With the departure of the Northern Expeditionary Army, the case of fraud in the imperial examination also came to an end.

Scholar Cai was humiliated and hanged himself, so that King Liang was instantly speechless, every imperial examination is already tired, and it is just a breeze to make a mark during the exam to let the examiner improve his ranking, and there are a few candidates who King Liang is optimistic about, and he has already said hello, this kind of thing has always been tacitly convenient for you, me and him.

You don't see that every time the scientific examination is completed, the pockets of the participating officials can bulge around.

But when it comes to buying and selling questions, this is indeed wronging King Liang, the ranking on the list is too eye-catching, how can he not know how much ink is in his brother-in-law's stomach, and there is a good ranking in high school is simply a sign that King Liang has a problem in the world.

Taoguang has been obscure for many years, and King Liang will never make such a mistake, but what can he do when he thinks of it?

Someone is always needed to appease the anger and resentment of students all over the world.

Originally, Scholar Cai was the best scapegoat, but this old man hung a white silk directly on the beam to die Mingzhi, and fortunately left a blood book and sent it to the imperial case.

The old minister, the contemporary Confucian, was drowned alive by spittle, and if he splashed dirty water on him again, Emperor Xia Jing really couldn't help it.

It's not that I didn't expect the King of Shu to play the key in it, but in the absence of clear evidence, the simpler this matter is, the better.

So the emperor in the court was furious, dismissed King Liang from the Ministry of Rites, fined him for one year, and banned him for three months. The officials who participated together copied and released, and the officials of the ceremonial officials completely changed their blood.

Then he ordered the emperor list to be posted, and all the results this time were invalidated, and the exam was reopened in a month.

And this time, the old Bai Ge served as the chief examiner, the emperor personally drafted the exam questions, and the imperial history platform supervised it, and there was no room for a trace of leakage.

Of course, students who participated in fraud were directly deprived of their reference qualifications and stopped in front of the court for the rest of their lives.

Breeze Inn

Xia Shusheng knocked on Pei Xuan's door and saw Pei Xuan sitting at the table quietly writing something, so he asked, "Why don't you take the test?" Although there were many rumors before, the imperial court has confirmed that your grades are not fraudulent, and you have nothing to do with King Liang. ”

After Pei Xuan finished writing the last word, he lifted the paper and blew it lightly and put it aside, raised his head and smiled lightly at Xia Shusheng: "It's not unrelated, the rumors are not wrong, I did work for King Liang, but later I realized how self-righteous I was at the beginning, and I was the one who sat in the well and watched the sky." ”

Then he laughed at himself, "One qiē is just my own fault, now that I think about it, even if I have a thousand gullies in my chest, but my heart has not been refined, I am self-righteous and anxious for success and profit, even if I am an official in the future, it is just a disaster, it is better to slow down and learn to be a man first." ”

It seems that after experiencing the joy of high school, the disaster of prison, and the coldness of everyone, under the ups and downs, now Pei Xuan is like a piece of ancient jade pendant, and he has gathered up his flamboyant and chaotic thoughts, and he feels a lot more stable and open-minded for no reason.

Xia Shusheng sighed with emotion and said: "Brother Pei at this moment is more stable than at the beginning, which makes people trust and happy. I don't have anything to say, I guess the next time I see you will be even more impressive, but I don't know what you plan to do next? ”

Speaking of this, Pei Xuan smiled slightly, "In three years, I decided to travel everywhere, mountains, rivers and fields, natural scenery, people's livelihood and suffering, joys, sorrows, sorrows, and sorrows. ”

In Lanyue Xuan's study

Zhao Yuanrong straightened his back, hung his arms, and wrote big characters one by one, this is the tenth.

His arm gradually became sore, Zhao Yuanrong quietly looked back at Lin Xi, only to see that his cousin was reading a letter and didn't notice him, so he secretly put down his arm and finished writing the last word with his wrist.

Not relieved, "Add another one." Lin Xi's faint voice came from behind him.

Zhao Yuanrong's little face immediately collapsed, "Cousin......"

"What's wrong with the prince who is brave and strong and determined to be a man who stands up to the sky?" Lin Xi put down the letter and looked at Zhao Yuanrong with a smile.

Hearing this, Zhao Yuanrong could only sniff and pick up the collapsed face again, "It's okay." After saying that, he continued to raise his wrist to write.

Alas, after his father was gone, his life was not easy.

Lin Xi shook his head with a smile, his eyes fell on the letter, and he smiled silently.

That's fine, instead of looking forward to Pei Xuan's misfortune, it is better to hope that he has a good attitude and will make a difference in the future.

Looking at the books that came with the letter, I ironed a little in my heart, these are all exam books that Pei Xuan carefully arranged for Lin Xi to read, most of them have his experience annotations, and a Xie Yuan's knowledge is of great benefit to him.

Lin Xi put the letter away, walked to Zhao Yuanrong's side, and looked down at his words.

The child is forgetful, the persistence is weak, the first few are more upright, and then it is a little perfunctory.

But it's not a big deal, just teach it slowly.

