Yihe Street, where Shumei Building is located, although it is also located on the bank of the Streamer River, has a long distance from Yihong Street, which is full of brothels, but because it is still afternoon after all, it is not a night when gentlemen are active, and compared with Yihong Street, Yihe Street is much more lively.

Rao is people are coming and going, but the beautiful scenery still sees the man who is getting off the carriage at the corner of the street.

The man was dressed in an azure brocade robe, embroidered with dark patterns of orchid grass, a white jade brocade belt wrapped around his waist, and only a jasper orchid flower pendant, standing tall and jade, standing quietly in the bustling city.

Still not tied into a bun, black hair by the green brocade high bunch, no bead crown, no purple hairpin, but the corners of the lips smile, eyes slowly look forward, the natural noble temperament and containing the beauty of the landscape eyebrows, has attracted many people to praise the eyes.

Even the brilliant golden sun, shining on his clothes, became a foil.

In Yijing's line of sight, there was only his slowly approaching figure for a while.

Yu Feng, the prince of the king of Chu, why did he come here?

"Don't lean out too much, they will see carefully." In my ears was a soft reminder from my little aunt.

Only then did Yi Jing notice the "they" standing side by side with Yu Feng.

A young man dressed in a pine and cypress green round-necked arrow-sleeved tuanhua robe, tall and long-armed, and magnificent, is none other than Jia Wenxiang, the uncle of Yijing's future, and another white-faced scribe who is dressed in a gray-colored large-sleeved shirt with a polite manner, but it is the staff of the Guogong Mansion who has an unclear hatred and entanglement with Mama Song, and Li Jihe, the Xixi of Yijing's future.

What is the situation of this trio?

was puzzled by himself, but Yijing saw the long street below, and suddenly there was a commotion.

A group of stout men dressed in brown linen clothes with thick waists and iron arms shouted as they poured out of the alley on the west side, chasing a thin girl who was staggering, with her hair scattered, her face covered with tears, and a piece of mud sticking to her.

The crowd on the street subconsciously avoided the side of the road.

At first glance, the men were wicked people, if they were not high-ranking slaves, they would be market hooligans who made money by lending, and the common people could not afford to provoke them.

Yijing's heart tightened, she was worried that these people had ulterior motives.

Without him, because Yu Feng was present, and around him, there were indeed evil intentions hidden and evil people who were suspicious of the king.

When I saw the girl go straight to the world—

Yijing exclaimed in a low voice, completely forgetting the reminder of the little aunt, and couldn't help but lean out half of her body.

"Rest easy." Su Lian grabbed her overreacted niece.

At the same time, Yi Jing also saw the plainclothes guards beside Yu Feng, stepped forward, pressed his hand on the long sword at his waist, and more than ten people scattered around him quietly surrounded Yu Feng, obviously, it was the secret guard of the prince.

Yu Feng raised his arm and shook it gently.

Obviously, it is also a little reassuring.

Yijing breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the girl-

But he knelt down on his knees and grabbed the hem of Jia Wenxiang's clothes.

Looking at the girl carefully, Yijing found that she was a little familiar, thinking a little, Yijing suddenly looked at Su Lian, who was leisurely and sitting on the wall.

That girl is clearly the maid next to Du Yuniang of Qianrao Pavilion.

It wasn't until this time that Yijing somewhat understood what the little aunt meant by muttering "It's a coincidence" in the phrase, and of course she also understood why the little aunt sent herself away and had a private conversation with that Du Yuniang.

The little aunt is to test the future uncle, whether he has a chivalrous heart, and whether he will be uneven.

Thinking of this, Yijing was completely worried, put away his body, and watched the play with great interest.

But I saw the girl crying pitifully: "Lang Jun save me." When he turned around and saw the gang of villains rushing up, he exclaimed, simply stood up, walked around behind Jia Wenxiang in one step, and grabbed the savior's arm tightly.

Jia Wenxiang didn't know if he was not used to being so close to women, so he frowned slightly, but he didn't hesitate, and coldly looked at the men with round arms and thick waists.

"If you are interested, get out of the way, and don't be nosy." The leading villain looked at the three people in front of him, and saw that two of them were well-dressed and behaved extraordinarily, and he didn't dare to be too presumptuous, so he only said in a rough voice: "This cheap maid borrowed my son-in-law's money, and if she delayed and didn't pay it back, she deserved to pay off her debts." ”

Only then did the woman let go of Jia Wenxiang, and waved her hand again and again: "Lang Jundon't listen to their nonsense, I am a woman from a good family, and I didn't borrow anyone's money, let alone know his son-in-law, it is clear that they want to force Liang to be a slave!" After speaking, he hid his face and wept, and then prostrated on the ground and begged, wanting to win the help of the nobles.

