"It's a little uneasy for me to worry you so much." Shen Zhuru replied with a guilty face, losing her appetite even with breakfast, and only felt that she was quite hypocritical.

"To put it bluntly, you are my guest, and I should care about your safety." Su Luo was busy answering, and his eyes fell on Mu Fenghua.

Although it was not the first time he had seen Mu Fenghua, the feeling of seeing him today made Su Luoquan feel very irritable.

"Master Hou, I think you must not have had a good rest, do you need to sit down for a meal before going back to your courtyard to rest?"

"Okay." Su Luo answered, even he was surprised that he answered so cheerfully, but he still hesitated for a moment, and finally sat down, and after having a simple breakfast with Shen Zhuru, he left.

Since that morning, until Mu Fenghua's injuries can be covered up so that the old lady will not see something, Shen Zhuru has never seen Su Luoquan again, until the group of four people left the Xiaojun Mansion and returned to the Yao Mansion.

Mu Fenghua has almost always found many excuses to let Shen Zhuru go out with him since the incident in the Xiaojun Palace, and then parted ways somewhere, he went to do his thing, and Yueyang accompanied her and waited for him to come back.

During that time, Shen Zhuru felt that he was like a shield, just to block Yao Mu's family and everyone still maintained the impression of a fool on him.

It was also not long after that day that Shen Zhuru went to find Su Xiaoxiao, and obviously felt that the atmosphere in the Xiaojun Mansion had changed somewhat, whether it was good or bad could not be said, but she only knew that when she saw Su Xiaoxiao a few times, she would always be absent-minded, and a worried look hung on her face.

And Shen Zhuru's status couldn't help, so he could only stand aside and sigh to himself about his incompetence

On the second day of the seventh month, the sky was clear, the temperature was high, and the taste of the scorching heat made people not want to go out at all, and it was on this day that the emperor promulgated the opening of the martial arts examination to select martial champions for the imperial court.

The news came suddenly, but it felt like a no-brainer.

I still remember that Liu Anxing came to the capital when he came to the position of a palace guard, and now although he has little contact, no matter whether he participated in the palace competition and became a palace guard, at least if he didn't participate, the emperor opened Enke and started the martial arts examination, as long as he has some ability, men who are unwilling to do nothing will participate in this scientific examination.

It must be known that this martial arts examination has not been held for at least 20 years, and in the past, there were also martial arts examinations that were held at the same time on the day of each imperial examination, and the civil and military champions were divided.

Until the cancellation of the martial arts examination 20 years ago, how many men were depressed, depressed, and even had a lot of extreme resentment, I don't know how many men with a good future have gone astray.

Now that this sudden reopening of the martial arts examination has received mixed reviews from the outside world, some storytellers have taken this opportunity to talk about some things before and after the cancellation of the martial arts examination twenty years ago, as well as some speculations about the reopening of the martial arts examination.

But no matter what, this notice continues, at least in the next two months, there will be many more young heroes in the capital to compete for the title of martial champion.

Compared with the age of the literary examination before the limit of not exceeding fifty years old, the requirements for candidates in this martial arts examination must not exceed thirty-five years old, so you can see that the age gap between the talents who come to participate in the scientific examination is almost widening some age groups.

In this way, there will be many more armed people in the capital in the coming days, and even the security of the capital will enter a relatively tense period.

Young people, especially those with martial arts, most of them will have conflicts over trivial matters, and once the conflict occurs, it will take more manpower to quell it, and the entire capital security department will definitely be the busiest department during this period.

At the same time, the standard for the banquet on the birthday of the Empress Dowager was also sent to the officials of all provinces and localities in the form of official documents, informing all those who had met the requirements and were able to rush to the capital on that day to send an invitation with proof of identity, and entered the palace to participate in the banquet with the detailed notes on the identity on the post.

As mentioned at the beginning, it is true that people of the county lord or above can enter the palace to participate, and those who are not above the third grade or gifted are not allowed to stay in the palace after participating in the birthday on the same day.

When the old lady received the post, her whole face was red and she was very excited.

Jiang Ruoyu also tried her best, just to be able to bring her into the palace on that day, even if there were more than five months left before December 21, the queen mother's birthday, she had already begun to fight for her own interests.

"Lady, I am ready to participate in the martial arts examination that will start in early September." Mu Fenghua suddenly said this, and Shen Zhuru couldn't help but be stunned.

"I will take the martial arts exam under the pseudonym Mu Feng, and I will need your help at that time."

Shen Zhuru pursed her lips, hummed lightly, her expression regained her calm again, and her eyes narrowed.

As time passed, Shen Zhuru found herself more and more tired of being used as a shield.

The feeling of treating Mu Fenghua gradually faded, and the thought of wanting to leave already appeared in his mind. It's just that I can't find a good opportunity to leave.

A few days ago, Princess Hanping actually sent someone to the door again, but the other party did not come to pester Mu Fenghua, or took Mu Fenghua to the house on the order of Princess Hanping, but when she arrived at the house, she gave a gift to the old lady, and also gave a gift to her father-in-law Mu Hongxun, as for what the gift was, Shen Zhuru didn't know, only that on the day she received the gift, her father-in-law Mu Hongxun, who had always behaved with a very plain attitude, unexpectedly smiled all day long, and the walking posture felt that she was about to float up, which was different from the heaviness of the previous days.

Even this father-in-law, who has rarely spoken to her, will rarely have the patience to chat with her, which is really flattering.

Later, I learned that the gift given by Princess Hanping to Mu Hongxun was a matter of no result after he spent a lot of money to open up the joints, which was about the dispute between the imperial court tea supply and the imperial merchants.

This gift is not insignificant, as for Princess Hanping's gift to please Mu Hongxun, as for the use, I am afraid that she still remembers Mu Fenghua's affairs, but she has changed her means, no longer solves it by brute force, and uses a strategy to attack the heart. (To be continued.) )