Chapter 46:
Apart from the grievances of Aunt Li for her son and two younger sisters for her elder brother, Song Cun, the person concerned, did not take this matter to heart about Zhang's divorce.
Song Cun didn't worry about the divorce, but there were rumors about him and Miss Zhang's divorce.
He shut himself up at home all day to keep his filial piety, read in the room, and never stepped out of the door. If Zhou Qilue hadn't written to ask him whether the divorce was true or not, Song Cun would not have known about it.
Then Zhou Qilue said that if it was true, he would teach the young master of the Zhang family a lesson, so that his family would look down on his brother.
Song Cun squeezed the letter paper and smiled, took a pen and told him in the letter that the two families were originally married, and he and Miss Zhang had never met, nor had any friendship.
With his current status and status, he can't provide any help to the Zhang family, and he is even more unworthy of the Zhang family's daughter-in-law. The Zhang family chose to withdraw the engagement. Although there is suspicion of going back on promises, it is also human nature, so don't be angry. You don't need to trouble the young master of the Zhang family for this matter, your father and elder brother know that it is time to punish you again.
What's more, if you really do this, it will only make the Zhang family feel that I am being arrogant and look down on me even more. If you really think about your brother, you will be able to study hard and accompany your brother to forge ahead in the scientific examination in the future.
Zhou Qilue received Song Cun's letter, and was sitting in the gazebo drinking and enjoying the scenery. After reading the letter, he lay down on the stone table and kept muttering: Song Cun, you have changed, Song Cun, you have changed, and you will never It's not the old Song Cun who actually asked me to study with you. Don't you know that what I hate the most is reading?
Zhou Qimou led his friends for a stroll in the garden, and was walking to the gazebo, ready to take a rest, when he found his younger brother lying on the stone table with a look of lovelessness, he was slightly surprised, this younger brother has always been lively and active, what made him so depressed ?
The two went up the stairs and entered the gazebo. The servant next to him wanted to remind him, but he stopped him.
When he reached the gazebo, he asked directly, "What happened?"
Zhou Qilue was all complaining about Song Cun asking him to study, but he didn't notice the footsteps of the two. He was startled when he heard the sound, looked up quickly, and shouted: "Brother"
Looking at the people around him, he was surprised again, hurriedly got up and saluted: "I have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
With one hand behind his back and a fan in the other, the prince smiled and nodded.
With the prince and elder brother around, Zhou Qilue didn't dare to make any other moves, and stood aside cautiously.
Zhou Qimou entertained the prince to sit down, and ordered the servant girl to serve tea and snacks. Zhou Qilue didn't dare to sit down, and didn't dare to leave without his elder brother's order. He stood cautiously behind his elder brother, like a servant.
The prince looked at him and smiled, then looked at Zhou Qimou and said, "Your brother is not as naughty as you said."
Zhou Qimou said helplessly: "It's just pretending in front of me. Once I leave, he won't be honest. The master of the Imperial College often tells his father how he is so tired and doesn't like reading. He has never finished the homework assigned by his master. .Just having fun. My father and I are having a lot of headaches."
Zhou Qi lowered his head slightly, curling his lips slightly. It's just that he doesn't like reading. There are so many people who don't like reading. How can it be as exaggerated as the elder brother said?
The prince laughed and asked Zhou Qilue: "If you don't like reading, what do you like to do?"
Zhou Qilue didn't dare to talk nonsense in front of the prince, so he could only bite the bullet and reply: "I love to eat, play, and drink."
After finishing speaking, he knew how dark his elder brother's face was even without looking at his face, thinking that he was done, why is he so obsessed today, staying in the gazebo drinking a little wine, admiring the small scenery, and meeting his eldest brother and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Hearing this, the prince laughed loudly, and jokingly said to Zhou Qimou: "Your brother is not bad, at least you are sincere."
"Too spoiled." Zhou Qimou looked at his younger brother with a slight chill in his eyes.
