“我总听我爹说过陆大人的名字，他当年可是连中三元的奇才！真叫人佩服！”                                                                                程簌英听到这里，“说起奇才，我们家倒还有一位奇才，叫我舅舅都夸的。”                                                                                “谁呀？”连带着张轻语和林知燕，三人全都开口问着。                                                                                “是我表哥，礼部员外郎李家的李守业！”程簌英跟她们介绍着，“他今年才十七，刚刚参加了春闱，我舅舅当年春闱的时候也都二十了，我舅舅夸他比他还聪明！”                                                                                “天呐！十七岁！”                                                                                “你表哥这么聪明！”                                                                                “他一定是又聪慧又用功。”徐茵茵道。                                                                                就在这时，一个十六七岁的素衣少年从主院里走出来，迎面与她们几个女孩子相遇。                                                                                见到外男，她们几个女孩纷纷脚步一顿，程簌英则是开口。