Xia Shijie rode a horse and followed behind the group of jinshi.

He ranks second, although the ranking is a little lower, in fact, it is very good, the number of people who have been admitted to the Jinshi this year is very large, there are thousands of people, but there are very few people in the examination, every Jinshi is the pride of the sky, and there are countless people who congratulate him.

But he couldn't help but feel a little lost.

In fact, Xia Shijie really feels that he has the ability to win the top three tripods, even if he is not the champion, getting a flower should be like a bag to get something.

He is the son of the Xia family, the leader of the sons and sons of the capital, these scholars have not had the opportunity to meet His Majesty, but he has long seen the face of the saint, and even the palace gate is often entered, even His Majesty's white dragon fish suit micro service private visits, and often come to the Xia family, he has pulled horses for His Majesty, poured tea, how can he be regarded as Jane's character in the emperor's heart.

It's just that in this imperial examination, he may not be able to win His Majesty's favor if he answers the papers, and there is a huge gap between the ranking he imagined he deserved.

Xia Shijie looked up at Jin Qing, who was riding a horse very naturally, walking in the front, and couldn't help but feel lost, Qiao Lingjun also did very well in the exam, and he was also in high spirits, he didn't want to act with this Brother Qiao.

"Ah, look, Zhuangyuanlang!"

There was a burst of cheers all around.

Countless purses, jade pendants, embroidered handkerchiefs, and bits and pieces hit Jin Qing's head and face, Xia Shijie frowned, and his mood was heavy.

If he knew his thoughts, Jin Qing would probably sigh - the old man wants this treatment, can he take it quickly? He didn't want to be beaten all over his head, and tried to put on a smiling face. You can't grin your teeth yet, do you know how hard it is?

The iron bull stood beside the road, shook his hand, and threw a folding umbrella over.

Jin Qing grabbed it with his hand and gently opened it, the umbrella surface was sky blue, elegant and clean, and it was painted with extremely frantic lines, drawing a distant mountain and a stream. It's forgetful.

This umbrella is paired with a champion lang. It's just pretending not to want it, and the cheers around are heavier.

Jin Qing also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Those noble daughters are okay, they are all more reserved, but the young ladies in Yong'an City are like clouds. It's not just a few young ladies who live in the boudoir.

The flower lady of the flower building. There is also a famous trick. Taking advantage of this good opportunity to find Ichiro Jun to be good, it is also the best ending.

Far above the tall buildings. Zhao Yan'er danced, but Jin Qing didn't even dare to look at it, he is also a man, if he is a man, he may not be able to resist the temptation of beautiful women, he will occasionally be proud, there is such a beauty who admires it wholeheartedly.

Finally walked to the royal street with countless colorful tents.

Many of the daughters of the boudoir held their breath and looked at him with a blushing face, once every three years, every time the saffron on the top of the champion belongs, it belongs to the most high-profile thing in Yong'an City, and it has been talked about for a long time, and sometimes countless people remember it after three years.

"It's a pity that Lord Ronghua isn't here."

"In the past, when the county lord was here, others didn't have to think about it."

"I see that the young lady of the Xia family is here this year, and she is still a young lady, I remember that last time it was Miss Fang Zhi who set up a tent, but the flowers of the champion Lang have not been sent, so she let Nanyang Hou Shizi block the tent door."

Everyone laughed: "That time, Miss Fang knew that there were countless flowers in front of the tent, but unfortunately none of them could enter, I don't know if our Miss Xia Chan will also have admirers who braved the world's condemnation this time, and blocked the door of the tent." ”

"Don't talk about this, everyone in the capital knows that Nanyang Hou Shizi loves Miss Fang Zhi, but the marriage between the two is also full of twists and turns, I heard that Mrs. Hou Ye is not satisfied, and wants to marry another noble lady for the prince, this matter has been entrusted for three years, Miss Fang Zhi is almost twenty years old, and I am afraid it will be inappropriate to delay it any longer."

Even now, there is a lot of gossip, and everyone doesn't talk about Nanyang Hou Shizi, because Shizi is a man, and it doesn't matter if he has a little romantic reputation, but he blames Miss Fang Zhi.

