The general is always teased

After Shi Nanyue left, the days returned to the way they were before, with no waves and waves, and extremely quiet.

During this period, Zhu Yan found out Shen Yijin's address from nowhere, and came to look for Shen Yijin several times, once inviting Shen Yijin to go boating with him on the lake, once inviting Shen Yijin to go to the theater with him, and two or three times inviting Shen Yijin Attended a gathering of several officials' children with him, but Shen Yijin refused him all because she didn't have time.

Shen Yijin didn't want to have too much interaction with Zhu Yan.

Being rejected one after another, Zhu Yan felt embarrassed and a little annoyed, so he stopped visiting.

Shen Yijin was naturally happy about this, this was the result he wanted.

Zhu Yan no longer came to the door, and Shen Yijin felt at ease. In the next half a month, except for some small favors for Lin Yan and Old Man Lin, the rest of the time, he was completely buried in the book, forgetting the time, day by day. It went by so fast.

In the blink of an eye, a month has passed, and the day of the announcement finally arrived.

On this day, Shen Yijin was called up by Lin Yan and old man Lin early on. After the three of them had breakfast together, they went out and strolled towards the posting list.

Going to the market where the list is posted, most of them are students dressed as Confucian scholars. Their steps are hurried, with nervousness or apprehension on their faces, and they are also going to watch the list.

Different from them, Shen Yijin was very indifferent, and always maintained a normal mind. He occasionally stopped to look at some interesting gadgets sold at the stalls on both sides of the street. If he thought it was fun, he would buy a few more.

Old man Lin put his hands behind his back and looked at him. Seeing that he was not nervous, he smiled and nodded again.

Such a state of mind is good.

Otherwise, emotional ups and downs, it is easy to hurt the body.

Walking to the place where the list is posted, the yamen servants are just posting the list, but the inside and outside are already full of anxious candidates, who are poking their heads to find their names from the list that has not been fully spread out.

After Shen Yijin saw it, she simply stood outside and didn't step forward to push them away.

Soon, the list was posted, and as soon as the yamen servants walked away, the candidates rushed forward. After a while, different voices came from the crowd, some were crying with joy, some were crying with sadness, it was very noisy .

Shen Yijin waited for the crowd to disperse a little before going in to look at the list. Just as he raised his head, he saw his own name at the top of the list, and couldn't help but smile with open eyes.

He said in his heart: Brother Shi, I did it!

Old man Lin raised his head, looked at the name hanging high on the top of the list, and raised the corners of his mouth, his expression was full of satisfaction and pride. He stroked his long beard on his chin, patted Shen Yijin's shoulder, and said with a smile: "That's right. Ah, boy Shen."

Lin Yan looked away from the list, and smiled, "Xiao Jin, congratulations."

Shen Yijin turned her head, smiled at them, and said, "Thank you." Without them, he might not have been able to achieve such results.

Lin Yan rubbed his head and smiled: "Fool, thank us for what you did, you worked hard to get this."

Old man Lin on the side also nodded in agreement.

After reading the list, Shen Yijin and the others went back to the small courtyard. Outside the door, they happened to meet the yamen servant who delivered the good news. The gongs and drums were played, and it was very lively, attracting the surrounding neighbors to watch, and even pedestrians stopped to watch.

Seeing them return, the gong stopped, and the yamen servant who delivered the newspaper smiled and asked, "May I ask who Shen Yijin is, Master Shen?"

Shen Yijin stood up, "I am."

Hearing the words, the yamen servant hurriedly posted a post and sang a congratulatory speech. For a moment, the onlookers were shocked. They never expected that Xie Yuan was so young this year.

Everyone locked their eyes on Shen Yijin, some were surprised and some were envious. A few girls even blushed, but one or two still refused to leave until they saw Shen Yijin up and down countless times. After the energy passed, the yamen servant who delivered the newspaper also collected the money and left, and they slowly dispersed.

The crowd dispersed, Shen Yijin and the others also opened the door and returned to the courtyard.

It was already noon, Lin Yan glanced at the sky, greeted old man Lin, then turned to the kitchen to prepare lunch, Shen Yijin also followed to help.

in the kitchen.

Lin Yan lowered his head to pick the vegetables, thought for a while, and asked, "Xiao Jin, after you come to Beijing, do you want to go to the Imperial College to continue your studies?"

There are many talented people in Jiangnan, often quite old, but they still fail to pass the Juren exam. Many years ago, there was a 22-year-old scholar who was in the middle of the Yuan Dynasty, which surprised many people. Now Shen Yijin is only 20 years old and has just reached the weak crown. , To win the first place in one fell swoop is undoubtedly even more powerful. Even if there is no recommendation from a literary scholar, it is completely easy to knock on the door of the Imperial College.

And it is the dream of many students to be able to enter the Imperial Academy, because once entering the Imperial Academy, it is equivalent to stepping into the officialdom gate, and has been on the rise ever since.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yijin replied, "Well, I'm going to enter the Imperial College."

Shen Yijin continued: "Although I got Jieyuan this time, the world is so big, there are so many students, and there are many people who are better than me, and the Imperial College has almost all the famous talents in the world, study with them, and compete. , I can make more progress."

Lin Yan was a little relieved, he smiled, and said, "It's good that you think so." He was originally worried that Shen Yijin would give up this great opportunity because of Shi Nanyue.

Shen Yijin understood Lin Yan's worry, so she raised her head to look at him, and said seriously, "Brother Lin, don't worry, I won't be satisfied and stagnant just to understand Yuan, my original intention has never changed, I will work hard Stand higher and seek the well-being of the people of the world."

