A few days after the trial list was released, in April, after the palace test, the gold list was released outside the Xuande Gate.

The whole capital was suddenly noisy.

Wang Hang, the third master of the Wang family, ordered Tanhua, Xie Ai ordered Chuanyu, although Li Qingning still hung the back of the car, he was also listed in the second class, Cao Ming and Huo Wencan were also in the second class, of course, they were far ahead of Li Qingning.

Qiao Mingshu, the Shanxi scholar sponsored by Taonong, is also in the second class of high school.

Li Ran ordered a few gifts, sent them out separately, and together with Wang Ji and Xie Pei, they watched the grand scene of the hairpin parade of the new science and technology scholars.

It's really a big and lively event that makes a sensation in the city.

Two days later, in the afternoon, Li Ran and Mama Huang were looking at a newly built rockery forest in the back garden.

"Something happened!" Zhou E's forehead was full of sweat, and her expression was in a hurry.

"Who's wrong? What's wrong? Li Ran's back straightened suddenly.

"Momono! Qiao Mingshu, that idiot! He made a decree to marry Momono! ”

The last sentence was to marry Taonon, and Zhou E simply shouted out.

Mama Huang's two eyebrows are raised high, a little scared, this is a big joy, how can something happen?

"Momonon doesn't want to get married?" Li Ran blurted out, "What about the Taonong people?" Where is the purpose? ”

"At Sister-in-law Wu's place, I didn't let Sister-in-law Wu close the door, the door was too conspicuous, for fear that they would come over.

Qiao Mingshu, and that will, in the small courtyard of Taonong, now send people everywhere to find Taonon! ”

Zhou E crossed her hands on her hips, angry.

"Go and ask Mama Sang, quick."

Li Ran turned around and ordered Manjing, then looked at Mama Huang and said, "Please ask Wang Cui to go to Sister-in-law Wu and ask her to tell Tao Nong, don't worry, don't go out, wait for me in the store." Tell Wang Cui that after passing the word, I will stay there and wait for me to arrive.

Also, tell Sister-in-law Wu that as usual, someone came to look for her, and she said that Tao Nong was not there. ”

Mama Huang knew that the matter was urgent, so she agreed, ran away, and went to find Wang Cui in person.

"You follow me, go to the prince, the prince is in the palace today." Li Ran called Zhou Zhou'e and said as she walked out.

"I'll call a taxi, you ......"

Zhou E raised her feet and was about to run, but was pulled by Li Ran, "I don't need you." ”

"Also, now, all around you are human spirits."

Zhou E looked at a girl who ran out with Mama Huang just now, and after running east and west with Mama Huang at the intersection, she ran fast with her skirt in her arms.

I can't say why, Zhou E's heart suddenly settled, she pouted, and followed Li Ran with her hands behind her back.

"Tao Nong wants to run, looking for me to ask for silver, saying no matter how much, she said that she ran this time, but she was afraid that she would not be able to come back in this life, and the silver I gave was not returned, let me weigh it, and give it according to the number that is not distressed."

Zhou E's heart is settled, and she has the heart to gossip.

"I told her, I'll have to tell you about it, maybe you can do it, and besides, even if I get the money, I'll have to come back.

Well, tell me, what is this called? Is this Qiao Mingshu stupid? If you want to marry someone, shouldn't you tell them in advance? Waiting for someone to nod?

How dare he ask for a decree first?

The emperor too, he asked for a decree, and he gave it to Zhang! ”

"For a man, being willing to marry you is a big face, not to mention a new science and technology scholar like Qiao Mingshu, and Tao Nong's identity.

He probably felt that Momonong was going to faint with joy, maybe he would take the imperial doctor with him. ”

Li Ran's voice was cold.

Zhou E sighed, took two steps, and took a sip.

"Not really! I've been there.

Many years ago, when I was in my thirties, I once, on the way back from recruitment, I received a request for help from Gao Quanyi, so I went to save him.

At that time, Gao Quanyi was a thousand-commander, but he was younger than me, and when he saw the emperor and reported his military affairs, he even said in public that he was willing to marry me in order to repay my life-saving grace!

Ha! ”

Zhou E let out a snort, and then took a sip.

"Why did he marry me? Because he's uglier than me? With him being a thousand-commander, I've made it to the general? With his fluffy egg appearance that can't charge and strategize?

I kicked him out of his teeth in a fit of rage.

Damn! ”

Zhou E took another sip.

"Gao Quanyi is still alive now?" Li Ran glanced at Zhou E.

"Alive, in Huo Shuai's army.

Since then, I have seen him beaten up again and again, but he couldn't beat me, and then the emperor transferred him to Huo Shuai's army. ”

Zhou E raised her chin and snorted.

Li Ran glanced at her and quickened her pace.

