‘Both sleeves are clear’ Yan Maoqing ……”
“Looks like our gift is too ‘heavy’ hahaha ……”
After Zhu Pingan’s trio came out of the Yan Mansion and walked a distance, they looked at each other and couldn’t hold back their laughter any longer.
Yan Maoqing this person is like some modern leaders, mouth slogan shouting wailing, the day before the meeting is still in the righteous speech to enforce the wind of cleanliness and honesty, at night with public funds to physically go to send warmth to some lost women to go.
From the Yan Maoqing residence out, flirting with Yan Maoqing, Zhu Pingan and Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen separate, respectively, to visit their own house division. Because their respective house masters were different, they could not go together.
Zhu Pingan’s house master was Zhou Chengting, the same examiner who highly recommended Zhu Pingan’s examination paper during the marking. When paying a visit to the room teacher Zhou Chengting, Zhu Pingan felt Zhou Chengting’s appreciation of himself, especially Zhou Chengting in the four books and five classics with Zhu Pingan in some of the issues exchanged, on the talk generous, insightful Zhu Pingan is more appreciated can not be appreciated again.
“Has Zi Hou ever been married, I have a daughter who is thirteen years old, beautiful and intelligent, so she can be considered a good match.”
Under the appreciation, Zhou Chengting moved his daughter to Zhu Pingan’s idea, in his eyes Zhu Pingan is a piece of diamond, the future will be a national weapon.
“Thank you for the house master love, just Ping An’s blessing is thin, do not dare to aggrieve the lady, Ping An came to the capital before, the family has been set down for Ping An’s marriage.”
Zhu Pingan got up and gave a long bow, with an apologetic face, he thanked the house master Zhou Chengting. Thinking about it now, that marriage contract was not useless, at the very least it was an excellent shield.
“Nothing, a promise of gold is what men do, chaff wife does not go down the hall, ZiHou this act of a gentleman, old man and will not make a small man’s action.” Zhou Chengting’s idea of pledging his daughter to Zhu Pingan was just a whim, and after listening to Zhu Pingan’s explanation, he was very understanding, and at the same time, he appreciated Zhu Pingan even more.
When he came out of Zhou Chengting’s home in Fangshi. Outside is already full of evening sun, think at this time Linhuai Marquis House should have used dinner, Zhu Pingan then in the street to find a restaurant to eat a dinner, save back to starve to the stomach or to the Marquis House to add trouble.
At this moment, the Marquis House was in a state of panic. Since the day of the birthday banquet, the old madam had not been happy, her meal quantity was decreasing every day, and today she simply did not eat a single bite. In addition, the eldest lady is also frequent temper. A few aunts in the big house have been subjected to the wrath of Great Grandma these days, and have been attacked several times. There are in the old lady side wait maid chewed, said because the house most profitable several shops the other day lost a bottom, not only shops are taken, even the house furnishings are pulled several cars over to the debt. There are also a lot of maids gloating and chewing, saying that most of the shops in the house are taken from the three masters, and deserve to be taken by outsiders now.
The whole Linhuai Marquis House atmosphere is the best only Li Shu’s boudoir, buns little maid watched her own young lady will be a pile of deeds, deeds in the jewellery box and lock up, buns face happy are almost dislocated.
“Look what you’re giggling about, this is just the beginning. Tomorrow send a message to Wang Xiao Er, just say that the quails have landed and you can cast your nets.” Li Shu rolled her eyes and stretched out her slender jade hand to nod the bun’s little maid’s head, pursing her wooing lips and snapped.
For everything that happened in the Linhuai Marquis Mansion, Zhu Pingan did not know, after eating his fill and settling the bill, he returned to the Linhuai Marquis Mansion alone with a flourish.
A night of peace and quiet, extraordinarily sweet.
