Chapter 120 Is this reasonable?

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 120 Is this reasonable?

The moonlight is like a hook, and the stars are brilliant.

A cold wind blew past, and under the moonlight, Xia Yuan and Xia Ru's uncle and nephew were sitting in the courtyard chatting. Not far away, Xia Zhu led his snotty baby Xia Chen to set off small firecrackers, which made a crisp sound from time to time.

In the room, Zhao Yuerong and Xia Shu were chatting.

Yes, this is the courtyard of Xia Ru's family. Back in Zhuangzi, the couple really had nowhere to go but to stay at their uncle's house.

As for their own home, good guys, it's a serious home with only four walls and nothing but floor tiles.

The thieves often leave with tears in their eyes, and maybe they can't bear it anymore, so they throw down a few coins to express their feelings.

At this time, Xia Yuan behaved as usual. He had recovered from the anxiety caused by the bombing of the Jingzhong Temple, and even silently forgot about it.

All of these are the good deeds of that dog prince. He chose Zhihua Temple, set off the firecrackers in Jingzhong Temple, and even lit the fuse with his own hands.

So the bombing of Jingzhong Temple and the burning of the temple, what does it have to do with someone like me, Xia?

Of course, he did have a little bit of responsibility, after all, he was responsible for the firecracker, but Xia Yuan felt that Prince Gou would not betray him.

Having known Zhu Houzhao for such a long time, he has already figured out this guy's temperament clearly. He is ridiculous and playful, with an out-of-touch personality, but he also has an innocent heart and is sometimes cute and naive. The most important thing is,

This guy is very passionate.

As we all know, hot-blooded teenagers in the second grade of middle school are often very loyal. People who are loyal tend to do everything by themselves, because they look cool this way.

Besides, if it is betrayed, the government officials may have found Xiajiazhuang, but now there is no sign of any trouble. What does this mean?

This shows that that boy Zhu Houzhao silently shouldered everything.

After mentally praising His Highness the Crown Prince once again, Xia Yuan pulled his thoughts back and continued to listen to Xia Ru's emotion.

As for what he is feeling emotional about, it is nothing more than that his nephew has made a career, married a wife, passed the imperial examination and bought a house in the capital, so that his elder brother and sister-in-law can rest in peace.

Xia Ruzheng was talking, and with a swish, a spinning luminous object got under his chair.

The sudden thing startled him, and he hurriedly stood up from his seat, then looked at the thing spinning under the chair.

Xia Yuan was also staring at it. This thing seemed to be a ground rat. It had to be said that although there were no types of firecrackers in the Ming Dynasty, just firecrackers, the types of fireworks were really rich beyond imagination.

In the three big boxes he brought back, there were more than a dozen types of fireworks, including those that were held in the hand, which sizzled and flashed, and the most common box of fireworks, which belonged to the category of salute.

, and this kind of thing that bursts into flames and runs around on the ground as soon as it is ignited is called a ground rat.

Naturally, Xia Zhu and Xia Chen set off the mice. Originally, Xia Ru only asked them to set off some small firecrackers and reserved these fireworks for New Year's Eve and Zhengdan Festival nights, but it was obvious that the two brothers could not resist the temptation.

At this time, the two brothers stood far away, each holding a lit incense stick in their hands, looking nervous.

Xia Ru waved to them both, "Come here, you two."

After hesitating for a while, Xia Zhu stepped forward first, holding his younger brother with his other hand. When he came forward, he immediately said: "Dad, we were wrong."

Without saying a word, Xia Ru kicked each of their butts, then snatched the incense from the hands of the two brothers, "Go back to the house and sleep!"

"oh"

The two brothers reluctantly returned to the house, and Xia Ru sat back on the chair. Instead of sighing, he asked: "These days, when Brother Yuan lives in Beijing, do you study and review your homework every day?

"

Xia Yuan said without blushing, "Oh, I read it."

