Cannon fodder Gong Just Wants To Take The Imperial Examination

by Usui Takumii

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9. 81 to 90

Because of the special nature of spirit wine, Shen Chenyu originally didn't want to give it away. Then, just when he opened his mouth to refuse, Mu Linting at the side suddenly tugged at his sleeve. Shen Chenyu suppressed the fleeting doubts in her heart, then turned her eyes and smiled and poured a small cup of spiritual wine for the young man.

The overall effect of spirit wine is not as good as that of spirit spring water. To reach the level of spirit spring water, you need to drink it persistently. The small cup was not much larger than the wine glass, so a little spiritual wine would not have much effect, and even if it was given away, it would not attract much attention. At most, it will be because the taste of the wine is good, which makes people feel impressed.

When the young man happily thanked him, and then carefully left with the small cup of wine, Shen Chenyu looked at Mu Linting suspiciously.

Mu Linting saw that the little old man over there had already drunk it, and everyone else was also attracted by the spirit wine, so he lowered his voice and said to Shen Chenyu: "The old man is the current emperor's master, that is, Master Taifu. "

Shen Chenyu was a little surprised when she heard the words, because the group of people were dressed very plainly, and they couldn't tell that their status was so high. However, thinking that many great Confucian scholars who avoided the world in later generations seemed to like such a low-key life, Shen Chenyu felt that there was nothing strange about it.

Mu Linting didn't recognize the other party's grandson before, but when he heard that the little old man was addicted to alcohol, he couldn't hold back for a moment and secretly glanced at him.

When he recognized the old man at a glance, to be honest, Mu Linting himself was quite surprised. Because the old man stays in the capital all year round, there are very few opportunities to see him when he leaves the capital.

Mu Linting and the Tai Tuo had met for a few times. The old man probably couldn't remember Mu Linting, but Mu Linting always remembered him firmly.

Because Mu Linting's identity was exposed back then, Master Taifu was the only one who spoke for him. It was precisely because the prince was too ruthless in handling his affairs that the emperor later asked the Taifu to guide the prince's studies and was rejected.

Mu Linting stopped Shen Chenyu just now, just because he wanted the two sides to have a good relationship. It's best to let Shen Chenyu make a good impression on the other party, maybe the old man will see this meeting, and he can help Shen Chenyu in the court in the future.

Nowadays, how many people in the court are trying their best to show their faces in front of the Tai Tu. Mu Linting didn't expect Shen Chenyu to be so lucky that he would disembark casually and take a rest. They could meet such a big man here.

Shen Chenyu also understood what this meant, and her heart was ups and downs for a while, and she was very restless. Mu Linting just wanted to take this opportunity to make Shen Chenyu a good impression in front of the Taifu. But Shen Chenyu is very ambitious, and he actually wants the other party to give him some knowledge.

Although Shen Chenyu now has a golden finger, she has the power of never forgetting in reading. But in terms of learning, it is not enough to just rely on hard reading, but a famous teacher is still needed to give a little bit of advice.

Just when Shen Chenyu was thinking about how to get close to the boss, the Taifu over there drank all the spirit wine by himself. The taste of this spirit wine is really good, after drinking it, besides feeling delicious, it also feels warm on my body.

It can be said that the Taifu has read countless wines. He thinks this wine has such a feeling, probably because of the herbs added in it. Just like some ginseng wine, it must be a good thing for physical fitness. Otherwise, if the little grandson had the cheek to ask for wine, the younger generation would not just pour such a small cup of wine.

The imperial doctor in the palace often advised him to drink less, after all, he was already a lot older, and his body was not as strong as before. But if he can find wine that is harmless to the body, and even has the effect of strengthening the body like ginseng wine, then his little old man can not only continue to drink but also prolong his life.

The old man who thinks like this has bright eyes. Although the world thinks that he is a great Confucian who sees everything, no one is not afraid of old age and death. Even though he has read countless sage books all his life, he still cannot escape the ending of fear of death and old age.

The old man likes to drink all his life, so he has the ability to drink a thousand glasses without getting drunk. After drinking a cup of spiritual wine, most people will be a little drunk even if they are not drunk. But the old man is completely different. Not only is the other party not a little bit drunk, but the whole person seems to be more energetic.

At the beginning, Tai Tu's attention was all on the wine, but when he got to Shen Chenyu and Mu Linting's side, he realized that the other party was an unusually handsome scholar.

The old man's eyes couldn't help but brighten up, and then he stared at Shen Chenyu with a smile on his face and said: "Young man is dressed as a scholar, he should be a candidate for the exam in Beijing."

Shen Chenyu and Mu Linting hurriedly stood up. Although the Taifu failed to save Mu Linting back then, the old man was still kind to Mu Linting, so the two of them were very respectful to the elder.

Shen Chenyu smiled and said: "The boy is the one who went to Beijing to catch the exam. The old man has really good eyesight."

Seeing the respectful appearance of the two of them, Tai Tu had an even better impression of the young couple. He smiled and waved his hands to signal the two to sit down, and then he sat down with them.

Before, the boss was still thinking about how to make the other party willing to hand over the wine. Now that this person is found to be a scholar, the next thing will be much easier.

Originally, Shen Chenyu didn't have too many extravagant expectations, she just wanted to rely on the link of spirit wine to let the Taifu or the grandson of the other party give her advice.

Taifu's family has three champions. If they can get a little advice from each other, it will definitely benefit Shen Chenyu.

However, what Shen Chenyu didn't expect was that after the other party asked his name, he suddenly glanced in Mu Linting's direction.

"You said your name is Shen Chenyu? But that Shen Chenyu from Qingcheng County?"

The old matriarch was originally not tall, and in addition to his aging over the past few years, his whole body has shrunk a lot. Generally, when the elderly get older, their eyes will become more and more cloudy with age. But the old matriarch's eyes are different from other people's. The eyes of the other party look particularly sharp, and there is even a trace of restrained sharpness in the eyes.

The old man suddenly took a look at Mu Linting, even though Mu Linting was wearing a veiled hat at this moment, Shen Chenyu and Mu Linting were still taken aback.

Shen Chenyu didn't understand what the old man meant, but there was a vague thought in his heart, did the old lady recognize Mu Linting? But... just now Mu Linting clearly told him that the old master probably doesn't remember him anymore, right?

Before Shen Chenyu could continue to think about it, the old lady Fu said with a smile: "You two are quite lucky."

In fact, talking about the situation back then, he thought that these two people had already died. After all, the news he received before was that Mu Linting and the others were buried in the heavy snow.

Everyone thought they were bound to die, and even the people sent by the crown prince to watch them left. But I didn't expect that these two people not only survived, but now the situation and relationship of the two people are not bad.

I don't know if the crown prince would regret that he didn't kill the two when he knew about it, and let people kill these two people directly?

At this moment, Mu Linting also came to his senses. He looked at the old man in disbelief, with surprise and mixed feelings in his heart.

He didn't expect that the boss still remembered him, let alone that the boss knew about Shen Chenyu. This shows that even if he was forced to marry someone at the beginning, the boss has been paying attention to his affairs secretly, otherwise he would not know Shen Chenyu as the boss.

When the old master said the first sentence, the guards who were dressed in ordinary clothes next to him watched the movement around them vigilantly. Even the waiter in the restaurant pouring tea couldn't get any closer to the two tables here.

I probably also know that the identities of the people here are not simple, and the guests around are also very consciously staying away, just worried that if they hear something accidentally, they will inexplicably offend someone who cannot be offended.

Seeing that Mu Linting seemed to want to say something, the old lady hurriedly raised her hand to stop him and said, "Today, the old man is here to find good wine."

Mu Linting was moved when he heard the words, but still couldn't hold back and bowed to the boss. Speaking of which, there is no friendship between them. The boss is willing to open one eye and close the other to pretend that he has not seen him. This is already a great kindness to Mu Linting.

Seeing his rigid and stubborn appearance, the old lady Fu once again brought back the scenes of that year. To be honest, Mu Linting's character is really not suitable for that intriguing court.

Especially under the prince's hands, it is even more difficult for people like Mu Linting to survive. Unless...the crown prince is changed one day, maybe there is still a day for Mu Linting in this court.

Now that Shen Chenyu is going to Beijing to rush for the exam, Mu Linting followed step by step, which shows that the relationship between the two should be very good. In addition, they should also know that it is very dangerous to enter Beijing this time, and they probably have the intention of fighting the prince to the end.

Thinking of the prince who did not hesitate to use various means to harm Zhongliang for his own selfishness, the old master Fu couldn't help but a dark light flashed in his eyes.

He was able to meet the husband and wife here, perhaps not only because of the good luck of the two in front of him, but also an opportunity for him.

The old lady who was thinking like this smiled, and suddenly turned to look at Shen Chenyu and said: "Since meeting is fate, let the old man test your knowledge."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chenyu exchanged a glance with Mu Linting beside her, and then said with joy, "It's my honor to be able to get advice from the boss."

The old matriarch shook his head, "It's not about dialing, I just want to see your skills."

See if you have the ability to clear up the grievances of this former general? At the same time, he also wanted to see if Shen Chenyu had the ability to be instructed by him?

As Shen Chenyu expected before, after he and Mu Linting entered the capital, the prince soon got the news. After all, the capital city is different from Liangzhou Prefecture. This is the headquarters of the crown prince, and the prince's minions are everywhere around.

But they didn't make things difficult as they expected, even until Shen Chenyu brought the jade pendant to the old lady Fu's house, there was still no reaction at all.

Shen Chenyu had some doubts in his heart, but no matter what the prince thought, the most important thing for him now was to study, because he didn't have much time left.

Now only if Shen Chenyu keeps climbing up can they have the ability to compete with the prince. Since the crown prince didn't attack them immediately, this gave them a chance to develop wretchedly.

What Shen Chenyu and Mu Linting didn't know was that it wasn't that the prince was merciful and let them go, but that the prince had no time to deal with them at all.

Because as soon as the old matriarch returned to the capital, he caused a lot of trouble for the princelings. On the one hand, the prince had to deal with the troubles brought by the old master, and on the other hand he had to face the anger of King Qi Jin.

Because not long ago, King Qi Jin's favorite son was molested in the street. And this person who molested Prince Qi Jin's son was the prince's right-hand man.

As for how the other party has the guts to tease this noble son? The main reason is that this elder son has been back for so long, and he has been reclusive except for those who have seen the royal family. Many people in the capital have no chance to see this elder son.

In addition, when the other party went out that day, there was only one old woman by her side. Although the other party was wearing a veil to cover half of his face, his beautiful eyes and bright cinnabar mole still caused many passers-by to stop and look sideways.

In fact, if the son of the world hadn't worn a veil, he would have dared not to flirt with the prince's people by relying on the other party's face similar to that of King Jin of Qi.

But sometimes it's just such a coincidence, it just so happens that the elder son wore a veil that day, and it was a very coincidental coincidence that he was misunderstood as a bully, so it happened that the elder son was molested in the street.

Although the current emperor dotes on the prince, there are more than a dozen princes under the emperor's knees, and there are several outstanding princes among them. But among the emperor's brothers, now there is only King Qi Jin who is close to him.

What's more, King Qi Jin has no heirs, and it was for the sake of the emperor. So Qi Jinwang favored this young prince, and the emperor also favored him because of guilt.

After learning that Xiao Shizi was molested in the street, even if it was just an accident. However, because King Qi Jin was implicated, the emperor angrily reprimanded the prince in public for the first time, and fined the prince for three months.

Back then the prince did a lot of excessive things, including what happened to General Mu Linting, the emperor was not willing to punish the prince. Now, for the sake of a prince, they treat their future royal highness like this. Many people understand how favored this prince is.

However, the matter was not only that, afterward Shi Ziye even cut off the person who molested him alive. Although this matter seems to be a misunderstanding, His Royal Highness, who is narrow-minded, thinks that the prince looks down on him, his elder brother.

