Scholar and old attack

"boom--"

A heavy burden sound fell on the table, making a long and deep sound, making the originally noisy room instantly silent.

The atmosphere in the entire inn seemed a little depressing, so depressing that people were a little out of breath, as if they were stuffed in the water, and breathing was extremely uncomfortable.

Xiao Zilei looked anxiously at Jiang Jingyuan, who was so gloomy that he could drip ink.

No, it's the rhythm when I discovered that the boss's secret was going to be silenced!

At this moment, thick beads of sweat formed on Xiao Zilei's forehead, the size of soybeans, and it was still the beginning of spring in March, but he was like a kind of fever walking under the scorching heat.

His mouth was dry, and he wished he could rush out of this room and go to the cool world outside to refresh himself.

But he didn't dare, and couldn't...

Jiang Jingyuan looked at the child who was as obedient as a kitten in front of him, and lightly pointed at the bundle he threw on the table with his slightly chilly fingertips.

Xiao Zilei immediately understood like a dog's leg, and opened the package that Jiang Jingyuan brought back, revealing the antique pear blossom box inside.

The hollow carvings, exquisite styles, and even the characters carved on it are all made by everyone, and the things inside are definitely not ordinary.

Xiao Zilei thought so.

After looking at Jiang Jingyuan's slightly nodding appearance, he gently opened the box with light hands, and saw a box full of mung bean cakes inside.

Disappointed...

She thought she could see some peerless treasure, but she didn't expect it to be a box of mung bean cakes, her eyes froze slightly, and the tails of her eyes were disappointed.

Jiang Jingyuan sat on the side of the stool, took the teapot on the table, poured himself a cup of tea slowly, and said in a light tone, "Taste."

Xiao Zilei rubbed his eyes and couldn't believe Jiang Jingyuan's tone, why did he become so approachable the next second when it was bloody one second.

Could it be that Jiang Jingyuan's mood today is not to blame for his targeting today.

But thinking about what happened today, it is true that he did something reckless. Such a shameful thing happened to Jiang Jingyuan, so he must have become angry from embarrassment.

Happily, I was still known by myself...

Hiss...the mung bean cake is probably poisonous...

It is suspicious that the box is so elaborately used to hold the pastry, it looks like a guillotine.

"Brother Jing Yuan, I... I just happened to see Zun Fulang and Fang...errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr]], I promise I will keep my mouth shut, I will definitely not reveal half of it, this pastry will be spared."

Xiao Zilei's sweat that had just subsided poured out again. For the intense heat just now, he only felt cold, and his heart was frozen.

It was as if the whole person was suddenly abandoned from a hot place to a world of ice and snow.

His lips trembled from the cold.

The corners of Jiang Jingyuan's mouth twitched slightly, looking at Xiao Zilei as if he was looking at a fool, he stretched out his hand and pinched a piece of mung bean cake in the box, and put the cake into his mouth with a blank face while Xiao Zilei was stunned.

"The food in the imperial dining room is really good, much more delicious than the mung bean cake made in the inn."

There are many things in the world that Jiang Jingyuan can eat, even Xiao Zilei knows that Jiang Jingyuan is notoriously picky eater.

In his mouth, he can only share food that is acceptable and acceptable, and only the food made by his husband and his family is the best in the world.

Now he said it was something from the imperial dining room, and he praised it very much, no wonder it was packed in such an expensive box, it turned out to be food eaten by the emperor.

Xiao Zilei's Adam's apple twitched, and he really wanted to eat it.

He seemed to smell the aroma of mung beans from afar.

No matter how bad the things from the imperial dining room are, they won't be so bad.

Damn it, just now he was thinking that Jiang Jingyuan would poison him. It turned out that Jiang Jingyuan went to the palace and brought back something special for him.

What a touching brotherhood.

"This... a box is all for me."

Xiao Zilei couldn't believe that Jiang Jingyuan would be so kind. It turned out that Jiang Jingyuan still had kindness in his heart.

"Ah."

Jiang Jingyuan hummed lightly, the voice was very ethereal, if there was nothing, if it wasn't for Xiao Zilei's young and sensitive ears, otherwise he would not have heard his humming lightly.

Xiao Zilei's Adam's apple squirmed, and he couldn't wait to grab the pastry on the table and put it in his mouth.

The pastry melts in the mouth without being greasy, with a little mung bean fragrance and sweetness, which makes Xiao Zilei unable to stop eating once it enters the mouth.

"Delicious... so delicious."

Xiao Zilei grabbed a mung bean cake in one hand and stuffed it into his mouth vigorously, or else the emperor is the most enjoyable person in the world.

