Chapter 201 The Handsome and Troubled Young Master (Please Vote for Me!!!)

"Eat slowly. If it's not enough, add more. No one will compete with you." Qin Hao was worried that the mutton would be too hot and hurt her stomach.

After Cheng Shaoshang swallowed the mutton, he exhaled and said, "This mutton is so delicious. Can I come and eat it once every ten months?"

Qin Hao was happy: "The jewelry Uncle Cheng sent is enough for you to come every day."

Cheng Shaoshang shook his head while scalding the mutton: "Once in ten months is enough. If my second aunt finds out, she will definitely find a reason to punish me again."

It is difficult for an upright official to stop household chores, so Qin Hao could only hand Cheng Shaoshang a saucer with dipping sauce: "Try it, it tastes better with this dipping sauce. There are many delicious foods in my house, better than this one." Shabu-boiled mutton is much more delicious. If you come here from now on, I will ask the kitchen to cook it for you differently."

"Thank you, Brother Qin." Cheng Shaoshang's mouth watered when he heard this. He quickly dipped the cooked mutton into seasonings and narrowed his eyes with happiness. In her opinion, this boiled mutton was already the most delicious thing in the world. There is something more delicious than it.

Qin Hao was delighted. As expected, even children were greedy and could not move forward when they heard the delicious food.

After a delicious meal, Cheng Shaoshang returned home, but Ge Shi found an excuse to kneel down in the ancestral hall and punished her by not allowing her to eat. This was also Ge ​​Shi's usual trick. Punishing Cheng Shaoshang would make her suffer. , to relieve the suffocation in his heart, and at the same time make the outside world think that Cheng Shaoshang is naughty, otherwise how could he be punished?

In ancient times, reputation was very important. Even if Xiao Yuanyi came back to file a lawsuit with her in the future, who would believe what a little girl who had been "naughty since childhood" said?

However, Ge Shi miscalculated this time. Cheng Shaoshang ate to his fullest at Qin Hao's house and was not worried about being hungry at all.

She couldn't even eat the snacks that her cousin Cheng Shu secretly sent her at night, so she had to hide them secretly.

After the beginning of spring, the studies in the palace returned to normal, mainly because the princes no longer had to accompany Emperor Wen to participate in various sacrifices.

On this day, a new gentleman came to the palace, from the Lou family, the first family in Pengcheng, Hedong. The appearance of this gentleman made the atmosphere in the originally harmonious small classroom become complicated.

Since the death of Taigong Lou, the title of the Lou family has been inherited by the old man. He was promoted by Emperor Wen and appointed as the Taifu of the current dynasty to assist the prince.

Although Mr. Lou is the lecturer in name, he is actually the prince's teacher. He naturally favors the prince in his actions. Moreover, this man has a very small mind and has no tolerance for others. He often talks about concubine and superiority in class, which is obvious. It was told to the third and fifth princes, so that they should not covet the throne.

As the heir to the throne, the prince was naturally willing to listen to this theory. Soon Taifu Lou gained the prince's trust.

Qin Hao had the patience to listen to Taifu Lou's class at first, but later found out that he had no useful information at all in class, so he simply took a leave of absence due to illness, or went to the martial arts field with Ling Buyi to have fun, while the third and fifth princes They were very depressed. As princes, they could not miss classes at will, otherwise they would be reprimanded by Emperor Wen. Every time Taifu Lou went to class, it was as uncomfortable as a sentence for them.

Time flies by, and five years pass in the blink of an eye. Qin Hao is already twelve years old and has grown into a handsome young man.

Someone with good intentions even gave him the title of "The First Young Master in the Capital".

Of course, one must have some outstanding achievements in order to convince the public. The first is knowledge. Qin Hao's articles have been praised by Zhang Chun and other great scholars, and his calligraphy has been recognized by many calligraphers.

Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy was definitely a genre of its own in the Han Dynasty. After five years of training, Qin Hao also perfected his left-hand calligraphy. At a banquet hosted by Emperor Wen, he performed the stunt of using both hands to draw a bow, which caused a stir. A little coaxing.

Become famous as early as possible, and this was also true in the Han Dynasty.

Of course, being famous has also brought a lot of trouble to Qin Hao. There were many people who were interested in him, but now he has become the jealous target of the little girls in the capital.

Unlike the Song Dynasty, the Han Dynasty had no ethical restrictions. The girls in the Han Dynasty were very lively. Qin Hao encountered various "accidental encounters" every day. Whenever he attended a banquet, a crowd of girls would swarm him. And arrived.

