The marriage between Su Yunting and Shu Yao affects the hearts of many people in Kyoto.
After Su Xuanming wrote the last word on the strategy, he put down the brush and his mind flew to Hangzhou. I wonder how his brother is doing now?
With Cui Sanlun away, the task of taking the exam for Su Xueming fell on Master Liu.
Liu Master took Su Xuanming’s policy and read it three times in a row. He put it down and sighed: “The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. Su Lang’s progress is rapid. If there are no accidents, Enke will be the best this time. It must be on the list!"
Su Xuanming came back to his senses and raised his hands to Master Liu: "Thank you for your teachings."
Master Liu waved his hand, reading also requires talent.
Talented students can embark on the bright road with just a little guidance.
Students without talent, even if they rely on hard work to make up for their weakness, will only be admitted as a scholar. Those with better luck may win the examination, but if they want to be listed on the gold medal list, hard work alone is not enough.
Therefore, Baichuan Academy never requires every student to take the imperial examination career.
Isn’t it another kind of success to find a path that suits you and spend this life safely?
After making a few comments, Master Liu went to look at other students' homework.
Su Xuanming lowered his eyes, hiding the complicated emotions in his eyes.
Actually, he really wanted to go to Hangzhou with his grandfather.
How could I, the elder brother, not be present for such a big event as my brother's engagement?
However, standing on the dock, Su Xuanming did not take that step after all.
"What are you thinking about?" Wen Yu stood in front of Su Xuanming, bowing slightly, and a strand of black hair fell from her shoulders, almost touching the tip of Su Xuanming's nose.
Su Xuanming smelled the familiar fragrance of white magnolia and realized that the class was over.
"I'm thinking about my brother. I don't know if his engagement has been completed."
Wen Yu glanced at him and found a seat next to Su Xuanming and sat down: "Master Cui. There must be no problem."
Su Xuanming had nothing to hide in front of Wen Yu: "I know, but I still feel uneasy."
Wen Yu understood: "You feel guilty and feel that you have not fulfilled your responsibility as an elder brother."
Su Xuanming's eyes showed a trace of memories: "Yes. Since I was a child, I grew up with my grandmother. Whenever I get close to my grandma and my brothers and sisters, my grandma will fall seriously ill, so even if I know that my grandma is not in good health, I rarely visit her."
The expression on Su Xuanming's face when he said this. Very complicated.
He had long realized that his grandmother did not love him wholeheartedly, but more often used him to manipulate his mother-in-law.
Life is a long road. When he looked back at the past, he realized that he had done so many wrong things.
By the time he wanted to make amends, it seemed like it was too late.
Wen Yu is a qualified listener.
After school, Su Xuanming sent Wen Yu home. After they got off the carriage at the gate of Kyoto, they decided to walk back together.
Kyoto in the evening is extremely beautiful.
A golden halo appeared on the horizon, like a golden curtain shining on the earth.
As the halo faded little by little, lights lit up in the streets, alleys, and high-rise courtyards.
The lights of thousands of houses can compete with the bright moon.
The people who passed by Su Xuanming were officials who had just left their duties, children playing, and women who had met to go to the night market...
They may have looked tired. , or innocent, or full of expectations, everyone has their own happiness and troubles.
Su Xuanming pointed to a stall selling mutton soup on the roadside and said: "I was bullied by Li Shaoyan at Songshan Academy, and all my money was always taken away from me. I didn't dare to tell the government, so I just made an excuse and The class reunion is actually about eating meat soup at this stall. ”
The past that I once felt was shameful can now be talked about lightly.
Su Xuanming: "Later I got to know the store owner well. When I go there, he always gives me an extra spoonful."
Wen Yu suggested: "Why don't we go there and buy a piece of mutton? Soup? "
Su Xuanming's eyes were bent, and under the orange light, his whole person was unbelievably soft. Wen Yu felt as if his heart had been hit hard by a deer.
She touched her chest, and her nose felt a little sore.
"Store, give me two bowls of mutton soup." Su Xuanming found an empty table and sat down with Wen Yu.
The store owner who was very busy looked up and was stunned for a moment before laughing: "No chopped green onion, no ginger?"
The smile in Su Xuanming's eyes almost made him laugh. Yang came out: "Do you still remember?"
The store gave Su Xuanming priority to serve mutton soup: "Of course I remember, the husband hasn't been here for a long time."
"I'm busy with schoolwork, so fewer people come here."
"Schoolwork is important!" The store owner handed Su Xuanming a large bowl of mutton soup, which was obviously more than the other customers.
Wen Yu also followed suit.
The store owner knew that the girl’s appetite was not as big as the boy’s, so he scooped out some more minced mutton and put it inside.
Su Xuanming and Wen Yu sat opposite each other and ate in silence.
This mutton soup is extremely well-cooked, soft and delicious, so fresh that you almost want to eat it all off your tongue.
The two of them immersed themselves in the hard work, and when they thought about it, they raised their heads, only to find that the other person was also looking at them.
The eyes met, full of tacit understanding.
Unfortunately, this beautiful atmosphere was broken by the guests nearby.
"Guess, Cui Sanwen, what did Mr. Cui do in Hangzhou?"
Another strong man drank a big mouthful of mutton soup: "Do you still need to ask? I have proposed marriage to Su Erlang."
"Hey, this Su Dalang hasn't even gotten engaged yet, and Su Erlang is eager to get a wife. . Could it be that he is getting married?"
Hearing this, Su Xuanming frowned and looked at the person who spoke. He felt that the person was kind-hearted, but he didn't remember where he had seen him before.
Guests at another table interjected: "Don't talk nonsense! What's so strange about this? No one in the Yongchang Hou family follows the rules. It's just that the younger brother got engaged before the older brother. For Is it a problem for the Yongchang Hou Mansion?”
“Maybe Su Dalang will marry Princess Shang in the future, aren’t they all married yet?”
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"Oh, this is truly a supreme honor!"
Su Xuanming and Wen Yu both fell silent.
Being a prince-in-law in the Zhou Dynasty has only a name but no real power.
Not everyone wants this kind of glory.
Su Xuanming and Wen Yu both put down their chopsticks.
Su Xuanming skillfully placed a few coins on the table, said hello to the store owner, and left with Wen Yu.
The two of them didn’t talk again for the rest of the way.
Wen Yu's home is near Pan Tower, which is very close to Taixue in the inner city. Many students rent rooms near Pan Tower.
At night, the area around Pan Tower is quiet, and occasionally the sounds of students reading and chanting can be heard.
“We’re here.” Wen Yu stood at the door, turned around and looked at Su Xuanming, but hesitated to speak.
A gust of wind blew by, and the two lanterns hanging on the door of Wen Mansion swayed.
Su Xuanming's eyes were filled with Wen Yu's figure: "Are you leaving too?" (End of this chapter)