After all, there was a lesson from Mu Linting before. The other party not only denied all of Mu Linting's military exploits just because Mu Linting was a brother, but also ruined Mu Linting's person and reputation afterwards.

Now he was brought back by his father, because his father had only one child, he not only became the son of King Qi Jin all of a sudden, but was also favored by the emperor and queen mother.

The prince felt that the other party looked down on his elder brother so much, so he must have disliked him very much in his heart, and it was not surprising that he could do things that made his subordinates humiliate him.

Although the prince's reason was a bit far-fetched, both Qi Jinwang himself and other people in the capital felt that the crown prince might be able to do it.

Of course, the prince aimed at the prince not only to vent his anger on himself, but more importantly to fight against Mu Linting.

When King Qi Jin found him, he had to investigate the whole village, and then he discovered Mu Linting's special identity. However, because Mu Linting saved him, Qi Jinwang did not tell the prince even if he found Mu Linting.

King Qi Jin has more than a dozen nephews, and the relationship with each of the princes is not close. He will not betray the benefactor who saved his child because of his relationship with the prince.

What's more, with King Qi Jin's current status and status, there is no need for him to curry favor with a prince. After all, the crown prince is considered to be the future prince, but the current emperor is his own elder brother who is in his prime of life. The crown prince is estimated to be a prince for more than ten or twenty years.

In ten or twenty years, who knows what will happen in the future? After all, there are so many promising princes, and the behavior of the current prince is not satisfactory. After a long time, maybe another prince will be replaced as the prince.

To be honest, if the prince's people hadn't taken the initiative to come over, the prince's reclusive personality would never have matched him. In addition, the person who molested him disgusted him, thinking that before meeting him, the other party might have used the same method to intimidate and lure many people, Shi Zi couldn't help but feel gloomy for a while.

In addition, the other party happened to be the prince's person, and Mu Linting's old grievances were mixed in the middle. So since that incident, the prince stared at the princelings every day and had a fit. As long as the prince's people fall into his hands, they will either die or be disabled. The method can be said to be extremely cruel.

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In the beginning, due to the status of King Qi Jin, some ministers could keep their eyes open. But as the other party's behavior became worse and worse, some ministers couldn't help but join King Qi Jin in the court.

Although those people had more or less lives on their hands. But the state-owned state-law family has family rules. Even if these people really made some mistakes, they should be handed over to Dali Temple to deal with them, instead of being killed casually by a vicious prince.

King Jin Jin of Qi was not stupid either. After someone visited him in the court, he directly stuffed his son into Dali Temple.

Didn't they say that the state-owned state has family rules? Didn't it mean that only Dali Temple can handle it? The prince is now a member of Dali Temple, does he have the right to punish these people?

Although Shizi's methods are vicious, he is also a discerning person. After he was forced into the Dali Temple, although he still went around to arrest people, he didn't do anything wrong like before, and he even started to follow suit in a decent way.

Because the son has several big backers, some others dare not arrest and sentence, the son has all been arrested and sentenced.

One even clamored that his aunt was a favored concubine in the palace, trying to threaten those who wanted to chop off his head. In the end, before the other party finished speaking, Xiao Shizi jumped up from the wheelchair, dragged the executioner's big knife, and chopped the other party down.

He doesn't care who the other party's aunt is, even if the other party's aunt is the empress, as long as the other party really breaks the law, he can kill him.

The prince only stayed in Dali Temple for a month, and his achievements have far surpassed many people in Dali Temple. During the recent period, King Qi Jin was planning to mention to his royal brother, should someone else take the position of Shaoqing in Dali Temple?

At least in King Qi Jin's eyes, the prince has been fighting violence and bringing peace to the good. Although Shizi's behavior and methods are still extreme, it has to be said that he is indeed doing good things for the people.

...

Shen Chenyu only found out about Qi Jin's son after half a month with the old lady. The joint prince has never troubled them, and Shen Chenyu vaguely guessed that it must have a lot to do with the crazy boy. For a while, Shen Chenyu's heart can be said to have mixed feelings.

Because when he saved the crazy boy back then, it was just a small kindness in a thought, and he never thought about the day when he would ask the other party to return it.

In the end, I didn't expect that because of his thought, a good relationship would be formed between him and Mu Linting. If it wasn't for the crazy boy who confronted the prince tit for tat, he and Mu Linting wouldn't be able to be so stable now.

When Shen Chenyu was studying with the Taifu, Mu Linting had not been idle during this time. He is not a character who sits and waits to die, so he has been trying to find ways to contact the former people. Among these people are those who have betrayed him, and there are also veterans who have been loyal to the end.

Mu Linting extorted a lot of money from those who betrayed him. He also secretly went back to Mu's house and stole the money from the stepmother's private house.

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This was Mu Linting's first time stealing, and Mu Linting's upright character was a bit awkward. However, in fact, it is not accurate to say that it was stolen, because the money originally belonged to Mu Linting.

These gold and silver were rewarded to Mu Linting by the emperor at the beginning, and later Mu Linting was schemed by the prince to make him notorious, and all the money was taken by the Mu family.

Now after so many years, most of the money was squandered by the shepherds, and part of the gold and silver was hidden by the stepmother, and Mu Linting took this part away.

Mu Linting brought a large amount of gold and silver, and then found a group of subordinates from that year. After observing them carefully, they will recognize those who can be used for their own use, and will leave a sum of gold and silver for them if they can't be used.

As I said before, most of the people who betrayed Mu Linting became prosperous, and most of the people who did not betray him ended up miserable, and some even died a long time ago.

If the prince knew about his behavior, he would definitely not be able to help making fun of Mu Linting. Because those who are barely alive can only be regarded as a group of remnants and defeated generals. All of them were sick or disabled, and some even became beggars on the street, living a miserable life worse than a dog.

What can Mu Linting do to find such a group of people? Could it be that he still wants to kill him with a group of cripples?

...

On the day when Xiaonian was approaching, a small courtyard in the outer city of the capital suddenly became noisy. A middle-aged woman dressed in heavy makeup was sitting in the yard crying for a while.

eye with eye

"Oh, I can't live today, what a conscience! Which thief who killed a thousand swords dared to steal my mother's money?"

Mu Wenzhao yawned when he heard the scolding outside, and said to Mei Jiao Niang beside him, "Yue Niang, are you arguing with your mother again?"

Murong Yueniang who was lying on the bed immediately turned over dissatisfied and glared at him when she heard the words. "What do you call me again? When have I ever had a fight with her, and which time didn't she find fault first?"

Seeing that his lovely wife was angry, Mu Wenzhao hurriedly smiled and hugged Murong Yueniang, and then coaxed in a gentle tone: "Okay, okay, I made a mistake, it's my husband and I can't speak, but Yueniang can Don't get acquainted with me."

When Murong Yueniang saw him like this, the anger on her face disappeared, she curled her lips and looked outside, then got up together with Mu Wenzhao.

She wants to go out and see, what the hell is this old lady doing? There is really no day to worry about.

When the husband and wife came out of the room, the woman was still sitting on the ground crying and crying, and the two maids beside her looked embarrassed. To be honest, although they are servants, have you ever seen such a battle of shrews swearing at the street?

People in the capital are either rich or noble, and most people care more about their status, and they have never been such a joker. They are also able to read and write as servants, and they really don't know how to deal with the current embarrassing situation.

When Mu Wenzhao saw his mother like this, and saw the panic and helplessness on the faces of the two maids, he felt that the other maid was embarrassing him again. If he hadn't been thinking that the other party was his mother, he would have been dismissed impatiently long ago.

"Mom, what are you doing? It's so cold, why don't you get up quickly?"

As Mu Wenzhao said this, he hurried forward to help the middle-aged woman up. A maid on the side rolled her eyes when she saw this, and immediately wanted to help him with a concerned expression.

Then the hands of the two touched each other, and the little maid let out a coquettish scream as if startled, and quickly withdrew her hand, while sneaking a shy and timid glance at Mu Wenzhao.

At this glance, half of Mu Wenzhao's body was numb. Before he could continue staring at the little maid, Murong Yueniang almost laughed angrily.

What a shameless little bitch, dare to seduce the master in front of her?

Murong Yueniang didn't get angry immediately, but asked her mother-in-law with a smile: "Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Having an outburst in front of Mu Wenzhao will only make Mu Wenzhao feel that she is mean, and maybe this little bitch will be rewarded for it.

So to deal with such a little bitch, we still have to wait until the man is away. Anyway, the other party is just a servant, and she is the hostess of this family, so the other party will not be at her disposal when the time comes.

The woman ignored Murong Yueniang, but grabbed Mu Wenzhao and said, "The money I hid is gone, a lot of money is gone!"

Mu Wenzhao was taken aback when he heard the words, and then asked a little nervously: "What money? Could it be..."

"That's right, that's right...it's the white-eyed wolf's silver. I secretly hid a lot of it myself before, but it was gone when I went to see it just now."

Murong Yueniang is Mu Wenzhao's successor, she has only been married for less than two years, so she doesn't know many things before. Hearing what the two of them said at this moment, she immediately understood that they had kept a lot of things from her.

At the beginning, she was willing to marry here because the Tumu family was richer. Now when I hear a lot of silver, my eyes can't help but light up.

Hearing this, the two maids next to her couldn't help but glanced at each other secretly. Before, they felt that this family was very strange. Although no one in this family was capable, they always had inexhaustible money.

Now it seems that there must be something tricky in it?

Mu Wenzhao looked at his mother with a bit of complaint, and couldn't help but feel displeasure in his tone. "Mom, have you changed places? Have you looked for other places? I told you before, it's safer to put money in a bank..."

In the end, the family searched several times, and almost turned the whole house upside down, but they still couldn't find the silver that the woman said. Because there was too much money involved, the mother and son discussed it and decided to report the matter to the government.

Although the Mu family reported the theft to the government, but because the Mu family had nothing to suspect and the person who did the theft did not leave any clues, the matter was finally let go.

Mu Linting didn't care at all about the little episode on the Mu family's side. He has been very busy recently. While keeping in touch with people from the past, he is also trying to find ways to make money for Shen Chenyu.

Ever since he knew that Shen Chenyu could exchange gold and silver for all kinds of magical weapons, he has become a money-making tool without emotion.

Even though he now has Han Lilang's help and he and Shen Chenyu have saved a lot of gold and silver, Mu Linting still feels that it is not enough.

Probably because of what happened in the past, Mu Linting was always a little uneasy. So he wholeheartedly wanted more protection, and surrounded him and Shen Chenyu in copper walls and iron armor. Only in this way could he feel at ease in his heart.

Although these people are remnants and defeated generals, but they have more ideas and more strength, they can still help Mu Linting a lot. Coupled with the good things in Mu Linting's hands, even if they don't have much talent in business, these things can still be sold at a good price.

Of course, the reason for finding these people is not only to make money, but also to use it against the prince. Although these people can't do much, Mu Linting still wants to take them to work hard when he thinks of their life before.

The following days passed quickly, because Shen Chenyu spent most of his time at the Taifu's residence, and the two of them only met a few times. Seeing that the exam was about to come, Mu Linting couldn't help feeling anxious for Shen Chenyu.

This afternoon, Mu Linting was discussing matters with several subordinates. Because he drank two cups of herbal tea, he felt a little discomfort in his lower abdomen.

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Aunt Xue Lian at the side noticed something was wrong with him, and couldn't help but whispered in the other's ear: "General, is there something wrong with you?"

Aunt Xue Lian is almost forty this year, but she still looks like she is in her prime. Back then, she was rescued by Mu Linting from the Huns, and later joined the army as a cook. Don't look at her age now, because she was a famous oiran in the capital when she was young, so she is very beautiful even when she is old.

