After leaving Mr. Zheng's place, Shen Qingshu went to the back house to see his younger brother, and met Mr. Zheng's little granddaughter on the way.

When she was studying in Zheng's residence, she occasionally ran into this "little junior sister". There was a difference between male and female, and they were not very familiar with each other. It was rumored that the teacher's mother deliberately matched the two of them, and it was a pity that she made an early marriage contract.

But it's just a joke, the wedding in April this year, the younger junior sister will also get married.

The two nodded as a signal, and Shen Qingshu avoided letting her go first, and was not surprised that she came out of Zheng Heng's place. Zheng Heng grew up in Zheng's parents, and it was normal for the two to have a friendship.

She raised the curtain and went in, and saw Zheng Heng sitting on the head of the bed, staring out the window in a daze.He was wearing a white undershirt and a jacket outside. His figure was very thin, his hair was untied, and his black hair was hanging down, making his complexion pale and sick.

It was the same wind and cold, but Zheng Heng was much more serious than her. After seven or eight days, she had basically recovered, but Zheng Heng was still unable to get out of bed.

But among them, Xia Bogui was the worst. He usually didn't like to exercise, fell into a coma for several days, and heard that he almost turned into tuberculosis.

"Junior Brother, what are you thinking about? You're so preoccupied." Shen Qingshu had already walked to the bedside, and Zheng Heng hadn't noticed her yet.

Zheng Heng heard the voice, and then he reacted, his eyes moved to her, and he asked with a smile on his lower lip, "Why is senior brother here?"

There happened to be a stool next to the bed, Shen Qingshu lifted up his robe and sat down, said: "I'm cured, I'm here to ask Mr. to judge the papers, and I'll come to see you by the way, are you feeling better?"

"Much better, thank you brother."

He looked gloomy, and Shen Qingshu thought he was worried about the exam, so he comforted him: "Don't think too much, get your body up first, sir, he just said that they are on par with you, you may still pass the exam Yuan, the list hasn't come out yet..."

As she talked, she couldn't continue. What kind of trouble is this for a top student. She is an ordinary examinee, and she came to comfort and explain that he couldn't get the first place in the exam. No matter how you think about it, she feels very sad.

The second and third are also pretty good!She still can't take the exam.

"Brother, I'm not worried about trying." Zheng Heng shook his head and smiled, he was not so arrogant, he regarded Huiyuan as his own.

"Then you are so worried, what's bothering you?"

Zheng Heng thought for a while, and explained: "It's just that I have been away from home for many years. I have received letters from my parents before, and I can't remember their appearance. After this palace exam, if I have to be awarded an official position, I will live up to my expectations. , I finally have the face to go back to my hometown."

"Heh, who are you bluffing, junior brother, with your knowledge, you can't hide it from me." Shen Qing glanced at him, she didn't believe it, homesickness, who hasn't thought about it, she used to be "homesick", that kind of Lost and melancholy is not the same thing as him.

She rubbed her chin in thought, this look familiar, what does it look like...

Young people in their seventeenth and eighteenth years may have any troubles, the most common one is feelings, Shen Qingshu suddenly had a flash of inspiration, couldn't help shaking, and said in surprise: "I just met my little junior sister, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you." ..."

"I, I..." Zheng Heng looked at her nervously, his facial features wrinkled as if he was about to cry.

Shen Qingshu's heart sank. From Zheng Heng's reaction, she had already judged it. She looked left and right to see if there was no one there, and approached and lowered her voice, "Is it Junior Sister?"

Although it was a question, her tone was very firm. Zheng Heng smiled wryly. He was guessed right, but he felt a sense of relief in his heart, and nodded slowly.

He clicked down and stopped lifting, with his head down and his neck hanging limply, like a child who has made a mistake.

Shen Qingshu sighed for a long time, feeling sorry for him, walking past her, it can be said that he watched Zheng Heng grow up.

