The heroine Jiangshan

Chapter 173

When I saw Chu Qingbo again, the spring of the second year of Yongjia had ended, but the results had not yet been announced.

The examiners were locked in the palace and judged the papers in full swing. Some students were suffering in the inn hall, and some ran around playing wildly to relieve pressure.

However, Chu Qingbo asked Zhao Xuan to go out for an outing in Beijing, and met Yun Ruochen again at the Jade Buddha Temple in the suburbs of Beijing.

Yun Ruochen accompanied Concubine Duan and his party to offer incense at the Jade Buddha Temple.Their whereabouts were low-key, and they didn't deliberately ask the monks to clear the venue. They just asked the host to accompany them to the side hall dedicated to offering incense and praying for blessings.

Unexpectedly, when leaving the mountain gate, Yun Ruochen just glanced out of the car window, and saw Zhao Xuan and Chu Qingbo from a distance.

Zhao Xuansu was dressed in a white horse, handsome and handsome, very eye-catching among the crowd.And Chu Qingbo, who was riding side by side with him, was equally imposing. The two of them shone like twin constellations. It would be hard for Yun Ruochen not to see them both.

"Is that Song Guogong?"

Concubine Duan also saw Zhao Xuan, and was also moved by Chu Qingbo's demeanor, and couldn't help asking Yun Ruochen: "Princess, the one next to Duke Song is..."

Although the concubine is getting old, which woman doesn't love Tan Lang?Seeing more beautiful people and things will always make people feel happy.

It is precisely because of her detached status as an old man that she dared to openly inquire about the origin of a strange man.

"It's the number one talent in the southeast, Chu Qingbo. Perhaps, he will have other titles soon."

Yun Ruochen smiled lightly, watching Xia Hong go and invite those two people over.

On such an occasion, with elders by his side, all he could say was to exchange pleasantries.To Yun Ruochen's relief, Zhao Xuan's complexion got better and better, which proved that the inner strength method Nie Shen chose for him was still right.

Looking at Chu Qingbo again, he still looked calm, and he didn't mean to worry about the results of the palace examination at all.Is it self-confidence, or arrogance?Perhaps for a genius, there is no difference between self-confidence and arrogance.

In the test some time ago, Chu Qingbo was at the top. It is estimated that the palace test that finally determines the ranking will not fail inexplicably.

She suddenly wanted to know if Zhao Xuan knew about Chu Qingbo recommending her a "son-in-law candidate"?
And if Zhao Xuan knew Chu Qingbo's plan very well, and was so close to Chu Qingbo, then...

For some reason, Yun Ruochen felt very delicate when he thought of this.

For the future...she has her own plan, and Zhao Xuan has his own.A few germinations in youth will eventually wither in the years under the pressure of power and interests.

Haggard green plums, neglected bamboo horses, they parted ways quietly in the spring scenery of the suburbs of Beijing when the ice and snow finally melted.

"what happened to you?"

Under the ancient tree of the Jade Buddha Temple, Chu Qingbo looked at Zhao Xuan who had been silent for a long time, knowing why he remained silent.

Zhao Xuan shook his head self-deprecatingly and laughed.

"Qingbo, her eyes are asking me - 'Are you an insider'?"

"Yes, I know. I didn't stop you from pushing Chu Zhen to her side."

"It's not that she didn't choose me, it's that I gave up fighting for her first...I'm a coward."

Zhao Xuan took a deep breath, and suddenly punched the tree trunk hard.

He exerted so much force that the thick tree was shaken, and its branches and leaves rustled all over the ground, attracting the attention of pilgrims and monks.Fortunately, both of them had followers guarding around them, so no one would come to disturb their conversation.

"You're bleeding."

Chu Qingbo's tone was very calm, he was just stating a fact.

He casually used his sweat towel to bandage the wound on Zhao Xuan's hand. He was really not used to doing this kind of thing, it was so ugly... Chu Qingbo sighed regretfully. As a perfectionist, he always hoped for everything. Can do the best.

"Catch up now and tell her that you are willing to work hard to win her. I won't intervene before it's too late."

Chu Qingbo shrugged.

Zhao Xuan didn't even have any interest in answering, so he withdrew his hand and went into the hall to worship the Buddha.

In the main hall, cigarettes curled up, wooden fishes sounded, the silence was so ethereal that even time had stood still.

If time could really stop...

How he wished that time could stop at the island in the late summer and autumn of that year.She just woke up from a long lethargy, and everyone was so happy that they practiced, cultivated, and played around desperately.

The day he decided to leave the island alone, he had lost his boyhood forever.

From then on, he had to shoulder the responsibilities of Song Guogong's Zhao family, and live for the glory and inheritance of the family, gritting his teeth to live.

How could he not love her?But what did he use to win her over?
No matter whether it is the emperor or the ministers, no one will agree to the Zhao family marrying the princess, and it is impossible for the Zhao family to agree to their prince's son-in-law.

He is not as good as Gu Che, the only resistance Gu Che faces is his grandfather.

But what stood between Zhao Xuan and Yun Ruochen were the interests of the royal family, the Zhao family, the officials, and the people of the world...

Zhao Xuan bowed his head, and slammed heavily on the floor paved with thick bluestone bricks, bang, bang, bang, one after another, dull impact.

Chu Qingbo watched him kowtow to the Buddha statue with his hands behind his back, and finally seemed to be tired, and lay down on the futon limply and did not move.

