Chapter Seventy-Four: The Imminent Exam
On that day, Wei Kemu changed his previous style, did not stay in the study for long, and went straight to the courtyard of the big house.
Wei Kemu walked in slowly, and when Liu heard the maid's report, she was a little surprised, knowing that this person was an official who had been immersed in officialdom for more than ten years, and she was worried that she would be tricked into something, so she cheered up her spirit to entertain Wei Kemu.
Unlike what Chen imagined, Wei Kemu was very kind. After entering the house, he first greeted his sister-in-law quite gracefully, and then began to talk about the scenery in Beijing.
Liu was secretly surprised, his little uncle has always been very unfamiliar with his room, and today he suddenly came to the door and talked about such an inconsequential topic, I don't know why?
Wei Xiyue got the news that the Liu family was originally a beautiful lady in the border gate, even though she had seen some knowledge in Beijing, but in the face of an old fritter in officialdom like Wei Kemu, she was still worried that her mother would not be able to cope with it.
Hurried to his mother's room, Wei Xiyue saw that he was just gossiping with his mother, and he was even more vigilant in his heart.
When Wei Kemu saw Wei Xiyue coming in, his eyes lit up, this is what he came for, the fish finally took the bait. In his opinion, now that the situation in Beijing is a backwater, Wei Xiyue, as an outsider, has performed quite well several times, and it may become a breakthrough. Thinking like this, he wanted to compare Wei Xiyue with one or two.
"Sister Yue'er is also here, how are you reviewing these days?" Wei Kemu looked like a kind elder, and asked about Wei Xiyue's current situation with concern.
Wei Xiyue didn't want to pay more attention, she said lightly: "Thank you for your second uncle's concern, my niece will pay more attention." ”
"Hey, you kid, if you want me to say, it's just that you're too focused on weekdays." He deliberately guided the topic and related Wei Xiyue to Mrs. Wei, "Tell me about you, don't go to my grandmother's place to see, my mother complained to me a few days ago, saying that I haven't seen Sister Yue for a long time." ”
Hearing him mention Old Madam Wei, I don't know if such a fake style is true, or if Wei Kemu fabricated it out of thin air, and she didn't want to bother thinking about it.
"My niece is really not as good as my second sister, but my grandmother was bored when she saw me, and she was really happy to see her second sister.
"Oh? And what else is there? Wei Kemu pretended to be surprised, "Sister Yue'er really thinks about it a lot, how can the old lady be bored with Sister Yue'er, even if she fainted twice, her mother also admitted Sister Yue'er to the North Courtyard to concentrate on reviewing." ”
Wei Kemu deliberately talked about his mother's two faintings, although in his opinion, this matter is inseparable from his mother's character, but he also wants to provoke Wei Xiyue to see how she views this matter and how to deal with her own reproach in front of her mother.
Liu only heard that Mrs. Wei fainted twice, but because Wei Xiyue deliberately concealed it, she didn't know what this matter had to do with her daughter, listening to the meaning of Wei Kemu's words, it seemed to be related to her daughter, and he was accusing Wei Xiyue of being unfilial, which made Liu can't help but change his expression.
Seeing her mother like this, Wei Xiyue couldn't help but think that a few days ago, Wei Feiyu also used the same means to make her mother faint in a hurry, worried that the second room family would repeat her old tricks, Wei Xiyue stepped forward and stopped in front of her mother.
She said angrily: "The second uncle has the kung fu to take care of the affairs of the big house, is he bullying me that there is no one in the big house?" With a sneer, she continued, "Why don't you take care of your good daughter and see what she has done." ”
Seeing that Wei Xiyue was such an uncontrollable temper, Wei Kemu was disappointed in his heart, seeing that the purpose of this visit had been accomplished, he also knew that Wei Xiyue's personality was one or two, and there was no need to stay, so he turned around and left.
Seeing Wei Kemu leaving, Wei Xiyue sat down against her mother, pulled Liu's arm and said coquettishly: "Mother, next time you don't want to see you, just refuse directly, why bother with these irrelevant people." ”
Liu knew that she was thinking about herself, but she couldn't hide behind her children from time to time, she sighed and patted her daughter's hand, "Sister Yue, I don't want you to work so hard for my mother, so I will leave the things on these scenes to my mother." ”
Seeing the look on Wei Xiyue's face, knowing that she was going to open her mouth to refute, Liu Shi reached out and gently pressed Wei Xiyue's lips.
"Sister Yue'er doesn't need to say much, this is the responsibility that I must have as the mother of you and Qinghe, and my mother can't stand behind you all the time."
Seeing that the Liu family was so persistent, Wei Xiyue couldn't either, the two of them hugged each other, chatting about homely things, the afternoon sun sprinkled on the two of them, and the room was quiet.
After leaving Liu's room, she turned around and went to Wei Qinghe's place.
Wei Qinghe was reading a book in the room, and when he saw his sister coming in, he hurriedly put down the book and stepped forward, saluting obediently.
"I've seen my sister."
Wei Xiyue took a step forward, pulled Wei Qinghe up, and the two of them walked to the window to sit with him.
"Qinghe, my sister is going to take the exam in the near future, you must protect your mother," Wei Xiyue solemnly took his hand and instructed, "There are still some unrelated people, there are a lot of things, you can hide it as much as possible." ”
Wei Qinghe also knew that his sister would leave the house to study in a few days, and he believed in his sister very much, knowing that with his sister's strength, he would definitely be able to be admitted to Tianci Academy with a high score.
