Shang Junlin supported himself with one hand on the soft couch and looked sideways at Shen Yu, "I can wait, but don't find an excuse to not fulfill your promise."
Shen Yu got up and sat to the side, "Why is Your Majesty so sure that I will lose? What if Your Majesty loses? "
"Of course, I will fulfill my promise." Shang Junlin slowly got up and sat down.
The soft couch was still the same as before. Shang Junlin looked at the distance between him and Shen Yu and said, "Let's change to another soft couch."
"Why do you suddenly want to change it? This one is quite comfortable. " Shen Yu weighed himself. It was very soft and big. Sometimes, he could even lie on Shang Junlin's lap.
Shang Junlin pursed his lips and didn't say anything. There was no problem with the comfort of the soft couch. He just wanted to change it to a smaller one. It was just right for the two of them to sit inside, and he wouldn't be unable to reach Shen Yu on the other side.
"Your Majesty," Shen Yu moved closer to Shang Junlin and asked, "Why do you want to change it?"
"Just now, Your Majesty was too far away from me." Shang Junlin didn't answer the question.
Mr. Shen Yu was puzzled about the relationship between the two. After turning a corner, he suddenly realized something. He poked Shang Junlin's arm and said jokingly, "Does Your Majesty think that the soft couch is too big?"
"What do you think?" Shang Junlin took the opportunity to put his arm around Shen Yu's waist and pulled him into his arms. He was satisfied.
After finding out the reason, Shen Yu was overjoyed. He laughed and fell on Shang Junlin's shoulder, "Your Majesty, you are too cute."
Shen Yu remembered that when they were outside the palace, Shang Junlin liked the soft couch and liked to pull him along. Even when he was handling official business, he would let him sit next to him. It seemed that this was the reason.
"If Your Majesty wants me to sit closer, just say so. Why do you want to change this soft couch? Besides, a big couch has a big advantage. If you are tired, you can lie on it. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
"If you don't want to exchange, then so be it." Shang Junlin didn't have to exchange.
Shen Yu leaned on Shang Junlin's body with her eyes half-closed. After all, her body was damaged. Shen Yu was a little sleepy recently, so she fell asleep in a short while.
Shang Junlin lowered his head and looked at the young man who had fallen asleep in his arms. His eyes became softer and softer.
Shang Junlin took a blanket from the side and put it on the young man. He hugged the young man with one hand and held a brush with the other. It was a quiet afternoon with only the occasional sound of flipping through booklets.
The Spring Quarter Examination was just around the corner, and the students had all reduced their outings. They stayed in their temporary lodgings and focused on preparing for the examination.
The closer it was to the exam, the more impatient Jiang Huaiqing became. He knocked on the door of the room next door.
"Brother Cheng Yu, are you busy?"
After a while, the door opened, and a man in a navy blue robe appeared behind the door. "Come in."
Jiang Huaiqing walked in with his books.
"I haven't seen Young Master Lin and Young Master Yu for a few days. Aren't they also going to participate in the Spring Quarter Examination? Why haven't I seen them?" Jiang Huaiqing placed his books beside He Chengyu.
"Why are you looking for them?" He Chengyu poured a cup of tea for the two of them.
"To get together. After the examination, we're all over the place. I don't know if we can still get together." Jiang Huaiqing picked up the teacup and took a sip. "Good tea."
"If we pass the examination, we'll be able to see each other as officials in Dahuan." He Chengyu looked down at the tea leaves floating in the cup. The two of them were obviously people of high positions. It was unlikely that they were also examinees.
"Brother Cheng Yu is right. If fate wills it, we'll meet again. Let's not think about it anymore. I'm here today to ask Brother Cheng Yu for help." Jiang Huaiqing opened his book and pointed at a few places. "Here, here, and here. I've thought about it for a few days, but I still don't understand."
He Chengyu leaned closer to take a look and shared his opinion.
The two of them discussed for a while. Jiang Huaiqing suddenly understood. "So I was wrong."
"Huaiqing's interpretation is quite novel. I wonder if it's convenient for me to ask who your teacher is?"
The two of them met on the way to the capital. One of them was from an aristocratic family, while the other was from a poor family. Unexpectedly, they had similar interests and decided to travel together after learning that their destination was the same.
Jiang Huaiqing was not guarded against people. It didn't take long for He Chengyu to figure out some basic information about Jiang Huaiqing. In return for a favor, He Chengyu also told Jiang Huaiqing about himself.
The more they got to know each other, the more shocked He Chengyu was by Jiang Huaiqing's knowledge. This was a young man who was not inferior to him. He knew his own situation. He was nurtured by the He family's resources. Jiang Huaiqing was just an ordinary student from a poor family. The only person who could help Jiang Huaiqing break through the barrier between a poor family and an aristocratic family was the person who taught him knowledge.
"My teacher …" Jiang Huaiqing suddenly fell silent.
He Chengyu saw that in that instant, Jiang Huaiqing's aura had undergone an earth-shattering change. In just a moment, he had turned back into the person he was familiar with.
"I'm just an ordinary old man. If I wasn't picked up by my teacher in the ice and snow, I might not be able to stand here now."
He Chengyu did not expect that there was such a complicated story. He was stunned and said, "Sorry, I didn't know …"
"It's okay," Jiang Huaiqing waved his hand carelessly, "I didn't tell you this. Brother Chengyu, don't blame me for hiding it."
His mood was disturbed. Jiang Huaiqing picked up his books and said goodbye.
He Chengyu watched him return to his room. He slowly lowered his gaze. He was too reckless today.
