As his son grew up, Shi Hui paid more and more attention to his son's studies. Although the Shi family was a noble family, and the children of the noble family had no worries about not having an official career, every parent was the same when it came to hoping that their children would succeed. Shi Hui was protected by his ancestors and inherited the inheritance from his father.

The title of nobility, Marquis of Guangwu Township. In the Han Dynasty, both were conferred with the title of nobility, only the emperor

Only those who belong to the Han clan are qualified to be called princes. Others with noble titles can only be called Chehou no matter how high they are. Later, because they avoided the taboo of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, they should be called Liehou. In the Jin Dynasty, the title levels were not fixed.

In terms of the title of marquis, they generally include Duke of the county, Duke of the county, Duke of the township, Marquis of the county, Marquis of the county, Marquis of the township, Marquis of the pavilion, etc. In addition, there are also related

There are many levels such as Neihou, Guanzhonghou, etc. During the reign of Sima Zhao, the previous five-level nobility system of Duke, Marquis, Uncle, Son, and Male was once restored, but it was abolished soon after it was implemented. Although Shihui was not as good as his ancestors' achievements

, but at least in addition to inheriting the title, he also found two positions. Since he entered the court as an official

, knowing very well that although he is a nobleman, the overt and covert fights between various noblemen are very fierce. If he does not make progress, even if Shi De can inherit his title, it will be difficult for him to gain a foothold among the noblemen in the future, so every time he goes home, he questions Shi De.

Studying is the first priority, and those things like property taxation, merchant management, etc. become the second priority.

The next day, A Miao served Shi De and took medicine. Shi De felt better, so he waited for Shi Hui's exam questions in the room. No one came after waiting for a whole day. It wasn't until after dark that he saw Aji use the medicine.

A tray came in with pens, ink, paper, inkstones and a few papers.

"Young Master, these are the test questions for you. The master of the house asked me to wait here for the Young Master to finish writing them, and then take them back to show him." After saying that, he spread out the paper and began to grind the ink.

Shi Hui and Mr. Zhu came up with the questions and waited in the study. Shi Hui felt relieved and was not afraid of Shi De's cheating, because although Shi's house was large and there were many people in the backyard, they were all slaves and how could they understand poetry and calligraphy?

Who? All the poetry books were in the study room, and no one could help him. Shi De looked at the question

There are six volumes in total, and the topics are excerpted from the "Five Classics" and "The Analects of Confucius" respectively. The topics are not simple, nor are they biased. Shi De took the "Analects of Confucius" paper to read, and asked casually while reading:

"Aji, what am I, Aweng, doing today, and why did you bring it here so late?"

"Oh, the head of the family went out early in the morning and came back very late. Then, when the head of the farm heard that the head of the house was back, he came to see the head of the house to report the matter. He just left." Aji said, and had finished grinding the ink.

Shi De took the pen and asked casually: "What are you talking about so late?"

"It's just a report about some things in the manor. It's nothing important. But it seems that something happened to a family in Shujiazhuang who has had a relationship with us."

"Shujiazhuang? Whose family? What happened? I just came from the manor yesterday, why didn't I hear about it?"

"It just happened today. Two years ago, a man named Han Ning was washed away by the flood because of the embankment. Somehow, a warlock came here some time ago and said that Han Ning was now in Luoyang, and then Han Ning

Ning's wife asked her daughter, named Zhixin, to take a boat to Luoyang with her younger brother to look for their father. Unexpectedly, the boat they were on capsized and their younger brother was rescued, but Zhixin was not. Her mother

He died because of excessive grief..."

Before Aji finished speaking, Shi De interrupted him abruptly: "What's that girl's name? What do you think happened to that girl?"

"That woman named Zhixin—she drowned."

Shi De stood up with his left hand holding the case, his eyes widened. The pen in his hand had just been stained with ink and fell onto the paper with a splat, staining a large area of ​​the white paper black. "Are you sure it's true?"

"Of course it's true. Shujiazhuang is so big and famous, how could it be wrong?"

Ayan clapped her hands and said, "Is this really true? That girl from the Han family is dead——? It would be better if she died. That girl has hurt the young master so many times. This time she is finally healed. I will never see her again."

"It's true. What's even more surprising is that Dr. Shu, the grandfather of the famous Shu Yan who had the best relationship with the Han family in Shujiazhuang, also died when he got anxious or angry. The two families died in one day.

Three people died within that period, and the boy from the Shu family and the boy from the Han family both became orphans."

Shi De was still unwilling to confirm that the person who died was Zhixin, but now he heard that Aji was involved in the Shuyan family, and it was 100% sure that it was Zhixin. He slumped down on the stool with a plop, his head buzzing

, his cold was already half cured, so the illness

His love was even more intense than yesterday. He didn't want to admit this fact, and his mind was full of random thoughts: Yesterday, he was still lingering with her in the Ru River in his dream. Why did she just... Yesterday by the Ru River, she

Taking the peony with Shu Yan, it turned out that she was going to Luoyang...

The spring sun broke early. Shi De was woken up by the chirping of birds on the eaves outside the window. He opened his eyes in a daze and found that it was already broad daylight. He was lying on the bed, with A Miao and A Yan guarding him.

