I wish for a long time

Hou House.

Ye Jiu searched around the mansion, and finally found Baijian who hadn't shown up for a long time in Lin's ancestral hall.

"Uncle Bai, so you are here."

Baijian was making tea in the side hall. Hearing the sound, he raised his head and saw that it was Ye Jiu, with a smile on his face, "Jin'er is here."

Ye Jiu nodded, and sat cross-legged by the tea table, "I heard Aunt Sun said that you moved to the ancestral hall, why is that?"

She glanced casually, and indeed saw a small couch built in the room, which should be the place where Uncle Bai slept.

Bai Jian poured her a glass with the pot, and smiled softly, "You and Bei Xiao are taking care of the house. I have nothing to do, so I came here to sit. Why are you here today when you have time? What do you want me to do?"

Ye Jiu took a sip of his tea, "Well, I went to the palace a few days ago and learned something about Lin...'s father, and I want to ask you something."

Baijian's hand holding the teacup trembled, he frowned and looked up, "What did Jin'er find out?"

Ye Jiu nodded slightly, "About the case of King Cheng's treason."

She explained the matter carefully, Bai Jian was silent for a long time when she heard the words, and suddenly stood up.

"Since Jin'er is here, follow me to burn the incense sticks."

Ye Jiu didn't know why, but followed Bai Jian out of the door, but there was another figure in the courtyard.

A small black group was squatting by the pond, stretching its paws to fish for something.

Ye Jiu saw that his head was getting bigger, why did this mud ball follow him?

Mrs. Lin expressly forbade all birds and beasts, and even the female relatives were not allowed to approach the ancestral hall. If she found that the ink pill had slipped in, she would not stew it.

Ye Jiu knocked on his head, and was about to go forward to pick it up, but saw that the person next to him was already a step ahead of her, so he stretched out his hand to hug Mo Wan.

"Xiao Mowan, are you also here to see the general?"

Bai Jian didn't seem to care about the fact that Mo Wan was a cat, and even happily scratched its chin.

Mowan raised his head happily, and his fluffy tail wagged happily.

Seeing Ye Jiu's slightly dazed look, Bai Jian explained as he walked towards the ancestral hall: "The ink pill was brought back by the general at that time. The general used to like it very much. Now that the old man is not here, it doesn't hurt to let him go in and have a look."

Ye Jiu nodded, since Uncle Bai was carrying the thunder for her, she naturally didn't bother to care about it.

After entering the ancestral hall and offering incense, Ye Jiu looked at General Lin Fu's memorial tablet, feeling a little sad in his heart.

General Lin defended his family and defended his country, and fought bravely on the battlefield, but in the end, his family was ruined by the royal family who was vying for power. Now this posthumous loyal general is even more ironic.

"The general died in battle, and none of the two thousand soldiers he took with him survived. No one knew what happened."

"I was sent to Yingzhou to ask for reinforcements, but when I came back with good news, what awaited me was the bad news of the general's death."

Ye Jiu pursed her lips when she heard this. Although she was not the real Lin Shijin, she felt a little downcast with such a matter in front of her.

Bai Jian's eyes were red, and there was water in the eye sockets, which was particularly obvious on the bronze-colored skin.

"Come on, Jin'er."

Bai Jian stood up suddenly and waved to Ye Jiu, then walked around to the back of the ancestral hall.

Ye Jiu hurriedly got up and followed, only to see many portraits neatly hung behind those wooden fans, all of them were men without exception.

Ye Jiu scanned them one by one. Due to the passage of time, the signs of yellowing in the portrait gradually deepened from left to right.

"The general was born in poverty, and his family couldn't afford a painter when he was young. These ancestors were also repainted by the general from memory."

Ye Jiu found the one on the far left, with a few small characters written on it, she took a closer look, "Is this my uncle?"

The man on the far left has "Lin Qing" written on it, he is General Lin's younger brother, and also the ultimate big benefactor who suddenly made him "rich and rich".

