Although Su Fang did not attend the Su family's banquet and had never met Lord Zong again since Shuangyuan, this did not prevent him from telling it every day. There was an uncle who was a Tongzhi, and there was always much more news than ordinary people.
"...How can such a person become a eunuch? He can make a name for himself even when he is studying in the imperial examination." A student said.
Su Fang smiled, shook his head, and said, "You don't understand. If he didn't become a eunuch, he would not have the talent he is today. Lord Zong orphans are poor and only have the opportunity to study after entering the palace. If he doesn't enter the palace, he will not have the chance to study at all."
The students around him looked envious and said, "Su Fang, you know so much."
Su Fang said proudly: "Of course, I know a lot."
Xue Qing, who had been writing with his head down, looked up and said, "Do you know which girl from Lord Zong chose to take to the capital?"
This is the purpose of Zong Zhou coming here, and it is also the thing that everyone is most concerned about. The students immediately looked at Su Fang.
Su Fang was slightly red and said, "Although I don't know, everyone will know it right away, because Lord Zong is leaving the day after tomorrow. Today, he will tell the selected person to the other party and send them to Shuangyuan tomorrow."
It was quite fast, Xue Qing thought to himself.
Zhang Dian bumped into her and said, "It's great, my sister doesn't have to pick vines secretly... I have sold a lot of less baskets."
Although Lord Zong Zhou has nothing to do with a small family like Zhang Nie, butterflies flapping their wings still have an impact. There are many vines near Shuangyuan. Zhang Nie's sister always goes there to cut rattan and weave baskets for sale. Because Lord Zong lives in Shuangyuan, it is more wary there, making it inconvenient to pick rattans.
Xue Qing smiled and said, "I can't say whether it's good or not."
There was no useful news from Su Fang's high-profile discussions. She was not very interested in Zong Zhou's origin. Although the past was related to what kind of person he became now, for Xue Qing, Zong Zhou was already such a person. It was useless to know how to know his past... Moreover, the ten words and nine sentences that Su Fang said were exaggerated.
Xue Qing was too lazy to listen to it and packed the books. She pulled out the spear hidden in the tree on the top of the mountain to practice, then walked to the cliff and tied the rope around her waist to climb down the cliff. After hesitating for a moment, Xue Qing did not go to Zhizhitang and decided to go home early.
Since Su Fang said that today is when Zong Zhou informed the candidate, she should care about the Guo family... or to put it bluntly, care about herself. If Guo Baoer leaves the Guo family, her positioning will have to be re-planned.
A carriage drove from behind, and Xue Qing did not turn back to avoid the roadside, but the carriage stopped beside him. Someone lifted the curtain and said, "Mr. Xue."
Xue Qing looked at it and saw that it was Pei Yanzi, so he nodded and said, "Young Master Yanzi."
Pei Yanzi said: "Are you going back to the city?"
Xue Qing responded, was this asking for him to take the bus, or not? He had to talk after sitting, and it was a bit tired of talking to unfamiliar people...
Pei Yanzi said: "When will the Mingyue have some words written?"
Unexpectedly, when he asked this, Xue Qing was slightly stunned and shook his head and said, "No."
Pei Yanzi nodded and said, "Okay... I'll say goodbye." He put down the carriage curtain and walked forward.
Xue Qing stood there before he could react. He watched the carriage walk away and laughed again. So can poetry be regarded as a carriage fee?
………
At this time, in Chang'an City, officials were running around, stopping or passing by the door amid the prayers of each family.
Guo Huaichun was not lucky. A official did not pass by but called the door. Guo Huaichun could only open the door and invited it in. Looking at the paper handed over, his hands were trembling.
The official said impatiently: "Sir, let's see it quickly, the younger one is going back to report his life."
Guo Huaichun took a deep breath and tore open the letter paper, opened it and looked at the words written on it, shouting: "That's great."
Guo Huaichun shouted, and the official officer was shocked. It was not a good thing to receive a post. The ones who really wanted to shout were those who did not receive the post.
