The "Autumn Season" in August ended as scheduled, and Du Wenlin had high expectations for his results.

Since becoming a "future star", his physical strength, spirit, and memory have undergone great changes.

When answering the questions, my thoughts were like springs, and I was surprised by the extraordinary performance.

On the day of the list, it was not surprising that it ranked first on the list.

Since then, everyone has called him "Du Jieyuan" when he goes out.

Lin Fengsheng won the second place in the middle of the "Ya Yuan".

On the shore of "Xuanwu Lake", two best friends who met halfway and are now on the list at the same time swim together.

"The spring grass in Xuanwu Lake grows,

I vaguely want to see Bamboo Fence City.

Later, ten thousand mounds rose like clouds,

Fang hated the king and couldn't do anything. ”

Lin Fengsheng was very interested and recited aloud.

"In all dynasties, there are as many people as the king of Tu, but how many people have made it happen?" Du Wenlin sighed.

"Yes, they all covet the throne of kings, and they rarely sympathize with the hardships of the people. Once he was the king, he was full of spirit, but he didn't know that there were thousands of dry bones lying under his feet! Lin Fengsheng also sighed.

"One will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither, and the ancients are not lying."

Not far away came a burst of singing:

"Ten miles of Xuanhu back Guo slanted,

Pieces of horses' heads fall into the mountains.

The barren canal goes down early to Kunming geese,

Kotsuki autumn blooms with Miyaku flowers. ”

"This is a masterpiece of Ou Daren's poem describing the scenery of Xuanwu Lake during the Jiajing period of this dynasty." Du Wenlin said.

"It's a pity that the singer's temperament is insufficient, and he is even a little feminine."

As he spoke, he walked along the path where the song came from.

A boy in a green robe is singing while banging on the wooden railing by the lake with a folding fan.

The voice is beautiful, but as Lin Fengsheng said, the middle qi is a little insufficient.

After a song, Du Wenlin applauded.

The green-shirted boy turned his head and smiled, and lightly opened his lips:

"Thank you, Brother Ren!"

After speaking, his cheeks were powdery, and he was shy.

"Haha, brother, you're obviously dressed as a woman, right?" Lin Fengsheng said with a smile.

Hearing Lin Fengsheng say this, the green-shirted boy couldn't help laughing:

"It seems that my costume skills are far from being seen, and you can see it at a glance."

Du Wenlin and Lin Fengsheng didn't realize it after hearing this.

The maid next to her, who was also dressed as a small servant, urged:

"Miss, you have to go home at once. If the master finds out that we have sneaked out, he will be scolded again. ”

The young lady gave a light salute and turned to leave.

Even if he is wearing men's clothes, his back is still like the wind swinging lotus leaves.

Du and Lin were a little stupid.

At the request of Cao Shi, the governor of the Heavenly Patrol, he chose a day to entertain the scholars in this year's examination and held a "deer singing banquet".

Officials at all levels in Nanjing City were present, and everyone congratulated the candidates for this year's high school examination.

The dancers in front of the banquet danced to the "Deer Song", which made people's hearts shake and their eyes were dizzying.

"I have guests, drummers and shengs. Blowing the sheng drum spring, bearing the basket is the will.

People are kind to me, show me to walk. Yo yo deer chirping, eating wild artemisia. ”

Du Wenlin and Lin Fengsheng, as the first and second places in this year's Nanzhili Autumn Examination, have become the protagonists of the banquet.

Staggered and high-spirited.

By the end of the banquet, the two were already quite drunk, and Governor Cao instructed them to stay in the Yamen reception place.

In the middle of the night, perhaps because he had drunk too much last night, Du Wenlin felt unbearably thirsty.

I got up in the dark and wanted to go to the water tank in the yard to find some cold water to drink.

As soon as I got out of the door, I saw a dark shadow slipping through the wall and touching the backyard.

Du Wenlin was afraid that he would be dazzled when he just got up, so he wiped his eyes vigorously, convinced that he was not mistaken.

Du Wenlin's sleepiness was gone, and the wine woke up.

