Yangcheng

Every year, the imperial examination results are released between the first lunar month and the Shangsi Festival on March [-]. This is a major event that the whole country pays attention to. Once the results are released, the news will spread quickly to all parts of Dacang, and even the academies in Southeast County will not compete. How many days is the mausoleum late?

When the class was over in the afternoon, Tong Shaoxuan and the other four found that this year's admission list of various subjects was posted at the entrance of the academy, and the Jinshi side was already full of people.

Ge Xunqing is considered tall in the women's section of Bailu Academy, even standing outside the crowd, she can see clearly.

In the past, it was impossible for Tong Shaoxuan to see without walking through the crowd, but since suffering from leg cramps every night, now she is about the same height as Ge Xunqing, with good eyesight, she can stand on tiptoe outside All the names are clearly visible.

Every year, the ranking list is divided into two rows of male officials and female officials, and the number of officials varies. Sometimes there are more male officials and sometimes there are more female officials. No matter which side has more people, the public is no longer surprised.

Tong Shaoxuan suddenly saw a familiar name in the second armor.

Second-A No.6, Wu Xianrong?

Why?This name is exactly the same as Tang Jianwei's Faxiao.

I heard Tang Jianwei say that she seems to have grown a lot as a young girl, she can read people's minds, she is no longer innocent, and she has plans to enter the officialdom.

This Wu Xianrong should be the same age as Tang Jianwei, right? It happened to be the age at which Da Cang was legally able to take the exam. Who would have thought that he would pass the exam in the first year?Or is it No.6?

Even if there is a family to protect Meng, it still needs strength that cannot be underestimated.

This Wu family, from the eldest sister to the second child, made Tong Shaoxuan quite aware of crisis.

This matter ignited Tong Shaoxuan's fighting spirit even more.

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This year, the names of the students of Bailu Academy still appear in the list of Jinshi subjects.

Although they didn't get top marks, three of the top [-] were students of White Deer Academy.

The gentlemen stood in the front row and explained to the envious children how the brothers and sisters read Wei Bian's three masterpieces at night by candlelight. I hope that everyone can learn a lot from them, so that they can become officials as soon as possible and realize their lifelong ambitions.

The annual large-scale motivational lecture is just before the announcement of the list on the day when the rankings are released. It is very useful for the young students who have just entered school, but Tong Shaoxuan and the others have gradually become a little weak after listening to it for so many years.

Mr. Kong saw Tong Shaoxuan at a glance, and asked her to study hard by name: "Two years later, Tong Changsi will see Tong Changsi take off his head and shine in the academy!"

Mr. Kong is full of confidence in teaching all the year round, and the sound can be heard to the other side of the mountain, not to mention the children around him, all of them turned their heads to look at Tong Shaoxuan with envious and curious eyes.

Tong Shaoxuan smiled awkwardly, saluted and said, "Changsi does his best."

Ge Xunqing, Bai Erniang and Shi Ruzhuo snickered, and Mr. Kong pointed at Shi Ruzhuo: "Gongyu is the same! You should put more attention on your studies! I found that you have been distracted in class recently. That's not right! If you have any difficulties, you must tell your husband!"

When Mr. Kong mentioned this, Shi Ruzhuo was more embarrassed than Tong Shaoxuan, so he also saluted helplessly, not ashamed to say anything.

Ge Xunqing and Bai Erniang laughed even more happily, and Mr. Kong walked towards them through the crowd, and said sadly:

"Do you still have classmates who are thinking about making jokes and articles with bright futures? Look at your articles, there are so many typos and bullshit! Especially you, Ge Yangguang! The theory you handed in yesterday was written by your dog, right? How can the words be ugly? Is it like this?! You, Aye, are also the magistrate and a scholar, why don't you learn from you?!"

Mr. Kong's lesson drew laughter, and Ge Xunqing didn't feel annoyed, instead she said with a smile:

"Mr. won the prize."

Mr. Kong was puzzled: "Am I complimenting you?"

