When the spring of this year was about to pass, the scientific expedition finally came to an end.

As soon as the palace examination in early April ended, Shen Zhizhang collapsed on the bed and slept for two days. It has the posture of the college entrance examination that year. However, for a small waste wood like him, it is already a big breakthrough to be able to struggle to study for a year and then take large and small exams.

And he has also achieved initial success in the matter of "taming the husband". Regardless of whether Shen Zhizhang can pass the exam this time, Concubine Jing, the Empress Dowager of the Shen family, has no reason to talk about her anymore.

So Jin Shu also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Although the palace exam is over, there will be a few small exams in the future, which will determine where you will go to be an official." Concubine Jing sat in front of the windowsill and embroidered the patterns in her hands, and said in a gentle tone: "You still can't be too relaxed...... she paused and said: "It should be said that he will have fewer opportunities to relax in the future." ”

"Huh......" Jinshu put down the melon seeds in his hand and smiled: "Isn't this waiting for the release of the list recently, so I have to let him rest for two days, right?" A string is tight and easy to break. She leaned forward, looked at the embroidery shed in Concubine Jing's hand and asked curiously, "Mother, why did you start making these things?" For whom? ”

"Well......" Concubine Jing was slightly stunned, but quickly came back to her senses: "Your father came here a few days ago, and when he saw the things I made, he was greedy and asked me to make a dress with him." ”

"Huh?" Jin Shu was taken aback, what kind of madness did the emperor smoke, and suddenly remembered Concubine Jing? However, she still smiled and said: "It's rare for my father to come once, and I have to ask you for clothes!" ”

Concubine Jing also laughed with her, and turned around while laughing: "Anyway, I'm idle, so I can pass the time by doing this." ”

"That's just as well." Jin Shu spoke along with her, half leaning on the soft cushion and resting on the couch.

The afternoon sun poured in through the carved windows, dappled and dappled on Jingfei Lake's blue dress. Jin Shu stared at her gentle side face and gradually lost his mind. She also wondered why she hadn't seen the gossip reporter Concubine Ning in the palace in the past two days, it turned out that the emperor was here, and she was jealous.

"What are you staring at me, you kid?" Concubine Jing turned her head consciously, quite uncomfortable, and pretended to inadvertently raise her hand to cover her collar.

Jin Shu snorted out laughing and asked quietly, "Mother, has my father come to see you often these days?" ”

Concubine Jing looked at it left and right, and explained a few words: "The queen mother is not feeling well, and the affairs of the harem are now in charge of Concubine Zhen. You also know Concubine Ning's temperament, and I cried a few times with your father for this matter, which annoyed him. ”

"Oh~" Jin Shu was thoughtful, she knew that Concubine Jing was thin-skinned, so she didn't ask again. The two sat quietly, but they heard Concubine Jing suddenly sigh with emotion: "Shu'er, I found that your father is also much older. ”

"Huh?"

Concubine Jing put down the work in her hand, turned around and spoke to her: "Two days ago, your father mentioned you to me, praising you for being a sensible child, but you are introverted and don't like to be close to him. When you enter the palace in the future, remember to ask your father to say goodbye. ”

Speaking of this titular father, Jin Shu has no impulse and desire to stammer, except for a sense of joy from within: hugging the big guy's legs can be naked. Especially now, Shen Zhizhang's exam papers are still in the hands of the examiner and the emperor, she is in a hurry to pick this time to ask for peace sooner rather than later, others still think she is going to go through the back door!

Don't go, don't go! I didn't say anything when I went.

Surface work still needs to be done, though. Jin Shu showed a well-behaved smile: "I know the concubine." ”

On the day the list was released, the Shen family was boiling again. Shen Zhizhang, a half-asser, actually took the sixth place in the second class.

Although according to the law of crossing, he, as the husband of the crossing woman, should create a miracle of winning the exam. In this way, God didn't give Jinshu any aura that a woman should have!

