reborn dummy

Li Xiuniang was persuading Zhou Wende in the main courtyard, "Master, don't worry, the Boya in our family is a good-looking talent, and he knows how to be courteous. He is also a disciple of the famous scholar Guiguzi. Who in the capital can compare with our Boya, so why worry about it?" Marriage, didn’t the master tell me not to worry before, why do I worry now,” Li Xiuniang sat down beside Zhou Wende with a smile as she spoke, and said angrily, “If it wasn’t for my concubine’s status just now, the family was finally reunited. The atmosphere just messed up the master,"

Zhou Wende cast a sideways glance at Li Xiuniang, "You still say? Who is the person who always whispered in my ear that Boya is not too young? Why is it that I am not in a hurry now? Yes, Boya is good, that is Our family sells melons and is boastful! Boya has passed the coming-of-age ceremony. He still doesn’t want to get married? Tell me, can I not be in a hurry? He was busy doing things before, and I don’t want to force him. But today, Wen Qiuyu has both talent and looks, but he is still so cold, this is not a question of which woman he likes, it is a question of him not wanting to get married at all!"

Zhou Wende could see clearly that his eldest son, Zhou Boya, had no intention of getting married at all, did he?Then this problem can be big!

——Zhou Wende had a vague premonition in his heart!

Li Xiuniang reassured, "Maybe I always did things in the past, and I have never been in touch with human relations. Master, now that the two children have come home to live, let them get in touch with the maid more. Good things can happen sooner rather than later.”

Zhou Wende frowned, he knew what Li Xiuniang meant, but he was always concerned about the existence of the housemaid. Of course, he knew that Xiuniang had no intention of arranging a housemaid for her son, it was just for contact. It seems inappropriate, he and Xiu Niang will be a couple for the rest of their lives, and what they hope in their hearts is that their sons can also be like him, find a beautiful family like a flower, and live together.

Seeing Zhou Wende frown, Li Xiuniang smiled, and said softly, "Don't worry, master, I'm sensible."

While Zhou Wende was talking with Li Xiuniang, an old woman from outside came in to report that all the maidservants sent to Qinglanyuan were sent back.

When Li Xiuniang and Zhou Wende heard this, they were stunned at first, then Li Xiuniang stood up in surprise, and Zhou Wende frowned even more tightly.Immediately afterwards, another servant reported outside, "Young Master, please see me."

Zhou Wende snorted coldly, slammed the table and stood up suddenly, "I want to see what this bastard is thinking!" At this time Zhou Wende was really angry, Boya's way of sending the maid and maidservant back is not good. Not only did he let down the wishes of his parents, but he also slapped Li Xiuniang, the mistress of the house, in the face!

Li Xiuniang hurriedly comforted her, "Master, don't be annoyed, maybe Boya has something to think about, you first..."

Zhou Wende was about to retort, but Zhou Boya's voice sounded outside the door, "My son greets his parents."

Zhou Wende hummed immediately, and Li Xiuniang took the opportunity to wave all the servants and maids in the main room away, leaving only their husband and wife in the main room, and Zhou Boya also walked in slowly.

With a leisurely and gentle smile, Zhou Boya greeted Zhou Wende and Li Xiuniang respectfully as soon as he came in, "My son greets his parents."

Zhou Wende snorted, shook his sleeves, sat down again, looked up at Zhou Boya, and asked in a deep voice, "What do you want to do? Your mother is afraid that you will not be comfortable staying in Qinglanyuan, so she gave you some A maid, what do you mean by driving them all back?"

When Zhou Boya heard this, he hurriedly cupped his hands again, and said respectfully in a low voice, "Son, I dare not, but there are only me and Le'er in Qinglanyuan. In the past few years, Le'er and I have gotten used to the behavior of the people around us." Serving, I don’t need those maids...and..." Zhou Boya hesitated to speak.

Zhou Wende frowned, "Speak directly!"

Zhou Boya looked at Li Xiuniang apologetically, and said softly, "My son didn't intend to disappoint his mother's love, but it's just that what I did with Le'er should not be known to too many people. If there are more strange people in Qinglanyuan Maid, it's always inconvenient to do things."

