In front of the gate of the Yuan Mansion, Chu Lin, who was standing next to the carriage, looked at the tall lintel of the Yuan Mansion: "You go in alone, is it really okay?" ”

"I'm here to thank Old Madam Yuan, and I'm not here to fight, what's wrong with me going in alone?"

Chu Lin smiled when he heard Lin Yueying's words, but his smile was completely lacking in the warmth of the past.

Mama Ye, who had been waiting in front of the door, saw Lin Yueying coming, so she came to her: "Miss Lin is here!" ”

"Hmm."

Lin Yueying responded here, and Shuchen beside her handed the red ginseng she was holding to Mama Ye.

When Chu Lin saw Mama Ye coming, he handed the food box in his hand to Lin Yueying: "You go in, I'll wait here!" ”

Lin Yueying just wanted to respond, but when she saw Chu Lin's reluctant smile, she didn't want to take the food box.

Seeing that Lin Yueying and Chu Lin were speechless but looked at each other, Mama Ye approached Lin Yueying, took the food box for her, and then invited Lin Yueying into Yuan's mansion.

Chu Lin saw that Lin Yueying was still standing, although he didn't want her to go in, he still urged her: "Go!" ”

"Okay."

Although Lin Yueying was ashamed of Chu Lin, there were some things that she didn't pay attention to, and it was useless to feel guilty.

Chu Lin watched Lin Yueying enter the Yuan Mansion like this, and felt a little melancholy in his heart.

In Baohe Zhai, Mama Ye put the red ginseng and food box on the table next to Huayuexi: "Old lady, Miss Lin sent the red ginseng back and brought delicious food to the old lady!" ”

Hua Yuexi briefly glanced at the food box, and then looked at the red ginseng that was missing a few leaves, so she asked Mama Ye to put the red ginseng back.

Mama Ye summoned a maidservant who was waiting on the side and instructed her to put the red ginseng away, before leading Lin Yueying to Hua Yuexi: "Madam, this is Miss Lin." ”

Hua Yuexi looked at Lin Yueying, who was dressed elegantly, without her previous charm, but with her own agility.

Hua Yuexi asked Lin Yueying to sit in the guest seat closest to her, and still said to her kindly: "When you came before, you were wearing the clothes prepared by Cheng'er, which were too mature, unlike what you are wearing now, playful and smart." ”

Lin Yueying saw Hua Yuexi praising herself, so she replied: "Look at what the old lady said, it's just a dress, where does it come from?" ”

"Huh! It's just that you're not paying attention. ”

In fact, a person does not know what kind of person he is, but is an outsider, who can see him clearly.

Lin Yueying didn't ask Hua Yuexi about this, but asked Hua Yuexi when she saw through Lin Yueying: "Don't talk about this, it's the old lady." When did you know that Yueying was not Miss Yuan's? ”

Hua Yuexi saw Lin Yueying asking about this, and still looked at Lin Yueying so kindly: "Because, you are you!" ”

Lin Yueying is Lin Yueying?

Lin Yueying is not Lin Yueying, who else can it be? Hua Yuexi's words made Lin Yueying confused.

Lin Yueying sat in Baohe Zhai for a while, and Hua Yuexi was reluctant to let Mama Ye send her out, but Mama Ye only sent Lin Yueying to the gate of Baohe Zhaiyuan, so she didn't continue to send it again.

Lin Yueying walked back along the road she came from, but she didn't see anyone along the way, she didn't think much about it, she relied on her memory, turned a corner, and continued to move forward, but she overestimated her memory. When she saw the gate of Bao Hezhai again, she noticed that she had made a big circle and came back again. But the gate of Baohezhai's courtyard was empty, and she couldn't go in to ask people, so she could only try her luck, but she overestimated herself again.

After Lin Yueying turned around several times, she was exhausted, looking up at the red walls and green tiles around her, and looking at the hand-copying verandah, but she couldn't see her own feet that knocked her down.

After Lin Yueying was knocked down by herself, she was already tired of walking, so she didn't get up directly, but after getting up from the ground, she sat on the ground like that, resting with her hands between her legs.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the dwarf bushes planted in the yard, obscuring the light of the silver feathers.

"It's really inappropriate for a big girl's house to sit in the courtyard!"

