not in vain

After explaining the purpose of coming, Su Qian was led by Zhang and Zhao to Mr. Gongsun's study.

Gongsun Ce was sorting out some miscellaneous accounts in the mansion at this time, Zhang Long let Su Qian in after reporting.He was wondering what kind of girl would want to come to Kaifeng Mansion to work, but when Su Qian came in, Gongsun Ce was relieved all of a sudden.

At first glance, the girl is no different from ordinary girls, she is dressed in coarse cloth, her long hair is tied up by a wooden hairpin, her eyebrows are pretty, but they are not beautiful, they are inconspicuous, others will not feel the difference.But no matter who Gongsun Ce is, he only saw the difference in this girl for a moment.There is no girl's tenderness in her eyebrows and eyes, her gait is not awkward, and her expression is full of magnanimity. It is not the heroic spirit brought about by the martial arts practice of Jianghu women, but because she does not feel the slightest difference between herself and men in her bones. different.

When Su Qian saw Gongsun Ce, he had another thought.The man in front of him was about 40 to [-] years old, very thin, with a strong bookish look coming out of his eyebrows and eyes.Although they look different, their temperament is exactly the same as the Gongsun Ce that Su Qian knew.This made Su Qian more sure of his existence.

"Su Qian has met Mr.." Su Qian saluted slightly and said her name.Fortunately, she is a history student, so she can't be considered rude.

"Miss Su, please sit down." Gongsun Ce stood up politely.

Su Qian thanked her and sat down.

"May I ask how old the girl is? Who is she from?"

"It's okay, I'm nineteen years old, and I'm from Youzhou."

This is also true, Su Qian's family is in Tianjin, which is in Youzhou.

"It turned out to be Miss Su. Miss, do you want to work in Kaifeng Mansion?"

Su smiled and nodded.

"But the salary in Kaifeng Mansion is not high, why does the girl want to work in Kaifeng Mansion?"

"The salary in Kaifeng Mansion is not high, but it is enough to support myself. Su Qian has admired Lord Bao Qingtian's name for a long time. Although he can't do things for the people without giving up himself, if he is supporting himself, he can also do things for the people. When Su Qian came Say, why not do it?"

"But the Kaifeng Mansion has provoked a lot of people, and the girl is not afraid of being hurt?"

"Su Qian is naturally afraid, but Su Qian believes that good and evil will eventually be rewarded. Su Qian wants to be kind to others, so she believes that nothing will happen."

These words were really far-fetched, and Gongsun Ce naturally heard it.But both Su Qian and Gongsun Ce knew that if they were smart people, since they heard that the other party didn't want to talk about it, even if they guessed it themselves, they shouldn't ask again.

But how could Gongsun Ce guess that what Su Qian thought in her heart was: With him around, everything she has paid is worth it.

"Then I'm going to test girls." Gongsun Ce changed the subject.

"Please sir."

"The girl must be able to write, right?"

"nature."

"Then please write whatever you want, Miss." Just as there was ink in the inkstone, Gongsun Ce said and got up to give up his seat.

"This...to tell you the truth, sir, Su Qian did learn calligraphy when she was young, but she hasn't used it for many years. I think it will make my husband laugh."

This is true, Su Qian did learn calligraphy for a few years when she was eleven or twelve years old, and she could write well at that time, but she put it aside because she was too busy studying, and it has indeed not been used for many years.

"Since the girl has something to say first, she will be concerned about it in her heart. Since the girl can write, please let the girl show a little bit."

The words have come to this point, if Su Qian wants to prove that she really knows how to write, she can only write something.

Fortunately, Su Qian could write traditional Chinese characters, so she bit the bullet and picked up the brush, thought for a while, and carefully wrote "Like a Dream Order".

Always remember the sunset at Xiting, drunk and don't know where to return.

Going back to the boat late at night, strayed into the depths of the lotus root.

Competing for crossing and crossing, startled a pool of gulls and herons.

After writing, Su Qian took a look. Fortunately, the foundation from many years ago is still there. Although the handwriting is not good, it is still decent enough to read.

"Although the girl's handwriting is not excellent, it is not as good as what the girl said." Sure enough, Gongsun Ce said so.

"Thank you sir for your compliment."

"This word is excellent. Is it what the girl thought?"

word?

Oops!

Su Qian secretly said something bad in her heart.She wrote "Like a Dream" only because she felt that the word contained some interest, was relaxed and happy, and the words were not difficult to write. Li Qingzhao was also famous, but she forgot one important thing.

Li Qingzhao was not born yet!

At this point, Su Qian knew that it was not kind to do so, and it might cause a lot of trouble in the future, but she still nodded and said the word as her own.

"Young girl is very talented."

"Sir, it's a compliment, but it's just a casual handwriting." Su Qian greeted cheekily.

"The girl is so talented, it's really hard to believe that she hasn't written for many years."

"It's not that I haven't written for many years, it's just that in my hometown, I don't often use brushes, but I use charcoal brushes more, so I can write very few good brush characters."

Just as he was talking, a person suddenly walked past the door without haste.

The man was wearing a bright red official uniform, a black official hat on his head, and black official boots on his feet. His body was as tall and straight as a pine.Although only the side face can be seen, you can still see its handsome sword eyebrows, starry eyes, high nose bridge and thin red lips. Just its delicate facial features and delicate outline are enough to make people stare for a while.

And all of this, in Su Qian's eyes, made her heart skip a few beats.

The face was unfamiliar, but Su Qian was so sensitive that she could feel just a trace of that temperament.

There is a trace of loneliness in that kind of warmth, and a trace of helplessness in the strong.

"Miss Su...Miss Su! Miss Su? Miss Su?

It wasn't until the man walked through the door that Su Qian heard Gongsun Ce's call.

