The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 98
Since the founding of this dynasty, it first emphasized martial arts, and then changed to emphasizing literature.Merry and elegant scholars walk everywhere, and knight-errants with swords fill the imperial city.Han Baoxuan has caught up with the good times. From a small shop in the past, the situation of two generations has become the situation it is today.Han Baoxuan's Four Treasures of Study can be called a classic, but in the past two or three years, because of the holding of this poetry contest, it has turned the cart before the horse. People who don't know the inside story pass by the door, almost misunderstood what kind of poetry society this is.

Xiuyan came too early, the Song family hadn't arrived yet, she was serving tea, but bursts of applause came from below: "Meilian, go and see what good words come out."

Meilian smiled and agreed to go, but after a while, she ran back to the private room with a face full of horror.Mio smiled and said, "Why do you look like you've bumped into a ghost?"

She was joking, but unexpectedly, Meilian would nod her head fiercely: "You're right, but you just ran into a ghost? And it's an evil ghost! Miss, guess who I saw down here?"

Mei Lian stomped her feet fiercely: "It's Gu Erlang, that black-hearted and wicked bastard! The applause just now was aimed at him! If it weren't for the crowd, I wish I could rush up and expose his hypocrisy!"

Xiuyan was startled, then said in a deep voice, "Did he see you?"

Gu Erlang is a villain, and he will cause a lot of troubles if he has nothing to do. If he sees himself in Han Baoxuan, according to his personality, he will definitely think of some bad ideas.

Seeing that the girl didn't look like she was joking, Meilian hurriedly said: "No, I just stood on the corridor and poked my head down. Gu Erlang is listening to flattery! He won't pay attention to me at all. Miss, shall we? Leave first? You can change places anyway! I feel uncomfortable just thinking about that Gu Erlang." Mio also nodded in agreement, and looked at Xiuyan earnestly: "The old saying makes sense, it is better to offend a gentleman than a villain. Besides, Gu Erlang is worse than a villain, just like a white-eyed wolf."

Xiuyan raised the corner of her mouth and smiled coldly: "Gu Peisheng's territory is in the south of the Yangtze River. Back then we couldn't afford to offend him, so we had to lose the shop's business to win Mrs. Gu. This time it was Gu Erlang who came here by himself. Am I still evasive? If he wants to embarrass me, he will naturally hide in secret and prepare to kill him, so why should I be polite to him!"

Meilian and Mio looked at each other, unable to hide their excitement.

"The girl should take action to rectify this bastard, otherwise he will always treat us as a bully! Also tell the Gu family to spit out the money that has swallowed us!" Meilian said indignantly, Mio was more calm, she lightly She gave Meilian a little push, and said angrily, "Listen to what the girl has to say first."

Xiuyan had no idea at the moment, it was she who instinctively told herself that it must not be that simple for Gu Erlang to come quietly.

Under Gu Erlang's coercion back then, Xiuyan secretly investigated Gu Erlang's details. This Gu Erlang looks talented, smart and eager to learn, but he is actually a black-hearted carrot, and he is bad!He is not even as good as Jia Baoyu, at least Jia Baoyu still has a great talent in poetry and poetry, and Gu Erlang, whether he has written articles or poems since he was a child, is all caught by Gu Peisheng's disciples in order to make a name for himself in the south of the Yangtze River. The young man who looks like Gu Erlang is amazing.

Xing Xiuyan didn't believe that the cheers below belonged to Gu Erlang, and he was afraid that he would bring some kind of expert to cheat!
She has many opportunities to expose Gu Erlang's old background, but don't worry at this time, the higher the position he stands, the harder the fall will be.

Seeing the girl, Meilian and Mio were silent at first, why did they start laughing just now?The two shook their heads at each other in confusion, feeling helpless.

Boom!Boom!Boom!
There was a dull and slow knock on the door outside the private room, Xiuyan hurriedly nodded to Mio, the little girl understood, opened the door a little, and hurriedly ducked to get out of the way when she saw someone coming.

It was Song Chen who strode in, and Xiuyan held Zhengde's little hand tightly: "Lord Qianhu."

Song Chen smiled lightly, and then patted Zhengde on the small shoulder: "Father is next door, follow me." After a pause, he continued: "The main reason is to see that Mrs. Qi wrote a letter to my father before the accident. I hope my father can recommend Zhengde to Mr. Bai."

Zhengde looked up at his sister: "Sister, since Master Shangshu only sees me, ask Brother Song to take me there!"

Xiuyan's heart warmed, and she was about to speak, but Song Chen rushed, "What Zhengde said is not unreasonable, this kid has always been likable, even if my father wants to criticize something, he may not remember it when he sees him. "

Xiuyan didn't feel that she was in trouble. It wasn't that she didn't trust Song Chen, but that she didn't understand Song Shangshu.In case it backfired, she didn't want Zhengde to be wronged in the past.

Zhengde straightened his small body, ran to the table, picked up the teacup used by Xiuyan just now, took a big sip, collected himself, and trotted back all the way: "Sister, I'm going, you wait here Message from me." After finishing speaking, he raised his head majesticly, his small appearance almost didn't make everyone in Xiuyan laugh.

Song Chen nodded to Xiuyan, turned around and followed.

Don't look at Zhengde's majesty in front of his sister, but when he got to the next door, his footsteps faintly retreated, his chubby little palms were sweating, and his throat was so dry that he couldn't speak.

Song Chen laughed when he saw this, "I thought you were brave! Or did you call your sister over to accompany you?"

