Tanhualang

After that day, neither Mu Junhuai nor Zhao Heng came to the door again.As for other people, such as Xi Wei and others, they all knew that they were preparing for the exam quietly, and no one came to visit.

Therefore, in the ten or so days before the end, the quiet life was very simple. There were only three things every day: reading, eating, and sleeping.

Even eating and sleeping are temporarily behind reading.

In just over ten days, the people who endured quietly lost a lot of weight.

This quiet day lasted until the day before entering the arena.

Shen Jing has been studying for more than ten days, but on this last day, for some reason, since entering the study in the morning, his mind has been a little floating.

At noon, he came out of the study, had dinner, carefully reviewed the items that needed to be prepared, and asked Xiaomeng to prepare some simple and durable food, so that he could take it into the venue tomorrow, and then went into the study again.

Now everything is clearly ready, but his mind is still a little unsteady.

It wasn't until dusk that Xiao You walked into the yard with a grinning food box, and Shen Jing didn't know why her mind was floating.

He saw a small person enter the yard, and there was no one behind him, and he felt a little disappointed in his heart.

Xiao You noticed that he was looking behind him, and smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Your Highness can't come because of something. Ask me to come tonight for you, the future No. [-] Scholar."

Shen Jing suppressed some disappointment in her heart, and let Xiao You into the room with a smile: "Thank you very much, thank you for your kind words."

At the beginning of May, the weather is already very warm. Even at night, the wind and moon bring a pleasant temperature.Xiao You not only brought food, but also a small pot of wine: "This wine is good wine, and it was rewarded by the Holy Majesty to Your Highness. I secretly kept a jar of it, and today I can use it to make you cheap. This taste is soft, a little Drinking a few cups can help sleep, you drink two cups, and sleep well tonight."

"Thank you very much." As he spoke, he brought out the dishes in the food box, and Shen Jing found a strange dish inside, "What is this—knuckle stewed chicken? This taste—is it edible?"

First of all, from the perspective of the utensils for serving the dishes, it is so huge that it is not a plate, but a basin. On one side of the basin is a huge chicken head with a huge comb; on the other side is a roasted golden pork knuckle.

"Why can't I eat it? This is the auspicious dish I specially ordered from Zhuangyuanlou!" Xiao You hurriedly took the dish, put it in front of Shen Jing, and said happily, "Today's limited edition, a total of twenty copies, I managed to grab it of! 'Gold List Title'!"

Shen Jing: "..."

"Look!" Xiao You pointed at the vegetable bowl, "Golden hooves that are roasted - Jinbang; here is a big rooster - crowing, together it is the title of 'Golden List'! What auspicious! I guess after eating You can't finish it, but you must eat more tonight!"

Shen Jing: "..."

He would rather not get the first prize than to eat such a strange dish, okay?

But Xiaoyou definitely refused.

He brought a jug of wine, and drank three small cups quietly before being stopped by Xiaoyou: "Okay, okay, just drink three cups! This is called 'Must hit the top three'!"

Shen Jing held the jug: "...What kind of strange words are these, why have I never heard of them? This wine tastes sweet, and I want to drink a few more glasses."

"What to drink, you just listen to me." Xiao Youxi snatched the flagon over, "The rest are mine. You should eat more 'Gold List Titles' to get down to business."

So Xiaoyou was looking for an excuse to drink more, right?

One night, just chatting with Xiaoyou happily.

Shen Jing ate a full meal, sent Xiao You out, and joked: "Why does it feel like going to the execution ground after eating so much?"

"Bah, bah, bah! Crow's mouth!" Xiao You glared at him, "Don't talk nonsense!"

Shen Jing laughed aloud: "What's the matter? You are too good at talking. If you are talented and Wen Bi Zijian, no one can stop you from being able to win; if you can't write well, you will eat twenty gold medals tonight." Title', I'm afraid I won't pass the exam."

"Tsk tsk, you are quite calm." Xiao You rolled his eyes, looked at Shen Jing again, patted him on the shoulder and smiled, "I was still worried that you were nervous, but it seems that I was worrying too much. See if you It looks taboo, it should be a well-thought-out plan."

"Not at all." Shen Jing smiled, "I warmed up the book hastily, and only [-]% to [-]% of the preparations should be prepared. But there is still a bit of a spectrum."

"Then take the test hard." Xiao You patted him on the shoulder again, and said with a smile, "Try hard to win the first prize, and your Highness and I will also have a bright face."

