The sick beauty has caught the bamboo horse

Four years later, the capital, a restaurant.

"Guest officer, do you want to be a top student or stay in a hotel?" Xiao Er enthusiastically walked over and bowed to the guest.

The young man was probably just at the age of the crown, dressed in Tsing Yi, fair-skinned and handsome, with a literati temperament between his eyebrows.

It's coming to Chunwei soon, and I've seen a lot of Confucian students like this in recent days, but this is the first one who can make people unforgettable at a glance.

To make a living in this capital city, you have to have sharp eyes, see all directions, and listen to all directions.Xiao Er concluded that this person is not a thing in the pool, and smiled very warmly.

Su Qing smiled shallowly: "Is there hot water in the upper room?"

Xiaoer immediately led Su Qing upstairs: "Yes, sir, you have come to the right place. This is the restaurant closest to the test site. There are many Wenqu stars like you who live here."

Su Qing smiled without saying a word, just thanked Xiao Er lightly, and then turned around and gave him some broken silver—even though it was small silver, it was enough for Xiao Er to be happy for a while.

"Thank you, my little one!" Xiaoer smiled from ear to ear, "You can tell me what you need, and I will know everything without saying a word."

Su Qing took advantage of the situation and said: "Do you know that there is a prince in the palace who only came back four years ago? His name is Wu."

Having not said this name for four years, Su Qing suddenly felt as if she had passed away.

Four years ago, he told Yan Wu that he would go to the capital to take the imperial examination, but Yan Wu didn't say anything at that time.A year later, people from the capital came to take Yan Wu back to the capital with great momentum.

At that time, the army cleared the way, and the people eager to see the prince's true face surrounded the whole street, not many people noticed Su's funeral.The originally bustling Su family became quiet overnight, and the plaque was covered with white silk.

Su Qing knelt in front of his father's coffin for seven days in filial piety. With his mother, who had turned gray all night, against a room full of ghosts and monsters, he personally buried the coffin, erected a monument, and made offerings to the shrine. At the banquet, he gritted his teeth and propped up all the Su family's properties.

He failed to send Yan Wu back to Beijing for the last journey.As for Yan Wu, after hearing that he was not going to participate in the scientific examination, he never came to Su Mansion again.

Four years later, his mother couldn't bear it and went with his father.Compared with the sudden blow four years ago, this time Su Qing is obviously much more mature, calmer, more powerful, and more courageous.

He suppressed all the gossip, put his mother's tablet with his father's tablet, and expelled all the relatives who depended on the Su family for a living. For this reason, he did not hesitate to bear the reputation of being unfaithful and unfilial.

Only then did Su Qing realize that everything Zhou Rufeng said back then was the truth.It's a pity that this person won't admit it unless he has experienced it himself.

Su Qing sold all his family property - only the house left by his mother to his future wife he did not sell, after all it is not his property, it will become the comfort of his loved one in the future.

He left some for money, and gave the rest to the poor people. After that, he went all the way to the capital, and finally arrived in the capital a few days before Chunwei.

"Oh my lord, how can you call His Highness the Crown Prince by his name!" Xiao Er's startled voice brought Su Qing back to reality, "This is a serious crime of beheading."

Su Qing was taken aback: "He, he is already the prince?"

Xiao Er rolled his eyes: "You know about the earthquake of Mount Tai three years ago, right?"

Su Qing nodded.

"The shock of Mount Tai is God's warning to the emperor. God is not satisfied with the current prince. Only the prince who lives in the south of the Yangtze River is the real choice for the heir apparent." Xiao Er said it was true.

Su Qing frowned slightly.One only needs to study the "Shui Jing Zhu" carefully to know that the so-called Taishan earthquake has nothing to do with the heavens. The emperor actually believed this kind of non-existent rumor?

More importantly, why did Qin Tianjian help Ah Wu?

Forget it, it's a good thing that Ah Wu became the prince, at least he wasn't bullied in the capital.Su Qing simply thanked Xiao Er, took a book from the bag and read it quietly.

On the other side, the East Palace.

Yan Wu was practicing sword in the garden, every move was flowing like clouds and flowing water, and the blade of the sword made bursts of piercing sounds in mid-air.

The concubine was almost obsessed with watching, and when Yan Wu stopped, she quickly offered tea: "My lord, please use it."

Yan Wu thanked her lightly, picked up the teacup and drank a couple of sips, then put it down casually, turned his head and threw the sword to the attendant, then walked out.

The concubine was the young lady of the Li family back then, her boudoir name was Lingyun, she was favored by thousands of people when she was in her natal family, but she became cautious everywhere when she married into the East Palace - it stands to reason that Yan Wu never treated her badly, and she did not take a concubine for four years of marriage.

In the eyes of others, this couple must be more in love than gold.

Li Lingyun herself can't tell what's wrong, Yan Wu is very kind to her, considerate and never messes with others, but when there are only two of them around, Li Lingyun can always see in Yan Wu's eyes the incomparable indifference and coldness .

Seeing him going out, Li Lingyun clenched her lips: "Husband, what are you going to do?"

This is a bit presumptuous, when does the husband need to report to the wife when he goes out?

But Yan Wu was not angry, instead he smiled softly, his eyes dim and unclear: "This year's Chun Wei is in charge of Gu, and when Chun Wei is near, Gu will naturally go to see it."

Li Lingyun opened her mouth, but finally closed it again.The crown prince was in charge of Chunwei, it was normal to go out to do errands, but for some reason she was a little afraid of Yan Wu's expression.

Three days later, Chunwei started the exam.Standing on a high place, Yan Wu watched countless candidates swimming towards the test center like fish. The room inside was cramped and oppressive, not much worse than a prison.

