The flowers and trees in the front yard are prosperous, butterflies are flying, and the fragrance of flowers and incense are mixed together. As I get closer, I see a dozen handsome men sitting under the pavilion in the garden. They are all looking at the Xixing Pond, shaking their heads and chanting.
Xia Houyuan was writing poems and writing poems. Xia Houyuan, on the other hand, was sitting there, drinking tea, and occasionally chatting with the young man who came up to compliment him. His expression was as gentle as a Confucian scholar.
Xia Houshu stopped and hid in a green shade to look carefully. In the pavilion, in addition to a few familiar children from aristocratic families, there were also a few unfamiliar young men dressed as Confucian scholars. The only exception was Wang Yukun, the legitimate son of Prime Minister Wang's family.
It seemed that the news was wrong. Xia Houshu breathed a sigh of relief.
But Wang Yukun was probably glad that he didn't come, because Xia Houyuan, who had killed countless enemies, actually asked a dozen young men to compose poems on the spot. With Wang Yukun's meager talent and knowledge, in front of these new imperial examination candidates with real talents and practical knowledge,
, you have to lose your face.
However, Xia Houshu still didn't understand why his father, a strong-willed military general, would invite all the descendants of civil servants to his home with great fanfare to compose poems, so he quietly hid behind the rockery and watched what happened.
There are lush flowers and plants around the rockery. A round stone table and two stone benches are placed in a small space, as if they were placed specifically to eavesdrop on the conversation in the pavilion. The most important thing is that this place is not far from the pavilion.
, you can just hear them talking, but the other party can't see them.
Xia Houshu sat down on the stone bench, and then asked Yunxi to get some pastries, otherwise it would be quite boring just sitting there like this.
Yunxi received the order and quickly followed the instructions.
All the talented people in the pavilion were in high spirits, especially the new imperial examination candidates. After all, being favored by the Duke of Yue would be of great benefit to their career. After thinking about it for a while, everyone began to use the pen, ink, paper and inkstone that had been prepared.
They picked up their writings and then recited and circulated them to each other.
Xia Houshu was not very knowledgeable about poetry, but listening to his father's compliments, he seemed to feel that several of the young men among them were indeed talented.
But the more this happened, the more confused she became.
Among the husbands of the two cousins, the eldest brother-in-law Han Tingyu is good at literature and martial arts, but he is the young lord of Jinfeng City and has no military position; the future second brother-in-law He Ziyan, who is already engaged, is the son of a Taiwei and is currently in the Jinwu Guard.
She was a versatile civil and military person. Why did she choose her husband from among the literati? Did she think she was not knowledgeable enough, so he chose an experienced scholar to be her husband? Or maybe her father hoped that the Xiahou family’s son-in-law would be from her.
Are you starting to give up martial arts and become civilized?
Seeing the literati in the pavilion becoming more and more enthusiastic, and cheers coming one after another, the cakes in Xia Houshu's mouth gradually lost their taste, and he had no intention of continuing to listen.
She couldn't understand such a unique way of choosing a son-in-law.
Xia Houshu threw half of the cake back into the plate, got up and left without interest.
Yun Xi didn't know why, so he had to put the remaining pastries back into the food box and follow Xia Houshu's footsteps.
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If you don't grasp things, you will keep spinning around aimlessly.
Yun Xi looked at his girl's anxious expression, and handed the cake in her hand to a maid who happened to be passing by, following her closely, expecting her to say something to him.
After wandering for an unknown amount of time, a man walked up to them and asked them for directions.
Xia Houshu came back to his senses and looked at the other person. He saw his handsome features, tall figure, and extraordinary bearing. He looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him before.
The man was afraid that he would be rude, so he did not dare to look directly at Xia Houshu. He lowered his head and announced his family background: "Young man Wang Yuzhen, the prime minister of the dynasty is my father. Today, thanks to the great kindness of the Duke, I was invited to the banquet. Unexpectedly, there was a banquet in my house.
The scenery is unique. I accidentally lost my way. I hope the girl can help guide me."
In fact, before going out today, Wang Yuzhen was dragged by his younger brother Wang Yukun to taste the cheese newly prepared for him in the small kitchen. He didn't think much about it at the time. While thanking his brother for the kind invitation, he drank a bowl of cheese and felt it was delicious.
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Chapter 93 Choosing a Son-in-law
It was sweet and delicious, and tasted better than anything he had eaten in the past. However, when he arrived at the Yue Kingdom Palace, he started to have diarrhea within half an hour, so he kept running to the latrine.
At first, the servants in the mansion enthusiastically led him to go to the toilet, but as the times became too frequent, not only did the people traveling with him laugh at him for being disrespectful, but he himself was too embarrassed to continue troublesome others, so he went all the way according to his memory. Unexpectedly,
The Duke of Yue's mansion was too big, and the front garden where they were sitting was full of rockeries, ponds, and winding paths. He turned left and right and couldn't find his original path.
Xia Houshu suddenly realized, and then remembered that she had just seen him in the pavilion. She had investigated the Prime Minister's Mansion before, and also knew some anecdotes and secrets about the Wang family. This man named Wang Yuzhen was the eldest son of Wang Chonghou, and his character and knowledge were second to those of his legitimate son Wang Yukun.
Because he was born low, his biological mother died early, and the current Princess Mingjia, who is in charge of the inner palace, is very powerful, she has never received the attention of Prime Minister Wang. Instead, she favored Wang Yukun, who had mediocre qualifications, so much that Wang Yukun relied on his pampering.
He was arrogant and developed a bully character who was not afraid of anything. However, the Wang Yuzhen in front of him had a somewhat untainted temperament. Xia Houshu was quite fond of him and asked him where he was going.
