Bang! Bang! ”

In the distance, there was the sound of the second watch, and the loud sound made Duanmu Fei, who was drowsy on the beauty couch, feel excited, and sat up from the beauty couch with a woolen blanket.

The heavy brocade curtain was raised from the outside, and Duanmu Fei happened to face Duanmu Fei, who had just entered the house.

"Sister, you're back." Duanmu Fei waved his hand at Duanmu Wei sleepily, and then instructed the green pothos to prepare a bowl of mushroom and chicken noodles for Duanmu Jun.

Duanmujun walked briskly to Duanmu Fei and sat down, raised his hand and rubbed her slightly messy hair, and said with a smile: "Since you are sleepy, why don't you go back to the house to rest?" ”

"I'll wait for my sister." Duanmu said coquettishly, her voice was soft and sweet.

She looked at Duanmujun with a crooked little face, and for some reason, she vaguely felt that something was wrong with her sister today, as if, seemingly, as if she was in a good mood.

Duanmufei has always been straightforward with Duanmujun, what does she think, so she asked: "Sister, are you in a good mood?" ”

Duanmu Fei blinked, and leaned his little face back into Duanmu Jun's face, a little curious.

"......" Duanmu Jun only smiled silently.

Naturally, she was in a good mood.

Recalling that when he was in Yongling before, Duanmujun's heart seemed to contain honey, sweet and silky.

She didn't expect Cen Yin to be willing to tell her about his background, which meant that he opened his heart to herself.

That's nice!

Duanmujun was happy in her heart, but she couldn't help but sigh at her boldness, the tip of her nose seemed to be lingering with his smell, which was a faint rosin, which smelled very good.

Duanmujun's heartbeat couldn't help but speed up.

She disguised herself by picking up a sugar-fried chestnut from the plate next to her, and peeled it with her eyes down to eat.

Duanmu Fei looked at her quietly, looked at her, looked at her.

"......" Duanmu Jun could naturally feel his sister's gaze, and simply peeled another chestnut and stuffed it into her mouth.

Duanmu Fei ate the fragrant and sweet chestnuts with satisfaction, and continued to stare at Duanmuxuan.

Duanmujun had nothing to say, "This chestnut is well chosen, and it is fried well!" ”

Duanmu Fei was diverted from his attention, and he became energetic, and said: "This chestnut was given to me by Ah Yan, and it was fried by the chef of Dongchang......"

East Factory?! Duanmu Jun was almost choked, and hurriedly picked up the teacup and drank tea.

Duanmufei didn't notice Duanmujun's gaffe, starting from Mu Yan's discovery that the fried peanuts in Dongchang were delicious, and he was very happy.

After finishing the chestnut, Duanmu asked again, "Sister, are you in a good mood?" ”

She blinked her right eye, meaning that she hadn't forgotten it!

Duanmu Fei's gaze swept over the plate of sugar-fried chestnuts, and suddenly he had an idea and asked, "Is it related to Gongzi Cen?" ”

Duanmu almost choked on chestnuts again.

She simply dragged Duanmu Fei up from the beauty couch and pushed her towards the inner room, "Zhenzhen, it's not too early, you should go to sleep!" ”

Duanmufei walked forward, and looked back at Duanmujun without giving up, "Sister, why don't you speak?" ”

"Did I guess right?"

"I'm so smart, I must have guessed right, right?"

The sisters laughed and laughed, and entangled in the inner room for a while, until the maid brought the hot chicken noodles, and Duanmufei temporarily let Duanmujun go.

That night, the sisters slept together in a rare way.

Duanmu Fei slept in the dark, and she didn't even know when Duanmu Jun left early in the morning, she was still dug up from bed by Han Xing.

Han Xing excitedly instructed Bi Chan and them to dress Duanmu Fei, and occasionally made a few comments:

"Let's wear this red skirt."

"Just put your hair in a double bun, well, how about wearing this butterfly play hibiscus hairpin?"

"The ear rings are matched with this pink jade carved hibiscus earring."

“……”

"Scarlet cousin, today is the martial arts election, it's lively, we have to hurry, we can't miss it!"

Han Xing chattered around Duanmu Fei.

Duanmu Fei had just finished dressing up, and Duanmu Jun, who had finished dealing with the feeding, also returned.

Han Xing simply pulled Duanmu Jun as well: "Cousin Jun, you can also go with us to see the martial arts." It's definitely going to be lively today! ”

If you fail to pass the written test of answering the policy, then you cannot participate in the subsequent martial arts test, and the martial arts selection only tests the martial arts of the candidates, not the answer policy.

