The general is always teased

The next day, Shen Yijin's whole body was sore and limp. After all, she couldn't get up, so she had to continue to rest on the bed for a day.

Shi Nanyue stayed with him all the time, almost never leaving him.

After another day, Shen Yijin felt refreshed, got up from the bed, and pulled Shi Nanyue out the door.

Although Shen Yijin has been in Nanjing for a month, during this month, because the township examination is approaching, he has been buried in his books almost all day long, forgetting to eat and sleep, and has not walked through the city of Nanjing carefully. There is no time left to go to the study near the street to buy books or to buy necessities such as rice paper and inkstone.

But now that the exam is over, and only one month after the release of the rankings, Shen Yijin puts down the big stone in her heart, and with Shi Nanyue by her side, this time when she goes out, she feels like a child. disappeared.

Shi Nanyue looked at Shen Yijin like this with extremely doting eyes.

The two walked side by side in the market. On both sides of the street, there were vendors selling different items. Among the passers-by, most of them were students dressed as Confucian scholars. They were probably the same as them. After the exam, they were finally able to relax. Want to have a good time.

It was just past three quarters, the weather was still very hot, and the sun was scorching too hard. Shen Yijin and Shi Nanyue walked down the street, feeling uncomfortably hot and sweating all over.

Shi Nanyue was worried that Shen Yijin would suffer from heat stroke, and was about to find a shady place, when he happened to see a teahouse not far away, so he took Shen Yijin over there.

The waiter at the door saw them, and immediately greeted them with a smile on his face: "The two guests are welcome."

Shi Nanyue raised his eyes and looked around, and saw that the teahouse was almost full of people, everyone talking to each other, a little noisy, so he gave the waiter a tael of silver and asked, "Is there a private room?"

Hearing this, the waiter in the shop scratched his head, a little confused: "There is no private room, only private seats left, do the two guests need it?" After a pause, the waiter added: "The private seats are on the third floor, and they are very convenient. Quiet."

Shi Nanyue thought for a while, then nodded, and said, "Then you lead the way."

The waiter in the shop smiled and said happily: "Two guests, please follow me." He led them to the elegant seat by the window on the third floor.

Shi Nanyue looked at the environment and found that there was a screen between the seats and there was a distance. Unlike the downstairs, the third floor was very quiet, so he nodded with satisfaction, pulled Shen Yijin over to sit down, and ordered a pot of Longjing tea , and ordered two more stacks of dim sum, then waved the waiter in the shop and went down.

After the waiter left, Shen Yijin sat upright, looking at Shi Nanyue with puffy cheeks, a little dissatisfied.

Stretching out his hand to pinch his bulging cheeks, Shi Nanyue asked with a smile, "What's wrong?"

"Silver!" Shen Yijin looked at him with a bit of sadness in his eyes: "It's a tael of silver."

Shi Nanyue was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help laughing when he realized it. He had forgotten that his precious little scholar was a stingy money fan.

After touching his head and nodding the tip of his nose, Shi Nanyue said dotingly: "Understood, I will leave all the money to you for safekeeping in the future, and you can decide how much to give?"

Shen Yijin felt sweet after hearing the words. He met Shi Nanyue's gentle eyes, nodded his head vigorously, and said with a smile, "I will take good care of it, and I won't spend it indiscriminately."

Shi Nanyue smiled: "It's okay, you can use it for whatever you want."

While the two were talking, the waiter brought up the Longjing tea they ordered, two plates of pastries, and an extra plate of peanuts.

Shen Yijin thanked the waiter.

Probably because Shi Nanyue was generous enough, the waiter in this shop found them the best seats.

In their current position, as long as they turned their heads, they could see the scenery outside through the window.

The view outside the window is excellent. Due to the high floor, you can see the whole street into your eyes at a glance, and even people who are boating on the lake not far away can see clearly.

Occasionally there is a breeze blowing, mixed with a little water vapor, you can feel the coolness, and it can't be more comfortable with tea and pastries.

After a while, several men dressed as sons also went upstairs, and one of them glanced at them, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he walked towards them, he came straight to Shen Yijin, and said in great surprise: "Shen Yijin? Are you Shen Yijin?"

Shen Yijin raised her head when she heard the sound, and after seeing the person coming, she responded lightly: "It's you, Zhu Yan."

Zhu Yan was Shen Yijin's former classmate. Counting, they have been classmates for three or four years. However, because Zhu Yan is used to following others and flattering him, Shen Yijin has never liked him very much, so it has always been just a casual acquaintance. , Shen Yijin no longer went to school, and never saw him again.

Zhu Yan didn't seem to notice Shen Yijin's indifference, he sat down on his own, his eyes fell directly on Shen Yijin, and blurted out: "We haven't seen each other for eight years, I didn't expect to meet in Nanjing today, it's really fate, by the way , you come to Nanjing at this time, could it be that you are also taking part in the provincial examination?"

Shen Yijin rolled her eyes in her heart, feeling that this person was too blind, but she still replied calmly on her face: "Well, I'm here to take the provincial examination."

Zhu Yan looked at him, and said: "When you were in school, you were always the smartest, and you were very popular with your husband. I think if it was you, you would definitely be able to get rid of Yuan in high school." When he spoke, his eyes were fixed on Shen Yijin all the time. , there was a hint of madness hidden in his eyes.

Shen Yijin was eating cakes with lowered eyes, and didn't pay attention to him, let alone his expression. Hearing this, she nodded and said perfunctorily, "I accept your good words."

Zhu Yan wanted to say more, but before he could open his mouth, Shi Nanyue spoke up before him and asked, "Xiao Jin, who is this?"

