Chapter 42 Is she your fiancée?

Mr. Shu shook his head and stood up: "You deserve all this."

It is said that Li Shang is talented in studying, but who knows that he is more studious and diligent than ordinary people, and only sleeps for one or two hours every day?

He was afraid that he would not learn enough, so he frantically absorbed the books of aristocratic families and the ways of the world that he could not usually learn.

As his teacher, he could only occasionally provide guidance and correct his sometimes deviated thoughts, and test his knowledge.

Mr. Shu looked at the high-spirited young man in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.

When we first met, Li Shang was only about fifteen years old. He had a yellowish face, a thin face, and was dressed in rags. His pair of ill-fitting cloth shoes had holes everywhere, and his messy hair was like withered grass, which made him look dull and dull.

Eye-catching.

There was only one pair of eyes as dark as night that were so resolute that they raised eyebrows.

Now that the sun and the moon have gone by in the blink of an eye, the once desolate boy has become a popular figure in Kyoto.

The young man is tall and tall, wearing an embroidered ink robe. He is handsome and steady. His long black jade-like hair has a faint luster. Because the man was only twenty years old when he was crowned, now he only wears a jet-black gilt hairband to tie his hair.

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I don't know if his appearance opened up, but the corners of his eyes rose up and became more and more charming, and they were actually tainted with a bit of exotic style.

In fact, he looks so much like that old friend.

Mr. Shu gathered his thoughts and handed over a volume of his experience: "This is the essence of some books compiled by me. I heard that there are many talented people this year. You must work hard in June."

Li Shang took the scroll and said respectfully: "Student understands."

Mr. Shu saw the light pink skirt at the door and laughed: "Go down, some people are impatient to wait."

Li Shang turned around and saw half of the exquisite peach embroidered shoes exposed at the door and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "The student has withdrawn."

Turning around and going out, the girl was leaning against the door and laughing with red leaves and green radish. When she saw Li Shang coming out, she quickly congratulated Li Shang for winning the first place in the college examination. Now there are ten matchmakers in the main hall of our Prime Minister's Mansion who are quarreling over you.

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Li Shang raised his hand and wiped the uneaten cake crumbs from the corner of the girl's mouth: "Let's go, you're treating me today, I want to have a good meal."

Shen Jingyuan grinned: "You can't defeat me."

The two walked towards the back door of the Prime Minister's Mansion talking and laughing. Hongye carefully put on a white gauze hat for Shen Jingyuan.

The results of the college examination were announced today. The whole of Kyoto was filled with joy, and naturally there were more people. The two of them walked side by side on the bustling street. There were vendors setting up stalls on both sides of the road, full of human fireworks.

Hong Ye followed behind calmly, but Lu Luo couldn't help but pull Liu Zi to look around. Shen Jingyuan didn't blame him, but just pulled Li Shang and rushed to Tianxiang Tower.

Looking at the various delicacies along the way, Shen Jingyuan's stomach growled with hunger. He was thinking about ordering more drunken chicken wings later when an old voice came from the side.

"Master Li, where are you going?"

The white-haired old man setting up a stall on the street looked at Li Shang with a smile. He turned sideways and uncovered the freshly baked pastries, and carefully took them out for sale.

Li Shang seemed to know him, and stopped with Shen Jingyuan: "Old man, is business still not good today?"

The old man scratched his head in embarrassment: "If I don't look good, passers-by will look down on me."

Li Shang smiled, took out the broken silver and handed it over: "Bring me two packs of hot stuff."

The old man pushed the money away and shook his head quickly: "Oh, you have already taken good care of my business. This is absolutely unavoidable."

After the white-haired old man finished speaking, he added: "I heard that you are the head of this year's hospital examination, so these two packs of Kirin cakes are given to you as gifts."

The old man quickly stuffed the wrapped pastry into Li Shang's arms, and Shen Jingyuan discovered that the Kirin cake that Li Shangchang bought for him was actually bought here.

As he said, the Kirin cake doesn't look good, but it tastes great. It melts in your mouth and is extremely sweet.

"Old man, why do you only sell this kind of pastry here?"

The old man smiled: "My craftsmanship is not good, I only know this."

Shen Jingyuan laughed along, with a sweet voice that even the curtains could not hide: "On the market, pear, peach, and peony flowers are mostly used for eating, but you used a special unicorn flower. It's really innovative."

The white-haired old man smiled and joked: "This lady is very interesting. You must be Mr. Li's fiancée."

As soon as these words came out, Li Shang subconsciously wanted to see the girl's reaction, but the curtain blocked him and he couldn't see anything.

After hearing this, the girl in the pink skirt burst into laughter. Her laughter was as melodious as bells and made people dizzy. After a moment, she pretended to be angry and said: "I am a serious and innocent daughter who has not yet been betrothed to someone else. Please don't talk nonsense." ."

The old man laughed twice and apologized quickly: "I am too talkative. Please don't blame me, Miss. Don't blame me."

Shen Jingyuan didn't blame him. Seeing the crowds coming and going, he was holding the Kirin cake in one hand and holding Li Shang in the other: "Let's go quickly, we won't be able to eat well if it's too late."

Tianxianglou's limited dishes are only available while supplies last, she can't miss it.

After saying that, Li Shang was stunned for a moment, looked down at the soft little hand holding his and pursed his lips with a smile. He shook his hand back silently, and his eyes looking at the girl became gentler.

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Three months passed in the blink of an eye. Shen Jingyuan became more and more comfortable in dealing with Mr. Shu and his mother-in-law. He Lianjing and Li Shang were still taking the same course. In addition, they also practiced with their six sons every day. Wu and He Lianjing felt that Li Shang had found a treasure when he trained Liu Zi on the first day. After that, he became more and more enthusiastic and even took Liu Zi to his military camp for training.

As for Yun Chaohua, after he whipped the maid to death, he never came to the Prime Minister's Mansion again after he came out of the Clan Mansion. He heard that he suffered from some illness and has not recovered. As the saying goes, it takes a hundred days to break the muscles and bones, let alone fifty. After being flogged for the first time, it took until mid-May for the person to recover from his injuries and be able to go to the ground.

We spent a few days in elementary school in mid-May, but the atmosphere among the four of them was tense, and no one paid attention to anyone. Except for He Lianjing, who also surrounded Yun Chaohua, the few of them hardly spoke a word.

Yun Chaohua naturally didn't care. Yun Min said that she could leave as long as she learned the rules in the Prime Minister's Mansion for a year. Now half a year has passed, and soon she will no longer have to see this group of people she hates.

The time from March to May passed so quickly that Shen Jingyuan wondered if he had used his magical power. Later, he discovered that the things that he used to find difficult now felt nothing more than that, so he could live his life under Mr. Shu. So fast.

May 28, the fourth year of Changhe.

Shen Jingyuan, who had accompanied Qin Huairong after shopping around the shop to avoid Zhao Yong's exam, was digging bird eggs from the trees in the Jinxiu courtyard with the green radish and red leaves.

Some time ago, a pair of crows came and set up camp on the green trees in the courtyard. Their cries were unpleasant and annoying. Their black wings flapped in the spring breeze and they hovered over the courtyard. They even laid a few eggs provocatively.

Shen Jingyuan said it was unlucky, and he and Li Shang decided to kill these crows today.
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