Chapter 481

A Ye's score was really beyond his family's expectations, because, regardless of A Ye's attitude after the exam or A Ye's father's articles, he was used to hitting his son, and said, "There should be no problem with the second grade." Although his son's articles have not reached a natural state, it should be no problem to take the second grade this time.

Of course, the statement about the apricot list after the second grade was in the palace examination.

But on the tribute list, A Nian believes that it is at least within 100, and the result is such a ranking.

A Ye naturally couldn't help but suffer some blows, but looking at Su Erlang's ranking, hey, he was not as good as A Ye, Su Erlang was Sun Shan.

My brother-in-law and brother-in-law are so unlucky. The decision to not take the palace examination was that the two of them decided after discussing it. It was so embarrassing. It would be better to fail the exam than to take such a ranking.

This is really not an angry word, it is just the truth of the two of them.

But now that things have come to this point, there is no good way to go. Fortunately, even if you haven’t won the title, you can still have a bridal wedding night first.

Su Erlang was ready to welcome his father-in-law Taiyue, mother-in-law. Su Erlang's term as governor Li has expired, and he is ordered to return to the imperial capital to report his duties and seek new things. Of course, this time he also plans to handle the marriage between his eldest and third granddaughters.

The He family also inquired about the time when Governor Li and his wife came to the imperial capital, and prepared to let Brother Xing go over and greet him.

Shen also specially called his daughter back to her parents' home to help see the new house prepared for Xing Ge'er. On this, Shen married his third daughter-in-law, so he is naturally experienced. Shen mainly advised his daughter. Although it was a pity that Aye failed in the spring examination this time, Aye was still young. Shen just wanted to find an excuse to persuade her daughter to relax and not get stuck in the slightest.

He Zijin said, "I'm nothing, I think Aye is okay. Although he failed the spring exam, his marriage with A Bing is right in front of him. He is now busy with getting married."

Shen laughed, "That's good."

He Zijin said, "I was in Beichang Prefecture first. A Xi often asked A Bing to play at home. I don't think A Ye was particularly concerned about anything. The marriage between these two must be. A Ye was very concerned. If you have any delicious food and fun, you have to give A Bing a serving first."

Shen said with relief, "That's great. First of all, we were only colleagues with the Su family. A Bing was A Xi's friend. A Ye was a brother and a boy, so naturally he didn't get close to him. Since he was a kinship, he would have to live his life in the future. They could be like-minded, which would be better."

"Yes, A Bing also feels sorry for A Ye. The purse he made for A Ye is extremely exquisite. When A Ye failed the exam this time, A Bing came to see him. The two of them didn't know what they said, A Ye would be fine the next day." He Zijin smiled, "They are harmonious, but I feel relieved." In this era, except for He Zijin and A Nian who were together since childhood, many marriages were the orders of their parents. For example, A Ye's marriage, He Zijin asked A Ye what he meant. But after all, the two had never gotten along before, and He Zijin was worried that the marriage would be settled, and the two suddenly found that they couldn't get along. Fortunately, A Ye had good luck and was in line with Su Bing. A Ye's marriage was harmonious, and in He Zijin's heart, He Zijin was more happy than A Ye's first win. After all, the top scorer was just a temporary glory, but marriage was a lifetime of getting along.

When talking about A Ye’s marriage, He Zijin couldn’t help but talk about Brother Xing. He Zijin smiled and said, “This year, our family has many happy events. Brother Xing and Brother Xing and Ye are going to get married. A Yuan has a daughter at home. Fortunately, Adu is the day of this year. It’s been a year since I added a child to import it.”

"I just hope that no matter who they both have a little granddaughter," Shen's granddaughter is really not bad now. In this era, most people value sons, but with more sons, they start looking forward to their daughters, and the He family is the same.

He Zijin smiled and said, "The grandson has a good place for grandchildren, and the granddaughter has a good place for granddaughters. The key is to teach the children well."

As the mother and daughter talked, they looked at Xing Ge'er's new house and went to He's house to talk. They were talking about Xing Ge'er's marriage. He made a decision with her maid in advance, "You two brothers and sisters are both good. I am older with your mother. When Shixing Ge'er gets married, you will have to take the lead in the female family."

He Zijin smiled and said, "What's the difficulty? I have to come if I don't ask me to come."

Old Madam He likes to hear this and smiles, "When Ah Li comes in, she will ask her to give you a good-looking girl to tea."

Everyone was having fun.

