Standing up to the west wind and geese not returning

It's day and night.Yan Ci was arranging the items used in the exam. Hearing this, he went forward to open the door. Unexpectedly, besides Xiao Er, Ah Jiu was standing outside.

"Ajiu Engong?" Yan Ci was quite surprised.Seeing that the man had arrived, Xiaoer bowed and left.

Ah Jiu came into the house, put the basket in his hand gently on the table, and said with a smile, "My lord, don't beg me one by one. Come on, my master asked me to bring these things to you. I wish the son a great success."

Yan Ci stretched out his hand to remove the cover from the bamboo basket, only to see that it was full of snacks such as Taishi Cake, Zhuangyuan Cake, longan and so on.

They are all first-class auspicious lotteries.He couldn't help laughing, "Brother Lin, do you think I'm going to have a baby? During the exam, all the living quarters are in the dormitory. I'm afraid I won't be able to finish eating so much food for ten days and eight nights. "

Ah Jiu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Yan, the day of the exam. As soon as the dragon gate opens, Ah Jiu will personally go to help Mr. Yan get the number. Guaranteed the number of houses you live in. It is convenient for everything."

Among the dormitories, if you encounter a dormitory close to the cesspool, it is not very conducive to making a fuss. Therefore, it is a big thing to grab the number in scientific research at that time.

On the day of the test, the relatives of the examinee will put the test basket with the candidate's name on it in front of a certain test room, and this test room can be used by the candidate.

Yan Ci smiled and said, "Don't dare to bother Brother Ah Jiu. It's better to put Brother Lin first."

Ah Jiu smiled and said, "Of course my father has other arrangements. Until the exam starts. Mr. Yan just go to the best dormitory. See if it's your name. Ah Jiu has something else to do. Let's leave now."

After Ah Jiu finished speaking, he folded his hands and left, Yan Ci couldn't help standing there shaking his head and sighing.

When Su Ce came back at night and saw Yan Ci's basket of pastries, he couldn't help saying in surprise, "I thought. Brother Yan wouldn't believe in such fame and fortune."

Yan Ci could only shake his head and smile wryly, "Let's believe this time."

Wait until the ninth day of February.The dragon gate is wide open.Yan Ci entered the gate of the Gongyuan together with the others.

Although Yan Ci hesitated in his heart, he still walked towards the first house in Nanfu.Before the arrival date, I saw the person's own name on the test basket.

Can't help being a little surprised.Five steps away, in front of the second house in the Nanfu, Su Ce turned his head and glanced at Yan Ci, and said, "Brother Yan is lucky." Immediately without looking at Yan Ci, he took the test basket and entered.

Yan Ci had no other thoughts for a while, so he lifted the test basket and entered the hall.

The test basket used to grab the number has been inspected, and Yan Ci counted the things in the test basket, including insect incense for repelling mosquitoes, and fire pockets.And a set of four treasures.Nothing else.

After the roll call was over, the inspectors held the examination opening ceremony, and began to vote for the examination.

The first policy question.The opening title is "Flowing Water Does Not Corrupt".

Yan Ci studied pen and ink.He pondered for a while, but couldn't write for a long time.He came from Fuzhou, and people's livelihood was poor all the way.

Zhijiao people lamented.However, it is necessary to criticize the disadvantages of the current situation and take into account the face of the ruler.It is really a test of writing skills.

After a long time, Yan Ci sighed softly before slowly writing.By the time a book is finished, the moon is already in the sky.After finishing the last sentence, Yan Ci put down his pen and fell asleep on the couch in the dorm.

The running water does not rot, and the door hinge does not moth.To St. Mingze.All peoples are prosperous.When the watchman knocked three times, Yan Ci suddenly woke up again. He got up and looked at what he was doing during the day under the moonlight.Sighing slightly and shaking his head, he gathered the scrolls into a ball and threw them on the corner of the table.

Manly man.Bow down for fame and fortune.I'm afraid I won't be able to pass this level.Yan Cifu added water and ink.Lighted up the lamp and picked up the pen again.

Hungry and starved to death in Kyushu.The yellow hair hangs down and there is no clear porridge.The sun and the moon always shine on the Qingjiang River.The mountains and rivers are colorless and sound long.

Every hundred heads of state, inherit the fate of the sky.The king is the ancestor to describe Yao and Shun, and the Constitution-Zhang Wenwu.When the ground is low, the water flows, and when people are humble, virtue returns...

Wait until the second test is over.and essays for the third scene.Yan Ci has lost a lot of weight.

When I got out of the house, I tripped over the threshold again.It just so happened that Su Ce also came out of the hall next to him. Compared to Yan Ci's frowning face carrying the exam basket, Su Ce had a rather high-spirited and complacent expression.

"Brother Yan has studied hard for many years. This subject will definitely win the toad palace." Su Ce said politely.

Yan Ci smiled and waved his hands, and said, "Unless the current emperor likes to hear people scold him. Otherwise, Yan wants to be named on the gold list. I'm afraid it will be difficult."

As Yan Ci said, he waved his hand at Su Ce indifferently.He walked out with a bunch of items.

Su Cesi and Yan Ci's usually lazy temperament just smiled and walked out slowly.

Yan Ci returned to the inn, put the test basket in the room, asked Xiao Er for hot water, and took a bath in the room.

There was an unfinished champion cake in the test basket, Yan Ci bit a piece in his mouth.He couldn't help but think that for a person as talented as Lin Chen, no matter what the exam questions were, he wouldn't be able to stop him from jumping into the dragon's gate.

The hot water was quite exhausting, Yan Ci soaked for a while, and sleepiness came up little by little.As soon as I closed my eyelids, the door was pushed open with a creak.

