On the second floor of this teahouse, except for Mrs. Yang with a good voice behind the curtain. There was also an expressionless servant woman standing under the window, Lu Zhiyuan explained to Mrs. Yang that he was going to come to sacrifice the wine Dongfang You sent to the three of them and his own share, the servant woman walked over and took it, but did not hand it directly to Mrs. Yang, but first read the content of the post, and then turned around and said respectfully:

"Madam, this post is indeed Mr. Dongfang's seal."

Madame Yang obviously didn't know in advance that Dongfang Youhui would use her to conduct the ritual art competition of the Five Academies Art Competition, and after listening to Lu Zhi and the servant's words, she was quiet for a moment and said softly:

"Lu Gongzi still has three companions, can you report your name, if Dongfang mentions it in the future, I also have a number in my heart."

Although this lady can't see her appearance, she is about forty years old when she hears her voice, and her attitude is amiable, which can make people feel good, Cheng Xiaofeng, who was still a little unhappy downstairs, spoke out first:

"I'm Cheng Xiaofeng from Tai Academy, and I've met Mrs. Yang."

Du He saluted, "The student is Du He of the Book Academy, and I am bothering Mrs. ”

The relict jade also took a step forward. Said: "Mrs. Yang, I am also a student of the Academy of Books, my surname is Lu, and my name is Yiyu. ”

When the three of them spoke, the servant's gaze quietly swept over the faces of several people one by one, and finally fell on Yu Yu's body, and when her voice fell, Mrs. Yang behind the curtain suddenly answered:

"Relic jade? What are those two words? ”

"The lost legacy, the jade of jade."

"Zheng-" A string sounded suddenly, and the hand of the person behind the curtain who did not leave the surface of the piano plucked a string intentionally or unintentionally.

Yi Yu and Lu Zhi glanced at each other, and they both saw doubts in each other's eyes, and Lu Zhi said:

"Mrs. Yang, when I didn't see it, I heard the sadness in your piano sound, the topic of this etiquette competition is to help us achieve your wishes, you can easily tell us, what is on your mind, causing the piano to be sad, if we can help, we will do our best."

Even in the competition, Lu Zhi did not forget to play tricks when speaking, obviously they needed to complete the test task, so it gave people a feeling that the other party needed their help, and they suddenly became passive. It became active. And he only said that he did his best, which made people feel more trusted, and it was not like the empty words of an exaggerated person.

Zheng Zheng A few strings of music sounded, Mrs. Yang didn't know what to think, and played the piano again, except for Cheng Xiaofeng who looked out the window a little bored, the three of them stood quietly and listened, I don't know how long it took, I heard her sigh softly, and said:

"I know that Dongfang and you are all kind, causing me to feel sad about the sound of the piano, it is a thing that I regret the most, this matter has been going on for many years, and I didn't mention it originally, but this competition will continue, so I have to ask you to help me do something."

She was about to tell what she had been entrusted with, when the maid named Jade Comb, who had been sent out to greet her, walked upstairs and reported with dissatisfaction:

"Madam, the two impudent people I just kicked out. came back with three people of the same color, and there was a polite young master dressed in snow blue, and the two young ladies were dressed in ink gray and snow blue. ”

Yi Yu knew that the rudeness she was talking about was the two students of the Arithmetic Academy who had the good fortune to follow them to find a place, and she didn't know how she used to recruit people from the same academy to come over.

As for what she said later, nine times out of ten it is the eldest grandson sisters and Gao Zijian of Tai Academy, these three people should have been found with real skills, and it seems that they were not misled by Dongfang You's post, not only their two brothers and sisters.

Accompanied by the report of the jade comb, Yi Yu and Lu Zhi both heard the faint voices of people downstairs, thinking that this maid had been instructed by Mrs. Yang to drive people away again, but led people in.

***

Downstairs, the eldest grandson and the two sisters, as well as Gao Zijian, who were sitting at a table, called one of the people from the Counting Academy who had just met at the door to question, and this person was one of the unlucky people who had been slapped by the maid Yushu and had a swollen hand.

"Mr. Gao, Miss Changsun, I'm absolutely not mistaken, it is indeed Mr. Lu and Miss Cheng who came first, Miss Lu and Mr. Du from the Academy of Books."

"How long have they been in?"

"There are two teas."

Changsun Xian and Gao Zijian frowned at the same time, this place is really hard to find, in order to save time, they still relied on the power of their families, and found a few dark lines in the East Metropolis that were very familiar with the street shops in the market, and only found here, they thought they were the first to arrive, but at this time, not only did they see these students who came earlier than them, but there was also Lu Zhi and his party above, how could they make the two people from the Shi clan happy!

Changsun Xi was not worried about being preempted by others at all, and held the teacup and knocked lightly. And the mood to praise:

"Brother Lu Zhi is really smart, he found it before us, I must ask later, how did he find it first, maybe, he is the one who won this competition."

Gao Zijian saw that she was heartless, waved his hand to let the students of the Law Academy go aside, and then whispered helplessly:

"Xi'er, our identity is different from theirs, this piece of woodcarving, but we can't let those civilians get it anymore, Sister Xian hasn't yet."

