Chapter 41
The bright moonlight is scattered on the ground, and the exquisite shadows of the gatehouse in the courtyard are clearly outlined on the opposite screen wall. The screen wall is covered with exquisite tiles, with carved bricks inlaid, and melted in the ink-blue sky.
When Prince Yue stepped out of the study, her feet were still disobeying, and her whole body felt soft. The ink blue sky was like a huge deep sea with light and shadow, while she seemed to be a drowning person, at a loss and heartbroken.
She sat down on the stone bench next to a stone table in the backyard, and her father's words were echoed in her ears:
"Dad has chosen a marriage for you. It is Zhang Kang's eldest son Zhang Jie (Zhang Kang's eldest son is Zhang Jie. This is really not a name that makes you play with). A few days ago, Zhang Kang's eldest son came to a letter. First, he was congratulating your second and third brothers for the examination in the village, and second, he also asked about your marriage.
My father thought that the provincial examination was over and next year was the year of the Grand Examination. I will soon be responsible for your brothers and go to the capital to participate in the Grand Examination. Zhang Kang, the official Zhang, has just been transferred from the judge of Guang'an Army to the Promotion Office of Yingtian Prefecture. This time, you will go with your brothers. Lord Zhang will send someone to hire him soon and perform the etiquette of engagement.
Although you are still young, Zhang Jie is already at the age of marrying a wife. Zhang Kang spoke up and it is hard to reject it for his father. Fortunately, the Zhang family has been an official for generations and is a good family. They are also kind and kind people in the family. They have prepared a good dowry for your father. As the wife of the mistress, you will not be treated unfairly after marrying..."
Prince Yue did not have any deep pain or extreme reluctance. She was a lady from a wealthy family. After years of education, her parents' orders and matchmakers' words were just a matter of no reason. She just listened silently, said nothing, turned around and bowed, and left.
Perhaps, in the eyes of her father Wang Yi, this was just a shyness in her daughter's family and she initially talked about this.
But the figure and name appeared in Prince Yue's heart. He was upset and hot:
Fang Zhongyong, who knows Yuanlang in his heart, will have three or four days left. The brothers and him will come back to celebrate. Should she tell him about her own affairs? How would he react? Is there me in his heart? If there is, what would happen? If there is no, what would happen?
Prince Yue snatched the handkerchief in her hand, her hair was slightly scattered, and it flashed mischievously in the wind.
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Fang Zhongyong crossed his legs and sat on the chair. Chai Lin next to him, the unconventional Ge You slumped on the bed.
The one who sat face to face with Fang Zhongyong was the scene of a big fuss that day. Later, Chai Lin persuaded him to come back and agreed to become the first supporting actor who officially signed the contract with Fang Zhongyong, the poor candidate who failed many times.
I saw the man twisting his fat body and sitting on the chair with a handsome face.
Fang Zhongyong turned his head and said to him:
"Since you have signed the contract, let's give you a stage name. Now these popular comic actors all have stage names. Since you are an actor in my Yuewen Study, then you should be called Xiao Yueyue, can you make it?"
Xiao Yueyue was still a humble person, and he looked like "Oh my god", nodded, and nodded fiercely.
The rhythm of nodding is like pounding garlic. It is very good, with a look and a sense of humor, and it is a piece of material.
Fang Zhongyong threw away two dozen funny joke books, and then said:
"From today, you will start to study these things. Talking and learning to sing, everything is basic. Master, you don't have to worship. Your master is my teacher Guo Shi Degang. Do you understand? Within half a year, you will practice these scripts well and memorize them--"
As he said that, Fang Zhongyong pushed a tray with fifty stags of money on it. He pushed it with his backhand, and the tray was gently pushed to Xiao Yueyue:
"Our Yue Wen Huabenzhai guy will provide you with accommodation and food. These are your deposits in the past six months. If you practice the book well within six months, you can go to the Chai Family Tea Shop to perform comics, and the bounty of all guests will be 50% off.
