After the general fell ill

6. happy event

"An Lan, when I get back, I will write a marriage letter and choose an auspicious day. We..."

"Boss, pack these carp."

"Good."

Gu Yan had nothing to do that day, and happened to remember the flower, bird, fish and insect market that he had inquired about from He Liang a few days ago, and thought about the beautiful carp that Su Ce mentioned, so he decided to go out to the market early in the morning.

While the boss was fishing for fish, Gu Yan noticed many pedestrians hurriedly walking towards the place where the notice was posted, and asked curiously, "Boss, what happened?"

The boss handed the carp to Gu Yan, and after taking his money, he turned his head and glanced at the direction where the notice was posted, and replied, "The Holy Majesty is going to reopen the imperial examination, no, let's all go and have a look, who wouldn't want a carp to jump over the dragon's gate, right?" Right, bro?"

Gu Yan smiled faintly, "That's the reason."

After leaving the Flower, Bird, Fish and Insect Market, Gu Yan saw more and more people crowded past to read the notice, and thought that it would not be easy for him to pass with a carp in his hand, so he asked the people next to him: "Brother, what is written on it? "

The middle-aged man he spoke to was wearing a long robe with a bookish look on his body, and said with a smile: "The Holy Majesty said that the imperial examination will be reopened at the end of next month, and you can self-examination and self-improvement..." Then he looked Gu Yan up and down, " Do you want to take the test too?"

Gu Yan shook his head, then asked again: "Are you going to participate?"

The middle-aged man looked longingly at the palace, and said with a chuckle, "As soon as the news comes out, anyone who is a bit educated will not want to participate. The students in the academy will be able to make progress in their studies recently."

Gu Yan: "Are you the teacher in the academy?"

The middle-aged man said modestly: "The simple academy is not worth mentioning."

Gu Yan and the middle-aged man chatted a few more words about the imperial examination. After Gu Yan bid farewell, the middle-aged man stared at his back and murmured, "This man... seems to have seen him before."

But a clear female voice came from behind: "Let's go, Daddy, let's go and tell Brother Pei and the others the news."

The middle-aged man hurriedly turned around and agreed, and returned to the academy with his daughter.

Gu Yan stepped into the mansion, handed the carp to Tan Qiu, and walked straight to Su Ce's room. Before entering the room, he heard someone asking.

"How did General Gu treat you?"

Gu Yan wanted to listen to Su Ce's answer, so he didn't open the door, and listened to the two chatting in the room, and then stepped over the threshold, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Wang Fang who had been rushed by him before.

"General Gu." Wang Fang stood up and saluted him.

"Prime Minister Wang..." Gu Yan replied, "Sit down."

Su Ce and Gu Yan looked at each other tacitly, and said softly, "You're back, Ting Yuan."

Gu Yan's eyes on Su Ce changed from his previous politeness and indifference. Wang Fang naturally noticed this detail of interaction. He stroked his beard lightly, then picked up the teacup, pretending not to notice it.

"Just now I came back from the street of flowers, birds, fish and insects, and saw the newly posted notice that the imperial examination at the end of next month, is it too early?"

Wang Fang put down the teacup and explained: "The imperial examinations in the previous dynasty were all in March, and the imperial list was announced in autumn. Your Majesty also agrees with the examination time in March in the previous dynasty. This year is a special case."

Then, he informed the two of them of the more detailed and specific imperial examination subjects and schedule. Su Ce asked, "Gongcheng, have you been busy with the imperial examination these days?"

Wang Fang nodded and said, "Together with Prime Minister Chen."

Since Gu Yan appeared, the topic of the three of them was always inseparable from official business. Wang Fang refilled two more cups of tea, and seeing that it was almost noon, he got up and bid farewell to the two of them.

Gu Yan and Su Ce kept sending him outside the mansion. Seeing Wang Fang leaving on horseback, Gu Yan turned to look at Su Ce sideways, and said as if asking for credit, "An Lan, I bought a new carp, I'll take you to have a look."

"it is good."

The two walked all the way to the pond. Su Ce took a closer look, and there were indeed a few beautiful carp around the lotus leaves. Their scales shone brightly under the sunlight.

Su Ce thought about how he fed the carp a few days ago, and compared these carp scrambling for food to the heroes of the Central Plains. Today, seeing off Wang Fang, looking at these carp, especially the newly bought ones, he felt They are like the new force of the dynasty.

Thinking of this, Su Ce raised the corners of his lips and smiled slightly, his demeanor gradually softened and amiable.

Seeing this, Gu Yan naturally thought that he was delighted by these beautiful carps, and proudly said: "These carps, if you go late, they will be gone."

Su Ce took his hand and said with a light smile, "Thank you."

Gu Yan took his hand and walked into the house, saying as he walked, "I'll let Lao Tan prepare lunch."

"it is good."

In the blink of an eye, the local exams at the end of May have ended, and the exam time for the capital this year has also been brought forward to the end of July.

In the years when the imperial examination was implemented in the Jin Dynasty, Jinshi and ranks were not announced until about four months after the end of the capital examination.

This year is not only special in that the time is shortened, but the number of students rushing to the capital is much less than that of the previous dynasty. Today, the court also promised that there will be an imperial examination next year, so many people choose to postpone the exam until next year.

