"Jiang...Xun."
"Um."
"You..." Shi Yue lowered her eyebrows shyly, and the veil fluttered slightly, "We haven't seen each other for many years, how did you recognize me?"
"No matter how you change, I can recognize you. Besides, don't you recognize me too?"
Shi Yue's full name is Cui Shiyue. He is from the Cui family of Boling and is of the same clan as the Cui family of Qinghe. Both are famous aristocratic families.
Ten years ago, for unknown reasons, several aristocratic families moved out of the capital one after another, and the Cui family of Boling was among them.
The stall owner saw the two people's expressions and understood immediately. He chuckled and said, "Since you have met this girl after a long time, I will make an exception and allow you to answer for this girl."
Jiang Xun retracted his gaze from Cui Shiyue's face and looked at the stall owner, "The answer is pine tree."
Hearing this, the stall owner turned around, took down a lantern and handed it to Jiang Xun, "This lantern is yours."
Jiang Xun took the lantern from the stall owner, and the next second he slowly handed it to Cui Shiyue, "Here."
Cui Shiyue stretched out her hands and gently grasped the handle, trying to retract it, but Jiang Xun did not let go immediately.
Seeing this, she couldn't help but look up at him.
Their eyes met, their eyelashes trembling. Jiang Xun's voice was filled with restrained joy, "Shi Yue, I won the first prize."
"I know."
As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Cui Shiyue hurriedly made up for it: "People in Beijing... Beijing have been spreading the news by word of mouth. I... We heard about it not long after we returned to Beijing."
Jiang Xun smiled and said "oh", and Cui Shiyue felt embarrassed as if her thoughts were seen through.
"Shi Yue, come for a walk with me."
Cui Shiyue looked at him steadily for a while and nodded.
"Which way do you want to go?"
Cui Shiyue glanced around, then raised his finger and pointed to the right, which was the direction Jiang Yueyang and the others were heading.
Jiang Xun let go of the handle and said, "Let's go."
Afterwards, the two of them walked forward side by side, and Cui Shiyue's maid followed behind.
The stall owner looked at the two people's backs, smiled slightly and sighed: "It's good to be young."
Over there, the two walked in silence for a while, and Jiang Xun asked softly: "When did you come back?"
"Three days ago."
"Back then...why didn't you just say a word and leave?"
Cui Shiyue bit her lip, "I...I wanted to go find you to say goodbye, but it's too late..."
Back then, the Cui family of Boling left in a hurry, and Cui Shiyue only knew that they were leaving the capital on the day of their departure.
After a while, seeing that Jiang Xun didn't say anything, Cui Shiyue asked weakly: "Are you... angry with me?"
"I am a little angry, but more worried. What happened back then..." Jiang Xun stopped talking.
Then, he changed the subject, "Now that I know you didn't leave without saying goodbye on purpose, I feel relieved."
The atmosphere froze for a moment. Cui Shiyue raised her eyes to look at his profile, her cheeks gradually turning red.
She hastily looked away, squeezed the handle and said, "By the way, I haven't congratulated you on being the top scorer in high school yet."
Jiang Xun stopped and turned sideways to look at her.
One breath... two breaths... three breaths... Cui Shiyue asked nervously, "What... what happened?"
Jiang Xun raised his eyelids slightly, "Didn't you say you wanted to congratulate me?"
Cui Shiyue was slightly stunned, then chuckled, slightly bent her knees and stood up, saying softly: "Congratulations to Mr. Jiang for being the top scorer in the imperial examination. I wish you a bright future and may you be appointed as a marquis or a prime minister in the future."
Jiang Xun returned the greeting with a smile on his face, "I hope I will live up to your wishes."
What he really wanted to say was: Your wish is what I pursue.
Cui Shiyue shyly brushed the black hair on her forehead and said, "It won't be long before you enter the officialdom, right?"
"Um."
"Have you decided where you will be working?"
"I will probably stay in the capital."
Cui Shiyue said, "That's great."
Before he finished speaking, Jiang Xun suddenly took a step forward and stood in front of Cui Shiyue, staring at her with burning eyes.
"Shi Yue, are you still going to leave?"
Cui Shiyue pursed her lips, and after a moment she spoke slowly: "This time when we come back, we will probably..."
During the few moments when Cui Shiyue paused, Jiang Xun felt extremely nervous, even more nervous than when he was taking the imperial examination.
"I won't leave again."
After hearing Cui Shiyue's words, Jiang Xun's tense heartstrings finally relaxed.
He turned his head to the side, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly.
"Jiang Xun?"
Cui Shiyue tilted her head to look at his face. Jiang Xun quickly restrained his expression and coughed lightly, saying, "I have the words."
"What word?"
"Huaizhi."
“Is it the Huai River that moistens everything silently?” Cui Shiyue asked.
Jiang Xun hummed.
"It suits you very well." Cui Shiyue smiled, "However, I still prefer the name Jiang Xun."
After saying this, Cui Shiyue became shy again.
The smile on Jiang Xun's face deepened a little, and he was in a very good mood.
At that time, on the other side, Jiang Yueyang and his friends ran into Ye Wuhen who was strolling around with Canglang.
At this time, Ye Wuhen and the other man were standing in front of a stall selling sky lanterns, as if they were about to release sky lanterns.
Jiang Yueyang quickly stepped forward and patted his shoulder while he wasn't paying attention, "Ye Wuhen."
Ye Wuhen was startled, and when he saw that it was Jiang Yueyang, he patted his chest in relief, "Do you want to scare me to death so that you can inherit my Huabei?"
Jiang Yueyang rolled her eyes at him, "Ye Wuhen, have you forgotten your identity? You are too unwary. Be careful or you will die."
Ye Wuhen curled his lips and glared at Canglang unhappily, "Why didn't you remind me?"
"I..." Canglang was speechless.
He felt that Jiang Yueyang was not dangerous to Ye Wuhen and felt that there was no need to warn her.
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