Tanhualang

The morning practice was skipped because of the rain the next morning.Shen Jing was in a good mood, so he leisurely got up, lay down at the table and wrote the prescription, and then found Xiaoyou during breakfast: "Your Highness's old leg disease has occurred again. I think it's best to follow the previous prescription." Son, continue to do fumigation, lest it will be severe again."

Xiaoyou took the prescription:

"Your Highness said your leg hurts again?"

"If you want to force a person like that, how can you say it?" Shen Jing told Xiao You everything about last night, and Xiao You walked away after hearing this:

"You're still careful. I'll ask them to grab the medicine."

Shen Jing hurriedly ate breakfast and went to the study again, only to see that King Yu was already sitting behind the desk, frowning and meditating with a pen in his hand. Seeing him come in, he handed him a stack of corrected documents: "Corrected."

Pointing to the table under the window: "Go over there and transcribe."

Shen Jing took it, went to the side, concentrated on transcribing the report, put down the pen and breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and saw Zhao Heng standing behind him watching him write, and hurriedly stood up.

Zhao Heng stretched out his hand to take the report, read it while standing there, and nodded: "That's right. Go and ask Ding Bao how to report to Beijing, and do it as soon as possible."

After finishing speaking, he put the paper together, put it on the table, tapped the inscription on the paper with his long and slender index finger, and said with a slight smile, "This handwriting can be used for the number one examination."

Shen Jing lowered her eyes and smiled: "Your Highness, thank you."

"I have seen a lot of those Hanlin characters, and there are very few who can be like you." Zhao Heng turned around and went to the desk, took a scythe, lit the candle, burned a drop of wax oil, and sealed an envelope on the desk Alright, press it with the seal and hand it to Shen Jing, "Give this letter to Wei Zheng, and ask him to send someone to deliver it to Sun Ping as soon as possible."

Shen Jing took the letter and went out.

After a while, Xiao You knocked on the door and came in: "Your Highness, breakfast is ready."

"Yeah." Zhao Heng responded, but didn't move in his seat, his eyes fixed on a piece of writing paper left quietly in his hand. "Little one."

"exist."

Zhao Heng held the piece of writing paper in his hand and shook it lightly: "Did Shen Jing take the imperial examination?"

Xiao You was stunned for a moment: "It seems that... I passed the exam."

"Didn't he say that there is no student status?"

"...Not now." Xiaoyou stammered, "I sent someone to inquire about Mr. Shen before... Before Mr. Shen, he did pass the provincial examination, and he passed the Jieyuan. But later... vaguely It seems that after the list was published, the governor of the state revoked his student qualifications on the grounds of 'indecent status and degrading dignity'."

Zhao Heng raised his head: "'Indecent status'?"

"...Yes." Xiaoyou said cautiously, "Mr. Shen seemed to have stayed in a theater troupe for a while before the exam, and even recognized the troupe master as a adoptive father, and gave him a pension. The county governors used this The reason is that he came from a low class and is not suitable for taking the imperial examination."

Shen Jing finished the things arranged by Zhao Heng one by one, and the whole morning has passed.He went back to the study and saw that Zhao Heng had no other arrangements, so he went back to his room to be alone.

After lunch, I flipped through the books, and suddenly remembered that it is already June, and it will soon be the birthday of King Yu.Now that I am begging for a meal in Prince Yu's Mansion, there are still some etiquettes that should be done. Since I have little preparations for birthday gifts, I naturally have to express my heart.

But what to give?

Shen Jing held the book in his hand, sitting under the window, thinking in trouble.

He doesn't have much possessions, so he doesn't even have to think about expensive things; let alone he can't afford them, even if he really can afford them, he wouldn't be willing to spend too much money to celebrate the birthday of His Royal Highness.What's more, as a prince, this one is extremely noble, one person is under ten thousand people, no matter what strange things have never been seen, what golden and precious things have never been enjoyed?Even if I spend all my money, I may not be able to make the old man smile.

