Are you stupid?

The folk customs of Dazhou are not considered open, and there are many restrictions on young men and women's daily interactions-of course, most of them achieve this goal by controlling women's actions-but the rules are plainly restricted to ordinary people, and the restrictions on high-ranking and powerful families are more restrictive. much lower.

From the perspective of the Gaomen family, they need to thrive more.On the basis of "marrying a wife and choosing a virtuous man", Gao Men is also happy to see young couples liking each other, so that they can live a happy life instead of being cold and cold.Therefore, on specific festivals, it becomes a day for men and women to meet each other and promote marriage.

The Shangyuan Lantern Festival and the Huachao Festival are the times when it is customary for women to go out and do activities at will.

The meaning of "the head of the willow on the moon and the appointment after dusk" of the Lantern Festival in the Lantern Festival is too obvious. Empress Cui thought that the day was not good, so she restrained the dragon in the palace and did not allow him to go out.Shenlong wanted to leave the palace to "encounter" Mu Huaiyuan but failed.

Finally, the Flower Festival came, and even Empress Cui felt that the day was very good, so she sent two hundred guards to accompany Shenlong to go out to enjoy the flowers with great fanfare, so that she could go wherever she wanted on the basis of ensuring her safety.

On such a special day, if Shenlong went straight to the Anping Princess's Mansion, someone would soon find out that there was only one young man, Mu Huaiyuan, in the Anping Princess's Mansion, and they would have doubts about the relationship between the two teenagers. .

Shenlong didn't want to make trouble for Mu Huaiyuan, who was about to start Enke, so he simply took out the rights of the prince of a country, and went directly to the shore of Luoshui. Cook tea and entertain young men and women coming and going.

The prince was raised in the inner garden of the deep palace, and those who had the opportunity to meet the prince were almost all close ministers of the emperor.Even for the family members of the close ministers who can enter the palace to pay their respects, it is extremely rare to see the prince who has not appeared in front of people for a long time.

How can the prince not appear in public in Luoshui Zhiyang today, so that people are curious and want to join in the fun.

No matter the men or women of the high school, they were not conceited. After a while, they came by car and gathered beside the shed set up by Shenlong.

Shenlong's accompanying readers rushed over as soon as they got the news, among them Wei Qian, Zhou Rong, and Fan Su who had gathered together to review and prepare for the exam came the fastest.

"I haven't seen you for a long time, Your Highness has grown taller." Wei Qian looked Shenlong up and down, smiled, and joked about his own height, "Your Highness is almost as tall as me, I won't be able to act superior in the future gone."

Shenlong moved his feet and replied with a smile, "If the soles are thicker, no one will be able to see that you are as tall as me."

"Hahaha." The four laughed loudly, and the strangeness that had been separated for several months disappeared without a trace.

Wei Qian looked around, looked at the veil flying in the wooden frame and shook his head, "Your Highness's actions can easily be impeached by the officials as 'extravagant'."

Shenlong laughed immediately, pointed to Qingsha and said, "This is the cheapest fine gauze I asked my servant to go to several cloth shops in central Beijing to rip up the cheapest fine gauze. I used all the private money I saved in the palace. The fabric is not expensive." Cut it open and fasten it directly to the seams of the wood with a rope buckle slipknot. When it is scattered today, roll the fabric back, take the list sent by Jingzhao, and send the fabric to the home of an old man over 70 years old in Beijing .”

Shenlong blinked, and whispered: "This fabric is very cheap, a piece of fabric is 24 feet, and only six taels of silver."

Just as the four of Shenlong were saying this, Gu Nian, who had lost a lot of weight from studying at home, also came. He interrupted Shenlong directly and interjected, "Your Highness, six taels of silver is not a lot. Even in Beijing, a family of seven It costs less than ten taels of silver to chew for a year. The fine gauze cloth with such a fresh and elegant color is not something ordinary people can afford—this kind of cloth is used by wealthy families to paste windows to prevent mosquitoes in summer. Most ordinary people don’t dislike the color is too light and easy to get dirty, and they are reluctant to cut it into clothes and wear it on their bodies.”

When it came to washing clothes, Shenlong couldn't help but bewildered.

Gu Nian smiled and shook his head, and asked the servant to pull a piece of gauze over for him, rolled up his sleeves, walked to the edge of Luoshui, and began to wash it with his own hands.

After a while, the gauze with the beautiful petal color lost its original brilliance, and its color became a little pale and dull.

Gu Nian showed Shenlong and the others once, then squatted down to the water's edge to continue scrubbing.As he polished the fabric over and over again, the color of the fabric became lighter and lighter, and the material gradually became sparse and loose.

When it was the last time, Gu Nian put the fabric on the side of the brand new fabric for comparison, and tore it lightly, and the fabric completely fell apart.

"The method of cleaning cloth in the palace is much more elaborate. People don't spend money to buy it. Most of them just wash it with running water. Every time it is washed, the cloth becomes more old and fragile. After washing it thirty or fifty times, the clothes are almost I can’t take it anymore. Even if you wash it gently, the color will fade quickly, and it’s not bright enough.” After Gu Nian explained, he handed the cloth to the waiter for disposal, wiped his palms with a sweat towel, and went back to Shenlong. around.

"Why do you all look at me like that?"

Wei Qian was the first to say, "I didn't expect you to look like us, the things among the common people are very clear."

Gu Nian said bluntly: "The family has a long history. My father is in the household department. When the people pay taxes, besides rice, the most they pay is cloth. I didn't know until he talked about it."

"How are you preparing for the exam?"

