"Although the palace examination is hand-picked by His Majesty, it is also read by the examiners first, so it is still important to find out the preferences of the main examiner first." Cheng Mo said, "Compared with many people in the Gongyuan, the palace examination will be carefully selected, and there will be recommended ministers in the back to be designated as the top three." ”

When Han Jiu heard about the recommendation, he frowned for a while: "But I haven't worshiped my teacher, I'm afraid that no one will recommend me." ”

Xiao Rongyue also frowned slightly: "We don't move around with other mansions on weekdays, and the clan can't recommend them, and we can't find a suitable person for a while." ”

Cheng Mo laughed: "You guys are willing to go far and near, isn't there a ready-made one?" ”

Xiao Rongyue and Han Jiu looked at him, only to see him smiling and pointing at himself: "I happen to be of the recommended grade." ”

Han Jiu stared at him with wide eyes, and was pleasantly surprised for a moment.

Xiao Rongyue shook her head with a smile, and then turned to the side of Gu Fuzi, who was eating Hu cakes leisurely: "Master really didn't go to the palace to try?" ”

The hu cake was fried crispy, and a bite of golden oil flowed down Gu Fuzi's goatee, but he rubbed it with his sleeve, shook his head and said: "No, it's okay to know your depth when you go through the scene, you have no intention of career, it's better to travel around to be comfortable." ”

Xiao Rongyue regretted that Gu Fuzi was a really knowledgeable person, but he was also well versed in the world and looked down on power, and everyone had their own ambitions, maybe this was what he thought was good.

Seven days after the palace test, Xiao Rongyue asked Han Jiu to rest and study, she was busy preparing for the marriage, the wedding date was approaching, and she had more and more things to do, she couldn't let the Lu family and Zheng's mother worry about it, she had to make up her own mind.

On the day of adding the box, the Lu family was the first to come to the door, and a brocade box was sent, and Xiao Rongyue was pulled with a smile: "I know that you are ready for everything, this is a little bit of my heart, you can keep it well." ”

Xiao Rongyue didn't shirk it, accepted it and invited her to sit in the flower hall, and told her about Gu Fuzi: "...... Although he won the tribute, he didn't plan to play again, saying that he still wanted to find a place to be a master, and I thought about asking him to stay in my side of the house, and then Jiulang would live here, if he could explain current affairs to the emperor's eldest grandson from time to time, it would be better. ”

Lu Shi was overjoyed: "Gu Fuzi is good at learning and practicing world affairs, if he can stay and give lectures to Qinglang, it will be better." ”

She asked Han Jiulai again: "If the palace is successful, will you delegate the state capital or stay in Chang'an?" ”

Seeing her concern, Xiao Rongyue knew that the Lu family wanted to help her plan, and hurriedly said: "It's all up to Jiu Lang to choose, as long as he feels good, the princess doesn't have to worry about us, it's easy for the emperor's eldest grandson to stay in Chongwen Pavilion with peace of mind, and now we have to think about it in the long run." ”

While she was talking, the little maid outside came to report again, but she said that the ladies and ladies of the Anguo Mansion, the Xiangyang Hou Mansion and the Fengyi Hou Mansion came to send the box, Xiao Rongyue was stunned for a moment, she had no contact with these mansions on weekdays, how could she come to the door to send the box?

She suddenly remembered that looking at the Lu family, the Lu family nodded with a smile, and said in a low voice: "These mansions are all relatives of my clan, and it is also appropriate to come and add boxes to you." ”

Xiao Rongyue didn't know what to say for a while, and her heart was very moved, knowing that the Lu family had not moved much with the relatives of the Lu family for a long time, and even the old ones didn't have much contact with each other, but they invited them over for themselves, all to support her face.

Her eyes were slightly hot, and she whispered, "Thank you, Princess." ”

Lu Shi patted her hand and said with a smile: "What is this about, where do you and I still need to be like this." ”

Many ladies and ladies in the prince's mansion came one after another, and they all gave the Lu family enough face, and the boxes sent were very rich and decent, and they also stayed in the Xiao Mansion to eat, and accompanied the Lu family and Xiao Rongyue to chat, so that the house suddenly became lively, and there was a bit of joy to be married.

