Chapter 294

Cao Lang, the new No. 1 scholar in the Imperial Academy, was engaged yesterday.

The marriage of the new No. 1 scholar is a new thing that people pay attention to and talk about. Not to mention that the Yue family that the new No. 1 scholar climbed up is the Xia family - the person who is about to marry, and the youngest legitimate daughter of Xia Shoufu's family!

After the news of the engagement spread, the busy No. 1 scholar's house recently came to congratulate countless people.

One or two taboos still need to be avoided in officialdom, but in the past, when students gathered together, they didn't need to worry too much about anything, and they spoke more bluntly.

"Brother Cao Xiandi, this is a double happiness!"

"Yes, brother Cao is really lucky... Just entered the Imperial Academy, there were more chief auxiliary adults to be the father-in-law... I will have to ask brother Cao to help me when I get into the Academy in the future."

"I heard that the four girls of the Xia family are lively and good-looking... They are the beauties who many noble children in Beijing can't marry."

"Or how can you say that brother Cao is blessed and envies me..."

Listening to these words in his ear, Cao Lang smiled modestly and gently on his face, but he smiled bitterly at the bottom of his heart.

In the afternoon, after seeing off all the guests, Cao Lang went to the study.

I picked up my pen to write a letter, but halfway through it, I sighed. After all, I crumpled the letter paper and threw it into the wastebasket.

He didn't know what the four girls in the Xia family looked like. He didn't dare to look at them through the screen that day, but no matter how good they were, they were not the one he really wanted to marry.

He has a sweetheart.

Although he was not engaged, he had already been in love with each other. He went to Beijing to take the exam. He promised Fang's mother to treat him in high school. She would go to her home to propose marriage and marry her.

The news of his high school has spread back to his hometown. Fang Niang must be waiting for him with joy

However, how dare he, who has no power background, refuse the proposal that Shoufu wants to get married?

If you refuse, you are the enemy.

He studied hard for more than ten years in the cold window in exchange for today. His great future is in front of him... He dare not and can't tell the fact that he has a sweetheart.

He just wanted to write to Fang Niang, tell her his difficulties, and ask her to wait for him again. When he really stands firm in officialdom, he will pick her up to the capital.

But it's too selfish

The future is unpredictable. He can't let her wait like this. In the end, he can only give her the identity of a concubine.

Cao Lang pressed down his pain and wrote a new letter.

It's he who doesn't live with her. Now she can only find another good family to marry.

After writing the letter, Cao Lang sealed several ingots of silver, found a trusted person and asked him to send it back to his hometown.

The date of his marriage to Xia Xi was set two months later.

The Xia family has begun to prepare for this.

Everything from the dowry to the sewing of wedding clothes needs to be prepared in advance.

"No embroidery!"

Xia Xi accidentally pierced her finger, frowned and lost the embroidery bandage and needle and thread in her hand.

She was asked to embroider a handkerchief and a pillow towel. What's the use of her embroidering these?

At the thought that the man with an old face and a shabby look could not be covered up on the pillow towel in the future, she felt disgusted - did he deserve to lie on the pillow towel she embroidered?

Seeing that she was angry again, the little servant girl didn't dare to say anything. She silently came forward to pick up the embroidered bandage and put it back to her hand.

This move still angered Xia Xi.

She suddenly got up and slapped the little servant girl in the face.

"Pa!"

"I said no embroidery. Are you deliberately against me? Take it and throw it away!"

The little servant girl held back her tears, answered "yes", quickly took something, hung her head and left the inner room quickly.

Xia Xi sat back and closed her eyes, trying to control her anger and reluctance.

But she still couldn't control it. The more she thought about it, the more she felt wronged. She raised her hand and grabbed the small animal incense burner on one side and smashed it out.

Then the sound of porcelain bottles and other things breaking sounded one after another.

Listening to these sounds, the servant girls outside looked at each other, and none of them dared to go in.

Until a guest came to the yard.

"Miss, Miss Zhou came to see you..." a servant girl bravely came in to pass.

Zhou Zhen?

Xia Xi frowned.

Zhou Zhen is the daughter of the Military Ministry's Chamberlain. She played with her in a big handkerchief since childhood. When they were young, they occasionally had some friction, but the older they are, the more docile the other party's temperament becomes, and they always listen to her.

After smashing a room of things, Xia Xi's anger was almost gone. She got up and went out to see the guests.

"Axi, I'm here to congratulate you."

Zhou Zhen is only 15 years old this year. Like his brother, he is slightly fatter and has round cheeks. He smiles and reveals a pair of small tiger teeth, which looks innocent and harmless.

Looking at the gift in the hands of the servant girl behind her, Xia Xi pulled the corners of her mouth with a smile and said, "you have a heart."

If it wasn't clear that the other party was a solid eye, she would even doubt whether she had deliberately come to make fun of her.

"There are a pair of butterfly hairpins here. I picked them for you. Ah Xi, let's try?" Zhou Zhen smiled and pulled Xia Xi into the inner room.

Xia Xi stood still and hurriedly said, "try again later!"

She smashed the inner room into a mess. She didn't want the other party to see her joke. She looked at her with a stunned expression and waited for her to explain something.

Vaguely saw a piece of broken porcelain next to the curtain. Zhou Zhen's eyes flashed. When he turned to Xia Xi, he still showed a puzzled look: "ah Xi, what's the matter with you?"

"Nothing, but I happen to want to go out and try again later." Xia Xi said casually.

Zhou Zhen took her arm in surprise: "then I'll accompany you. We haven't gone out together for a long time."

Xia Xi sneered at the bottom of her heart.

That's true.

Since the second brother's accident, she didn't want to go out for a long time because she didn't want to face those strange discussions and eyes.

Fortunately, there are always new things to attract people's attention. No one will always focus on an old thing.

They left Xiafu together and went to two Rouge shops in Xiyi street.

When Xia Xi was choosing rouge, Zhou's servant girl came in from the door and whispered two words in Zhou's ear.

Xia Xi glanced at her friend and asked, "what's the matter?"

"Nothing, but Xiao Yun reminded me that there was a study not far ahead - before going out today, my brother asked me to buy an inkstone for him."

Xia Xi said "Oh" and continued to look at rouge.

After paying the money and leaving the shop, Zhou Zhen took her to the study.

"Just now I saw a lot of Wensheng around your door. What are you looking at?" asked a guest in the study.

The man smiled and replied in a Rongyan tone: "just now, the No. 1 scholar of the new science came to the shop to buy pen and ink!"

In front of a bookshelf, Xia Xi, wearing a power fence, subconsciously frowned.