The happy life of a prodigal

Zhao Yan walked up to Fang Xiu and looked at him.

Inexplicably, his face turned red.

The shy look of that little girl was completely different from before.

Seeing that she hesitated to speak, Fang Xiu asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhao Yan hesitated for a while, gritted her teeth, and whispered, "My clothes..."

"Oh......"

Fang Xiu suddenly realized, and said: "Yesterday you were drooling while sleeping, I was afraid you would catch a cold, so I asked Xiu'er to change your clothes."

Zhao Yan gritted her teeth: "Really?"

Fang Xiu nodded.

"You drool when you sleep!"

Zhao Yan walked back to the house and closed the door with a bang.

Fang Xiu looked at the closed door, a little speechless.

The point of this sentence is obviously Xiu'er's change of clothes, but what she cares about is drooling while sleeping.

I have to say that women's focus is always a mystery...

Fang Xiu sighed and continued to enjoy his sunbathing.

Today's sun is very comfortable. Like a lazy cat, he half-closed his eyes, feeling the rare warm sun in winter.

Suddenly, the warm sunlight was blocked, and Fang Xiu felt his eyes go dark. When he opened his eyes, he saw Zhao Yan, who had left, reappeared in front of him.

"Anything else?"

Fang Xiu moved his body so that she would not block his sun, and said lazily.

Zhao Yan curled her lips and asked, "Did Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying end up together?"

Fang Xiu said, "Yes."

"..."

Zhao Yan blinked and looked at him.

After a while, realizing that the word 'um' was his answer, she said, "What about the story behind?"

Fang Xiu waved his hand and said, "You give way first."

Zhao Yan took two steps back, looked at Fang Xiu curiously, and asked, "You don't like people standing in front of you when you tell a story?"

Fang Xiu shook his head and said, "No, you are blocking the sun."

Zhao Yan blinked: "You must have the sun to tell a story? Then last night..."

How can anything be related to storytelling...

Fang Xiu said helplessly: "I just want to lie down now and listen to the story. I'll talk about it tomorrow."

Zhao Yan was startled, and after realizing it, she said dissatisfiedly, "How can you stop talking like this at a critical point?"

Fang Xiu squinted his eyes: "I'm not a storyteller, it's good enough to tell you, wait until tomorrow..."

"No, right now!"

Zhao Yan refused without any hesitation. All she can think about now is the story of Cui Yingying and Zhang Sheng. If she can't hear it today, she will find it boring to do anything.

Fang Xiu opened his eyes.

Zhao Yan moved a small bench from nowhere, and sat beside him without any image, looking at him expectantly.

Fang Xiu sighed, and said: "Later, Zhang Sheng was admitted as the number one scholar, and Cui's mother agreed to Yingying's marriage to Zhang Sheng. From then on, the two lived a shameless life."

Zhao Yan was startled: "No more?"

"Gone."

Fang Xiu just wants to rest now, and has no time to tell her some shit love stories.

In order not to let her pester him all the time, he had no choice but to make up an ending for Cui Yingying and Zhang Sheng.

Zhao Yan thought for a while, then suddenly asked, "What is a shameless life?"

"A shameless life is...a shameless life."

Although Zhao Yan has a carefree personality, she is still just a little girl who has not left the cabinet. It is still inconvenient to explain this kind of thing in detail.

One day in the future, when she grows up, if there is a chance to meet again, Fang Xiu will tell her.

"I don't want them to live a shameless life..."

Zhao Yan looked at Fang Xiu and said, "It's too easy for them to be together."

"That's how the story ends."

Fang Xiu said casually.

"I don't care, you make up the stories, so you add some obstacles to them, such as, for example..."

Fang Xiu said: "For example, there is a general who wants to snatch a marriage?"

"Yep......"

Zhao Yan's head nodded quickly: "You continue to talk, I want to hear it."

Fang Xiu thought for a while and said, "Later, a general wanted to snatch Cui Yingying away. After Zhang Sheng was admitted as the number one scholar, he led the army to defeat the general and put him in the prison. From then on, the two lived a shameless life. life."

"I'm leaving soon, can't you tell me a good story?"

Zhao Yan's voice trembled a little.

Fang Xiu was startled, looking at Zhao Yan.

After a long time, he said: "This story is very long, and I can't finish it in a day or two. I will write it down and let you take it home to read."

"Ah."

Zhao Yan smiled between her brows: "I'll wait for you to finish writing."

Chapter 42 Proofreading

In the end, Zhao Yan still couldn't wait for Fang Xiu to finish writing "The Romance of the West Chamber".

In the second volume, under the guard of the man with the scar, he went home.

After she left, there was no sound of sword dancing in the yard, and it became much quieter.

Fang Xiu originally thought that he would like this kind of life without being disturbed by others, but after a long time, he always felt a little boring.

