Seeing that he was so sincere, the manager said half-jokingly: "Young Master will not come back tomorrow."

The steward thought that Ye Zelin would not come again, but unexpectedly, he said, "Mr. Steward, please tell Mr. Kong that I will bother you every day."

The steward's face stiffened slightly. He didn't expect that Ye Zelin, an elegant and elegant young master, could actually say such 'shameless' words. Didn't the head of his family reject him politely once or twice?

However, when I think about it from another person's perspective, he still insists on coming after his master has chased him away so many times, which shows that he really wants to become his master.

He looked at Ye Zelin and said, "I heard that Young Master Ye has a good relationship with the Young Master of Ling Shilang's family."

Ye Zelin said: "I have always been book friends with him and have been good friends for many years."

The steward hesitated a little, "If Mr. Ye really wants to join the family of my master, you can ask Ling Shilang, and you may have the answer."

Ye Zelin was overjoyed, "Thank you sir for your advice."

The steward turned around and returned home.

Seeing Ye Zelin's face smiling, Si De said: "Sir, shall we go to Ling Shilang's house?"

Ye Zelin said yes.

The two went to the house of Ling Weiliang, the Minister of Rites, and met with the Minister of Rites. Ye Zelin told the Minister of Rites that he wanted to become a disciple and that he wanted to take the imperial examination.

The Minister of Rites had always admired Ye Zelin, so he told Ye Zelin a little-known story.

It turns out that Kong Lao did not only have five disciples, but six.

Many years ago, a student from a poor family came to Mr. Kong's door several times and wanted to be his teacher. Mr. Kong saw that this student was talented and hard-working, so he accepted him as his disciple and taught him carefully. This student was ranked second in high school, and with the help of Mr. Kong, he asked to marry the daughter of a high-ranking official. With the support of his in-law family and Mr. Kong, this student has been on a smooth career path ever since.

However, this student did not become the person that Mr. Kong expected. Instead, he used the connections between Mr. Kong and the Yue family to commit crimes.

Later, the student was imprisoned and sentenced to death. As a result, Mr. Kong's reputation was damaged and he was criticized. Since then, Mr. Kong has never accepted any other disciples.

Now, Ye Zelin comes to study as a disciple, just like that student back then.

The Minister of Rites swept the dust with a feather duster and said, "Zelin, when you come to be a disciple this time, when the teacher sees this scene, he will naturally think of the time when he accepted Senior Brother Ruan as his disciple. My uncle feels that the teacher does not accept you because he is afraid that what happened back then will happen again. The teacher is a scholar. He values ​​reputation more than himself. Reputation is life to him. He demands perfection in everything. When the incident involving Senior Brother Ruan came out, he immediately resigned from the post of serving as a wine minister in the Imperial College and severed ties with Senior Brother Ruan. relation."

Ye Zelin said: "Uncle Ling, Mr. Ruan's matter has nothing to do with Mr. Kong, and he did not do it."

The Minister of Rites sighed, "That's what I say, but people are very complicated, and there are more than one side of the story. Senior Brother Ruan's matter has nothing to do with the teacher, but there are always people who say that Senior Brother Ruan was taught by the teacher, and he taught a person who does evil. An official is like a blank piece of paper, it won't look good if you put some ink on it. I think your apprenticeship is in doubt."

Ye Zelin stopped to wipe the Ru kiln pink celadon vase at hand, "Uncle Ling, are you trying to persuade me to give up?"

The Minister of Rites said: "If I advise you, will you give up?"

Ye Zelin shook his head: "No."

The Minister of Rites rolled his eyes at him and said, "I advise you to do whatever you want. I know your temperament very well. Once you decide something, how can you give up so easily?"

Ling Shilang paused for a moment and then said leisurely: "Your family has always produced only military generals. When you were taking the imperial examination, your father and mother tried to dissuade you in every possible way. Now that you have to take the imperial examination again, your father and mother may not agree. How can you Figure out how to deal with it.”

Ye Zelin smiled: "What can I do? I'll cry, make trouble, and hang myself again. If my parents don't allow it, there's nothing they can do about a piece of white silk."

The Minister of Rites remained indifferent. Even if he didn't say anything about his parents, he had nothing to do with Ye Zelin.

The two chatted casually and returned to the matter of apprenticeship. The Minister of Etiquette said: "Teacher, I can't help you. Just say it. The teacher may not agree. It only depends on you. If you have a master-disciple relationship with the teacher, If you have a chance, the teacher will accept you. If the teacher doesn't, then you have no chance. There are only half a year before the imperial examination. If you really can't ask the teacher to accept you, don't waste any more time. If you are willing, I will write A letter of recommendation recommends you to study in the teacher’s school, and for my sake, the teacher will not refuse.”

Ye Zelin said: "Thank you, uncle. My nephew wants to try again. If it fails, I will come back to my house to ask for your letter of recommendation."

The Minister of Rites patted Ye Zelin on the shoulder, "Don't force it, just do your best."

After listening to the words of the Minister of Rites, Ye Zelin suddenly became enlightened. He thought about working hard again. If Kong Lao really didn't change his mind, then he wouldn't have to force it anymore. It would be a great blessing for him to study in Lao Kong's school.

Back at the General's Mansion, Ye Zelin remembered that he had not chatted with his eldest brother Ye Yunlu for a long time. At night, after dinner, he went to Fengquexuan with two jars of flower carvings to find his eldest brother.

The crescent moon is sparse with stars, and the breeze is cool.

The brothers sat on the roof, each with a wine flask, drinking freely.

Ye Yunlu was not as serious as before. He had sex with his brother for a few times and laughed loudly, "I haven't had such fun in a long time."

Ye Zelin also smiled, "Yes, the last time we drank like this was a few years ago."

The two of them talked about each other's childhood, the interesting things and embarrassing things in their childhood, and the childhood of their younger brothers and sisters, especially Ruhua's childhood. Ruhua is the youngest child in their family, and also the most favored child in their family.

Ye Yunlu is nine years old than Ruhua, and the innocent and lovely appearance of his sister when she was young is still clearly imprinted in his mind. When he talks about Ruhua's appearance when he was young, he can't help but his eyes slowly turn red, and he lets out a long sigh, full of endless helplessness and sadness. Guilt.

He said, "Your sister-in-law went to the Beiniangniang Temple today to beg for a child again. She went there secretly, hiding it from me, but I still found out. The child is a knot in her heart and a hurdle that she cannot overcome. I told her that I don't want to have a child." No matter whether she has children or not, she... still can't let go of this matter. It's also my fault that I shouldn't have taken her to Xicui back then. If I hadn't taken her there, she wouldn't have gotten hurt trying to protect me. Maybe now, our children are all There are several.”

"Brother." Ye Zelin knew very well that his brother and sister-in-law had a hard time having children, but he didn't know how to persuade them.

Ye Yunlu said: "Just listen to my brother."

Ye Zelin responded: "Brother, speak, brother, listen."

Ye Yunlu drank a large sip of Huadiao and wiped away the wine stains on his lips with a big hand, "Brother, Lan Xi treats me with deep love and loyalty. I promised my father that I will not let Lan Xi down, and I don't want to take a concubine and have children. So in this life There is no hope for the child, and I don’t want your sister-in-law to feel guilty and blame herself for the rest of her life because of the child, so I have a merciless request.”

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