The prefect Ye was named Ye Tianming. He was less than fifty years old and was awarded the Jinshi at the age of 38. He was the oldest of all the Jinshis on the same list at that time. However, it was precisely because of this that he attracted the attention of Zhu Yuanzhang, praised his unyielding spirit of progress, and always appreciated his integrity and integrity. Every time he was promoted, he was chosen by Zhu Yuanzhang for his imperial writing and became a landscape in the officialdom.

Ye Tianming has two sons and two daughters, the eldest daughter Ye Zitong, who is twenty years old and has a boyish personality. She can't see the word "wenjing" in her. She is very enthusiastic and competitive. Unlike other ladies who live in the boudoir for many years, they like to sneak out shopping whenever they have the chance. They have been punished many times but still have no choice but to teach them repeatedly. Ye Tianming has no choice but to marry her sooner, but she has entrusted countless matchmakers. When the other party heard that it was her, he shook his head and has not dared to marry her.

Her generous personality is secondly, mainly because of her tall figure, which makes Ye Tianming worried about her lifelong affairs. Originally, several of his disciples were reluctant to marry her, but she said that others liked her father's status and were unwilling to do so. In fact, Ye Tianming also knew that her daughter was telling the truth. She was so tall and had a big foot, and she was not young anymore. If she didn't like her status, who would marry her.

However, his beloved young daughter Ye Sutong is the opposite of her sister. She has a quiet personality, dignified and beautiful appearance, and countless young people admire her. However, she has given her son Li Weizheng, the neighboring village official, since she was a child. In the past two years, several senior officials in the Beijing area have expressed their willingness to marry the Ye family. Even the King of Chu has expressed his hope that Ye Sutong will marry his brother-in-law more than once. It is obvious that they all have a crush on their prospects for their official career, but Ye Tianming finally declined them as if he had already promised others.

Ye Tianming has always attached great importance to his daughter's marriage. This is not only out of concern for his daughter, but more of his own cautiousness in his official career and the fate of the Ye family. Although he has been an official in the local area, he has a deep understanding of the world of the officialdom. He knows that marriage is actually just a bond, which connects two families into one, and jointly loses and prospers. This was a normal official transaction, but in the early Ming Dynasty, it was a bit exception. From the Hu Weiyong case in the 13th year of Hongwu to the later Guo Heng case, the hollow seal case, and a series of massacres, many officials who were honest were wiped out because of the burden of marriage, especially the Hu Weiyong case. Although more than ten years have passed, it has not ended yet. In the past two years, the clouds have gathered quietly, and a storm is about to begin. In this case, how could Ye Tianming easily put himself in danger? He would rather let his two daughters marry an ordinary family and live a peaceful life.

He has also heard of Li Weizheng's repeated failures, but he did not dislike him at all. He had been taking the imperial examination for more than ten years before he passed the Jinshi, and could better understand the hardships of studying. Therefore, he did not mention the matter of marriage, and always wanted to wait for his future son-in-law to pass the scholar before getting married.

Unexpectedly, the situation seemed to have changed a little in the past few months. He got a little news from his hometown that Mr. Li's son actually wanted to break off the engagement, and even jumped into the well for this, almost dying. This made him very unhappy. He knew that this might be because he became an official and Mr. Li felt that he could not get to the top, but was he a snobbish person? Besides, this was a marriage that he had been a child. If the divorce was spread, how could he have face? How could Su Tong get married in the future?

The door opened and Li Wei was walking in. Ye Tianming restrained his inner displeasure, and the expression on his face also became gentle from gloomy. He did not want to lose his demeanor in front of his younger generation, and he had to ask clearly the reason for breaking the engagement.

Li Wei was entering Ye Tianming's study room and looked around. The first feeling in the study room gave him the study room a lot of books, which was simply a sea of ​​books. The walls were all bookshelf except the doors and windows, and they rushed straight to the roof. The bookshelf was densely filled with various books, and there were more than a dozen wooden boxes on the ground, some of which were half open, and were filled with calligraphy and paintings. In addition to books, there was a table and chair in front of the window, and there was a small incense burner next to the table. The blue smoke curled up, making the room filled with a faint smell of sandalwood. At this time, the owner of the study room, his future father-in-law, was sitting on the chair, looking at him in with a smile.

As he imagined, Ye Tianming was a clean and elegant literati with three long beards floating on his chest, but a hint of shrewdness appeared in his kind eyes. It was obvious that they should have known each other for a long time. Li Weizheng rushed forward and bowed deeply and said, "Weizheng met Ye Shibo."

"When did your nephew arrive? How is your father's health?" Ye Tianming spoke very slowly, but he was very clear. He controlled the situation as soon as he opened his mouth. He was good at grasping the rhythm of the conversation and letting the other party follow his thoughts.

"Reported to my uncle, my nephew just arrived and came to Wuchang to buy rice seeds on his father's order, and wanted to negotiate a refund..."

Before he could finish his words, Ye Tianming interrupted him, and asked again and said, "How are you preparing for the county exam next year? Although you failed the exam many times, I hope you can pass the exam this time and work harder. Even if you pass the exam and the college exam together, you will get a scholar's reputation first. I don't have high requirements for you. As long as you can pass the imperial examination before the age of 30, it's enough. Although I have also passed the imperial examination for more than ten years, I became a scholar at the age of 16, and passed the imperial examination at the age of 20, Weizheng. My requirements for you are already relaxed enough."