"I heard that the prince regretted it very much, saying that he was young and frivolous, and he didn't pay attention to protecting Miss Fang Zhi, and swore that if he couldn't let his parents bless him, he would marry Miss openly and honestly, he would shave his hair and become a monk, and he would never let Miss's reputation be damaged."

"He is also a good son with responsibility, even if he did something wrong when he was a child, at least his heart is sincere."

Xia Chan's maidservant also vaguely heard the discussion outside, turned her head and also made a bitter face, angry: "How good is our senior sister Fang, beautiful, generous temperament, and a lot of dowry, whoever marries her is blessed, what's wrong with Nanyang Houfu?" The Hou Mansion is amazing, and the Hou of Nanyang is not the Hou of Ning, what is there to be proud of! ”

The maidservant said as she pulled her fan.

Xia Chan's eyes flashed, and he smiled lightly: "Yes, there is nothing to be proud of, Hou Shizi of Nanyang, it is nothing in the circle of the capital." ”

The little maid nodded repeatedly.

At this time, the tent was lifted, and the maidservant girl guarding outside shouted: "Here, the champion is here, come over!" ”

Xia Chan narrowed her eyes and clenched her teacup.

The girls watching outside also sighed - the direction is really to go to Miss Xia's place, too, although there are many ladies who came today, there are only a few of the most famous, and Miss Xia is undoubtedly the best among them.

In the midst of the discussion, Jin Qing turned the horse's head, stopped in front of a very ordinary color tent, got off the horse and picked the red flower on his head, shook it to the ground, and said loudly: "Under Jin Qing, I take the liberty to ask for it, and please accept this flower." ”

"Poof."

There was a laugh from inside.

"Ahem, since Zhuang Yuanlang asked for it, then take it."

But she didn't even let him in the color tent, Luo Niang came out with a smile, took the flowers, and turned back.

This time, the champion is Jin Qing.

Bangyan is also a well-known figure, is the Yu family's little general Yu Yi, you know, the Yu family has been in the army for generations, but Yu Yi is full of poetry and books, abandoning martial arts and literature, and he is also a genius who was admitted to the examination at the age of thirteen, and is famous in Beijing.

As soon as the champion's flower was offered, he followed closely and respectfully offered the red flower to Hongchen.

Luo Niang was polite to Jin Qing when he arrived, please go in and drink a cup of tea.

After that, Tanhua was a middle-aged man, and he didn't participate in such young people's activities.

Chuanyu, Qiao Lingjun, the first in the second class. is also extraordinary, and very young, he is a high-profile young talent among all the Jinshi, and he dedicated the safflower to Hongchen.

In addition, although the ranking is not good, but the identity is extraordinary, at first glance, I saw Xue Baiqiao, who was even more noble than Zhuang Yuanlang, Xue Xiaohou, this time his red flower was also given to the young lady in this humble account.

Luo Niang didn't dare to invite him in, and said with a smile: "My young lady said it." Miss Gao is not in the capital. He didn't dare to let you into the tent at this time, otherwise the young lady didn't care, afraid that you would be beaten when you went back. ”

Xue Baiqiao shouted angrily: "Nonsense, with me? How can you be beaten? At most, I will eat two closed doors. Go back and get some delicious coaxing. Nothing will happen. ”

Let's talk about it here. The voice was very low, and outsiders couldn't hear it, but they could only see that the little marquis was also polite to a woman dressed as a subordinate.

There was an uproar. When someone inquired, they found out that it was a spirit girl selected from other places, an ordinary country girl.

Of course, there is also a small group of well-informed people, who know the identity of the person inside, and there has been a lot of trouble in the Xia family clan recently, and it is because of this.

If you know, you can't help but look at Xia Chan's account - Miss Xia Chan is afraid that it is very unpleasant, right?

Xia Chan was smiling, not impressed, and still drinking tea unhurriedly.

Still, there was silence in the tent, and no one dared to speak, even the most lively maidservant hung her head and shrank aside.

Today's biggest winner is actually Hongchen, who is not famous in the capital, just a newcomer, for this, even Hongchen himself is a little surprised, and he doesn't think it's a good thing.

There are many ladies in the capital, and these famous daughters are all suddenly generous, everyone respects their own identity, and the so-called saffron gift beauty is just a gimmick joke, but who doesn't want to be in the limelight? I don't want to be high-profile, and I don't want to let people compare with me, and now the top four in Jinshi have given flowers to a country woman, isn't it unacceptable?