The failure of A Ye's spring exam passed in a simple way. Although A Nian often talked to Zijin's sister privately, "A Ye's articles are not as good as mine, and I shouldn't be out of the top 100 people. I read the articles on the top tribute list. If it is stable, it is indeed two points better than our A Ye. If it is a literary talent, A Ye will never be inferior to him. Besides, A Ye's articles have not been completely seeking innovation. It is beyond the top 200 people, and I don't know which blind man judged it!" Well, this matter has passed by A Ye, and A Nian, who has always loved to attack his eldest son, couldn't get over it for a while, and felt that his son's failure was strange. A Nian spoke up for his eldest son, and he had no place to talk about this injustice, so he had to talk to Zijin's sister.

He Zijin has been talking for more than half a month since A Nian talks, and he has a calluse in his ears. He Zijin said, "This may be because A Ye has a bad luck and meets an examiner who will not appreciate his articles."

A Nian repeatedly said, "It's a pity that A Ye answered well this time."

He Zijin said, "Maybe I will be the top scorer next time."

A Nian was even more depressed, "Even if he had the literary talent of the top scholar, he was born into an official family, so he was afraid he would not be able to win the top scholar. The top scholar has always been for the poor family."

He Zijin just said casually, and didn't expect A Nian to take it seriously. It can be seen that A Nian often hit A Ye, and his hope for his eldest son was deep. He Zijin was amused and comforted A Nian and said, "There are no smooth sailings since then. How many talented people are stuck in the imperial examination. If I want me to say, A Ye is not unfavorable to the Spring Examination. Look, the twins have worked very hard to study."

When A Nian thought of her strange twins, she was so angry and funny. "The two little guys said that the elder brother couldn't count on him anymore, so he had to count on himself. He was not going to be a big shot at studying."

He Zijin also laughed, "You said the twins are smart or stupid."

A Nian laughed, "They were born to Junjie, and they are so conscious of the times."

The twins make jokes from time to time, but, although everyone laughs, the twins don't think they are funny.

Moreover, the twins were sensible. When they saw their families laughing at them, they were still a little angry, and they felt that their families didn't understand them. Fortunately, the twins could understand themselves. A Yun said, "If Qu Yuan said that everyone was drunk, I was awake alone, and the world was turbid and I was clear alone. Since ancient times, all sages were lonely, and only those who drink were left with their names."

Ayan corrected him, "The last two sentences were said by Li Taibai."

Ah Yun, "That's what I mean."

Ayan sighed, "Fortunately, we are twins, with the same mind and the same ambitions. Otherwise, if there is only one of us in the world, we will not die of loneliness."

"Isn't that true?"

So, from this moment on, they were not only twins, but also confidants who dared to each other.

The twins were talking to each other, but suddenly they heard a laugh. The two turned around and saw Mr. Xiao Tang squinting his eyes and holding his smile. Mr. Xiao Tang had a good relationship with the Jiang family, especially liked twins. In addition, Mr. Xiao Tang went out to a wealthy family and was generous, and often gave the twins some small things. Therefore, in the twins' hearts, Mr. Xiao Tang was a very good elder.

Especially, the elders can do eavesdrop on people's conversations, namely Lord Xiao Tang.

The twins had a sweet mouth and stood up and shouted, "Grandpa Xiao Tang, why are you here?"

"I'll come here to listen to you recite poems." Lord Xiao Tang smiled and went over to sit in the pavilion with them. "It's been a long time since I saw you go to play in my place. Aji said that you have learned your studies now and have no time to play. Why are you so busy?" Aji is the eldest grandson of Lord Xiao Tang and is classmates with the twins.

A Yun said, "We don't want to be busy either. We are tired of studying. If we don't study, we won't have enough food to eat in the future."

Lord Xiao Tang laughed, "Didn't you say you rely on the mountains to eat the mountains and the sea to eat the sea. Now you rely on your father and your brother in the future?" Lord Xiao Tang likes twins because he thinks these two children are so interesting. Sometimes Lord Xiao Tang will come to see them specifically and talk to the twins.

Ayan said sadly, "My brother failed the spring exam, I'm afraid he won't be reliable in the future. My sister is a girl's family and she still has to count on us. Alas, we have to rely on ourselves."

"Isn't your father still there?"

"Dad is now so old, and now he can only rely on his filial piety. In a few decades, he will have to rely on our filial piety."

Lord Xiao Tang sighed, "You two are better than me. I only understood this truth after my father died. You two understand now, and you will definitely have a bright future in the future." Well, the reason why Lord Xiao Tang likes twins is probably because this adult has been determined to rely on his parents since he was a child.

