"Didn't we say we'd go into this matter?" Xiao Mu asked rhetorically. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Yes." Lin Yi nodded and admitted, "I just think that this speculation can almost be confirmed, and I didn't ask you to pursue Xiong Wencan, can't you even analyze the ins and outs of the matter?" ”

"Naturally, you can ......" Xiao Mu decisively chose to compromise in response to Lin Ye's rhetorical question - of course, Lin Ye's words themselves have a certain amount of truth, after all, no matter what, it is better to analyze things clearly than to be confused.

"All in all, in my reply to Xiong Wencan, I first encouraged him, and then supervised the progress of my strategy of selling the official to Zheng Zhilong, and asked him to hurry up." Xiao Mu said.

Regarding Xiong Wencan's recital, the two of them finally reached a consensus, since they had reached a consensus, and there was nothing else important to talk about, it was naturally time for Xiao Mu to say goodbye and leave.

After all, it was already dark at this time, and admiring the moon outdoors before was also a physical task for Lin Ye, a pregnant woman, and there was no doubt that resting early was a good choice for her - although Xiao Mu summed up the inference that "he and Lin Ye must force one of them to be sick, and Lin Ye would not get sick if he didn't fully recover from his cold" has been valid so far, but for Lin Ye and the fetus in his womb, it is undoubtedly best to take less risk.

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The next day, that is, on August 16 after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xiao Mu and Lin Yi had already known two days in advance the results of the Wuchen examination in the first year of Chongzhen, and the results of the examination were finally made public, and almost every candidate in the capital got the final result in the fastest way - after all, they were the protagonists of the examination, and they were also the group of people who cared about the results the most.

The Song Yingxing brothers, who lived in Wang Jingyuan's house, were naturally no exception, in fact, less than half an hour after the results of the examination were announced, they knew their final results - of course, one, or two disappointing results, the two brothers both fell to Sun Shan, and they did not get the opportunity to see the palace examination and pass the Jinshi.

After a period of disappointment, the Song Yingxing brothers finally accepted the current reality, which was similar to the scene when they participated in the examination before, and it was naturally not the first time they had experienced it, so despite the disappointment, the two of them were not negative for a long time, and quickly adjusted their mentality.

"Brother, I have decided not to pursue fame anymore, and I will never come to the capital to participate in the examination in the future." When they returned to their Wang Jingyuan's residence, Song Yingxing said to his brother Song Yingsheng that this was actually what Song Yingxing had planned before they participated in this examination and entered the capital.

Song Yingsheng replied, "Don't hide it from the virtuous brother, the foolish brother also feels the same way, you and my brother have been delayed for ten years in this examination, and after I go back this time, I plan to study with peace of mind and never take the road of the imperial examination again." ”

The two reached an agreement on whether to continue to participate in the imperial examination in the future, but they were not so consistent about what to do in the future, but they just didn't say it, of course, the brothers all understood in their hearts - Song Yingxing was originally interested in some "strange and obscene skills", even if he didn't say it, Song Yingsheng, who was the elder brother, could guess what his younger brother would spend the rest of his life with after he gave up the idea of the imperial examination.

Although they didn't agree with his brother's interest in this area, after all, the current occasion was not suitable to talk about this topic, so the two of them did not mention it very tacitly, but discussed the plan to return home, and then chose a day to say goodbye to Wang Jingyuan's family and set foot on the way home.

In fact, in order not to let people familiar with him see their sad or happy expressions, the Song Yingxing brothers politely refused the request of Wang Jingyuan's family to come to see the trial list together, and chose the two of them to come with their stomachs, but after knowing the final result, they found that they did not feel particularly sad, especially compared with the young people who can be seen everywhere around them, crying because they fell off the list, they can be regarded as "not surprised".

Of course, Wang Jingyuan's family is naturally very concerned about the exam results of their two learned guests, and after Song Yingxing's brothers read the list, they are not in the mood to wander around the market, so they naturally want to return to Wang Jingyuan's house, tell them about this disappointing result, and at the same time express their gratitude to their family, thank them for providing shelter and care for so many days.

It's just that when the two Song Yingxing brothers walked back to the door of Wang Jingyuan's house, they found that Wang Jingyuan's family had a guest, and it was also a guest of a big man - because the carriage parked at Wang Jingyuan's house was worth a lot of money at a glance, and the door of Wang Jingyuan's house was full of guests' entourage, staring at Song Yingxing's brothers vigilantly, for fear that they would break in and assassinate.

Of course, there is no doubt that there is only one distinguished guest that Wang Jingyuan's family can know, and that is the "Xiao Mu Gongzi" - Song Yingxing always remembers Xiao Gongzi's requirements and keeps his true identity as the son of tomorrow secret, so now that Song Yingxing sees such a scene, the first reaction in his mind is also "Xiao Gongzi", not "the current emperor".

Obviously, staring at the Song Yingxing brothers, the one who was wary of them was a brocade guard, and he was also an ordinary subordinate who didn't know much about the situation - of course, this "subordinate" was also relatively speaking, any "subordinate" present was undoubtedly a character who could walk sideways when walking alone on the street, and the people in the government would give some face when they saw it.

Soon, this "subordinate" who was wary of Song Yingxing's brother removed his vigilance, because his superiors knew the two people who looked like scholars at the door.

"Two Mr. Song, you are back, Xiao Gongzi is waiting for you in the house!" It was none other than Hu Yun, who often went to Wang Jingyuan's house to eat, and he was naturally very familiar with Song Yingxing's brothers.

And this incident happened to successfully verify what his old partner, that is, Yang Tao's previous statement - "The commander handed over the mysterious errand to Luo Zhenxing and Zhang Chao, not us, because we have a more important errand, that is, to protect the emperor." ”

Originally, it was just a sentence that Yang Tao used to persuade Hu Yun, but now it has really become a reality, Hu Yun's mood at the moment is naturally very high, and the feeling of unwillingness because he didn't get the mysterious errand of Luo Zhenxing and Zhang Chao has long been swept away - after all, he knows that he doesn't know now, and this statement was originally Yang Tao's casual remark.