Song and Tang Youyan

"Oh, that's right." She continued, "Do you know who is at the top of this year's imperial examination?"

Without thinking too much, I casually said, "Who is it?"

"Gu Mengyan."

My hand holding the tea was taken aback, "Really? Did time pass so fast? He really realized his ambition, but he never thought it would be so fast."

She leaned over, "What are you muttering about?"

I came back to my senses, "How do you know him?"

She took a sip of tea, "The capital is not big, so the news is naturally well-informed. Besides, wasn't he there when you rescued me that day?" She smiled at me, "I know him, it's normal, isn't it?"

I nodded, "That's true."

She got up, "Thank you, I am very happy today, I will go home first, and leave."

I return the salute, "Go slowly."

I was still tossing and turning in bed at night and couldn't fall asleep. I went out early the next morning and came to the place where he lived involuntarily.To be precise, it was where he used to live.

As soon as I arrived in front of his house, a neighbor immediately ran over to me and told me that he had already moved into the palace. He heard that he was favored by the Holy Spirit. to this place.

I asked, "What about his old mother?"

"Hey, I picked him up on the day the list was unveiled. What a filial child, I am afraid that my mother will live alone and suffer." The neighbor said in an appreciative tone.

My heart was suddenly empty, and the distance between me and him was getting farther and farther.

Suddenly, the usual flat tone sounded from behind, "Why are you looking for me all of a sudden today?"

I turned around, stunned, "Why...you came back suddenly? Now, shouldn't you be assisting in political affairs?"

He walked up to me, took off his court clothes, and handed them to the boy next to him, "It's really tiring to wear, but the usual clothes are comfortable." He smiled at me, "Come in and sit down? "

He didn't answer my question, but after he took off his court clothes, there was still his usual plain robe inside.I followed him into the house and stopped the boy from the door.

As soon as he entered the door, he hugged me in his arms, and I heard him say in a gentle tone that I have never heard before, "Yuan Chao, I have succeeded."

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I broke away from him, "You, you succeeded, what are you doing with me? It's weird."

He seemed to realize his gaffe, coughed dryly, and handed me a glass of water, "It's nice to share the joy of success with your friends, isn't it?"

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"Then you...are you really going to implement changes?"

"No, we still have to wait. Now that I am in the limelight, if I rashly ask for reform, I will definitely become the target of public criticism. It doesn't matter if I die, but the reform may become a joke." He smiled helplessly, drinking Take a sip of tea.

I blurted out, "How is that possible? You still have an old mother, so naturally you can't let your life be wasted!"

He was stunned, "You are worried about me, don't worry, I won't be so disrespectful to my life." He rubbed my head in a strange way.

I always felt that it was a bit strange to be alone in the room with him, so I stood up abruptly, put his hand on my head, and said, "I came here today to congratulate you, since I have seen you, I won't stay any longer, and I'll take my leave, brother Gu Yin." After saying that, he left that place as if fleeing.

After I left, Li Tong came out from behind the house, "Since you like him? Why didn't you tell him?"

Gu Yin smiled wryly, "Obviously, he can't accept broken sleeves, let alone me."

Li Tong closed his eyes, "You asked me to deliberately tell him in front of him that you were very happy and lured him here, as if it was a little...unhappy in the end?"

"Hahaha..." Gu Yin laughed twice, and said firmly, "It's okay, I'll let him understand." After speaking, he followed the boys back to Beijing.

Li Tong paused for a moment, "Why don't you die if you can be like a mandarin duck?" Her eyes were slightly sad, "I don't know who the 'mandarin duck' I want to stay with will choose to live in."

When Zhang Xinqing learned that Gu Yin was already the champion of this year's imperial examination, she couldn't hide the admiration in her eyes, "Gu Mengyan must be mine!"

"Well said!" came a thick and hoarse voice from behind.

Zhang Xinqing turned around and walked quickly, "Father, you also think that Gu Mengyan is a nice person, don't you? Father, my daughter will be happy for the rest of her life if she marries her!"

Zhang Jianming stroked his beard, which was not wide enough for a fist, "Then the daughter has already secretly promised her?"

Zhang Xinqing nodded shyly, "Father, he is very good, and he will definitely be a pillar of the country in the future. If my daughter can marry him, it will be a good thing for our Zhang family."

