After hugging reluctantly for a long time, Wen Yingsu looked up at Zhao Yuliang and said, "Your Highness, the slave maid has something to ask for." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"You say."

"Please don't come to see the slave again."

She said such heartless words in such a gentle tone.

The prince looked at her and asked, "Why?" ”

"Because the slave is afraid that one day His Highness will regret it after knowing the truth of something, and he will be sad and sad."

That's right, she came to the palace with hatred at first, and she really wanted him to die at that time, but through the contact with him and the understanding of many parties in the past year, her mind has changed a lot.

She once heard the palace maids in the East Palace say that this prince has been diligent and studious since he was a child, treats people leniently, and values love and righteousness. I once heard the Beijing official say that this prince is the most promising and virtuous prince in the past hundred years. I also heard the people of Li people say that this prince is a little different from today - now he is heavy on the country, but the prince is both important to the country and the people.

And she gradually realized through her contact with him that he was indeed very useful to the future of the kingdom and to the common people, so she didn't want him to die, and she didn't want the people to lose a future emperor.

There had never been a moment like this moment that made her strongly hope that the death of her loved one had nothing to do with him.

Her tears wet his robe.

She couldn't tell him what was on her mind.

The crown prince Zhao Yuliang looked at her face through the dim light, and only after a long time did he say, "What if I can't do it?" ”

Knowing that she lived very close to him, how could he not see her?

Wen Ying sighed and said, "The slave maid is not worthy of His Highness's affection. ”

Zhao Yuliang hugged her a little tighter and said, "You are very important in my heart, and you are not allowed to say anything like being cheap in the future." ”

After pondering for a while, he said, "If you really need a while to calm down, then I won't be able to come here for a while, so take care." ”

Zhao Yuliang said that, leaned over and kissed her before leaving.

The door then closes, separating the two from different worlds.

Wen Yingsu stood against the wall and did not return to the house until the sound of horses' hooves was far away.

This long lonely night, this cold and lonely space, this is her original life.

She fumbled for the lamp, then blew it out again, and lay straight down on the bed.

………………

As soon as February arrived, Li Yuan and Shen Zhu were no longer scholars, and they spent all their time except for the hours when they slept on the pre-exam sprint.

The ninth day of February is the first session of the examination.

They're really reciting even in their sleep now.

On this day, the prince went directly to the Ministry of Rites after leaving the court, and he wanted to see if Shen Zhu had come to participate in the examination.

Last year, he learned from an official in Sichuan that Shen Zhu had passed the township test.

If there is no accident, Shen Zhu should come to Beijing to participate in this year's examination.

When the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Tetsu Miyazawa, learned of the purpose of the prince's visit, and immediately asked his subordinates to get the list of people who will take this year's examination.

The prince took a closer look and found that Shen Zhu's name was indeed inside, and his face immediately showed joy.

"Teacher, Shen Zhu is the expert in judging the case that the student mentioned to you last year, this person is sensitive and upright, not afraid of the powerful, if Cao Guo can get this talent, there will be many fewer unjust cases in the future."

Miyazawa Tetsu understood what the prince meant, and said with a smile: "Judging from the results of the foreign exam, as long as he can perform stably this time, he will definitely be able to pass the exam, Your Highness can rest assured." ”

"Well, no matter what, his person is going to be decided."

"I understand."

The prince looked at Shen Zhuliu's address again, and found that Shen Zhu's current residence was not far from the imperial city, so he silently wrote it down.

When he returned to the East Palace, the prince sent someone to send a letter to the address where Shen Zhu lived now.

said that that afternoon, when Shen Zhu and Li Yuan were buried in the stacks of books, they suddenly heard a knock on the door, and the two couldn't help but look at each other in surprise.

They don't have any other friends in the capital, so who could be here?

"I'll take a look, and you keep reading your book." Shen Zhu stood up and said.

Li Yuan nodded.

After a while, Shen Zhu came in and said with a look of surprise: "Your Highness invited me to Liulipu Yuelai Restaurant for a drink." ”

Li Yuan didn't feel happy when he heard this, and only hummed lightly.

Shen Zhu said: "Your Highness probably saw me from the list of candidates for the examination. ”

"Well, I understand."

"Then I'll be there tomorrow afternoon."

"Okay."

"Why are you upset?" Shen Zhu asked with a smile.

He found that Li Yuan's face was not very good-looking when he mentioned the crown prince, and he also wanted to know what the reason was here.

Li Yuan hurriedly said: "No, no, I just have a little headache after reciting the book for a long time." So saying, he took the book and went to the courtyard to read it.

Shen Zhu shook his head and continued to bury his head in reading.

The next afternoon, Shen Zhu cleaned up his whole body and went out.

"I don't know when I'll be back, I'm afraid I'll have to disturb your sleep tonight." Before going out, Shen Zhu said apologetically.

"It's okay, as long as you knock on the door, I will definitely get up and open it for you." Li Yuan said without raising his head.

"I'll buy you a chicken leg when I get back." Shen Zhu said with a smile.

It was just over a quarter of an hour to take a carriage from where Shen Zhu lived to Liulipu Yuelai Restaurant, and Shen Zhu was afraid that the prince would wait for a long time, so he went out in advance.

When Shen Zhu arrived there, the prince had not yet arrived, so Shen Zhu opened the window of the box and looked out at the street.

Outside the window is an old street built by the river. The streets are lined with restaurants, inns and food stalls.

At this time, due to the approaching evening, the streets are full of traffic and very lively.

Shen Zhu looked boredly at the people who came and went.

Suddenly, his eyes fixed on the rooftop of the restaurant next door—there were three people sitting on the rooftop, and the face of one of them seemed familiar to him.

The man was about forty years old, with thick eyebrows and a square face, a burly figure, and a very gorgeous outfit.

This person seems to have seen it somewhere, Shen Zhu searched quickly in his mind.

It didn't take long for him to remember—this person was Guo Mao, the secretary of the Ministry of War.

Shen Zhu saw him last time he was in Sichuan.

However, because he had not communicated with Guo Mao at that time, he was not impressed by Guo Mao.

It's really fateful, I actually saw the book of the military department here, Shen Zhu said in his heart.

Shen Zhu continued to look at them quietly.

Since the street was a bit noisy, Shen Zhu couldn't hear their conversation clearly, but judging by their expressions, it seemed that they were talking about something very private/private and important.

Gradually, Shen Zhu's attention focused on them.

Perhaps it was because of his concentration, he vaguely heard their conversation.

"It has to be put in place in March." Guo Mao said solemnly.

"Yes." Another official, about fifty years old, nodded.

"You will go to Zhang's Mansion tomorrow and explain to them everything you should pay attention to." Guo Mao said again.

"Okay." (To be continued.) )