On the second day, the test events were shooting, running, and wrestling, and a ring was set up in the open space outside Changdeokjeon.

Emperor Jin tossed a whole day for the first day's written test and random answers, and the next day all the test items were invigilated by Prime Minister Hao and two other ministers of the court and China.

Empress Xue was in front of the ring, sitting upright, and there was a female official of Fengyi beside her who was also standing behind her upright, occasionally saying something in Empress Xue's ear. Queen Xue was smiling from time to time, but her eyes were always staring at the ring, engrossed, gentle and graceful, and her demeanor was generous. From time to time, I met my gaze, and I couldn't hide from her, so I had to bow deeply to her, and then send a smile like a flower.

Song Guifei is obviously not as hot as yesterday, although she is also sitting upright, her eyes are glancing everywhere from time to time, the two palace maids beside her, one brings her a stove to roast the fire, and the other makes tea for her. She took two sips of the teacup, then turned her head to talk to the palace maid beside her, and suddenly laughed out loud for some reason.

Empress Xue glanced at her and said, "I am taking the exam now, and I hope that Concubine Song will be dignified, so as not to lose the royal dignity."

Song Guifei glanced at her, suppressed her smile, and said unhurriedly, "Yes, what the queen taught is that the concubine knows."

It was already afternoon after all the test-taking items were completed, and all the people dispersed.

As is customary, the list is released after three days.

The saint was thoughtful and allowed the people of the White Mansion to visit the Empress Dowager Bai.

Since the last time I saw each other in Baifu, in just half a year, the Empress Dowager Bai seems to be getting older, and our group knelt in the Empress Dowager's dormitory.

Empress Dowager Bai happily greeted Xuan Xuan and said, "Come over and let me take a look."

Xuan Xuan hurriedly ran over and threw herself into the arms of the Queen Mother, very sweet-mouthed, and said, "Aunt Queen Mother, Xuan Xuan misses you." After finishing the way, he stretched out his chubby little hand and touched the face of the Empress Dowager Bai.

The Queen Mother was happy again, and said with a smile, "The children and grandchildren of Baifu are all good." She touched Xuanxuan's chubby face, and said earnestly, "Xuanxuan, I heard the saint talk about you in the morning, and praised you for your very good performance in this Huangkouyi exam, you, you want to be like your father, your eldest brother, the fourth brother, and all the brothers present to study, and become a general in the future, to be an iron-clad hero, to protect the family and defend the country, you know?" ”

Xuan Xuan nodded heavily and said, "I know Aunt Queen Mother."

Empress Dowager Bai raised her head, looked at the general, and then at Mrs. Mu, and beckoned to Mrs. Mu, "Come here."

Mrs. Mu walked a few steps and bowed to the seat of the Empress Dowager Bai, who picked up Mrs. Mu from the ground, and ordered someone to bring a stool to Mrs. Mu, saying, "This is all my own family, so I don't have to do so many courtesies."

Mrs. Mu smiled and said, "Yes, Cai'er knows." Mrs. Mu asked about Empress Dowager Bai's physical condition again.

Empress Dowager Bai smiled and said, "Everything is fine, we are all a family behind closed doors, my eldest brother and sister-in-law left early, and the mysteries and internal affairs all depend on you, you have worked hard all these years."

Mrs. Mu's eyes were slightly red, and she hurriedly bowed and said, "It's not hard, it's my job, it's what I should do."

After chatting with Mrs. Mu for a while, Empress Dowager Bai raised her head again and said to the major generals standing in front of her, "Everyone come here, don't stand so far, it looks like a raw person."

The major generals stepped forward in unison to stand in front of the Empress Dowager Bai, and the Empress Dowager Bai shouted at me with a flicker of her eyes, "Niece and daughter-in-law, why don't you come."

The people in the room were stunned for a moment, my face was slightly hot, and I didn't explain much, so I walked a few steps forward and said, "The Queen Mother is auspicious, Su Feifei asks the Queen Mother to say goodbye, and the Queen Mother is Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose."

Empress Dowager Bai still said happily, "Come closer, let me see."

I stepped forward a few more steps and stood beside Bai Xiaoqiu.

Empress Dowager Bai stretched out her hands, pulled me with one hand, and Bai Xiaoqiu with the other, looked at me, and then looked at Bai Xiaoqiu, her eyes smiled into a smile, and said, "Well, yes, it's right."

I also smiled at the Queen Mother, the laughter is called an embarrassment, in front of so many people, I can only continue the misunderstanding, and just smirk without saying anything.

In such a harmonious scene, Bai Xiaoqiu didn't give me face at all, and quickly explained, "Aunt Queen Mother, you misunderstood, this girl is not my lady."

The queen sank, oh, and looked at Bai Yan Leng who was standing on the side, as if she finally understood, and beckoned to Bai Yan Leng and said, "Who is it, you come here."

Bai Yan Leng hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Aunt Queen Mother, I am your little nineteen."

Empress Dowager Bai's eyes narrowed, and she said, "It turned out to be Xiao Nineteen, quickly, stretch out your hand." Putting his hand on the back of my hand, Yue Se said, "I almost made a mistake just now, you are a couple, are you married?" ”

Bai Yan Leng hurriedly said, "Not yet"

Empress Dowager Bai urged, "Why don't you hurry up and get married, such a good girl, such a good young man, I'll 。。。。。。 ”

I raised my throat with one heart, for fear that Bai Yan would say something out of line, and I was afraid that the Queen Mother would give me marriage at the moment, so wouldn't I be dead, and hurriedly sent a distress expression to Xuan Xu, who was sitting next to the Queen Mother.

