Chapter 143

For three days, it was slow to say that it was slow, and what should have happened was happening step by step; It's fast and fast, and in a blink of an eye, it's time for the end of the exam.

Early this morning, Hou Rui relied on his tall and tall horses, and Yanfeng and other four small servants in the crowd for a while, and finally escorted Shanniang's master and servant to the front of the crowd, on the seal attached to the gate of the tribute courtyard, the bright red jade seal was still intact, and the Lord Qincha who went to the palace to receive the decree had not yet arrived.

Separated by a human wall composed of officials and guards, Shanniang, like the other parents and family members of the candidates, all stood on tiptoe, looking like they couldn't turn into flies, and flew in through the closed door to see what was going on.

Now her size has risen, and she is two fingers taller than Wufu, but at this moment, she is surrounded by some northern masters, and she and Sanhe Wufu are all shorter than others.

Hou Rui chattered and complained while steadily putting down the plate, not letting the people behind push him up: "It's all said, I asked you to wait in the teahouse with the old lady, but I don't want to, I want to come over." The master is used to you, and he doesn't say a word about you! This person is crowded, in case something happens, the lord will not scold you when he turns around, it must be my bad luck! ”

Shanniang didn't bother to listen to his nagging, so she just stood on tiptoe and looked up the steps of the Tribute Courtyard.

After a while, from far and near, there was a commotion in the crowd. Before Shanniang could really hear what everyone was saying, she had already seen a rider coming from afar. Just look at the guard of honor to let people know that this is the arrival of the Lord Chincha who announced the decree.

To Shanniang's surprise, the "Lord Qincha" who came to announce the decree was actually His Royal Highness the Prince.

After a burst of drum music, the prince was led by the master of ceremonies, went up the steps in front of the gate of the tribute courtyard, and read out the will to everyone in a loud voice, which was nothing more than saying something like the official cliché of the heavens to bless the Great Zhou, and then, His Royal Highness the Prince waved his hand calmly, and the master of ceremonies walked to the door and sang loudly: "Unveil the seal!" ”

A little eunuch came forward to solemnly remove the seal on the door, put it in a tray, and presented it to the prince for inspection, and the master of ceremonies sang "Open the door" again, and the gate of the tribute courtyard, which had been closed for three days, was slowly pushed open.

The first to come out of the door were naturally the examiners from all walks of life. The prince stepped forward and answered with the examiners, but Shanniang couldn't hear what they were saying from a distance, so she only tiptoed her toes. She was silently slandering the prince in her heart, when she heard that the young man who didn't know whose house it was not far away didn't suppress his volume, and complained there: "Can't you turn back if you have something to say?" Let my brother out first! ”

It was just in the middle of the drumming, and the sudden sound was heard by many people. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Xu also heard it, so he looked back at the direction of the voice and smiled, and bowed his hand to the chief examiner, Lord Hong, and said: "Everyone has worked hard for days, but they are lonely and sophisticated. He also invited Lord Hong to return to the palace to give the decree.

It was not until the chief examiner, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the master of ceremonies and drums were all gone that the officials of the Gongyuan withdrew from the door. There was a moment of silence in front of the door, and then suddenly, like a floodgate, a crowd of lifters poured out of the door.

Seeing that the lifters came out, the crowd waiting in front of the Gongyuan suddenly stirred. Some people who saw their relatives shouted their names and squeezed out while turning around; Those who have not yet received their relatives are anxious to squeeze in...... In the chaos, it is also thanks to Hou Rui's love of fighting since he was a child, his body is stronger than ordinary people, and Yuan Changqing's four little servants have been polished by Old Lord Fang himself, and it is not difficult for five people to protect the three of Shanniang's master and servants.

Shanniang, who was protected by her brother and the little maids, was also desperately tiptoeing behind the human wall. She thought that she would not see Yuan Changqing so soon, but she just glanced over, and Yuan Changqing crashed into her eyes so clearly.

