Tanhua

Han knew that he had said the wrong thing and blushed.

Ji Qi didn't want his wife to be embarrassed and changed the topic: "What news is there on my grandfather's side?"

Han was a little more comfortable and said, "The letter has been sent out for a few days, so how quickly it is!"

"Then you need to pay more attention when you see Ming." Ji Qi instructed him and went to the yamen.

Han thought about it and went to Ji Lingze.

It happened that Liu, the fourth young lady of the Han family, and Han Su, the tenth lady of the Han family, were guests at Ji Lingze.

The Han family is so intimate that the atmosphere is particularly intimate.

The Liu family was even more a girl from the Liu family in Yixing. She married Han family in Huzhou. She has been familiar with Han since she was a child. When she met, she pulled Han and said "congratulations" loudly. She took the tea from the maids and served it with her own hands. She sat next to Han intimately. After saying a few words, she asked about Ji Yong's marriage: "...Auntie can't just let her cousin's temperament be like this. You should be tough when you should."

Ji Lingze smiled and exchanged glances with Han Su.

There are many girls in the Liu family, and Liu family has two relatives who are not married. One of them has also given Ji Yong's couple and has been praised by the old master of the Ji family.

Han was having a headache about Ji Yong and Dou Zhao. He was unhappy when he heard this and frowned and said, "I saw that Ming grew up in the old man's house since he was a child, and his marriage was naturally the old man. I am a woman in the inner house. No matter what knowledge or vision is, I can't compare with the old man. I just let go of this matter and wait for my mother-in-law to be peaceful!"

But I thought to myself that if the old man had made a marriage for his son to break up his son's thoughts, he would never be a girl from the Liu family. If he didn't say anything else, just because of the Liu family's girl's talkative look, his son would definitely not like it.

Immediately, I felt a little regretful.

She originally wanted to come and inquire about Miss Dou's fourth family. Liu is here, and it seems that she can't ask!

Han patiently greeted Liu.

Ji Yongze was talking to Dou Qijun.

In this exam, Dou Qijun failed.

"Why do you have to hurry back in such a hurry?" Ji Yong tried his best to keep Dou Yongjun. "It's better to wait for the results of the court test to come out. You can also look at the top scholar's Shiwen. By comparison, you can also know what you lack." He said, "I have something to go to Zhending, and then we will go back to Zhending together."

Ji's family has already lived in Kyoto, what else does he have to go to Zhendian?

Dou Qijun was surprised.

Ji Yong smiled and said, "The fourth sister and the hairpin are in my competition, and I didn't even give me a gift. After the court exam, I will take the exam for the Shuji Shi. After going to the Hanlin Academy to observe politics, I may not have the opportunity to leave Kyoto, so I just took this opportunity to go out for a walk."

He said it very openly, and everyone knew that Dou Zhao had been engaged. Dou Qijun did not doubt it and smiled and said, "You want to sneak out to play, but I pulled me to the back. Forget it, whoever made you my elder will suffer some loss." He agreed to go to Zhending with Ji Yong.

Ji Yong was very happy and asked Zi to set up a table. While eating, the two of them said this exam, and it didn't dissipate until the middle of the moon.

In a few days, it was the first day of March.

Ji Yong changed into a brand new royal blue Hangzhou silk straight-floor and went to Xiyuan.

After one day's trial, Ji Yong ordered Tanhua exactly.

All the three aunts and six uncles of the Ji family came to congratulate.

Ji Yong felt that a breath of depression could not dissipate in his heart, and his face was gloomy.

He took out the wooden hairpin for Dou Zhaodiao and stared for a long time. He threw the box at the corner of the bed with a "splash". He lay on the drunkard chair in the study and slept, leaving the guests outside with no movement of his eyes and eyebrows.

Zixi and his friends were so anxious that they were wandering around, but no one dared to urge him to welcome the guests.

Han, wearing a bright red golden wool on the ground, walked in. Seeing that Zixi and others were standing on the door of the study, she couldn't help but lower her voice: "What's wrong?"

Zixi quietly told Han that Ji Yong had thrown the box containing a wooden hairpin at the corner of the bed.

Han was both surprised and happy. What was shocked was that his son was indeed very concerned about Miss Dou's fourth family. What was happy was that his son might be embarrassed to appear in front of Miss Dou's fourth family because of this. In the long run, it may not be a good thing.

Just as she was about to ask Zixi to take care of Ji Yong, she heard a "creak" sound, and the door of the study opened wide, and Ji Yong walked out of it.

He was not surprised to see his mother.

This year, everyone came to congratulate him on the high school people. He didn't come forward and his mother came to see him with concern. This was expected.

He nodded to his mother, said, "I'll go to the front yard to entertain guests." Then he handed the camphor wooden box in his hand to Zixi, and said, "This is my gift to the fourth lady of the Dou family. You can whip it quickly and deliver it to Zhending in person."

Such a graceful and generous manner made Han and Zixi a little unnatural. Fortunately, Zixi was a clever person, so he quickly curled the little bit of embarrassment, stepped forward respectfully, took the box, and left in response.

Ji Yong had something in mind, but he didn't pay much attention to his mother and Zixi's appearance. When Zixi walked away, he asked his mother: "Do you want to sit in my room for a while? I'll change my clothes and go to the front yard."

"Okay!" Han was unsure of what his son sang and followed his son into the hall.

