Extra one

It's another year of comparison. This year, Huguang's performance is unprecedentedly better, and it is an extremely fat and rich year.

There have long been seven or eight small courtyards by the lake behind the Qingfeng Tower. At that time, the fifth prince dominated the back lake. After he got married, he almost never came back. The shopkeeper was distressed that the beauty of the lake and could not make money day by day. He looked for an opportunity to talk to Princess Funing and got the permission to open the back lake ban and built seven or eight small courtyards along the lake. Now this Seven or eight small courtyards are the most beloved and elegant places in the capital.

In one of the small courtyards, eight or nine men in brocade sat around a round table in the water pavilion near the lake. This is the Jinshi newly picked by Huguang this year. A table is listening attentively to a middle-aged man with a happy face sitting at the bottom.

"...Let's talk about Jiang Xiang first. Jiang Xiang was born as the champion and became a Chinese scholar in his 30s. He has been the prime minister for ten years now. It's really unprecedented!"

"Jiang Xiang is the flagpole of our scholars," a young man in his twenties and a white-faced Jinshi said admiringly, "Nothing else, that posture, it's really like a fairy coming down to earth!"

"To talk about style," the middle-aged man laughed: "It is said that the literature and martial arts of the whole dynasty are blessed. The prince and Jiang Xiang are both immortal-like figures. The idle people's tabloids in the capital also specially commented that the prince's style is natural, which is better than beautiful and noble. Although Jiang Xiangtian's posture is slightly worse, his temperament is slightly better than that of the prince Tsinghua, and he is actually not the best!" The new Jinshi full of tables laughed.

"Let's continue to talk about Jiang Xiang. Jiang Xiangxiu is cautious and independent, and his personal morality is excellent, and he can't pick out any problems!"

"I heard that the two sons and daughters of Jiang's mansion are illegitimate students in the north..."

"Shh!" The middle-aged man hurriedly motioned to the silent voice of Jinshi: "This is a nonsense. Don't mention another word in the future. Listen to me and you will know that these two children are twins adopted on the road when Jiang Xiang returned to Beijing from the north. His son Jiang Dalang has been studying with Jiang Xiang with the son of Prince Funing since he was a child. Jiang Although the prince is as powerful as water and fire, Jiang Dalang and the prince are good... I heard that they have paid homage, and this is fine. That is, a few days ago, the official family was in charge. The girl, Mrs. Jiang, was awarded to the son of Prince Funing, and it will be a gift in a few days. Tell me, can this pair of twins be discussed casually? " There was amazement during the banquet, and the middle-aged man smiled and said, "Prince Funing and Jiang Xiang are not at peace. The officials have a headache. This abruptly pinched the two into their children's in-laws!"

"I heard that the princess of Prince Funing's Palace is not simple?"

"Hmm!" The admiration on the face of the middle-aged man cannot be described: "This princess, surnamed Li, was born in the Duke of Yongguo Mansion. Her father is also a fairy like Jiang Xiang. Have you heard of the tragedy of the Duke of Yongguo Mansion in those years?" Some people nodded at the banquet, but most of them shook their heads. The middle-aged man detailed the tragedy of the Duke of Yongguo in those years: "Alas! After her grandmother died, the big shopkeeper fell into the well. A 13 or 14-year-old girl, who put aside ordinary people, had long been calculated to have no bones, but..." The middle-aged man stopped halfway, stood up and turned around the windows and doors, came back and laughed, "Don't talk about this, the princess is an inner house woman, and we It's too rude to make comments. Besides, it's also a violation of etiquette.

"It's okay to talk about it!" A table of people was listening to the rise. Seeing that the middle-aged man was about to stop talking, he hurriedly urged. The middle-aged man shook his head with a smile: "This is the second taboo I want to tell you. The brothers and sisters of Jiang's mansion can't talk nonsense, let alone the princess of Prince Funing's Mansion can't talk nonsense. For this reason... I'll say what I can. The first one, the princess's dowry, I'm afraid no one has heard of it, right? The people at the table nodded together with a smile: "Who doesn't know!"

" Even this Qingfeng Tower is the princess's property." The middle-aged man pointed to the newly blooming lotus and sparkling lake: "The princess has a rich dowry and is kind-hearted. Now the righteousness all over the world is said to be the empress. In fact, it is the princess who made the silver, not to mention the capital. Because of this, I don't know elsewhere. In this capital, the princess is highly respected by the people, saying that the king When the concubine gossips, maybe someone will choke with you. This is one or two, the princess and the prince are deeply in love, and the prince is extremely protective of their shortcomings, so it is more to offend the princess than to offend the prince. Third, Jiang Xiang came from the school of Xu University. Xu University has a family of three tripods. Bangyan married Jiang Xiang's direct sister, and Tan Hualang married Jiang Xiang's cousin and the little lady of Nanning County Royal Mansion. This Nanning County Wangfu's little lady has been friends with Princess Funing since childhood, even more than her direct sisters. Jiang Xiang's sister and princess are also excellent handkerchiefs. Jiao, the Duke Wu's wife, who now leads the North Road Army, and the princess are also like sisters. The princess regards the old lady of the Qingjiang Marquis Mansion as her mother, and the old lady of the Qingjiang Marquis Mansion is the direct sister of Xu University..." The middle-aged man called and almost stunned the table full of new subjects: "So, isn't this princess stepping on Jiang Xiang? One faction and the prince's faction?"

