Chapter 273 273. Assassination?

Chapter 273 273. Assassination?

The child stood on the shoulders of the two and threw the ball accurately, and the surrounding people cheered one after another.

Shen Xingqi was so excited that she took out a few coins from her purse and threw them over. Not long after, someone buried them in the ground to pick up the money.

"The capital is indeed more prosperous than our Lin'an Prefecture."

"Do you like it here?"

"."

The little girl was silent for a long time, nodding and shaking her head, "The capital is indeed good, but I still prefer to stay in Shenjiacun."

That was a feeling that rose deep in my heart. The sense of belonging is something you don’t have anywhere else.

Cheng Xi laughed and couldn't help but rub her furry hair.

The next moment, she suddenly felt a familiar gaze falling on her. She looked up and saw three people sitting by the window on the third floor of the teahouse on the right. Shen Xingluo was one of them, even though he was wearing the simplest clothes. It is still something people dare not ignore.

She chuckled, the pear dimples on both sides of her cheeks showing.

“Hey, brother Shen, there is a beauty smiling at you!”

“Where is it? Hey, it turns out to be true.”

“Brother Shen, it’s true. He is very popular. This face may have attracted the attention of many young ladies in the capital.”

“It is said that he might even be able to capture his son-in-law. It would be a good story, right? ?”

"The beauty downstairs is already very good-looking, and her smile like this makes her even more free and easy. How could I not have known that there is such a person in the capital?" It’s my wife.”

“.”

There was silence in the teahouse box for a moment, and then it exploded.

“It turns out to be Mrs. Shen!”

"Brother Shen, you are not kind. We have known each other for so long and you still don't know that you are married?"

"Since we are destined today, why don't you invite your younger siblings to come up and talk about it?"

Shen Xingluo Jianlou The woman looked surprised and nodded towards her. Cheng Xi said a few words to the little girl beside him and quickly walked into the teahouse.

The box door was lightly clicked.

Cheng Xi waited for the door to open and walked in. After seeing the four people in her eyes, she said, "Sure enough," she listened to the conversation in the room downstairs and knew that there were three other people here besides Shen Xingluo.

"Husband?"

Shen Xingluo stood up and held her hand, "My wife, Cheng Xi. This is Qu Shaojing, the young marquis of Wu'an Marquis Mansion, Qin Feng, the eldest grandson of the Qin family, and Du Yuansong, the son of Master Du. "

"I have met a few of them."

"Brothers and sisters."

A few of them returned the greeting solemnly, looking much more serious than when they were talking just now.

Qu Shaojing looked curiously and revealed his inner thoughts, Qin Feng smiled and looked easy-going, and Du Yuansong had a steady mind but a bit of embarrassment in his brows.

"I'd better call you Mrs. Shen."

Cheng Xi thought of the names of the Shen family and the Du family, and laughed.

Du Yuansong sighed helplessly, the air in the box became a little more casual because of the two of them.

“Where is Master Qin Zheng?”

"I know this! He went to the Qin Mansion early in the morning carrying moon cakes. He has no time to chat with us today."

The speaker was Qu Shaojing, "I don't know where he bought the moon cakes from. , I just said hello to him and smelled a sweet smell. I was afraid that I would be stingy if I snatched it away. "

"." There is no need to be so exaggerated.

Cheng Xi glanced at Shen Xingluo and said nothing.

As a female family member, it was the first time to meet a few people. Everyone was a bit restrained. After saying hello and chatting for a cup of tea, they dispersed after learning that there were female family members of the Shen family downstairs.

On the way back, Shen Xingluo told the relationship between several people one by one.

"Qin Zheng's plan?"

"Yes, Brother Qin has been very busy these days."

Only then did Cheng Xi know that the two of them had not been together in recent days. It was because she participated in this bureau or that bureau, including the Qin Zheng Friendship Bureau, the Lin'an Prefecture Student Bureau, the Imperial College Scholars Bureau, etc.

Her ears felt calluses.

But in the end, it was only the people in the box who caught his eye.

Oh, there is also Liuzhou Yuhe Pavilion.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

So much socializing must be tiring.

Shen Xingluo chuckled, "It's not bad to experience it."

In his previous life, he failed to reach this point, but in this life, he has realized his dream. It is indeed an alternative experience.

"So you have also seen Yu Heting in the past few days?"

"Yes, there are also those people who were left in Wuzhen who arrived in the capital yesterday."

".Are they okay?"

"It is inevitable that their mood will be affected. If this experience can let them know that their brains are not good, they don't have to worry about the honor and disgrace of the family in the future."

"." She was surprised that he hadn't been beaten to death with such a vicious mouth.

***

On the morning of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Shen Xingluo ordered Su Zhan to deliver the mooncake gift boxes to Wu'an Hou Mansion, Qin Mansion and Yu Heting brothers' residence respectively.

