Rebirth of the first courtier

The days passed quickly, and not long after, the imperial city became lively, and students and candidates from all over the imperial city occupied all the major inns.

Xiao Qi'ao also goes out frequently these days to meet some ambitious and capable people.Hu Li was greedy and always went out with Xiao Qi'ao, Xiao Qi'ao talked with the examinees, Hu Li was eating while listening to the conversation that was a miracle to him.As a result, most of the people who were acquainted with Xiao Qi'ao knew Hu Li who followed Xiao Qi'ao.

However, three days before the start of the autumn exam, Xiao Qi'ao was not doing well. Hu Li, who had heard from Qiu Xi how difficult the autumn exam was, had already started to feel anxious, for fear that Xiao Qi'ao would faint in the exam room.

After all, Qiuxi said that every time the candidates come out of the examination room, they all have sallow complexions and haggard figures. Brother Xiao only eats a little every time he eats, so he won't really come out fainted by then!

Thinking about it this way, Hu Li was so worried that he didn't know what to do!

Xiao Qi'ao watched Hu Li shaking back and forth in front of him, unable to laugh or cry, and had no choice but to pull him to sit beside him, "Stop shaking, I'm going to get dizzy!"

As soon as Hu Li heard the word "dizzy", he immediately sat obediently beside Xiao Qi'ao, looking more sad than Xiao Qi'ao who was about to take the exam!

Hu Li was anxious for three days, and when Xiao Qiao left the Xiao Mansion on the fourth day, Hu Li took advantage of the fact that Xiao's father, who came out to deliver Xiao Qiao, was not paying attention, and stuffed the mortal pill that he pulled out of the Qiankun bag yesterday. In Xiao Qi'ao's hands.

These were the only ones in the batch of pills approved by his grandfather when he first started learning alchemy. He kept them as a souvenir and never used them.It is also the only thing that Xiao Qi'ao can use among all his current possessions, and Xiao Qi'ao will not be able to enjoy the rest even if he gets it in his hands.

Xiao Qi'ao raised his eyebrows and looked at the jade bottle that was forcefully stuffed in his hand, he didn't know why and looked at Hu Li who seemed relieved, "This is..."

Hu Li explained in a low voice: "This is the qi-invigorating pill. Although it is only the cheapest elixir, it is very good for invigorating qi and maintaining health. Brother Xiao, if you feel uncomfortable in the examination room, just take one, it will work. Already!"

Although Xiao Qi'ao didn't really believe Hu Li's saying that eating one would be enough, but seeing Hu Li's agitated appearance these days, he obediently accepted it.

Traditionally, candidates have to go through one inspection after another when they enter the examination room.Xiao Qi'ao's food and the things that should be prepared were all prepared by Xiao's father staring at others, and he did not dare to make any taboos.

This made Xiao's mother, who was upset and wanted to do something recently, could only end in resentment. Thinking of her letter from Shu'er a few days ago saying that Qi Qingyun still had a few intercourses, she became even more angry.

Xiao Qi'ao handed the large bamboo basket in his hand to the prosecutor. Although Xiao's family is not a big family, Xiao's father is also Tai Changqing anyway.The inspectors didn't dare to embarrass Xiao Qi'ao, they only checked briefly and were ready to let him go.

However, Xiao Qi'ao didn't want to leave any hidden dangers, so he politely asked the inspector to check carefully, turned his head and glanced at Hu Li who was still looking at him with his feet up, and then entered the examination room.

"After all, he is the son of the Xiao family who is well-known in the imperial city, but his character is enough to get a glimpse of it." The inspector turned around in his mind, and the next inspection was a little stricter, which really made him catch some things that he wanted. cheater.

Xiao Qi'ao's position was not bad, it was near the examiner, so it was relatively quiet.

Xiao Qi'ao put down the bamboo basket, took out a wet handkerchief and wiped the bamboo bed and table.After all, he had gone through the autumn exam, and Xiao Qi'ao had already made plans for how to live comfortably in the exam room these days.

Even without the qi invigorating pill given by Hu Li, he would never faint, so Hu Lijue eats less, but in fact, he has been learning martial arts from Xia Yi, and his appetite has increased a lot compared to the beginning.

Speaking of learning martial arts, he didn't expect Xia Yi to say that his meridians are naturally much tougher and smoother than ordinary people.For this reason, Xia Yi went to Xianshan Island after discussing with his grandmother, and brought him back a copy of Xianshan Island's inner strength mental method and matching sword moves.

Thinking of her grandmother laughing so hard when she heard about this, and saying that she was indeed her grandson, Xiao Qiao remembered that her grandmother was not a powerless person, but a A heroine!

Maybe when he fulfills his last wish in his previous life, he will take his grandmother back to Xianshan Island to see the place where even the imperial court can't do anything about it!

The autumn test is divided into Jingyi and Policy Theory. Xiao Qiao's policy theory was praised even in his previous life, and Jingyi is not difficult for Xiao Qiao, so he is not worried about this test at all.

Probably because of his good mentality, and because he had experienced it once in his previous life, the extremely difficult few days for the candidates passed quickly.

Xiao Qi'ao handed in the examination paper, and when he came out of the examination room, he saw Hu Li standing next to the carriage of Xiao's mansion, looking around non-stop.

Xiao Qi'ao's face softened, and a smile appeared on his slightly pale face. When Hu Li saw him coming out, he hurried over, "Brother Xiao, are you alright? Are you dizzy? Have you taken the pill I gave you?" ?"

Xiao Qi'ao was dizzy from his barrage of questions, so he quickly interrupted him, "Okay, okay, I'm fine, I'm just a little sleepy, and I want to sleep for a while."

