Xue Qing laughed.

Xue Qing never thought that if an ancient person made such a gesture to herself, although Mr. Si Brown followed her from time to time to pop out a modern word or two, but when she saw the movements of this white-robed young man, she still burst out laughing.

She was in a hurry at the time, but she didn't expect this young man to remember.... Of course, he didn't mean anything, but he obviously misunderstood, thinking it was scolding.

Xue Qing laughed silently, and the white-robed young man looked at her and turned his head coldly and left.

"What does he mean?" Guo Zi'an, who was waiting outside the official office, greeted him and saw it, asked puzzledly, and then looked at the white-robed young man... Is it also from Xiliang? It doesn't look like it....

Xue Qing shook his head and smiled: "It's nothing, he scolded me." ”

Is that a gesture? Guo Zi'an gestured with his hand hanging at his side.

The last rays of sunlight faded and the twilight shrouded the earth, the examination of calligraphy was over, the crowd outside the official office did not disperse but surged more and more, and the people who heard the news and rushed to the earth were endless, and the calligraphy and paintings of the candidates on the exhibition board were still hanging for people to watch...... Naturally, it is the painting of Zhangji that has the most predecessors.

The hall was already lit with lights, and the ceremonial officer looked at the examiner in front of him, and then at the book in his hand.

"So everyone agrees on the verdict?" he asked.

Chen Sheng and other examiners glanced at each other, and one of the examiners twisted his beard with a smile: "If you don't follow this score, I'm afraid that the people will not be convinced." ”

At this time, the exam has ended, and there is no candidate in the official office, and the excitement of the official office can be clearly heard.

The official glanced at the book in his hand again, picked it up with a smile, and said, "That official is announcing the achievements of calligraphy." "Strode out.

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In the twilight, the paper with the names and number plates of the examinees and the scores written on them was unfurled in the most conspicuous position, and the officers and soldiers enclosed a little distance in front of the display boards, so as not to be torn by the excited candidates.

After all, there are a few people who squeeze to the front, but the ones in the back don't have to worry about not being able to see it, and the person in front of them will read out the names and scores of the candidates aloud.

This time, the gap in test scores has widened, and there is only one full score.

"Jianzhou, Qin Mei. ”

Qin Mei, this is his name, but I don't know if it's true or not, Xue Qing smiled.

The next name was announced in the noise.

"Chang'an Mansion, Xue Qing, Nine. ”

Zhang Shuangtong shouted: "It's not fair!"

It's not bad, Xue Qing smiled and stretched out his hand to pat him: "So many eyes, it's fair." Ears pricked up, "I wonder who the third is?"

The third is a bit odd.

"The fourth scene is twenty-eight, eight. ”

When these words were shouted, the onlookers also urgently asked for their names.

"I don't have a name. The people in the front row leaned out to look at the paper, "There are only number plates.."

Don't you have a name? On the twenty-eighth, Xue Qing remembered the people and furnishings in the hall, according to the arrangement, it was a man in his thirties... If it's in a normal sequence .... Strangely, her brow furrowed slightly.

The strange thing is that the examiners omitted it, and the people who watched the excitement didn't care much about these little things, and more people in the back urged other people, and there were more candidates who wanted to know their results.

The next scores are the same as those previous subjects, there are a few points of seven, some points of six, a large number of scores such as May Fourth, there are also points of one point, and there are also points of zero... It's full of writing.

As the score was reported, laughter or scolding sounded, but the calligraphy and painting were still around, and the curious and unconvinced people had a judgment since they saw it, and there was a surge of excitement in front of the calligraphy and painting works.

Xue Qing and the others didn't go forward, waiting for Pang An and a few other candidates from Chang'an Mansion to sweat out.

"I got a five, I got a five. Pang An's face flushed with excitement and stretched out two fingers. "It's only two points away from seven. ”

"yes, yes, I have four points, three points worse than seven. The other candidates also said happily.

At this time, everyone starts with seven points, and anyway, only those three get nineteen or eighteen points, so ignore it.

