Seeing that Zeng Yu only looked at the carriage and still ignored him, the steward became more and more annoyed, and said sharply: "Do you know who is in the carriage over there, you collided with the official master, are you guilty?" "A hateful face that pretends to be a tiger and intimidates the foolish people in the countryside.

Zeng Yu looked at the car behind him and said, "Is it Yan Shilang, Wansheng is asking to see him." "I know that it is definitely not Yan Shifan in the car.

When the sweaty steward heard the words "Yan Shilang", his momentum was frustrated, and he asked Zeng Yu with some hesitation: "Who are you Yan Shilang?" ”

Zeng Yu really didn't want to have anything to do with Yan Shifan, but now that he looks at it, just mentioning the word "Yan Shilang" shocked this menacing steward, it can be seen that power is something that people really want to have, how many smart and talented people know that the power field is dangerous, and they are like moths to a fire desperately chasing after it-

At this time, the door of Jichangyuan came out, and when he saw Zeng Yu, he hurriedly sang: "Zeng Gongzi is back from the exam, please come in, please come in." Zeng Yu was the companion of Yan Dagongzi, and Menzi naturally wanted to be respectful, looked at the two carriages again, and asked Zeng Yu: "Zeng Gongzi, who are these people, are your friends?" ”

Zeng Yu said: "I don't recognize them. He lifted the book with both hands, and walked into the garden, and listened to the steward: "We are from Songjiang Huating, and we ask to see Yan Shilang." ”

Presumably, there are many people who want to see Yan Shifan, and Menzi said impatiently: "The master is not here, the master is still keeping filial piety, and he doesn't see outsiders." ”

The steward lost his temper at this time, didn't dare to get angry, and said, "It was Yan Shilang who asked my master to come here-"

The general of the sect was suspicious: "Yes, may I ask the honorable name?" ”

The steward said: "Songjiang Huating Xu Mansion." ”

This steward thought that it was enough to say so, Menzi must understand, but this door was illiterate, that is, a native of the country, before Yan Shifan returned to his hometown at the beginning of the year, there were no foreign visitors to visit this Jichang Garden, and it was so deserted, where was it so well-informed than the door of Yanfu in the capital, so when he heard the steward say "Songjiang Huating Xufu", this door was indifferent, and asked woodenly: "Which Xufu?" ”

The steward thought that this man was deliberately pretending to be deaf and dumb, and his face was very ugly, but he couldn't get a seizure, and looked at the carriage behind, and there was a man in the carriage: "What are you talking about with a doorman, and tell them to come out." ”

The steward was full of momentum again, and said to the doorman: "Tell your housekeeper to come out, don't stare at it, my old lady and the old hall of Yan Ge are ministers and work in the same cabinet, and my master and Yan Shilang are also old friends." ”

Menzi understood at this time, opened his eyes and smiled: "You are the old family of Xu Ge of Songjiang Mansion, right, my master mentioned it, please please hurry." ”

When the steward saw that the people in the carriage behind him didn't get out of the car, he asked, "Is Yan Shilang here?" ”

Menzi said: "My lord went to Nanchang at the beginning of the month, and said that he would come back on the fifteenth of this month." ”

The steward said, "Tell your steward to come out and speak." ”

"Okay, please wait."

Menzi turned around and entered the garden gate, Zeng Yu's master and servant were still standing in the door, Zeng Yu asked the menzi: "Is Daddy Lu still here?" ”

Menzi said: "It's still there, Zeng Gongzi went to see him." With that, he walked in quickly and reported the news.

Zeng Yu and Sixi walked to the east courtyard with their luggage on their backs, and Sixi asked in a low voice: "What is the origin of Songjiang Xu Mansion?" ”

Zeng Yu said: "The second assistant of the cabinet, Xu Jie, the ministers of the DPRK and the central government, except for Yan Ge, are counted as officials, understand?" ”

Sixi said: "Is it Xu Ge Lao sitting in the car?" ”

Zeng Yu shook his head and said: "Xu Ge is in the capital, how can he come here - don't guess, be cautious about everything here, don't talk too much." ”

Sixi responded: "I know the way." ”

Zeng Yu was also a little curious about the people in the carriage, he knew that it was Xu Jie, who finally gave the Yan father and son a fatal blow, Xu Jie, who was very deep in the city, and had always been extremely respectful to Yan Song before the sword, but looking at the accompanying steward, it was quite domineering, and it was obvious that he was used to bullying others, so who would be the person in the car? What are you doing here?

Zeng Yu suddenly felt a little chill down his spine, Xu Jie's plan to reverse the strictness began, this was the most fierce political struggle in the Jiajing Dynasty, he had no ambitions, and he didn't want to maneuver in the power field, he just wanted to live a good and leisurely life, but he didn't want the city gate to catch fire and affect his little fish.