Lin Yueying, who had not completely recovered, immediately stood up when she heard this familiar voice.

Lin Yueying hid her hands between her sleeves and looked at Yuan Cheng who appeared in front of her, but what she saw was not the sunny smiling face of the past, but just a calm face, as quiet as the hanging magnolia on his clothes.

Lin Yueying didn't dare to ask Yuan Cheng why he was so calm, but answered the question he just asked: "Your mansion is too big, Yueying has been gone for a long time, and she hasn't even gone out of Bao and Zhai." No, I was so tired that I just sat on the ground and rested. ”

Lin Yueying's casual appearance, Yuan Chengzhen didn't dare to compliment, so he turned around: "Come with me." ”

Yuan Cheng said, leading the way for her in front of Lin Yueying, and Lin Yueying, who was hesitating, finally followed Yuan Cheng.

Lin Yueying looked at Yuan Cheng who was walking in front, her steps were steady and light, but she didn't say a word, unlike in the past, she talked and laughed.

The reason why Yuan Cheng is like this is when Lin Yueying fell asleep in the wing room of the curling courtyard, what happened? But Lin Yueying didn't dare to ask.

The two didn't talk all the way until Yuan Cheng sent Lin Yueying to the front yard.

"That's the gate of my Yuan Mansion."

Yuan Cheng said, Lin Yueying followed his gaze and really saw the gate of Yuan's mansion.

Lin Yueying, who was smiling, wanted to thank Yuan Cheng, but she withdrew her gaze, and Yuan Cheng had already walked away.

Lin Yueying saw Yuan Cheng walk away, and she didn't chase after him, and she didn't leave Yuan's mansion until he disappeared around the corner of the courtyard wall.

Chu Lin, who had been waiting by the carriage, saw that Lin Yueying could be regarded as coming out, so he immediately greeted him: "Why is it so long?" ”

"Yuan's mansion is too big, I didn't find the way for a long time, and I fell down."

Lin Yueying said, and stretched out her hands.

Chu Lin was anxious when he heard Lin Yueying's words, and when he saw Lin Yueying's frayed palm, he was even more anxious, and hurriedly took her into the carriage.

Chu Lin took the small box that had been prepared on the carriage, took out a fist-sized white medicine bottle, and after removing the stopper on the mouth of the bottle, he took out a piece of gauze from the small box, and poured the medicinal wine in the bottle on the gauze: "Bear with it, it hurts!" ”

The wound on Lin Yueying's hand was already very painful, and Chu Lin was so frightened that Lin Yueying didn't dare to clean the wound.

Chu Lin saw that Lin Yueying retracted her hands, and he didn't blame her, after putting the medicine bottle back, he took out a silk handkerchief from his arms, handed it to Lin Yueying's mouth, and said jokingly: "Do you want to bite?" ”

Lin Yueying, who was still a little scared just now, was amused by Chu Lin's joke with a wry smile: "As for it?" ”

"Who knows?"

After Chu Lin finished speaking, he put the silk handkerchief back into his arms, and gently grabbed the four fingers of Lin Yueying's right hand: "I'll try to be as light as possible, and you can bear with it!" ”

"Hmm!"

Although Lin Yueying responded like this, Chu Lin could obviously feel that Lin Yueying was shrinking her hand back, but Chu Lin did not let Lin Yueying this time, but grabbed her hand tightly and cleaned her wound.

Chu Lin wiped the wound on Lin Yueying's hand with gauze stained with medicinal wine, which made the pain in her hand worse and worse. And Lin Yueying was not surprised, and shouted in pain.

But with such a light, Lin Yueying hurt like this, Chu Lin didn't want to do it again, but if he left it alone, his situation would only get worse in the future, Chu Lin didn't want to do that, so he could only be ruthless and continue to clean Lin Yueying's wounds.

After Chu Lin completely cleaned Lin Yueying's wounds, Lin Yueying was already teary-eyed in pain.

Chu Lin looked at Lin Yueying, who was so beggar, and his heart was sour, and he didn't even ask whether Lin Yueying's wound was caused by herself.

"I'm tired, then I'll sleep for a while, and I'll call you when I'm home."

It was indeed Lin Yueying, who was tired, and it was rare to be obedient to respond: "Okay!" ”

Lin Yueying moved her butt to the car door, and lay her head on Chu Lin's lap.