"Is this it?" The middle-aged man crossed his legs and smiled mysteriously and did not answer. A new scholar with a white beard in the seat interrupted and asked, "I heard that Feng Yuan from Zhejiang South Road got Jiang Xiangqing's eyes by relying on a painting. What on earth is this painting?"

"This..." The middle-aged man was embarrassed and scratched his earlobe and grinned with a toothache: "You listen to it. Just take it as drunken words, but don't take it seriously!"

"Quickly! Say it quickly!" Everyone's eyes were shining and urging. The middle-aged man leaned forward to the middle of the table and lowered his voice, "What got Jiang Xiang's eyes was not the painting. It is said that the painting was extremely ordinary and favored by Jiang Xiang was a line of words written on the painting!" The middle-aged man was very good at talking. At the critical moment, he stopped and took a few sips of tea in the cup. Seeing that everyone looked anxious, he continued to say, "It's two old poems: take the flowers and look back lazily, half-yuan cultivation and half-yuan king!" After the middle-aged man finished reading, a table of Jinshi, you look at me, I look at you, all stunned.

"This matter should not be studied in detail, not in detail! Ha! Ah? Ha ha!" The middle-aged man laughed a few times: "Then let's talk about the important things. Our official family is a rare Taoist king in a hundred years. The quietness of this harem is also rare in a hundred years. Several princes and princesses are all after the season. This is one. Prince Funing will not talk about it. There is only one princess in the house."

"I heard that he is afraid of the inside?" The youngest Jinshi interrupted with a curious face, and the middle-aged man laughed a few times: "Well... The princess was chosen by the previous emperor himself. Be careful!" The men at the table looked at each other with a clear face. The middle-aged man smiled and coughed and continued, "If you want to get close to Prince Funing, you have to be careful in this backyard. If you want to get close to Jiang Xiang..." The middle-aged man protracted his voice: "Last month, He Qing, a new member of the Ministry of the Ministry of Work, was assigned to dig silver mines in Beijing. Did you say that? People who know this matter are unwilling to say more, and it is normal for you not to know it. He Qing was born in the last period. He was born in poverty and was an orphan. He relied on his wife Liu's embroidery to support his livelihood. At the age of 40, he won the Jinshi. After two years, he went through the door of Zuo Quan, a servant of the Ministry of Industry, and chose Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Industry. Because Liu is over 40 years old, He Qing has to divorce his wife and marry another marriage. Liu is fierce and takes over. The book handed over the certificate, and I didn't know what to go, but actually told Jiang Xiang. According to Liu Shi, she was pregnant with a child at the beginning. This first child earned a lot of money to prepare for He Qing's travel expenses because of embroidery work overnight. She was too tired and had a miscarried. After a miscarry, no one lost her recuperation without money, and her body was so seriously injured that she can't give birth so far. Raising, now He Qing divorces his wife and marries another wife, she has only one way to die.

"This Liu family is pitiful. If this is the case, she should have had a concubine for He Qing a long time ago. Why didn't you think of this?" Someone interrupted, and the middle-aged man smiled and did not answer, but continued, "It is said that this case was personally judged by Jiang Xiang, and as you said, He Qing is understandable for his children, but on the first hand, Liu is a bad wife, and secondly, He Qing can concentrate on studying for many years, thanks to Liu's support, this situation can't be returned, so he sent He Qing to Beijing. Daoyin Mine has been mining for ten years to repay Liu's suffering.

"Ten years?" There was an exclamation on the table: "How can He Qing come back?"

The middle-aged man shook off the folding fan and shook it pleasantly and said, "He Qing's property and salary have been awarded to Liu. Everyone, think about it. Jiang Xiang and the prince, in terms of kindness and amiableness, they are naturally Jiang Xiang. In terms of fierce methods, they are also Jiang Xiang. The choice between these changes only depends on your fate! That's all for today. Xiaoke still has to gossip with the nobles of Zhejiang Road and say goodbye first. If you have anything to do, just come and find Xiaoke. We will be familiar with each other twice, and then you will find Xiaoke. Xiaoke will give you a 20% discount on this talk. It's only eight taels of silver in an hour, which is very cost-effective! All right, goodbye." As the middle-aged man spoke, he stood up and arched his hands. The new nobles arched their hands absent-mindedly and made their own ideas.

Outside the Qingfeng Building, an indinolain car was passing by the festive door. The curtain hung a corner. Jiang Hong was dressed in a long gown of the temple, sitting in the car, holding a roll of books in his hand and looking up at the Qingfeng Tower slightly. That year's scene seemed to be singing in his ears again. When he laughed at the people in the play, he did not know that he was also a person in the play...