As a result, the third prince often teased Qin Hao, saying that he was born to be a mischievous person.

On this day, Qin Hao ran away in a hurry during another "accidental encounter". Not long after returning home, Qin Yuan came over happily to tell Qin Hao good news.

"Your cousin is coming."

"Cousin?" Qin Hao's eyes lit up. This seemed to be really good news for him. His cousin was the famous Yuan Shen and Yuan Shanjian.

Finally someone came to help him share the firepower!

Qin Yuan didn't know the little idea of ​​going to Qin Hao. She thought he was getting close to her nephew, and she was very happy.

Almost half a month later, Yuan Shen finally arrived in the capital. The Qin Yuan family was naturally very caring about her nephew. Qin Hao was overjoyed when he saw that Yuan Shen had a tall and straight figure. Although he was a little frail, he was handsome in appearance. Isn't this the best thing? "Magnet".

"Cousin, I heard from my mother early in the morning that my cousin is coming. I have prepared a room for my cousin. I will show you around in a while."

Yuan Shen didn't know yet about Qin Hao's "evil intentions", but he thought his cousin was naturally warm-hearted and was very touched.

"Then I'll help you, cousin."

Seeing that they got along so harmoniously, Mrs. Qin Yuan felt extremely happy: "You cousins ​​will get closer in the future."

Soon, Qin Hao found that he seemed to be getting angry. Yuan Shen was not only arrogant, but also very strict about rules.

In the hot summer, Qin Hao wore cooler clothes at home, and Yuan Shen took the trouble to correct him. Qin Hao could only treat it as if it went in with the left ear and out with the right ear.

On this day, Qin Hao was enjoying the cool air on a lounge chair under a tree. Suddenly a fruit fell from the sky and landed in Qin Hao's arms. Without looking up, he knew that it must be Cheng Shaoshang.

Sure enough, Cheng Shaoshang was sitting on the wall, chewing hastily in his mouth. His little baby face was bulging, like a little hamster stealing food, and he was holding a half-bitten fruit in his hand.

Seeing Qin Hao looking at him, Cheng Shaoshang smiled at him in his busy schedule. He was about to say something when he suddenly heard a cold voice.

"Whose little girl is this so ignorant of etiquette?"

Needless to say, these words must have come from Yuan Shen.

Cheng Shaoshang covered half of his face and asked Qin Hao: "Who is this person? He is so annoying. Can I fight him?"

After being in contact with Qin Hao for a long time, a strange word would come out of Cheng Shaoshang's mouth.

Qin Hao secretly snickered. Cheng Shaoshang had a strong personality and couldn't stand being scolded by others. This time, his cousin might have met his opponent.

"He is my cousin, but it doesn't matter. You can criticize him, but I am tired of being lectured by him."

After getting Qin Hao's approval, Cheng Shaoshang jumped down from the wall and bounced lightly when he landed. Then he walked to Yuan Shen and stared at him.

Yuan Shen was stunned. The little girls he had seen before were all delicate and lovely. This was the first time he had seen a girl like Cheng Shaoshang who climbed up the wall.

Cheng Shaoshang crossed his arms in front of his chest, raised his chin and said, "Which etiquette says that women cannot climb walls?"

These words really stopped Yuan Shen from asking. In fact, the Han Dynasty's restrictions on women's behavior were not that strict. Ban Zhao was not born yet, and the [Female Commandments] she wrote was naturally not born. As for what [ [Nv Ze] [Daughter's Sutra] These are far away.

"What annoys you the most is you fake followers. You are all lenient to yourself and strict to others, but you don't know where you can find the dignity to say that others don't know etiquette!"

Qin Hao almost stopped applauding Cheng Shaoshang. Finally, someone helped him deal with this cousin.

Yuan Shen was furious: "You are an insult to gentlemen!"

Cheng Shaoshang became even more disdainful: "Humph, you just use politeness to talk about things if you can't explain it. You are really a polite scum!"

Yuan Shen's face turned red and he glared at her angrily: "There is a cloud in Zhou Li."

Cheng Shaoshang interrupted directly: "There is a saying in the Book of Rites: When the king caress the way, the doctor will do it; when the doctor caress the way, the scholar will do it; etiquette is not given to the common people. If the punishment is not done to the doctor, the person who punishes is not at the king's side."

"As soon as a little girl joins the common people, she doesn't have to follow those complicated etiquette. But you, your hair is messed up and you don't go back to the house to tidy it up. This is a big rudeness."

"You" Yuan Shen covered the bun on his head and ran away.