But in general, Shen Zhizhang has done a very good job in the sprint, and Jinshu is quite satisfied. It is said that Old Madam Shen laughed out loud in her dreams.

The Shen family held a thank-you banquet and invited many relatives and friends. After hearing about this, Gao Xun, who was far away in Suzhou, also rushed back.

He and Shen Zhizhang haven't seen each other for a long time, as soon as the two brothers met, they drank too much and looked at each other and bit their big tongues and scolded with a smile: "Look at your dog-like virtue now, where is there still half of the appearance of the second son of Shen in the famous capital back then?" ”

"Why not? Aren't I in the limelight now? Shen Zhizhang narrowed his eyes, leaned back in his chair and collapsed, and chuckled.

"! Look at you, now it's Zheng Wenke again! Gao Xun raised his hand and pointed at him and said, "I thought you were going to be Li Ling for the rest of your life!" As a result, I lost my position......"

"Aren't you too? Sneaky mixed up officialdom! The dress is also very different from before. Shen Zhizhang disdainfully argued: "Are you embarrassed to say me?" ”

Zheng Wenke, who realized it after hearing this, suddenly leaned over and interjected: "Hey? Ay? What are you talking about? Like me, isn't it? ”

"Ordinary people can't look like you!" Gao Xun smiled sheepishly and said: "Model husband in the capital, how can ordinary people have your ideological height!" ”

"You ......" Zheng Wenke staggered and raised his hand to point at him and sighed: "You know what a fart...... "The gentle big horse in front of people is rarely drunk like this.

Shen Zhizhang looked at him with a smile in some surprise, and saw that Zheng Wenke's usual calm and steady face was more helpless and forbearant after being drunk, it seems that his life is not as good as rumored.

"Hey, you see, the eldest brother-in-law is drunk!" The fourth princess pulled the sleeve of Jinshu, and couldn't help but purse her lips and smiled: "Why are you still drunk?" It's a rarity. ”

Hearing this, the eldest princess frowned lightly and looked at Zheng Wenke, and the corners of her mouth slightly hooked up with an indifferent and somewhat embarrassing smile: "It's really ...... No matter how old a person is, it doesn't matter the occasion! ”

The fourth princess was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly played a round: "Maybe it's because I'm happy for the sixth brother-in-law, I see that the sixth brother-in-law has also drunk a lot of wine, and he can't hold the cup steadily." ”

Jin Shu didn't answer, pretending to be a quail and laughing.

Seeing this situation, Chun Juan silently stepped forward and whispered in Jinshu's ear: "Princess, the kitchen has prepared a decanting soup, you see...... Is it for the horse master? ”

Jin Shu was overjoyed, gave her a "you are sensible" look, and nodded hurriedly: "Hurry up and send it, don't forget to send one to the big colt." ”

It's late, Zheng Wenke may have to kneel on the washboard tonight......

Wu Xiang sat close to her, heard her conversation with Chunjuan, and hurriedly laughed at her in her ear: "I really haven't seen anyone lazier than you, and even the palace maid worries about preparing sobering soup for her own horse." ”

Jin Shu touched his nose and smiled weakly: "I...... I told Chunjuan to prepare it......"

"Only by believing in you can you have ghosts." Wu Xiang snorted: "I don't know you yet?" ”

In order to prevent losing face, Jinshu hurriedly changed the topic: "Hey? There are endless young talents in this exam, is your family affair going to be decided? ”

"You really can't open any pot." Wu Xiang stretched out his hand and gently twisted her, his face was full of embarrassment, and whispered in her ear: "Don't say it, don't you know, this time Cousin Chengyan was admitted to the Jinshi, and Princess Ning secretly went to our house to propose!" ”

"What?" At first hearing the news, Jinshu was taken aback. But before she could express her shocked look, Wu Xiang quickly covered her mouth with his eyes, and immediately pulled her to attend: "You come with me, I'll talk to you slowly." ”

The two snuck up and hid in the flower hall in the backyard and chatted.

