Night falls.
The Chang Lai Inn was silent.
Xia Qingshan, Jiang Rou, and Xia Chuxue are a family of three. Huitong, Gu Chensha, Jingyun, Wen Yi and others have all left.
in the room.
Zuo Chong lay on the floor, looking up, lost in thought.
"It's definitely not going to be quiet tomorrow."
Zuo Chong closed his eyes.
Chu Xiu, who had just helped Meng Xiaochuan take a medicinal bath, opened the door and entered.
"Want something to drink?" Chu Xiu sat by the bed, opened the bookcase, and glanced at Zuo Chong.
Zuo Chong hesitated and sat up.
Chu Xiu chuckled, took out a white gourd, and threw it to Zuo Chong.
Then, he took out the golden gourd containing Yanyan wine.
"Tang Jiabao slapped Li Yuanhua in the face. This incident may affect tomorrow's college entrance examination." Zuo Chong said softly.
Chu Xiu drank the Kuuyanyan wine, and his originally pale face turned rosy, "Actually, I have always been curious about the relationship between the two forces, the Daqian Royal Family and the Suzaku Academy."
Zuo Chong opened the stopper of the gourd and took a sip of wine.
The strong liquor enters the throat, spicy and refreshing.
"We hate each other." Zuo Chong muttered.
"Has there been any conflict?" Chu Xiu asked.
Zuo Chong said: "The Daqian royal family should have always wanted to get rid of Suzaku Academy."
"Oh?" Chu Xiu raised his eyebrows slightly.
Zuo Chong added: "The past presidents of the academy all have relatively high moral character."
"High moral character?" Chu Xiu couldn't help laughing.
"I think it's ridiculous too." Zuo Chong shrugged and said, "But it just so happens that the Daqian Royal Family and the Suzaku Academy have always coexisted."
"There must be something we don't know." Chu Xiu said.
Zuo Chong hesitated and whispered: "I have heard of an unofficial history."
"Tell me about it." Chu Xiu was curious.
"It is said that the first dean of Zhuque Academy once had a relationship with the empress of the founding emperor of Daqian." Zuo Chong whispered, "Before her death, the queen asked the first dean to take care of her descendants. .”
Chu Xiu blinked and asked in a low voice: "Do you think this is true or false?"
Zuo Chong shook his head, "This happened more than a thousand years ago. Who can tell the truth from the false?"
"That's true." Chu Xiu nodded.
"One thing is certain." Zuo Chong said with a smile, "The mountain behind the Vermillion Bird Academy is relatively high, higher than the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Imperial Palace."
Chu Xiu understood instantly and drank the kouyanyan wine again.
"By the way, when do you plan to marry your little fairy?" Chu Xiu asked with a smile.
Zuo Chong's face turned red.
"This...this...we are still young."
Chu Xiu tilted his head slightly and looked at the shy Zuo Chong, which was very interesting.
"When you join Suzaku Academy, you can get married." Chu Xiu suggested. He felt that one of the reasons why the Daqian royal family had been targeting Zuo Chong was that he had not yet gotten married.
"This... let's talk about it later." Zuo Chong grinned.
Chu Xiu drank the Kouyanyan wine again, put away the wine gourd, took off his shoes and went to bed.
"When I solve the problem of Tianhuang Ice Silkworm Cold Poison..."
As the night gets deeper, some people miss spring.
The whole city is full of wind.
The highest point in Chang'an City.
Gold and silver platform.
Emperor Qian looked at the entire Chang'an City and asked with a chuckle: "Xian Yuan, do you think this Chang'an City looks like a chessboard?"
"Like." Li Xianyuan, standing behind Emperor Qian, nodded and said.
Emperor Qian smiled and said: "If Chang'an is a chessboard, am I the chess piece or the player?"
"Chang'an is your Majesty's Chang'an." Li Xianyuan said.
"Is it really mine?" Emperor Qian looked to the east. Suzaku Academy was built on the east side of Chang'an City.
Li Xianyuan said: "I believe that Mr. Second is not worthy of playing chess with His Majesty. The only person in Chang'an City who is truly qualified to play chess with His Majesty is Dean Feng."
"The emperor of Northern Liang calls himself a widower." Emperor Qian said quietly, "Although Northern Liang only occupies the land of three states, the Emperor of Northern Liang is the only supreme leader of Northern Liang."
Li Xianyuan showed hesitation, approached Emperor Qian, and whispered, "Dean Feng may be able to hear it."
Emperor Qian's expression changed, and he smiled and said: "What I mean is that thanks to the Suzaku Academy in Daqian, the Daqian Dynasty can monopolize the land of Kyushu."
After saying that, Emperor Qian turned around and walked to the center of the gold and silver platform.
Here, the chessboard has been set up, waiting for Mr. Second to play chess.
At dawn, the cock crows three times.
The second gentleman, Wang Quan, stepped onto the gold and silver stage.
Emperor Qian stood up to greet him, with a warm smile on his calm and dignified face.
When he saw Tang Jiabao following Mr. Er, the smile on Emperor Qian's face faded a little.
When he saw the frozen carp in Tang Jiabao's hand, the smile on Emperor Qian's face disappeared.
The sun rises in the east, the red light is thick.
In Chang'an City, the hawking sounds in various streets and alleys seemed to be louder than before.
Xia's Pharmacy.
Xia Chuxue took a deep breath and walked out of the pharmacy.
At dawn, the general examination of Zhuque Academy has begun.
"You should be able to pass the preliminary test, right?" Jiang Rou was worried in front of the drug store.
