Yizhi forced himself to sleep, his eyes were closed, but his heart was full of thoughts, thinking that only by the love of the past, Brother Liangbi is such a deferential and humble person, and I will cherish and love in the future, considerate and subservient, but there is no doubt about it.

It's just that he is a man, and the tide rises day after day. The two are still in love for a long time, and when they change their hearts, not to mention that the two of us have no love for men and women. If I meet someone who can make his heart flutter in the future, what should I do, and what can I do? Thinking about it like this, I couldn't help but panic, hurriedly stopped, and forced myself to fall asleep again, but I couldn't help but think crankily.

This night was sleepless, until the sky was slightly pale and then groggy and fell asleep, the second day when I woke up, saw my mother, used the morning food, and returned to my own small courtyard in a daze, only to feel uncertain, then spread out the felt, called Xing'er to take the "Orchid Pavilion Preface" copybook, grinding, practice small characters. At the beginning, my thoughts were still chaotic, thinking of this place for a while, thinking of that place for a while, my hands were unsteady, and many of the strokes of the words I drew were trembling.

After writing a few sheets, I gradually settled a little, and then looked at the stroke and stroke it was much safer, and I took a short breath of recollection, and my mood improved a little, so I took a new piece of paper and continued to describe.

After practicing a few more, my wrist began to ache a little, but the depression in my heart was relieved for the most part, I only felt that I had practiced the taste, and I wanted to write again, Xing'er came in with a flower note, and said: "Brother Mei sent Su Fu to send a message, saying that yesterday the girl must celebrate with everyone in the Qingming Academy, so I didn't bother, and I specially chose this afternoon to invite the girl to eat tea." ”

Yizhi practiced his words, hummed in a low voice, and after finishing the stroke, he looked up and asked, "Did you say when it was and where you went?" ”

Xing'er shook her head and said, "I just said that I would send a sedan chair in the afternoon." ”

Remembering it, she continued to bow her head and practice calligraphy, Xing'er retreated to the outside of the corridor, and suddenly saw Fan Wanniang hurrying to this place, and hurriedly entered the house to spread the word.

Yizhi heard that she was coming, and understood seven or eight points in his heart, just put down the pen, and was about to go out, Wan Niang had already broken into the house, only to see her nose red and messy, her eyes swollen and puffy, she couldn't help but belch, and was busy supporting Xing'er to go to sencha. Pulled Wan Niang to go to bed again, the two sat down on the couch, before Yi Zhi could speak, Wan Niang had already sobbed, rolled down two lines of tears, and fell on Yi Zhi's lap and cried bitterly.

Yi Zhi was busy soothing her back, Wan Niang sobbed for a long time, then choked up, and said: "I never asked him for anything, but he swore in front of my father that he would definitely be willing to mention his ...... in front of my father" said, sad from the heart, another burst of crying, half a day to stop, said: "I worry about him, so I pestered my father, let him continue to visit your father's name, I can talk to him, my father was entangled, this is what told me, last night, last night, he actually said to my father, call me, so that I don't have to wait for him." …… I was anxious for a moment, and a person ran away with a salivating face, but he was better to hide and disappear. I shouted at him through the window, guess what they said...... He said that he was stupid and dirty me, and he said, and he said, and he said, ......and he said,

Seeing that she was about to cry again, Yizhi hurriedly interrupted: "He is such a temperament, you are not happy but crying, don't worry, listen to me slowly." ”

Wan Niang stopped crying, sobbed and calmed down.

Only then did he say: "Think about it, if my third brother is in high school, will he marry you?" Wan Niang's eyes were full of tears, she nodded, and she couldn't stop crying for a while. Yi Zhi hurriedly said: "It must be willing!" Don't let me know that he carries the embroidered bag you gave all day long, and when he is tired of reading, he takes it out and takes a look, and he is excited, and continues to read, sometimes he is too sleepy to read, and he falls asleep on the desk, and his hand is still clenched. I've seen it several times. It is conceivable that there is no problem with the relationship between the two of you. ”

Wan Niang's cheeks were slightly red, but after thinking about it, her eyes turned red, and she said, "Then why is he, why is he ......?"

"What you should have thought of, he has a widowed mother and lingers on the sickbed. Burdened with the expectations of the family, he has no blood, but he can only stay in my house, and he depends on my father for his daily expenses. His only hope is the imperial examination, but this time he fell into the first place, what a blow, even if he can bear it, he vows to regroup and go to the imperial examination again, but you want to come, the imperial examination is held every three years, you are eighteen years old, does he want you to wait for him for another three years, how can you say it?

