Accompany the prince to study

Facing Gu Qiao who was clearly out of control, Wen Daocheng whispered caringly: "You are the prince, and this is your home. You can take whoever you want, wherever you want. Place you want to go."

This can no longer be said to be a hint, but an explicit statement.

Gu Qiao once again thanked His Highness the warm and kind Prince in her heart, and then hastily used the privilege of the prince, left the side hall of the Jiying Hall, and prepared to return to the East Palace to deal with her messy emotions in solitude.He has too many things to sort out, him in the storybook, him in reality, and the family he finally regained, and he can't wait to write a long, long reply to his cousin.

It is full of his thoughts, his longing, and he never blamed them for a moment.

It was enough for him to be grateful for the rest of his life that they could appear.

To be honest, the self in the storybook made Gu Qiao feel strange and scared. He didn't want to become that kind of person, because he wanted to grow up to be the handsome gentleman that his father and mother expected, who treated people politely and loved the world.

However, Gu Qiao also had to face the reality rationally. If there were no words that popped up in his mind, Ben, no cousin's family, he would probably have become such a cold and defensive person under the torment of Gu Youyin's family.It is difficult to be an adult without being poor, and to be innocent without being hit.Only a person with a smooth journey and a happy family can become a person without any dark side.

Gu Qiao can't do it, no matter in the script or in reality.

But fortunately, he was luckier than himself in the script. Before he was completely desperate, he met such a good, such a good Crown Prince.

Wen Daocheng, who was left in the same place, looked at Gu Qiao's disappearing back with a dazed expression.

What he hinted is clearly - you can still take me with you!Let's go to the East Palace and find a place to sit down and have a good talk. There is no one around. You can worship me or look at me no matter how you want!

How can you go by yourself?

Gu family prodigy, that's all!

So angry!

Some people took advantage of their privileges to leave early, and some people took advantage of their privileges to come to the side hall to join in the fun. The latter didn't do what he wanted, so it was naturally the crown prince's cousin who had no exams today and was so busy - Zhou Shubian, the son of Wednesday.

Uncle Zhou's debate team came with two other companions from honorable backgrounds. In terms of functions, they are usually a small team of scumbags and dudes.Although the other two took part in the court examination held in the Gongyuan, they failed to enter the fourth class.One is that he tried his best to answer but the answer is not ideal; the other is that he didn't even finish the paper, because he couldn't bear the cramped cubicles in the Gongyuan, and spent most of the exam time nervously cleaning the table and stools, that's all He still felt unclean after taking the exam, and almost washed himself bald when he came home from the exam.

After the test results came out, it was obvious that only the two of them were the only ones who failed to make it to the fourth class among the accompanying students. They had humiliated their mothers and were severely beaten.

This directly led to their love and hatred for Zhou Shubian, who was exempted by the prince from taking the exam. The small group of scumbags was in danger and was facing a disintegration after the exam.

"Next time there is such a good thing of exemption from the exam, I will also give my brother a hand, huh?" Wen Tian, ​​the young master with a fan on the left, said.

Wen Tian is the princess's son and the prince's cousin, but only a aunt's cousin.He inherited his mother's surname, as well as the title passed down to him by his mother. He has had a monthly salary and food since he was born, and he has no worries about food and clothing, and he has given up hard work.

The son on the right who is wandering in the sky is called Qian Duo, and he is not good at studies, but he is not a scumbag like Zhou Shubian and Wen Tian who is not good at all, but a very serious one who is partial to science and what he is good at has no practical use That kind of scumbag.Qian Duo was completely pulled to make up the numbers, and now his mind is full of the beautiful lady he met at the temple fair yesterday, wanting to send her a poem.

The three of them came to the side hall with the intention of cheering for His Royal Highness, but because of the different routes they came in, they happened to pass by Gu Qiao and his party.

In the spirit of "everyone is here", although Zhou Shubian didn't see his cousin, he didn't intend to leave just like that.

Cousin is not there, but Xiao Shizi is still there, and the annoying Wen Zhuan is also there.

Like a chameleon, Zhou Shubian first greeted Gu Qiao warmly like spring, and then went to provoke Wen Zhuan.