A Yun said, "Grandpa Xiao Tang, don't you have several brothers?" They only have one brother, and they are the only one. The brother failed in the spring exam, and the twins were worried about their future. Like Grandpa Xiao Tang, there are several brothers in the family, so how can they worry about them?

Lord Xiao Tang said sadly, "No, it's okay, brothers have nothing to raise me. Can you still ask brothers to help me raise my bride? That's not what we men should do. Besides, I have had several children, and now there are four grandchildren and three granddaughters. You can't ask brothers to help me raise me."

After hearing Grandpa Xiao Tang's words, the twins said, "We don't have a wife, but we have too few brothers."

Lord Xiao Tang held back his laughter, "A Ye is going to get married? When you two grow up, can you not get married?"

A Yun said, "I have Ayan, why should I marry a wife?"

Ayan also said, "Ayun and I were together when we were pregnant. Isn't we just asking someone to sleep in the same bed? Ayun and I have been sleeping in the same bed."

Xiao Tang said, "No, is it right? Brothers are brothers, and daughter-in-law is daughter-in-law. Aye and Axi are also together in the womb. They should marry what they should marry when they are old, right?"

The Jiang family has a simple environment, so the twins are a little confused about it. After a long time, Lord Tang talked about it, but they didn't understand it very well. A Nian came over and said with a smile, "Don't Xiao Tang want to tell my twins to kiss me?" I heard that I was marrying you from afar. Uncle Tang, don't teach my children randomly.

Xiao Tang said, "When the twins grow older, they will definitely tell them that they are so close."

Lord Xiao Tang was obviously in a good mood, but he was in charge of the Internal Affairs Department and had always been busy. Now that he came here, there was naturally something to do. A Nian asked Lord Xiao Tang to speak in his study. Lord Xiao Tang smiled and took out a gold-plated post from his arms to hand it to A Nian, and said with a smile, "My mother's 95th birthday, then you will bring the children here to have a cup of birthday wine."

A Nian quickly took it with both hands and said with a smile, "Young birthday boy, you must go there." He also said, "Young uncle, just send me a personal delivery, why are you here in person? You have to break the nephew." The main reason is that the identity of Xiao Tang, with a high official position of A Nian, is a level 4, and sending invitations in person is indeed a great gift.

Xiao Tang said, "What's the same? My mother's 95th birthday! Besides, I don't give it to every family, so I'll give it to her. I've already given it to Asu. You can take this post to me. I have three more families to go to today."

A Nian personally sent Lord Xiao Tang to the gate, turned around and gave the invitation to Sister Zijin and said, "Uncle Xiao Tang is really a person with the most affectionate nature."

When He Zijin heard that Lord Xiao Tang gave me an invitation in person, he thought about Lord Xiao Tang's personality and could indeed afford the four words "highest love and ultimate nature".

With the current status of Lord Tang and his popularity in the imperial capital, on the 95th birthday of Mrs. Tang, the Tang family was really busy and lively. Even the Empress Dowager gave the Tang family a lot of face. In addition to the usual rewards, he also wrote the word "Feng" to give it to him. Such decent glory is rare in the wealthy families in the imperial capital.

However, when everyone was envious and thought about it, they felt that this matter was not strange. There was nothing else, and the relationship between the Tang family and Ci'en Palace was very different. The little Tang Lord was the confidant of the Empress Dowager, and even the deceased Old Tang Lord had served as the chief minister of Emperor Renzong for several years. Therefore, it was reasonable for the Empress Dowager to be particularly kind to the Tang family.

The Empress Dowager's kind gift was naturally the icing on the cake for Mrs. Tang's birthday party.

Although Mrs. Tang was so energetic, she sat with the guests for more than half an hour before she asked her granddaughter-in-law to help her go back to the house to rest. Even if she went back to rest, no one said anything. It was said that the old man was blessed. He came from a family of officials and married into a wealthy family of aristocratic families. When her husband was there, he was first-rate to support him. When her husband went there, several sons were promising, especially the younger son, who was deeply trusted by the Ci'en Palace.

The birthday banquet of Mrs. Tang was five days old. Although the Jiang family was not high, they were considered to be the main day. But the same is true, most of the people who came from the main day were noble families, and the fourth-rank attendants of the Jiang family were really not very conspicuous. There were many people coming to the Tang family to celebrate their birthdays. A Nian took his sons in the front yard, A Nian and his colleagues were in all directions, A Ye and his twins went to the Xuanguan where the young men stayed. As for the inner house, He Zijin was with other wives and grandmothers who celebrated their birthdays, and A Xi went to the gathering place for the girls.

