Xuandong's Notes

As the day of the visit was approaching, Uncle Qi was so excited that he could barely sleep at night, reliving the scenes of the meeting over and over again in his mind. In order to make the reality conform to his imagination, he worked tirelessly and personally for all matters related to the visit.

Three days later, Lou Qianxian finally saw this uncle whom he had never met before.As tall and thin as he imagined, with sword-shaped eyebrows slanting into the temples, deep pupils, lips pulled into a line, and the corners of the mouth drooping downwards, it gives people a severe feeling at first sight.Accompanying him is his wife, Chen Shi, who still has a charming face, and his only son, Lou Qianruo, who looks like a crown of jade.

Lou Qingyi looked at Lou Qianxian without saying a word, the grooves on his face were extremely deep, and the movement of squinting his eyes was involved to the extreme.After a long while, he raised his hand to tick, and Lou Qianruo took out a document from the government from his sleeve and handed it to Lou Qianxian. He couldn't help but glance at Luo Lan, shivered, and suppressed it.

Lou Qingyi stroked his beard, "I have already discussed with the government, and I will supervise you until you reach adulthood." After a pause, he glanced at Luo Lan unkindly, and insinuated, "You can rest assured, I am very responsible for my brother's career." I'm not interested, but I just can't see people with ulterior motives deceiving you when you are young and ignorant, eating away the inheritance left by your brother."

Lou Qianxian was silent for a long time, then slowly raised his eyes, seeing that he was about to have an attack.Luo Lan's gentle hand, Shi Yi, just grasped it, squeezed it gently, and the little beast in Lou Qianxian's heart died down in an instant, smoothing its fur was extremely comfortable, and it hummed.Luo Lan nodded to Uncle Qi who was sitting on pins and needles, "His guests arrange a room."

Luo Lan's compromise made Lou Qingyi even more arrogance, because he usually has a dignified look, those who don't know can't help but be convinced, he said, "Since Lou Qianxian personally appointed you to manage the inheritance, and you are arrogant about the rise and fall, it is naturally inconvenient for us to mix it with you." And, the public expenses will be handed over to my wife to take care of them from now on, so as to ensure that Lou Qianxian's life will be worry-free."

In any case, during this meeting, they touched each other's swords very unfriendlyly, and finally ended with a final decision on the day when Lou Tsingyi would become the master.

Lou Qianxian followed behind Luo Lan, he couldn't guess and judge Luo Lan's motives, but he never considered questioning and interrogating Luo Lan.Even if it is a monstrous disaster, once Luo Lan is the one who caused it, he will be happy.

When Lou Qingyi became the master, he was extravagant, wishing to teach the world to know his blood relationship with Lou Qianxian.Fortunately, in the days that followed, the operation of the building continued as before. At most, life was a little more exciting—except for Lou Tsingyi’s family of three, there were three or four maidservants and servants, and five or six people in the courtyard—a cold and lonely building. There was a lot of noise at night, and Uncle Qi comforted him, as if he had seen Mr. Lou still alive, reunited and harmonious.

One late night, Lou Qianxian was going back to his room to change clothes after school, but unexpectedly, Lou Qingyi was alone, waiting in Lou Qianxian's last corridor.Different from Lou Qianxian's astonishment, Lou Qingyi was calm and composed, obviously premeditated.Lou Qingyi borrowed a book from Lou Qianxian to read, but Lou Qianxian reluctantly obeyed.The thick stack of books was inspected carefully by Lou Qingyi. The first ones were "Taiping Guangji" and "Youyang Miscellaneous Notes", which are low-level entertainment books. Chinese history has thousands of years, and poetry is supreme. Or it is a travel novel, which is undoubtedly a few grades lower than it.

The uncle looked joking, and turned down patiently. Later, when he saw the famous works of Sanxuan—"Lao", "Zhuang", and "Book of Changes"—he looked a little slower, and still had a sharp mocking demeanor. He lowered his eyelids and pretended to reprimand His vision focused on Lou Qianxian, "Do you know that Wei, Jin and Six Dynasties talked about harming the country?"

Lou Qianxian nodded.

Lou Qingyi returned the book to Lou Qianxian as if throwing it away, and said to Uncle Qi in his heart, "From tomorrow onwards, I will let Ruo'er go to school for Xian'er. My son's job as a teacher is still more than enough."

Uncle Qi was ecstatic and thanked Lou Qingyi on his behalf.

