"How? Did I hear me wrong? The boy scratched his head, rubbed his eyes again, and looked around again into the study, although it was a little dark at first, but it was still unobstructed by the light shining in from the doorway.

There was no one in there at all.

The scholar didn't give up and asked the scholar next to him, "Did you hear that voice just now?" ”

"I hear you. It was as if something had fallen. Then another woman screamed. ”

"Yes! I heard it too! But there's no one in the house? Could it be ......" the boy brushed his face, "the 'good brother' is here?" ”

"Maybe it's 'good sister', isn't it a woman's voice?" The scholar next to him muttered, climbed the door of the study and peeked inside.

"You wait here, I'll go in and take a look." The scholar from before did not give up, straightened his belt, exhaled, lifted his robe, crossed the threshold, and walked inside.

He searched carefully inside and out, and even under the table, on the bookcase, and behind the screen, he didn't find anything unusual.

Not to mention that he is a big living person, he has not even seen a mouse!

"Is it really a stubble?" The scholar scratched his head so hard that his hair was messed up.

The scholar outside looked at the scholar inside standing in the middle of the room in a daze, and also wondered if he had heard it wrong, and said hesitantly: "...... It may have been misheard. You remember in the spring, those cats were in heat, barking in the yard every night, listening to them like children. ”

"That's right." The scholar inside finally walked out, "Maybe it's from another yard." ”

The Zheng Guogong Mansion covers a very large area, and the houses are vertical and horizontal. Pavilions and columns. There is also a pool of water around the wall. There are also hundreds of people in the family, from top to bottom.

There was also a courtyard in the outer court for the servants and wives of the servants.

Thinking that not far from the outer study was the Huan Washing Courtyard, probably because the women in the courtyard were making a fuss.

The two scholars rubbed their eyes and yawned at each other, and after standing for a while, two other scholars came over to change shifts and let them go to sleep, and the other two then stood guard at the door of the outer study.

Nothing happened overnight.

The next day. Old Man Zheng came to the outer study.

Entering the back room, he saw that the book on the bookcase was in the wrong place.

His heart jumped, and he walked over slowly.

Mr. Zheng's favorite thing in his life is books.

In this outer study are his most frequently read and beloved books.

He remembers the location of each book clearly.

The book on the bookcase, which he had just read before he left yesterday, had not finished reading it, so he had a bookmark in the book.

The bookmark was made from a leaf and was made for him by Zheng Xiangrong when he was six years old.

It is also his most beloved bookmark.

He stretched out his trembling hand and slowly opened the book, and sure enough, he saw that the bookmark had been turned over.

Old Man Zheng's tears came out at once, and he looked around. Choked up and said, "Rong'er, are you back?" You're going to be the same again. Jumping out of the blue, scared dad? ”

Mr. Zheng likes to put his bookmarks backwards, Zheng Xiangrong always likes to correct him, and quietly appeared out of nowhere and put his bookmarks right.

Since Zheng Xiangrong's death, no one has corrected the way he puts his bookmarks for many years......

But he waited for a long time, and he didn't watch Zheng Xiangrong suddenly appear in front of him as before, talking to him about poetry and words, and his witty words were like beads......

Old Man Zheng covered his face with his hands and stood quietly in the room for a while.

There was a chirping birdsong outside, waking up Old Man Zheng from his memories.

He coughed, wiped his face with a handkerchief, sat down behind the bookcase, grabbed the armrests of the high-backed chair with both hands, and asked outside, "Who was guarding the study last night?" ”

Yesterday, four students from two classes walked in.

Old Man Zheng was silent and asked them, "Was there anything wrong with the study last night?" ”

Old Man Zheng never asked them.

The scholar on duty in the second half of the night shook his head, "If you go back to the master, no." ”

The two scholars who were on duty in the first half of the night glanced at each other and hesitated.

When Old Man Zheng saw it, he was suspicious, so he let the two scholars who had said that they were okay go out, left the two scholars who were hesitant, and asked, "Why don't you speak?" ”

When the two scholars saw the old man asking, they had no choice but to do it honestly.

"Yesterday I did hear a voice in the study, and a woman screaming. But then the little one went in and checked carefully, but he didn't see anyone. and no one was seen. The scholar who had been to the study to inspect said honestly.

"Oh?" Old Man Zheng remained silent, "Did you both hear it?" ”

"Yes, sir." The two scholars replied in unison.

"But when you go to the study, you haven't seen anyone?"

"Yes, sir."

Old Man Zheng's eyelids jumped heavily, and he asked the scholar who had entered the room, "When you came to the study, did you touch anything?" ”

"Nope! No! The scholar hurriedly waved his hand, "The little ones know, but the old man's books can't be touched by the small ones." ”

It's really not to be touched, and if you do, you have to chop your hands......

When the scholars first came to the study to take shifts, the master told them that they could not touch the books in the study of Grandpa Guo, so they could only sweep the floor and wipe the table to look at the door.

If you touch a book, you have to chop your hands!

Although no one has been chopped off yet, the rules are written like this, and the scholars are not very old and are very obedient.

