On March 3, Shangsi Festival, the spring breeze is warm and the sun is shining.

The young men and girls at the head of the three houses of the Qin family traveled together in carriages, and Qin Jian and Qin Su escorted them all the way on horseback, with relaxed smiles on their faces. This spring outing is a moment of relaxation that they have been looking forward to for a long time. It's only one day, not like you used to be able to play for a few days, but it's always nice to be able to relax.

Qin Hanzhen and Qin Jinchun sat in the same carriage. Because Pei Yin insisted on accompanying her, Qin Jinhua could only pre-indicate her position in his carriage, so Qin Jinchun took the opportunity to sit with Qin Hanzhen. As for Qin Jinyi, she didn't want to share the car with her sisters. Qin Jinrong and Qin Hanzhu sat in the same car, and they also got on the former's nurse by the way.

Qin Hanzhen's carriage was escorted by Feng'er and Li Zi inside and outside, and there were two guards sent by Ah Shou on both sides, so he was very relieved, and he and Qin Jinchun just took the opportunity to talk about some secret things. However, today's spring is just right, and the two of them are not in the mood to talk too much about intrigues and tricks, anyway, everything that should be arranged has been arranged, Qin Jinchun remembered that he would not be alone for a day today, nor would he get along with strangers, and his heart was quite stable, and he soon talked about a few interesting things with Qin Hanzhen, talking and laughing, and he was in a good mood.

Qin Hanzhen noticed that Pei Yin not only followed herself, but also brought her brother Pei Cheng and her cousin Second Young Master Pei, in addition to seven or eight retinues, and the pomp was even bigger than her own family. What did she want to do? she reminded Qin Jinchun in a low voice: "I always feel that Pei Yin has bad intentions, you must be careful." ”

Qin Jinchun nodded: "Don't worry, I'm not stupid, as long as I stick to the second sister and the third sister, and stay with Cousin Lu and Sister Cai more." Pei Yin and I don't have any friendship, does she want to ask me for something, and I have to agree?"

Qin Hanzhen laughed when he heard it. In fact, she also wanted to know what the Pei Yin brothers and sisters wanted to do.

The carriage procession went out of the city, and after a few hours, they came to Zhuangzi, which had been arranged in advance, and the Cai family had already arrived first and sent someone to greet them. The Qin family and the Pei family got out of the car and divided their own yards to settle down. Pei Yin took the girl to freshen up, but the Pei brothers turned their heads and found a few Qin Jian brothers to drink tea and chat with them.

It's only been such a long time, and everyone is quite tired. Qin Jian and Qin Su all came on horseback, and in recent months, they have exercised less, their thighs have been sharpened, and they are afraid that they will lose their demeanor in front of people, so they are silent, so they want to take a good rest during the rest time, slow down, and if it is serious, they will have to take some medicine or something, who is impatient to pay attention to the Pei family brothers at this time? They are not deep friends, not to mention that the Pei family brothers take the carriage all the way, of course, it is easier than them. Qin Jian and both of them couldn't help but feel a little impatient.

Pei Cheng probably sensed their impatience, and after chatting for a while, he claimed that he was going to see his sister and got up to leave. The second young master Pei was not so eye-catching, and continued to pester the two brothers of the Pei family to talk. Of course, he is mainly pestering Qin Jian, everyone knows that Qin Jian is the grandson of the mayor of Chengenhou's mansion, and he has just become a tribute, and he has a bright future, and it is good for him to be good friends. Second Young Master Pei kept in mind the instructions of his grandmother, father and uncle, even if he knew in his heart that the other party might be a little impatient, he refused to leave.

He was accustomed to such things since he was a child, and the famous men and gentlemen whom his grandfather had befriended his uncles were not very impatient with him as a child, but he sincerely asked them for advice, and said more words of admiration, and they gradually became patient, and felt that although he was young, he was eager to learn and be willing to guide him. Second Young Master Pei believed that the eldest young master of the Qin family would not be more difficult to deal with than those celebrities.

Qin Su, who was almost ignored sitting on the side, his face was already gloomy and almost dripping. His riding skills are much worse than Qin Jian's, and he also wants to show his face with Qin Jian today, so he barely supported himself to ride all the way. Now the skin on his thigh must have been broken, and there may be blood, and he is anxious to find a place to see the injury and take medicine, but who knows that the second young master of the Pei family is nagging endlessly. The elder brother didn't speak, and he couldn't leave without permission, so he was not very angry. No matter how well-behaved Qin Su is, not everyone can bully him. Pei's family has been patting his mother-in-law's ass all year round, and what kind of onion is the son of the Pei family's second room? How dare he ignore him? What if he is the son of the Guogong Mansion? The old Guogong of their family is about to die!

Fortunately, it didn't take long for Tang Han of the Tang family to arrive. Qin Jian had a companion, so he sent his younger brother to rest, Qin Su breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly left.

Tang Han actually arrived at the nearby Zhuangzi a few days in advance. The Tang family also has its own industry in this area, but it is a very small Zhuangzi, which does not produce much, and the scenery is good, just trying to be quiet. Tang Han came to prepare for the exam, just to be quiet here, just to avoid all kinds of entertainment in the city. When he came, the topic of conversation with Qin Jian became an article on the imperial examination, although Second Young Master Pei also had the heart to take the exam, but it was far from their level, he could only listen to it and half-understand, and he was afraid that asking would expose his ignorance, so he didn't dare to say anything, just laughed and sat with him to listen to the book of heaven. But the young man's temperament only lasted a quarter of an hour, and he couldn't hold it anymore, so he stammered and found an excuse, and left with his leave.