Although there are only three days before and after the current examination, when the exam-takers came out of the door, they still looked devastated, either with blue eyes, or with black faces, or those who felt that they had done well in the exam, but they were only in good spirits, and their faces were still not good, which showed the pressure of the test.

When Yuan Changqing came out of the door, the rising sun that had been hidden behind the clouds happened to break through the clouds, and the sudden sunshine shook his eyes for a while, he raised his hand to cover the sun slightly, and when he put down his hand, everyone saw that on the high steps, there was a beautiful young man with red lips and white teeth......

Yuan Changqing's eyebrows and eyes were originally born black, but now that they are shining by the sun, it makes him even more like paint and his hair like ebony. The black eyes and black hair made him even more white, and his thin lips were ruddy...... Standing with the blue-eyed and white-eyed lifters around him, it was impossible for Yuan Changqing to be eye-catching at this time......

And, unlike the people next to him who were discussing the exam questions in twos and threes, he didn't talk to anyone at this time, only holding the exam basket in one hand, and walked down the steps alone. The long posture of walking alone, the graceful and calm gait, suddenly reminded people of his nickname - the cold and lonely flower that blooms on the top of the mountain...... You can see it from afar, but you can't get close......

Shanniang looked at him silently for a while, and then gradually heard the sounds around her again. When she noticed the words "Kaolin Flower", she realized that Yuan Changqing was not the only one who attracted her attention. She turned her head to look left and right, and found that many of the people who made the sound of admiration were big girls and little daughters-in-law with starry eyes......

So, looking at Yuan Changqing, who walked calmly like returning from the moon, Shanniang couldn't stop her heart from pounding for a while, and at the same time, she couldn't stop being proud: My beautiful boy!

Of course, faintly, she is still a little jealous. Especially when she heard a sister next to her say, "The marryman wants to marry Yuan Dalang", she suddenly wanted to find something to cover Yuan Changqing...... Her family's!

And, what surprised her even more was that she thought that Yuan Changqing couldn't see her like she saw him at a glance, but after that guy came down from the steps, he kept staring firmly in her direction, until he really walked in front of her, she realized that he had seen her a long time ago......

Therefore, people are beautiful, and sometimes they are very ingenious. According to the rules of the Gongyuan, even the lifters have seen their relatives in the crowd in front of the gate of the Gongyuan, and they are not allowed to cross the human wall formed by the Imperial Forest Army and the officials, and they must go around the main gate of the Gongyuan along the human wall and go out from under the archway to meet their relatives.

After Yuan Changqing came over, he only nodded at the two officials who were blocking in front of Shanniang, and the two officials inexplicably let go of the water and fire sticks in their hands, and let Yuan Changqing take a shortcut and go out directly from here......

It's such an unruly thing, so that the people around him can see it, and no one protests. The people around all looked at Yuan Changqing curiously, wanting to see what was the reason for the famous "Flower of Kaolin" in the capital, and they were not even willing to delay the time to bypass the human wall, so they directly crossed the human wall.

So, everyone saw that Yuan Changqing was standing in front of a slender girl, with a shallow smile on her lips.

Suddenly, there was another burst of admiration from the crowd who saw this smile.

Some people guessed that if the "Kaolin Flower", who had always been cold, smiled like this, the girl must be his new wife. There are even those who know Yuan Changqing's life experience, and then think of the news in the past few days, and immediately don't even pay attention to their relatives who are rushing to take the exam, and only chase the young couple with their eyes.

Therefore, when Yuan Changqing and his wife looked at each other for a while, they both turned around silently, and wanted to squeeze out of the crowd, they found that they had already become the objects of onlookers from the surrounding people. No matter how strong the combat effectiveness of Hou Rui and the four winds is, the couple is still crowded.

