Wu Anzhi is not a person who is good at words, but the sincerity of the invitation can still be seen.
Seeing Zhang Yue's hesitation, Wu Anchi couldn't help but ask: "Sanlang, has there been any change?"
Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Thank you Erlangjun for the kind invitation. Unfortunately, in the past few days, I have been too...'bad for my stomach'."
Zhang Yue originally wanted to mention "feeling the wind", but this word was overused in Taixue, and it seems hypocritical to mention it now, so Zhang Yue changed it to "harmonizing the belly".
Zhang Yue also touched his belly, which seemed to be serious.
Wu Anchi changed his color and said: "Oh, Sanlang, what should I do...I have already..."
Seeing Wu Anzhi's expression, Zhang Yue smiled and said, "But don't worry, Mr. Erlang, I will take a few more pills and I will definitely go there the day after tomorrow."
Zhang Yue thought to himself that he was originally going to Wang Anshi, so there was no reason to go back on his word.
Besides, it was my second brother who was responsible for everything from the beginning to the end, so why did I become the one with a guilty conscience? I was so shy that I didn’t dare to see others. This was no different from my mother.
When Wu Anchi saw Zhang Yue's look, he knew he was joking. He immediately patted Zhang Yue on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Sanlang, please don't joke, otherwise my brother will think that I was not considerate of you in Taixue.
It's time to blame me."
Zhang Yueshan smiled and said: "How dare you do this? If I don't go, my brother will feel that I am separated from him."
They both laughed together.
The next day, Zhang Yue had to think about what clothes to wear to the banquet.
Speaking of it, Zhang Yue brought a lot of clothes from Fujian, but there was one thing that he did not consider thoroughly, that is, he was growing taller at the age of fourteen or fifteen.
Therefore, the clothes I brought before were much shorter, but there is no need to pay attention to these clothes in Taixue on weekdays. But it is not appropriate to wear them to banquets. As for the 襕衣, it can be worn outside on weekdays, but it cannot be worn with school uniforms.
'Let's go to the banquet.
Fortunately, the robe given to him by Liu Ji fits him well, and Zhang Yue likes it very much. It happens that Bianjing gets a little cold after autumn, so wearing a robe with cotton wool in between is better than ordinary clothes to keep out the wind.
Zhang Yue borrowed ironing clothes from the studio and just finished ironing the new robe Liu Ji gave him.
Zhang Yue starched and washed the boots he had bought for less than two months.
Don’t worry about clothing, if we have to go through so much trouble, we can’t just wear a cloth shirt and hemp shoes and go to someone else’s house to be a “drunk celebrity”.
As the saying goes, "Words persuade gentlemen, clothes subjugate villains."
Except for a few people, most people still look at your clothes and their attitude towards you. If you wear a cloth shirt and linen shoes, it means you are deliberately trying to make others angry with their servants.
Of course, it does not mean that all the money is worn on the body.
There is an old saying that goes, "There is no shame in wearing a robe." That is a Luo robe. Compared with a brocade robe, it is enough for a student to wear a robe on a daily basis. It would be a bit pretentious to wear a brocade robe or a Luo robe if you are not an official.
After leaving Taixue, Zhang Yue hired a car and headed to Wu Mansion.
Zhang Yue sat in the car all the way out of Wheat Straw Alley, passed Yu Street, then walked straight west via West Street, then turned north after crossing Maiqu Bridge.
The carriage then headed north, passing the bustling Xuanqiu Gate, then headed north along the inner city wall of Bianjing, and finally arrived at Jinliangqiao Street.
Even in a carriage, it took less than half an hour to walk. He and Tang Jiu had visited Jinliangqiao Street, where the Wu Mansion was located, once. But at that time, he only had a brief meeting with Wu Anshi and did not enter the mansion.
Now it’s time to really come to visit.
Although Jinliangqiao Street, where the Wu Mansion is located, is in the outer city and not as lively as the inner city, I heard Wu Anshi chatting and said that this place is more spacious and comfortable to live in.
