Can you not force it? Yu Qing muttered in his heart, but how could he help Ashheng regret his marriage.
After a second thought, that’s all, after going around in a circle, I still have to do what Ash Heng told me. I should pretend to go through the test first, and then I can’t let the Zhong family have any ideas that cause any accidents in the test.
Then he bowed his hands in submission and said, "My nephew is completely at the mercy of my uncle."
He had thought about it. Once the trial was over, he would reveal the truth to Zhong Su and then run away immediately. The rest was none of his business, leaving Ashheng to have a headache.
In short, it is impossible for him to marry Zhong Su’s daughter, and even if he is killed, he will not steal Ashheng’s wife.
Seeing that he obeyed, Zhong Su became relieved. He clapped his hands on the armrests of the seat, stood up, and said like an elder: "Okay, you are tired from running around today, and you just changed
You have to adapt to the new environment and get some rest early. The gentleman I have found for you will be here tomorrow. Regardless of whether you can pass the exam this time, you must try your best."
“Yes.” Yu Qing responded respectfully.
Zhong Su then left with his hands behind his back, and Yu Qing respectfully sent him out of the courtyard, his attitude making Zhong Su quite satisfied.
At night, lanterns are hung everywhere on the pavilions and under the eaves.
Zhong Su first went back to his study, then came out, walked through the garden, passed through the corridor, and came to the yard where his two daughters lived.
The maid who was dedicated to serving here came to greet him. He waved his hand and asked, "Where are the two ladies?"
The maid replied: "The eldest young lady is practicing calligraphy in the study, and the second young lady was called by the madam to become a female celebrity."
Zhong Su smiled when he heard this. This is the daily life of the two daughters. The eldest daughter Zhong Ruochen likes pen and ink paintings. She is good at writing and painting, but the younger daughter does not have that patience. He can even think of it.
The scene when the little daughter is forced to learn to be a female prostitute and is unwilling to disobey but dare not disobey.
It’s a good thing that the younger daughter is not here, otherwise we have to prevent the conversation from being overheard.
After telling the maid in the yard to watch, he went to his daughter's study.
The study room is brightly lit, with various calligraphy and paintings hanging on the surrounding walls. Zhong Ruochen, who has a quiet face, is sitting elegantly, writing densely packed small characters on a large white paper.
“The whole family belongs to you. Your handwriting is beautiful.”
Suddenly hearing his father's voice, Zhong Ruochen, who was concentrating on practicing calligraphy, looked up and saw his father looking sideways at him writing. He immediately put down his pen and stood up to salute, "Dad."
Zhong Su tapped the writing on the table with his fingers, "It's a pity that I'm a girl, otherwise I could have tried in this year's general examination."
Zhong Ruochen smiled and said: "Dad, you are joking. With this little bit of ink in your daughter's belly, I'm afraid she won't even be qualified to take the provincial examination." Then she stepped aside and made room for her father to sit down.
Zhong Su was not polite. After writing the desk, he sat down and said, "I just went to the east courtyard and made an agreement with your fiancé. After he knows how to test, he will choose an auspicious day for you to get married. I'll come and ask.
I’m asking you if you have any opinions, or if you have any special requirements, you can raise them, and my family will try their best to satisfy you.”
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Zhong Su: "I agree with your mother's decision not to let you meet. There are some things you still don't understand, so I need to remind you that your engagement cannot be made public for the time being. His father was there back then.
The imperial court may have offended some people, and we don't want anyone to interfere with his participation in the examination. This is also his own intention, so don't overthink it."
When it comes to this matter, he is also a little worried, but he has no choice. He has already boarded the pirate ship and cannot get off.
Zhong Ruochen was quiet and shy, and hummed softly, "It all depends on the parents."
Zhong Su was silent for a moment, but finally reached into his sleeve and took out two identical metal shaft cylinders, placed them on the table, pointed at them, "Look at the difference between these two things."
Zhong Ruochen was confused and immediately took it into his hand to check and found that there was no difference. It was not until he saw the cover on one end that he discovered that the words on it were different. One end was the word 'chen' and the other end was the word 'heng'. Outsiders may not be able to see it.
Yes, she felt something immediately. She showed the two words to her father and asked, "Are the words different?"
Zhong Su nodded, "Yes, these two things were made by your deceased future father-in-law. The one written on you is in my hand, and the one written on Ash Heng is in the other person's hand. This is what you guys
A token of the engagement. Your late future father-in-law and I made an agreement back then, and the one in their hands was only for the betrothal gift. Now that they have given me the betrothal gift, I have also agreed to marry you to him.
Take a look and take a look at what's inside. As agreed with your father-in-law back then, this thing must still be given to you."
Zhong Ruochen's face was red with embarrassment. She opened the two metal cylinders and poured out the contents. She found that they were two paintings cut in half. She tried to piece them together.
What is painted.
As a result, the more I read, the more confused I became. I found that two-thirds of the page was landscape painting. This landscape painting was a bit strange. The main scenes were various large and small peaks, there seemed to be twenty or thirty, and the other third
It is a poem praising the landscape.
This piece of calligraphy and painting put together cannot be said to be superb in painting skills, nor can it be said to be well written, but the painting paper seems a little special.
She looked up at her father with puzzled eyes.