The weather is hot, Lu Yuanwai is wearing a shirt and throwing dice in the hall to play, boring, seeing Zeng Yu, this fat member is very happy, a little bit of enthusiasm for meeting his old acquaintance in a foreign country, and asking: "Zeng Gongzi, have you passed the make-up examination?" ”

Zeng Yu saluted and said: "Father Lu's blessing, the grandmaster has allowed me to go to school. ”

Lu Yuanwai said happily: "Excellent, excellent, congratulations, Zeng Gongzi is really talented." "Immediately ordered the servant to prepare wine and food, he wanted to drink two glasses with Zeng Xiucai, who was newly enrolled, these days Lu Yuanwai was very depressed, and the matter was not over, he could not go back to Qingtian, and no one knew him in a foreign land, so he was bored in this small courtyard all day long sighing.

Zeng Yu sat and drank tea, and Lu Yuanwai talked about the Yuanzhou Yuan Yuan test, and before he could say a few words, a servant came to invite Lu Yuanwai to the front hall, saying that there was a distinguished guest who wanted Lu Yuanwai to accompany him, and Lu Yuanwai asked: "Where did you come from?" ”

The servant said: "It's from Songjiang Mansion, and he says that he is the second son of Xu Gelao." ”

Lu Yuanwai's fat body stood up from the backrest circle chair and said happily: "It's finally here, but it's hard for me to wait." He said to Zeng Yu, "Zeng Gongzi is less accompanied", and hurriedly went.

Zeng Yuxin said: "It's Xu Jie's second son who came, what are you doing with Daddy Lu and other Xu Jie's eldest son?" Picked up the teacup and drank it slowly, and heard that someone behind the hall faintly seemed to be calling Miss "Infant Zi", and suddenly thought that Xu Jie's second son was very likely to come to Yan Shifan to propose marriage, and remembered that Lu Yuanwai had mentioned that Yan Shifan took Xiaozi back to Fenyi to plan for Xiaozi's marriage, and now it seems that he wants to marry the Xu family of Songjiang Huating, this kind of political marriage is often a tragedy-

Also, Zeng Yu remembered in which wild history he had read such a tragic incident, Xu Jie, in order to gain Yan Song's trust, once married a granddaughter to Yan Shifan's son, Yan Song Dayue, since then there is no doubt that Xu Jie's two hearts, because the two parties are young, they have not yet greeted each other, and within two years Yan Shifan has been executed, this granddaughter with Yan's marriage covenant has become Xu Jie's heart disease, and he ordered someone to poison this granddaughter to death, I don't know whether this thing is true or false, but with Zeng Yu's experience in later generations, rumors are often the truth.

Zeng Yu thought to himself: "Maybe Xu Jie's son came this time not only to propose marriage to his son, but also to talk about marrying his daughter to Yan Shifan's son - no matter whether Xu Jie's poisoning of his granddaughter is true or not, but if the girl Xiaozi marries into the Xu Mansion, it will definitely not end well." ”

Thinking about it like this, Zeng Yu was a little irritable, the innocent and beautiful girl Xiaozi was a living person, even if it was fine porcelain and beautiful jade, it made him regret being broken in front of him, but what could he do to help that kind girl?

I sweated a lot, but now that the sweat has been collected, I feel that there is fine salt frost on my skin, which is very uncomfortable, Zeng Yu asked the servant who was waiting on the side, what kind of creek and pond can be bathed nearby?

The servant said: "There is a mountain stream behind this garden, the villain will lead Zeng Gongzi there." ”

Zeng Yu said: "Then there will be labor." "Call Sixi, take the clothes to be changed, and follow the servant out of Jichang Garden through the small gate of the back garden.

In the pine shade and bamboo bamboo diagonally to the upper left walked more than ten feet, only to see a trickle trickling down on the side of the mountain road, what kind of mountain stream is this, the amount of water is too small, the servant scratched his head and said: "These days there is no rain and drought, this mountain stream will become a small ditch, or Zeng Gongzi or go back to the garden to draw well water to bathe." ”

Zeng Yu saw that although the water flow in the mountains was thin, it was extremely clean, so he said: "No need, just wash it in the water." ”

The servant said, "The little man went back first." Then he went back to the garden.

Sixi smiled: "This little water can only bathe a cat, how can we wash it, why don't we just run to Yuan Shui to wash it?" ”

Zeng Yu was not in that mood, and Yuan Shui was far away, and said: "Look down along the current, there is always a depression that gathers water." ”

The master and servant walked down six or seven feet between the rocks by the small mountain stream, and they were almost to the garden wall, and sure enough, they found a depression, and stepped on it to reach the root of their thighs. ”

The master and servant took off their clothes, and went down into the puddle, the water was cool, very comfortable, and they scrubbed for a while, and the sky gradually darkened, and when they were about to go ashore to wipe themselves and get dressed, they found that the clothes left on the stones by the puddle were missing somehow.

Sixi is in a hurry, the blanket containing more than 100 taels of silver can be placed on the side of the clothes, if you lose it, how can you get it!

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