Chapter 16 The Four Gentlemen of Shengjing

"If you want to talk about the four gentlemen of Shengjing, our family is famous, because our Li family occupies two of the four gentlemen!"

On the way home, Si Yan proudly told others about the exclusive secret report of the four gentlemen in the capital. The proud look and proud face, as if he was also on the list. He glanced at everyone, and everyone else was waiting for Wanhua, who was used to his storytural tone. Especially Shaohua, like a learning baby, sits very seriously and waits for Si Yan's lecture.

"In the capital, if someone doesn't know who the four gentlemen are, it's ridiculous. In addition, the four princes, four young masters and four talents mentioned outside are all false names. Compared with the four gentlemen, they are completely witches. Because of the name of these four gentlemen, what the emperor said personally on the temple, not anyone can be called the four gentlemen. Although there is no royal gift, the golden words are passed down by the ministers, even if there is no reward, it is already a great honor.

Because of this name, the threshold of the Li family was almost flattened by the matchmakers.

"What are the four gentlemen?" Yan Sui was confused.

"In addition to the eldest brother and the second brother, there are also the princes of the Three Kings Mansion and the young master of Xingyong Bo Mansion, who are called the four gentlemen." He made a sound to solve the puzzle.

"That's right! At that time, the eldest brother and the second brother were admitted to the first school in the same year, and the eldest brother also took the exam in the same year as the son of the Three Kings Mansion. Although he only got the second-class ranking, you should know that the children of this prince and nobleman have never been able to get an official position without scientific examination. The prince not only studied in the scientific examination, but also got such a ranking, not to mention how glorious the third prince's face was. Today, the emperor is such a compatriot brother as the third prince, and the prince is the only son. It can be imagined that the prince's status is rich and noble. The emperor specially named the youngest daughter of General Dingxi as a princess, that is, my sister-in-law's own sister, and betrothed her to the prince. Si Yan is very familiar with the stories of the streets and alleys of the capital. If he wants to open up, he is afraid that the story will not be finished after three days and nights. It's a pity..."

"What's a pity?" Yan Sui's impassioned tone turned down sharply, and her mood also became anxious.

"It's a pity that such a shocking beauty, with a thin face, died on the way to Beijing not long ago." Si Yan held his heart in pain and exaggerated: "It is said that this beauty is a flower in northern Sichuan, which is rare in the world. I have seen it once, when my big brother got married. At that time, she was not yet beautiful, but she was already beautiful.

Si Yan's face was full of regret, as if he had lost the treasures of the world. He shook his head and sighed.

Shaohua bowed her head silently. She wanted to say that in fact, she was not dead, but lived beside them with a different identity. But if you say so, I'm afraid it will scare them. Listening to Si Yan repeating the old things, Shaohua couldn't help but fall into meditation.

However, Yan Sui beside him bulged his face, and the boss looked unhappy. He pushed Si Yan and pulled him back to sober.

"How old are you when the eldest brother is married? Even if the concubine is alive, she is older than you. Don't think about it." Yan Sui hummed angrily.

Si Yan glanced at her and grinned dissatisfiedly: "You don't understand. This beauty has nothing to do with age. Thinking about her sister-in-law, she is already like a flower and jade. If the imperial concubine is alive, it should be beautiful, ah! Oh, what are you doing with me!" Si Yan rubbed his arm in pain and stared at Yan Sui anignantly. Yan Sui said unhappily, "Just now, the fifth sister asked you that you were the fourth gentleman. Where did you think of?"

"Yan Sui, don't be presumptuous." Yichen admoned his sister in a low voice.

Yan Sui's face was unhappy, but she didn't dare to make up, so she had to bow her head.

Seeing that Yan Sui was scolded, Si Yan quickly talked with Yichen: "Cousin Yichen, don't be so serious. It's not that you don't know that Yan Sui and I grew up. It doesn't matter, and there are no outsiders here. He made a grimace at Yan Sui and made her smile, "among these four gentlemen, Yan Kaizhi, the eldest young master of Xingyongbo's mansion, is an exception. He did not participate in the scientific examination and could not inherit the title. In other words, he was just a prince's bodyguard."

"Why can't you inherit the title?" Yan Sui couldn't hide her words and interrupted a question when she thought of a question.

"This is because..." Si Yan was interrupted by Yan Sui three or twice and couldn't find the order in which he spoke.

Yichen habitually scolded his sister, "Yan Sui, don't ask. If you don't look at the third sister and fifth sister, how can you be so unruly?"

"That's because they all know it. I don't know. Naturally, I have to ask." Yan Sui was respectful and afraid of his brother and did not dare to contradict him, but he was unwilling.

"That's because Xing Yongbo was originally just a general who was killed by traitors and framed against the enemy and betrayed the country. At that time, Longyan was furious and copied his property in Beijing and was not allowed to return to Beijing. Yan Kaizhi risked his life alone and went to the north of Sichuan and asked General Dingxi to come forward to clear his father's grievances. Soon after, Empress Duanming died, and it was said that her uncle cast private silver and recruited private soldiers in the palace. Due to the period of national mourning, blood could not be seen. A total of more than 300 people of the Wang family, together with their immediate relatives, were dismissed and deported from Beijing. He also ordered three generations not to go to Beijing and not to be an official for ten years. Shaohua is brilliant, and its sound is as good as if the master is taking a book, and his back is like a stream. With the help of the imperial noble concubine, Yan Kaizhi submitted a petition jointly with hundreds of generals and finally cleared his father's grievances. The emperor's decree was posthumously awarded the title of Xing Yongbo, and another house and field were given to be buried on the spot.

