In fact, the reason why Uncle Zhong has such a special status in the British Duke's government is not only because he has been with the British Duke for the longest time and has strong qualifications, but more importantly, it is because of his own ability. .
Although Uncle Zhong is old, in fact, he has a very well-hidden nature and has his own rules in everything he does. Not to mention his martial arts skills, let’s just say that when he met Zhang Guifang this time, , he has already made enough preparations.
As early as when Zhang Guifang went out, Uncle Zhong had already given the information of all the students in the venue in advance, so the current scene happened.
As soon as Zhang Guifang opened her mouth, Uncle Zhong could immediately give her answer.
"Editor Sheng Xiu...'s younger brother?"
Upon hearing this identity, Zhang Guifang was confused.
Sheng Bianxiu actually refers to Sheng Changbai.
At this time, more than six years have passed. Although Sheng Changbai's official rank has been greatly improved, he still holds the position of editor.
Or, to be precise, this editor is Sheng Changbai's job. Like other members of the Hanlin Academy, it is just a false position and nothing at all.
However, a small sixth-grade official like Sheng Changbai would naturally not attract Zhang Guifang's attention. At the moment, even if she racked her brains, she still couldn't remember Sheng Changbai's identity.
"Ahem!"
Seeing Zhang Guifang's confused look, Uncle Zhong couldn't help but remind her quietly: "Girl, this editor Sheng is actually the second uncle of the Hai family!"
"oh?"
After hearing Uncle Zhong's introduction, Zhang Guifang knew immediately.
Although she had never heard of the Sheng family, she still knew about the Hai family.
Because the Hai family is a famous Qingliu family, even the British Duke Zhang family takes a high look at it.
"Hai Chaoyun's brother-in-law, right?"
Looking at Sheng Changquan's back carrying things farther and farther away, Zhang Guifang's eyes flashed.
"By the way, Uncle Zhong, do you know what this guy's name is?"
Zhang Guifang suddenly remembered something and quickly turned around to ask.
"Girl, that boy's name is Sheng Changquan."
Uncle Zhong really knew about this issue. After all, Sheng Changquan was considered the seed contestant in this provincial examination, and he was one of the candidates who was expected to win Bianjing Jieyuan.
Moreover, because of some people's "coquettish manipulation", Sheng Changquan is quite famous in the literary circles of the capital. Not to mention other things, just his "Quan style calligraphy" is already quite famous. .
Ordinary people outside, even if they want to get Sheng Changquan's authentic calligraphy, are helpless, because even his father, Sheng Hongsheng, only has a few of his calligraphy manuscripts on hand. There is not even one serious calligraphy and painting.
Closer to home, in fact, when Uncle Zhong was investigating who were the young talents for this provincial examination, he had already collected quite talented students in advance, and among them was Sheng Changquan.
Moreover, Uncle Zhong paid a lot of attention to Sheng Changquan, because he felt that Sheng Changquan was a good son and worthy of his own girl.
In fact, when the British government chooses marriages for their children, they do not attach great importance to family background.
As long as you are kind, capable, and favored by your children, you can be accepted by the Zhang family.
Therefore, Uncle Zhong was very satisfied when he saw Sheng Changquan's information.
Although there is a big age gap between him and Zhang Guifang, they are four years apart, but it doesn't matter. After all, there are many examples of wives being older than officials.
Some wealthy families even raise older child brides in order to take care of their children. Therefore, the age gap between the two is not a big deal.
"Sheng Changquan?"
"It's indeed a good name!"
Zhang Guifang watched Sheng Changquan's back gradually walk away, and a smile slowly appeared on her face.
There was a smile between his brows and the corners of his mouth raised slightly, as if he really fell in love with him.
"hehe!"
Seeing his girl's "heartbeat" look from behind, Uncle Zhong couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and felt a little more relaxed.
"Alas! This girl finally made some noise!"
