Chapter 352: Returning Home in Glory As a top scholar and a sidekick, Ji Ning and...
As the third place winner and the second place winner, Ji Ning and Shen Ruchun were already prepared. All they had to do was mount their horses and start the parade. Only Xu Yunfan still had his eyes closed, letting a woman pat and draw on his face.
The time has not come yet, so they can't rush and can only wait.
Shen Ruchun is the eldest son of the Shen family. He is already 28 years old this year and has already married and had children. In the capital, his reputation is naturally not as loud as Ji Ning, one of the four young masters of Wenjie.
Noticing that Ji Ning was staring at the girl next to Xu Yunfan without blinking, Shen Ruchun couldn't help but cough, "Master Ji, pay attention to your image."
Staring at a girl so blatantly is too frivolous.
The word "stare" is not a derogatory word. It all depends on what the person doing the action is thinking.
The undisguised "admiration" and scrutiny in Ji Ning's eyes was not completely unknown to Second Sister Fang. This look was different from the joyful and astonished look in Xie Baizhou's eyes when they first met.
"Who is that?"
"Who?" Xu Yunfan opened his eyes. "What's wrong? Second sister, are you asking about sleep?"
Second Sister Fang lowered her voice, "As for the younger one, was he the third place winner or the second place winner?"
The younger one?
Xu Yunfan: "That's Ji Ning, the third place winner of the imperial examination, the fourth young master of Wenjie, who is considered my rival young master."
"Your rival?" Second Sister Fang frowned. "Little brother, you have a rival here. What did they do to you? Do you want us sisters to help you take them down?"
Xu Yunfan shook his head. "No, oh, second sister, I'm already grown up and married. How can I rely on you for everything? I won't grow up like this."
"hehe……"
Sister Fang smiled and said, "No matter how big you get, you are still our little brother. You are our only little brother. If we don't love you, who else should we love?"
If it was a disobedient, prodigal younger brother of the second generation, would they feel pain?
I'm afraid that when we meet, I'll feel itchy and want to slap him or her to death.
But Xu Yunfan is too well-behaved. This child has been well-behaved and cute since he was young. Just like Xiao Bao'an and other children, he is very sensible. How can people not love him?
They hold their children in their arms and take care of them, not for them to be bullied by outsiders when they grow up.
Xu Yunfan was beautiful, and raised her head proudly, "Then sisters have to love me forever. If one day you don't love me anymore, I will be very sad."
"Love, love, love. We love you the most. Everyone else has to stand aside. Okay, baby, turn your head to the side."
Xu Yunfan: "No need to paint anymore, I'm already very beautiful. 'Born beautiful, it's hard to give up. Once chosen by the emperor, a smile will make all the beauties in the palace pale in comparison.' If I were a girl, even if I didn't take the imperial examination, I might still be selected as an empress."
Her little brother was being narcissistic again. Second Sister Fang giggled, not controlling the volume. "Of course, our good boy is the best looking."
"Hiss." Shen Ruchun got goosebumps all over his body because of the corny call of "good boy". "This woman..." She really dotes on Xu Zhuangyuan. A teenage boy is actually called a good boy?
It's unbelievable.
Ji Ning frowned, "Mr. Chen, do you know who this young lady is?"
As the four young masters of literature and art in the capital, they put all their efforts into the imperial examination. They turned a deaf ear to the outside world and focused on reading the books of sages. Since February, Mrs. Ji even sent his concubines to other courtyards to make Ji Ning devote himself to study, for fear that he would neglect his studies because of his greed for certain things.
As the oldest of the four young masters of Wenjie, Ji Ning is twenty-four years old and has never married. However, he has several concubines, all of whom are beauties. Naturally, the position of wife should be reserved for the right person.
In ancient times, there was a saying that "a son-in-law should be chosen from a list". The Ji family's family background was just average. They were not out of the mainstream, but they were not even qualified to join the middle and upper class circles.
If Ji Ning had not come from the Hanlin Academy, been praised by the teacher for his extraordinary knowledge, and had not been on good terms with He Fan, Cheng Chiyan and others, and his younger sister had not married into the Cheng family and become Mrs. Cheng, who would know who Ji Ning was, and how he could be worthy of the identity of the fourth young master of Wenjie.
Those identities were given to him by others. If he failed the exam and was in his twenties, who would remember him in the future?
At that time, he can only marry a woman with a similar family background. In this way, his wife and even his wife's family will not be of much help to him. His family background is also not good. In the future, how far he can go will depend entirely on himself and how he can curry favor with his brother-in-law.
