On a winter night, the fire in the Beihai Mansion reflected half of the sky.

The whole house was busy fighting the fire, and Murong Zheng paced to the begonia soup with both hands, which was almost not on fire, and then caught a glimpse of the small hole in the vermilion wall in the distance.

"Master, the arsonist is dressed in a night suit, and he uses a ghost step that has been lost for a long time in the rivers and lakes, I can't catch up, and I can't trace any traces." The guard Wu Hook said.

"Oh, Ghost Walk." Murong Zheng seemed to be smiling, and his voice was low.

Then, his mind flashed the lady with a very low sense of existence behind Qiao Tianhua. That lady, dressed in an ink-pigmented sleeved robe, is tall and has delicate facial features, she is obviously more beautiful than Qiao Tianhua, but she can quietly hide her own brilliance.

"Master, this fire is worth burning, and the seal you lost three years ago has been found." Wu Hook held a gilt copper double-sided belt seal, and did not mention Qiao Tianhua's gift at all.

As soon as the words fell, Wu Hook took a heartfelt beating from Murong Zheng, feeling inexplicable.

"Ah Hook, the ghost step is not lost for a long time, but the people of the rivers and lakes can't bear the hardship. To practice the ghost walk, you need to spend seven or eight years with bats in the cave and adapt to the darkness before you can catch up with the ghost's footsteps. Murong Zheng rubbed the small seal font on the back of the seal, and his thin lips pursed lightly, which was a laugh, a sneer, and a bad smile.

"Master, do you want to use the edict to investigate?" Wu Hook's brows tightened.

"No need, this king himself will teach you. The little finch slave was lucky, and it was this king who met him. If she is replaced by a second brother and a third brother, the price of her audacity is the ruin of her family. Murong Zheng hooked his lips and smiled.

"Master, who is the little finch slave?" Wu Gou asked knowingly, gossiping in his heart.

After speaking, Wu Gou's head was knocked by Murong Zheng with a seal, and he grinned in pain.

"Ah Hook, give a message to Dean Changsun, and say that this king is grateful for the imminent spring, not only to donate food and clothing to every poor student of Bailu Academy, but also to personally teach for a few days. The king saw that Huaisu Zhai was good, and two or three loquat trees were planted outside the fast, which seemed to have been planted by the queen mother before her death. Murong Zheng took the seal into his arms and strode forward, his tone deliberately elongated and slightly lazy.

Wu Gou sighed, thinking that he was missing Empress Xianxiaochun.

Let's say that Bailu Academy is the most prestigious academy in Chang'an. Every spring, it is open to those who enter Beijing to take the exam, charge accommodation and catering fees, borrow books and listen to Confucian lectures.

Qiao Tianhua and Xue Yu, carrying the fifty taels of silver in exchange for the white jade open-carved elk figure sachet, planned to escape to the White Deer Academy to avoid the limelight.

"Shang Yu, why don't you also go into the White Deer Academy to hide?" Qiao Tianhua said softly.

She painted a peony fan on silk with a red handle to hide one yawn after another.

After hearing this, Xu Shangyu shook his head vigorously, not caring about Qiao Tianhua's concern. , where is he the material for reading, and his head hurts when he sees those regular scripts that look like ants.

"Then don't go out lately, bear with me." Qiao Tianhua waved goodbye to Xu Shangxuan.

The gate of Bailu Academy, double-layer eaves single, the door head hangs the plaque of "Bailu Academy", under the shade of the ancient trees in front of the door, there are young men in green shirts sitting next to the stream, playing the jade flute, waiting for the students to return.

Qiao Tianhua presented a letter mixed with Qiao's mother Duan's handwritten letter with both hands, and with a salute, two smiles bloomed on the baby's fat face, which was the standard little lady posture.

Seeing this, the young man in the green shirt was holding a jade flute, and his ears were thin red.

