Chapter 325
Chapter 325
Soon, Mrs. Min and Mrs. Liu came over with the Xiao family's daughters-in-law.
Xu Lingqiao and the other two hurriedly walked over to the two ladies and bowed to them. Mrs. Min quickly caught Xu Lingqiao and said to the three beautiful girls, "My ladies, why are you so polite? Please go downstairs."
Xu Lingqiao and Wang Qionglan supported her on both sides, and Mrs. Liu, Hua Chonglou and others followed behind them, and they came to the lotus pond. Upon hearing the voice, Jin Fuyun and Jiang followed Xiao Yinxiu and stood up, and greeted each other again.
Liu Furan and others who had sat down early on the men's side were all shocked when they looked over from afar.
"Isn't it the young lady?"
Liu Furan turned to Huang Zhi, who was working at his desk, and said, "Sanlang, look, they are exactly the same!" Huang Zhi was playing a black and white game with Xiao Bei, so he had no interest in looking over. However, Liu Furan called him a few more times, and Xiao Bei looked up, "Ah... That's Brother Lingbai's sister, cousin Guanzhou. They look like twins, don't they?"
Liu Furan nodded, "They are so similar!"
Huang Zhi then raised his head slowly, and was stunned at the sight of the woman in a long peach-pink and white dress that trailed on the ground, standing gracefully in the crowd. She was clearly standing at the back of the crowd, but she was still so dazzling.
is her?
Do not--
impossible!
He suddenly stood up, his wide-sleeved gown flipped over his writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone, a splash of fresh ink fell on the corner of his clothes, he lowered his head, and his silver-white gown seemed to be covered by dark clouds.
When he looked up again, the people below had already lowered the curtains in front of the awning. Huang Zhi looked again, and all he could see was the long skirt and the shoes...
I wanted to stick my head out, but I felt it was too rude.
Liu Furan smiled and said, "Sanlang, didn't you see it clearly?"
Huang Zhi could only pretend to be calm and shook his head, "...I never saw it clearly." Xiao Bei laughed, "When I first saw cousin Xu, my wife and I were also shocked. They are obviously just cousins, from my uncle's family, but they look 50% alike."
Just then, Qin Qingdong and Xu Lingbai came over, fanning themselves. When Liu Furan learned that the woman he had just seen was Xu Lingbai's sister, he praised her highly.
Xu Lingbai just said he didn't dare.
Qin Qingdong snorted, "Ling Bai, you are just too straight. Liu Jiadalang is right. Miss Xu is much gentler and more demure than Guan Zhou."
Just as he finished speaking, the eldest son of the Qin family came over in official uniform, accompanied by a young man in his teens. The young man was wearing a royal blue silk gown, a white jade belt around his waist, and jade pendants that clanged in harmony with the small and exquisite jade crown on his head.
The young man has a natural handsome face and exudes nobleness.
Most of the students and classmates brought by Xiao Bei did not recognize this man, but they could see that Qin Dalang was wearing the robes of a third-rank official.
When he was about to stand up and salute, he saw Qin Er, Huang Zhi, Liu Furan and several other young men from aristocratic families who had already come to greet him.
When he arrived, he wanted to pay his respects, but Liu Xian stopped him, "When you are out, there is no need to be polite. I have told Lord Qin that you can just call me Brother Xian."
Of course not.
Everyone just called him the Tenth Young Master.
Liu Xian looked around, "Where's Fourth Aunt? Hasn't she come out yet?" The lotus pond was no longer as empty as before. Three or four awnings had been built, and there were five or six tables for the male guests, while there was only a low table with some fruits and herbal tea for the female guests.
The only difference was that there was a half length of fine gauze curtain hanging in front of the female guest.
The most eye-catching thing is, of course, the area directly in front of the lotus pond, where there are three desks and three armchairs, on which pens, ink, paper, and inkstones have long been placed, as well as an abacus and a brass rattle with a wooden handle.
Needless to say, the three gentlemen should be the examiners.
There was a bronze tripod on the ground in front of them, with three incense sticks burning. Seven or eight steps away from the tripod, there were two identical desks for men and women, three or five steps ahead, with writing brushes, inkstones, and a pile of white paper on them.
There are two chairs behind the desk.
Needless to say, this is where Xiao Cang and Song Guanzhou are. As for the ones next to them, one is Xiao Du and the other is Pei An.
Liu Xian looked at them, his eyes full of curiosity. "Such a scene is unexpected. I will talk to my parents about it later. It's reasonable."
Qin Dalang smiled and said, "Brother Xian may find it interesting now, but maybe you will find it boring when they answer the questions later."
Liu Xian shook his head. "I'm afraid not. I also learned some math skills from the teacher."
Just getting started...
Qin Dalang and Qin Erlang surrounded the young man and came to the male guests' side. The empty seats that had been set up early finally welcomed the host. Everyone was respectful and waited for Liu Xian to take his seat before sitting down one after another.
As the sun was setting overhead, Pei Jian and the other two examiners came over with the test papers, followed by Jiang Buyi and Lin Moyun. Liu Xian saw them and waved and called out, "Uncle Pei."
Pei Jian looked over and smiled as well. He walked up to him and said, "Xian Ge'er is here. I am sorry that I did not come to greet you in person. Please do not blame me, Xian Ge."
Liu Xian got up early and bowed, saying, "Uncle, you are too polite. It is Brother Xian who came here uninvited. Please forgive me for my impoliteness."
"Brother Xian, your words are serious. Why don't you sit upstairs with your uncle?"
Pei Jian pointed to the main seat in the middle, and Liu Xian waved his hand quickly, saying childishly, "I am with Lord Qin, uncle, don't worry, I am very comfortable here."
Soon, Pei Yulin brought Qin Ge'er to him, "Brother Xian, I'm glad to see you again. It's been a long time since we last met. Let me introduce you to my eldest brother, Qin Ge'er, Pei Yuqin."
The three little adults greeted each other in a proper manner. Lord Qin asked someone to bring two seats and arranged them for the two young masters of the Pei family to sit next to Liu Xian.
Mu Er and Mu San helped Xiao Cang to come to this temporary examination room. Xiao Cang, who was usually fearless, squinted his eyes and saw, oh my god! It was full of people...
He suddenly couldn't move, his tongue started to twitch, and he spoke incoherently, "Why... why are there so many people?"
Mu Er didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "I heard from the eldest master that there were quite a few people who were rejected. The ones in front of us are all our relatives. Fifth Master, please don't run away at the last minute."
Xiao Cang: ...I do think so!
Just as he was about to turn around, he ran into Pei Chen. Pei Chen rarely showed up, but at this moment he was wearing a gray Taoist robe, standing in front of him, smiling and saying, "Xiao Xiaowu, you want to run away?"
Xiao Cang immediately widened his eyes and said angrily, "I'm not running away!"
Pei Chen asked again, "If you don't want to run, why don't you go up?"
Everyone was watching. Xiao Cang's face darkened and he snorted, "I definitely won't run away. I'm just afraid that Song Guanzhou's woman might run away... With so many people around, I'm worried that she doesn't have the courage."
Mu Er and Mu San lowered their heads, too embarrassed to read their young master's shameless words.
Pei Chen laughed loudly, "Xiao Wu, don't be afraid. You are the head of the Xiao family. These test questions can't do anything to you. Uncle believes in you."
Pei Hua stood up and went to greet his father. Pei Chen waved his hand and said, "My father is very agile, so I don't need your help. Don't worry, I'll say hello to your uncles."
Pei Jian felt helpless as he saw that he looked like an immortal but actually lived a life of debauchery and drinking.
"I thought you weren't coming."
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