"Alright, don't make fun of people, they're still waiting in the backyard." Jiang Liuyu slapped Xiang Fanhua's shoulder with amusement and complaint, and then tried her best to pretend to be a lady in the capital.

"It shouldn't be the first time that Master Kong has come here, my prince and Lord Shi have set up a small banquet next to the pool in the backyard, Lord Kong, please go over first, we'll come later."

"Thank you, Princess, for the point." Kong Yu laughed awkwardly and hurried away as if fleeing.

Waiting for Kong Yu's figure to disappear into the corner of the arch in front, Xiang Fanhua grabbed Jiang Liuyu's hand and gently bumped her with his shoulder. "To put it bluntly, you have the same temperament as me, why do you have to pretend to be so twisted."

"People are the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, no matter what, at least we can't be rude. Okay, it's not early, everyone is here, let's hurry over, the afternoon tea of the province has become dinner. ”

Xiang Fanhua didn't exert much force just now, but Jiang Liuyu was still stumbling after being hit. Jiang Liuyu then looked at his poor shoulders and kept muttering in his heart: What kind of strange power, if I practice it, I will let you taste my power.

According to his previous memories, Kong Yu came to the front of Xiangzheng Pond in the backyard in a circle. This pool uses one of the characters in the names of Shi Zhengzhi and Xiang Fanhua, which is very simple and rude, but it also fits the character of the two.

Although Kong Yu has also said many times that the name has no artistic conception, he can't stop the owner's happiness, so he has to just forget it, and reluctantly pull two words that still have some meaning to form the name.

There is also a bright pavilion above Xiangzheng Pond, and dim sum has been placed on the stone table in the center of the pavilion, and only two or three small servants bring fresh fruits to put aside.

Su Jingye and Shi Zhengzhi did not replace their own wife's work and ran the banquet here, but held a long bamboo pole and fished on the white stone railing next to them.

"The most interesting thing in Brother Zheng's house is that you are in the Zheng Pond, there are never any beautiful koi fish in it, try to have all kinds of grass carp and silver carp."

The water in the pond is actually quite clear, but it may be due to the excessive number of aquatic weeds that people can't see the inside clearly. Su Jingye found two stones to clamp his fishing rod, which was just convenient for his hands to free up.

Shi Zhengzhi also concocted the same method, the two of them held their elbows with their hands, and stood in front of the bamboo pole with a righteous body. Since the last time he came to visit Shi Zhengzhi's mansion, Jiang Liuyu had already fallen in love with the fat and tender big fish raised in the pool.

But as the host, Mrs. Shi's cooking skills to Fanhua are really flattering, so she has not had a chance until today.

Jiang Liuyu volunteered to come out to cook, and Su Jingye and Shi Zhengzhi were in charge of fishing, even if the result was not satisfactory, at least it should be better than Mrs. Shi's wild taste.

"I heard that these two kinds of fish are very good to make fillets, if any of us catch them, then that person can be regarded as a blessing." For the sake of fun, Su Jingye and Shi Zhengzhi made a bet that whoever caught the first fish first would belong to whomever it would.

In his own house, Shi Zhengcheng doesn't want to lose to others. His brows furrowed tightly, and he looked very serious. "Knowing the prince, you have been talking non-stop since just now, even if you scared away your own fish, don't affect my pole."

"You and I have bamboo poles in completely different directions, how can it affect you?" Su Jingye replied unconvinced. It's just that the two of them are actually standing back to back, and one occupies one side of the corridor.

After standing here for so long and no one paid attention to it, Kong Yu walked between the two very helplessly, "Not to mention that the sound is unlikely to have an impact, just rush the two of them This pole touches the water, and there will be no fish to take the bait." ”

"Oh, isn't this Brother Kong, when did you come over, and you won't tell us." The two people in the corridor were silent for a moment, and they both pretended that nothing had happened very tacitly, let the fishing rod hang under the railing, and walked to sit next to Kong Yu.

"Don't hide it from the prince and Lord Shi, the lower officials have been here for less than half an hour." Kong Yu poured himself a glass of wine very freely, and the purple-red liquid flowed out, but there was no taste of wine.

Hearing that Kong Yoo's tone was slightly accusatory and complaining, Shi Zhengzhi smiled awkwardly and took the flask and poured him a new glass, Su Jingye explained.

"This is the freshly squeezed grape juice made by my wife, with a little sugar in it, and Master Kong should not feel sour when he drinks it."

"In addition, the princess also taught my wife how to make a few dim sums, Brother Kong can also taste more?"

Although Kong Yu is a weak scholar, his alcohol consumption is unusually good. I thought that this jug should be filled with wine, but it was only juice.

That was barely enough, Kong Yu slowly tasted the drink in the cup, and when he heard Shi Zhengzhi's words, his eyes widened. "Madame did it?!"

