When Xiao Suo returned to the General's Mansion, Shen Yan dragged him to take a bath and change his clothes. After taking a bath, two bowls of hot ginger soup entered his stomach, his limbs and bones felt warm, and the cold disappeared.

Dinner was prepared outside, and when Xiao Suo packed up and came out, he saw Shen Yan standing by the table with his mouth grinning—obviously very hungry, but he didn't move his chopsticks.

"Come on, I'm starving to death!" His eyes sparkled, as if he was looking at a piece of braised pork.

Xiao Suo was also hungry, but thinking about Ouyang Xu's words, his appetite was not very good.As soon as he sat down, Shen Yan immediately pushed over a bowl of porridge: "Drink this first, I haven't eaten well these two days, drink porridge to nourish you."

"Okay." He picked up the spoon as he said, and stirred it gently a few times.The bowl was not the usual white porridge, there were some unknown diced meat mixed in the rouge rice, it seemed to be beef, and it seemed to be pork liver.

"Try this crispy pickled bitter gourd. It was sent from the palace and said to be pickled with fresh lychees." Shen Yan's eyes were full of love, which made his heart ache.

What a luxury, the general is a general after all, but he is just a poor scholar!Is it because you can't ask for your sweetheart that you are extra good to yourself as a substitute?Is it so thoughtful to everyone who has dealt with it, so meticulous that it doesn't look like a warrior?But it was very deep, just now in the carriage, I felt so at ease, I couldn't bear to let go.

"It tastes...very good." Xiao Suo silently swallowed that piece of bitter gourd, it was sweet.

It’s not bitter anymore, is it still bitter melon?

But he's not Yan Jun, how can he compare to him!

Shen Yan pushed over a few more dishes: "Eat more! It's only been three days, and I've lost so much weight!"

Xiao Suo chewed silently and didn't mention anything in the examination room.After dinner, Shen Yan put his arms around his shoulders, leaning on the back of the chair like a rich man and said: "Yesterday when I entered the palace, the emperor said that there were pirates in the southeast, and now there is a war in the west, and there is not enough manpower. If necessary, I may be sent to suppress the bandits." .”

"Is the war in Xifan serious?" Xiao Suo didn't know much about it.

"Small fights, it doesn't matter. It's just that the fight can't be finished for a while, and several veteran generals who lead the troops can't come back, so this matter has to fall on me." Shen Yan rubbed his stuffed stomach , sighed: "If I don't go to the battlefield, I will be rusted!"

Xiao Suo was silent, and asked him: "Did the emperor say when he would send you there?"

"No." Shen Yan shook his head, then lowered his head and smirked: "Why, you missed me before you left?"

Xiao Suo was unexpectedly serious: "Yes, I miss you so much."

He lay on his chest, half-turned, like a docile kitten.Even the temperament is very similar, just a little less wild pride.From this point of view, he is more like a calm and taciturn lamb.

Huan Ye seems to be like a cat, always so high above, never guessing what he is thinking, but when he is silent, he has the majesty of a tiger, making people dare not approach him.Yan Junding is a sika deer—a sika deer with elegant appearance and complicated heart.He used to think that Wei Lan was a crane, but now he is not sure.

As for himself, the emperor once said that he is a horse that does not submit, or a strong horse that will kick off the ribs of the offender.

Shen Yan withdrew his wild thoughts, raised his leg and rubbed hard against the place where he was next to him, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Where do you miss me the most?"

Xiao Suo's face looked like he had spilled madder juice, and his earlobe was instantly red from his neck to his neck.He has a fair complexion, with no traces on his face, he is a person who can't hide his emotions at all.

"What nonsense!" he rebuked vaguely.

"I'm talking nonsense? On the eve of the exam, who begged me to love him?" Shen Yan mercilessly turned out the whispers of the screen to make fun of him.

Sure enough, Xiao Suo was even more embarrassed, trying his best to cover his open mouth.Shen Yan took advantage of the situation and stretched out his hand to knead the most tender and plump place until he softened into a puddle of water, impatiently begging for more, and then carried him to the dormitory.

Early the next morning, when Xiao Suo woke up with a limp body, Shen Yan was still dreaming.He tiptoed over the sleeping man, hooked the bed curtain and slowly crawled out, for fear of waking him up.

