A Timely Wife

Chengdong looked at it with interest for a while, and seeing that Li Ruosong was a little angry, he said, "Husband, don't be so alarmed, they are just testing you, you see, there is no trace of charm in this girl's eyes, although her mouth Making fun of you, but actually keeping a distance from you, presumably she is not the girl in Qingfeng Pavilion."

There was a hint of surprise in Hu Hai's eyes. It was the first time he seriously looked at the young husband in front of him. Cheng Dong had already noticed Hu Hai's sizing, but he didn't make any movements. He just sat there and let Hu Hai scrutinize him. He stroked his beard, and suddenly said, "I don't know what to call this husband?"

Cheng Dong cupped his hands and said, "Craftsman Li Cheng."

"Chengdong, you don't look like such a blessed person. You married Li Ruosong the year before last and gave birth to a pair of twin brothers last year. Is there such a thing?" Hu Hai asked.

"It's true, what orders does your lord have?" Cheng Dong asked with some vigilance when it came to the two sons.

Hu Hai heard the resistance in Cheng Dong's tone, and said with a smile: "Mr. Li's family doesn't need to worry. The old man thinks he is not a good person, but he is not crazy enough to do anything to the child. It's just a casual question. Do you plan to bring the child with you?"

Chengdong glanced at Li Ruosong, and replied: "Everything is arranged by my husband."

A very smart answer, a very transparent person, this is Hu Hai's first impression of Chengdong. After Chengdong finished answering, Li Ruosong naturally took over the conversation and said: "Thanks to the concern of the adults, Xiaosheng and Fulang are still here. There is no plan to take the children with me."

"Well, the future of the two of you is undecided. It's human nature not to want your children to follow you around. Your husband is a sensible person. That's fine. , let me take care of you for a while, but although we believe in Mr. Zhang’s character, we don’t know you very well, so we made this arrangement.” When Hu Hai said this, he looked at Li Ruosong and Cheng Dong and smiled. .

Li Ruosong and Chengdong glanced at each other, and they both breathed a sigh of relief. They knew the identity of Butler Zhang. After hearing what Hu Hai said, although they didn't fully believe these people, they were no longer like they were at the beginning. Border defense.

Hu Hai has been in the officialdom for decades, and he can see through the thoughts of Li Ruosong and Chengdong at a glance. Not only is he not angry, but he feels that Li Ruosong and Chengdong are more satisfied with him. In this officialdom, no one can be completely trusted. Yes, those who easily surrendered their trust either lost their lives or lost their official positions.

"Li Ruosong, I have read all your papers, including your Jieyuan paper in the Qingjiang Mansion Examination. What we are more curious about is where your ideas come from. I will wait for a few people to know your true identities. I know, if you really come from such a background, you can write such an answer, no matter how you think about it, we think it is impossible." Hu Hai said.

Li Ruosong understood that this was the real temptation. Thinking of his future plans, Li Ruosong calmed down and said, "This is all thanks to Eunuch Zhang."

Hu Hai sneered, and said: "That old man has been in the palace since he was a child. If he hadn't been lucky enough to meet Concubine Lan, the grass on his grave would not even know how high it is. That's fine, you don't want to say I won’t force you to tell the truth, you just need to remember what you wrote down, if you really become an official in the future, you will definitely benefit the common people.”

"Xiaosheng always remember the adults' teaching." Li Ruosong responded with a bow.

"This girl, I will be a maid by your side in the future, and she will give you a few tips during the days in the capital."

Hu Hai pointed to the woman who had been pestering Li Ruosong just now and said.

Li Ruosong didn't turn around, and didn't look at the other party, he just replied respectfully: "Xiaosheng thanked Mr. Hu here."

"Hui Yuanlang really loves my husband. Don't underestimate this Qingfeng girl. If you underestimate her, you will suffer in the future." Feng Cheng, the servant of the Ministry of War, said suddenly.

"My lord Xie Feng made a point." Li Ruosong cupped his hands at Feng Cheng, and still responded directly.

"Your boy and the old man hit it off. Today, the old man gives you a chance to ask you something. Ask." Feng Cheng said.

Chengdong gently squeezed Li Ruosong's hand, and Li Ruosong took Chengdong's hand back, and replied, "Xiaosheng wants to ask my lord, has the imperial court set the date for the imperial examination?"

Feng Cheng didn't answer this question, but turned his head and said to Hu Hai: "This kid is not bad. After the palace examination is over, let him come to me to be the master regardless of his ranking."

Hu Hai laughed and scolded: "You old bastard, you are still the same as before. You are fast enough. Li Ruosong, let me ask you, why didn't you ask some court secrets or military affairs, but asked such a small question instead?"

Li Ruosong looked at Cheng Dong with a gentle smile, and replied: "Before getting married, although Xiaosheng was not a young and promising person, he was also a bit frivolous. If he was lucky enough to meet a few adults two years ago, Given such an opportunity to ask a question, Xiaosheng will definitely talk about everything from the court's employment system to the drawbacks of the court's use of soldiers, and then ask a question that Xiaosheng thinks is concerned about the country and the people. However, Xiaosheng is lucky enough to marry I found a good husband.

