The spectators on the upper floor of Qiongyu have arrived, and the spring drum was beaten on the bank of the Chunlan River, calling on the heroes from all walks of life who came to the meeting to flock to the edge of the ring.

Yu Shu only thought he was an ornament, sat there, put the divination tools he brought on the table, pretended to listen to the sound of the products upstairs, and made a note or two on the paper from time to time, which seemed to be divining something, but in fact it was pure blind painting.

Liu Tan didn't care what she did, she talked to Mr. Helan in a low voice with the Qianxi, occasionally glanced at the situation in the ring, and if she had an eye, she gestured downstairs somewhere, and a spy ran to inquire.

There was a little cake on the tea table, there was wine, Yu Shu ate and had a look, but he was comfortable, so he passed the morning, and went to the thatched house halfway.

At noon, everyone moved to the dining pavilion in the building, where the banquet had been set up, one by one, and several princes took their own people to the table separately, and there were also close people such as Liu Hao and Liu Yi who entered the same room.

Not to mention how awkward it was for Yu Shu and Liu Tan to have lunch together, Liu Hao's side, as soon as he entered the inner room, he avoided his ears and eyes, frowned, snorted coldly, and said to the left and right: "Lao Jiu is bad for our hearts, and finding someone to make up the number will make us unhappy, for fear that people will not know that he and Daozi are close." ”

Liu Yi pursed his lips and said disdainfully: "It's not to see what he found, the Kun Xi invited by our brothers, which one is not a descendant of the family, today's stinky girl, I really didn't recognize it at first, bah." ”

Ji Xingxuan sat down beside Liu Hao without saying a word, took the wine jug and poured him a glass, Liu Hao took it, turned his eyes to look at her, and his face softened: "If you feel uncomfortable with that person, go back first today." ”

Ji Xingxuan paused, bowing slightly. Hiding the hatred that flashed in his eyes, he held the wine jug and bowed his head and said, "Thank you for your understanding, but you can hide for a while, but you can't hide for a lifetime." Star Swirl still has patience. ”

Liu Hao sighed lightly, glanced at her lovingly, and said quite indulgently: "Whatever you want." ”

***

Before the sun set, the VIPs on Qiongyu's upstairs dispersed one after another, and Yu Shu sat on the sedan chair when he came, and followed Liu Tan and his party back to the annex.

Liu Tan went back to the backyard to change clothes first, and Yu Shu and Mr. Na Helan sat in the Xuan Hall and waited. The subordinate put the tea fruit on the table, handed over the hot cloth, and let the two of them wash it briefly.

What Yu Shu didn't expect was that Mr. Helan, who was nearly forty years old and looked very knowledgeable, would take the initiative to talk to her: "I heard that Miss Yu is a candidate for this year's Dayan exam?" ”

Yu Shu raised his head to look at him, and saw that the other party looked kind, not as if he was looking for trouble, so he smiled back and nodded.

"It's the first big test this year."

"Which subjects did you take?" Mr. Helan asked again. Like sheer curiosity.

Yu Shu said: "In addition to Yi Li, which is a compulsory exam, I also participated in two subjects: thaumaturgy and arithmetic. ”

"Why don't you choose a few more subjects?"

Yu Shu shook his head, "I know I'm not a genius. How can you be comprehensive, it is better to choose only the reference that you are sure of. ”

Mr. Helan threw a look of approval to her, and said: "I think Miss Yu is a down-to-earth person, this is very good, young people should not be ambitious, I have seen a lot of young people, the first time I took the big exam, I wanted to eat thoroughly, in the end there was no wish, how do I know where the big test is the place to try luck." ”

Then the conversation changed and asked Yu Shu again: "I don't know thaumaturgy and arithmetic." Which subject does the girl have a greater grasp of and can be on the list? ”

Yu Shu was asked, hesitated, and replied, "Arithmetic." ”

Hearing this, a trace of disappointment flashed on Mr. Helan's face, but he quickly covered it up. It was not seen by Yu Shu.

The two chatted for a while, Liu Tan changed into civilian clothes and came out, and entered the Xuan Hall, where Yu Shu and Mr. Helan got up and saluted.

"Please sit down and watch the tea."

Liu Tan is actually only sixteen or seventeen years old, but he has already shown a bit of sophistication, and he has the arrogance of a prince inherent in him, but there is no lack of modesty and affinity, in Yu Shu's opinion, compared to Liu Hao and Liu Yi, this is the most pleasing nobleman in front of him.

"This is the list that the spies have collected in the past few days, some of them are outstanding in Wendou, and some are on the popular list of the next physiognomy subject, and the two of them will take it back for a detailed look." Liu Tan motioned to the attendants behind him and handed the two stacks of brochures to Yu Shu and Mr. Helan respectively.

Yu Shu took the list in his hand, looked through it, and saw that there were some characters listed on it, with the names and origins, the eight characters of birth, and the shortcomings of the director's office, all of which were very detailed.

"Dayan's next subject list is on the 26th, there are only a few days left, I am tired of the two of you to draw up a list as soon as possible, I can send someone to post, but there is a problem?" Liu Tan's last sentence was obviously said to Yu Shu.

Yu Shu's head was big suddenly, she was obviously here to mix, where could she help Liu Tan choose any talent, but she couldn't show timidity on her face, otherwise Liu Tan would regret looking for her as a substitute, so what if the quota of Taishi Shuyuan flies.

