Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

heartbroken man

"What did Bai Shi say?"

Gong Yanghuai looked at Qi Yan, seeing that the other party's eyes were clear and not pretending, he took out a jade pendant from his bosom: "Why did you return the jade pendant I gave you?"

Qi Yan hooked the corners of her lips, and replied gently: "Three years ago, I promised to come to Beijing to find you. It happened that you were not at the house that day, so I entrusted the concierge to entrust this thing. I just wanted to tell Baishi: Qi Yan didn't make a mistake. I don't want to let you misunderstand, it seems that I didn't think carefully."

A hint of remorse flashed across Gong Yanghuai's face: "It's all my fault, I shouldn't have attended the banquet that day. Not only did I miss you, but I also lost the folding fan you gave me..."

"If Baishi likes it, I'll give you another pair after Chunxiu."

Gong Yanghuai handed the jade pendant to Qi Yan: "This is the testimony of the friendship between you and me as classmates, please take it back with Tie Zhu."

Seeing Qi Yan took it with a smile, Gong Yanghuai was very happy: This friend he met in the folks did not alienate him because of his status!

Gongyang Huaifu asked again: "Where will Tie Zhu stay in Beijing this time?"

"I rented a small courtyard on the outskirts of the city."

"Then you copy the address to me, and I will find you after the exam."

Qi Yan nodded, and Gong Yanghuai said with a high air: "I picked a sub-yuan in the Qiuwei rural test, how about you?"

"Fortunately, I got Jieyuan from the Jizhou government."

Gong Yanghuai raised his hand and punched Qi Yan on the shoulder, and said happily: "I knew you would be able to do it!" He looked at Qi Yan's amber eyes and asked softly, "Your eyes are better. Is it gone?"

Qi Yan shook his head, and Gong Yanghuai's eyes showed concern: "What should I do? I heard that the exam questions are extremely long and require all-night answer papers, you..."

Hearing this, Qi Yan said, "According to the destiny and doing human affairs, Baishi has no need to worry about it."

……

After talking for a while, the door of the examination hall opened, and the two entered the examination room side by side.

The examination in Wei State lasted for three days. Candidates had to take off their outer shirts before entering the arena, and hand over their belongings to the examiner for inspection.After passing the test, they received a sign and three candles, entered the private room and locked it immediately, and received the test papers three days later.

It is common for some students with poor health to get seriously ill in the examination room. If Qi Yan hadn't taken the magic medicine given by the masked person to suppress the identity of a woman, his identity would definitely not be concealed.

After the roll paper was handed out, Qi Yan reviewed the questions and carefully rolled up a stack of rice paper issued by the examination institute and put it in the cage. He closed his eyes and took the test for an hour before starting to study the ink.

Spread out the straw paper, press the wooden pen on the top and start writing.

After writing six pages in one breath, he rubbed the space between his brows tiredly.

Candles were already lit in many small cells, Qi Yan looked at the sky, carefully rolled up the dry straw paper and put it in the cage, and got up to cook.

Candles were lit up in all the trumpets one after another, but Qi Yan's room was dark.

Xing Jingfu, the chief examiner standing on the high platform, saw him and sent the patrolling guards over to check on the situation.

The guard came and knocked on the door of the trumpet: "Why don't you light the lamp? But something is wrong with the candle?"

Qi Yan was about to go to bed when she heard the sound and turned around, she stood blankly for a while before moving step by step to the front of the trumpet by touching the wall.

The soldier raised the torch and shook it, Qi Yan raised his sleeve to block it: "Brother Guancha, the student suffered from a serious illness when he was young, and his eyes can't see at night or see strong light, I'm sorry."

The soldier put down the torch after hearing this, and took advantage of the faint light of the fire to see Qi Yan's amber eyes, which were filled with helpless emptiness.

The soldier opened his mouth and said in a low voice, "The big exam is only for three days. If you can't finish the exam because of this, you can blame others."

Qi Yan cupped his hands and saluted: "Thank you, Brother Guancha, for your advice." After speaking, he groped back to the bed while leaning on the wall.

The soldier reported the matter, Xing Jingfu frowned, opened the candidates file and found Qi Yan's name.

Seeing Qi Yan's hometown, he immediately thought of the plague in the first year of Jingjia, and found that Qi Yan was actually Jie Yuan of Jizhou Prefecture, so he couldn't help but feel pity.

He said to the soldiers who reported back: "Go and wake him up at dawn tomorrow morning. This examinee is a student from a poor family who suffered in Jinzhou. It is not easy to break into Chunwei."

"Yes."

After three long days and nights, the general examination came to an end, and everyone from the chief examiner to the examinees looked tired.

There are already many servants waiting outside the examination institute, and a row of small sedan chairs are parked not far away.

Qi Yan squeezed out of the crowd and left alone with the cage on her back. Due to the strictness of the examination room, she could not bring medicine to suppress nightmares. Although she lay down every day when it was dark, she did not fall asleep.

These three days really exhausted her.

After resting for a few days, Qi Yan brought the jade pendant to the Gongyang Mansion, and this time he was warmly received.Because Gongyanghuai's father held an important position, he ordered Gongyangbai, the eldest son of Gongyang's mansion, to entertain him.

Gongyangbai was a Jinshi in the third year of Jingjia and a bachelor in Hongxueguan.His younger brother admired Qi Yan to the utmost, and Gong Yangbai deliberately tested Qi Yan's depth.

Unexpectedly, Qi Yan is young but has unique insights and talents. What's more rare is that: his words and demeanor are humble and polite, and his advances and retreats are measured;

That night, Gong Yangbai reported to his father: Qi Yan is full of talent, indifferent and far-reaching; he is really a good friend.

