"I have something to ask you." Sao Ye let go of her clothes and said.
Zhao Jin frowned, but still stood upright in front of the hanging flower door: "Ask!"
"Let's talk elsewhere."
"What can't you say here? Why go elsewhere?" Zhao Jin had already guessed what he said.
Sao Ye seemed embarrassed, scratched his head, looked around, and said softly: "I only have one thing to ask you, and it's not convenient to say it here."
It was rare to see him like this. Zhao Jin covered his mouth and snickered, then walked to the open space next to him: "Let's talk here."
Sao Ye followed her step by step. After walking over, he did not face her. He stared at the back of her head and asked hurriedly: "Miss Zhao, have you ever considered getting married?"
"No." Zhao Jin said directly.
Saoye licked his teeth and summoned up the courage to speak: "What do you think of me?"
Zhao Jin turned around and looked him up and down, and sighed: "Originally, I didn't believe in all this love, but I couldn't stay in this house forever. The world is unfair to women nowadays, and it's really hard for us to find a living when we go out alone.
Even if there are any means, they are all cannibalistic jobs. So if I want to survive away from this place, I must find a reliable husband so that I can have a bright future."
Sao Ye's heart suddenly rose and fell, and gradually he couldn't quite understand what she meant, so he just looked at her straightly.
Looking at his expression, Zhao Jin knew that he was puzzled, so he had to say: "In short, I will never find a slave as my husband. You also know that slaves cannot participate in the imperial examination, and there are always many restrictions on speaking and doing things. I think there will be some restrictions in my future life."
This is a hope, rather than giving birth to a child to be given to others as a maid or slave."
"I understand." Saoye said dully.
Zhao Jin thought that the two of them had finally made things clear. He smiled, shook his head, and turned around to go inside.
Behind her, Suye stared at her back in trance, until someone behind him punched him on the shoulder: "What are you looking at?"
"Nothing, why are you here?" Saoye frowned and looked at the person.
Xu Xing raised the corners of his lips and said, "The fish has taken the bait now."
"I'm going to find the third master." Sao Ye raised his feet and walked inside. Xu Xing grabbed him and cursed with a smile: "Why are you so anxious? There is gold in it? Wait for me, let's go together."
As you can imagine, the two of them were stopped by the maids on the veranda.
Sao Ye frowned and looked at the upper room, with the corner of his mouth twitching. The man who followed him in had a playful smile on his face: "I have been following him for so long, but I have never seen the man in the room."
"How many people in this house do you know?"
"I know you, Fu Xuanmo, and Lan Fu. I heard she can talk again. Why is she missing?"
"She is busier than you. The third master leaves a good man alone and forces a girl like this." Sao Ye sighed.
Xu Xing chuckled: "That's Lan Fu's effort. One person is more effective than two men."
"What are you arguing about? I was sleeping inside. I woke you up and went to reply." Zhao Jin had been listening under the window for a long time, and finally couldn't help but come out and scold the two of them in a low voice.
The two men looked at each other and smiled meaningfully. Xu Xing crossed his arms and looked at the woman in front of him: "I wonder who the girl is?"
"Who are you?" Zhao Yan was a little unhappy, because the expression of the man in front of him was too flamboyant, and his eyes looked a little scrutinizing.
Xu Xing clicked his tongue: "The people around Fu Xuanmo are quite good. Even the girl is so good-looking, and she looks a bit familiar."
Hearing him calling Fu Shen by his first name, Zhao Jin quickly guessed that he was not an ordinary person, and said seriously: "The third master is sleeping. This young master would like to have a cup of tea in the side room."
"I remembered," Xu Xing clapped his hands suddenly, pointed at Zhao Jin and asked, "Have you ever stayed in Jinyun City?"
The experience in Jinyun City was not pleasant for Zhao Yan, especially the part between her and Fu Shen, which made her feel embarrassed when she was alone with Fu Shen. Now there is an unknown person who she has met in Jinyun City.
She, Zhao Jin, looked at him warily, fearing that he would say something unpleasant.
Unexpectedly, the man just looked at her and said nothing. This silence aroused Sao Ye's doubts even more, and he turned around and asked, "Were you in Jinyun City at that time?"
"I'll go before you and Third Master." Although Xu Xing stared at Zhao Jin, he said the same thing to Sao Ye.
Sao Ye looked strange, but he couldn't directly ask Zhao Jian what happened in front of him, so he stood aside with a slumped face and watched the two of them flirting with each other.
In the upper room, Huan Ci breathed a sigh of relief and lay lazily on the bed, staring at Fu Shen as he turned over, put on his clothes and walked outside.
Fu Shen saw Xu Xing on the verandah as soon as he opened the door. He narrowed his eyes and looked at him, then waved to the maid beside him: "Go get a basin of water."
After saying that, he closed the door, leaving the people in the yard alone looking at each other.
A quarter of an hour later, Fu Shen dressed neatly and left the house. Before leaving, he did not forget to tell his servants: "Serve her well and let her drink the medicine later."
Xu Xing watched the man approach step by step and joked: "Xuanmo is so lucky, he even has a child now."
"What's the news?" Fu Shen was too lazy to talk nonsense and led him to the side room.
