Chen Xi was flirting through the Four Books and Five Classics in his study, frowning from time to time and pondering deeply, but in fact he was trying to figure out what questions were presented in the Shuntian Prefecture Country Examination this time. [??.net

He was not only a Hanlin official from the top scholar, but also a lecturer and daily lecturer in the East Palace. He always had to give a good idea of ​​giving a question, but he could not make too simple. He also paid attention to the "governance of rituals and music" advocated by Emperor Hongzhi. These conditions must be met, and it is not easy to give a question.

Fortunately, it took a long time for Chen Xi to think, and he could draw the title based on what he knew of the excellent eight-legged essays in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Just when Shen Xiwu and I were in a certain fantasy thought, Zhu Shan hurriedly pushed open the study door and walked in, and said in a panic: "Master, it's not good. Someone carried a sedan chair in front of the backyard and placed it there, saying that it was from the Shouning Marquis' Mansion. They sent someone over."

"Give me a gift?"

Chen Xi thought to himself that he was keeping the gifts from the Shouning Marquis Mansion. Zhang Heling was unwilling to accept that, so he changed to giving gifts to giving people?

The way of giving gifts is really unique.

"Close the door and refuse to receive it." Chen Xi said angrily, "Don't bother me here in the future, and learn to use my own brains."

"But the master, the one who sent him a woman, and she was very beautiful. She stood in front of the door with a bag, and was very arrogant and said that she would stay in our house for a long time in the future..."

Chen Xi thought to himself, this matter is really rare. It is understandable who the Zhang brothers want to win over, but who is he? A fifteen-year-old Hanlin official has married one wife and one concubine at home, and one or two people are waiting to enter the house. He just gave him a woman directly, sincerely wanting to make his family restless?

Chen Xi felt a faint feeling of uneasiness in his heart.

Because this is not the first time the Zhang brothers gave him a woman. The last time it was during a hunting trip in Nanhaizi, Zhang Yanling directly invited him to a tent with a woman. Although Chen Xi did not have anything to have with that woman in the end, if things were open, the open-mindedness would have a great impact on his reputation.

When Chen Xi came out, Xie Yuner and Lin Dai also came out of their respective yards. They had just learned about the situation in the backyard from their maids.

"My husband, why did the Shouning Marquis' Mansion send a girl here?" Xie Yuner looked puzzled. She didn't believe that Chen Xi was involved with anyone outside.

Is Lin Dai next to him pouting? He must be provoking women outside!"

"Dai'er, why did you talk to the master?" Xie Yuner complained and asked Chen Xi again, "Did you want to go to the backyard to have a look?"

Chen Xi really had to go and see her now. She nodded immediately and went to the backyard with Xie Yuner and others. She saw a woman standing at the door of the backyard, half a head shorter than Lin Dai, and she looked a little plump. However, her figure was convex and attractive, but she looked a little ordinary in appearance. At best, Chen Xi gave her 80s, with her red lips and a bit of a woman's charm between her eyebrows, and her face looked pitiful.

Although Chen Xi was not very impressed, he could still vaguely tell that it was the woman who surrounded Nanhaizinei in the autumn of the 13th year of Hongzhi.

"Mr. Shen, please take in the little girl. The little girl has nowhere to go, woo..."

When the woman saw Chen Xi, her face was full of sadness. She knelt down to the front and did not kowtow. She just kept wiping her tears with her handkerchief. Not to mention that she really squeezed out a few drops of tears.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "What an acting guy!"

"My husband knows her?"

Xie Yuner's eyes suddenly became sad. Her husband had a woman outside and was even brought to him. As a wife who respected Chen Xi extremely, how could he not feel sad?

Chen Xi did not answer, but said righteously: "Although we met once, we do not seem to have a friendship. Even if you are in trouble, you shouldn't come to our house for help, right?"