Li Wei was just hearing that he regarded himself as his father, as if he was already his son-in-law. Although he was funny, he could only say timidly: "My nephew understands Uncle's expectations. My nephew is here this time..."

Ye Tianming still didn't give him a chance to speak, and smiled and said, "Do you know, your name is "Weizheng" or I gave you. Originally, your father named you Li Weifu and his nickname is Gou'er, but I think this name is too vulgar, so I named you "Weizheng" and his nickname is "Dalang". I hope you can have good character throughout your life. The same meaning is also the word "Xulian". The name of the little girl "Su Tong" was named by your mother. Your mother is from Suzhou. I hope you can get homesickness from the little girl."

Li Weizheng only now realized that he had another word "Xu Lian". Although this made him a little distracted, he understood Ye Tianming's words later. Your kid's marriage was ordered by your mother. If you dare to regret the marriage, just wait to bear the charge of unfilial piety! This is like the encirclement tactic in the art of war, which suddenly cut off his way out.

Li Weizheng hesitated. Although Miss Ye's figure made him quite satisfied, what about her personality? Can he adapt to the spoiledness of the official lady? He would marry her home just by looking at her figure. This is not Li Weizheng's style. The love between two people is the basis of marriage. If it is decided in a hasty way, it is also an irresponsible to himself. The idea of ​​breaking up the engagement has been deeply rooted in Li Weizheng's mind. Although Miss Ye's figure and appearance made him confused for a while, after thinking for a long time, he still took out the letter of breaking up from his arms and respectfully handed it on: "This is the letter from my father to Shiwang. Please take a look at it."

Ye Tianming slowly took the letter, and his face suddenly became gloomy. Of course he knew what the letter would be. After pondering for a long time, he finally sighed helplessly, "Forget it, I'm not sure."

He opened the letter and unfolded the thick letter paper. Suddenly, he was stunned. He glanced at Li Weizheng incredibly, his face turned from dark to clear, and he couldn't help laughing: "Nephew, why did you give me your account book?"

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Li Wei was dumbfounded and stood there stupidly, as if his brain cells suddenly broke out in a long-planned strike. His mind was blank. After a while, the brain cells, labor and capital seemed to have reached a compromise. He finally realized that it was necessary to say that this must be the move of stepmother Yang Ying, who had to change the pillars. He came to break the engagement by himself. It was a ideological struggle and made up his mind, but in the end, Yang Ying made a move.

At this time, Ye Tianming no longer gave him any chance. He walked up and patted his shoulder and smiled, "I know you don't want to climb up with the Ye family. It's great to have such ambition. A man should be independent. However, your marriage is decided by your mother. You can't let your mother be uneasy in the nine springs! It's rare to come here, just have fun in Wuchang, and I'll let Su Tong take you to visit everywhere."

Ye Tianming said this and suddenly his face sank, and he scolded the door: "What are you doing when you hide there in a sneaky way! Do you think I didn't see you?"

Li Wei was shocked. When he turned around, he saw a man running away in panic through the crack of the door. He was tall and seemed to be Miss Ye just now. He felt a little strange. In this case, Ye Tianming should call her in and meet him. Could it be that it was a big defense for men and women? This is not right. Judging from her pair of Tianzu, Uncle Ye should be an enlightened person, and he also asked her to accompany him to visit!

Li Wei turned his head and his eyes fell on Ye Tianming's desk by accident. Suddenly, he was stunned by an item on the table, Jade Pixiu! The jade Pixiu that was stolen at the same time in the Lanyu Mansion was lying quietly on Ye Tianming's desk. He had seen the other paired one, and it was exactly the same as the one in front of him. Li Wei was so excited that he almost shouted out.

"Nephew, what's wrong with you?" Ye Tianming noticed the strangeness in his eyes.

"Nothing." Li Wei was restraining the excitement in his heart, pointing at the jade Pixiu on the table without saying a word and laughed: "I seem to have seen it somewhere, Uncle Shi, this should be a pair!"

"That's right, it should be a pair, but unfortunately I only have one." Ye Tianming picked up the jade Pixiu, touched it caressed and smiled: "This was bought by Zi Tong and gave it to me five days ago."

Speaking of this, Ye Tianming suddenly asked Li Wei urgently, "My dear nephew said he had seen another one, where did he see it?"

"I can't remember it a little, but Uncle Ye showed it to me, maybe I can remember it."

Li Wei was taking the jade Pixiu and pretending to taste it, but his eyes quickly glanced at the jade Pixiu's feet. Yes, it was it. The foot I saw in the Lan Yu Mansion had the word "blue", and the jade Pixiu had the word "jade" engraved on the feet, and it was blue jade.

It was indeed it. Li Weizheng's heart suddenly jumped up, and he returned the jade Pixiu to Ye Tianming and said as if nothing had happened: "It seems a little different. My uncle just said that it was bought by Zitong. Who is Zitong?"

"Did you forget? I have two daughters, the younger daughter Su Tong is engaged to you. Isn't the eldest daughter Zi Tong? The one who hid in the crack of the door just now eavesdropped on it."

Just now.

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Li Wei was stunned. Is the sexy beauty just now not his fiancée?

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Chapter completed!