The reason why the old woman was shocked was because she knew very well that the black sheep raised by Miss Mo Yan had an arrogant and indifferent temperament, and was extremely fond of cleanliness, and even became some kind of quirk, only a rare unicorn in the world could be similar to it, not to mention the wild grass by the lake, even if it was the food carefully prepared by the children of the royal family in Kyoto, it would not even look at it, but at this moment, it actually took the grass from the hand of the young man who had just met, and it was really eating!

The next picture made the old woman even more surprised, because after the black sheep had eaten the grass, it did not leave, but put its head against the young man's palm and rubbed it gently, looking extremely intimate and enjoying his expression, as if he liked to contact the young man very much.

The old woman frowned slightly, held the boxwood cane and walked slowly towards the lakeside, looking at the young man who was squatting in front of the black sheep, noticing the natural cordiality in his ordinary eyebrows, and his mood was slightly calm, and immediately gave birth to a strong uneasiness, and people like her who could relax so much must be vigilant.

Chen Changsheng stood up, looked at the old woman and asked, "Mother-in-law, is this your sheep?"

The old woman squinted her eyes slightly and said, "Do you know who I am?"

Chen Changsheng was slightly surprised and said, "I don't know what to do." ”

The old woman said indifferently, "Then why do you call me mother-in-law?"

Chen Changsheng was a little puzzled, thinking to himself, what is the name of a woman of your age who is not called her mother-in-law? The one in the carriage of the Divine General's Mansion is the mother-in-law, the mother-in-law who washes the dishes at the inn, and the mother-in-law who is responsible for cooking the rice on the way to the boat, there are many mothers-in-law in the world, is there any difference?

When the old woman saw his blank expression, she realized that she had thought too much, and her vigilance against this young man was a little redundant, and she couldn't help frowning slightly, feeling more and more inappropriate, because she knew very well that the vigilance she showed in these few lines of dialogue came entirely from her love for this young man.

This young man is so ordinary, but it is easy for people to feel like they want to be close, whether it is the black sheep or himself, it is the same, what is this for?

The old woman looked at the dilapidated building, thinking about the grand scene of the year, thinking about the bloody and gloomy stories, and then thinking about the special nature of this young man, the uneasiness in her heart became stronger and stronger, and she decided not to delay any longer, and said directly: "You can call me Granny Ning." ”

Chen Changsheng bowed and saluted, "Granny Ning is good." ”

Granny Ning said: "If you know that I am the one who doesn't let you enter the Star Picking Academy, will you still think I'm good?"

The early spring is still cold, the lake breeze is light, the dense weeds, the waist is slightly lowered, and it is quiet.

Chen Changsheng straightened up and looked at the old woman, very surprised. Yesterday, Tang Thirty-six said in the inn that the Eastern Imperial God General's Mansion could not affect the Star Picking Academy, it should be the meaning of a certain big man in the palace, according to this Granny Ning...... Could she be the big one?

"With that marriage contract, you dare to walk around Kyoto, I really don't know if you are stupid or bold as a young man. Granny Ning said expressionlessly.

Chen Changsheng was silent for a while, and said, "Except for the Divine General's Mansion, no one will pay attention to me. ”

Granny Ning said: "If people know that you are Phoenix Er's fiancé, countless people will come to kill you." ”

Chen Changsheng said: "I'm still alive, which proves that the Divine General's Mansion doesn't want others to know about this marriage contract more than me." ”

Granny Ning glanced at him and asked, "What if the Divine General's Mansion wants to kill you?"

Chen Changsheng was silent for a moment and then said, "When the Holy Queen is in power, she must always take care of the overall situation. ”

Granny Ning raised her eyebrows slightly, as if she didn't expect that this fourteen-year-old boy would be able to understand the real reason why the Divine General's Mansion was so embarrassed in this matter: "The longer the time drags on, the greater the pressure, and there will be a day when the Divine General's Mansion will not be willing to endure it any longer." ”

"Then I'll try to resist. Chen Changsheng clenched the hilt of the sword at his waist and said.

Granny Ning looked at the ordinary short sword on his waist, and said sarcastically: "You don't know how to practice, and you want to rely on a short sword to fight against the strong people in the Eastern Imperial Divine General's Mansion? What do you think is this short sword of yours? The legendary artifact? It is comparable to the frost surplus spear used by Emperor Taizong? Or the reverse scale of the Autumn Mountain family?"

Chen Changsheng did not speak.

"Even if you don't hand over your marriage papers, you can still live. ”

Granny Ning said: "But you must not tell anyone about the marriage contract, otherwise, even if the Demon Lord is in person, you will not be able to save your life." ”

There is no threatening tone in this sentence, because it is not a threat, it is just telling an unbreakable truth - the Demon Lord can't save your life, and no one in the whole world can save your life, because Granny Ning represents the will of the Great Zhou Palace.

Chen Changsheng had to admit that although it was a little unpleasant not to have the ability to choose, what Granny Ning said was a good thing for him. He just didn't understand that when he was admitted to the Star Academy the day before yesterday, the other party would coldly crush his future, but now he would change his mind.