Ye Jiu hurriedly clasped his hands together and bowed.

"God of Wealth bless, God of Wealth bless..."

When she raised her head, she saw Bai Jian staring at a portrait next to her in a daze.

Ye Jiu looked over, and saw that the man in the portrait had delicate features and features somewhat similar to "Lin Qing". He should be Lin Shijin's father, Lin Fu.

But just looking at this face, she still couldn't believe it if she said that this was a great general galloping on the battlefield.

But no matter how surprised she was, she had to accept it, because there were a few words clearly written on the portrait: "General Loyalty, Lin Fu."

Ye Jiu pursed his lips, carefully looked at his portrait twice, but suddenly said: "Uncle Bai, the painting seems to be stained."

There was an obvious ink stain on the nape of Lin Fu's neck, as if a few drops of ink had been accidentally dripped and then spread out.

Bai Jian came back to his senses, wiped the corners of his eyes quietly, and then looked in the direction she pointed. After a few breaths, he chuckled lightly: "That's not a stain, it's a birthmark."

He took a step back, gave a deep salute to the portrait, and continued: "The general once said that the sons of the Lin family were born with birthmarks, black and blue, like a scar."

Ye Jiu nodded clearly, and she looked at the pictures next to her, but she couldn't figure it out, "Wait, there are none of these."

Bai Jian shook his head with a smile, turned around and walked forward, "Everyone's body can still be the same, but the old man is just like the general, on the neck and shoulders, but the second master's is on the arm, there is a slight difference .”

Ye Jiu hastily rolled his arms, looked at the two gray arms, and only realized it belatedly.

It's not like she's a man, so it's strange.

Ye Jiu was fooled by herself again, she followed Bai Jian's footsteps, but turned around and almost stepped on Mo Wan.

"Mudball, why did you come here?"

Ye Jiu picked it up in his arms, looking at those moist yellow eyes, he felt like a pitiful little girl.

"Okay, next time I walk carefully."

She caught up with Bai Jian, and said again: "Uncle Bai, I have something else I want to ask you. Do you still remember who was the person who rescued the second brother of the Qi family in the entrusted mansion?"

Bai Jian glanced at her, and said slowly: "You know that man, General Zou Zhao."

Ye Jiu said "ah", "General Zou??"

Is it General Zou who is now acting wildly on the grassland? ?

Bai Jian nodded, "At that time, the Hou Mansion was also walking on thin ice. If I hadn't trusted General Zou's character, I would never have gotten involved in this matter."

"However, as far as I know, General Zou Zhao has nothing to do with the Qi family, and he must have been entrusted with work."

Ye Jiu pursed his lips, now that Zou Zhao is still thousands of miles away, there must be no way to ask, probably he can only check when the war is over and the army division returns to the court.

After she figured it out, she smiled, hugged Mo Wan and bid farewell to Bai Jian.

After she left, Bai Jian looked at her back, shook his head with a smile, and said to himself:

"Jian Liang, look at you, baby girl, you can see that you are fake, but the cliché is true. You are just a cover."

……

Ye Jiu never expected that as soon as she stepped out of the house, she would be snatched away by someone.

"Hey, Yiyan, can we not be so rude?"

Ye Jiu shook off Hu Bing's hand on his cuff, and gave him a disgusted look.

"What's the rush?"

Hu Bing looked like he had eaten shit, "Young Master, what else do you ask me?"

He stretched out his finger and pointed to the distant street corner, "Today is the official day for the selection of students in the National Academy of Sciences, you won't even forget this, right?"

Ye Jiu was stunned for a few seconds, and finally came to his senses, "Oh, I forgot!"

A few days ago, her father-in-law did send her a post, but she was busy at that time... well, I forgot.

Ye Jiu scratched his head in embarrassment, but pulled Hu Bing instead, "Let's go, let's go, it's too late."

