Along the way, Chu Jun looked very tormented, Chu Nian didn't pay attention to him after calling him into the carriage, Mu Qing treated him coldly throughout the whole process, Chu Jun This kid is extremely sensitive, as long as the attitude of others towards him is slightly uncomfortable, he can feel it immediately, and Mu Qing is behind the door, there is a natural momentum on his body, Mo said that when she lowered her face, ordinary people would tremble with fear, therefore, Chu Jun's torment was almost magnified ten times, and when he got off the carriage at the Chu family, his legs were trembling.

Mei Xiang came out to greet her, and when she saw Chu Jun beside Chu Nian, she also showed surprise on her face, "Lady...... This kid? Hey? Not Xiao Langjun? ”

Chu Nian glanced at Chu Jun with a smile, and then said: "Take him to wash, let him live in Chu Yunfeng's original room, and then send someone to report to the old lady, just say...... Forget it, don't tell the old lady, she will know tomorrow anyway. ”

After all, it was the person sent by the Queen Mother, even if it was just a child, but Chu Nian didn't know what the Queen Mother used to blackmail Chu Jun's family, so that she could send such a young child to her side as an undercover agent, if so, this person would not be completely used for herself, but in the end, it was just a child, and the Queen Mother ordered her to keep it by her side, and she couldn't send the child out. Chu Nian thinks that he is not a soft-hearted person, but he will never treat this child harshly because he is the queen mother's person, and he will just ask people to guard against him left and right.

After a long time, Chu Nian realized that the Queen Mother's intention was not here, from beginning to end, she would have mistaken the Queen Mother's intentions, and even made a big mistake, regretting it, this is all a later story.

Chu Jun lived in the herb house like this, and after Zhu's mother knew his origin, she almost lived in the same room where Chu Jun lived, twelve hours a day, Zhu's mother's eyes never left Chu Jun, but she also treated him as the master in the open, which was not bad at all. This made Chu Jun flattered, and he didn't dare to move his chopsticks when he ate for several days, but he gradually got used to it.

Chu Nian's plan was soon put on the agenda by the Queen Mother, it is said that it was the result of Wang Zixuan's "consultation" with the emperor, and the selection of the court and the long history of the court was the three-ring court test, and the first ring was the sea selection, and the local credible people were selected by the long history of various places, and after elimination, they were sent to the capital for the second "literary test".

This news sent a national notice, and the entire Daliang was boiling for this move of the imperial court, and many scholars with great ambitions but who couldn't even move in the middle of the year were eager to try, but they didn't know that the inside story of this was not something that ordinary people like them could involve for a long time.

In just a month, the candidates selected from all over the country were sent to Kyoto one after another, and for a while, Kyoto was crowded, and the officials secretly entrusted their own people to this second test list in order to control their own rights and control the lean meat of Tingchuan.

Because the result of the discussion under the resolution of the hundred officials was that "literati and ink artists need literati and ink writers to take the test", therefore, it was the old man Chen who was forcibly pushed out who presided over this exam, although the old man Chen was not willing to go into battle, but he also listened to Chu Nian's opinion, and turned a blind eye to those who were stuffed in by the main characters.

However, since it was presided over by Old Man Chen, it was much easier for Chu Nian to stuff Ye Yuan into it, and Ye Yuan did not participate at all in the first try, but was added to the list of second tests by Old Man Chen lightly.

Soon, the second test was imminent, at this time, Tao Jinyan invited Chu Nian to the Walnut Tavern to talk, Chu Nian suspected what the old fox was planning, and on the other hand, she was also happy to go to the appointment, and when she arrived at noon the next day, the old fox had already packed up the quietest box on the second floor, made fragrant tea, and waited for her.

