[Chapter 3, Volume 3]

Chapter 84 Chapter 84 Sick to the Examination

When she was in Qinghe Village, Lu Erniang wanted to go out to sell fruit wine, and often traveled back and forth between Qinghe Village and Qingshi County. When the family was having lunch, there were only Lu Xianger and Lu Hong. Because Lu Xiang'er was too young at that time, Lu Erniang did not allow her to cook by herself, and Lu Hong was responsible for lunch.

Lu Hong is a little teenager, and he doesn't know how to cook, but he just makes the food left by Lu Erniang hot. At most, he boiled two more eggs, one for each of Lu Xiang'er. Once, Aunt Zhao, a neighbor, sent a few freshly picked cucumbers, and Lu Xianger wanted to eat them. Lu Hong and Lu Xiang'er pickled a large plate of cucumber slices together, and ate them all.

Although those days were not as comfortable as they are now, they were all hard for Lu Hong and Lu Xiang to forget. Whenever the two siblings were unhappy, they would cook such a meal and reminisce about those days. This is also to tell the brother and sister that even if the Lu family has nothing, they can still live a happy life.

Lu Xiang'er's intention to make such a meal for Lu Hong today was to relieve the pressure on Lu Hong's heart. Coupled with a small note of 'blessing' left by Lu Xiang'er, Lu Hong also understood Lu Xiang'er's intentions. After eating, his stomach was no longer empty, and Lu Hong seemed to have let go of something, and his heart was much more relaxed.

Although Lu Hong's body is still a little weak, his spirit is very good. After Lu Xiang'er walked out of the room, she saw his expression and let out a long breath in her heart. Seeing that it was about to be time to enter the examination room, Lu Xianger asked Uncle Zheng to prepare the carriage.

Uncle Zheng looked at Lu Hong carefully, and then walked quickly to set up the carriage with a smile. And Aunt Zheng was afraid that Lu Hong would have an accident in the examination room, so she also went to prepare a lot of emergency items. Huo Qingqing saw that Lu Hong was not as strong as before, and wanted to say something, but he couldn't say anything.

Only Lu Xiang'er stepped forward and smiled at Lu Hong: "Brother, Xiang'er has been with you today." You can answer the questions in the exam room with confidence, and Xiang'er is waiting for you outside the exam room. ”

"Good. If your brother is carried out, don't laugh at him. Lu Hong stretched out his hand and wanted to touch Lu Xiang'er's little nose, but thinking that Lu Xiang'er was about to catch up, he stopped his movements.

Lu Xiang'er took a step forward, took Lu Hong's hand and said softly: "Brother, you will always be Xiang'er's brother, this will never change." ”

Lu Hong smiled and nodded, letting Lu Xiang'er hold his hand. turned to Huo Qingqing again and continued: "You are ...... today"

"Hey, Xiang'er accompanied me before, and I naturally accompany Xiang'er today. You can rest assured that you can enter the examination room, Xiang'er will not be bored with me. Huo Qingqing looked at the relationship between Lu Xiang'er and Lu Hong, and couldn't help but think of his brother Huo Qingsong.

thought that Huo Qingsong was not a few years older than Huo Qingqing, but he had been taking care of her. And she has never cared about Huo Qingsong like Lu Xiang'er did to Lu Hong, Huo Qingqing suddenly felt a little ashamed. Thinking that he would think more about his brother in the future and make him less angry, Huo Qingqing accompanied Xiang'er to the carriage.

The distance from Lu's house to the examination room was not close, even if Uncle Zheng drove the carriage very slowly and steadily, when Lu Hong got out of the car, his face was still much whiter. Seeing the tiny beads of sweat on Lu Hong's forehead, Lu Xiang'er really wanted Lu Hong to go back with her to recuperate. But the brilliance of perseverance and perseverance in Lu Hong's eyes made Lu Xiang'er hold back.

Seeing Lu Hong line up into the examination room, Lu Xianger returned to the car and shed tears. Huo Qingqing, who was sitting next to her, also knew that Lu Xiang'er was sad for Lu Hong, but she didn't know how to persuade Lu Xiang'er to be a little restless.

After thinking for a while, Huo Qingqing reluctantly said: "Xiang'er, when my brother was just learning martial arts before, he was often beaten with a blue nose and swollen face. When my wife and I felt sorry for him and didn't want him to learn martial arts, my brother always said that if you are injured now, you will be less injured on the battlefield in the future. Lu Hong is the same, even if he fails the exam this time, he will definitely pass the exam in the future. ”

"Qingqing, thank you for comforting me." Lu Xiang'er looked at Huo Qingqing's embarrassed face, and took the initiative to take her hand.

Lu Xianger is very grateful to this little lady who has been spoiled since she was a child, and she can say so many comforting words. Although Huo Qingqing is not very comforting, Lu Xiang'er is very happy, because God always lets her meet so many people who are very good to her.

Huo Qingqing shook Lu Xiang'er's hand and said seriously: "Xiang'er, in fact, I am the one who should say thank you." If I hadn't known you, I wouldn't have known that, and I wouldn't have understood many things that I hadn't noticed before. Speaking of which, the time I spent in Gangneung Mansion was the happiest I ever had since I was so old. ”

When he said these words, Huo Qingqing's tone and demeanor were very different from before, and he seemed to have matured a lot. However, after Lu Xiang'er put away her sad emotions and laughed with Huo Qingqing, her smile was still so happy and clean.

