That girl is the eldest girl of the Xu Mansion, Huan Shuang'er.

A year and a half has passed, and she looks a lot more stable and mature, and her eyebrows and eyes have become a little quieter.

Frost looked at the boy behind the lantern...... No, it's time to talk about youth now, and for some reason it's getting more and more nervous, and the clenched hands are getting a little hot and humid.

She wanted to say something, and she felt she should say something, before Miss returned to Kyoto. Because she now finds that, as the old lady said, this marriage is really the best choice for the young lady. However...... So many things happened at the beginning, if it were her, she would definitely hold a grudge until now.

Just as she gritted her teeth and was about to speak, Chen Changsheng came to her, nodded, and continued to walk towards the stone gate.

There was no resentment, no resentment, no arrogance, no gnashing of teeth.

It was calm, as if it were just a passerby, nodding and saying hello to someone they had met at a certain time and place.

Frost froze.

It was during this time that Chen Changsheng walked through the stone arch.

Frost turned around and raised her hand, trying to stop him, but she didn't.

Looking at the back of him leaving, she was a little confused.

She couldn't understand why it felt like time hadn't passed too long, and that boy and the world seemed to have changed a lot.

Leaving the East Imperial Shogun's Mansion, I walked along the official road and came to a stone bridge.

Or the stone bridge, in the hot summer night, the river under the bridge is full of people enjoying the shade, there are no fallen leaves in the river, he stood at the head of the bridge and retracted his gaze, looked back at the eaves of the East Imperial Divine General's Mansion, silent, I don't know that he and Shuang'er had a similar feeling - it has been a year and a half since he first entered Kyoto and came here to withdraw from the marriage, why is it like a world away?

When he left Xining and came to Kyoto, his main purpose was to participate in the imperial examination, get the first place on the list, enter the Lingyan Pavilion, and find the secret of changing his life against the sky. Although he has not yet found a way to change his life against the sky, there is no doubt that his fate has already changed drastically, but why has this marriage not been withdrawn?

He shook his head and walked towards the stone bridge, deciding to settle the matter as best he could.

The bell must be tied to the bell, and the same is true for the dissolution of the marriage contract, the old lady Dazai has already passed away, and the teacher has disappeared with his senior brother like a crane, so he can only find a third party in the marriage book.

He went to the palace.

There was no need to inform him, and the priest who was guarding the palace respectfully invited him in, and accompanied him through the long Shinto path to the deepest palace.

The palace at night is very quiet, and the palace where the Pope lives is even more so, the sky separated by the black eaves of the four sides is full of stars, and after looking at it for a long time, it really looks like a deep well.

I don't know when, he has already removed the string of stone beads from his wrist.

The sound of rushing water sounded in the quiet hall, and he turned and walked in, bowing to the ordinary old man-like Pope next to the green leaf basin.

"Uncle Shi, what is this for?"

In the past, Chen Changsheng rarely used the word uncle to call the Pope, not because of any spiritual cleanliness, but simply because he was a little unaccustomed to it. But so many things have happened in the National Religious Academy, and when he heard Xu Shiji's somewhat naked words in the Eastern Imperial God General's Mansion, he knew that no matter how he shouted, in the eyes of the world, his relationship with the Pope was inseparable, so it was better to get used to it in advance. He was a man who cherished his time, and he did it when he decided to do it.

It's like this question has been in his mind for a long time, and now that he can meet the Pope, of course he asks it directly.

The title of the uncle and the question itself made the Pope slightly stunned, and then laughed.

Chen Changsheng asked about the struggle between the old and new factions of the state religion and the silence during the recent period of time in the palace.

"You are young people, and the affairs of young people are not trivial, but if there is something wrong or not good enough, there is always room or reason to make up for it afterwards. ”

The Pope put the wooden ladle back in the pool, took the linen cloth handed by Chen Changsheng, wiped his hands gently, and said, "But we old people can't do it. Young people can be impulsive, they can be hot-blooded, we must be calm and even indifferent, in the eyes of everyone, we are very calculating, to hear a little bit of foresight, then we must not act impulsively, everything we do must be behind the hidden conspiracy, so as long as we move, things are easy to get bigger, and there is no room for anything. ”

These two paragraphs were actually a little scattered, but Chen Changsheng understood them.

This turmoil was the beginning of the offensive launched by the Tianhai family and the new sect of the state religion against the pope, but it was forcibly blocked by the state religion academy in front of the courtyard gate, and of course the palace would remain quiet.

The Pope walked back to his chair, motioned for him to sit down, and said, "And this is an opportunity. ”

This sentence was simpler and more vague, but Chen Changsheng still understood.

