Chapter 229 Let’s go! Back to the palace! I’ll let you know if I’m a wimp!

It was still early when Su Changan and others came out of the restaurant.

So Xia Yaomo was thinking about going out for a walk with Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang.

But after Xia Fengxiang said "get out"

Xia Yaomo immediately asked Su Changan for help.

Because Xia Yaomo discovered that his imperial sister-in-law was not a fool, and was just as the rumors said, very friendly and easy to talk to.

The most important thing is that the emperor's sister-in-law is willing to write a poem for him to find a wife!

This is a big deal!

Especially when Xia Yaomo was asking about his sister-in-law, he found out that all the powerful families in the capital wanted her writings. Even a fragment of a poem cost several thousand taels!

So he felt that he, the emperor's sister-in-law, was very generous!

Unlike that devilish sister of hers, she went back to the Emperor's sister-in-law to get five taels of silver, but that devilish sister took it away. What kind of person is she!

It is only because of Your Majesty that my sister-in-law likes you. Otherwise, with such a bad temper, who would like you?

He thought so, but Xia Yaomo certainly didn't dare to say it out loud.

only

After Xia Yaomo heard Su Changan say "get out"

Xia Yaomo looked at his imperial sister-in-law and felt a little depressed.

But then Su Changan said, "If you don't leave now, your sister will start to punish you, and I won't dare to stop you."

After hearing this, although Xia Yaomo was still somewhat reluctant, he bowed with grievance and said goodbye.

Looking at Xia Yaomo's leaving back, Su Changan smiled helplessly.

Xia Fengxiang had never mentioned Xia Yaomo's affairs to Su Changan, but he had mentioned Xia Yaomo's father, the eleventh prince, Prince An.

It is said that the Eleventh Prince's fiefdom is in Luzhou, but the Eleventh Prince does not care about state affairs. He has been away from the court since he was young. He is an idle prince, and he is also the younger brother of the late emperor with the same father and mother.

When the late emperor was fighting for the position of crown prince, the Eleventh Prince helped a lot. However, when the late emperor ascended the throne, he immediately gave up and took his family back to his fiefdom to play around.

Xia Fengxiang has been in a bad situation in recent years. Although the Eleventh Prince has not returned, he has not gone out to play in recent years. He has been sitting in his fiefdom, preventing Li Nishang's people or the King of Shu's people from interfering.

However, Xia Fengxiang told him that the Eleventh Prince had sent a letter of greeting a month ago, in which he also stated that after attending the wedding, he would take the princess for a stroll and he would not be in charge of those places in Luzhou.

When Su Changan heard this, he felt helpless for a moment, thinking what a lazy prince, this is actually his real uncle.

In addition to the eleventh prince, there are the sixth prince, and the tenth prince is almost the same. So although it seems that there are many factions within the court of Daxia, the overall situation is as stable as a rock.

but

Walking side by side with Xia Fengxiang on the noisy and bustling streets of the market town, Su Changan looked at Xia Fengxiang and asked, "I just stood at the door and saw the matter of the son-in-law being chosen. Why don't you go and take a look at the Meng Enyan?"

Xia Fengxiang heard this and asked, "You want to go?"

Su Changan shook his head: "It's better to go shopping with my wife than to go there and quibble over words."

Xia Fengxiang smiled sweetly, but still rolled her eyes at Su Changan: "Then don't go. Anyway, the banquet of grace is just like that. But this year Su Wenqing will use your poem "Quiet Night Thoughts" to test them. It should be more lively than in previous years. After all, you have the reputation of the Queen. But if Yao Mo uses your poems, it should be more lively again."

Hearing this, Su Changan was stunned for a moment.

Mentioning the words of Quiet Night Thoughts.

He suddenly remembered that it was when he was still in the Su Mansion, chatting with Su Wenqing and Su Zimu. When they talked about compiling ancient poems in this world, Su Changan thought of the poem "Quiet Night Thoughts" by the Immortal Poet.

After all, no one knew what the original version of Quiet Night Thoughts was, so only the Song version was preserved. Later, in the Ming Dynasty, there was a Ming version. Although one word was changed, the artistic conception and flavor have changed slightly, and it is also more catchy.

So at that time, I just wrote down the Song Dynasty version of "Quiet Night Thoughts" and asked Su Wenqing to try to revise it.

