Chu Cailing's convoy traveled for nearly a month in the continuous, winding and steep mountain roads and various strange peaks of Wulian Mountain before reaching the Cailing Pavilion in the depths of the mountain forest. Legend has it that a hundred years ago, it was a gathering point for mountain bandits, and later it was suppressed by a strange woman, and it became the first choice for traveling and sightseeing and the whole family to escape the summer at that time. So to this day, there is no shortage of temples, towers, and deep courtyards.

When the Cailing Pavilion was first built, it covered an area of five hills, and it was Chu Cailing's entire net worth plus the use of identity coercion and temptation to make the Wulian County Magistrate barely bow his head, not the best place, it was really medium, and now the peaks that can be seen everywhere have been planted with fruit trees, and most of the entire Wulian Mountain Range has become Chu Cailing's place.

Ruan Yuanluo spent three days in a groggy room before she could barely stand up. After so many days of bumpy riding on the rugged mountain road, I felt like the world was spinning when I landed. She was also surprised that this mountain road was so difficult to walk, listening to Aunt Chu's meaning, it was thanks to God's favor that it did not rain heavily, otherwise they might have spent a month because of this road.

Chu Cailing was already used to this, and after only one day of rest, she was able to deal with trivial matters as usual, and the convoy purchased from Xiyue City was just about to leave, and she didn't forget to ask Ruan Yuanluo to send a letter home.

The thick stack of letters was packed and sent away, Chu Cailing kept laughing at her, it hadn't been out for a few days, and she was going home crying. Ruan Yuanluo admires her character very much, whether it is her attitude towards the county prince's mansion or her attitude towards Guo Zhaoyang, she wants to be herself, and she must not be so free.

The letter arrived a few days after it was sent to welcome guests, Xiaobai looked at Ruan Yuanluo in the letter, the first half complained about the bumpy journey, her internal organs were changed positions, and the second half sighed that the scenery of the Cailing Pavilion was charming, and the places where she went made people forget to return. She didn't know where this girl came from.

However, although she didn't see the scenery of the Cailing Pavilion with her own eyes, she was also the same as Ruan Yuanluo, surprised by its scale, who would have thought that it was just a small shop in Huicheng, and there was such an extraordinary origin behind it.

There were twenty pieces of paper, and she had only read more than ten sheets, and Lin Wenjuan came again. Xiao Bai was very surprised that during this special time, she could still come to talk to herself from time to time, but no matter what, Xiao Bai was still very happy in her heart. It's going to be a big test in a few days, and even the Lin Mansion is preparing for the wedding of the two, how can Lin Wenjuan not be nervous? Xiaobai received the letter to the pillow and hurriedly ran to the door to welcome his friend to the tea room.

But Lin Wenjuan didn't mention Chen Heng half a word today, only said: "My brother has not been in a good mood recently, listen to my mother, because of the conflict with the people of the Chamber of Commerce, he always loves to embarrass himself so much, the Chamber of Commerce is Uncle Wang's final say, if there is anything difficult to solve, just say no to Uncle Wang!" ”

"If only it were that simple." Xiaobai whispered.

"What do you say? Louder! ”

Xiaobai shook his head and said with a smile: "It's nothing, by the way, I made some new cold powder, do you want to try it?" ”

Of course Lin Wenjuan wants to taste it, the things made by Xiaobai are delicious.

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The Nguyen family in Xingyun Mansion

After Sang Lan waited for her drunken husband to rest, she lay on the bed and tossed and turned, I don't know if it was because she was worried about her daughter Ruan Yuanluo, who was away from home, or because she was worried about her husband Ruan Xin, who was busy all day without touching the ground, or because of the future of her eldest son Ruan Aoxing, in short, she couldn't sleep this night, so she put on a dress and went to the garden for a walk alone.

Since the last time there was such a fuss in the market, others didn't know Chu Cailing's identity, but they watched Guo Zhaoyang, the prince of the county king's mansion, take away one of Ruan Yuanluo's hairpins, and now she didn't have to refuse, Mrs. Yu never invited her to talk about the mansion again, and the rumors about Ruan Yuanluo and Yu Ke gradually disappeared, after all, Guo Zhaoyang is no longer a weapon, and he is also the son of the county king's mansion.

