Nightwatcher Chapter 98: Hall Examination

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"Strange things?"

Xu Qi'an pulled out the chair and sat down, and told Susu to pour himself water.

I'm not your little concubine yet, so I'm calling people like this... Yan ghost Su Su glanced at him and poured water obediently. After all, I'm talking about the massacre of her family's destruction.

She has to rely on this man for help, otherwise she and her master Li Miaozhen alone will not be able to find a ugly Yinmao after ten years of investigation.

After Xu Qi'an had a sip of tea, Li Miaozhen said:

"Su Su's father was Su Hang, a scholar of 29 years of Joan of Arc, and 14 years of Yuanjing. For some reason, he was demoted back to Jiangzhou as the prefect. The next year he was asked to be executed on charges of bribery and corruption."

Xu Qi'an rubbed the tea cup and asked: "What's the problem?"

"Yes," Li Miaozhen turned her head to look at Su Su, "She doesn't remember that she was in the capital. Su Su's soul is complete. When my master discovered her, she absorbed the yin spirit of the mass grave. , A small achievement, as long as she does not leave the mass grave, she can live forever.

"The resentful soul with such a cultivation base will not miss her memory, unless her memory is erased during her lifetime."

Susu said: "Maybe, maybe I have never been to the capital."

Xu Qi'an shook his head: "Whenever you enter Beijing as an official, your family will move to the capital. I am more inclined that Su Su's memory had problems during his lifetime, um, it's interesting."

The two were silent for a moment, and Xu Qi'an said: "Since it is an official in Beijing, then the official department will have his information........ The official department is Wang Shoufu's site, he and Wei Yuan are Political enemy, without sufficient reason, I have no right to look up the case of the staff.

"So don't worry, wait for the opportunity."

Li Miaozhen and Su Su nodded.

Xu Qi'an sipped the warm tea and said, "What's your brother's name? How old was he when the Su family had an accident?"

Su Su tilted his head and thought for a while: "It's called Su Chengzhi. He was probably eleven or twelve years old when the family changed."

Then I’m about thirty-two years old now, this brother-in-law can’t find it. It’s nothing but a needle in a haystack... If Dafeng has a well-developed public security system..... ...Xu Qi'an hinted:

"I will try to find it for you, but don't hope too much."

Su Su let out an "um", knowing that finding relatives was too difficult and didn't force it.

After the matter was resolved, Xu Qi'an mentioned the second matter, looked at Li Miaozhen, and said: "When do you plan to start the dispute between heaven and man?"

Li Miaozhen did not hesitate, "First write down the battle book, and then make an appointment, within seven days."

Xu Qi'an nodded slowly, and bluntly expressed his thoughts: "Before the end of the dispute between heaven and man, you'd better leave the capital. No matter what kind of letter you receive or whoever you contact, don't leave. ."

Li Miaozhen raised his eyebrows, "Are you saying that someone would be against me?"

"This is obvious." Xu Qi'an sighed: "If you have an accident in the capital, the Taoist head of Tianzong will let it go? The land gods of the first grade of Taoism are probably not worse than Jianzheng."

Su Su stiffened her paper chest, with a proud look: "I know that our Taoist first is a first-class, and anyone dares to be against the master?"

Xu Qi'an feels sorry for the female ghost’s IQ: "Your father is a scholar, but you have not inherited the cleverness of your father... It is precisely because Miaozhen is a sage of the Celestial Sect, that is why people are worried about it. .

"Your Majesty is obsessed with monasticism. In order to maintain the stability of power, it has contributed to the current situation of multi-party melee in the court. People have long been dissatisfied with this. The dispute between heaven and man is a good opportunity for them to use. ..........

"In addition, everyone who caused this incident is well known. People from all walks of life have poured into Beijing, and there must be a mixture of spies from other countries. These people want Li Miaozhen to die in Beijing."

Su Su suddenly realized.