"Although Mr. didn't praise me directly, he praised my dog. This is much more fun than complimenting me directly. Not to mention Su County, even in the entire Dacang, the only dog ​​that can write is my Dahei. I didn't expect that my Dahei family still has the ability to read and write. My master is so honored. Hey? Maybe this is a good omen, which indicates that my name, Ge Yangguang, will also appear among Jinshi. Unexpectedly, I did not expect , Thank you for your auspicious words, sir, thank you for your auspicious words."

The window friends who were still laughing at Ge Xunqing just now laughed even harder, but the object of the joke has changed to Mr. Kong.

Mr. Kong was so angry that he trembled all over, pointed at her and said "you" five times in a row, then let out a stern moan and left.

Ge Xunqing raised her head proudly and pointed her palms together in the direction where her husband left angrily, as if she was showing off her outstanding works.

"How is it, Changsi?"

Tong Shaoxuan: "What does it have to do with me?"

"Isn't this the result of me hanging out with you all year round and being influenced by you? Look at the good apprentices you have taught, and now I don't need to use your hands. I can get rid of my husband's anger alone."

Bai Erniang: "...you are quite proud? You, Ye Niang, will be invited to the academy tomorrow, right?"

Tong Shaoxuan also detested her: "Please, don't confuse me with you. I'm colliding head-on with my husband, and I'm fighting for knowledge. It's not your crooked way that makes people irritated."

"It doesn't matter what crooked ways can make people angry, right, Gongyu." Ge Xunqing touched Shi Ruzhuo, "Hurry up and say a few words for me, you see the two of them unite to deal with me!"

Shi Ruzhuo looked at both sides, they were all her friends, she didn't know which side to stand at all.

Bai Erniang pulled Shi Ruzhuo over and disliked Ge Xunqing: "You have a conscience, so don't make things difficult for Gongyu, an honest person. Let's go for Gongyu, don't talk to her."

Ge Xunqing chased after him: "Hey hey hey? Why are you still robbing people?"

Today it was Tong Shaoxuan who walked last.

When the four of them went down the mountain together, the three of them walked in front, and Tong Shaoxuan walked slowly behind, all thinking about Tang Jianwei.

Thinking of Tang Jianwei who was full of worries last night, I don't know if she is happier today...

Coming down from the mountain road, they found a lot of people gathered in front of a stall. Ge Xunqing liked lively things the most, so she went up to check it out and found that it was actually a fruit stall selling fresh cherries.

Cherry is known as "the first branch of spring fruit", and it has the reputation of "real smell" and "like fire but not burn people".

Because the aristocratic families in Boling Mansion admired cherries very much, almost on par with lychees, so in spring and summer, the price of cherries was extremely expensive as soon as they came into the market, and a small handful cost hundreds of dollars.

Ge Xunqing was the first to rush up to see that there were indeed people buying it, but because of the high price, merchants sold it by the piece.

The cherries in this car are crystal clear, each one is extremely plump, and the appearance is excellent. The sweet and sour taste is completely imaginable, making people who have not tasted it already mouth watering.

Ge Xunqing was also greedy looking at it, but she had already squandered all the money for this month, and if she wanted to buy more, she had to wait until Yeniang gave it to her next month.

But by the time of next month, I'm afraid that the merchant who sells cherries has long since disappeared.

Bai Erniang and Shi Ruzhuo also stared at it greedily, but they had no money to buy it, so they could only enjoy it.

Tong Shaoxuan pondered for a while, and only after the buyers dispersed, did he ask the boss for a price.

Sure enough, it was so expensive that it made people's scalp tingle. She would never buy it if it was changed to before.

but……

This kind of fruit should be very popular in Boling Mansion, right?Especially among the daughters of Tang Jianwei's family background, would he buy a lot of them every time of this season, calling for friends to play and chat, and eat a few casually?

In the past, Tang Jianwei should often eat these snacks to pass the time, but after coming to Su County, he never ate them again.

Thinking of this, Tong Shaoxuan took out his purse. The money Tang Jianwei gave her when he went to Fengxian County did not move at all, and there was still 50 taels. .

