On March 11, the princes handed over the list of candidates for arithmetic in advance to the imperial history and sealed it in the Qiongyu Building, waiting for the results to be released two days later. I just came out of the palace, and when I have free time, I came over to Shuangyang to have a look. I thought that since I was here, I would go upstairs and meet him. Xue Rui took the wine glass and touched it with Liu Tan and He Lanchou respectively, and then quipped:

"There is a spring breeze under the viewing hall, it must be very wishful in recent days."

"Ha Luha," Liu Tan smiled heartily, drank a cup, turned his head to point at Yu Shu, and said to Xue Rui: "Thank you Miss Yu for helping." ”

Only then did Xue Rui set his eyes on Yu Shu, with a shallow smile and warm eyes. "I heard that you passed the Xiuyuan exam?"

Yu Shu originally planned to wait for Xue Rui to come back, and then tell him the good news in person, but he heard it first, and he was a little disappointed, it felt like a child with good grades going home and waiting to show off to the adults for praise, but was told that the teacher had already notified the parents.

"Hmm. I took a second place in the exam. ”

Xue Rui observed the details and saw that Yu Shu's expression was unnatural, as if he was depressed about something, but he couldn't think of what she was unhappy about when she became a teacher of Yi as she wished.

Xue Rui didn't ask her too much in front of Liu Tan, and chatted with Liu Tan about some trivial matters, seeing that the hour was almost up, and the drum sounded on the riverbank again, so he reminded Liu Tan that he should go upstairs to watch the meeting.

"Cousin, why don't you come with me?" Liu Tan proposed.

"Your Highness forgot, I am a Chinese courtier, this is not in accordance with the rules." Xue Rui shook his head and refused, got up and said goodbye: "I have to go elsewhere, I have free time another day, and I will talk to you in detail." ”

Liu Tan also knew that letting Xue Rui stay on Qiongyu's upstairs to watch together would be criticized, so he didn't keep him.

"Then cousin go slowly," Liu Tan said to Helan sadly: "Mr. Helan will send Master Xue downstairs for me." ”

"Okay."

Seeing this, Xue Rui glanced at Helan Chou meaningfully, smiled, and said, "No, Mr. Helan, Ah Shu, can you go down with me?" ”

Yu Shu was willing to send Xue Rui, but he still sensibly asked Liu Tan first.

Of course, Liu Tan knew that Xue Rui and Yu Shu had an unusual relationship, and he was willing to send a favor, so he waved his hand and said, "There is nothing else to do in the afternoon, Miss Yu will go first with my cousin." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Yu Shu couldn't wait to leave early, so he thanked Liu Tan briskly, followed Xue Rui's steps, and went downstairs with him.

When he got out of the dining room and saw that there was no one around, Yu Shucai bumped Xue Rui's arm with his elbow and asked him:

"Why did you send me a carriage?"

Xue Rui put his hands behind his back and slowed down his steps to parallel with her, "Didn't you take the Xiuyuan exam, such a dignified thing, of course the eldest brother will give you a gift." ”

Speaking of this, Yu Shu wondered: "Aren't you in the field at that time?" ”

Xue Ruibai glanced at her, "Because you are self-proclaimed clever, can't I let people prepare first?" ”

Hearing that he had prepared a congratulatory gift for her a long time ago, Yu Shu couldn't help but feel warm in his heart, and couldn't help asking, "What if I didn't get in?" ”

"Then I won't give it, what kind of gift do you want if you don't get in, it's so beautiful."

Hearing Xue Rui's answer without hesitation, Yu Shu felt down-to-earth, and wanted to return the carriage to him when she saw Xue Rui before, but now she felt that returning would disappoint Xue Rui's intentions, so she immediately made a decision and was not ready to send it back, so she grinned, hit him with her elbow again, and chuckled:

"Thank you, I like that carriage."

Xue Rui coaxed her to be happy, and she was in a good mood, so she asked her if it was still early:

"If you don't go back in a hurry, let's walk around, and then go to the Wangji Building to eat later, and I'll send you home in the evening, okay?"

Yu Shu thought about it and did not refuse, but said:

"Then let's go up to a few big easy halls in the north of the city to have a look? The Nine Emperors told me this morning that after the release of this subject, he recommended me to study in the Taishi Academy, I am counting that it will not be a few days, I have some things to prepare, it just so happens that you can help me with the staff officer, what should I buy. ”

Xue Rui just thought that he could spend some time with her, and where did he care where he went, so he nodded and agreed:

"That's fine, let's go."