"This thing can't be decided!" a woman in the room shouted angrily, this voice Fang Zhongjin heard very well, it was actually his mother.

Another woman's voice persuaded, "Ah Ying, listen to me." It's not that you won't let Brother Jin take the test. It's just that he's still young, so he can experience it again. Our master also plans to help him worship a famous teacher, and he will be able to take the exam again in three years, and he will definitely have greater achievements. ”

Fang's mother snorted coldly: "I think it's your family Yu'er who has a greater achievement, right?" Obviously, the other woman was Mrs. Fangfu, Fang Xiaoru's wife.

It turned out that Fang Zhongyu and Fang Zhongjin had to participate in this examination. In the eyes of outsiders, it is an incomparably glorious thing that three young children of the Fang clan participated in the imperial examination at the same time. But within the Fang family, who doesn't secretly regard the other party as a thorn in the flesh? What's more, Fang Zhongjin has always enjoyed a good reputation in the capital, and many foolish men and women outside even praised him as a literary and music star. This will naturally make Fang Xiaoru, the most prestigious person of the Fang clan, unhappy. If it weren't for the existence of Fang Zhongjin, his own son would also be a dragon and phoenix among people, a reading seed. This is what people often say, "both Shengyu and He Shengliang".

And today, Fang Xiaoru's wife quietly invited her concubine into the room, just to try to get her to agree, asking Fang Zhongjin to give up this year's imperial examination and participate in the next imperial examination three years later.

Such a difficult thing, Fang Zhongjin's mother of course refused. She also secretly ridiculed in her words, meaning that Fang Xiaoru did not let Fang Zhongjin participate in this imperial examination in order to let her son be the top student in high school.

Mrs. Fang Xiaoru sat on the edge of the bed, glanced at the screen in the corner of the room in embarrassment, and said patiently: "Ah Ying, what you said is heartbroken. Yes, if your brother Jin doesn't participate in the imperial examination this year, we will have one less opponent. But there are always hundreds of people participating in the exam, and we can't persuade others not to take the exam one by one?" he dusted his placket and said, "Our lord decided this way, not for the good of your brother." I hope he can reap the heart of a naughty child through three years. When the emperor first saw him, he felt that he was stable and generous, and he could be more reused later. ”

Fang's mother smiled angrily, took a sip of tea and said, "Why is my brother Jin so naughty? ”

The "Fu'er" in Fang's mother's mouth refers to the young daughter of Fang Xiaoru and his wife, that is, the girl who angrily lifted the curtain on the dock this morning. She is the youngest, a collection of thousands of favors, and her personality is inevitably naïve and willful. When it comes to "playing childish" in the Fang clan, everyone thinks of this girl. Fang's mother deliberately mentioned her name, secretly sneering.

At this time, an angry shout came from behind the screen: "Why is it naughty? You can ask it!" It turned out that it was Fang Xiaoru who walked out from behind.

Fang Xiaoru's face was square, and a long beard floated on his chest, which had the majesty of a big official. I only heard him say: "Fang Zhongjin, this little child, had nothing to do on the dock this morning, and smashed the jobs of two lifters. ”

Fang Xiaoru was worried that his wife would not be able to move Fang's mother, so he had been hiding behind the screen for a long time, but since he had been agitated out, he went to the Taishi chair, took the tea handed by his wife, and said: "My filial piety has been cautious in words and deeds for many years, and finally the emperor knows that I am loyal, and Shilin also gave me some thin noodles." But your son is slapping me in the face outside!" he said and put the teacup on the table, "Obviously, he smashed other people's rice bowls, but outsiders will only say that our filial piety connived at my nephew and acted recklessly." Do you believe it or not, tomorrow someone from the Imperial History Observatory will come to the emperor to visit me?"

"I know my own son best," Fang's mother said with a cold face, "Although he is still young, he already has a sense of proportion. You say that he smashed other people's jobs inexplicably, I don't believe it. When I go back, I ask him if there is any childish person who caused trouble first, and he helps last. ”

"Hmph, I still wronged him?" Fang Xiaoru was so angry that his beard trembled, and he shouted at the door, "Fuhai, come in and talk back!"

The old servant Fuhai had been waiting at the door for most of the day. When he heard the summons of the master, he cautiously entered the door. He didn't dare to look up, but only bent down and stood by the door and replied, "The little one is here." ”

This old servant was none other than the one who had come forward on the docks this morning.

"What was going on at that time? You tell the eldest lady," Fang Xiaoru asked Fu Haidao. He was sure in his heart that if he made a fuss about what happened this morning, he would definitely make Fang Mu speechless.

"Back to the master, at that time, our group went to the dock to pick up a few sons. There are a few people eating wontons on the side of the pier. Originally, there was nothing to do, but who knew that Young Master Jin suddenly smashed other people's rice bowls with a slingshot. ”

"But others are unreasonable?" Fang Xiaoru leaned back in his chair with satisfaction and continued to ask.

"I really didn't see the little one. ”

"Okay, okay, you guys have all skewered together sentence by sentence, who are you singing here to?" Fang Mu trembled with anger and interrupted their conversation. She stood up and said to Fang Xiaoru, "I won't eat your Fang family's food, and we won't do it for your Fang family!"

Fang's mother's husband died early, and she raised her son alone for so many years, and suffered a lot of hidden losses. At this time, she had already decided in her heart that Fang Xiaoru would make a move to persuade her to give up the exam today in order to remove obstacles for her son's imperial examination. Three years later, I am afraid that I will have to exclude my orphans and widows for someone else. As long as their mother and son are in the Fang family for one day, they will be controlled by Fang Xiaoru for one day. She said angrily: "I will go to the Yamen tomorrow to handle the relocation, and our mother and son will be completely separated from the Fang clan." ”

"Whether you do it or not is your own business. But I have to seek justice for those two unrelated students today. Fang Xiaoru restrained the smug look on his face and said, "Today I have crossed out Fang Zhongjin's name from the reference document. There is no such person in the imperial examination this year! You should go back and reflect on it and live frugally. Let's not go hungry for three years. After saying this, Fang Xiaoru felt comfortable in his heart. He was sure that Fang Zhongjing's mother and son were just a pair of poor people with no permanent property. If you lose Fang Xiaoru's support, I don't know how long I can live. They are as fragile as the fallen leaves in autumn, and if they really break away from the Fang clan, they will save him from worrying.

Fang Mu's brain roared angrily, her lips trembled, and she couldn't say a word. "My son can be the top student in high school" is the only hope that has supported her to survive for more than ten years. I finally survived this year. The son competed for the exam all the way, and his fame was already in front of him. was so ruined by Fang Xiaoru's hope. There was only one thought in her heart, that is, this Fang family could no longer stay. She forced her knees and walked out of the house step by step. walked straight to the second door, and her son was already standing at the door waiting for her with a solemn face. She suddenly felt relieved, and her son immediately came up to support her mother, who was about to fall. Fang's mother couldn't say a word with a bitter tongue, and her son Fang Zhongjin didn't ask a word.

Fang Zhongjin just supported his old mother and walked towards the outside of Fang's mansion step by step. Everyone in the garden looked at the backs of the two in a daze, one was old and weak, and the other had straight shoulders. It was as if the light ink was slowly spreading in the water, and finally disappeared.