"Did the old lady and Mr. Wen fall in love with each other at first sight, and they have become friends for many years, and have forgotten all the students?" The person who walked in was Ouyang Yuanshui. He had changed his clothes at this moment, although he was still wearing an indigo robe. However, there are some auspicious embroidery patterns on the corners of the skirt and sleeves, and there is a jade pendant the size of a child's fist hanging on the leather belt, which looks much more solemn.
After entering the door, he smiled without saying a word and said, "Everyone else was observing the etiquette and I was too embarrassed to come in to disturb you. The student spent a little longer in the old lady's presence, but he came in first without any courtesy."
After saying these words, he seemed to have just seen Mrs. Zhuang's grandfather and grandson kneeling, and was startled, "Is this?"
"Where did this bastard come from!" Xu Jingyuan was asking Zou Yiang, but when he saw him interrupting, his already livid face became uglier. At this moment, Ouyang Yuanshui's eyes turned and fell on her. She suddenly raised her eyebrows and shouted sternly, "Trespassing without permission is simply a deliberate attempt to spy on the female family members! Damn it!!!"
"Miss Xu, this is Mr. Ouyang." Mrs. Zhuang was happy when she saw Ouyang Yuanshui coming in, thinking that after his interruption, the situation would be more relaxed and faster.
Seeing that Xu Jingyuan turned his anger on him, he quickly said, "He is a teacher in our government, and he plans to go to Beijing to take the exam in two years."
The old lady emphasized the word "scholar" and the prospect of going to Beijing to take the exam in two years. Naturally, she hoped that Xu Jingyuan would not be too patronizing because Ouyang Yuanshui was a scholar, and not an ordinary scholar. Too harsh.
It's just that Xu Jingyuan was born into a noble family and was favored by Emperor Yongle. A mere scholar, even if he had a great future, was nothing in her eyes.
After hearing the meaning of Mrs. Zhuang's words, she became even more angry: "Teacher? I think none of the teachers in Zou Mansion are good! The female teacher is unfilial, unjust, and shameless! The male teacher is rude and despicable. ! Such a thing still wants to go to Yingtian Mansion to take the exam? It’s simply embarrassing!”
Everyone who spoke these words dared not speak out in anger, and Mrs. Zhuang also kept silent.
"Miss Xu, right?" After a brief silence in the room, Ouyang Yuanshui narrowed his eyes and suddenly said loudly, "You seem to know the Zou Mansion very well when you say this? It's just that it's not the student who killed his employer, the Zou Mansion is the same as Ding. The gap between the Duke's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion is more than a world of difference? The young lady is the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Ding's Mansion. This time she came to the Zou Mansion in person to congratulate the old lady on her birthday. It was originally arousing people's suspicion. Now her words are ambiguous. Even the teachers in Zou Mansion know it well, but they don’t know what Miss Xu’s intention is when she comes to Zou Mansion.”
He seemed not to know at all, or to say he didn't care, that someone would take Xu Jingyuan's life after just one word. He said slowly, "Logically speaking, with Miss Xu's status, even if Duke Dingguo had any plans, he would not be able to work for you. Or is this matter something that Miss Xu herself wanted to do? She has little to do with Duke Dingguo’s government, so she took action personally? "
Xu Jingyuan's face turned frosty, and he said coldly: "I am so embarrassed to have to explain to you, a low-level protégé, on a whim? Who do you think you are!"
"Of course students are not worth mentioning in front of young ladies." Ouyang Yuanshui looked at her and said softly, "But although the Zou Mansion is far less noble than the Dingguo Mansion, in Jining, it is still a bit thin! Normally, it's fine. Now the news came from the imperial court that the emperor wanted to move the capital and ordered the Ministry of Industry to take charge of dredging the canal for future water transportation."
"Jining is adjacent to the canal and is one of the most important ports!"
"The Zou family has lived here for generations and has always been in harmony with the neighbors and villagers."
"Miss Xu's sudden arrival has already caused everyone in the Zou family to panic!"
