There are nine people on the list of Qinghe Cui's family, and this number is still very satisfactory to Cui Gong.

Although the limelight was taken away by the two people of the Nangong family, Cui Gong felt that this was very good, so as not to make the Cui family too conspicuous.

On the same day, after the palace test was released, Cui Gong said to Xie Yuan: "Thanks to Mr. for many days, the old man is going back." ”

Xie Yuan smiled and said, "Gong Cui might as well stay for a few more days." ”

Cui Gong shook his head, "I also want to live more, but if I don't go back, the two unrelated ones of the fourth child and the fourth daughter-in-law should become more and more disagreeable, thinking that no one cares about them." ”

Xie Yuanxiao also heard that Cui Yuanbin and Liu Yuying seemed to be away from home all day, and they actually chartered a painting boat outside the city to play all night, this couple is really famous. It's hard for the two of them's son Cui Yanjin, who is busy every day, his feet don't touch the ground, he is a small person, and he is self-motivated, which makes people suspect that he is not born to the two of them.

He smiled and nodded, "Cheng, since that's the case, I won't keep Cui Gong." ”

When Duke Cui returned to his house, Cui's Mansion immediately became lively, and a banquet was set up to congratulate the children of the family on the list.

Cui Xingyu and Cui Xing were ashamed to say to Cui Gong: "Grandfather, the two of us failed to win the championship as well as Nangong Che, which disappointed my grandfather. ”

"Alas, not disappointed, not disappointed." Cui Gongle and He, "I personally read the scroll of Nangong Che, and then showed it to Mr. Xie and several great Confucians, and I always felt that this son has great talent and is the best talent." Sure enough, he played better in the palace test, he won the first place, his skills are superior, you are not wronged to lose, and it is good to be able to stabilize the second and third. ”

The two of them were relieved to see that their grandfather was not to blame.

Cui Gong smiled and asked: "I heard that in the palace examination, the princess and the princess personally polished Nangong's ink?" ”

Cui Xingyu and Cui Xing also glanced at each other and nodded in unison, "We also heard that we were dedicated to answering the question at that time, and we didn't have any distractions, so we didn't see it with our own eyes." ”

After all, it's a palace exam.

A young man named Cui Xingzhen said: "Uncle Grandfather, I saw it, it's true, it was the princess who tried the palace and everyone walked to see it, and then went to Nangong Che, stopped, and watched him answer the question, not long after, Nangong Che's ink was gone, and he was going to grind the ink himself, but he saw that the princess had rolled up her sleeves and helped him grind it with her own hands, and Nangong Che was stunned at that time, and I was also stunned. ”

Cui Gong scolded with a smile, "Oh? Did you see it with your own eyes? No wonder you tried two of them in the palace, and almost fell out of the second class. If you don't answer the questions well, what do you see? ”

Cui Xingzhen scratched his head, "At that time, I was going to grind the ink with my own hands, so I glanced at it, who knew that I almost knocked over the ink." ”

"The princess cherishes her talents and loves her talents, with such a prince, the future master of Nanchu, you will all work hard in the future. The scientific examination on the list is only the first step in your life, and the days will be long, don't go crooked, the princess is in power, and there are countless opportunities for you to display your ambitions in the future of Nanchu, and the prospects are promising. Cui Gong stroked his beard and said, "How far you can go in the future depends on yourself." ”

The nine of them immediately responded in unison.

Cui Yanjin happened to enter the door, and when he heard this, he immediately said loudly: "Uncle and grandfather, how far our Cui family can go in the future is not to see if my cousin is favored or not, and whether his position is stable or not." ”

Cui Gong laughed angrily and scolded with a smile, "Bastard thing, where did you get such a statement?" ”

Cui Yanjin suddenly said: "Without my cousin, none of us would have come to Nanchu." His position is stable enough, and all of us have the opportunity to display our talents, if his position is not stable, no matter how talented we are, we have to be low-key cats, right? Just like the crown prince of Daliang, the queen is not favored, His Majesty Daliang is not a man, His Royal Highness the prince of Daliang and the Protector Mansion have been low-key for many years. ”

Cui Gong was speechless for a moment, "It can't be compared like this." ”

He said: "Your Majesty Liang, your heart is not as wide as the current woman, it is one of them. Your cousin Zhou Gu, his position will not be unstable, do you know under what circumstances the princess chose him? ”

Cui Yanjin tilted his head, he really didn't know much, what he knew the most was the things he knew after coming to Nanchu and contacting his cousin and sister-in-law.

Cui Gong beckoned to him, "You come here." ”

Cui Yanjin walked in front of Cui Gong.

Cui Gong touched his head, "You can't just look at the surface of things, you only know that the princess went to the door of the Protector's Mansion and withdrew from your cousin's marriage, but you don't know that after the princess withdrew from the marriage, she chose the second son of the Yexiang Mansion, and then divorced his marriage for your cousin." ”

"I know that." Cui Yanjin said: "My cousin is crooked, but my cousin-in-law can't resist him." ”

Cui Gong suddenly smiled, "This is the surface, not the inside." Inside, it's the princess who loves your cousin, and for him, you don't want the throne of Nanchu. Giving up the second son of the night is equivalent to giving up the power of the night phase mansion and the support of 100,000 soldiers and horses, such a thing, in her situation at that time, is tantamount to losing the biggest arm and ladder. If it weren't for the fact that the second prince of the night still did not change his original intention and still supported the princess, then the battle with the Nangong family, with the king of Liu'an, and with the Yuan Zhao of the prince of Great Wei, I am afraid that he would not be able to win. The princess can give up the throne for your cousin, what do you think, what else can shake his position? ”

Cui Yanjin scratched his head, "Uncle and grandfather, what do you want to say?" ”

"I want to say, go and apologize to your cousin another day, don't always be angry with him on purpose." Cui Gongdao: "I made up my mind to send Xingzhi and you to bring people to Nanchu, but it was also because the princess had a deep affection for your cousin, and this reason was enough for me to take the Cui family to gamble on the future." You're right, betting on your cousin is one thing, but your cousin is the second one, not losing to anyone, even if it's the second son of the night, or everyone, no one is more worthy of the princess than him. ”

Cui Yanjin whispered: "What, you are just facing your cousin, how pampered and arrogant he is, he didn't go to the palace to test today, but he heard that his cousin-in-law gave Nangong a lot of ink, so he went." Also, he bullied me. ”

Cui Gong laughed angrily, "That's because the king sent someone to call him." ”

Cui Gong nodded his forehead, "Just your little brain, don't you think that if your cousin wanted to really clean you up, he would have cleaned you up a long time ago?" Why are you so good so far, isn't it because you arrived on the battlefield in time to save the princess? Your cousin remembered your kindness in his heart, otherwise he would have offended him so much at you, and if you preached him with this mouth, you would have been driven out of Nanchu a long time ago. ”

Cui Yanjin was not convinced, "It's because he's not well-behaved." ”

"You're not very well-behaved, either." Cui Gong laughed, "Okay, I won't talk about you anymore, when you offend him again and be transferred to the household department, when you accept it, you will know that he is serious with you." ”

Cui Yanjin's eyes blinked, and after a while, he turned his head and ran, "I'm going to go to my cousin to ask for guilt." ”

He said that he would go, but he was very clever, and first ran to his father's private treasury, and chose several gifts, and then ran to his mother's private treasury, took the sword that had been released at his cousin's birthday, and then quickly entered the palace. (End of chapter)