Chapter 46: The Contest
"I'm not!" Ruyue looked at the bustling crowd in the audience, then looked at Li Yuanji's determined gaze, and finally turned her gaze to Su Xiu'er, who was dazed, and for some reason she was at a loss, and she finally became annoyed by her behavior.
She shook off Li Yuanji and fled in an almost embarrassed posture.
"Ruyue ......" Li Yuanji didn't know why he was so familiar with this name, he saw the woman fleeing in the crowd like a frightened deer, and he actually had a feeling of panic, and subconsciously chased after it.
"Childe!" Su Xiu'er was still unwilling, and hurriedly spoke, "You are the master of this ring, so please ......"
"I don't think so!" Li Yuanji didn't feel the expected annoyance, but turned around and smiled indifferently, "My lady's heart girl also knows...... Presumably, the girl's family also holds the girl in the palm of their hands as a treasure...... It's just that I can't bear to be so wronged by the girl......", paused, and said, "It's that I really agreed that she wouldn't marry her in this life...... She's outrageous, but she's still my favorite......"
Su Xiu'er was really stunned, she never expected Li Yuanji to say such a thing, Li Yuanji was also a little surprised, what happened to her? Seeing that Ruyue was about to disappear, he threw off Su Xiu'er and went to chase after him.
Su Xiu'er looked at the place in a daze.
"Miss......" The old butler looked at the backs of the two people angrily, "What kind of world is this!" What a person! β
"That's it!" Su Xiu'er interrupted the old housekeeper's words, "It's just that there is no chance, it seems that Xiu'er is not suitable for such a husband and asking for a home, go home!" β
Ruyue struggled through the crowd, and she was recognized, so if the news of her return spread...... She finally returned to a peaceful life, she carried her skirt and walked so quickly that she couldn't see the people on both sides clearly.
Vaguely feeling that a hand grabbed her, Ruyue suddenly turned around: "I'm not Yang Ruyue!" β
What caught his eye was Ah Xi's stunned expression, and he looked at the pale Ruyue with concern: "Streamer, what's wrong with you?" β
Hearing the word "streamer", Ruyue finally calmed down: "Where have you been?" β
"I didn't expect so many people in Chang'an to get lost, and they are looking for you." Ashi replied.
Ruyue pretended to be calm: "It's not too early, I think we should find a place to live first!" β
Ah Xi nodded, and was about to go back with Ruyue.
But being blocked by a person, Li Yuanji stepped forward unrelentingly: "You are Princess Ruyue!" β
"What's the matter with you!" Ruyue was afraid that Ah Xi would know her identity, so she hurriedly defended, "I said that I am not, what Ruyue, what princess!" Ashi, let's go, ignore this person! β
Ah Xi nodded at Ruyue very cooperatively, and the two of them prepared to go around Li Yuanji.
"Why don't you go looking for my second brother? Don't you know that he has a deep affection for you? Li Yuanji took Ruyue's hand and refused to let go. Where is the tear mole on your face? Li Yuanji always felt that the tear mole on Ruyue's face was very beautiful, and he deliberately paid attention to it a few more times, the skin at the corners of Ruyue's eyes was delicate and smooth, and there was no trace of tear moles at all.
Ruyue looked at this unreasonable person who suddenly appeared, that is, he knew himself, and he must not be familiar with it, but he was pulling and pulling with him on the street.
Finally got angry: "What are you talking nonsense! I have had no tear moles since I was a child! And I've never met you! What kind of person are you! β
"You're obviously ......," Li Yuanji still spoke.
"Presumably Childe hates to admit the wrong person." Ah Xi interrupted Li Yuanji's words, and said politely, "Streamer is my wife, we are childhood sweethearts, and our hometown is thousands of miles away, how can we be the person that Gongzi is looking for?" β
Ah Xi's words made Li Yuanji dumbfounded.
Ruyue also had some differences, but she quickly understood that Ah Xi just wanted to relieve herself, so she didn't say anything to refute it.
"This son, if it's not early today, we originally came to Chang'an to catch the exam, and we are not familiar with the place, if we don't find a place to live, we will have to sleep on the streets tonight." Ashi spoke, "I'll say goodbye first, and we'll meet again." β
After that, he and Ruyue bypassed Li Yuanji again.
"It's impossible to ......" Li Yuanji was still standing in place, muttering to himself, "How could I admit my mistake...... She's not her ......"
Ruyue turned her head to look at Li Yuanji's back, a little lonely, and for some reason suddenly remembered Li Shimin, she had been with him for so long, every time he watched him go, was his back as lonely as the person in front of him......
"Still watching? Do you really know this child? Ah Xi caught Ruyue's gaze and asked Ruyue.
"I don't know each other......" Ruyue turned her head, too, if it wasn't for the kind of expression she deduced, how could Li Shimin get her sincerity...... "I'm not the person he was looking for......
The two of them didn't have much silver, so they had to choose a simple inn, and Ashi ran around all day. But he came back dejected in the evening.