But if he marries a wife who can help him, he can avoid taking years of detours.
Ji Ning was unwilling to give up. He had to try his best. Even if he couldn't get the first place in the imperial examination, getting the second place would be good. Then, if he could be chosen as a son-in-law by an adult, he would be able to rise to a high position.
However, because of Xu Yunfan, it was impossible to find a son-in-law from this year's list.
Damn it, these lustful people have their eyes all glued to Xu Yunfan.
No matter how beautiful one is, can it be as important as real strength?
Ji Ning thought angrily, Xu Yunfan is a married man, and he is a gigolo. Qin Run is the son of King Xiao. Even if Qin Run agrees to let her in, she will only be a concubine. Marrying him will be different.
It is better to be the tail of a phoenix than the head of a chicken, do you understand?
In the past, Ji Ning felt that he was not a person who valued beauty. Even if he liked someone, it was just to vent his feelings and he only liked girls. Boys were not within his consideration range, let alone men. He felt disgusted just thinking about it.
But now, he realized, what man doesn't love beauty?
The reason why I didn’t love you before was simply because I hadn’t met a beauty that could catch my eye.
Ji Ning kept looking at Second Sister Fang, feeling as nervous as a little deer jumping around. But when Xu Yunfan turned his head and gave him a look that seemed displeased, his little deer raised its hooves and ran away very fast.
It turns out there is a kind of beauty that has nothing to do with gender.
TNND, who is this beauty in front of me?
It’s Xu Yunfan, right?
How could someone as annoying as Xu Yunfan become like this? Just one glance at him made one's breathing quicken and one's soul wander.
Ji Ning began to doubt herself for a moment.
What happened to him? He was actually stunned by a man. It was really weird.
Is it because these guys haven't released their sexual desire for too long that they find any guy with even a slightly attractive appearance to be beautiful and attractive?
Damn, this is a real man. No matter how good-looking he is, it can't hide the fact that he is a man.
It’s better to look at other girls more.
I don’t know what the relationship between this girl and Xu Yunfan is. Could she be from the Xiao family or the Qin family?
Due to health reasons, Xiao Hengzhi could not have a daughter in his early years. Xiao Xuanzhi had been guarding the border for many years. As a man, everyone has some needs. If he couldn't stand the loneliness and had a concubine's daughter, it was normal that it was not known to outsiders.
If that's the case, this girl, with her looks and wealth, is worthy of him.
Just as Ji Ning was thinking about it, Shen Ruchun said, "Don't you know, this person is Xu Zhuangyuan's sister? Xu Zhuangyuan is very favored in the Xu family. Look, he came all the way here, and his family is worried about him, so several sisters came to see him."
"What? This person is Xu Yun... the sister of the top scholar?" That's no hope. Xu Yunfan and the four young masters of Wenjie don't get along. If she was a girl from the Xiao family, how could Xu Yunfan, a son-in-law who married into the family, interfere in the affairs of the harem? But this person is his sister, so the situation is different.
Shen Ruchun hummed, "You don't know?" That shouldn't be the case.
Anyone who knows Xu Yunfan should have heard about Xu Yunfan's sisters.
Earlier in the spring, dozens of acres of rapeseed flowers were in full bloom on the farm, and rows of pear and fruit trees were also in bloom on the roadside in the fields. The scenery was so beautiful.
During that period, many people went to enjoy the scenery, and Xu Yunfan also went with his family.
Shen Ruchun also went there, and the reason why he remembered it so clearly was that he spent ten cents for the "ticket" to enter the farm.
Later, he learned that this batch of rapeseed flowers not only made Xiao Qin's family earn some money from ticket sales, but also made another fortune after the daylilies were harvested and pressed into rapeseed oil.
It's really strange, why are they so good at business? Why don't they know that daylily can be pressed into oil?
That day, Xu Yunfan brought four fairies and several fairy children, each of them carrying large and small bags. They found a suitable place, spread out a blanket, put out snacks, and the children jumped around. It was hard not to notice the four beauties sitting there.
Shen Ruchun noticed that Ji Ning's face looked wrong, and he immediately understood. He said no more, but thought to himself, Ji Ning, this kid, still wants to think about the eldest sister of the top scholar, and doesn't even consider himself.
After being dealt with, Xu Yunfan looked radiant.
Ji Ning's face looked even uglier. Originally, the third place winner was the one with the best looks, but now, he was outshined by Xu Yunfan.
What bad luck.
