The Good Mother System

Chapter 54 The White Lotus Princess (5)

From winter to spring, it seems that the tragic scene of heavy snowfall has passed in the blink of an eye. People and the city are forgettable. The scientific research is about to come, the capital is boiling again, there are countless students coming and going, and the streets are once again prosperous.

In recent days, almost all the news in the capital has revolved around the upcoming scientific examination. Those who lack son-in-law are waiting for the son-in-law on the list, and those who have been in the cold for ten years are waiting for the title of the gold list...Even the surrounding inns and restaurants have already increased their prices. It is even in short supply.

Among the many students who have gone for reference, there are a few outstanding people who have let those who fall into the eyes of the casino owners to open the market ahead of time. Among them is such a market, the odds are abnormally high, and everyone in the casino is There is no secret, but people in the know will only take a boring sip, and don't think the odds are so high for this game.

This bet is about whether Yung Ka Rokuro can be named in the top rankings. This is not just about the results of the test, but also how the emperor will set him on the palace test, whether Rong Liu can win the champion, second place, or explore the flower. .

You must know that Rong Liulang's talent is not only in the capital, but also among the scholars of the Daning Dynasty. He memorized the "Analects" at the age of three, wrote poems at the age of six, and was able to argue with the great talents at the age of nine. At that time, everyone thought that he would be selected in Queping, and won a champion. After exploring the flowers, the Rong family became low-key for a while, and Rong Liulang had no news other than his marriage to the Princess Changsheng, even before. The poetry society that I often participate in has never appeared before.

But similarly, there are many people who firmly believe that he can't get the first name, and once dragged the odds up.You must know that the ranking of this palace test depends on the emperor’s thoughts. This Rongrokulang has reconciled with the princess Changsheng. Everyone knows how much the princess is loved by the emperor. How can the person who has offended the princess be named on the gold list? Can you get the top few?

This handicap has also attracted more and more attention along with Rong Liu. Almost all the gamblers in the city are on this plate. Can Rong Liulang win the champion?

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On the day of the palace examination, it was still dark.

Candidates in the exam have already lined up neatly outside the palace. The leader of the exam is Rong Liu, the first name of this exam. He has a long gown and is handsome. Unlike the candidates later, he was born early and looks full. The face is vicissitudes, just standing there, it is a magnificent.

Some candidates from the capital city have long secretly scolded Rong Liu. You must know that during this period of time, the in-laws and elders in the family are high enough, and they have long heard the story of the former husband and the abandonment of the sick princess, who are from poor families. Some, I have also heard from the people in the capital city countless stories about evil princesses deceiving good princesses. There are even courageous teahouses. They have long made up side-scrambling scripts and sang the unscrupulous stories of the past. The princess bullies the princess day by day, and he leaves behind. The story of the princess meeting her beloved is always performed by conscientious ordinary people in the popular sciences, applauding.

Of course, scholars have never talked about melons and plums, and the voices of ordinary people can't reach the top. Rong Liu, who is studying behind closed doors, knows that in a few months, his reputation has already been incredible.

Now that I don’t know anything, Rong Liulang is standing majestic and majestic. After all, in his opinion, today is his turnaround. You must know that when he gets the guild yuan himself, he will know it. Even if it is to be greatly questioned, letting others not say, I still have some confidence in my own talents.

The gate of the palace was opening, and the eunuch and a few pre-selected officials led the candidates to the main hall. Early on both sides of the main hall were lined up with neat tables and seats. It will be a while. Answer the question again.

But first, they need to meet the present-day Lord first.

Followed behind the eunuchs, and then asked everyone to kneel down neatly, first kneeling three times and nine knocks. In fact, this is an experience that Rong Liu has not tried for a long time, but it is a bit uncomfortable. After all, the person above is studying in the past. Shi always told him that his friends don’t need to care about each other, and the emperor who often happily called his brother-in-law later, now kneels down seriously, it feels very strange, but Rong Liu has learned etiquette to his bones since he was a child, better than any examinee. Not bad.

