The seventeenth mother and the rich lady came out arm in arm.
The rich lady asked: "Yes, where is Shozaburo-kun?"
Seventeenth Mother said: "I am studying behind closed doors."
The rich lady smiled slightly and said: "After winning the first prize, you can still lose your prosperity. You can know Shozaburo-kun by focusing on poetry and books..."
After saying this, the rich lady sighed leisurely.
Seventeen Niang was a little happy in her heart, but she knew that the other party did not finish his words so quickly.
Suddenly he saw the lady from a rich family saying next: "But it's the same sentence. It's easy to find priceless treasures, but it's rare to find a lover. You must not have the intention of harming others, and you must have the intention of guarding against others. If you get married in the future, you also need to arrange some means or
Prepare some back-ups for defense. Let those men know that it’s not that easy to betray someone’s heart.”
The Seventeenth Mother was a little funny when she heard this.
The rich lady said: "Yes, you should also appoint a few confidants among his friends and servants in the family to help you keep track of your whereabouts on weekdays. They will know how to tip you off in an emergency. The money at home must be kept tight.
Don't subsidize relatives and friends of his husband's family. As the saying goes, a good deal of rice makes a good enemy of rice. Why do some wealthy people would rather lend a lot of money to the temple on credit, but are not willing to give up more money to help their neighbors and servants? They are afraid that the mountain is too high.
The mountain will be lower when you reach it.”
"Sister, these are my words from the bottom of my heart. If the wedding day is short, you won't think so, but after a long time, you will know the benefits of my words."
The Seventeenth Mother tried to figure out what the rich lady said, which was partly a good intention and partly a trap. Sometimes it was not so easy to tell whether it was true or false.
Before Seventeenth Mother could say anything, she saw someone walking towards her.
"Rich lady, you are polite."
After that, a well-mannered man in his twenties saluted the rich lady, looking very happy.
However, the Seventeenth Mother saw a look of extreme disgust for this man in the eyes of the rich lady.
At the same time, Shi Qi Niang saw that when this man was looking at the rich lady, his peripheral vision would glance towards her from time to time.
The Seventeenth Mother frowned slightly and said: "Sister, I still have some things to do, so I need to go ahead and talk to my sister another day."
"Okay, let's talk to my sister another day."
After Shi Qi Niang left, the man glanced at the other man's back. This man was none other than Wang Kui, who was studying in Daxiangguo Temple.
Wang Kui felt bored while studying, so he walked out of the study and walked around the Daxiangguo Temple to relax his mind. Unexpectedly, he happened to meet a rich lady.
He had been thinking about the rich lady day and night in the past few days, and he was naturally overjoyed to see her here. So he came to the rich lady and was about to say hello, but he saw another beauty beside her.
When Wang Kui saw her, she not only looked better than the rich lady, but also had an outstanding bearing.
Not only her appearance was outstanding, but the most important thing was that Wang Kui thought to himself that this woman who could travel hand in hand with a rich lady must also be a boudoir girl who came from a wealthy family, and he couldn't help but feel moved in his heart.
Wang Kui's slightly thoughtful look was right in the eyes of the rich lady.
If Fu Bi hadn't told him not to fall out with Wang Kui or talk about breaking off the engagement before taking the exam, the rich lady would have scolded him long ago.
Wang Kui then looked at the rich lady again and said warmly: "Foolish lady, are you here specifically to see me?"
The rich lady scolded: "I have told you many times not to call me by my nickname."
Wang Kui smiled apologetically and said, "Yes, aren't there no outsiders here?"
The rich lady looked at Wang Kui like this and wanted to be angry but couldn't. No matter how the other party treated the Guiying lady, she was always so gentle and polite to her. Even if she gave him a bad look, he never said anything.
His temperament is always smiling and talking softly.
The rich lady was speechless. Wang Kui thought that the other party was really here to see him, so he immediately smiled and said: "The vegetarian food at Jixiang Kitchen in the temple is very good. We don't entertain outsiders on weekdays. It just so happens that the monk at Jixiang Kitchen is friendly to me. I'll treat you to my wife."
…”
"No need," the rich lady interrupted Wang Kui, paused and then slowed down, "Just study with peace of mind, studying... is important."
Wang Kui said with a smile: "Madam, don't worry, I'm very sure about the medical science. It's just that these days, I miss my lady very much. It can be said that I don't think about tea and food. I'm so pitiful that I finally asked me to see you."
The rich lady thought about how she saw Guiying miss Wang Kui and become ill, and how she felt sick in her heart when she saw Wang Kui so much. She felt that this man was so pitiful, so she finally said: "You can take care of yourself."
After saying this, Wang Kui stood there with a look of astonishment on his face, while the rich lady left without looking back.
Taiping Xingguo Temple.
The weather has become cooler after nightfall.
Many of the candidates who failed in last year's provincial examination spent the summer at Xingguo Temple in Taiping, studying in class and writing some autumn scrolls in preparation for the competition in the coming year.
As soon as night falls, all the students go out to enjoy the cool weather and discuss knowledge with their classmates.
They walked in twos and threes under the trees or sat by the pavilion.
After the bell rings, during evening classes, the monks line up to enter the Buddhist hall with their hands clasped together.
The ancient locust tree in the temple is said to have been planted by Dayu.
Zhang Yue held a lamp and was reading under the tree to enjoy the coolness as usual. He raised his head and saw that the Arhat Hall was brightly lit and the monks were meditating and chanting sutras.
Zhang Yue closed his eyes and listened to the Sanskrit chanting beside him, the rising and falling of wooden fish, and the gentle sound of locust leaves swaying in the night wind.