It is conceivable that there must be more people participating in the martial arts election today than in the martial arts.

The three cousins went out in a carriage happily, and on the way from Duanmu Mansion to the restaurant, Han Xing was still talking about martial arts, such as the two sons of Zhongyong Bofu also participated in today's martial arts election; For example, Li Tingyou will also go to the military department to watch the military election; For example, the top three of Wuxuan can also parade through the streets.

"Does Wuxuan also have hairpins on the street?" Speaking of hairpins on the street, Duanmu Fei is also happy.

"That's it." Han Xing said as a matter of course, "Otherwise, why am I in a hurry to pull you here." You don't even know how hard it is to book this restaurant! ”

"I didn't have a seat when I asked Congzhen to book yesterday, and today we can only sit in the lobby."

"But fortunately, from Zhen to the lobby by the window, I will definitely see it clearly!"

As the three cousins spoke, the carriage stopped, and the destination had arrived.

"There are a lot of people today!" Han Xing said with emotion, got out of the carriage, and motioned Duanmu Fei to look around with his eyes.

On both sides of the street, there were already many ordinary passers-by, all of whom craned their necks and looked in the direction of the military headquarters, and there were still many hawkers on the street who were taking the opportunity to peddle goods, shouting and laughing were intertwined, and the street was very lively.

Those passers-by who were waiting to see the excitement showed anticipation one by one, and talked about the martial arts election in twos and threes:

"Didn't you say that the military election was over? Why hasn't the parade started yet? ”

"It should be soon! What's the hurry, you have to give people time to dress up, right? ”

"Look at what you're saying, as if you're talking about the big girl going out!"

“……”

When Duanmu Fei heard that the martial arts had just ended, he pursed his lips and smiled, his eyes crooked with a smile, "Cousin Hanxing, it's better to come early than to come at a good time!" We came at the right time. ”

"I guess it's only a stick of incense at most, and the parade team should come."

The three cousins entered the restaurant under the guidance of Xiao Er.

As soon as Han Xing finished ordering tea, wine and food, there was a commotion on the street outside, and he didn't know who was the first to shout:

"It's coming! The gentlemen who parade the streets are here! ”

The street exploded, everyone looked in the same direction, including Duanmu Scarlet and Han Xing, and the cousins poked their heads out of the window excitedly, looking forward to it, smiling like flowers.

In the distance, you can see the end of the street, several men wearing hairpins and red hairpins, surrounded by drums and honor guards and forbidden troops, straddle horses and march slowly towards this side.

"Scarlet cousin, look, the first three people in this martial arts election look quite young!"

"I look like twenty or so at most."

“……”

Looking at Duanmu Fei and Han Xing's excited appearance, Duanmu Jun was also infected with a smile, and looked at the two with a smile while drinking tea.

They were watching the excitement, and others were watching them.

In a private seat on the second floor of a teahouse opposite the restaurant, a burning gaze stared at Duanmu and Duanmu through the half-open window.

The girl in blue stared at Duanmujun's figure without blinking, and under her half-drooping eyes, her eyes were gloomy, like a demon crawling from hell.

She hates!

She is obviously the daughter of an official family, but she has become a rat crossing the street, and she can only hide in the dark angle and dare not come out to meet people, and they are free and reckless, especially Duanmujun, obviously she is an old girl, obviously she is just a shameless slut, but she lives like the stars and the moon, and she is high-spirited!

The hand of the girl in blue held the teacup tightly in her hand, and her body was tense.

"Yingxuan."

Zhong Yu, who was sitting next to Fu Yingxuan, called softly.

Zhong Yu followed Fu Yingxuan's gaze to the lobby of the restaurant opposite, and also saw the three Duanmu Fei cousins, and their eyes were fixed on Duanmu Fei.

Zhong Yu thought that Fu Yingxuan was looking at Duanmufei, and couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart, with a complicated expression.

In the past year, Zhong Yu placed Fu Yingxuan in his Zhuangzi, and when Zhong Yu went to visit Fu Yingxuan a while ago, Fu Yingxuan said that she was too stuffy in the Zhuangzi, her body was uncomfortable, and she often couldn't sleep at night.

Fu Yingxuan was watched by Zhong Yu growing up, Zhong Yu has no children under her knees, and has always loved Fu Yingxuan, an apprentice, as a daughter.