"Where are you going?" Sure enough, he still woke up.Shen Yan half-opened his eyes and grabbed his ankle, "Well... so early, sleep a little longer!"

"I want to get up and study!" Xiao Suo tried to make this reason sound more noble, but obviously failed.

Shen Yanying's straight eyebrows frowned: "The exams are over, what book are you reading!" His "good temper" disappeared under the attack of getting up.

"I didn't do well in the exam this time, and I probably still have to take the August provincial exam. Moreover, even if I pass the exam, there will still be the Chunwei Examination and the Palace Examination. I spend my whole life studying in the study, how can I just throw it away after the exam? I think..."

The chirping words heard in Shen Yan's ears were the old monk's humming chanting.He covered Xiao Suo's mouth, forced him to his side, and threatened angrily: "Don't go, talk to me and deal with you!"

"But……"

Shen Yan must practice what he said, and stretched out his hand to slap him on the buttocks, "Say it again!"

Xiao Suo wanted to say go to the bathroom, but he didn't dare to open his mouth again, feeling uneasy over and over again.Shen Yan finally couldn't bear it any longer, sighed, and said: "Speak, tell, what are you going to do?"

"I... want to go to the toilet." Xiao Suo said, "I want to go to Nancheng in the afternoon."

Shen Yan opened his eyes: "What are you going to do in Nancheng?" That's where Xuanhuafang is.

Xiao Suo wants to go to Ouyang Xu, firstly, he can discuss the results of the scientific examination with him, and secondly, he can find out about the love-hate relationship between Yan Jun and Shen Yan.But it is not easy for him to talk to Shen Yan about this, he just said: "I met a tester in the Gongyuan, and we agreed to meet him. I want to go... can I go?"

Shen Yan squeezed his face, and said displeasedly: "I never said that I won't let you go out? As long as you don't go to meet your little lover, you can go for a stroll. I'm going to the military camp today. It's boring to stay at home by yourself. Go out That's okay. It's just that Nancheng is very chaotic, so don't go out and be kidnapped by a kidnapper, you'd better take Shishi with you."

"But..." Xiao Suo didn't want to take Shi Shi with him. He was also a poor student, and he went out to take a car with his entourage. How would others think of him.I don't know, I thought he made a special trip to show off. "I want to go by myself. Don't worry, I'm such an adult, how can there be a kidnapper to abduct me!"

After a moment of silence, Shen Yan finally gave an "um".He turned over and got out of bed, ordered Eleven to prepare the car, and said: "The southern city is so far away, you can't go there on foot? I'll ask Eleven to take you there, and I'll pick you up at the same place in the afternoon. Is that okay?"

Xiao Suo still wanted to say something, but seeing him frowning and trying to compromise, he couldn't refuse, so he nodded and agreed.After Shen Yan washed up, he had breakfast with him and then took Shen San'er to Yulin Yingmao.

Before leaving the door, he told Eleven again: "Change into your clothes and follow him from a distance. There are many people in Nancheng who are distracted, so watch carefully and nothing will happen to you!"

Eleven said in a muffled voice: "Master, why San'er can go to Daying with you, I have to go to Nancheng to be escorted by Mr. Xiaoqiong..."

Shen Yan tapped him on the head, and reprimanded: "If you are told to go, you can go, there is so much nonsense! I can tell you, let me take care of him, if he scratches his skin, I will ask you when I come back!"

Eleven pulled his face and said: "Understood, I will definitely bring it back whole for Grandpa."

Xiao Suo got off the car when he got to Lianhua Street in Nancheng, and he had to get off. The alleys beside the street were narrower than the other, criss-crossing, twists and turns, and it was impossible for a horse-drawn carriage to walk in.

He had been to the capital once before, and he lived in Beicheng at that time. The houses there were dilapidated, not as tidy as here, but they were spacious, unlike here where the doors are next to each other and the windows are crowded together.But that was many years ago, and the world is changing rapidly, so it is hard to predict the situation today.

Xiao Suo found Gouwei Alley, knocked on two doors and found out where Ouyang Xu lived.All the students living in this alley are students rushing for the exam, those with ample money rent a courtyard to live alone, and those who are shy have to live with others.

Ouyang Xu belongs to the latter group and lives in a yard at the end of the alley.The two unusually narrow doors were ajar, but when opened, it turned out to be a rather spacious small yard. There were people living in the east, west, north, south, and even the gatehouse had two boards as beds.