Since Tang Jianwei gave her pocket money, it would be reciprocated if she spent it on Tang Jianwei.

She took out the banknote and asked the boss how many cherries he could buy for 50 taels.

When the boss saw the banknote in front of him, he was stunned and said, "Here... this customer, if you pay 50 taels in one go, I will give you the entire cart of cherries."

Tong Shaoxuan said: "Okay, then please ask the boss to help me install it, so that I can carry it home conveniently."

The boss's eyes were almost laughing, he didn't expect to meet a big boss not long after he left the stall:

"I don't need you to carry it. Where is your home? Wouldn't it be better for me to push the door directly?"

Tong Shaoxuan had never met such an enthusiastic businessman, so he hurriedly thanked him.

The three classmates and passers-by on the side were stunned.

Ge Xunqing let out a "huh" and said, "We've been thinking about it for a long time, and we'll all book out the place! It's really the daughter of a rich family!"

Tong Shaoxuan wished he could kick it over: "What nonsense are you talking about! Me, I bought this for Tang Jianwei."

"Ah? Bought for my sister-in-law? I really don't know if you don't tell me. I thought you were feeding pigs."

Although Ge Xunqing's words deserved a beating, Tong Shaoxuan was also reminded by her that Tang Jianwei might not be able to eat up such a big cart.

Tong Shaoxuan asked the boss to give him some pockets, filled them up, and gave them to three students.

Ge Xunqing happily accepted it, and kissed Tong Shaoxuan on the cheek.Tong Shaoxuan was so frightened that he quickly wiped off the rouge, scolding Ge Xunqing for being disgusting.

Ge Xunqing didn't wash the cherries, and ate them on the spot: "It's so disgusting to be kissed by a beautiful lady like me, tsk tsk tsk, but for the sake of cherries, I forgive you."

"You are repaying kindness with revenge!" Tong Shaoxuan scolded her angrily.

Ge Xunqing said slyly: "Don't wipe it, you will scratch your face if you wipe it again. Oh, we Changsi are really afraid of sister-in-law, in case sister-in-law finds that you have other people's rouge marks on your face , I have to punish you to kneel to your abacus, right? Hey, I kissed you and not others, what is the difference between kissing you and kissing yourself? Your mother is my mother, your sister is my sister, your daughter-in-law, Well, it's still your daughter-in-law."

Tong Shaoxuan: "... Give me back the cherries!"

Bai Erniang held the cherry and watched them bicker and laugh, Shi Ruzhuo asked her anxiously: "Can such a precious thing be accepted?"

Bai Erniang listened to her words, thought for a moment and said: "We never reject each other's kindness, and we share any rare items, so you don't have to feel ashamed of receiving them. What delicious food and drink will you have in the future? Just don't forget to think long."

Shi Ruzhuo bowed his head and said "Yes", remembering Chang Si's generosity to her, and he was very happy.A Niang and brother have never eaten such an expensive fruit, and they must be very happy to eat cherries.

After leaving with his classmates, Tong Shaoxuan led the cherry merchant to push the cherries to the door of the house, calling Uncle Chai and the others to carry them.

Tang Jianwei couldn't finish eating so much, so Tong Shaoxuan distributed the cherries to Ye Niang's brothers and sisters, as well as the servant girls, saying that Ah Shen and Young Madam invited them to eat.

I heard that Tang Jianwei didn't go to the shop today, he was at home, Tong Shaoxuan quickly washed the cherries with Qiu Xin's help, put some of them in a bamboo basket and carried them to the east courtyard, kicked the bedroom door open with his foot , happily said:

"Ah Shen, do you see what I bought for you?"

Compared with Tong Shaoxuan's cheerful tone, Tang Jianwei, who was sitting in front of the dressing table without combing his hair or doing anything, seemed out of shape.

"Huh? What did you buy?" Tang Jianwei was not as energetic as usual, and the tone of his question did not sound too excited, as if he was trying to boost his spirits.