Speaking of which, Lou Qianruo is indeed a character.At the age of 20 years, he was admitted to Juren. It can be said that his official career is prosperous and his future is bright.Lou Qianxian's career in business is a very popular career for many people, but since ancient times, merchants have always been notorious for being associated with cunning and cunning, exploiting the poor and lowly.On the one hand, Lou Qingyi is jealous of his eldest brother's wealth, and on the other hand, he despises his dirty business. Therefore, he wholeheartedly raises his beloved son to become a talent.

Lou Qingyi is well educated, Lou Qianruo has learned a lot since he was a child, and has superb singing and dancing skills, especially good at stereotyped essays. It can be said that he is not inferior to Mr. Jia Jianhe.He was released from high school at a young age, and his teachers and classmates never begrudged their praise, and they all placed high hopes on him.With Lou Qianruo's talent and learning, he is naturally not willing to stop at juren, for the triennial examination next year, Lou Qianruo has been planning for a long time.The so-called ten-year cold window has no one to ask, and I hope that once a high school Jinshi, it will shine on the lintel.

Lou Qianruo respects his teachers, loves his parents, and apart from his insignificant hobbies, he seems to be the envy of many talented scholars and beauties.Father's fate is like a mountain, if Lou Qian dare not postpone it, he immediately arranges to take time out of his busy schedule to give Lou Qianxian a class, teaching him the principles of a sage.On the fifth watch of the next day, Lou Qianxian was woken up by Lou Qianruo to wash up and read.He already had a very serious wake-up mood, and since he opened his eyes, his face was cloudy and cloudy.

Childhood is the age of lethargy.Lou Qianruo learned from Uncle Qi that Lou Qianxian once studied under Jia Jianhe's family, and dropped out of school after less than a season, and entrusted the second young master of unknown origin to personally supervise and read.Thinking of that young man whom he only met once, Lou Qianruo choked his throat and his tongue was dry.He guessed that the young man with a good skin was also a character without ink, so he started from the most basic "Thousand Characters" and "San Zi Jing", supplemented by "Poems" and "Zhu Zi's Family Instructions". Qian Ruo first recited the original text, then explained it word by word, and studied the famous commentaries one by one. He felt ecstatic and full of energy, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

When the sky turned blue, Lou Qianruo lowered his head and looked, the life announcement spread in front of Lou Qianxian was spacious and tidy, except for a series of curly small characters written in one corner, which was incomprehensible.The sound of Lou Qianruo shaking his head while studying suddenly stopped, and Lou Qianxian confronted him belatedly.The drooping eyelids, the star-studded blue eyes, and the good appearance, even though young, seem to have the arrogance to overlook everything.

Lou Qianxian groaned with a smile, grasped the seven-inch-six-inch-long ruler in his palm, and weighed it very well.

"Stretch out your hand." Lou Qianruo said.

The first ray of sunlight pierced the sky in the morning.

There is a small stove in the pavilion, and the ingenious maid half-kneeled in front of the stove, raised her cuffs, folded the tea towel into a square, and held the rattan teapot handle through her palm.She poured out a cup respectfully, and then offered the tea cup to Luo Lan with both hands, the green smoke curled up and the fragrance of the tea overflowed.Uncle Qi stood on the steps for a while, determined to go forward, dismissed the serving maid, and took over the task of boiling water and making tea.

"Second Young Master." Uncle Qi called him, hesitating for a quarter of an hour, and he persuaded, "Young Master will grow up one day, since Master Lou Er has already entered the main Lou's house, you might as well transfer the family property to him to take care of him." , lest their family be alienated from each other and create a estrangement in vain."

Although Uncle Qi rushed to Luo Lan's timely rescue, his identity was vague and ignorant after all, his origin was unclear, so he was naturally overwhelmed by Lou Qingyi who was related to the young master by blood.People's hearts are far away, Uncle Qi is a veteran of the rivers and lakes, and he had the courage to gamble before taking care of his heart, but his body is getting old day by day, and he is walking towards death every day, and he can no longer arouse the original arrogance.Furthermore, the bargaining chip for this trip is his own longevity and the young master's blessing.

Luo Lan was silent for a long time, he opened his mouth to speak, but was restrained by Lou Qianxian's call just in time.

"Prepare some pastries." Lou Qianxian waved back Uncle Qi, wrapped his arms around Luo Lan's neck, pressed his thin lips on the side of his face, and called it a good morning kiss, then threw himself into Luo Lan's arms, breathing heavily Sandalwood scent for peace of mind.

"Today's morning class is adaptation?"