The prince really thinks that his younger brother Qimou is pretty good, if all his younger brothers love to eat and play like him, and are so simple, he doesn't know how much he will be saved.
Zhou Qimou sneered, found the letter on the table, picked it up and asked, "What is this?"
Zhou Qi was slightly startled, and hurriedly said: "This is a letter written by Song Cun, it's nothing. Brother, give it to me quickly, and I will put it away."
The letter must not be read by the elder brother, otherwise he will know that he wants to teach others secretly, and the elder brother will definitely not let him go.
Seeing his flustered expression, Zhou Qimou gave an oh, Zhou Qilue raised his heart and looked at him nervously.
Zhou Qimou smiled and said, "Seeing that you are so nervous, could it be that there is something written in this letter?"
Zhou Qilue hurriedly said: "I didn't write anything, I really didn't write anything. Brother, His Royal Highness is here. You can talk to His Royal Highness. I'm going down."
After speaking, I wanted to **** the letter.
The prince smiled and said: "You can do whatever you want."
In his heart, he thought that Qimou really didn't treat him as an outsider, and the smile on his face deepened.
The more he said it was nothing, the more Zhou Qimou felt that there was something. He unfolded the letter paper and read it a few times. After reading it, he said, "The Zhang family may be mistaken."
Zhou Qilue lowered his head and didn't dare to say anything, but he was relieved when he heard what his elder brother said.
The prince looked at him, Zhou Qimou smiled and handed the letter to the prince, the prince took it, and after reading it, he smiled and said: "Your brother is a good friend, it's rare to have self-knowledge and a clear understanding of your own situation. It can be lured here one sight."
What he said was praise, and he didn't mean to look down.
Zhou Qimou has been good friends with him for many years, so he naturally knows the meaning of his words. He said: "He is the concubine of Dingyuanhou's mansion. After Dingyuanhou passed away, Song Que became Dingyuanhou, so he took several concubine brothers and a group of concubine The concubine sisters are all separated. I think it is because of this reason that the Zhang family divorced him."
As for the reason for retiring the engagement, it's just a fig leaf, and anyone who understands it will understand.
The prince smiled and said: "The Marquis of Dingyuan in this generation is not in a good position anymore. If there are more than a dozen concubine brothers and sisters, even if they win over one, it is also a help, and they are all distributed. Who can remember him well, and how many will remember him? The **** are all born, why not make good use of them? After all, they are honorable, and their background is not good. It can't compare with you scholarly families."
Of course, this kind of thing can't be done on him. His concubine brothers won't feel that he is a head shorter than him. They are all princes. Who doesn't want to be emperor. He is a prince. In their eyes, he is a big mistake. Pull him down from the position of prince, and he can't help them win over them. Father would not allow it either.
Zhou Qimou smiled: "Everyone has their own principles. You can't ask all families to be the same."
The **** are also his own heirs, and after they are cultivated, they are still family power and his right-hand man. Driving them out is equivalent to cutting off his right-hand man. He doesn't understand why those people would do this. That being the case, it is better not to have **** in the first place, so as not to waste financial and material resources.
The crown prince smiled and changed the subject: "Then Song Cun is fine since he is keeping his filial piety at home. If he has real skills, he will see you sooner or later. There is no need to worry."
After seeing off the prince, Zhou Qimou looked at his younger brother and asked suspiciously: "You like to eat, play, and drink, right?"
Zhou Qi was trembling with fear, and stammered: "I dare not lie in front of His Highness the Crown Prince! What if, what if the Crown Prince ascends the throne in the future, wouldn't that be a crime of deceiving the emperor? What should I do if I am punished then? "
"Shut up, don't talk nonsense!" Zhou Qimou sneered and said, "It's hard for you to know the crime of deceiving the emperor. It's amazing, it's amazing. However, think about what to say and what not to say in your head, so as not to die None of them know."
Zhou Qi smiled dryly, "I see.
