Because there is still an old lady Song living in his house, after a little comparison, Ah Fu concluded that even if this person is not necessarily from Suzhou, he must also be from the south of the Yangtze River.

At this time, in the carriage in front of her, an old woman wearing an indigo embroidered shoushi jacket and a satin cloak trimmed with gray squirrel fur was helped out.

The old woman's movements were unusually slow, and there were maids and women on the left and right.

And the carriage that followed was also disembarked.

First, a young man in brocade clothes with red lips and white teeth, about fifteen or sixteen years old, and then the young man personally helped down an old man in a long shirt: "Grandfather, be careful." ”

The Dingguo Mansion has a concierge who came out to salute.

"It turned out that Mr. Zhu had arrived ......"

Ah Xiang vaguely heard the porter's words, and did not look back.

I only pondered curiously in my heart - Mr. Zhu? I don't know which Mr. Zhu is?

The carriage stopped outside Zhang's house, and Zhang Qiuchi got out of the car.

"The eldest son."

There were two servants waiting outside the door, and when they saw Zhang Qiuchi, they saluted, and one of them ran quickly into the courtyard to report the news.

"The eldest prince is back!"

Zhang Qiuchi laughed in surprise.

It was as if he was already in high school.

When I stepped into the house, the people I saw along the way were all beaming when they saluted.

Zhang Qiuchi's heart was very warm, and he only felt that he was really going home.

When approaching the front hall, Heling Yanling and Fuling hurriedly walked over with a group of small servants.

"Big brother!"

"How did the eldest brother do in the exam?"

"You don't need to ask, it's naturally not bad!"

A few radishes were talking around Zhang Qiuchi with high interest, and their faces were full of joy.

The smile in Zhang Qiuchi's eyes never dissipated, and the four brothers walked towards the front hall as they spoke.

In the hall, the first place to sit is the old lady Zhang who is still dressed decently and exquisitely, the Song family and the Ji family are on the left and right, and Zhang Meishou and Zhang Meiqing are also there.

Zhang Qiuchi stepped forward and saluted the elders in turn.

immediately looked at the two little girls, "Second sister, third sister." ”

The two sisters smiled and saluted him.

The family talked around Zhang Qiuchi for a while, asking mostly about the examination house and food he had been allocated in the Gongyuan, and then whether he was ill during this period.

In the end, I asked how I did in the exam.

Zhang Qiuchi answered them one by one, still humble, but also said frankly: "No matter what, I have done my best." What is the result, we can only wait for the day when the list will be released. ”

Mrs. Zhang nodded with a smile.

It doesn't matter what the grandson says, the key is that he is calm and unhurried, which means that he is not much worse.

Lianzhong Sanyuan, such a once-in-a-century thing, as a sober and rational old lady, she has never seriously held such expectations, after all, it is not easy to be disappointed if there is no delusion, so it is in line with the way of health preservation.

Besides, at Chi'er's age, if he can get a jinshi, it is already a blessing for the glorious lintel.

"It's been extremely hard for nine days in a row, so let's go back and rest first." The old lady said with a smile.

Zhang Qiuchi answered "yes".

I heard Song Shi say on the side: "Later, I will order someone to send lunch directly to your courtyard, and you just have to take care of your spirits—in the evening, your father and your second uncle will return home, and our family will sit together and have a good meal." ”

Although her tone was not as smiling as that of an old lady, it was also very soft.

"Thank you, Mother." Zhang Qiuchi saluted her again before leaving the front hall.

As soon as he stepped out of the threshold of the front hall, he heard Song's whispered "warning": "Don't bother your brother with you......"

Zhang Qiuchi subconsciously turned around, and saw that the two radishes were nodding "yes" stupidly.

The second sister was watching him.

Looking at each other, the brother and sister raised the corners of their mouths in unison.

……

Throughout the day, Zhang Qiuchi's courtyard was quiet, and no one disturbed him.

In the evening, after Zhang Luan and Zhang Jing returned home, the family had an exquisite and sumptuous dinner in the dining room.

After dinner, Zhang Luan and Zhang Jing took Zhang Qiuchi to the study to talk.

Regarding the exam questions of this spring, even if the female relatives in the family are literate and hyphenated, when it comes to the real understanding, it is natural to talk to the two masters in detail.

Zhang Qiuchi roughly retold what he had answered and written to his father and second uncle.

The three of them stayed in the study until late at night.

Early the next morning, when Mrs. Zhang heard about this, she shook her head again and again.

I took the test, and when I waited for the results, I sorted it out until late at night...... Tsk, such an unhealthy and useless thing is only done by men.

On this day, Wang Hua, Liu Jian and several other adults came to the door one after another.

Wang Shouren and Canglu also came with him.

Mr. Liu heard that several other adults did not come yesterday, and he was quite relieved - very good, it seems that everyone has more or less learned his thoughtfulness and knows how to tell the children to take a good rest.

Zhang Jing didn't go to the academy today, so he left a few adults for lunch at noon.

After the meal, the adults went back to their respective homes, but they did not stay for long.

In the next two days, the Zhang family had relatives and friends intermittently come to the door.

In the early morning of Zhang Luan's rest, he had just finished his breakfast, and then he heard someone come to him: "Master, madam, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here." ”

When Zhang Luan heard this, he hurriedly went to the front hall.

There were constant smiles on his face along the way.

This is the first time that his future precious son-in-law has come to the door since he came down from the decree of marriage.

Zhang Luan's longing seemed to finally have a chance to vent, and it was not enough to say for half an hour in the front hall, so he dragged people to the study to read calligraphy and paintings.

At this glance, there is no one who looks like it.

Mrs. Zhang was very displeased with her eldest son's move to occupy Ji'an alone.

Ji'an is everyone's peace, and now it is more and more difficult to go out of the palace, what is the matter with him alone? Can you still be a little conscious?

"Tell me to go down and start the meal in advance." Mrs. Zhang instructed Jiang's mother.

Mother Jiang should come down, and when she turned around, she showed a helpless expression.

In order to meet her grandson-in-law, the old lady even changed the principle of eating on time, which shows that she was really forced by the eldest lady to have no choice.

In the dining room, men and women sit separately, separated by a screen.

On the men's seat, there are two pairs of sons-in-law of Mrs. Song, Zhang Luan and Zhu Youji, and then Zhang Qiuchi and Zhang Fuling.

Old lady Song looked at the noble and handsome young man in front of her, and her mood was a little complicated.

originally promised to let the second grandson stay in Beijing to preside over the semicolon in the future, thinking that he would be able to support his granddaughter in the future, but now it seems that he ...... This waist can be broken, and no one can hold it up.

During the banquet, the old man drank a few more glasses.

And when he turned his head and saw that his son-in-law was happy, thinking of his mood when he married his daughter, the old man's heart was even more uncomfortable - he is also a father, why can't the son-in-law seem to be in the same mood as he was at the beginning?