"Second brother, do you want to become an official?"
Before Bai Erzhuang left, A Zhen suddenly asked.
"I have long given up thinking about it. I only want to be a rural private school teacher in this life."
The heavy pressure on Bai Erzhuang's heart was lifted. He had given up on the imperial examination for so many years because he didn't want to get involved in King Kang's whirlpool. Although none of the students who were sworn friends with King Kang had come to look for him for so many years, this matter was always heavy in their hearts, fearing that one day it would bring disaster to the family.
Now this burden can finally be lifted.
Bai Erzhuang cupped his hands towards A Zhen and left.
Out of the gate of the mansion.
Bai Erzhuang broke out in a cold sweat. Aroused by the cold wind in late autumn, he felt sober as never before.
The sky in late autumn is clear and high, the sunshine is light, and a row of wild geese fly south in a line in the autumn wind.
He remembered that many years ago, he, An Huairen, Wan Chunhua and others climbed up the bank of the Huai River and talked in the distance.
So many years have passed, and things have changed.
Wan Chunhua recognized him from the moment he saw him in the county government office.
Wan Chunhua caught him not necessarily because of Bai Sanzhuang, but because he felt that he was unwilling to follow King Kang and would rather ruin his own future. In Wan Chunhua's view, he was a traitor among them, betraying their ideals and betraying the sworn friendship between the emperor's grandson and everyone.
So this must be used to kill him.
Originally, Bai Erzhuang wanted to plead for mercy and bury the dead Wan Chunhua.
But what he had just said to A Zhen made him understand that Wan Chunhua had been secretly following King Kang for so many years. King Kang's nature had been exposed for many years, and their still willingness to follow showed that they were not innocent.
From the time when the former emperor ascended to the throne to the present Emperor Jing, a series of pros and cons reforms have been carried out to reduce taxes. Can't Wan Chunhua and his like see it? But he still followed King Kang wholeheartedly and tried to rebel for that vain position.
These people know clearly that rebellion will plunge the world into chaos and plunge the people into dire straits, but they still persist in their obsession.
Therefore, Wan Chunhua and An Huairen did not die for the sake of their confidants, but they were blinded by a trace of greed and deviated from their original intentions.
Otherwise, Wan Chunhua has been in the officialdom for so many years and has no political achievements at all.
Not to mention An Huairen, pretending to be crazy and showing off his energy to the detriment of his private interests.
These two people deserve no sympathy at all.
I just don’t know how many of those students who were won over by King Kang repented.
Thinking of this, Bai Erzhuang felt very sad.
A familiar voice came from not far away, and Bai Erzhuang followed the sound and looked over.
His childhood sweetheart Xia Qinghe stood in front of a clump of pink bean flowers. Xie Xiaolian stopped and the two of them were talking about something.
Xia Qinghe has obviously come out of the haze of reconciliation, with a smile on her face and in the corners of her eyes, as if she has returned to her coquettish and lively girlhood.
Recently, there have been a lot of rumors in the village about Xia Qinghe and Xie Xiaolian, saying that Xie Xiaolian did not have a fiancée in the capital, and that the veil in Xie Xiaolian's arms belonged to Xia Qinghe.
However, Xia Qinghe laughed off these rumors, and Xie Xiaolian did not defend them.
Now the two of them are not shy about talking and laughing on the street where people come and go in the village.
Bai Erzhuang shook his head and smiled bitterly.
What right did he have to be jealous? His marriage to Xia Qinghe had already come to an end when he was entangled by the emperor's grandson.
And Eugene Gui's plan is just the final symbol of this marriage.
Xie Xiaolian flew by on horseback.
Xia Qinghe's smile caught Bai Erzhuang's gaze before she could retract her smile, and she was startled.
Bai Erzhuang was also stunned.
"Is Sanzhuang okay?" Xia Qinghe asked proactively, "I heard that his back was injured."
"It doesn't matter, third brother." Bai Erzhuang said.
I heard from my sister that if Xia Qinghe hadn't chopped the knife out of the officer's hand that night, Xiao Lang would have died.
Thinking of this, Bai Erzhuang sincerely thanked Xia Qinghe: "Thank you for saving Xiaolang that day."