He was born in a farming family, no matter how kind Mr. Zheng treats him, he is still dependent on others in Zheng's residence. As he grows older, young people will inevitably become more sensitive and inferior.He knew that Zheng Heng had several brothers and sisters, and they wanted to stand out with the high expectations of the whole family, so they studied very hard, and almost no one could match them in the school.

He has the strength to compete for the yuan, it has to be said that he has a photographic memory and extraordinary talent, but it is more the result of his hard work.

Knowing lust and Mu Shaoai, the younger junior sister is innocent and innocent, the two are of the same age, and after getting in touch with each other a lot, it is inevitable that they will fall in love with each other.If he is only Mr. Zheng's disciple, then it would be a good marriage.

But he is still a relative of Mr. Zheng by blood. Both of them have the surname Zheng. According to etiquette, cousins, no matter how close the blood relationship is, can intermarry. .

"You..." Shen Qingshu hesitated for a long time, but she still didn't know what to say. The joys and sorrows of human beings are not interlinked. Only after she fell in love with someone herself did she realize how flimsy the words of persuasion are, except to persuade Zheng Heng. Let go, what else can she say.

The younger junior sisters have all set their wedding dates, and Mr. Zheng has carefully selected them. The other party is also the son of an official. He is young and promising, and he can be called a good family match. What can Zheng Heng, who is obsessed with etiquette and family background, do?

"Brother," after a moment of silence, Zheng Heng spoke first. He said dejectedly, "Am I being shameless, eating and using teacher's, and still harboring such thoughts?"

"How come, you didn't do anything wrong, don't belittle yourself," Shen Qingshu touched his head, and sighed softly: "It's just that there is a little fate between you."

She hesitated for a moment, then asked again: "You two, little junior sister, does she know?"

If the two love each other, it will be even more painful.

"How dare I let her know?" Zheng Heng shook his head and said with a trembling voice: "I avoided her everywhere, saying that I only regarded her as my younger sister. After a lot of effort, I finally got rid of her thoughts. I can't delay her. .”

It's really a love affair, it's worse than Shen Qingshu imagined, she looked at Zheng Heng who was depressed and covering his face, and she also felt sad, he was not overwhelmed by emotion, he made a rational decision, what can be done How difficult it is to make this decision.

Before I could say it, it was over.

He was in the capital, and there was no one to confide in. If Shen Qingshu hadn't guessed it by bumping into him today, perhaps no one would have noticed it from the beginning to the end.

"You will meet other people in the future. After the palace examination, Mr. Zheng will also choose a good marriage for you. Maybe, after a long time, you will gradually forget..."

Shen Qingshu hesitated, finally couldn't continue, reached out to hug him, pressed his head to his shoulder, and said softly: "Junior Brother, why don't you cry, Senior Brother won't laugh at you."

Zheng Heng grabbed her sleeve, and there was no movement for a long, long time, but Shen Qingshu felt that the clothes on his shoulders were wet, sighed lightly, and patted him on the back comfortingly.

Shen Qingshu was thinking about this all the way back to the uncle's mansion, and couldn't help sighing, Zheng Heng is such an honest child, he left his parents when he was six years old, and studied in Beijing alone, never crying or making trouble, usually shy Shy, modest and eager to learn, he is the kind of good boy that teachers and parents of later generations will love most.

Why are they all surnamed Zheng?

Shen Qingshu found out that people really have double standards. She said last time that blood relationship cannot intermarry, but now she regrets that Zheng Heng and the others are not cousins.

When she passed the corridor, she remembered the last gathering, when the junior sister had just set the wedding date, Zheng Heng was obviously drinking, but she didn't notice it at all, and couldn't help but blame herself.

Lin Weizhi was pruning flower branches in the yard. When she saw her come back, her face was a bit gloomy. She put down the scissors and went over, and asked cautiously, "Why, but sir can't tell?"

Shen Qingshu hesitated to speak, showing embarrassment, when she left, Zheng Heng begged her to keep it secret, she also agreed, but now it is hard to say.

Lin Wei only looked at her expression, but misunderstood her, took the initiative to hold her hand, and comforted her softly: "It's okay even if you fail the exam this time, we can find other reasons to leave Beijing, you are only 20 years old, look at my brother , already 26, aren't you still taking the exam?"