Su Changan almost forgot about this matter. He didn't expect that the feast of grace would be changed this time.

Xia Fengxiang didn't know what Su Changan was thinking, but she seemed to remember something when she looked at Yan Ruyu. She smiled and said to Su Changan, "Eleventh Uncle likes martial arts, so he pestered Aunt Yan to practice martial arts at that time, but he didn't have a good talent and didn't learn much. During that period, Yao Mo also went to the palace every day and followed Ruyu. That boy was very annoying and annoying. Even an honest child like Ruyu hated him."

Hearing this, Su Changan glanced at Yan Ruyu.

Yan Ruyu showed helplessness on her face.

Xia Fengxiang looked at Yan Ruyu and joked, "I remember Yao Mo once said he wanted to marry Ruyu, but I beat him half to death with a stick. When Aunt Yan found out, she beat him up too."

Hearing this, Yan Ruyu showed an embarrassed look on her face. She wanted to stop His Majesty from continuing, but she didn't dare to. She could only look at the empress anxiously.

Instead, the cat suddenly stretched out a pair of cat ears, moved them a little, stared at Yan Ruyu for a while, and then immediately squinted his eyes vigilantly and stared at Xia Yaomo's back.

Hearing this, Su Changan tilted his head in confusion: "Marry?"

Xia Fengxiang nodded: "Yes, Yao Mo is submissive, just like those ladies from wealthy families, and has been like this since he was a child. Ruyu is like a boy, walking around with a knife all day long, so she wants to marry Ruyu. That's why Aunt Yan looks down on Yao Mo. His mother probably doesn't agree with a strong-willed woman to be his wife for this reason. After all, which mother wants her son to be bullied by his wife?"

Su Changan heard it, thought for a moment and then said with emotion: "Hey, these brothers, none of them seem normal."

Xia Fengxiang was puzzled when he heard this.

But suddenly it dawned on him, because he thought of Su Changan's two sworn brothers, his own brother Xia Yaomo, and the brother Xia Zhixu who he no longer wanted.

Next is Lian Wei’s younger brother Lian Qiao.

Thinking of this, Xia Fengxiang chuckled and nodded: "Well, indeed none of them are normal."

But after saying that, Xia Fengxiang suddenly remembered something, so he looked at Su Changan and asked with a half-smile: "Speaking of which, husband~~~ did you hide all the money that I didn't know about with Maomao?"

Xia Fengxiang spoke slowly and softly.

But after listening to this, Su Changan swallowed his saliva and subconsciously glanced at the cat.

But he noticed that the cat had a serious expression on its face and he didn't know what it was thinking. Xia Fengxiang was too lazy to complain about the cat and just smiled.

Xia Fengxiang also said with a smile: "You make so much money, and I don't want yours. I let you take care of it all. And you also have a monthly allowance every month. I never tell you anything. But I just found out today that you have private money that I don't know about. You hid it so well from me. My good husband."

Su Changan thought for a moment and said seriously: "That's not private money, that's our little hobby."

Xia Fengxiang was originally staring at Su Changan, waiting for Su Changan to deny it or say something nonsense, but when he heard this, he was a little surprised, so he looked at Su Changan in confusion.

Su Changan didn't say anything immediately, but glanced at Yan Ruyu and Maomao.

The two knew that the young couple were going to whisper again, so they naturally leaned back sensibly.

And Su Changan also continued: "Are you angry that I hide my private money?"

Xia Fengxiang shook his head: "I'm not angry. Why should I be angry?"

Su Changan immediately said: "No, you are angry!"

Xia Fengxiang looked at Su Changan with a strange expression: "Ah?"

Su Changan said seriously: "Think about it, if you know that I hide my private money, you will be angry, and you will definitely be very angry, and then you will try your best to vent your anger on me at night. Then you will be happy and I will be happy. In this way, won't our night life as a couple come out all of a sudden?"

When Xia Fengxiang heard this, his face suddenly turned red and he looked at Su Changan and scolded: "You are shameless."

But just as he cursed, Xia Fengxiang suddenly realized something, frowned, and said with a half-smile: "I almost got tricked by you!"

Su Changan curled his lips, knowing that he had been discovered and felt a little embarrassed.

Xia Fengxiang snorted: "But I don't want yours. It's not the beginning anymore. And do you know what you are talking about? Don't you know what you look like at night?"

