Before anyone could react, the little boy opened his mouth and, with a wide smile, crawled to He Xiuyuan's feet.
Upon reaching He Xiuyuan's feet, he immediately babbled and tried to grab He Xiuyuan's pant leg, seemingly intending to climb up him.
The host, standing nearby, saw this scene and was momentarily dumbfounded, then immediately stepped forward to grab the restless child.
"Child, you grabbed the wrong thing. What you need to grab is over here."
Saying this, he was about to place the child back onto the red carpet on the floor.
However, the child, seeing this, fixed his dark, somewhat spirited eyes on He Xiuyuan, extending his small hand and waving it continuously at He Xiuyuan, while babbling incessantly.
The guests burst into laughter, "It seems this little one really likes this scholar!"
"Perhaps the scholarly aura on this scholar attracted the child, you never know."
"If that's the case, then this child will definitely be able to pass the imperial examinations in the future!"
The guests didn't think too much into it at the moment. Seeing He Xiuyuan dressed as a scholar, they all began to speculate.
They believed that the reason the little boy liked He Xiuyuan so much was because He Xiuyuan was a scholar.
And any scholar who could be here today was at least a Xiucai.
Song Feixiao listened to these words, his gaze lingered on He Xiuyuan for a moment, then he also showed a smile.
If that were the case, then his future child would certainly be promising.
Thinking of this, the smile on his face widened.
However, the child in his arms was still staring at He Xiuyuan, extending his hands as if wanting to grasp He Xiuyuan.
He Xiuyuan saw this scene and his gaze fell upon the child's eyes.
Looking at the child's eyes, which held a hint of spirituality and were incredibly clean, without the slightest Im purities, his heart stirred slightly.
He had heard before that infants, having just been born and not yet tainted by the mundane world, were extremely spiritual, and their eyes could even see ghosts and gods.
Whether the child in front of him could see ghosts or not, He Xiuyuan did not know.
But at this moment, the child seemed to instinctively want to get close to him, perhaps because he had Cultivated.
Aside from this reason, He Xiuyuan didn't find anything else on himself that could attract the infant.
Song Feixiao held the child, and after comforting him for a moment, he finally managed to calm the child down, then motioned for the child to grab something from the ground.
The child crawled for a moment on the ground, then reached out and grabbed a writing brush nearby.
Seeing this, the host immediately beamed with joy.
This meant that what the guests had said earlier was correct; the child was indeed attracted because He Xiuyuan was a scholar.
Look now, the child is holding a writing brush; doesn't this mean that in the future, this child will embark on the path of passing the imperial examinations?
"Everyone, please enjoy yourselves and eat and drink well at my Song Residence today!"
Song Feixiao picked up the child and happily greeted everyone present.
The guests, seeing this, also smiled and nodded in agreement, then turned and took their seats.
Meanwhile, the female family members, not far away, also sat at a few separate tables.
After the group of women sat down, they immediately began to discuss.
"It's truly strange! When the child was doing the 'Zhou' ceremony earlier, he actually crawled towards one of the scholars like that. Does anyone here know who that scholar is?"
"You know, when he was at home before, if a stranger held him, he would cry."
Song Qiaoxin, sitting nearby, said with a frown, her eyes showing a hint of strangeness.
Her father didn't know what was going on; he hadn't even noticed anything amiss.
Could it be that the scholar had simply studied too much and was very appealing to her younger brother?
Song Sijun was startled upon hearing this, and asked with some surprise, "Does my cousin cry when a stranger holds him?"
"Of course! In the past year, many people have come to see him, and quite a few wanted to hold him, but in the end, they all gave up because he would cry as soon as he was held."
Song Qiaoxin nodded and said.
Song Sijun listened to this, thought for a moment, and then said, "Perhaps that He Xiuyuan made cousin feel very close to him."
"Cousin, do you know this scholar?"
Song Qiaoxin immediately inquired upon hearing this.
The other female family members also turned their heads to look.
Song Sijun felt slightly unnatural upon hearing this; after all, He Xiuyuan was her former fiancé.
However, this unnaturalness only lasted for a moment, and she quickly spoke.
"Yes, he is a guest of our Song family. His talent is quite good; he passed the Xiucai examination a long time ago."
"I see."
The women didn't think much of it upon hearing this and nodded repeatedly.
To pass the Xiucai examination at such a young age was indeed very difficult.
And in the midst of their conversation, a few people then overlooked the previous question and began discussing other topics.
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"Excuse me, is He Xiuyuan, Mr. He, at this Residence?"
At the Song Residence, Zhong Mingcheng arrived at the front of the mansion and asked the gatekeeper.
Early this morning, he had brought some items and then came to the Song Residence, wanting to meet He Xiuyuan.
If it weren't for He Xiuyuan, their Zhong family would have been in trouble last night.
Furthermore, he also wanted to make acquaintance with this extraordinary person.
The gatekeeper standing in front of the Song Residence, seeing that the visitor was well-dressed, did not dare to neglect him and quickly said.
"He Gongzi went to offer congratulations with my master early this morning; he is not at home right now."
"Oh, he went out?"
Hearing this, Zhong Mingcheng was momentarily stunned, then his face filled with disappointment.
Since the person had gone to offer congratulations, it was naturally not good for him to call on him there.
After thinking for a moment, Zhong Mingcheng asked, "Then, may I know when Mr. He will return?"
The gatekeeper at the entrance found it strange. He Xiuyuan was merely a scholar, yet the other party's respectful demeanor seemed a bit excessive.
"That is unknown. Perhaps the host is warm and hospitable and will keep him for a while longer. It's possible he might return after dinner."
Zhong Mingcheng felt helpless upon hearing this.
If that were the case, then he probably wouldn't be able to meet He Xiuyuan today.
If he waited until after dinner, by then the curfew would be in effect, and he wouldn't be able to return.
After all, he was in Yong'an Ward, which was quite a distance from here.
After thinking for a moment, Zhong Mingcheng could only cup his hands and say, "In that case, may I trouble you to inform Mr. He when he returns that Zhong has visited this place today?"
"If possible, Zhong would like to visit Mr. He again tomorrow."
Since he couldn't meet He Xiuyuan today, he would just come back tomorrow to find He Xiuyuan.