The students who were traveling with them had a blue face, as if they were bolt from the blue.

Suqian's face was also a little solemn, but although he was arrogant, his mind was really open-minded. He also knew the truth that there was heaven and there were people outside of man, so even though he was hit, he quickly recovered. There was a gap in his heart, and at this time he could still listen carefully to the discussions of the students next to him, and what he was learning.

These people looked a little wrong. On the other hand, Xu Erlang seemed to have not realized the difference between them, the students from the northwest, and the juren who came out of the prosperous literary style in Jiangnan, and still poured tea to drink it leisurely.

He was handsome and elegant, and his green clothes were more and more elegant. His whole body looked like an immortal who came down to the mortal world. His attitude was neither arrogant nor impatient, and he was jealous of people.

A student at the same table sighed, "I think Brother Runzhi is very sure of this imperial examination."

Xu Erlang chuckled and shook his head.

He really came to accompany him, but he had the rich Master as his husband. From the talent of Master Qian, he realized that the scholars in Jiangnan were more valuable than those in the northwest. He had fully realized the gap between the two sides and was mentally prepared, so although he was also relieved at this time, his mood flashed away.

Xu Erlang briefly explained a few words, Suqian said, "There is no way to do this due to geographical reasons. The south of the Yangtze River has abundant resources and outstanding people. On the other hand, in the northwest, in addition to being barren, it is a drought. In the past, most families could not even eat food, and it was a problem to support their families. Where did they come from to go to the imperial examinations to seek fame and fame?"

Everyone in the table was worried, but they didn't say anything more.

They sat in Wangxian Tower with tea and sat for the whole morning, collected a lot of information they needed, and then used lunch before leaving.

Xu Erlang and Suqian were naturally walking together, and they were also planning to go to the bookstore to buy some test questions from previous years.

Anyone who is interested in this kind of test paper will collect it, so it is not difficult to buy it.

The two easily bought the things they needed, and then, with the recommendation of the shopkeeper, they purchased several test papers that were said to be jointly drawn by several great scholars and had a high test rate, and then went to the yard rented in Suqian together.

In the afternoon of that day, the two of them were practicing questions and debating in the yard, which was fun.

When it was dusk, Suqian ordered his servants to go to the street to buy some vegetables, and then left Xu Erlang after dinner, but Xu Erlang refused.

"There is still something important tonight, so let's meet again on a date."

“Okay.”

When Xu Erlang returned to Pingxi Hou Mansion, it was already dark.

He changed his clothes, drank tea and moistened his mouth, and then asked Mo He, "Is the prince back?"

"Not yet." Mo He replied, before he could wait for Xu Erlang's subsequent question, he hesitated, "It's getting late, so let's have dinner first. After dinner, maybe the prince will come back."

"……Can."

After Xu Erlang had dinner, someone came to invite him, "The prince has returned from the camp in the suburbs of Beijing. I heard that Mr. Runzhi is temporarily living in the mansion, so I specially sent a young man to invite you to come and talk."

“Lead the way forward.”

The Prince of Pingxi was about twenty-seven or eight years old. He was as powerful as the Marquis of Pingxi, with deep eyes as lightning, and looked heroic. But he was still young after all, and he was far from the pressure and momentum of the Marquis of Pingxi, and would not be awe-inspiring.

But even so, the young man in front of him was quite extraordinary, far better than many of the children of the military general family that Xu Erlang had met earlier.

When Xu Wenhao, the prince of the Marquis of Pingxi, he bowed and bowed to him when he saw Xu Erlang. Xu Erlang hurriedly avoided him, "You must not be the prince. You are a vain and you will not be able to give such a great gift from the prince."

Xu Wenhao's eyes were red, "You deserve it, you deserve it! You are Xu Ao's brother, and I am my brother. Before... Xu Ao died to save me, I wanted to send him a last journey, but I didn't dare to leave the battlefield at that time. Later, my father was ordered by the emperor to return to the capital because of the city. Although my father's parents and sons, I did not have the same crime, but I was also among the people in jail. Fortunately, my father was in the imperial heart. Although the emperor deprived my father of his military power, he did not take me to the end. My father operated me to serve in a camp in the suburbs of Beijing, and there was only one day off for ten months. I wanted to go to Pingyang Town to pay tribute to your brother, but the Pingxi Marquis Mansion is still being watched by everyone. I am not worried that I would be impeached for no reason, but I am just afraid that I would impeach your family again..."

Xu Erlang lowered his head and listened quietly. After Xu Wenhao finished speaking, he raised his eyes and bowed to him, "The prince is sincere, and he will only be relieved if he knows the elder brother. The prince does not have to feel guilty about my brother's affairs. It is duty and friendship for him to save you. I think even if the world happens again, the elder brother will still do this."

Xu Wenhao's eyes were flashing with tears. He turned his back and seemed to have a slight choking sound from him. After a while, Xu Wenhao returned to his calmness and turned around and said to Xu Erlang, "I went to my father's tent at the same time and fell in love with each other, just like a biological brother. Now he died because of saving me, so I will take care of his parents and relatives for him. Erlang, how many years younger you are, I will call me brother in the future. I will take good care of you on your elder brother's behalf."

