He first glanced at Xiao Hanzheng, whose expression remained unchanged, and then forced a smile, "Let's talk about it later."
Fang Zhijun was a bit rough, and said with a smile: "You've been engaged for three years, right? It's time to marry her. She'll be gentle and kind, and have someone to accompany you."
He and Zhuo Jun were once classmates in the same academy, and later they came to the capital together to take the imperial examinations, and they had a good relationship.
Therefore, I can't help but care about my friends' lives.
Zhuo Jun was a little annoyed and changed the subject, "We took so long to come out, they must be getting impatient."
"Jinyu and I's clothes are almost dry, why don't we go back first."
Fang Zhijun didn't think much about it, "Okay, let's go back."
The three of them quickly returned to the yard.
Halfway through, when Zhuo Jun was dragged by several other people to write poetry, Xiao Hanzheng and Fang Zhijun started chatting.
"Did you live in the prefectural school before?"
Fang Zhijun replied: "Yes, the requirements of the prefectural school over there are strict. Everyone must live in the school, and they can go home four days a month."
Xiao Hanzheng asked with a smile: "Then you and Henglong live together?"
Fang Zhijun shook his head, "That's not the case."
"Originally, we lived in a room with two people, but Henglong's roommate fell ill on the first day he moved in, and then he took a long leave."
"Until we came to the capital to take the exam, that person hadn't returned yet."
"At that time, we envied Henglong because he could live in a room all by himself."
Xiao Hanzheng smiled and said, "It is indeed very convenient to be alone."
"Did the government also prepare inner clothes for you during the provincial examinations, and did you change into them yourself after entering?"
Not long after the founding of the dynasty, an incident occurred that caused a serious disturbance.
A candidate felt humiliated by being searched and touched by the runners when he entered the examination room. After writing a letter of suicide, he hanged himself with his belt in the examination room at night.
His death was exaggerated, and the vast majority of candidates believed that being searched and touched by yamen runners was humiliating.
Several great scholars also stood up to criticize such behavior.
At that time, the late emperor had just ascended the throne, and in order to quell such incidents, he changed the policy of body searches.
Before each candidate takes the exam, when registering for the exam, he/she must report his/her clothing size.
The government will prepare the inner clothes uniformly.
When waiting to enter the examination room, they lined up and entered a unified room, took off their outer clothes and shoes, and the bailiffs searched them.
The candidates went into the inner room to change into the clothes issued by the government, and then put on their own outer clothes and shoes after coming out.
This not only prevents people from cheating on their clothes, but also preserves the dignity of the candidates.
Fang Zhijun nodded, "Yes, isn't this the same across the country? Isn't it different in your area?"
Xiao Hanzheng replied calmly, "It's the same. I once heard that the provincial examinations in Northern Xinjiang are somewhat different from those in the South, so I asked out of curiosity."
Fang Zhijun didn't doubt anything, "Actually, they are all the same."
Xiao Hanzheng thought for a moment and said with a smile, "I noticed that you have a wide circle of friends, brother Zhijun. No wonder you like to write invitations to get-togethers from time to time."
"During this period of time, I have received more than a dozen messages from you."
Fang Zhijun laughed: "You guy, you only come here once in a while."
"In fact, it was Henglong who suggested organizing the party."
"But this guy asked me to organize the party, but he only comes occasionally. He is too weak and feels unwell on the day of the party."
"But he seemed to be there when you came."
Fang Zhijun joked, "Did you two make an appointment?"
Xiao Hanzheng immediately denied it, "How is that possible? Henglong and I are just casual acquaintances. We are not even that close yet."
Fang Zhijun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "If Hen Henglong heard what you said, he would be unhappy."
Fang Zhijun drank several glasses of wine and became more talkative. "You just like to be petty."
"In the past, when he was in the prefectural school, someone made fun of him and he immediately cut off contact with the other person."
"Once when he was at a party, a classmate joked that he looked like a woman. He got angry and poured wine on the man's face, then walked away with his sleeves swung."
Although everyone felt that the man's joke was a bit too much at the time, Zhuo Jun's radical action also made everyone disapprove.
Xiao Hanzheng asked curiously, "How popular is Henglong in the prefectural school?"
Fang Zhijun replied: "He is quite popular. After all, he usually ranks first in every exam. Besides, he is easy-going as long as he doesn't joke around."
"He's also very generous, and he often treats us to meals and drinks when we go out."
"But I'm not close to anyone. I mostly keep to myself. I do attend parties occasionally."
Xiao Hanzheng smiled, "I see."
Then he changed the subject, fearing that Fang Zhijun would become suspicious if he continued asking.
Soon, Zhuo Jun and others came back and had another round of drinking.
Zhuo Jun's face flushed as she sat next to Xiao Hanzheng.
Occasionally, he turned his head to look at Xiao Hanzheng, and there was a hint of charm in his eyes that he himself might not even notice.
Xiao Hanzheng didn't like this kind of look. The doubts in his heart had been solved today.
He pretended to be drunk and asked to go back first.
Zhuo Jun also stood up and said the same thing.
He also invited Xiao Hanzheng to ride back in the carriage.
If he hadn't found any problems, Xiao Hanzheng would naturally not refuse Zhuo Jun as he regarded him as a friend.
But now he said without hesitation: "I'm so sorry, I promised to pick up my wife, so I have to go back as fast as possible."
Zhuo Jun curled his lips, "Your wife really has a lot of things to do."
She's just a village woman, is it necessary to be like this?
Xiao Hanzheng's smiling face suddenly darkened, "Brother Henglong, what you said is too harsh."
"I took the initiative to offer to take my wife home. I am happy to do anything she needs."
"I am one year older than you, and we are friends. You should call my wife sister-in-law. What you said just now was too rude."
"If you can't respect my wife, then we should not have any contact in the future."
Zhuo Jun's expression changed slightly, "That's not what I meant."
As he said this, he wanted to pull Xiao Hanzheng's sleeve, "Maybe I drank too much today, so I said the wrong thing, Jinyu, don't be angry."
However, Xiao Hanzheng avoided it and said, "Then please be more respectful to my wife in the future."
He said to Zhuo Jun with a cold face, and hugged Fang Zhijun and the others, "I'll take my leave first, see you later!"
After Xiao Hanzheng finished speaking, he turned around and left with his entourage, leaving the few people looking at each other in bewilderment.
No one expected that Xiao Hanzheng, who was always gentle, handsome and generous, would get angry with Zhuo Jun because of a single sentence.
He even said he wanted to break up the friendship.
But everyone can see it from this incident.
Xiao Hanzheng truly loves his wife, and he can't even say it out loud. Loving his wife is not just something he says for fun, and it's certainly not a show.
They will have to pay attention to this in the future.
After all, Xiao Hanzheng has a promising future at first glance and is someone they want to make friends with, so they must not offend him out of carelessness.
(End of this chapter)
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