"How is your study of "The Book of Music" going?" Biyu was thinking about it when he suddenly heard his father asking. "Oh..." Of course Biyu had not studied it carefully, even though it had been two months since he had obtained the "Book of Music"

At this time, if he told the truth, he would definitely be scolded by his father, so he could only prevaricate, "Go back to Ah Weng, I've already eaten through more than half of the roll."

"Only half a roll?" Although he was not satisfied, Shi Hui's tone was obviously softer than usual because of today's festival.

"Yes. My father didn't know that the characters in the "Yue Jing" are all in ancient seal script, which is extremely difficult to understand. Moreover, it is a fragmentary copy and cannot be read from top to bottom, so it is extremely difficult to study. I have been thinking about it these days.

This took a lot of thinking.”

Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "I can't blame you. De'er was absent-minded today and had no appetite in front of so many delicacies. It turned out that he was working hard for this."

Biyu secretly laughed in her heart: "My mother is really good at guessing." She laughed in her heart, but on the surface she kept nodding.

Shi Hui nodded with satisfaction: "It's rare to get a child like this. The "Book of Music" is a treasure of ancient books. It should be studied carefully and thoroughly, and it must not be careless. If it succeeds, it will be able to make a mark in the history of history.

Maybe; at the very least, it will at least be of great benefit to your evaluation of the quality."

Mrs. Wang personally filled her husband's glass of wine and said, "Husband, you are now our Ruyin's Zhongzhengguan. Are you afraid that your son will not be praised for his good character?"

Shi Hui took it but didn't drink it: "Madam, you don't know, people from a humble family can't make waves, but now there is a fierce fight between the major noble families in the court, and everything must be done in a certain way. If the recommendation is too high, it will be untrue."

If the evaluation is unfair, someone may be impeached. Even if I am the official official of Ruyin, I still have to hide it in front of everyone."

Mrs. Wang thought for a moment and said, "In your opinion, which force will win?"

Shi Hui put down his wine glass, stroked his beard and said: "In my opinion, the situation of King Qi's party is definitely over, and there is no suspense about Sima Zhong's crown prince position. But in the future, if the prince succeeds to the throne and becomes emperor, he will both be the prince now.

The Yang family, the queen of the party, and the Jia family, the crown prince, are bound to be incompatible with each other, so it is difficult to predict who will win and who will lose."

Mrs. Wang asked again: "What about the ministers in the court? Whose influence do they support?"

"Wei Guan and other veteran officials are not members of the prince's party. Once the prince succeeds to the throne, they will definitely be squeezed out. As for the Yang family, there are three brothers including Queen Yang's father, the cavalry general Yang Jun. Although the Jia family does not have anyone with a prominent official position,

, but it has a solid foundation in the court and there are many people who are attached to the Jia family, such as Shi Chong, Pan Anren, Wang Rong, Jia Chong’s old party secretary and supervisor Xun Xu, etc. Their energy cannot be underestimated.”

"So, although the Yang family has a high and powerful position, their chances of winning are not as good as those of the Jia family?"

Shi Hui nodded.

"In this case, should we stand with the Jia family?"

"Well, it's important to choose sides."

Mrs. Wang looked at Biyu, who was silent, and suddenly said: "My son is so good-looking, he is already so old, and he is not engaged yet. Is there a good girl with both talent and beauty in his family that he can get married to..."

Bi Yu was silently listening to his parents' calculations about family status. When he suddenly heard the word "engagement", he immediately felt disgusted. Shi Hui and his wife had mentioned his marriage many times before, but for some reason, he remembered it every time.

Han Zhixin came. He also knew that the girl from a poor family was not the same as him. They were separated by heaven and earth, and now they were separated by yin and yang. Biyu had a talent for painting since he was a child, but that day when he learned that Zhixin fell into the water and drowned, he painted

After a few paintings about Zhixin, he never painted them again. He also knew that Zhixin only thought about Shu Yan and had no feelings for him at all. A woman from a poor family was not worthy of him, but he couldn't figure it out.

