The proposer
was wearing a light pink dress, dressed like an ordinary young lady. Her posture was slender and exquisite, and she was surrounded by people.
He was looking at her quietly from above.
There is a cinnabar nevus on the forehead and red lips on the face.
Incredibly beautiful.
But unlike other women who were either enthusiastic or shy, her expression never changed.
There were no flowers or fruits thrown, just a smile that seemed to have been on his face since birth, and that was just right at the right time -
but there was an inexhaustible spark in his eyes.
It's Li Qingwu.
The two looked at each other in the air. Li Qingwu seemed not to expect that she would suddenly raise her head to look. He was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly looked away, and the figure quickly disappeared into the attic.
Doors and windows were closed.
Qiu Che also looked back thoughtfully.
The next moment, a figure on horseback squeezed into his field of vision.
...
The lively sounds of people on the street slowly faded away. Li Qingwu sat at the table, remembering the startling glance that the man had just cast, and his heartbeat had not yet calmed down.
She stroked her chest to calm down her shock, and asked Fuling in a low voice: "How is it? Is the person gone?"
"Away." Fuling put down the window lattice, turned to look at the shocked Li Qingwu, curled her lips helplessly, and stepped forward to help her pour water. , "Your Highness, you..."
"Silence." Li Qingwu stopped him softly, "You need to call me miss when you are outside."
Fuling said hurriedly: "Miss, what I mean is that the number one scholar is just a bit good-looking. But this year Among the top three in the examination, the other two students are also amazingly talented... Why does the young lady only favor this little-known Mr. Qiu..." She
sneaked out of the palace just to take a look at him ? come out.
Your Majesty must know this, but he can't afford to walk around.
Li Qingwu took a sip of water and said warmly: "He is good-looking, number one, and very upright and kind... Isn't this enough reason for me to favor him?"
Fuling thought to herself, forget about the other things, you " Where did you get the idea of "upright and good"?
But before she could ask, the attic door was suddenly kicked open.
Fu Ling was startled, turned her head and subconsciously reprimanded: "How bold! Who dares--"
Before she could finish her words, Fu Ling's voice stopped abruptly when she saw the appearance of the people closely surrounded by several guards with swords.
Li Qingwu stood up, calmly pulled her, and said steadily: "Your Majesty, be safe." Fu
Ling knelt down as if she had just woken up from a dream, and the maid in the room also knelt down in an instant.
Li Qingwu lowered his head and did not hear the voice, so he sat still and maintained this posture.
But the hands clasped together were shaking almost imperceptibly, revealing her nervousness.
She left the palace this time without any order, she just sneaked out.
"I don't know when you had the courage to sneak out of the palace?" The emperor's solemn and solemn voice finally sounded, "Lehe, you have always been the best at etiquette... Why don't you give it to me today? A reasonable explanation?"
A drop of cold sweat fell from Li Qingwu's forehead.
"If I'm not mistaken -" Wu Yiqi, who was ranked second on the list, opened a fan, and an extremely elegant and arrogant word was written on the fan -
Qiu Che couldn't see the word because it was too ugly.
Wu Yiqi didn't notice anything and said slowly, "Isn't that the most favored eldest princess in the dynasty, Lehe?"
"Do you know each other?"
Qiu Che didn't say anything, but glanced at him lightly as he retracted his gaze.
Wu Yiqi felt inexplicably stressed. He coughed and moved closer, making a gesture of whispering.
"I just want to advise you, it's best not to have any ideas about this princess. She is the most beautiful woman in the capital, and also the most talented woman. She is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she is favored by the emperor. She is the first-class eldest princess... "
I know all this."
Qiu Che interrupted him lightly, "So, what do you want to say?"
"...So, I want to say," Wu Yiqi cleared his throat and came over mischievously. He said, "My grandfather told me that she is my fiancée, and the Holy Spirit is planning to grant us a marriage... Don't think about it. Don't bully your friends' wives! You are a scholar, and you can read better than me... ...Do you know this?"
Qiu Che glanced at him, sat on the horse slowly, and asked something strange: "Brother, I am too familiar with you. Who is your friend?"
Wu Yiqi said, "We participated in the exam together. , the palace exam, and walking around in high school again... isn't this considered a friend?"
Qiu Che: "I don't even know you, so how can you be considered a friend?"
Wu Yiqi: "...Okay."
He shook his fan and said proudly: "Then you know me now. I am a descendant of the Wu family, Wu Yiqi, the 'Wu' of Prime Minister Wu. You know this, right?"
Qiu Che nodded indifferently.
"Actually, I've noticed you since I was able to take the exam. You kid, you are quite capable. In the past ten years, I have never seen anyone who can beat me in reading, but it happened more than once. Tell me! Are you? Bribing those old guys who marked the test questions..."