"You are the fourth rank of Taoism. When idlers are not your opponents, foreign masters of rank 4 and above want to enter the capital to kill you, wishful thinking. And the masters in the imperial court are even less likely to do anything in the capital unless they hold death will ."

"Thank you for the reminder, I understand." Li Miaozhen said: "I will arrange a ghost alert near Xu Mansion. If a suspicious person approaches, I will immediately warn you. I will take action in advance or leave Xu Mansion, no It will hurt your family. Although this is unlikely."

Then, she couldn't help but mocked: "Damn Yuan Jingdi."

Hey, please be careful. Just talk about this online... Xu Qi'an smiled and nodded, got up, and said, "Then, I, outsider orange, don’t bother you The girl’s dream."

In Li Miaozhen and Su Su's slightly blank gaze, they left the room.

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

On March 27th, consecrate, cut clothes, travel, and get married.

Today is the day of the Palace Examination, and it is exactly one month before the end of the examination.

The sky was dim, so my aunt got up, wearing a long dress with well-designed embroidery, her hair was a little messy, she only used a golden hairpin to pick her back.

Her beautiful eyes are a little sluggish, she looks awake, and her eye bags are puffy.

While arranging for the cook to make breakfast for Erlang, the aunt knocked on Erlang's door with her personal maid Lue.

Xu Xinnian wore a pale white robe, with a purple jade gift from the layman Ziyang hung around his waist, and came to open the door to his mother in great spirits.

"Jiro got up so early?" Aunty yawned and said:

"My mother asked the room for breakfast, Erlang, would you like to sleep for another quarter of an hour, mother will call you."

"No need."

Xu Erlang is a Confucian student of the eighth grade at any rate, and his energy is far greater than that of ordinary people. He comforted his mother: "Mother, don't worry, the palace exam is a ranking exam. As I will be yuan, it will not be too low."

The aunt was relieved right now, led Lu E out of the room, and when she crossed the threshold, she suddenly screamed.

Xu Erlang was taken aback, ran out of the room, checked the situation, and saw a woman in white standing quietly holding a red umbrella in the courtyard.

It was just after the third hour, and the sky was still dark. The woman was holding a scarlet umbrella, wearing a white dress, and she was full of weirdness.

"Mrs. Xu."

Su Su Yanran smiled and gave a salute.

The aunt breathed a sigh of relief, and said to her heart, at this point, she didn't sleep in the room, so she ran out to do something. I almost thought I met a ghost.

Xu Erlang stared at Su Su for a moment, then withdrew his gaze calmly, and said to his aunt: "Mother, you can go back to your room and rest."

Send away my aunt, Xu Erlang looked at Susu in the courtyard and said: "Does my elder brother know your identity?"

He sees my charm? It is worthy of being a student of Yunlu Academy... Su Su smiled lightly, outlined two pears, and said softly:

"I know, he said he would reshape my body and be his concubine for three years."

........ This is really something that elder brother will do. Is the oiran of Jiaofangsi already unable to satisfy his taste? He even thought about ghosts.

Xu Xinnian was dumbfounded and could not speak for a long time.

Knowing that today is the palace exam, Xu Mansion lit a candle just after the third shift, and Li Miaozhen heard about it and came out to join in the fun. Everyone had eaten breakfast and sent Xu New Year out.

"Erlang, today is not only a palace test concerning your future, but also an opportunity for you to prove your innocence and thoroughly wash away your grievances. You must do well in the test." Xu Pingzhi wore an armor and held a helmet, and said earnestly.

Xu Xinnian walked out and nodded: "Know, father don't worry, I..."

The second half of the sentence suddenly got stuck in his throat. He looked stiffly at the opposite street. Two "old acquaintances" were standing there, one of which was a burly and tall monk, dressed in whitewashed clothes.

One was a swordsman in a blue shirt, with a strand of white forehead hanging down. He was not too old, but he felt like he had gone through vicissitudes of life.

These two people again, these two people again! !

Xu New Year's heart is roaring.

"That's the elder brother's friend........." Xu Qi'an patted him on the shoulder, soothing the little brother's inner anger.

