That afternoon, Xie Daoyun practiced calligraphy in his study. Xiao Ling, the personal maid, took Wang Qian's letter into the study, because calligraphy requires a high concentration and a very detached state of mind, Xiao Ling didn't dare to interfere with Xie Daoyun, and quietly put the letter on the table.

Xie Daoyun finished swaying like an empty space, put down the pen and carefully studied and pondered the words he had just written, combined with the mood just now and thought about it for a long time, he shook his head unsatisfied, and found that there was a letter on the table and picked it up to read. Xie Daoyun recognized it by looking at the words on the envelope, which was from his sister Zhang Tongyun, whom he met not long ago. Xie Daoyun smiled at the corner of his mouth, opened the envelope and unfolded the letterhead, only to find that it was another person's words. Xie Daoyun frowned and looked at the cashier, oh, it turned out that the letter was written by Wang Zhen and sent by Zhang Tongyun.

Xie Daoyun smiled even more at the corner of his mouth, and hurriedly finished reading the letter, and couldn't help but whisper: "He's coming to propose!" Then Xie Daoyun paced happily in the study with the letter in his hand.

Xiao Ling, who was standing at the door, saw Xie Daoyun so happy, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Miss!" ”

Xie Daoyun realized that he was a little out of shape, so he said angrily to Xiao Ling: "Xiao Ling, are you laughing at me?!" ”

Xiao Ling said: "Miss, how can there be!" You'd better reply quickly! ”

A sentence reminded Xie Daoyun, and Xie Daoyun thought: "That's right, you can't be too happy too early!" Although my uncle agreed that I would make my own decisions about the marriage, if the prince could not pass my uncle's test, my uncle would also have a reason to refuse the marriage. I had to hurry back to remind Wang Zhen so that he could prepare as soon as possible. ”

So Xie Daoyun picked up the pen and wrote: "Wang Gongzi: I have mentioned you to my uncle, and my uncle has agreed that my marriage will be decided by me, but my uncle said that he wants to test you, and I don't know the content of the exam. My uncle likes piano, chess, calligraphy and painting on weekdays, and my uncle pays great attention to etiquette. Thank you for your words. After writing the letter, write "Miss Zhang Tongyun personally opened" on the envelope, put the letter in the envelope and asked Xiaoling to hand it over to the messenger to send out.

Xie Daoyun picked up Wang Qian's letter again and looked at it, the smile on his face turned into disgust, and he said to himself: "The words are so ugly!" In the future, you have to train and train well. ”

After leaving Zhang Xuan's manor, Wang Zhen returned to Jiankang City, looking for a house in the city, and asked for a high-quality house, the price is easy to say. Fang Yazi saw that the rich master wanted to see the house, and immediately took Wang Zhen to see the most expensive house he had at hand. The house is located in the west of the city, near the Qinhuai River, and not far from Wuyi Lane. Wang Zhen took a fancy to this geographical location at a glance, so he bought it at a price of six hundred and fifty taels. Although the price of the house is more than twice as expensive as that of an ordinary house, the area is more than three times larger than that of an ordinary house.

This mansion is naturally not as good as Sun Dahu's official mansion, let alone the Xie family's manor, but it is also quiet and elegant, and Wang Zhen believes that Xie Daoyun will like it. Wang Zhen personally likes that there is a small arrow range in the northwest corner of the house, since Qingxu reminded that the Wudou Mi Sect will not give up, Wang Zhen must practice archery, flying knives, fists and feet to be more refined to prevent future troubles.

And more importantly, the house is fully furnished and can be moved in at any time, so there is no delay in getting married at all. Wang Zhen returned to Ji Yaxuan that night, took all his belongings, and moved into a new house.

For the next whole day, Wang Zhen was busy cleaning his new home. This house was for sale before, and people who have always had a house tooth are taking care of it, and it was not dirty. It's just that this house is the first home of Wang Zhen after crossing a hundred years, so it is especially cherished.