"Mr. Wu,"
Qiu Che suddenly spoke up, calmly interrupting his ramblings.
"Ah?"
"The Qiu family is now a commoner's family, not as powerful as the Wu family. If there is no evidence, it is better not to mention it lightly, so as not to get burned."
"..."
Wu Yiqi was stunned for a moment and laughed dryly. : "Look at you, you are too serious. I am just joking, there is no other meaning..."
"I am just joking," Qiu Che smiled at him, "Young Master Wu is too serious. "
Wu Yiqi: "..."
"You're kidding me! I don't care, I'll make it up to you today!"
"
Hey!
Master Wu ! Just be happy."
"..."
When the two were chatting, Yang Qiu, who was at the back, followed closely, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
After the parade, they will then attend the Qujiang Banquet. Many officials will attend with their families, just to have a good talk about catching their son-in-law.
Especially this year's top three Jinshi, they are all particularly handsome, and the banquet was even more lively.
Qiu Che, as the top scholar in this subject, attracted a lot of attention. During the dinner, people kept toasting her and asking her to write poems, but she avoided them on the grounds that she was "not good at drinking" or "she was not feeling well and should not talk much".
This excuse is used too often, and it is inevitable that someone will ridicule: "How come you were fine in the main hall just now, but you feel unwell as soon as you arrive at the banquet? Brother Qiu is probably looking down on us, so he doesn't want to drink with us, right?
" , the joyful banquet scene froze in an instant because of these words.
Qiu Che also paused for a moment, then raised his head, as if he didn't understand, and said: "Of course, even if you feel uncomfortable in front of His Majesty, you must still observe etiquette. Is it possible, brother, that you are more noble than His Majesty?
" When he came out, everyone around him took a breath, and the scholar's face suddenly turned ugly: "You...you must stop talking nonsense! I never meant this!"
"That's right, I misunderstood."
Qiu Che suddenly understood . He said, "But I think what you said is right. I'm not feeling well, and I'm afraid it will disturb your enjoyment. So let's leave it at that for today. You are all future colleagues. If there is a chance, we can meet again another day."
After that, He stood up neatly and left the table.
Wu Yiqi was stunned. After a while, he stood up, threw his hands around, and followed.
While he was shouting that Qiu Che was so courageous and not afraid of offending others, he was amazed and insisted on following Qiu Che. He said that he would feel unwell if he didn't make friends with her today, so he insisted on her nodding in agreement.
Qiu Che couldn't get rid of him, so he let him go.
When she was approaching the front door of the Qiu Mansion, she saw from a distance a large circle of people standing in front of the usually deserted Qiu Mansion gate, and paused for a moment.
From afar, they saw Qiu Che coming back riding the imperially gifted sweat horse. Madam Liu could hardly hold back the smile on her face, and she twisted the handkerchief in her hand into a ball.
Qiu Chudong could see her depression and dissatisfaction, but he didn't take it to heart. He patted the back of her hand and comforted her: "Madam, please remember what I just said - those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters."
"Dad said That's right." Qiu
Zhe next to him also responded proudly, "Mom, when your son becomes a high official, you will be happy! Anyway, the officials she gets will be mine sooner or later, so what are you afraid of?"
He forced a smile and said nothing.
In the distance, Qiu Che looked slightly cold, let out a sigh, and slowed down his horse.
Wu Yiqi was still mumbling in Qiu Che's ears, and when he saw this, he praised repeatedly: "I didn't expect that you are not only a scholar, but also eloquent, and your horse riding skills are also good!"
Qiu Che: "..."
She was too lazy to pay attention to Wu Yiqi, and said lightly He said: "We have arrived at the gate of Qiu Mansion. Do you still want to follow Mr. Wu?"
"Is that your family?"
Wu Yiqi followed her line of sight and said with interest, "Wow, what a grand welcoming ceremony! Look! Brother Lai Qiu, your parents attach great importance to your scientific examination! How can I not join in the excitement? Come on, let me go to your home with you! Hey... why are you wearing such fancy clothes? Do you look so similar?"
Wu Yiqi stopped in surprise, looked at them back and forth, and clapped his hands when she didn't say anything, "I understand! You are twins, right?"
Qiu Che raised his eyebrows. His expression was smiling, but his eyes were cold.
She opened her lips and uttered two words: "It's the enemy."
After saying that, she didn't look at Wu Yiqi's surprised expression and walked forward slowly.
As soon as she arrived at the door, her father Qiu Chudong came up to him with a shy and flattering smile and said: "Che'er! Dad just heard that you were ranked first in high school, so he came home to welcome you back home. I heard that the Holy Father just banned you from the school. A sixth-grade compilation, right?"
Qiu Che looked at his cautious but excited face, thinking that in his previous life, he had been deceived by his expression countless times.
