Wenfu's banquet noodles were eaten until the time of the unitary, Yan Shu was very interested, only drunk and drunk, his feet were staggering, so he did not ride a horse, and Su's and Yizhi took the carriage home, the carriage traveled half a mile, Yan Shu smiled and said to Yizhi: "After you go to your house, tell your third brother, don't worry about the people next to him, just study hard, today Fan Fuzi told me, if he falls back in three years, don't give him the third girl." ”

Yizhi perked up and said, "What did my father say? ”

Yan Shu rubbed his hands and said with emotion: "I have negotiated with Lao Fan, if Brother Xu is the first this year, I will take him to the door to propose marriage, who would have thought about it, but he didn't win." I can't give up my old face for a while, I just hope that he will concentrate on his studies and take the exam again. Who knew that Mrs. Fan couldn't bear it. Saying that, he sighed, and said: "Brother Xu, he is also a bastard, he doesn't distinguish between good and bad, oil and salt don't enter, I can't watch him go astray, and I can only give up this old face and mention it with Lao Fan, fortunately, he mentioned it, it turned out that he didn't know it, listened to my words, and called Da Lang to ask the details, only then did I know that the two children are so difficult." ”

Su said: "If you want me to say, it's also that Mrs. Fan doesn't know the goods, I think Brother Xu is good, even if I give him the memory, I am also willing." ”

Yan Shu turned his face towards Yizhi, looked at Su Shi, and said with a smile: "She showed her face at the banquet today, but many people asked me to please her." ”

Yizhiqi said: "When did I show my face?" Su Shi also said curiously: "She never went to you, why did she show her face?" ”

Yan Shu said with a smile: "That Huang Daguan made it difficult for Brother Miao of Wen Dalang's family, you helped him to relieve the siege, so that the second girl of Huang Daguan's family saw it, and I don't know how the girl thought about it, thinking that Brother Miao had no face, that is, for Huang Daguan's face, he had to fight for black and white, and he was talking about it that everyone was boring, in the end, Mrs. Wen was capable, and even counted a few of your wonders, and I liked it straightly, and wanted to ask you to be my daughter-in-law, no, one, both of them were vying to get it." As he spoke, he laughed again.

Su Shi glanced at Yan Shu and said, "I told you a long time ago that several ladies came to me privately and wanted to marry us, and Mrs. Wen said a few times for his second brother, but you took my words as a deaf ear, the left ear went in, and the right ear came out, and you didn't care at all." ”

Yan Shu smiled, patted his leg, and said: "Since ancient times, when a woman marries a woman, it is like a pearl turning into a fish's eyes. As he spoke, he pondered for a long time, and said: "That Wen Erlang, I saw him today, and he is a good child, but Mrs. Nawen is too shrewd and strong, but I am afraid that it will not be easy to get along. He is also a protégé of Lu Gonggongju, and I am afraid that he is not my kind. ”

Su said: "I have inquired about this, and I heard that Brother Ruo's daughter-in-law is timid by nature, and she doesn't like to talk much when she is a girl, and everyone calls her a wooden beauty." Yan Shu listened, but secretly thought to himself, and was silent.

Su Shi smiled: "In the past, I saw that you liked Brother Bi'er, so I didn't care much, but I just looked at Mrs. Wen so enthusiastic that I asked a few words in vain, why is it loose again?" ”

Yan relieved his mind for a long time, shook his head for a while, and said: "I think that among these children, the one I hurt the most is Brother Bi, but it is he who is the most worrying." Don't look at him as well-behaved and obedient on weekdays, once he recognizes the reason, he can't be said by others, and he is competitive, and he has to argue right and wrong in everything, but he doesn't know that people are not saints and sages, you don't forgive people now, people won't spare you in the future, and if you act like this, sooner or later you will be killed. As he spoke, he frowned for a moment.

