In previous years, the third day of March must be a gold list, this year is the day, the lifters are waiting in the teahouse outside the tribute courtyard early in the morning, as a result, until noon, there is still no movement. The lifters waited anxiously before the news came that the date of the list was postponed to half a month later.

As soon as the news came, it was like a pot of boiling water poured a bowl of hot oil, and the whole city was fried. All kinds of speculations, all kinds of brain supplements, all kinds of rumors, all kinds of gossip...... The entire academic community in the imperial capital city is in chaos.

Xia Wen and the others were also a little untenable, discussing and discussing all day long, Pear was nervous about his brother's spring performance, although Pear felt that his brother might play abnormally, but in case of good luck, he might be able to bump into it. Lizi went to Zhao Changqing to discuss, "Sister Qing, what the hell do you say is going on?" ”

Zhao Changqing said, "There must be fraud in the marking of the papers, and now I am afraid that the papers will be re-marked." ”

Pear exclaimed, "How do you know?" "His sister is Lu Ziguang.

Zhao Changqing said strangely, "What's so hard to guess about this." According to previous years, at this time, the ranking must have been sorted out after reading the papers. This year, the three lists have not been released, and there must be something wrong with the list. What can be wrong with the list, it is nothing more than someone following their own interests in the process of grading. Although I don't know how these people follow their own selfish approach when grading the papers, the list has not yet come out, so it is estimated that these are the things. She really didn't understand what these people were getting together all day long to discuss, just quietly waiting for the list to be posted. What else does it have to do with these movers?

At this messy time, Zheng Miaoying arrived in the imperial capital. As soon as Zhao Changqing received Zheng Miaoying's post, he ordered Yongfu to pack a box of snacks and ordered the Zheng family's mother-in-law to take them, and said, "This is what I made this morning, and Mother Lao brought it to Sister Zheng to taste." You tell Sister Zheng that I will go over early tomorrow morning. ”

After sending the Zheng family's mother-in-law to go, Zhao Changqing happily went to Mr. Su and chatted with Mr. Su for a long time, 'Sister Zheng this, Sister Zheng that', Mr. Su quipped, "Last year, we reunited in the imperial capital, and I was not as excited as you." ”

Zhao Changqing was overjoyed, "I knew I was going to meet with Mr. at that time." Sister Zheng married herself and went to Jiangnan, it has been more than ten years, although I heard the aunt of the Zheng family say that Sister Zheng is coming to the imperial capital this year, but I didn't want to be so fast. “

In the early morning of the second day, Zhao Changqing got up early in the morning, made a rattan cake and an elm money cake first, cleaned up and dressed up after breakfast, and then took snacks to Zheng Miaoying's appointment. Zheng Miaoying greeted her with a smile in the atrium as she had done in the past ten years, Zhao Changqing walked over a few steps quickly, and shook hands with Zheng Miaoying, "Sister Zheng." ”

"Sister Qing." Zheng Miaoying looked her up and down and smiled, "You have grown so tall." ”

Zhao Changqing smiled, "My sister still looks like when she left, and nothing has changed." This is not a deliberate praise of Zheng Miaoying. According to the age, Zheng Miaoying is three years older than Zhao Changqing, and now Zheng Miaoying is dressed in a dress that has rained and is blue, and she wears one or two hairpin rings on her head, which is elegant and bright, and it is really the same as before.

It was a slightly cold day in March, Zheng Miaoying smiled, "Let's talk in the house." ”

first went to see Mrs. Zheng and Mrs. Zheng, Zheng Miaoying took Zhao Changqing to her house, and she still lives in the West Chamber. The furnishings of the room are similar to when Zheng Miaoying was in the boudoir, the large bookshelf against the wall is full of books, the bookcase is by the window, the sunlight is sprinkled from the window paper, and there is a small pot of jasmine on the desk, with delicate buds and leaves.

Zhao Changqing looked at the half of the wall full of books and smiled, "My sister has saved so many books over the years." ”

Zheng Miaoying smiled, "If you don't study for three days, you will feel hateful and your words will be boring." How can you go without books for a day? ”

Yahuan put the snacks brought by Zhao Changqing, Zheng Miaoying opened the window, a burst of clear air came to her face, and smiled, "I knew you were coming, I was ready for a long time." "Please Zhao Changqing sit on the Luohan couch. Zheng Miaoying took water from the amphora clay pot on the side, poured it into a milky white stone pot, and put it on a small red clay stove to decoction.

