After rebirth, I win people's hearts by being cute

Then they introduced themselves, "I am Linghua, the eldest disciple of Xuanzhen Sect, and this is Lingyue, the second junior sister. If you perform well, you will have the opportunity to become our junior brothers and sisters."

The first day was just roll call, introduction to the environment of Xuanzhen Sect, and everyone received a manual of Xuanzhen Sect's rules.

"Please read the above matters carefully and remember them. If you violate them, please go back."

Several people blushed and told the man that they could not read. The man said expressionlessly, "Lingyue, send them out."

Those people were carried out before they could even say a few more words.

Everyone took the manual and read it carefully. A few people came out from the hall. The leader was in his thirties. The expressionless man saw them and respectfully called them Master.

"Well, how is it?"

"The results showed that those who couldn't read were too old to be sent away."

"Well, you did a great job."

An Ran looked through the crowd and saw the so-called leader. He had a long beard and wore a black robe, with his hair neatly tied up with a crown.

"He really looks like the headmaster."

Even the quiet words were heard, Linghua said coldly: "Don't talk!"

An Ran was so scared that she lowered her head and stuck out her tongue.

However, the leader noticed her standing behind the crowd at a glance and raised his eyebrows.

"Okay, everyone has been traveling a lot today, let's take a break and have a meal first."

With the instructions from the leader, everyone quickly dispersed and finally arrived at the long-awaited dining session.

We all knew that the food would probably not be that good, but we didn’t expect it to be that bad. There was only one vegetarian dish and one vegetarian soup, and the staple food was steamed buns.

Everyone present was shocked, "How... to eat... this way?"

Everyone has the same idea, how should this be eaten?

An Ran was not pretentious. She came here to learn skills anyway. If she wanted to eat good food and enjoy good things, she might as well stay in the capital where she could have everything.

He took a bite of the bun and said, "Not bad, what do you think?"

Xiaolan naturally agreed, "As long as Anran feels good about it."

If you hear other people say this, it would seem hypocritical, or perhaps these two people simply couldn't afford to eat before.

Especially the person who had greeted An Ran enthusiastically in the room just now, now she wanted to stay away from her, and even if An Ran greeted her, she pretended not to hear it.

"did not hear it?"

Xiaolan pouted and complained, "What do you mean you didn't hear us? You just don't want to pay attention to us. Who cares?"

After eating, Anran hurried back to catch up on some sleep. After the long journey, she was already sleepy.

The simple yet difficult study life began with the sound of a gong at the hour of Mao the next day, and it has almost been five years since the beginning.

In ancient times, girls of fifteen needed to be blessed by their elders when they reached the age of marriage. A letter should have arrived from the capital several months ago, telling An Ran not to forget.

Seeing that time was not running out, she felt a little reluctant.

So I thought I would wait a little longer, and I thought I would never come back after I go back.

But things did not go as planned and everything happened so suddenly.

When An Ran was training with her fellow brothers and sisters as usual, she was told that someone had come to visit her family.

She was excited but also a little scared. Why did someone come in person? Who was it? Did something happen at home?

He rushed to the door with Xiaolan, and when he saw the person in front of him, his heart skipped a beat, "Brother?"

The person who came was An Zhi, who was about to turn fifteen. He was wearing a black robe, and his facial features were 50% similar to An Ran's, but his face was frowned, without any joy of seeing his sister, only deep sadness.

"Grandfather is not well, and mother asked me to take you home."

An Ran stumbled, "How could it be?"

She remembered that her grandfather was in good health.

An Zhi didn't explain much, but just urged her, "Let's go first, and talk while we walk."

An Ran didn't have time to think, so he asked Xiao Lan to pack up her things while he went to his master to resign.

"Master, I don't know when we will see each other again after this departure. I just hope that Master takes care of himself. If Senior Brother takes over Xuanzhen Sect in the future, Master will come to the capital to take care of Master in his old age."

There was not much sadness, and there was not even time to say goodbye to the other brothers and sisters. After Xiaolan packed up her things, they hurried down the mountain.