Under the cover of the pillars of the house, he quietly followed behind the man in black.

Judging by the sneaky appearance of the man, he should be a thief.

But then I thought, which thief doesn't have long eyes and dares to steal into the governor's yamen?

Curious, I followed all the way to the backyard.

The backyard is where the governor's family lives, and there are very few idle people waiting to come in.

As soon as the man in black entered the backyard, a petite figure kept looking back, and hurried towards him under the cover of flowers and trees.

The two met under a large camphor tree and hid behind the tree together.

Du Wenlin's hearing has been excellent recently, and although he is more than ten meters away, he can clearly hear the conversation between the two.

"The sect leader asked, how is the matter of mobilizing Governor Cao to join the sect?" A male voice asked.

"Some time ago, I indirectly mentioned the name of this religion to him, and told him that the background of this religion is very great, and if he can join, it will be of great help to his future career." A delicate female voice replied timidly.

"Does he know that you have joined the Sect?"

"I don't know yet. But it may have been guessed. ”

"How did he react?" The man asked.

"He scolded me and warned me to listen less to the rumors on the streets in the future."

"The Sect Master's Instruction, no matter what method you use, you have to pull him into this sect!"

"Mm-hmm, absolutely follow the sect leader's arrangement."

"Have you missed your cousin lately?" The man's voice flickered and became ambiguous.

The woman did not answer.

Soon there was a burst of laughter from men and women.

Liu Wenlin secretly scolded and slowly retreated.

After listening to the conversation between the two just now, I vaguely feel that this place is not very peaceful.

The next day, Du Wenlin and Lin Fengsheng had just gotten up and heard that they were on an errand to report;

"Governor Cao came to visit the two lifters."

Hurriedly changing clothes and freshening up, Governor Cao had arrived at the door.

The two of them gave a salute and thanked them for their hospitality yesterday.

Everyone sat down, and Governor Cao, with the respect of the elders, encouraged the two to study diligently, prepare for the "Spring Festival" in the capital next year, get good results in the exam, and serve the country.

During the chat, Governor Cao suddenly asked:

"I heard that Du Jieyuan lives in Wujiang, Suzhou, and the second elder in the family is good?"

"Thank you for your concern, my parents are well!"

"How young is Du Xie Yuan this year?"

"Back to adults, the student was born in the year of Jiaxu, a dog, and he is eighteen years old this year."

"Are you married?"

"The students have been diligent in their studies and have not had time to worry about it."

Governor Cao closed his eyes slightly, pinched his middle finger with the thumb of his right hand, and said for a moment:

"There is a little girl in the family, born in the year of Yihai, and she is a pig. Just now, the official calculated, and the genus of dogs and pigs is compatible. It just so happens that Xie Yuan is unmarried, and the official is presumptuous, wanting to make the little girl climb high and marry you, I don't know what Xie Yuan thinks? ”

Hearing this, Du Wenlin was a little stunned for a while.

I have been obsessed with it for 18 years. In addition to being accompanied by sages and sages every day, he rarely goes out, let alone talks about the wind and snow.

Today, I suddenly heard that the governor's daughter wanted to marry herself, and I was stunned for a while, and my brain became dull.

Lin Fengsheng next to him hurriedly pulled his sleeve with his hand.

Du Wenlin was startled, realized that he was out of shape, and hurriedly replied:

"Thank you for your love, how can Xiaosheng He De get into the eyes of adults? Much appreciated! ”

Although I don't know that Governor Cao's daughter is ugly and good, but since the governor has opened his mouth to be a matchmaker, even if it is like Dongshi and no salt, then he has to admit it.

I have read the books of the sages and sages, and I still understand filial piety and faithfulness.

Not to mention that the other party is a member of the imperial court, even because of his age, he has to be respected.

"Good! That's it. However, marriage must also have 'the words of the matchmaker, the order of the parents', the matchmaker I please, this is not a problem. Wujiang is not far from Nanjing, and today I will send someone to Wujiang to pick up the second elder. Governor Cao stroked his beard with his hand, and his face was happy.

"Thank you, sir, for your thoughtfulness!" Du Wenlin stood up and gave a deep salute.