Zhao Changqing smiled and asked, "What kind of water is this?" ”

Zheng Miaoying slowly shook the fire of the fan with a smile, and said, "Let you guess." ”

Zhao Changqing said, "The most famous thing in the Imperial Capital City is the spring water of Ganquan Mountain, but it is used by the royal clan, and my sister is definitely not." Well, the second is the water of Panlong Spring in Tianqi Temple, which is also good. The third is the water of Luoying Spring in Xishan Temple, Luoying Spring flows through the Wan Meilin of the eldest princess of Lao Mei, there is the fragrance of cold plums, and it is known as the favorite of literati and scholars...... "Seeing Zheng Miaoying but smiling, Zhao Changqing knew that it was not these three, so he changed his voice and said, "Sister wants me to guess, it must not be these three." I said, it must be the good water that my sister brought back from Jiangnan? ”

Zheng Miaoying smiled, "It's touched." ”

Zhao Changqing thought for a while, and said, "The water for boiling tea is often used spring water, river water, and well water, and these three kinds of water are not easy to store for a long time. Like my sister, who has come all the way back to the imperial capital, it will be water that has existed for a long time. All the water in the world, but the water without roots in the sky, the clearer and colder it is when stored for a long time. I guess the water in my sister's jar is either snow or rain. ”

Zheng Miaoying laughed, "It's already seven points accurate." Seeing that the water had been boiled, I took the tea leaves from the tin can, and the tea set on the long table was small and cute. The teapot is as delicate as a citron, and the cup is as small as a walnut. For a while, Zheng Miaoying drank a cup and handed it to Zhao Changqing, Zhao Changqing took it with both hands, first closed his eyes and smelled its fragrance, and then took a small sip and slowly tasted it. It is Zhao Changqing's self-proclaimed vulgar person, and he also feels that the taste is mellow, the aroma is cold, and it is an extraordinary product.

Zhao Changqing finished drinking a cup, Zheng Miaoying refilled another cup for her, and if she wanted to drink it again and again, the tea had bottomed out. Zhao Changqing admired, "What kind of tea is this, so wonderful." ”

Zheng Miaoying smiled, "I haven't got the new tea this year, this is the winter tea of last year." ”

"It's just ordinary winter tea?"

Zheng Miaoying smiled, "It's slightly better than ordinary winter tea, but it's not a superb." It's rare that this water is good, because when I was living in a mountain nunnery, I encountered heavy snow, and I only received this small urn of snow from the pine needles. It was buried under the pine tree, and it was not eaten for four or five years, and it was really difficult to give up when I came back to the imperial capital, so I brought it with me. ”

Zhao Changqing praised his jaw, "It's strange that it's so fragrant." ”

Zheng Miaoying smiled slightly, also happy.

Zhao Changqing asked, "When did my sister come to the imperial capital?" ”

Zheng Miaoying said, "I arrived at the beginning of February, just in time for the day when the dragon raised its head, because there are some trivial matters to deal with, and I heard that your father-in-law is going to have a spring festival, my father is the imperial history of Zuodu, and it is necessary to supervise the field, and the matter of avoiding the imperial examination is also troublesome, so I didn't inform you." ”

Zhao Changqing asked with concern, "Sister, what difficulties do you have to come to the imperial capital to do?" If there is anything I can help with, sister, don't be polite to me. ”

Zheng Miaoying smiled indifferently, "It's not difficult, we have been friends since childhood, and it doesn't hurt to talk to you, I came to the imperial capital to make peace." ”

Zheng Miaoying was nothing, but Zhao Changqing's heart was shocked and sour, and he was speechless for a long time.

Zheng Miaoying couldn't help but smile when she looked at her, "What's wrong with you?" Although I am reconciled, I didn't live a hard life before, but I didn't want to reconcile again, so I was reconciled. ”

Afraid that Zheng Miaoying would be sad, Zhao Changqing held back her tears for a long time, she said softly, "We often correspond, my sister has always told me in the letter, I have only seen a few good books, raised superb flowers and trees, which day to cook good tea, which day to drink good wine." My life as a sister is very smooth, if my sister has something on her mind, she will talk to me in the letter, even if she is far away, she can get rid of one or two. ”

Zheng Miaoying didn't think so, her marriage was unsuccessful, her husband had another concubine, and she was also pregnant, but unfortunately the child could not be saved. However, over the years of marriage, Zheng Miaoying never thought that she had a hard time. She has no worries about food and clothing, because her father has been a high-ranking official in the court in recent years, and her husband's family has become more and more afraid to slack off on her, and she has a lot of time to explore her favorite knowledge. The only justice she cares about but can't get is the child's business. She must not give in on this matter, so she found a way to go to the imperial capital and leave. She has been living according to her own heart step by step on the maximum process, and now the same is true of Heli.

Although there are some unavoidable regrets and sadness in her life, fortunately, she did not waste her life. In the past ten years, at least, she can live up to herself. Zheng Miaoying smiled, "If you always mention sad things, it will be more difficult to forget, put it in your heart, and if you don't mention it for a long time, you can forget it." ”

The cold spring breeze brings the freshness of spring into the room, and on the plane trees outside the window, the new green leaves rustle, and from time to time flocks of gray magpies fly in the sky, and there are cheerful calls.

Zhao Changqing suddenly thought of the Yongmei poem made by Zheng Miaoying when he first met Zheng Miaoying at the Shangyuan Festival Lantern Tower Poetry Meeting that year:

Ling Han spit out frangipani, lonely and blooming.

Shuying Yin and Jing, Gui Hong asked the back village.

Long lying in the snow, not dreaming of shame.

Shame is a peach blossom, and the elegance is proud.

The author has something to say: good night~~~~~~~~