Half a month after Chen Qing left Lingzhou, Ruan Yezhen and Xie Jinlan each received a letter from home.

Although these two family letters are from the Zhenguo General's Mansion and the Xie Mansion respectively, the things mentioned in them are the same - Ruan Yezhen's birthday.

More than 20 days later, it will be Ruan Yezhen's sixteenth birthday, and it will also be her first birthday after getting married. Both families hope that the husband and wife can return to the capital for their birthday.

As for whether Xie Jinlan can temporarily leave Lingzhou, they have already consulted the current saint on this matter. The Holy One had already granted him two months' leave.

The two had no objection to this, and after writing letters to inform them that they would leave for the capital in the near future, they began to arrange various matters.

This time I went to the capital to celebrate Ruan Yezhen's birthday.

Second, it was to visit Chen Qing, and I don't know where he is now.

The third is to go to the mastermind behind the assassination of Xie Jinlan to ask for an explanation.

If you want to say who is the happiest person to go to the capital, it is none other than the four of them.

In Lingzhou, they could only watch the county lord follow the adults every day to run out for various cases. The behavior is getting farther and farther away from the nobles in Beijing.

In the capital, there are naturally the eldest princess and the general of Zhenguo, who restrain the county lord.

After handing over all the affairs of the government to Master Zhou for the time being, Xie Jinlan and Ruan Yezhen began to set off for the capital.

In Beijing, after receiving the letter from home, the Zhenguo General's Mansion and the Xie Mansion coincidentally began to get busy, preparing to welcome the return of the little master.

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When the group arrived in the capital, it happened to be the beginning of March, seven or eight days before Ruan Yezhen's birthday.

On that day, the weather was clear, and the two families of the Zhenguo General's Mansion and the Xie Mansion had already been looking forward to it at the south gate, waiting for the arrival of Xie Jinlan and the others.

When the people saw such a battle, and then thought of the degree of favor of the county lord of Jiahe, they immediately felt that it was not surprising.

It was nearly noon when two carriages slowly drove into the city gates.

The former carriage was more ornate, while the latter was more ordinary. At a glance, people can know that the master is the one who does it in front, and the one who is behind is the subordinate.

The guards at the city gate didn't know Nguyen Ye Zhen. But after knowing that it was the lord of Jiahe and his husband sitting in the carriage, he immediately saluted, and then stepped aside to let the carriage into the city.

The eldest princess and Xu Shi and others who were waiting in various carriages got out of the carriage one after another when they heard the rumors that Xie Jinlan and Ruan Yezhen had already entered the city.

After the meeting between the two sides, the elders booed and asked for warmth.

It wasn't until he noticed the tired look on the faces of the two that he stopped talking about the old days and took the two to Xie's mansion.

No matter how reluctant the eldest princess and the others were, when it was getting dark, they could only go back to the Zhenguo General's Mansion.

The two families have already negotiated a charter on how to hold Ruan Yezhen's birthday banquet. It is only necessary for the couple to confirm the venue of the event and the guests to be entertained.

Ruan Yezhen didn't pay attention to this kind of thing, and after determining the list of several friends, she just left it alone.

Xie Jinlan is also a person who is afraid of trouble, and like Ruan Yezhen, after determining the friend to be entertained, he left the matter to the Xu family.

In the face of Xu's resentment, Xie Jinlan replied directly and confidently: "The male protagonist is outside the female protagonist, and this matter should not be taken care of by me." Since Zhen Zhen is not good at this matter, she will bother her mother to work hard. ”

Xu Shi suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, and after laughing and scolding him a few words, he let him stay which side was cooler.

After the ears finally quieted down, Xie Jinlan and Ruan Yezhen asked people to inquire about whether anything had happened in the house of Chen Kangbo, the secretary of the ministry.

And they themselves took this opportunity to go out and have fun.

Ruan Yezhen was very curious about Wansong Academy, where Xie Jinlan had studied. She especially wanted to meet the masters who were angry with Xie Jinlan at the beginning.

I wonder what their expressions will be when they see Xie Jinlan again now?

After Ruan Yezhen changed into men's clothes, Xie Jinlan took her and sneaked out of the house directly from the back door of Xie's mansion.

When Xu found out that the two of them left a note and left the house, they were immediately angry.

Of course, her anger came from Xie Jinlan alone.

She decided that her son had brought her daughter-in-law badly, and she felt quite ashamed to face her in-laws.

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"Ahh

Xie Jinlan, who had just arrived outside the gate of Wansong Academy with Ruan Yezhen, suddenly sneezed loudly.

Ruan Yezhen glanced at him lightly and gloated: "Someone must be scolding you behind your back." ”

Xie Jinlan pinched his nose and said, "Are you embarrassed to say?" My mother must have seen the note I left in the room, and she must have thought that I had ruined her good daughter-in-law. ”

Ruan Yezhen said: "You deserve it!" Who makes you have bad deeds on weekdays. ”

Xie Jinlan didn't argue with her on this topic, and after glancing at the gate of the academy, he said, "Let's go, I'll take you to revisit your old place." ”

The words fell, and he walked straight forward.

Ruan Yezhen hurriedly followed.

At this moment, the gate of the academy was open, and two young boys, one fat and one thin, stood opposite each other, guarding the gate.

When they heard footsteps, they immediately looked at the comer.

The thin boy glanced at Xie Jinlan and the others, and said, "The two sons are here, but they are studying?" ”

Xie Jinlan shook his head lightly and said, "I used to be a student of Wansong Academy. Now I want to take my friends back to the old place. ”

The thin boy smiled: "I see, the two sons are please." ”

As he spoke, he and the fat boy turned sideways slightly.

After Xie Jinlan and Ruan Yezhen entered the gate of the academy, they could faintly hear the conversation between the two boys outside the door.

"Why do I think the boy who just spoke looks familiar?"

"Didn't that boy say that he was a student of Wansong Academy? I'm sure you've seen it at the academy. ”

"That's how it should be."

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Ruan Yezhen thought to herself, I'm afraid that Xie Jinlan happened to be seen by him when he was having fun in the capital, right? After all, the name of the head of the four major gentlemen in the capital is not for fun.

A moment later, there was a faint sound of reading in front of me. Ruan Yezhen suddenly followed the sound curiously.

Xie Jinlan's eyes flashed a little helpless, so he could only follow.

Outside the door, Ruan Yezhen leaned against the wall and secretly looked in.

But I saw a middle-aged man in his forties and a thin figure sitting in front of the bookcase. This man is obviously the Master.

More than twenty young men in the same style sat in light blue rows, shaking their heads and reciting books.

Ruan Yezhen retracted her gaze and asked Xie Jinlan quietly, "Has this master ever taught you?" ”

Xie Jinlan bowed his head slightly, and said with a smile: "This is Master Zheng, I think at the beginning, he was the most miserable one among all the masters who taught me. ”

Ruan Yezhen's eyes suddenly flashed with strong interest, and she looked at Xie Jinlan quietly, waiting for him to tell her.