Maybe he was crying, Chu Qingbo didn't intend to go over to comfort him.

Chu Qingbo would scoff at someone who was sad, heart-wrenching, and neglecting their careers because of another woman.However, Yun Ruochen was an exception.

Feeling sad for this princess...is normal too.

But, what is love like?

Chu Qingbo was a little curious, but fortunately, this strange emotion only formed a shadow in his mind, and disappeared before it had time to take shape.

He was more concerned about when Zhao Xuan would return to normal, and went with him to a Zen room in the backyard to meet the shopkeepers and stewards sent by several Southeast aristocratic families.

This is the big deal!

In the early morning two days later, the capital ushered in a special day.

The palace examination is about to start.

When the sky was still gray, many people couldn't wait to leave their homes.Among them, there are royal ministers, civil and military officials, and new scholars.

The bell rang, and the main gate of the palace opened wide. The guards in brand-new robes walked quickly into the long corridor of the palace gate, and lined up to welcome the adults who came to participate in the ceremony today.

Emperor Yongjia, who had been ill for several days, showed a rare smile, and seemed to be more energetic.

After all, it is the country's talent promotion ceremony, an auspicious day for the selection of talents, and it is the first new Jinshi after he succeeded to the throne.Theoretically speaking, these were his disciples, so he naturally had to take a good look at them.

As a princess, no matter how favored Yun Ruochen is, she is not qualified to go to the front hall to participate in this kind of ceremony, although she is indeed very curious.

She had plenty of eyeliner and errands, and every quarter of an hour, a little eunuch came to report to her the progress of the ceremony, which was basically equivalent to a live broadcast.

Today's Yun Ruochen didn't even bother to wear a coat, anyway, the weather was warm and there were no idlers in Chonghua Palace.She was wearing a thin spring shirt, and she was lazily nestling on the Arhat bed reading an ancient book on algebra. At her feet, there was a little court lady beating her legs with a beauty hammer.

Hmph, I heard that outsiders say that he spends extravagantly in the palace and blames the maids?

How could a naive and kind-hearted beautiful girl like me do such a stupid thing as beating and killing servants without incident!

Yun Ruochen is very dissatisfied that her folk image has been ruined, although she can't be regarded as a very kind master...at least she has never done anything to abuse her servants.

"Xia Hong, did you say that Bengong abused you?"

Yun Ruochen still grumbled when he picked a cherry from the fruit basket that Xia Hong brought to eat.

"Princess, don't pay attention to those nonsense people, you are the most kind, and I don't know where those strange words come from!"

Xia Hong knew that the master had finally heard some rumors from the outside world in the past few days, and since then she has been cursing from time to time.Fortunately, when the princess is in a bad mood, she can only chatter, and never take out her anger on such servants as herself!The people outside didn't know anything and just talked nonsense. If she was a princess, she would probably be even more angry.

"Where did it spread... then it's not a rumor, it's a make-up, a make-up."

Yun Ruochen sneered even more: "Who else could it be? Those men with bad mouths in the sixth department, all day long, Zhezi said that the father is not good, that is not good, and then hit the idea on Ben Gong. Shilin character , Scolding the royal family is a show of backbone, and the scholars will praise them for not fearing death. If the emperor gets angry and hits them with the staff a few times, they will die happily."

"What's more, those so-called princely parties who want to tease Xing'er and my birth, heh..." Yun Ruochen didn't bother to talk.

Being a princess is such a hard job. If you are not favored, you will be bullied to death in the palace, and if you are favored, you will be bullied to death by foreign ministers!

She will write down this grudge for them and settle the score properly.Mingli can't trouble them, so she won't do something secretly?

As a skilled sorcerer who specializes in assassinating others, as long as she finds out the list of those responsible, hehehe...she will make one or two of them so unlucky that they regret being born into this world!

It is her style to seek revenge.Why should she laugh off those rumors and slander?
"Princess, the top three list is out!"

The little eunuch came to report quickly, and Ji Jianing took the list in front of the palace gate and sent it to Yun Ruochen, Yun Ruochen just glanced at it and laughed.

No.1 in Yijia, Chu Qingbo.

There is no suspense.

This guy probably saved a lot of money when he took the national exam. He deliberately didn't take the first place in the exam. He was afraid that he would be jealous if he got two first places in a row, right?

Look, the one who passed the Huiyuan exam, the leader of the Seven Sons Society, the surname Wu... Now he didn't even get into the top three, I don't know if he got into the second one?

If you fall to the top three, you will have no future, it shouldn't be so miserable...

"Come on, Jia Ning, let's go out of the palace."

Yun Ruochen threw away the cherry stone, clapped his hands and asked someone to change his clothes.

What are you doing out of the palace?Ji Jianing was puzzled, but she didn't ask questions aloud.The princess didn't mention that she was going out of the palace this morning... Oh, yes, the princess must be going to see the No.

That was very lively.Ji Jianing has only heard that on the opening day of the rankings, the top three champions, the second place, and Tanhua will ride horses through the streets, and praise the officials in the imperial streets. The so-called "horse hoof disease in the spring breeze, and seeing all the flowers in Chang'an in one day" is a description of this grand occasion.

Thinking of this, Ji Jianing and Xia Hong took active actions, going out to play is always a good thing!

(End of this chapter)