The two in the pavilion were silent for a while, and Wu Yuan was a little anxious, it was time to go back to the main hall.

Chen Yi suddenly asked, "Are you okay in the Wu family?" ”

Wu Yuan was suddenly stunned, he suddenly asked himself if he was doing anything, could it be that he had also heard the rumor that he was a bad star, Wu Yuan was suddenly a little upset, and said perfunctorily: "It's good." ”

"I've heard some gossip about you badly。。。。。。 If you have any difficulties, just say it, and I will find a way to bring a letter to Uncle Zhuang. Chen Yi said softly.

He really heard that Wu Yuan was a little dim, and the rumors outside were only afraid that they would be more difficult to hear than those in the house, but there was a grandmother in the Wu family who was pressing, and the people were at most talking about it in private, and they didn't dare to spread it to their own ears, and the mouths of outsiders and their Wu family couldn't control it.

Wu Yuan was troubled for a while, and said angrily: "Don't you just say that I am a scourge, I know, you don't have to be so unspeakable, if you are here to see the excitement, please forgive me for living well now, and I don't have a lively show to you." ”

"I 。。。。。。 Sister Yuan," Chen Yi stammered suddenly, "I'm not here to see your jokes, I'm just worried about your situation." ”

Wu Yuan was angry, he had nothing to worry about, but he was just acquaintance.

"We just know each other, and we don't dare to bother Chen Gongzi to remember it." Wu Yuan's tone was stiff.

Chen Yi's brain was running out for a while, why was this little girl still so angry, she got angry when she asked a few words, and she didn't say anything.

Chen Yi said patiently: "Uncle Zhuang is the most relieved when he leaves, he has been in front of my father several times, but he didn't leave long before there were rumors about you, didn't I tell you last time in the temple, even if you sent a letter to the pharmacy, why didn't you come, and asked someone from the Zhenyuan Dart Bureau to help you buy a house." ”

Wu Yuan was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly blocked Chen Yi's mouth with his hand, and said in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense, I didn't ask them to do it, his sister-in-law was a maid here, and he bought it for his sister-in-law!"

Chen Yi smelled the vague fragrance coming from his hand, and instantly blushed, Wu Yuan saw this, hurriedly put down his hand, and said in a low voice: "I'm sorry, it's rude." ”

Chen Yi calmed down and said softly: "I know everything." You don't have to hide it, I won't say it. You can rest assured. ”

Wu Yuan looked at him and saw that what he said didn't look like a lie, so he still said stiffly: "It's true that I didn't buy it, what did I do with a girl's house." ”

Seeing that Wu Yuan was still covering up, Chen Yi smiled and whispered, "Maybe I thought wrong." ”

Wu Yuan was relieved at this time, and after the two finished speaking, they called the maid who was waiting outside the pavilion and walked to the main hall, and met Zhou Biao who came to find the two on the way.

"Cousin, Brother Chen, I've found you, dinner has been prepared, let's go over." Zhou Biao saw that the two of them had different expressions, and he couldn't help but be suspicious.

Wu Yuan secretly took a deep breath and said lightly: "I just led Chen Gongzi to take a look in the East Courtyard, it just so happened that Cousin Zhou you are here, you and Chen Gongzi will go to dinner, I will go and talk to Sister Yijin and go back to the Middle Courtyard, it is already very late." ”

Zhou Biao hurriedly said, "I'll send you over, it's dark." ”

Chen Yi couldn't help but take a few deep glances at Zhou Biao when he heard this.

Wu Yuan said with a smile: "I am very familiar with the road in this East Courtyard, and there is a maid to follow, Cousin Zhou should take Chen Gongzi to the table, Uncle should be in a hurry." ”

Zhou Biao was a little embarrassed when he heard this, he was the master, and he was just living here, so he had to watch Wu Yuan take the maid to find Wu Yijin, and saw Wu Yuan walking away.

Chen Yi saw that Zhou Biao was still looking blankly at the direction where Wu Yuan was leaving, coughed lightly a few times, and Zhou Biao came back to his senses, and took Chen Yi to the hall with a slightly red face.

