Chapter 39: The Prime Minister's Concubine
Not to mention how Li Xiaojun sat firmly on the Diaoyutai and waited for the fish to continue to take the bait, but said that Zheng Sen and Qian Sunai fled in the wilderness, and they didn't have the heart to go to other places to hang out, so the two went back to Qianfu directly.
The lights in the inner courtyard have been lit, the head of the house has returned to the house, the two did not dare to make a loud noise, and walked lightly to the courtyard where they lived. This Li Xiangjun is really not simple, let's plant it today. ”
Zheng Sen shook his head and said meaningfully, "It's fun, it's fun, it's fun, it's fun, haha!" ”
"What's the fun!" Qian Sunai muttered dissatisfiedly, "This is the usual trick used by those cousins, I've seen a lot, don't be fooled." ”
Zheng Sen was stunned for a moment, then smiled meaningfully, and whispered, "So, my wife often uses these tricks on the teacher?" ”
As soon as he said that his wife Qian Sunai's face fell, he snorted coldly and said, "Hmph, she is not a master's wife, she is just a bitch, and our Qian family has suffered a lot of criticism because of her!" ”
Zheng Sen hurriedly gestured and whispered, "You be quiet, be careful that someone hears it and gets to her ears and gets beaten by the teacher again!" ”
"Hmph, take it!" Qian Sunai broke free of his hand and said disdainfully, "She made my Qian family a laughing stock in Jiangnan, and she didn't let me say it in person, can't you say it behind your back?" ”
Zheng Sen sighed, "Huh...... Master, his old man is really good, forget it. ”
Speaking of this woman, Qian Sun Ai can't help but feel very helpless, the Qian family is a famous family in the south of the Yangtze River, the ancestors can be traced back to Qian Miao, the king of Wuyue, Qian Sun Ai's father is a famous man in the south of the Yangtze River, Qian Qianyi, the leader of the Donglin Party, has a very high reputation in the government and the opposition, although in the Chongzhen Dynasty because the party mark is too obvious and not reused, but after the new emperor ascended the throne, he immediately came back, and now he is the left waiter of the court etiquette department.
Although the Qian family is prominent, Qian Qianyi's heirs are not prosperous, and he has given birth to four sons, the first three of which have all died, and only Qian Sunai is alive. As the only son in the family, he has been loved by thousands of people since he was a child, and he is even more famous in the family. But all of this came to an abrupt end the year before last, because in this year, his father didn't know which tendon in his brain was wrong, and he actually married a Qinglou woman Liu Ru is continuation with the gift of his wife, which suddenly made their Qian family the laughing stock of the entire Jiangnan Shilin.
Although Liu Ru is a famous prostitute, poetry, calligraphy and painting have certain attainments, but her reputation is not very good, she was born in a thin horse and was sold by Xu Buddha to Zhou Daodeng, a scholar of the Zhishi Cabinet, as a concubine, nominally a concubine, but in fact, she didn't even give the title of a concubine, strictly speaking, she was a plaything. At that time, she was only twelve or thirteen years old, although her body had not fully grown, but she was petite and cute, and she was very intelligent.
She snuggled in the arms of a man older than her grandfather in this way, while discussing life and learning poetry, with her own intelligence and studiousness, she actually learned a lot of real skills - not only proficient in poetry and songs, but also broadened her horizons a lot, plus she originally knew piano, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child, and unconsciously she had all the skills of a top famous prostitute.
However, such a good life did not last long, and the elderly Zhou Daodeng soon died, and the test of her life officially came. Because she was the most beloved concubine of the lord during his lifetime, coupled with her young age, she was naturally arrogant, and the concubines hated her to the core, if it weren't for the Ming Dynasty to cancel the bad habit of martyrdom, they would have to let her bury the lord.
Although she couldn't give the lord a funeral, the concubines still wouldn't let her go, and soon she was framed by them for fornicating with the servants of the Zhou Mansion, and the Zhou Mansion had to be soaked in the pig cage, and in the end, it was the old lady Zhou who came forward to save her life.
After being expelled from the Zhou Mansion, she had nowhere else to go, so she had to return to her hometown to resume her old business, but she did not live in the Qinglou for a long time like other famous prostitutes, but bought a boat, hung a "Xiangfu Concubine" signboard wandered around, during which she had interacted with several celebrities and talents, and finally broke up for various reasons, and was also killed by Chen Zilong's original partner Zhang to make Jiangnan Shilin known to everyone, no one knows.
However, it was such a bad courtesan who actually captured Qian Qianyi's heart, and asked him to ignore feudal ethics to welcome him into the mansion as a wife, and let him call her mother. Forced by his father's perennial coercion, although he didn't dare to say it clearly, he was deeply ashamed in his heart, and he was full of prejudice against all the women in Qinglou, which is why he often talked about "bitch".
This time he entered Beijing with his senior brother, and naturally he had to come out to increase his knowledge, so senior brother Zheng Sen asked him to go to the Qinglou in the afternoon, and he agreed without hesitation. It's just that others go to the Qinglou to have fun, but he is to get out of the evil spirit in his chest!
Xiao Zhengtai was indignant, but Zheng Sen smiled helplessly, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and said with relief, "Let's not talk about these things for now, let's solve these three questions first." Let's solve the problem separately, and then see who can solve it quickly and well, how? ”
"Good!" As soon as he heard that he was going to compete, he was instantly teased, gritted his teeth, turned around and went back to his room.
When he returned to his small courtyard, he consulted books everywhere, and the Qian family's collection of books was very rich, and he quickly found the solution to the first problem, and after pondering for a while, he came up with the answer. The second and third questions are a little overwhelming, this question is really too tricky, what is the difference between "Confucius" and "Mencius", does it mean that they are academic, this problem is big, even if you write a few thousand words. As for the third question, "Don't be harsh on the children who are drifting", isn't this used to teach people, can it also be used as a couplet to test people?
He is stuck on his side, Zheng Sen's progress is even slower, and he hasn't even solved the first question, "A water inlet pipe, a water outlet pipe, one water inlet and one water out, how can there be such a water tank in the world?" If I had known that there was such a tank, even if it was thousands of miles away, I would have killed him and smashed him to pieces. ”
Zheng Sen complained for a while, scratched his ears and cheeks for a while, and still couldn't think of a solution, so he had to go to his junior brother for help. He was born in a family of martial artists, and he has been practicing swords since he was a child, and he is not very interested in learning, so although he is a few years older than his junior brother and has a reputation for showing talent, his knowledge is not much higher than that of his junior brother who is still white.
The two pondered together for a while, and although they came up with a few answers, they always felt that it was inappropriate, and after discussing it for a while, Zheng Sen proposed to ask Mr. to come out.
Qian Sunai was most afraid of his father, and when he heard this, he hurriedly refused, "No, no, my father is busy with official business, so I can't take a break for a while, I can't disturb his peace because of this little thing." ”
Zheng Sen gestured a finger, "A thousand gold." ”
Qian Sunai said disdainfully, "I know that your family has too much money to spend, although my Qian family is poor, but it is not lacking this little money." ”
"Don't be angry, don't be angry, I'm kidding!" Zheng Sen laughed and said, "Since you don't love money, how about Mr. Huang Shizhai's "Nine Doubts and Seven Words Poem"? ”