Mama Sang got the letter, and halfway through, she heard that Li Ran was going to the second gate, so she hurriedly turned around and ran to the second gate again, and took a few breaths before Li Ran went to the second gate, and rushed to the second gate.

"There is a new science and technology scholar named Qiao Mingshu, who has made a will to marry Taonon, and now the will and people are in Taonon's house.

Tao Nong refuses to marry, so I'm going to find a way for the prince now.

You go and see how it goes, it's best to drag it out and press it, in short, you look at it and wait for my letter. ”

Li Ran only explained the cause clearly, as for what to do, Mama Sang knew much better than her.

"I understand, don't worry, princess."

Mama Sang agreed, took a few steps back, and without waiting for Li Ran to get in the car, she quickly picked a few people, went out of the side door, and hurried to the small courtyard in Taonong.

Li Ran and Zhou E's car quickly entered the Donghua Gate.

The two got out of the car and entered the Donghua Gate, Zhou E trotted into the guard room, found the little boy watching the horses, asked Xie Ze in Jinghua Palace, and went straight to Jinghua Hall with Li Ran.

Zhou E found Shi Nan in a small room outside the Jinghua Palace, Shi Nan heard that the princess had something urgent to find the prince, so he hurriedly went in, and after a while, Xie Ze came out.

"What's wrong?"

Xie Ze took a few steps closely, caught up with Li Ran, who didn't look very good, and asked first without waiting for her to speak.

"Taonong sponsored a scholar in Shanxi, I told you about this."

Li Ran went straight to the point, and Xie Ze nodded.

"It's called Qiao Mingshu, I won the second class, I just asked for a marriage, I want to marry Taonon, Taonon doesn't want to marry."

Xie Ze frowned, hummed, motioned to a small room next to him, looked at Zhou E and ordered, "You accompany the princess to the house and wait." ”

Li Ran snorted and followed Zhou E to the hut, and Xie Ze turned around and entered the Jinghua Palace.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Xie Ze come in, the prince raised his eyebrows and said with concern.

His daughter-in-law is in such a hurry to find here, this matter must not be small.

"In the new science and technology jinshi, there is a Shanxi man named Qiao Mingshu, who was sponsored by Taonong and was able to go to the spring examination, which should have been at the banquet just now, and he asked the emperor to marry Taonong."

Xie Ze said a few words, and the two eyebrows raised high when the prince listened, "The will has been issued?" ”

"Hmm."

"Momonon not getting married?"

The prince looked at Xie Ze clearly, and without waiting for Xie Ze to nod, he slapped it on the table.

"How many times have I told him! Now is not the past, you can't talk in front and wave your hands later! Otherwise, where is the majesty of the imperial court?

Why can't he remember? ”

The prince slapped the table. Xie Ze lowered his eyes and watched him slap the table.

"What kind of goods is Momono? Didn't he know? He didn't ask Momono, how dare he make this will to marry? Faint! ”

The prince's anger is rough.

"You can't blame the emperor for it, I don't know how Qiao Mingshu told the emperor, if you say that he and Tao Nong are in love......"

Xie Ze's eyelids drooped slightly.

"Then he should be so biased and biased? What kind of goods is Momono, he doesn't know?

"Gotta make up for it." Xie Ze looked at the prince and reminded.

"I know to make up for it...... How can this be compensated? He is old, and the emperor has been an emperor for more than ten years, how can he be so careless? ”

The prince's two hands pounded the table together.

"Find him another one, and exchange it for a holy decree." Xie Ze's idea was concise and to the point.

"Huh?"

The prince's hand that was about to be beaten down paused, his eyes turned away, and then turned again, narrowed slightly, and for a moment, his eyes relaxed.

"Do you have the right person?"

"Nope!"

"Let me think about it."

The prince pinched his chin with two fingers, squinted his eyes again, and for a moment, looked at Xie Ze, squinted and smiled:

"Liu Hanlin's niece, how is it?"

"It's good if you think it's good."

"That's her.

Come! Intended!

You send someone over first and tell Liu Hanlin: Qiao Mingshu, the new science and technology jinshi, met his niece and daughter by chance, fell in love at first sight, and wanted to come to the door to ask for marriage.

If he thinks it's good, then he will be overjoyed, and the emperor is willing to come forward to be this matchmaker.

I will find someone to replace the will, and let them rush to Liu Hanlin's mansion immediately.

Daddy's ...... I'll go find A-Niang and let A-Niang find him! ”

The prince staggered his teeth.

Xie Ze nodded in response, turned around and came out, first called Shi Nan, and instructed him to go to Liu Hanlin's mansion in person.

Then to the hut, he smiled at Li Ran and said, "It's okay, there is such a thing as marriage, but there are other people, Tao Nong heard it wrong." ”

"Can't ......" Zhou E blurted out the impossibility, the last word, was stabbed back by Xie Ze's straight gaze.