Chen Yi walked behind Zhou Biao, secretly looking at Zhou Biao, and unconsciously gave birth to an indescribable feeling, it seemed that Zhou Biao cared about Wu Yuan very much, and when he saw his behavior, he lost his proportion.

As if feeling the gaze behind him, Zhou Biao asked unconsciously: "Where did Brother Chen go to walk just now, I just looked for you in the courtyard and didn't see anyone." ”

Chen Yi said indifferently: "There is a pavilion in front of me that is not bad, so I took a few more glances there, the Wu family is really a rich family, and the subtleties are exquisite." ”

"It seems that Brother Chen and his cousin are very familiar, I have been in the Wu family for so long, and it is the first time I have seen my cousin willing to talk more, my cousin is always cold on weekdays, but I am closer to Cousin Yijin." Zhou Biao asked tentatively.

Chen Yi glanced at Zhou Biao and said indifferently: "It's just acquaintance, not familiarity." Brother Zhou, please be cautious, Miss Wu was entrusted by Miss Yijin to take me around to take a look, just to fulfill the friendship of the landlord. It's Brother Zhou, who seems to care about Miss Wu very much? ”

Zhou Biao hurriedly covered up when he heard this: "It's abrupt, where is my poor scholar worthy of the eldest lady of the Wu family, who only studies and succeeds, and doesn't dare to ask for a woman like Miss Wu." ”

"Also, Brother Zhou is talented, when Brother Zhou is named on the gold list, is it still difficult to marry a virtuous woman? No matter how good the merchant's daughter is, she is also from a merchant, if Brother Zhou really marries a merchant's daughter, he will destroy his future. Chen Yi said with a chuckle.

Zhou Biao was shocked when he heard this, this was the first time he had heard of it, and hurriedly asked, "What does Brother Chen mean by this?" ”

"Brother Zhou, don't you know? It's a lot to say, and please don't be surprised by Brother Zhou. Chen Yi turned to others, smiled and walked forward with Zhou Biao.

Zhou Biao was aroused by Chen Yi's curiosity, and he was determined to break the casserole and ask to the end.

Chen Yi was helpless, so he had to explain: "This is the unwritten convention of officialdom, when the students are named on the gold list, there are many people who catch their sons-in-law under the Beijing official list, so many students with the title of the gold list generally get married after winning the jinshi." If Brother Zhou marries a merchant girl, he is afraid that it will be difficult to integrate into the upper circle, but it will become an obstacle to promotion. ”

After speaking, Chen Yi patted Zhou Biao on the shoulder, "Although there are also officials who have married the daughters of merchants, but they are all... ”

Zhou Biao asked, "How?" ”

"It's difficult to go further, after all, businessmen speculate and are mostly despised by literati."

After listening to Chen Yi's words, Zhou Biao hesitated, if he didn't listen to Cui's words and married Wu Yuan, he was afraid that Cui's would make a big fuss, not to mention that he would have to rely on the political envoy when he entered the official career.

If you marry Wu Yuan, I am afraid that it will affect your career and make people think that you are greedy for money.

Zhou Biao secretly hesitated in his heart, not knowing how to choose, since he saw Wu Yuan, he had unconsciously regarded Wu Yuan as his wife who had not passed through the door, otherwise he would not have acquiesced to his parents to forge his birthday.

Chen Yi saw that Zhou Biao was still stunned, and said with a smile: "Let's just say it, Brother Zhou doesn't have to take it to heart, let's go in." ”

Zhou Biao came back to his senses and followed Chen Yi in.

After dinner, Mr. Tao Fu and Wu Sanye said something, Zhou Biao didn't listen to a word, and absentmindedly finished dinner and went back to the West Courtyard.

Out of Wu's house, Mr. Tao Fu smiled and asked Chen Yi what he said to Zhou Biao, how to go out and come back, Zhou Biao was absent-minded.

Chen Yi smiled but said nothing, and after sending Mr. Tao Fu back to Guangling Academy, he drove back to Chen's mansion.