It was precisely because she was so beautiful that when she was a cook in the army, she was often missed by the men in the army camp. However, she is not willing to serve men, because if she serves men too much, she will easily get some messy diseases.

So no matter how many men approached her, Aunt Xue Lian would reject them unceremoniously. Because her refusal offended some stinky men, these stinky men wanted to catch her and teach her a lesson, so that she would become a plaything for them to vent their anger in the future.

Aunt Xue Lian thought she was doomed, even if she was not killed, she would shed a layer of skin. What I didn't expect was that before these people got their hands on it, Mu Linting found out about it.

Mu Linting will not stop the soldiers from having fun, but this kind of fun is the kind of fun you want, not this kind of bullying by buying and selling.

Mu Linting directly beheaded dozens of people in public, and raised their heads and said to the soldiers under him: "The soldiers under this general are for the purpose of defending the home and defending the country, not for oppressing the old, the weak, women and children, otherwise , what is the difference between you and those Huns?"

Although most men think that Mu Linting is making a big deal out of a molehill, and some even think that the general has taken a fancy to the beautiful cook, but due to Mu Linting's strict military regulations, things like forcing a good woman into prostitution never happened again.

Because she was rescued by Mu Linting many times, and Mu Linting is old enough to be her child, so Aunt Xue Lian has complicated feelings for him. While she wanted to treat Mu Linting as her own child, she couldn't help admiring Mu Linting's military talent.

Sometimes looking at the general who is so busy that he is dizzy, Aunt Xue Lian can't help but secretly feel sorry for him, and will make trouble for Mu Linting from time to time.

However, since there is nothing delicious in the barracks, even if she often cooks for Mu Linting, she can't cook any decent meals.

Later, after learning that the other party was a brother, that feeling shocked her very much. So... my brother can be so powerful? It was so powerful that men were jealous and hated, so much that they all wanted Mu Linting to die.

It seems that only Mu Linting is gone, the fact that they are being compared by a brother no longer exists, and they can still maintain their face.

...

Mu Linting shook his head subconsciously when he heard the words, but almost couldn't hold back the next moment and vomited out. Several people around were shocked when they saw this, and surrounded Mu Linting with worried faces. They were all worried about Mu Linting's physical condition.

Aunt Xue Lian was the only woman among them, and she couldn't help but have a guess when she saw this. She looked at a fat man next to her, who was stunned for a moment and hurried forward.

This fat man knows a little bit of medical skills, and he was also a doctor in the army before. He said something offensive to Mu Linting, and stretched out his hand to feel Mu Linting's pulse.

The fat man seemed to be frightened, he looked at Mu Linting in surprise, and then he frowned seriously, as if he wanted to make sure.

Seeing his strange expression, everyone couldn't help becoming more anxious. Although after getting along with each other for this period of time, they found that the general's injuries had healed early, but it didn't mean that the general had no internal injuries.

So at this time, when they saw each other's expressions, they couldn't help feeling anxious in their hearts. After all...they still remembered the general's tragic situation back then.

After the fat man took his pulse, he looked at Mu Linting uncertainly and said, "That... General, this... this seems to be a happy pulse."

When Mu Linting heard him calling him general again, he was about to ask the fat man to change his words, but then his eyes widened in surprise.

What? He said Ximai?

Is he pregnant? When did this happen?

Mu Linting subconsciously clenched his fists, stared at the fat man with a serious face and asked, "Are you sure?"

The fat man was frightened by his general's aura, so he couldn't help shrinking his neck and said in a low voice, "That... I'm not sure about that."

He didn't know whether the general was happy or angry, and he didn't know how to answer for a while. In addition, Mu Linting didn't tell them anything else. They were not sure if the general was being bullied, and whether the child in the general's womb was voluntary or forced.

When the other people heard this, their expressions were similar to those of the fat man. All of them looked confused and didn't understand the current situation at all.

Aunt Xue Lian was a little helpless when she heard the words, she stretched out her hand and pushed the fat man away, and said impatiently: "What is it like? Old Chen, have your medical skills regressed? Why can't you even touch a happy pulse?" Are you sure?"

Aunt Xue Lian said so, she reached out and grabbed Mu Linting's hand, and then touched it with a serious face. Although she didn't know much about medical skills, during the years in the military camp, she often encountered some brothers and women getting pregnant, and she also knew what a happy pulse was over time.

After Aunt Xue Lian confirmed that it was Ximai, the elders present had complicated expressions. Although everyone knows that the general is a brother, he has tried his best to accept this in the past few years.

But it wasn't long before they met the general, and then the god of war in their hearts suddenly became pregnant? To be honest, I really can't blame them for their slow response, the main reason is... pregnancy is related to their generals, and a group of old men still need a little buffer time.

Especially these diehards have a very thick filter for their own generals. When they thought that such a man slept with their general before they knew it, a group of old men couldn't help getting angry.

No, the more you think about it, the more angry you become?

Which brat is it? Taking advantage of the general while they are not paying attention?

Compared to his subordinates who were bewildered, helpless, uneasy, and angry, Mu Linting was in a trance for a moment, and soon he recovered from the shock. He reached out and touched his stomach stiffly, and couldn't help thinking, no wonder he felt so tired recently, it turned out that he was pregnant without knowing it.

Ever since Shen Chenyu didn't wear a condom that time, the two of them in the same room never wore a condom again. Apart from the fact that he doesn't like that feeling, the more reason is that he wants to have another child.

Before Mu Linting entered the barracks, apart from the weird fact that he liked martial arts more, in fact, he was no different from an ordinary brother in his bones.

When he first went to the battlefield, he would be so frightened that his liver and gallbladder would tear apart, and he would also be so frightened that he wanted to cry. But later he discovered that no matter how scared he was, it was useless, and it would make him unable to hold the knife tightly.

Mu Linting rejected the birth of Xiao Roubao before, not because he didn't like children himself, but because he didn't like that person unilaterally.

Now he has met someone he likes, and he likes Xiaoroubao more and more. Mu Linting just wants to have another child, and the two children will support each other in the future, instead of having to carry everything alone like him.

Because that feeling is so helpless, even when thinking about it now, Mu Linting still feels depressed.

Adding that Xiaoroubao is a younger brother, Mu Linting wanted to give birth to a younger brother for him. He will try his best to teach the other party to protect his elder brother, so that he can be an upright man in the future.

Of course, he was a brother himself, and he never saw his brother clearly. The reason why he wants a son is not only because he thinks his son can protect Xiao Roubao, but also because this era is too harsh on his brother.

As a brother himself, he has suffered too much as a brother. He doesn't want his children to be like him, because not everyone can bear criticism. Not all brothers are as lucky as him, meeting a good man who knows him, understands him and loves him.

When he was in the same room with Shen Chenyu before, Shen Chenyu told him very worriedly that if Mu Linting accidentally became pregnant with a child, tell him not to put the child first in everything, and the most important thing is to protect himself first .

Although such words sound selfish, Shen Chenyu still said it many times like brainwashing.

Shen Chenyu said: "I'm not a good person. I can't let my beloved take risks for an unknown child. Human life is so short, it's not easy to meet someone you like, so you have everything Put your own safety first."

Of course, the best thing is that everyone is healthy.

...

This year's exam is scheduled for the sixth day of March. Seeing that it is already the first day of March, it is about time for Shen Chenyu to come back. Mu Linting just wanted to go back. He hadn't seen Shen Chenyu for more than half a month, and he didn't know how Shen Chenyu was doing now?

When Mu Linting and Aunt Xue Lian returned to the small courtyard, they found a person standing in the small courtyard they rented. After seeing the other person's face clearly, Aunt Xue Lian's originally smiling face suddenly became serious.

Aunt Xue Lian said to Mu Linting: "My lord, you go first."

Mu Linting didn't move when he heard the words, but walked towards the people in the yard. Although Aunt Xue Lian was very anxious, but seeing Mu Linting like this, she could only bite the bullet and follow into the yard.

The man was tall and tall, dressed in brocade clothes and robes, his whole body was like the scorching sun in spring. The other party seemed to have noticed his gaze, turned around to look at Mu Linting, and couldn't help showing a bright smile.

"Lin Ting, long time no see."

Mu Linting heard the words, and said indifferently: "I didn't expect that you would be the first to find me?"

"Brother Seven would like to come, but he is too busy to take care of himself now, so he probably has to wait even if he wants to come."

Seeing that Mu Linting didn't speak, the young man was not embarrassed, so he continued on his own: "I actually wanted to come here a long time ago, but when I thought that you probably still hate me, I couldn't help but shrink back a little. After all Back then, I was too cowardly, obviously I wanted to help you so much at the time, but in the end..."

The situation back then was very complicated, not only Mu Linting's nightmare alone, but also the nightmare of many other people. Especially the eighth prince in front of him, who was also the victim of being humiliated by the prince.

Fortunately, the eighth prince has endured humiliation for so long, and his wings have finally grown gradually in the past two years. He will appear in front of Mu Linting today, which proves that he has the strength to compete with the prince.

Mu Linting's eyes were slightly cold when he heard this, if he didn't have a better choice, he actually didn't want to join forces with the Eighth Prince. Because compared with the Eighth Prince who is full of eyes, Mu Linting actually prefers the Eleventh Prince.

The current situation in the imperial court is like this. The current emperor has a total of thirteen princes. Excluding the twelfth and thirteenth princes who are still children, four of the remaining eleven princes are dead.

Among them, His Highness the First Highness and the Second Highness died young, and died in before they were ten years old . The remaining three Highnesses died on the battlefield, and the Sixth Highness died of illness at the age of fifteen due to poor health.

Among the Highnesses who are still alive, except for the younger Twelve and Thirteen. Among them, the five princes and the nine princes are compatriots with one mother, because they have a powerful foreign relative uncle as a backer, the two brothers and the prince have always been at odds with each other, and the two sides have almost been fighting since childhood.

Among them, the fourth prince and the eighth prince have a mother and concubine, but because their mother and concubine are relatively weak in character, and they don't have a relative to rely on, so these two princes have been bullied often since they were young.

Because the eighth prince was good-looking since he was a child, he was caught by the prince and used as a punching bag. That is to say, the eighth prince's wings have gradually grown in recent years, so the prince can't continue to bully him.

In addition to these few, there is also the eleventh prince who has just shown his edge because of his great martial arts. The eleventh prince had been mediocre before, even though his grandfather's family was strong, but the little prince had always been very law-abiding. Now that he suddenly showed his edge, it seemed that the other party was not as honest as he appeared on the surface.

Mu Linting had met the Eleventh Prince a few times before, and he originally wanted to stand in line with the Eleventh Prince. But at this time the eighth prince had found him, so he knew that this should be the team that Han Lilang had chosen for him, otherwise the eighth prince would not have come here suddenly, Han Lilang must have found a way to contact the eighth prince.

Han Lilang's thinking is more comprehensive than Mu Linting's. If the Eighth Prince is not more suitable for them, Han Lilang will not choose the Eighth Prince rashly.

Han Lilang took advantage of the good things Shen Chenyu gave, and now their business has grown bigger and bigger, and they have also begun to slowly cultivate a group of available people. In less than half a year, the industry will surpass the Shen family in Qingcheng County. This Shen family in Qingcheng County was the Shen family in Qingcheng County two years ago, not the half-dead Shen family now.

If the Eighth Prince cooperates with them, they can provide the Eighth Prince with financial assistance. Although at this time Han Lilang's financial resources have not yet reached the ability to attract the attention of several princes. But as long as Shen Chenyu's golden finger is always there, it's not difficult for them to get rich quickly.

The Eighth Prince would agree to Han Lilang's cooperation. Apart from the guilt towards Mu Linting back then, he also saw their strength. Han Lilang was able to occupy more than half of the market in Liangzhou Prefecture from a down-and-out person who needed to sell himself to survive in such a short period of time, which has proved that they have sufficient capital and strength.

