This thrilling, twists and turns and bizarre story lasted for more than half an hour, and Xiao Suzhen and Hanxiang were sweating in their hands. When Xue Poye ended the story with a very emotional emphasis, the two of them were still immersed in it.

In the midst of thrilling excitement.

Xue Poye looked at the expressions of the two girls and was secretly proud of himself. No matter what, Sir Xue's story-telling skills were still first-rate. This kind of story that was 30% true and 70% false was even more catchy and did not need to be typed.

Absolutely drafted.

"It turns out...that's how it is...!" Xiao Suzhen sighed quietly, glanced at Xue Poye, and saw that he was looking at her affectionately, her ears felt a little hot, her pink cheeks turned red, and she said softly: "But...

...But after you come back, why...why don't you go to me?" She said this, obviously mustering up the courage. As soon as the words came out, she lowered her head and clasped her hands together, feeling indescribably shy.

Awkward.

The stone in Xue Poye's heart fell completely. Xiao Suzhen's words showed that most of her anger had disappeared, so she sighed: "Do you think I don't want to? But I just said that I am now helpless.

I have become an official of the imperial court. If the matters assigned by the Holy Father are not dealt with in time, I am afraid that many people will be affected. Therefore, I can only deal with these matters as quickly as possible, and then see you in a good mood. I don’t want to let you down.

You see me being unhappy, and you don’t want my sadness to affect your mood. Suzhen, can you understand what I mean?"

Xiao Suzhen stared at Xue Poye for a long time, then sighed quietly and said softly: "You... aren't you lying to me?"

Xue Poye said seriously: "I dare not hide anything."

Hanxiang hurriedly said: "Miss, Mr. Xue will not lie to others. He is a high official now, let alone lie to others."

"Silly girl." Xiao Suzhen sighed softly: "Those who are officials are even better at lying to others."

Hanxiang was stunned for a moment, looked at Xue Poye twice, and then said with a smile: "Other high-ranking officials can lie to others, but Mr. Xue cannot."

Xue Poye felt really good towards the little girl. This little girl always spoke for him at critical moments, and what she said had a great influence on Xiao Suzhen.

He thought of the matchmaker who facilitated the marriage between Cui Yingying and Zhang Sheng in "The Romance of the West Chamber". This little girl's movie really had the flavor of a matchmaker.

"Haha, Hanxiang, you can always see through people's hearts and see things that others can't see. I also want to learn from you." Xue Poye chuckled, touched his nose, and looked at Xiao Suzhen inadvertently.

Xiao Suzhen pouted and said angrily: "You...are you criticizing me again?" She turned her face away, her angry look was really beautiful.

Xue Poye smiled faintly and said softly: "Good sister, don't be angry. I haven't seen you for so long. Let me take a good look."

In front of Han Xiang, he said such disgusting love words to Xiao Suzhen, which made Xiao Suzhen, who had always followed the rules and reserved herself, feel numb all over her body. She even blushed and did not dare to look at him.

Hanxiang's face was slightly red, but she quickly remembered something and said in a voiceless voice: "Not good."

Xue Poye and Xiao Suzhen were startled at the same time and both looked at her. Not sure why she had such a reaction, Xue Poye said softly: "Hanxiang, what happened?" Seeing that Hanxiang's face was a little ugly, he added:

"Don't panic."

Hanxiang shook his head and said, "It's not me who should panic, it's you who should panic."

Xue Poye and Xiao Suzhen looked at each other, not knowing why.

Hanxiang looked at Xiao Suzhen and said softly: "Miss, the master said that you will not be allowed to marry someone from the government. Now that Mr. Xue has become a high official, isn't it troublesome? That's all. The most important thing now is that tomorrow, Mr.

So I started to choose disciples, what should I do?"

Xiao Suzhen looked like she suddenly realized it, and became anxious, saying repeatedly: "I would have forgotten it if you didn't tell me. What...what should I do?"

Xue Poye was confused and asked: "What about choosing disciples? What does it mean? Is Mr. Chen Yin going to restart the mountain sect to accept disciples? This is a good thing, what does it have to do with us?"