"I will definitely do a good job in this list, but I don't know how many people will be drawn up in this list, whether it is only for the candidates of the Dayan Examination, or together with the literati?" Yu Shu was puzzled, she was not familiar with this new business, and she didn't want to do the wrong errand in a daze.

Liu Tan glanced at Mr. Helan, who understood and explained: "The girl has read the list given by His Royal Highness, just choose the best, usually limited to three or five people, you need to look at the literati and warriors and Yike separately, and take those who are expected to be able to take the big exam first, and the order is to be in order." ”

Yu Shu thanked: "So I will be clear, thank you for your advice." ”

After talking about business, Liu Tan said to Yu Shu: "There is nothing to do, Miss Yu can go back first, come here." ”

Liu Tan called someone to send Yu Shu home, Yu Shu saw that he and Mr. Helan still had something to say, so he got up and said goodbye with each other, but after she left, the protagonist of the topic that the two people talked about was no one else-

"What do you think, sir?"

"It's hard to say, I look at this woman like I have a lot of confidence, but when I ask carefully, I am good at arithmetic. It is necessary to know that this year's arithmetic entrance examination, there are two personal disciples of Han Lao Operator, one door and three operators, is it a joke. As a result, the chances of this self-taught Yu girl becoming a blockbuster are slim. ”

Liu Tan frowned, and said uncertainly: "However, my senior aunt has calculated that this woman has great luck on her, and she has shown the signs of Pengcheng, and she will be on the gold list, so there should be no fake." ”

Mr. Helan stroked the short beard on his lips and smiled slightly, "Since the fairy aunt asserts so, there must be a reason, why should Your Highness bother yourself." If it is fulfilled, then congratulations to His Royal Highness for his discernment and discernment, and he will definitely sweep away the previous clouds, and this Shuangyang trip will be in vain. If it fails, it is just a waste of an enrollment place, but it also inherits a favor from Xue Dagongzi, and he doesn't lose anything, so why not do it? ”

Liu Tan chewed on what he said, the suspicion between his eyebrows gradually dispersed, waved his hand towards Mr. Helan, and said: "Mr. can be used by me, and he will be thoughtful for me, Xiao Wang is grateful for this, and he will treat him well." ”

This Mr. Helan, whose real name is a sad word, is now more than nine years old Chinese New Year's Eve, and he is also the No. 1 strange person who was famous in Anling City in the early years, and he was originally a talented person recommended by Xue Rui after Liu Tan returned to Beijing, but he didn't know what more stories there were in the middle, so that Liu Tan could cross Xue Rui, and finally recruited him and used him for his own use.

***

When Yu Shu returned home in the evening, the food had been arranged, and he was called by Zhao Hui to wash his hands.

"Why did you come back now, you didn't have a good body for a few days, and you ran around again." Zhao Hui held her stomach with one hand, sat down with Yu Shu with the other, and blamed her with a worried face.

"I'll be back early tomorrow." Yu Shu touched her nose, she was afraid of frightening Zhao Hui, and she didn't dare to tell the couple that she was now following a prince in and out, only saying that she had a serious errand outside, and Zhao Hui thought that she was sitting in the hall somewhere in the Yi Pavilion.

Inevitably, Zhao Hui asked, Yu Shu quickly changed the topic and asked Yu Xiaoxiu: "Today, you took Bai Ran to the academy for the first time, did you see Xue Wenzhe's kid?" ”

I went to visit Aunt Cui yesterday, Yu Xiaoxiu had no worries, and went back to school today, Yu Shu couldn't send him because he had something to do, He Fangzhi naturally took over the task, sent the two children to school, and paid a sum of money for books.

Speaking of Xue Wenzhe, Yu Xiaoxiu was not angry, and said: "The academy is so big, so naturally I see it." ”

Yu Shu heard that his tone was wrong, so he frowned and asked, "Why, he still dares to bully you?" You didn't let Bai Ran beat him? ”

"Ahem," He Fangzhi suddenly coughed twice, glanced at Yu Shu, and secretly blamed her for not teaching Yu Xiaoxiu to learn well.

Yu Shu noticed that the elders were dissatisfied, and smiled over there, but did not change his words.

Seeing this, Yu Xiaoxiu hurriedly answered: "No, last time I made a fuss and came to our house to apologize, and I was embarrassed and thrown home, where did he dare to provoke me, he just glared at me several times, which made people annoyed." ”

Yu Shu snorted: "It's because he lacks morality in doing things by himself, he still has the face to stare at you, a few years older than you, and he doesn't look like a boy." You must not learn this kind of temper, it is useless. ”

Yu Xiaoxiu said depressedly: "I don't want to learn from him." ”

"Yes, good." Yu Shu smiled and sandwiched a piece of stewed red buckle meat into his bowl.

Zhao Hui looked at their sister and brother being friendly, her face was full of motherly love, her hand touched her bulging belly, thinking that she would be able to add a child in a short time, with such a sister and brother taking care of her, she would not be lonely in the future, and she would be able to grow up well, she didn't ask for this child to become a dragon and a phoenix, as long as she could watch them start a family, marry a wife and have children, and be safe, there was nothing to ask for in this life.

He Fangzhi sensed his beloved wife's mood, handed a hand under the table, quietly covered Zhao Hui's abdomen, covered the back of her hand, and held it gently.