Mu Linting has a straightforward personality. Since the Eighth Prince came here to discuss cooperation, they should get straight to the point.

"Your Highness, don't be so polite, let's go into the room first, and then talk about this cooperation."

After saying this, Mu Linting took the lead and walked towards the next room. The Eighth Prince couldn't laugh or cry when he saw this, he didn't expect that after so many years, the other party would still be as straightforward as before.

Thinking of the news I received before, I heard that his current husband treats him well. I don't know if the prince knows this, will he regret the messy mandarin ducks at the beginning?

At the beginning, the prince wanted to humiliate Mu Linting, and tried to break Mu Linting's arrogance in this way, but he didn't expect that he hit the right way and found a good marriage for Mu Linting.

When thinking like this, a smile flashed across the Qingjun face of the Eighth Prince, and then followed Mu Linting towards the room.

Aunt Xue Lian was also a smart person, she vaguely guessed something when she saw this, so she followed in calmly. While the two were discussing things, Aunt Xue Lian kept guarding Mu Linting.

At first, her face was quite calm, but after listening to it, her eyes widened, and she felt that these two people were really too bold.

They... are they plotting to rebel?

Aunt Xue Lian, who was thinking like this, suddenly felt a chill down her spine. She couldn't help but secretly looked at the window, afraid that someone outside would hear this.

She herself is loyal to Mu Linting and will never betray Mu Linting. But she wasn't sure if others would, in case... if someone overheard her accidentally, it would be a serious crime that would implicate the Nine Clans?

But soon she calmed down. After all, the eighth prince could appear here, and the opponent's hidden guards must be around here. Although the two of them look bold, they are not the kind of people without brains. Since they dare to speak out like this, it means that they are confident that no one will know.

When the Eighth Prince had finished discussing important matters with Mu Linting, and he was about to get up and leave, two footsteps suddenly sounded outside, and then someone pushed the courtyard door and walked in.

Seeing this, the eighth prince said with a smile at the corner of his mouth: "Oh, can't you leave? Just... I want to meet Lin Ting's husband, but I don't know what kind of person he is?"

When Mu Linting heard the Eighth Prince's words, he raised his eyes and glanced at him. The streets around here are full of people from the Eighth Prince. If he didn't want to see Shen Chenyu, he could have someone stop Shen Chenyu from outside. But Shen Chenyu and the others went all the way unimpeded, it can be seen that the eighth prince specially ordered his subordinates to wait to see Shen Chenyu on purpose.

Mu Linting wasn't angry when he saw this, because they will cooperate and help each other in the future, the Eighth Prince will see Shen Chenyu sooner or later.

On the other side, Shen Chenyu had already arrived at the door. He noticed something was wrong when he entered the small courtyard, but he didn't panic at all.

After he stretched out his hand and pushed open the door vigorously, the three people standing in the room came into his eyes. A woman in her forties who is still beautiful, a young man who looks very expensive, and Mu Linting who has not seen him for a long time and looks a little haggard.

While Shen Chenyu was looking at them secretly, the Eighth Prince and Aunt Xue Lian were also looking at him. To be honest, when Shen Chenyu pushed the door and walked in, their first impression was that the other party was a little...too beautiful. If it weren't for Shen Chenyu's being too tall, they probably would have thought he was a pretty guy.

Shen Chenyu didn't pay much attention to the two of them, but walked towards Mu Linting with a little worry. "Why is your complexion so bad? Could it be that you are sick?"

A look of helplessness flashed in Mu Linting's eyes when he heard the words, he did not answer Shen Chenyu's question immediately, but instead helped Shen Chenyu introduce: "Let me introduce to you, this one is His Royal Highness the Eighth Prince, the one next to me It's my godmother, Aunt Lian."

When the Eighth Prince heard the words, a look of disappointment flashed in his eyes, logically they were actually friends.

Intersecting with the disappointment of the Eighth Prince, Aunt Xue Lian beside him was beaming with joy. She really did not expect that Mu Linting would introduce her to people like this, and Aunt Xue Lian was a little uneasy for a while. By the way, since she is Mu Linting's elder, shouldn't she give Shen Chenyu a meeting gift?

When Shen Chenyu heard this, she remembered that there was still business to do. Before Mu Linting could introduce herself to them, Shen Chenyu introduced herself generously.

Because the eighth prince still has a lot of things to do, he just exchanged a few words with Shen Chenyu, and left the small courtyard with a complicated expression on his face.

He originally thought... With Mu Linting's temper, he would like that kind of tall and mighty man. Although Shen Chenyu also looks very tall, but the appearance of the other party is really not related to being tall and mighty. Shen Chenyu gave the eighth prince the impression that he is a noble son who is as gentle as jade and has a temperament like orchid.

They are the most popular type of romantic talent among literati and poets, and they are incompatible with such a sharp-edged person like Mu Linting. Standing together, they have a strong sense of contrast, like a blood-stained sword and a wolf hair brush made of jade.

The sword is too sharp, the jade pen is too fragile...

After the eighth prince left, Aunt Xue Lian took out a bracelet, and then enthusiastically wanted to put it on for Shen Chenyu. This scene made the two of them dumbfounded, because it looked like Shen Liushi back then, who insisted on wearing a bracelet for Mu Linting.

Knowing that it was the kindness of the elders, although Shen Chenyu was very unhappy, she obediently put on the bracelet. Originally, Shen Chenyu's wrist was not particularly slender, but because he spent a lot of time reading and sleeping, he was more than two times thinner than before, so he also wore a bracelet that was clearly a woman's.

When Mu Linting saw him like this, he suddenly felt uncomfortable. After Aunt Xue Lian was settled, he had time to pay attention to Shen Chenyu's situation.

Shen Chenyu felt a little guilty after being stared at by him, so she quickly comforted him and said: "Don't worry, I will gain weight soon after this test is over."

After Shen Chenyu finished speaking, she thought again and Mu Linting's expression was wrong. "By the way, don't bother talking about me, what's the matter with you?"

Mu Linting's eyes dodged a little when he heard this, but he also knew that he couldn't hide this matter, so he could only tell about his pregnancy.

Shen Chenyu was overjoyed and then worried, after all, now is the critical moment, even though they already had the Eighth Prince as their backer, Shen Chenyu still couldn't help worrying about what might happen.

Mu Linting saw his worry, so he said: "Now we are not fighting alone. Even if we encounter any danger, no one can touch me with my current strength."

Although the current Mu Linting is indeed powerful, but sometimes not only rely on force. Just like Mu Linting a few years ago, didn't they catch him by secretly poisoning him?

In order to be able to take the exam with peace of mind, Shen Chenyu still plans to leave a backup, because only in this way can he take the exam well.

"I'm going to enter the examination room soon. In order to make me feel at ease, you must take these two things with you."

Shen Chenyu said so, and took out two things. This is when he was at the Taifu's place, so he prepared a self-defense weapon for Mu Linting in advance.

On the sixth day of March, the general examination began to enter the venue. This time there will be a total of three exams, each of which will take three days. The difference between the general examination and the rural examination is that the rural examination allows one day off after one test, while the general examination requires nine days in the examination room.

Although it is already March, the weather in the capital is still very cold. Especially it rained the day before the exam, so I felt very cold when I got up early in the morning.

Shen Chenyu prepared the test basket last night, and got up before dawn this morning. Originally, he didn't want Mu Linting to suffer from the cold, after all, the other party is now pregnant with a child. However, Mu Linting's temperament is rather stubborn, so he got up early in the morning, planning to send Shen Chenyu into the examination room himself.

Shen Chenyu had no way to persuade him, but asked him to wear more clothes, and they left the small courtyard one after the other.

When Shen Chenyu and his wife came out, several students from the government school had already got up. After everyone gathered, they said a few words, and the group headed towards the examination room together.

Because the examination is held in March, it is called Chunwei and Xingbang. The general examination is held by the Ministry of Rites of the imperial court, and only those who pass the provincial examination can participate. Candidates who pass the examination are called Gongshi, and the first among them is called a member.

The ranking of the general examination is not the final ranking. In the next month, that is, in April, one will have to participate in the palace examination, and the ranking obtained from the palace examination is the final ranking. Generally, Gongshi who passed the general examination will not fail in the palace examination later. At most, there are two differences between Jinshi and the same Jinshi.

The Palace Examination is also called the Gold List, and the top three are: No. 1 Scholar, No. 2, and Tan Hua. After the palace examination, there will be a horse parade through the streets, and that will be the most beautiful time for scholars.

Even Shen Chenyu couldn't help being a little excited when she thought that the imperial examination and the palace examination were the last two hurdles of the imperial examination. However, this kind of excitement didn't last long, because it was extinguished by the strict inspection of the trial.

The general examination is more stringent than the rural examination, but because the candidates are all Juren now, the overall quality is much better than before.

After Shen Chenyu entered the entrance of the examination institute, she was led into a room next to it by soldiers. While the soldiers were carefully checking his test basket, Shen Chenyu had to take off his clothes for the eunuch next to him to check.

No matter how many talents there are among them, a simple entry into the city now will throw face on the ground. But fortunately, although the inspection of the test is strict, at least you don't have to lose face in front of everyone if you stay in the room.

Because they need to stay in the examination room for nine consecutive days, most candidates will choose to buy food and water in the examination room. However, there are also candidates who bring some rations in because of their family background or worry about hygiene. They simply cook something for themselves.

When Shen Chenyu was looking for the numbered room with the test basket, she saw a candidate next to him carrying a large and small bag. It seemed that the other party had brought a lot of food.

Although Shen Chenyu chose to buy food in the examination room, because he was afraid that the prince would attack him, he would not eat food in the examination room even if he bought food.

Although the Taifu boss told him that the prince would not use such a small trick to deal with him, but would directly crush him to death without any worries. Just like the prince stretched out his hand and crushed Mu Linting to death, a person with such a high position and authority didn't have too many worries.

But the heart of harming others is indispensable, and the heart of defense is indispensable. Shen Chenyu has been framed in various ways along the way, so he still thinks it is better to be cautious.

After all, Shen Chenyu is now a family leader. Even if he doesn't think about his own future, he still has to think about his wife and children.

Shen Chenyu's luck this time is not very good, because his number room is not far from the stinky number. Although it is not as unlucky as the candidates next to those two stinking numbers, for Shen Chenyu, who was a noble and precious person in her previous life, this is also a very painful and embarrassing situation.

Fortunately, the weather is still very cold now, and I can barely bear it for the first two days after entering the venue, but it will not be wonderful until the next few days.

Shen Chenyu suppressed the bitterness in her heart, and after finding her number room, she began to check the number room first. The examination institute in the capital is larger than Wuling Mansion, but the environment of the number rooms is still very bad.

The palm-sized room was crowded with each other, and there was a 1.2-meter-wide bed, a slightly worn-out table and a chair. There is a wooden barrel under the table for washing brushes, which is half filled with water, and a coarse rag is hung on the table leg.

Room No. 1 is very narrow, with three walls that are airtight, a large window on the other wall, and a very small single door.

In addition to these things, there is nothing in the whole number room. There is only the dusty air and the dilapidated roof of the number house.

Shen Chenyu tidied up in the number room, and as the sky outside gradually brightened, the chill that made people shiver before subsided.

Later, when the examiner read the rules of the examination room, a group of soldiers with knives entered the examination room with a cold face. Candidates can mention anything during this period of time, but they can no longer speak after the gong sounds for the start of the exam.

Shen Chenyu paid the food fee for the examination room, and gave fifty taels of silver to the invigilating soldier, and then bought a charcoal basin and some charcoal. Things in the examination room are very expensive. You can buy a lot of gold silk charcoal outside for ten taels of silver, but you can only buy ordinary charcoal in the examination room. The rooms in the examination room are not very well insulated, and the temperature difference between day and night in the capital is very large in spring, so he is willing to spend a little money to avoid catching cold.