When Zhao Wan came, she saw the long carriage of the prince's mansion parked outside the door, which blocked Shengyefang, and attracted the surrounding neighbors to come out to see the excitement, all talking about the identity of the lady of this family, and she could get so many noble ladies to come over.

She couldn't help frowning, originally she thought that Xiao Rongyue's box gift would not have any guests coming, after all, she was a merchant girl, and she had never walked around much in Chang'an Xungui, and she was married to Cheng Wulang, who was not a good person, where would anyone be willing to come to add boxes to her, so as long as she appeared, Xiao Rongyue would be more grateful anyway, and she could take this opportunity to get closer in the future.

Unexpectedly, she still thought wrong.

After a few glances, she told the maid to go and pass the message, and she waited in the carriage.

When Xiao Rongyue heard that Zhao Wan was coming, she was surprised and cold, and said to Zheng's mother: "Since I came, it's inconvenient for me to go out, so my mother will go and greet her." ”

Without any more instructions, Zheng's mother went out.

Lu Shi was a little surprised: "Mrs. Zhao of Weiwei Mansion is also here, is she also familiar with you?" ”

Xiao Rongyue chuckled: "It's not familiar, it's just that I met it once in the Nishang Pavilion." ”

Lu Shi nodded and lowered his voice: "She is not simple, she was raised by His Majesty's side in the past, and His Majesty's favorite person is except for Mrs. Mi, which is her." ”

Xiao Rongyue smiled, but she talked to her about something else, Lu didn't know why Xiao Rongyue treated Zhao Wan so coldly, but she didn't ask much, and talked with those ladies.

Zhao Wan smiled when she came in, stepped forward to salute the Lu family and a few ladies, and said affectionately: "I still want to come early and say a few thoughtful words to Yue Niang, I don't want a few aunts to come so early, but I am late." ”

When she opened her mouth, people felt that she had a close relationship with Xiao Rongyue, and her tone was familiar and brisk.

Lu Shi smiled at her, asked her to get up and sit down, and asked her mother Qin, "...... A few scriptures were given to me before, and I have finished them, so I will have them sent over later. ”

Zhao Wan covered her mouth and chuckled: "A-Niang said that my aunt likes it, and I specially sent it over, and I wanted to invite my aunt to go to Dayun Temple to offer incense." ”

She said, and looked at Xiao Rongyue again: "I've been thinking about what kind of gift to give these days, and I'm afraid that you won't like it, take a look." The tone is affectionate like a close friend who has been friends for many years.

The servant girl held up a box opened, inside is a set of bright red gold eight treasures head, inside another pair of hairpins, a pair of step shakes, a pair of ear bells, a back comb a flower crown, and a palm-sized Yingluo, embedded with a large piece of pigeon blood red, rare is that the gems on it are round and flawless, looking at the dazzling gold.

She looked at Xiao Rongyue with a smile, her eyes were full of confidence, she believed that the preciousness of this gift was enough to move Xiao Rongyue, and it could also make the Lu family and the ladies and ladies present feel that she was deeply affectionate, and she was very sincere to Xiao Rongyue.

However, Xiao Rongyue looked at the box gift, but her eyes flashed slightly, and she smiled: "Mrs. Zhao's box gift is really valuable, I saw that in the previous banquets, the jewelry of several princesses could not catch up with this set of wealth and magnificence, I really deserve it, I'm afraid I don't dare to use it." ”

The ladies who were still praising the jewelry before had complicated eyes for a while, it was true, this set of jewelry was rarely worn by even several princesses, but Zhao Wan took it to add a box to Xiao Rongyue, but I am afraid that it may not be really sincere, or the Weiwei Mansion is already rich and rivals the country, so the gifts are so valuable.

Either way, it wasn't what Zhao Wan wanted.

Zhao Wan's face suddenly turned ugly, staring at Xiao Rongyue, wanting to see her intentions clearly.