"Lady, why are you looking at me like this?" Wan Lin's ears were all red by Fu Xiaojiu.

Fu Xiaojiu pinched Wan Lin's earlobe with a smile, "My father-in-law is so good-looking!" ”

Wan Lin's face immediately turned completely red.

Looking at Wan Lin with a shy face, Fu Xiaojiu couldn't help but play a hooligan, wrapped his hands around his neck, and laughed evilly, "Haha, okay, let me tell you why I keep looking at you." I see that you look good, and you may have good luck. ”

"When did the lady learn to look at her face?" Wan Lin also took advantage of the situation to wrap around her waist and asked inquiringly.

Fu Xiaojiu said honestly: "I've always been interested in looking, and I have recently read a few books about physiognomy. ”

Wan Lin lowered his head and rubbed the tip of Fu Xiaojiu's nose with the tip of his nose, "Lady, what else can't you do?" ”

Fu Xiaojiu said modestly: "I still don't know a lot of things, such as I can't compose poetry, I can't be a woman, and I can't ......."

Fu Xiaojiu didn't wait to finish speaking, and his moist lips were covered by someone's cheekiness.

The three candidates all got up very early in the morning, and they all rushed into the study without being supervised.

The two days passed in a flash, and on the morning of the twelfth, three candidates walked into the examination room again.

Fu Xiaojiu and Nianzhen didn't meet Zhou Bingshuang who was close to the toad this time, they had the experience of the last time, and this time they specially brought a game of Go, although both of them didn't play well, but they also had something to relieve boredom, and they no longer felt like a year.

Wan Lin still feels that his thoughts are springing, his mind is clear, and his answer is exceptionally smooth.

Wan Zhang has adjusted his mood in the past two days, and he doesn't feel as cramped and irritable as last time.

Shao Jiacheng is still the same, treating the exam with a normal heart.

However, the candidates' family members and servants were still fanatical, and the candidates were greeted with great enthusiasm as soon as they appeared.

Fu Xiaojiu, Nianzhen and Shao Jiacheng's scholars welcomed the three candidates out, and a few people didn't stop chattering, picked up people and got into the carriage and left.

So it's fifteen again, the last exam of the exam, Fu Xiaojiu and Nianzhen are used to waiting, seeing that it is about to end the exam, Fu Xiaojiu and Nianzhen are about to walk to the gate of the Gongyuan, and suddenly hear someone in the Gongyuan shouting, "Oh no, it's on fire!" ”

This shout immediately frightened all the family members of the candidates who were waiting outside the Gong Academy, and Fu Xiaojiu and the others also panicked.

Smoke had risen in the Tribute Courtyard, and the candidates were all like frightened birds, desperately escaping from the Tribute Courtyard.

Nianzhen looked anxiously at the door of the Gongyuan Courtyard, and said puzzledly: "How can it be on fire?" ”

Fu Xiaojiu also looked at the gate of the Gongyuan anxiously, she didn't want to rush over immediately, but the situation at the scene was too chaotic, and they couldn't get close to the Gongyuan at all.

Nianzhen was so anxious that she shed tears, and wanted to rush into the chaotic crowd, but Fu Xiaojiu grabbed her tightly, "Xiaozhen, don't worry, our Xianggong and Shao Gongzi Jiren Tianxiang, they will be fine!" ”

Nian Zhen remembered that Fu Xiaojiu, the auspicious star, was by her side, and she instantly felt a lot more relieved.

"I saw my young master!"

Shao Jiacheng's scholar suddenly shouted excitedly, and the two immediately followed his shout.

Wan Lin, Wan Zhang, and Shao Jiacheng pulled each other and walked over from the crowd, each with black smoke on their faces, looking a little embarrassed.

When they came over, Fu Xiaojiu and Nianzhen hurriedly grabbed their father-in-law, and the scholar also nervously supported Shao Jiacheng.

"Are you hurt?" Fu Xiaojiu asked worriedly.

Wan Lin held her hand and said in a calm tone, "We are not injured, and the lady does not need to worry." ”

Fu Xiaojiu also regained his composure, "Let's go, let's get into the carriage first." ”

The candidates escaped from the Gongyuan one after another, and the officers and soldiers also began to put out the fire, but fortunately, the fire in the Gongyuan was not big, and the fire was extinguished in the time of a stick of incense.

When the candidates fled from the Gongyuan, an official told them not to go home first, and when the fire was extinguished, the imperial court would arrange for Lang Zhong to check their health.

Although there were no casualties, many people were frightened, and many people were sorry for their answers, but they caught fire inexplicably after the exam.

The fire in the Gongyuan immediately reached the ears of all the officials and the emperor, and after a while, the whole capital also knew about it.

The emperor summoned the officials in charge of the examination with a gloomy face and asked them the cause of the fire.

However, it was impossible to find out how the fire started so quickly, and the officials in charge bowed their heads and remained silent, for fear of making the emperor even more angry.

When the emperor was furious, the officials in charge of the invigilation were all nervously checking the fire, and they finally discovered the cause of the fire.

It turned out that a rat came out of nowhere and suddenly knocked over the candlestick of a house.

The examinee immediately panicked and did not extinguish the fire in time, and the tail of the mouse caught fire, so he ran to other houses with a tail of fire, and several houses were set on fire in a row.

