Chapter 46: On the Lopei Lake
Huangfu said: "But how can we make the old lady from Baijia and her grandson understand the situation and cancel the marriage?"
Zheng An whispered: "This is not a difficult task. Since he has joined in this autumn exam, I will arrange for him to enter the state school. Most of the academic professors in the state school have their studies with me, and they can even go to the state school to teach with my recommendation. As long as I secretly ask, they will naturally let him quit. Besides, Xiang'er has also entered the state school, so he naturally knows what to do."
Then he sneered: "It's just the end of the epiphytics. Even if you can't pass the hyperplasia exam, you will come to participate in the autumn examination. After all, you still want to climb the dragon and the phoenix? Humph! By the way, where has Xiang'er been?"
Huangfu said: "They went to Luopei Lake with the prince of Hexiang County, the prince of the Gan family, and others to visit Luopei Lake."
Then he smiled and said, "It would be great if Xiuxiu could marry into the Prince's Mansion of Hexiang County. I think the Princess actually has this meaning. But Xiuxiu has made a marriage contract and the engagement has not been terminated... Alas!!!"
The couple discussed quietly here...
Luo Pei Lake, just after noon, the sun shines on the lake surface, and waves of white light appear as the lake water ripples.
The weather seemed hot. Kongshan in the distance was like a huge bell and drum. The buildings on the other side of the Tangyu Academy were staggered. Rows of green bamboo spread out on the east side of the lake, swaying in the same direction with the breeze. Under a stone tower that was not too high on the shore, scholars came and went.
In the lake, a beautiful painting boat slid on the water. Among the boat, some young people were making cups and chattering, making each other noisy. These young people were all rich and noble.
One of the young men walked out staggeringly wearing jade crown and brocade. There was a light boat on the lake ahead, and there was a scholar holding a book and basking in the sun. Behind him was a young girl.
The girl was wearing a beautiful jasper red robe skirt with a pair of embroidered golden orchid strapless breasts on her chest. The top of the strapless breasts were decorated with golden silk, and the bun on her head was a bun with a ruyi knot on her waist. Her skin was as beautiful as jade, and her charming and cute.
She held a green bamboo pole in her hand, and the bamboo pole was gently supported in the lake. The light boat was breaking through the lake surface. The rippling water light was dispersed layer by layer and swaying behind the boat. At first glance, it seemed to be shuttled through the light of a mirror. Her hair flew with the breeze and her clothes fluttered, and she saw the young man wearing a jade crown a little obsessed.
With a "bang", someone patted his shoulder and smiled and said, "Is the prince watching the lake light or the beauty?"
The young man wearing a jade crown shook his fan and said with a smile: "The lake is beautiful, and the beauty is even more beautiful."
This young man is called Song Junzhe, and he is the eldest son of Song Hong, the Prince of Hexiang.
Prince Hexiang was a royal relative. When it comes to his identity, he was considered to be his cousin. The rule of the Great Zhou Dynasty was that only the emperor's brothers or sons could be granted the title of prince. Song Hong's father was the prince. In his generation, he was demoted to the county prince according to the rules.
Song Junzhe is the eldest son of Prince Hexiang. Generally speaking, the eldest son of the prince is called "the prince's prince" and the eldest son of the prince is called "the eldest son of the prince". However, in order to distinguish it from the "prince", the eldest son of the prince or the eldest son of the prince is generally called the "prince".
In addition, the prince is limited to the emperor's brothers or sons, and the prince is not limited to the royal family. There are also foreign surnames who are granted the title of prince because of their great achievements, but there are few people. There are quite a few who are named "Duke" for their military achievements or political achievements. Basically, if they are not famous generals, they are famous ministers.
The one who patted Song Junzhe on the shoulder was Gan Lie, the son of Gan Kai, the magistrate of Tongzhou. Seeing Song Junzhe looking at the girl who was carrying a boat in front of him, he deliberately made fun of him.
In fact, although the girl was beautiful, Song Junzhe had seen beautiful women. However, the girl on the boat was gorgeous in clothes, but she was rafting in the lake, which seemed alternative and unique, with the youthful vitality that ordinary ladies did not have, but was different from the vulgarity of ordinary fishermen. In an instant, she attracted his attention.
Behind them, several other young men also moved over, including Zheng Xiang, the second son of the Guanglu doctor Zheng An, and some other young men. One of them saw the boy and girl on the boat, and whispered: "Is it them?"
A person next to him said, "Brother Zhiyuan, who are those two?"
The man said, "That young man is Ningjiang, the new case in Ningjiang County this year. The one who holds the boat for him is his sister, whose boudoir is named Xiaomeng."
"So he is Ning Jiang?" "The Ning Jiang who made "The Long Song Xing"?" "I didn't expect him to come here."...
When they mentioned Ningjiang, everyone was indignant, especially Gan Lie. It was because, since the guy wrote the song "Long Song" last year, their family asked them to recite it every day, and the sentence "If you don't work hard when you are young, you will be sad when you are old" was like a treasure by their respective parents and teachers.
How many young people like to be taught a lesson every day and talk about it? Over time, they can't help but hate Ningjiang together.
Song Junzhe smiled and said, "So this kid is Ning Jiang? Haha... it's also a poem that has become famous!" His tone was full of disdain. For him, a small country rich man, there was no difference between him and an ant.
Then he turned his eyes and pondered: "His sister is pretty good..."
Zheng Xiang laughed softly and said, "If the prince likes that girl, I have an idea, why not do this."
Others laughed and said, "Okay! OK! This will humiliate the boy so that the boy can't think he is really great. I'll let me vent my anger, and the girl can't escape the prince's palm. Then the prince has hugged her, touched her, and looked at her. What else can she do except be a child for the prince?"
Song Junzhe smiled and said nothing... This is just their own words, but he didn't say anything.
Even though he didn't speak, how could the others not be able to do it? He gave his orders.
As for the one who recognized the Ning brother and sister, it was Lu Zhiyuan. He had been enrolled in Tangyu Academy for two years. Zheng Xiang and Gan Lie were also students of Tangyu Academy. Although he knew the plans of Gan Lie and others, Song Junzhe, Gan Lie, Zhao Xiang and others were either royal relatives or children of high-ranking officials. Naturally, he would not risk their opposition to stop them.
Although he was actually a little jealous, since the prince of the county prince's mansion fell in love with Ning Xiaomeng, it was inevitable that Ning Xiaomeng would be married to be a concubine by him. In this way, Ning Jiang could also follow him to catch up with the dragon and phoenix and get benefits.
Chapter completed!