When he walked away, Qin Hao finally couldn't help laughing: "Today, my cousin met his nemesis."

I have to admit that when Cheng Shaoshang, who has knowledge, can argue with others, he can do so with reasonable arguments, which makes Yuan Shen unable to resist at all, which is very satisfying.

Cheng Shaoshang blinked and made an OK gesture to Qin Hao, saying: It's just a joke.

"What good food have you prepared today? I can't wait any longer." Cheng Shaoshang was not polite and sat directly on the recliner next to Qin Hao.

Speaking of which, these two chairs were made by Cheng Shaoshang. Although this girl has read a lot of books over the years and has become literate, her biggest interest is still making these weird objects.

Most of the furniture in Qin Hao's room now was made by her. Not to mention that this girl's craftsmanship is really good. If she traveled back to modern times, this craftsmanship alone would be enough for her to live.

Qin Hao said to the boy next to him: "Why don't you hurry up and tell the kitchen to serve food."

"promise."

When the dishes were served, Cheng Shaoshang's mouth was watering. The crystal pork elbow, roasted mutton and corn rice were simply delicious.

Corn is actually millet. In the Han Dynasty, rice was limited by planting conditions and could only be eaten in later generations in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Hunan. However, in the capital of the Han Dynasty in the northwest, most people could not eat rice.

As for wheat, it is a staple food that only the poor eat, because at this time, people did not know that wheat had to be ground into powder to eat. Instead, they used a steamer to steam the wheat grains like rice. The taste of steamed whole wheat grains is particularly bad, so only the poor will use it to satisfy their hunger.

While Cheng Shaoshang was enjoying his meal, he went back home and looked in the mirror and learned that Yuan Shen, who had been deceived, rushed over angrily.

"You, little girl, speak the truth every time you say it. How come my master's hair has never been messed up?"

Cheng Shaoshang almost choked and hiccupped repeatedly because of his words. Qin Hao poured a bowl of water for her, and Cheng Shaoshang drank it quickly, and then the hiccups stopped.

Yuan Shen saw this and snorted coldly: "Vulgar!"

Cheng Shaoshang was furious: "You still have the nerve to call me vulgar? What about you? When others are eating, are you just being polite when you yell at others? You say you are lenient to yourself and strict in disciplining others, but you still don't admit it !”

Yuan Shen was speechless, but what surprised Cheng Shaoshang was that Yuan Shen did not continue to argue with her, but bowed to her and gave her a standard hand-over-hand salute.

"The young man was impulsive just now, please forgive me, young lady."

This time, Cheng Shaoshang couldn't be punished anymore. She had always been soft-spoken, but when she saw Yuan Shen was convinced, her anger subsided and she waved her hand: "That's it, I forgive you."

However, what Cheng Shaoshang didn't expect was that after Yuan Shen apologized, he began to teach her a lesson.

Cheng Shaoshang secretly asked Qin Hao: "Is your cousin not mentally normal?"

"Just get used to it." Qin Hao could only reply.

Cheng Shaoshang made another OK gesture, saying: "I understand," and then ignored what Yuan Shen was talking about. She was busy and finally managed to sneak out, so she had to make a quick decision.

Just when Cheng Shaoshang had eaten and drank enough, and was about to take a sip of tea to calm down, he heard a roar coming from the yard next door: "Where did Cheng Shaoshang die again? He refused to repent, and he even dared to offer fruit in the ancestral hall. Eat it secretly and see if I don’t peel off her skin!”

Cheng Shaoshang was excited: "I'm leaving. Next time, remember to ask your cook to prepare some beef. I haven't eaten beef for a long time."

After saying that, he quickly climbed up the big tree near the wall, climbed up in threes and fives, and then slid down along the base of the wall to the other side of the wall.

Yuan Shen was stunned.

"This little girl behaves in such vulgar ways. My cousin should not interact with her in the future to avoid damaging her reputation." Yuan Shen held back a sentence for a long time.

Qin Hao just smiled and asked: "Cousin, if one day I become notorious, will my cousin break up with me?"

Yuan Shen argued: "How can this be the same?"

"How is it different?" Qin Hao said calmly.

"Turn your hands to make clouds and rain. There is no need to count the frivolities. If you don't care about Bao Bao's friendship when he is poor, this way is abandoned by people today like dirt."

"Although the Cheng family's young lady acts a little recklessly, she still treats each other with true temperament. Isn't this a thousand times better than those sycophants?"