Zhao Yuanrong looked back at Lin Xi with a sneer, Lin Xi tapped his head and said, "Be serious, it's over after writing this chapter, and you can rest after that, your album is all in the painting tube." ”

Zhao Yuanrong touched his head and muttered, "My cousin hasn't drawn a new one for a long time." But he still spread out a piece of rice paper, dipped the pen in ink, and began to write.

A story is easy to remember, difficult to write, and even slower to draw, Zhao Yuanrong only needs a cup of tea to finish Lin Xi's two-day comic strip, plus there have been many things recently, and he is about to go to the Bai Family School to study, and he always has to review some books first, so Lin Xi has not started writing.

"Rong'er, forgive me, I really can't be empty lately."

Zhao Yuanrong began to hum and chirp, and his eyes began to move crooked thoughts, but with this thought, the word began to be miserable under half-heartedness.

A mistaken hand, pasted into a ball of ink.

Well, don't think about resting now.

Lin Xi frowned and sighed in his heart.

Seeing that Zhao Yuanrong's mind was no longer on this, Lin Xi accepted his ink treasure and said very seriously: "Since it is written, I will order someone to frame it and hang it in the study in the afternoon. ”

Lin Xi said seriously, Zhao Yuanrong stared at the crooked black ink in his eyes, and hurriedly snatched it back, "This is not good, I can't see this one clearly, how can I hang it, it's not good!" ”

"Then pick a good one of them, and every ten days we will hang a pair of words on the wall that you think are the best, and line them up one by one. When the prince comes back in the future, he will see the words in the study so that Rong'er's progress will be clear at a glance, and the prince will be very happy. ”

Lin Xi began to teach Zhao Yuanrong to learn calligraphy seriously, but he also slowly saw that although this prince was smart and clever, it was difficult to focus on things he was not interested in. It's okay to do it occasionally, but I can't stay up for half an hour every day, and I can't reprimand you as a prince.

Lin Xi can only let him encourage himself after thinking about it, if he is a little enterprising, he will always write it slowly.

As soon as Lin Xi's words fell, Zhao Yuanrong began to pick the best among the ten big characters he wrote, but he was not satisfied with this one, and that one was not good, and finally he hesitated to choose one, and looked at Lin Xi in the future.

"Do you really want to hang up?"

Lin Xi nodded and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, you are still young, it is normal for you to write not as well as ordinary people, and your cousin is not as good as you at your age." ”

Naturally, these words deceive the simple son.

"And this one?" Lin Xi asked.

Zhao Yuanrong hesitated and nodded, Lin Xi reached out to take it, and called Jixiang in, "You go and find Gu Hai." ”

"Yes." Ji Xiang owes and leaves.

Zhao Yuanrong looked at the word again, his little face wrinkled, and finally seemed to have made up his mind: "Cousin, don't want this one, can I write another one?" ”

Lin Xi raised his eyebrows visibly in a few steps, but he smiled in his heart, and then nodded, "Don't worry, before Gu Hai comes, Rong'er can keep writing." ”

Seeing Zhao Yuanrong frowning, his face tight, his arms hanging steadily, and rewriting it earnestly one stroke at a time, Lin Xi suddenly felt a satisfying sense of achievement.

Of course, with that comes a sense of responsibility.

Future...... No matter what happens to him and Zhao Jingyi, he has to teach this child well.

Perhaps he should add a subject of mathematics to his language.

will settle accounts, and will not suffer losses in the future.

When Mrs. Tai came to this Lanyue Xuan, she saw this big and small head gathered together to study something, and she looked so focused that she didn't even pay attention to the sound of the maid at the door.

She couldn't bear to be disturbed by this heartwarming scene.

But in the end, Lin Xi still raised his head and said in surprise: "Why did my grandmother come in person, just let people call their grandchildren." ”

Lin Xi and Zhao Yuanrong left their seats together and got up to salute.

Mrs. Tai came not to look at it casually, but to appease.

Two days before Prince Rui left Beijing, although few people knew about the dispute between the cousins and sisters in Songtaoyuan, they could quickly find out what they said that day with a little inquiry.

When Mrs. Tai first heard it, she was furious, and directly asked Ren's mother to go and let Xiao Jinxin be grounded for three months, punish the Buddhist scriptures ten times, and cultivate her temperament, otherwise she would not be able to enter the door of King Rui's mansion, or she would make trouble with other in-laws.

"Where to worry about my grandmother, it's just a trivial matter, Xi'er has long forgotten it."

Lin Xi smiled, he didn't care, of course he really didn't take it seriously.

"Xin Yatou is open-mouthed, she is too pampered, your aunt has no face to come, so she entrusts me, an old woman, even if you hear those words, the family is just that." Mrs. Tai held Lin Xi's hand and said comfortingly.

"Humph!" Zhao Yuanrong, who was struggling to make more perfect characters, snorted vigorously and strengthened his position, "I don't like my aunt, so I have to follow my cousin." ”

"Okay, well, Rong'er will be with whoever she likes, and her great-grandfather will definitely stand with Rong'er."