Since the two converged, Yuan Changqing and Shanniang have not spoken a word. At this moment, taking the opportunity of being squeezed to the point that he almost folded Arhat, Yuan Changqing reached over and held Shanniang's hand. Shanniang silently opened her five fingers and interlocked with his ten fingers. Yuan Changqing protected her, and it took a lot of effort for the two of them to squeeze out of the crowd. When they turned around and went to look for Hou Rui and the four servants and two maids, they found that they didn't know when they had been dispersed.

Yuan Changqing smiled silently, used Shanniang's slightly long sleeves to cover the hands of the two who were still holding together, and walked slowly side by side with her.

"I didn't expect you to come." He said.

Shanniang didn't squeak, just pursed her lips and smiled like him.

The two walked silently for a while, and Yuan Changqing asked, "You are here?" ”

Shanniang shook her head, and then said, "The old lady is also here." He added, "Mr. Lin Er's family is also there." She pointed to a teahouse at the end of the street, tilted her head to look at Yuan Changqing, and said, "I probably don't need to ask you how you did in the exam, right?" ”

"Okay." Yuan Changqing smiled, "It's not a problem to be on the list, it's just a matter of ranking." He added, "Now that the competition is fierce, it is unlikely that I will be brushed off the list, but the ranking is not very good." ”

"It doesn't matter," Shan Niang shook his hand, "You're still young anyway. ”

Yuan Changqing really wanted to make himself stronger, and when he heard her say this, he smiled slightly and said, "Seize the day." ”

Shanniang looked at him, silent and speechless. In her previous life, she hoped that he could climb up, but Yuan Changqing never refused to share with her the interests and disadvantages in the court, so that several times she made her own decisions and almost ruined his business...... In this life, she saw it, and he became enthusiastic about his career...... Sure enough, feng shui takes turns.

At this time, the street in front of the Gongyuan was already overcrowded, and Yuan Changqing protected Shanniang from the crowd, and the hands held together never let go. When she walked to a place where there were fewer people, Shanniang asked Yuan Changqing, "Why didn't you come out with the Lin brothers?" ”

Lin Ruting and Lin Ruxuan also went down together this year.

"We're not in a test booth." Yuan Changqing said, suddenly glanced at her, and asked, "These days, is the family okay?" ”

"Ah......h

Shanniang answered in a flat voice, and Yuan Changqing knew that something was probably wrong.

"How?" He asked.

"Also...... It's nothing ......" is that their Yuan family is in the headlines again.

But it turned out that after the fifth master said that he had leaked his mouth that day, he simply struck while the iron was hot, and on the afternoon of Yuan Changqing's tribute to the courtyard, he took his old friend to the house of the official department. After coming out of Shangshu's house, he rushed to the gate of the Yuan family with a group of idle gangs who didn't know where to find them. The next day, the entire capital knew that Yuan Li and Yuan Si actually stole the dowry of his nephew and daughter-in-law for his own future...... As for Mama Zheng and others who were sent to the government as robbers, the old lady of the Yuan family was beaten to death and did not dare to admit that they were sent by himself under this kind of form, so now those subordinates are still being held in prison as robbery suspects......

The two walked leisurely in the flow of people coming and going, Yuan Changqing asked Shanniang carefully about the big and small things in the family when he was not at home, Shanniang guessed that he was unwilling to miss the bits and pieces of the family, so he also answered him carefully. The two whispered side by side, and they didn't notice that the teahouse booked by the fifth master and Mr. Lin Er was right in front of them. If it weren't for Lin Ruzhi seeing them screaming upstairs, the two would have almost gone over.

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When Yuan Changqing and Shanniang went up to the second floor of the teahouse, they saw that their maids had already come back first. Hou Rui didn't stay in the private room, but sat at a tea table with a pot of tea. Seeing the two of them coming up, Hou Rui immediately rushed over, glared at Yuan Changqing, and shouted in a suppressed voice: "Where did you two go?" I was taught a lesson by the master! ”

As he was talking, the door of the private room was opened, and Lin Ruxuan's head suddenly stretched out, and he smiled at Yuan Changqing: "Isn't your examination shed the first to be released?" Why are you walking behind us? ”

While speaking, Lin Ruting also came out. The three candidates asked each other how they were doing, and then entered the private room together.

