On the sixteenth day of the first month, before dawn, You Qing and Bai Li got up early. There are still a lot of leftover dumplings for the Lantern Festival, so I cooked some for breakfast.
Bai Li cried out all his emotions last night, and when he came back, he lay in You Qing's arms and fell asleep again. At this time, his energy was very good. bowl, and scooped two more from the You Qing bowl with a smile.
You Qing knew that he was doing it on purpose, with a gurgling smile in his eyes, watching him stretch his belly round, put down the tableware and chopsticks contentedly, and then slowly ate the food from his own bowl.
After breakfast, the two simply sorted out their clothes, greeted each other with the other people in the room, and then went out of the gate of the Xuefu Courtyard together. Following the emperor's order, they entered the city and went to the Gongyuan to get acquainted with each other.
But after all, it is an important place for imperial examinations. Except for the day when they came to report, the schoolboys could not easily enter. Even these candidates only went in and walked for a while. They passed each row of the numbering halls, took a look outside, and knew how to get there. , it is not allowed to go any further.
The Gongyuan covers an extremely wide area, with tens of thousands of candidates' houses and more than a thousand official rooms. In addition to the watchtower, gardens, and corridors, if you can overlook it, it must be very spectacular. Such a scale makes candidates look forward to it, which may be one of the emperor's intentions.
Bai Li couldn't accompany You Qing in, so he could only wait outside with other book boys. Now the weather is very cold, and the cold wind is blowing on his face a little bit painful. He didn't feel cold when he was on the road before, but after a while, he felt chills. Invasion.
Bai Li is very active by nature, other book boys are sitting or standing quietly, but he is covering his face with his hands and slaps, and he keeps walking around under his feet, warming his whole body. Looking at the faces of those book boys that were frozen red, I secretly called them fools in my heart.
After turning around for two times and still not seeing You Qing coming in, Bai Li was a little anxious. He leaned his neck towards the gate, but couldn't see the person he was thinking about, so he went to the doorman and asked, "Brother, do you know that? When will my son-in-law come out?"
The little boy was a little impatient at first, and he almost wanted to throw him away: "Who knows who your son is?" But when he turned his eyes and saw that Bai Li was really lovable, the impatience in his heart suddenly disappeared. After disappearing, he stared at him for a while, and said, "The inside of the Gongyuan is very big, so I have to walk for a long time. I'm afraid I won't be able to get out before noon."
When Bai Li heard that it would take so long, there was a murmur in his heart. Now he and You Qing are inseparable, and he started thinking about him after less than half an hour. He rolled his eyes and felt that he could sneak to no one. Chu Yin walked in and found him to follow quietly, and he must have smiled at Xiao Chai: "Thank you, Chai!"
The little boy's face was a little hot, and he scratched his head inexplicably when he saw his back, and he was also muttering in his heart: Why is this book boy so good-looking
Bai Li pretended to turn around at the door for a while, walked from one end of the street to the other, and then dodged into an alley, happily preparing to hide, but suddenly heard footsteps in his ears, turned his head to look suspiciously, Seeing the other end of the alley swayingly turned in a large sedan chair. The four of them looked straight ahead, and their steps were neat. Every step they took, the sedan chair swayed upside down.
Bai Li remembered that You Qing used to sit in the sedan chair like this after he became an official, and he couldn't help but began to yearn to sit in with him.
Next to the sedan chair was a young man, dressed in a gray jacket, his brows froze, it was Xue Chang's bodyguard Yun Qi. Yun Qi was stunned when he saw Bai Li from a distance, then glanced at the car curtain, the lines between his lips were a little stiff, and he continued to stare straight ahead without making a sound.
Xue Chang in the sedan chair is a fine person. The sedan chair is of excellent workmanship, and it makes no sound when it is upside down. It looks very clean in the alley. The sound of Yun Qi's footsteps stopped for a while, and he caught it. He picked it up suspiciously. He raised his eyebrows and opened the car curtain to look at him: "What's wrong?"
A trace of hesitation flashed in Yun Qi's eyes, he pursed his lips, and was about to open his mouth when he saw Xue Chang stick his head out sideways.
Over there, Bai Li also found that the person beside the sedan was very familiar. It was the bodyguard who followed Xue Chang all day long, so he smiled at him from a distance, and saw that the expression on his face was like a wood, and wrinkled boringly. Nose, and seeing the sedan curtain lifted to reveal Xue Chang's face, he smiled and said hello: "Hello, Prime Minister!"
Xue Chang nodded with a smile, and glanced meaningfully at Yun Qi again.
Although Yun Qi never looked at him, he knew that his eyes were swept over, and he was suddenly a little embarrassed, his eyes panicked, but his face was more like a wood.
Xue Chang saw his embarrassment, smiled, lowered the curtain of the sedan chair, and said, "Stop the sedan chair."
When the sedan chair fell to the ground, Xue Chang opened the curtain and stepped out, walked towards Bai Li, and said with a smile, "Your son is in the Gongyuan, why didn't you wait at the door and ran into this alley?"
"Isn't this the time to come out? I'll just walk around." Bai Li wouldn't lie in front of You Qing, and when he lied, he would look unnatural, but in front of others, he did it with ease, smiled at Xue Chang, and then again Surprised, "How did you come to such a small alley?"
Xue Chang just came out of the palace and deliberately asked the bearer to send him to the Gongyuan. He knew that Bai Li had someone in his heart, but he couldn't help but want to come over and take a look. At this time, seeing him smiling at him, he could not bear it. He couldn't help but recall seeing him weeping in You Qing's arms last night, sighed secretly, and said with a smile, "Go back home, it's closer to walk here."