There was no contact with No.4 before, so I asked Xu Xinnian to take care of him as a cover. Now Xu Qi'an's identity has gradually stabilized, and Chu Yuanzhen has gradually accepted the personality of cousin No. 3.

Once the inherent concept is formed, Chu Zhuangyuan will not deliberately deliberate, and will not raise the question of "the third person is weird". People are more likely to trust friends and familiar people for this reason.

Hengyuan and Chu Yuanzheng smiled and nodded. After greeting, their eyes immediately fell on Li Miaozhen.

This Heavenly Sect Saint has a fair and clean face with melon seeds, her face is facing the sky, her eyes are like black pearls, clear and bright. The eyebrows are sharp, highlighting her seemingly fierce temperament.

Not so much a Saintess of the Heavenly Sect, but more like a female general who has been battle-tested... Yes, she joined the army in Yunzhou for a year... Hengyuan The monk folded his hands and smiled at Li Miaozhen.

The aura is introverted, does not let down, can not see through the cultivation base... But since she has come to the capital, it means that she has entered the fourth rank, hey, after a fought against Zhang Kaitai that year, after a terrible defeat, I It's been many years since I played against Sipin.

Chu Yuanzhen smiled, his pupils quietly burning fighting spirit.

The bald head is No. 6, and the back sword is No. 4. Well, as No. 1 said, No. 4 is not on the orthodox road of human sect... Li Miaozhen nodded and said hello.

As for Lina on the 5th, she was still asleep in the room, just like her apprentice Xu Lingyin.

"DaDaDa..."

The three men from the Xu family rode away. Li Miaozhen watched them from behind, and Hengyuan’s voice came from his ear: "Amitabha, I hope No.3 can be the top one in high school."

Chu Yuanzhen chuckled: "It's not bad to get a second class. After all, he is a student of Yunlu Academy. However, there is a big secret in the third."

Hengyuan was surprised: "Secret?"

Chu Yuanzhen smiled and nodded, and said unpredictably: "If I didn't expect it to be wrong, the vision of Yunlu Academy's sub-holy hall clearing the sky is related to the third.

"Of course, these are my guesses, no basis, believe it or not, it’s up to you."

Hengyuan suddenly realized.

Li Miaozhen's face suddenly became weird. No. 4 and No. 6 didn't know that Xu Qi'an was No. 3. They always thought Xu New Year was No. 3.

If they knew the truth in the future, they would recall what they said today, would they be like me, and would like to be ashamed to beat Xu Qi'an. But he had to hide it for him.

Because in this way, everyone can assume that nothing happens.

Thinking of this, she glanced pityingly at Numbers 4 and 6.

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

The darkness before dawn is the most intense. Four hundred tributes gathered outside the Meridian Gate, waiting for the palace test.

Surrounded by two rows of imperial soldiers holding torches, they are still sculpturally motionless.

Hundred civil and military officials gathered, looking at the Gongshi participating in the palace examination from a distance, and sometimes whispered a few words. Only officials from the Ministry of Etiquette worked hard to maintain order on the scene.

The third time to verify the identity and count the number of people.

The Meridian Gate has five door openings, three front doors and two side doors. Usually, the civil and military officials entered from the side, and only the emperor and empress could walk through the main entrance.

Of course, champions, second place players, and Tanhua can also enjoy the honor of going to the front door at once.

As Huiyuan, Xu Xinnian stood at the head of the Gongshi with his head upright and expressionless. That posture, as if everyone here is rubbish.

However, scholars still eat this set very much, especially when a talented Huiyuan poses this posture, even the officials in the distance exclaimed in his heart:

This son is extraordinary.

The drums sounded and the three links were over. The civil and military officials entered the Meridian Gate first, and then the tributes, led by officials from the Ministry of Rites, also passed through the Meridian Gate, crossed the Golden Water Bridge, and stopped at the square outside the Golden Temple.

