Murong Chong felt as if there were fireworks blooming in his chest, and the suddenness made him excited. But he is used to not smiling all year round, and the joy between his eyebrows and eyes is not as obvious as it is revealed, but the light in his eyes reveals his true heart.

Subconsciously held Lin Ruo's hand and held it in the palm of his hand, but he didn't know what to say for a while, and after a while, he said, "It's okay, let it be." ”

Lin Ruo raised his head, looked at Murong Chong, smiled with crooked eyes, and nodded: "Let it be." ”

The two held hands, looked at each other for a long time, Lin Ruo finally coughed lightly, and said, "Fourth brother, I still have something to tell you." ”

Murong Chong frowned slightly: "Xijiao and that scholar?" ”

"No," Lin Ruo shook his head, "Although Xijiao begged me to help her and help Du Zhen say a few beautiful words, but she hasn't taken the initiative to tell me about the matter between her and Du Zhen, how can I speak?" ”

Murong Chong was stunned and smiled, what a cunning girl!

Looking at her appearance, it is clear that she has found out the background, family background, and relatives of the scholar surnamed Du, and maybe she even has a detailed understanding of what her knowledge is, plus Lin Ruo has always had a clear understanding of people, and she must have reached a conclusion in her heart, only Xijiao was kept in the dark.

"Of the four official schools in the southeast, northwest and northwest of Bian'an, only Songlin College, located in the north of the city, is the most down-and-out, with few people on the list, and many people who are famous in Sun Mountain. In addition, the North City is also the most chaotic, with three sects and nine streams gathering, so most of the people gathered in Songlin Academy are students from poor families," Lin Ruo told Murong Chong's thoughts, "Fourth brother, I know that you love Xijiao the most, so I feel that Du Yuanzhi's identity is not worthy of Xijiao." However, it is not too late to make a judgment after the release of the list in August and September! Heewling and the ceremony, in October! ”

Murong Chong raised his eyebrows: "So, this stupid scholar is still a little capable?" Do you think he has a chance of high school? ”

Lin Ruo said with a smile: "Ability is there, but high school may not." ”

"Why?"

"If the examiner of this science is as talented and hard-working as the main examiner like Qiu Ge Lao and Chen Lao, he may be able to get to the top of the list; If you change the Hanlin bachelor who likes splendid articles to do the main exam, I am afraid that it will be famous Sun Shan. ”

When Murong Chong heard Lin Ruo talk about the Shangyuan Festival, he heard Du Yuanzhi's remarks, and he had a little change in his opinion of this person, but at the same time, he was also a little more worried in his heart.

Although it is impossible for the examiner to determine the ranking of the papers, the examiner's preferences can affect the candidates' rankings to a large extent. But Lin Ruo also said that even if Qiu Ge Lao and Chen Lao can serve as the chief examiners, it is only possible to be the first, not outstanding enough to win the top prize, the list eye, Tanhua, and Honglu, and based on this alone, if you want to marry the emperor's daughter, I am afraid there is little hope.

Moreover, Murong Chong has another layer of worries, if this Du Zhen is really a hard-working person, it is impossible for him to make great achievements in the court after the master, unless he really has the talent of the heavens and the earth, otherwise......

From this point of view, the success rate of Du Yuanzhi being able to marry Xijiao is very small.

In this case, why not take advantage of this time to cut off the shallow relationship between the two?

Murong Chong was puzzled.

Lin Ruo continued: "There is one more thing that should also be known to the fourth brother. Because Xijiao has always been quite close to me, Mrs. Zuo Xiang once vaguely revealed to me that Luo Zhe, the youngest son of Zuo Xiang's house, has a good impression of Xijiao, and hopes that I can say a few good words for him in front of Xijiao. ”

The youngest son of the left phase? That kind of identity is worthy of Xijiao! Even if he asks the emperor, who the emperor will choose between Luo Zhe and Du Zhen, there is no suspense in the answer.

"However, Xijiao has no impression of this little prince Luo in the Zuo Prime Minister's mansion."

Murong Chong didn't care about this.

In the era of blind marriage and dumb marriage, the door is right, three matchmakers and six hires, the order of his parents, the words of the matchmaker, even he and Lin Ruo got married, and they did not escape the shackles of this model - but he was lucky, and the person he married was Lin Ruo, a woman who was like-minded with him, a woman who was quite compatible with him, and a maverick woman who made him really like.

But he can cherish Lin Ruo's heart, in addition to Lin Ruo's own special charm, getting along for a long time is also a very important reason - at least in his opinion.

"I guess that the emperor has not given Xijiao a marriage, maybe there is a plan to choose one of the aspiring young people with the title of today's gold list, it may not be impossible, of course, if Zuo Xiang asks the emperor to marry Xijiao for his young son, the emperor may not agree." Lin Ruo smiled lightly, "There is a saying in the Buddhist scriptures that the word 'karma' is the most wonderful, the cause planted in the past, and the fate of the future." For example, you and I, the king of Rong who has made great achievements, are the husbands that many women in the boudoir dream of, but they were cut off by me, a merchant girl, and got what they wanted; Another example is Xijiao and Du Zhen, one is a golden branch and jade leaf, and the other is a poor student, their identities are very different, but they meet and know each other, which is not the cause of God's arrangement. Since God has its own arrangements, wouldn't it be against God's will for us to watch its development and stop it rashly? ”

Murong Chong smiled and said nothing, half because Lin Ruo persuaded him with his reasons, and half because Lin Ruo said that he could marry him, and with luck and joy, he was very happy in his heart.

"I know, fourth brother, you want to say again, I have taken all the truth, right?"

Murong Chong smiled and nodded: "Yes, what you said makes a lot of sense." ”

Lin Ruo blinked and said, "Then let's wait and see what happens, no matter what decision Xijiao makes, I won't stand idly by." We all want her to be happy! ”

"Okay." Murong Chong agreed, "Fang Cai also said that he didn't plan to intercede for Xijiao, but he still said so many good things for her." ”

Lin Ruo pouted: "Isn't that the fourth brother, what you said?" That's not what I was going to say! ”

"What's that?"

"It has something to do with Bai Que," Lin Ruo took out the Xiuyu jade pendant that he had been carrying with him and put it on the table, "It also has something to do with it." ”

Murong Chong picked up the jade pendant and looked at it carefully, the black stains embedded in the carved seams were clearly blood stains that had long since dried up. Thinking of what Lin Ruofang had just said, he guessed the origin of this jade pendant.

"This piece is the jade pendant that my sister held in her hand when she was dying, and it is also the jade pendant that the emperor gave me and allowed me to make three requests, but ...... This jade pendant is not the one that the emperor gave to my mother. ”

Murong Chong frowned, the emperor attaches great importance to Lin Yuan'er, the lord of Shude County, and it can be seen that Lin Ruo and the Lin family have not been in love so far. Therefore, it is unlikely that the emperor does not remember what the jade pendant given to Lin Kite looks like. But the emperor believes that this jade pendant is a gift from the emperor, which means that there is only one possibility: the same jade pendant, more than one.