Granny Tian Gu took Lina straight into the house and took out a wooden box from the cabinet. The box opened with a "click", and inside lay a white jade-like insect, shaped like a scorpion, with six jointed limbs.

The two black eyes on the top of the head look a bit cute.

"This is the Qijue Gu made by my mother-in-law's wife. Before he left, this Gu was only half finished. It took my mother-in-law twenty years to finally complete it." Mother-in-law Tian Gu pushed the box to Lina and said:

"I'll leave it to you for safekeeping now."

"For me?" Lina was a little surprised.

"It's not given to you, it's given to you for safekeeping. You will give it to someone you are destined to have in the future."

A series of question marks flashed through Lina's mind.

She didn't understand the direction of the matter at all, so she was given the Seven Jue Gu as a gift and asked to pass it on to someone who was destined to do so.

Grandma Tian Gu closed the box and said, "Do you still remember the story that grandma told you about the two thieves?"

Lina nodded vigorously: "I remember."

At the same time, she thought of No. 3. Speaking of which, No. 3 had not sent letters for a long time, and the Dishu chat group had returned to its previous calm.

"There is a legend in the Tian Gu tribe that when the Gu god revives, the entire southern Xinjiang and even the Nine Provinces will turn into a world of Gu. Although the Gu tribe survives by raising and refining Gu, Gu is just a tool, and we are still human beings."

There was a complex expression in Granny Tian Gu's eyes: "This is not a legend, it is the end of the world that has been staged by the Tian Gu tribe from generation to generation. In order to get a glimpse of this future, many seniors suffered backlash from the heavenly secret.

"In order to keep the Gu God asleep, twenty years ago, the old man thought of a way. He was going to steal something and use it to suppress the Gu God and let it sleep for generations to come.

"So he left Southern Xinjiang, and there was no news from him again. Not long after, the life Gu he left in the tribe withered, and I found out that he was dead."

"What was the stolen thing?" Lina held the wooden box, her eyes as blue as the sea sparkling with curiosity.

Granny Tian Gu shook her head, patted the back of Lina's hand, and said in a kind voice: "Grandma is old and cannot withstand the backlash of heaven's secret."

How else can we say that the secret cannot be leaked?

"Last night, I had a glimpse of the changes in fate. That thing is about to be born, and Lina, you are also involved." Granny Tian Gu stared at her with burning eyes.

"I?"

Lina blinked her blue eyes, wondering how she, an ordinary child, could appear in Grandma Tiangu's "story".

"Go to the capital. You have enough cultivation, but you lack experience. You just want to take this opportunity to go to the human world." Grandma Tiangu added:

"I discussed this matter with your father, and he agreed."

Going to the capital... Lina looked at the wooden box in her hand and found that she was not too resistant to such a thing. The first thing that came to her mind was No. 3, No. 1, and Taoist Priest Jinlian.

............

At noon, the warm sunshine hung in the sky, and the Xu Mansion was filled with laughter and laughter.

Tables of banquets were laid out in the courtyard. The tables on the left were people from the Xu clan, and the tables on the right were colleagues and old friends of Xu Pingzhi and Xu Qian.

The magistrate of Changle County and the fast-handed arresters of Changle County were also among them, and of course, Lu Qing, the chief arrester of the government office.

Unfortunately, Li Yuchun, Song Tingfeng and others were in Yunzhou and could not attend the banquet.

Xu Pingzhi took Xu Qi'an to the table for a toast. Xu Qi'an was just coping with the situation, but when he heard everyone congratulating and calling the Viscount, he suddenly fell in love with this feeling.

When they arrived at Magistrate Zhu's table, the fat-headed magistrate sighed with emotion: "I have a niece who is twenty-eight years old and quite handsome. I originally wanted to betrothed to Ning Yan, but now it seems that it is not possible.

Already."

Magistrate Zhu's daughter is already married, otherwise she would barely be a match for Xu Qian. The same cannot be said for her niece, who does not have enough status.

Wang Captou smiled and continued: "Ning Yan is now a Viscount. The only people who are worthy of him are ladies from a wealthy family and daughters of wealthy families."

Everyone laughed.

Lu Qing, who was at the next table, heard this and felt very uncomfortable, melancholy and sad.

Originally, as the head catcher of her government office, it was more than enough for her to be paired with a watcher. And they were in the same industry, so it was a perfect match.