The swimmers will stay there for three days, put all the literary talents they have studied hard for decades on paper, and then wait for the moment when the carp jumps over the dragon gate.

It's funny to say that some people are full of talents but they can't reuse them, and some people can enjoy the glory and wealth all their lives just because they are reincarnated well.

Before Yan Wu killed Zhang Yuan, facing Su Qing, he would occasionally have a trace of inferiority complex - the Su family is a big family, and he has the status of a prince, but in fact he can't even fill his stomach.Fortunately, he never saw contempt in Su Qing's eyes.

He is like the first ray of gentle sunlight in the morning, shining on Yan Wu's sinister and inferior heart, making him yearn and follow involuntarily.

Back then, whenever he thought that Su Qing would leave Jiangnan Yanwu, he felt that the sky was about to fall. He couldn't imagine what it would be like without Su Qing in his life.It doesn't seem like a big deal now, he hasn't lived without Su Qing for the past four years.

Still living better and better, from prince to prince.

The man accurately saw Su Qing among a group of scholars the size of a pea ding. He was dressed plainly, with a wooden hairpin inserted in his hair crown.

After a long while, Yan Wu turned around and went downstairs. Downstairs stood Chunwei's chief examiner, Minister of Rites.

Later he became a prince, and this man wanted to marry his daughter into the East Palace as a concubine.

The Minister of Rites smiled all over his face: "I have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Yan Wu: "Lord Liu, there is no need to be too polite."

Lord Liu followed Yan Wu: "It's my blessing that you took the time to come here..."

Yan Wu interrupted his long-winded praise before he could finish: "Is there someone named Su Qing in this year's candidates?"

Master Liu immediately said: "Yes. Su Qing is Jie Yuan and Hui Yuan of Jiangnan." Xie Yuan Hui Yuan, and then the number one scholar is the first three-yuan and first-ranked genius in the founding history of Yuanguo.

Yan Wu's tone could not be heard to appease his anger: "This person has some grievances with me in Jiangnan..."

Master Liu's eyes widened, and his heart trembled when he looked at Yan Wu: "I understand."

Only then did Yan Wu smile in satisfaction, and before leaving, he pressed Master Liu's shoulder, and said in a very soft voice, "I see that Master Liu's house on the outskirts of the city is a bit old, and I specially ordered someone to repair it, but Sort out a lot of good things.”

Mr. Liu was sweating profusely, and fell to his knees with a plop, "Your Highness atones for your sins! I am an official, I am just..."

Yan Wu smiled, and helped him up: "Master Liu, why should you be so panicked, even if you are happy with a piece of good tea, you know that there is an owner for it, and I will put it where it is."

After the man finished speaking, he turned around and left. From the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Mr. Liu's pale face and trembling thighs, and suddenly felt very boring in his heart.

Look, this is the so-called court.No matter how talented you are, it is not as important as reincarnating well.

He knew that Master Liu didn't dare to expose this matter, and he also knew that Su Qing would definitely fail the ranking five days later, so he didn't feel any guilt in his heart.

Yan Wu used to just want to stay with Su Qing forever.Su Qing can go wherever he wants, and let him assist the king and protect the people. No one should marry a wife, and he can always be by his side.

Later, he found out that this idea was wrong. If Su Qing was allowed to break into him, he would leave his side soon. He would have many like-minded colleagues, a virtuous wife, and maybe a few beautiful concubines.

The hut where there were only two people when I was young has long since disappeared.

Therefore, only by breaking Su Qing's wings can he stay by his side honestly and forever.

Five days later, Chunwei opened the list.

There were crowds of people in front of the list, and Su Qing was always standing at the very edge without any anxiety in her heart.He performed very well in the spring, the exam questions were almost tailor-made for him, even if he was not the number one scholar, Tanhua was still in his pocket.

"The No. [-] scholar has come out!" Someone shouted in the crowd.

Su Qing turned to look at the source of the voice.

He is a scholar over 30 years old with a square face, riding a tall horse with a red flower on his chest, his face is full of pride and joy.

Su Qing's heart was slightly cold.

"No. [-], the young master of the Zhang family is No. [-]!" Someone shouted again.

"Who is Tanhua?" A head popped out from the crowd and asked.

The crowd roared with laughter.

"Who else could it be?" Someone's voice was joking, "Who doesn't know that Mr. Xue, a great Confucian scholar, came to take the imperial examination this year? If he wasn't Tanhua, who else in the world would be able to do it?"

boom!

A thunderbolt fell from the sky, startling Su Qing.Immediately afterwards, the heavy rain poured down, and the sound of the rushing rain instantly drowned out those who were happy or howling.The people who were crowded in front of the list all covered their heads and rushed home.

Only a few who failed the list sat on the ground with crazy expressions and cried.

After a long time, until Su Qing was soaked all over, he lifted his feet and walked forward to the list.The imperial list is very large, and it is densely filled with the names of the candidates for the Zhongju. The top one is the number one scholar, followed by the second place and Tanhua.

Su Qing looked down one by one until he had finished reading Zhang Huangbang.

There is no one named Su Qing.

"Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohmy.

Su Qing listened to the whole process in silence, and read the imperial list again without giving up—nothing.

The young man went back to the restaurant in the heavy rain.

It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if he doesn't win this year, he still has next year, the year after...he is still young, and he doesn't need to be sorry to his parents...

Su Qing walked with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and the heavy rain formed a small water curtain in front of his eyes.He couldn't see the road in front of him clearly, and could only vaguely hear footsteps behind him.

Su Qing looked back subconsciously.

A wooden stick crashed down!