"Lord Shi, Xia Guan shouldn't have offended you at any time, why do you have to toss it so much?" Kong Yu's stunned expression made Shi Zhengzhi look helpless, and Su Jingye felt extremely funny.

"My wife just has few opportunities to do it, if she does it seriously, it should still be good, look at the appearance of the dim sum on this table is not very bad." Shi Zhengzhi muttered and picked up a piece of pastry from the table, put it to his mouth and hesitated for a long time, but still couldn't bear to swallow.

"But speaking of which, if Brother Kong can also get a caring person by his side, there is no need for my brother and me to worry about you so much."

"I see, if it's really yesterday, both of you know it." Kong Yu lowered his eyes, and the cup in his hand was also put down, his expression was indifferent, but there was a faint sadness shrouded in it.

"Brother Kong is the only talent who has not yet married at such an age, even Li Wensong can think of this aspect, but as your classmate, he doesn't care about it, it's really ashamed."

Shi Zhengzhi said and put down the snacks in his hand, Su Jingye looked at his tangled actions, and couldn't help but worry about whether these snacks would be wasted.

"The intentions of the lower officials, the upright brother is not unaware." After Kong Yu finished speaking, he raised his glass and poured a sip of grape juice like a booze. "Xiaguan has always been concerned about one person, but she doesn't want to, and I don't like to be reluctant, what else can I do besides spending so much."

"A woman who can refuse Lord Kong, what kind of fairy should she be, or a princess with a noble status?" Su Jingye thought about it, there was only one princess under his father's knees, and her age and appearance were also good.

But if you devote yourself to being a princess, you will inevitably be sent to kiss in the future. Even if he is lucky enough to stay in the capital and marry a colt, the man who becomes a colt will have his future in this life to be regarded as dust.

Su Jingye just had such a possibility in his heart, Kong Yu saw that he was thinking more and more, and hurriedly explained. "The prince misunderstood, the person who the lower officials fell in love with was my fiancée."

"Fiancée?!" As they were talking, Jiang Liuyu and Xiang Fanhua changed their clothes and walked hand in hand, and before they could get closer, they heard such exciting news, and both of them had a look of surprise on their faces.

"Since there are marriage contracts, why can't they get married?" The surprise of the two was only for a moment, and the reaction in the future was not very excessive, so as not to stimulate the sad Kong Yoo.

Jiang Liuyu asked puzzled, and sat on the other side of the stone table with Xiang Fanhua, deliberately separated from the men's seat.

"This, in fact, Brother Kong's marriage contract with that girl has been dissolved." Kong Yu was a little depressed, and Shi Zhengzhi answered for him.

Su Jingye, who also knew nothing about these things, was also very curious, so he naturally sat next to Jiang Liuyu and brought the pot of grape juice, which was a gesture of listening to the story.

"At the beginning, it was the time for me to wait for the release of the list after the scientific examination, and someone from their family suddenly came to say that the marriage contract was dissolved, but I didn't agree, so they said that they would make trouble in the yamen." Kong Yu suddenly spoke, and Shi Zhengzhi also sat down, these things are more clear when the parties talk about them.

"I wanted to ask her opinion, but through the window, she only told me that my fate was over, and she refused to see me even for the last time."

While telling this, Kong Yoo had a bitter smile on his face that was difficult to retreat. Jiang Liuyu was a little puzzled, "You have already participated in the scientific examination, why do they want to withdraw from the marriage, in case you really come out, won't their family also happen to be stained?" ”

Only those who have heard of Xiucai quit the marriage before the exam, it is understandable that they don't want to bear such a heavy burden of the exam, and it is really unheard of to regret it after the exam.

"I also feel curious about these, and after asking carefully, I learned that it was their wife who felt that even if I won the list, I would have to be a petty official at most, and the annual salary was not a hundred taels, so it was better to marry my fiancée to their local rich man."

It turned out that in the end, it was for money, and since ancient times, I thought it was better to be a civil servant and eat imperial food, but this lady wanted to marry her daughter to a businessman, and that idea was really a bit avant-garde.

Jiang Liuyu thought for a while, and suddenly shook his head. The people of this era despise the status of businessmen very much, otherwise wouldn't the retreat be equivalent to harming their daughters?

What's more, when I hear the name of a rich man, it always makes people think in a bad direction. Either the stupid son of the landlord's family, or the fat-headed and big-eared nouveau riche. If this is standing with the current Kong Yun, it is simply incomparable.

Jiang Liuyu "tsk" twice in her heart, and Xiang Fanhua beside her clenched her fists, looking angry, and seemed to have the same opinion.

"This lady is the stepmother of that young lady, whose biological mother will not think about the rest of her daughter's life at all, and her whole heart is drilled into the eyes of money."

When the words landed, Jiang Liuyu almost nodded in agreement, and the first sentence completely spoke to her heart.