386. What's the Point of Talking About Love? Play Mahjong! (Please Subscribe)

Tang Wan was stunned.

Only then did she realize that she had dug a hole for herself and then jumped into it.

She was too competitive.

Even if... she was facing a boy.

No, this was not an ordinary boy, but a boy from the child prodigy department. In terms of knowledge, he was not necessarily weaker than her, even though she was a few years older. In terms of official position, Bai Gui was now a Jinshi, and a ninth-rank proofreader in the Ministry of Secretaries.

"Nothing..."

"It's just a verbal agreement, it doesn't count."

Tang Wan said secretly.

She was just a young girl who had just begun to fall in love, and she was just closer to her cousin Lu You. With the idea of ​​​​making a closer relationship, she was ready to make an engagement.

If she and Lu You really had a vow of love at this moment.

That's not necessarily true!

But she didn't want to make her lifelong event so hastily.

Cousin Lu You, at least, was someone she knew well, but Bai Gui, they had just met, and their age was not suitable for her.

"This is the golden hairpin my mother gave me before I left."

"She said she would give it to the person she liked..."

"Since Miss Tang agreed, I'll give it to Miss Tang."

Bai Gui said firmly.

After that, he took out a golden hairpin with a phoenix cloud from his sleeve, with a golden tassel hanging on the hairpin head.

This golden hairpin was indeed given to him by Bai Li, but she told him in advance that if he liked Miss Zhang Di, he should give it to Miss Zhang Di as a token of love.

But plans can't keep up with changes. Since Tang Wan said so, Bai Gui was unwilling to admit defeat. Anyway, he couldn't lose much.

Using a golden hairpin as a token of love was a very common practice at that time.

It's called "inserting a hairpin" to seal the relationship!

This is a unique blind date custom of the Song people.

"If a man's relatives or mother-in-law likes a daughter-in-law, they will go to the woman's family to find her and insert a hairpin into the crown, which is called "inserting a hairpin". If they are not satisfied, they will leave one or two ends of the colored satin." - "Dongjing Menghualu"

"Please accept this, Miss Tang, so that I can have an explanation after I return."

Bai Gui approached, holding the golden hairpin in both hands, handed it to Tang Wan, and said.

Qingmei is no match for the one who descended from the sky!

As a person who descended from the sky, it is normal for him to defeat Lu You.

Compared with Miss Zhang Di, whose name is unknown and whose appearance has not been seen, being engaged to Tang Wan is not bad. As for whether Tang Wan accepts it or not, it doesn't matter. If she accepts it, it will be considered an engagement. If she doesn't accept it, it will just be a joke. The prince was still fourteen or fifteen years old when he left the palace.

He is young, so this will not affect Tang Wan.

"You boy, I invited you to Shen Garden because I wanted you to get engaged to my eighteenth daughter, but I didn't expect you..."

In the Solitary Crane Pavilion, Zhang Zeduan, who was watching this scene in another corner of the pavilion, couldn't sit still and stood up to ask in a blaming manner.

A few days ago, after Xiaolian returned home, she told him many times that the boy who passed the prodigy exam had good looks and good manners, and he already had an official position, so he sent Zhang Di, the housekeeper, to the Bai family to give them an invitation to visit Shen Garden.

After arriving at Shen Garden, he was self-respecting and couldn't get too close to Bai Gui, so he observed from the side. But he didn't expect that with a teasing joke from Li Qingzhao, this son-in-law he had chosen would be kidnapped.

He had just been observing for so long and was very satisfied with Bai Gui's cleverness. At the same time, he also observed Bai Gui's physique. After all, 'deep love does not lead to longevity, and extreme wisdom will hurt', and most prodigies died young.

When drawing a person, you must first draw the bones. He has been drawing for so many years, and his painting skills have reached the pinnacle. He can also accurately judge people.

Coming from the floating bridge to the Solitary Crane Pavilion, Bai Gui's breath is steady, not tired, and his face is rosy and healthy. Moreover, he can see that Bai Gui has strong muscles and bones. Although he is not as strong as a calf, his physique is definitely much stronger than that of ordinary children of the same age. He is a good seedling.

In this case, he will not let go of this son-in-law easily.