Xiao Suzhen stamped her feet, glared at Xue Poye, and lowered her head.

Xue Poye knew something was fishy, ​​so he looked at Hanxiang and asked in a low voice: "What is going on? Hanxiang, please tell me quickly."

Hanxiang glanced at Xiao Suzhen and saw that she had her head lowered and her hands were just clasped together. She understood what she was thinking, sighed, shook her head and said, "Mr. Xue, I don't know if it's too late or not." She paused.

After a pause, he said softly: "Sir, you said it a month ago. If you want to open the mountain gate and recruit the closed disciples, you need to have excellent conduct and pass three tests before you can enter. In fact...!" Hanxiang raised his head and looked at Xue

Po Ye glanced at him, but did not continue.

Xue Poye frowned, pondered for a moment, glanced at Xiao Suzhen, and said calmly: "I seem to understand, sir, you are not trying to sell dog meat."

"Why do you speak so harshly?" Xiao Suzhen raised her head and glared at Xue Poye, and said displeasedly: "He is my father, do you respect him like this?"

Xue Poye smiled lightly and said, "Is choosing a disciple a lie, but choosing a son-in-law is real?"

Xiao Suzhen's delicate body trembled and she lowered her head. Hanxiang glanced at Xiao Suzhen and then said in a low voice: "Mr.

"Su Zhen is mine, no one can take it away." Xue Poye stood up slowly, looked at the puddle of snow on the eaves in the distance, and said calmly: "Go back early, it's freezing cold, don't

It's freezing." After saying that, he dropped a broken piece of silver, put his hands behind his back, and slowly walked out of the teahouse.

…

"Miss, is Mr. Xue angry?" Hanxiang asked softly as she looked at Xue Poye's retreating background.

Xiao Suzhen also stared blankly at Xue Poye's back, and said after a long time: "He...whether he is angry or not, what does it have to do with me?"

"Miss, you...!" Hanxiang couldn't laugh or cry: "It's already at this time, and you still say such things. You said that he was not good, but when did you forget him in your heart? There was no news about him at that time, and you still said

You shed tears under the quilt, but now that he is in front of you, why should you be cold-hearted and cold-hearted with him?"

"You...you little girl, what nonsense are you talking about? I...I'll tear your mouth apart." Xiao Suzhen was so shy that Hanxiang revealed her thoughts, and stretched out her hand, intending to tear Hanxiang's mouth apart.

Hanxiang jumped away with a smile, and suddenly sighed: "Miss, don't forget, there is an exam tomorrow. I looked at the people who came to visit, there were hundreds of them, and there were many who were eliminated during the screening.

The gentlemen who are in charge of this matter have been eliminated, and I really can’t guarantee whether Mr. Xue can get in. Those men who were selected are not good-looking, and they are all arrogant, and none of them is a good person."

Xiao Suzhen propped her chin up, with a troubled look on her face, and said softly: "Father...ah, father is really...!" Then she cast her gaze on the road where Xue Poye left, and saw that Xue Poye's shadow had long since disappeared, and she said faintly.

: "He...will he go?"

Xue Po returned to Hanyuan at night and walked to his office. He heard a voice coming from the office. The voice was very familiar. It was You Shaoqing, a scholar in the same department, but he didn't know how to get into his office.

He was about to push the door open when he heard the voice of Little Stone coming from inside: "Sir, do you mean these four words mean the same thing?"

Hearing You Shaoqing's voice triumphantly said: "Yes, this all means the same thing, it's just that there are four ways to write this word. There are many more words like this, let me think about it, oh, by the way, there are

There are four ways to write the word "fennel", come on, let me teach you."

"Okay, okay." Xiao Shitou clapped his hands hurriedly and said, "Thank you, sir, for teaching me."

Xue Poye heard it outside and couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that You Shaoqing was just trying to show off his talent in front of the little stone.

He opened the door and saw Xiao Shitou lying on the table, learning to write with You Shaoqing. The two of them were a little surprised when they saw Xue Poye come in. Xiao Shitou quickly said happily: "Master, are you back? Where have you been?

Already?"

