He returned to General Chang's mansion with Chang Kuo. In his study, he wrote four big characters -
"Just hang these four characters outside the door of the house, and those who discuss marriage will retreat on their own."
His tone was so serious that it seemed that it was not an ordinary picture, but a talisman that could be used to ward off evil spirits.
Chang Kuo picked up the calligraphy and took a closer look. He saw that what was written on it were the four big characters "We do not discuss marriage."
"This..." Chang Kuo came to his senses and his eyes lit up: "Okay!"
The most high-end and hassle-free rejection often only requires the simplest and most direct method!
Chang Kuo immediately ordered someone to paste this calligraphy directly on the door of the mansion.
After Chang Suining left Zheng Guogong's residence yesterday, he and Chang Sui'an went to the farm to check whether the autumn harvest was ready. When he returned home, he saw the four eye-catching characters on the door -
Chang Sui'an was stunned for a moment, then asked the servant who came up to him: "Whose idea was this?"
"Return to Langjun, it's the general's order."
Chang Sui An also understood: "Oh, it does seem like something that dad can do."
"But these characters don't belong to my father." Chang Suining stepped forward and took a serious look at it: "My father can't write such beautiful characters."
In other words, there are not many people in the Chang family, or even in the entire capital, who can write such powerful and powerful calligraphy.
Dad can't just invite some calligraphers to write just for these four words, right?
Chang Suining's doubts were quickly answered in the front hall.
She saw Cui Jing in official robes sitting in her living room drinking tea.
Judging from his appearance, it was obvious that he had been dragged over just after the morning session.
"Sui Ning can see the words posted outside?" Chang Kuo laughed and said, "This was written just now by Governor Cui!"
Chang Sui Ning looked at Cui Jing with some surprise.
——Was he under any kind of coercion? If he was threatened by Lao Chang, he might as well wink at her.
The young man didn't even blink, he just lowered his eyes and continued drinking tea.
Piaochang Kuo said again: "Not only was the word written by Governor Cui, but the idea was also proposed by Governor Cui!"
Cui Jing: "..."
There is no need to mention it in detail...
Inexplicably, it seemed that he was very involved in this matter, as if he was very keen on blocking her marriage proposal.
Cui Jing, who never liked to explain, felt that she needed to explain at this time: "It was General Chang who told me today that ice men have been visiting frequently in recent days. Mrs. Chang has no intention of discussing marriage, and the general cannot bear to be disturbed——"
Chang Sui Ning had already sat down in the chair, smiled clearly and said, "Thank you very much, Governor Cui. Although this method is simple, it is also very good."
simple?
Cui Jing looked at her.
Is this a compliment?
Chang Kuo said to him enthusiastically: "...If there is nothing urgent, I will stay and have lunch before leaving today."
"Thank you, General, but I still have things to do." Cui Jing glanced at the hourglass, then put down the tea cup and stood up: "It's time to pass."
Are you leaving now?
Seeing that he was busy and not at leisure, Chang Sui Ning naturally swallowed the polite invitation that came to his lips.
Chang Kuo sent someone to send Cui Jing out of the house.
After leaving the gate of Chang Mansion, Yuan Xiang looked back at the "talisman paper" and suddenly asked in hindsight: "...Grand Governor, you came here this time just to write these words?"
Anyone can write these words, so how can it be worth the trip of the Governor himself?
Yuan Xiang felt it was a bit strange, but he couldn't pinpoint what was strange.
Cui Jing stopped when he heard this and looked back, suddenly feeling that his actions were a bit inexplicable.
After thinking carefully for a moment, I felt that I could no longer understand what I was thinking at that time. Instead, I felt like I was possessed by something...?
He was feeling confused in his heart when he suddenly heard his subordinate say with a sudden enlightenment: "Grand Governor, I finally understand!"
Cui Jing immediately looked at his subordinates.
"It's no wonder that you didn't like to make friends with others before. In fact, it's because you are the most affectionate person in your heart. Once you regard someone as a friend, you will do everything related to them personally, no matter how big or small." Yuan Xiang sighed.
Said: "Ms. Chang is really envious of others to have a friend like you."
Cui Jing: "..."
That's probably the case, right?
After all, he had never made friends before.
"Let's go." Cui Jing jumped on the horse.
Yuan Xiang quickly mounted his horse and followed.
Looking at the tall and tall figure of his own Grand Governor and his always wise head, Yuan Xiang couldn't help but shake his head and sigh in his heart. Without love, it is really easy for someone like the Governor to lose his mind in these close relationships that he has never touched before.
Chang Sui Ning and Chang Sui An finished their lunch at home and then went out.
Today is the tenth day of the Imperial College, and Cui Lang proposed to hold a social banquet. The venue was chosen to be a famous and elegant place in the city - the Listening Pavilion.
