The two exchanged glances without a trace, and Governor Chen said with a haha: "It turns out that you are his student, then it's no wonder!" Famous teachers make high apprentices! ”

Zhu Haoran seemed to want to ask something, but was stopped by Governor Chen with his eyes.

After a while, Governor Chen said that the time was not early, everyone was tired for a day, so go back early to rest.

Lu Wenguang and the others naturally got up and agreed, and sent Governor Chen and Zhu Haoran off.

Governor Chen got up, walked two steps, seemed to remember something, and turned back to Imperial Doctor Du: "Old Du, can the apprenticeship of your old man's closed disciple be set on a good date?" Is it Ming'er or? ”

Imperial Physician Du was stunned in his heart, and a smile appeared on his face: "It's just these two days, and I will definitely invite two adults to watch the ceremony at that time." ”

Governor Chen nodded, and specially advised: "Don't forget Elder Du." ”

Then I went downstairs.

The rest of the officials hurriedly followed, hugging the two to send them downstairs.

Imperial Physician Du gave An Huahao a look and motioned for him to follow him.

When I went downstairs, the students downstairs had already been notified, and they all got up and lined up on both sides of the door of the restaurant, watching the guards escort Inspector Chen and them away, and then dispersed in twos and threes.

Gu Zikai was going to wait for An Huahao to go back together, but Imperial Doctor Du said: "I'll go back with you, just to talk about apprenticeship." ”

Gu Zikai was a smart person, and he immediately knew that Imperial Doctor Du had something to say to An Huahao, so he hurriedly pointed to something else and left first.

Imperial Doctor Du took An Huahao into his carriage, knocked on the wall of the carriage, and the carriage walked slowly.

Leaning on the carriage and closing his eyes for a long time, Imperial Doctor Du said, "What do you have to do with Zhu Haoran?" ”

An Huahao did not hide it, and told everything that happened to Qi Cheng.

It took a long time for Imperial Physician Du to glare at An Huahao: "You are so bold!" How dare you get involved in such a thing! You ......"

An Huahao did not defend either, only bowed his head and did not speak.

Before Imperial Physician Du wanted to say something, the carriage had already stopped: "Master, it's already here." ”

"I'll settle accounts with you later!" Imperial Physician Du snorted coldly, lifted the curtain, and got out of the car.

An Huahao also came down and knocked on the door, and in the door was Mrs. Wu's voice: "Who?" ”

An Huahao replied: "It's me." ”

The door opened immediately, and Mrs. Wu's voice was joyful: "It's the master who is back!" Just in time to come back, the old lady and the lady were accompanying the uncle to dinner, waiting for the master for a long time, just entered the table. ”

After saying that, he saw Imperial Doctor Du behind An Huahao, and he was stunned.

An Huahao respectfully invited Imperial Doctor Du to the courtyard, and said in a loud voice: "Xiaotong, Old Man Du is here—"

Soon, Mei Xiaotong came out of the main room, saw Imperial Doctor Du, saluted, and made a gesture of invitation with a smile: "Master is here!" Come inside, please, I didn't eat well in the restaurant today, and I ate a little more? ”

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Snorted: "I haven't apprenticed yet, what are you calling Master?" His mouth was disgusted, but his legs stepped into the house first.

Mei Xiaotong coaxed him in his mouth: "Okay master, wait until you have apprenticed to the master, and then shout, okay!" Come in, Master—"

He turned around and asked An Huahao with his eyes: Why did he come with the old man?

An Huahao made a lip shape, and Mei Xiaotong immediately understood.

Helping Imperial Doctor Du in, Mrs. Zhang and Yang Zongbao also got up to greet them at the door.

greeted each other, and invited Imperial Doctor Du to sit on the top seat and add dishes and chopsticks.

Imperial Physician Du looked at the table, except for a few big dishes, they were all home-cooked dishes, and he had an appetite when he looked at them.

He didn't eat anything at the banquet just now, and he looked hungry at the moment, so he was welcome.

Mrs. Zhang and Yang Zongbao were also a little surprised by the arrival of Imperial Doctor Du, but seeing that Mei Xiaotong and An Huahao's faces were fine, they reluctantly put their minds at ease.

Because everyone has something on their minds, and they are all hungry, no one is polite, so they all bury their heads and fill their stomachs first.

