The Wang family suddenly changed, the courtyard was depressed, and even many students left Huating College.

Half a month later, the news came that although Wang Juren had saved his life, he was afraid that he would have to walk on crutches in the future.

"The dean needs to recuperate, and the doctor told us not to disturb for the time being." He Qingxuan took back the things he brought, "I brought some medicinal herbs, but I accepted them over there." ”

Chen Ping held the book and was silent for a long time before nodding lightly, "I know." ”

Ye Chongwen's eyes were complicated, and the words were still swallowed back in his mouth.

The entire academy was shrouded in an oppressive and dreary atmosphere.

Only some poor students have no way to go home, so they are still attending classes in the school.

In the market and outside the courtyard walls, there were ridicule and scolding from time to time.

Huating College became infamous overnight.

He Qingxuan walked out of the house and came to the small courtyard, in the past, the three of them had played in this rainstorm, but in a short period of time, it was like a world away.

Two months later, the college took the mid-year exam.

Although there were not many students left, the teachers did not slack off.

"Can you do well in the exam?" Ye Chongwen looked at Chen Ping, his eyes slightly blue.

Chen Ping knew that he was not asking about this exam, so he bowed his head and said, "What about you?" ”

Seeing that he was calm and confident, Ye Chongwen's eyebrows, which had not been raised for several months, finally showed a smile, looked at the withered fallen leaves on the corridor, and said with a sigh: "I will also do my best." ”

Chen Ping didn't say much, and the picture of Ye Lao asking him to destroy the sand table always appeared in his mind.

The two bumped into He Qingxuan running into the small courtyard, and his face had been cleared for several points, and his expression seemed to be strange.

"What's wrong?" Chen Ping asked.

He Qingxuan sighed: "Zhao Dutou is gone. ”

Chen Ping remembered that on the day Dean Wang was carried back, Zhao Jin hurried over with a stubble on his face, and his face was extremely ugly.

Zhao Jin, as a close confidant of Wang County Order, must have been subjected to a lot of difficulties, and it was only a matter of time before he left the county office.

"Where did he go?" Ye Chongwen frowned slightly, "Do you have anything to say?" ”

He Qingxuan shook his head, "Since the surname Huang became the county commander, the people who were reused by the county order of Wang in the past have now been replaced. ”

"With Zhao Dutou's temperament, how can he do things for the surnamed Huang?"

"I only learned today that on the day the Wang family raided his house, he had already submitted his resignation and left the county office."

In the intervening months, things are not people.

The three of them were silent until they reached the outside of the school hall and saw a man in a wheelchair.

"What are you doing slowly?"

Dean Wang was wearing a snow-white robe, the corners of his eyebrows were wrinkled, and he said in a deep voice, "The examination is about to start, and the three of you are still so unhurried, and you will be so slack when you come to the imperial examination hall in the future?" ”

The familiar tone suddenly sounded, and the three of them couldn't help but be stunned, but they were happy in their hearts.

"Got it, Dean!"

"Got it, why don't you hurry?"

Dean Wang was still so strict, but he injected a breath of life into this lifeless academy, making the three of them seem to have a backbone.

Chen Ping smiled, "Huh", and strode into the examination room.

He took his clothes and sat down, looked at the snow-white rice paper on the table, and looked serious.

Ye Chongwen and He Qingxuan glanced at each other, and also raised their pen and ink to answer the question.

Dean Wang looked at the three of them by the window, stretched out his hand to touch his knees, and the cold sweat on the corners of his eyebrows slowly rolled through.

……

After the autumn, Huating Academy gradually returned to its former appearance.

The rumors outside also gradually subsided over time.

The people who were looking for Wang Xianling had already been recalled, and Dean Wang had only set up a well-dressed mound for him in a no-man's place in the suburbs, and few people knew about it.

The weather turned cooler, and Chen Ping found that his ink tray was a little unpolishable.

Ye Chongwen walked in and looked at Chen Ping and shook his head slightly, "Although it is said that 'the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold', if you are infected with the wind and cold, you will have to pay for the loss." ”

He gave Chen Ping the cloak on his body, "Oh, this is what I used before, don't dislike it." This cloak was made by my grandfather himself. ”

"It's so valuable, then I'm ......"