Xia Qingshan muttered: "It should be no problem. Chuxue's qualifications in all aspects are quite good."
"I hope so."
…
Xia Chuxue walked on the street, observing everything around her with a pair of bright eyes.
According to what my father Xia Qingshan said, when traveling, there must be a test from Suzaku Academy.
"What will the test be?"
Xia Chuxue was a little worried and a little curious.
Just as he was thinking about it, a young man wearing brocade clothes walked towards him.
In his hand, there is a folding fan.
Behind him, there were four guards in black.
When this young man in brocade clothes saw Xia Chuxue, his eyes suddenly lit up.
He blocked Xia Chuxue one foot in front of her.
Xia Chuxue frowned and looked at this man coldly.
"Hehe, tell her who I am." The young man in Jinyi opened his folding fan wide with a proud and proud smile on his face.
A black-clothed guard behind him said: "Our young master is the young master of the left prime minister, Tian Zhongyou."
"Then what?" Xia Chuxue's voice was cold.
Tanaka You, a young man in brocade clothes, slightly raised his chin, "I have taken a liking to you."
Xia Chuxue's eyes were indifferent and her thoughts were spinning.
Today is the day of the Zhuque Academy's general examination. No matter how dandy the child is, he should never show off at such a time.
test.
Xia Chuxue's eyes were still very light. She remembered what Jing Yun said when she was at the Changlai Inn yesterday:
'To participate in the Zhuque Academy examination, you only need to keep your heart and do not need to think too much about anything else. '
"Keep your heart in mind, what should I do if I encounter such a dandy?"
Xia Chuxue held the sword hanging at her waist with her right hand and raised her eyelids slightly, "No matter who you are, get out of the way or die."
Tanaka You sneered: "My father is the left prime minister, do you still dare to kill me?"
Uh-huh!
Xia Chuxue drew her sword directly, the sword body turned white and filled with cold light.
Tanaka Yu's face turned cold.
He took a step back.
The four black-clothed guards who were originally behind him stepped forward, each looking at Xia Chuxue coldly.
"If you don't eat the toast, you'll have to drink wine as a penalty, and I'll tie you up!" Tanaka Yu smiled grimly.
"Do you have to kill someone to pass?"
Xia Chuxue took a deep breath, moved lightly, and rushed to the guard at the front in an instant. The long sword was placed on the guard's neck very easily.
Plop!
The black-clothed guard knelt down directly.
Xia Chuxue was a little confused.
"Don't... don't kill me. I am older and younger." The guard in black kowtowed.
The other three guards in black turned around and ran away.
"Bastards, a bunch of bastards." Tanaka Yu cursed and turned around and ran away.
Xia Chuxue frowned.
Is this the test of Suzaku Academy?
That's it? !
Xia Chuxue sheathed her sword, and the guard in black who was kneeling on the ground quickly got up, turned around and ran away.
"Girl, do you want to buy an apple?" At this moment, an old female voice sounded from behind Xia Chuxue.
She turned around and looked back, and saw a rickety old woman carrying a bamboo basket with fresh red apples in it.
"Don't buy it." Xia Chuxue shook her head.
"Buy one. If you buy apples today, your luck will improve." The rickety old woman smiled, showing her yellowed teeth, and one of her front teeth was missing.
Xia Chuxue stared at the rickety old woman's face and hesitated: "Your makeup is not very rigorous."
"Ah?" The rickety old woman was a little dazed.
Xia Chuxue reminded: "Looking at your teeth at night, it may look like you are missing a front tooth; but now it is very bright and you are so close to me. It can be seen at a glance that you have a black patch on your front tooth. Paper."
The rickety old woman immediately shut her mouth.
"Also, the clothes you are wearing look shabby, but they are too clean." Xia Chuxue continued, "Besides, is the black carbon painted on your neck?
Also, your nails are too thin and don’t look like those of an elderly person at all.
in addition……"
Xia Chuxue wanted to continue, but the rickety old woman interrupted her directly.
"That's enough." The rickety old woman said angrily, "Can't you pretend not to notice?"
Xia Chuxue said truthfully: "Someone advised me to keep my heart on the way to Zhuque Academy."
"Then do you want to buy this apple or not?" the rickety old woman asked softly.
Xia Chuxue glanced at the red apple in the bamboo basket and tilted her head slightly, "This is not an apple."
The rickety old woman blinked, "What is this if it's not an apple?"
"Apple-shaped red steamed buns." Xia Chuxue said.
"Can you see this?" The rickety old woman was shocked.
Xia Chuxue said: "My eyes have always been very good."
The rickety old woman raised her eyes and looked into Xia Chuxue's eyes.
These are a pair of exceptionally bright eyes, with faint light blue pupils.
"If I were really selling apples, would you buy them?" the rickety old woman asked.
Xia Chuxue thought for a while and said seriously: "If you were selling candied haws, I would definitely buy it."
The rickety old woman smiled.
"What a coincidence, I also like to eat candied haws."
"Then can I leave?"
The rickety old woman took out an apple from the basket and handed it to Xia Chuxue, "It's enough just to join the outer courtyard."
Xia Chuxue breathed a sigh of relief, took the apple, turned it around, and moved her eyes slightly.
On the back of the 'Apple', there is a line of words written:
"An Neng is able to bend his eyebrows and bend his waist to serve the powerful, which makes me unhappy."
The rickety old woman left.
A voice sounded in Xia Chuxue's ears:
"Actually, the moment you draw your sword, you have already passed the preliminary test."