Shen Qingshu couldn't laugh or cry, why Lin Xiuping was always being used as a negative example, she silently felt sorry for her uncle for a second, then shook her head, "Sir, he said that there is hope for the top two, but I was thinking about another thing."

"what's up?"

Shen Qingshu thought for a while, and said honestly: "It's about Junior Brother Zheng, but it's not convenient for me to speak about his privacy."

"Then there's no need to talk about it." Lin Weizhi raised her eyebrows. Although she was a little curious, she didn't ask.

Shen Qing breathed a sigh of relief, seeing her holding the scissors and continuing to prune the flowers and leaves, with a quiet and beautiful side face, a sense of stability suddenly arose in her heart, and she couldn't help hugging her from behind.

Wei Zhi paused in his hands, turned his face slightly to express doubts, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just want to hug you all of a sudden." Shen Qingshu rubbed her hair on the temples. She just saw Zheng Heng and felt that they were so lucky to have today.

After that day, Shen Qingshu often took Meng Baizhou to see Zheng Heng. Although Bai Zhou was a little out of tune, he always kept the atmosphere alive and made people happy, and Zheng Heng's illness gradually recovered.

On the other hand, she didn't forget Xia Bogui, but he was too sick and needed rest.

Gradually approaching the day when the exam results would be released, Shen Qingshu couldn't help becoming anxious. Although Mr. Zheng gave a conclusion, but if the list was not released, he couldn't say for sure.

If she doesn't win, she will have to face tremendous pressure to leave Beijing, and it's overwhelming to think about it.

It was dark at night, but the Gongyuan in the southeast of the capital was brightly lit, and it was the last moment to mark the papers.

The examiners selected [-] of the approximately [-] test papers referred to this time. There is no buried talent.

Of the 300 people admitted, after a fierce battle, most of the rankings have been determined, leaving only the most important top three.

Master Yan, the chief examiner, looked around and asked, "Who do you think is worthy of being the number one this time?"

Looking at each other with the examiners, one stood up and said: "My lord, I believe that the examinee Zheng Heng's answer to the paper is the best. He is eighteen years old and comes from a poor family. He is the best candidate for Huiyuan. "

"My lord, I think it's inappropriate. This Zheng Heng is too young to easily cause controversy. It's better to decide Chu Fang."

"What's the controversy? Aspirations don't depend on age, and the rankings in this exam don't look at talents, but they can't be ranked by age? Then, wouldn't this [-]-year-old candidate be more suitable?"

"The test papers of these two people are evenly matched, and both of them can be number one. Don't you hear that a young man's success is harmful to himself. In my opinion, Zheng Heng can be crushed."

"Master Zhou's words are wrong, I think..."

In the courtroom, disputes started again. The examiners fought hard for the test papers they had ordered. The chief examiner, Mr. Yan, flipped through the three test papers again and again, and suddenly asked, "Did Zheng Heng pass Xie Yuan?"

"That's right, this kid even hits the middle and small three yuan, and also wins the Jieyuan, if he wins again this time..."

The same examiner did not say any more, the Holy One prefers young talents, and it is very likely that if he is selected as the champion again, then Zheng Heng will become the first six-yuan and the first since the ancestors.

The so-called literati look down on each other, such a reputation as Liuyuan and the first, it will not be given away easily, because the candidates who fail the exam will not be convinced, the expectations for the test paper will be infinitely high, there will be many people to criticize, the literati will not Scolding the Holy Majesty will only end up saying that the examiner is cheating and favoritism.

Generally speaking, no one wants to take this kind of risk.

Master Yan frowned. Among the three test papers, he still likes Zheng Heng's test paper the most. It is full of literary talents and has the spirit of a young man. Everyone in the world prefers young men. Even in the scriptures, 40-year-olds will not appear. Huiyuan.

All the examiners were waiting for him to make a decision. Master Yan hesitated for a long time before sighing: "Determine Chu Fang."

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