Chapter 233: A Shadow Cast
Su Ziji heard Ye Daoren's proposal: "It just so happens that Mr. Jian is also here, why don't you set up a table in a while and be lively together." ”
Of course I agreed.
But Su Ziji thought again, Jian Qu's residence is not a layman's garden, although the possibility is very small, but he can't be like this - with good news in the past, he is here, isn't he missing?
The wild Daoist seemed to see hesitation: "Mr. Jian has stayed at the inn, even if he is not there, he will never miss it, and he can change the route to the Jushi Garden." ”
It makes sense that those who report success won't mind walking a little longer in order to get a reward.
Su Ziji nodded in agreement, and the next banquet didn't even need to be ordered, the wild Dao people had already done it properly, and directly contacted the surrounding restaurants and ordered to send a table over.
Generally, although meat can be used in the layman's garden, it can not be fanfare, but now even the monks turn a blind eye and congratulate again and again.
is still busy, and sent away several waves of people who reported success, just the silver will be scattered out dozens of taels, seeing that there are people nearby, Ye Buregret will prepare a basket of copper coins in advance and move it out, whoever comes will grab a handful, everyone is happy, and the congratulations are continuous.
"Congratulations to Su Xian's nephew for winning Zhonghuiyuan!" Fang Wenshao also stayed at home, and when he got the news, he came by car and congratulated Su Ziji.
Although it was a banquet, in fact, it was just a meal of a few acquaintances, and Fang Wenshao's arrival made the table a little lively.
While talking, I also waited for the last few good news.
The good news will not be bad first and then good, the ranking is good, the bounty will be more, so it is good first and then bad, and now the wave has passed, and there are a few more batches of people in the Jushi Garden, all of which are to send a few people who live in the Jushi Garden, but no one comes to this courtyard.
Obviously, the last few rounds of good news did not have a share of the two people present.
"Hey!"
When everything returned to calm, Jian Qu sighed first, picked up the wine glass on the table and drank it all, his mouth was full of bitterness, his face was as pale as paper, Ye Buregret even saw that his hands were trembling.
Fang Wenshao's face was pale, and he smiled bitterly: "At my age, I really don't have the energy to trek to Beijing to catch the exam, this time I didn't win, I can only pin my hope on my son in the future, he will be in two years, everything will go well, and it will be time to enter Beijing for the examination." ”
He forcibly cheered up and asked Jian Qu: "Mr. Jian wants to go back to his hometown?" If he is willing, he can take the Fang family's boat and go out of Beijing together. ”
Jian Qu also smiled reluctantly: "I don't know when I go back now, let's deal with it first." ”
Fang Wenshao sighed again, Guan Jianqu was not too young, thinking about diverting this topic related to the imperial examination, and asked casually: "It is not easy to live in the capital for a long time, people like you and me, go back early, and it is good to calm the hearts of the family, so that they don't have to worry about it." ”
Who knew that these words touched Jian Qu's sad things again, so that he heard that every sentence was draining his heart, and he couldn't suppress the wine that he drank again, and his eyes were unconsciously choked with tears, and he hurriedly wiped it with his sleeve, and then Fang let out a breath and smiled bitterly: "Yes, Brother Fang has a family to worry about, so he naturally has to return to his hometown early, like me, I once had a wife at home, because I have not been lifted for a long time, I have been sick, even if I think someone will remember me, I can't!"
Fang Wenshao choked, not knowing what to say.
When Su Ziji saw it, he was busy picking up some other things and talking to the two, which also made the two of them feel a little better.
After three rounds of drinking, someone knocked on the door outside the door.
"Who, disturb at this time?" Ye Dao people went out to open the door, and after a while led someone in, although he was wearing civilian clothes, but the form was not right, so that Ye Dao and Su Ziji recognized it, this is a eunuch.
When he saw the eunuch standing at the door of the house and bowing to him, without speaking, he knew that he was afraid that he would not come alone.