Lin Fengsheng's eyes showed a look of envy, as well as a faint jealousy.

A day later, Du Wenlin's parents were taken to the government office.

The two of them were overjoyed when they heard that Du Wenlin was favored by the governor and became a fast son-in-law of Chenglong.

I felt that the ancestral tomb was smoking, so I had such a creation.

After seeing Governor Cao, he knelt down and saluted, and the adults hurriedly called someone to watch the seat.

The two elders of the Du family said countless words of thanks and humility, and exchanged polite words.

"The inner man and the little girl are at home in the backyard, let's go home and talk." Governor Cao said.

Entering the backyard hall, Mrs. Cao was sitting at the table.

Hearing that his in-laws came to the door, he hurriedly got up to greet him.

Mrs. Cao is about forty years old, petite figure, white face, and lovely appearance.

When Du Wenlin saw Mrs. Cao at first glance, he felt a little familiar, and when she spoke, his scalp was instantly numb.

Mrs. Cao was the woman who met the man in black in the courtyard that night.

Turning into elbows and armpits, Du Wenlin was a little stunned.

It wasn't until his mother called him over to see Mrs. Cao that he came to his senses.

Heart said:

"It's come to this, let's take a step at a time, and deal with the things in front of us first."

So he stepped forward slowly, knelt down and greeted Mrs. Cao.

Governor Cao said to the maid:

"Go and call Cuizhu and meet your in-laws"

Du Wenlin still doesn't know what his future wife will look like, and he is about to see her true face, but he is worried in his heart.

After a while, the maid helped Cuizhu to turn out of the screen.

Cuizhu is dressed in a green skirt with water waves, a golden jade and plum blossom bun on her head, and she moves the lotus step lightly, graceful and affectionate.

Du Wenlin's breathing paused for a moment, he was not surprised by the other party's beauty, but he had also seen this beauty.

Isn't she the woman who sang by Xuanwu Lake that day?

Things have gone beyond imagination.

"Cuizhu came to meet her in-laws!" Governor Cao said.

Cuizhu came slowly, bent her knees and gave her in-laws a thousand blessings.

Governor Cao laughed:

"Ordinary women, before they get married, can't see their husbands. Our official family can't do that, the cumbersome customs and etiquette can be saved, as long as the two children love each other together, they will be white for life, which is better than anything else. ”

Although Governor Cao is in a high position, he is a person with a bold temperament.

After Cuizhu visited her in-laws, she quietly sat on the chair next to her, and did not raise her head to look at Du Wenlin.

At this time, Du Wenlin's heart went up and down.

Before I saw the real person, I guessed countless times in my heart the appearance of the woman who was about to accompany me for life.

I don't have too many fantasies in my heart, if the daughter of a feudal official, if she looks like a flower, will she marry him a poor boy?

It must be average-looking, and even not very bright!

However, even if you don't like it very much, you can't refuse this marriage.

After all, once the governor's Chrysostom was open, he was not prepared to be rejected.

From the day they met on the shore of Xuanwu Lake, Du Wenlin was full of affection for that woman, but he didn't expect her to be the young lady of the governor's family.

Unexpectedly, she was about to become her wife and be with her for the rest of her life.

Du Wenlin's face couldn't help but smile.

But when I thought of Mrs. Cao, I felt apprehensive again.

Cuizhu looked up at Du Wenlin slightly, her eyes met, and she was a little stupid in an instant.

Didn't this man meet on the shore of Xuanwu Lake that day?

Although it was a short encounter, it also left a good impression on her.

Even if Du Wenlin's clothes are not gorgeous, at first glance, he is a scholar from ordinary people's families, but ordinary clothes can't hide his inner temperament.

After returning from swimming in the lake, the shadow of the scholar has been lingering.

Unexpectedly, this man was about to become his husband, and suddenly remembered a poem, and he couldn't help but snicker in his heart:

"There is nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get them."

When the two love each other, they are looking forward to the day when the piano is harmonious.

I know that the moon is cloudy and sunny, and people also have joys and sorrows.