In this way, Lu Xiang'er and Huo Qingqing sat in the carriage and talked, while waiting for Lu Hong to come out of the examination room. Uncle Zheng sat outside, leaning on the trunk of the carriage and napping. I didn't sleep all night last night, but he was tired from running inside and out.

There are many family members waiting for students outside the exam room, and the students in the exam room also want to finish the questions and leave here as soon as possible. But the questions to be answered in the written test of Wuju this time are not less than those of Wenju, and the time is naturally longer. However, the longer this time passed, the more sad Lu Hong became.

As time passed, Lu Hong already felt that his physical strength was exhausted. When he had finished writing two-thirds of the answers, the whole person was a little groggy. The examiners who were patrolling back and forth found out about this situation, so they came over and asked Lu Hong if he wanted to leave the examination room, but Lu Hong refused.

Before, what Lu Xiang'er did made Lu Hong feel at ease. At this time, Lu Hong didn't want to persevere because he put too much pressure on himself. Instead, thinking of Lu Xiang'er waiting for him outside the examination room, Lu Hong was very relieved. Even if he ends up fainting and being carried out, there is nothing to worry about. Lu Hong's only thought now is that since he has come to the examination room, he should try not to leave with regrets.

Lu Hong's face became paler and paler, but there was a small commotion at the examiner. The fourth prince, Zhao Chengmin, took two guards and quietly entered the examination room. All the examiners, except for those who were on patrol, stepped forward to greet the four princes. And the four princes, in order not to affect the candidates, did not alarm too many people.

The examiners saw the four princes, and then dispersed to inspect the candidates. And the chief examiner, accompanied the four princes in civilian clothes, and walked around. Anyway, the four princes were also sent by His Majesty the Emperor to preside over the township examination, and he just didn't fulfill his responsibilities anymore, and he also had to go through the examination room. Today is the Wenju and Wuju literary examinations held at the same time, and the four princes first went to the examination room of Wenju before coming to the examination room of Wuju.

The chief examiner was explaining the situation in the examination room to the four princes, and an examiner hurriedly ran over and whispered a few words to him, and the chief examiner said apologetically to the four princes: "Your Highness, the lower officials have something to deal with, and I ask Your Highness to forgive me." ”

"It's important to get down to business, Lord Examiner, please take care of yourself, and this prince can just take a look around by himself." The four princes smiled decently and let the examiner send someone else to accompany him.

It's just that the accompanying official may be too nervous and stutter a little when he speaks. The fourth prince listened to his explanation and felt very bored, so he wanted to leave. But when he turned around, he found a familiar person. Seeing Lu Hong's face and expression, the fourth prince was very strange and couldn't help but stop.

Although the officials accompanying the four princes hugged tightly, they were also very eye-catching. When he saw the eyes of the four princes, he hurriedly said, "Your Highness, the candidate's name is Lu Hong. Seeing that he seemed to be sick, the lower officer asked him if he wanted to leave the examination room. But he said that he just caught a cold, and there was no big problem, and he wanted to continue answering the question. ”

"Oh? Sick? "The four princes thought that at the gathering of 'meeting martial arts with literature', Lu Hongwu had a very imposing set of marksmanship, but he didn't sweat from beginning to end. At this time, he looked like he was about to faint, which was really curious.

After a while, the four princes left the examination room, and people couldn't see any deep meaning. But after he walked out of the examination room, he said to the guard beside him: "Chen Lin, pay more attention to this Lu Hong." It's a pity that a person who can be so admired by his cousin can't serve the court because he is sick. ”

"The subordinates made a note of it. Your Highness, is it time to go back to the post house or ......" This guard named Chen Lin was the guard who gathered that day and praised Lu Hong in front of the four princes. Judging from the fact that the Four Princes took him wherever they went, Chen Lin was obviously a figure like the Four Princes' henchmen. After the fourth prince got into the carriage, Chen Lin glanced back at the door of the examination room, and unknown emotions flashed in his eyes.

The fourth prince saw Chen Lin's demeanor, but he didn't have any expression, and said happily: "Go find your cousin." Yesterday, I was 'pestered' by those officials, and I didn't go to the temple fair, and I missed a good show. I'll have to ask my cousin what happened yesterday. ”

"Go to the Orichong Mansion." After Chen Lin gave instructions to the coachman, he got on his horse and guarded the carriage with another guard, and slowly drove towards Zhichong Mansion. And Huo Qingqing, who accompanied Lu Xiang'er, happened to see the carriage of the four princes through the thin curtain.

At this time, there was still more than an hour before the end of the exam, and Huo Qingqing pouted very much because the fourth prince had left so early. When Lu Xiang'er saw her appearance, she said very funny: "Qingqing, the fourth prince is a prince, do you still want him to stay in the examination room all day?" ”

"Xiang'er, don't you know that the fourth prince is the laziest person. He ...... "Huo Qingqing just wanted to turn around and tell Lu Xiang'er about the four princes, when he saw the door of the examination room suddenly open. Seeing that Lu Hong was helped out by the two, Huo Qingqing hurriedly shouted: "He was helped out-"