Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 298 Relief
Whether it is in the main hall of the Central Courtyard or the main hall of Shou'an Hall, as a junior, there is basically no chance to speak.

After sitting for a while, listening to Mrs. Sheng and Princess Ning chatting, Li An felt very bored.

The relationship between Qi Heng and Qi Heng was very tense because of Minglan's incident, and they had nothing to say.

Suddenly, Li An noticed a gaze, followed it, and found that it was Ming Lan who was secretly looking at him.

Li An smiled at Minglan, and Minglan turned away with a blushing face.

Qi Heng had been secretly looking at Minglan, taking in this scene, his hands in his sleeves clenched into fists.

Soon Qi Heng let go of his hand in despair. The two were already engaged, so what could he do even if he was unwilling to do so.

Thinking of Minglan's shy but happy look just now, Qi Heng suddenly felt relieved.

Since it is impossible for the two of them, I hope Minglan can be happy.

Thinking of this, Qi Heng looked at Li An beside him.

Qi Heng nodded, stood up and saluted: "Mother, Mrs. Sheng, Zi Qian and I will go out and have a chat."

Li An stood up, saluted with Qi Heng, and walked out.

The two of them left Shou'an Hall together, and Qi Heng said, "Let's go to the school."

Seeing Qi Heng looking around, Li An didn't bother him. He crossed his arms and leaned lazily against the pillar, but he was thinking about what Qi Heng wanted to say to him.

"Yeah." Li An nodded.

"Zi Qian, can we have a chat?"

But Qi Heng was not very happy. His mother had high hopes for him since he was a child and was very strict with him.

Arriving at the school, Qi Heng looked around with some nostalgia.

He was the only son in the family, and his father had only one wife, his mother, and no concubines. The relationship between the parents is not very good, but they are respectful to each other, and there is nothing bad at home.

Thinking of the days when he was studying in the Sheng family in the past few years, Qi Heng felt nostalgic.

Fortunately, I have been studying at the Sheng family for many years, so I am familiar with every place except the backyard.

Mrs. Sheng nodded slightly, and Princess Pingning smiled and said, "Go ahead."

A gust of breeze blew by, and the open window was blown, making a slight noise, which brought Qi Heng back to his senses.

The decoration in the school has not changed at all, it is the same as before.

"Is this why you called me here to tell me?"

Qi Heng looked at Minglan's previous position, and the scene of Minglan and Rulan playing around when they were studying came to mind, and a smile appeared on his lips.

Shou'antang is where Mrs. Sheng lives, so it is inconvenient for the two of them to move around.

Li An was startled, then smiled and said, "Okay."

Qi Heng showed a bitter smile and said, "Zi Qian, treat Minglan well from now on."

The past few years of studying at the Sheng family have been the happiest time for him.

The school is closed today. Although Zhuang Xueguowen lives there, it is still some distance from the school. There is no one else around now, so it is very convenient to go there to talk.

Li An was stunned. He had guessed a lot of things Qi Heng might say to him, but the only thing he didn't expect was that Qi Heng would say this to him.

"Actually, I had a lot to say at first, but suddenly I found that I had nothing to say anymore," Qi Heng said.

"Then can we still be friends in the future?" Li An asked.

Qi Heng may be a little naive and a little indecisive. But overall he is still a very good person and a good friend.

If possible, Li An wouldn't want to lose this friend.

"Aren't we always friends?" Qi Heng asked.

"Ha ha!"

The two looked at each other and laughed.

"Yes, we have always been friends. By the way, I haven't congratulated you on winning the election yet." Li An said with a smile. "Then do I want to congratulate you too?" Qi Heng said with a smile.

"Happy together."

Li An came to where Sheng Changbai used to sit and sat down, and asked, "Are you still used to studying in the Imperial College?"

"To be honest, I'm very uncomfortable with it." Qi Heng also sat down, shook his head and said, "Although the Imperial College is the highest academic institution in the Song Dynasty, many of them are educated students, and the whole atmosphere of the Imperial College has been ruined by them."

Li An also heard a bit about the customs of the Imperial College.

Because the Song Dynasty treated civil servants favorably, the Imperial College had many sons of officials, as well as many sons of lords.

It's not that those nobles and officials are all playboys, but they still make up the majority.

There is a saying that wealth cannot last more than three generations. This was not very applicable in ancient times, but the truth is the same.

Among the children of officials and nobles who studied in the Imperial College, only a minority were the direct descendants, and the majority were the concubines.

Most families don't care much about the bastard, and the aunt's mother intends to raise the bastard to be useless. When these dandies gather together, the effect can be imagined.

Youdao is like a flying mouse that ruins a pot of porridge.

He often skipped classes to look for women, and some even brought girls from brothels to the Imperial Academy.

The highest academic institution in the Tang, Tang and Song Dynasties had such a corrupt atmosphere.

As a result, some people who value their children are unwilling to send their children there.

Take Sheng Hong, for example. He is now a fifth-rank official and is qualified to send his son to the Imperial College to study.

But he didn't let Sheng Changbai and Sheng Changfeng go. Instead, he hired someone to teach them at home.

Even after Zhuang Xuexue left and Sheng Changfeng failed the exam, he just let Sheng Changfeng study at home instead of sending him to the Imperial College.

With Qi Heng's temper and character, it was normal for him to not adapt to the Imperial Academy.

"Then why don't you come back?" Li An said.

Qi Heng smiled bitterly and said, "It's not that simple."

"Maybe your mother doesn't want to." Li An said.

In the original play, Qi Heng studied in the Sheng family and took the exam.

Now that he suddenly stopped studying at the Sheng family, Li An thought about it, and the only possibility was that Qi Heng was in a bad mood because of his engagement to Minglan, and Princess Pingning noticed it.

After all, in the original drama, Qi Heng had been hiding the secret from Princess Pingning. By the time Princess Pingning found out, the audition was not far away.

In order not to affect Qi Heng's scientific examination, he deliberately pretended not to know. Anyway, after the examination is over, Qi Heng will not go to the Sheng family to study.

The situation is different now. It's still early before the test. Princess Pingning naturally has to stop thinking about Qi Heng early.

Qi Heng hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

"I, an outsider, can guess the reason why Princess Pingning won't let you come to the Sheng family to study, and you must know it too. As long as you can reassure Princess Pingning, for the sake of your future, she will definitely not let you go. Let you come to Sheng's house to borrow some books.

Zhong Huai is coming back soon. It will be a good story for a schoolmate to take part in the examination at the same time next year. "Li An smiled.

"Second uncle is coming back? Why didn't I hear about it?" Qi Heng said in surprise.

Because of his status, there are naturally many people around him who fawn over him.

He hated those people very much, so he had almost no friends since he was a child.

On the contrary, he has a very good relationship with Gu Tingye, a dandy.

"He wrote in a letter some time ago that he would return to Bianjing after the provincial examination. As for why he didn't tell you, he was probably afraid that his family would know. You also know that he and his father don't have a good relationship."

Li An secretly laughed, Gu Tingye raised an outside wife, how could he let the Gu family know when he would return to Bianjing.

"That's true."

The Qi family and the Gu family have some relatives, so Qi Heng naturally knows about the situation in Gu Tingye's family, so he is not surprised.

(End of this chapter)