Zhang Shuangtong nodded and said, "Yes, I scored two points." ”

Pang An blinked and said, "Why did you score two points?"

Zhang Shuangtong looked at him and said, "Because I'm low-key." ”

The candidates around laughed.

Liu Chunyang whispered to Xue Qing: "Xiliang candidates are all seven points. ”

Xue Qing snorted and said, "Those are actually not important...."She didn't care about how the Xiliang examinees were, she cared that the Xiliang examinees were just doing for themselves, and smiled, "You got four points, it's really good." ”

Liu Chunyang pursed his lips and said, "It's not important. "He's not here for exams, well, she's not... He looked at Xue Qing.

Xue Qing shook his head and said, "Let's go." ”

Zhang Shuangtong jumped over from the side and put him on her shoulder, and said, "Sansanlang, you take the second exam, invite us to dinner as a congratulator." ”

Xue Qing said: "Okay." He looked at the Chang'an Mansion candidates around him, "I know a beef soup restaurant is very good...", rubbing his hands together, the July twilight weather was already a little cool, "While they are all looking at the results, let's go and take a good position first." ”

Pang An shouted loudly, beckoning everyone to go with him, although there were three masters in this calligraphy exam who occupied high scores, but the examiners were not harsh on other candidates, the candidates in Chang'an Mansion all referred to it, and the scores were high and low, but in general, they were all satisfied, and eating and drinking after the big exam was the most relieving of fatigue, so except for a few older ones who wanted to go back to rest, most of them went together, including Lin Xiucai.

"Go, go, go. Zhang Shuangtong shouted and swayed in front.

Xue Qing, Pang An, Liu Chunyang, Guo Zi'an followed, Pei Yanzi was on the side, Lin Xiucai and others laughed and talked and followed slowly, and a group of people walked towards the city in the twilight, and the lights were lit in front of the official office behind them, and the twilight was steaming like clouds and mist.

Two long tables outside the humble beef soup shop were full of people, lanterns swaying, cauldrons next to it steaming, and the autumn wind swirling and waving the aroma.

The boss, who was only wearing a short shirt, scooped up the beef offal in the boiling pot with two fences, waved a large knife to kick and kick the beef slices and beef offal and chopped them into a large bowl placed on the board, and the guy on the side immediately scooped out the big white bone broth and poured it on, grabbed the green onion with one hand and threw it in.

The big tray lifted the big bowl, and the two guys carried it high on their shoulders.

"Fifteen bowls of beef soup ~Qi Luo~"

It is like stepping on clouds and spreading mist.

Zhang Shuangtong and several other young people put down the chopsticks and flatbread in their hands, and also followed the elongated tone and shouted to serve it in person.

"Hot~"

"Incense~"

"Another jug of wine~"

"Give me a bowl of peppercorn noodles."

Laughter, greetings, and the two long tables fell into a commotion, attracting people who passed by to look over, watching this group of old and young people eating and drinking, and couldn't help but swallow their saliva... Watching others eat is the gluttonous thing.

Beef soup snacks, a pot of wine is just right, when the night is thick and the street lights are bright, the candidates of Chang'an Mansion also finished eating and drinking, and walked towards the inn with a little drunkenness.

Pang An looked back at Xue Qingliu, Chunyang, Zhang Shuangtong, Guo Zi'an, stopped, stood in front of a wine shop, and pointed.

"Hey, what are you doing?" he said, raising his hand.

Zhang Shuangtong crossed his hands and said, "Buy wine and drink." ”

Lin Xiucai turned around and frowned when he heard this: "Don't drink it, I have an exam tomorrow, I can't pull the bow and arrow carefully, and I can't hold the reins." ”

Zhang Shuangtong pursed his lips, and Xue Qing had already responded with a smile and loudly: "Just take a look, I should go back after the exam tomorrow, and I want to bring some specialties here." ”

I see.