Ji Ning had studied all the competitors before, but who could have imagined that a dark horse like Xu Yunfan would emerge from a small corner? There are the Four Young Masters of Literature in Beijing, the Three Talents of Mingyue Academy in the north, and the Six Heroes of the Three Academies in the south... These students are the ones who have the greatest hope of winning the top spot in this imperial examination, but with Xu Yunfan around, they are all suppressed. Now, who knows the names of these people.
No matter how unwilling she was, Ji Ning had to stand back, gritting her teeth and listening to the people calling him "Xu Zhuangyuan" one after another, while watching the purses raining down on Xu Yunfan.
"Xu Zhuangyuan...ah..."
I don’t know what these girls in the crowd were screaming about, but when they saw Xu Yunfan coming, they screamed excitedly as if they were about to faint.
"Xu Zhuangyuan!!"
Xu Zhuangyuan's voice broke as he shouted. Xu Yunfan turned his head and smiled politely, and the crowd suddenly became excited.
"Oh no, someone fainted, come quickly."
"Oh my! What happened to this guy? Why did he faint? He was jumping and shouting just now."
"Are you asking why? It's because the visual impact is too great."
Xu Yunfan breathed a sigh of relief, shook his head, and casually glanced at the streets on both sides.
"Xu Zhuangyuan, look here."
Oh, a familiar voice came into his ears. Xu Yunfan subconsciously turned his head to look. Dozens of purses were thrown at him. Xu Yunfan glared at them angrily and said in the street, "Brother Li Liu, you still remember to come back? Go home quickly and don't be with outsiders, otherwise I will be angry."
La! ?
I'm your head!
Ji Ning got goosebumps all over his body. He was already a teenager and a top scholar, yet he was still acting like a spoiled child. Wasn't it embarrassing?
Embarrassing? Definitely not.
A beautiful person, even picking his nose is pleasing to the eye, let alone Xu Yunfan.
"Oh my god, Xu Zhuangyuan is so cute. He sounds like he's blaming me, but he's actually so soft."
"Who is that? Xu Zhuangyuan spoke to him in such a gentle tone."
Just when everyone was curious about why Xu Yunfan was talking to him and calling him Brother Li Liu, Li Liu jumped up with a smile and waved his hands vigorously, "Master, don't be angry, I will be back soon."
I don’t know if the young master will be surprised when he sees that surprise later.
Li Liu has been traveling outside recently, responsible for inspecting the sale of seeds and the use of agricultural materials in Dayan Dynasty. Xu Yunfan simply found Jing Mingze. After learning that Jing Mingze would go out of Beijing to inspect the spring planting situation, he specially asked Li Liu to go with Jing Mingze. In this way, his safety can be guaranteed.
Li Liu was Xu Yunfan's servant, but he had never fulfilled his duties as a servant for a single day. Instead, Qin Run gave him the position of manager, and now he is considered a well-known figure.
No matter how well he does, Li Liu will never forget the great kindness that Xu Yunfan and his wife have shown him. As soon as the time for the palace examination arrived, Li Liu rushed back even though he was outside the capital.
Jing Mingze was relieved and went back to Beijing together. He was the one who threw the dozens of purses. At Xu Yunfan's "angry" threat, Jing Mingze, who looked a little tired, smiled and said, "Xu Zhuangyuan is quite like an immortal today. He is worthy of being the Little Six Yuan of our dynasty."
After receiving the praise, Xu Yunfan raised his chin proudly and pressed down his right hand, signaling Jing Mingze to be more low-key.
Jing Mingze laughed happily, "Sixth son, look, your young master's nostrils are upturned. They were thick just now, but now they are smaller."
"Don't say that about my young master." Li Liu's eyes fell on Xu Yunfan. Even if it was a joke made by Jing Mingze, Li Liu would not allow him to say anything bad about Xu Yunfan.
How could this guy be bad? He's so nice.
During the Chinese New Year, Xu Yunfan wrote a letter to himself, asking him when he would return to Beijing. It was almost New Year, and he had already decorated his room and everything, so he asked him to come home for the New Year and not be alone outside.
Celebrate the Chinese New Year and go home to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
What a warm sentence!
He was not Xu Yunfan's servant, but his family. Such recognition was so precious and warm to Li Liu.
Jing Mingze smiled helplessly. While no one was paying attention, he quietly took Li Liu's hand and squeezed his calloused palm. "Now that I'm back, I can rest for a while. Liu'er, what do you think? If you're willing, let's get married as soon as possible. My parents are already urging us."
He is over 30 years old, still a bachelor, and a Minister of Agriculture. People outside are discussing whether Jing Mingze has some problem, such as inability to have sex, otherwise, why is he still naked?
Li Liu blushed, "I'll have to ask the young master about this when I get back."