This time, Huan Ci was covered in sweat, so she had some water brought for her to take a bath. Now she felt much more comfortable, and she wasn't as dizzy as when she got up early.
After getting dressed, she opened the window in the house to get some air, and then she discovered that there were guests in the yard.
Xu Xing was about to leave when he suddenly saw someone standing by the window, looking at her curiously. Fu Shen followed his line of sight and walked slowly to the window: "Why are you up?"
"I'm so bored." Huan Ci whispered, and the man in his peripheral vision slowly approached.
Xu Xing stood not far from her and bowed his hands to her: "I've met my sister-in-law."
"Who is this?"
"The son of Xu Shangshu is Xu Xing, whose courtesy name is Ziyou." Fu Shen said from the side.
Huan Ci nodded in understanding. Xu Shangshu was the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment. He had interacted with Fu Shen several times when he was in the capital. Huan Ci had met him once, but he had never met Mr. Xu.
Xu Xing had heard of Huan Ci's name for a long time. He had known Fu Shen for more than two years, but this was the first time he met this woman who was closely involved with him.
Huan Ci smiled politely at him and politely left him to eat here.
"No need, he has something to do." Fu Shen spoke for him first.
Xu Xing smiled and nodded. Zong Zhenglu was still waiting, and he didn't dare to waste any more time.
After the three of them chatted for a while, Huan Ci went out to see him off in person. After he left, Huan Ci looked at Fu Shen uneasily: "Is it just a few days?"
The man nodded and looked at the sky in all directions.
Five days later——
Due to the impeachment of the courtiers, the current prime minister Fu Shen was dismissed from his position. Emperor Zong Zhenglu went to Jizhou in person to greet the prime minister Wei Yang who had resigned three years ago.
Wei Yang has been away from the court for three years, but there are still many of his people in the court. His return has ignited the hopes of those who opposed the reform in the court, but they did not expect that Wei Yang did not oppose the reform, but supported it very much.
The new emperor's approach.
When the imperial edict to dismiss the prime minister arrived, Huan Ci and Fu Shen were planning the affairs of the academy together. Both of them were very calm when they heard the news, and there were even bags they had already packed next to them.
With this imperial edict, they could get up and return to Bingzhou as soon as possible. However, Huan Ci knew that Fu Shen was only leaving temporarily, and he would definitely continue to keep an eye on every move in the court.
The imperial edict was issued in the morning, and Kong Lin and Li Jinxiu came over at noon. She and Fu Shen were eating at that time, and they specially asked the cook to cook some delicious dishes today. They were both surprised when they came in, and Li Jinxiu frowned.
He was so tight: "Brother Fu, how can you still eat?"
"Do we still need to go on a hunger strike?" Huan Ci replied. Then he ordered his servants to bring two pairs of bowls and chopsticks for them to sit and eat together.
Kong Lin looked around the room: "Are you ready to leave?"
"Leave early tomorrow morning," Huan Ci said.
Fu Shen always had a slight smile on his face and ordered the kitchen to add a few more dishes.
"Why do I see that instead of being sad, you are a little happy?" Li Jinxiu hadn't eaten yet, so he sat down and ate with them without any courtesy.
Taking this opportunity, Huan Ci hurriedly said: "There is something I haven't told you yet. Amo and I are planning to open an academy in Bingzhou. There are still a few gentlemen missing. I wonder if you know anyone who can take up this responsibility?"
"Academy?" Li Jinxiu turned around and looked at Kong Lin, "Bingzhou Academy?"
The four people in the room except Kong Lin all attended Bingzhou Academy. Although Kong Lin had never been there, he had heard of the name of Bingzhou Academy. However, wars had occurred frequently in the past two years, and Huan Yuan, the founder of the academy, had
After his death, and Huan Ci's uncle moved his family to the south, the academy had not held classes for a long time, and all the gentlemen had dispersed.
"I have sent people to renovate the academy and use the open space at the back. The preservation is better than the original academy. As long as it is reopened, there will be no shortage of students, but there will be a shortage of teachers." Huan Ci said.
Kong Lin took a few steps forward and said in a deep voice: "When I was in Yongzhou, I worked as a housekeeper in a family's house. Their eldest son Tang An was very knowledgeable and well-known in Yongzhou. He and I had a good relationship.
. He once said that he didn’t want to be an official, but just wanted to be a teacher. If you think it’s okay, I’ll give him a revised book and see what he thinks?”
"This is really great. I'd like to thank you here first. Don't worry, we won't treat him badly. I will also write a letter later to tell him about the situation of the academy in detail, and then tell him what we have done.
If he is interested in coming to Bingzhou directly, that's the condition," Huan Ci said hurriedly.
These words inevitably reminded Li Jinxiu of the days when he was studying in the academy. He said with emotion: "If I were not busy anymore, I would really like to go back to the academy to have a look. Many of my classmates at that time are missing now. It is really a pity." He said
He raised his eyes and looked at Huan Ci: "Many of the gentlemen at that time had some contacts with our family, and some of the officials in Bingzhou were also able to teach. I can try to write to them."
"I can't thank you enough for your kindness." Huan Ci suddenly felt his heart congested.
They had helped her a lot in the past two months, especially when Fu Shen was away, they helped with many things big and small that she couldn't take care of.
