Dao fruit.

Qiu Yan made some inquiries in the city, and he was able to find out the address of the Ma Mansion, which was also located in the inner city, not far from the Han Mansion, but not as large as the Han Mansion.

Not far from Ma Mansion, Qiu Yan ordered Hu Qi to take his servant Maling, bypassing the back door and sending him in.

After a while, he came to the main entrance of Ma Mansion in person, and after handing over the name card, he was welcomed in by an acquaintance——

The person who greeted him was Ma Lin, a grandson of Ma Yang. He had gone to Qingchang County to clean up Ma Yang's collection of books, so he met Qiu Yan once. At that time, the two exchanged a few words. friendship.

"Brother Qiu, you're here."

"Brother Ma, long time no see." Qiu Yan cupped his hands in salute.

"It's a coincidence that I just came back from the north a few days ago," Ma Lin replied with a smile, "It was the third master who heard about your visit today and knew that I had an old relationship with you, so he specially asked me to come out to greet you. , is waiting for you, come with me."

Ma Lin's words seemed ordinary, but they revealed a lot of information. They not only pointed out the person in charge of the Ma residence, but also expressed a trace of goodwill, which could be regarded as setting the tone for today's meeting.

"It's work."

While reminiscing about the past with Ma Lin, Qiu Yan stepped into the mansion.

Compared with the Han Mansion, the Ma Mansion is much simpler, but after all, it is a family of officials and officials, and the layout of the mansion is also far beyond ordinary families.

After walking a few steps, passing through the open room, and arriving at the main room, Ma Lin pleaded guilty to Qiu Yan, then straightened his clothes, stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Report to Third Uncle, brother Qiu has already arrived."

The next moment, a peaceful voice came from the room: "Then invite my nephew to come in."

Ma Lin nodded, turned around and made a gesture of invitation: "Brother Qiu, please."

Qiu Yan nodded and stepped over the threshold.

He came to visit this time, and he regarded himself as Ma Yang's junior.Of course, you can't let the elders come out to greet you, so you have to take the initiative to come.

The layout of the main hall is similar to that of ordinary scholarly houses. The hall is spacious, with two rows of chairs on both sides, and someone is sitting on it. There is a painting hanging in the innermost part.

There were not many people in the room, and a man in his 40s and [-]s sat upright, his complexion slightly pale.The bones of the body look a little thin.There was a bookish atmosphere all over his body.

Just a glance.Qiu Yan roughly guessed his identity, he should be the third master of the Ma family.

On the road just now, Ma Lin had roughly introduced the identity of the third master.His name is Ma Bin, the third son of Ma Yang, and he is nearly forty years old.

In addition, on the way to Ma Mansion, Qiu Yan also heard some things. He knew that Ma San had been in poor health since he was a child and had been recuperating at home all year round, so he did not enter the officialdom like his elder brother and second brother.

Today, Ma Yang and his two sons are in officialdom.It is difficult to go home all the year round, and these three sons have become the talkers of the family.

"Yuanning Qiu Yan, I have met Mr. Ma." Qiu Yan saluted, handed the gift in his hand to the servant next to him, his eyes moved slightly, and he observed the scene in the room from the corner of his eye.

Next to Mr. Ma, there were a few men sitting, most of them were young people, and there were two teenagers. These people looked at Qiu Yan with curiosity.

Soon, Qiu Yan saw an acquaintance in it——

This person was Ma Wan. He looked at Qiu Yan with a hint of hostility, but also some scruples.

However, Qiu Yan's gaze only stayed on Ma Wan's body for a moment, noticing the aggressive nature of the other party, he stopped paying attention, his eyes moved slightly, and noticed a man next to Ma Wan.

This person looks young, seems to be a little younger than Qiu Yan. He is looking at Qiu Yan with a smile, exuding an aura of natural law from his body. Although he is sitting there, he seems to be integrated with the surrounding environment. Gives a sense of nature.

"This person should be Ma Shou, and he has the aura of reason..."

Noticing the other party's temperament, Qiu Yan felt something in his heart. At this moment, Ma Bin, who was sitting at the top, said, "It's good that Nephew Qiu Xian is here. Sit down first. Come here, just like your own home. Don't be restrained."

The third master of the Ma family had a pleasant face, and his voice revealed a sense of kindness. He didn't intend to let Qiu Yan stand, and pointed to an empty seat next to him with airs and prestige.

This position is very close to Ma Bin, but there are three seats in the middle, all of which are occupied by people, all of whom are around 30 years old.

Ma Bin smiled and said: "My father has already said about you. He thinks highly of you and cares about you very much. Since you have come to Ma's house, you are my nephew, so I don't do anything false." , this seat is seated according to age, don't think too much, and don't call me third master, just call me third uncle."

"Since the third uncle said so, the younger generation should be respectful and obedient." After the other party said so, Qiu Yan didn't hesitate, walked over and sat down, and the address also changed.

Ma Bin nodded and continued: "It's your first time here, so it's right to prepare some things, but you don't have to worry about it in the future. You can come whenever you want. The relationship between Ma's house and you is different from other families after all. .” This sentence seems to mean something.

Immediately afterwards, he turned his eyes and looked at one place: "Self-reproach, I apologize to Shen Zhi, such a grown-up man, he still learns from children's fighting spirit, and spreading it out, wouldn't it make people laugh?"