An Zhi had prepared a carriage, and An Ran pulled the guard Ma Li Suo onto it, "Brother, let's go back on horseback."

The place where the two of them lived was far away from the capital, and it would take a month to get there even if they traveled day and night.

When they were resting at the post station while changing horses, An Ran couldn't help but ask, "Brother, what's wrong with grandfather?"

An Zhidao: "My grandfather had an old leg injury from a wild boar when he was young. His health has deteriorated over the past two years and he can't hold on any longer now."

An Ran cried with guilt, "It's all my fault, I shouldn't have come out."

"It has nothing to do with you coming out. It's not your fault."

After a month's drive, the two finally arrived at the Su Mansion before dusk.

The old woman who had been guarding the gate every day turned around and shouted happily when she saw the two of them, "The young master and the young lady are back."

An Zhi and his companion went straight to their grandfather's yard, which was filled with Su family members of all ages. Seeing everyone there, An Ran felt a sense of guilt.

When Liu Huan saw his children, he hurriedly pulled them inside and said, "Go and see your grandfather. He has been waiting for you for a long time."

There was a strong smell of medicine in the room, and lying on the bed was an old man who was thin and had gray hair and beard.

With eyes closed, I watched lifeless.

Su's mother rocked her husband on the bed and shouted, "Old man, the child is back. The grandson you've been thinking about is back."

An Zhi rushed over, grabbed his hand and called out, "Grandfather..."

Father Su woke up slowly on the bed, looking at the two of them with lifeless eyes, "I'm back... I'm back."

An Ran had already burst into tears, and An Zhi said with red eyes: "Grandfather, the unfilial grandson is back."

Father Su let out a long sigh of relief, "It's great... that the whole family... is here."

"Old woman..."

Su's mother wiped her tears and came over, "I'm here"

Father Su was helped to stand up. After resting for a long time, he looked at the three Su Yi brothers in the distance and said, "Take good care of your mother. When I am gone, bury her outside the city. I will return to Thatched Village with your mother in the future."

Father Su suddenly looked very energetic. He ate half a bowl of porridge and asked what Anzhi and his sister were learning outside.

An Ran tried to cheer him up, "Grandfather, when you get better I'll show you how to use a gun and a whip."

"Okay, okay, my An Ran will definitely be a great female general in the future."

An Ran didn't expect that her grandfather still remembered how old she was, and she burst into tears.

Father Su looked at An Zhi again. He knew that his grandson had complaints about the Su family, so he said a few good words for his son.

"I'm glad you're back. Grandfather is relieved."

Knowing that his own death was near, he sent them away out of fear of scaring his grandchildren.

"You guys go out first and ask your grandmother to come in."

Not long after Su's mother went in, a sad cry was heard. Everyone who had been waiting outside for a long time knelt down and cried when they heard the sound.

Only when her sons, Su Wan and Liu Huan entered the room and saw their lifeless father crying did their mother truly realize the situation.

From this moment on, they were without a father.

When the old man of the Su family passed away, ministers from the court came to mourn, and even the emperor came in person to burn a stick of incense.

The Su family kept vigil for seven days and finally buried him in a Feng Shui treasure land outside the city according to Su's father's wishes. Su's mother fainted several times and finally, with the support of Liu Huan, she personally escorted her husband to the burial.

Su's mother looked at the tombstone for a long time and was reluctant to leave. "Remember what your father said. When I die, take us home."

When my father passed away, the son, an official, should have resigned and sent his father back to his hometown to observe three years of mourning. However, Mr. Su could not bear to see his children traveling back and forth, nor could he bear to be too far away from his wife after he returned.

He was temporarily buried in the capital, and his wife thought that she could still go and see him, and would not be separated from her sons and grandchildren. When his wife passed away a hundred years later, they could go back together and would not be so lonely.

The old man was kind throughout his life and was still thinking about others until his death.

When the emperor heard about this, he was deeply moved by their feelings and posthumously conferred the title of Zhongyi Doctor on Su's father and the title of Gaoming Lady on Su's mother.

