The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 431
As soon as Gu Chengyu sat down, he saw Xiyan's movements and hurriedly stopped her.

He was only here to discuss piano skills. When Yu Ting suggested it, he could already feel Xi Yan's reluctance, because her breathing was a little short at that time.

At this moment, he will not force her.

"Wait a minute! I just admire the girl's piano skills, and there are still a few puzzles about the piano art. I wonder if the girl can help me solve my doubts?"

Xiyan paused for a while while hooking the fingers of the veil, but she didn't take off the veil after all.Then, there was a feeling of disappointment.

"Young Master Gu is humble. I never thought that you would also have attainments in the art of piano." Xiyan was really admirable, as if nothing could trouble Gu Chengyu.

"I just know a little bit, so I'm not here to ask the girl for advice." Gu Chengyu sat upright, looking at Xiyan eagerly.

Xiyan smiled, then put her hands on the strings and played a piece of Xiaoxiang Shuiyun.Xiyan played with great concentration, and Gu Chengyu also closed his eyes to listen. Both of them were attracted by the sound of the piano and were intoxicated by it.

The end of the song!It took Gu Chengyu a while to come back to his senses, "Young lady's piano skills are superb, I admire you very much."

Then, Gu Chengyu asked a few things that he didn't understand, and Xiyan patiently explained to Gu Chengyu.

Both of them didn't pay attention to the time, and when the turtle slave came to call, Gu Chengyu realized that it was already the three quarters of Xu time.

"Thank you for clarifying my confusion today, Miss. What you said made me suddenly understand." Gu Chengyu got up and bowed to Xiyan.

They had been alone for more than an hour, and Mother Hua must have been in a hurry, as the ghost slave had already been waiting outside.

"My son is serious. My family studies the piano every day, and the son is busy with everything, so he spends very little time on practicing the piano. In the future, if you don't understand, just ask in handwriting. Let the servants in the mansion explain it to you." Just hand it over to the maid of the servant's family to make red makeup."

Xi Yan didn't think too much about it, so she blurted out the words, and regretted it faintly after she finished speaking.

The turtle slave who was waiting at the door looked at her in surprise. He knew how noble Xiyan was in her bones, but he didn't expect to have a happy conversation with this young master, and even made an appointment to write a letter.

Miss Xiyan, are you tempted?Gui Nu's heart turned, and he planned to find an opportunity to tell Mother Hua about it.

Gu Chengyu was also a little surprised, and then replied: "I really don't understand something after that day, and I'm afraid I will trouble Miss Xiyan. It's getting late, so I won't disturb the girl's rest, and I will take my leave first."

Gu Chengyu smiled, thinking that's what he said, and he usually wouldn't bother her again.

Xiyan looked at Gu Chengyu's figure that was drifting away, and loneliness appeared in her eyes.

As soon as Gu Chengyu came out of the flower hall, Mama Hua went up to her face, "Oh! Master Gu, did you have a good time today? Our Xiyan girl is a first-class beauty, so the young master can see her true face. In the future, the young master will decide You should come to Tianxiang Pavilion often to join us."

Gu Chengyu smiled and nodded, saying that he must.After leading Mingmo out of Tianxiang Pavilion, he let out a sigh of relief.

It would be better not to come to Xiangge in the future, it actually cost him 680 taels of silver in one day.Although Yu Ting's 300 taels of silver came last, but he paid 380 taels himself!

This is just calling some girls to accompany the wine. If they spend the spring night with the girls, it will definitely be too much money.However, it is also because there are too many people today.

Gu Chengyu shook his head, brothels are really selling gold!
Seeing the young master shaking his head, Ming Mo behind him couldn't help but look at the young master from behind.

Those boys said that these girls are very skillful, although he didn't quite understand, but his son doesn't look happy!

Ming Mo was sizing up Gu Chengyu, wondering if his young master had lost his boyhood today.

Perhaps Ming Mo's gaze was too hot. When Gu Chengyu looked back, he found Ming Mo's eyes were obscene, and said angrily, "What are you thinking about? Am I the one who messed around?"

Ming Mo was caught, he chuckled, but already planned to go back and brag to Ming Yan.

A few days later, Gu Chengyu had just finished practicing calligraphy in the early morning, and Mingyan was waiting for her to wash up.

Ming Mo hurried into the study, "My lord, something is wrong! Rumors are spreading that the test questions for this exam have already been leaked, and there are also rumors that someone has bribed the chief examiner."

Gu Chengyu was sitting at the table, preparing to have some meals, and whoever would have heard Ming Mo talk about such an important matter.

Gu Chengyu's face was solemn, "There was no news in the past few days. Could it be that the news only came out today? Please tell me about it in detail."

Ming Mo also knew that the matter was extremely serious, so he didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly said: "A few days ago, there was really no news, but this morning it seemed to come out of nowhere, and it became more and more serious, and it was spread all over the streets and alleys. I sent someone to After entering the teahouse, after a little inquiring, you will get the news."

Ming Mo paused, and then continued: "Those people said that the one who leaked the exam questions this time was Mr. Wan, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, and the one who was bribed was Song Shujing, the censor of the right capital. Some people are panicking outside, and some candidates are already worried that they will be implicated. As far as I am concerned, they are all inquiring for news."

"Young master! The second uncle and several other young masters are here." Seeing a young man poking his head outside the door, Mingyan hurriedly went out to inquire. It turned out that several young masters had come.

"Please come in quickly! Ming Yan, you send someone to wait at my elder brother's residence, and send someone to notify me as soon as he comes back."

Gu Chengyu knew that Sun Xian and the others must have heard the news, so they came here to discuss this matter.

"Chengyu, have you heard about that?"

Sure enough, as soon as Sun Xian entered the room, he asked about it.

"I just heard that, please sit down."

A few people couldn't be polite at the moment, even Zhu Pang came.

Although he didn't take part in the test, several friends were involved in it. As soon as he found out the news, he quickly called Zheng Lun to Gu Chengyu's house.

I bumped into Sun Xian and the others at the door, and then entered Gu's residence together.

"Tell me! Have you found any news?"

Gu Chengyu ordered Ming Mo to remove the food, and he was not in the mood to eat right now.

"The main official who set the test this time is Wan Xuenian, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites. I heard that he leaked the test questions. There is also Song Shujing, the censor of the right capital, who said he was bribed. The matter broke out suddenly. At this time, the two families It's a mess, and people have been sent to guard outside the palace."

Zhu Pang's news is better. His father has not come back since he went to court, and he doesn't know what's going on in the court debate.

Gu Chengyu heard this, and it turned out that this matter was not just hearsay, and he was afraid that the capital would be disturbed, and he had a feeling that a storm was about to come.

"Wan Xuenian is the grandfather of the third prince, but does it involve the competition of the princes?"

Gu Chengyu couldn't care less at this time, Wan Xuenian, as the grandfather of the third prince, would never do this.It's so easy to leave something behind, could it be that he's lost his mind?

Since ancient times, the emperors of all dynasties have zero tolerance for cheating in imperial examinations. Once it is verified, it is a serious crime of ransacking the family and exterminating the family.

(End of this chapter)