Looking at the bamboo leaves floating in the teacup, Chu Niancai raised his eyes and looked at Tao Jinyan and said, "Didn't you say that you want dragon buds?" Why is it bamboo leaf green again? ”

Tao Jinyan looked a little angry, "Where can I find you dragon buds this season!" ”

Chu Nian snorted lightly, "I thought you were so capable, but that's it." ”

Tao Jinyan was so angry with her that he jumped to his feet, and it took a long time to remember that he was going to find Chu Nian today, and after a while, he soothed his expression, as if he didn't care about Chu Nian's provocation, and shook the folding fan gently, and a pair of peach blossom eyes flashed with a somewhat flattering smile, but he was still a personable nobleman.

"I heard that the literary test for the selection of Tingchuan Changshi is about to start, did you yourself stuff people in?"

Chu Nian raised her eyebrows, the answer was obvious, she picked up the teacup and took a sip, pursed her lips in disgust, and then said, "Well, this time the inside story is quite deep, what news do you know?" ”

Momo smiled, "If my guess is correct, this news is important to you, and you can consider whether you want to." ”

Seeing the calculation in his eyes, Chu Nian knew that the old fox had taken a fancy to what she was holding again, and while thinking about the news he was going to say, he frowned without a trace, and then said, "You said that what is important to me is important?" You will do business, and before the goods are inspected, you will start to negotiate the price. ”

Tao shook his head in a matter-of-fact manner, and said with a light smile: "You don't understand this, what can ask me to negotiate with you is very important news, otherwise some inconsequential, why did I call you, you really like to see you little fox!" ”

Chu Nianwan smiled, and immediately got up, Tao Jinyan suddenly became anxious, "Oh, I don't want much compensation, at most you just do it, but this news is absolutely helpful to you, when it comes to Lord Chen, don't you want to know?" ”

The figure who had just walked to the door paused, Chu Nian's gauze skirt swung, turned his head to look at Tao Jinyan, his eyes were indulgent, "What do you want?" ”

If Tao Jinyan said that it was about Old Man Chen, it would definitely not be a trivial matter, although Tao Jinyan was a little bored, he would never dare to entertain Old Man Chen with her, no matter how stupid he was, Tao Jinyan also understood that the Chen family was one of Chu Nian's bottom lines.

Seeing Chu Nian's face, Tao Jinyan knew that there was room for negotiation in this matter, and immediately revealed his true nature as a profiteer, only to see him fold the fan, stretch out an index finger and smile slyly: "I just need your help to add a place for me in the second test." ”

Chu Nian paced back from the door, sat opposite Tao Jinyan, and his eyes fell on Tao Jinyan's face that had brought disaster to the country and the people, "What do you want this quota for?" Do you want to be an official? ”

Tao Jinyan shook his head and said matter-of-factly: "I don't want to be an official or something to cut off my freedom, it's just that the children may need to enter the officialdom in the future, I want to take a look at what the court is like through this selection, and it can be regarded as exploring the way for the children, don't worry, I will never compete with the people you send in, on the contrary, maybe I can help you." ”

Seeing his serious appearance, Chu Nian blinked, Tao Jinyan This person is still too mysterious, but Chu Nian dares to pack a ticket, if he really enters the second trial and wants to be the chief history of Tingchuan, the winner will definitely not be someone else. But if there is no accident, the Tao family will never allow people in their family to participate in the government, and now that Tao Jinyan can be so active in Kyoto, he must have stepped on the bottom line of the Tao family.

Seeing the clarity in Chu Nian's eyes, Tao Jinyan only felt that his whole person was seen through by those watery eyes, and unconsciously wiped his cold sweat, and saw Chu Nian nodding happily and said, "This is a trivial matter, but since you said that you want to help me, don't break your word." ”

There was a hint of cunning in his eyes, and Tao Jinyan couldn't help but feel a chill behind him, but he still straightened his spine and said: "That's nature, but you have to protect my safety, after all, I'm a literati ......."

Chu Nian raised his eyebrows, the peach family, which ranks first in the rivers and lakes, actually doesn't know martial arts? But looking at his face, he is indeed a helpless one.