Chu Lin took out the brocade quilt behind him, covered it for Lin Yueying, and casually covered his left foot.

After Chu Lin covered the quilt, he put his hands on his thighs at will, but before he put it away, Lin Yueying pulled his sleeve and put it in front of his nose, Chu Lin didn't care, and closed his eyes to recuperate.

In the Baohe Zhai Courtyard, Hua Yuexi was lying on a recliner basking in the sun, and Hua Yuexi, who was lying quietly, suddenly spoke: "Coming?" ”

Yuan Cheng, who turned back again, walked to Hua Yuexi's side: "It's here." ”

"And what do you want to ask?"

"When did Grandmother know that Yueying wasn't her sister, or did Grandmother keep pretending to be confused?"

Hua Yuexi tore off the silk handkerchief that covered her eyes, looked at Yuan Cheng, and deliberately sold Guanzi: "Guess! ”

After several days of rain, on a slightly cool morning, Lin Liang, Wu and Yang sent Fang Yuan, who had returned to his hometown in advance, to the north city gate.

Fang Yuan, who walked far alone, turned around and looked at the golden wall of the imperial capital, and was reluctant to leave for a long time......

Lin Yueying, who moved back to Wangshu Pavilion, got up early, and was busy preparing the things that Lin Yuelang needed to participate in the imperial examination, even if Lin Yuelang was sent to the door, she had to make sure one by one: "Is the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone ready?" ”

"Sister, you can't take the paper!"

"What about the food and drink?"

"It's enough for me to eat for three days and three nights!"

"That ......"

Lin Yueying has been busy in and out of the curling courtyard since the morning, and now she has arrived at the door, and she still cares about these things that have been prepared early, Lin Yuelang hurriedly stopped her: "Sister, everything that should be prepared is ready, it's not bad!" ”

Lin Yueying repeatedly confirmed with Lin Yuelang: "Isn't it bad? ”

Lin Yuelang nodded very seriously: "It's not bad!" ”

"It's really not bad?"

Lin Yuelang saw that Lin Yueying was still not at ease, pressed her shoulders, and simply pushed her aside: "It's really not bad!" ”

Lin Yueying listened, but she still wanted to ask, but Lin Yuelang hurriedly intercepted her words before she could speak: "This is me going to participate in the imperial examination, why is my sister more nervous than me?" ”

"Can you not be nervous? Ten years of cold window, just this day! ”

Lin Yuelang saw that Lin Yueying was still so anxious, lowered her head and looked at her and said, "Sister, don't worry, didn't I tell my sister at the beginning of the year, I will definitely come back with a top score!" ”

Lin Yuelang's words reduced Lin Yueying's anxiety by half, and in place of this half, she was disdainful: "It's as if this is something you can decide!" ”

Lin Jinzhuo, who had been watching from the sidelines, listened to Lin Yueying's brainless words, and said to her seriously: "Yueying, don't talk nonsense!" ”

Lin Yueying was yelled at by Lin Jinzhuo, she didn't realize anything, although she frowned, she still smiled.

Lin Jinzhuo saw that Lin Yueying was still smiling, and he didn't bother to pay attention to her, so he called Lin Yuelang.

Lin Yuelang let go of Lin Yueying and came to stand in front of Lin Jinzhuo.

Lin Jinzhuo raised his head slightly, looked at Lin Yuelang, who was half a head taller than himself, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder: "Just do your best, don't force yourself!" ”

Lin Yuelang, who was slightly tilted against his head, looked at Lin Jinzhuo seriously, and replied seriously: "Father, don't worry, Yuelang will definitely do his best!" ”

"Okay, let's go!"

Lin Jinzhuo said and patted Lin Yuelang's shoulder again.

Luo Jinyu and Chu Xingluo, who had been waiting in front of the door, saw that Lin Jinzhuo and Lin Yueying had sent Lin Yuelang out, so Luo Jinyu walked towards them.

