Ji Jiu asked the maid to take care of her.

An was a little ashamed, these maids were all people she selected, and she thought there was no problem, but she was still taken advantage of.

In the back house of this family, how can there be no dirty, but the old lady treats Ji Yanning like this, I am afraid that there is not much affection in Liu Mu's heart.

Today is not a day of rest, Liu Mu can only go to the court, and Liu Changqing takes Ji Yanning's sister and brother to Bailu Academy.

Ji Lang was worried about what happened last night, but Ji Yanning had already told Ji Jiu that she didn't have to let Ji Lang know about her affairs, so Ji Jiu just told him that Ji Yanning was fine, which made him settle down.

The Egret Academy has a history of 100 years, it is a famous academy in the Great Wei Dynasty, and the Egret Academy is divided into two halls, the students who have not participated in the children's examination are in the Zhili Hall, which is the school that Ji Lang has entered now, and the students who have passed the government examination are in the Mingxian Hall. The two schools are only separated by one street, and they are both located on the edge of the relatively quiet West City.

The Great Wei of the Academy has cultivated a lot of talents, because of its fame, so many people want to send their children to the Egret Academy to study, and later the Egret Academy has a new rule, all those who enter the school must first pass the test of the college.

If you can't pass the entrance examination, you won't be accepted even if you have a high level.

Every year, there is a prescribed examination for the unified enrollment of students, if you miss the time of the assessment and then want to enroll, you need to be assessed separately, but it will be more difficult than the unified assessment, and the six arts of the gentleman are all involved.

Ji Lang was still young, and when the master in the academy saw him standing upright in the courtyard, he didn't have much hope, but because of Liu Shilang, he went through the motions.

Seeing that Ji Lang was led into the room by the scholars in the academy, Ji Yanning and Liu Changqing were waiting in the courtyard.

Ji Yanning looked at the appearance of this academy, it was almost gone, but the big tree in the courtyard had become thicker again, and now it was winter, the leaves were withered, and only the branches that looked like they had withered were bare.

But she knew that sooner or later spring would come, and the tree would sprout buds again and regain its lush appearance.

Liu Changqing saw that Ji Yanning was looking at the big tree, so he said: "This sycamore tree has been around for some years, and it is said that the sycamore attracts the phoenix, so it is blessed that this Egret Academy is often proud." ”

Ji Yanning's eyes sank: "I see." ”

This sycamore tree was planted by her grandfather Ying Wei'an when he was young, and the sycamore did not attract the phoenix, but it caused death.

"One plant becomes an immortal with the wind, leaving the grandson branch and the phoenix chick. Ji Yanning said lightly, then lowered his eyebrows and sighed, "This bald tree is tenacious. ”

"Why do you call it a bald tree?"

A deep voice came from behind Ji Yanning.

Ji Yanning and Liu Changqing were slightly stunned, turned around and saw several people standing behind, standing at the front was a man who looked to be about fifty years old, dressed in white, clean and elegant, although his hair and beard were half white, but it looked like a breeze was blowing on his face.

Ji Yanning's eyes were hot, he lowered his head slightly, and replied, "Because there are no leaves, it's called a bald tree." ”

Liu Changqing saluted the elder: "I've seen Master Jingyuan." ”

Jing Yuan, the dean of Egret Academy, is a great Confucian in the academic world.

Ji Yanning bowed slightly, but did not answer again.

Shen Qingyi, who was standing next to Jing Yuan, saw Ji Yanning, his eyes lit up, but he was a little surprised, he didn't expect to meet her in Chang'an.

Jing Yuan's eyes looked at Ji Yanning, and the little girl in front of him lowered her head, making him inexplicably see the shadow of the little junior sister.

He bowed his head slightly and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Ji Yanning said: "My brother wants to come to Egret Academy to study, and the masters are being assessed. ”

Jing Yuan said: "Come in together." ”

As he spoke, he walked towards the pavilion, and Liu Changqing and Ji Yanning also stepped forward together.

"Miss Ji. Shen Qingyi whispered softly.

Only then did Ji Yanning notice Shen Qingyi on the side, and she suddenly remembered that Ziyu had said that Shen Qingyi was Jingyuan's disciple.

She bowed slightly, which was considered a return salute, and then continued to follow behind Liu Changqing without squinting.

When they walked into the pavilion, the masters had already gotten up, and when they saw Jing Yuan coming in with someone, they saluted one after another: "Dean." ”

Jing Yuan returned the salute and asked, "Isn't it being assessed?"

The dean rarely asked about the students in the auditorium, but he didn't expect to ask Ji Lang now, and the other masters naturally couldn't be ambiguous.

A master said: "This little boy has good qualifications, but he is a little smarter than ordinary students, and he has more comprehension. ”

"It doesn't matter. Jing Yuan said, "It's just that why did you miss the unified assessment of the academy?"

Liu Changqing replied: "Cousin from Jiangzhou, I only arrived in Chang'an a few days ago. ”

Jing Yuan looked at Ji Lang, who was small, but he stood straight and his eyes were clear.

He asked, "Can my parents worry about such a long journey?"

