When she said she wanted to marry the top scholar in front of his wife, Shen Rou looked embarrassed, blushed, and said hurriedly: "I was just joking, sister Zhong, don't mind."
Zhong Yi smiled and said, "It's okay."
Shen Rou looked at her, and she no longer had any negative thoughts about the handsome young man riding a horse. She praised: "Sister Zhong and the number one scholar are really talented and good-looking, they are a perfect match."
After the slight embarrassment just now, the atmosphere among the girls relaxed a little. Suddenly someone looked to the other side of the corridor and said, "The princess is here."
Everyone looked over and saw Princess Anyang walking over from a distance accompanied by a figure.
"I have met the princess." Shen Rou, Zhao Yun'er and others all saluted.
Princess Anyang smiled and said: "We are all sisters, no need to be polite."
She looked at the girls, smiled and said, "Shui'er has something to say to Miss Zhong, why don't we go over and have a chat?"
Shen Rou was startled when she heard this, then she smiled and said, "Okay."
Princess Anyang walked out first, Zhao Yun'er and others looked at each other and walked out of the pavilion one after another.
Zhong Yi stood in the pavilion, looked at the woman opposite with some doubts, and asked: "Girl, do we know each other? What do you want to say to me?"
"You don't know me, but I know you." The woman looked at her and smiled: "My name is Tang Shui, but you can't call me that, little sister-in-law."
This was not the first time Zhong Yi heard Tang Shui's name, but it was the first time he saw her.
She knew Tang Shui's identity, so her expression was slightly panicked and she seemed a little at a loss.
Tang Shui looked at her, smiled and said, "Sit down."
"I've wanted to meet you for a long time, but I never had the chance." Tang Shui looked at her and said apologetically: "It's really presumptuous to ask Princess Anyang to host a banquet here this time and invite you over."
Zhong Yi's lips parted slightly. She never thought that the party held by Princess Anyang today was actually for her?
"My younger siblings are so beautiful. My cousin is always surrounded by..." She originally said that Tang Ning was always surrounded by beautiful women, but when she thought about the identity of the person opposite her, this sentence was very inappropriate and she changed her tune temporarily. He said: "My cousin is really lucky."
The woman opposite her was at most two years older than her, but she spoke like an elder. Zhong Yi's face turned slightly red and she said, "Sister..., I'm sorry, sister."
Tang Ning had explained the Tang family's affairs to her. Although she didn't have any particular fondness for Miss Tang Shui, whose name she had only heard of, she didn't have any bad feelings either.
Tang Shui looked at her with gentle eyes, which made Zhong Yi blush slightly and lower his head in embarrassment.
Tang Shui suddenly took off a jade bracelet from his wrist and said, "This is for you."
Zhong Yi looked at her and said in surprise: "This is..."
Tang Shui explained: "My sister-in-law gave this to me before, and now I will give it to you... By the way, my sister-in-law is your mother."
One thing she didn't say was that this bracelet was her sister-in-law's treasure and was originally intended to be passed on to the Tang family's daughter-in-law. For a long time, she thought that Tang Ning had died more than ten years ago, so she gave the bracelet to her. .
This jade bracelet is crystal clear, with almost no trace of color. Zhong Yi only took one look at it and knew that this jade bracelet was worth a lot of money. He hurriedly said: "No, this is too precious..."
Tang Shui grabbed her hand, put the jade bracelet on her, and said, "This was originally intended to be passed on to you, but now it can be considered as returning to its original owner."
Zhong Yi raised his head and wondered: "Sister..."
Tang Shui held her hand and said, "Take it."
Not far away, Zhao Yun'er and Shen Rou were sitting in another pavilion, but their eyes couldn't help but look towards the adjacent pavilion not far away.
Shen Rou pinched a piece of pastry and put it into her mouth, and murmured: "What can Miss Tang Shui say to Sister Zhong?"
"I understand!" Zhao Yun'er said with a look of surprise on her face: "It's not that Zhuangyuan Lang and the Tang family... After all, Zhong Yi is his wife and Tang Shui is his sister, so naturally they have something to say. .”
Shen Rou was startled, and suddenly said: "But I heard that the Number One Scholar and the Tang family don't get along..."
Zhao Yun'er shook her head and said: "Who knows whether those things are true or false, false or true?"
