A Timely Wife

Chengdong sent Li Ruosong to the gate of the palace all the way, as he did during the test, and he couldn’t go any further in. There were imperial guards guarding this side, so all the students had to go there by themselves. Of course, before going in, they had to carry All the packages have to be opened and checked one by one. Huiyuan Li Ruosong is quite well-known among this class of students, not because of his knowledge, but because of his low-key, everyone present heard that Those who have passed Li Ruosong are not allowed to enter, but for those who pass the Jinshi examination, I don’t know how many country gentry and rich people will come to their door with money, and I don’t know how many high-ranking officials with discerning eyes and pearls will send people to wait at the bottom of the imperial list. , the one you like is directly pulled back home to betroth his daughter or twins to him. Basically, this kind of thing is consensual.

Even if some Jinshi families already have wives and children, they would choose to divorce their wives and abandon their wives and children in order to become son-in-laws, but this is not the case for Li Ruosong. The mansion examination was originally handed in ahead of time, and when the results were released, the entire Qingjiang mansion could not find anyone else. With money and land deeds, they took maids and daughters to other people's homes, and were rejected by guests without even being seen. Sent off politely.Li Ruosong just watched over his husband and his two sons, reading books and preparing for the exam quietly at home, as if he didn't care about foreign affairs.

Some said that Li Ruosong lived up to his name by acting like this, and some said that Li Ruosong was pretending to be benevolent and righteous. No matter what the Qingjiang family said about Li Ruosong, Li Ruosong, who did not participate in poetry meetings, dinners, or parties, was still famous because of this attitude. Qingjiang Mansion became famous all the way to the capital.

When the general examination was held in the capital, Li Ruosong handed in the papers ahead of time, and was the first to leave the examination room. After leaving the examination room, he followed his family back to his small house without giving others a chance to react. When going out, no guests will be seen, no gifts will be accepted, and after finally going out, and bringing their husband with them, they really don't give them the slightest chance to do anything.

Originally watching Li Ruosong and a man enter Qingfeng Pavilion, everyone thought that there might be something interesting. Since Li Ruosong can bring his servants to Qingfeng Pavilion to have fun, then they must have a way to make Li Ruosong go with them I got closer, but I never thought that the one behind Li Ruosong was not a servant at all, but his husband. This incident shocked many people so much that their jaws dropped. It was the first time I saw Fulang brought to a place like Qingfeng Pavilion.

What is even more surprising is that Li Ruosong and Cheng Dong brought Miss Qingfeng out, who is Miss Qingfeng, the No. It wasn't that they were proud of meeting Miss Qingfeng, but they didn't expect this girl to actually take a fancy to Li Ruosong. When everyone was feeling emotional, they heard an even more terrible news.

Originally thought that Miss Qingfeng was a concubine for Li Ruosong, a gifted man matched with a beautiful woman, they could only watch and see who she wanted to be with, they couldn't interfere, the problem was that they didn't know until the next day, Qingfeng The girl was going to be Li Ruosong's husband, Cheng Dong, who was considered a servant, as a personal maid. Everyone felt that there was no reason in this world. No, some people just went to the Qingfeng Pavilion and brought back a personal servant girl with whatever talent and appearance they wanted. These two couples really make people wonder how to evaluate them.

With a personal servant girl like Qingfeng accompanying Li Ruosong and Chengdong, other people who were tempted to send maids to them had to restrain their thoughts. After all, who is the master behind Qingfeng Pavilion? It is not a secret in the capital. Qingfeng Pavilion belongs to the Wan family's property. They just want to rob people, but they dare not rob people from the Wan family. The business of Qingfeng Pavilion is so good, a large part of it is because Wan On the other hand, it is because of the loyal prince. Everyone knows that the confidante of the loyal prince is in Qingfeng Pavilion, and the two powerful ministers of Da Chu are related to Qingfeng Pavilion. How can other officials say anything wrong, let alone them These people, even the ministers from the Six Parts, don’t come here often.

Before Li Ruosong and Chengdong knew it, Miss Qingfeng had become their shield, and she was a very useful one. Later, when Li Ruosong got a headache from countless encounters, she couldn't help feeling deeply. I miss Qingfeng girl, but it's a pity that the beauty has passed away at that time, and the Sri Lankan is no longer there.

Li Ruosong carried his package and said to Cheng Dong: "Fu Lang, you should go back first, it's cold now, you have to take care of yourself."

Chengdong shook his head and said, "I'm waiting here for you, I believe it won't take too long, and there is a charcoal basin in the carriage, I will sit inside while waiting for you, everything will be fine."