Originally, it was human nature to eat, drink, and have diarrhea, but in front of the two girls, Wang Yuzhen spoke in a reserved manner. After Xia Houshu listened carefully, he saw that he touched his abdomen with his hands from time to time, and his facial expressions were also very subtle and patient.
After a lot of hard work, I realized that he was hungry and wanted to find a place to go to the toilet.
Before Xia Houshu could answer, Yun Xi blushed and pointed the direction to him.
Wang Yuzhen was a person who understood etiquette and didn't ask much else. After thanking him, he blushed and followed the direction pointed by Yun Xi.
Looking at Wang Yuzhen's retreating back, Yun Xi murmured: "I see that this young master of the Wang family is so polite. Is he the same person as the young master you mentioned?"
"Of course not." Xia Houhu replied, "I was talking about the son of the Wang family before, and this one, although she is older, but is out of trouble.
The person who wanted to study in Yeguo's public school was not Wang Yukun, the uneducated legitimate son of the Wang family, but Wang Yuzhen, who was quite talented. With Wang Yuzhen's appearance, character, talent and learning, Wang Chonghou usually gave him more guidance, or gave him more advice outside.
If you say a few nice words to him, you won't be in your twenties and still have nothing accomplished.
"So that's it..." Yun Xi felt very regretful, "That's a pity."
"What's such a pity?" Xia Houshu said with a smile, "I don't care about the difference between a legitimate son and a legitimate son. A legitimate son may not be worse than a common son. At least in terms of character and knowledge, this Wang Yuzhen is better than the legitimate son of the Wang family. It's just that.
No matter how good he is, he will never be among father's choices."
When Yun Xi heard what she said, he suddenly remembered a rumor he had heard, and said, "I heard that the eldest son of the Wang family was married before, but he was not blessed with a wife, and he died within a year.
, and he didn’t leave a son or a half. I see that he is much older than our second son, and I don’t know if we have renewed our relationship now. I think it’s just a way for the Duke to entertain him today.”
Xia Houshu naturally knew that Wang Yuzhen had not renewed their marriage, and given his current situation, it would not be easy for him to renew his marriage. After all, Wang Yukun had reached the age where he wanted to discuss marriage. Anyone who wanted to join the Wang family would be willing to marry their daughter to Wang Yukun.
How could she care about him, the unpopular eldest son of a common concubine? But these were off-topic. Ever since she investigated Yi Wu's matter, she had stayed away from people and things in the Prime Minister's Mansion, not wanting to get involved at all.
Not at all relevant.
Her father has more power than her, so Wang Yuzhen will be on the banquet list this time. Firstly, it is because Wang Yukun and other literati are studying at the Duke of Ye's mansion, and not inviting any of them would offend others. Secondly, he does not want others to see through.
his thoughts.
Xia Houshu shook his head to drive away those messy thoughts, and said earnestly: "Yunxi, you have time to pity a young man from the prime minister's palace, why not pity me first."
Yun Xi looked confused and asked in a low voice: "Girl, what do you have to be sorry for?"
Xia Houshu reminded: "I, a beautiful little girl, have to be forced to marry a stranger I have never met before. Am I not pitiful?"
Yun Xi thought seriously for a while, then shook his head like a rattle, and said seriously: "I see that the few young masters that the Duke of Guo is hosting today are quite good. They must be knowledgeable and good-looking. If you want to come to the Duke of Guo, they must be knowledgeable and knowledgeable."
My heart is like a mirror, and I won’t make mistakes. You don’t know the girl now, but wait for the future. (This chapter is not finished yet!)
Chapter 93 Choosing a Son-in-law
Now that the marriage has been decided, it's not too late for you to get to know each other slowly."
It was like a chicken talking to a duck. Xia Houshu curled his lips, shook his head and walked away without interest.
What she didn't know was that Wang Yuzhen had already guessed her identity from her dress. After all, the Duke of Yue currently only had one daughter in Beijing. But he also knew his identity and did not dare to have any thoughts about Xia Houshu.
When people who came with him asked him where he had been just now, he just embarrassedly mentioned his difficulties and didn't mention anything else.
In the afternoon of that day, after Xia Houyuan hosted a banquet in his mansion to entertain all the talented people, he specially ordered people to escort them back safely one by one. He showed great concern for them. And he himself was a little drunk, so he was helped back to his room to rest by his guards. Zhong Yuqing hurriedly used
He wiped his face with a wet handkerchief, and then sighed deeply.
Xia Houshu couldn't guess what kind of medicine his father was selling in his gourd, so he had to go to his mother to find out the truth. Zhong Yuqing's words just confirmed Xia Houshu's guess that Xia Houyuan was indeed planning to select a person with both ability and political integrity from the current imperial examination.
Son-in-law, as for other princes and princes, they are just foils.
After listening to his mother's words, Xia Houshu became even more confused.
The marriages of the children of the gentry are often linked to the prosperity of the family. According to Xiahou Shu's understanding, most of the candidates in today's imperial examinations are from poor families, and only a few are from wealthy families, let alone those who are the same as Xiahou's family. Although she herself is not familiar with family status.
There is not much prejudice, but my father cares so much about the honor and disgrace of the family, does he not care about it now?
It is said that noble children come from poor families. This does not mean that children born in poor families are smarter and more diligent than children born in wealthy families, but that if children from poor families want to enter the official career, they can only pass the scientific examination, so they have the courage to hang their heads and pierce their butts year after year.
After years of studying hard in the cold window, I also cherish the fame and other personal possessions I have earned through hard work. Most of the children of aristocratic families have entered the official career. While the children of poor families are still on the starting line, they may have already stood at the starting line.
At the end of the journey, there is plenty of free time to play in the world.
Is there really such an outstanding person in this humble family?