As its name suggests, this hall is famous for its music, and has some of the best musicians in the city.
Every club in the capital has banquets. Chang Sui Ning doesn't like to organize these, but Cui Lang is willing to contribute money and effort. As the head of a club, she only needs to show her face to get the benefit of winning over people's hearts.
There is no reason to be unhappy.
Wuer Club now has a total of eighteen members, all of whom were carefully selected by Cui Lang.
Anyone who enters the Imperial Academy either has a family background or has learned a lot from others. If a group of teenagers gather together to have fun over time, it will no longer be just for fun.
Chang Suining had just been to the farm yesterday. She knew very well that before the grain could be harvested, it needed to go through many preparations and waits, such as loosening the soil, sowing seeds, and watering.
From the moment a seed sprouts, until it is harvested, no day is wasted.
The interior of the Listening Hall is designed in the style of Jiangnan. In addition to the lobby and private rooms on the second floor for listening to music, there are also four elegant courtyards in the backyard for gatherings of elegant literati.
Cui Lang booked one of the "Bamboo Courtyards" today.
Chang Suining got off the carriage and as soon as he walked into the pavilion, he heard the sound of pipa.
There were guests in the hall who were shaking their heads and singing. She and Chang Sui'an walked through the front hall and entered the backyard under the guidance of the waiter. The green bamboo curtain fell and the sound of pipa gradually faded away.
"Hey, Mrs. Chang?!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Chang Sui Ning was about to go to the "Bamboo Garden" when he suddenly heard a voice from the side.
She turned to look at the person coming, raised her hand with a smile: "Tan Juren."
The young man in blue shirt was greatly surprised: "Ms. Chang, do you still remember me?"
Chang Suining smiled and said: "Your Excellency is a person who is in love with Taibai. It is difficult to forget."
Tan Li couldn't help but laugh: "Ms. Chang really has a good memory..."
Immediately he asked curiously: "I heard that Mrs. Chang formed a Yiyiju Society in the Imperial College, called Wuer Society?"
"Yes, we are here for the community banquet today. If Tan Juren doesn't mind, you can go into the bamboo courtyard to drink tea and wine together."
Tan Li looked extremely regretful: "Thank you Madam Chang for the invitation, but Tan is also here today..."
As he was talking, he heard the sound of footsteps. He turned around and said, "I am just here for Song Juren's poetry meeting!"
Thinking that he was not living well after coming to Beijing, he liked to eat and drink in the ice basin to reduce expenses. They were both destined to die in the coming year. Naturally, he and Song Xian, who was famous for his talents, knew each other.
Among the literati who were walking, it was Song Xian who was surrounded by everyone.
When he saw Chang Sui Ning, the expression on his face that was originally smiling at others turned calm.
"Song Juren, this is the lady of the Chang family who painted in the Dengtai Tower during the Dragon Boat Festival." Tan Li said, suddenly smiling: "You two studied in the Imperial College together, so you must be familiar with each other, so I don't need to say anything.
Introduced!"
"I'm not familiar with her." Song Xian corrected him without squinting: "Ms. Chang is not a prison student studying in the Imperial College."
When he said the second half of the sentence, he seemed to emphasize the word "wife" intentionally or unintentionally.
After Tan Li was stunned for a moment, he laughed again: "Yes, Mrs. Chang worshiped Qiao Jijiu alone as her teacher..."
Song Xian frowned almost imperceptibly.
"The poetry meeting is about to start, let's go." He seemed not to want to stay here for a moment longer, as if he didn't want to be with anyone.
Tan Li smiled, bowed his hands to Chang Sui Ning and said goodbye, then followed Song Xian and the others.
"Ning Ning, who is that Song Juren?" Chang Sui'an frowned and said, "Why does it look like..."
"I don't like it." Chang Suining answered the question on his own.
Chang Sui'an nodded: "Yes!"
The sword boy glanced at his husband one more time.
It has to be said that only when it comes to matters related to girls, the husband will show extraordinary sensitivity.
"Did my sister have a problem with him?" Chang Sui'an asked in a low voice while walking.
"Yes, it is a festival destined by God."
Because before she became a disciple of Qiao Yang, she had never inquired about the fact that Song Juren had also intended to become a disciple of Qiao Yang but was rejected——
Due to this natural hostility, he initially tried to balance his dignity and face by saying, "The so-called apprenticeship is just a little girl's willful mischief."
Even though it was later discovered that she was not completely fooling around, her attitude was so high that she could no longer get down easily over time.
This is human nature, not to mention a scholar who is proud and cares about his face. She can completely understand it.
This is the high platform of prejudice, and it is very difficult for the other party to get off it.
"Then has he ever said something rude? Do you need me to teach him a lesson?" Chang Sui An was eager to give it a try.