Changsun Xi stuck out his tongue and grimaced at him, and whispered, "I know, that's what I said." ”

***

This quiet teahouse was agitated because of the arrival of a group of students, but Mrs. Yang, the owner, was not angry, and still said to Yiyu and them in a good temper:

"It's been a long time since I've been so lively here, although you're all here for the competition, and I'm going to treat it fairly, but there's also a first-come, first-come, first-come, first-come, first-come,

This Mrs. Yang is flexible. Although the four of them were not in a hurry to get the woodcarving, they had a good impression of her.

Lu Zhidao: "Thank you, madam, and please make it clear to Mrs. what we can do to help." ”

When it came to the key part, Mrs. Yang made a detour, "Dongfang wants you to use the silver hairpin on my head to prove it, but I only have one hairpin, and the four of you are together, so tell me first, if it is successful, who will this hairpin belong to?" ”

I really let them guess. The Lord of the Wine Sacrifice is indeed a little unkind, just this hairpin, isn't it to make people fight for their heads, but the first four people to touch here, almost none of them have the heart to win and compete for the first.

After thinking for a while, Lu Zhi replied honestly: "You may not believe it, the four of us found here by mistake, I really didn't think about winning the championship in this competition, but I also don't want to be the person at the bottom, Mrs. is convenient, we will try our best to do that thing, if we can help you fulfill your wish, this hairpin will be given to him." ”

After speaking, he stretched out his hand and pointed to his side, Cheng Xiaofeng's face changed, and he hurriedly shook his head, "No, no, I don't want it!" ”

"I didn't say it was for you." Lu Zhi crooked his finger and pointed at Du He beside her.

Du He laughed dryly twice, and shook his head the same way, "I still don't want to be in such a big limelight." "As the end of the five academies art competition, the ritual art competition is indeed the most brilliant.

The people who haven't found a place yet and those who have found a place but are waiting downstairs are anxious, and they are all right, and Mrs. Yang has not said what is the matter, and she began to prevaricate the reward.

After Yi Yu smiled secretly, he said: "Madam, I guess your matter will not be too easy, and it is too early to talk about the ownership of this hairpin now." ”

Mrs. Yang replied in a gentle voice: "You are an assertive child. This is one thing of mine, it is easy to say, but it is not easy to do, you go to the actual temple, find the abbot of Huiyuan, and help me ask for three peace charms. ”

The actual temple, that is not the place where the Gaoyang Pass was confined last time, is it difficult to ask for a talisman? Yi Yu turned her head and saw the expression on Lu Zhi's face, and knew that this was not as she imagined, it was an easy task.

Du He smiled bitterly: "Madame, this matter." It's really not easy, I'll wait and try my best. ”

Among the four people, only the Yu Yu, who has lived in Chang'an for less than three months, does not know how difficult it is to find a peace charm from the abbot of Huiyuan, but it is first come, first served, and those who go early always have more opportunities for others.

"In this way, you can go early and come back early, Jade Comb, take the four of you down, go and get two red boxes of snacks for them to carry, it's almost noon, if you don't have time to eat lunch, use some refreshments to pad your stomach."

This Mrs. Yang not only has a good voice and kindness, but also is more rare and considerate, and several people thanked her, but Lu Zhi noticed that after hearing Mrs. Yang's instructions, the maid's face flashed with surprise.

Seeing that the four of them followed the jade comb downstairs, the servant woman standing by the curtain turned to the curtain and said, "Madam, that-"

A sigh stopped her words, and a slightly trembling voice sounded: "I'm tired, go in and rest, and wait until two quarters of an hour later, and then you go down and tell those children, let them go to Master Huiyuan and ask for three peace charms." ”

***

When Yi Yu and his party went downstairs, they saw two tables of people in the hall on the first floor, east and west, and near them were the two eldest grandson sisters and Gao Zijian.

The jade comb whispered to them to wait here, and then went to fetch snacks, and Lu Zhiluo generously led the three of them to the table of Changsun Xian.

Eldest Sun Xi looked at Lu Zhi with a curious expression: "Brother Lu Zhi, how did you find here, faster than us." ”

Eldest Sun Xian had an unchanged smile on her face, "Xi'er, don't ask about this-Brother He, you have seen that lady, but you have heard her say, what do you want us to help with?" ”

If Yi Yu admires Changsun Xian the most, it is that the two sides know each other's antagonistic relationship, and she can always show a look like nothing has happened on the bright side, to a certain extent, she is also a kind of facial paralysis, she has been framed by her several times, and now looking at the smile on her face, I remember the feeling of seeing her and Du Ruojin's beautiful woman at the birthday banquet for the first time, and there is no more.

As soon as the eldest grandson Xian spoke, several people downstairs pricked up their ears at the same time, this ritual competition, time is the first opportunity, the eldest grandson is good friends with the Du family brothers, this face should be given, sure enough, Du He hesitated for a moment with a look of embarrassment, but under Cheng Xiaofeng's gaze, he opened his mouth. (！ )