"Now that these harsh words have been spread out, within a day, there will be a lot of discussion in Jining, even in Yanzhou!"
"By then, rumors were spreading, only that Jining had changed. As a result, the Zou Mansion declined, so that's all. Did Miss Xu deliberately see that the dredging project would be affected by this? Or, Dingguo Gongfu opposed the relocation of the capital and deliberately let Miss Xu Go out and do this to test the Sacred Heart?"
Without waiting for Xu Jingyuan to speak, he turned to Song Jianiang with an even brighter smile, "Students dare not provoke the sisterhood between Miss Xu and Miss Song! However, has Miss Song ever thought about it? Miss Xu is the niece of the late Queen Empress. , has always been treated as a junior by His Majesty! If Miss Xu is naughty in any way, Your Majesty will probably not care about it! But what about your Majesty? Your Majesty is a minister of your Majesty, but there are so many people in the court today who are pregnant with pearls and jade. Miss Song, are you sure that the whole temple cannot live without your father?"
Even though Song Jianiang was not in the city, she knew that these words were absolutely unacceptable. She immediately panicked and said, "Don't talk nonsense! Has my father ever been so arrogant?"
"Then Miss Song may think that you have a good relationship with Miss Xu, so Miss Xu has the same dignity in front of His Majesty," Ouyang Yuanshui said with a smile, "Even if you are suspected of opposing His Majesty's resolution, His Majesty will smile. Not only will he not punish you, but he will also not anger you?"
Song Jianiang was shocked when she heard these words!
Although she had been worried about Xi Fuwei and Shen Diaolan since she heard that she had a close relationship with Shen Diolan, and her suspicions became more and more serious. Now she saw Xi Fuwei with her own eyes and found that the girl was indeed very beautiful. Song Jianiang thought about her family background Although she was far superior, she was ashamed to compare with her appearance alone, and she felt even more unhappy. She wished she could kill this "love rival".
But he also knew that the reason why he could confidently deal with Xi Fuwei as Shen Tao Lan's prospective fiancée was simply because she was Song Li's daughter.
If Song Li was belittled or even disliked by Emperor Yongle... then who was she
Even if Shen Tiaolan still likes her, the Shen family will definitely object!
"Sister Jingyuan..." Thinking like this, she wanted to retreat. She gently tugged on Xu Jingyuan's sleeve and whispered, "How about... forget it?"
Xu Jingyuan's face was gloomy and he said: "A mere scholar who came out of God knows where, thinks he is very eloquent and speaks a few words, actually thinks he can play with me and Sister Song?!"
Because of his biological father's contribution and his relationship with Empress Xu as aunt and nephew, Xu Jingyuan was indeed very respectable in front of Emperor Yongle.
So she wasn't afraid of going against her uncle occasionally.
Just like Ouyang Yuanshui said, Emperor Yongle couldn't bear to deal with her.
Since she had no worries and didn't want to give in to Ouyang Yuanshui and use her own embarrassment to fulfill his cleverness, she ignored Song Jianiang's persuasion and instead sneered and said, "I had no intention of doing anything to the Zou Mansion, but you Having said that, I still don’t want to let go of the Zou Mansion! How are you doing?"
"Sister Jingyuan!" After hearing this, Ouyang Yuanshui hadn't answered yet. Song Jianiang was startled at first. The hand that had been quietly tugging at her sleeve suddenly stopped caring about covering it up. Fu'er said urgently, "Sister, this kind of thing is going to cause a big fuss." It's not good for our reputation! Why don't we find an opportunity to step down and deal with that bitch in private?"
When she said this, she felt that she was a bit repaying kindness with hatred, because after all, Xu Jingyuan came to Zou Mansion specifically to vent her anger.
Now that he was helping the person who made Xu Jingyuan angry, asking her to settle the matter, it was really heart-wrenching.
He hurriedly added, "Sister, I know you are all trying to stand up for me, but if you get into trouble with the Dingguo Palace because of this, or if you are asked to turn around and be scolded in front of His Majesty, or even your reputation is discussed... Even if I die, I still can’t escape the blame!”
