Xie Xianzhi said this, what else could the other brothers and sisters persuade him? I had to shut up in embarrassment.

However, Xie Jinzhi was still very worried about Xie Xianzhi's body: "Big brother, can you withstand the long journey?" Although the weather will be much warmer than it is now after the beginning of spring, it is not yet the time when the real spring flowers bloom, and the early spring is still very cold, so I am afraid that you will not be able to hold on. Or...... Take a boat ride through the canals, right? ”

Xie Huizhi hurriedly said: "You can't take the canal, right?!" Doesn't the eldest brother still have to take the county exam? The county exam is in February, if you take the canal, it may take more than 20 days to go back and forth, where can I rush back to take the county exam?! ”

Xie Xianzhi smiled bitterly and said, "Third brother, have you forgotten?" My grandmother passed away, and I had to take five months of small work, and I couldn't catch up with the county exam, so I had to go back the year after next. However, I originally planned to take the land route to Beijing, and on the return trip, I would take my eldest sister and third sister with me, and then take the water route, so that the road would be smoother and would not make them suffer too much. ”

He turned to Xie Jinzhi: "Second brother, you and I originally made an appointment to participate in next year's county exam together, but now I have to leave you behind and let you end up alone." I hope that the second brother will not blame me. ”

Xie Jinzhi sighed: "What does the eldest brother say about this?" Again, that's not the result you want. I only feel sorry for my eldest brother, you are already talented, and you worshipped Niu Daru as a teacher, next year's county and government exams, which should have shined, but now you have to delay it for a year......"

Xie Xianzhi smiled: "What's this?" The year after next is the year of the college examination, I took the county examination, the government examination, and the hospital examination in one go, and directly did the show, wouldn't it be more troublesome? Second brother, you can also try the water for me first and accumulate some experience. When it's my turn to play the next year, I'll know everything in my mind, and I don't need to panic. ”

It's just a county test and a government test, and the gentlemen of Zhushan Academy have already explained the process over and over again, and everyone remembers that the melons are ripe, and they can mention something to each other, so no one will be panicked at all. Xie Xianzhi said this purely to dismiss Xie Jinzhi.

Xie Jinzhi sighed, and a gentle smile appeared on his face again: "Since the eldest brother has made up his mind, let's do as you say." It's just that the fifteenth day of the first month is too early, and at that time, I'm afraid that even the snow hasn't melted, so let's wait until the first month is out, right? ”

Xie Xianzhi shook his head: "Since you have decided to enter Beijing, there is no need to delay any longer." If you go early, you may be able to catch up with your grandmother. I'm so good that I kowtow in front of her old man's spirit. ”

Xie Huizhi hurriedly said: "Big brother, don't go!" What if the Cao family detains you?! ”

Xie Xianzhi smiled faintly: "If it was in the past, I would still be worried about this, but now there is nothing to be afraid of." The emperor took Cao Wenheng as a raft and gave the Cao family a faceless, and the Cao family now has to keep filial piety, and the inside has not yet appeased his own henchmen, and there are two princes outside. At this time, they can even endure Wang Meiru entering the East Palace, just hoping to spend three years of filial piety safely, how can they do anything to me again? Wouldn't that send the ready-made handle to the emperor and the second prince? They weren't so stupid and unwise. ”

Xie Jinzhi and Xie Huizhi both felt that this was reasonable, and nodded one after another.

Xie Mulin, who had been silent, interjected coldly: "Are all the people in the Cao family smart? Can the eldest brother guarantee that there are not one or two fools among them, who can't see the situation clearly, and put their own house into the pit? Or rather...... The people of the Cao family don't make trouble, but what about the Lin family? They tied you up and blamed the Cao family, will the emperor and courtiers believe that the Cao family was wronged? ”

Xie Jinzhi and Xie Huizhi were stunned again. Yes, judging from the emperor's current disgust towards the Cao family, as well as the aggressiveness of the second prince and the Lin family, this kind of thing may not happen. At that time, the emperor may not care whether the Cao family is wronged, and most of the courtiers who oppose the Cao family will take the opportunity to fall into the ground. What will happen to Xie Xianzhi, who can be used, and who cares?