But after Xu Qi'an became a knight and entered the aristocratic class, he would definitely not be able to marry a female police officer as his wife. It would be inconsistent with etiquette.

The banquet did not break up until two o'clock in the afternoon (1:30 p.m.). Xu Qi'an and Xu Ershu were responsible for seeing off the guests, while aunt directed the servants to clean up the mess.

At three o'clock in the morning, Xu Erlang came back with his servants and maids.

As expected of her own mother, her aunt ordered the cook to heat up a table of lunch leftovers for Erlang.

"Erlang should have a good rest after eating. He has to get up early tomorrow to take the Gongyuan exam." The aunt diligently picked up vegetables for her son.

It's not time for dinner yet, but Xu Erlang has to get up early tomorrow, so he needs to eat early and rest early. If he doesn't sleep well, it will affect tomorrow's exam.

Xu Qian was sitting on the side drinking tea and suddenly said: "Erlang, which ones are you going to test?"

While eating the food, Xu Erlang gave a brief introduction: "Ceremony questions, classic meanings, and poems."

After a pause, he said: "Since the late emperor, poetry has been excluded from the imperial examination. Until the eleventh year of Yuanjing, when Wang Zhenwen entered the cabinet, under his promotion, poetry was returned to the imperial examination."

During the two hundred years of the dispute over Confucian orthodoxy, the poetry world declined and had reached the point of withdrawing from the imperial examination stage.

"If eldest brother takes part in the imperial examination, if nothing else, he can at least revive the poetry world." Xu Erlang commented objectively. He took a sip of wine, turned to look at his father, and said quietly:

"Since the end of last year, my eldest brother has become famous in the poetry world, and my father has gradually become famous."

Xu Lingyin sat on his knees. Xu Pingzhi, who was teasing his daughter, was stunned for a moment, then showed joy and laughed:

"Actually, Dalang himself is gifted, and his father didn't do much to cultivate him. Scholars like this just like to make fuss out of molehills... Why do they praise me?"

Xu New Year raised the corner of his mouth: "I praise you for not being a son of a man."

"???"

Xu Pingzhi slammed the table angrily: "That's unreasonable. Why do they say that?"

Xu Erlang glanced at his eldest brother and laughed: "The more poems your eldest brother writes, the more famous you will be. You may not be able to go down in history in the future."

That night, Xu Pingzhi was so worried that he couldn't sleep.

The aunt scolded: "You are still worrying about your reputation hundreds of years from now before you are dead."

"A woman's opinion." Xu Pingzhi snorted and said worriedly: "Erlang has the qualifications to be the first assistant, and Dalang will also leave a mark in Qing history in the future. When future generations evaluate them, they will all praise them. But when they come to me, they are all the same.

One word: Not a son of man."

The aunt muttered: "Then Qing Shi has left his name at least... By the way, let me tell you something. What will happen if Erlang is sent abroad in the future? Can you find a way to keep him in the capital?"

"Don't even think about it. He is a student of Yunlu Academy. It is inevitable to be sent abroad. I hope it's not too far away." Xu Pingzhi said helplessly.

The students of Yunlu Academy basically have no access to the power center of the capital's officialdom. Most of them will be assigned to various states and regions. Even if they stay in the capital, they will only be minor officials.

"Why don't you go talk to Ning Yan? He is the night watchman and knows the princess, so he will definitely find a way." Auntie sat on the bed with her legs bent, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed in the candlelight.

"This is a matter of the official department. What does it have to do with the watchman?" Xu Pingzhi lowered his voice:

"The watchman supervises all officials, which is the most hated by the civil servants. If Ning Yan comes forward, it will only be counterproductive."

Auntie lay down on the bed, hugging the pillow and frowning.

...........

"Dong dong dong..."

Xu New Year, who was wearing a white singlet and was about to fall asleep, heard a knock on the door and opened the door to see Xu Qi'an standing outside.

"Brother, what do you want with me?"

Xu Qi'an looked at his handsome little brother with red lips and white teeth, grinned and said, "Come here and guess the question."

...

ps: I have to look up Chunwei’s information in the next chapter. Although I don’t focus on describing the exam, I still have to be aware of it.

Since I have such a strict attitude, how about I vote for a few monthly votes? If it doesn’t work, I can show it to you.
Chapter completed!