…
In the pavilion, Zhong Yi had a look of reminiscence on his face and said: "When I first met my husband, it was actually a misunderstanding... At that time, he was hit and lost his memory. He even forgot his own name. Until now, my husband There are still many things I haven’t remembered..."
After listening to her words, Tang Shui felt slightly sad and asked, "What next?"
"Then I took the state examination with the idea of giving it a try, but I got the first prize, and then I got to where I am now step by step."
Tang Shui felt even more sad. Although Zhong Yi said it in an understatement, a child with no background and who grew up in a poor family could overcome all obstacles and win three yuan in a row. How difficult is it?
She couldn't tell her sister-in-law these things. Thinking of his experiences over the years, she couldn't help but feel sad. She looked at Zhong Yi and said, "I'll excuse you for a while."
Zhong Yi nodded. Her mood was extremely complicated at the moment. She felt like an ugly daughter-in-law meeting her parents-in-law, and she wanted to be alone for a while.
A little further away from the Pavilion in the Heart of the Lake, the lights in the pavilions by the lake were reflected in the water, blown by the breeze, and shattered into pieces.
Tang Shui leaned on the railing and looked, his eyes as blurry as the light and shadow in the water.
Princess Anyang came over, stood beside her, looked at the sparkling waves on the lake, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Tang Shui wiped his eyes discreetly and said, "Thank you, Princess, for today."
"Do we sisters need to be so polite?" Princess Anyang shook her head and said, "It's too difficult for you to do this alone. Are you ready to stand opposite the Tang family? ?”
"If it hadn't been for my sister-in-law, I would have died outside eighteen years ago." Tang Shui looked away from the lake and said: "My sister-in-law has treated me as if she were her own child these years, how could I let her stay in that small courtyard all her life? Will you die alone here?"
Princess Anyang sighed and stopped talking.
Tang Shui looked at her and said, "I will trouble you again in a few days."
Princess Anyang nodded and said, "If you have any questions, just say it. It will be more convenient for me to come forward..."
…
Shen Rou, who returned to the pavilion, looked at Zhong Yi and said with some envy: "Sister Zhong, you have really good taste. When you got married, your husband-in-law hadn't taken the scientific examination yet, right?"
Zhong Yi nodded, but she felt in her heart that this had nothing to do with her vision. If she had good vision, it was Yaoyao's good vision.
"It's a pity that the next imperial examination will have to wait until three years later." Shen Rou shook her head and said with some regret: "I can't wait until three years later. Otherwise, I will first find a talented man and study with him day and night. , when he wins the first prize, I will be the first lady..."
Zhao Yun'er joked: "It's not too late for you to find one now, but the number one scholar is rare, so don't even think about it. Many of this year's new scholars are not yet married. Do you want to take a chance on them?"
As soon as she finished speaking, a voice came from outside the court.
"Yes, Sister Rou, my Junsheng ranked second in the palace examination this time. Would you like to ask him to introduce someone to you in the same year? After all, Sister Rou is not young. If you delay it for another two years, it will be even harder to get married..." …”
This voice was a bit funny and a bit sinister. When Shen Rou heard this voice, her face immediately darkened.
She usually doesn't get along well with this girl, but this time her lover passed the imperial examination, and in front of her, his tail was raised to the sky.
She snorted coldly and said, "I won't bother you, Chen Miao, to worry about my marriage."
The woman named Chen Miao smiled and said: "They are all my sisters. Sister Rou, there is no need to be polite to me. My Junsheng knows many new scholars..."
Shen Rou glanced at her, looked at Zhong Yi, and said, "What a coincidence, Sister Zhong's husband is also a Jinshi this year. I know many people in the same year, so there is no need for Miss Chen to worry..."
Chen Miao looked at Zhong Yi and said in surprise: "This girl's husband-in-law is also a new scholar? I wonder what your husband's name is. If he is ranked second, he might also know my Junsheng..."
She deliberately bit the word "Second Class A" very hard, and she couldn't hide the pride on her face.
There are three rankings in the palace examination, and the rankings are one level apart, second and third. It seems that there is only one word difference, but it is a world of difference.
Zhong Yi smiled slightly and said: "I don't think I have many friends these days. I haven't heard him mention this name, so I guess I don't know him..."
