"..." Jia Yan stared at the flames that reflected the red half of the sky, and he froze on the spot. Xu Zhi came up and pulled him back. Whose, uh!"

Before he finished speaking, Xu Zhi blocked his mouth and dragged him to the carriage: "Listen! No matter what happens, you can't mention this kind of thing again. You know, this matter is either a natural disaster or a suicide. , has absolutely nothing to do with you, never mention it again!"

It was the first time Jia Yan saw such an ugly expression on Xu Zhi's always smiling face, he took a few deep breaths: "Thank you brother Zhengxing, I understand... By the way, where is Ying Xiang?"

Xu Zhi didn't know, and after asking, A Yuan said: "Mr. Sun came out earlier than the two of you, but his complexion was not good. It seemed that he was unwell during the last scene. The steward of the Sun family has already sent him back to our house. Tao Uncle asked someone to invite the doctor again."

Jia Yan took one last look at the burning Gongyuan, that's all, it's useless to think about whether the papers will be burned or not.The carriage passed the panic-stricken scholars surrounded by the Gongyuan, and left here.

In the 23rd year of Duanping, after the last exam, the Jinling Tribute Academy suddenly caught fire. Although the fire was put out in time and handled properly, there were no casualties, but most of the exam papers were burned.The scholars stayed in Jinling for a long time, waiting for the court's disposal measures.

Lin Hai received the news from Jinling on August [-]th, and his family reported late at night: The Gongyuan was on fire!

"Master, what will happen?" Jia Min felt uneasy.

Lin Hai walked around the bedroom for a few times before saying: "As in the tribute courtyard, the fire is not the beginning of the world. Even the tribute courtyard was on fire during the reign of Emperor Gaozu of this dynasty. It doesn't matter if there is a fire. According to the previous example, the imperial court will let the scholars make up the exam next month. , and in this case, there will be slightly more Juren on the record."

But Jia Min said: "So I thought that crazy monk was talking nonsense, now...how about I go to Qiling Temple to burn incense, or ask Master Xiuquan to think of a way?"

"Ma'am," Lin Hai said with his arms around his wife, "Heaven will send a great mission to the people. Ah Yan's previous exams went well, maybe this time he suffered a little misfortune, and the future exams and palace exams will be even smoother."

But Jia Min didn't let him persuade her. After going back and forth, she still decided to ask the younger siblings of the Sun family to burn incense together.On August [-], Jia Yan's and Sun Zhong's letters were all delivered, and they all said nothing had happened. It was only after they came out that they discovered the fire.The Lin family and the Sun family felt relieved.

At the end of August, the imperial court issued another decree: starting from the ninth day of September, the Jinling Township Examination will be retaken, except for the first one.Only then did the scholars breathe a sigh of relief, and prepare to pass the exam without mentioning it.

The family members in Yangzhou thought that the matter was over and waited for them to return home with peace of mind, but they never expected that on September 26, only two young people returned to Yangzhou, and Sun Zhong and the steward of the Sun family came back lying down.

The backyard of the prefect's yamen in Yangzhou was full of chaos. Mrs. Zhao wiped her tears with a handkerchief and asked, "Doctor, is this child okay?"

The old doctor with a white beard said slowly: "It's good, it's good. Although the son is seriously ill, luckily the doctor asked for the medicine in time."

Sun Zhong on the bed smiled weakly and said: "Mother, I said it's okay. When Boheng saw me being dragged out by the guards, he quickly followed me out. Thanks to him, alas, he was so tired that he didn't finish the exam."

Only then did Mrs. Zhao know what was going on, and said anxiously: "Please ask the doctor to prescribe some medicine for the child to take care of him." Speaking of helping Sun Zhong tuck the quilt, he came to the front hall.

Sun Gao was talking to Jia Yan, when Zhao came in, Jia Yan hurriedly stood up and saluted, but Zhao stopped him.Mrs. Zhao looked at him and was about to bow to him: "Good boy, you really saved Zhong'er's life!"

Jia Yan quickly avoided: "Auntie, don't do this, Jia Yan can't bear it."

Sun Gaoqi asked, "What are you doing?" He still didn't know the situation, so he heard Zhao's tears tell Jia Yan about giving up the exam and coming out to take care of Sun Zhong after seeing Sun Zhong being dragged away.

"Nephew!" Sun Gao's eye circles were red: "Ah Zhong made a friend like you, it is really a blessing for him!"

Jia Yan didn't even dare to say: "Ying Xiang and I are both in the local shop. At the end of the second scene, we saw Ying Xiang being taken away without knowing it. Naturally, we have to intervene. Otherwise, we can still be worthy of me and Ying Xiang. What about the friendship of the past two years, uncle and aunt, please don’t be like this. In terms of speaking, Brother Zhengxing has worked harder. He knew that Ying Xiang and the stewards of your house were sick when he left the examination room. I can’t take care of things. The greeting and seeing off are all on his behalf."

"By the way, what about Zhengxing?" Sun Gao found out that Xu Zhi hadn't come back: "Why didn't he come back with you."

Jia Yan said: "Ying Xiang is getting better, and he insists on coming back, so as not to worry about the elders. Because the manager is sick, I can't live without someone who makes the decision, so I will come back with him, and the car will be easy. Brother Zheng Xing stays and cleans up, and then catches up. .”

Sun Gao held Jia Yan's hand and sighed again and again. Mrs. Zhao also thanked him again and again, and kept him for dinner, but Jia Yan said: "The elders care about me, and my nephew appreciates it. Now that Ying Xiang has returned home safely, I have to go back to see my uncle." Aunt, lest they worry."