After Luo Jinyu came to Lin Yuelang and stood in front of her, she took out a blue purse embroidered with a half moon and handed it to Lin Yuelang: "This is the rune I asked for for you in the dumb ling'an, which can bless you with success when you participate in the imperial examination, you bring it." ”

Lin Yuelang looked at the purse handed over by Luo Jinyu and hesitated to take it, but when he saw Luo Jinyu's somewhat emaciated face, which had completely lost its original flush, he no longer hesitated, stretched out his hands and took Luo Jinyu's purse: "Yuelang, thank you, aunt!" ”

Although Lin Yuelang is dissatisfied with the Chu Mansion, he is not a ruthless person. These days, although Luo Jinyu did not appear in front of Lin Yuelang, he did feel Luo Jinyu's kindness to him.

Although Lin Yuelang called Luo Jinyu his aunt, Luo Jinyu couldn't help but feel a little raw, but she was always closer than "Mrs. Chu".

After Lin Yuelang took the purse from Luo Jinyu's hand, he wanted to get into the carriage, but his foot only stepped on the footstool and he remembered something.

Lin Yuelang looked back, looked at Lin Yueying who was standing beside Lin Jinzhuo, and shouted: "Yueying, whether I succeed or fail here, after I come back, I will tell you something!" ”

Lin Yueying, who had just seen that Lin Yuelang could get along well with Luo Jinyu, was happy for a while, and heard Lin Yuelang call her name directly, and stood up and went back: "You have the guts to fatten you, dare to call me by my name!" ”

Lin Yuelang was yelled at by Lin Yueying, and half of his confidence just now suddenly disappeared, and he immediately got into the carriage.

Chu Xingluo looked at the carriage that was gradually moving away, approached Lin Yueying, and asked gossipingly: "Sister Yueying, what does Brother Yuelang want to tell you?" ”

Lin Yueying, who didn't know what Lin Yuelang was thinking, could only answer Chu Xingluo's question if she could answer Chu Xingluo's question, and Lin Jinzhuo and Luo Jinyu, who were behind them, looked at each other thoughtfully.

On a high mountain, towering trees obscured the sky, and even if the moon was in the sky, there was not a trace of moonlight that could penetrate down.

A man sat on a boulder on the edge of the cliff, looked at the lights of the hundreds of houses in the city below the mountain, touched the money leopard lying in front of him, and asked the visitor: "Yuan Heng has always been neutral, why did he suddenly move He Ju?" ”

The person replied: "Yuan Heng didn't go to He Ju at first, but only found it when he was looking for students from the Korean mainland when Charin Yuelang was poisoned. ”

"What's going on?"

"He Wei seems to be at odds with that Lin Yuelang, so he wants to coerce the Korean students to poison him."

"Who is this Lin Yuelang?"

"The nephew of the Ming Mansion."

"The nephew of the Ming Mansion was poisoned, why is it not the people from the Ming Mansion who investigated this matter, but Yuan Heng?"

"It should be for Lin Yuelang's sister, Lin Yueying."

"Who is this?"

"On that day, the brothers who wanted to erase Lin Yueying saw it, Lin Yueying and Yuan Yi not only looked similar, but also had the reaction of the brothers, the person from the Fei family we have been looking for is by her side!"

"Are they in the Ming Kingdom Mansion?"

"It's not like it, after all, for so many years, no one from the Fei family has ever appeared, and it is impossible for the Ming Kingdom Mansion to hide them for decades!"

The man listened to the words of the visitor, and suddenly became interested: "Then this is interesting, the wild girl who suddenly appeared actually has someone from the Fei family in her hand!" ”

When the visitor saw the man, he was rarely interested, so he asked, "What does the prince ......mean?"

The man was still looking ahead, and he shouted a name: "He Li!" ”

One of the people waiting on the side immediately took a step forward when he heard the man call him.

Under the moonlight, this young man, although he looked good, his face was calm and calm, and there was no trace of vitality in his eyes.

He Li took a step forward and half-knelt on the ground: "Lord Wang." ”

Although the trees are tall, they can't keep the bright moon moving in the sky.

The bright moon slowly sank westward, and the cold moonlight sprinkled on the man's cold face, but it was no match for his slightly drooping and cold phoenix eyes.

In Yihua Palace, He Qingmeng looked at the more than 20 dishes on the table, she had no appetite at all, put down the chopsticks in her hand, and waved her hand to send someone to clean up.

The palace maids waiting on the side, seeing that He Qingmeng didn't move the food on the table at all, looked at Mama Yu beside He Qingmeng hesitantly.