If he is considerate to you this time, and is in a hurry to marry you, I will look down on him, and you will cry. Yizhi said and gently pushed Wan Niang, Wan Niang pondered silently, rolled down two lines of tears for a while, and said: "If I want to marry a wealthy dignitary, how can I fall in love with him, and what does he insist on fighting for this ambition." ”

Yizhi persuaded: "You don't care, don't you care, since you are the person on the tip of his heart, how can he be willing to let you suffer for him, it is really beyond his strength, and he must give you a stability." But any man with ambition and responsibility will be like this. If you are blindly considerate, but do not make any changes for you, you have to wonder what intentions are! Although you and I are not the daughters of kings and grandchildren, thanks to my father's blessing, there are also people who are concerned. It's not like I've never heard of that kind of thing, so why can't I think about it. ”

Wan Niang thought about it, but she squinted and pondered.

Yizhi held Wan Niang's hands and said: "We women have always been stupid, since we are stupid, we don't have to investigate clearly, whether that person is worthy of our stupidity, such as your father, such as my father, they are all talented and ambitious people, so they are worthy of you and my mother to be stupid."

It's not that I'm close to my third brother, so I speak for him, I always feel that he will be successful in the future, and it is worth your stupidity. However, this is a big matter after all, and it is also your private matter, a family matter, and no matter what decision you make, you still have to discuss it with your father and mother. ”

Wan Niang was slightly distracted, nodding her head.

Xing'er walked quickly to the inner bed, and said loudly: "Girl, girl, the sedan chair sent by Mei Ge'er is already in the corner gate." ”

Yizhi gave Xing'er a displeased look and said, "Don't worry, let them wait first." ”

Xing'er didn't understand the deep meaning of Yizhi, and said: "That person passed the word, saying that Mei Ge'er said, 100,000 urgent, let the girl go quickly." ”

Yizhi wondered and said, "What's so urgent?" ”

Wan Niang said softly: "If you have something, go first, you might as well, I haven't said hello to my family for half a day, so I should go back." As he spoke, he held Yizhi's hand tightly, and seeing that Yizhi still had concerns, he said again: "Don't worry, listening to your words, my heart is much brighter, and I will definitely not think about it anymore!" With that, he got up and took his leave. Yizhi wanted to give it away, but was stopped by Wan Niang, and teased: "Do you wear this out, it's better to change your clothes and make up quickly." ”

Yizhi bit his lip, said a thousand blessings in embarrassment, watched Wan Niang leave, and was busy urging Xing'er to change clothes and comb her bun, and then got on the sedan chair, all the way to the Wen family tea shop, just got off the sedan chair, Su Fu greeted her, and led Yizhi inside.

Yizhi followed Su Fu into the Accord near the water, the window in the pavilion was wide open, and a spring breeze was blowing with the water vapor of the Bianhe River, Wen Yanbo was facing away from Yizhi, with his elbows on the window lattice, looking at the boats on the Bianhe River, and the passenger boats coming and going. The sunlight shines on the surface of the river and reflects the house, filling the house.

Seeing that Su Zimei was not indoors, he told Su Fu not to close the door, and said to Wen Yanbo: "It turns out that Second Brother Wen is also here, Second Brother Wen is good." As he spoke, he entered the house and said that he would be blessed.

Wen Yanbo heard the voice, turned around, and saw that it was Yizhi, he was stunned, and he was busy, and asked again: "Why is Yizhi's sister here?" ”

Yizhi blinked, and said with a smile: "My cousin called me here, and said that it was a hundred thousand urgent matters, and told me to come quickly." ”

Wen Yanbo also smiled and said, "Brother Zimei also told me the same, I came here on a horse." Unexpectedly, I also arrived, and you also arrived, but he hasn't arrived yet. ”

As he spoke, Dr. Tea served a few plates of candied fruit and ordered two bowls of tea. The two invited each other to sit down, and after passing the buck to each other, they sat down.

Seeing a plate of persimmon cakes on the table, Yi Zhi asked with a smile: "I don't know which persimmon cake was purchased by Second Brother Wen last time, I have been thinking about it for several days, and I have never found a chance to ask you." Wen Yanbo was a little embarrassed and said: "Don't you know, the persimmon cake you ate last time was made by a friend of mine with the best persimmons that should be in line with the solar terms." I didn't do much this year, I've already finished eating, and if you still want to eat, you'll have to wait until next year. ”

Yizhi was a little surprised, and said: "In this way, I'm curious, who is so ingenious, I don't know if Second Brother Wen can recommend it, so that I can ask for advice." ”

