When Situ Che returned to Chengjun Prince's Mansion, Xi Que, the eldest maid next to Concubine Cheng, came to invite him, saying that it was Concubine Cheng who invited him over.

Situ Che changed into ordinary clothes, and went to Concubine Cheng's yard with Magpie.

When he arrived at Concubine Cheng's residence, Situ Che saw a young girl sitting beside Concubine Cheng, chatting and laughing with Concubine Cheng.This girl is the niece of Concubine Cheng's natal family, the daughter of Concubine Cheng's elder brother's family, and his cousin, whose name is Bai Rui.

Situ Che knew something was wrong, and hurriedly wanted to leave, but Bai Rui had already seen him and called out, "Cousin!" Dowager Cheng also looked at him.

It has been discovered, and it is difficult for Situ Che to leave.He could only bite the bullet and go up to greet Concubine Cheng: "Mother Concubine is well." Then he said to Bai Rui: "My cousin is here too."

When Bai Rui saw Situ Che, she stood up. Hearing Situ Che's greeting, she quickly replied with a blessing: "Cousin is well."

Situ Che stopped talking to Bai Rui, and said to Concubine Cheng, "Concubine Mother, what's the matter with calling the baby?"

Concubine Cheng first said to Bai Rui: "Rui'er, the flowers in the greenhouse are blooming just right, let the magpie take you for a stroll."

Bai Rui knew that Concubine Cheng had something to say with Situ Che, and she wanted to spend it on herself.She saluted and followed the magpie out.

After Bai Rui left, Concubine Cheng asked: "What did you do? Rui'er finally came here, and you still made her face!"

Situ Che felt wronged: "How can I?"

Concubine Cheng asked: "Then why do you like to ignore Rui'er when she comes? When you were young, you two had a good relationship."

Situ Che felt speechless, ignored what Concubine Cheng said, and said, "Concubine Mu, I don't have anything else to do, so I'm leaving." As he said that, he turned around and was about to leave for the door.

Concubine Cheng hurriedly called him back: "Come back, why did you take so many things from the warehouse today?"

Situ Che turned back and said, "It's for a friend."

Concubine Cheng said: "You go out every day, and you don't know what kind of friends you make. I don't bother to care about you. Now that your father has passed away for more than three years, you have to plan your marriage. Bai Rui It's your cousin, you grew up together since you were young, and you know the basics, why don't you settle down so that you can give me a grandson as soon as possible."

When Situ Che saw Bai Rui at his home, he knew that Concubine Cheng was going to mention this again.

It's not that Bai Rui is bad, but he has always regarded Bai Rui as his younger sister and has no affection for her.What's more, he has his whole heart on Xue Hong, so naturally he won't agree.

At this moment, hearing Concubine Cheng's old story brought up again, Situ Che felt that it was Xue Hong who would not marry him in this life, so he told Concubine Cheng.

Situ Che said: "Concubine Mu, I already have someone in mind, and the things I took today are for her."

Concubine Cheng was unhappy, her daughter-in-law had always been Bai Rui, but now Situ Che had her eyes on someone else!

Moreover, the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, and the important matters of marriage have always been decided by the parents. How can there be any reason for you to like it?A girl's family became her son's favorite before she got engaged, and she even accepted so many gifts from her son!Such a girl is undisciplined, and she is too cunning!

Concubine Cheng took a deep breath, calmed down, and asked, "Which family is the girl from?"

Situ Che was not very happy to see Concubine Cheng, and he didn't dare to say that Xue Hong was his favorite, and Xue Hong was a daughter, and she usually disguised herself as a man.

Situ Che lied and said: "Xue Hong, the concubine mother, whom I often play with, is his cousin. Now that Xue Hong is living in Xue's mansion, I like the girl from Xue's mansion."

Concubine Cheng thought for a while and asked, "Is that the merchant's family? The merchant's daughter, do you still want to marry into the royal family? If you really like it, if you marry the main concubine in the future, you can accept it as a side concubine."

