At about three o'clock in the afternoon, a horse-drawn carriage drove out of the Xiangshan Courtyard and drove along the official road in the direction of the capital. Xu Jin lifted the curtain of the car window and looked out, looking at the incense burner peak that was gradually left behind, and couldn't help but feel that the "discipline" of those guys was shattered.

It is said that the ten people who participated in the Spring Festival Appreciation Party today, except for Xu Jin, even the mad Lu Yan, who was out of the game in advance, stayed overnight, and they were all lined up with beautiful women to wait. Fei Maozhong, this kid is probably enjoying Gui Xiang'er's bathing service now; As for the senior brother Wei Yang, it is estimated that he is "playing the piano and flute" with Su Xiaoxiao; And will Zhu Kun be lying on the beautiful snake-like orchid dancing with a sword?

Xu Jin lowered the curtains and glanced back at the little girl who was sitting side by side with him, but she seemed to be separated by a Chu River Han realm, and couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded, maybe in the eyes of others, she was the most undisciplined one, others just stayed for one night, but she "packed" one and took it away.

Fluttershy's original name was Xiao Yudie, and she followed and waited when Princess Ning Lou Suzhen was still in the boudoir, and later married to Ning Wangfu, of course, she was not a Tongfang Yahuan, she was only seven years old at the time, she was just a low-level sweeping girl, and she did not have the "blessing" of being a Tongfang Yahuan. However, Fluttershy is smart and good-looking, and gradually gets Lou Fei's appreciation, and eventually becomes Lou Suzhen's confidant.

Fluttershy is twenty-seven years old this year, and she was already an old girl in ancient times, and she should have married and raised children a long time ago, but because Concubine Lou relied on her, she was reluctant to let her marry, and Fluttershy herself wanted to stay with Concubine Lou for a few more years, so she was delayed.

Originally, Concubine Lou had already intended to marry Fluttershy last year, but then King Ning rebelled, and then failed and was raided, and Concubine Lou also jumped into Poyang Lake to commit suicide, and the marriage was naturally over. After that, Fluttershy was imprisoned in the government prison in Nanchang, and then escorted north with King Ning, staying in Jinling for several months, and finally being sent to the capital with the other court maids, where she was not a member of the Faculty Division.

The so-called teaching workshop is just an official-run green building, the dynasty has been set to the present, I don't know how many official wives, boudoir girls have become the playthings of men's desires, and they don't know how many hanged to death. Fluttershy thought that she would spend the rest of her life in humiliation, but she didn't expect that because of attending a literary meeting, her fate would usher in a turnaround, and Xu Jin's words would easily save her from the abyss.

At this point, Fluttershy sees Xu Jin looking at her and subconsciously leans into the car window to make the "Chu River Han Boundary" between them wider. Despite knowing that Xu Jin didn't ask Wei Guogong for anything dirty, Fluttershy is still a little embarrassed, and since she was a child, she has not been in the same carriage with an adult man.

Xu Jin smiled and said, "Miss Fluttershy, don't be nervous, Wei Guogong has promised to redeem your life and cancel your music membership in the Jiaofang Division, and you will be free in the future." ”

Fluttershy looks at the smiling young man in front of her, and her heart is full of mixed feelings, Concubine Lou believes in Buddhism, and she naturally believes that maybe it is the good cause she planted back then, and now she will finally get good results.

"Thank you, Master Xu!" Fluttershy's eye circles are slightly red.

Xu Jin smiled and said, "You're welcome, if it weren't for Miss Fluttershy's help, I am afraid I wouldn't have been able to leave King Ning's Mansion in the future, and this kindness has always been remembered in the future." By the way, does Fluttershy have any relatives to turn to? ”

Fluttershy shook her head, a flash of misery in her eyes, she was the son of the Lou family, and now that Lou had been implicated in raiding the house, she had nowhere to go.

Xu Jin sighed secretly, whether it is ancient or modern, political struggles are cruel and ruthless, but they are more barbaric in ancient times, and said lightly: "If Miss Fluttershy has nowhere to go, then stay at my house for the time being, and tell me when you have a place to go later." ”

Fluttershy nodded gratefully, and the two were silent for a moment, before Fluttershy couldn't help but whisper, "Young Master Xu...... The slave has something to ask you. ”

"Say it!" Xu Jin smiled.

"Concubine Lou told the slave maid before throwing herself into the water, if she has the opportunity to see Xu Gongzi in the future, she will ask for her, is she writing that poem correctly?" Fluttershy tears welled up in her eyes when she mentioned her old master, and she still vividly remembered the scene of Concubine Lou jumping into the lake that day.

Xu Jin couldn't help sighing, Concubine Lou's desperate poem had already spread, and just three days after Lou Suzhen jumped into the lake, her body was also found in the lower reaches of the Gan River.

It stands to reason that Lou Suzhen committed suicide by jumping into the lake, and the body should have drifted down the river to the depths of Poyang Lake or even the Yangtze River downstream, but the body drifted back to the Ganjiang River. So Concubine Lou persuaded her husband not to rebel before her death, and after her death, she refused to go along with the rumor, so Wang Shouren collected Concubine Lou's body and buried her, and set up a memorial arch for her.

"Draw the old picture of the tiger slaying the dragon and sighing, and the blood book is the phoenix's eyes dry. So far, the water of Pohu Lake has been exhausted, and there are no tears in the past? Xu Jin chanted out the whole poem lightly and sighed lightly: "It's right, it's true!" ”

Fluttershy's face is pale, and her eyes look at Xu Jin with a hint of awe. Because Xu Jin said that this poem was dreamed by him, that is to say, Xu Jin had already predicted the ending before King Ning rebelled. The ancients were not so much in awe of ghosts and gods as they were in awe of the unknown, and Xu Jin's ability to "predict" naturally made Fluttershy feel terrified.

