2, admit defeat
The most difficult thing to predict since ancient times is the heart of the emperor. Even a resourceful person like Prince Qian can't grasp the emperor's mind, let alone a foreign minister like Zhong Qiang.
Although Liu Shaoyun missed the dream girl, he never agreed to participate in the imperial examination until a letter was sent to him and asked him to leave the letter and go straight to Hongxiu Tianxiangxuan, but the iron general held the door and ruthlessly isolated him.
Hongxiu Tianxiangxuan, who has been here many times as a guest in the past, is no longer a trace of anger at this moment. Even the flowers and plants seem to be a little sparse, not to mention the small building in the middle that is obviously empty.
"What the hell is going on?" Liu Shaoyun rushed to Aunt Hong with a nervous face.
Aunt Hong sighed and said, "Miss Meng's family came and said that they wanted to pick her up. After autumn, she would set up a marriage for her and let her get married. Now it is no longer suitable for her to show up outside. My owner is not here. There is no one to talk to her, so she can only go back with her family.
"Where is her home?" Liu Shaoyun pulled out a silver ticket from his arms and stuffed it to Aunt Hong.
Aunt Hong stuffed the silver ticket back and said, "Don't say I really don't know. Even if I know, I dare not say it. My owner took special care of me when he left. Miss Meng's family is not the same. She must not inquire or reveal a little bit, otherwise we all have to go to the street to beg.
Liu Shaoyun finally didn't ask for any useful information from Aunt Hong and left sadly.
Back to my room, the letter sent by the dream girl was still on the ground. He went forward to pick up the writing paper and read the above words over and over again.
Swallows are flying, and there are no feathers in the pool. The son returned, sent far away from the wild, looked at Fuji, and wept like rain.
The swallow is flying, and the yan is flying. The son returned, far from it, looked at Fuji, and stood there and cried.
Yan Yan Yu Fei, lower the sound. The son returned and sent him far away to the south. Looking forward to Fu Ji, it's really hard for me.
Zhong's family is only, and his heart is blocked. In the end, it is warm and beneficial, and Shu is cautious. The thought of the predecessor is to be a widow.
This dreamlike woman is still forced to be used as a bargaining chip by the family to marry others. Even if she is unhappy for the rest of her life, she can only accept her fate.
Liu Shaoyun's heart was stabbed fiercely, and it hurt his heart. He stumbled into the inner room and lay weakly to **. At the beginning of Laba, she met the beautiful woman. Two months ago, she ruthlessly refused to see him again. It was only half a year in the middle, but why couldn't he let go like this?
Turning his head, he saw the painting she gave him on the wall, and the half-que poem she wrote on it: If life is just like this, the world is clear in this life.
Is that all? Give up now and forget her. No matter the past and present life, they will no longer owe each other, as if she has never existed in her life?
It seemed to hear the dream girl gently plucking the strings again, and the sound of the zither fluttered in the wind. The mantle is heavy, and what is deeply locked is not only a girl's heart, but also her youth and dream.
Looking forward to the Buddha, weeping like rain, being regarded as a pawn by the family, such as family affection and love. From now on, there is no longer extravagant hope. If you meet a lover, you finally have to survive. If you unfortunately marry a wolf-hearted guy, what will be the result in addition to an early death?
Liu Shaoyun suddenly remembered the daughter of Prince Qian, the mother of Qinrou Junjun, the beautiful princess of Yiyang, who was famous in the capital at the beginning. In the end, he was a victim of political marriage and was used by the royal family as a tool to encircle the Cheng family. As a result, he died at the age of 22. Not to mention the cause of her death, more than ten concubines of her husband Cheng Yuhang know how unhappy she is. And before she got married, Cheng Yuhang already had three concubines. Even if she was the princess, she would definitely not be happy in that family. If she loves her husband and son-in-law, how can she stand her husband and concubines? If she doesn't love her husband, how can she live in such a family? The poor princess, with such a honorable status as a noble daughter, still can't change her sad ending.