Seeing that she had lost a lot of weight, Zhong Yu was soft-hearted for a while, so she took Fu Yingxuan back to the capital, and felt sorry for her as a good noble daughter, and now she can only hide behind people and can't come out to meet people, so Zhong Yu took Fu Yingxuan out for a walk, wanting her to open her mind and place her affection on the qin.

Zhong Yu sighed again in his heart.

At the same time, the noise outside became louder and louder, and the streets became more lively, and more people heard the news and flocked to this side like a tide to watch the excitement.

"Yingxuan." Zhong Yu called again and comforted, "Listen to me, people who learn the piano must be open-minded in order to make great achievements, and the matter will pass in the past, so why should you be obsessed?" ”

Zhong Yu gently put his right hand on the back of Fu Yingxuan's hand, thinking that Fu Yingxuan still cared about losing to Duanmu Fei back then.

Zhong Yu looked at his beloved disciple sincerely, hoping that Fu Yingxuan would listen to his persuasion.

After getting along in the past year, Zhong Yu actually discovered that because the circumstances have changed too much in the past few years, Fu Yingxuan has become a little extreme.

Zhong Yu only hopes that this kid can figure it out quickly.

Fu Yingxuan was silent for a moment, and finally withdrew her gaze, turned to look at Zhong Yu, and her eyes had returned to normal.

She smiled slightly, smiled gently, and said, "The students will remember the teachings of the master." ”

"Sir, after listening to you play "Mountains and Flowing Water" yesterday, I also feel that I have a new understanding. I used to be too obsessed with those external things, forgetting that the way of the piano should be, to carry the way with the piano, to nourish the body and mind. ”

"Carry the Tao with the piano, nourish the body and mind, well said!" Zhong Yu stroked his palm, with a relieved smile on his face. Since Ying Xuan can say this, she should really have figured it out. That's good!

Fu Yingxuan shook Zhong Yu's hand with a smile, "Sir, I know you are for my good." It's been a long time, sir, you're ......"

"Why do we need to talk about this between our master and apprentice." Zhong Yu smiled more gently and lovingly.

Soon, Fu Yingxuan's words changed: "Sir, I have composed a new song in the past two days, can you help me take a look when I go back?" ”

Zhong Yu responded without saying a word.

After Zhong Yu took two sips of tea, his face showed hesitation, but he still said: "Yingxuan, the temperament of the fourth girl of Duanmu is still very good, maybe there is any misunderstanding, I will find an opportunity to intercede with her again, so that you can walk in the sun openly and honestly in the future, and you don't have to hide like now." ”

Fu Yingxuan's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she sighed: "Sir, you are so good to me!" ”

While speaking, she personally filled the empty teacup for Zhong Yu.

Zhong Yu smiled with satisfaction, and said, "Yingxuan, it's better to choose a day than to hit the day, why don't I go over and talk to the fourth girl of Duanmu today?" ”

"Wait!"

Fu Yingxuan hurriedly grabbed Zhong Yu's sleeve, and her tone was slightly raised.

Zhong Yu looked at Fu Yingxuan suspiciously, and Fu Yingxuan hurriedly explained: "Sir, I don't think it's appropriate today. It's rare for the four girls of Duanmu to come out with Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess to relax, so why should we bother them? There is a chance. ”

Zhong Yu looked at the restaurant opposite again, and saw the three cousins smiling and smiling like flowers, so he sat back again, and echoed with his chin: "Yingxuan, you are right, or you are a careful child." ”

Fu Yingxuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and continued to turn the topic back to the score, "Sir, the song I just composed, I have played it many times over and over again these days, and I always feel that there is a piece of music that is not very smooth. If the disciple is not good at learning, he still has to ask the gentleman for guidance. ”

"Yingxuan, you don't have to be presumptuous." Zhong Yu smiled slightly, and comforted softly, "There is a way, the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear." You delve too hard and you have blind spots. ”

"The authorities are confused, but the bystanders are clear." Fu Yingxuan muttered as if she had realized something.

Zhong Yu looked at Fu Yingxuan and stopped talking, and finally said: "Yingxuan, if you lack money, you can tell me that you can sell the music you composed to ...... at will." The land of fireworks is really not good, and it also hinders your reputation. ”

Fame?! Does she still have a reputation?! Fu Yingxuan laughed mockingly in her heart, but her only reliance now is Zhong Yu, so she naturally won't be stupid enough to compete with Zhong Yu.

"Sir, I understand." Fu Yingxuan meekly agreed, "I won't be in the future." ”

"Sir, let's go back. I've figured out how to change my tune, so I'll go back and play it for you. Fu Yingxuan couldn't wait to get up.