Because Du Fu has already given it away, it would be unreasonable for the other three families not to give it away.

On this day, everyone in the Shen family went through it step by step as usual, but it had been unusual since the morning.

First, Fu Guang and Mr. Xu knocked on the wooden door of the small courtyard, and then Cheng Daqian rode up on horseback. The sound was so loud that it almost overturned the roof of the second courtyard, which shocked Cheng Xi.

Then the Shen family immediately became lively.

Cheng Xi couldn't stop being happy, Wang Shu couldn't stop being happy, and the Shen brothers and sisters were even more happy to see Cheng Xi so happy.

"Su Zhan, go buy me some things. Let's have a good reunion tonight!"

"Yes, madam, don't worry, I will take care of it right away."

Su Zhan quickly went out with a note with the menu on it, walked through the alley, turned right and went straight to the largest vegetable market in the capital, while Cheng Xi took the two girls and plunged into the kitchen.

Mooncakes are indispensable during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Except for the snow-skin mooncakes, the others are more delicious when they are hot, so they are simply put at the end.

Cheng Xi took a piece of the best pork tenderloin and planned to make spicy boiled pork slices.

Slice the pork tenderloin, take out another bowl, mix the egg white with flour, salt, and cooking wine into a paste, then apply it on the meat slices to marinate for flavor.

Take a cabbage and separate out the crisp and tender leaves. Wash and slice the ginger. Cut the scallions into white sections and put them on one side. In this way, all the ingredients are ready.

"Heat the oil in the pot."

Cheng Xi stir-fry the bean paste with oil in the pot, then add the washed cabbage leaves, scallions, ginger, soy sauce and other seasonings, and stir evenly a few times to mix thoroughly. The aroma of oily onion, ginger and other seasonings soon came from the west wing kitchen.

“Hiss—the taste is too overbearing.”

“Xiaoxi is cooking again? It’s been a long time since I’ve eaten. I have to try it tonight.”

"Don't worry, Mr. Xu, my daughter will definitely cook a good meal for you!"

A table was set up in the yard, and before it got dark, the two elders were already drinking one cup at a time.

Cheng Xi added the marinated meat slices just now to the pot, simmered for a while and waited for the meat slices to be cooked before picking it up, sprinkled the chopped dried chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns, and finally poured in the reheated oil. There was a tingling sound on the meat slices.

The smell of oily seasoning spreads again, carried by the autumn wind to every corner of the courtyard. Fragrant to death.

Fortunately, the owner next door has gone to the Qin family's main house two streets away to celebrate the festival, otherwise he would definitely come to the door due to the smell.

"It's time to eat."

The dining table in the small courtyard was full.

Boiled pork slices, sweet and sour pork ribs, braised pork, fried fungus with yam, scrambled egg with shrimp, shredded chicken, stir-fried rapeseed

When the three Shen family members and two elders were seated, Wang Shu , Fuguang and Su Zhan also chose a corner to sit down.

Mr. Xu couldn't wait any longer. As the oldest person, he picked up the chopsticks and started eating the boiled meat slices. He immediately narrowed his eyes when he tasted it.

"The meat is spicy, tender and easy to chew. It is not old at all. It is worthy of my apprentice's craftsmanship!"

"You should eat more vegetables. The cabbage leaves in the side dishes are also very good."

“Seriously?”

Mr. Xu accurately picked up a cabbage leaf with his chopsticks the second time, “Hmm – it’s indeed fresh and tender, but this cabbage is much spicier than the sliced ​​meat.”

Enjoyed!

It's so spicy.

This kind of spicy food is different from the spicy hot pot that I have eaten before. The layers are more distinct, and the heat of the meat and vegetables is controlled more accurately.

How could Cheng Daqian wait until he saw this?

“I’ll try it too.”

He poured the fruit wine in the bowl into his stomach in one gulp. He immediately picked up the boiled meat slices with his chopsticks and put it into his mouth. He enjoyed it the next second. Narrowed his eyes.

The autumn wind blew into the small courtyard and brought a bit of coolness. It was a good time to eat something spicy at this time. Each person took a chopstick and the whole body quickly became hot, and the coolness just now was no longer there.

On the night of the full moon during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moonlight is amazingly bright.

After dinner, the dishes were removed, a few candles were lit and moon cakes were placed, but the fruit wine stayed on the wooden table from beginning to end.

Cheng Daqian took his daughter and chatted for a few words before giving instructions.

“Daughter, please don’t bully your uncle in the future.”

Cheng Xi's expression gradually became numb. He turned to look at his master and heard the old man speak.

"Have you been fooling around during this time? You have memorized the books I gave you. Have you read all the letters?"

"." There are still so many people in the courtyard. Can't you see the big man? ! !

***

At the end of August, the additional examination, which is neither called Spring nor Autumn, came as scheduled.