Shan Kuo looked down from a height and looked at the people kneeling down in a row. He could recognize the person who led the head at a glance. This person is still as confident as ever. He just smiled in his heart.

Rong Liu, I hope you can be confident for the rest of your life.

Shan Kuo smiled so approachably. He has always been like this. He has never had any pretensions: "The students will be the pillars of the Ning Dynasty in the future. At the time of the examination, the examiner I appointed Prime Minister Xin, and Xin Cheng has won the scientific examination for quite a few years. After being lowered to the bottom of the rankings, the sky will continue to rise, and you will be the same in the future. For this hall examination question, I also asked Xin Xiang, Yushi and others to help with the papers. I hope you will achieve good results."

It's a coincidence that everything fits his mind. After all, there are not many important court officials. He chose Xin Xiang as the chief examiner when he knew nothing. Now everything is under control.

The eunuch next to him helped unsealed the test papers and handed them out in order. The candidates also read the questions nervously under the supervision of the censors, knowing that the winners and losers are here.

Rong Liu just looked at the questions and he knew them well. These questions are not difficult to break. Moreover, one of the readers is the emperor. Is there anyone who knows better than him what types of articles the emperor likes?

He remembered the fact that Xin Xiang was the chief examiner and the examiner who had just said it. He felt that every word he wrote had the power of Xiu Niang. This should be a great fate. Know that he can now serve Xin Xiang as a seat. Teacher, wouldn’t it be beautiful to become a son-in-law from a teacher and apprentice?

Even though the thoughts are in my mind and the subordinates keep on moving, the article has gradually taken shape.

Shan Kuo took the minister for a walk around the examination room, and when he saw the curious article, he would stop and take a closer look. He stopped behind the examinee, no matter whether he was nervous or not, his thoughts were instantly emptied.

As he walked, Shan Kuo couldn't help staying behind Rong Liu, watching as he had written as much as a god.

Shan Kuo stood behind him, pondered for a while, as if he couldn't help it, and said: "Okay, well written." As soon as the voice fell, he seemed to realize that the person in front of him was not right, and took a deep breath. He turned around and left with the ministers, leaving only the ministers who were invigilating the examination.

Rong Liu smiled secretly. With his understanding of the emperor, this sentence is bound to be destined that he will not suppress himself.

The exam went on for a whole day. When the candidates turned pale and walked out unsteadily, the exam papers had been sealed and sent to the side hall that was prepared for scoring.

The scoring officers changed their papers very quickly. Within a few days, they had already delivered several excellent papers selected by the public to the chief examiner Xin Xiang. Xin Xiang had already passed through with Rong Zhen. Otherwise, how could Xin Xiuniang do that? Chen Cang was blatant with the same order. He flipped through these papers and could pick out Rong Liu's questionnaire at a glance without reading too much. But looking at him like this, he couldn't help frowning, but this year's scientific expedition was born of talented people, Xu Shi Sword walks sideways, and some of the questionnaires answered unusually. If you don’t care about their views, they can beat Rong Liu, and Rong Liu’s are somewhat satisfactory, although the paper is impeccable in terms of breaking the questions, fonts, and writing. , But before these few questionnaires, I fell a little bit at a disadvantage.

But ordering the top ten is simple. Rong Liu must have a seat. Xin Xiang, who selected ten excellent papers, just went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony, carrying the ten name-sealed examination papers in his hand.

As soon as he entered the house to salute, Shan Kuo signaled that Xin Xiang didn't need to be polite, and asked Xiao Li to go down and take the pile of heavy test papers, and after he got it, he looked through it carefully.

"Xin Xiang, do you think which of these volumes do you think is better?" Shan Kuo asked casually.

Xin Xiang hesitated for a moment, thought about his daily behavior, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister who breaks the topic and takes the path of success in the middle thinks that it is more stable, and the other ideas are too biased, I am afraid Not the all-rounder the court wants."