Wen Yanbo gasped slightly, and was about to speak, Su Zimei hurriedly broke into the hall, picked up the tea cup in front of Yizhi, and ate a few big bites, Yizhi scolded him: "Why are you in such a hurry, and you don't ask to pick it up and eat it, what if I eat it." ”

Su Zimei sat down beside Yizhi, swallowed the tea in her mouth hard, and then said angrily: "The real emperor is not in a hurry, he is in a hurry to die eunuchs, you are calm, how do you know how many places I have run for you this afternoon." ”

Yizhi looked interesting and said: "You should go to the Great Xiangguo Temple today to inscribe the wall poems, and what are you running for me?" ”

Su Zimei stood up and said, "Did the third brother of the Lu family give you a basket of crabs the size of a sea bowl yesterday?" ”

Remembering it suddenly, he said: "For this matter, my father already had an idea, and said that he would let Brother Liangbi come forward for me to invite him back." ”

Su Zimei eased her nerves and asked, "Really?" Is this going to be decided? ”

Yizhi frowned, and before she could answer, Su Zimei was already going back and forth in the hall, and said, "It should be, it should be, it's weird, it's weird, then Lu Gongbi wants to drown him in the pit." Yizhi's heart tightened, and he hurriedly asked: "What is drowning in ......" The words behind him couldn't be spoken, so he stopped.

Su Zimei said: "First I was listening to music in Fanlou, and I saw a group of people walking to the backyard with a drunken Xiushi, I looked familiar, and looked at it a few times, but I didn't expect it to be Fu Liangbi, I didn't see it well, so I hurriedly rushed to save him in the thatched house, and ordered Su Fu to send him back to his house immediately, and he went upstairs to catch the troublemaker. ”

Yizhi only felt a nameless fire burning in his heart, and said with a gloomy face: "Brother Liangbi is a bachelor of Jixian Academy and a criminal officer, this little Yin official who Lu Gongbi just asked for an order, how can he be so bold in managing the paperwork and records of the Caoyun warehouse at the port." ”

Su Zimei looked at the memory angrily, and said: "Where do you know about the economic career, that Fu Liangbi just looks rare, in fact, the foundation is as thin as window paper, although he has some ability, he is a monolith, stubborn, the most disdainful to do the deceitful things, only blindly impartial handling cases, offended a lot of people, uncle is a living Buddha who respects no one to offend, always act in a roundabout way, never come out on top, he often privately admonishes him 'The one who seeks good fortune and avoids the evil is a gentleman', he did not listen, and said, 'Your Majesty Longen, With thousands of people, they have taken on a heavy role, and they should be exhausted to report the report, how can they abolish the law for personal reasons, and they really can't bear it. ’

He is such a style, and he doesn't have any money in his hand to socialize, and he is constrained everywhere in the department, how easy do you think he is. He also wants to repay his uncle's kindness and guard your family, and he is still unmarried. If it weren't for that, with him, it would be difficult to find a Yue family that could help him in his career, no matter how bad it was, to find a door that could help him up and down. ”

When Yizhi heard this, he didn't feel good in his heart, twisted his handkerchief with his hands, and said: "I have heard a little about these things, but he is such a temperament, and he can't change it by anyone who persuades him, and now that he is an official, gossip can still be done, and as for other things, I can't persuade me anymore." I couldn't help it for a while, and complained: "As for the marriage, it's the same, who has to ......" Suddenly thinking that Wen Yanbo was also present, he quickly stopped, laughed for a while, and counted it over.

Seeing this, Su Zimei felt distressed, and said, "You, it's better to take care of yourself first, but take care of him." Saying that, he took a sip of tea, eased his emotions, and then said: "I am not familiar with Lu Gongbi, but I nodded my head, but at that time, he treated me with cold and warmth, very attentive, and also mentioned the matter of assigning official positions in the coming day, you also know that the assignment of official positions was formulated by the Ministry of Rites, and the final decision was made by Lu Gong, and finally presented to the official family, and the official family trusted Lu Gong, and there were few changes.

He couldn't say half a sentence when he blocked my troubles, and had to accompany him to eat a few glasses of wine, and said a few words, but he didn't shy away from it, and asked you every word, what you like to eat, what to wear, what you like to play, where to hang out on weekdays, and look at it like that. ”

Yizhi frowned, thought for a while, and said in a cold voice: "Father will never let me marry into the Lu family, my family is poorer than yours, and it is not enough to be taken care of." His family can't help my family, and he doesn't dare to do anything to me, cousin, you are not only showing your head, but you are also on the cusp of the official, but you must avoid it, drag it out for a while, and then talk about it, as for Brother Liangbi's side, don't mention it, just say that he is not strong enough to drink, and he is drunk, you just happened to meet him, and sent him home first. ”

"You are a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, but you are worried about this, worried about that." Su Zimei said, went to call Wen Yanbo, and said, "Yanbo, you have dealings with his second brother, do you know the details of this third brother?" Let's take precautions. Yizhi also looked at Wen Yanbo, only to see him frowning and pondering, he was in a trance, and he didn't hear the conversation between the two, Su Zimei hurriedly called him, but he didn't respond, so he called again.