"Keep it." Without waiting for Chen Ping to refuse, Ye Chongwen raised his eyes, revealing a slight sense of déjà vu, "Have a day off today, let's go out?" ”

Chen Ping was surprised, "Go out?" ”

"Well," Ye Chongwen said succinctly, "Go to the suburbs and repair the grave." ”

Chen Ping understood and followed.

There was no one on the outskirts of the city, and the cold was blowing on the bones, and only a few acres of farmland surrounded the lonely tomb.

The remnant sun shone on the tombstone, and the three words "Wang Pingchuan" had been wiped clean, and He Qingxuan leaned on the tombstone and beckoned.

"Slow down, you guys."

It turned out that He Qingxuan arrived first, and there was another person beside him.

Zhao Jin.

"Zhao Dutou!" Chen Ping raised his eyebrows.

stepped forward and saluted, and said solemnly: "Seeing that the head is safe and sound, the kid is relieved." ”

Goodbye old man, Zhao Jin also has mixed feelings.

"Just call me by name. I heard that something happened to Huating Academy during this time, so did Huang Laosan embarrass you? ”

"He didn't dare," He Qing said, "Anyway, Dean Wang was an official in the court, and he had some connections in his hands. ”

Zhao Jin said coldly, "He's smart now." ”

The Wang family is going downhill, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse.

If Huang Laosan really wants to make a fuss, it is still unknown whether the situation is one-sided, or lose-lose.

Chen Ping took off his cloak and covered the tomb, and saw that it was full of paper money, and the candles in front of the tomb had burned out, so he couldn't help asking, "Brother Zhao, have you been here for a long time?" ”

He Qingxuan shrugged, he didn't know.

When he came, Zhao Jin was already here.

Zhao Jin untied the wine gourd from his waist and sprinkled the wine in front of the grave, "I rushed to Qingsong Town in the dark, I thought it would be old, but unfortunately today's Qingpine is not yesterday." People inside and outside the yamen have been replaced, and former colleagues have gone their separate ways. ”

"Actually, this time, I'm here to say goodbye to you."

Ye Chongwen hurriedly asked, "Aren't you going to go to the academy to see Dean Wang?" ”

Zhao Jin pressed the iron ruler on his waist, and his heart was uneasy, "I have no skills, but I didn't protect the county and Ye Lao at the critical moment." Now they have been framed, the stigma has not been washed, and I have not even found the body of the county honor. What is the face of going to Huating Academy! ”

Hearing Zhao Jin say in detail, he knew that he had been looking for Wang County's order in the past few months, but the flood was like looking for a needle in a haystack, and it was not easy to talk about.

Ye Chongwen was relieved: "The collapse of the embankment was an accident, what does it have to do with you?" ”

"There are unpredictable circumstances in the sky, how can manpower be able to control it." He Qingxuan said.

Chen Ping never thought that this tall and hearty man would blame himself to this extent.

"Dean Wang has never blamed you, this matter has nothing to do with you."

A trace of strangeness crossed Zhao Jin's face, but he quickly returned to normal and directly changed the topic, "I heard Qingxuan say that you have been preparing for the boy's move all this time?" ”

"Yes." Chen Ping said seriously: "I want to enter the court!" ”

Tongziju was recommended by Wang Xianling, and it was a way for him to gain fame as soon as possible.

Therefore, in the past few months, he has been engrossed in studying the current literature, reading by candle and night until he forgets to sleep and eat, but he suffers from insufficient learning.

Even Dean Wang often couldn't stand it, stared at his body that had lost a lot of weight, and forcibly ordered him to rest several times.

It is hard for outsiders to know.

When Zhao Jin heard this, his expression became more and more complicated, and he said: "Actually, Ye Lao wanted you to take the orthodox literary examination at the beginning, you are still young, and you don't need to be in a hurry. Let's take it one step at a time. ”

"Why?" Ye Chongwen almost jumped up, "What a great opportunity this is, how can you give it up!" ”

He Qingxuan's face was calm, and he looked at Chen Ping helplessly.

Chen Ping guessed the probable one and asked, "Something happened, right?" ”

Zhao Jin sighed, "Your boy has already been selected!" ”

Ye Chongwen's face changed drastically, and a green tendon popped up on his neck, "Or is it because of that incident?" ”