is the son of Chen Yuting, the former prince Shaobao, the imperial history of the left capital, although Chen Yuting has been dead for nearly two years, but the influence in Nanjing and Suzhou is still huge, Hou Fangyu is the son of the current cabinet assistant minister Hou Xun. Its influence is even more extraordinary, it can be described as the second generation of standard officials, Mao Xiang was born in a family of eunuchs, and was once highly praised by Dong Qichang, and Fang Yizhi is the son of Zuo Yushi and Huguang Governor Fang Kongzhi, Fang Kongzhi took over as the governor of Huguang for a short time, because Shanxi, Henan, Huguang and Sichuan gradually began to grow, and Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of the five provinces, no longer served as the governor of Huguang, and was specifically responsible for the eradication of Liukou.

The fourth prince is very famous in Nanjing, and even more famous in Qinhuaihe.

Many Qinglou women in Qinhuai River look at the fourth prince differently. Talented and beautiful women have always been a beautiful story passed down through the ages, most of the girls of Qinhuai River have received special training, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, although they have a humble status, but they are eager for a better life and love, the fourth prince such a prestigious reader, of course, is the object of their favor.

And the words and deeds of the fourth prince naturally have an extraordinary impact on the Qinhuai River.

However, although the four sons are famous, they all have a fatal flaw. That is, their road to the imperial examination is not very smooth, the four of them are all students, and they have not even been able to win the examination, and the age of the four is not very big. said that it is not small, Chen Zhenhui is thirty-three years old, Hou Fangyu is twenty years old, Mao Xiang and Fang Yizhi are both twenty-seven years old, except for Hou Fangyu, who is three years younger than Zheng Xunrui, the rest are older than Zheng Xunrui. Therefore, when they talk about the famous palace test champion Zheng Xunrui, they always seem to lack confidence.

The fourth prince can have such a great reputation, mainly relying on Donglin Academy, Fushe and Yingshe.

Hou Fangyu is young, has become one of the leaders of the Restoration Society, Chen Zhenhuizi from his father's business, is a veritable Donglin Party member, Mao Xiang is the backbone of the Ying Society and the Restoration Society, Fang Yizhi is also a member of the Donglin Party, I have to say, they are literate, the family background is also very solid, and the parents are even more unusual figures, so they have been touted by the Donglin Academy, the Restoration Society and the Ying Society readers, although the age is not large, but the fame is very great.

It is said that they discussed and criticized Zheng Xunrui, which should make Zheng Xunrui's reputation very bad, but it backfired, and it was precisely because of their discussions that Zheng Xunrui became a man of the hour in Qinhuaihe.

The story between Zheng Xunrui and Yang Aizhen can no longer be kept secret, and it has long been spread in Qinhuaihe, so that this dusty matter has been checked out for a long time because of the shopkeeper Xu Fojia of Shengze's homecoming house.

The Xu Buddha family once went to Huai'an to beg Zheng Xunrui because of one thing, and originally did not have much hope, but received Zheng Xunrui's hospitality, and the things he asked for were also done, Zheng Xunrui was so righteous, in such a high position, and was able to treat the lowly Xu Buddha family, which had a huge impact on the Qinhuai River.

What makes the Qinhuaihe girl yearn for more is Yang Aizhen's status in the Zheng family, she has not been affected in any way because she was born in a Qinglou, her position in the Zheng family is stable, and she is respected and loved by Zheng Xunrui.

Needless to say, Zheng Xunrui's knowledge and status are the champion of the palace examination, and at the age of twenty-four years, he was awarded the title of Prince Shaobao, which can be described as the first person in the Ming Dynasty.

This will inevitably lead to Zheng Xunrui's huge influence in Qinhuaihe, and many Qinglou women regard Yang Aizhen as their role model, if they can follow such an outstanding man, what is there to be dissatisfied with in their lives.

Of course, this is not to say that the girls of Qinhuaihe want to marry Zheng Xunrui, which is also impossible, but Yang Aizhen's situation has made many Qinhuaihe girls see hope, and they believe that as long as they work hard, they can also live a good life, even if their background is very humble.