Li Xiuniang was startled, and couldn't help feeling annoyed, alas, why didn't she think about this?

And Zhou Wende on the side suddenly realized, yes, how could he forget this?Zhou Wende felt a little relieved, and his anger calmed down a little, but he still stared at Zhou Boya, "Okay! Regardless of this matter for now, what do you think about your marriage?"

Zhou Boya fell silent after hearing the words.

Seeing Zhou Boya's silence, Li Xiuniang couldn't help but frown. What's going on with this bad premonition in her heart?

Zhou Wende couldn't help becoming nervous, could it be that this Zhuzi really had other ideas about the marriage? ?

"Father, mother, can you let your son answer this question in a few days?" Zhou Boya finally swallowed back the words hovering in his mouth, bowed and cupped his hands, and for the first time there was a trace of pleading in his gentle voice.

And because of this pleading, Li Xiuniang's heart sank even more. Sure enough, Boya is hiding something important from them, right?

Zhou Wende stared at Zhou Boya, for a long while, slowly waved his hand, and said in a hoarse voice, "Okay!"

Zhou Boya sighed inwardly, and bowed his hands again before slowly retreating.

The sunshine outside was just right, and the highlight of the Lantern Festival was about to begin at night, but the golden sunlight sprinkled on the ground and smeared around his figure, but it couldn't bring the slightest joy. Heavy, for the future, for the parents behind the house at this time.

——He thought, after all, he had failed his parents' expectations of him!

However, he didn't show any regrets.

Zhou Boya slowly walked towards Qinglanyuan, thinking to himself, sure enough, he is an unworthy descendant, how can he have the integrity and selflessness of his father Zhou Wende?He couldn't bear the world without Le Ya, and he couldn't bear the fact that Le Ya would not belong to him after all, so he pulled Le Ya into a situation where he could never recover... See, all he thought of was himself.

——He, Zhou Boya, is such a selfish, unkind bastard, and this bastard has never felt guilty or regretful at all!

When he walked into Qinglan Garden and saw the person smiling brightly at him with clear eyebrows and clean eyes, Zhou Boya remembered what Li Yunhe once said intentionally or unintentionally, "It's better not to meet each other, so it's better not to meet you." Fall in love."

But for him, Zhou Boya, it was—I wish we could meet again soon, so that we could cuddle up every day.

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At the night of the Lantern Festival in Kyoto, the lights are like a river, dotted with fireflies, flowing through the streets and alleys of Kyoto.

But in a certain restaurant in Kyoto, there are a lot of people, and the noise is abnormal. Of course, it is common for restaurants to be lively during the Lantern Festival, so why is it unusual?

It's just that at this time, it is the students who sit in the restaurant and make a lot of noise for this big exam. The students are all at the right age. During the Lantern Festival, a day when talented scholars and beautiful ladies make good stories, the students don't go to enjoy flowers and lanterns. How can it not be surprising that they are concentrated in this humble restaurant with loud noises?

In a corner on the second floor of the restaurant, there were several other people staring at the loud noise of the students.

"So... look, Lin Xiu, there is a lot of fun in the big exam today!" The handsome young man beamed happily.

Lin Xiu stared, and said in a low voice, "Keep your voice down!" After that, he sighed helplessly, and said in a low voice, "Zhang Junming, didn't you go to join the army?"

"Ah? I joined the army, oh, if I join the army, I can't go back to the capital?" Zhang Junming said carelessly, threw a melon seed into his mouth, and then whispered slowly, "My Shangfeng is back, I also came back." The most important reason, of course, was that he was called back by Young Master Yuan.

Lin Xiu listened, thoughtful, Shangfeng?General Shen Gaoyi?Oh, that seems to be Boya's handwriting.

At this moment, the students below suddenly shouted loudly and angrily:

"How can the big exam be like this!?"

"Exam questions leaked? Hmph! Even if there were no exam questions leaked, how could poor scholars like you and me have a place in the big exams in previous years?"

"I'm waiting for Han Chuang to study hard, but I'm still not as good as the children of the rich family? If this is the case, what are we going to test!?"