Situ Che said unhappily: "Mother Concubine, she is not the daughter of a merchant. Her brother is now a Juren, and will be admitted to Jinshi next year. Her father is Ziwei Sheren, who can be regarded as a scholarly family, a family of officials. And both his brother and Xue Hong have saved my life."

Concubine Cheng sneered: "Is it easy to get a Jinshi? If you don't pass the exam, it's still a matter of opinion. If it weren't for her family's kindness to save your life, her status would not even be a side concubine, and at most she would be a concubine. "

Situ Che said without doubt: "Concubine Mu, I just like the girl from the Xue family. Either I don't marry anyone. If I want to marry, I will marry the girl from the Xue family."

Concubine Cheng said angrily: "You unfilial son! What's wrong with Rui'er? Your father is gone, and you can't marry a wife. She has been waiting for you for three years. Now, if you don't say anything, you won't marry? "

Situ Che also sneered and said, "I never said I would marry her! I have no engagement with her, and I never told her to wait! Concubine Mu, Rui'er is only sixteen now, and it's completely natural to find someone to marry And, don't force yourself on me."

After Situ Che finished speaking, he turned around and left.

Leaving Concubine Cheng in the room, she was so angry that her heart ached.

But Concubine Cheng didn't dare to do more.

Four years ago, Concubine Cheng wanted Situ Che and Bai Rui to get married.She felt that Situ Che was too close to the maid in the house, so while Situ Che was out, she found a wrong place for the maid and sent her out of the house.Who knew that this maid was so fierce that she wanted to die.

After Situ Che found out, he took Mo Ran with him and ran away from home. He hadn't heard from him for more than half a year after he left.Later, it was Prince Cheng who passed away. After Situ Che heard the news, he hurried to the capital.Unexpectedly, he was robbed in Liangshan and almost died in Liangshan.

Since then, the gap between mother and child has deepened.Concubine Cheng did not dare to intervene in Situ Che's affairs, for fear of forcing her son away again.

After Situ Che left, Bai Rui entered the room. Concubine Cheng hugged Bai Rui and said, "Rui'er, why is your life so hard?"

Don't talk about Situ Che, just talk about Baochai.

Baochai followed Xue Pan to Yuntai Academy and became Xue Pan's school boy.At night, Xue Pan lived in the outer room and Baochai lived in the inner room.

During the day, when Xue Pan went to class, Baochai wandered around the academy.

Yuntai Academy is located on Yuntai Mountain in the suburbs of Beijing. It is divided into upper, middle and lower courtyards.

Xue Pan is in the upper court, and the students in it are all people who have already achieved fame.

Entering the gate of Yuntai Academy, there is a square called Sibian Square.There is an octagonal pavilion in the middle of the square, and three stone tablets are erected in the pavilion.

The history of the establishment of the Academy is written on a stone tablet in the middle.It is engraved with the hardships in the establishment and inheritance of the academy and the perseverance of successive deans.Yuntai Academy has gone through many trials and hardships, and finally passed it on, and now it is one of the five major academies in the capital.On the stone tablet on the left is the list of Jinshi admitted to the academy after it has been established for so many years.On the stone tablet on the right, it is written about the great sage who came out of the academy.

Baochai watched in awe.

On the east, west, south and north sides of the square, there is a stone platform ten meters long, five meters wide and one meter high.On this stage, literary meetings are often held.Sometimes, for the words of sages, such as "Zi said: The people can make it from it but not make it known" in "The Analects of Confucius", there are several completely different sentence sentences, and their interpretations are completely different.At these times, there will be a literary meeting, and everyone will come to debate openly.And the square of the academy is full of students who come to listen to the debate.

In addition to literary meetings, sometimes there will be teachers or students from the academy who hold lectures here to convey their ideas.

On the wall behind the table is a bulletin board.Students can post good articles and poems that they think they have written, and they can also post some questions that they don't understand.

After leaving the Sibian Square and walking inside, you will find the three-storey Lixian Hall.

The first floor of Lixian Hall is where masters give lectures or open forums.The second and third floors of Lixian Hall are where the gentlemen of the academy work on weekdays.