If you can't practice well, you don't have to go on stage. Just go wherever you should. Let's sit for a while and eat a cup of their own. Do you know how to cut it?"
Xiao Yueyue has long been a person who has failed the imperial examinations and has been tortured to death. He is so poor that he is so poor that he doesn't follow such conditions. He nodded quickly and pounded garlic.
"There are family servants of Chai outside the door and will take you to your residence. Don't worry, do it well, I'll take care of you." Chai Lin then rolled out of the bed.
Xiao Yueyue bowed and went out well and brought the door.
Fang Zhongyong then looked at Chai Lin and flicked his forehead and said, "You guy is pretty good at it. Why did you train that arrogant man so obediently in just a few days?"
Chai Lin waved his sleeves indifferently, put one hand on Fang Zhongyong's shoulder, and glanced at him casually: "I just broke his dream of becoming a fame in the imperial examination. If he doesn't get on our boat now, he will be ruined. Do you think he can't work so well and hard?"
"Uh--" Fang Zhongyong looked at Chai Lin in surprise, pushed away his claw that was mostly weighing on him, and a slightly reproachful tone: "What do you say?"
Chai Lin looked around and opened the door to check again, confirmed that Xiao Yueyue had walked away, then turned around and closed the door, walked to Fang Zhongyong, and lowered his voice: "Do you remember the water flowing in the tribute courtyard on the first night of the provincial examination?"
Fang Zhongyong nodded slightly with doubt.
"They naturally have to investigate the responsibility for the matter. What is the situation? Guess, when I asked Wang Anshi to ask the Lord Wang Gongchen about the situation, what is the situation?"
Fang Zhongyong still didn't say anything, just shook his head.
"It was this little Yueyue who accidentally knocked over the oil lamp, ignited the charcoal fire, and the tormented number room caught fire. Fortunately, the fire was put out in time, so no disaster came about." Chai Lin said, blinking his eyes, and it seemed that he was, do you understand?
Fang Zhongyong was speechless and after a long time, Fang said, "You mean, you are trying to deal with the joints and make people judge his behavior as a deliberate arson in order to seek fraud in the imperial examination?"
"You can't say that his behavior is 100% free of charge or intentional arson, right?" Chai Lin's rogue and profiteering businessman's face was revealed in an instant.
Fang Zhongyong's pure little heart is really hard to make a conclusion about this matter. Although his life in his previous life was dull, he was also a well-off family and had a smooth journey, so he rarely used the worst malicious intention to guess others.
At this time, I heard Chai Lin say this and realized that once the matter is determined in this way, according to the laws of the Song Dynasty, Xiao Yueyue will never be able to enter the imperial examination again.
For scholars who have lost their hope of fame and fortune and have a few words, they are good at writing. Although they have a lower status, they are free and have a good fortune. Now that Yuewen’s study is so sincere and expensive, how can Xiao Yueyue not obey?
Seeing Fang Zhongyong silent, Chai Lin quickly added:
"In fact, it may not be a good thing for him to cut off his idea of fame and fortune. In my opinion, he failed many exams and even if he finally got old and got a fame, it would be just a false reputation.
If he works hard in my Yuewen Study, he will have a prosperous future and do whatever he wants, I think he will be much happier than that. We are doing good deeds."
Fang Zhongyong glanced at Chai Lin with a squinting eyes, stood up helplessly, stretched and said, "You have just obtained fame for fame for two days, and you have been 'this hard'. Is your own thoughts not clear?"
As he said that, he suddenly squinted his eyes and smiled, approaching Chai Lin strangely, half true and half false, teasing him, "Don't you miss that little lady Qiu Niang, the red gauze tent is warm and the panting is constantly breathing, but the fallen flowers are intentional and the flowing water is ruthless. She is afraid that she will pay for this mistake."
Chai Lin was poked here by Fang Zhongyong, and was so angry that he thought to himself: It was obvious that day that I was snatched away by Qiu Niang, and I only have Prince Yueyue'er in my heart.
Chapter completed!