"Wronged, county lord! The grass people did deceive Cao Yu and wanted to teach him a lesson, but the county master, look at the fact that I was beaten by Cao Yu, and then look at the minor injuries on Cao Yu's body, it was Cao Yu who wanted to beat me to death. ”

"Huang County, you also heard it, it was Li Feng himself who made the first move!"

Zhang Ze seized the loophole in Li Feng's words and attacked violently, Li Feng opened his mouth and swallowed all the words to excuse himself. With Zhang Ze speaking for Cao Yu, if he continues to quibble, he may fall to the ground.

When Ling Xiu'er saw Zhang Ze'er, she looked at Zhang Ze gratefully, thinking that Zhuang Yuanlang was really righteous. It's just that when she looked at Cao Yu, she found that he looked at Zhang Ze with a chill and vigilance in his eyes.

Ling Xiu'er shook Cao Yu's hand and looked at him puzzled. Cao Yu retracted her gaze, worried about her injuries again.

There was no need for Huang Xian Ling to open another court for interrogation, he secretly glanced at Zhang Ze, cleared his throat and said, "Bold Li Feng!" As a person who deliberately injured Cao Yu and his wife, the current official has dismissed you from your position, and someone has taken you down and put you in a cell. ”

Li Feng was dragged down by the officials.

The county lord wiped the sweat from his head and asked carefully: "Zhang Hanlin, Li Feng deserves it, I trouble you today." After speaking, he looked at the injured Cao Yu and Ling Xiu'er, and said flatteringly: "Cao Gongsheng and his wife are not lightly injured, I will ask the doctor to come and show them, although they are not good doctors......

Zhang Ze waved his hand and signaled that everything was arranged by the county order, "Then I will take Cao Gongsheng and the others to the guest room to wait." ”

"You please, you please."

Huang Xian Ling hurriedly gave way, bent down and said please, looking like a pug wagging his tail.

Cao Liang walked last, and Huang Xianling pulled him aside and instructed, "Cao Gongsheng, please come out of the yamen for the doctor's medicine, and don't forget to speak for me in front of Zhang Hanlin." ”

Cao Yu didn't speak or nodded, when he saw Huang County's order, the first thing that came to his mind was the scene he encountered two years ago: a bloody book, slaughtering all the outstanding readers in the county.

After Huang Xianling finished speaking, he urged him to leave quickly, completely ignoring the faint anger in Cao Yu's eyes.

When I came to the room, the doctor was already waiting.

Fortunately, neither of them had internal injuries, and the doctor prescribed some medicine for bruises, instructed the wounds not to get wet, and went back with the medicine box on his back.

Zhang Ze sent the doctor away, and when he turned around, he saw Ling Xiu'er looking at Cao Yu's wound with concern.

Seeing that her willow eyebrows were slightly furrowed, her eyes were affectionate, and the cherry carefully blew on Cao Yu's red and swollen cheeks, and she instantly breathed chaotically.

What a good-looking woman he has never seen in the capital? But today was disturbed by Ling Xiu'er, Zhang Ze knew that his friend's wife could not be bullied, so he lowered his eyes and coughed lightly.

Ling Xiuer was worried that the injury would affect Cao Yu's preparation for the exam, and it was inevitable that she would be worried. Zhang Ze's cough gave her a wake-up call.

Her eyes lit up, and she said with a smile at Zhang Ze: "Zhang Zhuangyuan, if it weren't for you today, my father-in-law might have ruined his good future by Li Feng." ”

Zhang Ze's praised cheeks floated two patches of crimson, and he replied pretending to be old-fashioned: "Don't thank me, if you hadn't gone to the yamen for help, I wouldn't have gone over there to check." Cao Yu, you have to thank Xiu'er a lot. Nowadays, it is difficult to find a woman with a true temperament like her. ”

"This is natural, my lady Lan has a good heart, and the immortals are not as good as her."

As he spoke, Cao Yu stopped Ling Xiu'er's slender waist and took her into her arms like a baby.

Ling Xiu'er hurriedly pushed him away, her face was happy and surprised, and she said angrily: "Xianggong, you are not afraid of being laughed at by the champion if you talk nonsense." ”

The shyness caused the rest of the two to laugh.

Seeing that Zhang Ze was happy, Ling Xiu'er pursed her lips and looked a little nervous, "Zhang Zhuangyuan, I still have a reluctant request." ”

Zhang Ze stopped laughing, put away the fan and looked at her, "But it's okay to say it." ”

"My father-in-law will review and prepare for the exam in the academy recently, and I hope Zhang Zhuangyuan can give more advice."