On this point, the most common and most common pastries are delicious and not sticky at all.

Xiao Zilei gulped something into his mouth, smiling like a 130-jin fool.

However, no matter how delicious something is, eating too much will make it a bit dry, especially pastry and other foods, which are the easiest to dry out.

"Hmm... can I have some water?"

After Xiao Zilei ate three or four times, his mouth was filled with mung bean cake powder, and his throat was a little dry and uncomfortable.

He knew that it was because he ate too fast. Usually, he had to serve pastries with tea, but today he was afraid that Jiang Jingyuan would not let him eat, so he rushed a little faster.

Didn't expect it to work so well.

Holding the teapot in his hand, Jiang Jingyuan poured tea for himself slowly, pushed a box of pastries on the table towards Xiao Zilei, looked at Xiao Zilei indifferently, and said softly, "Finish."

"Give me a drink of water, and I'll finish eating."

Xiao Zilei hadn't understood what Jiang Jingyuan meant, thinking that he was asking him to finish the box of pastries for him. Of course he had to finish eating such a delicious thing, but he had to rinse it with water, which made him choke a little uncomfortable.

Jiang Jingyuan held the teapot in his hand, still calm, and looked at Xiao Zilei with that irrelevant eyes, he meant to finish the meal without taking a sip of water.

Xiao Zilei was swept away by Jiang Jingyuan's indifferent eyes, and his mood fell to the bottom instantly. He said how could Jiang Jingyuan be so kind, so he was here waiting for him.

If you don't drink water and eat so many pastries, even if you don't choke to death, you will die of thirst...

Xiao Zilei instinctively wanted to swallow, but his entire mouth was covered with pastry powder, and it was extremely difficult to swallow. The only solution was the teapot in Jiang Jingyuan's hand.

But he couldn't grab it, and he didn't dare to grab it.

Xiao Zilei wanted to open the door as fast as he could in his life, but Jiang Jingyuan didn't give him water, and there were plenty of people outside to give him water.

"Bang-"

The door couldn't be pushed open, apparently locked from the outside.

"Finish."

Jiang Jingyuan's hell-like devil's voice came again, the meaning was self-evident, if Xiao Zilei didn't finish eating, he would definitely not be able to leave this room today.

If you dare to say that he is wearing a cuckold, and if you dare to say that his husband Lang Hongxing is cheating, you should be prepared to be punished.

Xiao Zilei's heart is like falling into an ice cellar, one second is heaven and the next is hell. Sure enough, he can't take Jiang Jingyuan's words too seriously, the big devil will always be the big devil.

The way of torturing people is terrible.

"vomit……"

Xiao Zilei held his throat with his hand, and tried his best to spit out the pastry powder in his mouth, but the pastry that was sticky with saliva was not so easy to spit out.

"Finish."

Jiang Jingyuan's voice came again, and it was obviously a very ordinary word. To Xiao Zilei's ears, it was like the King Yama who had cast Xing Xing on him in hell.

He knew that Jiang Jingyuan had a rule that things should only be limited to three things, and it would be a terrifying thing to ignore Jiang Jingyuan's words over and over again.

Xiao Zilei, who clasped his throat and his eyes were flushed, was completely terrified when he saw Jiang Jingyuan who was sitting there motionless.

What is wrong with him, but to provoke this big devil.

It's not good to pretend that you didn't see it.

Isn't it just that his husband touched Fang Xinli's hand, so he made a fuss.

Hey, I blame myself for being too young.

Looking at the mung bean cake on the table, he swore that he would never eat mung bean cake again, even if it was made by Tianwang Laozi, he would never eat it again.

Grabbing a piece of mung bean cake fiercely, stuffing it into his mouth like swallowing a jujube, the powder was chewing in his mouth until his mouth couldn't open, and he didn't dare to stop.

There were two lines of clear tears in the red eye sockets, and two deep tear marks on his face covered with pastry powder. He hated mung bean cake.

"Cough cough cough..."

Putting the last piece of pastry into his mouth, Xiao Zilei coughed until his face flushed, and he spat out a mouthful of powder.

Whoever mentions mung bean cake to him in the future, he will be anxious with whom.

"Hey, who locked the door."

Xu Shuizhou came to bring water to Jiang Jingyuan with freshly boiled water. Seeing that the door of the room was locked by iron chains, he put down the teapot and hurriedly opened the chains.

"Why lock the door, I'll boil water for you."