Hearing this, Su Changan stopped and looked at Xia Fengxiang seriously: "I've tolerated you for a day, Xia Qingge!"

Xia Fengxiang looked at Su Changan and smiled: "Oh? Really?"

When he spoke, he had an expression of disbelief on his face.

Su Changan frowned: "Xia Qingge'er, you are insulting the person you like, do you know that?"

Xia Fengxiang smiled and said, "Well, whatever you say is fine."

Su Changan frowned. This was a big matter and needed to be proven urgently because it concerned his masculinity.

Even though I dress like a woman, there are some things I cannot tolerate!

Therefore, Su Changan immediately said seriously: "Let's go! Back to the palace!"

Xia Fengxiang was stunned for a moment.

And Su Changan continued: "It's urgent!"

Xia Fengxiang looked confused.

But Su Changan immediately said, "It's not appropriate for us to get a room with our status, so hurry back to the palace and I'll prove to you how powerful a sixth-rank swordsman is! And I've thought of a move that I haven't dared to tell you, so now's a good time to try it! I promise you'll call me your good husband."

Hearing this, Xia Fengxiang's face flushed red, and in embarrassment, he kicked Su Changan on the butt: "You're going to die!"

Su Changan was kicked and looked at Xia Fengxiang and said, "Then tell me I'm awesome."

The people around were already a little surprised by Su Changan's beauty, and when they saw this scene, they immediately looked over, curious about what was going on.

When he saw people around him looking at him, Xia Fengxiang glared at Su Changan with a blushing face.

Then he grabbed Su Changan's hand, lowered his head and ran away!

I thought to myself, there is no way to disguise yourself now!

So embarrassing!

And what about posture?

Thinking of this, Xia Fengxiang turned around and looked at Su Changan, who was as calm as a dead pig and was not afraid of boiling water. He was so angry that he wanted to kick him a few more times, but when he thought of so many people, he thought it would be better to leave quickly.

but.

Thinking of his weak legs, Xia Fengxiang pursed his lips and his face suddenly turned redder.

What an enemy!!

…

The Grace Banquet is held every year, and those who can attend are those who are on the A and B lists. It can be said that only those who are Jinshi are allowed to attend this banquet.

but

This year, because of the honor, the number of people on the list adds up to more than 200, which is unprecedented!

so.

At the Qingya Restaurant, even before the evening banquet started, many high school students had already arrived at the restaurant.

All the students in the world belong to Wenchang, especially today is the day to congratulate the students who have passed the imperial examinations after the results are announced, so the portrait of "Emperor Wenchang" has been placed on the empty wall in the hall of Qingya Restaurant early.

The students who entered the temple bowed towards the portrait to express their gratitude for the protection of Emperor Wenchang and to pray for promotion to higher positions after they officially enter official service.

After paying homage to Emperor Wenchang, many students looked at the poems of the current Queen hung high in the Qingya Restaurant, and everyone sighed.

I don't know when it started, but Qingya Restaurant suddenly started to hang poems. There was even a saying inside the restaurant that as long as the poem was immortal, it would be hung high. At the same time, if you come to Qingya Restaurant to dine, drink and eat, everything will be free for three years.

So a lot of people came.

In fact, many of the current high school students have tried to challenge this, but unfortunately no one has succeeded.

It’s not that the poems they wrote were not good enough, but the poems written by the Empress were too high, so high that they were beyond our reach.

It was so high that it was really hard for them to compare, and even harder to climb the wall.

but

Everyone had a happy look on their faces. First of all, they had passed the high school entrance exam, so it didn't matter even if they were ranked second.

Next, they heard that at tonight's banquet, Old Master Su would take out a poem that the Empress had never made public and ask everyone to revise it.

Although this sounds a bit mysterious, after all, the Queen is a very talented writer, so how could they change her masterpiece?

but.

There is no best in literature. Although they admired each other in their hearts, they were still eager to try. After all, they were confident in their literature and calligraphy. They also wanted to show it off in front of the officials such as Mu Jijiu, Su Lao Taishi and so on.

After all, high school means one has already set foot on the career path of politics.

What's more

There is a legend that Old Master Su and Lord Su Zimu, together they both tried but failed to revise this poem. So if I could revise it, that would be amazing!

So everyone is looking forward to tonight even more.

Time passes slowly.

There are more and more high school students in Qingya Restaurant.

