Be a master through ancient times

"Ah Jing, are you thinking about your family's Chu Siye again?" Kou Xun came uninvited, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Kou Jing sitting at the desk, staring at the black jade in his hand.On a whim, he wanted to take advantage of Kou Jing's unpreparedness and snatch the jade over.

This sudden sound did not surprise Kou Jing, in fact, when Kou Xun was still outside, he had already heard his footsteps.He had already prepared himself in his heart, and naturally he would not let Kou Xun succeed.

He bent and raised his arms, nimbly avoided Kou Xun's hand that was reaching out to snatch the jade, and carefully put it into his arms.After hiding the jade pendant, Kou Jing raised her eyes and said indifferently: "Brother Ci is now a student in a family, so don't call him a secretary. What's the matter with you?"

Kou Xun curled his lips, he feared that he would not be able to wait for the day when his cousin greeted him warmly.He sat down opposite Kou Jing, tilted his head and yelled "make a pot of tea" towards the door, and then looked at Kou Jing leisurely with a strange expression.

Kou Jing was unmoved by the harassment of his gaze, and took out the unfinished official documents to read with a very focused expression.

Kou Xun asked angrily, "Are you really not at all curious about my reason for coming?"

Without raising her eyes, Kou Jing turned over another page of the official document, turned a deaf ear to what he said, and pretended that she didn't hear him at all.His cousin came to the mansion once in every three days, and every time he talked to him about trivial things in a very mysterious tone, so many times, he didn't bother to talk to him anymore.

"Okay, okay," Kou Xun laughed angrily, got up and pretended to leave, "Oh, I wanted to ask you if you want to send something to Zhangzhou Mansion for your family to study in Chuti. Now it seems that I Thinking too much. Speaking of which, your family Chu Ti is really good at learning, and even thousands of miles away, you can still make the emperor value you so much."

Before he lifted his leg and took a step, Kou Jing had already put down his official document and stood up. His expression was a little excited, and he was no longer the lifeless look just now.

"Are you going to Zhangzhou Mansion?!"

Kou Xun rolled his eyes around and said, "Who is your name? Who is talking?"

Knowing what he wanted to do, Kou Jing immediately said affectionately, "Brother Xun, please sit down", and then took a few steps to take the tea tray brought up by the servant, and brought it to Kou Xun's hand.

Kou Xun was very satisfied.He turned around and sat down, ignoring Kou Jing's eagerness at the moment, slowly picked up the tea bowl, put it to his mouth and took a sip.

After he had appreciated Kou Jing's embarrassment enough, he said before Kou Jing was about to frown: "I won't go." After speaking, Kou Xun's whole body tensed up, and he saw Kou Jing's unkind eyes staring at him.Thinking of his miserable state after being "drilled" by Kou Jing last time, Kou Xun immediately said: "It is the Holy Majesty who is grateful for Chu Ti's merits in his studies, and specially asked the Ministry of Industry to send 200 yuan for blackboards, [-] boxes of chalk and other school supplies to Zhangzhou Prefecture. .Besides that, he himself has other rewards."

"However, I reckon that the reward your family Chu Tixue got this time should not be because of meritorious research, but because of the education newspaper." Looking at Kou Jing's calm expression, Kou Xun asked tentatively, "The education newspaper , do you know what it is?"

Kou Jing nodded: "Before this thing came out, Brother Ci had already mentioned it to me. He collected every issue of the newspaper and sent it to me."

Kou Xun could hear the faint sense of pride in his tone, couldn't help curling his lips, and said eccentrically, "You two exchange letters quite frequently? How many letters do you send in a month?"

Kou Jing recalled for a while: "Eight or nine mails are frequently sent, and usually only send five or six mails a month." He frowned slightly.

Kou Xun completely disagreed with him: "Are you crazy? Send these every month? Didn't he receive dozens of letters in one year after he left Beijing?" , It took half of his monthly salary.

"The letters are a little short, but although there are thousands of words in my stomach, there are only a few words left on the paper." Kou Jing sighed, full of regrets in her heart.

Kou Xun rolled his eyes: "I mean you have sent too much... You don't have many things to do in Shenji Camp, but the school is busy with business, how can they have so much time to rack their brains to reply to you! Kou Xun felt that it was necessary for him to tell his stupid cousin how to get along with a lover.

Kou Jing didn't think so: "Brother Ci must miss me as much as I miss him. Writing a letter is from the heart, and it is full of heartfelt words. Why do you have to rack your brains to prevaricate? You have never had any intentions." Those who communicate with each other naturally don’t know what it’s like.”

"Huh?! You said that I have never had a like-minded person? It's not that my brother likes to boast, so that you can know that my pink confidantes may be as far away from your house as the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, but you actually said that I don't know who I am. How does it feel?" Kou Xun laughed out of anger again, he is such a prodigal son in the romantic field, and he is actually looked down upon by a young chicken?

"So what if you have so many confidantes, you just want to have fun, but you have a heart? My brother and I are the only ones for each other, and every feeling is sincere." Kou Jing raised the corner of her mouth , he did not expect that his long-cherished wish could be fulfilled in this life.The feeling of mutual admiration between the two is even better than imagined.

