Chapter 19: The Library's Seat
"Auntie, it is rumored outside that the green calyx in the young lady's yard committed an accident and was imprisoned in the firewood room."
The maid leaned close to Aunt Yao's ear and whispered, and a trace of panic flashed in Aunt Yao's eyes.
"What did you do, but do you have to inquire clearly?"
"It is said that when I sprinkled and swept in the morning, I accidentally broke one of the young lady's hostas."
Really just broke a hosta? Aunt Yao will be suspicious.
Today, I will go to the hospital to see it, and when I come back, I will have a green calyx, which has to make people suspicious.
But even if she knew, the green calyx was greedy and stupid, and she had given silver at the beginning, and the purse containing the silver belonged to the maid underneath.
And who can go to her head as a scoundrel?
When Man Zhangzhi entered the room, Aunt Yao had already prepared a table of exquisite and delicious side dishes.
Today she wore a bright dress with large gold silk sleeves, her fair and slender neck peeking out of the neckline, and then there was a white and greasy charm like goose fat.
Seeing the appreciation and satisfaction in Man Zhang's handsome eyes, Aunt Yao smiled and personally twisted the handkerchief to wipe his hands and face for him.
The two sat down to eat, and Manzhang's people were in good spirits at happy events today, and they ate half a bowl of rice more than in the past.
He was in the Xiaoxiang Library, and the library manager heard that his sister was going to marry the Wang family, and he was especially attentive to him today. When arranging the seats, it was unprecedented to go up to the second floor.
You must know that the seats in the lobby on the first floor are all places where people from the Han family gather.
Even if you are rich and talented, if you are only a Shu clan, then you will not be able to go up to the second floor.
The second floor is naturally very different from the first floor.
The scholars there are all people who are famous at the moment, who are intoxicated with Lao Zhuang's metaphysics, but who are indifferent to fame and fortune.
The people here, the imperial court and the government have invited them to become officials many times, but they all categorically refused on the grounds that they were unintentional.
The more noble these people are, the more they refuse the invitation of the imperial court, the more they have a good reputation as hermits and are sought after by the world.
He is full of literary brilliance, and he is not necessarily a noble person, as a Shu clan, the only way out is to enter the official to get ahead.
If one of those famous scholars is willing to recommend one or two for him, he will be like an inconspicuous loach, jumping into the fairy pond of koi.
It's a pity that the difference between the scholars and the world is worlds apart.
So he took it one step at a time.
First, he spent 10,000 gold to marry the daughter of the scholar clan as his wife, and got the opportunity to enter the Xiaoxiang Library.
If Man Mingzhen and Wang Zao's relationship is decided this time, he will be imprisoned in the chair in the elegant room on the second floor of the Xiaoxiang Library.
He is happy today, all because of Wang Yingning's "competition".
He wanted to go to Wang Yingning's house to have dinner with her, but she seemed to be eating with him. I can't let go of some of my restraints, and I don't like to dine with him very much.
The little girl is thin-skinned, and her temperament is inevitably arrogant. Man Zhangzhi thought like this, and a doting smile appeared on his face.
Seeing that he was in a good mood today, Aunt Yao couldn't help but change her mind, stepped forward and stretched out her hand to slide it onto his shoulder, and gently squeezed it for him.
He spoke slowly.
"Today, I heard that a little maid on the young lady's side accidentally broke a hosta, which angered the young lady, so she was locked in the firewood room. The firewood room was dark and cold, and the little maid was pitiful. ”
When Man Zhangzhi heard this, he still squinted his eyes and pinched her shoulders softly, and he didn't say anything.
"Originally, the matter in the young lady's yard, the concubine didn't have the heart to ask. But that little girl and Cailan's girl have always been friends, and it was Cailan who cried and begged, so I ......"
Aunt Yao has been married to Man Zhangzhi for more than ten years, so she will naturally look at his face. Seeing that his complexion softened, Aunt Yao breathed a sigh of relief and was a little unwilling.
Just as he was about to speak, Cailan, the maid outside, came running and knelt in front of Man Zhangzhi with a pop.
"Lang Jun, auntie, please save the green calyx! News came from the yard of the young lady Fang Cai that it was that the green calyx tripped over the firewood in the firewood room and broke her leg! ”