Lu Yizhi picked up the teacup and took a deep breath.
"Are you nervous?" Miss Xiahou asked with a smile.
Lu Yizhi smiled and nodded: "A little bit."
Mrs. Xiahou said from the side: "Ah Qing, don't always mention this to him." Then Lu Yizhi smiled and comforted, "Don't be nervous, just like your daily discussions with your teacher."
Lu Yizhi nodded.
"It's different." Miss Xiahou said again, "This time my father avoided suspicion and did not raise the topic. He did not participate in the evaluation. He could only watch from the back."
Talk and smile.
"Izhi, you know clearly that the teacher is partial to you. Your Majesty will not be partial to you."
Mrs. Xiahou scolded: "Ah Qing, the soldiers are going to the battlefield, why are you here to scare them?" She added, "Even if you have a small temper, you have to wait and see."
Could it be that he is still dissatisfied with what happened before?
Miss Xiahou said: "How can this be a scare?" Looking at Lu Yizhi, "Is Yizhi scared?"
Lu Yizhi took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and said, "I was scared by Jin Luan Diangui's exam, not by my senior sister's words."
Mrs. Xiahou and Miss Xiahou both laughed.
"Good boy, don't be afraid." Mrs. Xiahou looked at Lu Yizhi with satisfaction in her eyes, "Your Majesty is young and ambitious, and he also likes young talents. Compared with your teacher taking the exam, you don't have to be nervous. You just have to do your best.
That’s good.”
Lu Yizhi saluted: "Thank you, Master."
A maid came in from outside and said with a smile, "It's time to set off. The carriages and horses over at Taixue are all ready."
Mrs. Xiahou hurriedly pushed Lu Yizhi out: "Go quickly, don't be late."
Miss Xiahou followed. The Xiahou family's mansion is near Taixue. You can reach Taixue through the alley.
When Mrs. Xiahou and Miss Xiahou came to the gate of the Imperial College, hundreds of Taixue students had already got on the carriage one by one and entered the imperial city together.
The place outside Taixue was crowded with people and noisy.
"We won't go there to see you off." Miss Xiahou said loudly, and smiled again, "We will go to the imperial city to attend your banquet the day after tomorrow."
After the emperor selected a student, he would hold a palace banquet, and all the dignitaries and dignitaries of cultural relics would attend to congratulate him. This was also a congratulation to him for his success in the Toad Palace. Lu Yizhi smiled at Miss Xiahou, bowed slightly, and turned around to join the students.
The carriages and horses were sparkling, escorted by the officials and guards of the Ministry of Rites, and headed towards the imperial city.
Mrs. Xiahou watched as she watched: "Your father said that even if you don't come out on top, you will definitely not be among the top ten."
Ms. Xiahou said with a smile: "I don't think I can make it out of the top five."
Mrs. Xiahou glanced at her and smiled again: "Then you can stay in the capital, directly with His Majesty."
In the past, if students wanted to become scholars, they had to submit letters everywhere and get recommendations. Most of them had to rise from the ranks of county officials. If they were not from a noble family, they would not be able to rise to the top in one step.
Lu Yizhi really came at a good time.
The time, place and people are favorable.
After saying that, he glared at his daughter again.
"I don't know how many people will unfortunately miss such a wonderful son-in-law tomorrow. Don't hold on to such a trivial matter. Isn't it just a maid?"
Miss Xiahou said helplessly: "How can I hold on to him? This is not a matter of maid and young lady. It is something he is hiding. If he is honest, why should he hide it?"
My daughter is studying to death. She doesn’t understand this. She is naturally concerned about hiding it. She is afraid of annoying the young lady, afraid of ruining the marriage, and is afraid of ruining the future. Man, Mrs.
You will understand it after you start a family and start a business.
"It's okay to let it go now." She said, holding her daughter's arm, "Let's go back and prepare clothes for the banquet."
Whether it's their future or their children's marriage, it's already within easy reach for them, and it's not worth worrying about.