Chang Sui Ning: "No need, brother, please keep this awesome sword in your pocket."
"Ning Ning!"
Qiao Yubai, who came earlier, waved to Chang Suining.
Standing next to him was Qiao Yumian, who rarely wanted to go out to relax. When she heard that Chang Suining had arrived, a smile appeared on the girl's face.
Chang Suining walked over quickly.
Although Chang Sui'an is not a member of the club, as the elder brother of the club owner, he has long been familiar with Hu Huan and others in the club, and they get along well with each other, except when he competes with Qiao Yubai for the title of elder brother.
Everyone greeted each other lively, and Chang Suining led Qiao Yumian to sit down.
Cui Lang ordered not to drink alcohol, so everyone just drank tea instead of wine, and talked about interesting things in the Imperial Academy, some strange things they heard from the time, or some political affairs that did not touch too much.
"I heard from my father that the saint was so angry at Long Yan in the morning yesterday because the Ming Dynasty female historian secretly discovered that several officials wrote poems at a private gathering to allude to the saint's refusal to return his power..."
"Those officials were all demoted! It seems that one of them is Luo Yushi who advocated the dethronement of the emperor together with the saint..."
Hearing this slightly sighing tone, Chang Sui Ning didn't notice anything strange - when Luo Yushi advocated deposing the emperor, it didn't mean that he really supported the Ming Dynasty's accession to the throne, or that the current position and interests have changed, and the relationship between the court and the court has changed.
On the other hand, only interests are stable and unchangeable.
This is precisely the reason why the gentry and bureaucrats are closely connected.
It was also the reason why the Ming Dynasty was in conflict with the gentry and bureaucrats.
From this incident, it may be seen that the voices of dissatisfaction in various parts of the court against the Ming Dynasty's unwillingness to return power are increasing day by day as the prince grows up.
Today I am composing poems in private, but what about tomorrow?
Demoting a few civil servants will not calm the matter.
Chang Sui Ning was making a judgment based on the news he heard from his ears, when he suddenly saw a club member running in: "...Cui Liulang and the people from Xunmei Club had a quarrel!"
Just now, the boy came to deliver a message, saying that he had seen an elder of the Cui clan coming here, so Cui Lang went out to say a few words.
I had just gone out, and I thought I hadn’t seen anyone from the clan yet, so why did I start a quarrel with the people from Xunmei Society?
When Chang Suining and others were about to arrive, they saw that Cui Lang was ready to take action.
"Bah! Why are you so tall? I think it's just a jar of pickled cucumbers. I will smash you to pieces today and serve as food for dinner!"
"Cui Liulang, please calm down. A gentleman talks but doesn't take action..." Cui Lang's social friends were pulling him - our reinforcements have not yet arrived, so we are outnumbered now!
The drunken student opposite sneered: "You have organized a society with a woman as the leader, which is already making people laugh, why don't you let others say it?"
"Not to mention Wuershe, the tone is quite loud——"
It should be noted that their Xunmei Club has always been recognized as the No. 1 club in the Imperial College, but a polo player across the street dared to call himself the Wuer Club so arrogantly!
These dissatisfactions were not accumulated in one day.
Moreover, most of them in the Xunmei Club were from poor families, and they were already resentful of the noble clans who squeezed and suppressed them. Now, when faced with Cui Lang, the incompetent son of the Cui family, they all got angry because of the alcohol.
"Even Brother Song said that Mrs. Chang's move to form a society is clearly ruining the atmosphere of the Imperial College!"
Song Xian frowned when he heard this.
He had said this, and he still dared to say it at this time, but when it was said by others, it was like he was talking bad things about women behind his back.
But the woman came over at this time and heard these words.
When they looked at each other, she didn't question or get angry——
Instead, someone first pulled Cui Lang aside, and then said to him: "Song Ju people are always fond of judging men and women. Could it be that apart from the differences between men and women, you have nothing else to compare with me?"
Song Xian frowned.
The commune members around him also looked unhappy.
What kind of extremely arrogant words is this?
Song Xiandao: "I have always thought that you are a woman, so I will give you three points..."
Chang Suining looked at him: "You and I have never argued about anything, so how can we talk about giving in?"
Or is it that he has been competing with her in his heart because of his apprenticeship with Qiao, and because she is a woman, he "disdains" competing with her?
Song Xian's fingers on his sleeves were slightly tight, as if his very secret thoughts were being read through.
But at this moment, the young girl in sight said: "Rather than making private speculations and discussions, today, Song Juren dares to put aside the distinction between men and women, and compete with me openly and clearly to determine the real superiority?"
Is this a public declaration of challenge?
It was noisy everywhere.
Aware of those gazes, Song Xian looked at Chang Suining: "What does Mrs. Chang want to compare with Song?"