"Forget it," Sun Gao let go of his hand: "You go back and have a good rest. Someday, I will go to the house with your aunt." Zhao reluctantly sent Jia Yan away.

Then Jia Yan got away and took Ah Yuan home. Chang Sheng and Tao Hou were both left by him to help Xu Zhi. After returning home and changing clothes, he fell asleep in the bathtub.If Ah Yuan hadn't found out that he almost slipped into the bucket and choked on water, Jia Yan came out wrapped in a robe and leaned on the couch and fell asleep.It was A Yuan who was discussing with Han Feng, and they first went to the Lin Mansion to report a letter.

Lin Hai was taken aback when he heard that A Yuan came to report. Didn’t he say nothing happened? Why did Sun Zhong quit due to illness and Jia Yan also left the examination room halfway?

Jia Yan slept until the next morning, lazily moving around in the yard, and went to see his uncle after breakfast.

Lin Hai and Jia Min were in the main room, and even Daiyu was waiting anxiously in the cubicle, worried that Jia Yan might be sick or something.

Jia Yan came in to say hello to his uncle and aunt, told the story again, and said: "When the exam was over in August, Ying Xiang was not feeling well. At that time, he thought about not delaying the re-examination, so he didn't take it seriously. September When he came out, Ying Xiang felt a little uncomfortable, but my nephew found out later that on the day we went in for the exam in September, the manager of Sun’s family also lay down, and Ying Xiang had the same illness: disturbed intestines.”

In this way, Lin Hai and Jia Min sighed again and again. Jia Min looked at Jia Yan with loving and admiring eyes: "You are doing the right thing, whether you study or become an official in the future, the root of it is to be a human being. This is what you do. You are the foundation of your life, and you are acting like a sincere gentleman."

Lin Hai also said: "This can be regarded as worthy of your friendship. Standing in the world, treating friends is naturally based on sincerity. If you can do this for your friends today, your friends will definitely live up to you in the future!"

Jia Yan: "Nephew is educated."

Lin Hai smiled and asked him to sit down: "It doesn't matter, you are still young, so what if you are waiting for three years." In Lin Hai's view, regardless of whether Jia Yan and Sun Zhong are the disciples of Liang Hongguang's disciples, they are aimed at the elders. The relationship between Jia Yan and Sun Zhong, Lin Hai himself would do the same.

The atmosphere in the room was happy and harmonious, and there was no discomfort at all because Jia Yan gave up the exam. Even Daiyu came out to ask "what's new about the exam", and Jia Yan told her some interesting stories about the meeting of scholars.

Not long after they talked, Jia Yan suddenly remembered something, and said to Lin Hai and Jia Min: "Uncle and aunt, do you still remember Mr. Yucun?"

The two nodded naturally, and Jia Min added: "I remember that he seems to have gone to Jinling to be the magistrate." Daiyu also stared at Jia Yan, waiting for his next words.

Jia Yan said: "My nephew heard a lot of excitement when the doctor was treating Ying Xiang. Jia Yucun sentenced a case in Jinling. The victim was the Jinling squire Feng, and the prisoner was Ziweishe's descendant Xue's family. He indulged Mr. Xue's family. There is a lot of discussion in the market about this matter, but the doctor also said a few words about the official talisman."

"Official talisman." Lin Hai looked at Jia Min, and then at his nephew: "King Jia, Shi Xue, the four families. The roots of the four families are all in Jinling. Jia Yucun's judgment is probably due to the support and support of Rongfu in Beijing. Alas." He shook his head, Jia Min was expressionless, what could she say?

Daiyu gave Jia Yan a wink, Jia Yan simply changed the subject, and brought up the subject of the scientific examination with Daiyu, and said with a smile that my sister might as well give it a try.

A few days later, Xu Zhi also brought people back from Jinling, and they were in a hurry.On the second day after the Cold Clothes Festival, Sun Gao and his wife came to Jia Yan's home with their three children. They had sent someone to deliver a post and invited Lin and his wife to come with them.

To be honest, Jia Yan was very uncomfortable with his aunt Sun's boasting that there is nothing in the world, and he was still in front of everyone, as if he had become the number one gentleman in the world.Jia Yan's face was stiff with laughter, and Daiyu laughed straight at the sidelines, and secretly gestured for him to hold on for a while.

Sun Zhong was very grateful to Jia Yan and Xu Zhi. His housekeeper fell ill, and Xu Zhi took care of everything inside and outside.Not to mention Jia Yan, if Jia Yan hadn't made a decisive decision to take him away and go home, he would still want to bear it, and I don't know how much trouble would have happened.

After this incident, the three of them have changed from "named brothers of the Liang family", from the friendship of the elders to their own friendship.No matter who it is, it is a blessing in disguise. After all, you can take the exam again, but it is rare to have a close friend.

When the sweet-scented osmanthus trees were full, the osmanthus list was issued, and Xu Zhi lived up to everyone's expectations and won the Jinling Township Examination Yuan in one fell swoop!

Both Jia Yan and Sun Zhong were happy for him, and there was another lively scene at home. It was said that they were both blessed and blessed, but this year it happened to be double happiness.Just before the new year, someone from Beijing delivered an edict, and the emperor promoted Lin Hai to return to Beijing as the Minister of the Household Department!

At this point, Yangzhou officials began to visit Lin Hai, and they must contact him before Lin Hai handed over to Beijing.But Lin Hai didn't care about them, his headache was what to do with Jia Yan!

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