Mama Yu also looked at the dish in front of He Qingmeng that didn't move, and kindly persuaded: "Queen Mother, you haven't had a good meal for a few days, you better eat some, don't be hungry." ”

He Qingmeng didn't have much appetite at all, where could he eat anything, and he raised his hand and waved his hand to send someone to clean up.

Mama Yu waved her hand again when she saw He Qingmeng, and Mama Yu, who had nothing to do, could only let people remove all the dishes on the table.

In the imperial garden, Qi Yu, who was sitting by the lake, looked at the concubines who were dancing on the second floor of a pavilion not far away. I saw the concubine's jade feet wandering around, stepping on the floor of the second floor of the pavilion depicting Xuanwu, like the sound of drums; The concubine's robe, rubbing the red pillar painted with the green dragon, went up and down; Between the lower waists, looking up at the pavilion beam of the tiger; The wind rose and blew the rain ring held by the Suzaku in all directions, and it jingled.

Qi Yu was enjoying the concubine's dancing here, but he saw Mama Yu walking towards him from the opposite side of the Xiang Pavilion.

Mama Yu didn't even look at the concubine upstairs, and came directly to Qi Yu and bowed her knees to greet her.

Mama Yu, who was He Qingmeng's nurse, was quick witty and sensitive and could perceive people's hearts, so when He Qingmeng entered the palace, she was brought with her.

When Qi Yu saw Mama Yu coming, he withdrew his gaze from the Sixiang Pavilion: "Mama Yu is here to visit the Imperial Garden?" ”

"The old slave is not, it's just that the queen hasn't eaten for a few days, and the old slave is afraid that the mother will ......"

Mama Yu hadn't finished speaking yet, and when Qi Yu heard that He Qingmeng hadn't eaten for several days, he immediately jumped up: "It's been a few days, why did you come to inform me now?" ”

"Old Slave ......"

Qi Yu didn't listen to Mama Yu anymore, and walked away from her.

Qi Yu, who came all the way, went straight to the Yihua Palace as soon as he entered the Yihua Palace, and before he entered the Yihua Palace, Mama Yu, who followed him, saw He Qingmeng in the garden on the right side of the Yihua Palace, and hurriedly stopped Qi Yu.

Qi Yu followed Mama Yu's gaze and saw He Qingmeng lying on the case of Yanhua Pavilion.

Qi Yu came to He Qingmeng's left side and gently helped her up: "Why is the queen lying here like this?" How cool this stone is! ”

Although Qi Yu said this, He Qingmeng didn't think so, and after sitting down, he touched the cold desk with his right hand: "No, the concubine thinks it's just right!" ”

He Qingmeng's words scared Qi Yu, it had been raining a few days ago, and now even if there was a breeze, it was very cold, He Qingmeng lay on the stone case and said that it was just right, Qi Yu immediately called someone to find the imperial doctor.

Under the lintel of the two phoenixes dancing, the light yarn hung to the ground, and three red strings gently tied He Qingmeng's wrists, passed through the gap between the two light yarns, and extended behind the pomegranate screen.

Behind the pomegranate screen, an old imperial doctor with white temples and a long beard grabbed one end of the red rope with one hand and touched the red rope with the other, and after touching it for a long time, he asked the palace maid who was waiting by He Qingmeng's bed to untie the rope on He Qingmeng's wrist and tie it with one hand, but he touched it for a long time and asked the palace maid to change sides.

Qi Yu was already in a hurry, and just let people do what the imperial doctor said, which was already considered tolerated, but he had to do it again, Qi Yu really couldn't bear it anymore: "The pulses on both sides have been checked, and they have been done for a long time, how can they be changed?" Why, when people are old, they can't even touch their pulses? ”

The imperial doctor saw that Qi Yu was in a hurry, but he still put down the red rope in his hand unhurriedly, stood up and saluted Qi Yu: "The emperor is not in a hurry, the old minister just wants to confirm!" ”

"Confirm what?"

The imperial doctor gave Qi Yu another salute, and then gave He Qingmeng behind the screen another salute, before answering Qi Yu: "Congratulations to the emperor, the queen mother is a happy vein!" ”

As soon as Qi Yu heard that it was a happy pulse, he was immediately as happy as if he had won the jackpot, but he was happy for a while, but he became distressed again.

