Jinling City, after several days of continuous rain, finally welcomed the long-lost sun. White clouds rolled in the sky, and the early spring sunshine made people feel warm all over their bodies.
In Gu's house, Gu Chengxiu was sitting in the house basking in the sun. Gu Fengjie was sitting aside, dangling his legs, and reciting sentences from "The Great Learning" with Gu Chengxiu.
Next to her, Gu Qingqing was doing handicrafts with a focused expression. The spring breeze blew by, blowing her hair in a very beautiful way.
"The results of the imperial examination should have been released, but why hasn't the news reached us yet?"
Gu Chengxiu suddenly said something like this, and picked up the tea cup next to him, with a slightly confused face. Gu Qingqing, who was next to him, paused when he heard this. He tilted his head slightly and turned a little red.
Gu Fengjie next to him was very happy when he heard this. He immediately put down his book, shook his head and spoke to Gu Chengxiu.
"Grandpa, are you talking about the imperial examination that Brother Song is going to take? So is Brother Song going to get the top prize?"
Gu Fengjie looked at Gu Chengxiu with bright eyes this time. Although he was young, he was still studying in Fu Xue, so he naturally knew some things about Song Mu from his classmates.
Moreover, not long ago, the news of the Chang'an trial reached Jinling. The news that Song Mu had obtained the Huiyuan also caused a stir in the city.
The students rushed to tell each other, and one person even came to the door of Guzhai to congratulate him, which made the servants of Guzhai a little confused and panicked.
On the other hand, Gu Chengxiu went out very calmly and returned the gift. He even gave out a large amount of copper coins to thank the visitor for the congratulations.
Such actions naturally attracted the attention of many people. There was also talk in the city immediately, saying that Song Mu was now the grandson-in-law of the Nagu family. The grand event of the Lantern Festival last year spread again.
, it actually became a good story in Jinling.
It's just that the Gu family didn't explain this matter, which made everyone acquiesce in this guess.
When Gu Chengxiu heard what Gu Fengjie said, he laughed twice, and then said with a smile.
"Grandpa hasn't said this yet, but in Grandpa's opinion, your brother Song is sure to win the top prize!"
"That would be great!"
When Gu Fengjie heard what his grandfather said, he immediately jumped up, his face full of excitement, and he said with a flash of expression.
"My classmates in the government school don't believe that I have a Huiyuan brother. This time, I will have a No. 1 brother!"
Gu Chengxiu heard that Gu Fengjie was cheering for this matter, and he laughed happily at the moment, nodding his head repeatedly, but looking at Gu Qingqing next to him.
"Qing'er, Jing Zhao, have I exchanged letters with you these days?"
After hearing this, Gu Qingqing immediately paused in her hands and looked a little shy before speaking softly and replied.
"There were letters sent a month ago. Mr. Song said that he was going to Chang'an soon, and then... there were no more letters."
After saying this, Gu Qingqing's face turned even redder, and even the needle and thread in her hand suddenly became messy.
Gu Chengxiu, on the other hand, exhaled and frowned slightly at this moment. Just as he was about to say something, there was a rush of footsteps outside.
"Old lady, old lady, there is a letter from Chang'an!"
A Guzhai servant came towards the courtyard in a hurry. He was even a little hurried. He didn't slow down until he entered the courtyard, but his face was still filled with excitement. He immediately arrived in front of Gu Chengxiu.
"Is it a letter from Song Mu?"
Gu Chengxiu immediately stood up and said, the boy nodded, but then he held his hands towards Gu Chengxiu and Gu Qingqing.
"Congratulations to the old man, congratulations to the young lady. Just now, I saw a notice posted by the school government. Song Huiyuan... won the first place! He is the first place in the Wen Dynasty!"
The servant said with excitement on his face, and Gu Chengxiu's face suddenly became excited and surprised when he heard the news.
"Number One Scholar!"
"Are you talking about Song Mu, who won the top prize in the high school examination?!"
"It's absolutely true, old man. I've seen it very clearly. The official who studied with the government is now walking around the city holding a sign announcing that our Jinling Mansion also has this time..."
Gu Chengxiu had no intention of listening to what the servant continued. At this moment, his mind was filled with the news that Song Mu had become the number one scholar. He turned to look at Gu Qingqing next to him, with a full smile on his face this time.
"Qing'er, come and see what Song Mu, Bu Song Zhuangyuan, wrote for you?"
With that said, Gu Qingqing immediately stood up and took the letter from Gu Chengxiu. It said Gu Qingqing's personal endorsement, which immediately made Gu Qingqing's heartbeat beat two minutes faster.
However, Gu Qingqing held it in her hand and refused to open it.
Gu Chengxiu knew what it meant, so he just called Gu Fengjie.
"Let's go, Xiaojie, go to the door with grandpa."
"Grandpa, what are we doing at the door? Are those people coming to congratulate you again?"
Gu Fengjie asked curiously. Gu Chengxiu smiled and touched his grandson's head, nodded and said.
"That's right, this time, he is the number one scholar. So far in our literary dynasty, we have only been ranked number one in the hundred."
"Brother Song, you will be a person who will go down in history in the future."
Gu Fengjie's eyes were shining with excitement, and he followed Gu Chengxiu outside.
Soon, Gu Qingqing was the only one left in this small courtyard.
Gu Qingqing's face was slightly red, but she looked around first, and then looked at the thing in her hand. With tension and expectation in her heart, she opened the letter.
Inside are two pieces of white paper with densely packed small words on them.
Gu Qingqing looked up carefully. The shyness on her face was a little less, but there was a little more smile. She was charming and charming for a moment.
In the letter, Song Mu first asked about the situation of Gu's elders, and then explained his current situation, how prosperous Chang'an was, and then the situation of the general examination and palace examination. After saying this, Song Mu expressed his feelings for Gu Qingqing.
of longing.
It's just that the language used is quite official, and it actually sounds a bit funny when read.
Gu Qingqing seemed to be able to see through this letter that Song Mu on the other end was scratching his head and scratching his ears in embarrassment when he wrote these words.
Gu Qingqing could not help but feel a little emotional. Song Jieyuan, who used to be so impressive in the past, would look like this now.
But just when Gu Qingqing couldn't help but show his face, he saw Song Mu writing a poem at the end.
"Song is really not good at words. I don't know what to say this time, so I can only give him a poem to hope that the girl will fall in love with him."
Gu Qingqing smiled slightly and looked carefully this time.
"Sheng Cha Zi·Yuan Eve"
On Lantern Festival last year, the lights in the flower market were like daylight.
In the moonlit willow branches, people meet after dusk.
This year on Yuan Ye, the moon and lights are still the same.
I can't see anyone from last year, and my spring shirt sleeves are wet with tears.
After reading this poem, Gu Qingqing's face was slightly blushing, but this time her eyes were scanning the poem.
Gu Qingqing just quietly held the letter in her hand with a happy face.
"Mr. Song, I would like to congratulate you on winning the first prize."
"Little girl, wait for the young master to return to Jinling and watch the Lantern Festival Lanterns again."
Gu Qingqing murmured like this, as if he had already seen the day when Song Mu returned from Chang'an, wearing a red robe and shining brightly, gently falling in front of him, just to marry him.