The woman said, "The little woman knows to disturb her, and it will definitely make Mr. Chen embarrassed. But the little woman has nowhere to go... It was Jianchang Bo. He bought the slaves and wanted to use them to win over Lord Shen. Lord Shen is a gentleman, but Jianchang Bo... Wuwu, he broke his promise and did not let me leave. He insulted me in every way, and even made me dress up as a female Taoist priest who taught divination and sent me to the palace... Wuwu, the world is bright and bright, and the little woman really doesn't want to say..."

In one sentence, Chen Xi felt the seriousness of the problem.

It’s no big deal for Zhang Yanling to find a female Taoist priest to enter the palace, but the problem is that the female Taoist priest enters the palace just for divination and practice?

“This is not a place to speak!”

Chen Xi didn't want to know too deeply. If this woman really had anything to do with Emperor Hongzhi, then Zhang Yanling would have reason to threaten him. In fact, Zhang Yanling sent this woman to his mansion, which had already shown an attitude. Even what this woman said was probably from Zhang Yanling's instruction.

Chen Xi turned his head and his face was gloomy. Xie Yuner asked in a low voice: "My husband, how can this be done?"

"Set people settle down, some things... can only be discussed for a long time."

Chen Xi never expected that Zhang Yanling would use such a secret move.

Rather than threatening him, sending someone is something that Zhang Yanling specifically used to "disgust" him... You are a dignified uncle, as for being so petty and a little Hanlin official, you are so petty?

But the more powerful a person is, the less difficult it is to offend him. People just want to disgust him, but Chen Xi has no choice.

The woman entered the yard. As soon as the gate of the yard was closed, she rushed to Chenxi and cried, "Sir, the little girl hasn't finished her words yet. In fact, Uncle Jianchang sent the little girl into the palace and got the blessing of His Majesty..."

"Enough!"

Chen Xi interrupted the woman sternly, "I don't want to know what you did when you entered the palace. You are just a guest in my house now. If you talk nonsense, I promise you won't be able to get out of this gate."

The woman was very aggrieved, her lips bent downward, as if she was very sad, but she thought to herself: "I didn't plan to go out!"

Chen Xi asked the maid to go to the side courtyard to find a room to settle the woman, and he and Xie Yuner and Lin Dai entered the study. Before she sat down, Xie Yuner had already asked in a hurry: "My husband, the origin of that woman seems to be very different. She and Your Majesty..."

"This is exactly what I worry about. Some things must be explained to you first, so that you won't think too much."

Chen Xi explained the incident in the yard last year. When she heard that Chen Xi had nothing to do with this woman, Xie Yuner trusted Chen Xi and nodded repeatedly, but Lin Dai didn't agree. There is still a cat in the world that doesn't steal fish?

"...I don't know what Jianchang Bo will do to her later, but now it seems that Jianchang Bo is likely to send this woman to the palace again, seduce Your Majesty and succeed." Chen Xi sighed.

"Brother Jianchang wants to make his husband famous for being unfaithful and unrighteous? My husband has nothing to do with her, and he was sent to the palace by Mr. Jianchang. What does it have to do with him?"

Xie Yuner spoke completely from Shen Xi's standpoint.

Chen Xi sighed, "It would be fine if things were so simple. Now that Jianchang Bo has sent someone over, he obviously puts pressure on me to obey everything to the foreign relatives and follow his orders."

Xie Yuner was so angry that her teeth were clenched: "The relatives of the foreigners are really annoying and hateful. They are going to frame their husbands."

"It's not that simple. Some things are unreasonable, but if you keep people in the mansion so unclear, you may have big trouble." Chen Xidao, "The most important thing now is to send people away, and you have to hide them from the foreign relatives' party."

Although Chen Xi spent the night with this woman, he said nothing and could not be used as evidence that Chen Xi and Emperor Hongzhi robbed women. Moreover, Emperor Hongzhi obviously did not care about this woman very much, otherwise he would definitely find a reason to leave the person in the palace, or ask Zhang Yanling to help raise him outside the palace. If he had nothing to do, he could summon him to the palace to adjust his mood. Zhang Yanling would never dare to send him to his mansion.

