"So we have to be very careful about what we eat during this rural test. Also, eat less and drink less, and you'll get through it." Su Yijue warned.
I'm afraid that all the examiners have been locked up by this time. Su Yizhao felt that with his rigorous temperament, if he violated his rules during the examination, he might disrupt the order of the examination room and be disqualified from the examination!
Forget it, let’s talk about it then! Anyway, Su Yizhao felt that he had to go to the toilet when he needed to.
Su Wenqing did not accompany him for this provincial examination, so they only used four carriages.
Parting with Jiang Yongnian's carriage outside the city, Su Yizhao and the others drove towards the old house.
Although they sent a letter before arriving, Su Yizhao and the others were not elders, so there was no need for the clan members to come out to greet them.
The steward of the old house had been waiting at the entrance of the village for a long time. When he saw the carriage coming, he excitedly stepped forward to salute.
Su Lian is the steward who looks after the old house. In recent years, people from the Jingcheng clan have frequently returned to their ancestral home, which has added some popularity to the old house and also given him a place to use as a steward.
"You two young masters have worked hard all the way!" Su Lian nodded and bowed.
Su Yizhao and the others said a few polite words and prepared to go back to their old home together.
"Two young masters, a noble man has come to the capital, and the two old masters are staying at the old house to accompany the guests."
Su Yizhao and Su Yijue were both surprised. It was obvious that they had a high status to accompany guests in their old house.
"From Beijing?" Su Yijue frowned. They came all the way from Beijing, but they didn't hear anyone coming to Beiyuan Mansion.
"Who is it?" Su Yizhao asked directly.
Su Lian shook his head and said: "I don't know, but I see that this person acts very mysteriously, and he has several fierce guards around him. He must have a lot of background. Even the second old man is carefully accompanying him."
Su Yizhao and Su Yizhao looked at each other, and both saw doubts in their eyes.
Is the identity still kept secret?
The carriage quickly drove into the old house. As soon as Su Yizhao and the others got off the carriage, they were invited to the flower hall to meet the guests by the second steward waiting in the outer courtyard.
Pulling himself together, Su Yizhao and the others could only follow the second manager to the flower hall.
With so much attention, it must be a big deal.
On the way, Su Yizhao and others asked the second steward about the identity of this nobleman, but the second steward did not know. He said that the nobleman and the second old master were having a detailed discussion in the flower hall and they did not need to wait on them.
Su Yizhao became more and more interested and couldn't help but guess the identity of this person.
Except for the Su family and the Jiang family, all the other families in Beiyuan Mansion are slightly inferior.
She really couldn't think of anyone whose identity could be treated as a guest by the second old man, personally brought into the old house to talk about it in detail, and whose identity should be kept so secret.
Speeding up her pace, Su Yizhao noticed that Su Yijue beside her was also anxious, and seemed to be in the same mood as her.
The flower hall was right in front of him. Su Yizhao raised his legs and stepped into the flower hall. At first sight, he saw a young man sitting above him.
And when she saw the young man's face, she was immediately shocked.
Su Yizhao paused, remembering the three young men she met three years ago when she went up the mountain to collect herbs.
One of them was the Crown Prince of Jing'an, and as for the other two, she guessed that they were of distinguished status, but she was not sure who they were.
But later she entered the Imperial College and saw one of the young men from a distance, the one in front of her.
Only then did she learn that this was the current fifth prince.
Thinking back to the other young man I met on the mountain last time, that young man looked slightly older than the fifth prince, so he must be the fourth prince.
Oops! The last time she went up the mountain, she lied to them that she was going up the mountain to collect medicine for her seriously ill mother.
Now that I appear in the Su family's old residence, as a young master, will the fifth prince recognize me?
However, she then thought that because she was described as embarrassed and looked like a poor beggar at that time, the other party might have forgotten her a long time ago.
Thinking of this, Su Yizhao felt relieved, but why did this iron cock come to their Su family?
When the second old man saw them coming in, he waved them over, and then turned away the servants.
Before he could say anything else, he said to Su Yizhao and the others: "This is the current fifth prince. You two should meet me quickly."
Su Yizhao followed Su Yijue and quickly bowed her head, then she lowered her head slightly, thinking that after the ceremony, the other party might not be impatient to deal with them.
"Are these the two young men who came from the capital to take the exam? I heard that they are extremely talented and extremely intelligent. However, after only one appearance, they were awarded the title of scholar."
His eyes swept across the two of them, and then stopped on the shorter boy.
This person is the famous Su Yizhao. There are rumors about him in the capital and Beiyuan Mansion, and they have even spread to the south of the Yangtze River.
Everyone said that he was a child prodigy. He passed the county examination at the age of nine and won the first prize in one fell swoop, becoming the chief criminal in the county.
He wanted to see this person's appearance, but the other person kept his head lowered, making it difficult for him to see clearly.
Because there are rumors that this man is not only very knowledgeable, but also has one-of-a-kind appearance. He is the reincarnation of Pan An.
The fifth prince was very curious. Their prince's appearance must be good, but he thought that his appearance was the best among the princes.
Although he doesn't want to admit it, Zong Zeming is indeed not bad.
As for Su Yizhao, he naturally wanted to see if the rumors were true.
"Is this Mr. Su? I heard that he was the seventh son of the clan. I heard that the seventeenth son was the head of the county case back then. I, the prince, are lucky enough to meet him today. It is a rare event."
Sensing that eyes were fixed on him, and hearing what the other party said, Su Yizhao could only take a step forward helplessly.
"Your Highness was so complimentary, but it was just a fluke." Su Yizhao still did not raise his head, but bowed his head and replied respectfully.
Su Yijue also said something modestly, and then stopped talking.
Su Yizhao's behavior made the fifth prince even more curious.
"Seventeenth Young Master is a bit shy. This prince is approachable, so there is no need to be afraid."
The fifth prince even leaned forward to get a clear look at his appearance.
Su Yizhao raised her head slightly. She felt that the other party might not even recognize her, so there was no need to go too far.
The fifth prince suddenly stood up and walked in the direction of Su Yizhao.
Everyone was shocked, and then saw the fifth prince walking in front of Su Yizhao and looking at her carefully.
Su Yizhao was startled and couldn't help but take two steps back.
"Have we met somewhere? You look familiar to me, Prince!"
The fifth prince was stunned for a moment, and then a feeling of familiarity arose in his heart.
Su Yizhao smiled slightly, "Maybe the student looks kind?"
Naturally, the fifth prince would not believe it. With Su Yizhao's outstanding appearance, he would definitely not forget it after seeing it.
But where had he seen it? He couldn't remember it for a moment.
"Your Highness, since you have come to Beiyuan Mansion on errands, if you don't mind it, then you can live in Su Mansion so that we can fulfill our friendship as landlords."
The second old master finally met such a nobleman in the capital, who was also the current prince, so he naturally wanted to get close to him, so he quickly invited him.
The fifth prince glanced at Su Yizhao again, then nodded, "I'm sorry for bothering you then."