The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

In the blink of an eye, the servant ran up to them, and the jade pendant was thrown at Qin Lan's feet.

Everyone could not help but take two steps back when they smelled this smell.

Lu Xiuyuan didn't move back, he just raised his sleeve to cover his mouth and nose, and then said to Qin Lan, "Look, I said you accidentally lost it..."

"You!" Qin Lan glared at Lu Xiuyuan with murderous eyes, this guy definitely did it on purpose!At that time, he obviously stuffed the jade pendant into his arms, but now it has become like this, he definitely threw it in that place on purpose!

"Did you throw it there on purpose!" Qin Lan stepped forward and asked.

Shen Congzhi quickly stood in front of Lu Xiuyuan: "Brother Qin, be careful, Brother Lu is definitely not that kind of person. Now that the thing is found, it's fine to wash it clean."

Lu Xiuyuan pushed away Shen Congzhi in front of him, and looked at Qin Lan with a smile on his face, "You are so strange, I don't even know you, you came up and said that I stole your jade pendant, but now that the thing is found, you falsely accuse it of being a jade pendant." I deliberately threw you in that kind of place, did I offend you somewhere?"

Qin Lan was so angry that his head was buzzing, and now seeing his complacent look, he couldn't help raising his fist.

Lu Xiuyuan saw that it was okay, and quickly pointed to the ground: "You don't want your heirloom? You just throw such an expensive thing on the ground and let the dirt soak it?"

After hearing this, Qin Lan glanced at the ancestral jade pendant on the ground, feeling like vomiting blood in his heart.

this!this!It's really deceiving!

But now he couldn't ignore the ancestral jade pendant. Qin Lan took the small wooden stick just now, picked up the jade pendant, and wanted to wash it in the nearby stream.

Seeing this movement, Yang Wei was frightened and stupid, and quickly stretched out his hand to stop him, "Don't! Brother Lan! That's the running water for everyone to drink!"

Qin Lan paused for a moment. In this situation, Yang Weijian's words were like a knife, slashing his heart which was already riddled with holes.

He raised his eyes and glared at Lu Xiuyuan bitterly, and fled with the stick in his hand, he didn't even say hello to Master Wu when he left.

The others saw this scene and felt the surrounding atmosphere, and felt that their necks were cold, and it is not suitable to stay here for a long time.

When Han Xu was the first to find excuses to slip away, the others also fled one after another, using excuses such as not finishing their homework or having something to do at home in the afternoon.

In a blink of an eye, almost everyone left.

Now there are only Master Wu, Shen Congzhi and Lu Xiuyuan in the other courtyard.

Just when Lu Xiuyuan was about to say goodbye, Mr. Wu suddenly spoke.

"The small box that the man took out just now, can I have a look at it?"

Um?What does the other party want to see this for?Could it be because of this golden needle that he recognized his identity?A trace of doubt flashed in his heart, but he handed the box out anyway.

"When the student was studying in his hometown, he had learned a trick or two from the doctor in the town, and these were all taught by him."

Master Wu took the box containing the gold needles, looked at it carefully, even opened the top cover, and counted the gold needles inside.

Seeing the other party observing so carefully, Lu Xiuyuan had an inexplicable feeling in his heart, Master Wu must have recognized that it was Dr. Xu's golden needle, right?

He only knew that Dr. Xu was implicated because of saving the old chief assistant, and was targeted by the second prince, and he kept his name incognito since then, but he didn't know whether Dr. Xu was familiar with Mr. Wu and the others before that?How do you look at the other party's expression, as if you can recognize Mrs. Xu when you see a golden needle?

Finally, after Master Wu looked at it for a while, the other party finally put down the box of gold needles.

Shen Congzhi and his brothers looked at Master Wu in puzzlement: "Master, is there something wrong with this needle?"

Master Wu glanced at Lu Xiuyuan first, and then turned his head to tell them both: "From now on, Wei Jian, you go back first, I have something to discuss with Xiuyuan."

Hey, Xiu Yuan called, Shen Congzhi let go of most of his heart, and then dragged his reluctant junior out of the courtyard.

Everyone had left, and now there were only the two of them left in the huge courtyard, and the space became quiet, and the sound of the gurgling stream could be clearly heard.

Master Wu began to ask: "Where did you get this thing?"

Sure enough, he was asking this question, and the other party recognized his identity with just a golden needle, so it seems that he had a good relationship with Dr. Xu before?

Now that Mr. Wu has found out, there is no need to hide it.