After a pause, he smiled and said, "There is no champion, and we will not dislike the second place."

After talking and joking, Shen Jing sent Xiao You away, went back to the courtyard, and together with Xiao Meng, checked the things to be brought tomorrow again before going to bed.

But there is no sleepiness.

Shen Jing lay on the bed for a while, but still didn't feel sleepy, so she simply sat up, put on her clothes and went to the yard.

It's May, and the evening primroses planted in the yard are all blooming, and there are also a few jasmine plants planted by Xiaomeng, which are very fragrant.Shen Jing stood in the yard for a while, feeling a little stuffy from the strong aroma, and simply opened the door.

Xiao Meng, who was sleeping nearby, also came out of the room after hearing the sound: "Sir? Why are you going so late?"

"Sleep in your bed." Shen Jingwen said, "I'm a little sleepy, let's go for a walk."

"En." Xiao Meng nodded sleepily, "Don't go far."

Responding quietly, he opened the door and left the yard.

Outside the yard is a narrow alley, and there are no other houses, only a few sycamore trees that are not young, so it is very quiet.At that time, Shen Jing chose this place because she also liked this quiet alley.

He went out along the alley until it reached the end, stood at the entrance of the alley, and looked at the short street connecting the long street outside.

Half a crescent moon in the sky, although not perfect, is exceptionally bright.It's warmer in May, and people don't stay in the yard. Although it's dark, there are still people strolling outside, and there are still sporadic vendors on the street.

The moonlight hangs high, illuminating the earth.Shen Jing walked a few steps along the short street outside the alley, and before reaching the connected long street, she saw a familiar figure at the intersection not far away.

It was Zhao Heng and Wei Zheng.

He paused in his steps, and for a rare time, his mouth was faster than his brain, and he shouted in surprise: "...Your Highness?"

Zhao Heng turned his head when he heard the sound.

There were one or two pedestrians on the road, and they followed suit.It was only then that Shen Jing realized that she had made a slip of the tongue, so she had no choice but to walk forward as if nothing had happened, and when she reached Zhao Heng, she nodded slightly as a salute: "I was reckless."

Zhao Heng nodded to him with his hands behind his back: "I haven't slept so late, don't I have to get up early tomorrow?"

Shen Jing answered truthfully: "My heart is a little restless, I can't fall asleep. Just get up and take a walk to relax."

After speaking, he nodded to Wei Zheng as a greeting.

Zhao Heng glanced at him, and smiled slightly: "Does it mean that after high school, you can leave the palace and don't have to see Gu again, so you can't fall asleep for joy?"

"..."

This half-truth, half-fake joke is really not funny at all.

But Shen Jing listened, but felt relieved.

Zhao Heng was able to make a joke of this matter, which shows that he doesn't have too much grudges in his heart.Shen Jing didn't answer, and instead asked, "Why is Your Highness here at this time?"

Zhao Heng took a step with his hands behind his back: "The palace banquet just ended. Seeing that the weather was fine, he called the carriage back and came out for a walk. If you have nothing to do, you can accompany Gu for a walk."

Shen Jing answered "Yes".

The two of them didn't speak any more, they walked slowly along the street for an unknown amount of time, until they reached the street, Zhao Heng turned around and turned back.

Shen Jing didn't ask much, just followed silently.Back at the intersection of Short Street, Zhao Heng stopped and looked in the direction of the quiet courtyard: "It's getting late. Go back."

Shen Jing was indeed a little sleepy, so she did not refuse, and bowed to Zhao Heng again: "Then I will be rude, and I will not see you off to Your Highness."

Zhao Heng waved his hand.

Shen Jing turned around and walked to the entrance of the alley, turned around and saw Zhao Heng was still there, saluted again from a distance, and then went back to the yard and went into the house to sleep.

The three days on the court passed quickly.

Obviously, his mind was very clear on the court, but the moment he came out of the court, Shen Jing suddenly felt that his whole body was overwhelmed by exhaustion, and he almost lost the strength to walk.

He stood on the sidelines for a while, leaning on the wall, and collected himself.Fortunately, Xiao Meng was waiting here. He should have known his hard work and hired a sedan chair to pick him up. From a distance, he saw Shen Jing staggering to the wall, and hurriedly squeezed into the crowd to support him: "Mr. Is it broken? How did you do in the exam?"

Shen Jing didn't even have the strength to speak, so she waved her hand at Xiao Meng and said reluctantly, "Go home."