Zhang Yue thought about it, and the general meaning of this statement was that it was impossible to buy a large villa within the third ring road, but it was still affordable outside the fifth ring road.
When Wu Chong bought a house, Wu Yu, as the eldest brother, helped him a lot and advanced a lot of money.
Later, Wu Chong served as an eunuch for twenty years, constantly adding flowers and stones, and repairing pavilions and courtyards. In addition, the four bedrooms and two mansions of Wu's family are now connected together. It can be regarded as a famous garden among the princes and ministers of Bianjing.
Of course, having such a garden, the only drawback for the Wu brothers was that the journey to the imperial court would be much longer.
However, what is strange to Zhang Yue is that Wu Yu died less than half a year ago. Logically speaking, it is not appropriate for the Wu Mansion to host this banquet.
So what is the purpose of Wu Mansion?
Soon the carriage stopped, and the driver asked: "Is this the way the official stopped?"
Zhang Yue opened the curtain, but he saw two large stone lions standing on the street. Behind them were three ebony-red painted doors. There were several well-dressed slaves sitting on a bench on the stone steps.
It is true that the family is a family of magistrates. Although Wu Chongguan is not as high as Ouyang Xiu now, he is better than Ouyang Xiu at first glance.
Ouyang Xiu's father, Ouyang Guan, passed the Jinshi examination at the age of forty-nine. Ouyang Xiu was born when he was appointed as an official in Mianyang. However, Ouyang Guan died of illness soon. Not only did Ouyang Xiu's family fall into decline, but he also lost all his connections. He had no money to buy paper when he was young. His mother "Hua Di" taught her son
'Leaved a good story.
Therefore, in the history books, Ouyang Xiu and Fan Zhongyan can only be regarded as "Han Confucian" origins.
Wu Daiwen, the father of Wu Yu and Wu Chong, was also a poor scholar at that time. He visited Yang Yi, a minister from his hometown, several times to ask for advice.
However, Yang Yi's students all looked down on Wu Daiwen's background. But Yang Yi said to his disciples: "What he will enjoy in the future is beyond the reach of Cao Cao."
Later, Wu Daiwen really passed the Jinshi examination in the third year of Xianping, and was appointed as the county lieutenant of Wanshou County in Yingzhou, and finally became the minister of the Ministry of Rites.
Wu Daiwen's three sons, Wu Yu, Wu Jing, and Wu Fang, passed the Jinshi examination at the same time in the fifth year of Tiansheng. Among them, Wu Yu even became the only one in the founding of the Song Dynasty who passed the third class in the imperial examination.
When he arrived in Wuchong, he became a Jinshi in the first year of Baoyuan. From then on, the Wu family completed "one discipline and five Jinshi".
Although there is currently no Jinshi in the third generation of the Wu family, the imperial court will grant him a title sooner or later, so it is not an exaggeration to call him a family of three generations of officials and hairpins.
Facing the groom's question, Zhang Yue looked at the plaque of Wu Mansion and nodded, "It is indeed this place."
Zhang Yue paid the fare and as soon as he got off the carriage, the servants waiting at the gate of the house came to greet him.
Zhang Yue took out the invitation, and the other party smiled and said: "It turns out that he is an official of the Zhang family. Our two gentlemen have been waiting for you for a long time."
The main door is closed in the middle, and the servants lead the way in through the left corner door.
As Zhang Yue entered, the servants in front of Wu Mansion could not help but whisper.
“Wearing a long robe and coming in a carriage?”
“If you are a scholar, so what if you are wearing a long robe?”
“That’s true.”
“The master of the house always told me not to judge others by their appearance.”
Zhang Yue entered with the servants of the Wu Mansion. Although everything he saw could not be described as "qiong trees, jade halls, carved walls and embroidered hubs", it was not something he, a young man who had lived in a "village in the city", could describe.
If you really want to describe the atmosphere of wealth and honor.