"Someone wants you to live, wants you not to be disturbed, but my girl doesn't like to see the so-called variables, so she doesn't like you to have a possible future, which is a very troublesome thing......"

Granny Ning looked at the deserted and dilapidated building of the National Education College, suddenly smiled, and said, "I didn't expect you to jump into this dry well by yourself, which can be regarded as solving this trouble for me." ”

Chen Changsheng was attracted by the content behind this paragraph, so he missed the first six words.

Future?Possibly?Dry well?Trouble?

He suddenly felt a strong uneasiness, and according to the words of this Granny Ning, he may have made a great mistake when he entered the National Education Academy.

Without hesitation, he said, "I haven't decided to go to the Anglican Academy yet. ”

Granny Ning looked at him and said, "You must enter the National Education Academy." ”

"For what?"

"You've come here on your own, so it's your own choice. ”

"I suddenly changed my mind. ”

"I'm sorry, I'm not Mrs. Xu. ”

Granny Ning looked at him expressionless and said, "I don't mind killing you." ”

Chen Changsheng was silent for a long time, he knew that he couldn't refuse, but he was still a little dissatisfied.

"I haven't taken the exam yet, and I haven't gotten an admission letter. ”

"There is no dean in the National Education College, not even a teacher, so naturally there will be no exams, but students can be recruited. ”

Granny Ning took out a piece of tissue paper from her sleeve, handed it to him, and said, "This is a letter of recommendation written by the Pope himself, you can enter all the academies." ”

Without waiting for Chen Changsheng to say anything, she said expressionlessly: "But you can only enter the National Education Academy." ”

Chen Changsheng took the piece of paper, looked at the scribbled signature on it, and the large seal that was extremely complicated and gorgeous on the signature, and didn't know what to say.

He didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to see the Pope's handwriting with his own eyes in his life, and he seemed to be excited, but the current scene really made him unable to get excited. Looking at the color of the signature and the ink, it should not have been signed recently, but the name of the college in the letter of recommendation had just been filled in, and it should be the handwriting of this Granny Ning.

"One, don't tell others about the marriage contract. Two, you will live. Third, no one will stop your future. ”

Granny Ning looked at him expressionlessly and said, "Deal." ”

After saying these words, she turned and walked towards the outside of the Anglican Academy, and no matter how deep the weeds on the lakeshore were, they could not wrap around the hem of her plain skirt.

It was unbelievable and uninteresting for her to come and talk to a fourteen-year-old boy in person.

What she said before was true, as long as a person died, what did the marriage certificate matter? Although she thought that young man was good, how many good young men died in Kyoto every year? If it wasn't for last night's letter, or maybe he would really be dead today. If he was a smart man, he should have been able to guess who kept him alive, and he should have known what to do.

It's the best option for everyone, but for him or not, but, who cares?

Thinking like this, Granny Ning gradually drifted away.

The black sheep followed her, and before entering the corridor wall, it glanced back at Chen Changsheng.

Chen Changsheng stood by the lake, holding the piece of paper in his hand, and was silent for a long time.

Until this time, he didn't know who that Granny Ning was, but he had been forced to accept a deal.

He didn't know the truth behind the deal, but he vaguely knew that if he accepted it, it would be good for everyone - he knew even better than anyone that in the eyes of those people, this choice could only not be good for him, but in fact the benefit he wanted was already in his hands the moment he got the piece of paper.

So he's not angry, just a little sour.

The purpose of his coming to Kyoto was not a marriage contract, nor was it the woman named Xu Yourong, and he had nothing to do with the Divine General's Mansion, the Imperial Palace, and these names that seemed to be far away before, and he didn't want to have anything to do with these places. He just wanted to study, practice, and then take the Great Dynasty Examination and get the first place.

The entrance examination is preceded by a preparatory exam, which will be held next month. He didn't know how to cultivate, he didn't even succeed in cleansing the marrow, he certainly couldn't pass the exam, he didn't even have the qualifications to take the Great Imperial Examination, how could he get the first place? To do this, he had to be admitted to any of the six academies on the list.

The six academies are the oldest and best in Kyoto, and there are many Ivy Leagues growing outside the gates, so they are often referred to as the Ivy League Six Courtyards - only the students of the Ivy League are eligible to take the Pilgrim Examination without taking the preparatory exam.

Now, he has finally become a student in one of the six colleges of the Qingteng League, and it seems that he has got what he wants, but he ...... There are too many Ivy League students at the gate of this academy.

Before leaving Xining Town, Master and Senior Brother helped him design a good path.

But it was clear that they did not expect that the Anglican Academy, which had once written countless magnificent chapters in history, was now dilapidated to such an extent.

Chen Changsheng stood by the lake, looking at the academy that was still deserted and cold like a cemetery under the bright sun, and couldn't help but doubt his future.

After a long time, he woke up in the spring breeze, took five extremely deep and long breaths, expelled all the discomfort and sourness from his chest and abdomen, folded the tissue paper into his arms, and walked down the old path faintly visible in the weeds by the lake to the depths of the academy.