Behind the Lixian Hall, there are left and right sides.On the left is the dormitory and kitchen for the teachers and students of the academy, and on the right is the classroom where the students attend classes on weekdays.And there is a building in the classroom, which is three floors high. Baochai went in and took a look. It was a library building, and there were various books in it.Basically, all the books in the world are available here.

The third floor of the library is full of collections of classics and history, books used for imperial examinations, and various annotations.

The second layer is mostly Cheng Wen of the imperial examinations of the past dynasties, as well as some calligraphy, painting, poetry books, miscellaneous essays, etc.

On the first floor, there are many dossiers. Besides, there are many story books, travel notes and so on.In the eyes of students, these are idle books that do not do their job properly.

Baochai stayed in the library for most of the day, forgetting to eat lunch.

After leaving the library, there is the backyard.

Yuntai Academy is built on the mountain, and the backyard is the back mountain, where pines and cypresses are planted.Sometimes students are tired from studying, so they can go for a walk here, and sometimes some poetry meetings and the like are held here.

The upper courtyard of Yuntai Academy covers an area of ​​twelve acres and a building area of ​​four acres.It looks small, but it has cultivated countless talents and passed on the ideas of Yuntai Academy.

Baochai looked at Yuntai Academy and yearned for it.

In the evening, Baochai asked Xue Pan, "Brother, why are there still scriptures in the library?"

Xue Pan laughed and said, "You also find it strange? When I first saw it, I also thought it was strange. I felt that the words were not elegant. But my husband said that learning the sage's words is to let us distinguish right from wrong and know the truth of being a human being. As for the story book, although there are many coincidences and exaggerations, there are many world events and human relationships in the story book, let us know that there are not only right and wrong in life, but also reason. The story book is only available in the upper court, the lower court and the middle court. Not at that time. The students in the upper court are all candidates, and there is a high probability that they will be officials in the future. To be an official, you must not only know sage books, be a nerd, but also know how the common people live. Only in this way can you not be fooled , so as not to be a stupid official. In addition to the story books, there are more dossiers on that floor. The academy has collected some typical dossiers from history and this dynasty, and there are all kinds of weird things. Understand the world and broaden your horizons.”

Baochai said with a smile, "I never thought that the storybook would have such a function."

Xue Pan said: "That is. Everything in the world has a function, it depends on how it is used."

In the next few days, Baochai took classes in various places in the academy, watched the students hold literary meetings and debates in the Sibian Square, and experienced the life of the academy.

After Xue Pan took a rest, Baochai followed Xue Pan back to Xue's house.

After arriving home, Mrs. Xue told Baochai about Situ Che's visit.

Mrs. Xue said: "Although your friend divided up the gifts, Mr. Shen's, mine, your brother's and yours, but I think the gift is too expensive, so I didn't give it away, and put it in the wing room of your yard." Medium. You go back and see how to deal with it, whether to accept it or return it.”

Mrs. Xue said and gave the gift list to Baochai.

Xue Pan looked behind Baochai, and couldn't help frowning.

Xue Pan said, "Baochai, you say that this Situ Che is just an idle clan with no official or position? But this gift is not something that an idle clan can give at will."

Baochai asked, "Brother, do you mean that Situ Che, like me, has concealed his identity?"

Xue Pan said: "It's very possible. He should be a close branch of the clan, or a wealthy family. Tell me about him and I'll check it out."

Originally, Situ Che was only Baochai's friend, and Xue Pan would not interfere with Baochai's friendship.Now that Situ Che wants to marry Baochai, Xue Pan naturally wants to find out.

Baochai told Xue Pan all the information that Situ Che had said, and Xue Pan thought that the family servants of the Xue family would not be able to find out the information about the clan.

Lord Wang Yan is now in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which is the department that manages royal affairs, and often negotiates with the Clan's Office.Moreover, Wang Yan is a father-in-law who often goes in and out of the court. Wang Yan should be more aware of the clan.

In order to prevent Situ Che from using a pseudonym, Xue Pan asked Baochai to draw a portrait of Situ Che, rolled up the portrait himself, and went to Wang's residence.

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