Xin Xiang is usually quite mature. He has always been a grassroots person. He has always been to blame for anyone. He made a small calculation in his heart, knowing that it is reasonable to say so. Moreover, the sovereignty is in the hands of your Majesty. He is nothing more than a suggestion. .

Although he didn't think his Majesty would agree to him from the bottom of his heart, who made Rong Liu resolutely reconcile with the prosperous princess?If the pie that Rong Zhen promised was far greater than the risk, he wouldn't agree to let Xiuniang and Rong Liu continue to communicate.

Shan Kuo hesitated for a moment, then continued to look through the test papers repeatedly, closed his eyes and pondered for a long time, and muttered a few words in a low voice: "Employing people on their merits." Finally opened his eyes and made a decision. The paper just recommended by Xin Xiang was pointed out, and the champion was selected, and two other special writings with intentions and running water were selected as the second-most talk.

The sealed yellow paper was opened, and the new champion was Rong Liu, who only waited two days to announce the ranking.

...

Rong Liu tossed and turned, unable to take a rest on the long collapse in the study.

As soon as Xin Xiang returned home yesterday, he had already hinted at Rong Zhen through his own channels. His grandson occupies the top spot on the gold list and is the champion of the Jinke. As soon as the news came out, Rong Zhen enthusiastically told his grandson the news. They planned to take the first step in the revival of the family. Although the stable Daning Dynasty did not emphasize civility over military affairs at present, the ministers always weighed more.

Since the reunion with the prosperous princess, the Rong family don’t mention how long they have been stubborn, but they truly feel the power of the prosperous princess, whom they didn’t like before.

The prosperous princess treats Rong Liu like an ordinary couple. If the court does not hold a banquet during the festive season, she will take the initiative to come to Rong’s house, not to mention any big and small banquets. Even a concubine Rong Liu, as long as Rong Liu mentioned it, and she didn’t even bother to add makeup to him... It was obvious that she was only devoted to Rong Liu, even if she was a princess, she didn’t like to put on airs, but from the perspective of the Rong family, that was to look down on her from the bottom of her heart. .

But this reconciliation, when everyone had nowhere to stay in the social arena in the capital, they began to regret one by one. Of course, they did not blame Rong Liu, but blame the princess for not being soft. If you talk to Liu Lang, the couple Where can it be so troublesome, so it must be the princess's fault.

If they didn’t reconcile, they wouldn’t have any big or small banquets, especially those held in the clan, they could hardly receive invitations, and those who got married were even more grieving. They used to hold their heads high in their respective homes, but now they are even family-like. No wives can compare.

Who wants to deal with the prosperous princess so much that they have nowhere to stay in Daducheng!

Now it’s all right, Rong Liu’s new champion, Rong Zhen also said that the Rong family’s resurrection is doing this. The days when the old man retired and the princess and the princess could be trampled on the foot after seeing anyone can finally pass. Anyhow, now I don’t look at the face of the monk to see the face of the Buddha. If I want to step on it, I have to see if it works!

Before the list was revealed outside, the Rong family had secretly celebrated it.

After drinking some wine, Rong Liu returned to the room. The night was a little dark. Tomorrow was the day when the rankings were announced. He couldn't help but laugh, laughing wantonly. He has been suffocated badly in the past few years.

Xiao Si poked his head and walked in, somewhat sneaky.

"What's the matter?" Rong Liu asked, although his heart was beating fiercely, after all, who else could let his close friend deliver the letter later?

"Liu Ye, there is a banquet at home today. The little one went too late. I only fetched it back now. I think that Lu Ren is very anxious, I am afraid that Miss Xin has ordered you to bring it to the Lord in a hurry." Xiao Si He quickly handed over the letter. Fortunately, he thought about it today or went to Xicheng to see Lu Ren looking around. Maybe the future lady has something important to order.

Rong Liu knew that this was Xiuniang's letter, and he quickly opened it.

"Rokuro, I heard from Dad that you have been named on the gold list, and there are countless joys in my heart, and it is difficult to write it all. Thinking of your difficulties and my difficulties along the way, I can't help but choke in silence and melancholy. If it weren't for the unfortunate year, Maybe our children have already run around now, but unfortunately so."