Xiao Meng hurriedly helped him onto the sedan chair.

After finally squeezing out the crowd, Xiao Meng came to the sedan chair and talked to Shen Jing through the curtain: "Hot water, wine and vegetables are prepared at home. Sir, wash up first when you get home, and then have some food." , take a good rest."

There was no sound in the sedan chair, Xiao Meng called "Sir" to the sedan chair, but no one answered.

He was startled, and hurriedly asked the bearer to listen to the sedan chair, lifted the door curtain and looked inside, only to find that Shen Jing had fallen asleep leaning on the sedan chair.

After Shen Jing fell asleep, she slept intermittently for three or four days.

It was only early in the morning on the fourth day that I finally got up staggeringly from the bed, washed up, and barely ate some porridge and rice.

When he was full, his mind gradually came to his senses. Looking at Xiaomeng in front of him, he babbled while serving the meal: "...but I was frightened. Fortunately, the butler came and told me that you are exhausted. This way, I am relieved."

Shen Jing put down the bowls and chopsticks, leaned lazily on the chair and yawned: "Xiaoyou has been here?"

"Yeah." Xiaomeng smiled and took tea and put it in front of him, "You came here the night you appeared on stage. You came here last night. You didn't even wake up."

"..."

"It's no wonder that Mr. is so tired." Xiao Meng looked at Shen Jing and said with emotion, "After playing for a year, I have lost a lot of weight. I have suffered a great crime for this. These days, I have to eat some good supplements. Make up. If the husband still feels sleepy and hasn’t rested, go back to the room and sleep again.”

"No." Shen Jing yawned again, "Let's make it up slowly in the future. Are you okay these two days?"

"It's okay." Xiao Meng walked out with the food, and suddenly remembered at the door, "Oh, by the way, General Xi Wei sent a post the day before yesterday, saying that he wanted to treat guests. I know you are still resting, so I don't care if I go or not. I I didn't look closely, as if the day is today. I'll bring it to you to have a look."

Shen Jing read the post, and it really was today.

It turned out that Xi Wei bought a yard in the capital and moved in, and wanted to invite everyone to drink at home.

This has to go.

That night, Shen Jing came to Xi Wei's house early with a congratulatory gift.Xi Wei asked a few questions about the examination room, and then led him around the yard.

Xi Wei's family background is good, and the location and decoration of this yard are much better than Shen Jing's.After the transfer, the two sat in the living room, chatted briefly about the courtyard and Xi Wei's future, and then heard a servant come to report: "King Yu is here."

Shen Jing didn't expect Xi Wei to invite Zhao Heng, and hurriedly got up to meet him.Along with Zhao Heng, besides Wei Zheng, there are also Sun Ping and Cao Feng.When everyone met, they first congratulated Xi Wei, and then asked Shen Jing about the examination room.

Xi Wei accompanied Zhao Heng to talk with Sun Ping, Cao Feng, and Xi Wei in the living room, Xiao You pulled Shen Jing out, and Wei Zheng inevitably fell asleep for three days, and laughed around him for a long time.

While talking, Xi Wei came out of the living room in a hurry and grabbed Shen Jing: "Jun Huai is here, don't you know each other? Come with me to meet you."

Shen Jing was startled, and before he could speak, Xiao You said in surprise, "General Xi, is this Jun Huai you're talking about called Mu Jun Huai? The one who works in the Ministry of Officials? How do you know him?"

Xi Wei said unexpectedly: "Exactly. We are fellow villagers. Why, you know him too?"

Xiao You then looked at Shen Jing, and smiled strangely: "I don't know him, but I've heard her name for a long time."

Looking at Xiaoyou's expression, Shen Jing already sensed something was wrong.

But Xi Wei, an honest man, still didn't notice anything wrong. He laughed and said: "It seems that Mu Junhuai's demeanor has not diminished! He was a well-known 'Little Pan'an' in Hangzhou back then. I didn't expect him to be famous in the capital. That's the same sound. Just wait, I'll bring him in right away!"

Seeing that the honest man had left, Xiao You turned to Shen Jing and lowered his voice: "Mu Junhuai will come in later, Shen Jing, I think you'd better persuade him. Don't go in tonight's banquet. It won't be too annoying. happy."

Shen Jing: "..."

Xiao You looked at his expression, sighed, shook his head and said: "What happened between you and him... Your Highness already knows. Are you happy?"