Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 392
When Wang Yan opened it in the morning, he felt a severe headache. He slowly sat up, but Xu Yanyan was no longer by his side.

At this time, he recalled what happened last night, and he who had been restraining Xu Yanyan, finally broke through the last step and confirmed the reality of husband and wife.

When Wang Yan left Guangdong a year ago, Xu Yanyan was under 15 years old at that time and did not perform the ceremony. She was regarded as a minor in ancient times. Wang Yan should have restrained at that time. It's actually very natural for people to come to this step.

At this time, Wang Yan stood up, put on his coat, and walked out of the house. Just as he opened the door, Xu Yanyan came towards him with a teacup.

When she saw Wang Yan's eyes, her face immediately turned red, obviously she hadn't adapted to the change of status, she hurriedly handed the teacup to Wang Yan, and said in a panic: "Wang~Brother Wang, Mr. Zuoge sent someone to invite you. I'll let Xing'er come over and wash up for Brother Wang~"

After speaking, Xu Yanyan ran away, her head was shaking back and forth non-stop, until she ran to the corner, she stopped, holding her hot face in her hands, and hid in her room.

Wang Yan took the teacup and saw her back, he couldn't help smiling awkwardly, he drank the tea in the cup in one gulp, then did a set of boxing in the yard, and then waited for the servant girl to help him clean up and dress him well. He wore a robe and an official hat, and went to the palace under the escort of the guards.

This time, the courtiers were discussing the reform of commercial tax. The imperial court is now poor and can no longer increase the agricultural tax. It can only take a breakthrough in the commercial tax and change the tax from [-] to [-]. However, the resistance is unprecedentedly strong.

When Wang Yan spoke several times, some respected veterans came out to object. He saw that there was no result if the quarrel continued, and he had been away from Guangzhou for too long. , Let's think about countermeasures.

After discussing in the palace for a whole morning, Wang Yan excused himself to have other matters to deal with, returned home and changed into a suit of luggage, and took Xu Yanyan to check on the business situation in Guangzhou.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, the Jin people searched the mountains and seas to arrest Zhao Gou. In order to win people's hearts, Emperor Gaozong was chased by the Jin people and fled everywhere. The imperial examinations continued. The imperial edict to open Enke, at this time in Guangzhou, the atmosphere of the imperial examination began to grow.

Enke this time is different from previous years. In the past, the princes who took the exam had to take the exam in their hometown, but now the land of Daming has been largely lost, and many scholars from the north who followed the imperial court to the south, as well as scholars from the south of the Yangtze River, can only travel abroad. refer to.

More than 30 children of the Wang family brought by Dynasty Employment, many of them will take the exam in Guangzhou.Just before Wang Yan went out, he saw several Wang family's children at home, praying in the direction of Hengyang in the north, praying for green smoke from the ancestral grave.

At this moment, Wang Yan and Xu Yanyan walked to the street. Guangzhou City, which had not long been through the war, quickly recovered its vitality because of the importance of its geographical location. In the entire area controlled by Ming Dynasty, all goods would be transported here for trade. .

Wang Yan and Xu Yanyan wandered slowly in the city, originally to investigate the recovery of commerce, but they turned their attention to the scholars who came to rush for the exam.

A large number of scholars gathered in Wenchang Emperor's Temple and Confucian Temple in the city. They came to burn incense and pay homage, praying for the blessing of gods and ancestors.

Looking at the crowd of people, Wang Yan couldn't help recalling the same scene when he was rushing for the exam.With what happened last night, Xu Yanyan was a little embarrassed at first, but the two of them walked around together and immediately became closer. She smiled and said, "Did Brother Wang look like this before?" Wang Yan had a bitter face Said: "My lady, it's time to change my mind. When my father and mother arrive in Guangzhou, I will marry you. Although I am not a wife, I will treat Yanyan as if I love my wife~"

Xu Yanyan's face turned red, Wang Yan smiled slightly when he saw this, "When my brother and I rushed to take the exam, my uncle took us with me, but he worshiped all the gods in my hometown."

"Will that work?" Xu Yanyan whispered, "Did Xianggong win the Juren?"

Wang Yan shook his head helplessly, "As a result, your husband's name fell to Sun Shan, and the clan brothers and the others couldn't make it because of the road blockage. It seems that the gods are not reliable in this kind of thing, and you have to work hard on your own."

Xu Yanyan smiled slightly, "If Xianggong takes the imperial examination this year, he will definitely win the first prize."

"If a lady is a man, she can either be Tanhua or Xie Yuan~"

At this time, the two came to a temple again. It is said that a scholar once asked for a lottery in the temple. The old monk said that he must be in high school.

Sure enough, the mountains are not high, and there are fairies and spirits. This unremarkable temple is also crowded with cigarettes.

The two of them shuttled through the crowds, but suffered from the personal guards who secretly protected them. Each of them was extremely nervous, deeply afraid that something might happen to the Duke and Mrs. Xu.

At this time, there was already a long queue for burning incense in the temple, and Xu Yanyan also burned incense, donated money for incense, and wanted to ask for a lottery.

Wang Yan didn't care about this. Confucianism said that strange powers and chaotic gods, Wang Yan can believe it or not.

Xu Yanyan knelt on the bunk, praying sincerely, holding the shiny black stick with some nervousness, shaking it for a long time before shaking off a stick.

With joy on her face, she quickly picked it up as if she had found a treasure, took the sign out, and went to the old monk outside to release the sign.

Wang Yan stood behind Xu Yanyan, and she sat down and handed over her lottery. The old monk glanced at her and Wang Yan, frowned and said, "What do you want?" Xu Yanyan blushed, and whispered, "Master , the slave family begs for a son."

Wang Yan asked with a frown. At his age, without a son and a half daughter, it is really impossible to justify it. Seeing Xu Yanyan became anxious, he felt that he should work hard.The old monk took a look at the receipt, but closed his eyes and muttered silently. Seeing this, Xu Yanyan felt a little worried, thinking that he had got some bad signature. Seeing her appearance, Wang Yan urged her to ask: "Old monk What is the solution?" The old monk slowly opened his eyes, his face showed a look of embarrassment, and after a while he said: "The Guanyin sent the noble son, and in the future, he will inherit the universe, and the wind will rise and the clouds will fly, disturbing the soldiers of the world."

Wang Yan's expression changed when he heard the words, he grabbed the monk and asked, "Do you know me?"

Seeing Wang Yan's sudden change of face, Xu Yanyan was also surprised. The old monk timidly pointed to the guards hidden in the crowd, without concealing anything, and said honestly: "In the city of Guangzhou, there are scars on the face, and they are too young to stand up. , Traveling in plain clothes and so many warriors changing into guards, only the current Duke of Chu."

Wang Yan looked back at the guards in the crowd, and found that he really didn't fit in with the scholars around him, so he let go of the old monk, "If you know my identity, if you dare to talk nonsense, I will never forgive you."

(This chapter is to celebrate the last descendant of the rudder master Shino Saburo, so it is a bit over and a bit shorter. I hope that in the new week, everyone will continue to support.)
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