Chen Qingxuan has been very annoyed recently. In fact, he has been annoyed since he entered the Hanlin Academy. At the beginning, he was annoyed because of the runner-up Fang Kaiwen. His expression and attitude towards him were always so meaningful, and he couldn't understand it. Once he couldn't bear it anymore, and he blocked Fang Kaiwen halfway and planned to ask him questions, but Fang Kaiwen kept hesitating to talk, and he didn't say anything useful after he had been hesitating for a long time. Chen Qingxuan was so puzzled that it was Mei Ya who solved his puzzlement. Since then, he never carried that ridiculous sachet again, and then Fang Kaiwen resumed normal contact with him.
Chen Qingxuan hated Kong Wenmin for not thinking and causing such a big mistake for him, and at the same time he thought Fang Kaiwen was too old-fashioned, even more old-fashioned than the old scholar with white beard. He didn't like to make close friends with such a rigid and prejudiced person, so from then on, Chen Qingxuan and Fang Kaiwen maintained a neither-close nor-distant relationship, and instead became much closer to Fu Jiayou, the third place winner in the imperial examination.
Fu Jiayou was the eldest son of Fu Zhongtian, the governor of Zhili. He was a few years older than Chen Qingxuan and was nearly thirty years old. He was a very straightforward and heroic person. Although he was a scholar, he had a heroic spirit. Chen Qingxuan liked his personality very much. However, one day, Chen Qingxuan began to get annoyed with Fu Jiayou, even more than with Fang Kaiwen.
What was the reason? This all started this evening when he and Fu Jiayou left the Hanlin Academy together.
"Brother Jiayou, have you bought a house in the capital?" The two chatted as they walked outside.
"It has been prepared a long time ago. My father would come to the capital several times every year, so I bought a house in the capital to make it convenient for him to settle down. After I passed the imperial examination, I brought my wife and children from Zhili. Now we have settled our family in the capital," Fu Jiayou said, smiling at Chen Qingxuan, "Brother Qingxuan, what about you? Have you brought your family to the capital?"
"I am not married yet," Chen Qingxuan said hurriedly, "but my cousin came to the capital with me."
"Well, brother and sister are together, so they can take care of each other," Fu Jiayou nodded, and as if he remembered something, he sighed deeply and said, "I have a brother who is not very ambitious. He has been spoiled by his parents since he was young. Now he is nearly 20 years old, but he is still a dissolute person. As his elder brother, I worry about him every time I think of him."
"Isn't your brother focused on his career?" Chen Qingxuan was a little puzzled. Logically speaking, how could the son of a governor not focus on his career? But from Fu Jiayou's tone, his brother didn't have that in mind.
"Don't be afraid of being laughed at by Brother Qingxuan. He has been naughty since childhood. I'm afraid he can't even recite the complete Hundred Family Names!" Fu Jiayou looked distressed and frowned, "To be honest, our Fu family is also a big family. Even if he is naughty, as long as he doesn't do anything too outrageous, our family can provide him with food and clothing for the rest of his life. But he just... Alas!"
Fu Jiayou couldn't continue speaking, with a look of wanting to say something but not being able to, and a look of disappointment.
But what exactly is it?
Chen Qingxuan was so curious, but Fu Jiayou didn't want to talk about it, so he was too embarrassed to ask, so he was busy trying to comfort him: "Brother Jiayou, don't worry. Your brother is still young and doesn't understand things well. When he is older, he will understand your painstaking efforts."
"I'm afraid he will never understand me in this life, and I am destined to never understand him in this life," Fu Jiayou shook his head helplessly, paused, and sighed, "In fact, as long as he can live a good and happy life, I, as his brother, will support him even if I don't understand. But he has to be able to settle down and not float around aimlessly. It always makes me worry."
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