But if he wanted to do what he liked, Shen Jing didn't know what Zhao Heng was "good". He only heard Xiao You said that Zhao Heng often went out for horse races when he was in the capital; it seems that His Highness also likes dim sum, but making a plate of dim sum as a congratulatory gift is unavoidable It's really too petty; Zhao Heng often came to him to play chess a while ago, but he couldn't afford to give away the expensive chess pieces——

Thinking of this, Shen Jing suddenly remembered one thing: When he was in Suzhou, his father liked to play chess and chess records; in addition to collecting chess records by famous masters, he would often go to street bookstores to search for the works of some famous contemporary chess players. There are also people who collect the fantastic ideas of folk chess players and compile them into books and publish them.

Since there is such a folk chess record in Suzhou, Nanjing may not be without it, but you can search for it. If there is a suitable one to buy as a gift for this prince who likes to play chess, wouldn't it be suitable?

After thinking about it, Shen Jing simply dropped the scroll and went out to find Xiaoyou to ask for leave.

Seeing Xiaoyou, he couldn't say that he was asking for leave to go to the street to celebrate Yu Wang's birthday, and he said that he wanted to go out for a stroll: "I haven't been to Nanjing for many years. It just happens that I have nothing to do today. If there is no order from His Highness, I think Go out for a walk."

"Go ahead." Xiaoyou agreed readily, "There should be nothing wrong with His Highness. If His Highness needs you, I'll take care of it for you first."

Shen Jing thanked: "I'm sorry for that, I'll go back quickly."

The Weaving Department is in the east of the city, but Nanjing shops are gathered in the west of the city.

Yesterday's heavy rain still had a lingering aftertaste, and there was still some rain in the sky. Shen Jing put on an umbrella and came out from the side door. He walked west along the streets and alleys. Seeing that there were few people on the street, he secretly thought that it was the right time for him to come out.

Unexpectedly, the further west you go, the more pedestrians there will be, and the busier the streets will be.Shen Jing walked and asked questions while holding an umbrella, and came to a small alley called "Book Market" by the locals. Walking along the road, there are all large and small bookstores, and they also carry the four treasures of the study, which are used in various studies. , all-encompassing.

Although he grew up in Suzhou and later traveled around Hangzhou for several years, he has seen a lot of magnificent scenery in the world; but Shen Jing couldn't help but be amazed to see the prosperity of Nanjing.He only wanted to choose a chess record that caught the eye, so he specially read chess books. After searching for a long time, he picked out two or three books that caught the eye. Before he had time to read them carefully, he bought them all, thinking about waiting Go back and study it carefully, and choose the best one as Zhao Heng's birthday gift.

After finishing the business, my heart was relaxed, and I was immersed in the various books and lingered in silence. By the time I enjoyed reading it, it was getting late.

The rain outside did not know when it had stopped.He wrapped up the books he had bought and a few colored pens and inks, and left the bookstore with the package and umbrella, and hurried back along the road.As soon as he turned out of the bookstore, he heard a familiar voice calling him from a distance: "Mr. Shen! Be quiet!"

Shen Jing looked back in amazement, the first thing that caught his eye was the tall and slender Zhao Heng, well-dressed and handsome, standing at the entrance of the next alley with his hands behind his back; standing on both sides were Wei Zheng and Xiao You, Xiao You was smiling and looking at him wave.

Shen Jing hurriedly walked back, nodded to Zhao Heng, then turned to Xiao You and asked, "Why did you come out?"

Xiao You said with a smile: "I heard that you came out. Our master said that the weather is cool today, and it happened that the rain stopped, so we went out together for a walk. You really can't help talking, I was just saying that I might run into you when I was walking." , I really saw you when I turned my head. Hey, this is a full bag, what good things did you buy?"

"It's just a few books, some pens, inks, papers and inkstones, paperweights and other gadgets." Shen Jing smiled, looked at Zhao Heng, and pointed out the alley, "That's the famous book market in Nanjing, Dian-Zhong'an Do you want to go shopping?"

"It's getting late, let's go next time." Zhao Heng said, "I heard from Ding Bao that there is a restaurant called 'Qinlou Restaurant' nearby, and the dim sum tastes good. Today I am the host, please go and try it."