"It was a joyous event in the world when the gold list was inscribed, but Xiuniang can't be with you. Can you come and meet Xiuniang? I have already told Lu Ren. After the curfew at night, there is no one on the road, Lu Ren Will open the back door quietly for me, so shall we meet under the back door tree?"

"Xiu Niang miss you very much."

Rong Liu smiled when he looked at the letter. It seems that Xiuniang has been frightened for him in the past few days. After so many years of delay, she can finally get together.

The curfew in the Daning Dynasty is very strict. Every time the curfew is reached, there will be city defense patrols. Unless there is an official order and a last resort, one must never go out during the curfew. If caught, there will be a light fine and a heavy penalty. , The people all obeyed, do not dare to go out.

Rong Liu is different. He had the travel token issued by His Majesty earlier in his hand. Although he met at the back door of Xin Mansion, it seemed dangerous, but in the dead of night, everyone can be heard quickly. , After all, it was Lu people who watched the Xin family night.

He was thinking about everything after the two got married, and he was already awake.

...

What Rong Liu didn't know was that Xin Xiuniang had also received a letter from Lu Ren earlier.

Blushing, she ran into the room shyly, afraid of being seen, and opened the letter with a thunderous heartbeat.

"Xiu Niang, I have learned from my future father-in-law that I have been designated as the champion of this class. Once I learned that I wanted to share my joy with you, but I also thought that Xin Xiang might have already told you this time. Come, we haven't seen each other for a long time, and I have suffered you, so you have to wait for me."

"The agreement at the beginning is always the same. Whether I saw you at the beginning of the year or now, Xiu Niang has always been the only person Liu Lang wanted to marry. Remember. When tomorrow is the announcement of the list, I will not be able to rest all day today. I just want to be with you. See you, Xiuniang, I miss you very much!"

"After the curfew tonight, is it okay to meet at the back door of Xin Mansion? Please be sure to ask Lu Ren, he will take care of us, and please reply as soon as possible!"

"Rokuro, yours."

Her face flushed red, but she replied the letter shyly, pressed the letter back to the big rock, and quietly reminded Luren when she passed by, and then went back to the house with peace of mind.

Not long after she returned to the house, Lu Ren rushed to the new kitchen helper's room and said, "Master, this is the letter written by Miss Xin just now. How should I arrange it?" After a while, he started from the helper. He changed one in his hand and walked out of the gate of Xin Mansion as if hurriedly.

Since ancient times, it has been said that there will be willows on the moon, people will meet after dusk, but some people will meet in the dead of night.

Rong Liu was dressed in dark clothes with tokens tied around his waist, and his face was blushing from just drinking. He rode his horse to the restaurant near Xin Mansion before the curfew, and asked Xiao Er to tie the door to him. After the yard, people opened a room and rested in it.

When the curfew soldiers patrolled outside, he jumped out of bed and left the restaurant toward Xin Mansion.

Outside the back door of Xin Mansion, Rong Liu looked around and knocked on the door lightly for three short and one long. As soon as he heard this sound, the door inside opened, and the woman who came out was Xin Xiuniang.

Lu Ren looked left and right, and cautiously said to the two outside: "Master and madam, the villain will close the door first, so that you won’t see the door open at night when those gambling and drinking women pass by and you want to come in. Knock on the door and the villain will open the door for you."

When both of them nodded, he closed the door wittily and did not disturb them.

As soon as the door was closed, Xiuniang threw herself into Rong Liu's arms, feeling the vibration and warmth from the chest of the man she loved so much. She just hugged him gently, talking about the sky, the little kite from the past. Up to now, the night of the title of the gold list, you have said and I said, but it is emotional.

"Liu Lang, have you... have you ever flown a kite with the princess?" Xiuniang was a little bit stunned. She had told herself that she should not care about the existence of the prosperous princess. That was not what Liu Lang wanted, but the closer He Liu Lang is now The opportunity to be together, the more she thought about it.

