Emperor Phoenix

Chapter 122

Beside him, someone quietly tugged on his clothes. Naturally, it was the prince of the Xiao family who reminded him, don't lose your composure here, don't let this fox see anything, otherwise you will be struck out by three strikes if you ruin our mother's affairs.

Pursing his lips and tightening his cheeks, Xiao Jue resumed his graceful and calm imperial demeanor, and said lightly: "Let's all get down—I'm going to the Temple of Heaven to offer incense, and I passed by here, thinking that the exam will be held in Chunwei today, so come and see, what's the matter?" All these people are still outside the door? Also, King Jing'an, why are you here?"

"Your Majesty, my minister is also passing by," Yu Zixi replied without changing his expression, "Seeing that Lao Hong is short of manpower here, I am afraid that the scholars have not entered the door when the exam starts, and Lao Hong will be beheaded if the time is delayed. As a minister, how can this humble minister bear the heart of Lao Hong to end up like this, so come to help the leader, um...don't thank me, Lao Hong."

Hong Jiashi almost spurted out a mouthful of depressed blood, Yu Zixi, from now on, I will be at odds with you!
"Oh," Xiao Jue said noncommittally, frowning first, and said to Hong Jiashi: "The time is coming, I promise you to open all five doors, send more people, first let all the scholars enter the room to start the exam, you are the chief examiner, other things you Don't bother."

Hong Jiashi immediately kowtowed in gratitude, arranged for the scholars to search again, and the crowd dispersed. Xiao Juefang looked at Yu Zixi coldly, "Passing by temporarily? Are you carrying a chair while passing by temporarily?"

He walked forward seemingly unintentionally, passed by Yu Zixi, stretched out his hand, and dragged Yu Zixi over.

"What are you making trouble about? If you do this again, I can't protect you anymore!"

"Your Majesty, are you nervous? Are you angry? Why are you angry?" Jade Fox didn't seem to hear his threat at all, but just rolled his eyes and looked him up and down meaningfully, "He is not your woman, why are you nervous? "

He smiled, turned around and came to Qin Changge's side, grabbed her, and said to Xiao Jue with a smile: "Your Majesty, since you are here, you can save me the trouble of my minister, since the last time I was treated lightly by this young man in the street , suddenly thought of Long Yang, wanting to try the taste of a man... This scholar insulted the county king in the street. , there is no need to beat him up, instead of a stick, please reward him to the humble minister, right?"

"You're going to miss the exam." Xiao Jue suppressed his anger again and again, staring at Yu Zixi and said slowly: "It's not easy to be a scholar. After ten years of cold windows, the beams and buttocks are hanging on the beam, so how can I disturb you like this?" Who do you like is your business, Long Yang’s love, this unrefined matter, you actually use it to negotiate with me, and ask me to give you a child prostitute? You will give me the majestic state of Xiliang Where do you put it? Where do you put me, the lord of the Kyushu? Nonsense! Go back to the mansion and think about the past!"

Qin Changge looked at Xiao Jue with wide eyes, and almost applauded in admiration. This guy has come out of experience. It turned out that Jade Fox didn't take advantage of any flaws and loopholes. The emperor, the profession that most trains people's minds, is indeed not for nothing.

It's not easy for her to applaud, but the prince can express his sincere appreciation to his heart's content.

"Miaozaisiyan!" Xiao Baozi clapped his hands vigorously. He listened to the old man Jia Duan's class recently, and he heard this sentence the most. Now that he moved it to the occasion, he waved his hands to Qin Changge with a serious face, "This... Sir, go to the test now."

"Xiaosheng, thank you Your Majesty, Prince Long En!" Qin Changge responded immediately, pulled back his clothes from Yu Zixi's hands very neatly, and ran away with his basket on his back. She glanced thoughtfully at her, then looked at Xiao Jue who was staring at him with a solemn expression, smiled, and said in a charming voice: "My minister also... thank you Lord Long En." After saying a salute, he swaggered away.

The turmoil became invisible as a result. Qin Changge made a hand gesture while running towards the gate of the Gongyuan, implying that the Huangmeng guards stopped the plan——Xiao Jue came so fast, beyond her expectation, and originally wanted to order his men to put on a show Go and burn the lamp that Yu Zixi carries at all times in order to turn him off - everyone knows that the lamp is Yu Zixi's lifeblood, except when it is placed in the signing room during the court, it is always with him at all times.

Forget it... If you annoy this fox, you won't be able to get rid of it.

Three exams, one on the [-]th, [-]th, and [-]th each, each for three days, in the small room for nine days without leaving home, Qin Changge spent more than half of the time sleeping and counting his fingers, and the rest of the time dealing with those classic exams Yi Ce finished his exam on poetry and fu on the last day, and came out with a small basket on his back. The sun was so bright that it was almost blazing, and the flowers on the magnolia tree on the opposite street were in full bloom, as big as a jade plate. Beautiful, Qin Changge closed his eyes against the sunlight, and looked down, only to find the man in black leaning against the tree.