At the end, Chu Nian shook his head and sighed: "Mr. Dignified Words, there are things that you can't do, and the county lord will answer it." ”

Looking at her contemptuous appearance, Tao Jinyan gritted his teeth angrily, you know, in front of others, he has always been the unfathomable Mr. Jinyan, but in front of this woman, every time he talks business with her, he has to lose money, and he has to lose his grace every time. Thinking that there was a request for someone today, Tao Jinyan could only break his teeth and swallow it in his stomach, so he heard Chu Nian say in a deep voice: "News." ”

Mentioning this news, Tao Jinyan finally straightened up a little, only to see him droop his eyes and say: "I'm afraid that Lord Chen will be in danger in the second exam, I got the news that there are strange people mixed in this exam, and they are going to Lord Chen." ”

Chu Nian frowned, the only people she asked her grandfather to turn a blind eye to were the Wang family and the King of Huainan, and now these two parties will not act rashly against the Chen family, and the people who get in can only be the ones selected from all over the country?

"Their purpose?"

"I haven't been able to find out what they're trying to do, but, I guess, they're heading for Xinmi."

Chu Nian's face sank, and the frivolity in Tao Jinyan's peach blossom eyes also disappeared, and between the two eyes, he blurted out tacitly, "Kill people and kill people?" ”

This secret of the previous dynasty can only be known by Chen Lao, who served as the secretary and supervisor of almost two generations of emperors, and the books recorded in the previous dynasty have long been burned by the first emperor when the dynasty was changed, and the secrets of the previous dynasty are insignificant to the pure Chen Lao, and he will never say it easily.

Therefore, if you kill Chen Lao, if you know that the people in the court will never know the secrets of the previous dynasty.

The secret of the former dynasty...... Tao Jinyan shook the fan lightly, and looked at Chu Nian with a smile, "I guess you already knew about that token, but you don't know where it is, right?" ”

Chu Nian looked at Tao Jinyan in front of him uncertainly, that token involved the entire martial arts people, as the number one family in the martial arts, it was impossible for the Tao family not to care, but I was afraid that Tao Jinyan was now active in Kyoto, and it was also related to that token.

"Don't look at me so vigilantly, the affairs of the martial arts have nothing to do with me." Tao Jinyan said this lightly, a pair of peach blossom eyes flashed a trace of dazedness, but after a moment of tranquility, Chu Nian frowned, did not say much, and saw him continue: "People who want to attack Lord Chen, I'm afraid they don't know where this token is, they just hope that no one knows where the token is." ”

Chu Nian twisted his eyebrows, picked up the teacup and took a sip, that is to say, this assassination was prevented, and these people would have a next time, again and again, until the secret was completely buried in the torrent of time. And the performance of these people just shows that although they don't know where the token is, they definitely know that this token is not in the hands of the royal family.

"About Qinghe, you must have known it for a long time." Chu Nian raised her eyes, and she was not surprised to see a clear look in Taohua'er's eyes, she lowered her head again and said, "You really have no interest in this thing?" ”

Tao didn't say anything for a moment, he took a sip of the teacup under Chu Nian's gaze, and then looked out the window, "If you're interested, maybe I'll help you." ”

Chu Nianzheng was surprised that he was so easy to speak, so he saw him turn his head and said slyly: "Of course, there is a reward, how about the three-tenths harvest of Jishitang?" ”

Hearing this, Chu Nian immediately pursed his lips and said, "Then you must be at a loss." ”

Tao Jinyan hooked his lips and said nothing, and after a while, he lowered his eyes and got up, unable to see his expression clearly: "I'm a little tired today, please go back." ”

Chu Nian frowned and looked at his uncharacteristic appearance, in the end, he just mentioned martial arts today and talked about the sore spot of this literati and ink artist in the martial arts family, so he shrugged his shoulders and turned to leave.