When Xu Shuizhou entered the door, he saw Xiao Zilei squatting on the ground not knowing what he was doing, while Jiang Jingyuan was sitting on a stool drinking tea leisurely.

"water!"

When Xiao Zilei heard the word water, his eyes shone with light, as if Xu Shuizhou was shining with holy light, like the Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva who saves suffering.

He dodges, the speed is so fast that people can only see his afterimage, but not his figure.

Xu Shuizhou only felt a gust of wind blowing in front of him, the tray in his hand lightened, and the teapot disappeared.

In another corner of the room, Xiao Zilei held the teapot high in his hand and poured water into his mouth.

It's a pity that as soon as the water entered his throat, it was so hot that he spit it out immediately.

Mrs. Mrs. is hot.

"Oops." Seeing Xiao Zilei's distressed look, Xu Shuizhou let out a bad breath, "It's all because I forgot to remind you that the water was just boiled."

"Wow wow wow..."

After hearing Xu Shuizhou's words, Xiao Zilei was speechless for a while. What does it mean to forget to remind? It was clear that there was no reminder. After talking loudly in front of the two of them, he realized that he was speechless at all.

He pointed at Jiang Jingyuan and then at Xu Shuizhou angrily, his anger was overwhelming.

These two couples deserve to be called raccoons of the same feather, the husband is cruel and ruthless, and the husband is the master behind the scenes.

Poor him, he was still worried that Jiang Jingyuan would be cheated on, he was indeed too young and innocent.

"What is he saying."

Seeing Xiao Zilei's resentment, Xu Shuizhou felt quite sympathetic, the poor baby was so scalded that he couldn't speak.

Jiang Jingyuan shrugged, shook his head, and said in a very calm tone, "I don't know."

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

After Xiao Zilei let out a roar, he hurriedly ran out of Jiang Jingyuan's room and returned to his own room. He didn't care if the tea in the room was overnight or not, he grabbed it and drank it.

It wasn't until he swallowed all the pastry powder that was clogging his throat that he felt a little better.

Fortunately, there was a pile of cakes in his throat, so Xu Shuizhou's hot water didn't scald his throat. It was red and swollen for sure, and it hurt a little.

But it doesn't really do much harm.

Thinking of Xu Shuizhou and Jiang Jingyuan, Xiao Zilei's arrogance was raised by three quarters, thinking of various possibilities of revenge in his mind.

After thinking about it, he finally beat back his arrogance. It was too difficult for him to deal with Jiang Jingyuan at his level.

Wow, he is so hard.

I thought I was on a road to Kangzhuang Avenue, but I didn't expect to be on a thief boat, and there was no way to get off the boat.

Xiao Zilei clasped the sawdust on the table, regretting countless times why he was confused by Jiang Jingyuan's gentleness in the first place.

"Xiao Lei, Xiao Lei, you are back."

Seeing that the light in Xiao Zilei's room was on, Mrs. Xiao came to Xiao Zilei with the mung bean cake she made herself, thinking about what Jiang Jingyuan had specially told her.

"I heard from that kid Jing Yuan that you dream of me making mung bean cakes for you every night. Mother has no other skills. It's easy to make a cake. Come and eat more."

Seeing Xiao Zilei's unhappy face, Mrs. Xiao put the mung bean cake she just made in front of Xiao Zilei, coaxing gently.

Xiao Zilei saw the faint green mass in front of him, and thought that he ate a lot just now, the sticky feeling came back spontaneously, he couldn't hold back and squatted on the corner of the table beside him to vomit.

Wow, he is so bitter.

Jiang Jingyuan, count on you!

----

Jingdu was completely shocked because of Jiang Jingyuan and his party's Jinshi admitted from Datong.

It is absolutely impossible for the most sensational event like this in previous years to be in a little-known place like Datong.

Most of all, for such a huge and prosperous capital city, such a place popped up suddenly, and a Tanhualang came out, which is something worth discussing.

Moreover, not only did he pass the exam alone, but he also passed the exam with three of them. Even if there is no envy from other scholars, some people still talk about it.

Especially that day Jiang Jingyuan was invited by His Majesty to go to the palace to ask a question alone. Don’t you see that the number one scholar and the second place were ignored, and people from several streets saw it. Completely unable to suppress.

If it is said that they cheated, the emperor would not let them go. If it is said that they did not cheat, it is incredible that such a group of people suddenly appeared in such an unknown small place.

There must be hidden secrets that they don't know, waiting to be discovered.

As a result, the following types of people appeared in the capital:

I live next to Datong, I heard: "..."

My cousin is next to Datong, I heard, "..."

My wife is from Datong, I heard, "..."