Mrs. Ding and Gu Yu made another pot of tea, Imperial Physician Du took the tea, looked at Yang Zongbao, and seemed to be a little hesitant, Mei Xiaotong immediately said: "Master, please rest assured, this is my uncle, not an outsider, if there is anything you say, it's okay." Besides, my uncle can't speak—"

Imperial Doctor Du glanced at Yang Zongbao more, but it was important to get down to business, so he coughed at the moment and said directly: "The matter of Qi Cheng, Hua Hao has already told me-"

Annex.

Governor Chen and Zhu Haoran sat opposite each other in the flower hall, and the people in the courtyard were cleared away, and there were guards everywhere at the gate of the courtyard and in the surrounding night, which prevented the water protected by this courtyard.

Zhu Haoran's fingers tapped rhythmically on the table, "The people below have reported that Xu You suddenly accepted the request of the Wu family in Jing County nine years ago to enlighten the son of the Wu family, Wu Zhongbao." By chance, he accepted An Huahao as an apprentice. Five years later, Xu Youcai returned to the capital. ”

"In this way, the time is right, Xu You has indeed stayed in Jing County for five years."

"Then what is the origin of the Wu family?" Governor Chen closed his eyes, kept turning the jade wrench on his left hand with his right hand, leaned back in the chair and asked.

In the darkness, a voice sounded: "The wife of the Wu family is the master of the Evergreen Academy, and she once participated in the same township examination with Xu You, and they have a good relationship. Wu Zhongbao, the only son of the Wu family, doesn't like to read, and he is angry with many masters. Later, Mrs. Wu had no choice, so she invited Xu You because of her mother's relationship. ”

"Xu Yuan came to Jing County, did he also find something?" Zhu Haoran pondered.

Governor Chen didn't speak for a long time, and he always felt that something had been ignored by him.

Zhu Haoran didn't know why, but he thought of An Huahao again, and snorted coldly: "This kid from the Song family is lucky, he can be enlightened, no wonder he can be admitted to Xiucai." ”

Governor Chen only felt that his eyes lit up, and he finally remembered, "Do you think An Huahao is a little familiar?" ”

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Haoran was stunned: "Familiar? ”

After thinking about it for a long time, he finally slapped the table: "I remember, he and Wei Guogong-"

Saying this, he stopped abruptly and suddenly turned his head to look at Governor Chen.

Governor Chen also looked at him.

"Hurry up and check, what does this An Huahao have to do with Wei Guogong!" Governor Chen commanded into the darkness.

Someone in the darkness said yes and vanished.

Zhu Haoran was still a little unable to come back to his senses: "An Huahao, Song Hong - Qi Cheng, Qi Cheng - by the way, Qi Cheng, Song Hong, the Duke of Weiguo, received His Majesty's secret order to go to Qi City to investigate the private mine first, and I only went to deal with this matter after I got the news." My whereabouts have always been kept secret, how did An Huahao learn about my whereabouts and then hand over the evidence to me? Only Song Hong, the Duke of Weiguo! ”

Zhu Hao always felt that something was wrong after going back and forth, and finally figured out that the idea was wrong at this moment.

"What a Wei Guogong! If this An Huahao has an old relationship with him, why did he make such a big detour? What is the meaning? Zhu Haoran couldn't figure it out.

This Wei Guo Gong Song Hong, who is also His Majesty's confidant, is a high and powerful person, and has been a noble for generations, I heard that his family has always been the top powerful family in the capital except for the time when the first emperor was in power, because he stood in the wrong team and had a sad life.

Later, he seized the opportunity to support His Majesty to the throne, and the Song family had the merit of being a dragon.

Then he is very good at sharing worries and solving problems for His Majesty, and Song Hong, the Duke of Weiguo, has always been the minister of the humerus in His Majesty's mouth, and he is deeply valued by His Majesty today.

How could it be related to An Huahao, a rural talent? Zhu Haoran couldn't quite understand.

Governor Chen vaguely thought of an incident back then.

Back then, he followed His Majesty today, and he was just a small palace master, but he also knew the Qi family.

The old lady of the Qi family is a college student, and the Qi family is the most noble family among civil officials, and the style is innocent. The old lady of the Qi family is a granddaughter, and it is said that she was married to the current Weiguo Gong Song Hong.

Later, the Qi family had an accident and was raided, all the men were exiled for thousands of miles, and the female dependents were sold as official slaves.