Blinking his eyes, Qin Changge stood still and looked carefully again.

On the opposite side, a slender man dressed in ordinary black met her gaze with a little embarrassment. Yingrui's eyes were firm under his long eyebrows, but his face was slightly red.

Pursing his lips, Qin Changge looked at his men's clothes, and his eyes drifted to the west of the city. She moved recently and now lives in the west of the city, where middle-class households live together, with small yards, three entrances inside and outside. , lived in Fadashui in his hometown, and now came to Yingdu to join relatives to seek livelihood. Three distant cousins ​​lived in the innermost room, the sick brother lived in, the elder brother and his wife lived in the second, and two unmarried brothers lived in the first and side rooms. Chu Feihuan is the one who is sick; the eldest brother and his wife are fake husbands and wives of Qi Fan and the female disciple of Huangmeng; the other two are Rong Xiaotian and Qin Changge. Enjoy a normal life.

What Qin Changge meant was: Our identities are inconvenient now, so go home.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Jue on the opposite side didn't move, his eyes drifted towards the city gate.

Uh... out of town?
doing what?
His eyes moved to the side again, and a black horse with good foot strength but not eye-catching was snorting beside him, kicking and spinning leisurely.

On the opposite side, Xiao Jue made a mouth shape to her puzzled gaze.

"As a reward, let's go out of town."

Frowning, he looked at His Majesty's silent but stubborn expression, then smiled helplessly, Qin Changge shook his head lightly, and made a "you first" gesture.

Xiao Jue's eyes lit up like a morning star, and he immediately turned around and led the horse.

The flow of people on the street is moving, coming and going in a hurry, and no one notices that the two "men" one behind the other walk slowly at the same pace and destination, with different moods and memories.

The afternoon wind was refreshing and clean, and the wind blew the shiny black hair of the man in front of him. Qin Changge's eyes were slightly distant and soft at this moment.

In a trance, time turned back, and the 16-year-old boy looked back angrily, with clear eyes.

Xiao Jue, we seem to have been walking in the same direction like this for a long time.

But at some point, did they miss each other's way?
Xiao Jue led the horse and walked slowly ahead. His steps were steady and firm. His slender figure would never be overwhelmed by the flow of people. He was not very eager to do it. Although he hoped for the beauty of being alone with Changge, but This road, walking one after the other like this, seems to be able to go longer. At this moment, the time is quiet, and the person who loves with all my heart is behind me. When I turn around, I can touch her face. How much happiness is that?

And how long has he missed the feeling of being tied behind him and feeling his warm eyes burning his back?

Xiao Jue's gaze gradually became distant... Many, many years ago, there seemed to be a similar scene.

That year... the young man who split the door with a knife in front of the long street stared at the door that was tightly closed in front of him, and listened to the unbridled laughter of the brothers behind the door. He bit his lips and remained silent. Those deep black pupils had long been unable to restrain their tears.

But he could hear the girl chuckling behind him, as light and pretty as a delicate flower falling from a branch.

She had a conversation with him, and the tears were instantly dried by the ignited fire of hope, but he was still a little puzzled, and he looked her up and down—so beautiful, so slender, so small, she felt like Dreams are so beautiful, so aren't those exciting promises also a dream that is easily broken?

"follow me."

The girl's eyes turned, and she immediately saw his doubts. She turned around, leaving a beautiful back.

He hesitated a little, but followed immediately without thinking too much.

She is in front, he is behind, his gaze has been glued to her back, how can a person's outline be so delicate and perfect?The smooth undulations are like poetry, or, the delicate beauty of the rainbow in the sky...

At that moment, he hated himself for not studying hard. The many Chinese sentences in his memory that gathered the essence of literati's thoughts from thousands of years ago seemed to lose their color in front of the extremely beautiful appearance. , The spirit show like a dragon swimming in a fright.

After going around and out of the city, she stopped in front of a dilapidated ancestral hall. She turned around and smiled at him, brushing the dusty incense table in the ancestral hall.

With just a slight swipe, the incense table flew up like nothing, and moved to the other side, revealing a pattern under the incense table.

His eyes widened in surprise, this girl is only thirteen or fourteen years old, how can she have such amazing kung fu?

But she leaned against the wall, smiled and waved to him, "Come, look."

He stepped forward as he said, and he wondered how he, who was not usually obedient, obeyed a girl younger than him today?However, the little girl in front of her has a broad realm in her gentle eyes, her eyes are lingering, and she is full of majesty.

He lowered his eyes involuntarily, but it was a bluestone carving, which was divided into four parts, flying dragon in the sky, grabbing a giant tortoise with its feet, smashing a tortoise on a rock, and dancing to the death of a tortoise.

The sculptor's writing skills are extraordinary, but with only a few strokes, the images are vivid, showing the majesty of the dragon, the ferociousness of the turtle, the flying of the dragon, and the dying struggle of the turtle, all of which are captured by one's eyes.

(End of this chapter)