Xu Jin looked at Fluttershy's eyes and knew that he was being treated as a "monster", of course, for the people of the Ming Dynasty, he was originally a monster who traveled through time and space.

Xu Jin ignored Fluttershy and closed his eyes to pretend to sleep, and after a day of tossing and turning, he was really sleepy.

……

Xiangshan Annex. An antique-decorated private room is blazing with charcoal and warmth. Xu Pengju, Duke of Wei, Zhang Lun, Duke of Britain, and Guo Xun, Marquis of Wuding, were drinking and chatting in the private room.

A scantily clad woman was helping to warm wine by the small red clay stove, with sapphire eyes, two long white and solid legs, and towering peaks, it was the orchid who had danced in the peony garden before.

This orchid is not a red card of a certain Qinglou, but a little concubine of Guo Xun, Marquis of Wuding, and today is just a cameo. Hu Ji's name is Sona, a native of Wathorn, who was given to Guo Xun by a wealthy businessman in Shanxi the year before last.

Sona is proficient in dancing, her body is soft and boneless, and she can easily pose in some difficult positions, especially those powerful long legs, which can make men ecstatic in the boudoir, so she is very favored by Guo Xun.

However, pampering is pampering, a concubine is a concubine after all, coupled with the issue of bloodline, the status of orchids in the Hou Mansion is not much higher than that of the maids in the mansion, as can be seen from Guo Xun's promise to make a guest appearance today.

"I thought that kid Xu Jin was Yanagi Hui, hehe, I didn't expect that he really liked young cows to eat old grass!" Wuding Marquis Guo Xun said while drinking wine.

The eyes of the British prince Zhang Lun lingered unscrupulously on the orchid, and he was thinking about asking Guo Xun to come over and play with it for a few days, and he quipped: "That kid probably lacks maternal love!" ”

Wei Guogong Xu Pengju couldn't help but be a little funny, Xu Jin refused to stay overnight at that time, he thought that this son was not a good woman, or he was indeed afraid of guilt, but in a blink of an eye, Xu Jin actually asked him for the twenty-seven or eight-year-old "old woman" Xiao Yudie, which surprised everyone present, Yang Xianxian and the twin sisters were depressed to death.

Xiao Yudie is just an ordinary woman in the Teaching Division, and Wei Guogong is also happy to show his generosity, so he happily agreed to Xu Jin's request, and said that he would come out to ransom the Teacher Division, cancel Xiao Yudie's happy membership, and the person was also happily handed over to Xu Jin to take away.

Guo Xun took a sip of wine and said with a calm face: "But then again, Xu Jin, this kid does have some talent, and it would not be good if he was admitted to the top ten of the second class this time." ”

Zhang Lun was stunned and said, "Why? ”

Guo Xun glanced at Zhang Lun with disdain and said: "The top ten second-class jinshi are eligible to be elected as Hanlin Shu Jishi, at that kid's current age, there is a great possibility of entering the cabinet in the future, if his set of Qingtianzhuang is implemented at that time, wouldn't it be bad to demote the lord's idea?" ”

Zhang Lun suddenly realized that there is an unwritten rule in officialdom now, that is, non-Jinshi is not allowed to enter Hanlin, and non-Hanlin is not allowed to enter the cabinet, and Hanlin Shuji is called the prime minister. The so-called prime minister, as the name suggests, is the reserve prime minister, and he will have the opportunity to join the cabinet and assist the government in the future.

According to the usual practice, the top three (top three) of the palace examination will be awarded the official position of Hanlin Revision and Hanlin Editing on the spot, and it is very likely that they will enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister in the future, and the top ten of the second class Jinshi can also run for the election of Shu Jishi, enter the Hanlin Academy for internship, and become the future minister.

Because of this, Guo Xun was worried that Xu Jin would be admitted to the top ten in the second class and implement his set of propositions that were unfavorable to Xungui in the future.

Wei Guogong Xu Pengju smiled lightly: "It is unlikely that Xu Jin will be admitted to the second-class jinshi, and it is difficult to say whether he can pass the next test." ”

Guo Xun's heart moved, and he asked, "Did Lao Xu receive any news?" ”

Xu Pengju took a sip of wine and said indifferently: "This time the presiding officer will try Liang Chu and Shi Xuan, Shi Xuan, this old guy is the stone in the latrine, and he is dissatisfied with the emperor's practice of bypassing the imperial examination and directly handing Xie Yuan." Moreover, it is rumored that Yang Tinghe, the first assistant, also has a lot of complaints about this, so even if Xu Jin is lucky enough to enter the palace examination, his ranking will definitely be suppressed, and it is difficult to enter the top ten of the second class! ”

Guo Xun gloated when he heard this: "I hope this guy can't even try!" ”

Zhang Lun said disapprerovingly: "Lao Guo, you are worried about nothing, just Xu Jin's set of words, can you really implement him?" It's just looking for death, and Yang Tinghe doesn't dare to risk the world's condemnation. ”

Guo Xun thought about it, and felt that Zhang Lun was reasonable, so he stroked his beard and nodded and smiled: "That's what I said, it seems that I am really worried!" ”

Zhang Lun yawned and said, "Don't talk about it, my lord has to go and rest for a while, Lao Guo, you orchid borrowed me as an envoy!" ”

Guo Xun said disdainfully: "I knew that your kid was salivating, and if you want, you can exchange it for the Japanese beauty in your house." ”