Hongchen didn't want to make countless enemies as soon as she came to the capital, even if she didn't really care much.

The problem is that everything is out of the way, and it is useless to talk too much, so there is no need to think nonsense.

Xu is God also gives face to these new science and technology scholars, the sky is blue all day long, the sun is very gentle, and it is not fierce.

Jin Qing also has to go to various banquets, has to meet the master of the house, socialize with classmates, there is no free time for a while, but Yu Yi, who is a role model, is not in good health, everyone knows, and besides, he has a father like Lao Jiang, so that no one pulls him to drink.

Yu Yi had some leisure, so he sent Hongchen back, riding a horse all the way, and couldn't help but secretly squint at her.

Hongchen smiled: "What is the matter with Yu Gongzi?" ”

Yu Yi's face turned red: "I want to find Miss to calculate the marriage." ”

Hongchen: "......"

sighed and shook his head: "Yu Gongzi, if you turn back early, the marriage you want may not be able to get your wish in this life, even if you want to get your wish, I am afraid it will hurt your muscles and bones." "You don't have to count, this kid would rather die than say who the woman is, so he knows that it must not be a good marriage. His father is almost to the point where he is willing to marry his son if he is a woman.

Yu Yi's face didn't change at all, but showed a wry smile: "I'm just afraid of hurting a good woman again, she said that the worst man in the world just doesn't take women seriously, obviously doesn't like it, or marry back and put it at home, and keep saying that she is willing to give respect, other women, do you really want this kind of respect?" ”

His father is now too frightened to make a marriage contract for him again, but he still went to repair the old temple of Yuelao, it seems that he wants to brush back the good feelings of the old man, so that his son can become his own son smoothly.

"There are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is the greatest, but I have always been willful and reckless, and I would rather think that I am an unfilial son than a man who is incorruptible and shameless."

Yu Yi sighed.

Hongchen had a very complicated perception of this person for a while, and his thoughts were so special that he couldn't tell whether he was right or wrong.

At least, she can't tell clearly, she can't manage it, and it's impossible to manage it, she can't make a mess of things herself, how can she have the strength to care about other people's children?

Anren Fang

Xia Cicada went home as if nothing happened, and went to say goodbye to her mother as usual, without feeling sorry for today's events.

You must know that the top four talents in the imperial examination today have all sent saffron to Hongchen, and Xia Cicada is the saffron that she gets later, no matter how much saffron she gets, she can't arouse the slightest interest from others, in the eyes of others, she is not as good as a peasant girl.

Others are just that. A daughter like her, who is widely famous in the capital, and everyone thinks that countless scholars will inevitably come to offer her hospitality, she will be so embarrassed that she will not be able to go out for a few months.

Chen Wan obviously heard the maids say this, and it was rare for Xia Chan to say a few more words, and she also opened the jewelry box and picked out a golden hairpin for her.

The golden hairpin is not precious, but the workmanship is excellent, and the inlaid butterflies are lifelike. The wings are breezy and blowing. It vibrated gently, it was really delicate and cute, it was Chen Wan's favorite jewelry, Xia Chan smiled. I was tired of being by my mother's side and thanked me sweetly.

The daughter who was raised since childhood made witty remarks to make herself happy. Chen Wan's heart became soft.

Chan is a good boy. I don't know what Hongchen looks like, so it's better to be more delicate......

Coaxed her mother for a while, and Xia Chan returned to the room. went back and sat upright in front of the dressing table, took off the golden hairpin on her head in front of the bronze mirror, and pulled off a few strands of black hair, she didn't feel any pain, and the smile on her face became more and more gentle.

"Miss, His Royal Highness King Li heard that you fell in love with the crystal screen of Jubao Zhai and sent it to him, did you send him back as usual, or?"

A little girl in green clothes hurriedly entered the door, with three points of smugness in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows.

Xia Chan stretched out his hand and stroked his sideburns, and said with a smile: "Return it, I can't accept such a valuable object." ”

The little maid responded, with some regret on her face.

Xia Chan didn't regret it at all, the crystal screen was good, but she naturally had a way to let that person give her a better one in the future, a thousand times better, ten thousand times better.