Xiao Suo attracted a lot of attention when he entered the door, he felt a little uncomfortable, but soon a kind-faced person came up to talk to him: "Brother, who are you looking for?"

He hastily bowed his hands in return: "Student Xiao Suo, I am here to find a friend named Ouyang, please don't blame me if I bother you."

As soon as this remark came out, the eyes that had just turned away flew over again, nailing him in place like an arrow and dart.Xiao Suo lowered his eyes, feeling very puzzled in his heart, but it was hard to ask.

The man smiled knowingly, and said: "Brother, is that Xiao Xiucai that Yukou mentioned today? We have all heard your name, and today we can be regarded as seeing the real Buddha."

Xiao Suo nodded embarrassingly, and heard him say again: "Brother came at an unfortunate time, Ouyang went to the tea house in the back alley to listen to books. If you are not in a hurry, you can come in first and wait. If you are in a hurry, you can go here." As he spoke, he pointed out with his right hand, and there was a narrow road over there.

"Thank you, brother. I'm going to look for him. I'm leaving here." Xiao Suo hastily retreated to the narrow path, took two steps, and suddenly remembered that he didn't know the name of the teahouse. When he found it, he turned back again.

Fang walked to the door, only to hear a faint voice coming from inside: "... I heard that he hooked up with rich officials and made them rabbits and servants. Otherwise, how could he be so innocent!"

Another voice said: "Brother Zhang's words are wrong. If he hadn't been born innocent, how could he have been hired by officials to be rabbits! It can be seen that he was born with that appearance, which is why people like him!"

The previous man said: "Brother Song is very clear! Could it be that you have also been a rabbit?" Then there was a burst of laughter.

Xiao Suo's face turned pale, and he heard the person surnamed Song say: "There are three places in the present department, the person surnamed Xiao must occupy one, and the remaining two are still fighting with all their strength like Li Fengcheng, let's not count on it." ! These days, serious people can’t do it, it’s better to be a rabbit!”

The person surnamed Zhang said: "This statement is bad again, can a rabbit still be a lifetime? Those high-ranking officials and dignitaries, which ones don't eat pots and look after pots, spoiling tomorrow by pampering them today! Don't look at the surname Xiao who is proud now, let's make it another day." People throw it out, even us are inferior!"

The one surnamed Song said again: "What you said is really bad! People take advantage of this time to get more benefits, and climb up as much as they can. Even if the master throws it out one day, they will be good at it. How could it be inferior to us! There is evidence, that Yan Yushi, didn’t rely on this to start his family! I’m afraid that the service will not be good, and let the master’s family take care of it, that’s a big deal!”

Xiao Suo flicked his footsteps and slipped down the steps.He walked out along the road in a daze, turned left at the end, and there was a road outside. There was a tea house beside the road. The three characters "Chun Yuan She" were written on the top beam, and the inside was very bustling. It's lively.

Through the railing, he saw a figure in a gray cloth robe, whose figure was somewhat familiar.Before Xiao Suo moved, Ouyang Xu recognized him and waved to him across the hall: "Brother Xiao, it's me, Ouyang!"

Xiao Suo went into the house, took out two coins from his sleeve and gave them to the clerk, ordered a bowl of tea, sat down next to Ouyang Xu, and asked him: "Brother Ouyang made it easy for me to find. Why are you drinking tea here alone?"

"It's okay to be idle!" Ouyang Xu peeled the peanuts and said, "Brother Xiao, don't think this tea house is very big, but the storyteller is the famous Wang Tiezui. This person used to be a lawyer, but later he was persecuted. I have no choice but to change this line, and I can slip out of my mouth. After singing this piano book, it's up to him."

Xiao Suo glanced at the front of the hall, and saw a sign on it that read: "Tea for two renminbi, free water refills. A plate of peanuts for three renminbi, melon seeds for a plate of two renminbi, and dried fruits of various colors are charged separately." There is another wooden sign beside it, which reads: "Today's bibliography: "Fengyue Ji"."

"What is "Feng Yue Ji"?" Xiao Suo felt quite novel.

"Oh, it's about an ambiguous story about a general and a censor in the previous dynasty. It's not Shen Heyan!" Ouyang Xu blinked, "You know, you have to avoid taboo."

Xiao Suo nodded, he really understood.

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