When the two rushed to the entrance of the Guoxue Institute, the place was already surrounded and impenetrable.

Ye Jiu's jaw dropped in shock, "Isn't it, is it so hot?"

Hu Bing found a small path and led her around, "Isn't that right, young master thought, this time the Guoxue Institute has changed from the usual, set up selection by subject, and allowed women to enroll. This is the first time in Kangsheng's century. Come on, people can't be excited."

Ye Jiu yelled twice, and finally got to the front. The two adjusted their clothes a little, and then showed their heads.

"Marquis Lin? Master Hu? Please come inside!"

A person wearing a red official uniform walked towards him, he seemed to be a bachelor, and he had a scholarly atmosphere.

Ye Jiu returned a salute, and followed him into the Guoxue Institute. At this time, there were many people lining up in the square, and there were many lines. Men were on the left and women on the right. It seemed to be in order.

Ye Jiu asked Hu Bing in a low voice: "Yiyan, the matter here should be under the control of the Hanlin Academy. No matter how bad it is, the Ministry of Rites will take care of it. You are a minister of the Ministry of household affairs, what are you going to do?"

Hu Bing smiled mysteriously, "Young Lord, it's not that I'm bragging about it. The country's academy can be established so quickly, and I have a lot of credit for it."

Ye Jiu glanced at him suspiciously, until this guy poked his head wildly into the crowd, and finally smiled like a chrysanthemum, she seemed to understand something suddenly.

She glanced at the shy and timid woman in pink in the distance, and the corner of her mouth twitched: "Don't tell me that you are here to fish."

Hu Bing glanced at her inexplicably: "Young Master, let's start with something to say. You don't want Miss Pei's family first. I don't think I'm attractive."

"What? The Pei family?"

Ye Jiu searched the entire CPU, and finally remembered Pei Jicai, the Hanlin scholar who had always been against her.

"Brother, isn't it, my daughter is only fourteen, are you human?"

Hu Bing quickly motioned her to keep her voice down, "Hush, my little lord, this is not the third lady of his family, but the second lady Pei Miaopan."

He leaned over and continued: "There are many voices of opposition to the Guoxue Institute, and the leaders are the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Academy. Now that the Minister of the Ministry of Rites has been dismissed, Mr. Pei is still not letting go. If the Second Miss Pei hadn't stepped forward , I’m afraid this matter will take some time.”

Hearing this, Ye Jiu looked at Pei Miaopan who was in the distance, and smiled meaningfully.

That stubborn Pei Jicai probably was beaten to death, but he didn't expect that his own daughter would go straight to the registration desk and slap his father in the face forcefully.

Ye Jiu patted Hu Bing on the shoulder: "Son-in-law of the Pei family, thank you and your siblings for your hard work."

Miss Pei's family is on the one hand, I guess this kid has worked hard, otherwise how could the stubborn old man let him go so easily.

Hu Bing smiled, then looked at the pink figure in the distance, and smiled idiotically, "It's not hard work, I earned it."

Ye Jiu shook his head, bypassed the people in line, and looked at the various labels placed in front of the table, including martial arts, riding and archery, strategy, calligraphy and painting, etiquette and music, spells, medicine, and so on.

Ye Jiu glanced at the school grounds. Although this time it was specially opened for women to choose, but judging from the number of people, it is still far inferior to men.

"Master Han, are there only so few women? How many have signed up now?"

Xueshi Han, who had led the way for them just now, cupped his hands, "Going back to Lord Hou, I have already signed up for 25 people, and there are currently 12 people who have been selected after selection."

Ye Jiu nodded, "This matter concerns the face of the imperial court and even the royal family, so it needs to be screened carefully, lest some messy people get mixed in, and then fall into the trap and cause any trouble."

Han Xueshi hurriedly cupped his hands: "Yes, please don't worry, Marquis Lin, I will definitely—"

Before he finished speaking, he heard a cheerful shout from the crowd:

"Brother Ye? Brother Ye!"

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