The young lady of the Qi family later heard that she was ransomed and bought, and there were vague rumors that she was bought by Song Hong, the Duke of Weiguo.

It's just that Song Hong married the daughter of Rongyi County Jun, and there is no news of the Miss Qi family anymore.

That Xu You used to be a student of Qi University, but because of the Qi family's affairs, he couldn't take the imperial examination, and then somehow he became a staff member for Song Hong, the Duke of Weiguo, otherwise they didn't know that there was Xu You.

The series of piles and piles was connected, and Governor Chen vaguely had an astonishing conjecture, and couldn't help but gasp.

Seeing that Zhu Haoran was still confused and entangled over there, Governor Chen suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his heart.

Zhu Haoran has been in the eyes of His Majesty in recent years, and naturally he doesn't know much about those things in the capital back then.

It has nothing to do with those people back then, cai

So I can concentrate on doing things for Your Majesty.

Why did he send himself? Governor Chen was abrupt, not daring to think deeply.

Now he is just waiting for the people below to find out what the relationship between Song Hong, the Duke of Weiguo, and the Xiucai named An Huahao is, whether it is as he guessed.

As for the rest, let motivated young people, such as Zhu Haoran, do it.

Thinking so, Governor Chen closed his eyes again.

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This side of the Song family's courtyard.

Dr. Du has gone home.

There are only four of them, Mrs. Zhang and Mei Xiaotong, you look at me, I look at you, I don't know what to say for a while.

Because An Huahao took the initiative to confess his life experience to Imperial Physician Du before, Imperial Physician Du was stunned for a moment, looked at An Huahao again for a while, and then sighed: "If you look closely, your eyebrows and eyes do have a bit of the mold of a scholar of Qi back then, but they are more similar to Wei Guogong." ”

After speaking, he waved his hand: "Don't mention the old things in the past, let's get down to business first." I estimate that Governor Chen should have already recognized a few points, and I think they will also check your background in the next few days. You don't know if you can hide your life experience. ”

"It's not a big deal for them to hide it. At most, it is a handle of Wei Guogong, and it will not be useful in the future. Now they have a good relationship with Wei Guogong, they are all courtiers valued by His Majesty today, even if they are shown to His Majesty, they have to show a deep sense of colleaguery, this matter is okay for the time being! ”

"As for the matter of apprenticeship, since Governor Chen has spoken, it will be these two days. Thinking about your news, they also know a little bit about it, this is not a big deal, with me as a master, they still have to give this little face! It's just that these days, try to make up in front of them as little as possible, and when they leave Jing County, who will remember you in a few days? ”

Doctor Du carefully advised.

Mei Xiaotong and An Huahao both knew the importance and nodded honestly.

"Alright, you just have a good idea! Whatever the two adults are here, just don't get involved! I'll go back and discuss with your sister, and you're ready to prepare, and I'll let someone inform you when you've set a date. Try not to go out these days, do you know? Imperial Physician Du looked at Mei Xiaotong in particular.

Mei Xiaotong nodded very obediently and agreed.

Only then did Imperial Physician Du get up and say goodbye with confidence.

Mei Xiaotong and An Huahao put him in a carriage and came back.

In the hall, Mrs. Zhang and Mrs. Yang saw the two of them coming in, and Mrs. Zhang asked first, "Is it really okay?" ”

Mei Xiaotong patted Mrs. Zhang's arm soothingly: "Mother, don't worry!" Master said it's okay, it should be okay. Besides, which card are we on the card that is also worthy of the capital's officials? ”

When Yang Zongbao heard this, his eyes flashed twice, and he looked at An Huahao and made a look.

An Huahao knew in his heart, "Xiaotong, you accompany your mother to talk well, and I will go to my uncle's house."

Sit, sit. ”

Mei Xiaotong and Mrs. Zhang are both smart people, and they knew that they had something to say, so they went back to the room with interest.

Mei Xiaotong accompanied Mrs. Zhang back to the room, and persuaded Mrs. Zhang a few more words.

It took a long time for Mrs. Zhang to say: "This official has not yet become an official, but there are a lot of things." Where is our country happy? ”

Mei Xiaotong listened to Mrs. Zhang's words, did she miss Qilidun?

"Mother, in a few days, when Brother Song goes to the state capital to take the autumn exam, I will accompany you back to Qilidun for a few days?"