Xie Huizhi's face changed drastically and he grabbed Xie Xianzhi: "No! Big brother, don't go! Stay and take the county exam with your second brother! It's true that Duchess Chengen is your maternal grandmother, but the Cao family has long since reconciled with her father, and the Cao family is no longer the Xie family's in-laws, so it doesn't matter if you don't recognize this relative! ”

Xie Xianzhi looked at him helplessly: "Third brother, that's not how the rules are counted. ”

"Why can't it be counted like that?!" Xie Huizhi puffed up his face angrily, "The Cao family doesn't treat you as a grandson or nephew, and the eldest sister goes to send the Duchess Chengen to the end of the kneel, and your brothers and sisters have done their filial piety." The Cao family themselves don't care about this, why do you two people with foreign surnames want to do your best so hard? That's it! Big brother, don't go back to the capital, my father also said a long time ago, if you don't pass the exam for a day, you won't be able to enter the gate of Jinling City for a day! If you don't worry about the eldest sister and Xie Yingrong, it's a big deal that I'll run this trip for you! I'm much stronger than you, and I'm not afraid of the cold wind at all! ”

Xie Xianzhi sighed and said, "I don't care what the Cao family does. But since I'm a scholar, I have to be polite. My biological mother was already a perverse person who left behind her seriously ill mother and left home with her foreign man, and despite the death of her own brother, she remarried someone else before the end of the filial piety period in September, and refused to go back to her mother's house to mourn even after the death of her own mother. If I behave in any more way, how will others look at me? Will I still be able to hope for a foothold in Shilin in the future? ”

Xie Huizhi suddenly broke out in a cold sweat: "I...... I didn't expect these ......"

Xie Jinzhi sighed: "The eldest brother also has difficulties, third brother, you don't have to persuade anymore." When the time comes, the eldest brother does not have to rush too much, if he is unwell, he can slowly recuperate for some time when he arrives at home in the capital, and he does not have to rush back to participate in the county test. The eldest brother has also followed the advice of the second sister in the past few months to strengthen his body, and he has not been sick this winter, which is much stronger than in previous years, and it should be fine. When the time comes, we will send a few more people to follow the eldest brother, and it will be fine. ”

Xie Hui's eyes looked at Xie Xianzhi: "Shall I accompany my eldest brother?" I'm strong and familiar, so I might be able to help you find out when the time comes......"

Xie Mulin interjected again: "Third brother, don't mess around, have you forgotten what you promised your eldest uncle and grandmother and second grandmother before?" You said that you would accompany your brother to participate in the county exam and accumulate experience. If you change your mind and say that you want to accompany your eldest brother to Beijing, do you think the elders will think that you are playful and don't want to study? ”

Xie Huizhi couldn't answer, and looked around weakly.

Xie Mulin turned to the two brothers again: "Brothers, don't fight. Since the eldest brother has made up his mind to go back to Beijing, and the second and third brothers have county exams to be busy, why don't you let me accompany the eldest brother on a trip. Along the way, we took the carriage and walked by land, and on the way I would keep an eye on my eldest brother and take good care of him so that he would try not to get sick as much as possible. After arriving in the capital, don't rush into the city, first find a place to settle outside the city, and then I will take a few family members back to Pearl Bridge. The eldest sister and the third sister are there, just have me to visit. Wait for me to take them out of the city and meet up with my eldest brother. When the time comes, whether you want to pay homage to the Duchess of Cheng'en, or if you want to take a break and then set off and return home, you can go. ”

Xie Xianzhi frowned: "If I don't go into the city, how can I go to worship my grandmother?" ”

Xie Mulin snorted: "Big brother is too worried. Do you think that with the unkind and unfilial behavior of the Cao family, Duchess Chengen will be stopped at home for a hundred days? In winter, the weather is cold, but once the spring flowers bloom, the smell of the coffin is not good. I guess most of them will take advantage of Qiqi to send the spirit out of the city, will they be buried directly, or they will be lost in which temple and nunnery, I don't know. When the time comes, let's find someone to inquire, and go while the Cao family is away, are you afraid that you won't have a chance to kowtow in front of the old man's spirit? ”

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