The next few days were spent waiting for the results of the palace examination. Shi replied that he had nothing to do, so that his classmates could meet up for a trip to relax.
As soon as Su Wan left, Tong Ling'er had no place to start, but she was unwilling to give up Shi's reply just like that, so she planned to find him in person.
One day, Shi replied and came back with the students he lived with, but was blocked by Tong Ling'er at the gate.
Tong Ling'er had a happy yet forbearing face, and was a little shy. She was about to run up, but she stopped in her tracks and called out softly: "Master Shi."
The students nearby saw that Tong Ling'er was young and beautiful, traveling with her maid, and well-dressed. They thought about the daughter of a noble family, and were even more envious of Shi Huixin, but they didn't think about it. Ruining other people's good things, he winked, dropped Shi's reply, and went into the house together.
Tong Ling'er looked shy and spoke in a gentle and sweet tone: "How is Mr. Shi doing lately?"
Shi replied feeling confused. He really didn't know Tong Ling'er, so he asked, "I wonder who the girl is?"
Tong Ling'er's face turned red and slightly shy: "The little girl's surname is Tong, and she is a girl from General Tong Fengtong's family."
General Tong?
Shi replied and immediately knew who it was. It turned out to be the one Mrs. Jinning had said she wanted to marry him, but he had already refused. Why did this girl come to his door?
To be honest, if she was the biological daughter of General Tong, Shi Huixin might consider this. Although his own grades were pretty good, he was not an outstanding son at the top. If he wanted to marry a daughter of a minister like Song Zhan, that would be Impossible, the daughter of a fifth-grade general is almost enough.
What's more important is that the Tong family has three sons and they are also on good terms with Duke Jinning.
Although there are people from the Shi family who are serving as officials in the court, they are all working abroad and their official positions are not very high. He himself is not close to anyone. If he is married to the Tong family, they can support each other in the future, and he will not Quite alone.
Furthermore, the Duke of Jinning, Fuzhao, would not do anything to help him, but no one dared to bully him or add insult to injury. Whatever abilities he had and how much he could gain were all his.
But forget it about Tong Linger.
An orphan girl. I heard that she was not at odds with her Tong family brothers and sisters. If she married her like this, wouldn't she be looking for trouble?
Besides, this girl has a lot on her mind, and her life at home won't stop.
Shi replied and lowered his lips, feeling a little unhappy. Li Lin was right. He should have decided on the marriage earlier. Otherwise, he didn't know how to refuse.
If you say it tactfully, people will just think they don't understand. If you say it harshly, they will feel embarrassed and think you look down on them.
It would be even more embarrassing if Tong Ling'er found her personally. When other people saw this, they really thought there was something going on between the two. If things didn't work out, it would be bad for the girl's family's reputation if word spread. .
He really wanted to marry a wife with a good family background who would be helpful to his future, but he never thought about ruining her reputation.
"It turns out it's Miss Tong. What's going on with Miss Tong today? Doesn't it mean that Mrs. Jinning has something to explain?" What he actually meant was that he wanted Tong Ling'er to blame Wang for the matter of coming to see him today. .
Wang is an elder. If something happens, it is normal to send someone to find him. If you say this, no one will say anything.
However, Tong Ling'er didn't know whether she really didn't understand or just pretended not to understand. When she heard this, she blushed and said, "It wasn't the old lady who asked Ling'er to come here. It was Ling'er who wanted to come to Mr. Shi."
"I heard that Mr. Shi has extraordinary talents and learning. Ling'er has a few questions that he would like to ask Mr. Shi. I wonder if Mr. Shi is free?"
Shi Huixin was stunned for a moment, a little dumbfounded, wondering if Tong Ling'er was stupid. He even handed over the steps, but she didn't even go down the steps.
Could it be that she doesn't even care about her own reputation?
If he really agreed to meet in private, that's not...
Thinking of this, he hurriedly shook his head and refused: "I'm really sorry, Miss Tong. I made an appointment with someone before to study literary policy together. Miss Tong, please come back. If Miss Tong has any questions, you might as well ask Zijian Brother, Brother Zijian is much more capable and convenient than me..."
The Zijian he mentioned was Su Jian. If Tong Ling'er really had any questions and needed help, Su Jian would be the one in front of him. Chun Wei's grades were better than Shi Huixin's, and Tong Ling'er met him and asked someone to help him. You have to call someone uncle, which is much more convenient than finding an outsider.
Tong Ling'er had originally had thoughts about Su Jian, the eldest grandson of Jinning Duke's family. Unfortunately, her identity was there, and she was a generation younger. Calling him uncle would not be disgraced to either Jinning Duke's Palace or the Tong family. Pick up this person.
Besides, she was really young. She was only thirteen years old when Su Jian got married, so she could only think about it no matter what she had in mind.
Tong Ling'er was stunned for a moment when she heard this. She didn't know how to answer for a moment. She used this excuse to come to Shi to reply. Shi replied to Su Jian to reject her and asked her to go to Su Jian if she had any questions.
She couldn't say that she didn't want to go to Su Jian, but just wanted to find him, let alone that Su Jian was incapable of replying to him.
Shi replied while she was stunned and said goodbye: "Tong, please come back. I have something else to do, so I won't see Tong off."
After saying that, he turned to go in. When he reached out to push the door, he found that it couldn't be pushed open. He frowned and knocked on the door a few times. He was hiding inside to watch the show before opening the door and letting him in.
Tong Linger came back to her senses, and when she wanted to step forward to stop him, she saw that Shi Huixin had already entered the door, and the door slammed shut.
"stone......"
Shi's attitude in replying to the letter was obvious. He didn't want to have anything to do with her. If she continued to entangle with her and people spread the word, she would be shameless for entangled with her. Not to mention that the Tong family and the Jinning Palace would find her embarrassing. In the future, I'm afraid that even if her marriage is better, it won't be her turn.
But she felt unwilling to give in. She finally found someone with a good future, so why didn't she look down on her?
Is it because she has a bad background?
Thinking of this, Tong Ling'er almost gritted her teeth, and her face twisted several times with anger: "Let's go."
After Shi replied to the letter and entered the door, he was naturally interrogated by several people, asking what the relationship between this girl and him was.
Shi replied quickly and explained: "Misunderstanding, I really have nothing to do with this young girl. Her family is close to the Duke of Jinning. We have just met before. You can't ruin this girl's reputation by talking nonsense." "
"If it affects me by then, I will also be unlucky then. Don't talk nonsense anymore..."