In order to prevent insects and rats from affecting the candidates, the Gongyuan in the capital should be strictly guarded than the local Gongyuan, and the work of deworming and repelling rats must be done in the examination room before each exam.

This time, rats appeared, and the fire caused by it was not only a malfeasance on the part of officials, but also a bit unbelievable.

Fu Xiaojiu had already checked the bodies of the three Wan Lin and confirmed that they were not injured, but the three of them were feeling sorry for their test papers.

Shao Jiacheng scolded directly: "I don't know which bastard did such a lack of morality, we finally survived to the last game, this time, our hard work is all in vain." ”

Wan Zhang asked worriedly: "Won't the test papers of our previous two sessions be invalidated, right?" ”

Wan Lin said affirmatively: "The test papers of our first two sessions have already been collected, and this fire will not affect the previous test papers." ”

The Lang Zhong also finished the examination for the candidates yesterday and found that only a few people were slightly injured.

However, all the papers of this examination were still to be invalidated, and the emperor quickly decided to hold the last exam of the general examination in three days.

The Holy Purpose reached the examination room within half an hour, and all the candidates could only admit that they were unlucky to accept this fact.

The group was a little shuffled when they got home, although Wan Lin was still relieved in his heart that he was just doing it again, but he always felt that he had answered the last test paper well, and if he retook the exam again, he was afraid that he would not be able to answer so excitingly.

But when something happened, he had to face it, Wan Lin persuaded himself in his heart, and patiently comforted Wan Zhang and Shao Jiacheng, and the sadness on the faces of the three of them gradually dissipated.

The matter of the fire in the Gongyuan was investigated clearly, and the emperor severely punished the officials in charge of the security of the examination room, and ordered someone to carefully inspect the examination room to ensure that not even a single fly could fly in.

Fu Xiaojiu was still worried about Xu Jingshan, and thought that Wan Lin would go to Zhenbei Wangfu to ask after the exam, but she had to wait patiently for a few days.

The family of the king of Zhenbei felt ridiculous when they learned that the fire in the examination room was on fire, and the princess said that this was a strange thing since the founding of the country, which was enough to be recorded in the annals of history.

King Zhenbei said that as long as this matter was not done by a spy from a small country, the princess said that a spy from a small country would do the idle thing of burning the examination room, this matter should be just an accident, don't associate everything with the spy on him.

Speaking of spies, I have to mention Xu Jingshan, he really appeared.

After the king of Zhenbei got the kettle, he sent someone to release the wind in the place where the people of the Western Regions gathered, saying that the king of Zhenbei was looking for an old man many years ago, and hoped that the king of Zhenbei had received his token, and he only needed to go to the door to visit.

As soon as such news was released, it was more effective than any notice, and many people hated that they were not the old friends of the king of Zhenbei and could not come to visit.

But this "old friend" did not come to the door immediately, the king of Zhenbei waited patiently at home for a few days, and finally on the night of the fire in the tribute courtyard, someone came to the door.

The guards came to report that a burly man with an eye patch had asked to see the prince.

The king of Zhenbei immediately asked the soldiers to bring people in, and as soon as this person came in, the king of Zhenbei directly called out his name.

"Xu Jingshan, you finally appeared."

There was no one else in the room except the two of them, Xu Jingshan took off his blindfold, and knelt down in front of King Zhenbei with a "plop".

"Lord Wang, the life-saving grace of sixteen years ago has always been remembered by the grass people, and the grass people finally have a chance to say thank you well!"

After Xu Jingshan finished speaking, he immediately kowtowed heavily to the king of Zhenbei.

King Zhenbei didn't stop him, Xu Jingshan didn't get up after kowtowing, he hugged his fist at King Zhenbei, and said apologetically: "The kidnapping of the prince a few days ago was done by the grass people, and the killer who broke into the palace to give you a message was also given by the grass people to give him the map of the palace, so he could break into the palace." The grass people can't stand you and the son! ”

After speaking, Xu Jingshan kowtowed again.

King Zhenbei still didn't stop him, sat firmly on the upper seat, and looked at Xu Jingshan with no joy or anger on his face.

Xu Jingshan raised his head and continued: "The grass people should have appeared earlier to explain everything clearly, please forgive the grass people for showing up at this time, and the grass people will make amends to you!" ”

Xu Jingshan kowtowed for the third time and finally stood up.

King Zhenbei looked at him with a sinking face, with an unpredictable look in his eyes.

Xu Jingshan didn't dare to look directly into the eyes of King Zhenbei for a long time, he stood in place at a loss, and was organizing his words to speak again, but King Zhenbei stared at his eyes and asked slowly, "Who are you?" ”

Xu Jingshan straightened up and replied confidently: "The grass people are the people of Dachen!" ”

King Zhenbei suddenly stood up, walked in front of him in a few steps, and continued to ask, "Then what do you have to do with Hule, Jiji, and the Western Regions?" Are you their spy? ”

Xu Jingshan immediately raised his fists at King Zhenbei, lowered his eyes and replied respectfully: "The grass people are their spies, but they are not their spies. ”

Two shocking gloom suddenly appeared in the eyes of King Zhenbei, and he said sharply: "If you don't sell it to this king, you can make it clear immediately!" ”

Xu Jingshan was shocked by the eyes of King Zhenbei, and took a small step back before starting to tell his story.