At this time, Uncle Zhong felt a little excited. He felt that his current mentality was even more exciting than when he first went to the battlefield!
It's really not easy, my young lady is finally interested in others.
However, Uncle Zhong didn't know that Zhang Guifang's behavior was just a show.
In fact, Zhang Guifang didn't have any overly excited feelings towards Sheng Changquan. For him, at most, she just had a feeling of appreciation.
After all, against the background of those rookies, Sheng Changquan's unusual performance can naturally attract the attention of others, especially his energetic posture, which can attract the admiration of the sports girl Zhang Guifang.
Of course, Sheng Changquan's own handsomeness also takes a lot of advantage. Otherwise, if he is replaced by an ugly man, then no matter how sunny and energetic he is, he will definitely not attract the attention of others. of.
Then again, the reason why Zhang Guifang made such a gesture in front of Uncle Zhong at this time was to paralyze him for a while. At the very least, it was to prevent her from being distracted when preparing for the "expedition". will be disturbed.
Because she also knew that Uncle Zhong was actually the spy arranged by her father to be around her. As long as Uncle Zhong could be dealt with, the old British father-in-law would naturally not find anything.
That's why Zhang Guifang deliberately acted like she liked Sheng Changquan in front of Uncle Zhong.
"girl!"
Seeing that Zhang Guifang already had a goal, Uncle Zhong asked with a bit of "looking at Shu": "In addition to this boy from the Sheng family, do you want to look at anyone else?"
Because a group of them were hiding in the dark and observing secretly, Uncle Zhong didn't think it was a bad thing for his girls to have more spare tires. In fact, which one of the many girls present didn't think so?
That's right, Zhang Guifang was not the only girl who was hiding and secretly watching the students at the provincial examination venue. There were dense crowds of people hiding in the southeast, northwest and other corners around the venue.
In this crowd, in addition to wealthy ladies, there are also a large number of servants and guards. It is precisely because of these people that all the corners are crowded with people.
In fact, although the figures of these people were hidden as much as possible, due to the influence of objective conditions, all the students who participated in the provincial examination at the Bianjing venue actually discovered the clues and knew about this group of people.
However, they did not feel rude about this, and even felt quite excited.
"Great, if I can be attracted by these noble ladies, then my trip will be worthwhile!"
Except for a small group of people, all the students taking part in the Bianjing Urban and Rural Examination held their heads high and tried their best to show their best side, in an attempt to attract the favor of the girls.
It's a pity that they, who have been tortured by the imperial examination, are still in good condition now?
Therefore, these talented scholars who thought they felt good actually showed an extremely funny situation in the eyes of the girls.
Those guys who had their own thoughts were all self-defeating, and performed the most clumsy performance with an extremely confident mentality.
That scene was really funny and made people laugh.
"Hehe, that guy is so funny!"
"Yes! Yes!"
"Look, he's wearing his robe inside out, yet he still dares to walk on the middle road! Doesn't he think this is rude?"
"Hehe, it's not just him, look, there's that..."
"..."
Those noble girls all have their own social circles, so now they are all in groups of three or five, all gathered together, pointing at the clumsy students in the distance and snickering!
"Eh? Look, whose young master is that?"
"Why are you so handsome?"
Suddenly, someone exclaimed!
At this moment, Sheng Changquan slowly walked out from behind the crowd.
"Um?"
Hearing the words of the girls not far away, Rong Feiyan slowly poked her head out and looked over curiously.
That's right, Rong Feiyan is also here.
They were all forced by their family members, and Rong Feiyan was certainly no different from Zhang Guifang.
However, compared to Zhang Guifang's subjective initiative, Rong Feiyan is much gentler. Except for an old woman waiting around her, there are no housekeepers or elders watching her.
After all, if Zhang Guifang had not been accompanied by the elder Zhong Bo, it would be unclear where she would go today!