Fu Lang once said to me that Xiaosheng was also discussing these things with Fu Lang at that time. Fu Lang never interrupted Xiaosheng's words during the process of talking, but only told me after Xiaosheng finished all his complaints and opinions. It has been more than a hundred years since the founding of the Great Chu, and many systems that were thought to be excellent at the time naturally cannot keep up with the progress of the Great Chu, so now I feel that this is not good and that is not good, but, One of the mistakes that scholars are most likely to make is to talk about the wrong country. Anyone can say what they say, but not everyone can do it well, and if a person wants to change something that he thinks is bad, he must go first. To a certain position, for example, if you think that the Li family's family style is not right, if you are just a grandson of the Li family, then you can do nothing but obey, but if you are the patriarch of the Li family, then naturally you have a certain ability to change Some practices that do not comply with the regulations, people who speak lightly and talk about state affairs will not only be of no benefit to the country, but will even lead to death.

At that time, Xiaosheng felt that Fulang's words were like a thunderbolt, which made Xiaosheng wake up from his vain complacency. The saint once said that governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. There are not a few capable people in Dachu for more than 100 years. What I see I don’t know how many seniors have seen these so-called problems. There is a certain reason why they still exist at this time. Therefore, Xiaosheng began to restrain himself after that, and firmly remembered what Fu Lang said. Four words, talk less, read more, listen more, ask more, learn more, think more, constantly learn from each other in order to improve yourself.

Just now what Master Feng said was just a test, to see if Xiaosheng is a frivolous person, Xiaosheng is ashamed, because Master Feng is very accurate in judging people, Xiaosheng really has the intention of being frivolous, if it is not for a good husband, I am afraid of this life It's hard to get to this point. "After Li Ruosong finished speaking, he smiled at Chengdong, and Chengdong also looked at Li Ruosong and smiled along with him. There was tenderness between the two husbands and wives.

"Oh? It was your husband who said that just now?" Hu Hai was really surprised at this moment. According to the information they got before, Cheng Dong was just a playboy, how could he be so smart? If he didn't know, It was said that there were two of them, and some people believed that Li Ruosong stood up suddenly, knelt on the ground, touched his head to the ground, and said: "Xiaosheng is guilty, please allow Xiaosheng to report."

Hu Hai and the others looked at each other, and finally Hu Hai said, "You speak first."

"Yes, Mr. Hu, Mr. Cen, Mr. Qi, Mr. Feng, my husband is not Chengdong, the eldest son of the Cheng family, but a person who looks similar to himself, and this matter has not been resolved after Xiaosheng's marriage. After a long time, I realized that it was just because I couldn't control myself, so I kept it a secret. Even my parents and my parents didn't tell me, my grandparents and others didn't even know about it. Xiaosheng is extremely terrified of Lang's identity, so I will tell the adults the truth, and ask the adults to forgive me."

Hu Hai laughed loudly, and said to the others: "Look, what the old man said is right, this kid is very quick-witted, a bit arrogant but not arrogant, a bit smart but not self-sufficient in being smart, understands It is flexible, and the mouth can speak, the most rare thing is to have a good helper, this son's future achievements may be much higher than you and me."

Li Ruosong didn't look up, knelt on the ground and said, "Your Excellency is ridiculous."

"Okay, get up, Eunuch Zhang told us about this a long time ago, his old fox, he has already seen through your husband's identity the first time we met, how could that idiot young master of Chengfu have your husband With such peaceful eyes, the old man only asks you one thing, is the young master of Chengfu still alive?" Hu Hai's face suddenly sank after speaking, and even his voice became a little more majestic and oppressive.

Li Ruosong replied: "I don't know if Xiaosheng is alive or not, but Xiaosheng can guarantee that his family has never dealt with him, but he is grateful to him. If it weren't for the success of the young master of Chengfu, Xiaosheng would not have married such a good wife. "

Hu Hai heard the words, and said lightly: "You just remember what you said today, and I won't say much. Miss Qingfeng will return home with you two later, and she will be your husband's personal maid for the time being. Do you have any objections?" ?”

"This, I'm afraid it's not appropriate." Li Ruosong pondered for a moment, and planned to decline the matter according to his inner thoughts. Among other things, if he accepted Miss Qingfeng here today and brought her home, he might get it tomorrow. How many maids can the informant send in, accepting this one but not that one, it’s nothing to do for himself, Li Ruosong feels that this matter must not be agreed to, lest other people feel grievances in the future, the most important thing is, Qingfeng The girl was very beautiful, but his husband had been staring at her a lot just now, and he was not at all at ease to let such a beautiful girl be his husband's personal maid, he was afraid that one day he would be drowned by his own jealousy.