"I bought some fruit for you to eat." Tong Shaoxuan quickly sensed that something was wrong with her, put the heavy bamboo basket on the case, and came over to ask her, "What's wrong with you? What happened?"

Tang Jian lowered his head slightly and shook slightly.

"How is it possible. Are you... are you crying?"

It's no wonder that Tong Shaoxuan saw through her so easily. In the past, no matter what happened to Tang Jianwei, Tang Jianwei was full of energy and high spirits. She could reply [-] words to her when someone insulted her, and she had the courage to kill all directions anytime, anywhere.

At this moment, Tang Jianwei was like an eggplant beaten by frost, with his head hanging down and lifeless, his eyes were as red as cherries.

Hearing Tong Shaoxuan's anxious inquiry, Tang Jianwei couldn't help but shed tears.

Tong Shaoxuan had never seen this scene before, his lips turned white with fright:

"Ah Shen, what happened? But who bullied you? You must tell me!"

"What are you going to do..."

"I, I fought him!"

Seeing her like this, Tang Jianwei was both moved and funny, smiling and tears dripping down more and more.

Tong Shaoxuan was restless, she was really anxious.Whether it was a back injury or a burning knife in the mouth, Tang Jianwei survived such painful things with a smile, and he was willing to say witty words, only this time was different...

She had never seen Tang Jianwei so vulnerable.

What cannot be expressed in words has to be replaced by body.

Tong Shaoxuan stopped questioning her, and didn't want to force her to tell her pain, but just hugged her quietly, letting her release her tears and pressure in his arms.

Tang Jianwei was hugged by her, and wept wantonly in the safe world surrounded by her. She didn't take the handkerchief Tong Shaoxuan had prepared until she was tired from crying, and wiped away the tears.

"My eldest sister pushed me because of Ji Xue today."

"Your elder sister? Ji Xue?" Tong Shaoxuan was a little confused, "What does this mean?"

Tang Jianwei then told Tong Shaoxuan everything that happened between Tang Guanqiu and Ji Xue during this period.

Tong Shaoxuan was a little dizzy after hearing this, but she didn't notice it at all.

"My sister may not need me." Tang Jianwei said, "Although she couldn't think normally, that was her most direct choice. She chose to push me away."

"Shen, don't say such angry words. You also know that your eldest sister is ill. What she thinks and thinks cannot be judged by our thoughts. She can't control herself. I think you know it better than anyone else." Tong Shaoxuan patiently Persuade her, "I will talk to Ji Xue and find out how this happened. If you want, you can come with me. If you don't want to see her, just wait for me in the bedroom, and I will do exactly the same Tell you what she said."

Tong Shaoxuan's reassurance did relieve Tang Jianwei's heavy heart a lot. She looked at her appearance in front of the mirror, and after making sure that her emotions would not go up and down again, she said to Tong Shaoxuan:

"I will go with you."

At this time, Zitan was staying with Tang Guanqiu in the house, while Ji Xue had a lot of housework to do, had just finished weeding the yard, and was washing clothes at this time.

After washing and washing, I lost my mind...

Until Tong Shaoxuan appeared in front of her and said with a sullen face: "Ji Xue, come with me, I have something to talk to you about."

Ji Xue saw the expressionless Tang Jianwei behind her, and knew what to talk about.

Bringing Ji Xue to the bedroom, Tong Shaoxuan first gave her a cup of hot tea and asked her to sit down.

Ji Xue shook her head and said, "Si Niang doesn't need to be so busy, I know you are looking for me to talk about Ah Jing."

Hearing Ji Xue call her sister so intimately, Tang Jianwei felt a throbbing pain in his heart and suppressed his anger forcibly.

"I do love Ah Jing." Ji Xue admitted, "But I know that whether it is her illness or my current status as a slave, I am not qualified to mention this love. Young Madam, Si Niang, don't worry, I I will not think about Ah Jing. I will visit a famous doctor and try my best to help her get better. If... If there is really no way to completely cure her, I am willing to stay with her and take care of her in this life. identity."

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The next chapter will clarify.