Xu Xinnian squinted his eyes and looked at the Jinluan Temple in the distance. He could only see the hundreds of civil and military officials on the altar. The performances in the Jinluan Temple were right, and it was not possible to see it.

After a long time, the civil and military officials retreated, and the next was the palace exam.

Even if it is Xu New Year, I can't help but become nervous at this time.

"Guru..."

Gong Shili heard the voice of swallowing saliva.

In such a tense atmosphere, everyone suddenly heard noisy voices coming from behind them, scolding and cursing.

I couldn't help but look back. Through the doorway of the Meridian Gate, I vaguely saw a warlock in white, blocking the path of the civil and military officials.

The white robe turned his back to the crowd, ignoring the scolding around him.

Xu New Year, the eighth Confucian class, even vaguely heard the scolding.

"Yang Qianhuan, do you want to rebel? Get out of the way quickly."

"Yang Qianhuan, what do you want to do? This is the Meridian Gate. Today is the Palace Examination. You can't make trouble if you want to make trouble."

Amidst the scolding, a deep sigh came, and the white robe slowly said, "Er Cao will die with his fame and will not waste the eternal flow of the river! Bah..."

There was such a moment of silence. The next moment, the civil and military officials fry the pan, and the scene is in chaos.

"Fa, what happened?" A tribute said blankly.

"This, isn't this a poem by Yin Gong Xu Qi'an mocking the public, then, that white suit seems to be a member of the Tianjian?"

"He is gone..."

More than four hundred tributes, no matter how quiet it is, they whispered to each other and kept looking back at the Meridian Gate.

"Quiet!" The official of the Ministry of Rites yelled and said, "If you don't have anything to do with you, the exam will be done with peace of mind. If anyone whispers again, drive out of the Meridian Gate and go home and wait another three years."

The tributes did not dare to speak immediately.

The princes who had just dispersed returned again, or their faces were gloomy, or excited, or filled with righteous indignation and entered the Golden Temple. Then there was a quarrel inside.

Fifteen minutes later, the princes came out of the Golden Luang Temple and did not come back.

Yang Qianhuan........ This name is so familiar~IndoMTL.com~ I seem to have heard of it somewhere.........Xu Erlang muttered in his heart.

"Chinese-style tribute at Yunlu Academy in Beijing, Xu New Year."

At this time, the voice of the official of the Ministry of Rites interrupted Xu Xinnian's thoughts. He recovered and took the sealed test paper from the official of the preface of the Hongfu Temple, and walked into the Jinluan Hall with his head high.

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

The palace exam is only for questions about policies, only one day, and the papers are handed in at dusk.

Xu Xinnian walked in the afterglow of the setting sun and left the palace. At the gate of the imperial city, he saw his elder brother sitting high on the horse's back, holding the rein of another horse in his hand, smiling and waiting.

"My second uncle and I told you, I will pick you up." Xu Qi'an asked: "How did you get on the test?"

"Alright!"

Xu Xinnian said lightly: "If I were a student of the Imperial College, I would be very stable."

.........Don't pretend to be forced! Xu Qi'an nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, the reputation of the elder brother who is so worthy of you will not be called your brother and dog brother in the future."

Xu Xinnian sighed: "Although his eldest brother is famous, he is not a scholar after all. In order for Xu Mansion to gain a foothold in the capital and be respected by others, he must have a scholar from the imperial examination."

Xu Qi'an said "Yes": "Erlang worked hard, I just came out of Lin'an Princess Mansion."

"........" Xu Xinnian arched his hands.

He lost, but still can't pretend to be big brother.

Xu Qi'an threw the horse rein to Xu Erlang and said: "Erlang, you have come out of the road of imperial examinations. Tonight, my eldest brother will have a treat and go to Jiaofang to celebrate."

"Mother and sister..." Xu Xinnian frowned.

"My aunt and I said, today's night tour. And you, the hall test is over. It's not normal to have a drink with classmates?" Xu Qi'an said.

"Big Brother is right." Xu Xinnian laughed.