What Liu Huan said back then came true, and Su's mother was really conferred the title of Lady of Imperial Concubine because of her son's glory.

Even if they don't go back, the three brothers of the Su family still have to observe mourning for their father for three years, temporarily take off their official hats, put on plain clothes, fast and eat vegetarian food every day, and not participate in any activities.

The grandchildren only observed the mourning for 49 days, and as Anzhi's birthday was approaching, they did not hold a big celebration.

The ceremony is over after a simple coming-of-age ceremony, not to mention entertaining guests.

In the evening, Liu Huan cooked longevity noodles for the two of them, plus two poached eggs. "Try the longevity noodles made by mom. I haven't made it for several years. I don't know if it tastes good."

Neither of them was in the mood, especially An Ran. She went out happily but when she came back there was one less person at home. She hadn't been happy for more than a month.

Liu Huan saw her daughter's sadness and comforted her, "An Ran, mother wants to tell you that birth, aging, sickness and death are inevitable. It's not something that will change if you don't go out. Grandfather doesn't blame you, on the contrary, he loves you very much."

"Death is not the worst thing, but being forgotten is. Look at the stars outside. Legend has it that the dead will turn into stars in the sky, and they will accompany us forever."

Anran felt much better. She put away her sad emotions and slowly ate the longevity noodles.

After finishing a longevity noodle, An Ran inexplicably felt aggrieved, "The longevity noodles made by my mother are the best I have ever eaten in my life, brother, don't you think so?"

An Zhi nodded slightly to show his agreement.

"If you like it, mom will make it for you every year, okay?"

The mother, her two daughters and the two girls chatted for a long time in the room. They hadn't had a good chat during these days of mourning for the old man.

Liu Huan looked at her daughter's face, which inherited the advantages of both her and Su Yi, with curved eyebrows and a bit of heroic spirit, and red lips and white teeth, which made people feel pity for her.

She couldn't help but think of the ancient times when women had to get married at the age of fifteen, and now they can observe mourning for three years when an elder dies.

She was also afraid that the emperor would give his daughter to those princes in three years. The more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt.

Not wanting her daughter to see how upset she was, she asked them to go back and rest.

"Today the Emperor sent a letter asking you to go to the Imperial College to study. You two should be ready to go at any time."

Both of them had no objection. After being free outside for so long, it was time for them to take on their own responsibilities.

The emperor's order came down quickly, and the two put on their specific school uniforms and went to the Imperial College.

Liu Huan wore plain clothes and sent the two people to the Imperial College. Before they went down, he gave them some instructions in the carriage.

"Don't play around when you're there, and don't forget that your grandfather just passed away."

The moment the two men stepped out of the carriage, the students around them turned around to look at them.

"Who are those two people?"

"Have you forgotten? They are the twins of Lord Su, the Minister of the Supreme Court. They were allowed to attend the Imperial College by the Emperor to observe mourning for the passing of Lord Su."

"No wonder, I was wondering why I had never seen it before."

The two pretended not to hear the voices and entered the Imperial Academy together.

The Imperial Academy had a strict hierarchy, and students were assigned classrooms based on their official rank.

The highest class is the A-class Court where the princes, dukes and ministers are located, and the lowest class is the D-class Court where the merchants are located, and this applies to both men and women.

As soon as An Zhi arrived, he was arranged to stay in a first-class hospital, and so was An Ran.

Everyone knows that the twins, a boy and a girl, of the Su family went abroad to study a few years ago and have just returned. Many people don’t know what they look like and are very curious.

The two caused quite a stir as soon as they entered their classroom, after all, they both looked extraordinary.

After the teacher introduced the two of them, they sat down. Several young ladies from aristocratic families on An Ran's side were very unhappy.

Although they are of noble status, they still cannot escape the fate of wearing school uniforms. The gray school uniforms will make even the most beautiful girls look inferior.

But An Ran is different. She has been practicing martial arts for many years and has an upright posture. As a foster child of Xuan Zhen Sect, An Ran’s skin not only did not get tanned, but it even became whiter.

Coupled with the stern face, it gives people a very cold feeling.