The offensive of the Tianhai family and the new school of the state religion, if they can be charged under a certain amount of time, it will be a very precious opportunity for the state education academy and him.

Just as his divine consciousness was washed more pure and tenacious in the sea of sword intent, his sword also became more stable and powerful in these battles.

"Only in this way can you mature as much as you can. The Pope looked at him and said kindly.

Chen Changsheng only understood part of this conclusion, and when he discussed it with Tang Thirty-six, it was impossible to determine why His Majesty the Pope would choose this way to let him grow, and he seemed too anxious, in Tang Thirty-six's words, it was almost like a sprout.

Looking at his expression, the Pope was a little surprised, and said: "I thought that you were not very interested in these things, that it would take a while to figure it out, or that you would come to me earlier. ”

"There are a lot of things that you don't interest in and you have to learn, since you can't avoid them...... This is what Tang Tang said to me. Chen Changsheng said.

Tang Thirty-six told him that since you want to become the Pope, then you have to learn these seemingly boring things, and you have to have your own team, such as the National Education Academy.

The reason why he was able to understand the Pope's previous words was also because Tang Thirty-six had made a similar analysis in advance.

Now it seems that Tang Thirty-six's calculations are correct.

"You're a great friend. The Pope was a little emotional, and said: "When I met his grandfather, I was almost your age, but later because of some things, I thought differently from his grandfather, so naturally I couldn't continue to maintain the original friendship. ”

A few days ago, watching Mo Yu and Tang Thirty-six talking at the National Education Academy, Chen Changsheng realized the so-called upper class, but he still didn't expect that the Pope had ever been so close to Old Lady Tang?

"Since you didn't come the other day, I thought you wouldn't be here recently, so why did you suddenly come tonight?" the Pope asked.

The Anglican Academy had already survived the most difficult stage, and it had not asked for help from the palace at that time, and it was even more unreasonable now.

"I went to the East Imperial Shogun's Mansion. Chen Changsheng said: "I want to withdraw from the marriage, but they have been dragging it out, so I want to ask my uncle to help directly dissolve this marriage." ”

The Pope noticed that the expression between his eyebrows was very serious, and asked with a slight expression: "Do you know what this marriage means?"

If it was before, of course Chen Changsheng would believe the story that the master told - Xu Yourong's grandfather sacrificed the mountain for the first emperor, and was seriously injured by the sneak attack of the demon general, even the imperial doctor could not cure it, it happened that his master Ji Daoren passed by the local area, and his magic hand rejuvenated, and Dazai was grateful to have this marriage contract, but now he naturally knows that there must be a hidden secret behind this marriage contract.

Because the master is not only a Taoist man, but also the dean of Shang, and the strongest enemy of the Holy Queen Niangniang.

"Whatever this engagement means, it has nothing to do with me. ”

If an ordinary teenager says such a thing to his elders, it will often have a very strong childish and ridiculous meaning, full of bloody feelings, but in fact it is just selfish and presumptuous. But when this sentence came out of Chen Changsheng's mouth, there were no such problems, it seemed very calm and convincing, the difference was that the former often didn't know what responsibility was, while he confirmed that it was not his responsibility after thinking about it very seriously.

Life and death are your own business, marriage is your own business, whether you have children or not is your own business, and how to raise children is also your own business. Chen Changsheng didn't sort out these things, he just did it naturally, or because what he had been cultivating was Shunxin, and the above four points were the minimum requirements for Shunxin.

The Pope looked at him and asked again: "You will not regret it in the future?"

The old man's vast eyes were as vast as a sea of stars, and a deep meaning flashed in the depths of his eyes.

Chen Changsheng didn't notice it and said, "No." ”

The Pope looked at him quietly and said, "Good. ”

Before Chen Changsheng said goodbye, he asked, "Can you not fight?"

This is naturally highly anticipated...... The battle between him and Xu Yourong. According to the news heard by Tang Thirty-six, it is said that the thirteenth division of Qingzhen has begun to prepare a challenge letter, and the writer invited a scholar from the court. Chen Changsheng didn't want to fight with Xu Yourong in the first place, but today he went to the Eastern Imperial Divine General's Mansion, and he had more sympathy for the woman he had never met, and at this time, he got the Pope's approval to dissolve the marriage contract, and he felt that there was no reason to fight this one.

"Our cultivation is to follow your heart, as long as you want to, of course you can, even if the other party wants, you can avoid it. ”

The Pope picked up the scoop from the pool, continued to water the green leaves, and said slowly: "Just be able to make sure that the choice is indeed going according to your heart." ”

Chen Changsheng looked at the back of the Pope, and this time he finally understood something, and knew that this passage had another deep meaning.