Later, Xu Wenhao asked about Xu's father and mother, and asked about their health, their thoughts of moving to Kyoto, and how Xu Ao's wife and children are in the current situation - unlike the practice of Mrs. Pingxi Hou master in control of everything, Xu Wenhao was a man after all, and a noble son of a noble family raised as heirs. He was concerned about the big things about men outside, the affairs of the back home and the women's house, and he had never cared about it.

As for Xu Ao's wife and children, he had not paid special attention to it. He just knew that his parents were still there and his brothers had a basic information.

He did not ask too much, nor did his wife Pingxi Hou explain in detail, which led to a disconnection between Xu Wenhao and he was completely unaware of Xu Ao's wife, leaving home and abandoning several children.

Xu Erlang suddenly heard his question, and saw that his eyes were clear and he was obviously unaware of the matter. After considering it, he still told the truth.

Xu Wenhao was furious and slapped the desk with a palm, almost smashing the desk, "It's too much to deceive people! Erlang, where did your elder brother's widow remarried? I heard what you mean, that person is also an official, but a person from the capital?"

Xu Erlang said indifferently, "The prince doesn't have to be angry. It's going to rain and mother wants to get married, no one can control this. What's more, even if the eldest sister-in-law can't keep her heart. It's true that the eldest brother will first deviate from his vow and leave her. It's reasonable for her and Li to remarry. Several children in the family also accepted this news and no longer care about Wu, so the prince will not pursue it."

Xu Wenhao still couldn't swallow this, but since Xu Erlang said so, he couldn't ask anything else. He could only swallow the matter silently, but he was estimating it in his heart. It seemed that he would send someone to inquire about it.

The two talked for a moment. Xu Wenhao thought of something and took out a necklace wearing two wolf teeth from his sleeve. Xu Erlang's expression changed immediately when he saw this thing, "Brother."

Xu Wenhao said, "I only found Dalang's sword and wooden signs with the name engraved. Unexpectedly, when the battlefield was finally cleaned, the soldiers below found this again. I remember clearly that this was something your elder brother had always worn with him."

"Yes." Xu Erlang said hoarsely, "The wolf king was hunted by the eldest brother when he was fifteen years old. The eldest brother thought that killing the wolf king was a good omen, so he strung the two wolf teeth into a necklace and carried it on his neck as a talisman."

He took the necklace from Xu Wenhao with trembling hands and held the two wolf teeth in his hand. The two wolf teeth seemed to have the temperature of his elder brother, which made Xu Erlang even more palpitations.

The sword and wooden signs that the elder brother had found before were placed. The wooden sign and several sets of clothes were buried in the tomb of clothes, and the sword was left as a relic for Chang'an and Changping. Now there is this unexpected wolf teeth... Xu Erlang put the wolf teeth into the cuff and bowed to thank Xu Wenhao.

After leaving Xu Wenhao's yard, Xu Erlang went to the yard where he temporarily lived, while thinking about Xu Wenhao's promise to Pingxihou.

——Before, the eldest brother died in the battle, and in addition to sending people to send his elder brother’s belongings, the Marquis of Pingxi also promised to give everyone the Xu family a future. Especially the eldest brother’s legitimate sons Chang'an and Changping, whether they want to join the army or the imperial examination, they will arrange the best career path for them. Including the marriage and exchanges between several people, they will also take charge of them.

This is very responsible, but unfortunately, even so, how can it be resistant to the pain of losing a few children's father? No matter how good the compensation is done afterwards, the scars in the hearts of several children have been left and can never be eliminated.

The next day, Xu Erlang met with Suqian again.

Suqian has already inquired about the chief examiners and deputy examiners this year. These will be the teacher of all students. They even have the power of life and death in this examination, so it is crucial to know their preferences.

After Suqian found out the news and wanted to share it with Xu Erlang, Xu Erlang went to the small courtyard where he was looking for him.

Although the environment of the small courtyard in Suqian is good, it is very remote. Even so, it cost him a lot of money. However, it is not easy to rent such a courtyard during the imperial examination. Money is the least necessary thing to worry about at this time.

When he went to the yard where he rented a house in Suqian, Xu Erlang accidentally lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked out, but he saw a familiar figure in front of Zhu Cuilou, a jewelry-selling building.

Xu Erlang thought he was dazzled, but in fact he didn't.

Mo He was hesitating and opening his mouth outside, "Young master, I seem to..."

"Um?"

"I saw the eldest lady before."

"Um."

Mo He stopped making a sound, and Xu Erlang looked at the woman who was obviously much more obvious, with a bulge in her lower abdomen, and her heart tide surged for a moment, but was quickly suppressed by him.

He seemed to have not seen the person in front of Zhu Cuilou, or he seemed to have not heard Mo He's words, but just gave a cold order, "Continue to go forward."

"Yes, young master."

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Chapter completed!