The next day, Zhu Pingan woke up and washed up in accordance with the usual practice morning reading. After breakfast, he continued to study and prepare for the exam, and only at noon did Zhu Pingan realise that the bear child hadn’t come recently. The next few days, the bear child also did not come. Later, Zhu Pingan learnt the reason, because recently the Marquis has a lot of things to do. And Marquis Linhuai went out on a business trip, no one to restrain the bear child, the bear child does not love to study, naturally refused to take the initiative to come to Zhu Pingan to suffer.
Read books and practice writing, refer to the memory of the ancient temple examination papers, Zhu Pingan peace of mind in the Marquis of Linhuai house to review the preparation for the examination.
Time has passed quietly in Zhu Pingan’s inking and scrolling, and the day of the Imperial Examination is getting closer and closer.
The old system. The temple examination in the first day of March, in the Ming Dynasty during the Chenghua years, to mourn Prince Gong hair cited the date of the temple examination was changed to the 15th of March, has been used to this day.
Today, it is already March 14th.
This day Zhu Pingan in Linhuai Marquis House daily warm book, but was disturbed, Linhuai Marquis House concierge led a steward-like people walked to Zhu Pingan’s small courtyard, this person handed Zhu Pingan a post.
The post is very familiar, the style of the Yan Mansion, and even the content of the post has not changed much, Yan Shifan invited himself to go to the banquet, but the location of the banquet has changed, from the original Yan Mansion to a place called Scholarship House.
“My master said, tomorrow will be the temple examination, the master wants to for the gentleman in the top grade building, said the top grade building out of several top grades, this time in the top grade building banquets gentleman, figure a good omen, wishing the gentleman tomorrow high school top grades.”
After this steward-like person delivered the post, he spoke to Zhu Pingan in a respectful manner, and compared to the attitude of the person who delivered the post last time, it was simply a heaven and a hell.
Err.
It’s fine to give Ouyang Zi Shi a strong performance, why did you call on me? Moreover, tomorrow will be the Palace Examination, today’s banquet is so sudden, why does it feel like a Hongmen Banquet, Zhu Pingan received the post, and in his heart, he said.
“My master has already set up a banquet at the Scholarship House, I hope you will enjoy the banquet.” This steward saw that Zhu Pingan did not make a clear statement after receiving the post, he could not help but walk to Zhu Pingan and arch to the end.
“Thank your lord for me, and say that I will personally come to your door to make amends some other day.” Zhu Pingan casually placed the post on the table and spoke indifferently.
A gentleman does not stand on a dangerous wall, who knows what Yan Shifan is playing, anyway, he does not believe that Yan Shifan would want him to win the Scholarship.
After Zhu Pingan refused, this steward-like person had to call it quits and left the marquis’ residence, but it did not take long for another person to come and send the invitation over again.
“Mr Zhu, the sedan chair is already outside the door, I still hope that the gentleman will be sure to enjoy the light, my lord said that the temple examination will be held on the next day, and today’s banquet at the Scholarship House is for the purpose of wishing the gentleman a high school scholarship tomorrow, and does not have any other meaning. My lord very much appreciates Gongzi, if Gongzi doesn’t come, then my lord will have to personally come to the Marquis House to strengthen Gongzi’s performance in the Palace Examination.”
This steward’s attitude was even better than the previous steward’s, relaying Yan Shi Fan’s meaning to Zhu Pingan.
If I don’t go, Yan Shi Fan will come!
Nima, the words have been said to this point, how can one refuse. The temple examination is currently, the son of heaven to take the scholar, expected at such a time, Yan Shifan will not and dare not come out of the banquet to do tricks, after all, so many eyes staring at it.
However, although this banquet will not be Hongmen Banquet, but Yan Shifan absolutely no good intentions is.
Zhu Pingan cleaned up the things used for the examination and locked them in the cabinet, then quietly put a white jade hairpin in his sleeve and explained to the subordinate of the Marquis House, letting him give a message to the Marquis House to say that he went to Yan Shifan’s banquet, and that the House did not have to leave food for himself.
Only after the explanation was completed did Zhu Pingan follow the person in charge to the outside of the mansion.