Two days ago, news came out from the palace that the Empress Dowager was seriously ill, and Her Royal Highness was worried about her grandmother, so she took the initiative to request a monk to become a Taoist, and took her hair to practice for three years to burn incense and pray for her grandmother.

The princess is filial, and His Majesty is very pleased, allowing her to practice in the palace.

Since Her Royal Highness is a monk, it is absolutely impossible to get married within three years.

The problem that had been troubling Fang Xiu all this time was resolved so easily.

Losing his goal, he suddenly felt that life was so boring.

Apart from sleeping, eating and drinking every day, all I have to do is tell stories to the little maid and lead a life like a pig.

Time flies, and before you know it, winter has passed.

In early spring, everything is revived, and even the willow trees in the yard have sprouted.

On this day, Fang Xiu went to the yard to move a deck chair as usual, and while basking in the sun, he told Xiu'er the story of Nie Xiaoqian.

"Because Ning Caichen lived in a new place, he couldn't fall asleep for a long time. Suddenly, he heard a low voice from the north of the house..."

Xiu'er was very timid. When she heard half of the story of the female ghost in white, she timidly covered her ears and ran out of the yard as if fleeing.

Although this time was not as unbearable as last time, his body trembled a little, his hands were tightly clutching the corners of his clothes, not daring to make a sound.

Fang Xiu was talking about Nie Xiaoqian turning into a woman and knocking on Ning Caichen's door in the middle of the night, when suddenly there was a mess of voices in the distance.

He and the little maid looked at the direction of the voice at the same time.

The next moment, Xiu'er's face turned pale, and she screamed subconsciously.

"Ghost!"

One moment the young master said that the ghost knocked on the door, and the next moment a person appeared at the gate of the yard...

"Whoops..."

Bai Xiaochun who came in was startled by the girl's scream, accidentally stepped on the threshold and fell heavily.

Getting up from the ground, before he had time to wipe off the dirt on his body, he trotted to Fang Xiu's side.

"Master, master, something is wrong..."

Bai Xiaochun showed a look of panic, and said out of breath: "A eunuch came to the palace and said that today the military mansion will inspect the inspection. His Majesty ordered the young master to go there too. If he doesn't go, the young master will be punished for disrespect."

Review?

This time, Fang Xiu was confused.

The so-called review is not really a review, but an exam.

In the state of Chu, there is only one way to enter the court and become an official, and that is the imperial examination.

However, the imperial examinations in Chu State only include Jinshi subjects, and there are no martial arts examinations. Therefore, military officers in the court, except for those who have made military achievements in the frontier and were promoted exceptionally, most of them passed the examination.

The review is different from the imperial examination, only the sons and daughters of noble families can participate, and if they do well in the exam, they can get a job in the army.

The honorable sons in the capital, as long as they are promising, will participate in the review and become officials in the court.

Of course, this doesn't include Fang Xiu, a worthless playboy.

In the past, Emperor Chu didn't bother to take care of them.

No matter how hard these people are, their ancestors have also made great contributions to the state of Chu.

Without dispatch, relying on the salary of the title, you can also live.

But today, for some reason, Fang Xiu was ordered to attend the review by name.

This kind of thing, so many years, is the first time.

Fang Xiu sighed...

It is estimated that those absurd things done before have reached the ears of the emperor.

Two days ago, if he heard the news, he might be so happy.

But now, it has been confirmed that Princess Anle will be a monk for three years, and it is impossible to marry herself.

Leaving a notoriety with the emperor made him feel uncomfortable.

"Xiaochun, prepare the car and go to the Qinjun mansion."

Fang Xiu got up from the reclining chair and said to Xiu'er, "I'll tell the rest of the story when I have time."

"Well, master..."

Xiu'er also realized that the person who came in was not a ghost, but a human being. She calmed down a little, got up in a hurry, and helped Fang Xiu tidy up her clothes.

............

Hastily prepared the carriage and rushed to the Qinjun Mansion.

There are already many honorable children present, and all these young men are full of energy and look eager to try.

They are all descendants of the nobles of the Chu Kingdom, and many of them are the eldest sons of the family, the future heirs of the title, but they don't want to stay at home and wait to die, hoping to be loved by the palace and get a job.

The chief examiner for this review was Duke Ding Xu Jingchang. The elderly Duke looked at the young heroes in the room full of satisfaction.

These are the future pillars of my Great Chu!

He was quite emotional, and said to the examinees: "Today's review is to select talents for my great Chu. You are the eminent nobles, and you must go all out."

Everyone respectfully said: "Yes."

After Ding Guogong finished speaking, he was about to order people to distribute paper and pens, but he heard noises coming from outside.

Then, a young son broke in regardless of the obstruction of the pro-army, shouting: "Your Majesty ordered me to participate in the review. If you stop me, you are resisting the order and disrespecting Your Majesty!"