The first time I saw Xin Yao at the birthday banquet

There is no solution through the ages

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At noon the next day, when the bill was settled, the original two or five dollars doubled, and He Lai's face was full of displeasure, and the shopkeeper told him that it was past noon, so he naturally had to calculate the next day's room money. Two taels and five dollars a day, and if you live for two days, it will naturally be five taels. This is simply blackmail! In other words, he gave a scolding and gave it, but now that he is penniless, he has no choice but to fight on the basis of reason, who knows that although the shopkeeper is at a loss, he is also sharp-toothed, and the two of them actually quarrel for a while.

In the end, He Lai threw out a sentence: "Since this is the case, then I will sleep one more night, and it is not too late to leave tomorrow morning!"

Although this is the case, but after all, his heart is weak, and when he entered the wing room, he shouted outside the house: "Hugh must be noisy, otherwise, the money for this room will not be given!"

Then, he returned and continued to sleep, also thinking a lot. It seems that Chen Wan'er has been thinking about how to steal her property openly from beginning to end, no matter what it is used for, such a sneaky thing is really not a gentleman's doing, it is really not worth it to feel sorry for her, thinking about it like this, I really feel a lot better.

In the second half of the night. He opened the back window. Behind it, there is a river, but now he can't care about it, leaving a note: It's really helpless, please bear with me. He is the title of the gold list, and he must thank you.

When the shopkeeper noticed that it was the early morning of the third day, knocking on the door did not hear the sound, pushing the door into this way to know that He had already fled, angrily scolded his ancestors for eighteen generations, and had to sigh secretly, how do you know that one day where the title of the real gold list, the shopkeeper learned the news and changed its name to "Zhuangyuan Building", and the business is thriving.

After He Lai escaped from the inn, he was thirsty for drinking mountain springs, begging when he was hungry, walked for nearly a month, and returned to Lin'an. In fact, he couldn't recognize any other way, so he had to return the same way as he remembered.

After arriving in Lin'an, people talk about the most after tea and dinner is tomorrow Lu Xianggong's 70th birthday, although the banquet invites guests from all over the world, but if it is really **** all present, I am afraid that thousands of Lu Xianggong will eat poor, so he posted three links at the door, and those who are not invited to post need to be right, and those who answer correctly can enter.

Who knows that this link is extremely difficult, there are very few people who answer one question correctly, and those who answer two questions correctly are simply rare, and no one has been able to answer all of them correctly.

Out of curiosity, why did he rush to join in the fun, the main thing is to be hungry, if he can enter the Xianggong Mansion to have a full meal, this is really the happiest thing in life. He couldn't squeeze in at all because of his ragged clothes, and the group standing at the front was either the children of official eunuchs or rich sons, with their own military advisors in order to answer questions and solve doubts, but they returned in defeat.

Seeing that there was no one for the time being, He Lai approached and was about to take a closer look, but the man guarding the door opened his eyes angrily, and his spear was horizontal in his chest, and said: "Begging doesn't look at the place, go away quickly!"

He replied, "I'll answer the question, why not?"

The man sneered, "A beggar, are you literate?"

He Lai sneered at each other: "A man, will you be right?"

The man was angry and was about to drive away, Lu Xianggong happened to come out, and a group of people came from behind him, surrounding a fat man in the center, the fat man was oily and full of big belly, and most of the people who could let Lu Xianggong personally come out to greet him were the ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China.

"Thousands of calls, looking forward to piercing, finally waiting for the child's father!"

The fat man, known as "Tong Xianggong", said with a smile: "Why didn't Lu Xianggong go back to Bianliang, but settled down in Lin'an?"

Lu Xianggong arched his hand and said: "The little girl likes it, so she stayed for a while, and I hope to forgive me." ”

"First, I wish Lu Xianggong good fortune such as the East China Sea, Shoubi Nanshan, and second, I heard that Lu Xianggong has a daughter named Xin Yao, not only proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but also the appearance of the closed moon and the shame of the flowers. The fat man snorted, waved his hand, and behind, heard a sound of "hey, hey, hey", and the group was carrying or carrying, and dozens of boxes full of congratulatory gifts were lined up, mighty.

"Tong Xianggong is really polite! Later, I will let the little girl play a song for Xianggong. ”

"It's an honor. ”

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Lu Xianggong invited the child Xianggong into the house.

As soon as I arrived in Lin'an, I heard that the people in the city talked about Lu Yihao, Lu Xianggong adopted a girl as a righteous daughter, how smart and clever and beautiful as a flower, how happy Lu Xianggong was, and so on. His curiosity was aroused, he settled down, and he responded calmly, and the man sneered at first, then surprised, and in the end only admiration remained.