When he left, Qin Jian breathed a sigh of relief and complained to Tang Han: "It's really uncomfortable to die when they talk so eloquently." If he doesn't leave, I don't know if he can hold on or not. ”

Tang Han laughed sullenly, and only after laughing did he say: "If you don't like it, find a reason to send people away, why bother to die here? I still want to ask you, didn't you say that you made an appointment with the Cai family today? Why did you call the Pei family?"

Qin Jian sighed: "It's hard to say. Would you like me?" he didn't want to say that it was his mother's arrangement, so he changed the subject, "What do you want to discuss with me?"

Tang Han said: "I guess after the list comes out, you and I should have the same idea, right?"

Qin Jian was silent for a moment, and showed a wry smile: "The ranking is too bad...... What if I fall into the top three after the temple examination? As soon as I thought that I would be ridiculed as a fellow jinshi, I didn't want to take the temple examination. When I come back in three years, I am confident that I can do better. When the time comes, wouldn't it be much more decent to be born as a second-class jinshi?"

Tang Han sighed: "You are unlucky, the location of the room you are assigned is not good, and your grades will be affected, and your ranking will fall to more than two hundred, in fact, you may not have a chance to compete during the palace examination." If you give up in this subject, what kind of questions will be in the next subject, what kind of examiner will you meet, your family, your body, and all kinds of accidents may happen. Are you sure you want to take the risk?"

Qin Jian sighed and said, "I hesitate because I know it's very risky. ...... at home Now they all seem to think that I will be able to become an official immediately, they have such high expectations for me, I can't even say that I want to give up the exam, even in front of the third uncle, I don't dare to mention it. ”

Tang Han was silent: "I have already talked to my father and mother. My father thought I had ambition, but I gave up too soon. If you have confidence in your own knowledge, if you compete again in the palace examination, you may not be able to rank second. My mother said that even if I wait for another three years to retake the exam, I will not worry about my future future, and let me just do what I want. ”

But...... Where did he make up his mind?

Tang Han is preparing for the exam in Zhuang now, on the one hand, he has not yet made the decision to give up the palace exam, and on the other hand, he is also preparing for what happens. In case he doesn't give up the palace test, then he really has to fight again. It is true that the time is very short, but in a short period of time, what he does is not necessarily useless.

Qin Jian saw that his friend and future brother-in-law also fell into the same trouble, and his heart was even more depressed. Tang Han's academic foundation is better than him, and his ranking is higher than him, but he is still so entangled, he has more than 200 ...... Alas, in fact, although he got a stinky number during the exam, he later silently asked the third uncle Qin Bai to read his essay for the exam, and the third uncle also said that it was not much different from his usual level. In other words, although he did not perform exceptionally because of the poor environment in the examination room, he did not miss it. He knows that he is not a person who can make significant progress in his studies and homework in a short period of time, and in this scientific examination, is he really sure that he will not fall into the top three?

Although Qin Jian knows his background, even if he really becomes a second-class jinshi, it will be difficult to achieve the position of a high-ranking official in the future. But he's been reading books for so many years, and he really wants to be beautiful. He may only be able to be beautiful once in his life, and after he joins the office, he will be like his father and uncles. If he was only admitted to the top three, wouldn't he even be able to enjoy the scenery this time?

The two brothers looked at each other and sighed in unison. They're really annoyed.

This kind of trouble, Qin Hanzhen and his sisters naturally can't understand. They quickly freshened up in their respective rooms, rested, drank tea, ate some snacks, and felt better with motion sickness, so they asked the girls to inquire about the situation of the Cai family. It just so happened that the girls and grandmothers of the Cai family were almost resting, and asked them to play and chat in the grass pavilion by the nearby stream, and the sisters happily went together.

When she got into the carriage, Pei Yin followed again, and her two brothers followed closely. Qin Jinchun couldn't help but roll his eyes. Qin Jinhua was embarrassed.

Lu Yueniang and Cai Yuanzhen did not invite Pei Yin. And the relationship between Pei Yin and the Cai family has deteriorated, but it is not a secret. The two female dependents made an appointment to meet, and they planned to chat privately, Pei Yin was cheeky and insisted on keeping up, it was enough to be too much, and she also brought her brother and brought her to the female dependents, does she understand etiquette? !

Qin Hanzhen said lightly to Pei Yin, who was squeezing out a smile and wanted to board the carriage: "My cousin asked a few of our sisters to meet in the past, and she didn't mean to invite outsiders. Miss Pei might as well rest and rest in the Zhuangzi first? The brother has already ordered someone to prepare a luncheon, please let the brothers enjoy it. How can our sisters take away our brother's guests?"

The smile on Pei Yin's face froze, and she only felt extremely embarrassed. When did she bow her head in front of Qin Hanzhen?! was about to speak, but she heard Qin Jinyi interject on the side: "Miss Pei was originally invited by the second sister to play, and now that we go out to have fun, how can we leave her behind?" Anyway, I don't know the girls of the Cai family well, and Miss Pei happens to be my companion. With the escort of the two young masters of the Pei family, we can also feel at ease. ”

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