When Zhang Ze heard this, he sighed inexplicably in his heart, and said on the surface: "Brother Cao is talented, he will definitely be able to win this time, Xiu'er, don't worry." ”

Seeing Zhang Zeying, Ling Xiu'er happily grabbed Cao Yu's arm, wanting to share the good news.

It's just that Cao Yu's face didn't have much joy, his eyes were heavy, and he suddenly felt that Zhang Ze in front of him was a little strange.

Although the two have not known each other for a long time, they were confidants at first sight, which made the two talk a lot and understand each other more deeply. However, as the relationship progressed, Cao Yu discovered Zhang Ze's unfathomable side, and he didn't know if he was too defensive about others, Cao Yu always felt that Zhang Ze always had a special purpose for himself.

Sensing that Zhang Ze was staring at him, Cao Yu withdrew his gaze and looked at Ling Xiu'er beside him, the corners of his mouth were dyed with a smile, and then he heard Zhang Ze say: "I won't disturb your little couple's love, take the first step." ”

Cao Yu responded, pulled Ling Xiu'er and sent Zhang Ze out of the door of the yamen and walked in the direction of the county school.

Zhang Ze went out of the yamen all the way to the east, and the house he rented was hidden in a quiet place in the downtown area. In addition to a group of domestic slaves, he also had his mother Sun.

Sun is the daughter of a wealthy merchant in the capital, and although she is old, she still has charm. Since Zhang Ze's father died, her requirements for Zhang Ze have become stricter, and now that her son has won the champion and obtained an official position, the Sun family is no longer greedy for anything else, and just wants to hold her grandson as soon as possible.

"Ze'er, this is a small statue sent by the matchmaker in the capital, do you think there is anything you are satisfied with?"

Sun took two maids to stop Zhang Ze in the middle of the courtyard.

Zhang Ze saw the picture scroll held by the maid, and his head was big, and he refused: "Mother, let's talk about these things when I go back to the capital." Then he skipped the three of them and hurried to the study.

Closing the door of the study, Zhang Ze took a deep breath, and Ling Xiu'er's voice and smile unconsciously appeared in his mind.

He hurriedly shook his head, and caught a glimpse of a new inkstone on the desk. He walked by, took out a blank note from the dark compartment at the bottom of the inkstone, took up the pen and wrote down the three words "good bow out", and asked the next person to send it to the post station, where someone will receive it.

Zhang Ze returned to the desk, and the fine rice paper in front of him was unfolded and unstained, waiting for someone to splash ink and write the next masterpiece, just like Cao Yu now, with a blank piece of paper and a bright future.

It is true that he and Cao Yu became confidants, and it is true that he poured his heart into Xiu'er, but if Cao Yu knew that he would become someone else's wedding dress, even if he won the exam, he would be replaced by others, and what would be the relationship between the two at that time?

Within the county school, Ling Xiu'er handed over the silver left over from the sale of flowers to Cao Yu, leaving only a few copper plates for herself.

Cao Yu couldn't help but be surprised, "How did you make so much money selling embroidery, did you stay up late again?" ”

Ling Xiu'er stuck out her tongue, of course she couldn't tell Cao Yu that the peony she nourished with her blood was better than embroidery, and lied: "No." The embroidery workshop ordered a batch of silk handkerchiefs from me, which was a deposit. ”

Cao Yu was skeptical, took one or two from it, and returned the rest to Ling Xiu'er, "I don't need much, you have to take the rest." ”

"I don't want it, I can't save this money in my hands."

"Then spend it."

The two of you pushed me back, and suddenly Ling Xiu'er screamed, remembering the food box she bought before, she hurriedly went to the gate of the county school to find it, but the food box was found, but the food inside was spilled.

Ling Xiu'er felt a pity, and squatted down in distress and hugged her knees.

Seeing this, Cao Yu pulled people to the restaurant and ordered a table of dishes, and the ordering action was fast and domineering, and they were all Ling Xiuer's favorite food.

"Give."

Cao Yu handed Ling Xiu'er a pair of chopsticks and urged her to eat quickly, how could her woman not afford to eat a table of wine.

Ling Xiu'er looked at Cao Yu and then at the food on the table, first sandwiched a piece of meat into Cao Yu's bowl, and said with a heartfelt voice: "Even if it is a celebration banquet in advance, my Xianggong will definitely be able to go to high school in this imperial examination!" ”

"Thank you, lady."

Cao Yu's eyes are firm, and he is bound to win the imperial examination this time.