Huo Qingqing had just opened his mouth to answer Lu Xiang'er's words, when suddenly a middle-aged man like a master of ceremonies appeared on the stage in the lobby and loudly announced the official start of the 'Martial Arts with Literature' gathering. As all kinds of cheers sounded, Huo Qingqing said a few words, but they couldn't reach Lu Xiang'er's ears, so she had to keep her mouth shut.

First of all, the middle-aged man first gave a rough introduction to the purpose of this gathering, which is to give all the students who are about to participate in the township examination in Gangneung Province a chance to get acquainted with each other. In the past, 'martial arts' has never been taken so seriously as this time. Therefore, this gathering is under the name of 'Wenhui Wu', so that students have a chance to understand 'martial arts'.

Next, the four princes walked out of the private room, and the guests who stood on the second floor also spoke a few words. In the words of the four princes, all the people once again heard that the degree of the court's re-entry of martial arts this time was unprecedented. Moreover, some people with a keen mind have heard that the 'martial arts people' needed by the court must have 'strategy' in addition to basic martial arts. This seems to contain the fact that the current saint seems to have the intention to expand the territory after quelling the rebellion.

Guessing this, some people regretted taking the Wenju exam, and some people were secretly gearing up, waiting for the emperor's majesty to be reused after high school. Lu Hong, who was sitting in the corner, was one of them. Although his expression did not change much, his eyes were full of excitement and longing.

After talking eloquently for nearly half an hour, the four princes finally finished talking and returned to their rooms. At the same time, a group of ladies in the lobby poured into the stage, singing and dancing in the drum music. It can be seen that they seem to want to use their beautiful singing voices and elegant dancing postures to buffer the 'shock' that the four princes bring to everyone. But all the people didn't have the heart to enjoy the performance on stage, they were all talking in a low voice about what the fourth prince had just said.

"Brother Lu Xian, for my brother, I want to wish you a bright future first," Feng Wen raised his glass and smiled at Lu Hong. Lu Hong was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand and smiled: "Brother Feng, you are too elevated to the younger brother." Not to mention that the younger brother's ranking in the previous college examination was only in the middle, even the younger brother himself also knows his own ability. ”

Feng Wen glanced at Lu Hong deeply, making him a little uncomfortable, before he turned his gaze and smiled again. In the eyes of Lu Xiang'er next to her, this smile also has a deep meaning. And Feng Wen's re-opening made Lu Xiang'er sure that Lu Hong seemed to have something to hide from her: "Brother Lu Xian, although my brother is young, he is very accurate in looking at people. You are a person who can bend and stretch, and you will definitely make great achievements in the future. No matter how much the virtuous brother denies and hides it, it will be clear after the examination. ”

"Brother Feng is so weird tonight." Lu Hong laughed a few times and then changed the subject. And Feng Wen didn't mention what he just said, and casually chatted with Lu Hong about something else.

Lu Xiang'er wanted to know, and kept staring at Lu Hong, wanting to let herself say it. But Lu Hong deliberately avoided Lu Xiang'er and didn't look at her, which made Lu Xiang'er a little suspicious of Lu Hong's life in Luming Academy. recalled that since Lu Hong entered Luming Academy, he never took the initiative to talk to his family about his affairs in the academy. Even if Lu Erniang asked, Lu Hong just picked up some happy things and told them ridiculous things.

"Xiang'er, I really didn't expect the song and dance performance in Jiangling Mansion to be no worse than those artists in the Jingshi Teaching Workshop." Huo Qingqing, who was watching the performance on stage, didn't notice Lu Xiang'er's expression. When she saw that the ladies had finished singing and dancing, she turned her head and talked to Lu Xiang'er.

"yes, I think it's okay." Lu Xiang'er was pulled by Huo Qingqing and immediately came back to her senses, and she planned to ask Lu Hong carefully after she went back.

As he was talking, the previous middle-aged man stepped up to the stage again and explained loudly the specific content and steps of the next meeting. However, hearing the middle-aged man's words, Lu Xiang'er and Huo Qingqing couldn't help but look at the small sign in their hands, showing a look of embarrassment.

Speaking of which, 'Gathering Martial Arts with Literature' is also like many gatherings, all of which are to show themselves to everyone. However, in this gathering of 'meeting martial arts with literature', not everyone came to the stage to introduce themselves to the four princes. Instead, it was 'drawn' by the four princes and the officials of Gangneung Prefecture, the mountain chiefs and masters of Luming Academy, through lottery.

To put it simply, everyone who came to the party this time had a small sign in their hands. The material of this brand is ordinary, with exquisite patterns and atmospheric fonts carved on it. At the bottom of the back of the brand, there is also a row of numbers engraved, and if you don't look carefully, you really think it's a pattern.

Corresponding to the number on the sign are several small tubes of bamboo sticks. The Four Princes and others drew bamboo sticks in these bamboo tubes, and the number on the bamboo sticks was the same as the number of the small sign in the hands of the people present, and the person could come to the stage to show what they had learned. Of course, the people present were not all students of Luming Academy, but also their friends or female dependents. These people are selected and can also perform on stage or abstain.