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Zhou Qimou was not looking at him, but told the maid next to him: "Second young master likes to play and eat, doesn't he? Prepare a big bucket of rice for him, let him eat enough, when to finish eating, when to stop. If you can't finish eating You are not allowed to rest."
Zhou Qilue's eyes widened: "I'm your younger brother. Do you want to be so cruel to me? Do you just want to kill me?"
Zhou Qimou snorted and said, "It's because you are my younger brother that I treat you so hard, lest you go out and mess around. If you make a mistake, my father and I won't be able to take the place for you. After eating rice, there are still projects waiting for you."
Zhou Qilue's face was slumped, he really had nothing to love, the elder brother was too ruthless, a hundred times more ruthless than the master of the Imperial College.
Two days later, Song Cun received a letter from Zhou Qilue again. He saw Zhou Qilue complaining that his eldest brother was too cruel, because he said in front of the prince that he likes to eat, play, and drink, so he forced him to eat a bucket of rice. He didn't go to rest if he couldn't finish eating, although he didn't finish eating in the end, and he vomited too much.
Not to mention, he was also asked to kick the shuttlecock for a whole day without letting him take a break, and he was not allowed to drink when he was thirsty and wanted to drink.
He, a young master, was fined to kick shuttlecock for one day, how could he see people?
What do you mean he likes to eat and play? Then let him eat and play as much as he wants. He didn't force him to drink, it must be because he himself likes to drink and can't bear the wine, but he wanted to be fed up with alcohol, but after waiting for a long time, the elder brother didn't punish him. Insidious, really too insidious.
Seeing this, Song Cun couldn't help laughing, why is this kid so sincere? He actually told the prince that he likes to eat and play, what a fool.
As for Zhou Qilue, he said that the prince and his elder brother had a good opinion of him after reading his letter, and that the Zhang family would be wrong. He just smiled when he heard it, and he was not complacent because of the prince's praise.
It's not that the crown prince's praise is not important to him, but that even if the crown prince praises him now, he will not be able to do much in the future, and the crown prince will not take him seriously. On the contrary, as long as he is outstanding, as long as the crown prince wants to be a good emperor and prince, he will be valued.
He is still keeping his filial piety now, so he keeps his filial piety honestly, just stays at home and reads books honestly, so, isn't this filial piety the time for him to accumulate his ability?
In the end Zhou Qilue told him again that it wasn't that he didn't want to forge ahead with him and take part in the imperial examination. It's that he really doesn't like reading. My head hurts when I read the book. Let him go up the mountain of swords and down the sea of fire for his brother, but forget about studying, brother is really not that kind of material. As for the kid from the Zhang family who is studying in the Imperial College, let him go at your request.
Song Cun smiled, put away the letter, and then frowned. The marriage between him and the girl from the Zhang family had never been announced. For the sake of the reputation of his own girl, the Zhang family had no time to hide it, so it was impossible to take the initiative If it is said, then it is very likely that it was spread by the Hou Mansion. What do the aunt and second brother want to do?
No matter what they do, he has to do his own thing first, and nothing can disturb his steps.
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At this time, the Zhang family was also wondering about the rumors outside. Mrs. Zhang gritted her teeth and said, "It must be that Song Cun was upset about our divorce and spread the news."
Mr. Zhang shook his head and said: "Song lives in the family to keep his filial piety, and the resignation of the marriage is not good for his reputation. It is impossible for him to speak out on his own initiative."
Mrs. Zhang frowned: "Only our two families know about this matter. I know that it is impossible for our family to spread it. Who spread it?"
Mr. Zhang said: "Not two families, but three families know about this."
Mrs. Zhang frowned and looked at him: "Which one else?"
Master Zhang narrowed his eyes and said, "There is also the Hou Mansion. They and Song Cun are now two families."
Mrs. Zhang sat up straight suddenly, looked at him and asked, "You mean the news from the Yang family?"