"However, there are a lot of people around here. I'm worried about your safety." Li Ruosong looked around from the corner of his eye, and found that most people's eyes were on his side. His first reaction was not that others would look at it again. He, but others are eyeing his husband. To a certain extent, Li Ruosong has no sensitivity at all. In other words, he has no idea what kind of wealth he is now, and only knows that he must be on guard against all men. Women, I'm afraid that my husband will run away with someone if he doesn't pay attention, or be abducted by someone.

Chengdong smiled and said: "You just love to worry. There are so many soldiers here, what are you afraid of? If you want to say where Dachu is safe, it must be here. You can go in quickly. If you go late, the emperor will blame you But it's going to be a big problem."

Li Ruosong touched Cheng Dong's face helplessly, feeling a little cold, he put the hand warmer he was holding into Cheng Dong's hand, and said, "Okay, then I'll go in, you take the hand warmer, I'll go in anyway It can't be used anymore."

After finishing speaking, Li Ruosong carried the package on his back and walked towards the palace gate. One palace gate opened two worlds.

Chengdong stood there watching for a while, until Liu Cheng walked up to Chengdong with an umbrella, and said in a low voice, "Master, it's raining heavily, how about we wait in the carriage?"

"Well, let's go." Cheng Dong turned around and returned to their carriage.

In Chujing in mid-December, the weather is already unbearably cold, usually fine, but once it starts to blow and rain, the clammy feeling seems to permeate into the bones along the skin, no matter how much you drink No matter how much hot water you eat or how much chili you eat, you can't get rid of this piercing cold.

Chengdong spent the winter of last year in Liujiagou. There was a kang built by himself, which was connected to the stove. When cooking, the room was roasted warmly, and when he was about to sleep, the bed was hot. They are all a little hot, as long as the fire in the stove is not extinguished, the temperature in the room will not drop.

Chengdong, who was used to warming the house, was defeated by the temperature in Chujing. If he hadn't wanted to accompany Li Ruosong, he felt that it would be a pity to leave him here alone. He would have packed his luggage and returned to Liujiagou.

Fortunately, they don't need to wait until January or February to go back. After the palace exam is over, the results will be issued soon, and then they can, well, they still can't go back. They have to stay here and wait for the appointment, whether it is a Whether it is Jia, Erjia or Sanjia, they all have to wait for the official document from the Ministry of Officials, otherwise they can only wait in the capital.

Li Ruosong followed behind the guards, lowering their eyebrows and keeping their eyes down. More than 100 people walked on the palace road without any sound except footsteps. When they reached the gate of a palace gate, the guards leading the way handed them over To a little father-in-law, the little father-in-law didn't say a word, and continued to walk in with them. It took about half a stick of incense to walk like this. After being led by several guides, the group finally arrived at the Hall of Virtue and Government.

In the Dezheng Hall, Emperor Chu Cheng was sitting on the throne, with fifty desks neatly arranged at the bottom of the head. Seeing that all the new scholars had come, he nodded at the chief eunuch, and the chief eunuch shook his whisk, Said: "Xinke Jinshi has an audience."

The more than 100 Jinshi all knelt on the ground and kowtowed, shouting in their mouths: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live."

The chief eunuch waited for the Jinshi to finish shouting, and said, "Pingshen."

The Jinshi stood up one after another, and stood there with their heads down.

"Li Ruosong, the first candidate in the test, stepped forward." The chief eunuch said.

Li Ruosong took a step forward, knelt down and kowtowed, and said: "The humble minister Li Ruosong kowtowed to the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live."

"Raise your head." Emperor Chu Cheng said.

Li Ruosong raised his head as he said, his eyes drooped slightly, staring at Emperor Chu Cheng's boots.

"That's right, you're a good-looking talent. I hope you can get a good rank in the exam later. Let's all sit down." After finishing speaking, Emperor Chu Cheng stopped talking, and the chief eunuch announced the exam questions after the Jinshi took their seats.

The palace examination question is taken from the Analects of Confucius. It is a passage: Duke Ai asked Youruo, "Youruo is hungry, and the use is not enough. What is it like?" How thorough is it?" Confrontation: "The people are sufficient, which ruler is insufficient? The people are insufficient, and which ruler is sufficient?"

Li Ruosong listened to the exam questions, thought for a while, and began to write and answer the paper. He once again thanked God for allowing him to meet Cheng Dong. He and Cheng Dong had discussed this topic countless times. The foot or the king's foot is more important, that is to say, which is better for the country, the wealth of the country or the wealth of the people.

Li Ruosong wrote quickly, and within a short time, he had already filled a piece of paper. When he found that there was not enough paper, Li Ruosong naturally raised his hand to signal the little father-in-law who was standing beside him to bring him an extra piece of paper. Ditches are very common, but they are still rare in Chujing, so when he raised his hand, the little father-in-law next to him was startled, and looked at the chief eunuch and then at Li Ruosong in a state of bewilderment. , don't know what to do.