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Xun Feiguang set off only in the evening because he was delaying the time to wait for Shen Ge to come back to meet him, but seeing this, Xun Feiguang had mixed feelings in his heart, and he didn't want to leave.

Zhan Zhengxiao was on the verge of getting angry waiting in the other courtyard of Xun's family, but he couldn't be in a hurry, so he could only walk around in the courtyard.After finally waiting for Xun Feiguang to come out, he was overjoyed and went to meet him from a distance, but he saw a handsome young man following behind.

The young man and Xun Feiguang had a close attitude, obviously the relationship was not that simple, which made Zhan Zhengxiao hesitate for a while, and it was not easy to bother him.

However, he hesitated for a moment. If Zhan Zhengxiao saw such a handsome young man beside Xun Feiguang, he would have to ask more questions, but now he didn't care much, and hurried forward, urging Xun Feiguang to leave earlier.

Shaoxin didn't know when he came out from the side room, and stopped him, "Master Zhan, please wait a moment."

"Hey, you!" Zhan Zhengxiao stretched out his hands and glared at him, "If you don't let me go, how can you afford to delay His Majesty's edict?!"

"Master Zhan, my general has a word to set off in the evening. It's not dark yet, so it's not a breach of faith. Please wait a moment."

Shaoxin is rarely so polite, but he is gentle yet extremely tough.

Zhan Zhengxiao wanted to scold his mother, he lost an island to the south a few months ago, and now he lost another island, and the enemy is still trapped between the north and the south, it is impossible to say when their Great Yan Dynasty will be wiped out.

If this matter was missed, it would be minor for him to be removed from office, and it would not be wrong for him to be dragged to pieces when the emperor was angry.

Xun Feiguang didn't tell Zhan Zhengxiao to wait.

Soon, a group of brave guards from Xunjia Bieyuan packed up their luggage, led their horses, and waited outside in unison.

Zhan Zhengxiao hurriedly ordered his men to lead their horses to follow.

Xun Feiguang ordered Shaoxin's deputy, Li Mianyan, to follow Shen Ge, "You are by Ge'er's side these days."

Li Mianyan's Su Rong should be.

Shen Ge has been silent since he finished talking with him in the house, and Xun Feiguang has not said much either.Until now, when Xun Feiguang got on his horse, Shen Ge finally couldn't help but said to him: "Brother Xun, I will think clearly, and Chunwei will look for you in the next year, so don't push me away then."

Xun Feiguang looked at him with soft eyes, "Okay."

Shen Ge's eyes were reddish, he pursed his lips and stopped talking.

The horse under Xun Feiguang's crotch was Du Xin. This big black horse with a rather human nature actually walked up to Shen Ge's side a few steps forward and licked his face.

Xun Feiguang's face darkened, and he pulled the reins to urge Du Xin to leave.

Shen Ge couldn't help laughing.

The horse rattled from slow to fast, Shen Ge looked at the back of the man who was going away, and suddenly yelled at him, "Brother Xun, have a good trip!"

Xun Feiguang waved to him from a distance.

When Shen Ge roared, a little pride arose in his heart, and he felt uncomfortable, so he went back to the other courtyard to drink.

Xun Feiguang only brought Shaoxin and his guards with him when he went to Beijing, and the rest stayed in the mansion, led by Lu Zhi.

Knowing that Shen Ge felt uncomfortable, Lu Zhi didn't persuade him, but served him some not-so-strong wine.

Shen Ge was so drunk that he woke up the next morning. He had just opened the quilt and sat up when Green Branch came in with water to wash him, and said, "My lord, your classmate named Xiao has just arrived at the residence."

"Xiao Siyuan, Brother Yuan?"

Green Branch smiled, "Exactly."

Shen Ge hurriedly rubbed his face, trying his best to cheer up and wash up before going out to entertain him.

Seeing Shen Ge's appearance, Xiao Siyuan said in surprise: "What did you do yesterday, why are your eyelids so swollen?"

Shen Ge didn't want to mention it, so he asked: "Brother Yuan, are you here to ask me out for a drink?"

"What wine to eat? We have to visit the teacher this afternoon. Could it be that you forgot?"

Without his reminder, Shen Ge really didn't remember this.Xiao Siyuan knew his expression as soon as he saw it, and hurriedly urged him, "Go find a hot egg and wrap it in a towel and apply it to your eyes. How can you meet people with this appearance?"