At first, Ruyue refused to open her mouth no matter how she asked, and finally Ruyue pretended to be angry, and he spoke angrily.
He had heard several times that civil officials were recruited by the prince, although he knew the specific time, Ah Xi had also heard about officialdom, and he brought his own article, which he wanted to present to the prince, so that the prince could familiarize himself with it in advance.
When they arrived at the Prince's Mansion, the soldiers guarding the door stretched out their hands and gestured with a face, Ah Xi thought that they wanted their own articles, although they were curious about how a guard could understand this, but they still respectfully presented it.
But he didn't expect that after handing in the article, the guards were furious, and they couldn't help tearing up their own articles and driving themselves out.
He stayed in the prince's mansion for a day, and finally understood what they wanted, which was silver taels.
The next day, I brought my own private money and my own articles, but I still didn't expect that those people took their broken silver taels, or blasted themselves out, and they looked at other people's gold and silver, and finally understood how humble their silver taels looked in their eyes.
He was a little sad: "I'm afraid I won't have anything to do with officialdom." β
Ruyue sat next to him and comforted: "Just don't be afraid, and the military attachΓ©, don't be discouraged!" β
Ah Xi's eyes finally lit up with interest: "Yes, I heard that it is the King of Qin Li Shimin who personally manages it, and the reputation of the King of Qin is very good among the people, I might as well try my luck!" β
Ah Xi jumped up, but Ruyue was a little lonely, and Li Shimin's three words made her feel distressed.
The next day, Ah Xi happily went to find Li Shimin, but was told by the people of the King of Qin that the King of Qin was sick in bed and it was not suitable to see people, so he could come to the game on the designated day. He was skeptical, looking at many people who were just as disappointed as himself, and he was relieved in his heart, even if he was sick.
Finally came to the appointed date, on this day, Ruyue had an illness, and could not go to accompany Axi to compete, Axi wore Ruyue's own sewn clothes, cooked medicine for Ruyue, and watched her drink herself before she was relieved.
In the competition venue, there are many people around the bustling, that is, the official election of the government, which has never been so public, everyone came to witness the demeanor of the King of Qin, and the second is curious, and the fence was full of people.
Li Yuan sat in the middle wearing a dragon robe, there were some snacks, pastries and fruits on the table, Li Shimin was wearing a black printed princely official uniform, outlined into a majestic Jiao with different needles and threads, the prince was in a bright yellow prince suit, and Li Yuanji was also dressed in a grand costume to attend. Mu Qingyang still stood behind Li Shimin with a mask, and four examiners were set up in the middle of the lower position, and the contestants could ask for simple tools by themselves. In the time of a stick of incense, the meaning of the verse is expressed. Sama Ge was originally obsessed with martial arts, but Li Shimin left a place in a corner for himself, and he was afraid that the eldest grandson Ningxi would be bored alone, so he pulled the eldest grandson Ningxi and the two of them dressed up as ordinary men and mixed in the crowd.
This round is the most testing round, watching poetry and practicing martial arts.
Many people are defeated after a round and the examiner's face is confused.
It was Axi's turn to play, and the verse he drew was: Zhuang Shengxiao dreams of butterflies.
I saw him think about it a little, asked for a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, dipped it in ink, waved his big hand, and wrote a big word "Zhuang" on his clothes.
Then he threw a pile of rice paper into the sky, and he turned into a bolt of lightning and waved his sword skills in the rice paper.
The spectators were surprised to find that he actually danced a lot of rice paper into the shape of flower petals, and he showed a blurry appearance, walking drunk, as if he was still in a dream.
The time for a stick of incense came quickly, and the six examiners wrote Kao Axi's poems together, and Li Shimin couldn't help but admire: "Talent! Even Li Yuan narrowed his eyes appreciatively.
Li Jiancheng sat on the side with a black face, he had already controlled the civil officials, and he would not let the military attache fall into the hands of Li Shimin. I thought it was stealing the exam questions, but I didn't want Li Shimin to be so guarded, and his own people couldn't do it at all, so they had to visit the masters.
After reading a paragraph, I found that there was no talent here, and I was secretly happy, but there was an extremely powerful person, looking at Li Shimin's reaction, Li Jiancheng even suspected that he was the person installed by Li Shimin himself.
A few people in succession, seeing that a stick of incense was about to burn out, scratched their ears and cheeks, and did not react.
Until he came to the stage, I saw him dressed in a rough white robe, his hair was unruly, and his stubble was not shaved, looking wild.
Wei Zheng looked at his exam questions, his expression did not change at all, and he successfully completed it in the time of a stick of incense.
Although it is not as wonderful as Ashi, it has also been unanimously praised by everyone.
He didn't show joy or excitement, sat in his place, took a big sip of wine, and only bowed slightly when facing Li Jiancheng's smug gaze, not paying the slightest attention to Li Shimin's burning gaze at him.