But soon

There was an immediate commotion in the restaurant, and many people stood up and looked at the people coming in from the door.

"Brother Yan."

"Congratulations to Brother Yan for winning the first place in the imperial examination."

…

Congratulations like these immediately filled the entire restaurant.

As usual, Yan Shu returned the greetings one by one, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.

This surprised some people. After all, being the top scorer in the imperial examination was enough to be proud of, but Yan Shu was so humble, which was really rare. So they admired and appreciated this top scorer even more.

In addition, congratulations to Zuo Shaoweng who came with Yan Shu.

But when Zuo Shaoweng, the second one, walks together with the first one, he really loses a lot of glory.

But Zuo Shaoweng didn't care about these. He just smiled and went with Yan Shu and others to the empty table reserved for the top few people on the A list.

Su Linhan, Cui Yuer and other top ten candidates have already sat down at the table.

Everyone bowed to each other.

The third place was the female student Gu Chiyu from Yangzhou.

Although this woman was talented, she was very low-key. However, she made a stunning debut in this imperial examination, which surprised many people who knew her.

The fourth is a student from Xiangzhou named Lu Xiufu. Like Yan Shu, he is also a poor student and also has some fame in Xiangzhou, but his fame is lower than Meng Shaoan who is now serving in Yanyun. However, people who know him know that Lu Xiufu has greater literary talent than Meng Shaoan, and he is also making a name for himself now. Like Gu Chiyu, his name will be known to the whole city once he is on the list.

As for the fifth, it was naturally Su Linhan. No one was surprised. After all, her literary reputation was extraordinary! What made everyone take it for granted was that as the younger sister of the Queen, it was natural for her to have such literary talent.

Yan Shu and others naturally knew the other people as well.

but

Right after Yan Shu and Zuo Shaoweng sat down, all eyes turned to the table where the top ten were sitting. Even though everyone in the restaurant was a high school graduate, everyone still had an envious look on their face. After all, being in the top ten on the list, how could one not be envious?

Naturally, that table became the most eye-catching table in the restaurant.

The manager of Qingya Restaurant sighed and shook his head, looking at Yan Shu, sighing even more at the words that people should not be underestimated.

He had seen Yan Shu many times and knew that he was a poor scholar. Every time he came here, he was accompanied by Xun Siye or his wealthy classmates.

The main reason was that Yan Shu's clothes were really out of place, so he was remembered by the steward. Of course, the steward did not dare to treat him badly. After all, a guest is a guest. No matter who you are, as long as you don't dine and run, it's fine.

The manager was not the only one who felt sad.

Many students present were like this.

And in the most remote place of the restaurant, Wu Fan and Zhang Yiran, who had been talking with Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang during the day, were sitting at this table.

Fortunately, both of them made the list.

However, he was at the bottom of the B list, so it could be considered a fluke. If he hadn't had the grace, he would have definitely failed.

As for Guo Kaizhong, he failed to make the list and is not eligible to attend the banquet tonight.

"Han Shu, Han Shu. Hey, although I've heard of Yan Shu's name before, it was far less famous than Zuo Shaoweng and others. I've never even heard of Lu Xiufu. I didn't expect that one is first and the other is fourth." Someone at this table said this while looking at Yan Shu and his table from afar.

Someone at the same table immediately said, "Why are you talking about this? We are happy that we were able to pass the high school entrance examination, and it will be the same if we enter the official career. If we become a good official, won't our reputation spread? Why bother about these things?"

Hearing this, the man who had previously sighed out of envy smiled helplessly: "I just made a few complaints, please don't laugh at me."

After saying this, the man realized that he had dampened the atmosphere at the table, so he immediately asked, "Have you guys prepared any poems to present tonight?"

Hearing this

Everyone at the table looked at each other.

One person said, "Brother Zhu, tonight we have the Queen's poems and lyrics, and this wall is filled with masterpieces from all ages. If anyone dares to offer a poem, I will be the first to give him a thumbs up, and I will admire his courage for the rest of my life!"

When everyone heard this, they all smiled helplessly.

I think this is true. After all, it takes great courage to present poetry tonight.

But at this time

A man sitting at the table asked cautiously, "May I ask everyone, if I present a poem tonight, will it be favored by the girl? Or should I not present it, but give it to the girl I like."

…

(End of this chapter)