The people who were watching from afar sighed for a while, and naturally sympathized with the poor woman, and some people pointed and whispered, but they did not dare to come forward.

The villains took another step closer: "It's obviously this cheap maid's quibble, Lang Jun can't listen to it and believe it, this matter has nothing to do with you, please make it convenient." "After that, I will rush up and arrest the girl.

Exclamations sounded all around, and for a while, everyone's eyes were focused on Jia Wenxiang.

"Wait!" Under the expectation of everyone, Jia Wenxiang finally spoke up, and blocked his arm: "You said that this woman owes money, but there is a certificate." ”

The leading villain was slightly stunned, and glared at him viciously: "Lang Jun is going to be nosy?" ”

"At the feet of the Son of Heaven, Lang Lang Qiankun, if you are allowed to do whatever you want and bully the weak, I will also be a court official in vain." Jia Wenxiang was not afraid, and he brushed it lightly, even if he responded to the vicious spirit of the villain: "According to the Dalong law, if there is a dispute over private debts, when the borrower is unable to repay, the creditor can sue the official, or use assets to pay off the debt, or repay it with a deed, but there must be a debt letter drawn by both parties as evidence; And there is a strict prohibition, can not be privately recovered, if you insist that this woman owes your family a debt, then you can sue the official, do you dare to go to the official government decree, and confront this woman in court? ”

It was polite and well-founded, and the sound was loud, which immediately aroused the uneven echo of the onlookers, some people high-fived and applauded, and some people claimed to be.

As soon as the gang of villains heard that the person in front of them claimed to be a court official, their arrogance was restrained a little, and when they heard Jia Wenxiang speak, they led the Dalong Law Order, obviously not a person to be bullied, and they took a few steps back.

The leader was quite helpless, glared at the girl fiercely, and waved his hand reluctantly: "Forget it today, but you can't hide from the fifteenth day of the first day, and if you can go, the monk can't walk the temple, our account will be counted another day." He shouted "go" and fled with the people.

A round of cheers erupted.

The matter is now over.

The girl had already wiped the tears from her face with her sleeve, and slightly raised her face that was washed clean by tears.

The onlookers unexpectedly found this embarrassed woman, born with skin like fat jade, beautiful and charming, I felt pity.

The girl got up, and in the midst of everyone's sighs, came to Jia Wenxiang's side, and bowed steadily.

"Lang Jun's kindness, the people's daughter remembered it in her heart, the people's daughter was lowly, and she couldn't repay it, so she had to promise ...... with her body"

The crowd that was already about to disperse suddenly gathered again, their eyes widened, and many envious eyes were focused on Jia Wenxiang again.

Yijing's eyes widened as well...... It turns out that the little aunt's test did not end there......

She saw that the corners of Yu Feng's lips, who had been watching coldly, curled up, and she looked around thoughtfully.

With her sight, a hasty encounter.

Yi Jing was startled, and subconsciously hid behind the window.

finally calmed down the panic in his heart, and then secretly looked again, but saw that Yu Feng had already withdrawn his gaze and only stared at the girl who wanted to make a promise.

And Jia Wenxiang, smiling at this time, also looked at the girl.

"Make a promise." Seems to mumble.

"The people's daughter is lowly, and she doesn't dare to expect Lang Jun to marry Mingmei, but she asks to be a slave and a maid, waiting for Lang Jun's side." The girl seemed to be full of shyness, and whispered her heart.

Many of the onlookers sighed.

The woman is beautiful, Lang Jun is kind-hearted, and she is a good match, but unfortunately the identities of the two are very different, but the woman is willing to be a maid, so Lang Jun will not refuse. Many people regret that why they didn't pull out their swords to help just now?

Jia Wenxiang smiled undiminishedly, but shook his head: "There is no need for this, it is just a gesture for me, you don't have to care." ”

Someone actually rejected the promise of a beauty!

The onlookers were amazed!

And Su Lian had a somewhat satisfied smile at this time.

"Lang Jun! Lang Jun stays! ”

Seeing that Jia Wenxiang was about to leave, the girl was at a loss, and she forgot what she was shy and subtle, and grabbed the hem of Jia Wenxiang's clothes.

Jia Wenxiang's eyebrows frowned, and when he looked at the girl's gaze again, he was already very impatient.

"I hope that Lang Jun will have mercy, those wicked people just now will not let go of the people's daughters, they are determined to force the good to be slaves! I beg Lang Jun to save people and save them to the end......" The girl begged repeatedly: "Just give the folk girl a place to live." ”

didn't care about it, it was entangled with this noble son.

Among the onlookers, some people saw that something was wrong, and looked at the girl's gaze with some contempt.

