The identity of the direct son - Xu I's prosperous world

The family is so big, it is quite understandable for the emperor to come to see Ji Heng in a micro-clothes, and the third sister came over after getting the news.

The last time Ji Heng wrote a letter to Master Ji, it stated that the emperor wanted to call the third sister into the palace after the queen was established. After some consideration, Master Ji also felt that there was no benefit for the third sister to enter the palace, so he told Ji Heng said, let him refuse the matter in front of the emperor.

Ji Heng did refuse last time, but the emperor did not agree at that time. Ji Heng didn't know what the emperor meant, but now he is as stubborn as the third sister, insisting on the other party?

The third sister sent the medicine in. Ji Heng was a little unhappy at such self-assessment, but he didn't show it at all. He just showed a little surprise and said, "Sanjie, why did you bring the medicine in? Let Lizhi and the others do it." gone."

The third sister put the medicine on the table, and knelt down to salute the emperor. The emperor had already seen what the third sister meant, and asked her to lie down before she said, "Mother has gone out, and things are busy at home. You are recuperating again, I came to see you, I didn't expect to know that the emperor is here, you only have two maids here, I am afraid that I will be too busy to take care of you, so as my elder sister, I decided to help out on my own."

She spoke smoothly, generously and calmly, she was a model of a decent lady, and she was not even overly shy or embarrassed just because the emperor was around.

Ji Heng said indifferently: "Thank you, Third Sister."

The emperor could hear the indifference in his tone, and he deliberately let the emperor hear it.

The third sister said again, "It's my elder sister's responsibility to take care of my younger brother, how can I say thank you."

She brought the medicine to test the temperature, and was about to serve Ji Heng to drink the medicine, but at this time, the emperor said: "Let me come."

The third sister was stunned for a moment, and gave him the medicine.

The emperor took one more look at her before taking the medicine. The third sister didn't dress up too dazzlingly like last time this time, but she was only wearing a lotus-colored skirt, a few silver hairpins and silver earrings on her head, On the top are two jade bracelets, with snow-like skin, bright eyes and white teeth, elegant in their generosity, dignified and elegant.

The third sister knew that the emperor was paying attention to her, so she pretended to be calm. The emperor was already 15 years old, with a young figure, but steady and graceful, every look and every movement carried the dignity and beauty of a superior His appearance still has the immaturity of a teenager, and because of his high status, people dare not peep too much.

The third sister stood there nervously, respectful like a little maid.

After the emperor took the medicine bowl, he spooned up the medicine soup and wanted to feed Ji Heng. Ji Heng hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, just let me drink it by myself. Feed it slowly, this medicine is very bitter."

The emperor smiled, and handed the medicine bowl to Ji Heng. Ji Heng held the medicine bowl, closed his eyes and drank the bowl of medicine, frowning with bitterness. Only at this time did he bring some look like a child.

The emperor looked at him lovingly, and quickly wiped the traces of the medicine on his lips with his own handkerchief, and then took the mouthwash from the third sister, and Ji Heng asked the emperor to drink the medicine with embarrassment After rinsing his mouth, he ate two more preserved fruits to suppress the bitter taste in his mouth.

The third sister felt a little strange when she saw the emperor's care and tenderness towards Ji Heng, but she quickly attributed it to the emperor's gentle nature.

The third sister cleaned up the medicine bowl and was about to take it out. At this time, the emperor said: "Let the servants outside come in to clean up. You are Junqing's sister. As the master, it is very rare for you to be so careful, virtuous and tireless in taking care of your younger brother."

The third sister was flattered, and calmly expressed that she didn't do anything, it should be done.

Zhang Hesheng outside came in and packed up the medicine bowl and took it out. The third sister didn't have much time to stay at this time, so she just said goodbye and left.

The emperor looked at Ji Heng softly and said, "Junqing, you drank the medicine, but you need to sleep for a while?"

Ji Heng didn't mention the matter of the third sister just now, and said, "Your Majesty is here, so I can sleep by myself."

The emperor stretched out his hand to gather Ji Heng's hair that was only loosely tied up in front of his chest. Ji Heng's sickly appearance was completely irresistible to him, "There is no need for such vain courtesy between you and Zhen."

Ji Heng said: "But I don't want to see the emperor just sit here and watch Weichen sleep so boringly."

The emperor smiled and said, "Then you sleep, and I will go back."

Ji Heng said, "I will take you back, my majesty, it is not a good thing for you to stay outside for too long."

The emperor said: "You are already sick, how can I let you take it away, you should go to sleep quickly, and I will leave when you sleep."

It's not like Ji Heng couldn't feel the emperor's kindness to him in the subtleties. The emperor's kindness to him was determined not to be an act, but from the heart. This moved Ji Heng, and he was a little at a loss, because The combination of interests is often much easier to handle than the combination of feelings.

Ji Heng drank the medicine, which contained sleeping ingredients. Besides, these days, he also had to take a nap every day. By this time, the usual nap time had passed, and he was very sleepy, so he fell asleep very quickly after lying down. caught.

The emperor waited until he fell asleep, looked at him for a while, and wrapped the quilt for him, then got up and left.

Xu Shi and Xu Qilang didn't come back until late in the evening.