Shen Ge responded, and forced himself up and said: "Brother Yuan, please wait here, I will come whenever I go."

"Hurry up, hurry up, there is a common saying that 'people are happy when they have happy events', it doesn't work at all for you, you look like you have failed the exam."

Shen Ge smiled wryly in his heart, it was much more uncomfortable for him than failing the ranking.

Luzhi skillfully wrapped the tea leaves and boiled eggs in a hot towel, and applied Shen Ge's face carefully. After applying for a while, most of the slump on Shen Ge's face disappeared.Although his complexion is still not very good-looking, he does not appear to be very energetic, but it is much better than the previous appearance.

When Xiao Siyuan saw him again, he reluctantly nodded, "It's much better now, let's go, Brother Lu and the others are waiting in Xianju Building."

"Eat something before you leave?" Green Branch chased him out.

"No, I'll go now, it's not good to be late. Luzhi, please get someone to help me with a carriage."

Shen Ge looked at the sky, and guessed that if the delay continued, none of their teachers would arrive.

Lu Zhi hurriedly went there in response, and at the same time asked the cook to pack up some food, and put it on the carriage for Shen Ge to bring.

Shen Ge thanked her and took Xiao Siyuan into the carriage.

After getting into the carriage, Xiao Siyuan asked him, "I didn't want to ask you before, so just tell me, what happened to you, you looked so sad early in the morning."

A member of Xun's family was driving a car outside, Shen Ge did not avoid him, and said softly: "Yesterday, I made my heart clear to Brother Xun."

"Huh? How?" Xiao Siyuan sighed in his heart when he saw that he had finally embarked on this path. He didn't want to comment much, but his concern was beyond words.

"Then Brother Xun rejected me and went back to Beijing on business."

"Ah?" Xiao Siyuan was stunned, "Aren't you two interested in each other?"

Shen Ge smiled wryly, "The two of us are indeed interested in each other, but Brother Xun said that I am too young, and it is possible to be confused for a while. He made me think clearly whether my feelings for him are admiration for my teacher, closeness to my confidant, or The love of a lover."

Xiao Siyuan never expected to hear this result. He always felt that Shen Ge's thoughts on Mr. Xun were favored by Mr. Xun, so he was quite critical.Now hearing what Shen Ge said, Xiao Siyuan felt that Mr. Xun couldn't be more sensible.

He stretched out his hand to pat Shen Ge's back, and comforted him: "Master Xun is right, you might as well think about it first."

Shen Ge bowed his head, "I know Brother Xun is good for me, but I'm still sad."

Xiao Siyuan couldn't see him like this, "Master Xun asked you to think about it carefully. If you think about it and find out that you still love him, then let go and pursue him. Why is it so sad? A man, how can you be so coy? !"

The more Xiao Siyuan talked, the more he hated iron for being weak, "I don't know the details of Mr. Xun, but judging by his behavior, his official position should not be low. If you don't work hard, will you want to imitate a woman and marry with a lot of makeup?"

Shen Ge was told all over his head and face by him, and when he stopped, he couldn't help sighing, "I know the truth, but I feel uncomfortable in my heart, what can I do?"

Xiao Siyuan opened his mouth and wanted to speak, Shen Ge quickly interrupted him, "Brother Yuan, I know I know, please let me take it easy, it will be fine in a few days, why don't you just say it?"

Xiao Siyuan swallowed the words when they reached his lips, and could only sigh heavily.

When the two arrived at the Xianju Building, the sixty candidates from the Daoning Mansion had already arrived. When they saw the two coming in, no matter whether they knew each other or not, they greeted them one after another.

According to folk customs, people in the Great Yan Dynasty always ranked their seniority according to their seniority when they were having banquets. Naturally, I also consciously sit in a poorer position.

Today, Xianju Tower was taken over by a group of candidates. Everyone was in a good mood after winning the exam, and the atmosphere in the building was extremely good.

Xiao Siyuan looked left and right, and felt that among all the candidates, the person in the worst mood was Shen Ge.

Fortunately, Shen Ge has a uniquely handsome face, even if his complexion is not so good-looking, it is still pleasing to the eye.

Shen Ge's teacher's name is Shi Xia, who happens to be 35 this year. He has a fair complexion and a thin body, but he looks quite energetic.