Old Man Zheng nodded, "Okay, let's go out." ”

After the scholars left, Mr. Zheng sat alone in the study, but he couldn't read the book anymore.

Spring will be in a few days, and his question has not yet been finished, but he has no intention of preparing at all.

When he returned to the inner courtyard in the evening, he told Kang's about it, and Kang's tears immediately fell, and she choked up and said, "Master, let's go to the family temple to have a look." She missed us, so she came back to see the master. ”

What a coincidence, it happened that the second prince wrote a letter asking to marry Zheng Xiangrong as the original spouse and move her spiritual position to Jiangnan. This happened to Old Man Zheng's outer study.

"I must want to have a spirit in the sky. She got it...... Got it......" Kang choked up and couldn't speak.

Old Man Zheng nodded again and again. Wen Yan soothed Kang's, "I know, I know. We'll go to the family temple tomorrow. ”

After speaking, he instructed his subordinates: "Call Xinghong, Xinghui, and all four of them." ”

Kang nodded and went into the inner room to avoid it.

Several mothers-in-law went to the courtyard of the four uncles to spread the word.

Zheng Xinghong, Zheng Xinghui, Zheng Xingwang and Zheng Xingtong from the Kang family, all hurriedly rushed over.

Old Man Zheng looked at his four grown sons.

Even the youngest son, Zheng Xingtong, is in his thirties.

Old Man Zheng stroked his short beard and said, "I wanted to tell you a long time ago, from now on, you will give me a good closed-door study." Wait for three years from now in the year of Tabi, and you will all be doomed. This year, I can't catch up. Although the second, third, and fourth children have all been lifted and can be directly dismissed, the boss has never taken the state exam, which is unfair to him, so this year, the three of you will not go, and you will end up after three years. ”

The eldest son, Zheng Xinghong, was stunned for a moment, subconsciously raised his head, and asked, "Dad." I'm going to end up too? ”

Sister Zheng Suxin has always told him that he is the eldest son. This throne was originally his. He became Zheng Guogong, that is, he was in charge of the imperial examination with the Ministry of Rites, and he was the teacher of scholars all over the world, so why did he have to take the imperial examination? !

Old Man Zheng looked at this eldest son with mediocre qualifications with pity, nodded and said, "Yes." You've got to get out. After a pause, he said word by word: "The four of you are all the same identity, and you are the same filial piety and benevolence, and you have been hesitant to be the father, and you don't know who to let be the son." Later, I thought about the imperial examination. Whoever can get the highest ranking in the imperial examination is the son of the world. You don't need to be among the champions, top leaders, and tanhua. Only among the four of you, who is higher. ”

"Huh?" The three sons of the Kang family were surprised and delighted, but they really didn't expect that they would also have the opportunity to inherit the title!

Zheng Xinghong, the eldest son of the original match, suddenly had an earthy face, his lips were closed, and his eyes gradually dimmed.

Compared with his three younger brothers, he is really far behind......

Dad did this, didn't he want to pass on the throne to him?

"You are all my sons. But Zheng Guogong's position is too important. There must be virtuous people living in it. Old Man Zheng sighed.

In the past, there were few men in the Zheng family, and it was great to have a son in each generation.

This generation actually has four sons!

Old Man Zheng was happy, but he also had a headache.

"Daddy......" Zheng Xinghui saw Zheng Xinghong's face as if he was mourning, and he couldn't bear it and wanted to persuade him.

Old Man Zheng stopped him harshly with his gaze.

"Go back. Prepare now. We'll see it three years later. Old Man Zheng made such a decision and finally let go of this thought.

If the eldest can have the ability to get in front of the three younger brothers in the imperial examination, please seal him.

After all, the selection of talents in the imperial examination is not to select people who are amazingly talented, but to choose people who know the rules, are thoughtful, and can follow the steps.

Although the eldest is not as smart and intelligent as the second child, if he can follow the steps and be thoughtful, it is not impossible to give him the position of the grandfather of this country. After all, he is the original concubine......

Kang was also very pleasantly surprised when he learned the news. She never thought that her son would also have a chance to inherit the title!

And according to the master's method, his son has a better chance.

Because she has three sons!

Zheng Xinghong's wife, Shanshi, was so angry when she heard the news, but she didn't dare to scold at home.

But she didn't want to sit still, so she sent someone to deliver a letter to her mother's family, and at the same time took her mother-in-law to the mansion of Wu Guo to ask to see Grandma Zheng.

"What? Dad actually said such a thing? To determine the position of the prince by the ranking of the imperial examination?! Zheng Suxin listened to the words of her eldest brother and sister, and her eyes became clear in an instant.

She stood up slowly, looking at Shanshi, her towering breasts fell together, as if she was extremely angry, but tried her best to suppress the appearance of forbearance.

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This is the first update. There is a second shift in the afternoon. Third, we are still working on it...... Today is the last day of August, what about the pink of your dear? Is it all gone? …… (To be continued......)

PS: Thank you to the enigmayanxi alliance leader for the reward. Thank you for the sachet that Xiao Mian gave yesterday. Thank you for the peace charm you gave yesterday. Reminder oh, it's the last day, the pink ticket watch forgot.