It was difficult to see Zhao Yuanrong doing one thing seriously, Mrs. Tai said happily.

Since there will be no change of guardians, Zhao Yuanrong is also relieved, pursed his lips and focused on the paper.

Mrs. Tai said to Lin Xi: "Your aunt has sent a lot of good things over, and the old woman has seen them for you, they are all good things that can be used. ”

"Xi'er didn't feel at ease, but her aunt was too careful."

Seeing that Lin Xi's general knowledge was over, Mrs. Tai was even more satisfied, so she asked, "I will go to the Bai Family School in less than ten days, can I prepare all the things?" You don't need to prepare the bundles, I've already prepared them. ”

"Thank you grandmother, but I don't need to bring anything with me to study, I'm studying these days, I'm afraid that I won't be able to answer when I see my master."

Thinking about it, Mrs. Tai didn't say much, but ......

"Rong'er will put Jintang down, can you rest assured?"

As soon as Mrs. Tai's words fell, Zhao Yuanrong turned around, and now he was sensitive to this, so he ran over and grabbed Lin Xi's sleeve, "Where is my cousin going again?" Don't you want Rong'er? ”

The little face was very worried and panicked.

How clingy Zhao Yuanrong is, Lin Xi knows very well, and naturally his fate has been thinking about it for a long time.

He stroked Zhao Yuanrong's neck and hair, and said angrily: "What are you talking about, who doesn't want you?" ”

"But isn't my cousin going to school?" Although Zhao Yuanrong was a lot more stable, he was still a little apprehensive.

"I'm going to go, but I'll be busy for the first few days, so you will obediently stay in Chongjin Hall for a few days, and you can't leave behind in reading and writing. When I get acquainted, I'll take you back, if you can go to school with me in the future, but it may be harder, Rong'er is willing? ”

Lin Xi couldn't rest assured that when he was in the academy, Zhao Yuanrong stayed alone in the Yongning Hou Mansion, because he had already planned to wait for him to gain a firm foothold, so he found a way to take Zhao Yuanrong with him.

Moreover, before Zhao Jingyi left, he repeatedly emphasized that he must let Zhao Yuanrong follow him closely.

"Yes, but my cousin is not allowed to deceive." Although Zhao Yuanrong was not happy about the temporary separation, he could accept it.

"Did I lie to you?" Lin Xi asked rhetorically.

Zhao Yuanrong smiled happily.

Mrs. Tai said, "Now that you have thought about it, your grandmother has nothing to say, Mother Qi." ”

Mrs. Tai called, and Mother Qi came over, took out a small box from her sleeve, and handed it to Lin Xi.

Open, a stack of silver tickets.

"The old woman has nothing to give if she wants to come and go, so she has prepared five thousand taels of silver tickets for you. After entering school, the future exchanges between classmates will always have to cost, there is no need to be restricted, the flowers have to be spent, not enough, and then ask my grandmother to ask for it. ”

As soon as he made a move, it cost five thousand taels, Lin Xi was startled, and hurriedly excused himself, "Xi'er's food and clothing are all in the public middle school, my grandmother has prepared a bundle for me, I don't need to spend anything, this silver ticket can no longer be collected, you keep the bottom of the box." ”

Mother Qi snorted and said: "The young master is really talking nonsense, what is the bottom of the box, pen, ink, paper and inkstone on weekdays, inviting guests to dinner in the restaurant, and giving gifts on the New Year's Day does not need to be spent, these five thousand taels look at more, and they will be spent when they are spent." ”

Mrs. Tai nodded, "That's right." ”

"But I also have an entry, you also gave me back your mother's dowry Zhuangtian shop before, it's enough." Lin Xi still felt embarrassed to take it, at first glance, it was secretly subsidized to him by Mrs. Tai, if he let the two aunts know, wouldn't it be too much right and wrong, "There are also two cousins." ”

Fenglin Pavilion wants to marry a daughter-in-law, and Aunt Mei of Meijingyuan sees Tian'er reaching out to the Liu family to ask for silver.

But these words annoyed Mrs. Tai, and she scolded: "I can give my wife's own private room to whoever I like, and you will take it if you give it to you, and I will be angry if I talk nonsense." Besides, your two aunts have thick dowries, and they don't look down on the coffin book of the old woman. ”

Mrs. Tai poked Lin Xi's head with her finger again, "You, I know that you have filial piety, but the most important thing now is to study hard, and my grandmother will be happy when she gets a reputation in the future, even if you go underground, you can explain to your mother." Your money, your wife and son are all prepared, just like your cousin, you have taken the Xiucai exam, won the Jinshi, and the title of the gold list has a fixed number, it depends on whether you have the ability to take it. And in the future, if you marry a daughter-in-law, this dowry will be used properly. ”

is really wealthy, Lin Xi was dumbfounded.

It's a lifetime of wrapping up.

Zhao Yuanrong looked at the box, then at Lin Xi and Mrs. Tai, and tilted his head.

Who wants to marry a daughter-in-law?