Zhong Niangzi Wanfu

Chapter 5 We are actually almost the same

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The life in Jinbai Temple was peaceful and leisurely, and the days passed quickly, and soon it was the days when Wen Yi and Shen Yan were sent to the tribute courtyard.

Mrs. Zheng took the two girls to say goodbye to the abbot of the temple. After paying for the sesame oil, she went down the mountain to go back to her house to bathe and change clothes so that she could pick up Wen Yi and Shen Fie at the gate of Gongyuan.

Although Wen Shu and Zhong Lan lived a leisurely life, the two young students in Gongyuan were not so comfortable.

Seeing the two people walking out of the gate of Gongyuan, Mrs. Zheng hurriedly sent her servant to pick them up.

"Mom!" Wen Yi looked at the family coming to pick him up from a distance, his eyes immediately lit up, he rushed forward and threw himself into Mrs. Zheng's arms, "I miss my mother so much!"

"You kid." Mrs. Zheng looked at her precious son in her arms fondly and said something, then stretched out a finger to point his forehead.

Wen Yi stuck out his tongue.

Zhong Lan looked at Shen Feng, who was standing aside without saying a word, only smiling and nodding. He turned his back on his hands and took a step forward: "How did Shen Xiaoxiucai do in the exam?"

After asking Zhong Lan, he regretted it. He felt that it was not a good behavior to ask questions about the subject examination as soon as others had finished the examination.

Hearing Zhong Lan's voice, Shen Feng raised his eyes to look at her, then lowered his head and said with a smile, "Thank you for your concern, Sister Lan. It should be good."

Both fell silent.

After not bathing for nine days, the smell of Wen Yi's body assaulted her nostrils. Wen Shu covered her nose and stepped back in disgust: "Wen Yi, go back and clean yourself up quickly! You're not afraid of infuriating us."

"Where is that?" Wen Yi sniffed his sleeves and felt nauseated before he finished speaking, causing Wen Shu to raise a smile.

Wen Yi snorted coldly and pulled Shen Feng into the carriage.

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Wen Yi and Shen Feng rode horses side by side and walked slowly on the grass.The breeze blew through the broken hair on the temples of the two handsome young men, causing their clothes to flutter and blowing away their restlessness.

"After the exam, you really should go for a trip to the mountains and rivers to relax." Wen Yi stretched out and breathed in the fresh air. As soon as he finished speaking, he turned his head and looked helplessly at Wen Shu and Wen Shu who were also riding horses behind him. Zhong Lan, "Why do you want me to stare at us?"

"You think we are willing to come?" Wen Shu cursed impatiently, "If you hadn't gone out to have a drink with your classmates a few days ago, and vowed that you would definitely win the exam, the whole Yong'an City would now know about it. "

"Mom, dad, my dear, we were afraid that if you were not paying attention while walking on the road, someone would ask you to be your son-in-law, so you sent us to watch over you."

"Being a son-in-law?" Wen Yi laughed for a moment, "What does it mean to win the imperial examination? I, Mr. Wen, will be the one who will become the prime minister in the future. On that day, is it possible that the entire Beizhao people will come to marry me? "

"You're still boasting." Wen Shu glared at Wen Yi, "The results haven't been released yet, so you can accumulate some reputation."

In the blink of an eye, when she saw the humble and courteous Shen Feng, Wen Shu was furious: "Look at my brother Feng, this is what a master should look like."

Hearing Wen Shu calling him, Shen Feng came back to his senses and quickly bowed his hands: "Sister Shu was joking."

Wen Yi snorted coldly: "Sister, you know how to pour cold water on me. If you have the ability, you can outrun me!"

"Run away, do you think I'm afraid of you?" Wen Shu also snorted back.

The two of them went hand in hand and ran into the distance.

"Their siblings are really stubborn, but they are also cute." Zhong Yan rode his horse forward and walked alongside Shen Feng, "Let's go slowly."

Shen Feng nodded slightly: "Okay."

Wen Shu and Wen Yi were so eager to win that they ran away and lost sight of their shadows in the blink of an eye.Zhong Lan and Shen Feng were left alone, walking aimlessly and looking around.