When Shanniang went to pick up people, there were only the five old men's family and Mr. Lin Er's family in the private room, and now there are a few more white-bearded old gentlemen. Shanniang didn't recognize people, obviously Yuan Changqing did, so she hurriedly stepped forward to greet everyone. Only then did Shanniang know that these people were all professors of Xinglin Academy, and they were all famous Confucians.

Several old men unceremoniously pulled him to ask for a while, and Mr. Lin Er even pointed to the pen and ink prepared on the side and said to Yuan Changqing and the others: "Silence your answers." ”

When Yuan Changqing and the others went to the window over there to write the exam papers, Lin Ruzhi came over early and pulled Shanniang aside, and whispered a joke to her: "Where did you pick up someone?" ”

Shanniang's face flushed slightly. It was still the second lady Lin who was kind, knowing that she and Yuan Changqing were still newly married Yan'er, so she pulled away Shanniang and asked about the prince who came over to announce the decree as a messenger.

The second lady is only concerned about the kind of royal gossip that ordinary people will care about, and when a few old gentlemen next to her heard the second lady mention the prince, they thought of the government.

An old gentleman said: "Since the Jiangyin case, that person has tried his best to suppress the prince, and he refuses to call the East Palace to get involved in all important things. Or is there something wrong with the upwards? ”

Thinking of the trip that the prince had personally come over before Yuan Changqing entered the examination room, Shan Niang's heart suddenly moved. It stands to reason that Emperor Zhaowen is also a person with a deep city, no matter how much he takes a fancy to Yuan Changqing, he will not give him face like this, and he actually came to give him the exam in person...... What's more, it is not necessarily a good thing to pull out the seedlings and help them grow. So Shanniang thinks that there may be something else going on in there......

In fact, in the previous life, Shanniang was not interested in current affairs, but "for the good of Yuan Changqing", she still forced herself to pay attention for a while, until Yuan Changqing almost told her that his world did not welcome her, and she did not continue to do those wasted efforts.

Now, after the resentment that had accumulated in Shanniang's heart for a lifetime finally dissipated, she calmed down and looked back at herself in her previous life objectively, and Shanniang suddenly discovered that in fact, her so-called "paying", the so-called "for the good of Yuan Changqing", more often than not, was actually for herself. At that time, she had always been envious of the ladies in the noble circle, and always hoped that one day she could become such a master. So she cares about these things, not so much because she hopes to help Yuan Changqing go further, but because she hopes that Yuan Changqing's further progress can bring her a better future. Only if Yuan Changqing has a good future, can she rely on her husband and wife to become a member of the noble circle that she has always hoped she can become......

Shanniang listened silently to the discussion of the old gentlemen for a while, and then gossiped with the second lady and the fifth wife, and Yuan Changqing and the others only finished the exam papers for three days. Mr. Lin Er looked at the exam papers, commented with a few old men for a while, turned around and smiled at Yuan Changqing and the others: "There should be no problem with the three of you, just look at the final palace test." He added, "I've been tired for three days, so I'll go back and rest for a few days, and I'll be relaxed." But you can't be too lax, there are palace tests below. He added, "Especially Changqing, I think there is a good chance." ”

The implication is that a rumored roll call has not run away......

*・*・*

Why did the prince come to Yuan Changqing, Shanniang felt that it should be a secret that she shouldn't know, so she wasn't curious at all. Yuan Changqing saw that she was not curious, but she was a little scratching her lungs and felt uncomfortable.

At this time, they were in their own homes - Yuan Changqing had finished the exam, and Shanniang naturally went home. And then......

Location, bedrooms.

To be specific...... on the bed.