"This is a gift from the teacher before the student leaves, and it is used for healing and self-defense."

"Oh? Heal illnesses and save lives?" Mr. Wu asked suspiciously, "Didn't you come to Beijing to take the exam? How did you get this thing?"

Hearing this question, Lu Xiuyuan pursed his lips: "Dual cultivation of students..."

Double cultivation?Master Wu frowned and began to confirm: "Your teacher is Pei Wuyou?"

He paused, nodded and replied, "Exactly."

Sure enough, as I guessed, this student is really Wuyou's apprentice, but...

"It's so nonsense! You master and apprentice are really messing around!" Master Wu flicked his sleeves, "Books should be miscellaneous reading, and business should be intensive. You can either concentrate on studying or concentrate on studying medicine. If you grasp it with both hands, you won't be afraid of the end." ..."

The other party didn't finish the rest of the sentence, but the eyes that hated iron and steel could express the rest of the meaning.

Lu Xiuyuan pretended to be puzzled and said, "Does Master Wu know the teacher?"

Hearing this question, Master Wu paused for a moment, and continued: "I used to be very good friends with your master, but we accidentally separated because of some things. Now seeing that you are so promising, I am very relieved."

"Master Wu is too much." He hastily saluted and humbled himself: "The level of the students is still far behind."

Hearing Lu Xiuyuan's answer, Mr. Wu asked curiously, "Your master hasn't told you about this official?"

"Huh? What's the matter?" He looked blank.

"That's right, if your master told me what happened back then, he would probably let you come to the capital and join me directly."

With that said, Master Wu sighed.

"However, since you have come to the capital now and let me meet you, you will have to listen to me for a while after that!"

The other party supported Lu Xiuyuan's shoulder and said: "The exam is only a few months away. Your goal now is to pass the Jinshi exam and honor your ancestors. Don't you want to know anything else?"

Unexpectedly, Mr. Wu had quite high goals for him, and he clicked his tongue inwardly, Jinshi, that is among the top three hundred in the country, and it is not known how many times harder than Juren.

Seeing that Lu Xiuyuan didn't speak, he thought he was frightening people, so he quickly comforted him: "I have read your article, the problem is not very serious, the main reason is that you don't read enough books, you don't have enough experience in answering questions, and your words are not sophisticated enough. Corrected through training."

"Yeah," he nodded in response.

Master Wu patted him on the shoulder, his eyes full of nostalgia: "Just now I saw your reaction after saving people at the banquet, and I thought you looked familiar. I didn't expect that I guessed it right! Haha! Is your master still in good health?"

"Everything is fine with my teacher, he can eat and sleep, he is alive and kicking." Lu Xiuyuan replied.

"It's good to be safe, it's good to be safe!" Master Wu smiled helplessly, "This guy is really good. I don't know how to send a letter to report that he is safe after so many years. I miss him very much!"

Hearing this, he quickly explained: "It's probably because it's inconvenient for Master not to write. When I met him, he lived without a fixed place. Even if he sent a letter, he probably changed his address in a few days, so I didn't talk to you. Get in touch."

"Ah." Hearing this, the other party sighed, "We are the ones who have troubled your master!"

Lu Xiuyuan bowed his head and remained silent. Fortunately, Mr. Wu didn't continue to inquire about Dr. Xu's address, otherwise he really didn't know how to answer.

Master Wu sighed and saw that he was still standing here, so he patted him on the shoulder: "Xiuyuan, you go back today first, and I will find you a master to teach you how to write in two days."

Um?It turned out to be to help him find a master, and he thought that the other party took him by the way.

But who cares, as long as someone can make his article improve.Now, because of an accident, I have achieved my goal ahead of schedule, and the letter of recommendation from Dr. Xu at that family can be burned.

Master Wu made arrangements for Lu Xiuyuan's side, and walked out of the courtyard with him in his arms.

When I came to the main courtyard, next to the flower bed, the two brothers and sisters were standing there waiting.

Master Wu beckoned to Shen Congzhi: "Congzhi, you go to send Xiuyuan off."

Shen Congzhi quickly stepped forward and came to him: "Brother Lu, the discussion just now was not enjoyable, let's go to the teahouse before?"

Lu Xiuyuan nodded and followed the other party away. Now only Yang Weijian and Master Wu are left in the courtyard.

After Yang Weijian saw his senior brother walking away, he couldn't help but stepped forward and grabbed Master Wu's arm and said coquettishly: "Master, didn't you promise me that you would not accept apprentices? Why are you being so nice to that person now?"

