bookrebus Chapter 59 The bastard in ancient times who wanted to concentrate on his career 23
Chapter 59 The bastard in ancient times who wanted to concentrate on his career 23
After receiving the warning from his elder brother, Yuan Xi nodded obediently, then waved his hand to help him change his clothes, obediently admitting his mistake and acting rebelliously.
Not wanting to be nagged, Yuan Xi took the initiative to take out a bunch of things from the space and put them on the table, "Brother, what kind of gifts do you think we should give, and how many masters are there in the Hou Mansion? How many things should be given? These are the gifts. Sorry, brother."
"Can I still count on you? According to the family motto, after the death of the previous Marquis Yongning, the Marquis Mansion was divided. The eldest brother, who is now the Marquis, inherited the title; the second brother was a concubine and was released to the capital. He is currently not in Yan. Beijing; Sanfang is the younger brother of Lord Marquis, who is a compatriot of his mother. He joined the army at the border, and his whole family is at the border and has not returned for a long time."
"So the current serious masters of the Marquis Mansion include the old lady, the Marquis, the madam, five legitimate children and seven concubine children, a total of fifteen people. Just prepare fifteen gifts."
Song Zhiyi had a good idea and asked Yuan Xi to take out all the things he had prepared at home before going out, and he picked them carefully.
The luggage in their car was only a small part hidden from others, and most of the things were in Yuan Xi's hands. Of course, until now, other members of the Song family have always believed that Yuan Xi had a secret, but Yuan Xi did not explain it and just let them make up their minds.
The next moment, Song Zhiyi regretted it. At this time, there was nowhere in the room except where they were standing.
"I don't remember there being so many things, right?"
"Oh, that was just the beginning. The others were added one after another. Before I knew it, there were so many." Yuan Xi pointed to the pile of packed gift boxes and said, "That pile was originally made by my mother. Prepared gifts.”
He pointed to the pile next to him again, "This was given to us by my mother for the road two days before departure, that one was prepared by my father, and that one was prepared by my mother, that one was prepared by Aunt Ming, and then there were the second brother, The eldest sister, the third brother, and the second sister.”
"besides……"
"Stop, stop, stop, big brother knows, thank you for your hard work, fourth brother."
Song Zhiyi interrupted Yuan Xi and continued to count down. Looking at the things in the room, he had nowhere to start. I couldn't help but sigh that it was convenient to take my fourth brother out with me, otherwise what would I do with so many things? Why don't you trick your fourth brother into coming with you next time you go out?
Yuan Xi didn't know what was going on in his elder brother's mind, so he put away all the other things, leaving behind a pile of gifts that were obviously meant for giving away.
main courtyard.
Mrs. Hou is sitting at the top, and on the chair on the right are the eldest son of the Hou family, Song Zhuxian, and his wife Qiu Rongyue.
Zhuxian of Song Dynasty was a scholar in the previous class and is currently a scholar of the Hanlin Academy. Today he was resting, and guests just arrived, and he also wanted to meet Brother Song Zhiyi, who might become his colleague in the future. Especially Song Yuanxi, I heard that he won the imperial examination at the age of thirteen. This talent is enviable.
Today is a time of peace and prosperity, with no war inside and outside. The court needs civilian officials to govern the world. Many nobles are in the process of transformation. However, it is not easy to take the imperial examination. It requires thousands of troops to cross a single-plank bridge, so very few have succeeded in transformation. The Yongning Marquis Mansion was successfully transformed. The crown prince (the future heir to the Marquis Mansion) passed the Jinshi examination and successfully landed.
"Madam, the two young masters are here."
"Please come in quickly."
After a while, Song Zhiyi walked in with Yuan Xi.
The eyes of the three people in the room lit up, and their first impression was very good. At a glance, one can be seen as a gentle and gentle gentleman, while the other is a fairy-like person who does not look like an ordinary person.
"Look, these two brothers are really outstanding. Are they getting married?"
Mrs. Hou is eager to become a matchmaker.
Song Zhiyi was a little embarrassed and shy when he heard this, "Mrs. Hui Hou, no."
Yuan Xi just pretended not to understand. He also didn't expect that Mrs. Hou would be so enthusiastic about getting married the first time they met. Is this a common problem among elders in the world? Moreover, he is only fifteen and will not turn sixteen until his birthday next year. He is still a child.
Song Zhuxian coughed lightly and reminded his mother to restrain herself. There is no reason to ask about someone's marriage at first sight.
Mrs. Hou put away the eager expression on her face and returned to her dignified and generous posture, "We are all a family. What do you call Mrs. Hou? Just call me aunt according to seniority."
The two looked at each other and called aunt.
Mrs. Hou happily agreed, "These two are my eldest son and daughter-in-law. Just call me cousin and cousin-in-law."
Both parties are of the same age, and Song Zhuxian was a Jinshi in the previous year. As a person who has passed the examination, Song Zhiyi has gained a lot from imparting some experience in the joint examination. As a result, while chatting, the topic changed and turned into a teaching test.
After some research, Song Zhuxian also understood the level of the two of them, "Zhiyi has solid knowledge. Next, we need to pay more attention to the preferences of next year's examiner. I have several articles written by Master Han Shuo in my study. I will let them know later." Send it to Songtaoyuan and take a closer look."
Mrs. Hou and Qiu Rongyue were relieved when they heard Song Zhuxian's words. Song Zhiyi was very sure of passing the Jinshi examination.
"Thanks for the advice, cousin."
"You're welcome. We're all a family. With your knowledge, it's only a matter of time that you pass the exam. It's just that Yuan Xi still needs to wait a little longer. He's not very young. I believe that with your talent, it's a matter of time. This time I'll try It doesn’t matter if you give it a try next time, recognize your shortcomings, check for deficiencies, and make up for them, and you’ll have a greater chance of winning next time.”
Yuan Xi spent time in cultivation in the past few years. He occasionally read books to cultivate his sentiments, and also read other books. In addition to memorizing the books for the imperial examination, his deep understanding was naturally inferior to painstaking concentration. The elder brother of Yan.
"Thank you cousin, but I don't plan to finish this year."
He wants to be a Taoist priest but not a Jinshi. Why should he suffer this? It was such a big place to stay for several days and nights. There were soldiers patrolling from time to time, and there were people on the opposite side. He couldn't even enter the space and almost suffocated him to death.
"That's fine. You're still young. It's better to wait until the next session. I have some excellent wolf-hair pens. The bristles are fine and smooth, and the writing is smooth and easy. I'll give them to you two as a meeting gift."
"Then I, as an elder, can't lag behind. Qingsuo went to the warehouse to get two good inkstones."
Then Qiu Rongyue also gave a meeting gift.
"At this time, the old lady should have finished worshiping the Buddha. Let's go to Rongshou Hall to meet the old lady."
A group of people went to Rongshou Hall to see the old lady again.
The old lady was kind-hearted and praised the two juniors endlessly. However, the old lady was old. After greeting them for a while and giving them a greeting gift, she asked them to leave.
After a visit, Yuan Xi and the two returned to Songtaoyuan to take stock and found that they had made a profit.
Except for a beauty and beauty package (Baihua Pills, Jade Cream) that Li Wanqing specially told to give to Mrs. Hou, the other gifts were quite satisfactory. After all, it was completely unnecessary to compare with the Hou Mansion in terms of wealth, and the gift was not rude.