Kou Xun's face turned dark. If Kou Jing's words were not reasonable, how could he be unable to refute?But in the end, he couldn't swallow this breath, so Kou Xun said very viciously: "Chu Tixue also sends you so many letters every month? Aren't you afraid that you have a shaved head and a hot head? He is thousands of miles away now. , if you stay for a few years, maybe you will have children."

After finishing speaking, he waited for Kou Jing's revenge. Unexpectedly, Kou Jing lowered her head silently after listening to it. After a while, she said in a low voice: "What Brother Ci sent to me is not as good as what I sent to him." There are many, but the emotions revealed between the lines are extremely sincere. I also worried that if the two of us were separated all the year round, would his feelings for me fade away, would he regret the promise he had made to me, and I thought If you treat him well, will it become a shackle that binds him, making him unable to escape and unable to bear to refuse, and can only waste the years in vain."

Kou Jing remembered that she had hinted several times in the letter that she wanted to be transferred to the Fujian Navy, but was rejected by Chu Ci sternly, and felt even more sad.

Kou Xun immediately felt guilty, looking at Kou Jing's dejected look, he was at a loss for a moment.He was just talking nonsense to stimulate him, but he didn't expect these words to touch the most worried part of his heart.

"Ah Jing, my brother didn't mean it just now... Everyone knows that Chu Tixue is an upright and open person. If you love, you love, and if you don't love, you don't love. He will not compromise for some reason. Since he has exchanged with you You should be more confident when you express your love. I believe that time will not dilute the relationship between you." Kou Xun saw that he seemed to be touched, and quickly said, "Besides, Chu Ti learned from him to be smart, and he will definitely be able to do it again and again. After making extraordinary achievements, the opportunity to return to Beijing is just around the corner. You just need to wait patiently."

Kou Jing didn't know if he listened or not. After a while, when he raised his head, his face was calm, as if the pain on his face just now was everyone's illusion.

"Just now you said that brother Ci won the award not because of his meritorious research, but because of the education newspaper. Did you find out something that made you so sure?" Kou Jing brought the topic back to the part of the previous chat.

Kou Xun didn't dare to provoke him anymore, and said seriously: "Well, I heard that the emperor Changchao had already communicated with all the lords, and said that he wanted to set up a newspaper to publish a newspaper in and around the capital. It's called "Beijing News". The layout and content in it should be set up after the education newspaper. I think it is because of this reason that the emperor wanted to give him a reward. Otherwise, it seems a bit bad to use other people's things for no reason. .”

Kou Jing nodded: "Brother Ci has only been there for a year, so it is impossible for him to win this honor because of his academic achievements. It should be for the purpose of deceiving others."

Kou Xun said: "I heard that in the court, the left minister and the right minister quarreled over this matter, and the two sides argued endlessly. It was the holy majesty who made the decision in person. You have to remind him to be careful, I am afraid that the left minister will It has been determined that Chu Tixue is a reformer."

Kou Jing's expression changed immediately, he knew that Kou Xun had a wide range of friends, every yamen had friends, and he could hear any news in time on weekdays.At this moment, I told him seriously that I must have heard the wind.

"I'll fix a copy of the book right away and send it over quickly."

"Well, you'd better send some more people over there, I'm afraid they'll come out in the dark. But you don't have to worry too much. After all, Chu Tixue is an official of the imperial court, and they don't dare to go too far." Kou Xun Seeing his serious expression, he spoke in relief.

"Brother Xun, thank you very much." Kou Jing got up and saluted with fists in her hands, with a grateful expression on her face.

Kou Xun felt a little embarrassed when he thanked him so much.He touched his nose, and said in a low voice, "The family said thank you, it seems heretic."

The members of the Kou family are small, and although Kou Jing is separated from them by a layer, she is also a serious Kou family child, so naturally they have to be in the same spirit and support each other.And judging by the speed of Kou Jing's promotion, it is uncertain who will support whom in the future!

When Kou Jing heard him talk about the family, she was suddenly touched.Thinking of Zhong Liqing who entered the Kou Mansion two days ago, his face darkened.

What the man kept saying: Time flies, and it will be the three-year anniversary of Rou'er's death.That day, because of Rou'er's last words, he asked Yu'er to go to Xijiang Province for his mother's support.Now that the three-year period is approaching, it is time to bring him back so as not to delay his studies.He also asked if he sent someone to pick him up, or Kou Jing sent someone there.

Kou Jing refused on the spot, and the man smiled, as if he was still the ignorant child back then.He said: "I know Ah Jing that you don't want to part with Yu'er, but Yu'er's surname is Zhongli. His mother died early, so it is only reasonable for me as a father to bring him back. Even if the father-in-law is still alive, It can't stop the relationship between father and son. You'd better make a plan early, or I will send someone to bring him back once the three-year period is over."

Kou Jing was very angry in her heart, but there was nothing she could do.But he absolutely could not hand over Yu'er to them, how could the county lord who has not had a son tolerate Yu'er as a thorn in his side?Zhong Liqing is also a heartless person, when she was able to leave her wife and children behind to marry someone else, now she won't turn against her for Yu'er.

For a person like Zhong Liqing, only he himself is the most important, and the rest are irrelevant.