In the mouths of various cousins, uncles, wives, and sisters-in-law, countless demonized versions of Jiang Jingyuan and the others appeared.

It was acceptable at the beginning, but in the end it was said that Jiang Jingyuan came down to earth as a star of Wenqu, and that the place where he lived was full of culture, and it was said that his ancestors emitted green smoke, and many people saw it. He also made a fuss, that's why he took the other three to win the Jinshi.

Sometimes Jiang Jingyuan could hear when he went out to drink tea. Many people were discussing them, and he almost spit out the tea.

"The folk customs of the Ming Dynasty are so open, I think it is possible to run a newspaper, called the Daming Gossip Newspaper, which focuses on all kinds of unwarranted gossip among the people above the court, and it may be popular in the entire Ming Dynasty."

Jiang Jingyuan looked at the bustling street outside the inn, and there was still faint transmission, did you hear, this year's Tanhualang... Wait for such words, and said with some emotion.

Xu Shuizhou hugged two babbling children, and when he heard Jiang Jingyuan say this, his heart was agitated, "I think it's pretty good, as long as the court allows it, I really want to start a newspaper, as you said, you can also serialize stories Ben kind."

Coming out of Wutong County, he folded a lot of properties, leaving behind the winery and bookstore. The expenses at home in Wutong County were quite high. In addition, he was pregnant and had two children, so he didn't save much money. .

It would be even more expensive to come to the capital, otherwise the big family of them would have bought a house in the capital long ago, why would they stay in this crowded inn.

Xu Shuizhou is also eager to open up a career in his heart. The money will only be spent less and less in his own hands. Only by letting the money flow, the money will become more and more.

Jiang Jingyuan also knew that going on like this would not work, not to mention that the two children needed a quiet environment, even adults who stayed in such a noisy environment for a long time would feel a little sluggish.

And because Jiang Jingyuan is now famous in the capital, many people who "come here for fame" come to ask for advice, which makes him a little troublesome. If he has a mansion, he can keep these troubles out of the door.

However, the prices and housing prices in Beijing are no higher than those in Wutong County. You can buy a high-end house for a few hundred taels or a few thousand taels. The money in their hands is only more than 1 taels.

This little money is only enough to buy a slightly dilapidated courtyard, like a mansion next to the imperial city, which is extremely unimaginable.

After buying a house, it is impossible for the family not to eat or drink.

Among other things, the food and clothing of the two children are the bulk.

Jiang Jingyuan and Xu Shuizhou have the same philosophy, that is, no matter how poor you are, you can't be a poor child, so all the things the two little guys use from birth to now are of the highest quality.

It's not that the two adults are spoiling the children, it's because they have stayed in Wutong County for a long time, and they have become a little richer, thinking that the family is not short of income and has some savings, so it's okay to be generous to the children.

Unexpectedly, when you come to the capital, you will ask for money everywhere.

This 1 taels of silver deposits can't even be turned over in a gold-consuming cave in the capital.

"What happened to Tan Jingyuan in Wutong County?"

Thinking of money, Jiang Jingyuan thought of Lin Xuesong. He was in a hurry, so he could only explain a few words in a hurry, and he didn't know what was going on with them.

"When I left, they were in full swing. The troupe had already started. Three performances a day, the performances were full, and the books were selling well. Even the money can't be messed with."

Xu Shuizhou thought of the hot Wutong County, and a happy smile spread around the corner of his mouth.

Compared with the bustling capital city, he prefers the carefree Wutong County, but people tend to go to higher places, so there is nothing wrong with coming out more to see the world.

"Go back when you get old?"

Jiang Jingyuan asked with his arms around Xu Shuizhou.

Xu Shuizhou shook his head, "I can't walk anymore when I'm old. It doesn't matter if I accompany you in this capital or other places. As long as I have you, I will feel happy wherever I am."

Jiang Jingyuan only felt that his heart was full, and he was happy from toe to head.

While the two were loving each other, another carriage came outside the inn. Jiang Jingyuan had sharp eyes and recognized it as the concierge of his master's house at a glance.

He also wanted to visit the master's house before, but he was afraid that the rumors and gossip he had during this period would cause trouble to the master, so he had to endure it.

"I'll go down and see."

Jiang Jingyuan pointed to the carriage at the entrance of the inn, said softly to Xu Shuizhou, and kissed his forehead.

"Ah."

……

"Young master, the master has been waiting for your visit these days, but the result has not come, the master is very angry."

