Seeing that Daiyu no longer pursued the matter, Lu Zhiyu took out three more booklets and said: "This is the joke that my brother usually tells me in order to make me happy, I wrote them all down, my brother found me to borrow it a few days ago, and copied it again, saying that it was for my sister, if my sister is unhappy, she can often flip through it!" ”

With the lesson just now, Lu Zhiyu lied much more calmly this time, these three volumes of jokes are actually their brothers and sisters during the period of filial piety for Lu Yu, Lu Jing saw that she was in a bad mood, and wrote it for her, just so that she could be happy from time to time and not be shrouded in sadness.

After Lin Daiyu took it, when she saw the vigorous font on it, she was moved again: "Thank you cousin for me." ”

Lu Zhiyu responded: "Sister, don't worry, I will tell my brother what my sister meant." ”

Lin Daiyu nodded and didn't say anything.

Lu Zhiyu immediately took out the gift she gave to Daiyu: "This is the handkerchief I gave to my sister, embroidered with two hearts, representing my sister and I are heart-to-heart!" ”

"Thank you, sister!" Lin Daiyu took it with her own hands, and after carefully putting it away, she no longer cared about her secretly sending her poems from her cousin.

Then she took out a splendid purse, her eyes were slightly red, and said: "This is a purse embroidered by my sister herself, and I will give it to my sister as a souvenir!" ”

"Hmm!" Lu Zhiyu took the gift from Daiyu with sadness: "When my Gusu Mid-Autumn Festival lantern painting is finished, it must be time to go to Beijing, and then I will be able to see my sister!" ”

"Okay, I'm waiting for my sister in Beijing!" Lin Daiyu's heart was also full of reluctance, and both of them were a little teary-eyed when they spoke.

Lu Zhiyu is a sister who has never gotten along so well, and it is difficult to let go, while Lin Daiyu feels that she has never had such a confidant sister, and the two have been like sisters in the past few months, even closer than sisters.

After exchanging sisterhood, Lin Daiyu shyly took out a sachet, handed it to Lu Zhiyu and said, "This is the gift I promised you to give back to my cousin that day, and you will pass it to my cousin for me." ”

Lu Zhiyu was overjoyed and said: "Sister, don't worry, I will definitely hand it over to my brother myself." ”

After the two said goodbye, they walked out of the room.

Yinglian saw Daiyu, and immediately took out the willow leaf cloud shoulder she made for Daiyu, and said with tears in her eyes: "Yinglian thanks Miss Lin for teaching Yinglian these days, this is Yinglian's own handmade cloud shoulder, the weather is getting colder, I hope the girl takes care of her body more." ”

Yinglian is very grateful to Daiyu, although the two of them have not been named master and apprentice in the past few months, they have the reality of master and apprentice.

After Lin Daiyu took it, she also gave Yinglian a hand-embroidered purse, and said reluctantly: "You also take care of your sister Zhiyu for me!" ”

"Yinglian will, please rest assured!" Yinglian nodded seriously.

"You have to read poetry well, and when we meet again, I will teach you!" Lin Daiyu told her that teaching Yinglian in the past few months has also made her experience a different kind of fun.

After Lu Jing said goodbye to Lin Ruhai, Lu Zhiyu and Yinglian followed Lu Jing out of the Lin Mansion.

Early in the morning of the second day, Lin Ruhai took Daiyu and set off for Beijing. Two days later, Lu Jing also took his sister to Fengyang Mansion, and on August 28, Lu Jing and his entourage rushed to Lu Jun's house.

Although Lu Jun was just promoted to the governor of Fengyang Mansion in June, he had served in Luzhou Mansion and Huai'an Mansion for many years, and had already accumulated enough contacts and prestige, so the work was carried out relatively smoothly, and the yamen below were also more cooperative.

On this day, there were few things to do in the governor's yamen, so Lu Jun returned to the house in advance, and then took a test to teach Lu Jing.

"Jing'er, your article on the eight-strand system is no less than the old students who have accumulated years of exams, if there is no accident, this subject is bound to pass." Lu Jun was very appreciative of his nephew's article.

When Lu Jing heard this, his heart became more stable, the second uncle was born in the second class Jinshi back then, and his vision was definitely not bad, plus Lin Ruhai praised his articles many times, saying that the heat was deep, and there was no problem at all to take the exam, and when the time came, it would be necessary to look at luck if the ranking was examined.

"My nephew is also confident in the title of this gold list!"

"Yes, it's good to have faith!" Lu Jun praised: "At that time, you just need to keep a normal heart, just like Brother Hai taking care of it in Beijing, there is no problem if you want to come!" ”

"Nephew understands!" Lu Jing said: "I heard the news from Jinling, saying that the second brother has been promoted, I don't know if the second brother will enter Beijing with his nephew this time?" ”

"Let's take a look at this matter, although Ke'er was hit this time, in my opinion, it was just a fluke, if I hadn't been promoted to the governor of Fengyang a few months ago, and your uncle was a Jiangnan Xuezheng, I'm afraid Ke'er might not have been able to win." Lu Jun said.

"I've read Ke'er's article, and the time has not yet arrived, even if I enter Beijing, there is not much hope for Jinke, so it is better to polish it for a few more years."

"After all, the second brother is young, and at the age of seventeen, he is already extraordinary, and he is also top-notch in Jiangnan Province, so it would be good if he went to Beijing to experience it this time." Lu Jing suggested.

"It's up to Ke'er to see what she wants! If your style of writing is liked by the examiner, then it is good, otherwise even if the knowledge is profound, no one appreciates it is in vain. ”

"My nephew has been taught!" Lu Jing said that he was most afraid of encountering some unspoken rules of scientific research, and planned to visit some of the Lu family's old friends after entering Beijing, not to mention what convenience he could get, at least to prevent being plotted because he had no background.

