The entrance to Jixia Palace is set on the eighth day of the first month of the next year, and at the beginning of the new year, Vientiane is renewed.

For students from other places, this time is a little embarrassing, either a little earlier, simply in the royal capital for the New Year, or maybe the Chinese New Year's Eve will be spent in a hurry.

But compared to being able to enter the Jixia Palace, this grievance is not a grievance at all.

Mengzhou border is in the northernmost part of the Daning Dynasty, that is, after the beginning of spring, the weather is suitable for a good journey, and the carriage has to go for more than a month, especially in the cold winter months.

So after getting the admission quota, the second room got busy, bought all the things he could think of, and rebuilt a few sets of jewelry, so as not to lose Lu Jianyu in front of the powerful ladies of the royal capital.

Mrs. Lu also made up some good things privately, after all, it was important for the Lu family to fight for face, and what should not be saved cannot be saved.

But in such a busy and orderly day, Lu broke the news, and now, just like a wolf breaking into a chicken coop, the chicken flew and the dog jumped up.

In the second room, Lu Wei's face was ugly, Yu scolded and scolded, and Lu Jianyu was out of breath crying.

"Your eldest brother is too bullying, he has decided on a candidate, and he will become his own daughter when he sets off, this is not to make fun of us, but to insult us on purpose!" Yu spread his palm, and knocked the palm of his left hand on the back of his right hand, "Who in the whole Mengdu doesn't know about this, ah?" How will Jian Yu go out to meet people in the future. ”

Lu Wei frowned and said: "Don't say a word, what Wang Du means has nothing to do with the eldest brother." ”

"Humph!" Yu Shi spat on the ground: "No one sent the news, how could the king send such a letter!" ”

Lu Jianyu whimpered and cried: "It's good now, it has fulfilled their good reputation for a big house, but they use me as a raft, I ...... I'm dead. ”

Lu Wei's head hurt from the noise, and he shook his sleeves and said: "It's noisy every day, and it's endless." ”

Yu Shi hugged Lu Jianyu in his arms, and said indignantly: "Master, it's better to be fairer than you, over the years, which benefit has not been given to Dafang, he is the patriarch, but aren't you his half-brother?" We don't care about anything else, just this time, is he Lu Xun at a loss? ”

"The eldest brother said that he can't do anything about the Jixia Palace, and the rest of the places will compensate Jian Yu." Lu Wei said in a deep voice.

Yu Shi disagreed, and snorted coldly: "What he said is better than singing, if he hadn't brought that woman back then, our Lu family would be ...... now."

"Shut up!" Lu Wei stood up suddenly, his eyes were unusually ruthless, and he was full of warning: "If you mention this matter again, get out of the Lu family for me!" With that, he brushed his sleeves and left.

Yu Shi and Lu Jianyu were stunned for a moment, and when they came back to their senses, they became mother and daughter hugging each other and crying.

The second room was uneasy, and Mrs. Lu was also worried, she looked at Lu Xun, this eldest son has always been gentle and elegant, but he is also stubborn, otherwise he would ......

Old Madam Lu remembered that back then, her chest was like being beaten by a stuffy drum, and her heart was even more depressed, and she said with a pale face: "Ning Yuan, you tell me the truth, what the hell is going on?" ”

"My son received two letters from Jixia Palace." Lu Xun sat under Mrs. Lu and said with a respectful expression.

Old Madam Lu said tentatively: "All of them are marked with Lu Anran's name? ”

Lu Xun slowly exhaled and nodded: "Yes." ”

If the first one can be suppressed, even he can't hold down the second one," there is a willow seal on it. ”

Old Madam Lu gasped: "This ......"

There are two kinds of admission names in Jixia Palace: one is unnamed, directly handed over to the major families, and the candidates are determined by the family; There is also a kind of Jixia Palace secretly selecting talents and issuing posts by himself.

"No more than ten famous posts are sent out outside the Jixia Palace each time, and even fewer are really sent." Old Madam Lu's slightly cloudy eyes were dull and difficult to speak, "It seems that the matter is a foregone conclusion." ”

Some people are not happy, and some people are watching a good show, but no one is more presumptuous than Lu Xueqing, and when he got the news, he simply laughed three times in the courtyard.

"The eldest lady is indeed better than Jian Yu." Qian said.

Lu Xueqing was used to the Qian family's timidity and cowardice, and still muttered: "What is the name of the eldest lady." "Chiri is strange.

Seeing that Lu Xueqing was about to run out again, Qian Shi stopped and said, "Don't mess around these days, so as not to make your grandmother unhappy and your father to be embarrassed." ”

Lu Xueqing doesn't look down on Qian as being so cautious, and she is also afraid of that, she is cautious all day long, but no one takes her seriously.

Lu Xueqing flicked his sleeves and said disapprerovitically: "I'll go and send a gift to Lu Anran to celebrate, right?" ”

Qian didn't hold it, and his face was worried: "This kid, why don't you listen." ”

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The noise outside seemed to be far away from this small courtyard, but Lu Anran still read and wrote without delaying at all.

Chunmiao said with great interest: "Miss, I heard that Wang is not so cold in our north, how many winter clothes do you have to bring?" "It's too sudden, and I don't have time to cut some new clothes." ”

Listening to Chunmiao's broken thoughts for a long time, Lu Anran put down the pen and rubbed his head, "Pick up some important belts, and you can add other things when you get to the royal capital." ”

"yes, you can't buy anything with money." Chunmiao was happy again, "Before, the slave maid thought that the young lady didn't want to leave Mengdu so calmly. ”

"It's not an opportunity to go to Jixia Palace." Lu Anran washed his hands and took a sip of hot tea.