"I'll go out first. Su Zijichong was already slightly drunk, and as soon as the two of them gave up, they went out first, and when they arrived outside the gate, they saw Zhao Gonggong waiting in the ox cart, also dressed in civilian clothes.
hurriedly stepped forward to salute, but was immediately held by Zhao Gonggong's hand, and said: "I can't do it, I can't help it." ”
"Su Ziji, you won Zhonghuiyuan today, and our family specially came to congratulate you!" Zhao Gonggong smiled and said: "You have such talent, and you will have to be in high school for the palace exam, but it's just ......"
As soon as the voice changed, "After the official parade on the street, please go to the Huaifeng Marquis Mansion to explain it and check the bloodline." ”
The last few words were already closer, and he said in a low voice.
"Do you want to check the bloodline?" Su Ziji felt a pang in his heart, knowing that this must be useful, but he couldn't refuse this matter, so he had to agree.
Seeing that Zhao Gonggong was about to leave after speaking, and inviting him in for a drink was also politely refused, Su Ziji suddenly remembered Jian Qu's matter, so he stopped Zhao Gonggong again.
"Father-in-law Zhao, there is something I need your favor for. "I explained it briefly, but someone wanted to see Qian Zhidong.
When he went to see the court repeat offender, Gonggong Zhao did not hesitate at all, and smiled: "It's simple, take this token, and you can take someone to visit it then." ”
As soon as he took it out of his arms, he took out a token and handed it to Su Ziji.
Very familiar with the Imperial City Division Hundred Households Token.
It's so easy, of course, there are reasons for his own identity, and at the same time, it is obvious that Qian Zhidong can't turn over at all, this case has become an iron case, and it is not as strict as before.
When he and the little eunuch got into the ox cart, Su Ziji retracted his gaze, his face was no longer smiling, and his heart was even more clouded.
"The emperor still wants to check, could it be that he has noticed something?"
"Is there any special means?"
Su Ziji turned around and went back, and found that after a while, Jian Qu and Fang Wenshao were already drunk, they didn't take a few sips of food, but they drank a lot of wine, lying on the table, talking drunk, although they didn't go crazy with alcohol, but sending them back like this, Su Ziji was also a little uneasy.
The wild Taoist said, "My lord, I have a place to live near the Layman's Garden, and there are a few empty rooms, so you can send them to me to rest for a while, and when they wake up, I will send them back." ”
Su Ziji nodded, and when he saw that the wild Taoist shouted the ox cart and was about to send the two of them, he stopped again.
"Lord, do you have something on your mind?"
Su Ziji's eyes jumped, he didn't say anything, he stood up and paced slowly in the courtyard, while the wild people stared at Su Ziji intently.
These days, the lord has always been confident and decisively ordered, and now he has been pacing and thinking for a long time today, it can be seen that there is a big event in his heart, and the wild Taoist is thinking about it, Su Ziji has stood still, looking at the layers of clouds silently.
Zhao Gonggong said this very easily, obviously thinking that it was just a scene, but he was a thief, but he couldn't help but worry.
This went wrong, not to mention winning Huiyuan, even if he won the champion, it would also be a thousand cuts, remembering the queen's gaze not long ago, the muscles on Su Ziji's face twitched.
"When the [Panlong Heart Method] reaches the tenth level, there may be a qualitative change, which may be beneficial to this. "The reason why I was able to pass the customs a few times before, Su Ziji also faintly understood.
"The level has actually been broken, and the experience that was needed can be accumulated slowly, but now it's too late. ”
"To gain a huge amount of experience, you must win the palace exam, this is not enough, you have to find other sources, it seems that it is not feasible to learn too much, but to avenge the crown prince, it proves feasible. ”
A sneer flashed on Su Ziji's face, and he turned around and said, "There are two people on the list, how is the situation?"
Without waiting for the wild Taoist to answer: "You go and investigate carefully, and talk to me separately." ”
"Yes!" the wild man responded immediately without thinking.