When a scholar saw Daqi, he couldn't help but said to the monk beside him: "Who is this person? I have been in the temple for two months. I often see him reading scriptures under the locust tree, but he never talks to anyone. Isn't it true that he is a scholar in today's society?
?”
The monk clasped his hands together and said: "The young monk doesn't know at this time, but..."
"Just...what?"
The monk asked, "Does Tan Yue know that this tree is a trace of Yu?"
The scholar said: "No."
The monk said: "This scholar has been studying in the temple for more than three months. He often comes to read scriptures under this tree..."
"It turns out he also comes during the day."
The monk said: "Exactly, it is said that this ancient locust tree is very strange. Birds don't dare to lie down on it on ordinary days. Moreover, when the scholar comes to the temple, wherever he sits in the tree, there is always a leaf to protect him..."
The scholar smiled when he heard this and was shaking his head to leave.
But the monk continued: "The sun goes from east to west, but where the scholar sits, there is never any sunlight, not even a leaf falls. The poor monk is very surprised when he looks at the moon. Of course, the young monk may be dazzled.
I can’t tell if I saw it wrong, but in the final analysis, it’s because this Tan Yue is different, so I paid more attention to him.”
The scholar felt that the monk's words could not be trusted and asked, "Then this locust tree has a spirit."
The monk said: "Everything has Buddha nature."
The scholar nodded when he heard this, and couldn't help but feel a desire to get acquainted.
So the scholar stood under the ancient locust tree for a moment. After Zhang Yue got up, he stepped forward and said to the other party: "I have a man from Fuzhou Prefecture named General Xu. I want to get acquainted with you. Please forgive me for intruding."
Zhang Yue smiled and raised his hands and said, "It turns out to be Brother Xu...Nice to meet you, nice to meet you."
General Xu couldn't help but be surprised when he saw that the other party didn't say his name. However, he was not displeased. Anyone who has a strange path must be a man of great perseverance. Don't make hasty conclusions based on a few things.
But when he got closer, he saw that the other person seemed to be a few years younger than him.
The two sat down under the tree and chatted for a while. Although Xu Jiang had no intention of looking down on him before, he was still impressed by the talent and intellectual vision revealed in the other person's conversational phrases.
The two chatted for half an hour.
Zhang Yue stood up and went back to his room to rest. At this moment, General Xu had confirmed that the other party was a high scholar and couldn't help but ask again: "Brother, you are really a first-rate person in the world. Can you please tell Xu your name?"
Zhang Yue looked at General Xu and smiled and said: "With my brother's talents and knowledge, within a few years, you and I will be able to meet and get to know each other in the court again."
Xu Jiang was startled and said, it turned out that the other party was already an official.
Zhang Yue said sternly: "But it doesn't hurt to tell you earlier. Next Zhang Yue... will temporarily stay in the temple to prepare for the system. I also ask Brother Xu to keep this secret for me."
Xu Jiang was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "It turns out that the number one scholar! No wonder I just got the phrase from the number one scholar, which made Xu gain a lot."
Zhang Yue said with a smile: "Brother Xu said something serious, I also gained something."
Zhang Yue calculated on his fingers that he still had five days to complete the subject, so he said to General Xu: "If Brother Xu doesn't give up, how about you and I come here under the locust tree after nightfall to discuss classics and history?"
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August 17th.
On this day, a carriage stopped in front of the small gate of Taiping Xingguo Temple.
Tang Jiu and Zhang Gong were waiting here early in a carriage. Zhang Yue came out of the temple gate. He was about to go to the gate and couldn't help but look back at the ancient temple.
After studying hard for more than three months, I can say that I have read more than ten thousand volumes. More importantly, I have washed away the dusty mind I had when I was busy with the collection after winning the first prize.
There are fewer mundane things, but a sense of purity is added, allowing you to reflect more on yourself.
Now I will go to Da Ke again.
Zhang Yue drove all the way in a carriage and arrived at Chongwen Academy.
Chongwenyuan, also known as the Three Pavilions, was established in the Tang Dynasty. In the early Song Dynasty, it was rebuilt in order to recreate the atmosphere of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Zhang Yue reported his name and got off the car and entered the courtyard. On the east side is the Zhaowen Pavilion, on the west side is the History Pavilion and on the south side is Jixian Yuan.
Zhang Yue Jingren led the way from Jixian Academy to the Secret Pavilion. In the first year of Duanping, a Secret Pavilion was set up in the middle hall of Chongwen Academy, and rare books, calligraphy and paintings were selected from the three libraries for collection.
The Secret Pavilion is different from the Three Pavilions. Only the emperor or the ministers allowed by the emperor are allowed to enter here.
It can be imagined that the secret pavilion is more important than the three halls.
For example, the pavilion is the three pavilions, and the pavilion is the secret pavilion.
In addition to being a collection of books, the pavilions also served as a place for talent cultivation because of their closeness to the emperor.
Therefore, the provincial examinations are held in the Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites, while the official examinations are held in the Secret Pavilion.
When Zhang Yue arrived in front of the secret pavilion, he realized that he was the first to arrive.
After waiting for a while, brothers Su Shi and Su Che also arrived hand in hand.
Zhang Yue saw the two of them smiling. The twenty-six-year-old Su Shi had clear eyes and brisk steps, while Su Zhe had just been sick and his face was a little pale and his steps were a little solemn.
At this moment, Zhang Yue couldn't help but think of Zhang Fangping's evaluation of the two of them.
Su Shi was smart and lovely, but Su Zhe was careful and cautious, but his achievements may have been exceeded.
Zhang Yue stepped forward and Su Shi smiled and said: "Before, I thought it was a pity that I couldn't be with Du Zhi. Now that I have met him, I really can't be happy. I hope Du will be merciful."
