Zhang Yun bowed to Ye Zhenzhen in a formal and unfamiliar manner, and even changed his title. Ye Zhenzhen felt awkward and corrected him: "Brother Zhang, you don't need to see me outside. In the past, you were like my brother-in-law, even though we haven't seen each other for many years."
, but the friendship between the same age will not change, even if you call me brother and sister as before."
Her attitude was as cordial and peaceful as ever. Even Cui Weizhen, the now famous Minister Cui, never looked arrogant or disgusted when facing his old friend, which made Zhang Yun, who was worried all the way, let out a long sigh of relief.
Although they continued to write letters to each other, they were not frequent. Especially after he learned that Cui Weizhen was promoted to the Minister of Household Affairs, he did not dare to write letters - he was afraid that the other party would regard him as someone who wanted to gain influence and seek to curry favor.
What little friendship there was was wiped away.
It was a coincidence that he boarded the Ye family's motorcade this time. He had already planned the scene of meeting his old friend countless times. He never expected that Cui Weizhen, who was young and in a high position, did not have the arrogance and arrogance of a proud young man at all. He was just like the humble gentleman of the past.
, as gentle as jade.
He finally made a friend for nothing.
Zhang Yun smiled with relief, with a little joy on his face: "I'm sorry to say that I'm not good at learning. I only passed the exam in the autumn this year. But I'm afraid it will be difficult to pass the exam in the spring next year. After careful consideration, I decided to study in Beijing.
It happened that my brother and sister's family came to Beijing, so they took advantage of the east wind."
Ye Zhenzhen and Cui Weizhen congratulated each other. Cui Weizhen was very fond of this former friend and asked him in detail: "Brother Zhang, do you want to go to the Imperial College or Yunshan Academy? I will write a letter and recommend you to the Imperial College. If Yun
Shan Academy relies on real talent and practical learning, and you have to take the entrance exam."
Of course, this so-called entrance exam, like the motto of Yunshan Academy, was born out of Ye Zhenzhen.
Zhang Yun had already had an idea and immediately said: "I intend to study at Yunshan Academy." After saying that, he smiled uprightly and said, "Weizhen, the academy you founded by yourself will definitely be as good as the Imperial College."
Cui Weizhen and Ye Zhenzhen were both amused. This man was still as upright and simple as ever.
Ye Zhenzhen said: "The entrance exam of Yunshan Academy is not easy. I will ask Wei Zhen to write down the previous test questions. Brother Zhang, try it and review it a little. Then you will be able to take the exam easily."
Cui Weizhen nodded in agreement. Zhang Yun was grateful and hurriedly wanted to salute, but Cui Weizhen stopped him: "There is no need to be polite between you and me. By the way, does Brother Zhang have a place to stay? If you don't dislike it, you can stay in a humble house forever."
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Probably because he became a father, Cui Weizhen became more and more arrogant. In the past, he would not pay attention to such trivial matters, let alone ask about them.
Zhang Yun was inevitably a little flattered, and he rejected his friend's kindness rather embarrassedly: "I heard that there is Xiandefang in the capital, which is part of His Majesty's policy. It was specially set up for scholars and minor officials who have nothing to gain and no family members.
If you don't worry about it, it would be most convenient to bring one or two slaves to live in Xiandefang."
Cui Weizhen made repeated invitations, but Zhang Yun declined them one by one. Knowing that he had made up his mind, he no longer pressed, and finally nodded and said: "That's fine, Xu Ziqin also lives in Xiandefang, and you can join in the fun when you meet old friends.
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Zhang Yun couldn't hold it back for a moment, and a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.
As early as when they were in Linxi County, the relationship between Cui Weizhen and Xu Ziqin had cracks because of Qin Yueru's instigation. However, Zhang Yun, a rough guy, didn't notice it at all. He always felt that the three of them were still good friends who talked about everything.
Therefore, after the two friends came to Beijing, they always kept in touch.
To be honest, he has more contact with Xu Ziqin.