"Oh!" Bai Li nodded and gave way to the side.
Xue Chang looked at his move to give way, and was speechless for a while, then paused for a moment, then said with a smile: "There is a wind here, you should go to the door and wait."
"It's okay, it's not cold anymore." Bai Li shook his head, looking forward to his leaving sooner.
How could Xue Chang not be able to see his expression, there was a trace of gloom in his eyes, but the smile on his lips deepened, and he said warmly: "Then be careful." After speaking, he turned and walked back to sit in the sedan again, watching After a moment, he lowered the curtain.
He picked up the sedan again, and the sedan swayed past Bai Li. Bai Li watched the guard walk past with a paralyzed face without squinting. He felt bored again and made a face at him from behind. He suddenly turned his head to look at him, as if he had opened his eyes from the sky behind him.
Bai Li was startled, half of his tongue was sticking out, so he looked at him blankly and turned back, snorted, retracted his tongue, squatted in the corner, and waited for them to walk out of this alley .
Xue Chang sat in the sedan chair, closed his eyes, and got along with Yun Qi day and night. Naturally, he could easily distinguish his movements. Hearing his footsteps pause for a while, and hearing the sound of the fabric rubbing when he turned back, he picked up the seat. A book next to him opened his eyes and leaned against the sedan curtain behind his head, which was blown up by the wind. He wanted to look back, but he held back.
When he turned out of the alley, a lazy voice came from the sedan chair: "Go back to the house."
The bearer stopped in a disciplined manner, turned a corner, and walked in the opposite direction. Yun Qi glanced at the sedan curtain by his side, and said respectfully, "Did you not go to the Gongyuan to take a look?"
Xue Chang propped his forehead, the book was rolled in his hand, and he tapped on his knees repeatedly: "Go back, I'm tired."
Yunxi lowered his eyes: "Yes."
Bai Li finally waited for them to walk away, looked left and right, looked up again, and saw that there were no restaurants nearby, so he didn't have to worry about being seen upstairs, so he bared his teeth and used a trick to hide himself.
Xing hurriedly ran back to the gate of Gongyuan and stood in front of Zhang Yuancai's book boy. Seeing that the book boy didn't respond, he giggled and walked to the side of the boy on duty, and saw the boy staring at the boy opposite. With small eyes facing each other, he smugly flicked his sleeves, and walked in through the copper door swaggeringly.
After entering, there is no need to use other techniques. With a sniff, it is easy to find the direction of You Qing, so Le Dian Dian looked for it, and it didn't take long to see a group of people walking down the corridor. Although You Qing is dressed simply, her temperament is more elegant than anyone else, with a tall figure and handsome features, which can be recognized at a glance.
Bai Li was overjoyed, and hurriedly ran over to him and looked at him with a smile, walking backwards while watching.
You Qing suddenly stopped walking, looking a little surprised, and for some reason, the tip of her nose seemed to smell the familiar breath of Bai Li, and she quickly looked around, but saw nothing.
"Brother You, what's the matter? Why didn't you leave?" The people behind came up and asked in confusion.
"Oh, it's alright." You Qing returned to his senses, and quickly followed the footsteps in front of him and smiled, "Just now I seem to have smelled Mei Xiang, so I just took a look."
The man laughed: "Brother You must have heard it wrong. I have never seen a plum blossom along the way."
You Qing nodded and smiled: "Exactly."
After speaking, You Qing pondered for a while, and was even more surprised. Just now, he said that he smelled Mei Xiang and just lied at random, but a flash of light suddenly flashed in his mind.
He has always felt that Bai Li's fresh and watery breath always has a faint sweetness in it. He hadn't carefully identified it before, but now he thinks about it and realizes that the smell seems to be a plum fragrance, but it is a very light plum fragrance. It can only be faintly heard when intimate.
There is a plum blossom on Bai Li's back, and there is a faint hint of plum fragrance on his body, and he himself always sees large pieces of plum petals in his dreams. The last time he touched the mark on his back, he saw so many thoughts. The picture I never thought of, must be some implicated in this, right
But this fool has been with him for thousands of years, and it is not normal that he is not involved...
After thinking about it, You Qing realized that he was a little out of the world. He smiled helplessly, and quickly regained his mind. Only after taking two steps, he realized that it was not long before they separated, and he missed him a little.
I think that this fool must be thinking more than himself. He is a demon. Since he used to secretly follow him, will he be following him now
You Qing's sense of smell is naturally not as sharp as Bai Li's. The breath he smelled just now was mostly based on induction. Now, if he smells it carefully, he can't catch it, but he always feels that Bai Li is by his side.
Seeing him, Bai Li frowned and smiled again. He didn't know what he was thinking. The more he looked, the more curious he became.
You Qing paused again, thought for a while, the smile in his eyes deepened, and he continued to walk forward as usual.
Bai Li didn't know what he was laughing at, and felt a little unhappy in his heart.
You Qing didn't feel any weight on his body, but he was very sure that Bai Li must be hanging on him at this moment. This feeling was very strange, just like when he saw those pictures at that time, he was sure that the man inside was himself. There is an innate intuition.
It turned out that the fox demon can be invisible... You Qing laughed again, as if he could imagine Bai Li's confused appearance.
Bai Li was even more unhappy, stared straight at him for a long time, then leaned into his neck and bit angrily.
You Qing didn't feel the pain, but it was vaguely like being stung by an ant, and couldn't help but chuckle softly.
Someone next to him turned his head to look at him suspiciously: "Brother You, what are you laughing at?"
You Qing quickly regained his senses and smiled, "It's nothing."