Mr. Zhang nodded, and said angrily: "I can't think of anyone else except them. I don't care about the fight between their son-in-law and the son-in-law. But if our second girl is involved, I can't ignore it. Otherwise, he will be Dingyuanhoufu I thought our Zhang family were persimmons, so we can pinch them however we want."
Mrs. Zhang complained: "I still blame you for this matter. I have to be engaged to their family. I said that he is a concubine, and it is useless to be favored. You don't listen to me. Are you okay now? The second girl's reputation is also followed. It's ruined! The outside may say what about us, and I don't know what kind of marriage the second girl will find in the future?"
Master Zhang said impatiently: "Who would have expected such a thing to happen? If I had known this, I would not have agreed to Ding Yuanhou's conditions."
Mrs. Zhang sighed, thinking that Mrs. Yang is also hateful.
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Mrs. Yang knelt on the futon, closed her eyes, and muttered something, half an hour later she opened her eyes, walked out of the inner room, sat on the bed, and asked casually: "What are those **** doing?"
Mother Liu replied: "The young masters are all keeping their filial piety at home. They didn't do anything out of the ordinary."
Nothing out of the ordinary. It's a big deal.
Yang asked: "Where is Song Cun? He got divorced for no reason, and the young man was so angry that he just endured it like this? He is not such a temperament to swallow his anger."
Nanny Liu said: "I didn't hear any movement, I guess I held back my temper."
Yang smiled disdainfully: "I didn't realize that he was so timid. Once the old Hou Ye left, he lost his backer and was dismissed from his marriage. He also held back and didn't dare to make a sound. But I think highly of him."
Grandma Liu didn't speak.
Yang showed a fierce smile,
Said: "Since he is timid, let's add fire to him and make him more courageous."
Nanny Liu looked at her.
She said: "Let the wind out, and say that Song Cun was hit because of the resignation of the marriage. He wouldn't eat or drink, and he was already sick in bed and couldn't get up."
I don't believe that Song Cun can bear it, even if Song Cun can bear it, his friends will also be able to bear it.
She waited to see what happened to them. It's best to be so troublesome that you can't stop the situation and ask her to ask her.
Even if they don't fight, Song Cun has a reputation of being infatuated, and girls from good families will think about it when they say goodbye to him in the future. No matter what the result is, she will not suffer.
Song Que came in from the outside, and said in disapproval: "Mother, I have already become a Marquis, we have separated, and they have moved out, so why bother with them. Just pretend they don't exist."
Mrs. Yang showed a smirk: "When I thought about how your father ignored me for more than ten years because of his love for Mrs. Li when he was alive, I couldn't get over this hurdle in my heart. I have to watch them being trampled on by me." At the bottom of my feet. Kneel and beg me so I can be happy."
Song Que frowned and looked at his mother worriedly.
He has also married a wife and has a concubine room. His wife gave birth to him a son-in-law. The grandson also gave him two concubines. Although he loves the concubines, he will not surpass his wife.
He felt that his father should be the same. Otherwise, he would not be the son of the world.
If his wife treats his concubine like this in the future, he would shudder even thinking about it.
He said: "Mom, you see they are an eyesore, and we have separated. Let's leave them alone and let them fend for themselves. Why do you want to do it yourself? If my wife does the same in the future, what should I do?" How do you deal with yourself?"
Yang's face was sullen: "She dares!"
Song Que frowned. You didn't dare to do anything when your father was around. If your father passed away, wouldn't we separate them out?
I didn't think there was anything at first, and I couldn't do anything if I kept my filial piety at home. It is inevitable that you will think too much.
Seeing his mother hate the concubine so much, he thought to himself that his wife might not be able to do this.
He also doesn't like those concubine brothers, he hates them for robbing him of the family property, and splitting them out, so that everyone can live their own lives. Taking the initiative to calculate them, he felt that it was a bit too much.
Song Que said again: "Mother, listen to me, don't take the initiative to plot against them. Even so, they will not have a good life after leaving the Hou's mansion. Just let them fend for themselves, why bother to dirty your hands? ?”