When the food, water, and charcoal basin were delivered, Shen Chenyu was already grinding ink. Shen Chenyu glanced at the food in the examination room, and didn't move them immediately, but lit the charcoal basin to warm up his hands and feet first.

The examinee next to him should have a good family background. Seeing that Shen Chenyu looked comfortable on the charcoal basin, he followed suit and bought the charcoal basin.

As the gong sounded for the start of the exam, several examiners led a group of soldiers into the arena, and began to quickly distribute the test papers to the candidates.

The content of the general examination is similar to that of the rural examination, the only difference is that the policy questions are relatively difficult. When Shen Chenyu got the first test paper, he roughly scanned the test questions on the test paper, and then he was pleasantly surprised to find that there were questions that he had done.

For Shen Chenyu, this can be regarded as great news. Because as long as it is a question he has done, he can answer the perfect question after the guidance of the master Taifu.

This kind of question is to send sub-questions. With such a big question as a guarantee, Shen Chenyu's first game can be said to be stable.

Of course, all of this is due to Master Tai Tuo, if the master hadn't won the exam questions, Shen Chenyu wouldn't be able to be so relaxed now.

When Shen Chenyu came to the door with spirit wine before, it was probably because the effect of spirit wine had worked secretly, and the boss was not only happy but also in better health.

Seeing this, the elder's sons all understood that this spirit wine might be a rare treasure. Afterwards, not only did they not stop the elder from drinking, but they even mentioned the matter of this spirit wine in a circumstantial manner.

The spirit wine involved Shen Chenyu's gold finger, even if the Taifu's family is very reliable, it is impossible for Shen Chenyu to tell the other party about it.

So when they mentioned this to Shen Chenyu, Shen Chenyu only said that this was a good wine he got by chance, and he didn't know how to make wine and didn't have much in stock.

Although a few people doubted this in their hearts, they also knew that this thing was hard to come by. It was not easy for Shen Chenyu to take such a risk to take it out.

This is a deal between Shen Chenyu and the old lady. He helped improve the old lady's physical condition, and at the same time satisfied the old lady's preference for fine wine. The old lady spent three months teaching Shen Chenyu to read. As for how much Shen Chenyu can learn by himself, it all depends on Shen Chenyu's own good fortune, and the rest is not what the old lady cares about.

To be honest, if it wasn't for Shen Chenyu's photographic memory, he would not learn much no matter how hard he worked in three months. Fortunately, God still favored him, not only let him meet such a good teacher as the old master, but also have a photographic memory that all scholars envy and envy.

To say that before Shen Chenyu only thought about it, it was enough for a good candidate to pass the examination. So now he doesn't think like this, but is going for the top ten in the test.

Because the better Shen Chenyu did in the exam, the higher the ranking, the chance to get into the eyes of the current emperor. At that time, no matter how lawless the prince is, he can't take Shen Chenyu's life casually. No matter what, he has to give the current emperor some face.

After all, Shen Chenyu is a student of the emperor, and his identity represents the world's poor. If the crown prince killed Shen Chenyu without knowing why, not to mention whether the major powers in the court would make a fuss, even the children of poor families all over the world would be chilled by it.

The so-called water can carry a boat and capsize it. Although the children of the poor family are not as prestigious as those of the aristocratic family, there are so many children of the poor family in the world, and it is not easy to bully them.

Because she bet on the right topic in the first exam, Shen Chenyu managed to pass the exam relatively smoothly. When it came to the second test, it was not as smooth as the first one.

Shen Chenyu was a little restless at first, and accidentally soiled the test paper once, and then he changed the test paper and kept writing hard, and then rushed to the last hour to finish all the test questions.

Because the second test was rushed, Shen Chenyu looked very embarrassed with disheveled hair while waiting for the third test. He didn't have time to take care of himself, and he looked tired and embarrassed.

What Shen Chenyu didn't know was that the reason why he was uneasy in the second scene was because the prince's people had gone to Mu Linting. At that time, Mu Linting was resting in the small courtyard. He had been sleepy and tired for the past few days because of his pregnancy, but he did not expect the prince's people to find him.

Because the other party wanted to take Mu Linting away forcefully, Mu Linting killed the person without saying a word. Anyway, they came here secretly, and Mu Linting didn't have too much burden on his mind when he killed someone.

The Eighth Prince soon found out about this matter. Since he met Mu Linting that day, he has kept many people secretly protecting Mu Linting.

Although Mu Linting said that he didn't need any protection, the Eighth Prince had received a lot of benefits from the other party, and as an ally, he still had to have the courtesy.

Of course, the Eighth Prince said that he was protecting Mu Linting, but in fact he was also secretly monitoring Mu Linting. After all, Mu Linting has a lot of bargaining chips in his hands. Apart from being able to use his people as money bags for the Eighth Prince, Mu Linting also holds a formula for gunpowder in his hands.

Although there is gunpowder in this world, the power of gunpowder is very weak, and it only has the effect of setting off fireworks for the time being. Compared with the gunpowder in Mu Linting's hands, the gunpowder of this era can only be regarded as a child's toy.

This thing is also made by Shen Chenyu. After all, if they only have money as capital, they can only be at a relatively low disadvantage in cooperation.

So Shen Chen Yuhua made a gunpowder formula with points. The gunpowder produced by this formula is extremely powerful and very suitable for use on the battlefield of this era.

In this era of cold weapons, the appearance of this gunpowder is a great temptation. It can almost be said that whoever masters the gunpowder controls the lifeline of the country.

Even if His Royal Highness the current Crown Prince saw him, he probably couldn't help being tempted by it. That's why the Eighth Prince was so cautious, because he was worried that Mu Linting would go back on his word and stand in line with other people.

Shen Chenyu doesn't like the feeling of being controlled by others, and even less like her husband bowing to others, so gunpowder is his confidence for Mu Linting.

Before the appearance of Mu Linting, the prince had remained in a state of no reaction. Although the prince was a little surprised that they were still alive, it was only a little surprised.

Because in the eyes of such a powerful person as the other party, Mu Linting has nothing to care about like a bereaved dog. If the prince is relatively free now, he may be in the mood to tease the other party. After all, dealing with Mu Linting and Shen Chenyu is as easy as crushing an ant to him.

But whether it is the old matriarch or the princes, they have been causing him all kinds of troubles recently. The son of King Qi Jin who just came back not long ago was biting him like a crazy dog and would not let go. As a result, the prince was a little bit burnt out during this period, so he didn't have time to pay attention to Mu Linting.

When the prince finally had time to pay attention to each other, he found that the pair of ants were not as weak as imagined. First of all, that Shen Chenyu, who is not as cowardly and incompetent as he saw before, now wants to get ahead through the imperial examination?

When he asked Mu Linting to marry Shen Chenyu, he found that Shen Chenyu was a cowardly and incompetent person, and wanted to humiliate Mu Linting, the God of War.

A brother who is outstanding and even better than a man, with all his pride, can only marry a trash in the end. Then the husband and wife still resent and suspect each other, even if the other party completely despises each other and dies together. For a person like Mu Linting, this can be regarded as the greatest humiliation.

Because no matter how proud he is, in the end he couldn't help himself even die.

But the current situation is that the useless scholar who was specially recruited by the prince, not only reborn and secretly passed the examination, but now he even wants to pass the imperial examination to enter the imperial court.

The second is Mu Linting. I don't know how the other party did it, but actually persuaded his timid eighth brother to cooperate with him. Even in order to protect Shen Chenyu, the eighth prince's people have recently started to confront the prince's subordinates repeatedly.

Originally, with the identity and status of the prince, he only needs to move his fingers a little bit to make Shen Chenyu unable to participate in the examination. But since the examination is hosted by the Ministry of Rites, almost half of the people in the Ministry of Rites are the eighth prince's minions. If the prince really did something, he would definitely be discovered. If the eighth prince used this incident to attack the prince, the emperor would probably leave a very bad impression on the prince.

In this dynasty, culture is more important than military affairs. The prince could treat Mu Linting like that before, but he couldn't do anything about the imperial examination. Because the imperial examination involves the future disciples of the emperor, apart from the humble and powerless, most of them are descendants of aristocratic families.

The power of aristocratic families is a relatively complicated existence. Many centuries-old aristocratic families are intertwined and intertwined, and a single move will affect the entire clan. There are many big families in this dynasty, even the current emperor can't move at will, let alone the prince who has made countless enemies now?

So the prince didn't move Shen Chenyu immediately, except that he didn't want to touch the line of the imperial examination, more because he didn't pay attention to Shen Chenyu.

Let's not talk about whether Shen Chenyu has the ability to pass the top three exams, even if the other party is really lucky to pass the top three exams, so what? The Zhuangyuan Lang was awarded by the sixth-rank Hanlin Academy, and the sixth-rank is only one rank higher than the seventh-rank sesame official. In the eyes of the extremely noble prince, it was just a little big ant, and in the end it was not something he could kill if he wanted to.

Of course, Shen Chenyu was not enough to attract the prince's attention, the reason why he suddenly made a move against Mu Linting was mainly because of the bargaining chip in Mu Linting's hand.

Although his people didn't inquire about the specific news, they also vaguely knew a little bit of the wind. Mu Linting must be clutching something very important, otherwise the Eighth Prince would not have jumped so happily with his cautious personality.

But what the prince didn't expect was that the person he sent seemed to disappear forever. Because it was not clear whether the eighth prince did it, the prince's people stayed in peace for a few days, and then appeared again at the beginning of the third round of the test.

This time, without waiting for Mu Linting to do anything, the Eighth Prince's men captured several of them alive. Because these people were all dead men of the prince, they killed themselves as soon as they were caught, and they didn't even have a chance to pass the news to the prince.

The eighth prince didn't care about this, but brushed his existence in front of Mu Linting, and then left with a few guards.

When Mu Linting discussed cooperation with him before, the eighth prince had promised Mu Linting to escort Shen Chenyu, so that Shen Chenyu could participate in this test smoothly.

There is no need for the eighth prince to do extra things, just make sure that Shen Chenyu can finish the exam safely and steadily. As for how well Shen Chenyu will do in the exam, it depends on how much luck Shen Chenyu has.

This matter is not difficult for the Eighth Prince, so what the two discussed before was that he agreed to Mu Linting without hesitation. Now that Shen Chenyu is in the third round of the exam, the Eighth Prince plans to watch it in person just in case.

Although he is not a good person, he can still keep his word. What's more, if Shen Chenyu is admitted to the first prize, and the opponent grows up well in the future, it will be a great help for the Eighth Prince.

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At the same time, in the examination house, Shen Chenyu, who had been in the number room for seven days, was looking at the questions on the test paper seriously with her messy long hair.

This question is based on the content of the royal system in the Book of Rites. "Treat those who are kind to them with courtesy, and those who are not kind to them with punishment" means that those who have good opinions should be treated with courtesy. But for those with malice to deal with punishment.

But this evil among good and evil, not all evil will be punished. Because everyone has no way to avoid making mistakes, a small dispute and a small mistake are inevitable. So if a person makes a very small mistake, this mistake is like saying a wrong sentence to him, but when it may cause fatal harm to others, ask them how these candidates treat such a small evil?

The things reflected in such a topic are actually the same as those public opinion killings in later generations. Sometimes, for many people, it's just standing aside and pointing, but they never thought that a single sentence could kill a person.

The person who speaks will feel that he is very innocent, because in his opinion, he is just saying a word. Does he not have the right to speak?

Such a question is not easy to answer, if it is said that this small mistake is not pursued, then the victim is very pitiful. If punishment is used for such a trivial matter, it will appear that the person answering the question is very violent and vengeful.