Xue Poye smiled and said softly: "Didn't I ask you to rest in the post house? Why are you here?"

Xiao Shitou said somewhat depressedly: "Sister left for something. She told me that if I feel too bored, I can come to Hanyuan to find you. That post house will definitely not be fun. I want to be with you, so I will

Uncle Yu Linwei sent me here."

"So you met him?" Xue Poye looked at You Shaoqing and asked calmly.

Little Shitou nodded and said, "Yes, Master. He knows a lot of things and taught me a lot."

Xue Poye walked slowly to the chair and sat down. He looked at You Shaoqing, smiled slightly and said, "Long time no see."

You Shaoqing looked around, then suddenly stood up, straightened his clothes, walked to Xue Poye, knelt down respectfully, and said humbly: "Student You Shaoqing has met the Vice Minister."

Xue Poye was startled for a moment. He didn't expect You Shaoqing to be so humble. Seeing him groveling, he felt slightly unhappy. He felt that this man's bones were really soft. He said lightly: "Get up and speak here.

Don’t worry about this anymore.”

"Your Excellency is now an important member of the imperial court, and Shaoqing dare not be rude." You Shaoqing said with a smile: "Shaoqing has long seen that Mr. Shilang has a bright future, so he is determined to work with Mr. Shilang. Now it seems that Shaoqing still has some vision.

of."

Xue Poye chuckled and said, "Brother You is very sincere. How have you been these days? Why are you here today? Aren't you helping Lan Yuexuan?"

"Hey, there are Miss Lin and Hu San over there. Everything is in good order. I really can't help you much." You Shaoqing said with a smile on his face: "I heard that the Vice Minister is back, so I hurried over to see him."

"You are thoughtful." Xue Poye leaned on the chair, squinted his eyes, touched his nose, stared at You Shaoqing and said, "You are really thoughtful."

You Shaoqing didn't care about the irony in Xue Poye's words and stood up and said, "Your Excellency, the Minister, is back on business this time. Will he start back to the capital as soon as the official business is over?"

Xue Poye glanced at him and said calmly: "What do you want to say?"

You Shaoqing chuckled, and finally said straightforwardly: "Shaoqing is willing to follow the minister, serve in the capital, and serve with all your heart. I hope you will accept it!"

When Xue Poye heard what he said, he knew what he meant. He really wanted to go to Beijing. Deep down in his heart, he must have wanted to get an official position. He said with a weird smile on his lips: "Brother You, Kyoto is Longtan.

If you get stuck in, you can’t get out.”

You Shaoqing immediately said: "For the sake of the country and the people, I am not afraid of hardships and dangers. I am not afraid of being with the Lord Minister. Shaoqing is even more fearless."

Xue Poye chuckled, rubbed his nose and said, "We'll discuss this later. By the way, do you know about Mr. Chen Yin's opening to accept disciples? What's going on?"

"That's what you're talking about, sir? I know." You Shaoqing regained his composure and said hurriedly: "There were rumors about this matter more than a month ago. It was said that Mr. Chen Yin wanted to reopen the mountain gate and recruit another closed disciple.

Teach what you have learned. Your Excellency knows that Mr. Chenyin is our great Chu literary man. If you are his student, you will definitely get an official position in the court. This is not a rare thing, so students and scholars from all over the world come here.

Hangzhou, I want to be that lucky person."

Xue Poye thought that on the way to Hangzhou, he met many people, including rich men and knights, and couldn't help but said: "Literati students? No, as far as I know, there are not only literati students who are running for election, but also

Rich kids and gangsters."

"That's what the Lord said." You Shaoqing nodded and said, "But this happened recently." After a pause, he seemed to be clearing his thoughts, and then said: "At first, I thought Mr. Chen Yin only accepted literati students, so

Those who came to choose were all students and literati from all over the country. Mr. Chen Yin’s selection of disciples was a major event in Hangzhou City. The literary world in Hangzhou was naturally very lively. Those old gentlemen and literati established a special registration hall, which was based on Mr. Chen Yin’s selection.

It means selecting outstanding people to take part in the subsequent exams."
To be continued...