The more Shaohua said, the more he raised his eyebrows and looked radiant. Everyone was scared by her impassioned tone. Wan Hua's mouth moved and his face was a little embarrassed. Although others were suspicious, they were infected by her expression and couldn't help breathing in and concentration.

"Although, he refused to inherit the title and was unwilling to inherit the glory and wealth exchanged for his father's unjust death, and was determined to earn the title by himself. The emperor was greatly moved. Although he was allowed to petition, he did not take back the reward of the mansion. Instead, he was allowed to enter the palace to read for the second prince and be a close bodyguard.

Shaohua didn't notice it at all. When he said he was excited, he clenched his fists and did not hide his admiration on his face.

"What a fool!" After the silence of the room, Yan Sui softly broke the calm and provoked Shaohua's unhappy eyes, "Don't have a good title, what kind of bodyguard are you going to do?"

"How can you say that!" Shaohua immediately reacted and followed closely: "Although Ronghua is rich and noble, it is exchanged for his father's injustice. Like him, he is backbone and upright."

She can't forget that she met Yan Kaizhi at the beginning of that year. Her green appearance is the perseverance and practice that adults may not have. That heartbeat feeling, even a glimpse, is enough to remember for a lifetime.

"I'm just talking about it. Why is the fifth sister so excited?" Yan Sui looked over with gossipy eyes, but saw Shaohua calm and suddenly confused.

"How did the fifth sister know so clearly?" Si Yan was a little depressed. At the time of the incident, Shaohua should have been just a naive child. How could he know so much?

As soon as Shaohua was about to speak, the palm of her hand was suddenly caught, and she was shocked. He turned his head and saw that Wan Hua's face was not good. He moved his mouth and answered for her, "She just listened to my grandfather a lot since she was a child, so she wrote it down." Shaohua wanted to open his mouth again. Wanhua pinched her hand tighter, reluctantly pulled it out and smiled at her, and said to her, "Well, don't say much. Grandfather is old, and he won't know how much he remembers talking about it. Don't be obedient and spread the word, and make trouble for no reason.

Si Yan also nodded when he heard this. It is reasonable that he is older than Shaohua and grew up in the capital, and Yan Kaizhi and Li Sijin are still old friends. There is no reason why Shaohua knows more than him, but if he listens to the old man's gossip, he will give up. After all, if there are too many people to talk about it, it is not sure whether it is true or not.

"What the third sister said makes sense. Outsiders don't talk much about Queen Duanming and her uncle, and they are afraid of strangers. It's okay if you know. Don't talk too much." Si Yan said this to Yan Sui. Yan Sui opened her mouth, but let Yichen stare down. She puffed her cheeks and did not answer.

The atmosphere in one room suddenly cooled down, but the carriage soon returned home.

Yan Sui said that she was going to her yard to celebrate today, and Si Yan proposed that if she stayed for a few days, it would not be too late for everyone to celebrate together. Yan Sui thought the proposal was good, and Wanhua also recovered and was preparing to send them back to Biwuxuan. Before halfway, he saw the book hurriedly guard halfway. When he saw them coming back, he greeted them excitedly.

Wan Hua settled down and was about to open his mouth to rebuke the book, and the book whispered in her ear first. Wanhua's face changed slightly, and he quickly calmed down and said to everyone, "It's good for Silang to send Yan Sui's sister. Wu Niang and I went to Xiyuan, and my mother called us to stay for dinner."

Everyone nodded to show their understanding, and then said goodbye to them and left separately.

"Sister, what happened?" Shaohua felt that something was wrong with Wanhua's face, so he grabbed her hand and walked forward quickly.

Wanhua paused for a moment, looked at Shaohua's eyes a little strange, and said seriously, "Wuniang, I don't care if you have hive been suffering from hives, but you have to remember that you don't think about what you don't have. Do you know?"

She was indeed scared by Shaohua just now. Her expression and expression were exactly like a stranger.

Although she is not very familiar with this sister, she has seen her several times, and has never been as strange as just now, as if she has changed. I heard from Cui's mother that during his "illness" period, Shaohua's epiletic disease was like a different person, and his words and actions were so strange that it was scary. Another time, he said that he was the princess of Anxi, but everyone knew that the princess of Anxi had been incorporated. Hearing such unlucky words, Ling immediately asked people to do several water and land dojos before resting down.

Shaohua's heart was slightly sore, but he didn't expect Wanhua to think she was sick. But you can't blame Wanhua. Who will believe that she is not the original Shaohua?

She secretly pinched herself, pulled away her smiling face and said, "I know, I won't do it in the future." Wanhua was relieved and asked, "What's the matter with your mother calling us so urgently?"

Wanhua looked at Shaohua again and saw her smiling face before his heart settled down. But when he thought of Ling, he frowned again, "What else can I do? Aunt Su must be playing tricks again!" With that, he didn't forget his steps, and Shaohua was so tired that he followed him for a trot.

"What's wrong with Aunt Su?" Shouldn't you fall ill in **? Is it possible to get well so soon?

"Every time my mother and father quarrel, they can't leave her behind them." Wan Hua said indignantly.

Ling's mouth is fast, and he is close to Li Xunzhuo's impatiable son, which is dry firewood. It's a pity that other people's homes are thunderous and fire, turning war into jade and silk, while Li Xunzhuo and his wife attacked the fire with fire, and both sides were injured.