Xie Yuner and Lin Dai were worried, and Chen Xi comforted her, but she made up her mind to not compromise. Fortunately, when she saw this woman, Chen Xi had already thought about what Zhang Yanling would do next.

As long as people are in the mansion, Zhang Yanling deliberately spread the matter. Even if Emperor Hongzhi has no idea about that woman, the matter will be proven to be true in the end, and he will hate Chen Xi and even punish him...

Of course, this is a practice of killing three thousand enemies and destroying oneself by 800. If the court officials know, Zhang Yanling would not be able to take it, but if both sides really break up, it might not be the other party would really make such a bad move.

Xie Yuner knew that this was a major event related to her husband's official voice and future. She didn't ask too much, and let Chen Xi decide everything.

Chen Xi did not dare to make too direct actions, because his mansion must have been stared at by the people sent by Zhang Yanling. Now that the person is sent, the next step is to put pressure on him to compromise. If he refuses to surrender, he will tell Emperor Hongzhi through a certain channel.

For the sake of this, we must seize the time to send people away and keep them absolutely confidential.

"Zhang Yanling, you underestimate me too much. You can send a woman to the palace. Can't I let a woman steam on earth?"

Chen Xi didn't care about anything at this time. What Zhang Yanling did to him was to endanger his and his family's lives, and he had to use all means to resolve it.

But in order to numb the other party, he had to pretend to be scared and frightened, closed the mansion gate, and even the maids and servants were not allowed to enter and exit the mansion gate. Only when the other party relaxed was the chance to send the person away quietly.

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In Jianchang Bo Mansion, Zhang Yanling was holding the book "Jin Ping Mei" and sitting in the study room, drinking tea and reading books leisurely. The servant came in to report the situation.

"The person was sent? Very good. I'll find a few officials from the Hanlin Academy and Zhan Shi Mansion tomorrow to visit his mansion and let him know that he is afraid." Zhang Yanling sneered, "As long as this woman is in his mansion, this kid will be a frightened bird. I want to see why he can show the power of Hanlin with me."

The servant asked in surprise: "Master, Chen Xi is just a fifth-rank official, why should he be angry with him?"

"What do you know? The lecturer of the East Palace of Zhanshi Mansion and the emperor's daily lecturer. Although he is from the fifth rank, his future prospects are limitless. If he cannot be used by me, he will definitely not be able to keep him, so as not to endanger my Zhang family. Humph, I think I am a little smart and knowledgeable, and I have the emperor's appreciation, so how dare I not take my Zhang family seriously?"

Zhang Yanling almost spurted fire from his eyes, and Chen Xi directly drove the gift-giving person from the Shouning Marquis Mansion back, angering Zhang Yanling.

There is another reason why Zhang Yanling was angry, that is, his elder brother admired Chen Xi very much.

Zhang Yanling wanted to prove that he was more visionary than his brother and was unwilling to be just one count. He wanted to further be a marquis, and even held military power as the most powerful minister...

This is exactly the youthful and passionate Zhang Yanling's heart is extremely inflated. Since his sister became the queen, everything has been going well. He does not allow others to suppress him. He does not want to be the uncle who only relies on nepotism.

"But Master, who will let you go tomorrow? Those officials from the Zhanshi Mansion may not give you face..."

"Just do what I told you. If I can't dispatch them, I will use the name of the Marquis' Mansion. If these people don't give me face, wouldn't they even give face to Hou Shouning?"

The servant didn't dare to say anything, so he hurried out to find someone to pass the message.

It’s actually no big deal. You just need to spread the news that Chen Xi’s son is full moon, find a few officials from the Hanlin Academy and the Zhanshi Mansion system to go to Chenxi Mansion to congratulate him. Isn’t it normal for colleagues to have a relationship?

Zhang Yanling used this to shock the tiger, allowing Chen Xi to see the situation clearly and sell himself to join him.

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