This examination was hosted by the Ministry of Rites, and the examination location was located at the Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites in the capital. Du Yunshan, the Minister of Rites, was one of the officials who invigilated the examination.

As for the examiner, it is Prime Minister Zhou.

"Madam, you can call it the general examination."

"Okay, I will try it in the general examination."

Cheng Xi said that she did not choose, "This exam It is divided into three sessions, and each session lasts for three days. Let me go, this is a life-threatening rhythm.”

She stared at the "Examination Rules" speechless and choked.

"What kind of test paper can make people sit for three days? You ancients really dare to think about it."

Is this selecting academic masters or martial arts champions?

No wonder Xue Xiuwen gave up the exam. Normal people may not stay for nine days as soon as they enter.

“I think major academies should add a psychology subject in the future. If a person in our school can live alone in a room for seven days, he is a god.”

How mentally and intellectually challenged is this?

Cheng Xi's pity look was too real. Shen Xingluo was even more speechless than she was, "Scientific examinations have been done this way for thousands of years. Being an official is not easy."

"I understand. "

She said, "Do I need to prepare some food for you? How about instant noodles and other instant noodles? Do you have to bring a small stove and charcoal fire in? "

"Can I do it myself? Just be ready.”

Shen Xingluo was helpless, "Madam, I forgot that I can get food in space."

"Yes, there was no surveillance in ancient times."

Cheng Xi patted his forehead, feeling worried for a moment Disappeared without a trace, "But I still have to bring something to save my face."

But is that important?

It’s not important, it’s really not important.

So for the first test, she took Shen Xingqi and Feng'er in her arms and personally sent him to the Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites. Yu Heting expressed his thanks again and again, and Shen Xingluo, who was dressed in civilian clothes, carried a basket and quickly disappeared among the dense crowd of students preparing for the exam. .

The unaware Shen Xingqi sighed, "My brother has always been in good health, should he be able to hold on, right?"

"Of course, you have to believe him."

" Well, I believe it, my brother is invincible!”

“.”Where did you hear the word invincible?

Until the blue color could no longer be seen in his sight, the eyes of the little boy in Cheng Xi's arms became tearful, "Brother, brother!"

"Your brother is going to take the exam, and he will be back soon. ”

"Feng'er is waiting for brother to come back."

"Yes, so good"

Shen Xingqi turned around and forgot about her brother, "Feng'er Feng'er, let sister Would you like a hug?”

"Feng'er, give me a hug for my sister."

The little guy seemed to still remember the kindness of the chicken legs at that time. He liked Shen Xingqi very much and fell towards her with his long hands.

Cheng Xi actually didn't have much patience with children, so he simply handed over this little trouble.

***

The college entrance examination lasts for nine days, which is miserable for most students. If you are unlucky and encounter a neighbor in the toilet, it will be like buying a lottery ticket.

"It seems that you have good luck."

"It is indeed good. Madam, don't worry."

"Instead of worrying about you, it is better to worry about the students in the same class as you."

Anyone who meets a monster when he is ambitious and ready to use his talents will sigh that his fate is unfair, okay?

After Cheng Xi made him a deluxe sandwich every day, he stepped out of the room. When he saw Shen Xingqi playing with Feng'er in the yard, he went out alone.

Shen Xingqi's science test went more smoothly than she imagined. The location was impeccable and there was nothing to fault. People smuggled in three meals a day, and occasionally they would make a fire to cook a pack of fragrant instant noodles. Don't enjoy your life too much.

The students on the left and right sides of him were in a miserable state. They were chewing cold steamed buns and being tempted by delicious food. They had to concentrate on writing and answering questions, and the MMP in their hearts had already flashed across the screen.

If there is a barrage, it is probably the override mode, right?

Cheng Xi smiled very unkindly as he walked on the road.

“Oh, it sure makes me happier when I see others being unlucky~”

She wasn't like this before.

Fallen, fallen.

The next second the sound of weapons fighting reached his ears, and Cheng Xi felt a chill in his heart. When he turned the corner, he saw a dozen men in black besieging a man in blue brocade.

The sword in the man in black's hand was unambiguous at all, and he was gesturing towards the opponent to kill him.

The man under siege was not weak in martial arts, but he could not resist beating the old master to death with random punches. He was stabbed in the arm by a sword, and his facial features were exposed to Cheng Xi's eyes in a panic.

"!"

Holy shit, are you still an acquaintance?

Cheng Xi, who was going to watch the show, had to sigh and walked over in a few steps.

"Everyone, how about we discuss it? I have bought this man's life. Can you give me a price?"

Don't do it if you can't do it. There are no problems that can be solved with money. It's a big problem.

Cheng Xi had no trump card in the capital and had no desire to use force here. In the era of imperial power, it was very troublesome to offend someone. She couldn't sneak into someone's house in the middle of the night and kill them, right?

(End of this chapter)