Master Wu gave him a squinted look: "What wrong idea did you have? Let me tell you, the Qin Lan you recommended before will not be accepted as a teacher. Look at his performance at the banquet today, he is simply stupid and bad. Stay away from him in the future."

Hearing this, Yang Wei curled his lips and kicked the ground with his toes, "I don't know why he suddenly looked like this today, it was quite normal before..."

Seeing the innocent side of the little apprentice, Lord Wu couldn't help but shook his head, "The right way is for you to play less with those cronies and read more with your senior brother."

"Okay, okay, I know Master." Yang Wei shook the other party's arm, "As long as Master no longer accepts apprentices, I will study hard with my brother every day!"

Even if you accept apprentices, you can't accept that Lu Xiuyuan, and now the senior brother talks about brother Lu every day, if the master accepts him again, then he can still talk to the senior brother in the future? ?

Yang Weijian complained silently in his heart.

After a few days of peace, Lu Xiuyuan was often invited to the Wu Mansion to attend lectures and write articles during this period. Except for Yang Weijian's occasional disturbance during class time, the rest of the time was very pleasant.

One day, Lu Xiuyuan and Shen Congzhi were racing against time to write an article. Because of his age, Yang Weijian would not participate in this year's test, so he sneaked out of the study while the two of them were not paying attention.

When he came to the outside room, the other party was about to call the servant to buy him some iced porridge, but he searched a yard but did not find the servant.

Unbelieving, he continued to search, only to find a group of servants gathered under the gazebo in the outer courtyard, cutting some red paper.

"What are you doing with this?"

Yang Weijian couldn't help but stepped forward and asked curiously.

"Eh? Young Master Yang!" The servants hurriedly stood up and saluted.

"Excuse me, please tell me what you are doing with this? Is there any happy event in the house?" He had an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Young Master Yang, don't you know?" The servant narrowed his eyes with a smile, and introduced with the red paper in his hand, "Isn't there an apprenticeship ceremony to be held in the house in two days, and we are celebrating with red window grilles."

What?Appreciation ceremony?

Yang Weijian's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly asked, "Who? Who wants to be a teacher?"

"Well, we don't know about that," the servant shook his head in embarrassment, "but I heard that the person at the concierge called Master Lu..."

It turned out to be Lu Xiuyuan!

Didn't the master promise himself not to accept disciples?So what's going on now? !

Yang Wei grabbed the red paper angrily, and planned to question Master Wu in his study.

This time he broke in without knocking on the door.

Master Wu was practicing calligraphy in the house. When he saw the young apprentice rushing in aggressively, he put down the brush in his hand and asked, "What's the matter? Are you angry again?"

Yang Weijian couldn't help snorting, and then put the big red paper in his hand on the table.

"Didn't the master promise me not to accept apprentices anymore? Then what's the matter with the big red paper? There are still two days for the apprentice banquet?"

Master Wu glanced at the red paper on the table, then at the young apprentice whose eyes were red with anger, couldn't help but helplessly laughed.

"In two days, it's indeed Xiuyuan's apprenticeship banquet, but I'm not the one who accepts apprentices."

"Eh?" Yang Wei paused for a moment, and his eyes lit up when he realized it, "So it's not the master accepting apprentices! That's good, that's good, anyway, I don't want to have another Laoshizi junior!"

Master Wu smiled and shook his head helplessly, "How can you become an official in the future with your character?"

Hearing this, the other party smiled triumphantly, "My brother-in-law is the eldest prince, and in the future, no one will be able to bully me even if my brother-in-law is out of office!"

"Speak carefully!" Lord Wu hurriedly stopped the other party, "The Second Prince has been in the limelight in recent years, it's better to keep a low profile, and don't cause trouble for the First Prince."

"Okay, okay, I get it." Yang Wei curled his lips in dissatisfaction, "Master, you haven't told me yet, since that Lu Xiuyuan is not my junior brother, who does he worship as his teacher?"

Hearing the apprentice's doubts, Master Wu stared at the other party with a serious expression, "Wei Jian, Xiuyuan will be your little uncle in two days, you should be more polite when you meet in the future, you know?"

"Eh?!"

Like a bolt from the blue, Yang Weijian was frightened by his master's words and froze in place.

What does his master mean?

He actually has an extra uncle? !

Then Lu Xiuyuan jumped a level and became his uncle? !

The author has something to say: Oh Huo, brother Yang a few days ago, and nephew Xiao Yang a few days later~

Life is full of surprises~