Brother, did you confess today?

Xu Xiangfei finally bought the shop next to it, which originally sold cloth, because the cloth business is not doing well now, and the shopkeeper really couldn't keep going, so he sold the shop.

The price dropped a little due to the downturn in business, Xu Xiangfei was very happy, and looked at the shop.

It's about the same size as Zhuyu Pavilion, and the cabinets are still there, and Xu Xiangfei is very satisfied that a new one can be opened after a little construction.

Zhu Xuguang also said: "When I go back, I will discuss with my brother how to change the shop."

"It's... why don't you invite someone directly?"

Zhu Xuguang shook his head: "Senior brother, why do you think so? This is the shop that my senior brother and I share."

Those were all given by the Yue family before, this is indeed the first store the two of them bought by themselves, and it is very meaningful.

Xu Xiangfei understood what he meant, and just thought it was funny: "All right, all right."

After they went out, they walked to a teahouse. Xu Xiangfei had recently started to learn to read the ledger honestly, and even took it out to read when he was sitting.

Zhu Xuguang stretched out his hand and nodded: "This is not quite right, did I remember it wrong?"

Xu Xiangfei made a calculation: "Really, I should have made a mistake."

"En." Zhu Xuguang looked at him quietly, and then handed the pastry and tea to Xu Xiangfei so that he could take it anytime he wanted.

After noon, Xu Xiangfei pressed the center of his eyebrows, "Let's find a place to eat, and we'll talk about it when we go back tonight."

During the meal, Zhu Xuguang pushed the sweet and sour fish in front of him, and put the two swords beside him. These two swords looked impressive, and people looked at them from time to time.

"Little friend, is this sword for sale?"

Zhu Xu bald and didn't lift his head: "Not for sale."

The man touched his nose and left.

This incident is not uncommon. The two of them walked the rivers and lakes, and the sword was their weapon, and sometimes it was always coveted.

With this appearance, Zhu Xuguang said coldly that he would not sell it.

Xu Xiangfei smiled with his face propped up: "It seems that the clear water and blue sky are still very popular."

Zhu Xuguang glanced at him: "Why isn't my red crane more popular?"

"Because I am a senior brother, I have the final say."

"If that's the case, what the brother said will not be ineffective."

Xu Xiangfei: "..."

Junior brother's mouth, it pissed him off.

Suddenly, a large group of people came to the side. When they saw it, they were all young men dressed as scholars, sitting on the table next to them one by one.

"This provincial test has been cancelled, what shall we do?"

Xu Xiangfei and Zhu Xuguang looked at each other. The imperial examinations in Nanqi were not perfect, and most of them were based on the method of Beiyuan. They were divided into three levels: solution examination, provincial examination, and palace examination.

The palace examination was established by the first emperor, but the first emperor did not like the imperial examination. The new emperor ascended the throne and threatened to restore the right of poor students to study and get a name, so the imperial examination was promoted again.

But after only a few years as the new emperor, he gradually lost his mind and didn't care about this matter anymore.

Unexpectedly, the provincial test was canceled again.

Xu Xiangfei sighed.

Zhu Xuguang looked at him: "Brother, are you worried about these scholars?"

"Not really." Xu Xiangfei thought for a while, "It's just that the emperor is always changing. This year he rewarded the merchants with these rights, and maybe he will take them back next year... I was just thinking, one day, will Jiang Hu also been……"

"Not for the time being." Zhu Xuguang was not too worried, "Southern Qibeiyuan, there are endless disputes, if you really want to rectify the martial arts, you have to rule the country."

He didn't continue talking, because Zhu Xuguang felt that the current sage was not worthy.

Although they are talking about the new emperor, the Holy One has been in power for ten years, and they have almost figured out the character of the new emperor in ten years.

How should I put it... just hang out.

This one will also be beheaded, and that one will also be demoted. At one time, he will give great support to the poor students, and at the other he will favor the famous families.

After all, it's just that I feel that I'm in an awkward situation and I have to find some support.

The first emperor didn't like imperial examinations, but he also insisted on this system, giving chances to poor students, but those who were reused still came from famous families.

The new emperor...

Zhu Xuguang felt that it was really a headache.