When he came, all the disciples stood up to greet him.

Dai Zongge's attitude is very good, he has no airs and is eloquent, but after a few words, many people are already too excited.

Shen Ge ate food among the crowd, neither enthusiastic nor indifferent.

Dai Zongge had a very good impression of him. Among the sixty candidates in Daoning Mansion, Shen Ge was the youngest and the most handsome. If there were no accidents, he would become an official in the court in the future, perhaps with his own help.

Xie Yuannai of Daoning Mansion is a dark man in his 40s. No.2 is older, over 20 this year, and nearly [-] years older than Dai Zongge. Even if they are awarded Jinshi, they can climb to a high position The chances of them being together are extremely small, so Dai Zongge is not optimistic about them, and appreciates Shen Ge more.

After finally finishing the feast, Shen Ge hurried to go back.

Xiao Siyuan hurriedly pulled him back, "Brother Shen, tomorrow all of us are going to Fangcao Pavilion to drink and meet friends, why don't you come too?"

"Thank you, Brother Yuan, for your kindness. I still have something to do tomorrow, so I won't be going this time. Please tell me."

"Hey, you don't have a relationship in the same year?"

Shen Ge shook his head and said in a low voice: "Brother Yuan, I'm not in the mood. Besides, no matter how good the relationship between Juren is, won't you go to Chunwei next spring? If Chunwei wins, why bother to pull these relationships, there will be someone find you."

Xiao Siyuan doesn't quite agree with his view, but it's not good to force him.Xiao Siyuan patted his shoulder and sighed, "If you don't want to go, I'll make an excuse for you, but if you don't go every time, someone should say you're arrogant."

"Let him go, why am I in the mood to think about this now?"

Shen Ge bid farewell to Xiao Siyuan, climbed unsteadily into the Xun family's carriage, and his servants hurried over to help him.

Because he drank too much wine, Shen Ge fell asleep in the carriage, and when he got off the carriage, the barbarian came to help him in.

Luzhi prepared the hangover soup, looked at his blushing face and slightly frowning brows, and hurriedly twisted the handkerchief to help him wipe his face.

Shen Ge woke up vaguely, and called out in a low voice, "Brother Xun."

Lu Zhi looked at the letters on the table, and couldn't bear to call him after all, so after wiping his face, he asked Manzi to help him go to sleep.

Shen Ge was thirsty at night, so he forced himself to wake up. He got up to drink cold tea, and found an unsealed letter on the table.

When Lu Zhi heard the movement, Shen Ge quickly asked, "Lu Zhi, whose letter is this?"

"Master gave it to you. You just left for a while this morning and arrived. The guard who delivered the letter said that the master wrote it overnight and sent him to deliver it early in the morning."

Shen Ge was holding the letter, his hands trembling due to nervousness, he was afraid that Xun Feiguang wrote the letter and said that he didn't like him at all and had no admiration for him.

There was a green branch beside him, Shen Ge stretched his trembling hands with a little force, coughed, and said, "Green branch, please let me be alone for a while."

Shen Ge's voice was a little hoarse when he said this, Luzhi went out thoughtfully, and even closed the door for him.

Shen Ge pulled out the letter, and there was only one sentence on it, "Ge'er, parting words, I didn't think carefully, I hope I can see you soon in the next spring, no matter as a brother or as a lover."

Shen Ge's heart was beating extremely fast, and after reading and rereading these few words, he wished to go outside and find someone to come in on the spot, to help him see if this sentence meant what he understood.

This night, Shen Ge looked at this piece of paper many times, and finally carefully asked Luzhi to bring a kit, stuffed this piece of paper into the kit, hung it under his neck, and carried it with him.

After receiving this note, Shen Ge's gloom disappeared, and he did not refuse to drink in the next few days, and went to several banquets.

Among all the applicants, Shen Ge was the youngest and the most handsome, even if it wasn't Jie Yuan, the third place would not be far off.

Seeing this situation, several high-ranking households in Daoning Mansion knew that he was not married yet and had no engagement, so they hurriedly sent matchmakers to check on Shen Ge.

Shen Ge resolutely blocked them all, only saying that he had someone he admired in his heart.

Several candidates with good relationship with Chen Ge all laughed at him for his good luck.