Although Zhang Guifang and Rong Feiyan have similar statuses in their respective families, and they are both extremely favored. Rong Feiyan is even better in the Rong family, but because of the different environments and backgrounds of the two families, compared to While the Rong family is frivolous, the British Zhang family is much more calm, with a sense of historical heaviness as "as heavy as Mount Tai".
"Peony, what are the people over there talking about?"
Because the two had experienced a life and death crisis, the relationship between Rong Feiyan and Mudan became very good. Although Rong Feiyan was still a little willful sometimes, she was really sincere towards Mudan. We treat each other like sisters.
Moreover, because of this incident, everyone in the Rong family looked at her differently, especially Mr. Rong, who almost regarded her as his half-daughter.
In Rong Mansion, Peony's status is somewhat different.
"Girl, they seem to be talking about the young master of the Sheng family."
"Young master of the Sheng family?"
Rong Feiyan was stunned when he heard this: "What kind of family is this Sheng family?"
"Is there any other Sheng family in Beijing that I don't know about?"
When she heard what Mudan said about the son of the Sheng family, Rong Feiyan's first focus was not on the word "gongzi" at the back, but on the "Sheng family" in the front.
Among them, half of it is because Rong Feiyan already "feels for someone", so she doesn't have much "worldly desire" for other young masters.
In her heart, her biggest wish is to find her benefactor and then repay his kindness.
Of course, there is something special about repaying gratitude.
Because Rong Feiyan was a relatively traditional girl, she could only repay her benefactor with her life and the rest of her life.
Secondly, it is also because the education problem of the Rong family has only become popular in recent years. Therefore, the Rong family is more concerned about family background. Therefore, Rong Feiyan is inadvertently contaminated in a familiar environment. Got this problem.
According to the information Rong Feiyan knew, there didn't seem to be any famous Sheng family in the capital.
Could it be that this Sheng family is a new family?
Rong Feiyan looked into the distance with some suspicion, ready to see who the Master of the Sheng family was.
"girl!"
Unlike Rong Feiyan, who had no idea at all, Mudan had found out a lot of information, and like Uncle Zhong, she had also memorized some information in advance.
Among them, it includes the family background of the students who participated in the provincial examination. Moreover, the more famous and talented the students are, the more carefully Mudan pays attention and the more detailed they are written down.
As it happens, Sheng Changquan is in such a situation.
"Huh? What?"
With the support of other maids, Rong Feiyan shielded the dazzling sunlight with her hands while looking up into the distance, preparing to see the "beautiful man" who would make everyone exclaim.
That's right, although Rong Feiyan didn't hear it clearly, he still heard the key word - "handsome".
Although she already has her own heart, this does not prevent Rong Feiyan from appreciating this kind of thing.
Well, it’s just appreciation!
Rong Feiyan asked without turning his head: "Mudan, what are you talking about?"
Because there were many people at the end of the provincial examination, and the location where Sheng Changquan was at this time was often visited by the eyes of many ladies, so there were also many students who thought they had some skills.
Therefore, Rong Feiyan was unable to find the target he wanted to see for a while.
"Girl, this Sheng family is actually... Sheng Minglan's family."
Mudan still remembered what happened, so she said: "Moreover, this son of the Sheng family is also the younger brother of Sheng Minglan, named Sheng Changquan."
"Sheng Minglan?"
Hearing this name, Rong Feiyan couldn't help but frown, feeling a little strange in her heart.
Because she had some other thoughts about Qi Heng, Rong Feiyan also investigated his information. Among them, the girls around Qi Heng were her focus.
Unlike the other girls, Sheng Minglan seemed to have extraordinary significance to Qi Heng. At that time, she was still thinking about how to solve this trouble. However, because of a series of things that followed, she was delayed. That’s all.
Now, there was no need to do anything. After all, Qi Heng's "broken flowers and willows" were no longer her cup of tea, and Rong Feiyan didn't need to do anything more to Sheng Minglan.