It was already five days later that Dou Zhao had received Ji Yong's incident. After reading the letter from the camphor wood box, she couldn't help but laugh.

Su Xin happened to bring in the newly made peach sauce in the kitchen and smiled when she saw this: "What did Young Master Ji say in the letter?"

Dou Zhao put away the letter and smiled, "He said that at the beginning of this trial, the emperor had been walking around the hall. Seeing that he was youngest and the youngest, he looked at him carefully. He suspected that the emperor had not read his article at all, but because he was youngest, he ordered him to be a Tanhua. He had carefully read the articles of the top scholar Cai Guyuan, but he was not as good as he wrote..."

Su Xin couldn't help laughing.

Dou Zhao tasted Taoshu and said, "Cousin Ji is still like a child. He knows my birthday, but he has to wait until he wins Tanhualang before sending a gift. If he fails this course, he will probably not pay attention to me for several years. After all, I still remember what I said about him and Dou Ming's nonsense."

Su Xin nodded, poured a cup of tea for Dou Zhao, and said, "Young Master Ji is very proud, but he is open-minded and easy to get along with."

"Who said no?" Dou Zhao smiled and went to the study. "I'll send him a reply letter - I guess everyone in the world thinks he must be proud and confident at this moment. I'm afraid he is the only one who thinks this Tanhualang is a kind of humiliation and doesn't even want to mention it!"

Su Xin thought about it and felt that Ji Yong was really a person who could do such a thing.

She couldn't help but smile and helped Dou Zhao polish the ink.

When Ji Yong received my reply from Dou Zhao, hesitated whether to work in the Hanlin Academy.

Ji Yong's uncle Ji Song and his father Ji Qi were so anxious that they kept going around. Ji Qi even complained: "Why is there no news about grandfather until today? What should we do if we don't make any decisions about it? It's hard for us to act!"

Ji Song smiled bitterly.

Zixi asks for a visit.

Both of them couldn't wait to let Zixi come in and reply.

"The young master told me to go and say to the people in the sedan hall," Zixi was breathing, obviously jogging all the way, "He will use the sedan chair tomorrow morning and go to the Ministry of Personnel to report."

Ji Song breathed a sigh of relief.

Ji Qi stood up with a "ah" and said hurriedly: "Why did Jianming suddenly change his mind?"

Zixi evenly breathed, and then said, "The young master just received a letter from the fourth lady of the Dou family. The fourth lady of the Dou family didn't know what he wrote in the letter. The young master looked at it and burst into laughter, and then asked me to say to the people in the sedan hall."

Ji Song and Ji Qi looked at each other.

Ji Qi hesitated for a moment and asked Zixi in a low voice: "What is written in the letter of the fourth lady of the Dou family?"

Zixi shook his head.

Ji Song pinched his beard and whispered: "Then find a way to see what the fourth lady of the Dou family wrote in the letter?"

Zixi was stunned and couldn't help but look up at Ji Qi.

But Ji Qi coughed lightly for a moment, lowered his head and drank a sip of tea, as if he hadn't heard this sentence.

Zixi smiled bitterly, but had to agree. The next day, taking advantage of Ji Yong's opportunity to go out, he found the letter Dou Zhao gave Ji Yong and glanced at him quickly, and hurriedly replied to Ji Song and Ji Qi: "...I didn't say anything else. Miss Dou Si just wrote some experience in growing flowers in the letter."

"Experiences in growing flowers?" Ji Song was stunned.

"Yes!" Zixi lowered his hands and said respectfully, "Miss Dou Si said in the letter that in order to arrange a courtyard, in addition to growing green boxwood and holly for a long time, it also needs to plant some flowers and trees that bloom all year round, so that the scenery of the courtyard is pleasant. The ones that often bloom in spring include daffodils, Jianlan, camellia, azalea, and welcoming spring... The daffodils are elegant, Jianlan are fragrant, and camellia is fragrant and beautiful. The azaleas are as beautiful as the rising sun. Only forsythia is the most common. The corners of the tree are warm, and they bloom as bright as clouds. The most unforgettable. No matter who it is, when it comes to spring, they must talk about the flower that proclaims spring. To see that this flower is not so precious but when it blooms... Even if it is the thing on the streets and alleys, if it occupies the first color of early spring, it is the best flower in the world. Why should you stick to what kind of flower it is?"

Ji Song frowned and said nothing.

Ji Qi pondered with headache: "I wish I could know what Jianming wrote in the letter to Miss Dou Si?"

Zixi was sweating profusely.

The two masters won’t let him explore the young master’s words, right?

If it arouses the young master's alertness, it will be troublesome!

Just when he was a little nervous, Ji Song waved at him and said, "You go down! Don't mention this matter with other people."

Zixi quickly responded respectfully and stepped back.

Ji Song said to Ji Qi with concern: "Don't guess randomly. What Miss Dou Si said in his letter is obviously a metaphor, encouraging Jianming to strive for progress. Logically speaking, ten years of hard work, like Jianming has been considered a perfect merit. What else is he not satisfied with? He would rather tell Miss Dou Si than tell the people at home? How could Miss Dou Si know that this kind of persuasion can be effective?"

They also often advised Ji Yong to study hard and be motivated, but the more they persuaded Ji Yong, the more he became more distorted, so that they did not dare to persuade him again.

"Yes!" Ji Qi said, "If we could know why Miss Dou's fourth wife could persuade Jianming, we would not be helpless with him!"
Chapter completed!