Seeing Xu Jingyuan staring at Ouyang Yuanshui with a cold face, obviously still unwilling to step down, Song Jianiang thought about it, her voice filled with tears, "Sister Jingyuan, we have no enmity with the Zou Mansion, but we just want to deal with that person It’s just Xi Fuwei! What’s causing this scene now is that the Zou Mansion will not be spared! Even if we don’t care about the Zou Mansion, you said that Xi Fuwei is worthy of us to displease His Majesty and bring trouble to the family. ?"
After all, she was Xu Jingyuan's best playmate since childhood, and she knew how to say things to make Xu Jingyuan listen.
At this moment, he was talking to this sister, and he was talking earnestly and politely. After a long time, Xu Jingyuan finally said with a serious face: "Don't you want to wish the old lady a birthday? Kneel down and kowtow ninety-nine times before you do it!"
She narrowed her eyes and looked at Ouyang Yuanshui, "And these ninety-nine heads must be kowtowed loudly! If one of them is not loud enough, then give me ten more kowtows!"
Mrs. Zhuang's expression changed when she heard this, and just as she was about to speak, Ouyang Yuanshui had already smiled and agreed: "Old Madam treats the student as a parent, and this is what should be done."
At this point of the turmoil, Xi Fuwei, at Ouyang Yuanshui's signal, left quietly while he was kowtowing and no one was paying attention to her.
After going out, he turned around a corridor and entered the Moon Cave Gate, where he saw Mrs. Shang holding the maid's hand and waiting for her personally.
When he saw her coming out, he asked with concern: "How is it?"
"Fortunately, Mr. Ouyang came to the rescue in time!" Xi Fuwei wiped the cold sweat on her forehead and sighed, "But he is too courageous. Now he has almost completely offended those two people... I don't know what his age is. Will there be any impact if I rush to take the exam in Beijing?"
"Today you have the demeanor of His Majesty the Emperor Taizu." Mrs. Shang also sighed after hearing this, and said, "Even if Dingguo Gong and people like Shangshufu dare to interfere with things like the Talent Recruitment Ceremony, they will definitely be troubled. I won’t let him go! These two families have been with the Holy Master for a long time, so they should know that this is a big deal!”
Even though she said this, she kept her brows furrowed, obviously worried about this.
After all, although Ouyang Yuanshui is not a child of the Zou family, he has been a teacher in the Zou family for the past two years, and there is some affection between them.
If he is named on the gold list in the future, it will be an honor for the Zou family.
Now that there is such a commotion, not only Ouyang Yuanshui is remembered by the Xu family and the Song family, but the Zou family is probably the same.
Even if Zou Yiang doesn't study seriously and doesn't work hard, let alone getting a spot on the gold medal list, even being admitted as a scholar is still far away... Mrs. Shang will have to worry about her son to some extent.
"Fortunately, it's not just Duke Dingguo and Song Shangshu who cover the sky with their hands above the temple." Mrs. Shang thought, looked up at Xi Fuwei and said, "Other ministers... I'm afraid they may not be used to Miss Xu. Are you messing around like Miss Song?"
This was a tactful way of asking Xi Fuwei if he would use the backers behind the scenes to interfere in this matter.
Xi Fuwei had no idea about this at all. In other words, she felt that Shen Tiaolan knew that Xu Jingyuan and Song Jianiang were coming with bad intentions, but he was still not allowed to avoid them. This in itself showed his attitude.
That is, Xi Fuwei, a subordinate, has little status in his mind.
But she would definitely not tell Madam Shang, and she just nodded slightly at this moment: "What Madam said makes sense. The two young ladies have such noble status. How can it be possible that no one will intervene when they do something that is disrespectful to their status? "
Mrs. Shang received a satisfactory answer and nodded: "You go and have a rest. It's time for me to return the table!"
After the two briefly said goodbye, Xi Fuwei did not return the table, but went back to Fenzhi Building. She tidied up hastily, changed into a less bright dress, left the house through the back door, and went straight to Shen Piao. Blue place!