Seeing Fu Yingxuan's intoxicated appearance, Zhong Yu was quite pleased. Life in the world is afraid of living in a trance, only cranky, drilled the tip of the horns, Fu Yingxuan can be intoxicated with the piano from now on, Zhong Yu is also relieved.

Zhong Yu summoned Xiao Er to settle the account, and left the teahouse with Fu Yingxuan.

Zhong Yu's carriage was waiting at the gate of the teahouse, Zhong Yu took the lead in getting into the carriage, and Fu Yingxuan glanced at the lobby of the opposite restaurant again, her eyes gloomy.

The gentleman always advised her to let go, saying that it was just a matter of her own business to be so lightly dismissed.

Put it down, these two words are easier said than done!

Her life was ruined by Duanmujun and Cen Yin, how could she let it go!!

She must make them pay the price in order to appease the hatred in her heart!

Fu Yingxuan only paused for a moment, and then immediately picked up her skirt and got into the carriage.

Duanmujun in the restaurant vaguely felt an uncomfortable gaze, and looked across the street, and saw a green canopy carriage slowly leaving amid the shouting of the groom.

Duanmu didn't care, and withdrew his gaze again.

"It's coming! Here it comes! At this time, Han Xing shouted excitedly, his eyes lit up, and his cheeks were stained.

On the street outside, the first three Wuxuan had already ridden their horses to the outside of the restaurant, and the onlookers on the street were also boiling, cheering and applauding.

These three young men are not very old, they are all between seventeen or eighteen years old and early twenties, they have different appearances, they are all radiant, revealing a unique spirit of martial arts, and the tone is that the leader is the most handsome, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, and a nose like a gall.

Then the girls and women who were watching screamed with excitement, and many of them threw handkerchiefs, purses, flowers, and so on at the chief.

On the streets, all kinds of colorful things fell like a light rain, and after a while, they fell to the ground and were in a mess.

Han Xing instigated Congzhen to lose her veil.

The people who paraded in the street walked in front of the restaurant after a while, and some passers-by were still unsatisfied, and continued to chase the procession of the parade, some of them remained in place and watched, and some of them gradually scattered away.

Han Xing was also a little unsatisfied, looked at the backs of the top three in the martial arts, and said regretfully: "Cousin, it's a pity." I'm married, and I don't have a chance to catch a son-in-law. ”

Duanmujun and Congzhen, who had just returned to the lobby of the restaurant, heard it, and their expressions were subtle.

Duanmu Fei nodded thoughtfully: "It's a pity, otherwise I can still cheer you on!" ”

Dasheng has always had the custom of catching his son-in-law under the list, whether it is a literary or a martial arts, there will be a few Jinshi who have been arrested by some Gaomen mansions from the emperor's list, and have achieved a good relationship, such as the current Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Works, Master Cheng, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, etc., are the beneficiaries of this custom.

At this time, the little second brother brought up the dishes they ordered with his hands and feet and set up most of the table.

Han Xing glanced at it, and showed a little interest, shook his head and said, "The chef of this restaurant is just like this, and he won't come in the future." ”

Han Xing took two more sips of tea, "Cousin Jun, Cousin Scarlet, anyway, the excitement is over, why don't you just go to my place for dinner......"

As Han Xing was talking, a middle-aged man in a green robe came in excitedly, and greeted the two drinkers at the next table and said, "Brother Wang, Brother Li, what kind of wine are you drinking!" Hurry up and let me go! ”

The two drinkers were confused, and one of them asked, "What's wrong?" Where is this going? ”

The middle-aged man paused for a moment, and then said, "You don't know yet, do you?" The regent is going to personally reward the top 50 winners of this military election at Chengtianmen Square. ”

In this round of military selection, 1,000 people were selected from the 10,000 people in the initial examination to participate in the re-examination, and another 200 people were selected in the re-examination.

In recent years, there have been constant wars and turmoil in Dasheng, and the imperial court is in danger, and there has been no such grand event for a long time.

When the other drinkers in the restaurant heard this, they were also energetic and checked out one after another:

"We're going to have to join in the fun!"

"Maybe you can see the regent's appearance and be happy."

"Don't even think about it! I'm afraid there are more people going to see the excitement today than there are just now watching the parade, and it would be nice to see the winners of the martial arts selection when the time comes......"

“……”

The drinkers left the restaurant one after another while talking.