Yizhi listened and said, "Father, Yizhi has some words, I don't know whether to say them or not. ”

Yan Shu smiled: "You just said that I will listen." ”

Yizhi thought about it again, and said: "If you talk about planting heels, which doll learns to walk and doesn't wrestle, it's a wet nurse, a daughter-in-law, and a dozen girls around them, and there are times when they can't stand it, and they learn to walk when they fall." If the father really loves Liangbi's brother, don't always protect him, just let go of his hand, let him fall, the fall hurts, the fall is miserable, you will understand the father's heart. ”

Yan Shu shook his head with a wry smile and said: "My son, where do you know the danger of officialdom, I am afraid that he will lose his footing for a while, losing his official position is small, and losing his life is big!" ”

When Su Shi heard this, he couldn't help but straighten his spine, looked at Yizhi at one glance, and then at Yan Shu, and stopped talking for a long time, and then pressed it down.

When Yizhi heard this, he was also worried, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "What does my father think, what does Lu Gong think?" ”

Yan Shu looked at Yizhi, Yizhi thought about it, and continued: "Duke Lu is good at dancing with long sleeves, his ability is through the sky, he is exquisite and self-interested, and he is a powerful minister of the two dynasties. Although his father was noncommittal, he actually disdained to be with him.

It is the father's wisdom to protect his life, and he once heard that the court was heavy, and the meritocracy of the rest of the articles spread overseas, there are also personnel who cannot tolerate and avoid it, not to mention, Brother Liangbi, a newborn calf with strong blood, and the selfish thought of remembering, Brother Liangbi is also homeless, and has no worries. ”

Yan Shu smiled: "I heard in a trance that a few days ago, there was some trouble in his backyard, and you took care of it for him." ”

Yizhi stayed for a long time, and had to say in a roundabout way: "Yizhi only hates that he is a woman, and he can't take the imperial examination and share it for his father." Qingming Temple is my father's painstaking effort, and I should protect it with all my might. Brother Liangbi has something, how can I not help, speaking of which, the third brother has something, and I am also doing my best to do it. ”

Yan Shu listened to the words in his heart, tasted them repeatedly, and felt more pity for his daughter, he smiled: "I remember, a few days ago, I sent someone to buy out Brother Xu'er's pen and ink, and there was a person who relentlessly competed with me.

I asked him, you still have a surplus of money in addition to the daily expenses, but to do this, guess what he said, he actually said the same as you, and said that he admired Brother Xu'er, and couldn't bear him to go astray, if this move could help him, it would be a thrift and food. As he spoke, he laughed again, stretched out his hand to hug Yizhi, and said, "You little people, although you are casual and often reckless, you are also very annoying. ”

Yizhi smiled reluctantly, and when he returned to Yan Mansion, he was about to be corrected, Yizhi took Rui'er to Qingming Courtyard, and saw that Ouyang Xu had not returned, so he went to the study to find a law sticker, and asked Rui'er to spread felt, hone and practice small characters, and after writing a few, he raised his head, and through the soft curtain, there was a corner of the figure outside the house, and he suddenly hid. Then he put down the pen and looked out of the house, only to see Ouyang Xu with a red face, standing under the verandah, at a loss, so he said angrily: "What are you doing sneakily, did you rob me yesterday, knowing that you are at a loss, you don't dare to see me this time." ”

Ouyang Xu just blushed, but didn't speak.

Remembering it again: "If you just don't speak, I'll take you by default, and I don't know what you have to be ashamed of, how generous and tolerant I am, when did I stay angry overnight." As he spoke, he looked at Ouyang Xu's face again, and then said: "Yesterday's incident, I was also at fault, and today it is also called a robbery, saying that I am short-sighted, and there are many literati in the Jiangnan area who have made a fortune with this way, and said, you really don't steal or rob, you can support yourself, with how much ability I have, but I rely on my father, who do I look down on." At this time, I also know that I am wrong, you are also generous, don't take it to heart, and said again, whose brothers and sisters don't fight, they all remember whether they fight or not, third brother, do you say yes. ”

Ouyang Xu blushed, hesitated for a long time, took out a bag of things from his arms, handed it to Yizhi, and said hesitantly: "This is, this is perilla plum slices, at this time in previous years, you have to eat some appetizing ......" It turned out that he left in a bad mood that day, and as soon as he stepped out of Yanfu with his front foot, he already regretted it very much, but he had no face and turned back to make amends, and he was uneasy for a few days, and he was planning to take the blame today, but he saw that Yizhi took the initiative to find it, and he was eager to reconcile.