Zhang Jianming pretended to be puzzled, "But I heard that this Gu Mengyan has already been engaged to him, and it is said that he is still a country girl, so he cannot be on the stage."

"Who? Who dares to rob Gu Mengyan from me?"

Zhang Jianming seemed to have heard a satisfactory answer, and smiled, "There is a woman in the same village as him, named Li Tong, yes, this is the person. Because he was born in the countryside, not many people know about it."

Zhang Xinqing clenched her fists secretly, since you are a stumbling block between me and Gu Mengyan, then I will keep you!

Zhang Jianming achieved his goal, but he still pretended to say, "Daughter, don't do anything stupid, it's not good if you have already been caught."

The implication is that no traces can be left!

Zhang Xinqing said with a sly smile, "Father, don't worry, my daughter will be very careful and won't cause any trouble."

I went back to the mansion and stayed idle for a few days. No one came to disturb me, so it was clean. One day, I was taking a nap in the courtyard, and my servants came to report. Someone came to me and said that I had something important to talk to. I thought about it recently. Nothing unusual, but still followed him out.

When I went out, I saw a rickety farmer in linen and rough clothes standing outside waiting anxiously, as if complaining that it took too long and stumbled.

As soon as I saw me, I immediately grabbed me, and I felt that my arm was about to be broken. I struggled secretly and said, "Why is this old man looking for me?"

Unexpectedly, tears welled up in his eyes, he grabbed me even harder, and said, "Please save my daughter's life, my lord, I'm just such a daughter, nothing can happen to me."

I realized the urgency of the situation, "Master, please speak slowly, why did you ask me to save your daughter? I am also a commoner. Tell me first, who is your daughter and what happened?"

Wiping away his tears, he told the truth word by word.

It turned out that on the day I went to look for Gu Yin, Li Tong also went to look for him. Unexpectedly, the next day, a group of people came to her house with long knives and said they wanted to arrest her. The old father could not understand that his daughter was always virtuous and filial. How could it be possible to break the law, Li Tong naturally would not obey. In a panic, the group of people injured the old father and kidnapped Li Tong away. Before leaving, Li Tong loudly asked his father to come to Buxi to find Song Tang, maybe he could save her, so he searched all the way here.

The poor old father held back his tears again, held my hand and said, "Since she asked me to look for you, there must be a way to save her. Please don't stand by and watch!"

I frowned, and ordered the servants below to prepare a fast horse and rushed to Zhang's Mansion in the capital overnight.

As soon as I entered the door, no one notified me, leading me directly to a certain place in the backyard, and the uneasy premonition in my heart became more and more intense.

As soon as I arrived in the backyard, I saw Li Tong lying on the ground without moving, so I hurried over and helped her up, "How are you? Wake up!" I patted her face, only feeling the coolness, but she was still in a deep sleep Not waking up.

There was applause suddenly behind him, "The two of you are truly a loving couple." I turned around and saw Zhang Xinqing standing under the tree with a group of men in black holding long knives. The light was dim, and her expression was hard to see. The peony pattern on the top is red and almost coquettish.

I said coldly, "Why did you not hesitate to pretend to be an order from the Yamen?"

She came over, and couldn't hide the contempt in her tone, "Of course she hindered me, so I took the initiative to teach you a lesson." After she finished speaking, she giggled, matching her face, it was disgusting.

"What did you do to her?"

"Dead. Only the dead will not hinder me, hahaha."

I clenched my fists, "Disregarding the law, taking human life as nothing, what did she do to offend you, causing you to die."

She stopped smiling, "You know? My favorite is Gu Mengyan. His knowledge, his smile, including his coldness, all make me intoxicated. I even want to marry him in my dream. Create a good story in the world together. But this woman actually has a marriage contract with him! How can it be, how can it be! He is mine! How can I be ambiguous with other women!"

"Because of this, you killed her?"

"Of course, based on this alone, it is not a pity for her to die!"

I rushed up and grabbed her neck, "That's life for life!"

Seeing that her master was being threatened, her subordinates immediately stepped forward and pulled me down. In the confusion, I felt a pain in my back, touched it with my hand, and my hand was bright red, and then I fell down without a trace. unconscious.