Shuzhu who followed quickly took the big bamboo basket from Xiao Qiao's hand, and Hu Li pulled him into the carriage, "Let's go back quickly, brother Xiao, I just saw someone come out and really fainted, yes Carried out. This exam is really scary!"

Hearing what Hu Li said, Xiao Qi'ao rubbed his hair and said with a smile, "Oh? I plan to teach you well, so that you can come back as the champion in two years!"

Hu Li was so frightened that his eyes widened and he waved his hands again and again, with a look of panic on his face, "No, no, brother Xiao, I won't go, I don't want to be an official, and I don't have that much knowledge..."

"Okay, okay, I'm kidding you!" Xiao Qi'ao saw that Hu Li was so anxious that he almost didn't know what to say, and smiled and nodded his forehead, "However, the previous books still need to be memorized, and calligraphy needs to be practiced too. .”

Hu Li let out a sigh, but thinking that he didn't have to take the exam, Hu Xiaoli became happy again.

As soon as he arrived at Xiao's mansion, he saw the old lady standing at the gate of Xiao's mansion, Xiao's mother and Xiao's father, and Xiao Qi'ao spoke one by one while bracing himself, and was driven back to rest by the caring old lady.

Although Xiao Qi'ao had experienced it once, he was still exhausted after these days.Back in the yard, he almost fell asleep, and Xia Yi, who had been waiting for Xiao Qiao to come back and report something, squatted silently on the beam in a daze!

It was already a day later when Xiao Qi'ao woke up, and he woke up from starvation.

Xia Yi finally waited for his master to wake up, and fell off the beam in a hurry, "Master, there is news from Xia Ba that what you asked has been done!"

"How is that little prince?" Xiao Qi'ao rubbed his forehead, put on his coat and sat up.

"Still living with Lin Guiren in Wanyu Palace, and has not yet entered school, Xia Ba has already sneaked in instead of a young eunuch."

"Tell Xia Ba to protect him, and don't say or do anything else."

Emperor Huiming now has more than a dozen children, but only six princes have survived. Apart from the tenth prince, the youngest, there is only the seventh prince Qin Yuxiu, who was born of Concubine Ning, who is also Emperor Wenjian who inherited the throne in the previous life. Qin Yuyi, the eighth prince born to Lin Guisheng, is younger and less troublesome to teach.

Especially the Eighth Prince, who lived a difficult life in the palace. He remembered that when he helped Qin Yuxiu deal with these princes, he carefully checked their situation. If he remembered correctly, Guiren Lin would die of a serious illness and live soon. up.

The old lady who didn't go out of the yard very much all the year round came back and forth two or three times a day, scolded everyone in Xiao Qi'ao's yard one by one, and asked Nanny Yu to come over and stare at the small kitchen, giving Xiao Qiao a warm welcome all the time. For fear that her precious grandson will be neglected!

After Xiao Qiao ordered Xia to open the door, he saw Hu Li who was laughing happily with the old lady not far away. The bright sunshine covered the laughing boy with a ray of sunshine, which made people can't help but They kept their eyes on him.

A strange emotion suddenly rose in his heart, which gave Xiao Qi'ao the urge to hide Hu Li.

Xiao Qi'ao was startled when this idea appeared, although he has been extremely possessive since he was a child, even if someone else snatched what was his, he would snatch it back.He had thought about taking Hu Li under his command before, so could it be that he really took him under his wing! ?

"Brother Xiao, you're awake!" Hu Li was jokingly talking to the old lady. He used to coax grandpa a lot, and he did a very good job of making the old man happy. Coax the old lady happy.As soon as he turned his head, he saw Xiao Qi'ao standing at the door of the room, and immediately became happy.

"Grandmother, why are you here?" Xiao Qi'ao rubbed Hu Li's head and said with a smile, "It's just that I'm a little sleepy. I'm going to trouble Grandmother to come here by herself. I don't want to disturb my grandson!"

"Brother Xiao, the old lady has come here three times, not once!" Hu Li proudly puffed out his chest, as if the old lady came to see him, or it was as if he had visited Xiao Qiao three times!

The old lady saw that Xiao Qi'ao's face had returned to rosy, and knowing that he was fine, she laughed, "I've only been here three times, Xiao Li probably stayed here all the time, look at his clothes are still from yesterday !"

Hearing this, Xiao Qi'ao raised his eyebrows and looked at Hu Li.Hu Li chuckled, scratched his hair, and said foolishly, "When I thought about being carried out of the examination room one day yesterday, I felt scary. What if Brother Xiao passed out in the middle of the night? Anyway, I'm fine if I don't sleep all night." , come and see!"

What Hu Li meant was that he was not an ordinary human being, let alone one night, even if he didn't sleep at night, that was the case.But Xiao Qi'ao, the old lady, and Nanny Yu, Qiu Xi, Xia Yang and others who were present didn't know about this, and their eyes softened when they looked at Hu Li.

Xiao Qi'ao was a little moved. When he brought Hu Li back, he just saw that he looked very good-looking, and later he wanted to keep him as a fool.Unexpectedly, Hu Li actually regarded him as so important!

"There are so many servants in this yard, and so many pairs of eyes are much more useful than yours!" Xiao Qi'ao tapped Hu Li's nose, and Hu Li fell backward exaggeratedly, and was caught by Qiu Xi Then he covered his face sadly, "Brother Xiao, you are too heartless, how can you say that?"

Everyone present was amused by him, and Xiao Qi'ao looked at him helplessly, "Where did you learn this accent?"

"A few days ago, I took Qiuxi and Xia Yang to the theater, and that's how the people sang there." Hu Li stood up and smiled.