A Xi soon met Su Bing. Su Bing was with the Su girls. As soon as he saw A Xi, he would drag her to sit with him. The girl joked, "It can be seen that it is a marriage between a sister-in-law, so it's inseparable."

Su Bing Luoluo generously and smiled, "We have been together since we were young, and we are used to it."

Originally, when the Tang family was happy, most of the girls came with their elders. They were dressed up happily and said good things. Ah Xi heard a few unpleasant words. Moreover, she didn't know the girl at all. If the girl hadn't glanced at her, she wouldn't know that she was talking about her. Because what the girl said was really nothing to do with her. What the girl said was, "Seeing the old lady's dignity and kindness, I knew what the rules and regulations should be for us girls. Unfortunately, in the current world, we often use softness as beauty, and regard dignity as foolishness as foolishness. If this continues, wouldn't the etiquette and law collapse, and people's hearts are not old."

Ah Xi felt funny when she heard this. It was not unusual to say this. If the old master in his sixties or seventies said it. Now, this was said by a girl of similar age as her, and Ah Xi felt that this was really pretentious. However, people would say whatever they wanted, and it had nothing to do with her. Ah Xi originally ignored it, but the girl kept glancing at her as she said this. What does this mean?

A Xi asked Su Bing quietly, "Who is that?"

Su Bing returned to the imperial capital shorter than A Xi, and she didn't recognize her much. Instead, Su Ning, who was standing by, whispered, "Miss Cao." Seeing that A Xi was still confused, Su Ning said, "It's Xue Xian's fiancée."

A Xi immediately understood what Miss Cao said.

After pretending to say "Great Discourse", a little girl immediately responded, "It's not like this. Otherwise, it's now the fox charming thing." The little girl also looked at A Xi, with all kinds of eyes suggesting that as long as she is not blind, she can tell that she is talking about A Xi.

Ah Xi shook the butterfly-loving fan in her hand, turned her head to Su Bing and said, "I read Zhuangzi before, and saw an interesting story written by Zhuangzi. It is very interesting. It is said that there is a bird in the south called a phoenix. This phoenix bird flapped its wings in the South China Sea and wanted to fly to the North Sea. Along the way, it was not a sycamore tree, it was not a bamboo, and it was not a sweet spring water. Then, a crow eating a rotten rat saw the phoenix flying by, and thought the phoenix was going to grab the stinky rat, so she raised her head and shouted at the phoenix. Sister, do you think this crow is funny?"

Su Bing laughed, "It's really ridiculous."

A Xi glanced at the Cao girl and smiled and said to Su Bing, "When I first read this book, I didn't believe that there were such stupid people in the world. Now that I saw living, I realized that Zhuangzi's wisdom will not be broken for a thousand years."

Obviously, the Cao girl is not easy to be pestered. The Cao girl said, "I have also heard a story about a lady from a family who usually talks about her scholarly family and keeps talking about her pure and white family. But when she goes out, she neither takes a car nor takes a sedan chair. She has to show her face to attract people to watch it. She has a long reputation and can only be satisfied."

"Actually, not everyone has this face to show. For some people, they want to show it, but the face is not as good as the face, and it is also a narrow and jealous face when it is exposed. It is so ugly." A Xi smiled slightly, "I also heard an interesting story, saying that there is a wealthy young man who has made a fortune to make a fortune. When the two families discuss the betrothal gift, the woman is greedy for money, so the man must pay a lot of money to take the hiring. The man asked the woman how much the betrothal money to ask the woman, and the woman replied that it must be a daughter. The wealthy young man calculated with his fingers and said, "I can only have a daughter of a daughter in the brothel. Then he promised that two thousand golds would be hired, not for another one. He could not let his wife have the same price as the brothel girl, right?"

The Cao girl suddenly turned pale and sneered, "Miss Jiang is really worthy of being a lady from a scholarly family. She even knows how to comb the brothels and comb it together?"

"I didn't know it at first. I heard the jokes from the imperial capital a few days ago. But Miss Cao, if you don't know what this is, how can I know?" A Xi said lightly, "I have a childhood sweetheart with my fiancé. I met my childhood since childhood, and the late emperor gave me a marriage. My Brother Azhen has the reputation of Yushu. I advise Miss Cao to keep my eyes open. Should I keep my jades like Azhen and not marrying, and I look down on that stinky mouse. Do you look too high at your own stinky mouse or too low at me?"
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