"That's good." Xia Ru felt relieved, "In the prosperous capital city, you are still young, and my uncle has been worried that you will be fascinated by the colorful world. He also felt that he was Jie Yuangong, so he became slack and studied the Confucian classics.

Forget about it.”

“It’s the end of the year, and next year’s spring will be the Spring Examination, so there are only two months left.

This examination is no better than the provincial examination. Even if many scholars won the exam, they failed in this spring. Among those who failed were many who were the best in the provincial examination, and even Ya Yuan Jieyuan."

Having said this, Xia Ru slowly breathed a sigh of relief, watching the white mist exhaled from his mouth floating in the air, and then said warmly:

"Uncle knows that you are talented and intelligent, but there is never a shortage of things that hurt Zhongyong in the world. The smarter the person, the more diligent he is in studying. When he heard that you said that you studied hard all day long in Beijing, my uncle felt relieved.

I think our Xia family's Mr. Xie Yuang is already sure of victory in the general examination next spring."

Hearing this, Xia Yuan felt a little ashamed. His uncle also trusted him too much and actually believed in his evil deeds.

How could this kind of painting style appear on me after studying hard all day long?

I, Xia, have always relied on cheats.

"Where's my uncle? Is he confident about this examination?"

"No."

Xia Ru answered quite simply and without hesitation, and then explained: "My uncle is different from you. He is not as smart as you. My uncle has been dull since he was a child. It is a blessing to be admitted to this exam. For

At this point, my uncle was very satisfied. He never dared to think about passing the National Examination, so he was not prepared to take the National Examination.

With this prestigious title, my uncle had long forgotten about studying these days and just sat around at home every day. From time to time he was invited to attend some banquets, and his life was quite comfortable.

Now my uncle is thinking about when there will be a vacancy for a minor official, and when the time comes, he will be selected as an official, so that my uncle can be considered an official, haha."

Xia Ru's little abacus was crackling, and at the end of the sentence, she fell into the fantasy of a better life in the future, and couldn't help laughing happily.

He smiled happily, but Xia Yuan's face darkened, and he spoke earnestly and sincerely. He looked like an elder, but in a simple summary, the meaning was very clear.

You are smart, so you have to work hard. I will leave the matter of honoring the ancestors to you. Uncle, I will just lie down and die at home.

Is this reasonable?

The little abacus was really rattling, and he even said that he would become an official when there was a vacancy for a minor official.

Xia Yuan really wanted to tell him the cruel reality harshly. What he thought was that it was really beautiful, but unfortunately you were not destined to be an official or anything like that. You only deserved to be knighted!

According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, relatives will be granted titles, either marquis or uncle, basically earls.

Of course, the premise of all this is that my sister Xia Shu is indeed the Queen Xia in history.

As for whether it is true or not, Xia Yuan is not sure. After all, Queen Xia is really not famous. If there is a ranking of the queens with the least presence among the queens of the Ming Dynasty, this queen will definitely be at the top.

Even the reason why he knew that Wuzong's queen's surname was Xia was related to the Wanshou Emperor.

When he was in junior high school in his previous life, he was obsessed with a TV series called The Ming Dynasty. At that time, he knew little about the history of the Ming Dynasty, but he felt that everyone in the TV series was brilliant, especially the emperor who practiced Taoism all day long.

, and even more sophisticated.

So out of curiosity, I searched the Internet for the Jiajing Emperor. I once read that in the 14th year of Jiajing, Empress Wu Zong died of illness. Regarding the formulation of her posthumous title and funeral specifications, a large-scale etiquette event broke out in the court.

fight.

From this, Xia Yuan learned that the empress of Ming Wuzong was originally named Xia, and the records about her were even more simple. She was unknown during her lifetime. She had the dignity of a queen, but she was not very favored. She even had no sense of existence at all. What happened after her death

The battle over etiquette turned out to be her only moment to shine.

A very sad queen.

Thinking of this, Xia Yuan couldn't help but look towards the lighted room, where there were two girls chatting happily.

If Xia Shu is really the Queen Xia, should she find a way to prevent this?
Chapter completed!