"That's right! If I wait until I finish the exam and leave, let those aristocratic families go! This Great Xia Dynasty is no longer the world of you and my poor family!"

"Yep!"

"Let's go! Let's ask Yu Jiayu Huide, the chief examiner of the Ministry of Rites!"

"Why are you asking! Didn't Yu Huide's prodigal nephew already decide No. 30 by default!?"

"what!"

"How can this be!"

……

Looking at the student who was getting more and more angry below, Zhang Junming sticks out his tongue and shrinks his head. If this scholar makes a fuss, he will be more difficult to deal with than the soldiers. Ah, what sentence do you say?The scholar opened his mouth and said he was dead with a stick? ?

Zhang Junming was also secretly rejoicing that his uncle Li Yunhe was kicked out of the Li family a few years ago, and he is no longer considered a family member. However, according to the importance he attaches to the family, he may not be able to sit idly by when troubles arise in the future. up.

Lin Xiu looked at the students who were already clamoring to go to the imperial palace to petition and to dismiss the exam, frowned, looked sideways at Zhang Junming, and asked in a low voice, "Jun Ming, do you know that Xuan Yu and Fang Shu Where have they gone?"

Zhang Junming took a sip of tea, and then said in a low voice, "I don't know, but don't worry, it's okay, they are not involved in this matter."

Lin Xiu glared at Zhang Junming, that's not what he asked!He wanted to ask Xuan Yu and Fang Shu what they were doing, and what they were responsible for when the students made trouble this time. Hey, he has been in the Ministry of Rites for several years, and he is only a small clerk at present. Boya asked him to Come to a restaurant to watch a play, but don't tell him what to do... Really!

Zhang Junming spread his hands, feeling very helpless, and he didn't know if it was okay or not!

And at this moment, the students finally set off!

Lin Xiu hurriedly stood up and looked with her head. The students were divided into two groups. One group walked to the left. The direction should be the Emperor Palace Paradise Street!One faction walked to the right, looked at the direction, hey, is it going to leave the imperial capital?

what happened?Why are you still separated?

Lin Xiu was still thinking, but Zhang Junming had already set off to chase after him.

Zhang Junming chased after the students who were walking to the right, and when he saw these students came out of the restaurant, they slammed and scattered in all directions. Seeing this, Zhang Junming chased after one of the students.

Followed the student to the inn where he was staying, hid on the roof, and listened carefully: "Hey, young master, how do you pack your things? Don't we take the exam?"

"What's the test! Let's go, hey, wait, let me write a letter."

"Write a letter? What do you want to do, my lord?"

"Listen, if we run into trouble leaving the capital, or, I have an emergency, you have to hide the letter, find the people from the Taoyuan Club, and give it to them, and they will help us express our grievances!"

"Master, son... You, don't scare the little one!"

"Hey...listen, the rich and powerful families have power over the world, what else can the humble scholars do besides protesting and canceling the exam, we people, divide into two groups, one group will go to the imperial palace to petition, and the other group will leave the capital and lie dormant Folks, let’s wait for the future, but how can the aristocratic family allow us to stay dormant among the people? A single spark can start a prairie fire? What’s more, besides our humble background, who is not talented? The aristocratic family will definitely wait for us in today’s restaurant Get rid of all the people in the party one by one! Therefore, leaving the capital is nothing more than a dead end! However, if you can escape even one person, you have retained some power....Listen, you must hide the letter well. When you leave the capital, you will immediately Leave and go find the people from Taoyuan Club. They will definitely protect you..."

"But..., but my lord, those people in Taoyuan Club are so incomprehensible... how can you find the little ones! My lord, it's not the little ones who are talking about you. Since you know it's a dead end, why do you want to go to the party today? "

"...You don't understand, if the Great Xia Dynasty doesn't change, if the aristocratic family doesn't get eradicated, they will definitely be wiped out by the barbarians within five years! Poor scholars will never have a bright future! Always change, always have to open the way with blood, today's gathering Who doesn't know this truth?"

……

Zhang Junming listened intently, and couldn't help but feel a little bit stunned. Could this be the purpose of Young Master Yuan asking them to come and see the students making trouble?