Originally, when Nan set off tomorrow morning, she had considered whether to invite the Sheng brothers and sisters to the Ningwei Hou Mansion again - even though she knew that there was a 100% chance that Sheng Suihe would refuse, but she didn't want to give it a try.
But after listening to the brother and sister's explanation, she felt as if a storm had stirred up in her heart. It was too late to go back to discuss with Xu Zijing, and she had no intention of staying. She nodded, ordered the driver to stop the carriage, and watched the brother and sister leave. .
Sheng Suihe and Sheng Weiqiao returned to their carriage. Because it was really only a few steps away from the house where they lived at that time, they didn't say anything.
Just as they arrived in front of the gate of the house, Sheng Suihe went east first, and when he turned around to help Sheng Weiqiao get off the carriage, a carriage also drove up in the wind and snow behind him. He stood up and greeted with a smile: "Miss Sheng?"
When Sheng Weiqiao heard the voice, he raised his head in confusion, and saw a beautiful and dignified face revealed behind the curtain. There was a bookish atmosphere between the brows, and it was Huan Yehe.
She was surprised. She wondered if Huan Yehe happened to be passing by and followed her all the way.
Bu Nao, as Huan Yehe, took the initiative to greet her. Sheng Weiqiao didn't ignore her at that moment. He took the first two steps and said, "County Lord, what a coincidence, have you passed by there?"
Huan Ye laughed and said, "It's a coincidence. His mansion is right in front." He pointed to the front not far away. Although he couldn't see clearly to the east blocked by the wind and snow, he could still tell that it was there. There is a red gate, with stone lions on the left and right sides of the east steps, and the silhouettes of pavilions and pavilions behind the high wall.
Sheng Weiqiao was greatly surprised. Although he knew that because the imperial city was in the south, the rich and nobles all lived in the south, he did not expect that Yongyi Bo Mansion was nearby and could be seen as soon as he went out. He could hardly be called a neighbor. .
"I didn't expect that I would be so destined to meet Miss Sheng." Huan Yehe probably didn't think so either. She smiled softly and said, "Would it be very convenient to seek Miss Sheng in the future? I don't know if Miss Sheng is willing to Don’t you want to associate with him?”
Although Sheng Weiqiao believed Princess Wuyang's reminder and thought she was wrong for harboring inexplicable hostility, he couldn't say it out loud in the situation, so he smiled and said: "It's fine if the county lord doesn't dislike him, why wouldn't he want to Dealing with the county lord?"
Huan Ye was satisfied with her answer, and the smile on her lips deepened. His eyes swept over Sheng Suihe who was just behind her, and he asked softly: "Is that your brother? He is really talented!"
Hearing this, Sheng Weiqiao was about to introduce Dong to them. He didn't want Sheng Sleeping Crane to take a step forward, blocking her behind him. He looked at Huan Yehe with a smile and said: "In Dong Sheng Sleeping Crane, I don't dare to be a Jingshu County official." The Lord praises me, as the wind is blowing and the snow is strong, the brothers and sisters have already arrived at the door of the house, but they can’t disturb the County Lord’s return journey—the County Lord please!”
When he said those words, he was smiling on his face, but there was no smile in his eyes. Instead, there was a hint of coldness and warning, but Sheng Weiqiao, who was blocked behind him at that time, didn't notice it at all.
Huan Yehe could see clearly, and looked at him for a moment with a smile. His eyes flickered, and then he turned away, raised his sleeves to cover his lips, chuckled, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Sheng, for your concern... Wangyou, Put the car curtain eastward and let's go!"
After Huan Yehe's carriage left, Sheng Suihe and Sheng Weiqiao turned around and entered.
After walking into the Weeping Flower Gate, Sheng Weiqiao asked worriedly: "The county head, for some reason, wanted to get along with him when she was in the palace. Although she later went after him to explain, he always wanted to get along with him. I feel that Princess Wuyang’s reminder is not unreasonable! Brother, did I almost drive her away in person just now, and I don’t know if she will hate us even more?”
Sheng Suihe's eyes flickered and he smiled and said, "Good girl, don't I think he should do that?"
"...No!" Sheng Weiqiao heard this, thought about it carefully, shook his head and said, "After all, she took the initiative to trick him in the palace, which shows that they had no good intentions in the first place. In this case, it doesn't matter if she offends her any more. No enemy. He just can't figure it out. They obviously don't know her!"
"Perhaps you are entrusted by someone." Sheng Suihe reminded calmly, "Have I forgotten about Meng Shiyi from the Meng family? It's Miss Zhao Er. Neither of those two people accompanied the Lord Jingshu to Bishui County. Although my aunt specially brought me to apologize to them in person, their elders also made it clear that the matter was over. However, it is hard to say whether they themselves have that open mind - especially their brothers. Did something happen at the Huan family's old house? Although the Huan family was not punished for this, at that time, if those two people asked the Lord Jingshu to make things difficult for me, the County Lord would definitely not refuse. "
Sheng Weiqiao thought what he said made sense and frowned: "No wonder she cheated him with her front foot and chased after him to explain to him. She just stopped at the door and asked him if he was willing to associate with her - was she definitely trying to coax him into wronging her? Lose your guard and then trick him!"