Jia Wenxiang pulled lightly and took back the hem of his clothes from the girl's hands: "You are a citizen of Dalong, and you have the protection of Dalong's law, if you are in danger, you should seek refuge in the official yamen, and then talk about it...... Since you are not afraid to be a slave or a slave, why should you be willing to be my slave? ”

It is clearly an insight into the girl's calculations, and she will tell the truth.

The onlookers laughed and scattered, and no one sympathized with the girl.

It is hateful to bully the weak, but it is really shameful to take revenge, to seek wealth and wealth, to deceive people's hearts, and to try to cling to them.

Jia Wenxiang shook his head, carrying Yu Feng in one hand and Li Jihe in the other, and went straight into Shumei Building, without looking at the woman again.

Yes, they entered the Shumei Building.

Yijing was surprised, and then heard the little aunt say: "It's still a man, and it's also a person who understands." ”

After thinking about it, Yijing completely understood.

Presumably, the little aunt has already placed eyeliner next to her future uncle, and has the intention to test the virtue of her future uncle, whether she is good or not, whether she is greedy or not, whether she pities the beauty too much, and is easily fooled, so she happened to take her to the brothel today to open her eyes, so when she learned that her uncle would be in Shumeilou, she bought Du Yuniang.

Du Yuniang doesn't seem to be as simple as an ordinary prostitute!

Yijing's mind moved, and he asked Su Lian: "Little aunt, those villains are also from Qianrao Pavilion?" ”

Su Lian was surprised: "You actually saw it?" ”

"The woman just now is clearly the maid next to Du Yuniang." Yi Jing asked again: "Who is this Du Yuniang, how can she still do temptations for you?" ”

Su Lian moved his lips, then he heard the footsteps on the wooden ladder, and waved his hand to Yijing: "I'll talk about it later, don't make a noise yet." ”

Yijing was stunned for a moment, and then heard the shopkeeper's courteous voice: "A few Lang Jun are invited." ”

But he led Yu Feng and his party to the box next to them.

This...... It seems that the little aunt wants to get to know the future uncle in all aspects.

Yi Jing and Su Lian naturally didn't know, when Yu Feng passed by the double-fold door of their box, he glanced at it lightly, as if he was smiling but not smiling, clearly thoughtful, but did not say a word.

In this room, Aunt Su Lian looked at each other, remained silent, drank tea separately, and listened to the movement of a screen apart with her ears pricked up.

Over there, the three men sat down with each other and ordered a pot of tea before Ming and a few refreshments.

The conversation between the three of them did not involve the earlier turmoil at all, as if the woman who wanted to make a promise did not appear at all.

"Senior Brother Jihe, you are too uninteresting, since you have come to Jinyang Jing, why don't you contact the foolish brother, if you don't hear the prince mention it, I don't know that you have come thousands of miles to vote." Jia Wenxiang said with a smile, although there seemed to be a complaint in his words, his expression was very happy.

He was once a student of Ninghai Songhe Academy, although he was not as fortunate as Li Jihe, and was personally taught by Nanru Ding Changsu, but the two were indeed classmates.

"I wanted to settle down completely and visit the old people again." Li Jihe was a little reluctant to go, and clasped his fists to apologize.

Yu Feng said with a smile: "I originally heard the prince of Weiguo mention that there is a proud protégé of Ding Hongru in the Guogong Mansion, and he admires it. ”

Li Jihe was immediately flattered: "The son of the world is serious, if the son of the world does not give up, it is to call for Jihe." ”

Jia Wenxiang also said: "I have been away from Ninghai for many years, and I often miss my teacher, but I don't know if his old man is healthy as usual. ”

"Although Mr. said that he has passed the year of the war, he is very healthy, and he can get up early every day and play a set of long punches in the yard."

"That's very good." Wen Xiang smiled and asked, "I seem to have heard earlier that the teacher has handed over the academy to the senior brother to take care of, but somehow came to Jinyang?" ”

"It's just to help my senior brother deal with some college chores, how can he be virtuous, how can he take care of the academy." Li Jihe said modestly that the senior brother in his mouth refers to the eldest son of the mentor: "I begged Mr. for several years before I got a letter of recommendation and sent it to the Weiguo Mansion as a staff member." ”

Jia Wen heard this in detail and was slightly puzzled.

Nanru Ding Chang lives in the world of Taoli and Li, and the children of the clan are more outstanding, and they are already three out of eighty this year. As early as decades ago, Ding Changsu no longer taught his protégés personally, but he was blue-eyed only for Li Jihe.

If it weren't for Li Jihe's outstanding features, a generation of Confucians would not personally guide academics, but the strange thing is that although Ding Changsu treats Li Jihe differently, he is unwilling to recommend him to join the office, so that Li Jihe is over 20 years old and still white.