Seeing that he was still thinking about himself, his heart was warm, and he hurriedly took it, but his eyes were hot, and he said aggrievedly: "It's still not good for you, what's the matter, you can't go away in anger, every sentence is prickly, do we look down on you, you know in your heart, no matter how anxious you are in the future, you are not allowed to talk about those, it is really annoying." ”

Ouyang Xu was as uneasy as roasting and frying on fire, thousands of words were blocked in his throat, he was anxiously scratching his ears and cheeks, he didn't know what to say, and he was busy making amends.

Yizhi wiped his tears and said: "I will come here, not only to reconcile with you, but also for you and Wan Niang." Ouyang Xu listened, his heart jumped, and asked, "What's wrong with her?" ”

Yizhi said: "She was not good a few days ago, but this time, it should be good." ”

Ouyang Xu hurriedly said: "How do you say this?" ”

Yizhi smiled, then told him what Yan Shu said in the car, and said solemnly: "Master Fan can say, if you can't pass the next imperial examination, you won't give Wan Niang to you, you have to work hard, and you can't be distracted by other things!" ”

Ouyang Xu suddenly felt that his heart brightened, and he cried with joy for a while, and he couldn't help it, and his eyes were red again, and he said: "Okay, okay, you don't have to thank me, it's all my father's credit, it's funny, he also asked someone to buy out the words you sold, and it just so happened that Brother Liangbi was also doing this, and the two of them also called a price." As he spoke, he unconsciously became aggrieved again, and said: "In the future, you are not allowed to say those heartless words, which of us does not treat you as a close relative, but we can no longer listen to the words of those outside, and break our hearts." ”

Ouyang Xu said yes yes, calmed down for a long time, and said: "I deserve to die, I deserve to die." ”

Yizhi hurriedly said: "Don't talk nonsense, if you feel that you don't want to go, go to your father's place to admit your mistakes, I'm fine." ”

Ouyang Xu's eyes were full of gratitude, and after a few gestures, he said goodbye to Yizhi and hurried to the main courtyard of the backyard. Yizhi looked at him far away, breathed a sigh of relief, and thought of his father's words today, he became more and more depressed, and returned to the small courtyard in a daze, and saw Xing'er folding clothes, and hurriedly said: "What are you doing when you lie down and get up again, Lang Zhong said that you need to recuperate for a few more days." ”

Xing'er said: "I went to see Langzhong again in the afternoon, and he praised me for my good Lisuo, I knew that this was the case, and I should have gone with me today." Saying that, I went to ask Rui'er if she could eat anything good, Rui'er reported a few dishes, and even more starved apricots, and asked Yizhi to ask for the whole sheep to eat, but when she saw that she was stunned, she felt inappropriate, so she excused Rui'er to go first, and asked what it was, Yizhi told her father's meaning again, and felt a little more lonely.

Xing'er said unevenly: "Girl, it's not Xing'er who is talking, you can intercede for Brother Bi, why don't you intercede for Xiaowen Erguan, Sister Fan is still breaking up with the family for Brother Xu, but you don't dare to say anything good for him, I'm not worth it for him." ”

Remembrance: "Where do you know my concerns. In front of Brother Liangbi, I am still useful. Kewen's second brother's vision and mind are far above me, and he is such a talent, and there are many girls in the capital who are worried about him, if I achieve with him, there is no basis for a foothold, and he will be tired of me in the future, what should I do, this is one of them.

The literati family is a stakeholder figure, and now I am fortunate to like them, but there are still fights between the lips and tongues, and it is inevitable that they will bump and bump when they live together, and it is difficult to guarantee that they can like me for a long time, which is the second.

He also said that Wan Niang and the third brother are different from my second brother with Wen, Fan Fuzi appreciates the third brother, and the third brother admires Fan Fuzi. Kewen's second brother is a protégé of Lu Gong, and he will disagree with his father's politics again in the future, which side should I support, this is the third.

If I insist on being with him, I am afraid that both father and mother will be embarrassed. After saying that, he faintly felt that it was inappropriate, and said: "Besides, Second Brother Wen is too shrewd, which makes people a little scared." ”

Xing'er was dizzy when she heard this, and hurriedly said: "Come on, let's go, I won't talk much, the girl herself is considerate." ”

Then he smiled and served Yizhi to sleep, but he had no dreams all night and didn't need to be elaborated.