Mrs. Guo also came after receiving the news. She heard that the official came to the door and suddenly felt weak. She called two girls to help her before coming over. When she heard Guo Huaichun's applause, she was jumped again.
Guo Huaichun said: "It's not Bao'er."
So that's what it means, the official officer understood that good and bad are relative. They were selected, but the person selected is not the person they care about the most, so that is still great.
Mrs. Guo grabbed Guo Huaichun's arm and looked at the name on the paper, saying, "Which one is it?...Cicayi..."
Guo Baoer ran to the door and was stunned when he heard this.
"Cicada Yi? Who is it?" she said.
Mrs. Guo didn't pay attention to her and shouted loudly to the servant, saying, "Come on Sister Song and Chanyi."
Sister Song is not a slave of the Guo family, so she can afford to have a name for asking for it. However, it is precisely because Sister Song lives in the Guo family that is not confident enough. In fact, although her man’s surname is Guo, she is not considered to be the original clan of the Guo family. She just uses her surname to post a marriage.
Sister Song actually envied Xue’s mother. Although she was not surnamed Guo, she had a great kindness and could still be the son-in-law of the Guo family in the future and would never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of her life.
When she heard someone calling Mrs. Guo for invitation, she felt uneasy.
"The Guo family's courtyard is small. It's not a time when we say we want to expand it. If we demolish it, we have no place to go." She said.
Chanyi held her and said, "Mom, you're thinking too much, no, there are so many people living there, Master Guo is not that kind of person."
Xue Qing once said that Master Guo wants to be a good person.
Sister Song said, "I just hope you will say a good family. Even if I have no place to live, I feel at ease."
Chanyi lowered her head and blushed, "I'm not getting married."
Sister Song said, "Don't say stupid things, how can a girl not get married? Miss Baoer has to marry... Xue Qing can't do that."
Chanyi said, "Xue Qing is pretty good."
Sister Song glared at him and had already arrived at the front hall of Master Guo. She stopped talking, and then sorted out her clothes. She walked in with the cicada in the distance and bowed and shouted to Mrs....
Mrs. Guo had already gotten up and walked over with a smile, "Sister-in-law Song... This is a cicada suit, and it turns out that the longer it is, the better."
Chanyi rarely comes to Mrs. Guo, but rarely sees it. Sister Song was frightened and hurriedly took Chanyi to salute again. Before Chanyi got up, Guo Baoer jumped over.
"You are the cicada?" she said, with a little sudden realization, and had seen Xue Qing, "It turned out to be you." She was furious again, "Why am I inferior to you? Why don't you choose me?"
The cicada was stunned and puzzled.
Mrs. Guo pulled Guo Baoer away and smiled at Sister Song and said, "Sister Song, congratulations, Chanyi was chosen to go to the imperial palace in the capital to serve the Empress Dowager."
Chanyi's head thudded, and when she saw Mrs. Guo laughing, she saw her mother covering her mouth in disbelief, and when she saw Guo Baoer, she looked angry, but she couldn't hear clearly what they said.
"...It was not that there was no shortage of staff to serve that day... In fact, Lord Zong wanted to choose people..."
"…Canyi is also thirteen years old... so they all called over..."
“…I don’t know who I like at that time, so I just gave the list to others….”
"...I sent you news today, our family has chosen Chanyi..."
"Sister-in-law Song, are you willing?"
How could she not be unwilling to do this? Sister Song cried with joy. She knew that the wealthy families in the city were unwilling to send the ladies. For them, it was to be used as a commander, but they didn't care about it. If they were used as a commander in the Guo family, how could they be used as a commander in the palace?
That is serving the Empress Dowager, Amitabha Buddha, the gods and Buddhas are open to their eyes.
"I'm willing." Sister Song bowed to Mrs. Guo repeatedly, grabbed Chanyi's arm, "My son, you are going to the capital and meet the Queen Mother. Are you happy?"
Chapter completed!