Then there is no more

Bian Jingyu walked out of Chongwen Hall with a pale face.Chongwen Hall is the place where the palace examination was held in this dynasty.

It was a day with good weather, and the sun fell on people, making people feel warm from the outside to the inside.Bian Jingyu walked into the sunshine with the flow of people, the coldness in his heart was gradually dispelled, and his brain that had been stuffed with too many things was finally able to function again.

Only then did Bian Jingyu realize that her limbs were weak.

This is actually a very normal physiological manifestation. When a person experiences great tension and anxiety, his limbs usually become weak.Among the many candidates, Bian Jingyu's performance was not abrupt.In fact, because it was the first time for the examinees to face the emperor—even though they didn't look up the whole time, and didn't even see the bright yellow clothes of the emperor—during the exam, they were so nervous that their breathing rate was abnormal.Bian Jingyu's face was as pale as a ghost, but among the many candidates who were also as pale as a ghost, there was nothing wrong with him alone.

Candidates line up for entry and exit.Chongwen Hall is the outer hall of the palace complex, but there are several gates to go from Chongwen Hall to the main entrance of the palace.When walking in the aisle between the two doors, Bian Jingyu raised her head and looked around.The door behind him was locked.There are towering walls on both sides.Looking up at the sky, it seems that you can only see a square inch of the world.This made Bian Jingyu suddenly have an illusion of "being imprisoned here".

He suddenly laughed softly, like a sneer, as if laughing at his own indecision before.

The energy of literati lies in the pen in their hands.If it is hard to shake the wind and rain when the pen falls, and it is difficult to support the country when the pen is lifted, then the pen in their hands will be considered useless.There is no regret in writing and writing, the worst is being imprisoned here, imprisoned by power, imprisoned by fate, imprisoned by the times, and imprisoned by the world.

Bian Jingyu walked towards the outside of the palace, every step seemed to be on the official career that he was about to start or had already started.

Yao Hefeng was behind Bian Jingyu, and there were several people between them.Don't make any noise in the court, although Yao Hefeng wanted to talk to Bian Jingyu, but he didn't dare to squeeze beside Bian Jingyu, he could only stare at Bian Jingyu's back with a good eye.For a moment, Yao Hefeng seemed to have an illusion, as if Bian Jingyu's tall and thin back like a bamboo was suddenly pressed by a thousand weights, but he was still staggering forward.

When Yao Hefeng rubbed his eyes and looked again, he saw that Bian Jingyu was walking very steadily with every step.

After leaving the outermost door, there were carriages from various families waiting in the distance. Only then did Yao Hefeng dare to miss the team, and leaned over to Bian Jingyu's side, hugged Bian Jingyu's shoulders, and said, "The exam is finally over. Go on." There must be all kinds of banquets and gatherings... Do you know how to drink? They must like to catch you drinking." Who is Bian Jingyu who is so young and has such an enviable appearance and talent, everyone will definitely He tried his best to let him drink.

Bian Jingyu shook her head, but said nothing.

Yao Hefeng looked at him sympathetically, and said: "Then you should hurry up and practice hard these two days." Although it is certain that you will not be able to practice.

Because even the palace examination has been completely finished, Bian Jingyu and Yao Hefeng don't need to go to Shen's house to receive advice from Shen Deyuan, they will go back to their respective homes this time.After waving goodbye to Yao Hefeng, Bian Jingyu supported the young man's shoulders and climbed into the carriage of Anping Houfu.

There was another person in the carriage.Shen Yi smiled and said, "I'll take you home." He stretched out his hand to give Bian Jingyu a hand.

Shen Yi frowned and asked, "Why are your hands so cold?"

Bian Jingyu shook her head.Although he had already thought clearly in his heart, he still didn't have the strength to speak at the moment.

Shen Yi first pulled Bian Jingyu to sit beside her, then suddenly reached out her hand from Bian Jingyu's neck, and touched Bian Jingyu's back.

This movement was learned from Shen Qiaoniang.Shen Qiaoniang is always very careful when taking care of the two children, Shen Ying and Shen He.For a while, the children liked to run around in the garden, and they would sweat every time they ran. If they didn't change their clothes in time, they would catch cold easily when they were blown by the cold wind after sweating profusely.But it is also impossible for adults to change ten or eight sets of clothes for children in one day.Shen Qiaoniang came up with an idea, cut the soft sweat-absorbing cotton cloth, folded it layer by layer, cut it into the size of a handkerchief, and stuffed it from the children's necks to stick to their backs.In this way, when the children sweat during play, the sweat will be absorbed by the cotton cloth, making it less likely to catch a cold.

Shen Yi can often see Shen Qiaoniang warming her hands and stuffing them into the backs of her nephews and nieces to test whether the clothes are dry or wet.He's learning and using it now.After touching it, I really felt that Bian Jingyu's satin underwear was a bit damp, and felt cool to the touch, no wonder Bian Jingyu felt cold.

"Why are you sweating so much? I knew I would have stuffed a piece of cotton cloth into your back." Shen Yi said.