Wen Zhuan was communicating in a low voice with Bai Yan, who already had some official experience.These two people appreciate each other, the kind of mutual benefit appreciation, in the adult world, it is difficult to have any pure friends, they themselves know this, and they are very glad that the other party is soberly aware of this —They didn't come here to make friends,

It can be said that the two hit it off. Although it is impossible to talk about serious matters on this occasion, they also chatted and connected with each other.The look of ease and confidence is in stark contrast to other nervous candidates.

When Zhou Shubian approached with "bad intentions", Wen Zhuan had already noticed it, and he deliberately pretended not to realize it, just to wait for Zhou Shubian to make the first move, so that he was "forced" to fight back.

But at this critical moment, the little eunuch next to the prince left and returned loyally.

Jinzhong was transferred to serve the prince for a period of time when the mansion was most lacking in Duke Xian's mansion. Later, as the former loyal servants of the Duke's mansion were gradually found back, Zhongzhong was able to return. By the prince's side.Because of some reasons that he himself didn't know, both he and his godfather, Fulai, managed to become big hits around the prince.

Now that he is loyal, it must be that the prince has entrusted him with some important or private matters.

Zhou Shubian paid great attention to everything about his cousin, so he could only look at Wen Zhuan bitterly, thinking in his heart, you are lucky, I will let you go for now!

Wen Zhuan's smile was still so peaceful, and he only sighed in his heart, yes, I am so lucky.

It's hard to say who is lucky.

Jinzhong handed a few pieces of paper to the young prince who had heard about it. Gu Qiao remembered this on the way back to the East Palace, and hurriedly asked Jinzhong to send it over: "Your Highness said, after you read the letter, you will understand what to do." Done."

Wen Daocheng nodded, only looked at the beginning of the paper, and really understood it all at once.

This letter is part of the pile sent by Situ Rong. At the beginning, I specially selected a separate letter. The content is not as nagging as when I was talking with Gu Qiao, and the handwriting is much more graceful and elegant.

The subject of the letter is to introduce to Gu Qiao that she already has a marriage contract, and her fiancé is in Beijing. He is a famous talent. If Gu Qiao needs help, you can go to him.Of course, if Gu Qiao doesn't need it, all she needs to do is tell her when she replies.She didn't mention that person's name in the letter, probably because she was afraid that Gu Qiaoruo would know the name and pay a visit in consideration of etiquette, which would add unnecessary burden to Gu Qiao who was still ill.

Situ Rong just introduced the basic situation of her fiancé to Gu Qiao first. He couldn't tell why, but he probably had the mentality of a little girl who wanted to bring his beloved to his family.

It seems that they are simply introducing to Gu Qiao, but if you look carefully, they are almost all boasting about their fiancé.Gu Qiao and Situ Rong, the siblings, are surprisingly consistent in this regard. Although the two have hardly met each other, they always express their love passionately and strongly. They will never hide their admiration and trust for the person they like. of.

Gu Qiao at this moment, and in the script, he has actually undergone the biggest change.

In the storybook, he has already lost the ability to express his liking, and it is difficult to trust anyone anymore; but at this moment, he still retains the softest look in his heart at the beginning. Although he knows that the road ahead is difficult and dark, but He is not afraid and always holds hope.

Their love can never be hidden.

It jumps on the face, in the eyes, and between the lines.

Gu Qiao handed the letter to Wen Daocheng, hoping that Wen Daocheng could pass this part of the letter on to his future cousin-in-law.Gu Qiao was not sure if he could change his cousin's short-lived future, but at least he hoped that he would not leave any emotional regrets when the other party was still alive.

Gu Qiao's mood fluctuated too much, and he failed to take into account all aspects.He thought he had talked to the crown prince, and he felt that his future cousin-in-law might be Lu Nanding, subconsciously thinking that the crown prince would hand it over to Lu Nanding.

As a result, Wen Daocheng knew who Situ Rong's fiancé was, so he handed over Situ Rong's new marriage to Wen Zhuan without hesitation.

Wen Zhuan: "!!!" Brother, brother, do you already know who I am? !

Wen Daocheng: "..." Fuck!

This is one of the disadvantages of frequent exchanges. If you are not careful, you will confuse what this identity should know and what it should not know.Just like Wen Zhuan's recognition of relatives, Wen Daocheng unintentionally snatched Gu Qiao's opportunity to feel the warmth of his family in advance.With an idea, he changed his words: "His Royal Highness asked me to deliver this letter to you."

