On November 13, Zheng Fugui and Zheng Jinhong and Zheng Matchmaker arrived in Suzhou, and that night, Zheng Matchmaker first entered Suzhou Mansion City, contacted in advance, and early in the morning of the 14th, Zheng Fugui and Zheng Xunrui entered Suzhou Mansion City.

Mrs. Zheng was already waiting at the gate of the mansion, and the group did not waste time and went directly to the Wen mansion.

Nanzhili is a place where talents gather, Suzhou is even more prominent, although Wen Zhenmeng is the champion of the second year of the Apocalypse, but from the official position, it is by no means a leader, Zhou Yanru, who is also from Suzhou, is now the first assistant of the cabinet, even if it is Qian Qianyi, who was dismissed and returned home, he used to be the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and the official of the third grade, from this aspect, Wen Zhenmeng is indeed nothing, and Wen Zhenmeng is the champion and the first, and the revision of the Hanlin Academy is from the official rank of the sixth grade, and now it has been nine years. Wen Zhenmeng, who is close to the age of the sixtieth year, is just a left-handed virtue from the five grades.

The comparison between the two champions in Suzhou also overshadowed Wen Zhenmeng, that is, Zhou Yanru, the first assistant of the cabinet, in the forty-first year of Wanli, at the age of twenty-one, became the champion of the examination, the champion of the palace examination, the two firsts, the scenery is infinite, in comparison, Wen Zhenmeng has experienced ten examinations, and became the champion at the age of forty-eight, so there is not much special sense of superiority.

However, during the Apocalypse, Wen Zhenmeng was not afraid of the powerful and impeached Wang Yongguang and Wei Zhongxian, the main members of the Eunuch Party, but let him establish a huge prestige among the scholars in Suzhou. It is also for this reason that when Wei Zhongxian vigorously attacked the Donglin Party, he classified Wen Zhenmeng as a member of the Donglin Party.

Later, Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne and vigorously cracked down on the eunuchs, which made Wen Zhenmeng's reputation even greater.

Wenfu is located on Dongzhi Street in Suzhou, which is not particularly eye-catching, which may have a certain relationship with Wen Zhen Meng's late blooming.

At the gate of the house, the butler was already waiting.

With Yang Tingshu's admonition in front, Zheng Xunrui was a lot more cautious, lowered his head, and followed Zheng Matchmaker and his father Zheng Fugui into the Wen Mansion, as for Zheng Jinhong and others, they were arranged to rest in the front yard.

If the woman's parents are not very satisfied with the future son-in-law in the process, they can send back the gift of Nacai, which shows that the woman refused, and it is not uncommon for such a situation to occur, and some shame is the matchmaker.

So when she entered the hall, Mrs. Zheng was also nervous, and she thought about saying a few words to Zheng Xunrui several times, but when she saw Zheng Xunrui with her head down, she didn't say much.

At the top of the hall, there were three men and one woman, two of whom looked a little older, and they both had goatees, which made Zheng Xunrui a little confused, could it be said that there were so many rules in this ancient Nacai, not only to see the woman's parents, but also to meet the woman's relatives, he had never experienced such a thing.

After Mrs. Zheng opened her mouth to introduce, Zheng Fugui was quickly invited to sit in front of her.

Zheng Xunrui was left standing alone in the middle of the hall, greeting everyone's gaze.

This kind of process of being scrutinized is very uncomfortable, not to mention that what surprised Zheng Xunrui just now has been confirmed, the four people sitting upright are Wen Zhenheng, Yao Ximeng, Wen Qiankang, and Jiang Shi.

Wen Zhenheng is a scholar in the imperial court, from the official of the seventh grade, he is also Wen Zhenmeng's younger brother, the sixth year of the Apocalypse, but Wen Zhenheng is the identity of the Gongsheng among the prisoners, which is very different from the identity of Zheng Fugui's regular eunuch, Gongsheng is an outstanding talent selected from all over the country, sent to the Guozijian to study, after becoming a prisoner, the officials will generally arrange low-level official positions.

Yao Ximeng is Zuo Zanshan of Zhan Shifu, an official from the sixth grade, a Jinshi of Wanli 47, and also the nephew of Wen Zhenmeng, to say that this Yao Ximeng is also more famous, and the relationship with Wen Zhenmeng is very good.

Wen Qiankang is Wen Zhenmeng's eldest son, Jiang is Wen Qiankang's mother, and the two are also Wen Manshan's parents.

In terms of age, although Yao Ximeng is Wen Zhenmeng's nephew, he is only five years younger than Wen Zhenheng, but he is six years older than Wen Zhenheng and is fifty-one years old.

Zheng Xunrui's brain turned fast, and he didn't care about everyone's eyes at all, Yao Ximeng is a native of Wuxian County, Suzhou, and Yang Tingshu is from the same place, originally Zuo Zanshan of Zhan Shifu, it is said that he should be honest in the capital, why is he here, and Wen Zhenheng, who is also a Zhongshushe, although he is a low-grade Beijing official, he can't go home casually.

He faintly felt that Yang Tingshu's words a few days ago had other meanings, and I am afraid that he did not say them all, which can also be understood, when it comes to marriage, no matter how good a friend is, he can't say more, so as not to interfere with his views, it is really a good marriage, and his friends have nothing to do.