Mrs. Zhang waved her hand again and again: "That's not good!" When the time comes, you have to accompany Hua Hao to the exam. Don't you know, a sister-in-law Wu came back today and told me, saying that Hua Hao saved the child today, and she was so eye-catching, I don't know how many big girls and little daughters-in-law on the street are worried about Hua Hao. ”

"I heard that I have to go home to inquire about our family's situation, so I plan to come to the door to propose! Are you still stupid, planning to let Hua Hao go to the state capital alone to take the exam? The girls in this county are so powerful, when they see a pleasing man, they will take the initiative to come to the door to propose, I heard that there are people in the city, and seeing that the Xiucai did well in the exam, I sent someone to snatch the Xiucai to the house to be a son-in-law. ”

"My son-in-law is handsome and handsome, if he wins the lift in the future, how many people will have to rob him? We can't let anyone snatch him away! When Mrs. Zhang said this, she was proud and angry.

Mei Xiaotong fell down: "Mother, you have to bear this heart." Brother Song and I are already married, where can I still be a son-in-law for others? Don't worry, he was born as a member of our family, and death is also a ghost of our family! ”

"That's not necessarily, it's all played in the play, the daughters of the big families in the city all like this show talent in the countryside, and they don't care if this show has a daughter-in-law or not, they have to be entangled. also used the family to force Na Xiucai to either divorce from his former daughter-in-law, or treat his former daughter-in-law as a little wife. ”

Speaking of this, Mrs. Zhang couldn't help but say: "I don't know if these daughters are in the water, can this man who can abandon his daughter-in-law in the countryside be a good one?" Today, if you can marry a daughter-in-law, you don't want a daughter-in-law in the country, and you won't want this daughter-in-law for the princess in the future! “

"I treat these men who abandon their daughters-in-law as treasures, and I don't know how their parents taught them! It's better to be my old girl—"

Mei Xiaotong wants to complain, mother, have you forgotten the previous incident when Mei Xiaotong was crazy and crazy for An Huahao, and hit the wall for him again?

Obviously, Mrs. Zhang didn't remember it at all, and was only worried that her son-in-law would be robbed.

An Huahao, who was worried about Mrs. Zhang, sneezed several times.

Although Yang Zongbao couldn't speak, his eyes looked up and down, and he gestured: But you have a cold?

An Huahao shook his head, Fang Cai and Yang Zongbao had roughly explained the matter, and Yang Zongbao had also written them down one by one.

Because An Huahao eliminated all Song Hong's subordinates at the beginning, he only left his own people and did not expand

The power is maintained only on the basis of the original.

Yang Zongbao gestured: Do you want to stick a few nails into the capital?

An Huahao nodded: "Uncle, since I handed over all this to you, then you are responsible for everything!" I only have one request, in addition to the situation in the capital, try to pay more attention to the Weiguo Mansion, know yourself and the enemy, and have a precaution. ”

Yang Zongbao nodded, thinking in his heart, the noble man in the capital seems to have a chance to meet him.

After finishing business, An Huahao was about to leave, tired of a day.

Yang Zongbao threw away a box and gestured to say that it was a meeting gift.

An Huahao smiled unceremoniously.

Back in the house, Mei Xiaotong was combing her hair under the lamp, and when she saw An Huahao coming in with a box, she smiled: "But the meeting gift from my uncle?" ”

An Huahao nodded, stuffed the box to Mei Xiaotong, and went to the back room to wash.

When I washed up, I saw two boxes on the table, both of which were opened, one of which was a golden head, and the other was an inkstone and a few lake pens, all of which were good things.

An Huahao took the opportunity to sit next to Mei Xiaotong and took out the inkstone to play with it.

Although he has been studying for many years, he really doesn't understand this inkstone lake pen, so he just looks at it and thinks it's good, so he plays with it and puts it back.

As if to say in passing: "I handed over those people and the shop to my uncle." ”

Mei Xiaotong's hand was stunned, not surprised: "Has my uncle ever been embarrassed?" ”

An Huahao shook his head: "In Qilidun, I mentioned this matter to my uncle, and he probably thought about it, so he went out and said that he would solve some things." Now that the matter is settled, I mentioned it again, and he agreed. I don't see anything difficult about it. ”

Mei Xiaotong nodded, and didn't ask more.

I was going to say a few words about apprenticeship, but when I saw that An Huahao was really tired, I blew out the lamp and didn't mention it.

(End of chapter)