If he didn't know the character of the chief examiner, with Shen Chenyu's temper, he would definitely answer an eye for an eye. What kind of harm the victim suffered, he would let the person who made the mistake experience it in the same way. After all, if the knife does not cut themselves, most people will not feel the pain.

But this is an exam question, and what they are pursuing is Confucianism, Shen Chenyu's way is not good at all. Shen Chenyu struggled for a long time, and finally chose the old lady Fu's answering method against her will.

This is not the future of freedom of speech, whether it is for his own future or his life, Shen Chenyu can't speak freely. Unless...he stands at a high enough position in the future, otherwise Shen Chenyu can only bear it at this moment.

In fact, when it came to the last round, most of the candidates were in a bad state. Not to mention eating the same thing for nine days in a row, but not being able to take a bath for nine days in a row, some candidates who love cleanliness are about to be driven crazy.

What's more, the environment here is so bad, and the stinking number in the examination room is a nightmare. Even candidates with a stronger mind will almost collapse at this moment.

Shen Chenyu has never eaten anything in the examination room, and most of the things have been taken into the space by him. No matter what he ate and drank these days, it was all food and water that had been prepared in advance in the space.

Most of the food and water were steamed buns and steamed buns. In order not to attract the attention of the soldiers in charge of the examination, Shen Chenyu would sometimes eat a bigu pill.

On the last day of the third round, the examination hall, which had been filled with lifelessness, finally gradually had a breath of life. A group of examinees who had been going crazy here for a long time, many of them went out when the first batch of cards were released.

Shen Chenyu didn't follow him out immediately. Firstly, he hadn't checked it out for the third round, and secondly, he still wanted to tidy himself up a bit.

In the last few days, Shen Chenyu has been disheveled like a lunatic. He had secretly looked in the mirror before, and although Shen Chenyu in the mirror was still a handsome pot, this handsome pot looked sloppy and unkempt.

Thinking that Mu Linting must be waiting for him outside, Shen Chenyu suddenly felt "husband's burden" in her heart, and she even dared not go out.

Fortunately, there is still water in the No. 1 room. Even though the conditions here are very difficult, he is still trying to wash up these nine days, otherwise he will be really dirty.

Shen Chenyu was the last one to go out, and she didn't feel much about sitting there before. When he lined up and walked slowly outside, he suddenly found that his whole body was uncomfortable, and even his legs were not as stiff as his own.

At first, Shen Chenyu still felt that she was weak, but later she found out that everyone was actually similar to him, and some of them even needed someone to help them, so the uneasiness in Shen Chenyu's heart dissipated.

Before Shen Chenyu got out of the gate of the examination institute, she heard Xiangmo's son was there, and then Shen Chenyu saw Mu Linting when she looked up.

Today's Mu Linting didn't wear a veiled hat, and only wore a veil on his face, revealing a small half of his delicate face. Now that his identity has been exposed, most people know that he is back. In fact, it doesn't matter whether Mu Linting can hide his face or not. As for why she still wears a veil, it's just to avoid trouble, and to save some uneasy people from coming to make trouble.

Because of her pregnancy, Mu Linting has been lacking in energy during this period, and her whole person seems to be a little less sharp. However, since his appearance is very impactful, this lack of energy is not particularly obvious.

After Shen Chenyu came out, she handed the test basket to Xiangmo and walked towards Mu Linting.

"The exam is finally over, let's go back now, senior brother and the others probably have already gone back."

Shen Chenyu made an agreement with several classmates before, because the exam will take nine days in a row, and everyone must be exhausted when they come out. So they agreed to go back to rest directly after coming out, and they didn't need to wait outside to walk with other people.

Although Shen Chenyu looked embarrassed at this time, she was cleaner overall than others. Mu Linting saw that many of them were unkempt or stinky when they passed the exam. Shen Chenyu's current state is considered relatively good.

Because the test lasted for nine days, and then it took about ten days to mark the papers. It was already late March when the test results were released.

Then, the candidates who passed the Gongshi examination generally had to go to the palace to learn the etiquette in the palace for a period of time before taking the palace examination, so as not to make jokes when they met the emperor.

So the next month will be very busy, and it can almost be said that there is no time to study. However, if they really passed the Gongshi exam, most of the candidates would not be in the mood to study.

After Shen Chenyu and Mu Linting went back, they had been recuperating for two consecutive days. During this period of time, both of them were very tired. Now that the test is finally over, the two of them stayed by each other's side, so they both slept deeply when they were resting.

Although there were people from the Eighth Prince guarding them, Shen Chenyu and Mu Linting slept together in the space when they were resting. Because the temperature in the space is not only suitable, but also the safest and least disturbed place.

Before the two fell asleep, Xiang Mo was sent to Aunt Xue Lian by Mu Linting. So what they didn't know was that it was busy outside while they were resting.

The prince's people have looked for them, the eighth prince has also looked for them, and finally even the eleventh prince has come. Since the small courtyard was empty, even Mu Linting's people didn't know where they were going, and these people were just busy with the air. But no matter how lively it was outside, it couldn't affect the rest of the two of them.

Shen Chenyu fell asleep for two days and didn't wake up until the third day. During these two days, Mu Linting will not disturb Shen Chenyu even if he wakes up. He can't be hungry now because he is pregnant, so every time he wakes up, he gets up to eat.

Shen Chenyu has everything in his space. Before falling asleep, he bought a lot of food with points, most of which are specially for pregnant women. So even if Shen Chenyu fell asleep all the time, Mu Linting, who was locked up with him, would not be so hungry.

When the two of them came out on the third day, Shen Chenyu and Mu Linting had the energy to get down to business. While making milk for Mu Linting, Shen Chenyu yawned and flipped through the recent account books.

To be honest, the accounting method at this time seems to be too trivial, and Shen Chenyu became a little annoyed after watching it for a long time. In the end, he pressed his temples, and helped Mu Linting reorganize several ledgers.

The three ledgers that were originally full were finally sorted out by him, and he didn't even finish writing a single ledger. Not only that, Shen Chenyu's books are more organized and clear, and the latest account data can be seen clearly at a glance.

Shen Chenyu finished sorting out the account books, and took Mu Linting to teach him the new bookkeeping method, so that he would be able to read the account books more easily in the future.

When Mu Linting was almost done learning, Shen Chenyu hugged him and took another nap. Then Mu Linting woke up from his kiss and began to supplement the second cub with various nutritious foods.

Mu Linting had no appetite except for the half month, and the discomfort during the recent period has disappeared. With Shen Chenyu by his side, not only did Mu Linting sleep peacefully, but his appetite also improved a lot.

Recently, Mu Linting's appetite has been relatively heavy. Sometimes he is addicted to acid, and sometimes he is heavy on salt and spicy. Anyway, there is no way to judge the gender of the child by taste. But fortunately, Shen Chenyu also cares about this, whether it's a man or a woman or a brother, anyway, Shen Chenyu has money to support him.

The night before the announcement of the list, Shen Chenyu finally met the Crown Prince. At that time, Shen Chenyu put two-thirds of the money he earned recently into the points. Except for the money earned by Mu Linting and his subordinates, the rest of the money came from the Liangzhou government.

This is not a small sum, and it suddenly enriches Shen Chenyu's points. Shen Chenyu looked at the points in his hand, and even felt a sense of ecstasy.

However, since these were earned by Husband, Shen Chenyu was too embarrassed to spend them, so she set aside half to buy goods to make money, and the remaining half was reserved as a bargaining chip for them to fight the prince.

Then at this time, the prince suddenly came to the door with someone. This is Shen Chenyu's first time seeing the prince. To be honest, just looking at the other person's appearance, the other party really doesn't look like the kind of person who does all kinds of evil.

The crown prince was wearing a four-clawed python robe, and he had an indescribable aura. In addition, he also gave birth to a beautiful skin, so it was no wonder that Mu Linting was deceived by him. Because his appearance is too deceptive, he doesn't look like that kind of bad person at all.

Shen Chenyu couldn't help but think of a saying from later generations, "What three views follow the five senses". If the time and space they are in is a TV series, it is estimated that with the prince's good appearance, the other party's fans must be no less than Shen Chenyu's.

Because the appearance of the prince is the kind of villain who is so handsome that his three views follow his five senses. And what about Shen Chenyu? Shen Chenyu has such a gentle and elegant image, he is actually more like the bitter second male in novels or TV dramas.

Although Shen Chenyu is also very good-looking, his good-looking even makes people mistake him for his brother. But compared with the prince's wickedness, his good looks are like cuteness is worthless in front of sexiness.

Shen Chenyu suddenly felt jealous, especially because he was very afraid that he would be a bitter second man, and in the end his wife would be robbed by the prince.

Just when Shen Chenyu's inner drama was complicated, the prince looked at the two people in front of him in surprise. He had met these two people back then. At that time, Shen Chenyu was just a little boy, without the eye-catching appearance and unique temperament as now.

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There is also Mu Linting, the other party was very good-looking before, and his vigor is soaring to the sky. But at that time, Mu Linting's appearance was not as attractive as it is now, and at the same time, he was less calm and introverted.

If the prince hadn't been able to confirm that the young couple in front of him were the same people back then, they would probably have thought that they were fakes.

The conflict between the prince and Mu Linting back then was simply that the prince wanted the other party to be his concubine. With Mu Linting's identity and status, it is considered as the utmost benevolence for the crown prince to give him a side concubine.

It's a pity that Mu Linting's reaction was very strong. He felt that the prince's appearance was insulting him, and even because of this, he would completely turn against the prince.

At that time, the prince was still young, and seeing his former best friend turn against him, his first reaction was to become angry from embarrassment. Since Mu Linting felt that he was insulting him, the crown prince would break off his wings with his own hands, so that he could truly experience what insult is.

A person like the prince will not understand his mistakes. He is still just a little prince now, but he has the temper of an emperor who will lay down millions of corpses in a fit of anger.

Especially when the prince looked at the current Mu Linting, the unrecognizable brother who was tortured by him, he still looked intact at this time, as if he had returned to the time when he did not hurt the other party.

Compared with the prince's heart at this moment, Mu Linting's heart is rarely very peaceful. He thought that when he met the other party again, he couldn't help but immediately pounce on him, fighting the prince endlessly like a vicious dog.

However, he didn't expect that when he actually met, he could still stand face to face with the prince so calmly. He didn't lose himself as he imagined, and the influence of the prince in his heart didn't seem to be important anymore.

Because there is someone more important than hatred in his heart. That person seems to be a very gentle and nice person, but once he enters his heart, the other person occupies all positions very arrogantly.

It was so full that he felt a little pain in his heart.

"You seem to be doing well?"

This was the prince's first sentence. After he finished speaking, he didn't care if Mu Linting didn't say a word, because he knew that the other party had such a temper. So the prince turned his eyes to Shen Chenyu, just in time to see Shen Chenyu stretching out his hand to hold Mu Linting's hand, for some reason, a trace of jealousy flashed in his heart.

The prince didn't have much emotion on his face, but he really wanted to cut off Shen Chenyu's arm in his heart. I heard that scholars care most about their hands, and I don't know how a scholar like Shen Chenyu will support his family after losing one of his hands?

Thinking of Shen Chenyu becoming a waste and perhaps needing Mu Linting to support his family, the prince's eyes flashed with excitement.

But... It wasn't long before he lifted the restraint, and a group of people around him were staring at him. Although he had such a plan in his heart, he couldn't do anything to Shen Chenyu immediately in the end.

Because no matter whether there are eight princes or others, as far as Mu Linting is in front of him, they are not his opponents. The Mu Linting of today is not the Mu Linting of the past, even if the other party is pregnant with a child now. If Mu Linting was really pushed into a hurry, it would be easy for him to kill the prince even in the capital.

The prince put away the malice in his eyes, and then said another sentence. "To be honest, until now, I don't understand why you rejected me?"