…
….
The bright autumn sun shines brightly in front of the Star Observation Pavilion.
The fortifications were hot and the sweat was hot.
"Everyone stop, everyone stop."
Several chamberlains came over carrying tea buckets and greeted the craftsmen.
The craftsmen were interrupted and hesitated in their movements. Liu Tongshi frowned and stepped forward: "What's wrong?"
In the past, when tea was delivered, you didn’t drink it immediately.
The leader of the chamberlain said: "Today's Golden Palace exam will be held from daytime until tomorrow. In order to avoid disturbing the candidates as they answer the questions, the superiors ordered me to stop the fortifications."
Liu Tongshi groaned: "This is far from the front hall. How can we hear it? Our construction period..."
The servants waved their hands and interrupted: "This is a big deal. If you hear it, if it disturbs the students' writing, wouldn't it mean that Your Majesty will miss a pillar? Lao Liu, please stop talking too much. Today we have to keep our voices down."
"Sound, if the higher ups blame you, you will be held accountable, so you don't have to worry about the construction period."
Liu Tong was helpless. Yes, it was their fault that the construction deadline was exceeded. They just had to find ways to meet the deadline. The higher-ups did not care about this.
"I know, I know." He motioned for everyone to stop.
The servants left, and Liu Tongshi and his craftsmen sat in the work shed bored and drinking tea. Qixing did the same, but there was tea beside him and he was carving something with a file in his hand.
This child always has a bright eye. Liu Tongshi nodded with satisfaction and greeted her: "Ah Qi, don't be busy with this now. You can go to the inner warehouse to check the next batch of materials. It can no longer affect our construction schedule.
"
The drawings were designed by Qixing, and she reviewed the work materials to be more rigorous.
Qixing responded, put down the file, took the thick book of drawings, and went to the inner treasury of Ning'an Hall. As soon as he walked out of the Star Gazing Pavilion, he saw several guards in black standing outside.
"What are you doing?" The leader shouted immediately when he saw her.
Qixing stopped and said, "It's from Xiu Neisi. He's going to the inner treasury."
The guard over there snorted: "Where is the belt?"
Qixing walked over, took off his belt badge and handed it to Zhu Chuan, looking at him calmly.
Zhu Chuan glanced at the thick book of blueprints she held firmly in one hand, and groaned inwardly. He took the badge in his hand, turned it over and whispered, "Don't think I don't know what you're going to do?"
Qixing looked at him and said: "I want to go..."
"Are you going to go to the front to watch the Imperial Prince enter the palace?" Zhu Chuan raised his eyebrows and interrupted her, lowering his voice, "Isn't that why you came to the imperial city? Your sweetheart enters the palace to stand for election and becomes His Majesty's pillar, and you become the Emperor.
When the time comes to build the Star Observation Pavilion, you will be considered as working side by side, and the man named Lu won’t dare to look down on you, right?”
Qixing said, "Then I can still go to the inner treasury..."
Before she could finish speaking, Zhu Chuan waved his hand again: "The Governor wants to see you."
Pointed in a direction.
Qixing didn't hesitate, holding the booklet and blueprints in his hands, and followed the direction pointed by Zhu Chuan.
Under a pavilion wrapped with wisteria outside the inner treasury, Huo Lian sat drinking tea. All the servants who were originally here were gone.
Hearing her footsteps, Huo Lian raised her head and looked at the woman walking in front of her.
"What do you want to do in the imperial city?" he asked.
Qixing said: "In order to see my sweetheart enter the palace and become His Majesty's pillar, I built the Star Observation Pavilion for the Emperor. In this way, we can be considered side by side."
Huo Lian's eyes were slightly distracted, she turned her head and laughed out loud. Fortunately, the tea in her hand was held steady and did not spill out.
What nonsense!
This is the preliminary preparation for a new plot, because one chapter with more than 2,000 words is really not much to write. If you feel it is slow, you can save the article and read it again next month~~.