Song Que left after finishing speaking.
Mother Liu asked: "Old Madam, do you still want to go?"
With no expression on Yang's face, she said one word: "Go!"
Nanny Liu paused, sighed silently, went out and called a servant, and gave some instructions in a low voice.
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I don't know who spread the news. All in all, the streets and alleys of the capital know that the Sixth Young Master of Dingyuan Hou's Mansion was hit because he broke off the marriage with Miss Zhang Jiaer. Seriously, I can't get up in bed.
Zhou Qilue heard these rumors, and said angrily: "I knew Song Cuncun comforted me. The Zhang family divorced him, how could he not be sad or angry? No, I must settle the score with the Zhang family boy. Don't give Song Cun With this breath, it is not his brother."
Thinking like this, he ran out like a gust of wind, and just arrived at the gate, when he met Zhou Qimou who came in from outside, he ran out without looking aside as if he hadn't seen it.
Zhou Qimou sneered, grabbed his arm, and asked in a deep voice, "Where are you going?"
Zhou Qilue hesitated and said, "No, I'm not going anywhere. Brother, are you back?"
Zhou Qimou asked seriously, "Tell me, where are you going?"
Zhou Qilue's shoulders drooped, "I'm not going anywhere, I'm not going anywhere." After speaking, he broke away from his arm and walked back listlessly.
Zhou Qimou pulled him back, and Zhou Qilue said unhappily, "Why are you pulling me? Didn't I say I'm not going anywhere?"
Zhou Qimou snorted, "I know where you're going even if you don't tell me you're not going anywhere."
Zhou Qilue also snorted: "Then where do you think I am going?" If you don't believe me, you will know where I am going. Can you still hear my heart?
Zhou Qimou glanced at him and said, "Have you heard the rumors outside? You think Song Cun is really sick, and you want to vent your anger on him?"
Zhou Qi was slightly startled, and subconsciously asked, "How do you know?"
Zhou Qimou glanced at him. That look seemed to say, do you think everyone is as stupid as you?
Zhou Qi glanced at him slightly. He is not stupid.
Zhou Qimou said: "Those outside are just rumors. Didn't Song Cun write you a letter to tell you? He and Ms. Zhang have never met, and they have no friendship. How could he not eat or drink, or get sick because of the divorce? Use your brain before doing things. Don’t listen to the wind and rain. Since you are worried about Song Cun, why not go to their house and see it for yourself. You should feel relieved.”
Zhou Qilue slapped his forehead suddenly, "That's right!" He said, "I'm going to Song Cun's house!" and ran away quickly.
Zhou Qimou looked at his back and shook his head helplessly.
Zhou Qilue arrived at Song Cun's house, walked around Song Cun, saw that he was well, he was relieved: "As long as you are well."
Song Cun looked at him with a smile and asked, "What's the matter?"
Zhou Qilue said angrily: "What's the matter? It's been rumored that because you divorced Ms. Zhang, those who were hit would not eat or drink, and those who were sick were lying in bed and couldn't get up. It scared me! No! I can't even worry about seeing you in person."
Song Cun said with a smile: "Who spread such outrageous things? Miss Zhang and I didn't even know that we were engaged, and we never met her. How could we not eat or drink because of the divorce? It is still possible that my father died without eating or drinking and got sick.”
After speaking, he was thoughtful, needless to say it must have been made by his aunt again, he frowned, what on earth did she want to do?
"I don't know which idiot spread the news? Let me know who did it, I have to skin him. I have nothing to do, so what are you doing spreading rumors?" The teacup gurgles and fills up.
Song Cun sat on the chair, chuckled, and said: "Although I keep my filial piety at home and never go out, I write a policy every two days and take it to my master for review. If I get sick, how can I write it?" Strategy?"
Zhou Qilue said embarrassingly: "I'm also confused! I didn't expect to go here." No wonder the elder brother looked at him like an idiot, alas, I have to admit that he is really stupid in this matter.