Mu Linting's eyes rolled slightly, and then he said with a condensed face: "Because I have seen through your nature a long time ago, people like you are naturally selfish, and you will always only see your own emotions in your eyes. Because I I don't want to be your plaything. When you get angry, you will slaughter my subordinates, and you will personally push me into a place of eternal doom, because people like you are not worthy..."

Before Mu Linting finished speaking, a eunuch following the prince scolded sharply: "Mu Linting, you are presumptuous!"

When Mu Linting heard this, he just glanced at the other party coldly, completely ignoring the other party's warning.

"It's not you who are threatening me now, but I, Mu Linting, are threatening you. If it wasn't for the sake of the people in this world to suffer less, if it wasn't for my husband's stable career in official career, your crown prince would have been my sword long ago Revenant."

The eunuch turned blue with anger, he stretched out his trembling hand and pointed at Mu Linting, and it took him a long time to say a word. "You... are you planning to rebel?"

Shen Chenyu knew that Mu Linting was worried about him, otherwise he would have started with the hatred he had for the prince. In order not to become a burden on Mu Linting, Shen Chenyu took the lead before Mu Linting could speak: "So what?"

Anyway, this is just an empty era, and it's not the hometown where Shen Chenyu was born and raised. At worst, he took Mu Linting to other countries. Anyway, Shen Chenyu holds so many chips in his hand, and he will be treated with courtesy by others wherever he goes .

Hearing this, the prince and his party's expressions changed drastically, and they pulled out their swords one by one to attack Mu Linting, but they were stopped by the prince at the side.

The prince glanced at Shen Chenyu gloomyly. He knew Mu Linting's temper better than others. Since Mu Linting said such words to him, it meant that Mu Linting really had this strength.

The prince came here this time to test the opponent, not to give Mu Linting a chance to kill him. Seeing that Mu Linting's mood was not right now, he had no choice but to turn around with a cold face and lead the people away. He had a very strong premonition that if he stayed any longer, maybe the other party would really kill him.

Mu Linting really wanted to kill the prince a long time ago, but later he knew that this was not feasible. Although the death of the prince is not a pity, the current court is very turbulent.

If the crown prince dies suddenly, the princes will wait for the opportunity to move, and the whole capital will be in chaos, and the people of the whole world will suffer.

Although there are many evil people in this world, there are also many good people. For example, simple people like Aunt Yang, mother and son, poor people like Aunt Xue Lian, and those veterans and remnants under his command.

They are all ordinary people. If the world is in chaos right now, they will be the first batch of innocent people to be slaughtered.

What's more, what he wants is Yixue's grievances, not to completely become the sinner of the whole world for his own selfishness. Because in that case, those soldiers who were wronged to death with him can only hold hatred in Jiuquan forever.

The next day was the examination and release of the rankings. After the meeting with the prince, Shen Chenyu was not nervous anymore. The posting of the rankings in the general examination is different from that in the rural examinations. Generally, after the good news is announced in the morning, the rankings will not be posted until the afternoon.

The next day Zhang Cui and others got up early in the morning and booked seats in a Zhuangyuan Building next to the Gongyuan. Although Shen Chenyu and Zhang Chu had a rift before, Zhang Chu still called Shen Chenyu together.

Originally, Shen Chenyu didn't want to be with them, but everyone was classmates before anyway. Seeing that their attitude has always been very good, Shen Chenyu could only drag Mu Linting to the champion building.

Seeing the little couple singing in harmony, everyone couldn't help being envious and feeling sour. What they envied was the good relationship between the two of them, and what made them sad was that they found that Mu Linting was very good-looking.

Mu Linting had been wearing a veiled hat before, and they thought Mu Linting was an ugly husband, so they felt sorry for Shen Chenyu secretly.

Recently, Mu Linting didn't wear veiled hats very much, and they realized that the other party was actually very good-looking. Although Mu Linting's good looks are not like a brother's, but more like a handsome man's type, but they also have to admit that each other is outstanding.

When the group arrived at the restaurant, the restaurant was already full of guests. Fortunately, they had reserved seats in advance, otherwise there would be no seats today.

Before they sat down on their seats, firecrackers sounded outside the Gongyuan, and the streets outside also started to make noise. Because the good news is from the back to the front, so the first one should be the last one in the test.

Among the classmates with Shen Chen, except for Zhang Thui who has a little strength, the others all looked very disturbed. Probably because they don't have much confidence in this test, and everyone's emotions are not very high.

Compared to their uneasy appearance, Shen Chenyu and Zhang Thui looked much calmer. Shen Chenyu did very well in the first test. He knew that the first test this time was very important, so he was very confident that he would be on the list.

As for Zhang Chu, although this person's character is not very good, it has to be said that he is indeed talented. But it's not enough for a person to be talented, at least Shen Chenyu dare not have any deep friendship with such a person.

This time, a total of 400 candidates were admitted for the examination, and the 400 applicants reported in batches from the back to the front, and the entire outer city of the capital was very lively for a while. Because the general examination is more important than the provincial examination, winning the list in the general examination is equivalent to becoming a Jinshi, and the status is very different from the previous Juren.

So this time the good news is very grand. After the palace examination is over, the good news will be spread to the various state capitals below, and the people in the state capital will also report the good news to the Jinshi's hometown. This is a major event for the glory of the lintel, and some relatively prosperous families will erect Jinshi monuments.

About the time they registered for the top 100, several of Shen Chenyu's classmates turned pale. They still know how much they have, if they don't have it later, it is equivalent to failing the ranking.

One of the students with a bad attitude left when he registered for the 90th place. Not long after this classmate left, the eighty-ninth, eighty-eighth, and eighty-seventh students were all born in the restaurant next door to them.

The shopkeeper of the restaurant next door was overjoyed, and asked the staff to set off several strings of firecrackers in succession to celebrate. Let the already bustling streets appear more lively than before.

Among them, there was a student who was on the list, who seemed to be from a very good family background, and even asked the servants to spread happy money in the street. Seeing this, a group of scholars stepped forward one after another, each of them wanting to be happy.

Shen Chenyu had already drank his second cup of tea. Hearing the occasional noise outside, he couldn't help pulling Mu Linting to the window.

Their location is on the third floor, so the viewing angle is very good, and they can see far away. Shen Chenyu silently watched the commotion outside, feeling a little mixed in her heart for a moment.

It's been several years since he crossed over to this place. He didn't expect to come here step by step from a worthless scholar. No one knows the hardships during this period, only the people around him have been silently supporting him. Shen Chenyu sighed in her heart, and then she was about to pull Mu Linting back to sit back.

He didn't know that he hadn't been to the window before, but standing at the window now felt that it was quite dangerous. Especially now that there are people coming and going upstairs, and the window of this restaurant is so short, Shen Chenyu feels a little palpitation inexplicably.

However, before Shen Chenyu and Mu Linting could walk away, when a scholar with a jug passed by them, probably because he was drunk and didn't stand still, the other party suddenly stretched out his hand and pushed Mu Linting. .

Mu Linting also seemed to be taken aback. When he subconsciously protected his stomach, he fell out of the window. Shen Chenyu's pupils shrank immediately, and immediately hugged Mu Linting without thinking too much.

Just when everyone thought they were going to fall and couldn't help but exclaimed one by one, Shen Chenyu grabbed the window sill on the left with one hand. With Shen Chenyu's buffer this time, Mu Linting stretched out his long legs and hooked the window guardrail, and brought Shen Chenyu over the window again and fell back upstairs.

Everyone was stunned, not only because they were frightened by the accident just now, but also because they were amazed at Mu Linting's skill.

The waiter in the restaurant was the first to react. He couldn't help looking at Mu Linting and said, "My God, he...does he know martial arts? This skill is too powerful?"

The others came back to their senses after hearing the words. Just as everyone surrounded the two of them to express their concern, the drunken scholar who had pushed him was about to run away when Mu Linting blocked his way with a chopstick.

The chopsticks were inserted straight into the ground, only a little bit inserted into the opponent's feet, and the drunken scholar suddenly turned pale with fright.

Shen Chenyu also recovered now. To be honest, he was really scared just now. Fortunately, Mu Linting's martial arts are really strong, otherwise they would definitely be seriously injured if they fell.

After Shen Chenyu came back to her senses, she walked towards the scholar angrily. Before, everyone probably thought that the other party did it unintentionally because he was drunk. But now seeing the other party's posture of wanting to run, he vaguely understood that the other party probably did it on purpose.

The drunken scholar was obviously instructed by someone, but for some unknown reason, no matter how Shen Chenyu interrogated him, he dared not say anything, and just kept crying that he would be sent to the court.

Seeing each other like this, Shen Chenyu and Mu Linting looked at each other, and couldn't guess who it was for a while.

Mu Linting threatened the prince like that yesterday, and the prince's narrow mind would definitely turn into anger from embarrassment. But the matter in front of him is not like what the prince did, because the prince has always been high-profile and cruel in revenge, so he would not make such a small fight.

So this person, who will instruct it? It stands to reason that they are not familiar with the place of life in the capital, who would want to make Mu Linting have an accident?

And just when Shen Chenyu was thinking like this, a voice full of concern suddenly sounded. "Yuro, are you alright?"

Shen Chenyu suddenly raised her head when she heard the words, and Zhang Chu, who was standing in front of him, took a step back in fright, her delicate face was full of puzzlement and surprise.

Shen Chenyu looked at the surprised face of the other party, and suppressed a conjecture that was about to come out in her heart, then stood up and said lightly to Zhang Chu: "Please help me to apply for an official, this person almost killed my husband. If we can't find out the mastermind behind the scenes, I, Chen Chenyu, will never end with him."

Shen Chenyu said so, her dark eyes fixed on Zhang Chu, trying to see something from the other's face. However, other than his pale face, the other party didn't show any strange expression because of his words.

Zhang Chu said: "Yulang don't worry, I will find someone to send him to the official."

Zhang Chu said so, and together with a classmate, they caught the drunken scholar, intending to wrestle him to the government together. Whether it's the drunken scholar or Zhang Chu, the two of them really don't seem to know each other. Shen Chenyu couldn't help but frowned slightly, but she still didn't put away her doubts about Zhang Chu.

It wasn't that Shen Chenyu deliberately targeted Zhang Chu, the main reason was that he and Mu Linting had not offended any special people at all not long after they first entered the capital. Although Mu Linting had many enemies before, those enemies did not know that he was back.

And even if they knew, there was the Eighth Prince behind Shen Chenyu and the others, and they didn't have the guts to go beyond the Eighth Prince and attack the two of them.

In addition, the drunk scholar was too targeted, and when the other party pushed, he also targeted Mu Linting's stomach. Now there are not many people who know that Mu Linting is pregnant, and there are only a few people who are traveling with Shen Chenyu.

Therefore, based on this inference, the person who will target Mu Linting and the child, in Shen Chenyu's view, Zhang Chu is very likely.

But now there is no evidence, Shen Chenyu can't just rely on inferences, and quarreled with Zhang Chui.

What's more, if the deduction is wrong, Shen Chenyu will be completely entangled with the other party if he hurts him.

But after experiencing today's farce, Shen Chenyu had to be more on guard against Zhang Chu, he didn't want such a similar thing to happen again.

Before Zhang Chui and his classmates sent him to the government, they happened to encounter an official patrolling the street, and the scholar was taken away by the government.

There is nothing good about this case, because the other party has committed all the crimes in one go, even if the government knows that there is a mastermind behind the scenes, there is nothing they can do.

However, since the other party is willing to take the blame, because the victim is pregnant, the other party's crime is very serious, and it is estimated that he will not come out again in seven or eight years.

This accident was quickly covered up, because Zhang Chu and Shen Chenyu received good news immediately after. Zhang Chu took the ninth place in the test this time, and Shen Chenyu directly took the third place in the test.