There are three buildings in the house surrounded by a rockery in the middle, although it is not very large, and after cleaning it on this day, it also tired the king to choke. In the evening, Wang Zhen returned to Ji Yaxuan and finally received Xie Daoyun's reply. Wang Zhen read the letter, smiled and put it in his arms. Now as long as Xie An is done, the marriage will be inseparable. No matter what Xie An wants to test, he must take it!

Wang Zhen said to Mr. Xu: "Mr. Xu, please tell me as much as possible about Xie An and the situation in the court tonight, this is related to the happiness of my life, there is no wine at the moment, double it in the future, you can drink as much as you want!" ”

Mr. Xu said: "Wang Qian, what are you talking about?" The rule of a pot of wine is up to you, and I've never begged for a drink. You usually take care of me and Ah Fu a lot, I am sad and can't repay it, now that your marriage is here, can I not do my best? Besides, you are the only one who can use the little information provided by me, a storyteller, to come up with a way to win. I admire this and am glorious! So, I'm going to help you anyway! Walk! Go to my house! I'm going to talk to you tonight. ”

Wang Zhen thanked him, and the two walked side by side to Mr. Xu's room.

Early the next morning, Wang Zhen rushed to Zhang Xuan's manor. The housekeeper has already set up a frame in front of the gate of the manor, although he is only going to propose relatives, the housekeeper has also arranged a guard of honor for more than 20 people, which is not unimpressive! The housekeeper showed Wang Zhen the door-to-door salute and asked Wang Qian's opinion. The gift is a pair of ivory, a jade porcelain vase, and a scroll, some of which are played with by nobles and tastes of literati, and it can be seen that the housekeeper has put some thought into it.

Where did Wang Zhen dare to have an opinion, he hurriedly thanked him and said, "No opinion!" Very satisfied! Trouble the housekeeper! ”

Qingxu and his wife heard that today was the day when Wang Zhen went to Xie's house to propose marriage, so they came out to meet Wang Zhen and cheer him on, and Wang Zhen thanked him one by one.

Then, Zhang Xuan and Tang Qiu also came out. The housekeeper has made all the arrangements, and there is no need for Zhang Xuan to bother. Zhang Xuan got into the first carriage directly, the housekeeper and the second carriage at the ceremony, Wang Zhen and Tang Qiu each rode horses, and a team of more than 20 people set off in a mighty way.

Mo walked for about an hour to arrive at Xie's house, because he had already handed over a sticker before, indicating that Zhang Xuan came to visit today, and the Xie family arranged for a chief housekeeper to wait at the door. With the Xie family's official background and family prestige, the chief housekeeper's greeting is indeed very face-saving for Zhang Xuan. Zhang Xuan is a very pragmatic person, he doesn't care about these details at all, as long as he can get things done, it doesn't matter who will greet him.

Zhang Xuan greeted the chief housekeeper with a smile, and then followed the chief housekeeper into the manor. Zhang Xuan, the housekeeper, Tang Qiu, Wang Zhen, and the people who took the door salute were taken to a side hall, and the rest of the honor guards were arranged to rest elsewhere.

A man in his fifties in the side hall saw Zhang Xuan and others coming in and walked quickly to greet him, this person was Xie An, who was the court's servant and the leader of the army. Xie An and Zhang Xuan exchanged pleasantries for a while, the guests and hosts sat down, the housekeeper and Tang Qiu stood behind Zhang Xuan, and Wang Zhen's identity was embarrassed so he had to stand in front of the hall without moving. After the tea was offered, Zhang Xuan motioned to the housekeeper while flipping the lid of the teacup, and the housekeeper immediately ordered someone to present the gift and put it three feet away from Xie An's feet.

Zhang Xuan bowed his hand to Xie An and said: "Lord Shizhong, he is both an important minister and an elder of the court, and the younger generation can take the liberty to visit and be warmly received by Lord Shizhong, Zhang Xuan feels very honored!" Don't hide it from the adults, Zhang Xuan's visit this time was entrusted by others, and there was a reluctant invitation, so he brought some small gifts to show his heart, and asked the adults to smile. ”