Rong Liu gently stroked Xiuniang’s hair with a soft voice, "Xiu Niang, why would I fly a kite with him? The only one who has been flying a kite with me over the years is the little girl who dropped the kite on me. ."

He did not fly a kite with Princess Changsheng once, because the princess prefers horse racing and other activities.

Xin Xiuniang was very satisfied with this answer. The face buried in Rong Liu's chest was already smiling: "I really want to be with you soon."

For Xiuniang, these days are extremely difficult. The concubines who have been controlled since childhood are now jumping fiercely one by one. She can only stand by her stepmother in order to get married by then.

She couldn't help but continue to ask: "Rokuro, will you blame me for causing you to separate from the princess?" This is her most heartfelt question. She is afraid that the separation of Rokuro and the princess will be wronged, and she is also afraid for so many years. The only child under Liu Lang's knee was completely taken away by the princess because of Heli, which would make Liu Lang blame himself.

Rong Liu looked at the people in his arms, and just coaxed: "Xiu Niang, don't worry... I only have you in my heart. The princess and Xing Zhizhi have their own blessings, but they have nothing to do with me, but have nothing to do with me. Only you, and our future children."

The two hugged each other tightly, feeling each other's breath, and it was sweet and infinite for a while.

Suddenly, they heard the sound coming from nowhere. They got closer and glanced from a distance. The left hand side was already brightly lit-it was a soldier who was on the curfew patrol. Rong Liu was busy pushing Xiuniang inside. Go, if he is caught, he will throw it at the princess's mansion behind, saying that he misses the child, and he can get through it, and he still has a pass token in his hand.

Xiu Niang was also very panicked. Lifting her skirt lightly, she rushed towards Xin Mansion, but there was no response when she knocked on the door. She just patted again and gently called Lu Ren's name. , But there was no response from the other end. She turned around and looked at Rong Liu behind her. Both of them were at a loss for a while.

In the quiet night, the knock on the door spread quickly. The patrol soldier who was still far away was planning to turn, but he heard the boiling movement. He accelerated in this direction, but there was no shouting. This is the night patrol soldier. Requirements.

Rong Liu grabbed Xiuniang’s hand and ran to the right. As he ran, he looked back at the soldiers who were chasing him, but his body suddenly hit a wall of people, making him hit his nose. In pain, Rong Liu was embarrassingly afraid to look up. He wanted to cover his face and continue to take Xiu Niang back to the hotel. He had his own way to enter the house, only looking at the opposite of his feet, there were men and women who looked There are not many people.

He wanted to continue running, but he heard a suppressed and hoarse voice.

"Rong Liu? Girl from the Xin family?"

He couldn't be more familiar with this voice, it was the voice of Prosperity, almost with the most horrified expression in his life, Rong Liu raised his head, only to see that Prosperity was already distraught at this time.

Shan Jingqiu blinked, and after a while, tears had fallen on the skirt and fainted: "This is the reason for our separation?"

"No! All of this has nothing to do with her!" Rong Liu hurriedly defended: "I am with you only because our life is not suitable and it is very difficult to live on."

"Do you think I'm stupid?" Shan Jingqiu asked with a smile, her tears never stopped: "I have seen this girl, she has only been a filial piety for a few months."

As soon as these words fell, just standing around for a few moments changed his expression, showing contemptuous eyes. After all, people who are suspected of not keeping filial piety during the period of filial piety are hard to be regarded as good people.

Xiu Niang pursed her mouth and shook her head: "It's not the land, we've long been...it's not the land, anyway, Princess, please don't talk nonsense."

The amount of information revealed inadvertently between the lines in this sentence made people next to him whisper about what is long ago.

Rong Liu couldn't bear to see Xiuniang panic, and pulled her over behind him, blocking her in front: "Princess Prosperity, we are now separated, what on earth do you care about so much?" The voice was very cold.

Shan Jingqiu seemed to be hurt by these words. She took a step back in shock, clutching her chest, drooping, "Do you know where this is?"