"You haven't watched it yet?" Wen Zhuan looked suspiciously at the child in front of him.

"I only read the part that was given to me." Wen Daocheng nodded, and began to rote, "I don't know why my cousin wrote a letter to His Highness and you, do you know each other?"

Asking rhetorically is always the best defense.

While Wen Zhuan was rejoicing, he was also slightly disappointed. He couldn't tell whether he wanted Gu Qiao to know his identity so early.

"Some friendship." Wen Zhuan finally said.

Although Wen Zhuan didn't know how the crown prince and Situ Rong could interact, one was the crown prince and the other was a border female general, so it was normal for them to communicate.

The stories of Situ Rong and other legendary women who joined the army are different. Others are forced to take up the responsibility that should belong to men in the cognition of this era; She just wanted to defend her family and country, and her father and brother were still alive, so she didn't need to go to the battlefield for anyone, and she didn't need to avenge anyone.

She did this just because she wanted to, just because she could do better than all men!

And because of Emperor Wu's miraculous character, at this age, Situ Rong has already obtained a legally recognized military rank because of an extraordinary achievement.

Speaking of it, Emperor Wu and Situ Rong are also amazing.

After making meritorious service, Emperor Wu gave him grace and granted Situ Rong a request, anything.As a result, Situ Rong said that she didn't want anything, but only wanted to join the army, to be like her father and brother, to be upright, and to get everything she deserved based on her military merits.

One dared to speak, and the other dared to promise.

This happened so inexplicably, Emperor Wu had never met Situ Rong, but he already had some appreciation for Situ Rong.He likes traditional women like Queen Zhou who are gentle but strong, but he doesn't reject people like Situ Rong who have their own ideas.After all, daughters are easy to get, but good generals are hard to find. In the eyes of Emperor Wu, Situ Rong's personal ability has surpassed her gender.

The DPRK and China are not without opinions on this, as if they are dissatisfied that Situ's family is in the frontier and no hostages are left in Beijing.

Emperor Wu didn't pay any attention to these sour Confucian chatter.

Emperor Wu's emphasis on martial arts and despise literature is really not nonsense.He himself was born as a bandit, and he fought down the world on horseback. It is always easy to understand the difficulties of generals, and it is easy to believe in the loyalty of generals, especially the old troops who fought with him in the South and North. He can rest assured that his subordinates are too. Really put all the loyalty up.

This is also the reason why Emperor Wu could still tolerate Gu Qiao with great heart after something happened to Gu Qiao's father.

After Wen Daocheng gave the letter to Wen Zhuan, Zhou Shubian pulled him aside, like a kid who forced his friends to stand in line, wanting to resolutely resist Xiao Shizi and Wen Zhuan being together for a long time.

"We are one country!"

"???" Wen Daocheng felt that his cousin's mind was getting worse day by day, "Can I ask for a detailed explanation?"

"Eight companions, four sons of ministers, four noble sons, the one who accidentally fell off the horse before was the young master of Dingbeihou's family, he left, you are on top, your family is also the founder of the country, this is a clear distinction The pattern has been perfectly postponed. We are different from Wen Zhuan and the others, we can't play together. Wen Zhuan's heart is broken!"

When Wen Zhuan had already set his sights on the future court, Zhou Shubian was still forming cliques childishly, they were indeed different.

However, in terms of age, the accompanying readers are just a group of middle school students who have not really experienced the sufferings of the world. Zhou Shubian's performance may be more in line with this wanton age, but Wen Zhuan seems a bit too mature and precocious.

Wen Daocheng...unfortunately, he is also a precocious school. He looked at his cousin with indescribable eyes. He really didn't want to be involved in this childish confrontation, and he didn't want Gu Qiao to be involved. When good people are together, it is easy to be bad with the brain.Li Shizhen said that this is a disease, so there is no medicine for the mentally disabled.

"So, what exactly did you give Wen Zhuan just now?"

"A letter." Wen Daocheng didn't really want to offend Gu Qiao, mainly because they still had to use Zhou Shubian in many places in the future, so he gave a vague answer.

"Oh." Zhou Shubian understood it miraculously, "Is it your cousin's letter?"

