Looking at Miss Gao who is as beautiful as flowers and jade in front of her, those misty eyes are indeed heart-warming.
Xu Lin slowly sat down on the chair next to the corridor with the support of the other party, and then the sobering tea was brought to him again.
When the sobering tea was brought to him, Xu Lin could even smell the fragrance of the other party. It was not vulgar gouache, but an orchid-like body fragrance.
"I... I can do it myself." Xu Lin said a little uncomfortable.
He took the tea cup smoothly, but his fingers ran across the back of Miss Gao's delicate hand. The slightly hot touch made his hand holding the tea cup tremble slightly, and he spilled some tea.
Miss Gao's pretty face was also slightly red. She looked at Xu Lin who leaned back, with a hint of decline in her eyes.
She looked at Xu Lin and was about to say something when she suddenly heard footsteps.
"Ahem!"
Hearing the familiar coughing sound, Miss Gao's expression also changed. When she turned around and saw the man approaching, she felt embarrassed and lowered her head and shouted softly.
"father."
"Yeah." He glanced at his daughter, then at Xu Lin sitting on the chair, and sighed.
He naturally understands his daughter's thoughts.
He had guessed it when he saw Xu Lin just leaving the table and his daughter following him out.
"It's a bit cold at night. Let's go find two clothes for Xu Lin." The chief assistant said softly.
Miss Gao nodded quickly: "Yes! I'll go right away!"
After saying that, he took the maid and ran away quickly.
Xu Lin came back to his senses, saw the chief assistant, and hurriedly stood up, only to see the chief assistant wave his hand gently.
"There is no need to be so polite between you and me."
After saying that, he sat opposite Xu Lin.
Xu Lin's expression did not soften.
He carefully pondered the meaning of Gao Shoufu's words.
Between you and me?
He and Gao Shoufu are neither relatives, nor the same clan, nor even the same hometown.
Since there is no relationship, then why does this powerful chief minister favor him?
Is it because of his talent?
Or is it because of the reputation of winning three yuan in a row?
Although Xu Lin has not yet entered the officialdom, he also knows that this is unrealistic.
There is no such thing as a free lunch.
"In the past two days, there has been a dispute in the cabinet over your appointment. Since the founding of the Kingdom of Jingguo, all the champions have started from small officials. Cao Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel also meant the same thing, but the second assistant felt that , it is really rare to win three yuan in a row, it would be a pity to let it go like this, Xu Lin, what do you think?"
Xu Lin's expression froze.
Gao Shoufu's words were not so much a question as a matter of putting two options in front of him and letting him choose.
For Xu Lin, it would be great if he could stay in the capital and serve as an official.
"The student has little knowledge and doesn't understand these things. Please ask the chief assistant for guidance." Xu Lin took a deep breath and asked.
Although he had already guessed it in his mind, as long as Gao Shoufu had not said it clearly, he could not answer in advance.
Gao Shoufu stretched out his hand and gently patted Xu Lin's shoulder twice.
"Come over tomorrow at noon, it's a family dinner."
After saying that, he turned around and left.
Stayed up all night.
The next day.
early morning.
Xu Lin put on a brand new brocade dress sent by Miss Gao and walked around the city.
When he first arrived in the capital, Xu Lin was deeply shocked.
Although on the way here, he knew that the prosperity of the capital city could not be compared with other places, but what he heard from others was completely different from what he saw with his own eyes.
He wants to stay here.
He felt that he should be ambitious.
Even if the emperor saw the policy papers he wrote, he would applaud him. No matter what the reason was, in short, his majesty gave him a high evaluation and left a message: "Soon, I will be the leader of my army." "Chen" evaluation.
Don't underestimate these nine characters. With these nine characters, Xu Lin has become a popular hot chick in the Jingguo court. Without external interference, Xu Lin has a bright future.
But he knew that under Jingguo's existing cabinet system, even the emperor could not truly keep his word, and the current good situation was promoted by the chief minister Gao who was waiting for him to reciprocate.
One side is a cliff, the other side is hell.
Gao Shoufu's words of "family dinner" last night already explained his intention. People in this position may have forgotten how to speak properly.
Gao Shoufu would not tell Xu Lin directly that he wanted him to be his son-in-law, but would use the words "family dinner" to remind him that he should know what he wanted to do.
This is also a kind of buffer. Even if you reject it, it won't be too ugly.
unconsciously.
Xu Lin has arrived at the First Assistant Mansion.
Looking at the magnificent gate in front of him and the two majestic stone lions at the door, the corners of Xu Lin's mouth raised slightly.
He turned back and looked at the bustling street. After a long silence, he finally no longer hesitated, strode forward, and knocked on the door.
…
Gao Shoufu sat on the Grand Master's chair, his face turning livid, and finally he slapped the letter in his hand on the table.
"Shuzi is rude!"
The old housekeeper who was responsible for delivering the letter saw his master lose his temper for the first time.
He stood nearby, suddenly silent, not daring to make any sound.