Zhong Su had already stood up, looking at the painting and shaking his head, smiling bitterly and saying to himself, "Ajiezhang, Ajiezhang, in terms of sophistication, I am far behind you."
What he lamented was that Ajiezhang not only supported him, but also took the initiative to find a son to be his son-in-law.
There were some things that he hadn't thought of before. It wasn't until 'Ashiheng' came alone this time that he vaguely felt that he might just be a backup plan prepared by Ajiezhang. So what if he was a boy from the countryside with nothing.
?The property and connections he has managed over the years have no choice but to help.
Of course, this is not the first time he has seen this painting. Both he and Ajiezhang have studied it many times, but they have never been able to understand the secrets in it.
Later, they were simply split into two. When they merged into one, the two families were completely tied together, and they no longer had to worry about their respective back-ends revealing the matter.
Zhong Ruochen couldn’t understand what his father was saying, so he tried to ask: “Dad, what’s the profound meaning of this painting?”
Zhong Su sighed: "There's no need to ask too much now. Asking too much will be in vain. After you and Ashheng have a child, I will tell you or you can ask Ashheng. Now you just have to
Just keep the things well, don’t lose them, and don’t reveal to anyone that you have the things, including your mother, your sister, and even Ash Heng, do you understand?”
Child? Zhong Ruochen was confused and shy, so he could only agree.
Zhong Su didn’t say anything more and left with a melancholy sigh, thinking that a matter that he had been worrying about for many years was finally coming to an end.
In fact, according to the agreement between him and Ajiezhang, the painting would be given to Ashiheng after the two juniors had children.
However, once he got the thing, he did not stay for long and immediately handed it over to his daughter secretly.
He is not greedy for the so-called paradise of immortality, because he has entered that ancient tomb and witnessed the most terrifying scene in his life. It has become his nightmare, and he knows that it can only be achieved with a little money.
The play was far beyond his ability.
What’s more, he has never been able to figure out the secret of that painting.
Zhong Ruochen sent his father to the steps outside the door before he obeyed and stopped. After watching his father disappear outside the door, Fang turned back to the study and stood in front of the two-in-one calligraphy and painting.
Thinking that this is a keepsake of her engagement, and that this is a betrothal gift from her future husband to marry her, her slender hands try to smooth out the wrinkles on the painting, her face and eyes are full of tenderness, and a hint of shyness, longing and reverie appear on her cheeks.
However, the wrinkles can be smoothed out, but the crack that cuts it into two cannot be smoothed out.
For her, who yearned for the beauty that was about to come, this crack meant imperfection, and she was a little unwilling to accept it, so she turned around and rummaged around on the bookshelf for a while, and found a piece of thin silk fabric that could be used for painting.
Most of the time it is used to draw the embroidery background, and a piece is cut out.
After that, the two and a half paintings are put together neatly, the canvas is laid out, the colors are compared on the paintings, the color materials are mixed, and the wonderful strokes of the painting are compared and copied.
Patiently and meticulously copying one to one with a warm look on his face. If you want to eliminate the crack, want to reunite, want to leave a perfection in your heart, and want to give yourself a perfection in the future, I must
When the future husband sees it, he will be able to understand his feelings...
In the east courtyard, Yu Qing sat cross-legged and meditated all night, and stood up feeling refreshed in the morning.
As soon as he opened the door, a servant brought hot water immediately outside. After washing, he had a meal.
After Yu Qing finished eating, Butler Li also came, mainly to ask if he was okay with his stay last night.
“Very good.” Yu Qing replied casually, thinking about the things he might have to deal with today, and asked: “When will that gentleman arrive?”
Butler Li waved his hand with a smile: "No rush, I can't come in the morning. Mr. Ming is also called 'Mr. Afternoon'. He usually goes to bed very late at night and can't get up in the morning. He only teaches in the afternoon and has his own place to go in the evening."
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Yu Qing said suspiciously: "In other words, he only teaches one afternoon every day?"
If this is the case, it is just what he wants and he will have more time to run outside.
The result was better than he imagined.
“Yes.” Butler Li nodded, “But we come here every other day. This is because the master’s friends help accommodate. Mr. Ming doesn’t want to run around. He is indeed a lazy person, and he doesn’t want to have some money delivered to him.
I'm too lazy to make money, saying I don't want to worry twice, so the Zhongfu spent a lot of money to hire him."
One thing he couldn’t tell this guy was that Mr. Ming not only had to spend money, he also had to hire a beauty to serve him, and that wasn’t enough if he wasn’t pretty enough. I really can’t invite him to meet me here.
, I simply invited a beautiful lady to show up first, and then I impressed Mr. Ming.
Yu Qing clicked his tongue twice, but he was actually complaining. He was working hard to earn some money, but when he looked at other people, they were so infuriating.
Forget it, since he couldn't come in the morning, he had to find a way to make his own money. The topic changed, "Uncle Li, do you have a carriage at home? Prepare one for me."
Butler Li asked: "What do you need a carriage for?"
Yu Qing: "I just came to the capital. Let's go out and walk around to get familiar with it."
This is an excuse. The actual purpose is to find a suitable buyer, try to sell the fire crickets in my hand at a high price, and then collect the debt Xu Fei owes me.