After saying this, I saw Ma Wan stand up reluctantly, walked up to Qiu Yan, cupped her hands and apologized: "Brother Qiu, I was deceived by villains earlier, and I made mistakes against you, please don't take it to heart."

"Brother Ma, you're being polite." Qiu Yan stood up and returned the greeting.

After the two of them finished talking, Ma Bin said again: "I've heard Brother Han Zhuo tell you what happened. Although it's because of Maling, in the final analysis it's because I'm not strict in discipline, and I can't return the responsibility to the long follower..."

Afterwards, he introduced everyone present one by one.

The people sitting in the room are all descendants of the Ma family, with the blood of the main family, and some of the offspring of the offspring, but the atmosphere of the few people is quite brotherly and respectful.

As Qiu Yan expected, the young man who made him pay attention and showed a natural temperament was indeed the Ma Shou mentioned by Chen Jingkou.

This step was supposed to be done before Ma Wan confessed his mistake, but it was only carried out now, which is enough to see that Ma's government still attaches great importance to dispelling Qiu Yan's grievances.

This is the performance of respecting Qiu Yan.

After saying something, a look of exhaustion appeared on Ma Bin's face, and many of the Ma family's children saw this, and they all spoke out one after another, urging Ma Bin to go back to rest and pay attention to his body.

After listening to the persuasion, Ma Bin smiled apologetically at Qiu Yan: "I'm not in good health, so I won't spoil the fun here. You get together and get acquainted with each other." After speaking, he said to the person on the left: "Qixuan, Later, I will hold a banquet for me, and let Shenzhi eat at home."

"Don't worry, Uncle San, I know about this." The child of the Ma family quickly responded. This person is the grandson of Ma's family, named Ma Yu, and Qixuan is his name.

Afterwards, Ma Bin didn't insist, and with the support of a servant, he got up slowly and left the lobby.

Looking at his back going away, a thought flashed in Qiu Yan's mind.

"I don't know what's going on with Mr. Ma's body. I use my eyes to observe Qi, and I can't tell that he has a sense of physical weakness, but I can tell from his complexion that his bones and Qi and blood are not good."

Qiu Yan was still thinking, when someone greeted him and asked him to move to the backyard.

In a hall for receiving guests in the backyard, the banquet has been set up, and there is a table full of heat. A group of people came and sat down directly.

At this time, without the third master of the Ma family, the children of the Ma family at this table have changed a little emotionally, and they no longer suppress their hearts. In this way, their attitudes towards Qiu Yan are all revealed——

Although they are all polite on the surface, but when you feel carefully, you can still feel the clues from the words and subtleties. Some of them are sincere friends, and some are routine. Even the hostility of words can't be hidden from him.

"It seems that there are still problems with the matter with Ma Wan, and it won't be smoothed over in a short time. However, don't worry, when the exam is over next year and you have a higher reputation, these trivial matters will naturally be solved."

Qiu Yan was able to come to Ma's mansion to give Ma Yang face. He only wanted to experience humanity, and he didn't have much pursuit of fame and fortune. If you don't want to be strong, of course you don't have to worry too much.

Thinking this way in his heart, Qiu Yan didn't show it, but drank as usual. Ma Shou sat next to him, toasted frequently, and then talked about economics and reasoning with Qiu Yan, seeming to hit it off very well.

"Brother Qiu, I reasoned that day that I was not here. I only found out about it after listening to people's narration. It has always been a pity. Brother Qiu, your views on the laws of nature and human desires have inspired me a lot..."

After drinking for three rounds, a person suddenly walked in from outside the door.

This person came abruptly. He rushed in without being notified by the servants, which seemed disrespectful. However, after seeing the person, many Ma family children put down their cups and chopsticks, and got up from their seats one by one. Although they did not salute, their eyes showed that Show respect.

When Ma Shou got up, he pulled Qiu Yan's sleeve, and the latter immediately understood what he meant.

"Who is this person? How could a child of the Ma family react like this?" Qiu Yan stood up and looked at the person who came, his heart was full of doubts, and he faintly felt that he was involved with himself.

The visitor was tall, about 40 years old, wearing a blue straight gown, exuding a sharp aura, like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath.

"Mr. Zheng." As the eldest grandson, Ma Yu came out and asked aloud.

Then Mr. Zheng nodded, his eyes swept away, his eyes were as sharp as a sword, and stopped on Qiu Yan: "This is Mr. Qiu, right? I am here this time to invite him to Chunqiu Academy. The old scholar wants to see him. "

"What? Shu Lao wants to see Qiu Yan?"

After hearing this, everyone's faces were more or less strange.

Qiu Yan frowned. It was not surprising that the other party recognized him. Judging from the reaction just now, Mr. Zheng obviously had a close relationship with the Ma family, and he knew many Ma family children. It's just the Spring and Autumn Academy that the other party said, but it made him feel puzzled.

"The Spring and Autumn Academy is quite famous in Dongdu, and it has existed for a long time. I heard that even Ma Lao Xiangguo studied there when he was young, but why did he come to me? I have never had contact with this academy."

When Qiu Yan was puzzled, Mr. Zheng came over and said, "Young Master Qiu came to the Eastern Capital to discuss Taoism in the Xingtan Forum. It is related to this that Mr. Shu invited you over!"

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