At this moment, the first assistant's wife quickly asked: "Master, what's going on? What did Xu Lin's letter say?"
Gao Shoufu's eyes were cold and he said coldly: "He said that his wife at home suddenly contracted a cold and needed him to return to his hometown to take care of her."
"Wife? He...he went back?" The first assistant's wife opened her eyes wide and couldn't believe it, "Why did you suddenly catch the wind and cold? Besides...he received a letter from his hometown, plus he returned home, I'm afraid he got home , the wind and cold will have recovered a long time ago..."
Gao Shoufu said nothing with a dark face.
Does it make sense to still care about these things at this time?
Xu Lin just used this method to express his attitude clearly.
Originally, Gao Shoufang hoped that Xu Lin could marry his daughter, and he could also see that his daughter was indeed interested in Xu Lin. It was also a good story for the daughter of the chief minister to marry the top scholar in Jinke. .
When the time comes for him to work a little bit, Xu Lin will be able to rise to the top. Even if he goes out of office in the future, the Gao family will still have people to support him!
As for Xu Lin’s bad wife...
Just take a break!
There is probably nothing simpler than this in the world!
However, Xu Lin didn't know what was wrong and actually left the capital directly and refused his kind offer. Even if others didn't know it, this was a slap in Gao Shoufei's face.
"Hmph, I thought he knew the current affairs and was sensible before, but now it seems... he is not worthy of being my son-in-law!" Gao Shoufang said angrily.
"Master, calm down... maybe what Xu Lin said is true? Maybe it's really just his wife..."
"Shut up!" Gao Shoufu slapped the tea cup on the table to the ground.
The lady was immediately startled and quickly shut her mouth.
Even though Gao Shoufu always looked pleasant and cheerful on weekdays, how could he not have any temper when he became the first minister of Jingguo?
Gao Shoufu clasped his hands and said coldly: "He Xu Lin really treats himself as a dish. Does he really think that I am targeting him? Still, he thinks that winning three yuan in a row is a great ability. Even without me, he can't do it." Can he become successful? I want to see how he can gain a foothold in the future!"
At this time, Xu Lin was already on his way home.
The appointment from the imperial court has not yet come down, and Xu Lin does not have any official position for the time being. In this case, it is better to go home and take a look at this time.
Furthermore, he also knew that he had offended Chief Minister Gao to death this time. Unless Chief Minister Gao stepped down one day, his official career would be blocked.
However, even if you can't become an official, there seems to be nothing wrong with it.
The worst thing is to go back home and teach the children in the village like Mr. Xu before.
In addition to helping villagers write letters and so on, life can be passed.
Although the prosperity of the capital was indeed dazzling with flowers, Xu Lin quickly figured out that all of that had nothing to do with him. He was like a wandering soul wandering there.
I am not happy because I can't see Xu Laosan and Wang Zhixia...
But when walking on the way home, Xu Lin relaxed.
Why are you afraid of royal power and wealth?
What precepts are you afraid of...oh, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with it.
As a top scorer of three consecutive gold medals, Xu Lin didn't seem to have much style. It was only after he returned to his hometown that the local county magistrate realized it and hurriedly brought people to visit him.
Of course they didn't know what was happening in the capital, let alone that Xu Lin had offended the chief minister of the dynasty. What they only know now is that Xu Lin has become the number one scholar in high school and has been praised by the Holy Emperor. The next step is to achieve great success!
If you don’t hug your thighs at this time, what are you waiting for?
Should we wait until Xu Lin becomes the Minister of the Sixth Department before coming over to show his courtesy?
Isn’t that short-sighted?
If they knew that Xu Lin was already hated by Gao Shouxu, they would definitely not come to visit him and would just avoid him.
The threshold of the Xu family has long been trampled to pieces.
Before Xu Lin came back, the news that Xu Lin had won the first prize had already spread back. Not to mention the village, the whole city exploded, and local dignitaries came to visit with generous gifts.
Although Wang Zhixia has not read many books, he also knows that those gifts cannot be accepted casually.
Since Xu Lin is already the top pick in high school, he will definitely be appointed next. It makes no sense if he covets these gifts and owes him a favor.
"It's okay to be a guest, but gifts are declined!" Wang Zhixia specially wrote these eight words and posted them on the door.
Xu Laosan's temper is more violent. He also feels that Xu Lin should cherish feathers!
If it is an official from the city, he will entertain him well, but if a local wealthy businessman comes to visit, he will not look good. After all, although the scholar, peasant, industrialist, and merchant are rich and can live a good life, their social status is not There is no way to improve.
And Xu Lin is now the top pick in high school. If he gets mixed up with a group of businessmen every day, it will have a very negative impact on him.
It's just that this time, Xu Lin came back in a hurry and didn't even wait for the process of "returning to his hometown in glory". He was afraid that Gao Shoufu would just wave his hand in anger and tie him up to prevent him from leaving...
But within a few days, people came from the state capital.
What Xu Lin was waiting for was not an appointment, but shackles.