"Young Master, are you awake?"

Shi De's head was still a little swollen: "What's wrong with me? Did I sleep all night? Where is Aji?"

"Well, last night, I saw you in a daze and touched you. It was very hot. Ayan and I helped you to bed and gave you medicine. You gradually got better. Aji also noticed it.

Li also knew that you were really sick, so he

I went to report back. He came here again just now and said that the head of the family said that the young master must write the six test papers yesterday, because he will rush back to Luoyang early tomorrow morning and will not have time to wait for the young master to recover from his illness, so he will hold the candle today.

I’ll come and take a look when the time comes.”

In the afternoon, Shi De was sitting at the desk, holding a pen, but he couldn't put it down. He couldn't remember any scriptures in his mind, but fragments of his past with Zhixin kept appearing: from meeting in red bellyband, to the president,

To cardamom, to Jiji, to yesterday; from the countryside, to the Xinuang Pavilion of Shi Mansion, to the Shuidui House, to the bank of the Ru River, to the illusory Ru River...

"Bring me some pen and ink paintings!" Shi De ordered A Miao.

A Miao was shocked and said: "Sir, you are answering the test and you don't paint. Why do you need pen and ink painting?"

Shi De said expressionlessly, "Go!"

…

When it was time to hold the lamp, Shi Hui came with his maids. The two maids first touched Shi De's head and hands, and asked him this and that. Shi De didn't say anything, but A Miao and A Yan agreed with their expressions.

He looked flustered, half-smiling, and extremely unnatural.

Shi Hui looked at the case and saw six rolls of paper neatly placed on it. Shi Hui was very happy and said, "Yes, De'er is really sensible. He actually completed the paper even though he was sick. It deserves praise!"

He picked up a scroll and opened it while reading: "No matter what the answer is, this spirit is good. Even if the answer is worse, I won't blame..." Before he finished speaking, Shi Hui's face suddenly changed.

He froze - the paper unfolded, and the content that caught his eye was not any of the six test papers.

I mean one thing, but a painting. In the painting, there is a little girl wearing a red bellyband, staring with aggrieved eyes. At her feet is a broken clay figurine. There are eight words inscribed on the left side of the painting.

, are two poems in the Book of Songs, "Weeping and weeping, laughing and speaking."

"Besides answering the questions, I still have time to draw. It seems that this question is easy."

Shi Hui put down the scroll and picked up another one, which was also a painting. The painting showed a little girl wearing open-toed worn-out straw sandals, her face covered with dirt, and her messy hair with a few thatch sticks on it.

There are also eight characters on the edge of the painting. The first four characters are "skin is like ink", and the last four characters seem to be added later, which is also a poem, "a rat has skin".

He put down this volume, and his expression suddenly changed. He picked up the third volume and looked at it. It was still a painting. The painting was of a girl in her prime. Although she was wearing an ordinary red kudzu skirt, her complexion was as natural as water.

Tiancheng, fair-skinned, dignified and beautiful. She is akimbo, pouting, as if glaring at someone. The two poems beside the painting are "Hands are like catkins, skin is like gelatin."

Shi Hui had seen these two paintings before. They were painted by his son when he and the Shu-Han family exchanged land the year before last. They were of the girl from the Han family in Shujiazhuang. At that time, he and his wife even praised his son for his good painting skills.

Woolen cloth.

Shi Hui understood that if these two paintings were of the girl from the Han family, then the girl in the red bellyband in the first painting must also be, but he had forgotten which scene it was. In fact, at that time, his son

Zhixin cried, and he even gave the little girl Guozi to save her. But after all, ten years have passed. How can adults, except children, remember this?

There are still three volumes left to read, and Shi Hui still wants to give up. What if the three volumes will give him some comfort, and there will be some "what's wrong" and the like?

He slammed the third volume of paintings on the desk and opened the fourth volume. Unexpectedly, he was not comforted. The painting in the painting was on the bank of the river, a man who had reached the age of haircut but still wore a double bun.

A girl in a green dress is chasing a floating egg along the current. The two lines of the poem are "Follow your tomb, and the pheasants cry for their eggs."

Shi Huiqing knew there was no hope, but he simply opened the remaining two volumes and read them. The two poems in the title of the fifth volume were "Today and what night, I saw this beloved man." The painting was on the edge of a racecourse.

Under a willow tree, a newly grown

A young girl, wearing a yellow gauze skirt, with a graceful figure, is sitting on the bluestone under the tree, with one foot raised, her black and clear eyes looking forward, smiling with anger and ridicule. Although she has changed her clothes, she is giving favors.

He also recognized that this was still the girl from the Han family.

The sixth volume depicts two people, a young man and woman bathing in the water. The girl's shoulders are exposed above the water, and her black hair is half wet, usually submerged in the water. Her skin is as white as fat and as black as ink. Needless to say, she is still Zhixin.

, that young man is white and beautiful, with a very different wind and spirit, but he looks very familiar. The two poems in the title are "Those who are now are unhappy, those who have passed away will be dead."
Chapter completed!