However, seeing the reactions of the people in the lobby, Lu Xianger was sure that no one would abstain. And compared to the students of Luming Academy, the little ladies present seemed to be more excited. There are even some little ladies who have instructed their maids to fetch guqin, pen and ink and other objects.

Lu Xiang'er and Huo Qingqing were dumbfounded by these actions, and they couldn't figure out what was going on. In Lu Xiang'er's cognition, the atmosphere of the Great Zhou Dynasty was very open, but how to say that this is also the ancient times when men were superior to women. These women should be reserved no matter what, and they shouldn't show such an anxious appearance. In Huo Qingqing's experience, most of the people she came into contact with were very well-behaved subordinates in the general's mansion. Even when he went out with the fourth prince, those little ladies who admired him were not as obvious as they appeared, and she had never seen such a scene.

Therefore, in the lobby of the Qingxin Teahouse, Lu Xianger and Huo Qingqing became 'people who have never seen the world'. The two stunning beauties actually showed a stunned look, and such a scene fell in the eyes of some people, which became a reason to laugh.

One of these people is the fourth prince who discovered Huo Qingqing a long time ago. Since Huo Qingsong left Jiangling Mansion without taking Huo Qingqing with him, and Huo Qingqing did not return to the post station, the four princes had already noticed Lu Hong and Lu Xiang'er brother and sister. And when his guards found out the news, the four princes became more interested in the Lu family brothers and sisters.

Tonight, the fourth prince knew that the Lu Hong brothers and sisters would bring Huo Qingqing here, so they had already let their guards mix in the lobby to find the three of them. When the four princes came out to appear, he saw the seats where the three were sitting. After returning to the room, the fourth prince was still standing at the window, secretly looking at the three of them.

Looking at the appearance of Lu Xiang'er and Huo Qingqing, the smile on the corner of the fourth prince's mouth suddenly added a hint of other meaning. Closing the window, the fourth prince immediately called his guards and whispered a few words. When the guard had heard this, he left the room at once, and returned for almost a quarter of an hour.

But when the guard said something in the ears of the four princes, the eyes of the four princes narrowed, and they spit out an inexplicable sentence: "I didn't expect to encounter such an interesting thing, so let's not do anything, let's watch the play honestly." ”

At the same time, Liao Wenbo and his cousin Qingya were also standing at the window looking out. The eyes of the two of them were the same as those of the four princes, and they were both staring at Lu Xiang'er's table. And the faces of the two of them were all faint smiles, so that people couldn't see any intentions of the two.

It wasn't until the middle-aged man on the stage announced that the lottery was going to start that Liao Wenbo closed the window. At this time, Lu Hong's gaze shot to the window like a sharp sword. When Lu Hong retracted his gaze, he also brought back a trace of doubt.

When he saw the middle-aged man holding a bamboo tube to the second floor, Lu Hong suddenly had a strange feeling in his heart. Looking at Lu Xiang'er beside him, Lu Hong suddenly said for some reason: "Xiang'er, if you are drawn when the lottery is drawn, what are you going to perform?" ”

"Me?!" Lu Xiang'er glanced at Lu Hong strangely, and said strangely: "Brother, there are so many people in this party, how can they draw me." ”

Lu Hong thought about it, but he still wanted to know if Lu Xiang'er was prepared, so he snorted: "I just said that in case, in case you are really drawn, you can't abstain." ”

"Why can't you abstain?" After Lu Xiang'er asked, she had such an idea. Anyway, she didn't intend to be 'watched', so she could abstain.

Lu Hong shook his head and said, "Xiang'er, sometimes it's not what you think, things will go the way you think." ”

When Lu Xiang'er heard Lu Hong's words, her heart moved. But just when she wanted to ask something more, the middle-aged man came to the stage again, and the lobby quickly fell silent again. Lu Xiang'er was immediately angry and annoyed, and secretly said that this gathering of 'meeting with literature and martial arts' must have a conflict with her. Otherwise, why would she always be unable to ask when she wanted to clarify the doubts in her heart.

Glaring at the middle-aged man fiercely, Lu Xiang'er closed her mouth angrily and listened to him read out a number. But when Lu Xiang'er heard the numbered master speak, she couldn't help laughing. In fact, it wasn't just Lu Xiang'er, when the person said the first sentence, everyone couldn't help but curl the corners of their mouths.

"Big, big, everyone, okay, I, I, it's ......" It took half a quarter of an hour for the scholar who was not tall and ordinary in appearance to finish his sentence.

As for the middle-aged man standing next to him, he was sweating profusely. While wiping his sweat, he also carefully looked at all the rooms of the four princes on the second floor. But after he saw something, his expression suddenly calmed down. helped the stammering scholar read out the poem he wrote, and sent it off the stage, and the middle-aged man secretly breathed a long sigh.

Although the first person to be drawn out made such a joke, it also relaxed the tense atmosphere. After that, several people who came to the stage lost their original nervousness, showed their talents very smoothly, and happily returned to their positions.

The middle-aged man also presided over more and more smoothly, took the bamboo stick in his hand, and said very easily: "Who will be next, please get up and ...... the guest with the number 2521"