Compared with Yu Ke, Guo Zhaoyang is like a ray of sunshine, who doesn't want their daughter to marry a good family? Especially Sang Lan, she doesn't want her daughter to follow her old path, for so many years, she has taken some secret care of Guo Zhaoyang, and Chu Cailing will not refuse if she wants to, as for Guo Zhifeng's thoughts, Sang Lan doesn't care.

Sang Lan came out alone, so there was no girl carrying a lantern to follow, she walked alone in the dark garden for a while, and before she knew it, she arrived at Ruan Xin's study, at this hour, there was a lamp inside, who was in it?

But she didn't get too close, because she didn't have to look too closely, she could identify that the shadow was Ruan Aoxing, for her son, Sang Lan was full of guilt, he was obviously so smart, but he was trapped here by himself.

Days like this really need to change. She had to go back to Xiyue City.

On May 25th, Lin Dongyue, the magistrate of Huixian County, for the upcoming mid-year assessment on the first day of the first month of June, had already set a venue in Wenying Pavilion and invited talents from various universities to come to Huixian County to discuss learning, and invited the owner of the Manxing Pavilion from the Imperial Capital College in Xiyue City to guide the teaching on the spot.

Studying in Qingguo is a very hard job.

At the age of six, every child can enter various schools to study, and after four years, after passing the entrance examination, he will enter the schools in various counties. Once you step through the doors, it's six years, and the curriculum is cumbersome, with each subject ranging from one star to three stars. Except for the first year, the year-end assessment must have 10 courses full stars and be counted in the total score after six years, and the management of the institution for the next five years is mainly student-oriented.

Six years later, at the end of the year, 45 courses were awarded 99 stars, and only 66 stars were allowed to be completed. But if they are talented, all students who have obtained sixty-six stars can participate in the imperial palace test in July, and the top ten can be rewarded by the emperor. It is also only those who have risen to prominence in the big test that they can enter the Imperial Academy, which is only one step away from the rights.

The difficulty of the big test is difficult to go to the blue sky, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is the sun hanging high in the sky, which has the peak of knowledge that ordinary people cannot reach in their lifetime.

Originally, this position was created for a single person, and from then on, and in accordance with that person's convention, it could only be granted if he passed all the examinations in the first year of the university and obtained a full 99 stars in all courses at once.

And the Manxing Pavilion is the emperor's most sincere respect for these profound knowledge, in order to sit and guide a place set up separately in the Imperial Academy, in addition to the seat guidance, there is only one hall owner who manages trivial matters, but this hall owner is not available to ordinary people, but outstanding students selected from the top ten in the big exam.

Today, there are five people who have reached full star in their first year at the school. During the reign of this generation of emperors, there was no sitting to guide the birth. The fact that the owner of the pavilion was over sixty years old and had never been replaced by anyone was simply that the emperor felt that no one could take up the position after him.

In order not to delay Ruan Aoxing's trip, Sang Lan asked people to go to Wenying Pavilion very early to book the Meizi room, and arranged everything properly.

In the afternoon of this day, the weather suddenly became very hot, and Ruan Aoxing was thirsty, so he came to welcome guests to rest. Just in time for Xiaobai to send Lin Wenjuan away and packing up her things, Ayu was the youngest, and she spoke a little shyly, and Xiaobai didn't let Xiaobai figure out what the eldest young master wanted to eat in a few words.

The flowers served the eldest young master and sat down in the private room, lifted the curtain and came out, and said crisply: "Our young master has a bad appetite, what refreshing food does the little boss have here?" Pick a few and send them up. ”

"Yes, yes, refreshing." Ayu blushed.

"Just call me Xiaobai, I don't know what taboos your young master has?" Xiaobai asked casually.

The flower thought about it, and the time she served was also very short, and only found this. "Just don't be too sweet."

Xiaobai handed the tray of mint green pine tea to the shy little girl, turned around and went to the kitchen.

If you say that you have a bad appetite, it just so happens that there is still a lot of cold powder left just now, and even Lin Wenjuan, who is picky, likes it, and I think that young master should not hate it. Fairy grass is a plant that grows in a warm place, and it will show a large white fairy grass flower. However, the sun-dried and japonica rice is ground into powder, and it is black after cooking and cooling.