"!!!" Wen Daocheng's eyes widened unconsciously. How did Zhou Shubian know something that Gu Qiao didn't even guess?

"The old general of Situ's family, like my old man, has always treated scholars with courtesy. He thinks that they are truly capable people, and he has long wanted to have such a marriage."

It's a pity that Situ Qing, the only girl in the previous generation of the Situ family, fell in love with Xian Guogong, who was born as a general. Old General Situ could only follow his daughter and set his sights on his granddaughter.

"Another direct descendant of the Wen family abandoned literature and went to martial arts, and went to northern Xinjiang to serve the country. They will not return until they destroy the barbarians... My mother and the others have long guessed when these two families will get married."

One has the heart, the other has the intention, to marry a son and daughter, don't make it too logical.

It's just that I don't know which two juniors will represent the family to marry.

Zhou Shubian is actually not a gossip person, but he has to care about Wen Zhuan, his "old enemy".The one who knows you best is always your enemy.

"Some time ago, my aunt came to see my mother. She was asking whether Wen Zhuan was engaged, but my mother refused and told her not to think about it. I understood almost immediately that Wen Zhuan had a marriage contract." Yes, it's just that it hasn't been announced for some reason. Ha, he has to marry that vicious tigress from Situ's family!"

Uncle Zhou was almost jumping for joy.

Wen Daocheng squinted his eyes, looking at his cousin's dangerous speech with a deadly look.Although he didn't like this big cousin who was always on Gu Qiao's mind, he would not allow others to casually say that Gu Qiao's big cousin was not good!

"..." Uncle Zhou regretted it after he finished speaking. Looking at Xiao Shizi's face, his tongue was about to get knotted, he stumbled and hurriedly tried to explain, "I forgot that Situ Rong should be your cousin, no, she Even if it's not your cousin, I shouldn't say that a girl's family is a tigress. Ahhh, the more you talk, the more chaotic, don't be angry, okay? I really didn't mean it, I was gloating, it has nothing to do with your cousin, I don't really think she's bad."

Inexplicably, Zhou Shubian came to recruit Xiao Shizi to join his group and make him stand firm, but now he kept apologizing to Xiao Shizi instead.

Both Wen Tian and Qian Duo have lost sight of them. Really, IQ is flawed. This young son of the Gu family is obviously the one with Wen Zhuan.They really couldn't bear to see Zhou Shubian continue to act stupidly, so, out of loyalty... they turned around.

This time the examination papers were graded quickly, because Emperor Wu supervised the examiners like a ghost, and he couldn't wait to see his son's excellent performance!

Somehow, he had a hunch that his son would definitely be the best in this exam!

There is no why.

The judging process of the palace examination is that the examiner first looks at the papers, selects some of the most outstanding ones, and then presents them to the imperial court, and Emperor Wu decides to be ugly and Yinmao.Emperor Wu knew very well what his son's handwriting looked like. Could it be that he didn't choose his son as the first? !

Even if they are also third-class subjects, they will be ranked first and second.

That afternoon, the test paper had already been delivered to Emperor Wu, and Emperor Wu looked at the brand new test paper with indescribable words: "Why do you have to re-copy it to be exactly the same?"

Yes, these papers sent to the imperial court were all copied by someone.

The old eunuch had no way to say that the examiners were trying to prevent Emperor Wu from cheating on his son. He could only explain: "It's a newly revised rule discussed by the adults recently. They also read the copied version. It is said that It is to prevent someone from cheating through special symbols."

There is no way for the handwriting to convey any information, and it has been guarded against every corner.

Emperor Wu snorted coldly in his heart. He may not know who these ministers are trying to prevent from cheating, but at this time, he still has to turn a blind eye. After all, he really intends to cheat his son.He thought in his heart, did he really think that without the handwriting, there would be nothing I could do?How well do I understand my Anbang's tone of voice!

Then, the ten test papers were read over and over again by Emperor Wu several times.

In the end, Emperor Wu had to come to a conclusion in the face of reality——My Anbang has really quietly changed a lot in these years, and he really doesn't know his son as well as he thought.

Emperor Wu wanted to drop the vermilion pen on the spot to say that he would not judge, it was boring, and he was about to die of anger!

Slumped on the dragon chair, lifeless, as if about to strike.