After saying that, Qin Hao left. In the five years they had been together, Qin Hao witnessed everything Cheng Shaoshang went through. She was just a teenage girl, but she endured the suppression and persecution of her relatives, who corrupted her outside. Because of her reputation, she couldn't leave the house and couldn't defend herself. She could only pretend not to care.

Qin Hao couldn't hear others talking about her like this.

Yuan Shen looked at Qin Hao's back and was speechless for a moment. He waited until a long time after Qin Hao left and suddenly called the boy: "I will serve you with pen and ink!"

"Good poetry, good poetry. Although the seven-character poetry cannot match the rhythm of Chu Ci, it still has a different flavor."

Yuan Shen came to the capital to study. He studied under Huang Fuyi, a famous scholar, but he was an out-and-out scumbag.

Huangfuyi's father died when he was very young, and his mother remarried twice. Later, Huangfuyi entered Bailu Mountain Academy to study, gained the approval of the mountain chief, and wanted to marry his daughter to him, but Huangfuyi did not refuse at that time.

Later, the Huangfu family insulted the former violent emperor in the court, causing the family to be confiscated and the ancestors destroyed. Huangfuyi escaped this disaster because he was far away in Bailu Mountain, but he did not dare to stay in Bailu Mountain any longer. Can run far away to avoid disaster.

During this period, Huangfuyi traveled to famous mountains and rivers, and gained a lot of fame for herself. However, the more she saw, the more Huangfuyi felt that Sang Shunhua, a faceless girl, was not worthy of her.

Sang Shunhua waited for seven years and finally announced that he and Huang Fuyi had broken off their engagement. Only then did this guy realize that Sang Shunhua was good and wanted to pursue her again. However, Sang Shunhua married Cheng Zhi, Cheng Shaoshang's third son. uncle.

Huangfuyi came to the capital to relax in depression, and Yuan Shen also came to the capital for him.

Huangfuyi originally did not plan to accept a disciple, but after taking Yuan Shen's exam, she agreed to accept him as a disciple.

Although Huangfuyi was a scumbag, his knowledge was still good, and Yuan Shen also respected him very much. However, after staying in the capital for half a year, this scumbag began to think of Sang Shunhua again, so he wanted to return to Bailu Mountain. Yuan Shen naturally wanted to go to the academy.

When Qin Hao saw off Yuan Shen, he also saw this scumbag. He had to admit that he looked pretty good, a middle-aged and handsome guy. However, Qin Hao did not dare to compliment this guy's character. , I just said hello and ignored him.

After half a year of getting along, Yuan Shen felt a little reluctant: "It's a pity that my cousin can't go with me."

Naturally, it was impossible for Qin Hao to ignore the great future of studying in the palace and go to Bailu Mountain Academy to study. The main purpose of studying as a companion was not to study, but to establish friendship with the princes.

After sending Yuan Shen away, Qin Hao's ears finally became much clearer. However, after Yuan Shen left, those little girls set their targets on him and Ling Buyi again. Fortunately, Ling Buyi remained cold all day. A face can repel people thousands of miles away, and not everyone likes refrigerators.

Therefore, the gentle and elegant Qin Hao became the object of competition among the little girls. If Qin Hao had not repeatedly told Qin Yuan that he was not willing to get engaged for the time being, he would probably have a fiancée by now.

That afternoon, Qin Hao returned home from riding and shooting lessons. Seeing the sunset, Cheng Shaoshang did not show up. Qin Hao couldn't help but feel a little strange. Cheng Shaoshang had never let him go in these years, even if he was under guard. She would also look for opportunities to sneak out.

"The young master heard about it and said that the Fourth Lady Cheng had contradicted Mrs. Cheng and had been executed according to the family law. She had been sent to Zhuangzi outside the city."

Qin Hao frowned when he heard this. Are all the Cheng family members mentally retarded? The reason why the Cheng family has such a good life today is all because of the eldest brother, Cheng Shi, who kills enemies and makes meritorious deeds outside. While enjoying other people's blessings, he bullies other people's daughters. It's not enough to just contradict him and enforce the family law. He also has to send people to the city. Will Waizhuangzi fend for itself?

"Prepare the car!"

The boy hesitated: "Sir, I'm afraid it's inappropriate for you to go out to the city late at night."

Qin Hao's eyes narrowed and he stared at the young man: "I don't need you to comment on my work. If you don't want to serve me, you can just go back to your mother!"

"The villain dare not promise."

While the city gate was still closed, Qin Hao took a carriage all the way to the Cheng family's Zhuangzi outside the city.

"Who dares to break into our Cheng family's village?"

As soon as he arrived at the gate of Zhuangzi, he was blocked by two villagers.