Since the eldest young master doesn't like sweet, she made sour and spicy flavors. Two other ingredients were prepared for him to choose from. The jelly was put by her in Xiaoxue to freeze, and the next thing to prepare was some hors d'oeuvres and some snacks. The people who accompanied the car, she put the rest of the big four joys on the plate, and sent the baked cakes and snacks bought a few days ago in the cold storage to the table, and then took out the cold powder, left a separate portion, and brought the rest out.

Hua Hua looked at the food on the tray, there were a few things she didn't know yet, and thought that maybe the eldest young master would ask questions later, so she invited Xiaobai to the room together.

Ruan Aoxing saw the bowl of fairy grass jelly, picked up the spoon and ate a piece, and the cold, sour and spicy taste instantly made his somewhat uncomfortable stomach improve. He ate several pieces in a row before asking, "What is this?" ”

"Jelly made of fairy grass."

"Aren't all jelly white? It's amazing that there are black ones in this world. ”

Xiaobai felt that this person was making a little fuss, there were many rare things in this world, how many could he have seen?

"And this?" Ruan Aoxing asked, pointing to the green salad on a small plate.

"The countrymen call this hairy cabbage. That is, the dandelion that the children play with. ”

"Dandelions can be eaten?" He was like a child, full of curiosity about these things, asking questions. "And this?"

Xiaobai saw that it was a snack she bought in Barilla, "This is a fruit paste made of hawthorn pulp and rose petals." Not too sweet, delicious. ”

"Well, it's really delicious, and it even looks good."

The lotus leaf lady is a very ingenious person, and the usual ointments are boxy, but she found a carpenter to make molds and made all kinds of pleasing looks. This plate contains a fruit paste in the shape of bamboo leaves. Even the lines are clearly visible.

"Flowers, bring me a bag of silver."

"Yes." In response, the flower put a money bag on the table, serving him to eat something else, and Xiaobai took the opportunity to walk out.

Ruan Aoxing finished eating, drank two more cups of tea, and was full of praise for Xiaobai's mint tea. Let the flowers buy tea leaves and fruit paste. But Xiaobai only gave tea leaves, and only said that the fruit paste was not made by himself, but was sold by a Berilla shop in Huicheng. Ruan Aoxing wanted to give more rewards, but Xiaobai only said that the food money was also given, and the reward money was also given just now, but she really couldn't ask for it, and in the middle of pushing, an envelope fell out of her sleeve. Ruan Aoxing saw it at a glance, it was his sister Ruan Yuanluo's words.

"Do you know Lady Luo?" He looked extremely excited, because after Ruan Yuanluo went to the Cailing Pavilion, she didn't mention herself at all except for a letter to her mother.

Xiao Bai hurriedly snatched it from his hand, looked at him, and then said cautiously: "Is it Ruan Yuanluo?" Some time ago, the owner of the Pavilion who picked the spirit fruit passed by me. ”

"What a coincidence. I am her brother, and my name is Ruan Aoxing. He couldn't seem to know what was going on, and he was a little disappointed.

"Oh." It turned out to be the brother who was obsessed with her girl in Luo Luo's mouth, and Xiaobai's eyes were more inquiring.

“。。。。。。” This girl's reaction was so unexpected.

Ruan Aoxing didn't know what to say for a while. The flower lifted the curtain and came in, and put the purse track Xiaobai who was still on the table in his hand, "Little boss, don't shirk it, the things given by the young master will never be taken back, young master, we should go." ”

"Yes, I'll come back to you when I'm done, what's the name of the little boss?"

"Xiaobai, goodbye, Young Master Ruan." Xiao Bai saluted slightly, turned around and went to clean up the dishes on the table, she didn't know much about this Ruan Aoxing, but based on Ruan Yuanluo's description, she didn't have a good impression of him.

Ruan Aoxing also wondered why Xiaobai's attitude had changed all of a sudden, but he did have something, so he didn't think about it and left in a hurry. I didn't forget to complain: "I really don't know what my father thinks, so many people are available, I have to use arbor them, this is good, my mother let you two follow me, it's really inconvenient... ”