It stands to reason that He Lai's three lower couplets are flawless, and such talents must be reported, just because He Lai is a beggar, and it is not appropriate to meet Lu Xianggong in person. I didn't care where I came, I found a secluded place to change my clothes, and then found an inconspicuous corner to sit down.

As soon as I sat down, I suddenly saw a girl coming with Nana, followed by two maids, one carefully holding the zither and the other holding an umbrella for it.

- Isn't that Murong Yan!

At this moment, He was inexplicably surprised, and was about to shout, but he heard Lu Xianggong calling: "Xin Yao, come here." ”

"Yes, Daddy. ”

- Lu Xinyao?

- How do you look so similar to Murong Yan?

- Could it be Murong Yan's twin sister?

- I haven't heard that Emperor Maud gave birth to twins!

He was extremely puzzled, hearing Lu Xianggong's cry of a daughter, then Lu Xinyao snuggled in his father's arms, smiling like a flower, he couldn't help but sigh, maybe he really looked away, Murong Yan would not recognize Lu Yihao as his father anyway.

Hearing that someone actually made a couplet, and the three questions were connected, Lu Xianggong was quite surprised, and laughed loudly: "I don't know where the master can connect the three questions, please show up and see it." ”

It seems that the opportunity to rise to the top has come! He Lai was about to get up, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Feng Liu, the king of the deadly Yama, who was on patrol, and he couldn't help but "chuckle" in his heart, if he saw it, I was afraid that his life would be lost.

At this time, a young man suddenly stood up and said, "The younger generation is not talented, how dare you get an axe? Let the minister laugh, please bear with me." ”

In terms of appearance, this young man is handsome and chic, in terms of talent, and he is rich and rich, Lu Xianggong was immediately overjoyed, and when he heard that this person was Ge Congyun, the son of Yige Meng, Cangzhou Mansion, he was even more surprised in his heart. It turned out that Ge Meng and himself were old friends, and they had not met for ten years, when Ge Congyun was still an eight or nine-year-old child, and when he saw it today, he was such a talent, and he had the will to marry Lu Xinyao to him.

"What do you think of the little girl?"

Na Ge groaned slightly from the clouds, and chanted a poem with a fan:

The umbrella flower half-covers the jade and looks delicate, and the delicate body is graceful and twisty.

The pretty posture slows down the skirt fluttering, and the fluttering stroll is enchanting.

He Lai was taken aback, this Ge Congyun seems to have two times, if he were himself, he really can't do it, but it's really shameful to steal other people's achievements, and after thinking about it, isn't he himself pretending to be Lu Yan with a letter?

Lu Xianggong stroked his palms and laughed: "The virtuous nephew is really a good scholar! If he can be the top student in high school one day, the little girl Xinyao will marry you as his wife!"

"Thanks to Uncle Lu's praise, the little nephew will study hard and live up to Uncle Lu's expectations!"

Is this a marriage contract?

Looking at Lu Xinyao, who was exactly the same as Murong Yan, how could he not feel good in his heart, such a beautiful and charming girl had a marriage contract with a sanctimonious hypocrite.

I don't know which tendon is wrong, he wiped a handful of dirt on his face on the ground again, then stood up and said loudly: "This brother, as far as I know, the next link was not done by you, and you pretended to steal it, which was really not done by a gentleman." ”

Ge Congyun said angrily: "Who are you? Don't talk nonsense here!"

He Lai said: "It's better to ask the Yan people to know the truth and falsehood." ”

Ge Congyun's face was red and white for a while, and he was speechless for a while. Lu Xianggong frowned, and laughed to break the embarrassment: "True or false, you might as well like this, invite the unmarried sons to gather together, and the little girl will come up with three questions, who answers correctly, and does the neat work, and after three years, the little girl will be married to whom." No repentance!"

As soon as these words came out, there was a lot of excitement up and down, and the rich sons and slaves of the family sat in front one after another. Whoever marries Lu Xinyao will be able to rise to prominence and enjoy all the wealth in the world.

Lu Xinyaolian moved lightly, dipped the pen in ink, and the handsome handwriting jumped on the paper:

A fishing boat, a fisherman, a fishing hook.

After writing, she smiled silently, and her eyes swept over everyone. Suddenly, she seemed stunned.

Why does this person feel familiar?

With this gaze in her eyes, a strange feeling suddenly surged in her heart, why did she look more and more like Murong Yan? If she said that she was here incognito, what was her purpose?

As soon as he hesitated, he missed the time to answer the question, allowing Ge Congyun to seize the opportunity. I saw him hold his head high and say loudly: "A fishing boat, a fisherman, a fishing hook." A pitch and a smile, a river and a bright moon and a river autumn!"

"Good poetry!"