This is the reason why I dislike the proposal of marriage.

Shi Hui drank the wine, looked at Biyu, and said to his wife: "Among these families, I haven't heard of anyone with the same age as De'er. I only heard that Shi Chong's family has a goddaughter who is as beautiful as a fairy.

He is a good match for De'er, who is familiar with poetry and books, and what's more, it's a coincidence that he and De'er were born in the same year, month and day."

Ah? What his father was talking about was the strange woman from Ruyin who was at Xiahou's door! For some reason, perhaps because of the word "Ruyin", Biyu didn't feel the same resentment he felt when he proposed marriage.

"It is said that the origin of that girl is our Ruyin."

…

There is a bright moon in the sky, and thousands of people in the world are looking up at it. The moon seems to know that many people want to admire it today, and is a little embarrassed. Like a shy girl, it pulls a cloud quilt floating next to it to cover itself.

"This moon is as shy as my daughter."

In the peony garden of the Shi family, there was a table of wine and fruits, and Zhixin and several maids and concubines were admiring the moon with Mrs. Shi.

Chunlan smiled and said, "Mother, if you mention a girl's marriage in front of so many people, how can the girl not be shy?"

Mrs. Shi was talking about Zhixin's marriage again. Every time she mentioned this matter, Zhixin always blushed and bowed her head in silence.

"No matter how shy a woman is, she has to show her face one day. Just like the moon, it can't always hide behind the clouds." As they spoke, everyone looked up and saw that the moon had indeed not grabbed the colorful clouds and revealed its full face.

Zhixin was half-ashamed and half-angry at being laughed at by everyone. She couldn't find anything to say for a moment, so she said: "Does my mother not like me and insists on marrying me off? If so, please send me back to Ruyin as soon as possible.

.”

Zhixin's words seemed playful, but they also seemed to come from the heart. This made Mrs. Shi feel a little uncomfortable. She pretended to be angry and said: "My good daughter, what are you talking about! You are helpless at home, how can I let you go back?"

Are you going to suffer? To tell you the truth, if you were my biological daughter, you would have been married for many years. Don’t you know that the court has regulations that any woman who is seventeen years old or older, if she has not chosen a bride,

The local prefect forcibly selects a matchmaker. If you were not in this noble family, you would have been assigned many times by your Ruyin prefect. Even among our noble families, who has a girl as old as you?

?”

Zhixin also knew about the unkind regulations of the imperial court. Although this regulation was a bit excessive for girls, it was very effective in restoring the population during the war. Zhixin was just under seventeen years old when she was in Ruyin. Even though this rule was a bit excessive for girls, it was very effective in restoring the population during the war.

At the age of seventeen, even without a betrothal gift, everyone in Shujiazhuang believed that Shu Yan and Zhi Xin were a match made in heaven, and no one would force Zhi Xin into a match.

"Mom, I don't like the exaggeration of the people from Luoyang. If I have to get married, I would like to choose someone from my hometown of Ruyin. Listening to the local accent every day can alleviate the pain of homesickness." Shi Mu said.

Everything was true, Zhixin didn't know how to answer the old lady. She just thought, if I delineate the scope like this, am I getting closer to the goal in my heart?

"It would be nice to choose a fellow countryman as your son-in-law, but in your small place like Ruyin, how can there be a family worthy of ours?"

"I don't care about family status..." Zhixin's true love for Shu Yan has not changed in her heart, but God has tricked people, and now they have become scholars and common people. She wanted to say that she and Shu Yan were in love with each other, but

Even if you say it like that, not only will the Shi family definitely not agree, but it will also make all the sisters laugh.

"You don't care about me, I care about it. If you just find someone to marry, wouldn't it be a disgrace to my Shi family?" Everyone nodded in agreement after hearing this. Only Chunlan and Shaoyao followed Zhixin for a long time.