"I see, then I'll go back."

Li Ran breathed a sigh of relief, took a step forward, approached Xie Ze, pressed his forehead against his chest, took a step back, squeezed out from Xie Ze, and trotted out all the way.

Zhou E didn't squeeze out like Li Ran, so she had to point out and smile dryly.

Xie Ze's gaze followed Li Ran and stepped out of the hut door.

Zhou E breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly rushed out of the door, and ran to catch up with Li Ran.

Li Ran and Zhou E got into the car out of Donghua Gate and went straight to Sister-in-law Wu.

As soon as the two got out of the car outside the corner gate, the corner door opened a crack from the inside, revealing half of Sister Xi'er's face in the crack of the door, and the two eyes did not look at Li Ran and Zhou E, but kept looking around.

Seeing Li Ran and Zhou E approaching, Sister Xi opened the door to let the two of them in, quickly probed out, looked left and right quickly, and closed the door with a bang.

"Got the money? It doesn't need more, just a few dozen taels, I can spend it and save it. ”

Tao Nong hid in the corner of the house, waited for Sister Xi to close the door, rushed out, and stretched out her hand at Zhou E and Li Ran.

Li Ran looked at Tao Nong.

Momonon had changed into a heavy and coarse old cotton jacket and old cotton pants, as well as old cotton shoes, her hair was messy, and her face was smeared with black ash.

"You're dressed like this, and you're pretty good-looking."

Zhou E looked Tao Nong up and down and laughed.

"It should be fine, I went to ask, it seems that you heard it wrong, the marriage is the marriage, but it's not you, don't worry, wait and talk."

Li Ran looked at Tao Nong, wanted to laugh and held back.

"Huh?" Momono was stunned for a moment, then raised his outstretched hand and snorted, "Wrong?" And so on! You're in the palace? ”

Momono's fingers turned a few times flexibly.

"Well, we'll see later." Li Ran winked at Tao Nong.

"Sister Xi, you go to the front and watch, let your aunt come over to make a pot of tea, I'm so thirsty!"

Zhou E twisted her neck, she was called by Tao Nong when she rushed over, and then returned to Rong'an Mansion to hurry again, and then went to the palace, I don't know how much sweat I had, my mouth was dry and sticky, and my clothes were wet for several layers, which was really uncomfortable.

The three of them sat down and slowly drank a pot of tea, when someone knocked on the corner door and shouted in a low voice: "Princess." ”

Sister-in-law Wu jumped up and opened the door.

Just now, the mother-in-law who followed the door to Donghua Gate came in, walked in front of Li Ran, and lowered her hand to report: "Back to the princess, I heard that before Qiao Mingshu, a new science and technology jinshi, fell in love with a girl in Liu Hanlin's mansion at first sight, and the emperor asked Liu Hanlin what he meant, and gave him a marriage, which was a great joy." ”

With the mother-in-law's words, Momonong's eyes widened a little, and when he heard the last happy sentence, he snorted violently.

"Liu Hanlin's mansion? Which girl? Zhou E's two eyebrows raised a deep line on her forehead.

"I heard that it is Liu Hanlin's niece, Liu Erniang." The expression on the mother-in-law's face remained unchanged at all, and she replied respectfully with her hands down.

This time, Zhou E's eyes also widened, and after a moment, she also let out a loud sigh.

"I'll talk about it later." Li Ran breathed a sigh of relief, looked at her mother-in-law and smiled.

"Don't dare to be." The mother-in-law smiled, lowered her hand and withdrew, waiting for Li Ran outside.

"What's ...... about this Liu Er Lady?"

Li Ran dragged her voice and looked at Zhou E from Taonong.

"It's the same age as Qiao Jinshi." Zhou E smiled dryly.

"I'll wash my face first, and then I'll change my clothes." Momino sighed first, turned around and rushed into the house.

"Bigger than Qiao Mingshu? How old is Qiao Mingshu? ”

Li Ran heard that Zhou E's words were wrong and asked.

"Qiao Mingshu, I haven't asked, look at about thirty, Liu Erniang is Chinese New Year's Eve nine today.

Don't look at me like that.

There is nothing wrong with Liu Erniang. The reason why she hasn't married until now, I heard that it was because she was bent on marrying a talented man, at least she was a jinshi, and she couldn't be a jinshi.

Ten or twenty years ago, there was a shortage of soldiers, and there were no jinshi.

Later, when the spring exam started, in the first subject, dozens of people took the spring exam, and it seemed that there were more than 20 of them, and there was no one who didn't have a family.

At that time, Liu Erniang was already twenty-four or five years old, and she refused to fill the house no matter what, so she had to marry a husband and wife.