Looking at Shen Feng's chiseled profile, with slightly furrowed brows and a slightly sad look, Zhong Lan felt a little strange and asked softly: "You have talked a lot less since you came back from Gongyuan. Didn't you say that you should have done well in the exam?"

After a long while, Shen Feng shook his head: "My policy question must be a little off topic."

"Ce Wen? What did you get in the test?" Zhong Lan asked. Seeing that Shen Feng didn't speak, he smiled and waved his hands, "If you don't want to say it, then don't say it. I can't understand it either."

"It's just some ordinary test questions. It's just that I didn't carefully consider the writing style of the examiner this time. The writing style is somewhat different from that of my classmates, so I'm not sure."

Shen Feng smiled warmly and said, "Sister, I'm worried about you."

"I've heard of your opinions, and I've also heard of your writing style from Wen Shu. Even if it's a little different from your classmates, it won't be a big mistake." Zhong Lan comforted.

"Besides, what if the examiner is shocked when he sees your article?"

Shen Feng chuckled and responded: "I have prepared for the worst. If I really don't succeed, I will go back to apologize to my parents and study for another three years."

Zhong Lan frowned slightly and said consolingly: "If most of the people who pass the Beizhao Science and Technology Examination are opportunistic and opportunistic in order to cater to the examiner's writing style, how can such a science and technology examination select capable ministers for the current imperial court?"

"Just like a few days ago, Wen's family was recruiting clerks. I accompanied Wen Shu to see them. Wen's family just asked the applicants a few questions related to business. Although it was not difficult, the clerk who was hired first thought he had the right answer. In order to understand the temperament of the shopkeeper, he peddled his so-called correct answers to the candidates for five cents per question. As a result, several candidates later gave roughly similar answers. In the end, the person who was hired was the one who answered with his own thoughts. .”

Zhong Lan's frowning eyebrows relaxed: "Perhaps the examiner saw that you had different ideas from the same papers, and became more favorable to you?"

Shen Feng's brows relaxed a lot, and he saluted politely: "Thank you, sister, I understand."

Seeing the young man in front of him who was humble and polite and worried about the exam, Zhong Lan thought of his biological brother at home and smiled helplessly: "I have a younger brother at home, who is the only male in the second bedroom of the family. My grandmother dotes on me, and my uncle and aunt in the eldest family love me." Unfortunately, his parents responded to his every request and raised him in a pampered way. Now he is ten years old and still cannot read poetry. Therefore, my parents thought that their child was smart because he was naughty when he was young, so they hoped that he would suddenly study hard in the future. The emperor will be crowned with glory and his ancestors will be honored."

"Compared with this, my parents are the ones who should be worried." Zhong Lai shook his head and smiled, "If you are not cold, you can't know the pines and cypresses; if things are not difficult, you can't know a gentleman. Mr. Shen studied hard since he was a child, and he has Ambition. God is merciful, I will let you go to high school without worrying about your future."

"Then let me borrow my sister's good words."

Shen Feng nodded and smiled, then added thoughtfully: "Fan Ye, the imperial censor of the former dynasty, studied hard since he was 12 years old, and later became a great scholar by winning three yuan in succession. Sister, there is no need to worry too much about your younger brother's studies. It is not too late to start studying now. "

"How can that brat be compared with Mr. Fan?" Zhong Lan laughed.

Seeing that Shen Yan's mood seemed to be relieved, Zhong Yan also let go of his heart: "Now I am comforting you, why is it comforting me again? The rankings have not been released yet, you can relax your mind and wait for the good news with peace of mind."

Shen Yan opened his mouth softly, with a smile in his eyes, "Yes."

Zhong Lan was stunned for a moment, then raised his eyes to look at the young man, his clear eyes met his gentle expression, and time was frozen at this moment.

She shook her head quickly and tightened her grip on the reins: "It seems they haven't been home for a long time. Can you run a horse? Let's go after Wen Shu and the others."

"Okay." Shen Feng also smiled and took the reins.

The two of them rode away in the dust, one behind the other.

"Sister, please slow down." Shen Feng looked at Zhong Lai who was running faster and faster, and repeatedly advised him.

However, Zhong Lan felt that his face was hot and didn't want him to see it. He put on his curtain hat, swung the reins and flew away in the dust.

(End of this chapter)