Jing Mingze: "You listen to Xu Yunfan in everything now. I'm getting jealous."
"It's right to listen to the young master." Li Liu smiled subtly. "It was he who drove me away in the beginning. He didn't let me serve him and insisted that I take on the position of manager. I know he wanted to train me..."
If a servant marries Jing Mingze, I'm afraid Jing Mingze will become a joke.
But if Jing Mingze married the manager of the Qin family's farm, although it would not be as well-matched as marrying the children of other officials, it would still be better than having a servant's status.
During the time that Li Liu was on patrol, he returned to Dali Village to visit his parents.
During previous Chinese New Years, Li Liu had not gone back to visit because he had been "sold". After all, they were from the same village and could see each other every day. Last year, when he was in Beijing for Chinese New Year, Li Liu was unable to go back, so he went back to visit while on his way to work.
It was learned that although Li Liu was nominally Xu Yunfan's servant, his actual position of authority was that of a manager. Even when he returned to the village, he was still accompanied by several military servants. This style was completely different from the Li Liu who was called a fool and a rabbit god in the past.
Li Shan saw Li Liu coming on a tall horse from afar, and he felt scared and frightened, with mixed feelings.
This guy is rich now, he won’t come back to settle the score with him, right? He almost raped Li Liu back then, how could Li Liu let him go?
After thinking about it, Li Shan ran home in fear to pack his things and decided to hide away for two days.
When the Li family saw Li Liu returning home in fine clothes, they wanted to approach him and get close to him. But didn't they see that those who were on good terms with the Xiao Qin family are now completely different? If they could get in touch with the Xiao Qin family through Li Liu, they would have no worries about making money.
However, Li Liu did not give them this opportunity at all. As soon as he returned to the village, he took a package to Qin's place and asked the village chief to bring his parents, brothers, sisters-in-law, and nephews to Qin's place for a reunion.
Old Qin took the package from Li Liu's hand, tears streaming down his face. He choked with sobs, touched the package, and kept saying, "Okay, okay, okay, okay," "Liu'er, you're back in Beijing. Tell Yunfan to come back to the village when he's free. I'm old, and now I'm up to my neck in the dirt. I don't know how much longer I can hold on. I'm afraid if I lie down, I won't be able to get up. I'm really afraid I'll never see him again. This child... is so well-behaved and sensible, like my own grandson."
"Grandpa Qin, please don't say that. You will surely live a long life. The young master misses you all in the capital, but he has now taken up a position in the Imperial Academy and will be out of the capital on business. He has to take exams again in February and May, so he really can't spare the time. Although the young master can't come back, he has always been thinking about you all. When he knew I would pass by here, he specifically asked me to come back and have a good meal with you. These are what the young master asked me to bring back for the elders of the clan. Grandpa Qin, the young master also said that he would pass the exam and come back to make you happy. You must not say such unlucky words. You must take care of yourself and wait for the young master to come back to see you in glory."
Old Qin and Grandma Qin turned their backs and wiped the tears from their faces. Whenever Xu Yunfan saw them in the village, he would always smile and sweetly call them grandpa, grandma, uncle, and aunt... This child was simply their happy pill. Although he was not their biological grandson, he was no different from a biological grandson.
Aunt Qin wiped her tears and said, "Sixth brother, Run'er and the others are all doing well in the capital. I hope they are not being bullied."
The last time they went to Beijing to attend a wedding, they met Lord Qin's two families. Both families were very grateful to them. Aunt Qin could also see that the two families loved their children very much, but they were too far away and they were still worried.
"Everything is fine. The young master is now much better than before in the capital. The Qin family is also very good. An Ge'er and the others have the young master and the Qin family to take care of them. How can they not be fine? Don't worry."
"Sixth brother, when will Brother Xu come back to see us?" Dadan held the toy in his hand tightly. This was the toy that Brother Xu and Brother Run asked Sixth brother to bring to them. He liked it so much. At the same time, he was happy to receive the gift, but he also missed them more.
I cried just thinking about it.
Qin Er groaned, rubbed Dadan's head, and said bitterly, "You little brat, last time your father went out for several days and didn't come back, I didn't even think about you. How come you miss your brother Xu and brother Run so much?"
"It's different." Erdan spoke for Dadan, who was crying so hard that he couldn't speak. "It's different, Second Uncle, Brother Xu, Brother Run, and the others...will they never come back? Will we never see them again?"
Li Liu: "How could that be? The young master and his friends will be back in July."
"They're coming back?" Aunt Qin asked hurriedly, "What happened? Why are they coming back just fine?"
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