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It is well known that candidates who pass the Gongshi examination will not easily fail the subsequent palace examination. Although the ranking in the general examination is not very important, but because the difficulty of the two examination questions is the same, there will be no major changes in the ranking of the palace examination.

Shen Chenyu took the third place in the exam this time, and the other party's appearance is very outstanding, many people couldn't help but discuss it.

"He's the third one, with such outstanding looks, I guess Tan Hualang is him."

"Yes, yes, only his appearance can be worthy of Tanhua."

"Ah? Then I saw some of them crossing the street today, and it will probably be very lively then."

The year before last, there was a jade face Tanhua. At that time, the two princesses made a lot of jokes because of him. I don't know if this person was born so well, will the Highness directly give him a marriage at that time?

I heard that this man already has a husband, and if he is really favored by the royal family, he doesn't know whether he will abandon the chaotic husband, or refuse the royal marriage for the sake of the chaotic husband?

Today's emperor has quite a lot of heirs, but there are many princesses and princes who are suitable for marriage, and there will probably be another good show at that time.

Amidst the congratulations from a group of people, Shen Chenyu was not in a very good mood, because what happened just now made him brood, even if he got the third place in the exam, he still didn't feel happy.

After Shen Chenyu gave the happy money, she didn't go to celebrate with everyone, but took Mu Linting directly to the government. He still wanted to ask the scholar again, but he always felt that he seemed to have missed something.

Not long after Shen Chenyu and Mu Linting came out, people from the government just came to inquire about the situation, so the two followed the people from the government. Just as they were walking with the people from the government, Mu Linting looked sensitively at a street corner not far away, where a figure suddenly disappeared in a funny way.

Sensing his strangeness, Shen Chenyu couldn't help asking: "What's wrong?"

Mu Linting came back to his senses after hearing the words, "I don't know if I read it wrong, I seem to see someone peeking at us."

Shen Chenyu's eyes were slightly cold when she heard this, it seems that this matter is not as simple as imagined. Because he didn't have anyone to suspect before, he kept grabbing Zhang Thui in his heart and refused to let go. Hearing Mu Linting's words at this time, he couldn't help wondering if he really suspected the wrong person.

But who would it be if it wasn't Zhang Chu? Who would have known that Mu Linting was pregnant? And come here to harm people in such a vicious way.

Before Shen Chenyu could continue to think deeply, they arrived at the government soon. The government office in the capital city is just next door to Gongyuan, so the law and order in this area has always been very good.

Because the scholar had already pleaded guilty, the government only asked Shen Chenyu and Mu Linting as usual when they found him. In fact, the case had already been settled.

The scholar's reason for harming others is that he failed the provincial examination last year, and his fiancée wanted to divorce him, so when he saw two people who were in a good relationship, he wanted to harm others because of drinking .

Although the scholar's reason for harming others is a bit far-fetched, but because he killed him alone, even if the government finds it strange, there is nothing he can do about it.

This time Shen and Chenyu were called here because they wanted to ask them if they had any doubts. But considering that they came to Beijing to rush for the exam, it is estimated that there are not many people they know in the capital. It is really not easy to investigate this case to be honest.

After Shen Chenyu and Chen Chenyu answered the government's question, Shen Chenyu said that he wanted to see the scholar again, and the government had no objection to this. After all, they are the victims this time, and it is a normal requirement for the victim to want to meet the perpetrator.

So the two, led by an official, went to the prison to meet the ashen-faced scholar. The other party didn't seem to expect to see the two of them again, and when he saw the two of them, his eyes averted a little.

After the official who led the way left, Shen Chenyu squatted down and looked at the other party and said: "That person must have given you some benefits, otherwise you would not help the other party to hide it. After all, you are also a scholar, and you will not abandon it for no reason. Great prospects for the future."

The scholar in the cell moved back subconsciously, trying to avoid Shen Chenyu's pressing questions in this way. Before Shen Chenyu and the others arrived, the people in the government also used various methods to force him to question him, but he kept on desperately but refused to open his mouth.

Shen Chenyu was not disappointed when she saw this, after all, this person was ready to die, and she would not be moved just because of his few words.

"Let me guess what benefits the other party promised you? Otherwise, you wouldn't give up your own life, and you would have to keep a secret for the other party. Judging by your clothes, your family background should be bad, because the other party gave you a lot of money... ...still..."

When Shen Chenyu said this, she probably dragged her tone very slowly, just to see something from the other person's face. But when the other party heard a lot of silver, the expression on his face didn't fluctuate, and the scholar didn't even move his eyelids.

Then it's not for money, so what else?

Shen Chenyu asked subconsciously: "Could it be that someone in your family is dying, and the other party promised to help you cure the family?"

A person who is not moved by money must be a character who values love and righteousness. Shen Chenyu was just guessing casually, but she didn't expect the other party to react this time. Although the other party's reaction was very weak, if it weren't for Shen Chenyu's excellent eyesight, Shen Chenyu probably wouldn't be able to see his strangeness.

But as long as there is a reaction, it is fine, because this reaction is a breakthrough.

A gleam of light flashed in Shen Chenyu's eyes, he looked at the scholar in the prison and said: "The other party can do something that hurts the pregnant woman, do you think he will sincerely save your family for an abandoned child? A person like him must He is a vicious person, don't you worry that the other party will do something to your family when you don't know?"

Probably Shen Chenyu's words hit a certain point, and the scholar who had been choosing to die without saying a word suddenly moved. "We didn't know he was pregnant. If we knew... we would never do anything to him."

When the scholar said this, he couldn't help taking a quick look at Mu Linting. Obviously...he didn't lie this time, because when the other party knew that Mu Linting was pregnant, his eyes really showed surprise and guilt.

This is also the reason why the scholar didn't continue to pretend to be drunk when he was in the restaurant, but panicked and wanted to escape. Because he himself did not expect that Mu Linting was pregnant, and he almost killed two people, one big and one small.

If he had known that Mu Linting was pregnant, he would never agree to that person with his temper. After all, no matter how wolf-hearted he is, he can't do anything to an unborn child.

us?

The scholar regretted it after he finished speaking, and then he continued to shrink into his shell, looking like he didn't want to talk to them.

Shen Chenyu didn't care about his mood, but pressed her step by step and said: "Now that you are locked in a big prison, aren't you afraid that I will take revenge on your family? You almost killed my husband and children. In order to understand I will take revenge no matter what I hate in my heart."

This time the scholar was not calm anymore, and he couldn't continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb. He stared at Shen Chenyu with an ugly face, and was so angry for a long time before he could speak.

"You, do you dare?"

Shen Chenyu sneered, then stood up. "Why don't I dare, you dare to hurt my husband and children, why can't I hurt your family?"

Shen Chenyu said that she was going to leave impatiently, as if she was not in the mood to chat with him at all. Seeing that Shen Chenyu didn't seem to be joking, the scholar couldn't help standing up anxiously.

"Wait... wait a minute."

Shen Chenyu twitched the corner of her mouth when she heard the words, since the other party has concerns and considerations, then everything will be easy to handle.

As for why the government didn't ask, the main reason is that the government didn't use the other party's family members as threats like Shen Chenyu. If the government can be like him, it is estimated that many cases can be easily solved.

When they heard that Shen Chenyu and the others had found a clue, the people in the government couldn't help being surprised. However, they didn't waste time, and immediately followed the clues that Shen Chenyu found, and groped all the way to a dilapidated residential house.

Then Shen Chenyu was surprised to find that besides a sick and weak old woman in this dilapidated house, there was another person they were very familiar with.

Lin Ruiqi was taking care of the sick old woman, when she suddenly saw Shen Chenyu and others coming, her face was full of disbelief and shock. But soon Lin Ruiqi returned to normal, and then looked at them and the people in the government with a strange expression.

Seeing the other party's attire, the government officials couldn't help but frowned and asked, "Why are you here? Who are you?"

The scholar said before that there was only one elderly mother in his family, and there was no one else. At this time, there are more people in the other party's family, and the officials in the government can't help but ask such questions.

When Lin Ruiqi heard this, a smile appeared on her fair face. Lin Ruiqi's appearance is very delicate and beautiful, she is a very typical little brother, the type who is very well-behaved and sensible at first glance, and makes people feel distressed.

"I just came to the capital and was rescued by this aunt. Later, I heard that aunt suddenly became seriously ill, so I came here specially today."

When Lin Ruiqi said this, she was very generous, completely unaware that the scholar had confessed him. It's not surprising that Lin Ruiqi has such confidence, because he is set in the novel as a heartthrob.

His relationship with that scholar is not as simple as he said. If Shen Chenyu hadn't threatened the scholar's family, and he had promised to help the scholar cure the old woman's illness. Since the scholar and Lin Ruiqi had a slightly ambiguous relationship, the scholar was also reluctant to confess Lin Ruiqi.

Shen Chenyu didn't expose him immediately, but stepped forward to give the old woman a pulse, and then asked Mu Linting to go to the pharmacy.

That scholar wasn't a special killer. Although the other party confessed about Lin Ruiqi's relationship with him, only when Shen Chenyu helped him cure his mother would the other party willingly help Shen Chenyu identify Lin Ruiqi.

Shen Chenyu asked Mu Linting to buy some nourishing herbal medicines, and bought a hundred-year-old blood ginseng in the cultivation world. This kind of blood ginseng has the same healing effect as Lingquan water, but it does not have the ability of Lingquan water to wash the marrow and prolong life.

In fact, just a single blood ginseng can save people, and those few herbal medicines are just used as a cover. Of course, this kind of cover is only on the surface, and it is easy for others to find out if they want to check.

However, Shen Chenyu didn't mind being found out, because although the healing effect of blood ginseng was very good, it was not as troublesome as spirit spring water and spirit wine. Moreover, Mu Linting was holding the gunpowder prescription in his hand, the appearance of this kind of blood ginseng just increased their bargaining chips and made the princes pay more attention to them.

As long as it is beneficial to hang them, those princes will not dare to act rashly. If someone didn't hold back and shot at the two of them, if he didn't catch him, he would not only offend Shen Chenyu and Mu Linting, but also become the target of several other princes in the future.

This is the advantage of chaos in the capital, because they restrain each other, and the consequence of one wrong step is to lose everything. This is also the reason why the prince dare not move, because the current court is not dominated by the prince's family.

...

After nearly half a month, Shen Chenyu and a group of tributes went to the palace to study etiquette, and there was hardly any time to study.

Mu Linting's people guarded the scholar's mother, watching the other party finish eating the whole blood ginseng, seeing the rapid recovery of the body, a group of people couldn't help feeling very surprised.

Afterwards, the scholar's mother went to visit the scholar in the prison, and the scholar confirmed that his mother had really recovered, so he identified Lin Ruiqi in court without saying a word.

For the past half month, Lin Ruiqi has been wanting to run away, but because he is the main suspect in this case, and Shen Chenyu used the identity of the eighth prince to suppress people, so Lin Ruiqi has no chance to leave even if she wants to.

After all, the capital city is not the capital of Liangzhou, so how can he come and leave whenever he wants?

It stands to reason that Lin Ruiqi is a hired murderer, and because of the scholar's attempted murder, the other party will not be sentenced too severely.

But because of the face of the Eighth Prince, and because Lin Ruiqi has the lowest business status, and Mu Linting's husband is a disciple of the Emperor. So Lin Ruiqi was not only given a severe sentence, but was also sentenced to five years in prison.

Now Shen Mingxian is probably going crazy, after all, he values his husband so much. After learning that Lin Ruiqi had suffered such grievances, it is estimated that the other party even wanted to rebel.

However, since Lin Ruiqi came to the capital secretly, Shen Mingxian didn't know what happened to the other party at this moment, and probably thought that Lin Ruiqi had returned to her mother's house.