As for now...... She reached out and grabbed a small snow-white pigeon from the window, and removed a letter from its hind legs.

The note was unfolded, and there were only sixteen words on it - Yingchuan drought, no rain this spring, Your Majesty went in person, and the spirit girl should die.

Xia Cicada raised her eyebrows and smiled - Yingchuan is the land of Longxing, which is extremely important to the Great Zhou Dynasty, I am afraid that there will be a spirit girl and a spirit child to ask for rain in the near future, but she can't, she will naturally kill the sacrifice to the sky, that is a hundred years of rules, at least no one can change it now.

The spirit girl Hongchen is extraordinary, among the spirit girls selected this time, she should be the most outstanding, if she doesn't go, who will?

Xia Chan thought about it, spread out the pen and paper again, took the pen in his left hand, and wrote-Hongchen is about to arrive in Yingchuan, and the news will be transmitted to 'quicksand'. After writing it, he sealed it in an envelope, generously called the maidservant to enter the door, and said with a smile: "Send it to Dayun Temple and hand it over to Master Prudence." ”

"Miss is talking about Buddha with Master Prudence again, and the princess said that you should not be too obsessed." It doesn't matter if you talk about Buddhism, but you don't want to become a monk too.

There are many noble women in the capital who believe in Buddhism, and it also shows that the daughter's family is dedicated to goodness, which is a good thing, and copying Buddhist scriptures is a compulsory course for noble women.

The little maid still smiled and took the letter, Xia Chan closed the makeup box and rubbed the eyebrows of the girl in the bronze mirror.

If that person can be sacrificed alive, it will naturally be too good to be better, but I am afraid that the princess will be distressed, and I want to use the means, although the rules of the ancestors, the spirit girl calculated by Qintian's monitoring, even if it is His Majesty's princess, it must be sacrificed, but the rules are dead, but people are alive, who knows how much energy a princess who loves children can burst out, and can she save Xia Hongchen?

It's really not good, then let her die on the road, the world is far away, although Yingchuan is not a poor mountain and bad water, but in the year of the great drought, some robbers and bandits are not new.

Otherwise, even if she is not allowed to die, it ruins her innocence and ruins her reputation, look at the dignified Xia family, will she still ask for an innocent daughter to come back!

The night was beautiful and the moonlight lingered.

Jin Qingda was still outside at night and did not return, Hongchen told him to leave the door, and then let the fire on the kitchen not be extinguished, so he went to bed early.

In a daze, but had a dream, she knew that she was dreaming, it was the first year back to the Xia family, she looked at the flowers and trees in the garden, she was a lover of these flowers and plants, and walked to the river unconsciously, but she was suddenly hit, plunged into the lotus pond, choked her dizzy, barely looked up, and saw Xia Cicada standing on the shore with a smile, standing for a while, next to the mother next to the grandmother happened to pass by, she suddenly showed urgency, rushed to the shore and stretched out her hand to save her.

After all, Hongchen was carried ashore by her grandmother, and she was seriously ill, and after she woke up, she saw Xia Cicada anxiously holding medicine to her, her words were gentle and considerate, she was ironing in her heart, she actually forgot that she was knocked into the water at the beginning, and she only thought that she accidentally stumbled, and it was just speculation that she was hit.

When he woke up, Hongchen took a square veil. wiped the sweat from his forehead, half sat up, and asked for a bowl of tea to eat.

Leaning back on the bed, the memories of the past became clearer and clearer.

"It was stupid at the time."

Hongchen suddenly smiled, in fact, he shouldn't say that he was stupid, it was really Xia Chan who was too powerful and too capable of pretending, let alone a girl, even those old foxes couldn't see through it if they were afraid.

"It's not a good omen to dream of this at this time."

She didn't believe in omens, or anything like that. But since being reborn. With the Yujue space again, I am really like an enlightener, and I have more extraordinary abilities for 'foresight'. She had some faith.

Believe though believe. She rolled over and fell asleep again.

Even if something bad is going to happen. It's always the soldiers who come to block the water and cover the earth, is it possible to scare yourself in advance and make you uneasy?

"Whew. Woof. ”

The first rays of sunlight in the morning poured down, Hongchen turned over, and when he opened the tent, he saw Ping'an holding a pair of embroidered shoes, dignified in front of her bed.