"It's not worth it. It's just a casual thing. I can't watch Xiao Lang get hurt." Xia Qinghe waved his hand and saw Eugene poking his head at the door of Bai's house. He sneered and turned away.
Bai Erzhuang stood for a long time without coming back to his senses.
After You Jingui took two pounds of tofu from You's house and handed it to Xie Chuntao, Bai Erzhuang was nowhere to be found.
I felt suspicious.
Even though Xia Qinghe had clearly told herself that Bai Erzhuang was the person she didn't want, Eugene Gui was still worried that Bai Erzhuang would be obsessed with Xia Qinghe.
After watching at the door for a while, Bai Erzhuang chatted with Xia Qinghe.
Eugene Gui was dissatisfied, but she didn't dare to say anything. Now the Lao Bai family was no better than before, divorcing her at every turn. She couldn't find such a good family who ate meat every day.
She not only saw Bai Erzhuang's demented eyes, but also saw Xie Xiaolian running away. Eugene Gui was now praying with both hands that Xia Qinghe would just marry Xie Xiaolian.
This cuts off the thoughts of the man in his family.
"Second sister-in-law, what are you looking at?" Xiao Fuyuan watched her sister-in-law handling crabs in the yard for a while. When she came to the door, she saw her second sister-in-law standing behind the door and looking out.
"I'm not looking at anything, sister." Eugene Gui looked at his sister-in-law with complete respect.
"Second sister-in-law, my eldest sister-in-law is making crab roe and tofu buns for me. She also has to do other dishes. Go and pick the crab roe for me." Xiao Fuyuan told Eugene Gui.
Yu Jingui listened to her sister-in-law's instructions and agreed to pick the crabs.
"Second brother." Xiao Fuyuan naturally saw Bai Erzhuang and asked with a smile, "What are you looking at, second brother?"
"Watching the wild geese." Bai Erzhuang said.
Xiao Fuyuan raised his head and saw a row of wild geese flying across the blue sky.
"Did the second brother just come out of Azhen's house? Is he at home?" Xiao Fuyuan asked.
Bai Erzhuang nodded, his sister is too smart at such a young age. "
"I'll go find him." Xiao Fuyuan said as he came to the mansion opposite and opened the door smoothly.
Xiao Fuyuan ran to A Zhen's house, took out the bright yellow wrinkled ball from his pocket, handed it to A Zhen and said: "I saw this from my pig pen. It was crushed by a sow who was about to give birth. Under the body."
A Zhen took it and unfolded it, dumbfounded.
This is what Wan Chunhua's brother-in-law Ma Gongzhao calls the dragon robe.
It's called a dragon robe, but it's just a bright yellow silk shirt with dragon patterns painted on it.
It was very light and thin, so I balled it up and stuffed it into my pocket and brought it with me.
Wan Chunhua sent people to bury this dragon robe under the sycamore tree of Lao Bai's house. That day, Ma Gongshi had people dig for a long time but failed to find it. Unexpectedly, it was found in the pig pen.
Xiao Fuyuan naturally knew about this, so he said to A Zhen: "I guess he was pushed out by my sow when he was under the sycamore tree, and then pressed under him, so the officials didn't notice him that day."
Ah Zhen looked carefully at the thin gauze-like dragon robe.
He Shun on the side was full of surprises.
The dragon robe that was lost in Ma Gongchang's mouth was that when the deposed prince and Emperor Zuo and his son met in battle, he ordered his officers to put it on him in order to trigger a complete mutiny.
Unexpectedly, King Jing at the border made a superior move and took the lead in attacking the palace.
When the deposed prince burned himself in the East Palace, this dragon robe disappeared.
When they learned that a dragon robe was buried in the Bai family, He Shun and others were worried, fearing that the emperor would suspect that the young master had evil intentions.
I am also afraid that this lost dragon robe will appear next to the young master out of thin air, which means it will be even more difficult to clean.
It seems that King Kang's party is trying to kill the young master, and the Lao Bai family is just cannon fodder for the young master.
A Zhen frowned and asked He Shun to put it away, and ordered He Shun to send it to the capital together with Emperor Zuo's burial items.