Every time, she thought her father was sincerely happy for her, so she worked harder to study and earn better fame... but she subconsciously ignored the violation.
In the end, Quan made a wedding dress for his eldest brother Qiu Zhe.
Why is it that her father never likes her but is so happy every time she gets promoted?
That's of course because this official is a gift he wants to give to his precious son Qiuzhe.
Qiu Che thought about the scene of seeing each other again in autumn, early winter, and in her imagination, she might feel hatred, pain, or suffocation to the point of being unable to breathe... But she didn't expect that at this moment, she would be very calm.
It was as if the person in front of her was a blood relative of hers and had given birth to and raised her for decades. Those past events, those loves and hates, had really disappeared along with that big dream-like past life.
All that is left is a profit-seeking, cold-blooded and disgusting villain.
"Brother Qiu, Brother Qiuââ"
Qiu Che came back to his senses.
Wu Yiqi didn't notice anything unusual about her and said with a smile: "Your father is asking you something...it's your father, right? Why don't you reply?"
Qiu Chudong also rubbed his hands and glanced at Wu Yiqi's body, which was either rich or noble. Qiu Che said, "I haven't introduced you yet, Che'er, who is this?"
Qiu Che didn't even look at Qiu Chudong, but said to Wu Yiqi calmly: "If you want to watch the excitement, just stay and watch. I'll go back to the room first. "
After that, he got off the horse, handed it to Yuming who was waiting quietly, and was about to step into the threshold.
Qiu Zhe held it in for a long time. When he saw this, he immediately yelled: "What do you mean? My father and mother are with me, and so many people have come to greet you, and you still have a face. What do you mean? Being an official is amazing? Just wait. Wait, sooner or later I..."
Sooner or later I will take your place!
Before he could finish his words, Mr. Liu grabbed his wrist.
Qiu Zhe let out an "ouch" in pain, met his mother's warning eyes, and closed his mouth again.
Qiu Che paused and glanced back at him.
Suddenly, she said "Oh", "Being an official is great."
"You are so awesome, why didn't you also take the official exam?"
Qiuzhe: "..."
Yu Yan followed her and immediately laughed. Voice.
The smile on Qiu Chudong's face dropped a little: "Why are you talking to your brother?"
"Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute," Wu Yiqi also got off the horse and watched the show for a long time, then hurriedly stepped forward and said to Qiu Che asked strangely, "Didn't I say that the relationship between your family is not good? Or...are you alone? Why did you get scolded by him just after you returned home from the top spot in high school? No one said that he didn't understand the rules, but instead Did you reprimand him after you retorted?"
The voice was so loud that the entire crowd gathered in front of Qiu Mansion could hear it.
Before Qiu Che could speak, Qiu Chudong's face darkened again.
But seeing that the other party was an outsider, he could only hold back his anger and said: "This guest, how can you talk? How can this be called isolation? Besides, this is a household matter in my Qiu family. I think you should not get involved too much." Let's make peace..."
"Hey, look at your dad, he's so angry that he can't even hear a word."
Wu Yiqi put away his fan, pointed at Qiu Chudong, and said with a surprised look on his face, "You're still here. Are you blaming me for being nosy when you drive away guests from my Wu family? I donât know when a small Qiu family will be able to drive Wu Yiqi out of the houseââ"
Qiu Chudong was shocked when he heard this and bowed quickly. :
"It turns out to be the eldest grandson of Mr. Wu's family. I'm disrespectful. It's Qiu who doesn't recognize Mount Tai..."
Qiu Che had no choice but to stand there and listen together, and clicked his tongue a little impatiently.
"No, no," Wu Yiqi said leisurely, "I see, the Qiu family can't tolerate my giant Buddha, so I won't bother you too much today...Brother Qiu, take your leave. I will definitely tell my grandfather well someday, This is how the Qiu family treats guests..."
Qiu Chudong turned pale and wanted to speak, but Qiu Che immediately responded: "Goodbye."
Wu Yiqi: "..."
No, you really donât want to save it?
Wu Yiqi muttered dissatisfiedly. As soon as he left Qiu Mansion, he received news from home.
He immediately stopped his horse, looked at the guard who sent the message in surprise and said, "Wait, what did you say?"
The guard held up his hands and repeated in a low voice: "There was news from the palace that the eldest princess said that she had fallen in love with someone. Today, the Jinluan Palace asked His Majesty for a marriage, which angered Long Yan.
"I'm kneeling outside the palace right now." "Isn't the eldest princess always favored by Your Majesty?" How could
she anger Long Yan because of this?
She was punished by kneeling in Jinluan Palace?
Wu Yiqi narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.
"Have you ever inquired clearly about the person she likes?"
The guard paused and said, "The number one scholar in this department is Qiu Che, the second son of the concubine of the Qiu family."