Sheng Suihe was very satisfied with her mistaking Huan Yehe's vigilance and suspicion, and nodded: "I just know what I know! Anyway, she has such a good reputation, and she has never been tolerant and generous. In this case, I will be careful when I go out in the future. With Ying Jiang, I hope the scene doesn't go wrong. With Ying Jiang here, she knows more or less about those weird legs. It's not that easy for County Master Jingshu to trick me!"
"So he said, Chunwei, come quickly!" Sheng Weiqiao snorted coldly and said, "If I stop in Chang'an, he should hurry back to Nanfeng County with his eighth sister Yingjiang!"
As she thought about Mingyue before entering the side hall, the Queen Mother couldn't help but feel a little sad about what she said to Princess Wuyang, "Ming'er, the Queen Mother said that she hadn't seen him for several months. Not only did she not become haggard due to uneasiness, but she became increasingly red. So tender! He didn't dare to say it at the time, but during the confinement period since Chang'an, he was always on tenterhooks, whether he was worried about offending that person, or worried about bumping into that person - how could he support someone! If he goes east like that, When he returns to the county next year, he must be at least two or three times thinner! I don’t know how much his parents will feel sorry for him by then!"
After she said that she would leave after Sheng Suihe finished the exam, she regretted it a little. She felt that she had made a mistake too early, and was worried that Sheng Suihe would make a mistake because of his own intentions, so he would plan to block her in advance and prevent her from leaving.
But in the past two months, she thought she had seen through Sheng Suihe's plan - since the cheap brother had told her tactfully that he planned to marry a high-ranking man from Chang'an, in her opinion, that meant that they would keep a distance from each other, so she was very worried about him. What
So if you really want to leave as soon as possible, then of course you can just say it.
Anyway, Sheng Suihe at that time must have been very happy to hear what he said, right
However, when Sheng Suihe heard this, there was no happy expression on his face. He was silent for a while, and then he said gently: "Good girl, when I was in Nanfeng County, I always wanted to be the sister of the number one scholar; Ming'er I made a prompt decision and seized the opportunity to get him an unprecedented six-yuan gift. If I leave as soon as he finishes the exam, wouldn't I be unable to enjoy the glory of six-yuan at all?"
"Who said you can't enjoy it?" Sheng Weiqiao said disapprovingly, "Although Nanfeng County is not a remote place in the eyes of Chang'an people, it is not the land of Damu, nor is it a wild land that has lost contact with the Central Plains! Since then! After the imperial examination, I have never heard of someone winning six yuan in a row! It's just a dog-eat-dog thing. Just ask the original one to come. I'll watch. It would be strange if the family doesn't set up a flowing water mat for seven days and seven nights to celebrate! By then the whole county will be The one who was alarmed - he was afraid that too many people would drag him into talking about me over and over again, and he would be so thirsty that he couldn't get away from it!"
When she said that, she frowned slightly and felt a little uneasy: She had only felt a few months ago that Sheng Suihe was afraid that her own father might have misjudged him and failed to see through the nature of him crawling at all lengths. However, I don’t know why, but Mingyue was outside the side hall of Xinshou Palace. After she noticed the Empress Dowager Meng’s suspicion of the Shu sisters in the slightest expression on her face, she almost immediately thought of what she would do next, taking advantage of the incident in Bishui County. Pushing Sheng Sleeping Crane to a starting point for becoming an official is unlikely to be achieved!
- Even if Huan Yehe is not together, Sheng Weiqiao will bring up the July appointment and book the headdress treatment for Sheng Suihe in the next spring and the palace examination!
This is not because Sheng Weiqiao misunderstood and had no confidence in Sheng Suihe's talents, thinking that he would not be able to do so well on the exam based on his own ability, but it was because she knew that the Meng family and the King of Gaomi each occupied half of the Ruming court, and the armor was so important. The ranking is simply impossible to obtain without relying on those two parties.
The question is: They had been in Nanfeng County before and were not involved in the fight between the two parties at all. They had nothing to do with either party.
Even if you go to seek refuge temporarily now, let alone whether you choose the wrong camp, even if you choose the wrong camp, how can a newcomer get such a benefit if he has not made any achievements yet
After all, regardless of whether the Meng family is the King of Gaomi, Yandong is already powerful and has a deep foundation, and it is still in the early stage of entrepreneurship. It requires a lot of money, and those who join just now will be immediately given generous rewards.
In other words, even if the strength of Sheng Suihe's articles surpasses all scholars, at most, he will be ranked second.
Even the top positions in the second division may not be available.
As the crown jewel of Sheng Lanci, Sheng Weiqiao knew this unspoken rule very well without the need for anyone to teach her - after all, in the past fourteen years, she had often had her headdress customized. People wanted to argue with her, but without exception they were suppressed and scolded by the elders.
Even if Chunwei is a national talent promotion ceremony, it is related to the stability of the country and cannot be ignored, but that does not mean that there is no room for interference. Otherwise, why would the King of Gaomi put so much effort into recommending his brother-in-law Zhao Qiu as the examiner of Mingke
Is it possible to gain a group of disciples just by doing it