Bian Jingyu pulled Shen Yi's two hands away, put Shen Yi into a position suitable for hugging, then got into Shen Yi's arms, and said inarticulately: "You hug me, I won't be so cold It's already..." He looks very good now, although he is past the age of being good.

What else can Shen Yi say?I had no choice but to obediently be a humanoid pillow.

The carriage drove steadily to Anping Hou Mansion.

Shen Yi jumped out of the carriage first, and then stretched out her hand to help Bian Jingyu down.Originally, Shen Yi should have left, but Bian Jingyu held his hand and did not let go.Shen Yi had no choice but to send the clingy Bian Jingyu to the mansion.Marquis Anping, Lu Shi and others were all waiting for Bian Jingyu's return in the main hall.Bian Jingyu yawned and said, "Father and mother, I'm a little tired. I'll go and rest first, and I'll greet you when I'm done resting."

They are all relatives, so naturally they would not pick on Bian Jingyu's gift. Hearing that he was tired, Marquis Anping and Mrs. Lu both drove him to rest.

Bian Jingyu took Shen Yi's hand and went back to the yard where she lived.

After watching his son leave, Lu Shi came to his senses and said, "Didn't Jingyu say that he was tired? Why did he take Shen Er away?" Since he was tired, how could he still have the strength to entertain his friends?Can't Bian Jingyu fall asleep and ask Shen Yi to stay alone?This is too neglectful of Shen Yi.

Marquis Anping said indifferently: "The young people are not so particular about it, just let them be happy."

"This won't work! I'll ask someone to deliver some snacks to Shen Er." Lu Shi said.

Shen Yi was already very familiar with the most useful servants around Bian Jingyu. Seeing that it was Shuping who stayed in the Shun'an courtyard before, she asked, "Is the hot water ready? Serve your house quickly." Take a hot bath, master. Serve me a bowl of hot tea, and tell your master to let off the cool air from your body first."

Bian Jingyu still held Shen Yi's hand and did not let go.

Shen Yi raised the hands they held together, and brought them to Bian Jingyu, jokingly said: "There is something wrong with you today... Are you so reluctant to part with me? Do you want me to take a bath with you?" After thinking about it, Shen Yi asked again: "Is the palace exam going well? What are the exam questions this time?"

There is an open-air small stone table in Shun'an Courtyard.Bian Jingyu used to drink tea or something at this small stone table.He dragged Shen Yi to sit at the small stone table, and then dismissed Shu Ping, Shu An and other waiters.There is no shelter around the small stone table, and there are Shuping, Shuan and other loyal servants guarding in the distance, so speaking here is very safe, and you don't have to worry about being overheard.Bian Jingyu spoke slowly about the exam questions.

"I'm afraid..." Bian Jingyu said.He didn't need to hide his cowardice in front of Shen Yi.He knew how difficult the reform was, how difficult the road ahead would be, and how miserable he would be in if the reform failed, but he finally wrote the answer sheet according to his own will.

If he just wanted to make a difference in the imperial examination, in fact, Bian Jingyu didn't need to hand in such a sharp answer sheet, he could easily enter the second class with a soft answer.With his age, Erjia has a lot to offer.But in the end, he wrote down the most satisfying answer in his heart on the paper word by word.He already knew that this sharp answer sheet would definitely make him a knife in the hands of Emperor Xianwu.

Throughout the ages, there have been many people willing to be the sword in the hands of the emperor, some of them for the vanity of standing on a high ground, some for their own ambition, and some for the power within easy reach.This was not the case for Bian Jingyu. After weighing the pros and cons, he knew that the road ahead was full of dangers, but he still did it.This appears to be commendable.Not to mention all the miserable consequences that will be brought about by the failure of the reform, so what if the reform succeeds?If Bian Jingyu is a knife, after the reform is successful, his knife is very likely to be boiled by the emperor.

However, if the imperial court's execution is strong enough, and if the reform is completely successful, it will indeed bring great benefits to the people.

In the afternoon sun, Bian Jingyu couldn't help laughing: "On the way we went to Nanlu, I saw a lot...I'm not a selfless person, but I should do something. If... ...If I become the emperor's sword, the emperor can also become my sword."

Such words are really disrespectful.Bian Jingyu's contempt for imperial power—perhaps not yet to the point of contempt, but he is indeed not full of awe of imperial power like the orthodox scholars of this era—is finally clearly revealed at this moment.He is not a person who can truly be selfless to the point of selflessness, so as he said, he chose a road full of thorns, and the emperor can be used by him.

The road is made step by step.

It is said that the praying mantis catches the cicada and the oriole is behind, if it does not go to the end, who knows who is the oriole and who is the poor cicada?

Shen Yi couldn't help swallowing.He doesn't really need to swallow because his mouth is dry.The reason why he did this movement was because it was a subconscious behavior when he was nervous.He moved his Adam's apple, revealing a bit of unknowingly sexy.

"I hope...at the end, everything will go as I want. But in fact, I really don't have much confidence." Bian Jingyu seemed to be saying something witty, "Maybe I take myself too seriously. In fact, I How can I be so powerful, maybe I will be the one who will do nothing in the future."

"I... let's get married!" Shen Yi said solemnly.