"What a spirit!"

“......”

Hearing everyone's praise, Ge Congyun became even more arrogant, standing and waiting for Lu Xinyao to praise her, she really came slowly, and the figure of Nana fascinated everyone in an instant.

It's just that she didn't stand still beside Ge Congyun, but went straight to He Lai's side, made a thousand blessings, and said, "Why is Childe blank?"

"Presumably he can't answer, right?" Ge Congyun interjected and sneered.

If a person's appearance is similar to her, then he also recognizes it, but listening to this voice is also extremely similar!

- Could it be that Lu Xinyao is really Murong Yan?!

"Childe, Childe?"

Hearing Lu Xinyao's call, He Lai came back to his senses, saw that everyone was laughing at him, waved his hand, and said arrogantly: "It's so simple, don't do it!"

Lu Xinyao pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "The slave family happens to have an upper link, but no one has made a lower link for a thousand taels of bounty so far, I don't know if the son can do it?"

He Lai pointed at Ge Congyun and said, "If he can't do it, I'll do it!"

These obviously provocative words immediately angered Ge Congyun, if it wasn't for everyone to stop him, he would have been beaten up. But he didn't see any fear, so he bowed his hand and said, "Please ask the question." ”

"Stinky boy, you don't weigh how many pounds and taels you have, you dare to be presumptuous in front of me, this year I will definitely want you to go out on your stomach and lose face!" Seeing Lu Xinyao smiling at He Laiyan, Ge Congyun was jealous.

A war is on the verge of breaking out.

With Uncle Lu pressing the formation, Ge Congyun was full of confidence. How do you know that Lu Xinyao is unceremonious, and the couplet is unheard of, and the upper couplet is:

The tide of the sea, towards the tide, towards the tide.

As soon as this link came out, it was silent for a while.

Lu Xinyao pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "If you can't get out of the next link, what kind of talent can you talk about?"

The word "other" made Ge Congyun seem to see that his hopes were shattered, his face turned red, and he racked his brains but couldn't put pen to paper, so he set his eyes on everyone.

At this time, seeing that he was like a god and finished it in one go, Lu Xinyao took it and took a look:

Floating clouds rise, long rise, long rise and long disappear.

Lu Yihao nodded in approval, Lu Xinyao smiled slightly, and came up with the second question: "The green shirt is down, could it be the reincarnation of Taibai?"

He Lai heard it and understood that she was praising herself, so he immediately responded: "Huan Pei jingling, it turns out that the heavenly maiden has descended to earth!"

The two had a common mind, looked at each other and smiled. Lu Xinyao groaned again: "The article is good through the ages. ”

He Lai blurted out: "The career is a moment of glory." ”

Lu Xinyao was full of joy, bowed her head and smiled shyly, Lu Yihao saw He Lai dressed like this, and he was already disgusted with nine points in his heart, but because he was inconvenient to say first, he had to resort to the killer move, the marriage of children, and the words of the matchmaker of his parents since ancient times. As long as someone can match his uplink, whether it is old or young, or even a wife or a concubine, the little girl will marry this person.

Lu Xianggong spoke from his word. Everyone was shocked and eager to try, but they all returned in defeat. Don't worry, if you can't answer it, I may not be able to answer.

"If I go out of the next couplet, will you really marry me?"

After the hand-to-hand encounter just now, Lu Xinyao already liked it a little in her heart, and let go of her shyness and said: "What Daddy said, there is no reason to regret it." ”

He Lai took the link with his head held high and proud, and was suddenly dumbfounded: the lonely cold window is empty and widowed.

If there is no divine pen, how can one or two ordinary people break it at will? More importantly, there is really no following that can be worthy of the word "lonely".

He racked his brains, pondered and meditated for a long time, but he couldn't come up with the next couplet. No wonder, this is an absolute!

Someone has been whispering, how to hear it really, can't help but be surprised, according to legend, in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a Jiangnan woman, talented and charming, and then because of personnel grievances and then escaped into the empty door, not asking about love. The woman wrote a couplet on the wall outside the temple gate - "Lonely and cold windows are empty and widowed", and frankly said that those who can cope with it will make physical and mental promises and return to the red dust. For a while, there was an endless stream of literati and scholars who went to deal with it, but in the end, they all returned in a huff. Seeing that there was no confidant in the road ahead, the little woman was disheartened, and she really stayed in the temple for a lifetime until she died lonely.

How could he have been able to think of it for a while? Lu Yihao laughed when he saw that he was in trouble, and said quite proudly: "I'm afraid that if I give you another forty years, you won't be able to help you come out of the next link!" Speaking of pride, he put aside his bold words, the little girl is still young, you might as well give you another four years, and when you are twenty-eight years old, no matter who brings the next link, you can come to the door to propose!