The butler of the Gu family was also surnamed Gu, and everyone respectfully called him Butler Gu. At this moment, he was respectful to Jiang Jingyuan, but his words were all for Gu Renhuai.

Jiang Jingyuan's face was a little red, and he was also respectful to Butler Gu, who had taken care of Gu Renhuai all his life, "I have to ask Butler Gu, I'm not making too much noise in the capital, and I'm afraid it will affect the teacher."

"Young master is confused."

Butler Gu shook his head. After all, Jiang Jingyuan was still too young. Although the city was very deep, he knew too little about official affairs, so he made such a mistake.

"Why did Steward Gu say that?"

Jiang Jingyuan has always been a person who doesn't like to bother others. Unless it is necessary, try not to bring this kind of trouble to others, and don't bring it to others.

Gu Guan's family members were old-hearted, their cloudy eyes were full of shrewdness, and they said slowly, "Young Master, you know what it is to be an official."

"Fame and fortune?"

Jiang Jingyuan thought for a while and replied.

"Yeah, people in the officialdom can't escape fame and fortune after all. The young master is talented and intelligent, but he just thought of going astray for a while, and he should understand now."

Gu Butler clicked so far, he believed that Jiang Jingyuan would understand what he meant.

Jiang Jingyuan suddenly realized that since being an official is all for fame and fortune, his master is no exception, no matter whether he has a good reputation or a bad reputation, he is famous after all.

Wouldn't it be better if it was spread that Jiang Jingyuan was Gu Renhuai's disciple, adding his name to his name.

Moreover, the rumors and rumors in the streets and alleys have no basis at all, they are all some people's nonsense and imagination, as long as his Gu Renhuai's name is moved out, there will be so many things.

It's a win-win situation.

Jiang Jingyuan suddenly realized that it wasn't that he hadn't thought of using the teacher's name to bluff people, but it's not good after all, and the teacher treated him well, giving him what he wanted, just because of such a trivial matter. It's not good to have a suspicion.

I didn't expect the teacher to be so generous, and he didn't mind being used by his disciples at all. No wonder the teacher can be full of peaches and plums.

"Please, young master, the master has already tidied up a courtyard for everyone at home. Living at home is better than living in an inn."

Gu Renhuai knew that Jiang Jingyuan had just come to the capital. Firstly, he had no property and secondly, he had no connections, so he could only hide in this small inn.

He had been waiting for Jiang Jingyuan to come to open the door, but he didn't expect Jiang Jingyuan to be so stubborn, he would rather carry it by himself, but he had no choice but to ask his housekeeper to go.

On the first day he moved into Gu's house, Gu Renhuai announced to the world in a high-profile manner that Jiang Jingyuan was a closed disciple he accepted when he was playing in Datong.

This announcement shocked the capital three more times, and all the inconsequential rumors in the past disappeared, and turned into Li Yin's expression.

Things that didn't make sense in the past make sense now.

Why can there be a Tanhualang in such a small place in Datong, because there is Professor Taifu.

Why does Tanhua Lang have the opportunity to be interviewed by the emperor alone, because his master is the current imperial tutor.

Jiang Jingyuan, a person who has not yet taken office, has established a firm foothold in this capital, not for anything else, but because behind him is the current Taifu.

At night, in the courtyard of Gu's family, there were two tables full of people, and everyone was celebrating that the four of them were admitted to Jinshi together, and now they are about to be appointed by the court to take office.

So this reunion, maybe we will be separated again soon, everyone drank very heartily, especially Xiao Kaiqi who was the most excited, he didn't expect to see Taifu Gu once he went to Beijing on vacation, he was so excited.

He drank too much when he was excited, Xiao Zilei helped Xiao Kaiqi who was drinking too much to go back to the room to rest, but saw an unforgettable scene.

Fang Xinli forced Wei Liangjun to press against the door frame and kissed fiercely. Seeing how it looked, both of them were a little emotional, and even their clothes were a little disheveled.

"Can men and men do the same?"

Xiao Zilei's shock was no less than the shock of modern people's first contact with sex. His whole body was like being struck by lightning, and he was still supporting his own father, who was also thrown to the ground by him at some point.

At this moment, he felt that his three views seemed to be broken, his mind was blank, and something abnormal was growing.

Jiang Jingyuan happened to take Xu Shuizhou back to the house to rest, and when he saw Xiao Zilei who had been spoiled by Fang Xinli and Wei Liangjun, he felt a little sympathetic, poor child.

Still don't understand what happened.

The author has something to say: Xiao Kaiqi: Where is my son, why did he throw me on the ground!

Xiao Zilei: I am too difficult, I am too bitter.