The sound of the silk and bamboo orchestra at the banquet in the distance came from the small lake, and it was a little unreal. The lakeside lights are like beans, and the fragrance of night flowers is bursting. Such a quiet flower hall is quite a good place to spread gossip.

"Who knew that my cousin could also be a jinshi! Was he lucky, or did he really learn? Wu Xiang looked puzzled: "I really don't understand, you said that Hou Zhanfei of the Earl's Mansion didn't hit, but he actually did?" ”

"I don't know." Jin Shu scratched his head: "Maybe it's a person like my cousin who is born with something extraordinary, but I can't say it." And what about after they propose? ”

"My mother naturally doesn't want to!" Wu Xiang said with a bitter face: "She wants me to marry Guo Mingli, the champion of this time, but my father takes a fancy to a scholar in their school, and this time he won Tanhua." I've also seen it once or twice, and it's called Duan Lankang. ”

"Hmm......" Jin Shu fell into thought, why does this Duan Lankang sound a little familiar?

"It's the younger brother of Duan Lanting who smashed your family's concubine." Wu Xiang kindly prompted: "I heard that their ancestors once served in the Tai Hospital, and that Duan Lanting has good medical skills, you might as well invite me to come over and show Grandpa Shen and your Grandpa Ma." ”

"We'll talk about that later." Jinshu didn't care about this for the time being, and kindly reminded him: "However, the Guo family is not advisable." ”

I heard that Concubine Ning also targeted Guo Mingli for the fifth princess, and she was grinding hard with the emperor. Guo Mingli is not only the queen's mother's mother's family, but also the prince's uncle's family, and he is also excellent, and he will definitely have unlimited scenery in the future. The fifth princess can marry a champion while still being able to curve the orthodox heir, what a beautiful thing it is.

But after hearing that the He family knew about this, they immediately set a wife candidate for their son, for fear that the fifth princess would marry Guo Mingli. One of the three princesses in their family is enough to drink a pot, and if there is another fifth princess, the ancestral tomb of the Guo family is afraid that it will be fried!

Now Guo Mingli is a fragrant dumpling, yes, but he is also a hot mouth.

"I know that too." Wu Xiang sighed: "It's enough to have three princesses in their house, I'm going to fight every day?" But my mother just took a fancy to him as a young and promising cousin of the prince's brother, so she moved her mind. ”

"What about yourself?"

"Me?" Wu Xiang was a little puzzled by Jinshu's question: "What's wrong with me?" ”

"What do you think?" Jin Shu asked.

"I don't know." Wu Xiang held his cheeks in his hands and thought for a moment: "I'm just curious about how Cousin Chengyan got into Jinshi now." ”

Hearing her say something incompatible, Jinshu couldn't help laughing: "What do you care about this?" Anyway, he was admitted to the Jinshi. However, this is the first step in life, and if you look at him in the future on your career, you will know if he is lucky. ”

"That's right." Wu Xiang turned his head and stared at her seriously: "I always feel that it was because something happened to the Qin family, and he thought that the lady he should have married was gone, so he wanted to gain fame in this way." My cousin is really a poor person, even if he is successful and famous in the future, he may not be able to marry a wife and have children like a normal person, and he will definitely be unhappy for the rest of his life. ”

"Not necessarily." Jin Shu smiled: "His happiness is not something we can know. In this complicated world, he is still happier and simpler, and it may be easier to be his wife. Saying that, she joked: "Since ancient times, marriages have been between cousins and cousins." You might as well consider considering cousin? ”

"You...... What are you talking about? Wu Xiang was stunned in place: "Although I didn't look down on him, but how did he ...... me in that situation" Wu Xiang was stuck for a long time, not knowing what to say.

At that time, the shadows of the trees under the flower hall were swaying, and the grass was pitch black, and the unknown little insect was already hissing inside.

Jin Shu raised his hand and shook it, driving away the little insects that flew over, and continued to wait for her next step.