Song Cun said: "You are also worried about me, and if you care about me, you will cause chaos."
Zhou Qilue immediately continued: "Yes, yes, yes, it's chaos if you care about it. I'm just too worried about you, so I didn't think too much about it."
Sending Zhou Qilue away, Song Cun thought about it
, wrote four words: "Enough is enough!"
Put it in an envelope.
Called the servant, handed the envelope to him, and said, "Send it to the Marquis of the Marquis of Dingyuan."
Song Que was a little surprised when he received Song Cun's letter. He opened it and read, "Enough is enough? What do you mean?"
Suddenly he thought of the gossip that Butler Hu had told him outside, and frowned. After all, his mother did it according to her temper, and Song Cun already knew that it was her mother who did it, so he reminded him.
Thinking of this, he stood up and went to his mother's yard.
Song Que looked at his mother and said solemnly: "Song Cun already knew that this was done by his mother, and we have already separated. There is no need to make it too ugly. Let outsiders see all the jokes. It is me, the Marquis, who is ashamed. Outsiders I won't say anything about Song Cun, but only say that my housekeeper is not good. I hope my mother can think about me more."
"I see!"
Yang's face turned pale, but she didn't expect the boy to be so smart that she could guess that it was her who did it. It seems that Hou Ye didn't just spoil him blindly, but taught him some skills, but he underestimated him.
Without 100% certainty, she will not do it easily again. She has maintained a magnanimous image for so many years, and she doesn't want to be broken.
When Zhou Qilue heard the rumor that Song Cunyi was ill again, he angrily went up to reason with others: "Who told you that Song Cunyi was ill? Did you see it with your own eyes or something? The rumors are so evil, Like real?"
"He and Ms. Zhang divorced because of their horoscope disagreements. They had never met before the engagement. How could they be hit? Besides, he wrote a policy statement in two days and showed it to his husband for review. How could it be possible if he really couldn't afford it? Wrote a policy that even the husband praised?"
"Don't say he's not sick, even if he is really sick, it's also because he's tired from studying. Just ask if you can write a policy statement every two days?"
The man was stunned by what he said, and nodded when he heard what he said.
That’s right, Young Master Tuesday is Song Cun’s friend, and no one knows Song Cun better than him. He said that Song Cun must not be sick if he is not sick. He said that Song Cun writes a policy statement every two days, and he must write every two days. It is impossible to lie about a policy theory. After all, you can ask the master of the Imperial College to know whether it is true or not.
Zhou Qilue added: "Song Cun has changed now, and he has become fond of reading. It is impossible for him to stop eating or drinking for some inexplicable things."
Finally, he warned: "I will listen to you spreading rumors next time, and I will pull out your tongues."
The man nodded hurriedly. Don't dare to spread rumors anymore.
In the end, the rumors became that Song Cun had reformed himself since the death of Lord Hou, studied hard, hung his head on the beam, and wrote an essay every two days, presumably wanting to show off his glory in the imperial examination.
In the Zhang family, Mrs. Zhang was worried about the rumors outside at first, but later found that the rumors gradually changed, and became a praise for Song Cun's hard work in studying, to the point where he was so hardworking.
She frowned and asked Mr. Zhang: "Who arranged this thing? It's the Yang family again?"
Mr. Zhang said helplessly: "Only the Yang family can do such a thing. I heard that the following rumors about Song Cun's love of reading came from the second young master of the Zhou family. I think it is true. I have some Surprised, I heard that even the masters of the Guozijian praised the writing he wrote, if I knew Song Cun was so hardworking and talented, I didn't need to bother to divorce him."
It's not easy to say goodbye to the second girl now.
Mrs. Zhang gave him a reproachful look: "You suggested the engagement, and you also said the divorce. Now you say that you don't have to bother to cancel the engagement? The marriage is even retired. What's the use of talking about it?"