Not long after, the old lady walked back to the backyard.
"Madam, the young man has left."
Mrs. Dong laughed. "Look, your heart isn't strong enough yet. It's better to leave. The farther you go, the better!"
…
Tonight is a dark and windy night, perfect for...stealing someone!
Fu Xiaoguan and Su Mo sneaked into the backyard of Dong's house. He pointed inside, Su Mo nodded, covered himself with a black scarf, jumped up, and landed on the top of the wall. Then he jumped up and down again and landed on a roof.
He walked on the roof as quietly as a cat, then squatted down, lifted a tile, and looked down secretly.
No, there was a man and a woman inside. The man looked to be in his twenties, and the woman was a woman who looked to be in her forties.
He was about to leave when he heard a voice from below: "Mother, my heart has been promised to that Fu Xiaoguan. Actually, Fu Xiaoguan is not bad. You have read his book A Dream of Red Mansions, and you also know his song "Water Melody"..."
The woman interrupted the man, her tone firm, "These are just empty titles. Do you know how much hardship your father went through to become the Minister of Revenue? Do you know that the Dong Mansion may appear glorious on the surface, but it has no foundation?"
The woman sighed, "Although you're in the Imperial College now, you're just a small clerk there. Your brother is even less than you. The Autumn Examination will be held in a few days, but where is he? Can you tell me where he is now?"
"Now that your father is getting old, if he retires, let me ask you, who can support the Dong Mansion? Without support, are you willing to be a chief clerk in the Imperial College until you grow old? Official Fu is just a landlord in Linjiang. If your sister marries him, will she really be happy? What can he give her? But if your sister can marry Yan Xiwen, it will be an alliance with the Prime Minister's family. With the powerful support of the Yan family, even in the Imperial College, after Shangguan Wenxiu retires, the position of chief priest will be yours!"
"Your sister has been blinded by greed. I don't know what kind of magic potion that Fu Xiaoguan has poured into her, making her unable to distinguish right from wrong. If you don't stop her now, it will be too late to regret it later."
The man was silent for a long time before he said, "I understand. You should rest early."
After the woman left, Su Mo looked outside the wall with some sympathy. Fu Xiaoguan's incident seemed a bit tragic.
He covered the roof with tiles and then jumped onto another roof like a cat. When he lifted the tiles, it was Dong Shulan.
Su Mo was quite surprised because Dong Shulan was sitting at the desk, writing something while drinking a bottle of wine.
Get drunk?
It would be troublesome if he got drunk.
Su Mo took out a piece of paper from his arms, folded it into a small piece, and flicked it with his fingers, and it fell right in front of Dong Shulan.
Dong Shulan was startled and stood up to look around, but there was no one else there except Xiaoqi.
She picked up the piece of paper, opened it, and was immediately delighted.
It was a unique handwriting in the world. The note read: "I'm in Beijing. I came to your house this afternoon. Your mother treated me coldly. I want to see you. If you want to see me, come out. You seem to be in solitary confinement. Otherwise, I will ask Su Mo to get you out. If it's okay, just nod your head. If it's difficult, just shake your head. I won't blame you."
Dong Shulan laughed. Is it so interesting?
Of course she nodded.
So Su Mo flew down from the roof. Xiao Qi was startled and was about to scream, but Su Mo rushed over and knocked Xiao Qi unconscious with one blow.
"My name is Su Mo, and I'm here to pick up the young lady on the orders of Master Fu."
Dong Shulan knew Su Mo, of course. She thought for a moment and said, "Come, give me a hand."
The two men lifted Xiaoqi onto the bed and covered him with a quilt. "How do we get out?" Dong Shulan asked.
“Is there a back door?”
"Someone is guarding it."
"You lead the way."
Dong Shulan blew out the light and tiptoed towards the back door. Su Mo knocked the security guard unconscious again, opened the back door and sent Dong Shulan out. Then he bolted the door and flew over the courtyard wall.
"Shulan!"
"Little official!"
Su Mo pursed his lips and didn't follow.
He has to guard this place. What if the maid or the guard wakes up, won't this whole thing be exposed?
Fu Xiaoguan held Dong Shulan's hand and ran all the way to Wuyi Lane, called a carriage, and mentioned Qinhuai River.
The carriage rushed towards the Qinhuai River, and Fu Xiaoguan looked at Dong Shulan and laughed.
"Hahaha……"
Dong Shulan was embarrassed and her face turned red. Her hand was still in Fu Xiaoguan's hand, but she had no intention of pulling it back.
She lowered her head and said coquettishly: "Hateful!"
Fu Xiaoguan didn't say anything else. He just looked at Dong Shulan and felt that this was probably the happiest love.
Dong Shulan had never experienced such a passionate gaze before. She didn't dare to look up, but the joy on her face never faded, and her heart kept beating wildly.
"Did your mother give you any trouble?" Dong Shulan asked in a low voice.
"Not really. I was mentally prepared for this. I just sat there all afternoon. It's not her fault. Don't take it to heart."
"Um."
Dong Shulan felt uncomfortable thinking about how Fu Xiaoguan was being ignored and didn't care. If only his parents were happy, that would be great.
This guy actually had some ideas. He actually asked Su Mo to climb over the wall. If not for this, I wouldn't have known that he had come to Shangjing.
The carriage arrived at the Qinhuai River. The two got off the carriage, held hands, and stood by the Qinhuai River.
The breeze blows gently along the ten-mile Qinhuai River, and pleasure boats float slowly on the river. Big red lanterns are hung high on the boats, and the lights are brilliant. The sounds of singing birds and dancing swallows can be heard in the wind. It is indeed countless times more prosperous than Linjiang.
Fu Xiaoguan held Dong Shulan's hand and walked slowly on the river bank. At this moment, time seemed to slow down. Holding hands, it seemed as if they would be together until the end of their lives.
The two chatted casually as they walked. Fu Xiaoguan mentioned that on September 18th, his father was ordered to take in five concubines. Dong Shulan started laughing.
Dong Shulan also said that she had secretly left Beijing for Linjiang this time, and was confined by her mother after returning. This was her first time going out tonight.
Dong Shulan asked Fu Xiaoguan why he suddenly came to Shangjing. Fu Xiaoguan thought about it and did not mention the bad things that might happen because of those refugees, and naturally did not mention that he wanted Dong Shulan to look for Yu Wenjun.
He suddenly realized something: instead of looking for a big tree to hug, it would be better to grow into a big tree.
Only in this way can he protect the Fu family and his dearest women.
"What are you thinking about?"
The two sat down in a pavilion on the river bank, and Dong Shulan looked at Fu Xiaoguan and asked.
"I was wondering... if I don't take the imperial examination, what other ways can I become an official?"
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