Thanks to this Gongyanghuai's foot restraint was completely lifted, he and Qi Yan visited the capital every day to have banquets with friends, very happy.

In the blink of an eye, one month has passed in Chunwei, the gates are closed, and in the heavily guarded examination hall: three examiners quarreled over two test papers.

Although the examinee's name was blurred, the two assistant examiners recognized Lu Boyan's handwriting and unanimously advocated calling it Huiyuan.

The chief examiner, Xing Jingfu, liked the other candidate more, and the three of them were blushing.

Xing Jingfu slammed Lu Boyan's scroll paper on the desk, and said angrily: "The paper written by the two adults is gorgeous but has nothing to say. This son is embarrassing!"

Deng Hongyuan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, argued with reason: "Master Xing's words are wrong. This candidate has a gap in his chest and a lofty foundation, but he still lacks experience. Mr. Xing is in a high position, and his vision and mind are naturally not comparable to candidates."

Xing Jingfu snorted coldly, turned around and took a roll of paper and held it in front of the two of them: "I can't see it! The writing style of this roll is plain but to the point, with worry and sincerity between the lines, and the heart of a child is vivid on the paper. .Now that the imperial court is in the process of employing people, what is needed is this kind of talent! I will not back down on this matter!"

The two assistant examiners looked at each other with some embarrassment, and Xing Jingfu's voice came again: "My lords, don't forget that there will be a palace examination after the general examination, and the final decision depends on the decision of the Holy Majesty."

……

The fifth day of May is an auspicious day for the zodiac.

Just after dawn, the gate of the examination institute opened from the inside.

Four academicians came out holding red paper and paste in their arms.

At the entrance of the examination institute, some students had been waiting overnight for the opening of the rankings. The names of the [-] middle-judged students were written on six pieces of red paper, and the academicians pasted the red papers on the bulletin board one by one.

Another team of yamen servants took the red booklets and went to notify the first twelve students who got on the list alone.

In the small courtyard on the outskirts of the city, Qi Yan sat alone at the table.

In front of him were two bowls of steaming plain noodles, each of which was dotted with a pinch of green leek sauce.

Today is the birthday of Qiyan Nuomin, the second princess of the Supporting Plow Department. Xiaodie was born in the season when leek flowers are in full bloom. Chive flower sauce is a special favorite ingredient in the grasslands. It is excellent to eat lamb with it.

Many years ago, Furong would cook a bowl of longevity noodles for her daughters every time it was their sister's birthday according to the custom of Wei people.

Qi Yan put the chopsticks on the bowl opposite, and said in a very soft voice: "Sister, this is the plain noodles rolled by my brother himself. Can you try to make it better than your mother?"

After finishing speaking, Qi Yan smiled at the empty counter, picked up his own bowl and began to eat in big mouthfuls.

"Sister, brother is about to step into the court of the Wei country, just watch." My sister will definitely overturn the world, and use the blood of the royal family of the Wei country to pay homage to our family, Bayin Anda, and the entire grassland.

After Qi Yan finished speaking, she took two big mouthfuls until her cheeks bulged and choked her throat.

She stared red-eyed at the chive flowers in the bowl of plain noodles opposite, and tears flowed silently.

Master said: If you want revenge, you must have a heart of stone. She has never been allowed to cry for so many years.

Qi Yan tightly held a pair of bamboo chopsticks, trembling and forcing herself to swallow the plain noodles in her mouth.

Father, mother, sister, Anda...

You guys, watch it, watch it.

Watching the smoldering flames of the Wei Kingdom, watching the Nangong clan's bloodshed in the court, watching how this bloody feud can be recovered!

A bowl of plain noodles was finished, but Qi Yan's tears couldn't stop, and finally she lay down on the table and sobbed.

The cry was very suppressed, as if he was afraid of being heard by others.

She should have cried like this a long time ago. Qiyan Agula, the prince of the grassland, is not strong. If she hadn't been held down by hatred, she wouldn't even have the courage to live alone to this day.

But Qi Yan must be strong, after passing the palace examination and entering the court, she will not be allowed to lose her composure like this again.

Crying and crying, Qi Yan fell asleep in a daze...

Dream back to the grassland.

Liuhuo's mother and daughter were grazing leisurely not far away, she and her younger sister, Anda, lay comfortably on the hillside.

Qi Yan knew very well that the two people beside her were no longer there, and tears overflowed her tightly closed eyes again.

Her heart hurt like a tear, but she stubbornly closed her eyes tightly, refusing to wake up.

It wasn't until the sound of gongs and drums came from far away that Qi Yan had no choice but to interrupt the "dream" and sit up straight. The bowl of plain noodles opposite was completely cold.

The yamen servant swung his arms round and knocked heavily on the gong, calling loudly: "Master Qi from Jinzhou can stay here? The little ones come to say good news~ Congratulations to Master Qi for taking the high school exam!"

Qi Yan washed his face, pushed the door and walked out, and saw through the sparse fence: besides the Annunciation Officer, many common people also followed.

She pushed the chaimen open, and the crowd around the door gave her friendly smiles.

Qi Yan was in a daze for a while, and the announcer asked with a smile: "Young master, is it Qi Yan from Jinzhou Prefecture, Mr. Qi?"

Qi Yan nodded, and the announcer raised his hammer and knocked on the gong three times, singing loudly: "Congratulations to Mr. Qi Yanqi of Jinzhou Prefecture, happy to win the Huiyuan!"