The noble boy likes to play chess

On the afternoon of the end of the palace examination, as usual, a clerk from the Ministry of Officials came to inform Jinshi when to file for registration and other matters. Unexpectedly, Lin Fang, a small official who was going to deliver the letter, went to him first to see him He still wanted to find Luo Nan, so he came together.

It was raining heavily, and the rainwater hit the umbrella with a "pop, pop" sound, as if it was about to break the oil paper.Perhaps because of the heavy rain, Luo Nan felt that Lin Fang's expression was not very good.

Luo Nan warmly received the two of them. There were other people who wanted to be notified by the official secretary, so he left after speaking. According to what Shu Jing had explained in advance, Luo Nan gave a red purse containing ten taels of silver, and sent them delivered to the door.The more he lived here, the more Luo Nan felt that what he owed Mr. Shu would be repaid for the rest of his life.

Lin Fang came here for the first time. Before, he knew that Luo Nan was living under someone else's roof. Although the master was kind, he was afraid of causing trouble to him. He didn't come here because he made Luo Nan difficult for no reason. He was quite surprised today. If he didn't find someone to tell For a moment, I'm afraid I'll feel uncomfortable.

Early this morning, Minister of the Ministry of Officials and Taifu Dong took everyone to visit the Great Court Hall and the Imperial Study Room, and then went to the Small Court Hall for the palace examination.Although it is a small court hall, the majestic grandeur has not diminished. In such a large palace, people seem very small. Standing in this solemn place, Lin Fang was afraid that he would make a slight mistake. Pausing for many times, the arguments in his mind could not be put out of his mouth. He admired Wen Jingxuan who was eloquent in the court, but it was Brother Wen who frightened him the most.

The emperor announced the top three on the spot, Wen Jingxuan High School champion, the eunuch chief eunuch read out the imperial edict in a shrill voice, everyone knelt down to thank him, but he said loudly, 'Thank you, father'. , There was silence on the spot, even the sound of breathing could be heard clearly, only to hear that Wen Jingxuan admitted his mistake again, not saying that he was wrong just now, but apologizing for what happened eight years ago.

Afterwards, the emperor drove everyone out, leaving only Wen Jingxuan in the hall.On the way out of the palace, someone had the guts to ask a question, but he was reprimanded after he finished speaking halfway. I really don't know what's going on with this palace test.

Lin Fang knew that Luo Nan had been in the capital for a year, and asked him if he knew which prince this Wen Jingxuan was.

Luo Nan couldn't answer this question, so Luo Nan asked An Hao again, but An Hao didn't know either.

"You are in Shengjing, why don't you know the truth that you should not talk about government affairs, let alone talk about royal affairs." A gentle voice rang out from among their discussions.

Luo Nan turned her head and saw An Hao sticking out her tongue behind Shu Jing's back. It was An Hao who wanted to ask the young master to come back, but Shu Jing came over directly and listened at the door for a while.

"Naturally, you can't say it in front of people, but you can't say it in front of people..." Lin Fang's voice stopped abruptly. He saw Shu Jing, looked at him in surprise, and paused for a while before asking Luo Nan for confirmation: "The kind young master who took you in is Huan Yue Mr. Jing from the building?"

"Exactly."

"It's not appropriate to be public at this time, but you have already found it, and it will be a matter of time before you find out." Shu Jing said lightly.

Is today destined to be a day of fright?Intersecting with the stimulation in the morning, this meeting did not have much reaction, rolled his eyes in a circle, and asked: "Mr. Jing has a lot of news, do you know a thing or two?"

"How do I know what just happened today? The prince's name is easy to inquire about. Wen Jing is the name of the seventh prince." What Lin Fang said was expected by Shu Jing, and he cared more What will happen next, how the emperor will deal with it, and what is the purpose of the "Seventh Prince", if we wait until the matter happens to think about it, it may be too late.

"Seventh Prince, didn't we hear that the one who hasn't left the mansion for many years is either too ugly or too sick? I haven't heard anyone mention it since I arrived in Shengjing, and I almost forgot about it." An Hao was blunt.

"Then have you heard what happened eight years ago?" Lin Fang continued to ask.

An Hao shook his head, and asked even more puzzled: "Why didn't the emperor recognize him as the seventh prince at first? Could it be that he is so old that he can't even remember his own son?"

Shu Jing knocked on An Hao's head: "If someone who cares about you hears this, your head will not be safe."

An Hao shrank his head and stopped talking.

"If it is true as the rumors say, the Seventh Prince has stayed at home for many years, and it is not impossible not to recognize him. From a boy to an adult, it is normal for his face to change." Obviously, Lin Fang also knows some of the rumors outside. of.

More than eight years ago, Shu Jing, should be said to be Xuanyuan Wenjing, was still living in the palace.The seventh prince, Wen Jing, lost his mother at the age of five, and was adopted by Concubine Tong. Everyone thought he was a child based on his mother. Only he knew that he was just a tool for Concubine Tong to fight for her favor. After Concubine Tong had her own son, he was even more worthless. .The sixth prince Wen Yang was poisoned when he was eight years old. In order to get rid of his suspicion, Wen Jing's "mother concubine" begged the emperor to let Wen Jing be Wen Yang's companion until Wen Yang recovered. With this sentence, let them live together For six years, he served Wen Yang to study and drink medicine like a servant. Fortunately, Concubine Lian and the sixth prince were very kind to him.At that time, Wen Yang had gone to the East Lake Palace to recuperate, and Wen Jing, like other princes, went to and from school every day. On that day, Qiaoer was punished, so Wen Jing had to go alone. The thirteenth emperor's brother, the thirteenth emperor's younger brother didn't recognize him, and thought he was a eunuch in the palace, so he wanted Wen Jing to ride him on a horse. Wen Jing's repeated explanations were fruitless, so he had to leave.Before he had walked a few steps, he heard the sound of falling into the water. Immediately afterwards, the mother concubine of the thirteenth prince, the empress and the emperor arrived one after another. In front of the third emperor's brother's bedchamber.

Wen Jing's "mother concubine" Concubine Tong arrived, didn't ask anything, just slapped Wen Jing twice, and appealed to the emperor in tears, saying that Wen Jing had no rules on weekdays, refused to obey discipline, and even admitted his mistakes on his behalf.The emperor ordered Wen Jing to admit his mistake, but it had nothing to do with him at this time, he explained, but no one was willing to listen.Wen Jing knelt there until he fell into a coma. When he woke up, he was already in the Seventh Prince's mansion. Qiaoer said that the emperor was furious. In the future, the Seventh Prince had to be summoned to enter the palace. They were sent out overnight, and they could only bring their clothes with them , None of the objects in the palace can be brought.

Since then, a half-grown boy and a sensible girl lived together for several months. Unfortunately, God did not give them a stable life. Qiaoer died unexpectedly, Wen Jing also left Shengjing, and the seventh prince's mansion became empty One house.

Thinking of the past, Shu Jing smiled wryly. People envied the noble status of the prince, but he longed for ordinary family affection even more. He didn't want the status of prince, but family affection was hard to give up.

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