"Actually, before the exam, if Brother Hai will explain to you, I just told you in advance!"

"Today is pragmatic, during the palace test, it is best to have something to say, but it should not be too sharp, otherwise it is easy to cause those old ministers to dislike!"

Lu Jun immediately explained to Lu Jing the precautions for the general examination and the palace examination.

While listening, Lu Jing kept in mind that these are the experiences summarized by the Lu family's scientific expeditions over the past dynasties, which are very useful, and they can be regarded as the secret of the Lu family.

After the uncle and nephew finished talking about the scientific expedition, Lu Jing asked about the marriage of Lu Ke and Lu Zhili.

"Ke'er's marriage has been decided, it is the Liu family in Huai'an, and it has been decided, ready to get married next year."

"Zhili's marriage is also decided, and she will get married in September next year, and the man is Shen Liang, the second son of Shen Ji, the secretary of Dali Temple in Beijing!"

"The Shen family is also a Gusu family, and our Lu family is good friends, but later moved to Beijing, I and Shen Ji were the same year, and we have been exchanging letters, this time I was able to rise to this position, thanks to its help, after you enter Beijing, you can go and visit."

"Nephew remembered!" Lu Jing replied, not counting Lin Ruhai's connections, Shen Ji should be the person with the highest official position in the Lu family.

Lu Jun immediately asked, "As for your marriage, do you still insist on making a decision after the Spring Festival?" ”

Last year, when Lu Jun presided over Lu Yuntan's sacrifice and Lu Jing's ceremony, he asked Lu Jing about it, and he wanted to set a marriage for his nephew at that time, but at that time, Lu Jing proposed that he wanted to wait until after the Spring Festival before considering marriage.

Lu Jing nodded and said: "Yes, my nephew has some confidence in this scientific examination, and I plan to see the results of the examination after the spring season." ”

Lu Jing's plan is also deliberate, if he is ranked high in the Spring Festival this time, he is ready to choose Shu Jishi or find a Beijing official to stay in Beijing to develop.

If you are at the bottom of the rankings, you can only seek to be released, and you may not be assigned to where you will be at that time.

If he fails the exam, he plans to stay in Beijing and continue his studies.

Everything is unknown now, and if you make a marriage at this time, there will be a lot of trouble, so it is better to wait for everything to settle down.

Lu Jun thought about it and felt that what his nephew said was also reasonable, marriage has always paid attention to marrying a daughter from a high family and marrying a woman from a low family, with his nephew's current fame, it is difficult to find a good marriage even if he marries.

If he was now in high school, the situation would naturally be different: "That's fine, I'll pay attention to this matter for you first, and your marriage will wait until after the spring season." ”

After talking about Lu Jing's marriage, Lu Jun immediately talked about Lin Ruhai: "This time, you can help Brother Ruhai get out of the whirlpool in the south of the Yangtze River, and it can be regarded as repaying his protection for you back then." ”

When Lin Ruhai was impeached in Beijing, he also trusted a lot of connections and asked someone to defend Lin Ruhai.

"If it weren't for the second uncle telling me, my nephew wouldn't know about my refusal to marry back then, and there would be such a secret!" Lu Jing said with emotion.

He couldn't help but think of Lu Yu again, but he didn't expect that his father had secretly planned so many things in order to prevent him from being hurt, and even the reason for apprenticeship with Lin Ruhai had been hidden from him.

Lu Jun saw that his nephew was remembering his eldest brother, so he comforted: "The eldest brother is also well-intentioned, the Zhen family was powerful back then, and the eldest brother had to let you worship under Lin Ruhai's door for the sake of your future, and now that Lin Ruhai has successfully escaped, he must not be involved again." ”

After Lu Jing gathered his thoughts, he shook his head lightly and said, "I don't think so, the second uncle has forgotten the teacher's Yuejia family?" ”

Lu Jun didn't care much about the Lin family and the Jia family: "Since the death of the Jia family, the in-law relationship between Lin Ruhai and the Jia family has been weak, and now the connection between the Lin family and the Jia family is only the daughter of Lin Ruhai and the Jia family. ”

Lu Jing's expression became serious: "This is exactly what my nephew wants to say, according to what the teacher said before entering Beijing, after he enters Beijing this time, he will set a marriage with the Jia family for his daughter." ”

Lu Jun sighed and said: "It was not easy to get out, and I still wanted to fall into it again, Lin Ruhai's move was really unwise." ”

Lu Jing thought of Yuanchun's concubine, and then said: "According to what my nephew has seen, this matter is not necessarily, I am afraid that the emperor also has the intention of wooing the Jia family, a few months ago, the emperor made the daughter of the Jia family a concubine, this move is undoubtedly to show favor to the Jia family." ”

Lu Jun was right to think about it, but he didn't care about Lin Ruhai and the Jia family: "Forget it, we can't control how Lin Ruhai acts." ”

"You just need to pay attention to the imperial examination, and it is better not to participate in the affairs of the Lin family and the Jia family."

Lu Jing nodded and said, "Nephew remembers." ”

Lu Jing has been staying in Fengyang Mansion until Lu Ke returns home, and after several considerations, Lu Ke does not plan to participate in next year's Spring Festival.

Therefore, Lu Jing joined Ge Yin on September 10 and set off with his sister and the servants of the Lu family.

Ge Yin has already participated in a scientific expedition, in the winter of the fourth year of Yuan Yong, Ge Yin and Chen Ting entered Beijing together to participate in the spring of the fifth year of Yuan Yong, when Lu Jing had entrusted someone to send Cheng Yi to the two, but unfortunately Ge Yin was unlucky, and his name fell to Sun Shan.