Jiang Huaiqing closed the door and sat on the bed. After a while, he rubbed his face. First, he had to pass the exam. Otherwise, he would not be able to do anything for his teacher.
In order to give the students a good environment to prepare for the exam, the Yingxing Tower, which accepted many students, suspended all entertainment activities during this time.
As the date approached, the streets were not as lively as before.
The cold of spring had passed and the weather was gradually warming up. Shen Yu was still wearing thick clothes and the room was warm every day.
His personal servants, Mu Xi and Eunuch Meng, had changed into lighter clothes. Shang Junlin was the same.
"Does Your Majesty feel that the room is too hot?" Shen Yu saw that Shang Junlin had changed into a light outer garment. The palace servants in the room were also wearing light clothes. He was the only one who was still wearing the thick winter robe.
"No," Shang Junlin put down his pen and reached out his hand, "A Yu, come here."
Shen Yu walked over and put his hand on the man's hand. After a moment of dizziness, he sat on the man's lap.
Shang Junlin touched Shen Yu's forehead, "How do you feel? Are you cold? "
Shen Yu nodded honestly, "A little."
Shen Yu wouldn't have to suffer so much if it weren't for the second time.
Shang Junlin put his arms around Shen Yu's waist and held Shen Yu's hands in his palms.
The man's palms were very hot. As soon as Shen Yu was held, he felt the warmth spread from his fingertips.
"Zhen will warm A Yu." Shang Junlin whispered in Shen Yu's ear.
"Doesn't Your Majesty need to approve the memorials?" Shen Yu glanced at the pile of memorials on the short table.
"There's no hurry."
Shang Junlin held Shen Yu in his arms. The anger that rose from the memorials instantly subsided, "They're all unimportant things."
As he spoke, his warm breath sprayed on the side of his neck. Shen Yu felt a little itchy. He touched Shang Junlin with his head.
"Your Majesty, it's itchy."
Shang Junlin moved his head a little, "How about this?"
Shen Yu's head didn't move.
Shang Junlin laughed, "Guijun, you can't be too close, but you can't be too far away."
Shen Yu would never admit that he was so difficult to please, "Why can't I be too far away?"
"Zhen can't stand it if you're too far away, okay?" Shang Junlin said helplessly.
"You're right," Shen Yu muttered. He turned his head and said, "Your Majesty seemed a little unhappy just now. What happened?"
"It's about the invigilator and the examination before the examinees enter the venue." Shang Junlin attached great importance to every imperial examination. Some of these young examinees might be the future pillars of Da Heng. Da Heng urgently needed new blood.
"Which ministers did Your Majesty arrange to be in charge of this matter?" Shen Yu remembered the Imperial Examination Fraud Case in his previous life. He couldn't let the same thing happen again in this life.
"It's the Ministry of Rites. Zheng Yuan is in charge." Shang Junlin played with Shen Yu's warm fingers.
Zheng Yuan.
Shen Yu rummaged through his memories about this imperial examination. When the fraud case was exposed, it shocked the world. Shen Yu even heard the news in King Yue's fief. He had a deep impression of this matter because of his trusted aide, Jiang Huaiqing.
Jiang Huaiqing was innocently implicated. He escaped death several times and came to work under Shen Yu a few years later. He only said a few words about what happened that year. Shen Yu didn't have the interest to expose other people's scars, so he didn't ask in detail.
As the chief examiner, Zheng Yuan was removed from his position and investigated on the day of the incident. Later, it was found that he wasn't involved in the fraud case. However, he was also accused of incompetent supervision. The furious Da Heng Emperor executed his entire family.
It was also after this incident that Shang Junlin's ruthless reputation spread among the people. With the addition of one case after another, it became more and more deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Later, when people mentioned Shang Junlin, the first thing that came to their minds wasn't his recovery of the country and the creation of a prosperous era, but his atrocious acts of killing people.
"Who assisted him?" Too many officials were killed that year. Shen Yu couldn't immediately determine who was the one who did it.
"There were several." Shang Junlin read a list of names. "Why is Shen Yu suddenly interested in this?"
"I just want to know who made His Majesty unhappy. Since His Majesty is unhappy, he can just replace them. Does His Majesty lack them?"
Shang Junlin fiercely rubbed Shen Yu's face. "It's really annoying that they keep quarreling. A Yu is still the most considerate."
Shen Yu couldn't directly intervene in this matter. If he wanted to deal with it in advance, he had to think of other ways.
The next day, Shang Junlin made the final decision on the officials in charge of this imperial examination. This time, a new batch of officials was added.
Shang Junlin's attitude was firm. Seeing that there was no room for negotiation, the officials quieted down.
After telling Shen Yu the new arrangement, Shang Junlin stroked Shen Yu's hair. "A Yu, what are you worried about?"
Shen Yu shook his head.
Shang Junlin was about to say something when Mu Xi came in with a letter.
"Young Master, Young Master Jiang sent a letter. The person who delivered the letter said that the letter must be delivered to you as soon as possible."
"Why does he keep writing to A Yu?" Shang Junlin rubbed Shen Yu's shoulder like a big dog.
"How is it always? Including this time, there are only five." Shen Yu asked Mu Xi to bring the letter over.
Mu Xi looked straight ahead and handed the letter over with both hands.
Shang Junlin took the letter before Shen Yu. "What does he say this time?"
Shen Yu took the letter from Shang Junlin. He didn't avoid him and opened the letter. The two of them read it together.
The first part of the letter was similar to the previous times. At the end, the topic changed. It talked about a strange incident.
— — Recently, someone came to him and mysteriously told him that there was a way for him to win first place in the examination.
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