"Senior brother, don't think about it anymore. After all, it's not our business for the time being." Zhu Xuguang poured him tea, "If there is a drastic change, we have ways to deal with it."

"I just feel that the current situation is turbulent, which always makes me...have a bad feeling." Xu Xiangfei looked at Zhu Xuguang slowly, seeing the expression on his face, "Besides, Junior Brother... really don't Do you care?"

If there is a chance, if there is an excuse to overthrow the new emperor...

Is Zhu Xuguang really unwilling?

"I……"

Zhu Xuguang was obviously taken aback, and then said honestly: "I don't know."

He is only eighteen, and has been played with by Xu Xiangfei in the past, and he has not experienced much, so he has no real thoughts on this kind of thing.

Xu Xiangfei understood very well.

"Brother, you need to know that brother is on your side."

Zhu Xuguang raised his head, clearly aware of the weight of these words.

He knew that Xu Xiangfei actually didn't like the imperial court, and he didn't want to get in touch with these people, but he said that he was on his side.

In other words... If Zhu Xuguang chooses the opposite, Xu Xiangfei will be with him.

Too dangerous.

Zhu Xuguang shook his head secretly, after thinking about it, he still felt that he was unwilling to do this.

He seemed to have been spoiled by these years of easy and carefree life, and he only wanted to live a good life with Xu Xiangfei, and he was unwilling to get involved in those dangerous things.

……

Now that the weather is hot, Zhu Xuguang knew that Xu Xiangfei was afraid of the heat, so he thought about going back early.

Xu Xiangfei naturally agreed, and chewed a bunch of candied haws. Seeing Zhu Xuguang staring at him, he waved the thing in his hand: "Why, do you want one too?"

"I'm not as good as my senior brother..." Zhu Xuguang thought for a while, seeing the red sugar residue sticking to Xu Xiangfei's lips, he suddenly didn't know what to say, so he changed the subject abruptly, "Then senior brother, give it to me."

Xu Xiangfei: "???"

He just talked about it, Zhu Xuguang's behavior made him unable to end it.

"Um……"

Zhu Xuguang held his hand, and with the one in his hand, he pulled the man over, and at the same time protected Xu Xiangfei from falling, and then took a bite of the candied haws.

After the cloying sweetness, it is indescribably sour. Zhu Xuguang doesn't know what's so delicious about this thing, but Xu Xiangfei still laughs at him: "When you were young, you couldn't walk when you looked at this."

"No." Zhu Xuguang refused to admit it, he is now at this age, he wants to show his maturity, so he is very reluctant to admit his past self.

Xu Xiangfei doesn't have this trouble, he has always been like this, and he is not much different from when he was a child, so he does these things to feel at ease, and he insists on teasing his junior.

"Why not?" Xu Xiangfei recalled the past, "You were timid and small at that time, when you saw these things, you obviously wanted to eat them and didn't say anything, but you just wanted to glue your eyes to them..."

Zhu Xuguang suddenly reached out to wipe off the sugar residue on his lips.

Xu Xiangfei suddenly became hoarse.

"Brother, let's continue."

"... I won't talk anymore." Seeing that he was approaching, Xu Xiangfei closed his eyes and pretended to be tired, "I'll take a rest for a while."

Seeing his appearance, Zhu Xuguang felt more and more that his senior brother should know.

I know his unbearable thoughts.

So the senior brother in the snow didn't really pass out?

Zhu Xuguang pondered, but there was no regret in his heart, but he was always a little disappointed.

Senior brother's attitude also showed his thoughts on this matter. Even though Zhu Xuguang was disappointed, he had to respect him.

It doesn't matter, just stay with senior brother.

Xu Xiangfei originally said he wanted to take a break, but maybe because he went to bed too late last night, he also fell asleep in a daze.

Seeing him frowning in his sleep, Zhu Xuguang couldn't help frowning himself, stretched out his hand to support him against his body, slowly tightened his hands, and lowered his head close to Xu Xiangfei's ear.

"Brother..."

In the snow, he hugged his brother in the same way.

But now that the senior brother is fine, he can think about what he wants, instead of trying to find Xu Xiangfei's breathing in a panic.

