After the vernal equinox, the days get longer.

In the fifth lunar month, it was already about 8 o'clock in the evening after dark.

When I got off work and went out of Daming Palace, it was only three o'clock in the afternoon, and there were still two hours before the dark curfew drums sounded, and I happened to get off work with Liu Wensu, so I didn't have to go back to Daozhengfang's house first, and directly let Uncle Liu bring the packed food, and gave Uncle Liu the draft of the article to Wei Jian, who was handed over to the Zhongshu House, and Liu Chenxing rode his little brown horse outside the palace, and hurried to Qujiang.

It's been two days since I returned to Chang'an, and I've almost settled down, and it's already very bad if I didn't meet my teacher Jiang Mo immediately.

No matter what, I can't help but visit today.

There are still two or three days left, it is the Dragon Boat Festival, but the weather is already too hot to be.

Chang'an has a large population, and the roads are full of people, horses, and cars.

The afternoon of about three o'clock is the hottest time of the day, and there is not even a hint of wind in such an unhurried horseback ride.

Riding on a horse, with the scorching sun on his head, sweating is not an exaggeration, fortunately, when he arrived in the south of the city, there were relatively fewer people, and the road was more wide, coupled with the proximity to the Qujiang River, the horse ran fast, and finally there was a cool breeze.

At this time, he finally galloped all the way, and soon arrived at Jiang Mo's farmhouse on the edge of the Qujiang River.

At this time, the name of master and apprentice, especially the kind of person who is worshipping the teacher and banqueting guests, is not much worse than that of parents and children, which is the so-called one day as a teacher and a father for life.

Liu Chenxing is still very good at following the customs, they are still one step away from determining the name of the master and apprentice, and they encountered the Praetorian Guards to arrest people, in this case, Jiang Mo threw down the name of master and apprentice, and advanced and retreated with her, which means that although the two of them have not been together for a long time, they have already been tested.

Teacher Jiang Mo doesn't treat her as an outsider anymore, she can't see outside, she turned over and dismounted, tied the horse to the tree outside the farmhouse, knocked on the door twice, and didn't wait for the inside to say hello, so she raised her voice and called: "Teacher, Ah Xing is back!" As he spoke, the door of the farmhouse was pushed open, and Liu Chenxing did not hesitate and walked straight in.

Greeting the door is the manservant Ah Sheng.

Hearing the sound, he rushed to the gate of the courtyard, and when he saw that it was Liu Chenxing, he immediately looked surprised and flattered: "The lady is back, and Lang Jun said that the lady is coming before Duanyang, and the little one has kept the door every day these days." As he spoke, he welcomed Liu Chenxing to the main hall.

Liu Chenxing's eyes and eyesight are good, and there is no south wall in the main hall, so he saw the teacher Jiang Mo sitting in the hall making tea at a glance, so he smiled at Ah Sheng: "Don't call me, Ah Sheng, you go and get busy, I'll find the teacher myself." ”

Ah Sheng looked at Liu Chenxing in a light cyan official uniform, thinking that Liu Chenxing was only fifteen years old, and he was already a serious six-nine female official beside the empress, and he was rewarded by the empress two months ago, and even blessed his parents, this is not ordinary, looking at Liu Chenxing in such an official robe, Ah Sheng only felt that it was no worse than those noble girls with prominent families, after all, the empress's holy family was not something that ordinary noblewomen could get.

Hearing Liu Chenxing's order not to follow, Ah Sheng of course didn't refute it, and responded with a smile: "It's hot weather, the lady should have just come from the palace, Ah Sheng went to the kitchen to bring you a bowl of chilled plum water." This plum sauce is boiled by Ah Sheng's daughter-in-law Ah Gui herself, and the taste is pure. ”

Stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling person, let alone Ah Sheng is so enthusiastic?

Now she is indeed dry-mouthed, this Ah Sheng can be said to have very good eyes, Liu Chenxing of course smiled and responded, and then did not delay any longer, walked quickly to the eaves of the main hall, and entered the room with wide shoes.

After worshipping the teacher, he was absent for two months, Liu Chenxing entered the main hall, but he still restrained one or two, stood in the hall, crossed his hands, bowed respectfully, and said, "Teacher, Ah Xing is back." ”

In his own home, facing his own disciples, no different from his descendants, seeing Liu Chenxing come in, Jiang Mo did not change his sitting posture, he leaned on a small bench, one leg curled up, one leg hung flat on the seat, very relaxed.

"As soon as you come, you will make a big gift, but you have been tired of practicing calligraphy for the past two months?" Jiang Mo held the teacup in his hand and took a sip of the hot tea that was still smoking before slowly speaking.

Liu Chenxing put down his saluting hand, stood up straight, and said with a grin: "Teacher, Ah Xing got a perfect score in the calligraphy test in the White Horse Temple, and gave the teacher a big face, all because Ah Xing practiced calligraphy every day!" So saying, he came to the left end of the long table on the main seat and sat down.

Jiang Mo also thinks that Liu Chenxing should not practice calligraphy less, but Liu Chenxing is too young, and now he is the first female champion in the country, and his achievements can be described as extraordinary, and the empress values it so much, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a young man.

And without the pressure before becoming famous, he is really worried that such a good seedling will float, that is, it will be ruined, so he has to ask a few more words.

Hearing Liu Chenxing's answer that he practiced words every day, which was as hard as he had been in the imperial examination before, Jiang Mo put down the teacup, smiled with satisfaction, looked at Liu Chenxing, who was already wearing an official robe, and said: "Today's first day is on a business trip, but it went smoothly." ”

Immediately hearing the concern of the teacher Jiang Mo, Liu Chenxing's smile widened, but he did not hide the true situation, and reported the recent situation one by one: "Well, I went back to Chang'an at noon the day before yesterday, and my parents and grandmother came. Yesterday I went to the official department to report, and today is the first day of business. However, instead of going to the saint to be dispatched, he was assigned to the history museum. ”

"History Museum?" The tea that was supposed to be put on the table rose again, and I happened to listen to the disciple talk about the recent situation, but I heard this sentence, Jiang Mo was the ancestor of the country who worshiped the third grade, and immediately reacted, so he stopped drinking tea, frowned, and said: "The current official is Lin Rencheng, you are the first place in the palace examination, if there is no approval from him, no one will send you to the History Museum." ”

"Lin Rencheng was one of the ministers of Gaozong's deathbed, and now although he is loyal to today's saints, the prince is also the foundation of the country, and Lin Rencheng is now a high-ranking official of the third grade, so his political intention should be to support the empress and Gaozong as the prince. In addition, this person is quite conceited and high-minded, thinking that he is a loyal minister, and he is the abolished emperor who has been detained in Luoyang three times and nine times, and he still supports the abolished emperor behind his back. ”

Hearing this, Liu Chenxing didn't have time to admire that although his teacher was not in the court, he knew some of the relationships in the court, and the manservant Ah Sheng brought up the iced sour plum soup.

The topic of the prince should be said cautiously in all dynasties and generations, not to mention that the situation in this dynasty is more complicated, Rao is man who has followed him for many years, Jiang Mo also stopped talking and stopped talking.