So all the protégés believed that the teacher wanted to keep Li Ji and inherit the mantle.

But why did Li Ji and enter the office suddenly after many years?

Although Jia Wenxiang said that he was puzzled, he only thought that his classmate had something difficult to hide, and it was not easy to ask in detail.

Yu Feng said: "Ji He is a famous teacher, and if you want to enter the university, you don't have to go so hard, why did you go to the staff of the Weiguo Mansion Ganju." ”

Since the abolition of the system, only the East Palace and the prince can choose their own assistants, and the rest of the courtiers have no right to choose their own subordinate officials, so those who are staff members, if they want to enter the office, can only rely on the recommendation of the main family, and only have a chance after the assessment of the Ministry of Officials. Some poor students, no family background to rely on, and no famous teacher to recommend, will choose to take the staff this tortuous way into the office, but just like Li Jihe, he is the disciple of Nanru Ding Changsu, there is no need to take such a tortuous road, as long as a letter of recommendation, Wei Guogong will inevitably recommend talents to the imperial court, or to the prince's mansion, or directly as an official, although the highest official of the palace is not the fifth grade of long history, but if the prince trusts him, it is not impossible to be selected into the sixth department or the center.

In short, a scholar like Li Jihe, no matter which path he takes, he doesn't have to stoop to his staff.

Li Jihe smiled lightly, and seemed to understand the doubts of the prince very much: "Although a certain teacher is famous, but it is all dependent on the favor of the teacher, although he is shallow and talented, he does not dare to be arrogant, whether he can enter the office also depends on the future fortune, the reason why he begs the Weiguo Gong is because he admires the Weiguo Gong and is willing to do his best." ”

What he means is that he has no intention of joining the ranks, and the reason why he is willing to be a staff member is because Wei Guogong's personality is invincible, which attracts him to come thousands of miles to vote.

Yu Feng smiled lightly and didn't ask again, but thoughtfully.

Jia Wenxiang believed Li Jihe's words: "Wei Guogong is loyal and upright, and he is very chivalrous, although the staff in his house is from a poor background, but if he has real talent and learning, many of them have the opportunity to enter the office, such as that Lin Zong, who used to be Wei Guogong's staff, and now he is not also serving in the household department, although he is only a seventh grade, but he is an important position that is deeply trusted by the saints." The prince may not know my senior brother, but I understand him, with his ambition, he must want to enter the government by his own strength, and he does not want to rely only on the name of his teacher, to say, only Wei Guogong has such a mind and ability, and it is also wise for the senior brother to join him. ”

Many staff, although they have real talent and real learning, but the master is unwilling to recommend, once the staff members are in the office, they will get rid of the constraints of the master's family, and it is difficult to use them; Second, in today's court situation, the dispute between Jin Xiang and Qin Xiang is becoming more and more intense, so that many Han scholars have difficulty entering the office, even if the master has the intention to recommend, the officials will not pay attention to it.

This is also because the family and the nobles dismantle each other and fight each other, neither of them wants the other party to be strong.

Only an important minister like Wei Guogong has won the trust of the saints, and naturally has become the target of Jin Xiang and Qin Xiang to win over first, and the people he recommends have a great chance of entering the office.

Regarding these political affairs, Jia Wenxiang only mentioned them faintly.

Whether it was Yu Feng or Li Jihe, they didn't go deeper.

The three of them tasted fragrant tea, and gradually turned the topic to the conversation of Jing Shi Qing, you come and go, there are a lot of splendid words, it can be seen that they are full of economy and knowledge.

At this side, Su Lian smiled more and more, obviously feeling a higher level of satisfaction with Jia Wenxiang in his heart.

Yijing paid close attention to Yu Feng's words, and was also very surprised in his heart.

In his previous life, he was sick on the couch, weak and not weathered, she was even more impatient to talk to him, or have a conversation, all perfunctory, completely unknown to his ambitions, only know that he has excellent calligraphy, painting skills are also outstanding, he especially likes to paint bamboo, Guan Sui Yuan no matter the bedroom study, the paintings hanging on the wall, are all different green bamboo pictures.

At that time, she also thought that if the prince was not sick, his demeanor should be like a green bamboo.

Goodbye in the next life, the sky has eyes, so that he can detoxify the residual poison in his body as soon as possible, and he will no longer be as weak as in his previous life.

When I heard it through the screen today, I realized that he had many opinions in his chest that were higher than ordinary people.

In this life, he will be happy and worry-free, and show his ambitions.

In this life, she should help him, repay her life and make up for the shame of her previous life.

The blue and white tea bowl between the jade fingers, the blue soup is clear, reflecting the firm and graceful smile of the beautiful scene.