As Su Ce walked towards the bed, he said, "Brother Yan walked very fast. He disappeared after leaving the gate of the Gongyuan. I thought you were going somewhere. If you didn't want to, you came back to be lazy." But his hands began to carefully make the bed .

The two lived in the same room, and Yan Ci didn't feel awkward, but the water temperature was getting colder, so Yan Ci got up to wipe it.

"These few days. It's really exhausting. It's exhausting and it's inconvenient to wash. I just want to come back quickly, change into clean clothes, and have a good sleep."

Yan Ci changed his clothes in a blink of an eye.With her long hair draped behind her back, she was about to help Su Ce.Seeing him like this, Su Ce hurriedly said, "Go and dry your hair, it's cold again."

Hearing this, Yan Ci stretched out his hand and tied his hair a little, but when he raised his hand, he accidentally exposed a piece of skin on his chest.Su Ce pointed to a piece of blood under Yan Ci's right collarbone and said, "This is?"

Yan Ci followed Su Ce's point and lowered his head, only to see a bright red mark an inch above his heart, the size of a bean.He couldn't help laughing and said, "Brother Su laughed. It was in the mother's womb. There is still one on the back of the waist."

"It turned out to be a mole." Su Ce said, and looked at Yan Ci again. He was much fairer than ordinary men. He had just bathed, and there was even a blush on his face from steam. He couldn't help laughing, "Brother Yan? Dare to ride a horse, and the body is elegant and beautiful, and the cinnabar mole is mostly formed by the accumulation of women's energy and blood. It is rare for men to have it. Could it be that brother Yan was a charming girl in his previous life?"

Yan Ci saw him joking, but he was not annoyed. He just smiled and said, "Brother Su thinks he has a plan in mind. I think you are in good spirits today, so don't just make fun of me. Wait until the imperial court releases the list. Brother Su must be the leader." name."

Su Ce smiled and lay down on the bed, and said, "Brother Yan, don't try to scare me. Do you remember that Brother Fan once said that there is still a Mr. Lin in this department. He is a master who has learned the past and the present. I am afraid of the other side." name. It must be him.”

Yan Ci was slightly taken aback. After leaving the Luoying Pavilion, he himself would often think of that person. In the shadows of flowers and trees, in front of the bedside sickbed, hearing Su Ce's mention at this moment, Yan Ci seemed to be poked into a hidden place in his heart. The long-held secret made her heart sink, and the injury on her back shoulder also felt a faint burning sensation.

that person.In terms of talent, learning and demeanor, he is well-deserved, and he is the leader of all sages.

Yan Ci smiled and said, "Brother Su is the eminent prime minister. When it comes to tactics, I think Brother Su is slightly better."

Su Ce smiled slightly and said nothing, but endless smiles spread in his eyes.Shining with the grand ambition of a teenager.

When Su Ce mentioned it, Yan Ci lost all sleepiness.So he tied up his hair, put on a robe and went downstairs.Thinking of the basket of Taishi Cake and Zhuangyuan Cake, Yan Ci felt that it would be better to go and say thank you.

Yan Ci's heart is indifferent, since he has finished the exam, he no longer bothers about his essays, and just waits for the imperial court to announce the results, so at this moment, walking on Lin'an Street is quite comfortable and leisurely.

It wasn't until noon that Yan Ci arrived at Yuzhang Tower.The noble children who came and went talked and laughed happily, and Yan Ci went to a private room on the second floor according to the memory of the last time he was injured.

As soon as he walked to the door, he saw Xiaoer cleaning the room.The doors and windows are open to the wind.Yan Ci glanced at the room, but it was neat and clean, and it didn't seem like anyone was keeping it.

Yan Ci knocked lightly on the door.The little girl turned around.Seeing that it was Yan Ci, he walked over in a panic.

Yan Ci cupped his hands and said, "Excuse me, my second brother. The son who lives here, has he gone out?"

The little second smiled and put the cloth towel in his hand on his shoulders, and said, "I remember you, you are Mr. Lin's friend. But Mr. Lin, before the Chunwei exam, he didn't live here. Don't you know?"

Yan Ci's heart sank when he heard the words.A faint sense of loss made him feel slightly suffocated.It is.Leave without saying goodbye.

Yan Ci smiled and said, "Please tell me. My friend. Did you leave a few words. Where did he go?"

Xiao Er shook his head and said, "It never happened."

When the spring breeze blew the window lattice, Yan Ci came back to his senses in surprise, cupped his hands and said, "That's it, thank you, little brother. I have other things to do. Let's take my leave."

Spring is in full bloom.At this moment, it is out of sight.Facing each other from afar on Fuyun Peak.The scent of ambergris between half asleep and half awake.There are also candied haws for the Lantern Festival.All kinds of things in the past kept boiling in Yan Ci's mind.

That night, the moonlight was clear and people were full of voices, and the sky was full of stars and lights that night.It was not as deep and lonely as that man's eyes.

The Luoying Pavilion in the daytime looks like a radiant Buddhist temple illuminated by the sunlight.Yan Ci stood on the steps under the pavilion, looking at the stone tables and benches in the pavilion.

Think of the thrilling impermanence of that day.Can't help but be a little worried.Whether that person has been living in such danger.

Yan Ci stretched out his hand into his bosom.A delicate jade carving was held in the palm of his hand.He still remembered the solemn expression on that day when he presented this jade carving as a gift.Yan Ci sighed softly.Fu put the jade carving in his arms again.Walk towards the outside of the city.

Wait until Yan Ci's figure disappears on the long street.Just now Ah Jiu came out from the back of the street and walked in the opposite direction.