Some candidates smiled and said, "It's still early, I'll choose tomorrow after the exam." He ignored it anymore and continued to move forward, occasionally looking back and seeing Xue Qingliu Chunyang and a few other young people walking behind, strolling around, talking and laughing.

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The official office was brightly lit, the sumptuous meals were placed on the long table one by one, and there were more than 20 men of different ages in the hall laughing, this was the examiners of the gentleman's examination, and everyone was laughing around a few men at this time.

"This time, your calligraphy is amazing, and the top three are selected for the first time. ”

"No, it's not good, these skills are too high, and it's really difficult to convince the public. ”

"Have you collected those paintings and calligraphy? Let us also look at the top three works. ”

Hearing the question, the scribe on the side went to ask, and came back after a while and said, "It's being taken back, it hasn't been packed yet, adults can go and see it." Talking and laughing, "The people are reluctant to go, especially like the travel map... Not only do I think I look like myself, but I also say that I can hear the people in the painting talking... Interesting.."

Before his words fell, a shout rang out next to him.

"I remember!

Startled everyone, he followed the sound and saw that it was an examiner, and everyone recognized him as one of the examiners of this calligraphy, at this time he was excited and trembling and stared at the round eyes.

Chen Sheng looked at him and said, "Mr. Liao, what's wrong?"

Mr. Liao said: "Speaking, painting is like talking, it is talking." "Excited, he can't seem to speak.

The people in the hall looked at each other in confusion.

Mr. Liao patted his leg and said, "Xu Hou, Mr. Xu Hou's painting is like this." ”

Xu Hou, everyone present knows the name Xu Hou, and Xu Hou's paintings are naturally very powerful, but what does this have to do with today?

Mr. Liao rubbed his hands and said: "I remember, the way the candidate paints, I have heard someone talk about Xu Hou before, that person has seen Xu Hou, Xu Hou paints like this, squatting alone, no one pays attention..."

The people in the temple understood.

"Are you saying that this candidate's painting has the style of a marquis?"

"It's not just the paintings, it's the gestures of the paintings. ”

"Speaking of which, Xu Hou has not been seen in the world for ten years..."

"If there is really the wind of Xu Hou, then the perfect score is well deserved. ”

"Then go and see. ”

So he couldn't even take care of eating, and a crowd poured out, only Chen Sheng sat in front of a few cases and didn't move, he poured himself a glass of wine, and said to himself: "Xu Hou? It turns out that I went to Xiliang in the first place." He looked out the window again, "Before I knew it, the children had grown so big." Pick up the wine glass and smack it down.

At this moment, the inn where the Xiliang candidates are located is also lively.

Although they did not wait outside the official office to see the results, the results were sent to them as soon as possible.

"Even though we got seven points. Suo Shengxuan sat on the ground, holding a golden wine glass, "But it's Qi Niang who got the perfect score, of course we can't compare with him." After a pause, he looked left and right and seemed to be a little cautious, "And that Xue Qing.... Although he can't compare to Qi Niang, he is also very powerful. ”

The Xiliang teenagers all smiled in response, raised the golden cup in their hands to salute Suo Shengxuan, and then drank it all.

Suo Shengxuan held the wine glass but was still a little distracted, and said, "It's just that I don't know who the third place is? Why have you never heard of it? and you don't write your name? Qi Niang must know who it is, I'll ask..."After saying that, he was going to get up and was held down by the maid next to him.

"Your Highness, Qi Niang is not happy, don't quarrel with him, be careful of him losing his temper. The maidservant said.

Suo Shengxuan sighed, and shook his head again: "Qi Niang... Why aren't you happy if you win?"

The maidservant leaned on his shoulder and said, "Qi Niang didn't come to take the exam, but she got off, of course she was unhappy." ”

Suo Shengxuan sighed and said: "Then there is no way, this is not happy to win, not happy to lose, how to comfort him?"

