At this time, Hua Chen was already standing by the side of the stone road with a straight posture and a calm temperament, looking at the Lutong Academy at the top of the winding road.

It's not like a teenager under the age of twelve.

After a while, he turned to the nurse and the little servant behind him and said, "You all stay here and wait for me, and I'll go alone." ”

It's just that as soon as the words fell, a little servant said anxiously: "Fourth young master, why don't you let the slave maid go for you, and the slave maid can kneel in front of the academy for you until Mr. Liu is willing to accept you as a disciple." ”

Hua Chen turned around and looked, wasn't it the little girl Huaishan that her sister reminded her to pay attention to?

If he really let his little guy knock on the door to study today, it won't be long before the whole of Texas will say that he is a gentleman, right?

Do you really use him as a young man under the age of twelve to coax him?

Hua Chen felt a little funny, but before the smile could unfold on his childish face, it was replaced by the terrifying edge in his gaze.

Huai Shan only felt that his young master was very different today, and the cold glint in his eyes made him feel cold, and he wanted to hide, "Less...... Young Master......"

"Didn't you hear what I said just now?" Hua Chen asked.

"Yes, young master." All the nurses bowed their heads in unison in response, and Huai Shan only felt that his voice was drowned out in these people.

When Huaishan raised his head again, he saw the firm and resolute back of his young master, Huaishan scratched his head and muttered like a mosquito: "Why is it different?" ”

Lutong Academy caused quite a stir here at the beginning of its preparation, because this huge academy only recruited twenty disciples.

And the way of recruitment is also breathtaking, not looking at the family background, not looking at the level of the bundle, only relying on a person's eyes.

This person is the famous former Guozi priest wine - Liu Ba.

Guozi was a fourth-grade official of the dynasty, but Liu Ba gave up the wealth and future of the capital, and returned to his hometown to open a academy.

Maybe this is the style of the great Confucianism of the time, which makes people unable to see a rule.

The winding path shuttled through the stone forest, Hua Chen stepped on the snow, but he didn't feel that it was difficult at all, and he even shouted in his heart: Let the blizzard come more violently!

The path was rugged but flat, and after walking less than a cup of tea, Hua Chen came to the main gate of the academy, and he looked up and saw a black lacquer plaque hanging on the top of the red vermilion lacquer gate, and four gilded characters were written on the plaque - Lutong Academy.

Exhaling deeply, Hua Chen raised his hand and clasped the black lacquered beast-faced knocker on the door.

After a while, a gap opened in the door, and a little scholar of the same age as him poked his head out, and said impatiently: "This is Lutong Academy, which is not open to the public, may I ask what is the matter with the child?" ”

Of course he knew that this was Lutong Academy, Hua Chen resisted the urge to roll his eyes, and said politely to the little scholar: "Disciple Zhang Huachen, I have come to the academy to worship Mr. Liu as a teacher." ”

But it was the little scholar who rolled his eyes first, "Childe, the selection of the academy ended three days ago, you can wait for the next opportunity." "With that, the door is closed.

Hua Chen pressed his hand against the door, "Trouble Xiaotong to go and say goodbye, the disciple also fell from a horse and fell into a coma on the way here three days ago, so he didn't catch up with the selection, please give me another chance." ”

"Mr. said that the recruitment of disciples this time is full, Childe, please go back!"

Of course, Hua Chen will not give up just yet, and continues to block the closing route with his hands, "Let me meet Mr." ”

"Mr. is practicing calligraphy at the moment, please go back!"

"Or you go and say I'll be here all the time."

"Childe, please come back!"

After listening to the son's invitation three times, Hua Chen really wanted to give this dead-eyed little scholar a violent shudder, but he could only press it down and change a way of questioning, "May I ask what is the boy's job in this academy?" ”

The little scholar glanced at the young man outside the door, and said helplessly: "Isn't the son already seeing it, I am the scholar of this academy." ”

"What is the duty of the scholar?"

The little scholar scratched his head, "I'm mainly in charge of Mr.'s study now. ”

"Then is there a clause in your duty that refuses to come to worship the disciples of Mr. as a teacher?"

The little scholar scratched his head again, "But sir, he ......"

"Then please trouble the little boy to say after Mr. finished practicing the words, and said that I am here waiting to see me."

Hua Chen took away the hand blocking the door, his back straightened, but it was more deterrent than just now.

The little scholar didn't close the door immediately, and blinked his eyes and glanced at the little boy in front of him: "Then it's as Childe said." ”

With that, the door was slammed shut.

Hua Chen looked at the door in front of him where the knocker was still shaking, and then looked up at the snowflakes falling from the sky, and there was a trace of uncondensed smile on his childish face.

…………

The sky gradually darkened, and the Zhang family's mansion was already in charge.

Hua Jin looked through the window and saw that the snowflakes outside seemed to be falling bigger, and he couldn't help but think about his brother who went to study.

Bai Tao came in with a mahogany carved food box, put the same delicate dishes on the Huanghuali wood carved plum blossom kang table, and comforted: "Girl, the fourth young master has his own natural appearance, you don't have to worry too much." ”

"I hope my brother can achieve what he wants!" Hua Jin prayed and asked again, "Is Zhitao back?" ”

As soon as the words fell, the peach had a snowflake on his head, lifted the curtain and walked in, looking very playful and cute.

Her little face was red from the cold, she let out a breath of hot air to warm her hands, looked around and saw that there was no one else in the room, and then said, "Girl, I have inquired about what you have explained." ”

Hua Jin picked up the chopsticks, picked up a delicately steamed flower roll, and said, "Let's hear it." ”

"The people of our Honghun Courtyard don't dare to say anything, I have inquired about the outer courtyard, and said that Mrs. Zhou, who was in charge of sweeping that day, had returned to her hometown and was not in the house. As for whether it was her or who took her errand that day, no one knows. ”

Bai Tao, who has never talked much, also said: "Girl, this is not right. ”

Zhi Tao continued: "I think there are ghosts, but we have no evidence. ”

Hua Jin thought about the words of the peach: The subordinates of the Hongxun Courtyard dare not say anything?

Then he raised his head and asked, "How does Mother Du usually treat you subordinates?" ”

Bai Tao and Zhi Tao glanced at each other, Zhi Tao was a fearless character, "Mother Du is better to the first-class and second-class maids, and she will scold the inferior little maids." ”

Hua Jin just quietly picked up a piece of rouge goose breast with chopsticks and slowly put it into his mouth.

It wasn't until he put down the chopsticks and pushed the small bowl with blue and white fruit pattern forward that he raised his head again and asked, "Zhitao, did he stay in the inner courtyard today, father?" ”

"The second master is still in the inner courtyard."

Hua Jin bowed slightly, many results are not something that can be waited for for a dinner.