Hearing the sound, Shen Yijin's expression instantly softened. He smiled at Shi Nanyue and replied, "This is my former classmate." He said it simply, and it directly expressed his attitude.

Zhu Yan stared at Shen Yijin in a daze, seeing him smiling sincerely at the other person, and clenching his hands on his knees, he turned his head to look at Shi Nanyue, and looked at Shi Nanyue seriously for a while, his brows wrinkled, and his eyes flickered There was a gleam of fierce light, but it quickly disappeared.

Smiling at Shi Nanyue, Zhu Yan introduced himself, "My name is Zhu Yan, who are you?"

Shi Nanyue has always been keen, he could detect Zhu Yan's hostility towards him, and also found that Zhu Yan's attitude towards Shen Yijin was a bit weird, he frowned, and couldn't help but feel a little vigilant in his heart, he glanced at Zhu Yan again, just in time to see the gleam in Zhu Yan's eyes. With a flashing look, guessing turned into affirmation.

Without answering Zhu Yan's question, Shi Nanyue's tone was a little cold, and he said, "Your companions are waiting for you."

The implication is that an order to expel the guest was issued.

Looking back at Shen Yijin, Zhu Yan was about to speak, but as if responding to Shi Nanyue's words, the people who came with him really called him and signaled him to come over.

The men with Zhu Yan were all the sons of officials, and Zhu Yan climbed up to them with great difficulty, not daring to neglect or offend them, so he had to get up and leave.

Before leaving, he asked again: "By the way, Shen Yijin, where do you live? I live in the Zhuangyuan Building in the east of the city. If you have time, you can come and find me."

Shen Yijin didn't want to tell him, so she didn't speak, just picked up a piece of pastry and chewed it in her mouth, very focused, pretending not to hear.

Seeing that Shen Yijin didn't answer, a trace of anger flashed across Zhu Yan's face. He stared at Shen Yijin for a long while, and it wasn't until he was urged again that he finally turned around and walked towards the private seat not far away.

Even though separated by a screen, Shi Nanyue still felt that Zhu Yan's eyes were looking towards them and pinned on Shen Yijin's body, which made him very mindful and displeased, so he didn't want to drink tea leisurely, so he stood up and said to Shen Yijin. Shen Yijin said: "Xiaojin, let's go back."

"Well, that's fine." Although Shen Yijin didn't know what happened to Shi Nanyue suddenly, he didn't ask. He believed that Shi Nanyue wouldn't do this for no reason, but before leaving, he asked Xiaoer for a bag, packed it and took it away. Unfinished pastries.

It's all money spent, so it shouldn't be wasted.

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Back in the small courtyard and into the house, Shi Nanyue finally couldn't suppress the jealousy in his heart, he hugged Shen Yijin sideways, his hands tightly wrapped around Shen Yijin's waist, as if he wanted to embed him in his body.

Leaning on Shi Nanyue's shoulder, Shen Yijin blinked, a little dazed: "Brother Shi, what's wrong with you?"

Leaning down, Shi Nanyue put his chin on Shen Yijin's shoulder blades, sighed softly: "I'm a little unhappy." After a pause, he explained: "The man I met in the teahouse just now, he has been looking at you."

Hearing this, Shen Yijin was surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, she found that it was true.

Frowning, Shen Yijin thought for a while, and thought of a possibility, but felt wrong, because he and Zhu Yan really didn't have a deep friendship, not to mention that they hadn't seen each other for eight years, so the word liking couldn't be involved, so they stopped to think about it.

However, he understood Shi Nanyue's attitude. He just felt sweet in his heart, as if he had eaten honey.

Raising her hand to hug Shi Nanyue back, Shen Yijin turned her head and whispered in his ear: "...Brother Shi, I only like you."

Shi Nanyue gave an 'hmm', and said with a smile: "I know."

—

In the next few days, the weather became hotter and the autumn tiger ravaged fiercely. Shi Nanyue and Shen Yijin stopped going out. They moved a bench and placed it under the old tree in the courtyard, and sat side by side, talking or reading.

Even when the two are not talking, the atmosphere is very warm.

Occasionally look at each other and smile, full of tacit understanding.

Every time Lin Yan saw this scene, he felt a little envious, but the person living in his heart was too far away from him, a height he couldn't reach. He didn't dare to take the first step, because he was afraid that what was waiting for him was just Forever.

And old man Lin has been out of the city to see a doctor these days, and he won't be back for a few days, so he didn't see this scene, otherwise he would probably be furious again.

Shi Nanyue stayed in Nanjing for seven days. On the seventh day, he received a letter from Fei Ge, which was written in vain.

The letter said that Zhao Rong had left the northwest and set off for the capital.

Seeing Shi Nanyue frowning while holding the letter, Shen Yijin put down the book, turned her head and asked him: "Brother Shi, something happened in the capital?"

Shi Nanyue didn't hide it from him, handed him the letter, and told him: "Two months later, it will be His Majesty's 20th birthday."

Shen Yijin lowered her eyes, squeezed the pages of the book tightly, and murmured: "Brother Shi, go back to the capital." Although he was reluctant, he couldn't be so selfish, he understood what was more important.

Stretching his arms around Shen Yijin's shoulders, Shi Nanyue pulled him into his arms, then lowered his head and kissed him lightly on the forehead, and said softly, "Sorry, Xiaojin."

Shen Yijin shook her head, and smiled again, "Brother Shi, it's okay, we'll meet again in the capital in another month, and then we won't have to separate."

Shi Nanyue nodded, and the next moment, he cupped Shen Yijin's face and kissed him.