When Lu Xianggong said this, he looked at Ge Congyun, this young man is handsome and talented, although his father Ge Meng is Cangzhou Mansion, but the emperor appreciates him a lot, if he can climb into a relative with this person, won't he have more protection in front of the emperor in the future?

Lu Yihao snorted and said: "In terms of character and appearance, the virtuous nephews are all of the best class, and they are very compatible with the little girl! Uncle is optimistic about you, if you can be named on the gold list, it doesn't matter if this link is wrong!"

This is clearly partiality. He Lai was about to speak, when out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Feng Liu walking towards this side, his heart tightened, so he turned his head and left, besides, since he couldn't do it, he pulled it down, and besides, he didn't come for Lu Xinyao, if he was recognized by that Feng Liu, it would really be a big deal.

"Son, go slowly!" When He Lai turned around, it turned out to be Lu Xinyao's personal maid.

He Lai gave a salute and said: "Please tell your young lady, I am not a shallow learner in the next year, and I am afraid that this kind of marriage is fateful, so I will leave." ”

Lu Xinyao, who was standing at the door, saw that he insisted on leaving, his expression was a little gloomy, and when he saw that the left and right were drinking and talking, he quickly stepped forward, took out his waist and gave it to him, and said, "I don't know why, I feel like I am at home with my son." This jade pendant was given to Gongzi and kept as a memory. ”

"If you go out of the next link, you will come to the door to propose marriage, if there is no result for four years, you will see you again!"

After that, he left without looking back. Behind him, Lu Xinyao's ardent anticipation came: "The slave family is waiting for the son!"

He waved his hand without looking back, this little lady is quite affectionate. He kept telling himself that he couldn't make mistakes no matter what, even if he gave himself countless beauties in gold and silver, he must stick to his position and only love Murong Yan alone.

The sky is getting darker, I'm afraid it's going to rain! He found a dilapidated temple to live temporarily, listening to the sound of wind, rain, thunder and lightning outside, and had nothing to do, so he picked up the jade pendant and played with it.

- Isn't this Murong Yan's!?

- That's right, it must be hers!

- Could it be that Lu Xinyao is Murong Yan?!

Thinking so, he hurried over in a hurry, but he was a step late, and the banquet had been dispersed for a long time, and Lu Xianggong suddenly received a holy decree, and he had taken Lu Xinyao to Kaifeng at this time.

He beat his chest and feet, stood by the river and cried. Thinking of what Lu Yihao said at the birthday banquet, his eyes suddenly lit up, he didn't know, maybe someone knew about this link, so he returned to Zhang Zeduan's residence and said the link, Zhang Zeduan shook his head and sighed after thinking about it for a long time.

He was hit again, but the stubbornness in his bones made him not give up, which is also the reason why he decided to repeat his college entrance examination but decided to repeat his studies and finally became the champion. He seemed to be a different person, reading all day except eating, and vowed to find the answer within three years. Zhang Zeduan took the opportunity to follow the temptation, saying that entering Beijing to take the exam to gain fame may be another way to save him. He Lai felt that it was very reasonable, nodded again and again after hearing this, and once again took out the piercing energy of the college entrance examination.

For three years, he held the rotten wood every night or as a pillow, or as Murong Yan, as if only in this way could he sleep peacefully.

In the past three years, he has traveled all over the mountains and rivers, visited famous teachers, and although he has benefited a lot, he has no results.

- Is it really fate to her?

For the first time, he felt helpless, he couldn't find his parents, and even his beloved was lost by himself!

After five years of wandering in this "foreign land", the longest thing that accompanied me was this rotten wood as a pillow!

Was it just a piece of rotten wood? For countless nights it became his wife, comforting him, and only by holding it could he sleep peacefully.

Suddenly, he burst out laughing nervously.

Zhang Zeduan asked the reason, he slapped his thigh, stroked his palm and laughed: "There is!

I don't know where Murong Yan is now, but it shouldn't be difficult to ask Lu Xianggong? What is infuriating is that Zhao Gou kept hiding in Tibet, and Lu Yihao took Xin Yao to run around with the emperor, not to mention that ordinary market merchants don't know the emperor's hiding route, and even a sesame petty official like Liuqipin can't know.

Unless there is only one possibility.

For this possibility, he decided to risk his life and fight again!

There was still a full year to go before the four-year deadline, and it was a year that dawned on him that he had a lot to do. Just do it. He immediately packed his bags, carried Zhang Zeduan's letter, and set out on the road.

In his mind, he already has a grand goal.

I am the top student in high school, riding a high-headed horse, even though the mountains and rivers are picturesque, how can the golden iron horse and you scorching elegance!