Shen Gexiao couldn't bear this good fortune, so he packed his things and went back to Kunjiu County after staying in Daoning Mansion for a few days.

The news of their selection had already spread back to Kunjiu County, and now Master Wu is as popular as these candidates.

There are three candidates in Kunjiu County this time, and all three candidates are disciples of Mr. Wu. In addition, he was the son of the Imperial Academy who passed the examination three years ago. Mr. Wu has taught a total of four candidates. It is impossible to say that there will be a few Jinshi taught in the future, which is really worthy of the name of a famous teacher.

Now Master Wu is still a scholar, and he has no honors for juren or Jinshi, but his name is not inferior to any juren or scholar.All of a sudden, countless people flocked to Master Wu to ask for apprenticeship, and many people from other counties also came here admiringly.

Master Wu's three disciples won the election, which is a joy.The beloved daughter is about to marry the beloved apprentice, which is another joy, and the double happiness makes both him and Mrs. Wu look younger.

As Master Wu's half-disciple and half-son, Shen Ge was the only biological son of Master Wu, and his senior brother couldn't come back in Beijing to marry his sister, so this burden fell on him.

The Xiao and Wu families had already made preparations, and the day was optimistic about it early in the morning, and now the process is going very fast.

Xiao Siyuan was riding a tall horse and wearing a red wedding dress on the day of his wedding, which made him look more handsome and energetic.

Shen Ge carried Wu Qiu with the hijab on his back to the sedan chair, and Wu Qiu cried for marriage behind his back, which made Shen Ge feel sad.He pulled Xiao Siyuan, and said in a low voice: "Brother Yuan, Qiu'er will be handed over to you, so that you and your husband will grow old together forever, if one day you betray her, I will never forgive you."

"I know, just don't worry, I, Xiao Siyuan, promise here that I will live up to her!"

Shen Ge sent Wu Qiu into the sedan chair, and then rode a horse and followed the sedan chair to Xiao's house, and followed the whole process as the eldest brother.

After Xiao Siyuan and Wu Qiu got married, Shen Ge packed up his things and returned to Shenjia Village.

The people of Shenjia Village had heard that Shen Ge had won the election, and when Shen Ge returned to the village, the whole village came to pick him up.

Several elders in the village were extremely happy, and Shen Hongfa was also overjoyed, and the group hugged Shen Ge back to his house at the entrance of the village.There is also a large group of people around, all beaming.

"There is a master Juren in our village!"

"Oh, this is a great thing, can we repair the archway?"

Shen Ge hurriedly waved his hands, "I'm just a small person now, and I'm building an archway now, so I don't have to make people laugh."

"Who is making a joke?! Who dares to make a joke?!" The second master stared, "I have sent someone to the county seat to inquire clearly, and they all said that after passing the exam, Juren can build archways. Look at Chen Juren in the county seat. As soon as he was admitted to Juren, he built a memorial archway. Who would call him the master of Juren before and behind his back? Who dares to joke."

Shen Hongfa persuaded him by his side, "This is a great thing for the ancestral graves to emit smoke. Geer, this archway needs to be repaired. Don't worry, we have already discussed it and raised money from the clan! We have to let everyone in the county know about it. There is a juvenile juren in Shen Family Village!"

"That's exactly the reason." Shen Yingwei interjected from the side, "Building the memorial arch is not only for the outsiders to see, but also for the children in the village. Studying hard can win people."

Someone in the crowd shouted: "Master Juren, you don't know that all the girls outside are proud to marry into our village. If you don't build this memorial archway, which of them will know that they will marry our village in a few years?"

When he said this, everyone laughed.

Several old people also smiled, they are old, and they love to see the prosperity of the clan.

Shen Ge really didn't want to build this archway, it was too ostentatious, he said: "I'm going to enter Beijing Chunwei next spring, if I'm lucky enough to be a Jinshi, is it possible that our archway will have to be rebuilt?"

"Hey, what's the point? Then we'll build another one, one for juren and one for Jinshi!"

Shen Ge smiled: "How can I spend so much money, everyone might as well wait for me for another year, if I can be admitted to Jinshi, it will look good to build this archway."

Someone answered, "It's reasonable and reasonable. It's not impossible to wait a few more months. We can prepare the stone first and find a good master."

Shen Ge was surrounded and went back to Shen Hongfa's house. He is the village chief, and when the village has to deal with important events, he usually eats wine at his house.