The two came to see Ji Heng as soon as they came back. After Ji Heng sent Xu Qilang away, he asked Xu, "Mother, do you intend to visit Qilang's relatives when you go out this time?"

Xu was stunned for a moment, "Who did you listen to?"

Ji Heng didn't answer, so Xu said, "It's nothing. It's true that there are many people who want to marry our family, and the grandmother of the Liu family also wants to be a matchmaker for Qilang. I just went to see, and Qilang is still young. It's still early. Besides, now is the time for changes in the court, not a good time to talk about kissing."

Seeing that his mother was also very sensitive to politics, Ji Heng breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "I also think that Qilang is still young, and it's not suitable for seeing him at this time. Mother doesn't have to be busy with this matter for a few years. Let's talk about it in a few years." .”

Mrs. Xu laughed, "You child, I have started to inquire about this matter. Is it still early? In some families, children start to see their relatives when they are seven or eight years old. It's too early for me. Wait until the emperor takes power and the court stabilizes." , you should start paying attention to your marriage."

Ji Heng was a little stunned, "I'm... still young."

Xu looked at his son who had lost a lot of weight due to illness, his eyes were full of love, "It's not so small, it's not so small."

Besides, with Ji Heng's physical condition, his marriage must be very cautious, and it is impossible not to take a good look at each other.

Although Xu Qilang was taken away by Ji Heng, he secretly listened to what the two of them were talking about outside. Xu Qilang was very happy when he heard Ji Heng said that he was too young to see his relatives. I have his meaning in my heart.

Time flies, and it will soon enter February again, and the exam will come as scheduled.

The previous year, due to the cheating case in the examination, the examination was abolished, and the time was postponed to this year to re-examination.

Moreover, because of the emperor's wedding this year, there will be an Enke provincial exam in autumn, and another general exam in the second year. These two exams are another source of fresh blood for the imperial court.

This is equivalent to, in the past three years, there have been exams every year, and many candidates stayed in the capital to prepare for the exam and did not return to their hometowns. This even caused the housing prices in the capital to rise in a straight line. stabilize.

And Ji Heng's mother bought him a rented house in an alley in the south of the city, and it has always been very popular.

Because of the fraud case in the previous year's exam, this time, the imperial court was very cautious. Three days before the exam, the chief examiner and several deputy examiners decided on the topic together, and showed it to the emperor for review. It was printed under strict monitoring and sent to the examination room on the day of the examination.

After the test list came out, Ji Chaozong and Ji Daohuai of the Ji family were both on the list this time, so after they got off the list, the two invited Ji Heng to their residence on Gulou Street for a banquet and expressed their gratitude.

After the list is finished, the palace examination will be held in a few days, so the famous scholars on the list have no time to revel in this period of time, and they still have to prepare for the palace examination, while those who are not on the list are naturally very depressed. Where is the mood for a carnival treat?

Because Master Ji has not returned to Beijing, Ji Heng, as the eldest son of the family, was invited by the elders of the clan, one of them is the eldest son of the Ji family, and will be the patriarch in the future. Besides, Ji Heng and Master Ji also agreed that Ji Chaozong is a A person worthy of great responsibility, Ji Heng naturally couldn't refuse the invitation of the two of them, so he came directly to the door with a gift.

This time, Ji Daohuai and Ji Chaozong greeted each other at the door, and Ji Heng got off the carriage under Baoqin's service, and went into the yard together after exchanging pleasantries with them.

Ji Daohuai looked at Ji Heng and said, "You have been ill during the Chinese New Year, and we don't want to disturb your recovery by visiting all the time. Fifth brother is not at home, so we have no reason to disturb your sister-in-law. There are too few visits during the New Year. Explaining it to Junqing, it seems that Chaozong and I are very rude."

Ji Heng smiled and said, "Uncle Thirteen, what are you talking about? You and brother are going to prepare for the exam, which is the most important thing, how can I let you visit my house. Uncle Thirteen, you and brother are both on the list this time , This is really an honor for the clan, my nephew is here to congratulate you."

Ji Daohuai said, "Don't say you just got on the list, even if you won the first prize, it's not as good as you walking in front of the emperor."

Ji Heng has always known that Ji Daohuai is such a person, such words, compared to flattery, sounded like Ji Heng was not happy at all.

But he just smiled and said, "Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, like a fish drinking water, everyone knows for himself."

Although Ji Heng is only twelve or thirteen years old, his speech and behavior are so old that people can't notice his age at all. When he said that, Ji Daohuai didn't know what to say, so he led Ji Heng into the main hall to entertain him. After that, he was led into the study to talk again.

Master Ji prepared this yard for the two of them, each of them had a study room, and the place Ji Daohuai took Ji Heng to was naturally his study room.

After sitting down in the study, Ji Heng knew that it was time to get down to business.

Ji Chaozong personally served tea to Ji Heng, and after Ji Daohuai flattered Ji Heng and Master Ji, he said, "This time, the emperor personally set the test questions for the palace. I don't know Junqing, but you can know what the emperor's intentions are."

Ji Heng knew that the meal was not good, but he didn't expect Ji Daohuai to speak so bluntly.

But from Ji Daohuai's point of view, it's not difficult to understand, since it's a family, it's natural to ask each other directly.