I want to be a jinshi again, and I want to be a yuan, and I have also taken a few subjects in Chunyu, but there is no suitable one.

Now that it's finally there, it's rare to fall in love at first sight! ”

Li Ran was stunned for a moment, sighed, and didn't know what to say.

Tao Nong changed his clothes and came out, asked Sister-in-law Wu to take out the wine, and fried a few snacks, without mentioning Qiao Mingshu, only talking about the interesting things he had seen before, how he was, and he was drunk.

Zhou E didn't let her go back, let Sister-in-law Wu take care of her in the wing, and came out to go back to Rong'an Mansion with Li Ran.

Xie Ze usually came back much earlier.

Li Ran had just come out of the shower and changed his clothes, and Xie Ze had come back.

Looking at Li Ran's still somewhat wet hair, Xie Ze lowered his head and sniffed closely, "Drinking?" ”

"Well, and the smell of alcohol?" Li Ran hurriedly pulled a strand of hair and sniffed it carefully.

"Nope. This will take a bath, thinking that you should have drunk wine, Momono is okay? ”

Xie Ze took the strand of hair from Li Ran's hand and pulled it behind his ear.

"Pretty much fine." Li Ran wanted to sigh and held back.

Momino can only be roughly fine. She will never marry Qiao Mingshu no matter what, she will not marry anyone, just like Zhou E.

But she has a true friendship with Qiao Mingshu.

She hopes that Qiao Mingshu will have a smooth life and marry a wife he likes in the future, and the husband and wife will be harmonious. She wanted him to be happy.

But now, a will will tie him and Liu Erniang to death.

That Liu Erniang, who is nearly forty years old, no matter how much she thinks about it, she will not be a good match.

Momino is very uncomfortable.

"Qiao Mingshu can get married to the Liu family, which is already his blessing."

Xie Ze pulled Li Ran to sit on the kang.

"I asked Xiqing to ask Qiao Mingshu, after he got his fame, he wanted to marry Tao Nong, did he tell Tao Nong? How did Momono answer? If you want to ask for marriage, have you asked Momono? Momino promised no. ”

Li Ran looked at Xie Ze, Xie Ze met Li Ran's gaze, and the corners of his mouth pulled down.

He didn't answer Xiqing's question. Xiqing said that his mouth was pursed, he didn't answer, and he didn't look at Xiqing.

He may have said to Momono, such as being as kind as a mountain, he will not live up to her and marry her.

But Tao Nong and Zhou E are not ordinary women, not ordinary people.

If she is willing to marry, it will not be Qiao Mingshu's turn to marry.

Qiao Mingshu wants to marry Taonon, and it is not necessarily all to repay the favor.

Tao Nong is good friends with you, and Zhou E is irreversible, the emperor and the prince have blue eyes for her, and people all over the world regard her as a strange woman.

Hum! ”

Xie Ze snorted, revealing a hint of coldness.

Li Ran sighed lowly.

"The prince has already ordered him to release the county order, a small county.

It's for his good.

When he asked the emperor for an edict, he played tricks and used the emperor to drink a few more glasses of wine and make vague remarks.

The emperor is practicing calligraphy in Luo Niangniang's palace at this time, but he is afraid that he will have to practice for a few days. ”

After a pause, Xie Ze had a smile on his face that couldn't tell what it meant.

"The emperor hasn't practiced calligraphy for several years. Don't send Qiao Mingshu out......

The emperor's generation of heroes is not generous. ”

Li Ran was stunned for a moment and sighed.

"Don't talk about that.

Today I discussed military affairs for a day, and the prince wanted me to be the governor of the southern war, and let me take you with me, you ......"

"I'll go!" Li Ran's eyes lit up.

Xie Ze laughed, reached out and grabbed Li Ran, and pressed the tip of her nose as he laughed.

"It's going to war. Your last name should be Ann. ”

"I'm not here to fight, I'm with you. When to go? How long does it take? ”

Li Ran raised her hand and pressed it on Xie Ze's chest and looked up at him.

"Qin Tianjian is in Bujiri, and he will soon set off.

No matter which battle, the sooner the better.

But if you really fight, you have to make up your mind, fight for one year or two, three or five years, ten years and eight years, and even prepare to fight all the time.

If you are in a hurry, there will be mistakes, and it is very easy to make big mistakes. ”

"Well, is Zhou E going?"

"Zhou E is by your side, she is old and has a lot of old injuries, so it is not appropriate to fight again.

Tomorrow, you send Wang Cui and Shen Mai to the Gyeonggi camp, let her talk to An Xiaoming, and let An Xiaoming pick some female generals from among the people he brought to you. ”

"Okay." Li Ran nodded in response, and after a moment, he took a deep breath and laughed.

She had a feeling of eagerness. It seems that she is not following Xie Ze as a family member, but really going to the battlefield again.

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