"Not good. Not good at all." Lou Qianxian bulged her cheeks, Luo Lan's sharp eyes caught a glimpse of the hideous redness and swelling on his palm, it was too late for Lou Qianxian to think about Zangye, Luo Lan grabbed his hand , holding it with both hands, the cool touch bloomed, alleviating the swelling pain of the scar.It took a long time for Luo Lan to let go of him, and the frost flowers could be vaguely seen dancing around his fingertips, before finally disappearing without a trace.

"What's wrong?" Luo Lan sipped tea and asked casually.

Lou Qianxian's face wrinkled, "Those pedantic clichés, I can already hear cocoons in my ears."

Luo Lan was noncommittal, "Most things can be understood rather than judged. We must consider the essence, adapt to the situation, and adapt to the situation. Have you forgotten the Lao-Zhuang theory taught last night?" Scratching the bridge of Lou Qianxian's nose, "Every movement and stillness should be dignified and upright. Even if you feel disgusted in your heart, you must weigh the severity and the occasion. Unrestricted, arrogant and dissolute must not be reduced to a means of showing off."

Lou Qianxian was startled, thoughtful.

In the blink of an eye, Lou Qianxian's calm mood suddenly turned into a turbulent sea. Following his dangerous gaze, Lou Qianruo stood alone not far away, staring at Luo Lan for a long time, and finally forced himself to With a calm mind, he walked towards this side and bowed his hands.For some reason, Lou Qianxian became very restless in his heart, wishing to hide Luo Lan, until the five flavors, the five sounds, and the five flavors had no chance to pollute his perception.

Lou Qianxian tugged at Luo Lan's sleeve, leaned into his ear and whispered, "I'll read you your favorite philosophy book today, okay?"

How could Luo Lan not know what he was thinking, and he had no intention of dealing with Lou Qianruo, so she got up and followed Lou Qianxian to the study.Lou Qianruo couldn't stop him in time, his cheeks were red, and he stomped his feet angrily. When Uncle Qi brought the pastry, he asked Lou Qianruo about Lou Qianxian's whereabouts. When he was about to move to the study, Lou Qianruo stopped him suddenly.

"Second Young Master, why doesn't he have dinner with us?"

Uncle Qi thought for a while, and then said without knowing why, "Second Young Master always likes to be quiet and doesn't want to be disturbed. Before Master Lou Er came, even if it was only him and Master Lou Qianxian, the servants were not allowed to get close."

While speaking, Uncle Qi's words could not help but be tinged with indignation. The second young master has a withdrawn and eccentric temperament. As the old saying goes, those who are close to Zhu are red, and those who are close to ink are black. No wonder Master Lou Qianxian has learned the same bad habits.

Ever since he was influenced by Luo Lan's thoughts, Lou Qianruo went to class with Lou Qianxian again, and his attitude suddenly changed 360 degrees. Lou Qianruo couldn't be fooled and slow down his progress. Lou Qianxian.

Asking himself, Lou Qianxian still dislikes Lou Qianruo's formalism from the bottom of his heart, Wu Gengtian called him up and made a fuss, for the sake of asking Luo Lan for a good morning kiss every time, Lou Qianruo Qian Xian quickly adjusted the gap in her heart.

"Ruo'er." Mrs. Chen opened the door, Lou Qianruo was startled, hurriedly folded the rice paper on the case, and stuffed it into the scriptures at hand, a thin layer of cold sweat broke out on her back.Seeing his flustered embarrassment, Mrs. Chen couldn't help laughing.Looking at Aizi carefully, he is handsome and handsome, comparable to Pan An.

"What kind of dignity is it to hide it?" Chen pretended to be sullen, "You are already twenty years old, and when you pass the Jinshi examination next year, it will be a blessing from their eight lifetimes to propose marriage to any family."

Before Chen's marriage with Lou Tsing Yi, she was the sixth concubine of a merchant in Yangzhou. She had a striking appearance and won the title of the most beautiful woman in Yangzhou at the age of ten to five.She hated her gambling father, who owed a huge amount of debt, and killed a young girl's dream—she was sold to a rich man in Yangzhou—as a condition for repaying her father's debt.The merchant was old enough to be his father, with gray hair and a bulging figure, like a wild boar drowned in water and soaked.

Fortunately, the businessman treated her kindly, and the rich life provided her with many conditions for maintenance. In addition, Chen Shitian had a baby face, and being next to Lou Qianruo, at first glance, he looked quite like his older brother. My dear sister, Mrs. Chen evaded it, secretly complacent about it for a long time.

Mrs. Chen held Lou Qianruo with both hands, and said earnestly, "You can like anyone, as long as you are innocent, mother will not stop you. Remember, don't delay your official career, and waste the cultivation that your father and I have given you over the years."

"Mother is right."