Wen Yanbo was in the meditation for a long time, and then he raised his eyelids and said, "Speaking of this third brother, I have to mention the nurse of the current saint, Mrs. Lu Tai, the lady of the first-class country. Since ancient times, the nursing mother is as big as the sky, and the glory of the Lu family is inseparable from the outstanding achievements of Lu Gong, but in the final analysis, the source is Mrs. Lu.

When the official family was young, he had the disease of wind and phlegm, and when his life was in danger, Lang Zhong, who was recommended by the princess of Wei, is now the Hanlin medical officer Xu Daguan, and the acupuncture method to be performed is unheard of, and it is the key point, just when everyone is struggling and hesitating, Mrs. Lu stepped forward and asked for a test of the needle, and after confirming that it was okay, she saved the life of the official family.

The old man is young and extremely shrewd and capable, but he is getting older and more confused day by day. Third Brother Lu was born with a bit of the charm of her youth, and she can speak well and make the old man happy. What is required, there is no undesirable. In addition, Mrs. Lu was sick several times before the New Year, and her temperament became more and more difficult to serve, no one in the family could speak, and no one dared to provoke her, but the third brother Lu could always make her laugh.

This third brother Lu heard that he is a person who changes his orders and is not affectionate, if it is just a whim, if he begs in front of the old lady, and the old lady asks in front of the official family, this matter will be difficult to do. ”

Yizhi and Su Zimei glanced at each other, and there was a little anxiety on their faces. Su Zimei hurriedly comforted: "Don't worry, that's why I invited Yanbo, he has a lot of ideas, conspiracies, and knows the Lu family very well, and he is stronger than you and me." Wen Yanbo had a calm face, not committal, and suddenly saw Yizhi looking at him with full eyes, so he said: "It's about my sister's future, I will do my best." ”

Yi Zhi was used to seeing his smile, and had never seen such a solemn expression, and said: "It's not appropriate, the two brothers are about to be crowned officials, and you can't be implicated, you just don't know about today's events, I'll go home and discuss with Daddy." ”

Wen Yanbo was distracted, heard this, and said with a smile: "It's not really, I vaguely remember that a while ago, Lu Sange'er fell in love with a courtesan in my teahouse, and whenever she came on the stage, she always rewarded her with all her strength, but the lady didn't pay attention to him."

Speaking of this lady, although the temperament is withdrawn and eccentric, but there is an idiot, the grace of dripping water should be reciprocated by the spring, I once helped her when she was down, and earned three points of thin noodles. She was originally very talented, and now that she is famous, she is not in a hurry to leave her nationality, and she still helps me.

If I ask her to give Lu Sange'er a good face, she will agree, in this way, I may share Lu Sange'er's god, and I won't worry about you, after all, he is still young and inattentive. ”

Yizhi listened and asked, "Is that courtesan Su Yiyi?" ”

Wen Yanbo shook his head and said: "But all courtesans have stage names, and there is a rule, listen to the name and know the people, the subordinates with the end of the word are inordinate, the qualifications are vulgar, the five tones are complete, and they sell wine and tea for the wine shop and tea shop, and they also do some unspeakable livelihoods. The overlapping words belong to the middle stream, can play and sing, understand literature and science, and also serve as a companion. The one I'm talking about is the upper class, he is Goolan Washe, a star-studded leader in the wine shop and teahouse, formerly called Yang Yingying, and now his name is Yang Yingge. ”

"Yang Yingge, but with Yang Yingge, who is 'wherever there is well water, can sing willow words' and Yang Yingge with the name of 'Yang Liu'?"

Wen Yanbo nodded.

After remembering for a while, Su Zimei clapped her hands and said: "This idea is excellent, it's better to let me be the host tomorrow, invite Lu Gongbi to dinner, and you invite Yang Yingge again, let's explore the truth first." ”

Wen Yanbo said: "It's better to be late, Yang Yingge happens to be on stage today." ”

Yizhi said softly: "It's a pity that I can't go." ”

Su Zimei heard the words and said, "Naturally, you can't go, you have to stay at home, don't let any son look at it." As he spoke, he glanced at Wen Yanbo and laughed together. Yizhi was slightly confused, lowered his head, lowered his eyes, but his mind drifted elsewhere.