Five days was too short, and Mei Xiaoren was so busy handing over errands that she didn't even have time to go home to say goodbye to her father.

Fortunately, it was only a year, and a year later, when she was based in Xuanzhou, if her father was willing to return to his hometown, she would take him back; If she didn't want to, she would have made her father raise her eyebrows.

Ye Zhi said that he would see her off on the day of his departure, but with her understanding of Ye Zhi, if Aunt Ye's illness improved in the next few days, he would definitely come with his luggage, and then he was determined to go with her.

In order to let Ye Zhixin stay, Mei Xiaoren explained the resignation as early as possible, packed up his baggage before the five-day limit arrived, and set foot on the road to Jinzhou alone.

Before dawn, Mei Xiaoren took advantage of the night to quietly leave the yamen, did not alarm anyone, and did not stop on the road, only stopped before leaving the city gate and looked back.

The street is deserted, every house is closed, and there is no passer-by except her, which inevitably makes people feel lonely.

But if she waits until dawn, in the face of the people who keep her, will she not bear to leave like this, and will she begin to question her ambitions

Instead of being so entangled, it's better to go quietly like now. Just like when she first came, she stood at the gate of the city and no one paid attention to her, and there was no one around her except Ye Zhi, and she was also so lonely in her heart.

When you go, no one will send you, just as no one will know when you come, which is the most satisfying result.

Mei Xiaoren tightened the burden on his shoulders, and before the first rays of morning light rose, he stepped out of the gate of Qiushui County.

She left everything behind her intact, including the silver she had left in her private vault. She had left a note asking Ye Zhi to divide the money among the brothers who had been fighting for her for the past two years.

The seal of the prefectural order was also placed on the long table of the previous trial, and the only thing she took away was the political record book that she once regarded as the root of her life, even if it was no longer of any other use, it was better to keep it as a souvenir.

The road ahead is long, and she is alone.

One day later, Ye Zhi was standing at the bustling corner of the street, and he could no longer see the figure he was looking for.

His hands hung down at his side, and he carried a bag in his hand with his luggage and dry food for adults.

It was only at this time that he realized that he didn't understand his family enough to force him to stay.

The adults only said that they wanted to study, but they didn't say where to go, and when they got out of Qiushui County, the sky was high and the clouds were wide, so let him go where to find it

On the way to Jinzhou, Mei Xiaoren passed by Xuanzhou Mansion. She wanted to go to the mansion to visit Lao Li again, but she hesitated when she arrived outside the mansion, and after thinking about it, she finally didn't go in, in order to avoid suspicion.

She looked at the gate of the mansion, which was still some distance away, and sighed that this place was enough to describe. Compared with the former county yamen and the futai yamen, she was at best a small ruined temple, and this is the treasure hall for the great gods.

It was early in the morning, and an endless stream of sedan chairs came from all directions and stopped in front of the government office. Most of the officials in blue clothes got off the sedan chair, and they greeted each other, and then walked into the government together.

Mei Xiaoren looked at this scene, and the yearning in his heart became stronger and stronger.

She was still a year away from entering the gate, and when she returned from her studies a year later, she would be able to walk with them into the place in front of her, and walk in the open.

In order to realize his long-cherished wish earlier, Mei Xiaoren did not stay too long, and left Xuanzhou Mansion and went to Jinzhou.

She traveled day and night, rain and rain, and it took more than half a month to finally arrive outside Jinzhou City.

The closer to Shangjing, the more prosperous it is, but Xuanzhou has become more and more prosperous over the years, and it has been on a par with Jinzhou, but its reputation is always not as big as Jinzhou, because Jinzhou relies on Jinzhou

The Mountain Academy has long been famous all over the world, which is not comparable to Xuanzhou.

Outside the west gate of Jinzhou is Jinshan. The mountain is not high, there is a fairy name, and Jinshan is famous all over the world because of the academy on the mountain.

At the foot of Jinshan Mountain, there are many inns and shops, but the business is deserted.

Mei Xiaoren picked a wine shop for lunch, and inquired about the location of the academy by the way.

According to Dian Xiaoer, the academy was built on the halfway point of Jinshan Mountain. The students admitted by the academy every year will enroll after the New Year's holiday, when the business of these small shops at the foot of the mountain is bustling, and now it is naturally deserted.

Enrollment after the New Year's holiday

Mei Xiaoren calculated in her heart, she was no more, no less, just three months late.

She was already a beginner, but now she came three months late, and she felt that time could not be delayed, so she filled her stomach and began to climb the mountain.

The trees in the forest are dense, and the sunlight casts dappled light and shadow through the gaps in the leaves. Mei Xiaoren walked forward with these dots of light.

The winding path leads to the secluded, and she is the only one.

After coming out of Qiushui County, she traveled alone, stayed in the hotel alone, without Ye Zhi and Zhou Hu by her side, and there was nothing to call the little guys, and the treatment was very different from before.

Not to mention that there is no one around, she doesn't even have any official power left in her hands now. She has stepped down from the county order, and she has not gone to the state capital to join the job, and her identity is no different from that of the people in cloth, which can really be described as alone.

After walking for a long time, the woods in front of Mei Xiaoren gradually opened up, and the road under his feet changed from a muddy path to a solid stone path.

Further on, the scenery suddenly opens up.

At the end of the stone road is a spacious square, the floor of which is clean and spotless, and in the middle of which stands a tall stone archway.

"Jinshan Academy," Mei Xiaoren muttered the words on the archway.

She knew that the emperor's order was called E, indicating that Jinshan Academy was built by the Ministry of Industry on the emperor's order, and this must not be the first academy in the world

Behind the torii is the mountain gate of the academy, which is located on a high stone staircase, which is quite imposing, and people can't help but be in awe after looking up.

The two vermilion lacquer gates in the middle were closed tightly, and there was no one else in front of the door except for the two guarded courtyards, and the atmosphere seemed a little cold.

Mei Xiaoren climbed the high steps, took out the letter of recommendation given by Governor Li, and politely bowed his hand to the guards: "Mei Xiaoren in Xiaxuanzhou, thanks to the recommendation of Master Li of Xuanzhou, came to study." ”

The guard stiffened his face, took the letter and glanced at the envelope, then returned it to Mei Xiaoren, and said indifferently: "Then you wait here." With that, he opened the door through a gap for one person only, and went in to report it.

The other guard stood still, and his face was not very friendly, as if he did not want to deal with her.

Mei Xiaoren didn't know why. She thought that most of the people who came here to study were recommended by the prefect, and except for her other reasons, others could learn from the prefect before they could learn it. It's just that these guards don't respect it, why are they treated so coldly, and isn't the place where they study more about the word "etiquette".

Mei Xiaoren stood outside the Zhu Gate like this, waiting for nearly an hour, her forehead sweating from the sun.

After waiting for a while, a little servant finally came out of it and beckoned to her: "Childe, please come with me." ”

Mei Xiaoren nodded and followed, and only then the vermilion door was only half opened, and only a third of it was opened for her to enter.

As soon as she walked in, the door behind her slowly closed, making a heavy and solemn sound, as if to isolate the academy from the outside world, from the interference of the world, and become a quiet place of its own.