"The girl seems to be very interested in Zhan Weiwei?" Gongsun Ce is not a girl who is stunned for a while when she sees Zhan Weiwei, but Gongsun Ce has never seen a girl like Su Qian with dull eyes and slightly trembling body. Pass.

Zhanwei... Even though he was prepared, Su Qian couldn't help being excited when he heard these three words.

"Su Qian has heard about Mr. Zhan's name for a long time, and it is inevitable that she will be excited when she sees it today. It makes my husband laugh."

Although Gongsun Ce felt that this reason was not very plausible, it was not a big deal, so he didn't ask any more questions.

But Su Qian had another plan.Su Qian had carefully practiced the word Zhanzhao, and even if it hadn't been used for many years, it was still possible to figure it out.So he did what he said, and wrote the beautiful and elegant "Zhan Zhao" on the rice paper.

"The name of Zhanwei, the girl wrote it well."

Su Qian smiled, and didn't know the reason.The two continued with the following content.

Since it is necessary to manage accounts, it is necessary to know some mathematics.Gongsun Ce took some mathematics and science.These things are extremely difficult for girls from ordinary families, but for Su Qian who has received nine-year compulsory education, it is a piece of cake.Although Su Qian was not good at mathematics since she was a child, Su Qian has learned problems such as chickens and rabbits in the same cage in elementary school, and she can answer them with ease. She can also say many methods that Gongsun Ce has never thought of. Su Qian didn't think there was anything wrong with planting trees for the descendants to enjoy the shade.After some questions and answers, Gongsun Ce was almost dumbfounded, and then praised him endlessly.

"I wonder when the girl can come to the mansion?" Gongsun Ce asked.

"Sir, you mean... sir has decided to let me work?" Su Qian asked suspiciously.

Gongsun Ce nodded.

"Has the sir stopped thinking about others?"

"Do you know, girl, how long has the notice been there?"

Su Qian shook her head.

"It's been three months. If the girl doesn't come again, I will remove the notice."

"Are there so few applicants?"

"Kaifeng Mansion is poor, so not many people come here. Most of those who are willing to come can't find good jobs, so naturally it is difficult to take up these jobs. There are not many people as smart as Miss Xiang. I don't want Miss to leave. , It's just..." He paused, "There are only a handful of women who are willing to show their faces like a girl, and I am a little surprised."

"Su Qian and her parents were separated for some reason, and it's not easy to still have some skills to support herself, so naturally I don't care about these."

"Can the girl answer the next question?"

"Huh?" Su Qian was taken aback.

"When can the girl come to the mansion?"

"If sir doesn't mind, the sooner the better. Su Qian really has no place to live, and nothing to move."

"Then the girl can enter the mansion."

"Thank you sir."

Mr. Gongsun first took Su Qian to meet Mr. Bao.Mr. Bao is really a black-faced man with a crescent moon on his forehead, not a white-faced scholar as recorded in the history books.Although Su Qian didn't show any signs of expression, she was indeed taken aback.

After seeing Mr. Bao, Mr. Gongsun called Yinger, the maid in the mansion, to take Su Qian to the residence.Because she was a helper rather than a maid, she did not live with the maid, but lived alone in a wing room next to Gongsun Ce's residence, and ate with the Seven Sons of Kaifeng.Su Qian couldn't be happier.In order to get familiar with the mansion, the two took a detour and walked half of the Kaifeng mansion, which was indeed necessary.Although Su Qian has been to Kaifeng Mansion several times, it was built according to the prototype of the current Kaifeng Mansion after all. Naturally, there will be many differences, and the specific functions need to be introduced in detail.On the way, Ying'er talked to Su Qian about some trivial matters in the mansion, such as when to eat, and it took a long time to arrive at the place.

When they arrived at the residence, Yinger followed Gongsun Ce's instructions and asked Su Qian if she had any other needs. After confirming that there was no need, she asked Su Qian to take a good rest and then left.Before leaving, Ying'er told Su Qian that someone would come to pick her up for dinner in an hour, and meet the other half of the government office by the way.

Su Qian sent Ying'er away, closed the door, and sat in the room. After confirming that there was no one around, she took out her mobile phone.

After turning on the phone, the words "No Signal" in the upper left corner hurt Su Qian's eyes.Su Qian forced herself not to look at it, and opened the SMS editor.

Mom and Dad:

Don't you worry.I am fine.I have come to the Song Dynasty.I... I met Zhan Zhao, he is as outstanding as I know.I'm fine, don't worry about it.Maybe I won't be able to go back, but I'll take care of myself and I love you guys.

There were only a few words, very straightforward, but what Su Qian really wanted to say to her parents.

Su Qian pressed "send", knowing that it could not be sent, but in order not to receive the "send failed" prompt, she deceived herself and turned off the phone.

Whether it was due to subjective reasons or objective reasons, Su Qian felt that she would not go back again.She was not sad about coming to a strange place, but she was still sad that she would never see her family again.

This is the first time for Su Qian to think about these things carefully, father, mother, grandpa, grandma, grandpa, even the deceased grandma, and other relatives who love her... The kind smiles of those relatives flashed from Su Qian's eyes one by one. Passed by, and finally couldn't help but shed tears.

I will miss you... I will miss you...

Su Qian couldn't hold back her tears any longer, she lay down on the bed and burst into tears, soaking a large area of ​​the bed.

This cry lasted nearly an hour.

Dinner time.

Just as Su Qian stopped crying, she heard a knock on the door.

Opening the door, a red shadow stood before her eyes.

"Miss Su." Zhan Zhao slightly nodded, Su Qian was startled.

"Hmm..." Su Qian regained her composure and went out with Zhan Zhao.

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