Xu Xiangfei woke up suddenly, raised his head and hit Zhu Xuguang's chin: "Ouch..."

Zhu Xuguang was also in pain, but his hand was strong and did not let go, it just slid down to Xu Xiangfei's waist, and touched the top of his head with one hand: "Senior brother, did you hit it?"

Looking at the scene in front of him, Xu Xiangfei couldn't laugh or cry. He stretched out his hand to brush away Zhu Xuguang's hand, and touched his chin with his backhand: "Does it hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt." Zhu Xuguang said nonsense with his eyes open, and replied solemnly, but he never let go of his hand.

Xu Xiangfei was extremely helpless: "Okay, okay, it's almost here, let go, good boy."

Zhu Xuguang: "..."

Why aren't senior brothers shy?

He had seen someone do this before, and the other person would be a little shy no matter how indifferent he was.

Could it be that Xu Xiangfei really doesn't care about him at all?

The more Zhu Xuguang thought about it, the more he felt it was very possible. After all, Xu Xiangfei always said that he had grown up. Perhaps in the heart of his senior brother, he was still that dirty child.

Xu Xiangfei jumped out of the carriage, tugged at the hair tie floating in front of him, looked at Zhu Xuguang silently following beside him, and smiled helplessly: "Speaking of which, I don't know if Miss Qin from last night Apologize."

There really is.

Xu Xiangfei walked into the gate of the villa, and the servant immediately invited him to the Minhang Courtyard, which was the meeting place for the entire villa and where Yue Mingjing stayed most often.

He and Zhu Xuguang went to the Minhang Courtyard, only to find that there were many more people inside. There was a long-bearded man over half a century old, dressed in simple civilian clothes and wearing a square scarf on his head. He should be Qin Juren who ran a private school.

Today, Qin Ruo was covered with a veil, standing aside with lowered eyebrows, her slender figure seemed gentle, but in fact she was arrogant. When she apologized, she was polite but not sincere.

Qin Juren was extremely embarrassed, and hurriedly bowed: "It's the little girl who is ignorant and surprised Miss Ye. Qin Ruo, hurry up and apologize."

Qin Ruo also lowered her head and said sorry.

Ye Weiyi asked innocently: "It's so strange, it was Sister Lan who pushed me, why is it that Sister Ruo came to apologize?"

Qin Juren really didn't know about this, and looked at Qin Ruo with doubts in his eyes.

Qin Ruo said: "Sister Lan is just playing around. It's my fault that I watched you pass while knowing that the railing over there was not repaired."

Ye Weiyi really didn't know what to say, it was both funny and disappointed.

She didn't know what made Qin Ruo become like this, she could only say in her heart, maybe this is what this person really thinks.

She also didn't understand, no matter what, the Lan family was just a seventh-rank official, and Qin Ju was an upright person all his life, so why did Qin Ruo go to curry favor with the Lan family?

Ye Weiyi couldn't figure it out, so he could only look at his brother and ask for help.

Yue Mingjing's complexion was also not good-looking, he was the most defensive, Ye Weiyi was the only girl, he was already very distressed, he was afraid that she would be lonely somewhere, so he wanted her to go out and make more friends.

In the end, the friends I met turned out to be like this.

"Mr. Qin, you don't need to say more." Yue Mingjing and Qin Juren are old acquaintances, and he also knows that he can't vent his anger, and Qin Ruo is just an accomplice, so if he gives some lessons, he will stop seeing each other in the future.

Yue Mingjing couldn't do anything else either.

Qin Juren understood what he meant, sighed helplessly, and finally led Qin Ruo away. When they walked out, they bumped into Xu Xiangfei who was standing aside and watching.

Qin Juren knew that it was the young man in front of him who rescued Ye Weiyi that day. Although it belonged to his family, he did not cause a catastrophe, and he was really grateful.

He stepped forward and bowed slowly, Xu Xiangfei was startled, and hurried to help the private school gentleman with white sideburns, but Qin Ruo, who stood in front of them and looked at him, did not feel any emotion in his eyes.

Xu Xiangfei felt very strange.

The author says:

Xu Xiangfei: The biggest illusion of my junior is that I have a thick skin

(probably not an illusion)