Han Xing, who originally planned to go home, immediately changed his mind and said, "Let's go, let's go to Chengtianmen Square too!" ”

How can you not watch it if there is excitement! Han Xing's eyes were shining, and he pulled Duanmu Fei to get up in a hurry, and Duanmu Jun naturally could only cooperate with his two younger sisters.

The three cousins said they would leave, and they took a carriage to Chengtianmen Square together.

The closer you get to Chengtianmen Square, the more people there are, and the bustling ones all run to see the excitement.

By the time Duanmufei and the three of them arrived, the area around Chengtianmen Square had already been surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside, not to mention Mu Yan, and even the winners of the martial arts selection could not be seen.

Han Xing looked at the crowd in front of him, frowned, and muttered, "I can't see anything here!" ”

Han Xing would not give up so easily, rolled up his sleeves, held Duanmu Fei with one hand, and rushed into the crowded crowd with Duanmu Jun with the other, squeezing and drilling, and it took half a cup of tea to squeeze to the front of the crowd.

The Chengtianmen Square in front is solemn.

The award ceremony has begun.

Mu Yan, wearing a dark crown, sat on a high-backed chair in front of him, and on both sides of the square were two columns of soldiers of the forbidden army with dignified faces and spears in their hands, standing solemnly.

The first three hairpins who had just paraded the streets had already received their rewards, and they were kneeling in front of Mu Yan at the moment.

This was a reward for Wu Xuan, in addition to gold and silver, Mu Yan also rewarded them with weapons such as swords, guns, and whips.

"Thank you for the reward from the regent, the ministers will definitely bow to the essence and serve the court!"

"Regent Chitose Chitose!"

The three of them kowtowed neatly in thanksgiving, and their loud voices echoed in the vast square.

Immediately after, the crowd didn't know who was the first to shout: "Regent Chitose Chitose!" ”

The people who were watching around also shouted: "Regent Chitose Chitose!" Regent Chitose Chitose! ”

With this shout, the eyes of the people were shining, and their faces were full of longing for the future.

These people are sincere.

Although the people of the capital are living well, they can't help but feel cold because of the wars in various places, and they are frightened, for fear that one day the foreign enemy and internal thieves will wave their troops to the capital.

Since the regent took the throne, he drove out foreign enemies and fixed internal strife, and the situation in the court has improved little by little, and the hearts of the people have been calm.

The shouts of the people were uniform, and the shouts shook the sky.

Even Duanmu Fei in the crowd was surging with emotion, looking at Mu Yan from a distance.

The cold wind of Layue was howling, the cold was biting, Mu Yan was only wearing a thin gown, but he seemed to be unaware of the cold, sitting upright, and the corners of his lips were always with a casual smile, graceful and noble, but also full of arrogance and detachment.

Duanmu stared at him deeply, the corners of her lips curled.

Her Ah Yan is so good-looking!

"Peacock ......"

Duanmufei's ears suddenly heard someone's soft muttering.

"......" Duanmu Fei turned his head to look at Han Xing curiously and asked, "What peacock?" ”

Han Xing cleared his throat, only then did he realize that he had accidentally said what was in his heart, and said casually, "I was thinking about the peacock cloak you embroidered for Cousin Yan." ”

Duanmu blinked, inexplicably feeling that Han Xing didn't seem to be telling the truth.

Duanmu Fei was quickly diverted, and the first three of Wuxuan retreated, and then, the fourth to tenth places stepped forward to receive the reward together, and they also kowtowed to thank him.

After that, the third group of 11th to 20th places went forward to receive the reward.

Fourth batch.

Fifth batch.

The award ceremony was carried out in an orderly manner.

However, when the fifth group of people kowtowed to thanksgiving, a mutation suddenly appeared.

"Brush!"

One of them, a blue and a green, pulled out the long knives in the scabbard while getting up, and without saying a word, the two jumped up almost at the same time, and the two long knives slashed left and right towards Mu Yan in front of them, as fast as lightning, like a tiger breaking through a cage.

Sparks in the air.

The chamberlain next to him was frightened, and his face turned pale and screamed: "Someone has assassinated!" ”

"Escort, escort!"

The chamberlain was so frightened that he broke his voice.

Duanmu Fei in the crowd also saw this scene, and his heart suddenly rose to the highest point, and he called out in a lost voice: "Ah Yan." ”

Duanmufei subconsciously squeezed through the crowd and rushed forward, and the surrounding people had already become a pot of porridge, screaming one after another, like a surging wave, completely drowning Duanmufei's voice.