It's just that... It's just that after that, he was afraid that he wouldn't see his sister for a long time, so he was very reluctant to let go, holding his sister's hand, and unwilling to let go for a long time.
"Sister, I will definitely do it, don't worry!"
said this, Wei Qinghe's immature heart, but he was still a little weak, his sister was not there before, he just went to the old lady's room to eat, and he came out with such a big thing, and even troubled his sister to use the royal relationship.
Thinking of this, Wei Qinghe's expression darkened, and he fell into deep self-blame.
Seeing this, Wei Xiyue knew that Wei Qinghe thought of the kind of twists and turns that happened a few days ago, she sighed secretly and hugged him tightly in her arms.
"Qinghe, don't feel guilty. Come, my sister will test you, what did you say in the third chapter of "The Book of Rites and University"? ”
Seeing Wei Xiyue's sudden question, Wei Qinghe still couldn't react, he memorized the third chapter silently in his heart, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he muttered: "Gou is new, every day is new, and every day is new..."
"yes, that's it." Wei Xiyue gently encouraged, "Qinghe, you have to believe that you have been improving, and you must not be arrogant." ”
Seeing that Wei Qinghe's expression was gradually improving, she smiled softly, hugged Wei Qinghe and sat on the couch, instructing her younger brother on how to act in the future.
Wei Qinghe listened attentively to his sister's blessings, clenched his little hands into fists, and said loudly: "I wrote it down, sister rest assured!" ”
Looking at Wei Qinghe's innocent face, Wei Xiyue couldn't help laughing.
In the blink of an eye, the day of the exam has arrived.
The whole Wei Mansion attaches great importance to this matter, but Wei Xiyue sneered, this is just a solemnity for Wei Feiyu.
is different from the Wei Mansion, who sent Wei Feiyu to the examination room solemnly, the justifiable Wei family's eldest lady Wei Xiyue, but only her mother and younger brother sent her off.
Even though he knew that Wei Xiyue didn't care about this, seeing that she was alone and alone, the Liu family was still very distressed.
"Sister Yue'er, when you go there, you must have a good relationship with the nobles, my mother is from a small family, and I can't help you in this." Thinking of what Wei Xiyue would face in the future, the Liu family secretly hated, how could he be so uncompetitive.
"Mother don't worry, it's just to build a good relationship, it's not a problem at all." In order not to worry her mother, Wei Xiyue deliberately raised her voice and made a gesture of confusion.
"You kid, why don't you have a proper shape." Liu Shi burst into tears and laughed, patting Wei Xiyue.
"When I arrived at the academy, I first checked the stationery, whether the brush was soft and whether the ink was thick and not scorched..."
She held Wei Xiyue's hand and instructed carefully, wishing to follow Wei Xiyue to get into the carriage together.
"Sister, sister, come on for the exam!" Wei Qinghe jumped around Wei Xiyue and Liu's legs, holding a note for Wei Xiyue to see.
Wei Xiyue picked it up and took a look, there were four big characters written on it in immature brushwork - "Jinbang Title", one side was a crooked laurel tree, and the other side was a zelkova tree with the same posture.
The title of the gold list, the toad palace is crowned, and it is lifted in one dynasty...... Facing her younger brother's simple and simple wishes, Wei Xiyue was also a little moved by her smile.
She took the note, solemnly folded it three times, and put it in the sachet.
"Good Qinghe" She squatted down and touched Wei Qinghe's head, "My sister is not at home, so I have to take care of my mother." ”
"It will definitely be, sister rest assured!"
Seeing that Xiaohuan urged three times, the Liu family was reluctant to give up, so he had to let Wei Xiyue leave.
Wei Xiyue turned back step by step, looked at the figures of her mother and younger brother, and was reluctant to leave.
Because Wei Xiyue grew up in the border pass since she was a child, and even after returning to Beijing, she never integrated into the social circle of the nobles in Beijing, and Wei Feiyu, as the leader of the nobles, often secretly targeted Wei Xiyue intentionally or unintentionally.
Therefore, as soon as Wei Xiyue stepped into the examination room, she felt that the atmosphere in the courtyard was stagnant, and everyone seemed to have a faint separation from herself.
Wei Xiyue didn't care, she found a random shade and sat down, and as her mother said, she began to check whether all kinds of stationery she brought with her were complete.
Wei Feiyu, who was surrounded by everyone in the distance, glanced at the Wenmo tool and had a plan.
Summoned the maid, "You go, find a way to destroy Wei Xiyue's pen and ink." ”
Wei Feiyu instructed carefully, the maid took the order to retreat, she returned to the crowd, and glanced at Wei Xiyue proudly.
Among the crowd, they were chatting, and someone said curiously: "Isn't Wei Xiyue longer than the border pass, why doesn't it look very vulgar..."
As she was talking, she was pushed by the person next to her, and the person woke up, looked at Wei Feiyu's expression, and swallowed the second half of the sentence again.
Wei Feiyu glanced at her lightly and said: "Today I see this blue sky, and I heard that magpies are making trouble on the branches when I get up early in the morning, I think we can live today." ”
When all the women heard this, they all chirped, and the atmosphere returned to harmony, and the matter of Fang Cai was not mentioned.