On the one hand, he wanted to avoid suspicion because Cui Weizhen's status was different from before, and on the other hand, he intended to go to Beijing to study and wanted to learn more from Xu Ziqin. As we interacted with each other, he gradually came to understand the fact that Xu Ziqin and Cui Weizhen no longer had any contact with each other -
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Xu Ziqin did not discuss the reason in detail in the letter. Zhang Yun naturally misunderstood Cui Weizhen, which was why he was unfamiliar and reserved when they first met. Now that he found that the old friend was still the same, he immediately understood that there was something going on, and naturally he became embarrassed.
Cui Weizhen didn't think so. Since he could mention Xu Ziqin calmly, he didn't care much about whether Zhang Yun was dating him. The reason why he was estranged from Xu Ziqin was because his wife Qin had repeatedly offended Zhen'er.
, As for Xu Ziqin himself, he doesn't have any serious moral problems. He doesn't want to be associated with him, but he won't stop Zhang Yun.
To prevent Zhang Yun from being embarrassed, he added: "You can keep interacting with me as usual, and there is no need to avoid me."
Seeing that Zhang Yun was hesitant to speak, Ye Zhenzhen simply said clearly: "I'm not afraid of Brother Zhang's jokes. Brother Xu's wife Qin and I are at odds with each other, and we had several conflicts, which led to my husband's relationship with Brother Xu."
After they got along, the two families gradually stopped having contact with each other."
Zhang Yun suddenly realized.
In the past, he would have never understood the grievances between women, but after his failure in the last autumn, Jia Ci arranged a marriage for him. Although his wife was gentle and virtuous, she also had some small thoughts, and she had disagreements with her brothers and sisters-in-law from time to time.
The relationship between him and his brothers gradually became less friendly than before.
From that moment on, he realized that the communication between ladies would affect men.
He knew something about Qin's temperament, and he was afraid that she had done something excessive that would make her siblings, who were always tolerant and generous, unhappy with her. Even Cui Weizhen turned his anger on Xu Ziqin.
He didn't hesitate to comment on this, so he said: "My good brother and his sister-in-law are harmonious. From now on, I will know how to control the situation and not make things difficult for you two."
Ye Zhenzhen said: "Brother Zhang, you're welcome. The house has prepared a dust-cleansing banquet. Come back to the house with us later."
As an old friend, Zhang Yun knew more or less about the old affairs of the Ye family, and since he had been with him on this journey, he realized that the matter was not simple, and the dust-washing banquet he was waiting for might not be peaceful. He was afraid that it would be embarrassing for an outsider to intervene, so he declined.
: "Thank you for your kindness, brothers and sisters. It's just that I'm new here, and I won't feel at ease until I have a good place to stay. Forget about today's dust-washing banquet. Once you've settled in tomorrow, I'll entertain you all again."
Ye Zhenzhen heard that he was making an excuse, but thinking that her family was in trouble, she couldn't force him to stay, so she had no choice but to say: "Forget it, if Brother Zhang has any difficulties, just send a servant to tell him that you and Wei Zhen are friends of the same age, don't have any trouble."
Divide it."
"It's natural."
Zhang Yun agreed repeatedly, and after entering the city gate, they took different roads, said goodbye to each other, and the carriages drove in different directions.
After the carriage left, Ye Zhenzhen remembered what she had forgotten and said regretfully: "I blame my negligence. Brother Zhang is new here. I'm afraid he doesn't even know where Juxianfang is. He should have sent a boy to lead the way."
Cui Weizhen was very calm and said: "No need to worry, someone has already made arrangements."
Ye Zhenzhen was stunned for a moment before she realized that the person Cui Weizhen was referring to was Xu Ziqin.
It goes without saying that the houses in Juxianfang have always been in short supply. It was not easy for Zhang Yun to rent a house when he first arrived. He had just calmly decided that he had never had such worries. He thought he had already asked Xu Ziqin to help make arrangements.
In this case, it saves you a lot of worry. After all, there are still many things to worry about next.