The personal eunuch couldn't just tell Emperor Wu to rush to judge the case, so he could only gently persuade him again: "Your Highness is still waiting."

"Yes!" Anbang can't be made to wait. Gu Qiao, who is important to Anbang, is not in good health. If something happens, the surprise prepared for Anbang will turn into a tragedy.

Since he couldn't make a choice, Emperor Wu decided not to give up, and chose six out of ten, and with a stroke of a pen, he boldly gave them all three grades.

"Six, six?" Although the personal eunuch could not read or write, he could at least recognize the numbers, and understood that it was impossible to produce so many third-class students at once in a general department. After all, these six people were all going to be appointed officials.

Giving so much at once is not easy to handle.

"Do you have an opinion?" Emperor Wu really couldn't tell the difference. He was afraid that his son would lose the election, so he expanded the range of choices. If he wasn't afraid of being annoyed by the examiners, he would have ordered all ten.

"Naturally, slaves don't dare." The personal eunuch said nothing more, but let the little apprentice hold the imperial pen to personally judge the result, and hurriedly sent it to the long-awaited examiners.Professionals will distinguish the dark patterns, and then write down the list selected by His Majesty, and send it back to the imperial court.

This little waiting time was like a year for Emperor Wu, like a torture, he paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his back, for fear that his crown prince would be dismissed because of him making a mistake.He has recently learned from the prince, and he can't help but chatter with his late wife in his heart: Zitong, we must bless our son is Jiake, we must bless him!Our son is so good, there must be no problem, right!

Probably it was Empress Zhou who really appeared. After the crucial list was sent, Emperor Wu saw at a glance that his crown prince was one of those six people.

Thank goodness!

However, Emperor Wu was not completely relieved, his crown prince was not the number one he ordered.Emperor Wu recalled some of the contents of the prince's paper according to his ranking. How to put it, when he thought that the other party was just a courtier, he would feel that although this person was talented, he was too proud of his talent. smell.But when he knew that this was his son, he was very double-standard and felt that it was not because of his arrogance, but because of the arrogance and nobility of the prince himself. This is his Anbang!

But the noun has been decided, everyone knows it, and Emperor Wu can't change his mind again.He could only continue to ponder in the hall, how should he operate?

***

In the waiting side hall on the other side, Gu Qiao had already sorted out her emotions, and rushed back to the side hall from the East Palace after receiving the news that the results of the test paper had come out.

The side hall was very lively a moment ago, but after seeing the prince coming in, it became completely silent in an instant, and fell to one's knees.

Everyone knows that the crown prince is here, and the announcement of the result is not far away.

Sure enough, after a while, they were invited to the main hall by the palace people. Amidst Honglu singing, Emperor Wu came to know in person again, behind him were all the examiners of this system examination, as well as some who were not examiners but deeply A courtier who was reused by Emperor Wu.The meaning of their existence is... to be the son of Emperor Wuxiu.

Everyone knelt down to salute, only the prince was called up.

The moment they got up, Gu Qiao and Wen Daocheng felt a trance at the same time, and when they opened their eyes again, they had already returned to their bodies.

I heard that Daocheng is the prince and Gu Qiao is the son.

Gu Qiao almost staggered and fell to the top of the hall. He was used to the high energy of the prince, and when he suddenly returned to his too weak body, he almost fainted on the spot.Gu Qiao adjusted his breathing a few times, and understood what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who was so comfortable talking and laughing with him, endured for him.

Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, Gu Qiao's lips were as pale as his face.

Sitting at the top, Emperor Wu saw clearly the people below, so he hurriedly urged the eunuch who read out to hurry up. Gu Qiao's health was really not good, and he was already at the end of his strength.

Wen Daocheng couldn't help but look back at Gu Qiao, no one knew better than him what Gu Qiao was enduring at this moment.

The old eunuch read quickly.

According to the past, the order of the six people in the first class is the level of knowledge.But Emperor Wu was ingenious, saying that the prince is the crown prince, and the crown prince is different from all other candidates, and he must read the crown prince first.The examiners had nothing to do, they gave in after confirming that the eunuchs would explain clearly the rules that Emperor Wu had changed when they read the list.

The name of the crown prince cannot be mentioned, but His Royal Highness.

And what follows...

It was Gu Qiao.

No. [-] in the department, well deserved!