The maidservant held up the wine glass in her hand and handed it to his mouth, saying, "Qi Niang doesn't need His Highness to comfort you, Your Highness, just don't make him angry, drink quickly." ”

The maidservant on the other side also brought a glass of wine, and said with a smile: "Yes, Your Highness, if you are drunk, you will rest, tomorrow will be our best riding and shooting." ”

Suo Shengxuan laughed, drank the wine left and right, hugged the second daughter and laughed: "Yes, I won't make him angry, tomorrow we will let everyone see what it means to be both civil and military, and we will never let Qi Niang bother anymore." ”

The Xiliang teenagers in the group raised their wine glasses again and shouted loudly, and the room was noisy.

Laughter and singingThe woman's coquettish voice floated out of the open window, and swept up with the wind of the autumn night, but when it reached a dim attic, it instantly dissipated, as if there was an invisible barrier in the night, cutting off the noise.

There was no light in the attic, the windows were not open as usual, and a young man crouched on the ground, seemingly holding something in front of him, and the whole person was shrunk into a ball in the darkness of the night.

"Hate, hate, you deserve it, you deserve it. He kept scolding, "You deserve to be compared to me." ”

The crisp voice contained anger and grievance, the voice grew faster and faster and finally became indistinct, he reached out and pulled a black cloak from the ground and wrapped himself in a clatter, blending in with the night in the room.

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The door opened and the night breeze blew in, Song Ying, who was sitting in front of a few cases to eat, raised her head, she ate very simply, a bowl of porridge, a bun and a plate of side dishes, looked at Song Yuan who walked in, put down the dishes and chopsticks and got up.

"It's really annoying, how can someone score higher than yours. Song Yuan said angrily, "It must be fraud." ”

Song Ying smiled and said, "Dad, I saw it, there was no cheating, it was better than me." ”

Song Yuan said: "Baby, you are just too good at talking." Looking at the table in front of her again, "Forget it, we're not here to compare this anyway, have you eaten well?"

Song Ying said: "Dad, wait a minute. "Sit down, there is still half a bowl of porridge and half a bun in front of me.

Song Yuan also sat down and said, "Don't be in a hurry, you eat slowly." ”

Song Ying nodded and ate the bun little by little, put the side dishes in the porridge with chopsticks, and drank the small spoon in one sip until the bowl was clean, took the Jinpa on the side and wiped the corners of his mouth and put it down.

"Let's go. ”

Ji Chong, who was standing aside, stepped forward to put the cloak on her, Song Yuan walked out first, Song Ying followed him and walked out of the door, the night wind blew the cloak and flipped it, she raised her hand to cover the hood to cover her face, and the layers of guards in the courtyard under the corridor followed her steps, and the layers were like shields and armor.

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On the streets where the lights are bright and crowded, and the aroma of various snacks is mixed, the candidates of Chang'an Mansion are still walking through, but they are gradually scattered separately.

"It's delicious. Liu Chunyang said, pointing to the crispy chicken skin on the small cart, "Come on two packs." ”

The hawker responded loudly, Liu Chunyang took his own bag and gave Xue Qing a pack, Guo Zi'an watched from behind, and the three of them continued to move forward.

Xue Qing threw a few into his mouth, looked at the black-armored guards who occasionally walked by on the side of the street, and then there was a crowd of people in front of him, and a fireworks shop lit fireworks, shining all over the ground, attracting a crowd to surround him.

"Look at it. Liu Chunyang greeted and stepped forward.

Xue Qing said: "Okay." Handed the paper bag in his hand to the side, Guo Zi'an, who was following closely behind, took a step forward and stood next to Liu Chunyang.

Xue Qing took a step behind, raised his sleeves as if to wipe his nose, covered half of his face, and turned into the alley next to him.

Liu Chunyang and Guo Zi'an didn't seem to be aware, they still looked forward at the shining fireworks and smiled, eating a bite of crispy chicken skin from time to time and laughing in a low voice.

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The wind walked through the alleys, rolling up the dead leaves of the trees on both sides of the walls, and the figures stepped on them like the wind jumped on the walls, and disappeared into the night in a blink of an eye.