"Huh? What did Miss just say? ”

Lu Anran looked at the swaying tea, and his heart was clear, although the fixed families of the Daning Dynasty would get an admission quota every ten years, it didn't mean that other people, such as poor students, would not have a chance.

Jixia Palace will open an assessment on the day of admission, and anyone who signs up can participate, but there are many difficulties, and one or two out of a thousand people will be selected, and those who can be selected should be called the pride of heaven.

Lu Anran knew his father, he was humble and gentle, but once he decided something, there was no room for change, so she didn't ask much, but secretly made a decision, and she was bound to enter the royal capital to participate in the assessment.

"If I hadn't heard the young lady and the third young master say that they wanted to go to the royal capital, the slave and maid wouldn't know ......" said, seeing Lu Anran's face change slightly, he was shocked, and knelt down and said, "The slave didn't mean to eavesdrop." ”

The Lu family's family style is rigorous, with clear priorities, and on weekdays, Lu Anran scolds Chunmiao and scolds the servants in the house, which does not mean that she can exceed the rules.

"Yo, why are you still on your knees?" A frivolous boyish voice, with a smile without frivolity, and a clear and uninhibited look.

Lu Anran closed the tea lid: "Xuexue is here." ”

The boy's face darkened again.

"Well, I didn't hurt." Lu Anran swept Lu Xueqing up and down with his eyes, and the latter felt furious in his heart, and his face became unnatural.

"Ahem......" pretended to cough, cleared his throat and said: "The king is so far away, who knows if you will die halfway, hey, give you a ruthless one, if you encounter any thieves and bandits, solve yourself first, and save them from eating cheaply." ”

As soon as the things were connected, Lu Anran smiled: "Thank you." ”

The dagger inlaid with red and green gems is small and exquisite, and it is suitable for the girl's self-defense at a glance.

Lu Anran suddenly remembered that day between life and death, his fingers were tightly clasped, he raised his head to hide the aftershock in his eyes, and the smile on his face was sincere and bright.

Lu Xueqing was shaken by the smile, but he was a little embarrassed: "I, I'm leaving, you love to die or not, whatever!" ”

Lu Anran shook his head and smiled, obviously he cared, but he had to be awkward.

Retracted his eyes, looked at the maid kneeling on the ground next to him, rubbed a ruby on the dagger, and said: "Chunmiao, I don't have many rules here, but you have to remember the same, the heart is right, the body is right, and the heart is clear." ”

The situation in the royal capital is more complicated than that of the Lu family, and it is necessary for Lu Anran to beat it in advance.

Chunmiao also knew that this time was different from the past, and she couldn't lose her share to her own lady when she went out, so she kept them in her heart one by one, and waited for Lu Anran to see her comprehend, so she continued to pack her things.

Lu Anran sorted out the pages in his hand, and heard Chunmiao's voice coming from the door: "The slave has seen the master, and the young lady is in the room." ”

Dressed in a lake blue robe, the neckline and cuffs are embroidered with silver silk edge flowing cloud pattern piping, and the waist is tied with a blue auspicious cloud wide-edged brocade belt.

The father and daughter sat next to each other, Lu Anran poured tea and handed it over with both hands, but it happened to run into Lu Xun handing over the paperwork, and the two were stunned at the same time.

Lu Xun took the tea with his empty hand, looked at Lu Anran with a complicated look and said, "You can carry this thing directly into the Jixia Palace." ”

"Thank you, father." Lu Anran lowered his head, the three words "Jixia Palace" on the cover of the document were dragon and phoenix dance, the pen was strong, and when he looked at it, there was a kind of excitement that made people's blood gush.

Lu Xun fell silent, Lu Anran looked at his side face from the side, although he has entered middle age, in addition to adding a little more maturity, he has not lost much style, his temperament is gentle and elegant, and his demeanor is still undiminished.

is such a man who is still full of charm, but he has been alone with his daughter for more than ten years, let alone continuing, and he has not even considered taking a concubine.

Thinking of this, Lu Anran sighed in his heart.

She should be proud of her mother, but for her father, she feels indebted.

"Father, if there is a suitable one on Grandmother's side, you might as well ...... See you. "It's always embarrassing for a daughter to talk to her father about continuation.

Lu Xun raised his eyes, his eyes seemed to be sad and seemed to have an indescribable look, "Think about it, the king has to go?" ”

Lu Anran did not hide it, "Mengdu County is very large, but in the territory of the Daning Dynasty, it only occupies a corner, my father once said, I don't know how big the world is, I also want to go out and have a look." ”

Lu Xun knew that this was not the reason, at least not the most important one, but in the face of the stubbornness on Lu Anran's face, he didn't know where he touched his heart, and suddenly he didn't know what to say.

In the end, he sighed in his heart and said, "In the evening, I will have a drink with my father." ”

Lu Anran nodded: "Okay!" ”

On this night, the father and daughter opened their hearts, talked all night, and got drunk and picked up the lights.

A few days later, Lu Anran took a carriage and left Mengdu, where he had lived for 16 years, with a group of more than a dozen people.