Xuanwang's Mansion. Xu Zishu accompanied Lu Ting, Hong Sheng, Li Ziji, and Wei An to drink tea and chat in the front hall.

Lu Ting met the three princes in Baiwei Tower a few days ago, and said a few words. He remembered that the third prince said, "The Xu family is just a little concubine, what is the name of Mrs.", his eyes couldn't help but show worry, looked at Xu Zishu, and asked, "Little junior sister, are you okay?" ”

"It's fine." Xu Zishu had a decent smile on his face.

A few days ago, Nangong Youyou returned home, and Thunder disposed of Xianghe and several subordinates, and Xu Zishu's body that was about to recover was scared again. Later, Nangong You returned to the house, changing his face faster than turning a book, and suddenly announced that he would be the housekeeper of the Xu family in the future, and asked the housekeeper of Zhou to ask the doctor to come and show the Xu family, and recuperate as soon as possible. In the past few days, Xu Zishu has raised some more.

Lu Ting saw that Xu Zishu had a scar on his forehead, and his heart tightened, wanting to ask but not asking. said: "When I was in the poetry meeting, I didn't hear you talk about getting married. I didn't expect you to get married so soon! ”

Xu Zishu said: "Marriage matters, my father and the imperial aunt are in charge, and I didn't know about it before. ”

Those here are, except for Lu Ting and Xu Zishu who are studying painting under Dean Lu, they are more familiar with the same brothers and sisters, and the second one who is somewhat familiar is Hong Sheng.

The Hong family is a wealthy merchant in the Eastern Regions, although it is far inferior to the Duan family, but it also has some strength. Hong Sheng mainly studied "economics" at Shanhe College, and Xu Zishu did not major in economics, but she often went to listen to economics classes, and the two were familiar with each other.

Hong Sheng said: "Yes, you don't invite us to a glass of wine, we can give you a gift!" ”

Xu Zishu maintained a dignified and decent smile on her face, and said, "At the beginning, the imperial aunt ordered us to get married immediately, and the preparations were in a hurry, so I didn't have time to invite you. ”

It has long been rumored outside that the Queen Mother Yi decreed to give King Xuan a side concubine Xu, and King Xuan's concubine Ye was jealous, disrespectful to the Queen Mother, disobedient, and threatened King Xuan with death to not allow King Xuan to marry a side concubine, but the fake play came true and ruined her own life. It is said that King Xuan cut off his title and Prime Minister Ye Cheng was removed from the court because of this Concubine Ye Zheng. It's just that everyone doesn't know what the specific thing is, after all, this is a royal secret, and it can be rumored that Concubine Ye Zheng is coercing her death to resist the decree, and she has already heard a big secret.

A few people knew that it was taboo to inquire about the royal family, so they didn't ask anyone, only said when they would make up for the wedding wine, and said that they would prepare to take the general examination in the next few days, and they would have a good drink after the examination.

Xu Zishu is a very sociable person, she probably heard the intentions of these people, and chatted with them about Shanhe College and the exam.

In addition to the division of the imperial examination into literary and martial arts, its Chinese examination is divided into three subjects, namely: literature and history, economics, and field engineering. A full score of 10 points will be given for each subject, and the total score of the three subjects will be added together to form the overall ranking. And each subject also has a ranking for each subject.

Some people may not be among the top in the overall score, but they are in the top three in the individual subjects. This kind of person still has a chance to stay in the imperial court and serve.

The imperial dynasty's system of selecting talents is more like recruiting different majors for different positions in modern times. And this selection system was set by Mrs. Xiao back then. At the beginning of the imperial dynasty, all kinds of talents were needed, so talents were selected according to various needs, and a system was gradually formed.

A few people chatted about what questions had been given in previous years' exams, and what questions might be produced in this year's exams. Xu Zishu's talent is not blown out, she is familiar with literature and history, understands economics, and knows some about field workers, and talks with a few people very speculatively, as if she is back to when she was studying at Shanhe College.

At this time, the next person came to report: The master is back!

Nangong You walked into the front hall, and several got up to greet each other and bowed.

Lu Ting said on behalf of a few people: "When a few of us first arrived at Shanhe Academy, we heard the name of Senior Nangong. It's a pity that when we entered the academy, the senior happened to leave the academy that year and didn't have the opportunity to meet him. I have admired it for a long time, and this year I came to the capital to participate in the examination, and I came to see you. ”

Lu Ting had seen the third prince Nangong You, but Hong Sheng, Li Ziji, and Wei An had never seen it.

When they were in the academy, they had heard of Nangong You, the third prince, and Xiao Yuhan, the prince of Xiao Wang. The two have been studying in the college for six years, and every year the two are either the first or the second, for six consecutive years, no one can stand out, and they are the longest study time and the best grades in the college in the past 20 years.

If it weren't for the relationship between Lu Ting and Xu Zishu today, they probably wouldn't have seen this legendary character!

Hong Sheng, Li Ziji, and Wei An thought so.

But Lu Ting was a little surprised, he didn't expect the three princes to meet them. When he saw him in the restaurant that day, he felt that the third prince was not good to Zishu.

It was Xu Zishu who invited them into the house today, and it was Xu Zishu who accompanied them to drink tea and chat. She just said at the beginning, "Ye is not in the house, I have already sent someone to tell Ye", and then she didn't explain. Lu Ting guessed that even if the third prince knew that they had handed over the post to pay a visit, it was estimated that he would not return home. After all, they are not characters, and when he saw the restaurant that day, he felt that the third prince was a very arrogant person.

Unexpectedly, he actually returned home.

The corners of Nangong You's mouth hooked up a smile, and said to Lu Ting: "At the poetry meeting, I have seen you. At that time, Xu went to help you and inscribed a poem on your painting. ”

Lu Ting was surprised, and Xu Zishu was also surprised: Ye actually remembered?

Xu Zishu hurriedly explained: "The concubine and Senior Brother Lu are apprenticed under Dean Lu, Dean Lu takes care of the concubine a lot, and Senior Brother Lu is Dean Lu's cousin. The implication is that she went to help Lu Ting for the sake of Dean Lu's face.

Nangong said with a smile: "Whether it is a brother or sister or a classmate, it is fate for everyone to go out of Shanhe College together, and they should take care of each other and help each other." ”

Hong Sheng, Li Ziji, and Wei An were overjoyed when they heard this. Before, they thought that the third prince might not be easy to approach, but it turned out that he was so approachable!

Lu Ting couldn't react a little. The attitude of the three princes before was not like this.

Xu Zishu was surprised, and remembered that when he first came into contact with Nangong You, he had such an attitude. Very kind and approachable. It's just that his personality is uncertain. When you are in a good mood, you are kind to others, which makes people yearn for it; When you're in a bad mood, you're callous, and it's intimidating.

Of course, this is Xu Zishu's attempt to understand Nangong You from the perspective of men to women. However, Nangong You has never regarded her as a person related to herself, how can she really understand.

At the beginning, Nangong You wanted to match her with Xiao Yuhan, so he was kind to her. If it weren't for this, Xu Zishu would be just an air in front of him.

"Let's all sit down!"

Nangong You greeted warmly, and Xu Zishu hurriedly served tea. Nangong You took a sip and said, "I have our own special barley tea in my house. He said that he wanted to ask the maid to get it, but when he looked up, the servants in the front hall were all very eye-catching. Only then did he remember that he had taken all the old people in the house to the East Courtyard. So he said to the wind, "Go find the green branch and ask her to bring some barley tea." ”

"Yes." The wind led the way.