Zhang Yue remembers that someone said, "Using gold, jade, and brocade to describe wealth only makes the poet cold and stupid. It is better to express the atmosphere of wealth and honor with the sentence "The music returns to the courtyard, and the lights come down from the balcony."
At this moment, Zhang Yue felt like "the music is returning to the courtyard and the lights are coming down from the balcony."
The sound of Sheng and singing can indeed be heard from the terraces and courtyards. It seems like a woman is strumming the strings and singing softly, like Wu Nong's soft words, and also like Susu Cantonese songs.
Zhang Yue thought to himself, Wu Erlangjun lives here, no wonder he doesn't pay attention to his classmates in Taixue.
Also... the seventeenth lady of the Wu family, although she knew she was born into a wealthy family, she still didn't expect to be so wealthy.
How to say?
Zhang Yue felt a tiny thought coming to his mind, but he cut it off in an instant.
Zhang Yue suddenly remembered that in his last life, he asked a senior brother for advice. When I met a girl he didn't like on a blind date, how should I behave so that the girl would look down on her? The senior brother put out his cigarette butt, patted his shoulder, and said earnestly.
: "Just behave normally."
Speaking of senior brother, Zhang Yue couldn't help but think of senior brother Guo at this moment. He must be in Nanjing Imperial College now.
I wonder which one he is thinking about more now, his wife or Miao Sanniang?
He and his second brother are both heirs of "beat him to death but don't talk about it".
Now it’s time for me to ‘behave normally’.
When Zhang Yue was thinking carefully, he heard someone laughing: "Isn't this Sanlang?"
Zhang Yue turned around and saw that it was Liu Ji.
Liu Ji looked Zhang Yue up and down and said with a smile: "Sanlang, this robe fits you very well!"
Zhang Yue smiled, and when he was about to speak, he saw Liu Ji wearing a brocade robe, and compared himself with him. However, he remembered that Liu Ji was clearly from the Han family, and he might have bought a brocade robe after the Second Imperial Examination.
Yes, that's understandable.
When Ouyang Xiu won the provincial title, didn't he also order a "No. 1 scholar robe" for himself?
Zhang Yue said: "Thank you very much for the gift from the chief. It fits me very well. I just happened to be attending the banquet today. I don't have any good clothes, so I wore this piece given by the chief."
Liu Ji said with a smile: "It's a small effort, thank you for anything, as long as Sanlang is happy. It's just that when Sanlang came to the Wu Mansion for a banquet, he didn't inform you in advance, so that you and I can come in the same car. Yes, I remember that Sanlang still
Not married yet!"
Zhang Yue said: "Indeed, why did the Chief of the Zhai ask this? By the way, the Chief of the Zhai is not married yet, but I heard in the Zhai that there was a good woman in the Zhai Chief's family who married on the fingertips of her parents.
Is it?"
Liu Ji smiled and said: "Sanlang inquired very clearly, but this happened many years ago. Our two families have not been in contact for many years, and I don't know whether to count or not."
“That’s it.” Zhang Yue nodded in relief.
“Let’s go! I will introduce you to some young talents in Bianjing today.”
At this time, they heard Sheng songs being sung in a low voice. It sounded like fairy music, and the two of them couldn't help but stop and admire it.
After the music stopped for a while, Liu Ji said to Zhang Yue: "This must be the music and dance of Wu Mansion. Let's go and see it together."
"good!"
Zhang Yue and Liu Ji walked together through the rockery pavilion, bypassed several cloisters and courtyards, passed through several doors, passed through several winding bridges, and finally arrived at a pavilion covered by a bamboo forest.
But directly above the pavilion, someone was playing drums, and several singers sang on the strings.
Several scholars in the audience were admiring it with their hands behind their backs.
Zhang Yue saw a very tall man among the crowd, and couldn't help but stop his feet, his heart skipping a beat.
Zhang Yue rubbed his eyes and looked again.
But I saw the man turned his head and said a few words to someone else, and he happened to see his face clearly.
That’s right, I read it right. This person is his second brother, now named Zhang Dun!