Zhengde quickly pouted: "Brother Song, you are confused! I just didn't want to make my sister suffer, so I came here by myself. Hey, if you have such a good sister like me, then you can understand my current mood."

Song Lian, who was waiting impatiently in the room, suddenly heard the childish voice outside the door, and almost didn't laugh out loud.Which family's stinky boy, like a little adult, talks in the same way, which makes him sad!

Song Lian let go of the bad impression of being the first to speak, but then with a stern face, he rushed out of the door and said, "Since you're here, why don't you come in? Do you have to ask the old man to invite you!"

Song Chen hurriedly pushed the door open, and Zhengde followed behind with small steps.

"Afraid and timid, what is the virtue of a gentleman, come forward and let me have a look." Song Lian was sitting so that half of Zhengde's small head could be seen, and the rest of his body was covered behind his son Song Chen.

Zhengde secretly thought about his good and bad temper, but he didn't dare to waste time. He took two steps sideways, revealing his small body that only reached Song Chen's thighs, and widened his eyes, trying not to lose his aura.

Song Lian was about to take the opportunity to sneer, but his eyes blurred and he froze in his seat.

This child. This child looks too much like the emperor.

I didn't feel it at first, but when I stared, it was exactly the same as when Xiaozong was angry with all the officials in the Golden Luan Hall.

Song Lian was horrified and froze on his seat, unable to move.

"Father, father?" As expected of Qianhu, the Governor of Zhenfu, Song Chen immediately noticed Song Shangshu's gaffe, and concluded that this gaffe had a lot to do with Zhengde.Thinking of the things about his father and Mrs. Qi's family, Song Chen couldn't help but frown. Could it be that Zhengde is also.
Song Lian hurriedly came back to his senses, tightened his throat, couldn't sit still, walked forward involuntarily, and looked down at Zhengde with burning eyes.Song Lian tried to make his voice more gentle, but unfortunately the flesh on his face was too stiff, but it seemed neither fish nor fowl.

"Little friend is the son of Chief Xing's family?"

When Zhengde clasped his fists, he raised his arms too high, and Song Lian's head sank too low, almost being hit squarely by Zhengde's fist.

Zhengde snickered sheepishly: "Master Hui Shangshu, boy Xing Zhengde, his father is the head of the sixth rank of the Ministry of Punishment, his mother is Lu Shi, there is still a eldest sister in the family, and the boy is the eldest son in the family."

Speaking unhurriedly and thinking clearly, Song Lian felt more and more like Emperor Xiaozong when he was young.

After the new king came to the throne, in order to carry out his new policies, he often secretly and moderately suppressed the old officials of the Supreme Emperor, and the old officials occupying the positions of the six ministers were rarely spared.But Song Lian is an exception here, and what he relies on is not his skill in flattering and sycophanting, but his loyalty to Xiaozong.

Song Lian, an old fox, played countless games all his life, but he played a dangerous game with himself, which was to support His Majesty Xiaozong who was only a prince decades ago.

Concubine Xian had no power from her natal family, and Xiaozong was not the best candidate in the Emperor's heart at that time. Only Song Lian saw infinite perseverance and courage in the eyes of the young Xiaozong, so he finally became cruel and kept using the money accumulated by the old ancestors of the Song family. Yinzi supported Xiaozong.

Because of this, Song Lian has a deep memory of Xiaozong's appearance when he was young.

The more he looked at it, the more he felt that the elder brother of the Xing family resembled the emperor, surprisingly similar!

Song Lian said with a smile: "You are young, and you have extraordinary knowledge. Since you say that your sister and brother are deeply in love, I will test you!"

Song Lian paced in the private room with his hands behind his back: "'Come from Sun Gang, the wind blows the practice sleeves. Before passing the hall, call Zhonglang and say goodbye.' Where does this sentence come from?"

"Father!" Song Chen couldn't hide his dissatisfaction in his tone.His father Jing Zong hand-picked the No. [-] list, and even the Supreme Emperor praised his knowledge.How old can Zhengde be? It's all right to ask some basic knowledge, but he only asks jerky ones. Isn't this a deliberate embarrassment?

Song Lian glanced at his younger son displeasedly: "Stay aside!" When he turned to face Zhengde, he was amiable.

Zhengde put his hands behind his back and coughed lightly: "My lord is asking about Yuan Zhongdao's "Fifty Prefaces to Sister Longevity"." Zhengde tilted his head and looked at Song Lian pretending to be puzzled: "My lord's question is so strange. I have a relationship with my sister." Well, why do you say that we are going to separate?"

This ancient essay by Yuan Zhongdao said that when the biological mother of the siblings died, the uncle took the elder sister into the city to be raised, and the younger brother was sent to study in an academy.

This article was taught to him by his sister a year ago, and Zhengde didn't like it from the bottom of his heart.Hearing Mr. Song's question again today, he said in a fit of anger.

Song Lian straightened up slowly, with mixed feelings in his heart.

Not only are they similar in appearance, but also in their intelligence.Is it really the dragon heir left by the emperor among the people?If he is expected, then the Xing family has made a great contribution!Others don't know Xiaozong, but Song Lian knows it very well.

No successor, this is the biggest heart disease of the emperor.Seeing King Fu's son grow up day by day, Xiaozong was worried that what happened to Prince Zhongyi would happen again.I was even more worried that the emperor's heart was biased, heeded the queen mother's slander, and really handed over the hidden power in his hands to Fu Wang's lineage.
At that time, there will be no more peaceful days in the court!

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