, vaguely guessed that Zhixin seemed to have something on her mind.

"Hey, speaking of Ruyin, I remembered that your father once mentioned to me some time ago: There are two young talents in the court now, and they come from you Ruyin. One is the secretary in the Secretary's Pavilion, and the other is in the Secretariat.

Anyone who is appointed as a minister in the Chancellery is a promising job. Moreover, the secretary was born in the same year, month and day as you, and you had your coming-of-age ceremony on the same day."

"Born on the same day, same year, same month? What's his name?"

"I don't know what his name is. I just know that his family is also a noble family and now lives in Luoyang. His father serves as the minister of Sanqi beside the emperor. His name is Shi Hui."

"Shide?!" Zhixin blurted out.

"What? Daughter, you just said - "Did you agree to this marriage?" Shi's mother was extremely surprised. It turned out that she had been worrying about her daughter's marriage in vain. She didn't expect that her daughter would be so happy. It was really a mistake for a girl.

"No, no." Zhixin was going crazy with anxiety and hurriedly defended. She couldn't say that she knew Shi De, so she had to say, "What I said is - I can't do it, I can't do it. I just said it was done when I was anxious."

"Zhixin laughed twice unnaturally so that others could not see her panic.

Mother Shi laughed and said, "Let me tell you, my daughter has always been reserved. Why is she so anxious to get married today?"

Zhixin was so embarrassed that she didn't know what to say, so she randomly looked for topics to cover up and said: "I didn't expect that little Ruyin would have two young talents. Uh, whose family is that Shang Shulang?"

"That Shang Shulang doesn't know his surname or age. He comes from a poor family, so don't ask."

Zhixin thought about it. Although Ruyin was small, it had several counties under its jurisdiction. Even if they were from the same town, the chance of knowing him was very slim, so she stopped asking.

Shi Mu and others sat there for a while and then dispersed. Zhixin told Chunlan and Shaoyao to prepare for bed, put away the cups and dishes, and then go and have a rest. Don't worry about yourself. The moonlight is too beautiful and the flowers are too delicate.

She wanted to watch it for a while longer.

Many peonies that were once flourishing in the peony garden have faded. Although the peonies are good, they bloom too prosperously, which is a bit luxurious. Zhixin doesn't like this kind of prosperity very much. Because the more prosperous the flowers bloom, the more prosperous they bloom.

The more desolate it is when it withers, the greater the sense of gap. In order to make up for this gap, she asked someone to plant a few relatively elegant white peonies in the garden. At this time, these white autumn peonies were quietly

The ground blooms.

On the night of the 15th, as the night deepens, the moon will get closer and closer to its most round point and brightest point. Zhixin is sitting alone on the bed. Looking up, the moon at this time is already so bright that it is dazzling.

As round as a jade mirror.

Is this moon also hanging in the Ruyin sky? Is there someone under that thatched roof looking up at the moon yearningly? Is he asking the moon whether Zhixin is doing well in the sky? It has been more than three years.

, it has been more than three years since we were separated! He thought I was dead for three years...Does he still miss me now? Or even...Have he married another woman? If so - at this moment, will they?

Will you kiss me in front of flowers and under the moon? Thinking of this, Zhixin shuddered unconsciously, and felt miserable in her heart.

It would be great if the moon was really a mirror, letting it reflect in Shujiazhuang, so that I can see what people in the distance are doing and whether they are living well. He can also see me, see me as always, see me

Here I am infatuated with the moon!

Or maybe we can all ascend like Chang'e, so no matter how far apart we are in the world, we can fly to the same moon and meet each other.

"Looking at the sun and moon, I think about it. The clouds are far away, can the clouds come?" Zhixin recited this poem from "The Book of Songs" and suddenly sneezed. She remembered the past with Shu Yan.

At that time, it was once said, "If you wish to speak, you will sneeze."
Chapter completed!