Zheng Xunrui, who was far away in Huai'an, would never have thought of such a situation, in fact, after the crossing, he had hardly set foot in the Qinhuai River, and he had only been to the Qinhuai River a few times, and he had left Nanjing for many years, but the girl of the Qinhuai River still remembered him, which responded to that sentence, my brother had already left the rivers and lakes, but there was still a legend of my brother in the rivers and lakes.

The business of Shengze Homecoming is still good, but compared with some other green buildings, there is still a gap.

After Xu Fo's family returned to Qinhuai River from Huai'an, her spirit has not been very good, and she has not gone all out to take care of Shengze's home, she is sad in her heart, all because of Zheng Xunrui.

Zheng Xunrui's statement and embrace, Xu Fo's family will never forget it for the rest of their lives, but she refused, because of her own humility, Zheng Xunrui is like the sun in the sky, which makes Xu Fo's family feel unworthy, and the gap in all aspects is too big.

After coming back, Xu Fojia woke up crying many times in her sleep, she hated herself, why didn't she agree to Zheng Xunrui's request, any Qinglou woman, even if she became the shopkeeper, was thinking that she could break away from the Qinhuai River and find a good man to marry herself, which is the wish that Qinglou women have pursued all their lives.

Qinglou needs to be taken care of, there needs to be an excellent girl, business can be hot, Shengze Guijiayuan used to be one of the best Qinglou in Qinhuai River, it is said that there is no problem with hot business, but in the past two years, it has gradually been squeezed out of the forefront.

A servant entered the room, and Xu Fojia didn't look up and asked.

"The business of Meilou, Moling Tower and Bai Silou is very good."

"Mom, the little one will go and have a look, and come back to report."

"No need, the slave family is really a little old, and I can't do it anymore."

"Mom, don't say that, the little one went to Meilou yesterday, and I heard the girls inside talking about Sister Liu Yin, and they all said that my mother was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, so she had a good daughter like Sister Liu Yin."

Xu Fojia raised his head and twisted his body.

"Oh, then you can see Miss Gu in Meilou."

The little girl's face was not very good-looking, and he didn't speak.

Seeing the expression of the little guy, the Xu Fo family has understood everything, Gu Hengbo of Meilou is too famous, there are countless literati and inkmen who go to visit every day, and many dignitaries and nobles also want to be able to see the face, everyone is spending a lot of money, in this case, Gu Hengbo's vision must be very high, how can his own little guy see it.

Gu Hengbo and Liu Yin used to be almost famous, after Liu Yin left, Gu Hengbo's fame was in full swing, and he was sought after countless times, until the end of last year, Bai Silou's Kou Baimen, Moling Lou's Dong Xiaowan and Li Xiangjun and other girls stood out and shocked Qin Huaihe with their stunning appearance and talent.

Gu Hengbo, Kou Baimen, Dong Xiaowan and Li Xiangjun four girls, have become the most dazzling figures in Qinhuaihe, although the Moling Building belongs to the Jiaofang Division, according to the rules, except for the court officials, the rest of the people are not allowed to enter, but in recent years, this rule has been broken, and all scholars with merit and fame can enter the Moling Tower.

In comparison, because there are no outstanding girls in Sheng Ze's homecoming house, business cannot be so good.

Xu Fojia originally wanted to be able to think of a way, she had already taken a fancy to Chen Yuanyuan in Taohuawu, Suzhou, and also had amazing looks and talents, and spent a lot of money to win over Shengze Homecoming, but after going to Huai'an, after coming back, she didn't have the heart to take care of Shengze's homecoming business.

This situation lasted for a while, so that the real boss behind Sheng Ze's homecoming house had some opinions.

In the past few days, Xu Fo's family has cheered up and sent the little people around him to Meilou, Bai Silou and Moling Tower to understand the situation, thinking that at the right time, go to Suzhou and contact the boss of Suzhou Taohuawu to see if they can spend some money to dig Chen Yuanyuan over and make the business of Shengze Guijia better again. (To be continued.) )