He Qingmeng, who was on the soft couch, was so excited that she cried with joy when she heard the news she had always wanted to hear, but when she saw Qi Yu's distressed face, she was a little disappointed: "Doesn't the emperor want this child?" ”

He Qingmeng's words made all the palace maids who were happy with her follow her to look at Qi Yu.

Qi Yu, who was still distressed, still smiled a little distressed when he heard He Qingmeng's words.

Qi Yu bypassed the screen, sat in front of He Qingmeng, shook her hand excitedly, but didn't dare to look at her eyes, and whispered: "No, it just came too suddenly, and this is also my first child, I haven't even thought about what to do as a father?" ”

He Qingmeng looked at Qi Yu's reaction, just like a child who encountered a problem, so he gradually frowned: "Look at what the emperor said, what does the emperor need to do?" The emperor only needs to be a wise monarch and give this child a peaceful and prosperous world, isn't this okay! ”

"Yes, I want to be a Ming Jun and give this child a peaceful and prosperous world!"

Qi Yu said, raised his eyes to look at He Qingmeng's watery eyes, and raised his hand to touch the roots of her reddish ears.

Early one morning in late February, candidates who took the entrance examination gathered in front of a high wall in the south courtyard of the Ministry of Rites before dawn to watch the list texts distributed by the Ministry of Rites in the early morning.

The examinees who have read the list have different expressions, some are depressed because they are not selected, and some are elated because they are on the list.

Lin Yi, who came over early, came to the Ministry of Rites, and saw candidates like him coming to see the list from a distance.

Lin Yi squeezed to the front with difficulty from among the many candidates, and before he had time to look at the list text, he was recognized by Lin Li, who was one step ahead: "Isn't this Lin Yi, let's see if Brother Yuelang is nominated?" ”

Lin Yi saw that it was Lin Li, so he immediately nodded and responded: "Yes, I haven't woken up yet, and my mother sent me to read the list text." ”

"When Brother Yuelang was in the court, he was outstanding, and the same is true in the entire Zhurong!"

Lin Li said, and raised his hand to point to the name on the far right.

Lin Yi looked in the direction that Lin Li was pointing, and saw a name written on the far right and top that he was all too familiar with.

When Lin Yi saw that it was really Lin Yuelang's name, he instantly became happy, as if it was his own name written on it.

Lin Yi looked at the list and wanted to see if there was Lin Li's name: "I don't know where the son of Ligong is?" ”

Although Lin Li was talented, he was not as good as Lin Yuelang, and when he saw Lin Yi looking for his name on the right side, he raised his hand and pointed to the name near the middle.

Lin Yi looked at the place Lin Li pointed to again, and when Lin Li's name was really written, he turned back to congratulate him.

Lin Li said congratulations to Lin Yi and laughed it off, but it was Lin Yuelang who was interested in him: "Brother Yuelang was Xie Yuan first, and now he is Huiyuan, I don't know if he will be the champion in a few days?" ”

Lin Li is good friends with Lin Yuelang, but after studying in the DPRK for three years, Lin Yuelang has never mentioned his relationship with the Ming State Mansion, and his efforts are seen by everyone, so Lin Li does not question whether Lin Yuelang can be a member of the Yuan, and whether there is water in it.

Lin Yi stupidly listened to Lin Li's words, and replied stupidly: "That's the best!" ”

Lin Yueying, who got up early again, came to the curling courtyard early in the morning, stood in front of the wardrobe, and picked up the clothes to try on in the hall for Lin Yuelang.

Lin Yuelang, who was only wearing single clothes and shivering from the cold, saw that Lin Yueying couldn't pick a single dress for a long time, and he was really cold, so he urged: "Sister, are you okay?" ”

Lin Yueying hugged her left hand, her right elbow cushioned her left wrist, supporting her right cheek, and thought: "What should I wear?" ”

Lin Yuelang, who was already shivering from the cold, saw that Lin Yueying hadn't chosen it yet, so he directly pushed Lin Yueying out of the door: "I'll choose it myself, my sister is waiting outside!" ”

"But ......"

Lin Yueying wanted to go in again to choose clothes for Lin Yuelang, but Lin Yuelang pushed her out and closed the door casually.

Lin Yueying wanted to go in again, but before her hand could touch the door, she stopped, because she opened the door recklessly last time, and saw someone's slick body.