Therefore, the time for the announcement of Jinshi and the degree has also been advanced to the end of August.

Time flies by, and Su Ce has been raising his body in the Gu residence for half a year without knowing it.

In recent days, probably because of the beginning of autumn, Su Ce felt quite weak. Gu Yan wanted to pack some cakes from a local restaurant to relieve his depression. After Su Ce learned about it, he told him to wait for the day when the No. to eat.

The first number one scholar in the Qin Dynasty paraded through the streets, the scene must be very lively, he wanted to go and see it.

In the private room of Fangjian Restaurant on the second floor, Su Ce rested his chin on his hands and looked out the window at the bustling scene of parades on the streets of Chang'an City. The young champion came on horseback.

Zhuangyuan Lang smiled, his eyes were like stars, and he was young and handsome, which aroused the excitement of the girls on both sides of the streets in Chang'an City.

Su Ce withdrew his gaze and looked at Gu Yan, and asked, "It seems that he has just won the crown. I heard that he is a student of Huaizhang Academy?"

Gu Yan took a sip of his wine and replied, "Yes, after Jianwei and the others presented the examination papers to His Majesty, the Holy One hand-picked the champion."

Stretching out his chopsticks to pick up a mouthful of vegetables, he continued: "Pei Yanzhao, courtesy name Siyi, is from Chen Jianwei's hometown, his ancestors have been farming for seven generations, and he is really a humble scholar."

Just as Su Ce was about to respond, he heard exclamations from downstairs, and the beating of gongs and drums stopped suddenly.

Su Ce and Gu Yan exchanged glances, stood up together and leaned against the window lattice, looking at the No. [-] Scholar parading not far away.

I saw the envied Zhuangyuan Lang get off his horse, walk up to a girl in the crowd without squinting, handed the red hydrangea tied to her chest, and said with tender eyes: "Azhi, are you willing to marry me?" me?"

The girl named Azhi was pretty, dressed plainly, holding a hydrangea ball in her hand, a little at a loss.

She is the only daughter of the teacher of Huaizhang Academy. She and Pei Yanzhao are childhood sweethearts. After hearing the news of the resumption of the imperial examination, she has been paying close attention to it.

Standing in the crowd today and seeing Pei Yanzhao parading his horse through the streets, she was also happy for him.

Azhi raised her eyes and looked directly at her No. [-] scholar. Pei Yanzhao was dressed in red, and he was in full bloom. In Azhi's eyes, it was more intense than the wedding dress, she heard herself say.

"Okay, when will you marry me?"

As soon as this remark came out, the crowd burst into applause and cheers. Su Ce and Gu Yan watched from a distance, and saw Pei Yanzhao in the crowd, carrying Azhi on his horse and parading away through the street.

In the future, under the support of the two prime ministers, Chen and Wang, Pei Yanzhao made steady progress until he reached the high position of prime minister. The folks still circulated the deep love between him and Ah Zhi.

Seeing the parading team of champions going away, Su Ce turned and looked directly at Gu Yan. They were all standing in the same position just now. Now that Su Ce turned around, the distance between them was so close that they could hear each other's breathing.

Xu Shi was influenced by the atmosphere of the talented champion asking to marry his sweetheart. Su Ce suddenly realized that he had forgotten the depression and melancholy in Ling'an Temple during the six months of recuperating in Gu's mansion. He and Gu Yan seemed to be in agreement, but Su Ce keenly It was found that Gu Yan sometimes looked at him with unusually deep eyes.

Seven years ago, he and Gu Yan became confidantes, and after half a year of acquaintance, they parted hastily;

Seven years later, after knowing each other for half a year, is he going to make the same mistakes again?

What Master Hongjing said was indeed true—he owed Gu Yan a sincere word.

Su Ce's eyes were shining like stars, and he spoke frankly to Gu Yan.

"Ting Yuan, I like you too. Since the day we met in Zhuoguang County seven years ago, I have missed you for seven years."

Gu Yan's eyes widened in disbelief. If it weren't for the close proximity between him and Su Ce, he would almost take a step forward in a gaffe.

"you remember?"

Su Ce nodded, and said with a light smile, "I recognized you the first time I saw you in the Gu residence, Yang Yan, Mr. Yang."

Gu Yan seemed to have been hit with a hammer. Su Ce remembered him and missed him for seven years, so why... So he asked aggrievedly: "Then why do you want to die?"

Su Ce was taken aback when he heard the words, and asked in confusion, "What is seeking death? Why should I seek death?"

Gu Yan's eyes were flushed with emotion, but his voice was very calm, "That day, I was playing the piano, but you went out late at night and fell ill due to the wind."

Su Ce recalled the situation of that day, and said with a smile: "I forgot, who made Ting Yuan's piano sound so pleasant that I was fascinated for a while."

After hearing Su Ce's explanation, Gu Yan looked annoyed. This misunderstanding was not a misunderstanding at all, but because his random thoughts became more and more crooked, and he once drilled into Liu's family in Yuzhou to find out Su Ce's true identity. The horns are exactly the same.

Seeing that Gu Yan didn't know how to speak for a while, Su Ce said slowly, "Ting Yuan, this is a big misunderstanding, how can you make it up to me?"

This time Gu Yan reacted extremely quickly, he said.

"An Lan, when I get back, I will write a marriage letter and choose an auspicious day. We...