The story of the husband and the son of the doctor and daughter of Houmen

Chapter 184 Accompanied by the Southward Journey, People Fascinate Fish Fragrance (1)
After submitting the palace examination paper, Xiao Lin only felt relaxed. He wanted to find a place to have a drink after going back, but Huai En, the chief eunuch who was in front of the clinker emperor, followed quickly, and Huai En stopped Xiao Houhou , arched his hands and bowed his body with a smile: "Master Hou, please stay. The emperor sent you to the imperial study."

"Oh. Good." Xiao Linxin sighed that the good wine was gone again, but there was a smile on his face, and he raised his hand and said, "Eunuch Lao will lead the way."

In the imperial study room, the emperor was holding an eloquent test paper and read it engrossed.After Huai En brought the man back, he bowed and said, "Go back to Your Majesty, the Marquis of Jinghai is here."

The emperor didn't raise his head, he just said, "Oh, let's pass it in."

After Xiao Lin entered, he knelt down and kowtowed.The emperor waved his hand and said, "Zi Run, get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Long En." Xiao Lin changed from his past unrestrained attitude, thanked En respectfully and cautiously, stood up, and stood with hands down.

"I've read your strategy and theory. It's very good. It has the vigor and insight of Xiao Lao back then, and it really lives up to the family tradition." The test paper in the emperor's hand is Xiao Lin's palace test paper.

Xiao Lin bowed again: "I am terrified. I may not be able to understand one or two of my grandfather's teachings. I dare not take the words of the emperor."

The emperor raised the test paper in his hand, and said with a smile: "You don't have to be modest. This piece of policy theory is aimed at the current political situation. There is a saying that' this time, that time." Your policy theory is very incisive. It seems that you In the past few years in the south, I have not only devoted myself to studying, but also cared about political affairs."

"The emperor's kindness is great, and the quasi-subjects are cultivating themselves in the fiefdom. The ministers ask themselves that they can't repay the emperor's kindness. They can only study hard, hoping to share the worries of the emperor."

The emperor smiled and put back the test paper in his hand, turned around and sat behind the dragon table, raised his hand to hold a cup of tea, blew on the tea powder, and suddenly told Wynn: "Sit down. Serve tea to Marquis Jinghai."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xiao Lin hurriedly bowed to thank him for sitting down, but he couldn't really sit down, his buttocks were only touching the side of the stool, and he sat upright.

The emperor took a sip of tea and said again: "However, you are still young after all. I have high hopes for you, and I also want to train you a lot. I won't nominate you for the first place in the palace examination this time. You will be the second place." Bar."

Xiao Lin didn't expect the emperor to say such words to him at all, it was completely beyond his expectation, so he was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses, stood up quickly, bowed and kowtowed: "Thank you, Majesty Long En."

"As for the position...let me think about it." The emperor pondered, "However, although you are a marquis, you are still new to the temple to participate in political affairs, and you should start from the bottom."

"Yes." Xiao Lin hastily kowtowed again to express his loyalty, "It is my honor to serve the emperor to share his worries. I will do my best and devote myself to everything."

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Get up, sit down and talk."

Xiao Lin thanked the emperor for his kindness, and got up to sit down.

The emperor asked again: "Zi Run, if I remember correctly, you are twenty-two this year, right?"

Xiao Lin also laughed, and hurriedly bowed his head: "The emperor actually remembers the year of the minister, the minister is really flattered."

"Speaking of which, your father once studied with me in front of Mr. Xiao. Although he was my companion, he felt like a brother. In the year you were born, I went to Jiangnan. At that time...you How many months?"

Xiao Lin hurriedly said: "Your Majesty forgive me, I don't remember this matter."

"Haha!" The emperor laughed and pointed at Xiao Lin, "You bastard! If you can remember things at the age of a few months, wouldn't you be a child prodigy?"

"What the emperor said is true." Xiao Lin said with a smile.

"How time flies!" The emperor said with emotion, "In the blink of an eye, you are already an adult."

Xiao Lin couldn't figure out what the emperor meant, so he didn't dare to answer.

The emperor looked at Xiao Lin, and felt that the young man looked more and more pleasing to the eye, no wonder the seventh brother liked him, and he liked him quite a lot.So he smiled and said, "Old Xiao is 76 this year, right? Don't you expect to have a grandson?"

Xiao Lin hurriedly said: "Grandfather has a lesson: a gentleman should establish himself first and then start a family. The minister has not achieved anything so far, how dare he think about starting a family."

"What you said is very biased!" The emperor smiled and shook his head, "There are three ways to be unfilial, and the worst is to have no descendants."

Naturally, Xiao Lin couldn't say that what the emperor said was wrong, but what my grandfather said was right, so he hurriedly said: "What the emperor taught is right."

"However, what Mr. Xiao said is also reasonable. A good man should make meritorious deeds first, and his children's love last. Besides, the Xiao family can be regarded as a family of bells and lanterns, a family of poetry and etiquette, and you Xiao Lin is also good at learning, When I look back, I will choose a marriage for you." The emperor said with a smile.

Xiao Lin hurriedly got up and knelt down and kowtowed, "I have eaten the emperor's salary for more than ten years, but I have not yet repaid the emperor's kindness. How can I dare to beg for such an honor? I am sincere and terrified."

"In my eyes, you are just like my nephew. Your father died in the line of duty for the country, and it is only natural for me to arrange a marriage for you."

Han Mingcan's dignified and generous face flashed in Xiao Lin's mind, but he didn't know which family's daughter the emperor wanted to marry him.

But no matter how he thought about it, Xiao Lin felt that the emperor's gift of marriage had nothing to do with Han Mingcan.Because if it was Han Mingcan, Han Entropy would not have any hint at all.

But if it wasn't for Han Mingcan, Xiao Lin would not be reconciled.It would be fine if he wasn't tempted by anyone, but once he was tempted, it would be really painful if he wanted to let go.

But in the blink of an eye, Xiao Lin's heart has been turned back and forth.

In the end, he gritted his teeth secretly, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and said loudly: "Back to the emperor, I came to Beijing this time and met a girl by chance. It was love at first sight. It's just... I don't know if this girl also I have intentions for my minister, so I have never dared to be presumptuous. So..." Xiao Lin fell silent after saying this.Although he is smart and arrogant, he is not smooth enough.

"Oh?" The emperor actually smiled, "Whose girl do you have a crush on, tell me about it?"

"Back to the emperor, when I was watching lanterns during the Lantern Festival, I was hit on the head by the silver pistol of the second girl Jinshi Jidi of Zhen Guogong's mansion. That day I looked up and saw Miss Han, and fell in love at first sight. After that, I really went to high school. So these days, I have been thinking that if I can grow old with Miss Han, I will have no regrets in this life."

The emperor still had a smile on his face, but his eyes gradually turned cold.Xiao Lin knelt on the ground and lowered his head, naturally he couldn't see the emperor's expression, but he felt a trace of coldness on his back.

After a long time, the emperor smiled faintly and sighed, "You mean Can'er?"

Xiao Lin replied calmly: "Go back to the emperor, yes."

"I'm afraid you are wishful thinking about this matter." The emperor turned around and walked behind the dragon case, sat down slowly, and said: "Get up now."

After Xiao Lin kowtowed again to thank him, Fang stood up slowly, and then quietly raised his eyes to see the emperor's expression.

(End of this chapter)