I didn't feel that it was stable for a few days, and when I was in the middle of the day, Su sent a maid to let Yi Zhi go to the main courtyard to talk to her, and when I went, I saw that Baoxia set up a few low futons, and there were pen, ink, paper, inkstone and a copy of the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra listed on it, and the hall smoked a faint jasmine sandalwood, I didn't feel it, I thought that Su Shi was not a person who worshiped the Buddha, what happened today? Thinking so, he walked to the back room again, and when Su finished changing his clothes and walked outside, the mother and daughter met.

Su Shi took Yizhi's hand and said: "A few days ago, I met Mrs. Wang on the street, and chatted a few words, she mentioned that Mrs. Wang wanted to find someone to copy the Heart Sutra, but the pen and ink of those people outside were suspicious of philistines, and the monks and nuns were pedantic, and they wanted to find a pure daughter's hairpin flower Xiaokai to copy for her. I think your hairpin is pretty good, so I took it upon myself to take this for you, and after thinking about it, I regret it, and I don't know if you are free. ”

Yizhi smiled and said, "I'm free, but I don't know which lady is it?" There are many officials surnamed Wang in the capital. Su Shi paused for a moment and said with a smile: "Who else is not the princess of the prince's family who participates in political affairs." ”

Yi Yi thought about it, nodded at the same time, the two returned to Baoxia, Su Shi sat down on the couch, Yi Zhi sat down on the dwarf stick, grinded the pen, and Jiang's mother fried tea to eat.

Su Shi picked up the rabbit lamp, blew it gently, took a sip, and said casually: "What do you think of the starling of the Wang family?" ”

Yizhi said: "There is a saying that 'people are noble and ambitious, birds are precious and beautiful', his starling's wings are shiny and black, his eyes are bright, and his chirping is also loud, which is worthy of being rewarded by the official family, and it is really extraordinary." ”

Su Shi burned his mouth, hurriedly put down the rabbit lamp, covered his lips with a handkerchief, shot a memory again, and said: "Look at your greasy mouth, it's all so big, when will you be more serious." ”

Yizhi looked at Su Shi with a smile, and said coquettishly: "How old can I be, and then someone says that no matter how old the child is, in the eyes of his father and mother, he will always be a child." ”

Su Shi refused to defend her, and said with a straight face: "Don't be coquettish with me, I only ask you, what do you think of the Wang family...... How about Hachiro. ”

Hearing her change her name, Yizhi laughed unconsciously and said: "I only know that there is such a character, but I don't know it, thinking of a character like the prince, his children are always good." ”

Su Shi hurriedly said: "I only saw it at the full moon banquet of the second grandson of the Wen Mansion, and you forgot it?" ”

Yi Zhi said: "How can I remember all the princes and grandsons on the banquet that day." ”

Su Shi said angrily: "You don't have to worry at all. ”

Remembering the way: "I am the only one in our family, what's the use of me worrying about such a big thing, I don't have to listen to my father and mother." ”

Su Shi glanced at memories, and became more and more annoyed. Yi Zhi hurriedly laughed and said: "Mother also said that Mrs. Fan doesn't know the goods, why is she tossing herself today." ”

Su Shi said angrily: "So what's the same, as long as he doesn't hide traitors, even if he is mediocre, he is not afraid, the Yan family, the Su family can help." But he is a careless person, so who will protect you. In my life, there is only one lifeline like you, if you have a good one, how can I live! ”

Yizhi turned Su Shi's eyes red, and he hurriedly got up and hugged Su Shi's coquettishness, and said: "Mother, don't worry, I know it all in my heart, my father and mother raised me, and I won't let the two of you worry about me when you are old." ”

Su Shi wiped away his tears, looked at Yi Yi again, and said angrily: "You dead girl, you are all with your father." Memories grinned, flattering and selling well.