Lin Yan chuckled, nodded again and said, "Yes, Xiao Jin can definitely do it."

After cooking a dish, Lin Yan asked him again: "By the way, when are you going to leave for the capital?"

Shen Yijin thought for a while, and told him: "I want to go back and pay respects to my parents, and then leave in late September."

He wanted to see Shi Nanyue as soon as possible, he missed Shi Nanyue.

"Alright." Lin Yan smiled at him.

Lin Yan lowered his head, recalling the man's voice, face and appearance, hesitation flashed across his face, he didn't know whether to ask him for help, after a long while, he finally made up his mind, and said, "Xiao Jin, can you help me a little bit?" busy?"

"Brother Lin, tell me." Shen Yijin blurted out.

Lin Yan pursed his lips and pondered for a while, then said, "That's right, I know a man in Beijing, and I have something to ask him for help, Xiao Jin, can you pass a letter to him for me?" If it was his own Please, that person should be willing to take care of Shen Yijin for him. With that person's power, even if Shi Nanyue is not around, he can still protect Shen Yijin.

Shen Yijin didn't doubt that he was there, and nodded directly after listening to the words: "Okay, that's fine."

At this time, old man Lin's voice suddenly came from outside, he said: "Boy Shen, someone is looking for you."

Shen Yijin heard the words, turned to look at Lin Yan, still holding a handful of vegetables in his hand, a little embarrassed, he said he wanted to help.

Lin Yan smiled, waved his hands nonchalantly, and said to him, "You go, just leave it to me."

Shen Yijin nodded, he put down the dishes in his hands, washed his hands again, and then left the kitchen, but when he saw someone coming, he frowned, thinking that he might as well not come out, and just turned around and went back.

Seeing Shen Yijin coming out, Zhu Yan immediately laughed. He cupped his hands and said congratulations: "Yijin, congratulations on your high school Jieyuan." After speaking, he continued to stare at Shen Yijin with a little obsession in his eyes, and said: "I said earlier , if it were you, you would definitely be able to pass high school."

Shen Yijin didn't like Zhu Yan, and didn't want to make friends with him, but this time the other party came with a smiling face, and congratulated herself. After all, she couldn't give him face inexplicably, so she smiled perfunctorily, cupped her hands and replied: "Same joy, same love. happiness."

Zhu Yan's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard it, "Yi Jin deliberately looked for my name?"

Zhu Yan took the provincial examination three times, and finally passed this year, but his ranking was not high, barely ranked in the middle and lower reaches, and the names on the list were squeezed into the corners, so if you don't search carefully, you can't see them at all.

Shen Yijin was taken aback for a moment, then smiled embarrassingly, hesitated for a while, but did not explain in the end.

He didn't look for it deliberately, but he was on the road, and the candidates could be seen everywhere congratulating each other, and because he had nothing to say, he subconsciously said it, and it turned out to be a coincidence.

Zhu Yan was still immersed in joy and couldn't extricate himself. He didn't look at Shen Yijin's slightly embarrassed expression, and suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Shen Yijin's hand, and said, "I have a banquet in the Zhuangyuan Building, Yijin, you can come too." After that, he pulled people out.

Shen Yijin was caught off guard and was dragged a few steps away. After reacting, his brows frowned. He struggled a few times, pulled out his hand, took a few steps back, and refused: "I won't go, The food has been prepared at home, and we are ready to eat."

Being rejected again, Zhu Yan recovered from his joy in an instant, his complexion was a little ugly, and he asked in a calm voice: "Yijin, you have rejected me several times, but you look down on me?"

Shen Yijin shook her head, "You think too much, but we don't know each other well, besides, the people you invited are all the sons of officials, I don't know each other, and I can't blend in, it's not only embarrassing, but also sweeping you away Since I know this, it’s better not to go, it’s good for you and me.”

These words made Zhu Yan's face completely dark, and he felt very embarrassed. He stared at Shen Yijin for a while, then said coldly, pursing his lips: "You and I have been together for four years, in your opinion, is it not enough?" Are you familiar?"

Shen Yijin didn't answer, but said again: "Zhu Yan, you and I are not in the same way. If we barely get together, we have nothing to say. Don't come to me again."

Zhu Yan stared at Shen Yijin, with a ruthless and cold light flashing in his eyes, and his hand on his side clenched into a fist. After a while, he suddenly laughed again, regained his smiling face, and said softly: "In that case, I will I won’t force you anymore, I’ll come and find you some other day.”

As soon as the voice fell, he didn't stay any longer, turned around and left.

Opening his eyes, old man Lin glanced at Zhu Yan's leaving back, narrowed his eyes, and reminded him: "Boy Shen, if you meet this person again in the future, be careful."

Shen Yijin's eyes were a bit complicated, he nodded and said, "I know."

On the other side, Zhu Yan walked to the alleyway full of anger, and said to the people standing by the alleyway: "Sure enough, as you expected, Yijin still rejected me." When he spoke, his tone was full of anger.

The man sneered, glanced at him, and asked, "Since that's the case, do you still like him?"

Zhu Yan laughed at himself, with a look of madness and obsession in his eyes: "Yes, I want to get him."

The man mocked: "You can't beat Shi Nanyue." After a pause, he continued: "However, if you are willing to cooperate with me, then I can help you get him and make him completely yours."

Zhu Yan looked at him, hesitated for a while, finally nodded, and agreed: "Okay, I will cooperate with you, what do you want me to do?"

The man glanced at Zhu Yan, and only left a sentence: "Go to the capital, and I will tell you the rest."