Ji Lang's eyes flashed slightly, and he replied truthfully: "The student's parents are no longer alive, and he is dependent on the eldest sister, and fortunately his uncle's family takes care of him, so he has the opportunity to come to Egret Academy to give it a try." ”

His appearance of neither humility nor arrogance made Jing Yuan very satisfied, and Jing Yuan said: "Let's be in Class B." ”

With the dean's words, the other masters didn't dare to question anything, they only thought that this child was smart, but his background was not enough, so he could only be ranked in the Ding class, but since Jing Yuan had decided, it seemed that he was still very optimistic about this child.

Liu Changqing raised his chin slightly and gestured towards Ji Lang.

Ji Lang understood, stepped forward and bowed his head: "Thank you, sir, thank you, masters." ”

Ji Yanning's gaze was a little complicated when she looked at Jing Yuan, she hadn't seen her for many years, even if she was old, her senior brother still had this temperament.

Coming out of the Egret Academy, Ji Yanning's eyes were faint, but Ji Lang and Liu Changqing were extremely happy.

"Sister, what's the matter, aren't you happy for Lang'er?" Ji Lang saw that Ji Yanning's eyes seemed to be a little gloomy, and asked with concern.

Although his sister always looks indifferent on weekdays, her emotions can also be clearly seen.

Ji Yanning turned his head to look at him and touched his head: "What is expected, my sister knows that Lang'er will definitely be able to enter the Egret Academy, so she is naturally not as excited as you." ”

Hearing his sister's affirmation, Ji Lang blushed slightly.

Liu Changqing said with a smile: "Although I know that Lang'er has some qualifications, I didn't expect that we could meet Mr. Jingyuan by chance, and Lang'er was personally ordered by him to enter Class B, this kind of honor is not something ordinary people can have." I thought that my cousin could only be in class C. ”

Ji Lang said: "Thanks to my sister's teaching on weekdays. ”

Ji Yanning smiled slightly, and his eyes were also dyed with a smile.

Liu Changqing asked, "Who is that disciple behind Mr. Jingyuan just now?" It seems that he is an old acquaintance with his cousin. ”

"The third son of the Shen family in Cangzhou. Ji Yanning said, "It seems to be the nephew of the Ministry of Industry." ”

Ji Lang frowned, but he didn't have a good impression of this person from the Shen family, he originally thought that person was a little bit of a backbone, but now that he knew that he was Shen Qingyi, his face instantly sank.

He said disdainfully: "Such a villain who doesn't pay attention to faith, my sister shouldn't pay attention to him anymore." ”

Liu Changqing didn't understand Ji Lang's attitude, he had also heard of Shen Qingyi's name, and Mr. Jing Yuan's disciple was naturally not bad, but for some reason, Ji Yanning and Ji Lang didn't seem to want to see him.

"Why do you say he's a villain?" asked Liu Changqing.

Ji Lang said indignantly: "Originally, Shen Qingyi and her sister had a marriage contract, but after my father died, the Shen family turned their faces and dissolved the marriage contract with my sister, isn't this kind of untrustworthy person enough to be called a villain?"

Liu Changqing didn't know that there was such a relationship.

Ji Yanning said: "It's okay, it's not a big deal, the marriage contract is voluntary, and the two families can't force it." ”

What's more, she originally wanted to dissolve the marriage contract, but there was a lot of her handiwork.

It's just that in the eyes of the people of the Ji family, it must be because of the Shen family that they missed this family business.

Liu Changqing said: "Cousin, rest assured, there are many outstanding children of the family in Chang'an, and my father and mother will definitely be able to find a good home for my cousin." ”

Ji Yanning said: "I don't have to bother my uncles, I have to keep filial piety for my father and mother for three years, so it is naturally not suitable to talk about relatives." ”

"If you are as beautiful as your cousin, you naturally don't have to worry about getting married. Liu Changqing said with a smile.

Ji Lang also nodded approvingly.

Ji Yanning didn't answer, after experiencing the things of the previous life, how could she trust others? Love is just a burden to her.

God gave her a chance to be reborn, and she used this life to take revenge, and she didn't want to worry about the rest.

Liu Changqing mistakenly thought that Ji Yanning had seen Shen Qingyi today, but he didn't want to mention more about the things in the Egret Academy, so he diverted the topic in a few words.

At this time, Liu Yuan and Liu Mu had already returned to the mansion, and when Ji Yanning and the others returned to Liufu, they wanted to go to Liu Mu's courtyard to tell Liu Mu and An about Ji Lang, but they saw that Liu Mu and An Shi's faces were not very good.

An Shi saw Ji Yanning and them walking in, and his face finally softened a little.

"Father, mother, and cousin have passed the assessment of Egret Academy. Liu Changqing stepped forward with a smile and said.

He told him about the things in the Egret Academy, and Liu Mu and An were very pleased.

Liu Mu said: "Mr. Jingyuan is high-spirited and bright, dedicated to studying, and never asks about the court, it is a good thing to be able to get his affirmation, Lang'er is good." ”

Ji Lang smiled a little embarrassedly.

An Shi looked at the sister and brother, the more she looked at it, the happier she became, but when she thought of what happened last night, she still couldn't help but sigh.

She said to Ji Yanning: "I originally thought that when your uncle came back from the next dynasty, I would go to the old lady to theorize, but how did I know that the old lady is now pretending to be sick and no one is there." ”

Even the face is so weak that I don't want to see it, where else can I ask something?

Ji Yanning secretly sneered in her heart, Fan's is not pretending to be sick, her medicine has always worked, and Fan's naturally dare not see people.