With Zhang Zeduan's interruption, Tang Wan breathed a sigh of relief. This little brother pressed him step by step. She agreed or not.

But just when she retreated.

Suddenly remembered the Lu family's disdain for her, and hesitated.

It's not that they disdain, but they look down on her family's family background. Her father is just a Tongpan in the border area. Although he is a sixth-rank official, this family background can only be regarded as mediocre among the families.

As for the Lu family... Lu You's grandfather Lu Dian was a disciple of Wang Anshi and served as Shangshu Youcheng. His father Lu Zai was the deputy transport envoy of Jingxi Road. This was a position without a rank, but those who could hold this position were generally powerful and much higher than the sixth-rank Tongpan. Going up, Lu You's family had generations of scholars, and each generation was a Jinshi. Now Lu You was granted the position of Dengshilang by grace.

Although Dengshilang was a minor official, a ninth-rank official, it showed the power of the Lu family.

Now even a great writer like Zhang Zeduan wanted to recruit Bai Gui as his son-in-law. Bai Gui was a Tongzilang, not an official position obtained by grace, and his future was better than her cousin.

She was young and suffered a lot of grievances.

Instead of marrying up..., it was better to find someone who "liked" her.

Tang Wan bit her lip and retracted her steps.

She took the gold hairpin from Bai Gui's hand.

She was stunned for a moment.

She inserted it into her heart-shaped bun.

"Unmarried women usually wear a heart-shaped bun, two feet high, with six silver hairpins inserted, and a large ivory comb as big as a hand inserted at the back." - Lu You's "Entering Sichuan"

"You...this...this child."

Zhang Zeduan was helpless.

This was the son-in-law he had finally chosen, but before he could even warm his hands, someone else snatched him away.

He also understood that without his interruption, Tang Wan and Bai Gui might not be able to get together, but his interruption made Tang Wan, a little girl, competitive and aggressive. When she saw someone competing with her, she immediately snatched it away.

"Forget it, forget it."

"It's a good marriage, and I am also happy to see it."

Zhang Zeduan shook his head.

The matter was done. Tang Wan had put on the gold hairpin, which was considered a match. Although it was possible to regret the marriage, considering the reputation of the big family, even if Tang Wan was willing, the Tang family would not be willing. To be cruel, the Tang family probably would also be happy to marry Bai Gui, a boy.

"Come, come, play horse, play horse."

"I lost in the love field, but I must win in the card field!"

Zhang Zeduan gritted his teeth.

"Let's play horse together."

Li Qingzhao's tired look disappeared, and she was refreshed and said immediately.

It is a pleasure to match couples.

Playing horse is even more of a pleasure.

"It is not only for gamblers, but also for all good things. It makes thousands of generations later, people know their fate and give up playing mahjong, starting with Yi An Jushi." - Li Qingzhao's "Preface to the Picture of Playing Mahjong"

Playing mahjong is similar to playing mahjong in later generations.

According to some research, mahjong originated from playing mahjong in the Ming Dynasty, which originated from playing mahjong in the Song Dynasty, and the person who promoted mahjong was Yi An Jushi Li Qingzhao.

"Mahjong evolved from a kind of card called mahjong in the Ming Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, scholars and officials indulged in playing mahjong all day and night, and neglected their work. Wu Weiye of the Qing Dynasty wrote "Su Guan Ji Lue", which believed that the Ming Dynasty fell because of mahjong." - Dr. Hu's "Mahjong"

"How many people are missing? Who will play mahjong?"

Li Qingzhao asked while busying herself.

She took out a folded jade chessboard from the package she carried with her, and wrapped some jade chess pieces with silk.

The chess pieces are the size of copper coins, with "Red Rabbit" and "Jueying" engraved on them. On the chessboard, there are words such as "Longxi Prison" and "Hangu Pass".

A group of people who are reciting poems and writing couplets are not surprised by this.

Bai Gui was stunned for a moment.

The image of the talented woman of Yi An Jushi just now quickly collapsed in his mind. Although he has read a lot of historical materials and knew that Li Qingzhao liked to play cards when he lived in Lin'an Prefecture in this world, it feels different to see it with his own eyes.

"Don't be stunned, both of you. What are you talking about love and affection? Let's get together and play cards."