The little guy changed his clothes today, with a tiger hat on his head and a tiger skin on his body, a serious tiger skin.

Hongchen: "......"

Aren't you afraid that her big tiger will swallow the little guy in one bite?

Although there are tigers and leopards at home, when the big guy buys skins, he is not soft at all, and a while ago Xue Baiqiao got two complete tiger skins, one for Lin Xu, and one for his fiancée who was shocked when he heard his voice.

Lin Xu himself doesn't like to wear this, so he turned his head and sent Hongchen, Luo Niang and they made a mattress into a tiger skin in a few days, it is spring, there is no need to collect it first, in winter, it must be very comfortable in the car.

The remaining corners and corners were obviously not wasted, and they were all turned into small clothes of peace.

Hongchen got up, put on his shoes, and took the hand cage that Ping An held in his arms, although it was spring, but it was still cold in the morning.

Sitting by the window, I saw the big tiger and the leopard walking lazily in the courtyard, and after a while, Ping An sat on the head of the big tiger again.

In the end, the capital is not compared to Qi County, and the beasts on the street will cause a huge sensation, and only because their houses are remote, surrounded by small people, they can occasionally go out for a walk, and they dare not go far, and the big tigers and leopards are all wronged.

was sitting in front of the window in a daze, there was a sudden chaos outside, Luo Niang panicked, ran in with one bare foot when she ran in, grabbed the red dust as soon as she entered the door, and tore off the pillow towel casually, and swept the jewelry on the dressing table into it.

Hongchen was stunned.

"Let's go, go through the back door, go right away."

Luo Niang shouted loudly, "Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan, where is the carriage, are you ready?" Don't go and get the silver, it's too late, take the silver ticket, and put any gold and silver jewelry around her. ”

Hongchen: "......"

was pushed out of the door, and she didn't have time to press Luo Niang and ask the little brother sent by Senior Brother Lin, so she frowned.

There was a great drought in Yingchuan, and the palace had decided to send a spirit boy and a spirit girl to ask for rain.

She didn't remember this, but in her previous life, when she went to ask for rain, eight out of ten times she was sacrificed, and of course, the rain still didn't come.

Only Qin Tianjian predicted that for a long time, there would be no rain in the local area, so he could take this dangerous road, and the spirit girl was also an important resource, not that it could be consumed casually because of some trivial things.

Luo Niang will shed tears: "Why is Miss so unlucky!" ”

Hongchen sighed, I'm afraid it's not bad luck, but a man-made disaster, Xia Cicada is really ruthless, and the means are really powerful, if it wasn't for the precautions, some small eyeliner was inserted in the palace, I'm afraid it would not be easy to even know in advance.

Lin Xu went down to Jiangnan, and there was no one to discuss, Tie Niu looked ignorant, stood at the door and said loudly: "Where is Miss going?" The Iron Bull will send you. ”

Hongchen shook his head and smiled: "Don't go anywhere, Tie Niu will go and play with the big tiger." ”

In the past two days, Tie Niu likes to play wrestling with the big tiger, both of them are very happy, Tie Niu heard this, and really touched his head to find the big tiger, Luo Niang hated to stomp her feet, and tears were dripping in her eyes: "You don't want to go, what are you going to do, do you really want to ask for rain?" ”

"Why not?" Hongchen sat down upright, "It's just that before that, I always have to scare that Miss Chan." ”

Since she was reborn, she has been in a passive state, not because she is willing, it is purely because she is far away in Qi County, and her subordinates have no power, but Xia Chan lives in the capital, with her back to the Xia family, and there are countless subordinates who have gone forward and succeeded her in the first wave, and the reason why she has repeatedly failed is probably because she has scruples, worried that once exposed, she will be suspected by the Xia family.

What Xia Chan attaches most importance to is his reputation in the Xia family, it has reached the point of perversion, he uses all means to win over everyone, how can he leave the notoriety of murdering the real daughter? Even the slightest suspicion is refusing to touch it.

Now that she has suffered losses for so long, she should be taught to be a little better.

But in two days, the news was really good, the court made a will, Qintian monitored and calculated the eight characters of the birthday, selected Hongchen and another pair of spirit men and women, went to Yingchuan, and set off in three days. (To be continued......)