"Where?" Rong Liu was a little impatient. Every time he met Prosperity, he seemed to have a big temper. Xu was because of the stupidity that Prosperity allowed him to study.

"Not far from here, this is Miss Xin's house, but behind Miss Xin's house is my princess mansion." Shan Jingqiu smiled sadly: "Maybe you and Miss Xin really met from behind. , But... don't you have to choose to be in front of my princess mansion with a deep affection?"

"Where do you put me? Where do you put me?"

Rong Liu was a little embarrassed and bluntly said: "Anyway, these things have nothing to do with you, and even more with Xiu Niang!" He seemed to be desperate to protect the woman standing behind him.

Shan Jingqiu's face instantly turned pale, she was holding her chest, and she fainted and fell on the jade bracelet behind her, causing an uproar.

At this time, the patrolling soldiers finally arrived. They even knew more about the nobles than some officials. At this time, they knew what had happened just by looking at them. It was nothing more than a certain girl who hooked up with the former consort and pissed off the princess. .

They took one of the princess and her party and allowed Liu and Xiu Niang to leave to make some records, but on the road, they took the princess and her party to lose one by one.

He said mysteriously, the woman named Xiuniang in front of him was the prostitute Xiuniang of Xin Xiang's family.

So even the soldiers on patrol knew where this matter came from.

The "fainted" Shan Jingqiu had already been placed on her bed by Yu Bangle and Grandma Li. To know what happened today, she found the right time after all difficulties. She entered the palace that day and happened to hear the emperor telling Xiao Li. The patrolling soldiers are asked to focus on the Princess’s Mansion area every time the curfew ends. Of course, I don’t know who it was to guard against.

She just guessed that maybe her emperor brother was also planning something.

These days, Shan Jingqiu has been helping the emperor's brother with refugee resettlement, equal pay for equal work, and charity bureaus. He also goes back and forth in and out of the city, often returning home late.

You must know that the emperor wanted Shan Jingqiu to help organize some work-for-work. The Ministry of Engineering firmly refused, but it didn’t take long for them to see Shan Jingqiu’s ability and her status in the hearts of the people in this area. Comparable to a fairy sage, everyone is willing to listen to what she says, even a random sentence.

Therefore, in the second half of the project, the Ministry of Engineering stayed at Shan Jingqiu on time almost every day.

Just like this night, when Shan Jingqiu entered the palace, he heard that the emperor said that he would focus on patrolling the vicinity of the princess's mansion the night before the announcement. This was simply a bright signal for Shan Jingqiu.

She was the same as before, but she came back a little earlier. Yu Bangle and Mother Li would definitely follow. The minister of the Ministry of Industry who was in charge of the work-for-work was also with them, and some aunts in the Charity Bureau... …There were more than a dozen people in the group, but they were all very sleepy and didn't talk too much, but they didn't know the people who flee regardless of the right or left.

The few people I came with today are notoriously familiar with many people and have big mouths.

Shan Jingqiu smiled secretly in her heart, this time should also let you enjoy the taste of living in rumors and rumors.

In a daze, she heard the words of her mother Li and the jade bracelet.

"Hey, our silly princess, how can we be so sad for such a man? Rong Liu is really a tortoise bastard. If she breaks the princess's heart, leave!"

"Yes, mother! This time Rong Liu has done this kind of private meeting. It depends on what they want."

...

Shan Jingqiu went to sleep with a smile.

In the early morning of the next day, under the imperial list, another news spread like an explosion.

The author has something to say: First apologize to everyone. It’s not the word diving. It’s ten o’clock after get off work. I only wrote so much at 1:30. I will write it tomorrow when I have time.

I still have no time to reply to comments in the past two days. I hope you can tolerate me for a week and I will be back to normal after Sunday, but I will write more whenever I have time. I feel sorry, Ahua can only bow and say sorry I don’t want to lose faith everyone, but it’s too sleepy and sleepy.

It is very interesting to see the brain of a little angel. Record it: after my daughter was crossed (full proof that I still pay attention to everyone's comments when I am struggling!)

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