Shen Hongfa is Shen Ge's uncle, and Shen Hongfa's sons are also serious relatives of Shen Ge. Shen Ge is the happiest person who can win the election. Apart from other things, it will be very easy for children to find in-laws in the future.

Early in the morning, Shen Ge's aunt brought a group of girls who were good cooks to add fire to cook, and they cooked their own specialty dishes.This time, Shen Ge's aunt didn't have any displeasure, she was smiling early in the morning, and she was very happy.

Someone said behind the back: "Miss Xia's fate is good, but after all, her luck is a little bit bad. If she agreed to take Master Juren home to raise her, the relationship would be different."

"That's right, Mr. Juren was such a pitiful little doll back then, but he was sent to his wife's house in the county town in the end. If you want me to say, Mrs. Xia, she really has a bad heart, and I don't blame her for her good life. Can't catch it."

"What's the use of saying this? Isn't she the uncle of Master Juren? She will have a good time in the future."

A group of girls were envious and jealous while talking, but they only dared to whisper behind their backs.

Someone else sighed: "Don't just talk about Mrs. Xia, it's just how much glory we have gained. Among other things, the dolls of each family have been trained by Master Juren. Which one has not made progress? Let me tell you, the people in our entire Shenjia Village Everyone will enjoy themselves.”

"That's right, Mr. Juren is so kind. Qiu Wei taught my baby for a year. Put it elsewhere, where can I find someone as easy-talking as him."

"When his mother came to the village back then, I thought that such a handsome person would bring us good luck when he came to our village. Look, it really is?"

As soon as the man said this, everyone spit on her as an afterthought, so the girls laughed again.

Another person sighed, "Just looking at Juren's parents, one can tell that he must have the luck he has today. It's a pity that the whole village is blind, and no one will help him."

"Who said no, look at Aunt Niu, isn't she already on the sidelines with Master Juren? Her barbarian, Master Juren even took him to Qiuwei in Fucheng."

"If you want me to say, whoever has a good girl, go to Manzi's house to propose marriage as soon as possible, and with the support of the master Juren, his family's Manzi will become a weapon sooner or later."

As soon as these words came out, many people really considered the feasibility of this matter.

Shen Ge didn't know that the aunts in the village were still saying this behind his back. He finished drinking at noon and went up the mountain to Xunjiazhuang in the afternoon.

Steward Xun received the news earlier, and came out with a smile on his face, "I said earlier that you would become a great weapon, Chen Ge'er, and look, I was right."

Shen Ge hurriedly waved his hands, saying that he didn't dare to take it.

No matter what outsiders say, Shen Ge knows in his heart that if he hadn't been taught by brother Xun for this year, even if he was killed, he would not be able to win Juren.

In the past year, his essays were all for scientific examinations. Even if he practiced hard, he has practiced well. It is not surprising that he can pass the exam. If he can't, he has to find out what's wrong.

Now it's winter, the weather is extremely cold, Shen Ge stayed in Xunjiazhuang for a few days, and he is not used to it.

On this day, Shen Ge counted his money in the room. He originally saved 32 taels, and it didn't cost him a penny to go to Qiuwei in Daoning Mansion and later to Gandong Mansion to see a doctor, so his 32 taels remained intact. .

After being admitted to Juren, all parties gave a lot of gifts, Shen Ge tried his best to refuse, but still accepted some with the crowd.Among them, the most was 100 taels from Shixia, followed by 30 taels from a few wealthy households.

After winning the exam, Shen Ge received 240 taels of silver alone, plus other materials, a total of 270 taels. 270 taels plus the previous 32 taels, a total of [-] taels, enough for him to go to Beijing.

Seeing him counting the money, Lu Zhi smiled and said, "Can I help you save it with a box?"

"No, I will go to Beijing in a few days."

Lu Zhi was shocked, "There is still a month left before the Spring Festival, when will I go to Beijing?"

Shen Ge let out a "hmm".

Lu Zhi said anxiously: "Fang Chunwei will be in March next year. After the Spring Festival, it will not be too late to go to Beijing again. Why is there such a rush?"

Shen Ge put down the money and shook his head, "It's not about chasing Chunwei, Luzhi, I want to visit the capital." It's hard for him to say, he misses his brother Xun.