Xuan Xuan is really smart, and he has a lot of ghost ideas, knowing that I am in trouble, he immediately covered his stomach and went to the ground and rolled up. shouted in his mouth, "Aunt Bai Dowager, Xuanxuan's stomach hurts, and it's about to hurt me."

Seeing that Xuan Xuan was rolling in pain on the ground, the people in the room were also frightened and circled around Xuan Xuan, asking long and short questions. Empress Dowager Bai hurriedly ordered someone to find the imperial doctor.

I had to get out, I couldn't help but take a deep breath, and look at Bai Xiaoqiu, he looked at me with a heavy look and no expression on his face. I glanced at Bai Yan Leng again, but he was fine, and he also looked at me, showing his signature shallow smile.

When it was almost evening, Emperor Jin sent his father-in-law over and asked several major generals to go to the front hall to discuss matters, and in order to fulfill filial piety, he arranged for Mrs. Mu Xuanxuan and others to rest in the palace for two nights and accompany the Empress Dowager Bai.

I slept in the same room with Mrs. Mu's maidservant Liu Er, and we had a few times when we were in Baifu, Liu Er was soft and well-behaved, and we nestled in bed and chatted a few words before falling asleep.

I slept too early in the middle of the night, and suddenly a biting cold woke me up, I opened my eyes in a daze, and saw the bright outside, thinking that it was about to dawn, so I jumped out of bed with a cotton jacket, and turned my head to see that Liu Er was sleeping soundly, accompanied by a slight snoring sound.

The weather was really cold, I shivered from the cold, picked up another cloak and wrapped it around my body, and pushed open the door with my hands and feet.

I saw that in the courtyard outside the door, there was a white expanse everywhere on the trees and flower beds. The snow fluttered all over the sky, like a cheerful butterfly dancing in the air, pure white and flawless, never stained with a grain of dust.

can't help but think of Qu Yuan's "Lisao"

。。。。。。

It is not a worldly thing to do before the practice

Although it is not thoughtful, people are willing to follow the rules of Penham's will

Chang Tai breathed to cover up the difficulties of the people's livelihood

Although Yu is good, he repairs his concubine to be restrained and replaced

Not only for Yu Yihui, but also for Shen Zhi

is also good, although nine deaths, he still has no regrets

The vastness of resentment and spirituality will not be examined in the end

。。。。。。

For a while, I was a little lost and a little sad.

Walk along the courtyard, through an alley to a long corridor, and then go all the way to a wide field, where the ring has not had time to be put away, and the round gongs and drums stand on the simple platform. The north wind whistled in my ears, and white snowflakes fell on me, in my hair, and on the tip of my nose, and when I reached out and pinched it, it shattered, leaving only a few drops of cold, clear water.

I stood in the snowy clearing, suddenly felt that the future was confused, I don't know what will happen to me in the future, in two days, two days, I will leave Luoyang City forever, leave Baifu, from now on away from the hustle and bustle, away from catharsis, everything here will have nothing to do with me.

Let go of all grievances, give up the good and bad that I once had with Bai Xiaoqiu, give up the gentle and shallow smile of the nineteenth young man, give up the happiness that the seventeenth young man once brought me, and the kindness of Xuan Xuan and Mrs. Mu to me.

Thinking of this, tears unconsciously burst out of my eyes, and I walked in the snow with one foot deep and one foot shallow, my body was as cold as my feet and I lost consciousness, and one inadvertently, crooked on the ground.

The person behind me mixed with me, I turned my head to look, and saw that it was Bai Xiaoqiu.

He clasped my hand and asked, "Why is it so cold".

Although there was a look of surprise in my eyes, I didn't reply to his words, and I tried to break free from his hand, but he held it tightly.

I looked at him fixedly, my eyes didn't blink, he looked at me, and we just looked at each other. I said to myself in my heart, Su Luofan, the man you think of, the man you love with your life, he is standing in front of you at this moment, take a good look at him, look at him hard, and try to remember what he looks like, because in two days you will have nothing to do with this man.

He took my hand and smiled faintly at me, just like that, we walked along the outfield round and round, at the moment there were only the two of us, we just walked in the flying snow, as if we couldn't bear to break this quiet beauty, no one said a word, the temperature of his palm slowly penetrated into my palm, I felt a little warm. It's been a long time since we've walked away holding hands like this, and it's been a long time since he's been so gentle.

Until the sun slowly rises from the distant skyline, like a bright red lantern with soft flames, shining on the snow-white ground, like a layer of pink veil.

Bai Xiaoqiu took my hand all the way out of the wide field, walked through a long corridor, crossed an alley, crossed the foyer, and sent me to the door.

We stood still again, I looked up at his face, at his nose, at his mouth, probably because the fog was too heavy, the sky was too cold, probably because of the early morning sun, I could clearly see his red eyes and the layers of mist in his sockets.

He smiled at me and said, "Go in."

I wanted to say something to him, because after these two days, I was afraid that I would never have a chance again, I opened my mouth, but I couldn't say a word, and just looked at him, letting the tears flow.

He stepped forward to help me wipe away the tears from my face and said, "Go in, it's cold outside." After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked forward without looking back.

I couldn't control my thoughts, sad and sad, and told myself to let me indulge this time, grab him, hold him tight, and then tell him that I am not his Feifei, never his Feifei, I am his mortal, my name is Su Luofan.