Shen Cha saw the bad looks of these two old men, and knew that this matter was not as simple as imagined, I am afraid that it was not only jealous, but also mixed with other more complicated reasons.

"Chi Hong and Uncle Ning Wang ......" Shen Haolin looked at Xuanyuan Liang, and then at Shantai Pingchuan, "There is a big age difference, Uncle Wang is at least ten years younger than him, and the two of them are barely considered a generation, strictly speaking, it can be said that they are two generations, there should be no so-called competition for favor at all, right?" ”

"Once a person is about to drill the horns, he will not have such a rational idea." Xuanyuan Liang pointed to the blanket placed beside Shen Haolin and asked him to drape Shen Cha. "What's more, Chi Hong has always been his own character, as long as he is confused, no one is allowed to question him in the slightest." He looked at the three children in front of him, "You have also seen Chi Hong himself, how do you feel about this person?" ”

"It's not ...... It's polite and polite, but ......," Shen Cha thought for a moment, "It seems that he still has an inexplicable arrogance, and he looks a little contemptuous of anyone." ”

"There used to be rumors in Beijing that this little son of the Chi family is very high." Bai Meng snorted coldly, "If you want to be friends with him, you must go through his test and meet his requirements." ”

"What test? What are the requirements? Shen Cha looked at Bai Meng curiously, "Is it very harsh?" ”

"I'll tell me, you listen." Bai Meng stretched out his first finger and looked at Xuanyuan Liang and Yutai Pingchuan, "If I say something wrong, please help correct the two of you." Seeing the two old men smiling, he took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and said, "The first requirement is in terms of appearance, the appearance cannot be better than him, the height cannot be taller than him, the figure cannot be thinner than him, and the overall cannot be more proportionate than him." I gave him a summary, as long as he looks crooked and cracked, it is possible to be friends with him. ”

"How about being so unconfident in your appearance?" Shen Cha frowned slightly, "But that's not what he said in court." She looked at the others in the tea room, "He said that he himself knew that he was not good-looking, and it was Chi Ge Lao and his brothers who were coaxing him before. ”

"It's because I'm older, not as flamboyant as when I was young, and a little more restrained." Bai Meng waved his hand, "In addition to the requirements of appearance, the second is not to associate with people who are better than his family background and richer than his family, but many people can do these two things, after all, few of these children from noble families in Xijing are willing to have anything to do with him." Therefore, the so-called classmates around him all came from other places to study in the three major academies, and there was only one goal for the scientific examination. ”

"Does he know that he is actually being used?"

"I definitely know, but I won't care, as long as I can be in the limelight, it doesn't hurt to be used a little."

"What about Chi Hong's basic situation, that's what the Grand Commander said, I need to add a detail that the Grand Commander omitted." Yutai Pingchuan looked at Bai Meng, "Since Chi Hong came to the Chi family, the Chi family has been very good to this little master, as long as it is not something that touches the law, it is responsive, and you can say what you want." This kind of treatment is not only not enjoyed by Old Man Chi's other sons, but even his grandsons and granddaughters. Moreover, not only the Chi family, but even the female dependents who married into their family, as well as the children of the grandchildren of the old man Chi, must spoil Chi Hong, which was almost written into the Chi family rules. ”

"Is the child of the noble family so pampered? Aren't you afraid of raising a waste that is not diligent and does not divide the grains? Or ......" Shen Cha and Shen Haolin exchanged glances, and at the same time looked at the two old men opposite, "Old Chige...... Actually on purpose? He deliberately cultivated this virtue, even if he remembered the past in the years to come, and wanted to do something, but he couldn't do anything about it. ”

"It's the same as we guessed." Xuanyuan Liang nodded, "But one thing doesn't make sense, this child should have been saved from traffickers back then, and I shouldn't know his origin." There is another possibility, which is to make up for your emotional shortcomings. ”

"Is it because I feel ashamed of Mrs. Chi's child, so I have to make up for all my regrets on Chi Hong?" Shen Cha bowed slightly, "There is also this possibility, but he never imagined that Chi Hong was too bold to face Uncle Shangning directly." ”

"His Royal Highness King Ning has never regarded him as an opponent."

"That is to say, all of Chi Hong's hatred is one-way, is it all his own wishful thinking?"

"That's right." Xuanyuan Liang smiled, "Their grievances started from Old Man Chi's intention to accept His Royal Highness King Ning as a closed disciple, maybe a little further, we sorted out Chi Hong's situation against His Royal Highness King Ning, and it had already started when Old Man Chi went to give His Royal Highness King Ning a lecturer." At that time, he shouldn't know His Royal Highness King Ning very well, so he walked around the market openly and secretly with a lot of rumors about His Royal Highness King Ning. What kind of person is the first emperor, you all know very well in your hearts, what kind of attitude he has towards His Royal Highness King Ning, you also know, how can these little people ruin his brother's reputation? ”

"So, did the first emperor warn Chi Ge Lao or Chi Hong?"

"Yes, I warned Elder Chi Ge to discipline your children well, and don't spend your mind on such an immodest place." Xuanyuan Liang sighed, "But Chi Ge didn't care, he didn't think there would be any big trouble, and he just said a few words casually after he went home, but he was remembered by Chi Hong." In the following period of time, he did restrain a lot, but Old Man Chi looked at the palace three times, and he must accept His Royal Highness King Ning as an apprentice, he began to toss again, this time he learned a lesson, and instead of spreading rumors, he began to compete with His Royal Highness King Ning. His Royal Highness King Ning made a poem, he wanted to make two or three poems, His Royal Highness King Ning made an article, he also had to do two, three, and even in order to overpower His Royal Highness King Ning, he deliberately paid for a small journal, which was specially for readers, accepted the contributions of all students, published everyone's poems and articles on it, and let all the students comment on these articles and poems. ”

"This means...... It's better than spreading rumors. Shen Cha nodded, "But Uncle Ning doesn't care at all, right?" ”

"He had already started to get in touch with the government at that time, so naturally he didn't care about this, anyway, he didn't participate in the scientific examination, no matter how those scholars tossed, he didn't respond to all the voices of doubt and provocation." Hirakawa shrugged, "Do you know what can infuriate others the most?" ”

"Chi Hong was bent on finding Uncle Ning Wang to compete, but he was ignored by Uncle Ning Wang, he felt offended, after all, in his cognition, all people should be centered on him, everything should be focused on him, and there is no room for people like Uncle Ning Wang who ignore him and ignore him in his life." Shen Cha touched his chin, "So, Chi Hong's hatred for Uncle Ning Wang has accumulated little by little, and it is also his unilateral and self-righteous hatred?" Accumulated until he remembered what happened when he was a child, he wanted his own sister to support him? ”

"Although they haven't seen each other, a very important thing happened." Xuanyuan Liang looked at Shen Cha, "Prince Ning once publicly named more than 20 ministers in the early dynasty, saying that they were not strict with their children, which caused a lot of trouble for the forbidden army and patrol. focused on naming a few teahouses and restaurants where rumors were concentrated, I don't know if it was a coincidence, one of the bosses behind the places he named, was Chi Hong. ”