Suddenly, he heard a commotion outside the corridor, and saw Jiang's mother walking quickly into the house, Su frowned and asked, "What's the noise?" Mother Jiang's face turned slightly pale and said, "Madam, something happened to Fan Daguan." Su Shi hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Jiang's mother said: "I heard that he was degraded and released, and the palace also sent an internal attendant, and the Praetorian Guards were escorted and they were about to leave immediately." He also said that it was not only Fan Daguan, but also Kong Daguan and many officials, degrading, degrading, and punishing. Su Shi and Yizhi were suddenly startled, and Su Shi hurriedly asked, "What about the official?" ”

Jiang's mother frowned and said, "It's still in the palace, I just sent the kid to find out the news, and I don't know the details yet." ”

Su Shi suddenly thought about it again, and asked again: "I heard you just say that there are still many counselors, and Brother Bi is not there." ”

Mother Jiang shook her head and said, "There are only a few counselors outside, and I don't know if Brother Bi'er is not." ”

Su Shi and Yizhi glanced at each other, both of them were full of anxiety, and Su Shi said: "Yesterday was fine, why did it suddenly become like this." As he spoke, he was anxious and angry.

Yi Zhi hurriedly said: "Mother, quickly send someone to my uncle's house to inquire, my aunt is Li Gong's own sister, and she is better informed than us." ”

Su Shi thought of it at this time, and hurriedly said: "I'm afraid that they won't be able to ask for it, so I'll go there myself, you stay at home, don't go anywhere, wait for your father to come back." As he spoke, he hurried out with Jiang's mother.

Yizhi was anxious for a long time, and then thought about it, so he called the maid to ask Ouyang Xu, and the maid went for a long time and came back: "The third brother went to Suiyang Academy early in the morning, and he hasn't come back yet." ”

Yizhi thought for a while, and then said: "Someone sent someone to tell him to go to the port quickly, maybe he can see Wan Niang, I don't know what Master Fan has done, and tell him to pay attention." ”

After the maid answered, Yizhi paced back and forth in the hugging house, only to feel that the oil was fried and burned, and asked the time, Xing'er replied: "Girl, this is only four quarters of the hour." ”

The memory became more and more difficult, and he muttered: "Even on weekdays, I don't have to wait until the time to come back, don't worry, don't worry." ”

Xing'er smiled and said: "Girl, don't worry, our big officials and Brother Bi will definitely be fine." ”

Yi Zhiqiang pressed his mind and picked up the pen to copy the Heart Sutra, but he became more and more flustered and couldn't hold the pen.

It's easy to get to the time, but I don't see the front yard to pass the word, I think that since the beginning of the dynasty, in order to open up the way of speech, there are regulations that do not kill the doctor, and there is a stele to set up in the temple, if it is not good, at most it is derogatory to the outside, and it is not that it has not been experienced, and what is there.

Although thinking like this, I was uneasy in the end, but I heard that the Su family was back, and he was busy getting up to greet him, and the mother and daughter would be in one place, Su looked panicked, and comforted first: "It's okay, it's okay, your father is fine, and Brother Bi is fine." ”

Yi Zhixian breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked, "Does Mother know what happened?" ”

Su Shi looked around, instructed his daughter-in-law to watch under the corridor, and took Yizhi and Jiang's mother into the room, and then said in a low voice: "I heard that the harem is in trouble, for the abolition of the queen." Yi Zhiqi said: "It's good, why do you suddenly want to abolish it?" Su sighed: "It is said that the queen slapped the official family. ”

Yi Zhiyuan opened his eyes and wondered, "Why is this?" ”

Su Shi said: "This is private, do not spread it, the queen and the recently favored Yang Meiren fought a few words, the official family was present, helped Yang Meiren a few words, Yang Meiren became more and more arrogant, the queen was angry but wanted to beat Yang Meiren, who knew that the official family came to block, Na slapped the official family in the face, the official family was furious, insisted on abolishing the queen, but the group of pedantic masters in the court, insisted on the official family to follow Yao Shun, not to abolish the queen, for this for several days. I have always been open-minded, and the official family is gentle and peaceful, who would have expected that this would be the case, but people were caught off guard. ”

Su Shi paused, and then said: "Your father knows how to avoid idleness, and he will not be troubled with such things, I think he will come back in a while." After hearing this, I had to wait patiently.