After being silent for half a quarter of an hour, Wen Qiankang coughed lightly and looked at Wen Zhenheng and Yao Ximeng.

Wen Qiankang is also a prisoner, but like Zheng Fugui, he is a regular supervisor, it is impossible to be an official with such a fame, and he can't even squeeze into the class of scholars, at most he is fixed as a squire, but Wen Qiankang has a powerful father, so the family must be of the scholar class, but compared with Wen Zhenmeng, Wen Qiankang is unknown and not even known to outsiders.

Wen Qiankang's light cough reminded Wen Zhenheng, he looked at Yao Ximeng, and slowly spoke.

"Today's Wenjia is Peng Shenghui, Zheng Xian's nephew raised a good offspring, I heard that Qingyang is Ying Tianfu Xiao Sanyuan, Nanzhili Township tried to solve the Yuan, so literary talent, it is very rare, it can be called the leader among young people, Qingyang's poetry, the old man also tasted it carefully, to say that the old man is also quite obsessed with poetry, but this "Magnolia Flower Order" and "Butterfly Love Flower", the old man can't write it. Seeing Qingyang so young today, the old man felt ashamed. ”

Zheng Xunrui lowered his head and didn't speak, secretly cursing this Wen Zhenmeng in his heart, he is really pedantic, what day is today, I am here for a blind date, not here to participate in the poetry competition, and what is the role of me writing poetry here, do you want to further prove that you Wen Zhenheng can't write such good poems, you definitely can't write it, if you can write it, it won't be so famous in history.

After Wen Zhenheng finished speaking, Yao Ximeng wisped his beard and spoke.

"Qing Yang Xian's nephew, don't be so restrained, since you have come to the house, you can be casual, and you are also emotional, Brother Zheng has cultivated such an outstanding offspring, it is rare, it is really rare, and I have to wait for Qing Yang's nephew to shine in the capital."

After Wen Zhenheng and Yao Ximeng spoke, both Wen Qiankang and Liang had smiles on their faces.

In fact, Wen Zhenheng and Yao Ximeng are here to check it, which also makes his eldest son have nothing to do with his face, there is no law, he was born in a family of scholars and scholars, and he can't achieve fame in a dignified manner, so he doesn't have much right to speak, and he doesn't have a high status, even though it is the marriage of his own daughter.

"Qingyang, sit down and talk, the banquet has been prepared."

Mrs. Zheng's face finally showed a smile, and Wen Zhenheng, Yao Ximeng and Wen Qiankang spoke, proving that the marriage was completely decided, and several people were full of praise for Zheng Xunrui, so there would be no problem.

It's time for her to speak.

"Zheng Gongzi has just arrived, he should go around and take a look, so as not to be unfamiliar with the place next time, when the old woman came to the mansion for the first time, she was dizzy, and she didn't know the south, south, west, and north."

Everyone laughed, and Jiang hurriedly spoke, instructing the housekeeper to take Zheng Xunrui to take a look around the mansion.

At this time, there was nothing to do with Zheng Xunrui, and the next step was determined by the elders of the Wen family, Zheng Fugui and the matchmaker, and his task was basically completed.

Zheng Xunrui still knew the etiquette, hugged his fists, saluted everyone, and then followed the housekeeper out.

The housekeeper took Zheng Xunrui to the middle courtyard, there is nothing strange here, a courtyard, rows of houses, clean stone steps, and stone tables and stone benches in the middle of the courtyard, of course, these rooms, he can't go in, the so-called walk in the mansion, it's really a walk.

Then came to the backyard, where he had to be more disciplined, the backyard was where his family lived, if he looked around, he would be regarded as frivolous, Zheng Xunrui, who knew the rules, followed the housekeeper, almost all with his head down.

In the courtyard of the backyard, there are also stone tables and stone benches, but the difference is that the two stone benches are also padded with cushions, and the stone table is placed on top of the game of Go.

Walking over and looking at Go, Zheng Xunrui was very strange, the black and white in the chess box were a little mixed, and the Go on the table seemed to be two people in the process of playing.

Zheng Xunrui sighed secretly in his heart, this ancient person is really a bit stubborn, in the winter, I don't know where to play Go in the house, do you have to sell frozen meat in the yard, if you accidentally catch a cold, it's too late to regret it.

"Childe will do this, but the small one can't do it, looking dizzy."

"Butler, it's the same down there, looking dizzy."

Hearing Zheng Xunrui say this, the housekeeper smiled.

"Childe is really modest, the little one knows that the son will definitely do it, or the son will talk to the little one, the little one has always wanted to learn."

Zheng Xunrui looked at the housekeeper and said with a smile.

"This Go to learn, is not a few days of hard work, many people have been immersed in it all their lives, it is difficult to have a great breakthrough, the housekeeper must know chess, chess and Go are compared, much the same, chess is a face-to-face fight, the knife is bloody, Go is a secret game, killing people invisibly, and when you find a problem, the dragon is cut off, then there is no power to return to the sky, both are the game of victory and defeat, but Go is more mind-consuming, and higher wisdom is required."

The housekeeper looked at Zheng Xunrui and nodded slightly.