"Haha." Gu Nian clasped his hands in front of him, as if resigned to fate; Fan Su rubbed his head and smirked, but Wei Qian and Zhou Rong looked confident.

Zhou Rong asked curiously, "Why haven't Shen Yu and Mu Huaiyuan arrived yet?"

Gu Nian explained for Shen Yu, "Someone came from his house and locked Shen Yu directly on the roof of the attic and locked him up. The meals were brought in through the window with a basket. I couldn't see Chun Wei, so he couldn't come out. gone."

"...Are the Gu family crazy?" Fan Su commented frankly.

Wei Qian said fairly: "The Shen family was miserably harmed by their ancestors. The family's decline is not because of ability problems. No one can bear this kind of blow when it's their turn. Shen Yu served as His Highness's companion. His Majesty He promised extra conditions. This time Enke, as long as he passes the exam, the Shen family will be brought back to life immediately. Shen Yu is the most promising member of the fourth generation of the Shen family. It is normal for his family to be nervous. You Don't say it so harshly."

Fan Su quickly shut up and didn't say anything else.

The servants are all good at serving people, the young men and women who came here did not dare to get close to Shenlong, but they sat down close to him and listened.

Just here, a tall horse came in the spring breeze and landed gracefully among the fluttering veils.

There was a sudden silence at the scene, almost stupidly watching Mu Huaiyuan walk in front of Shenlong.

"Junior Brother, don't come here without any harm."

"I'm fine, I've grown taller!" Under Mu Huaiyuan's gaze, Shenlong's mind went blank, and he grabbed Wei Qian's words to answer.

Mu Huaiyuan raised his hand and directly hugged Shenlong into his arms.

Immediately there were several uncontrollable gasps at the scene, and even Shenlong's body stiffened from the shock of Mu Huaiyuan's hug, not knowing how to react.

Mu Huaiyuan looked down at Shenlong's bewildered look, and suddenly felt like he was bullying the stupid little puppy at home, and pity arose in his heart.

He lightly rubbed the broken hair on Shenlong's cheek, and said with a smile: "Well, it is indeed taller, and it didn't roll out from my armpit."

The deep laughter shook Shenlong's eardrums, and he couldn't help hugging Mu Huaiyuan back, his arms tightened around his waist.The waist in his arms was strong and straight, and the wide hem of his clothes was full of strength, completely different from his exposed elegance.

Shenlong hugged Mu Huaiyuan in silence for a long time before reluctantly letting go of Mu Huaiyuan. After he left his arms, he straightened his face, "Why doesn't Master Shen look at you like Mrs. Shen looks at Shen Yu? You should go down." The bet with the emperor, I think the future is bleak."

Mu Huaiyuan raised his eyebrows, "You really think so?"

"Yes, that's what I think. You are really strong, but the exam questions that a group of Confucian scholars have united together will not be difficult for you, right? What's more, there are several people in the world who don't recognize your handwriting." Shenlong snorted coldly. Every word seems to be arguing with Mu Huaiyuan, but every word is telling him what to be prepared for in the examination room.

——Shenlong didn't dare to overestimate Emperor Taixing's character at all. In order to win the bet, he summoned his courtiers in private and asked them to help him erase Mu Huaiyuan's ranking. Emperor Taixing would definitely do it.

Therefore, it is not safe to just blur the name, he must remind Mu Huaiyuan to change to a note that other people are not familiar with.

Except for ancient books, only Shenlong knows about Mu Huaiyuan's knowledge of multiple handwriting.

Mu Huaiyuan's eyes flickered, and thousands of tender feelings boiled in his heart.

Even though we were separated for many days, Shenlong was still thinking about me and worried about me in everything, for fear that I would encounter even the slightest setback and tribulation.

Time and distance have not worn Shenlong's feelings, and he's done so much, it's my turn to do something.

Everything has started all over again, many things are already different from the previous life, why does he still cling to the past and stop moving forward?

The shadow that had been pressing on Mu Huaiyuan's heart dissipated, he looked deeply at Shenlong, and suddenly said: "Your Majesty has already made a bet with me, do you dare to accept my bet?"

"...The exam is coming soon, you don't want to prepare for the exam, but want to bet with me instead?" Shenlong was almost stunned by Mu Huaiyuan's contempt for Chunwei.

Although he knew that Mu Huaiyuan was a first-class academic god, he never expected that Mu Huaiyuan's naked test would not count, and he would even want to bet with two people to earn prizes in one test!

Forget it, who made him like Mu Huaiyuan.

He agreed to be Mu Huaiyuan's lifelong backer even if he didn't want to be a lover, and he agreed to whatever Mu Huaiyuan wanted to do.

"What and how do you want to bet?"

"If I'm the leader, you promise me one thing, and you can't go back on your word in this life."

"Okay." Shenlong readily agreed.

Firstly, he is not afraid of Mu Huaiyuan harming him, and secondly, he does not think that since he is rich in the world in the future, there will be things he cannot do.

Mu Huaiyuan stretched out his palm to Shenlong, "I hope my junior will not regret it in the future."

"I never do things that I regret." Shenlong held Mu Huaiyuan's palm with a smile, still thinking in his heart that it would be great to have the opportunity to contact Mu Huaiyuan again.

We're holding hands.

Although there were several opportunities to rely on each other before, those were not as happy as meeting Mu Huaiyuan in front of everyone without worrying about being tricked.

Holding hands makes people happy, always holding hands has been happy!

Shenlong moved his fingers, changing the posture of "promising" to clasping fingers.