It was almost noon, the sun was just right, the dense leaves on both sides of the street rattled in the breeze, the warm sunlight penetrated the leaves, and was also dyed with a light yellow color, and all kinds of pedestrians in the city shuttled back and forth, so it was not lively, there were vegetable farmers who carried their burdens out of the city to go home, there were literati who bowed their heads and hurriedly passed by, and there were grocery vendors who shouted and bought and sold along the streets......

A carriage slowly followed the flow of people, and the four horses' hooves knocked on the hard stone road, the sound was crisp and neat, turned a few street corners, and stopped outside the gate of the Chu Mansion, the carriage was still shaking slightly.

"Quality, you go home, Uncle will go back first." Chu Qian said in harmony, but there was some reluctance in his heart.

Lifting the curtain, his feet jumped softly, Chu Zhen jumped off the car, looked up, and saw that the sky was high and the clouds were thin, the sky was clear, the blue was like washing, the breeze was blowing, and the feeling of being comfortable in the heart was indeed very different from the feeling of being narrow and stuffy in the car.

"Uncle, why don't you go in and sit for a while." Chu Zhen said.

"No, you haven't been home for a day, your mother must be worried, go back quickly." Glancing at the gate of Chu Mansion, Chu Qian said with a smile, and there seemed to be a sigh in his words.

"Okay, let's go ask my uncle for advice in two days." Chu Zhen nodded, turned around and walked towards the Chu Mansion.

"Wait, wait." Chu Qian's eyes moved, and he suddenly stopped Chu Qian.

"Uncle, is there anything else?" Chu Zhen turned around a little confused.

"There are still a few days before the White Sparrow Academy has a monthly exam." Chu Qian said softly: "Don't go to me again before the exam, stay at home and study, can you write down the content of the conversation between He Shanchang and Uncle just now?" ”

"Uncle, rest assured, there is nothing missing." Chu Zhen smiled and said confidently, after crossing, his mind was extremely clear, and he could write it down after listening to it once, and the two of them deliberately repeated it a few times, which made him even more impressed.

"Just write it down, and when you go back, you must experience it carefully, and don't disappoint He Shanchang's intentions." Chu Qian said meaningfully, a strange smile bloomed at the corner of his mouth.

"We won't let you down." Chu Zhen nodded seriously.

"Well, let's go back, Uncle is gone." Chu Qian chuckled lightly, gave an order, the coachman whipped him, and the carriage moved forward slowly, and soon disappeared into the endless sea of people.

Seeing the carriage disappear, Chu Zhen turned around and walked towards the Chu Mansion, tapped the heavy wooden door twice, the door opened in response, and the porter saw the person clearly, and immediately put on a smile: "Second son, you are back." ”

Chu Zhen nodded lightly, crossed the servants, and walked quickly to the attic to the west, the shade of the trees in the courtyard of the inner house, the sunlight and irradiation, reflecting the spots of light, Qiu'er was waiting in the shade of the trees, and suddenly heard footsteps outside the courtyard, and looked at it attentively, and her beautiful eyes were full of joy.

"Mrs. Hui, Childe is back." Qiu'er didn't come forward to greet her, but trotted towards the attic, the sound was like a magpie returning to the nest, the lark chirped, and she was overjoyed, the door creaked, and suddenly opened, and a woman's delicate and beautiful face poked out, and when she saw Chu Zhen's figure, her eyes flashed with excitement.

"Mother, the hostage is back." Chu Qian's heart warmed, and he hurriedly rushed forward.

"It's good to come back, it's good to come back." Mrs. Hui walked out of the room, held Chu Zhi's wrist tightly, circled around him a few times, looked up and down carefully, and couldn't see any changes in Chu Qian, then she patted her chest and sighed with relief.

"Childe, you haven't been back for a day, I don't know how worried Mrs. Hui is about you, from morning to now, why hasn't Childe come back after chanting hundreds of times." Qiu'er said with a smile, and after speaking, she seemed to be afraid of Mrs. Hui's reprimand, so she hurriedly ran out with small steps.

"Mother, hostage ......." Chu Zhen was a little moved, and was ready to open his mouth to explain the reason why he didn't return home at night.

"Needless to say, my mother already knows." Mrs. Hui gently stretched out her slender hand and gently smoothed Chu Zhi's hair, her beautiful eyes revealed bursts of joy, her son was promising, how could she not feel joy and excitement.

"Uncle sent someone to tell my mother." Chu Zhen paused, and then said clearly.

"No, it was your father who told my mother." Mrs. Hui said softly, as if she remembered something, and two imperceptible red clouds floated on Xiuya's cheeks.

"Father said? That must have been what Uncle told him. After a pause, Chu Zhen smiled and said, it may be because of the long time, his hatred for Chu Luo has also become much lighter, and it seems to have disappeared.

"Mother can see that he is very happy with your excellent performance this time." Mrs. Hui smiled brightly.

"Mother, I won't be going anywhere these days, stay at home with you." If you don't hate Chu Luo, it doesn't mean that you will be close to him, after all, he has never expressed his concern for himself, who is good to him, Chu Zhen distinguishes very clearly, and compared with Mrs. Hui and Chu Qian, to the current Chu Qian, Chu Luo is actually a stranger.

Seeing Chu Zhi's reaction so indifferent, Mrs. Hui sighed secretly in her heart, and smiled when she heard this: "My mother is naturally very happy that you can stay, but don't you go to the third uncle to ask for advice?" ”

"After a few days of the monthly examination of the college, my uncle asked me to study quietly at home and recharge my energy." Chu Zhen said with a smile, I really have to prepare well in the past few days.

"Time flies." Mrs. Hui's face showed a look of worry, "Quality, are you sure you can pass the monthly exam?" ”

"It's just a monthly exam, naturally." Yesterday, Chu Zhen didn't dare to say this, but with He Shi's guidance, if he couldn't even pass this level, then he might as well commit suicide with a piece of tofu, so as not to be embarrassed and conspicuous.

"It's good to have faith, but don't be too proud." Mrs. Hui nodded with satisfaction, suddenly thought of something, hurriedly returned to the room, took something and walked out, and said softly: "Qian'er, this is what Jue'er asked her mother to give you." ”

"The third brother gave it to me?" Chu Zhen was puzzled, took the thing handed by Mrs. Hui, and opened it lightly, but it was a notebook similar to notes, which densely recorded the content of the teachings and professors in the academy in the past month.

"Jue'er has a heart." Mrs. Hui sighed lightly and said softly: "Qian'er, don't let your aunt know about this, otherwise Jue'er will suffer." ”

"Mother, don't worry, you can save the quality." Chu Zhen smiled and assured, in a happy mood, it seems that his younger brother is also a cold-hearted guy.

"Mrs. Hui, Childe, lunch is ready." At this time, Qiu'er walked over with a smile on her face.

"Quality, I heard that you were drunk yesterday and fell asleep all day, and your body can eat well, are you better?" On the way to the dining room, Mrs. Hui was left with endless concern.

"It's all right, look at my current appearance, what will happen ......."