It is obvious to everyone that Prince Qian spoils his granddaughter. In fact, he is atonement for his sins and atones for his daughter's death. But in Liu Shaoyun's eyes, no matter how much love you have, you can't redeem a living life.
This night, Liu Shaoyun toss and turned and didn't fall asleep all night. The next morning, he found his uncle and said something that surprised Zhong Qiang.
"Please ask my uncle to let me participate in today's scientific examination. Please also ask my uncle to tell my family that if I can win the first place, I will give up the marriage they have decided, and I will choose my wife by myself. If I can't go to high school, I will go home and marry their woman immediately.
"Is this your decision?" Zhong Qiang muttered, "There's nothing else. I'm just worried that you're really in high school. If your family withdraws your marriage, you will turn against them and look down on them if you are gossiped."
"If I'm really in high school, how can their rich business family climb high?" Liu Shaoyun said with a disapproving face, "The marriage has always been a good idea. Now my family and his family are both merchants. This is still a good family. When I go to high school, my family will jump out of the business and become an official family, and then get married to the merchant. Isn't it wrong?"
Zhong Qiang didn't want to entangle with him on this issue. Now he nodded and said, "It's not difficult for you to save, but you can think about it. As long as you participate in the imperial examination, you will lose to Zicheng. In the future, you will have to work under the command of the seventh prince.
"Since I have decided to take the scientific examination, I am ready to assist the seventh prince. Uncle, you are right. There is great hope that the seventh prince will be crowned. Even if he is not appointed as the crown prince, as long as the emperor does not set up another person, the throne may still fall into his hands. I have also seen the seventh prince. He is a responsible person, and I also admire his talent. It is not difficult for me to be a guest for him. What's more, my cousin is under his command, and we are in the same camp. Liu Shaoyun said seriously, "I participated in the imperial examination only for the champion. If I didn't win the name of champion, everything would be meaningless. During this period, please ask my uncle to do one more thing for me.
"What's the matter? As long as I can do it, I will try my best.
"Please ask my uncle to help me find the dream girl. If you find her, please tell her that I will definitely go to her house as the champion. Please be sure to hold on and wait for me." Liu Shaoyun clenched his fist tightly and said firmly.
Seeing the resolute attitude that his nephew had never had before, Zhong Qiang nodded and said, "Okay, as long as you can get the first place, this big media uncle will do it for you. At least my uncle is also a second-class Dingbian Marquis. He is a second-class official. Anyway, he is regarded as a feudal official. There must be no problem in keeping a media. No matter how powerful the Dream Girl's family is, as long as he is in the capital, he will give me some face.
Liu Shaoyun went back to the room with satisfaction, but Zhong Qiang's eyebrows did not unfold.
When Zhong Zicheng came home from the barracks in the evening, he saw his father's face as black as a charcoal head. He couldn't help but come forward and said, "Dad, what's wrong with you?"
"How dare you say, let me ask you, what's going on with this dream girl?" Zhong Qiang said angrily.
"This." Zhong Zicheng grabbed her hair and said, "Actually, I don't know who Miss Meng is. All I know is that she is completely arranged by Qinrou Junjun. A maid sent by the Junjun has been following Miss Meng."
"You mean there is no dream girl at all?" Zhong Qiang's face turned darker and said, "It's good to say that she may not be a lady at all, but Qinrou Junjun found a woman to set a condom for your cousin?"
"It's for sure, but I don't think Dream Girl is a fake." Zhong Zicheng thought for a moment and said, "The pendant once gave me the anger. The dream girl was born noble, so I must be careful in front of her. If I offend the dream girl, it won't work even if the county prince goes to make an affair. Listening to her tone, Meng girl is indeed a great person, and I have also been in contact with Meng girl several times. Her speaking temperament is indeed noble. This is not learned by imitation, but naturally cultivated in a well-term environment for a long time.
Zhong Qiang's face looked much better and said, "This county gentleman, where on earth did you invite this god? I sent hundreds of people today, but I didn't find out the identity of the dream girl. So much so that I suspect that there is no such person at all. It's completely a trap for you to find someone to bet on.