After about half a burnt incense effort, Qiao Tianhua was drowsy, and suddenly heard someone calling her Qiao Niangzi, only under Xue Yu's push, followed the young man in green clothes in front of her, stepped into the gate of the academy, and walked all the way to the north, with quiet scenery along the way.

"Lady Qiao, it's here." The young man pointed to the grass house in front of him and retreated.

Qiao Tianhua glanced up at the banner on the grass house, it was the three words of Lao Xuelu, the font was sparse and thin, and he hurriedly tidied up his clothes and pressed his nervousness.

Qiao Tianhua did not wait to see his second uncle because of the money that Jinhua's sister was sold to his second uncle as a pestering to enter Beijing to take the exam. However, she listened to Ah Niang showing off, and her second uncle was the top student in high school that year, and was appreciated by His Majesty and was hand-picked into the Hanlin Academy. However, the second uncle had a withdrawn and upright temperament, and he was not used to the officialdom, so he resolutely resigned and became the vice president of Bailu Academy. Since then, he has not read anything outside the window, but only reads the books of sages, and even the death of his grandmother did not show much sadness.

Such a cold-hearted and cold-minded big man, Qiao Tianhua felt that he couldn't get his protection.

"The finch slave is so smart." Dean Duan sat in front of the bookcase, clinging to the ancient books that he hadn't finished reading today, glanced at them casually, and said softly.

"Second uncle, I now have a scientific name, called Tianhua." Qiao Tianhua said.

"The silver grate of the head is very luxurious, and the name is slightly cheesy, not as good as the finch slave, although the sparrow is small, it has all the internal organs." Dean Duan doesn't like to laugh, and his voice is cold.

"That's what the second uncle said." Qiao Tianhua said lazily and perfunctorily.

Sparrows also have a problem with chirping. She likes to hit these luxurious and mundane things with a silver grate, okay or not. Qiao Tianhua's impression of his second uncle at the moment is really not good.

"Qiao Niangzi, what subjects are you good at, and what subjects do you think are weak?" Dean Duan asked casually, not caring about Qiao Tianhua's deliberately contemptuous attitude.

After Qiao Tianhua heard this, he couldn't help but fold his round little finger and think seriously.

There are 10 subjects in the Qiu Yu examination, which are Moyi, Tijing, Strategy, Poetry, Essays, Ming Calculation, General History, Decrees, Calligraphy, and Translation. Chunyu is shortened to five subjects, three compulsory subjects such as Counseling, Calculation, and Translation, plus two subjects of free choice.

"Poetry is okay." Qiao Tianhua lowered his head and whispered.

"Make an improvisation." Dean Duan put down the ancient books and said coldly.

Qiao Tianhua sighed, a little embarrassed. Her poetry may not work. Then, she looked out the window and saw the decayed landscape of poplar and pear trees.

"Baidi willow, hate no one still, the branches are broken and thin. Pear blossom wine, not with the long-term stay, night after night Luo sleeves. Qiao Tianhua groaned.

"Flower-to-flower, pretentious." Dean Duan shook his head.

"The second uncle taught me a lesson." Qiao Tianhua's cheeks flushed with shame.

In Xunyang County, she doesn't understand love, but she is a good hand at writing love poems. If it weren't for the fact that A-Niang disliked the dirtiness of Qinglou, she wouldn't know how much work she would have to take over to compose lyrics for the red card lady.

Hmph, the words between the flowers, soft and gorgeous, feed many poor people.

"The worst thing about Mrs. Qiao is probably the translator." Dean Duan said in a deep voice.

"Second uncle, there are few books in Fanbang in the small county." Qiao Tianhua said honestly.

"Then arrange for you to live in Sixiantai, the conditions are simple and the location is remote, but it is an excellent place for you to study Fanbang books. If you are willing to be taught with an open mind, the noble lord of Huaisu Zhai will also be willing to answer. Dean Duan waved his hand and motioned for the scholar to send off the guests.

"Tian Hua, thank you for the arrangement of the second uncle." Qiao Tianhua smiled slightly.