This seems to be just a casual joke.

But Xue Tingzhi replied: "It's Tingzhi's bad thinking, just thinking that brother Chi's exam will not end so soon, and mother won't come to Yingwei Museum so soon, so walking around makes mother worry. "

"worry?"

Lu Jinxi suddenly looked at him.

Xue Tingzhi was extremely cautious and careful when speaking, especially when speaking to her "mother", as if trying to make it watertight.

But at the moment, this sentence is restrained a little too much, and it is a little unfamiliar.

With a slight movement in her mind, she inevitably thought of the answer sheet: Gu Juefei said that in the first round, Xue Tingzhi also handed in a blank.

It seemed to be an opportunity that he valued very much, but now he gave up without fighting for it.

This is what Lu Jinxi finds very confusing.

Although the young man in front of him still has the youthfulness that has not been completely taken off, when he is sitting so upright, he has a kind of maturity far beyond his age.

When he lowered his eyes, the sharp edge on Jian Chang's eyebrows also faded.

There was a faint silence.

She frowned secretly, and smiled like a smile: "The scenery of Baiyue Lake is very good. Even if the eldest son goes for a walk, even if he is concerned, he will not be able to get anywhere. On the contrary, it is the eldest son's answer sheet, which makes people more concerned..."

Xue Tingzhi finally raised his eyes to look at her, his peach blossom eyes were full of silence.

Lu Jinxi did not intend to let this matter pass.

Because she was really curious, she made a roundabout way and asked straight to the point, "Why did you hand in a blank?"

why……

Xue Tingzhi had a rare feeling of irritability in his heart. He didn't want to see her open and closed lips, and he didn't want to hear her calm and indifferent voice at the moment.

He suddenly asked, "Did the other eldest son say it?"

Another big boy?

Xue Tingzhi, who suddenly showed a bit of edge, made Lu Jinxi not react. After a moment of stunned, he thought that he should be referring to Gu Juefei.

Xue Tingzhi was the eldest son of Xue Kuang, and he was called "the eldest son" in the mansion; Gu Juefei was the head of the Taishi mansion. ".

So Xue Tingzhi's words sounded like no problem.

But after thinking about it carefully, since it is suspected that it is Gu Juefei, it is enough to use his surname and call him "Master Gu", so why use such a strange "other"?

Makes people uncomfortable.

Lu Jinxi looked at him, frowned, and wanted to ask something.

But Xue Tingzhi lowered his eyes before she could speak, and continued: "The gentlemen of Yuewei Museum are all highly talented people, and most of the dignitaries who come to apprentice are dignitaries. When I asked my mother for permission the day before yesterday, of course I wanted to ask a famous teacher to answer my questions, but today in the exam room, I felt that it might be better for Tingzhi not to answer."

"..."

Just now, Lu Jinxi felt that there was a kind of hostility and ridicule hidden in his "another", but after listening to his words at the moment, he felt that there was more self-deprecation.

After all, the two are "eldest sons", but they are so different from each other.

But……

The uncomfortable feeling in my heart didn't fade away, but it was a little heavier because of Xue Tingzhi's remarks.

But she still didn't make any comments on Xue Tingzhi's choice, she only said: "Since the eldest son decided by himself, there is nothing to say."

There seemed to be a gentle smile in his voice, but the bottom of his eyes was indifferent, and the temperature faded.

Her attitude suddenly turned cold.

Not much to cover up.

Of course Xue Tingzhi felt it right away, but Lu Jinxi didn't mean to say anything, and he didn't even know what to say.

Several maids went out to find someone, and the examination results were about to be released in the Yuewei Museum.

Therefore, neither of the two mothers and concubines wanted to leave.

Lu Jinxi called the boy next to him, put two cups of tea on the table, drank tea while waiting, and occasionally looked at the decorations and furnishings around him.

After a while, Egret Qingque and the others came back together with Xiangzhi.

Because Xiangzhi had described the whole story, they all knew that Xue Tingzhi had returned to the Yuewei Museum, so they were not surprised when they saw Xue Tingzhi upstairs.

On the contrary, they were very curious about the results of the exam.

The always lively egret stood by Lu Jinxi's side, glanced around, and asked in a low voice, "Madam, you just went to see the gentlemen, how did it go? Are our brothers married?"

"The emperor is not in a hurry for the eunuch."

Lu Jinxi glanced up at her, and was amused by her anxious look of wanting to know the result.

"You'll know when the results come out. What's the use of asking me? I'm not a gentleman."

"Can……"

But you just met Mr., you must know something.

Egret said quietly in her heart, but seeing that Lu Jinxi didn't have the slightest bit to say, she didn't panic, and of course didn't dare to ask questions, so she quietly pouted, suppressing that strong curiosity.

At this moment, the time for answering the second round of exams has completely passed.

There have been more people in the Yuewei Museum, and it is estimated that they all came to take over. Although everyone was talking with their voices down, it seemed that there was a lot of noise around them.

The cafe on the second floor was gradually full of people.

But in the inner hall, no one came out.

Twenty-eight students who were fortunate enough to pass the first round, including Xue Chi, who knew how to fish in troubled waters, were still inside. Although they handed in the last answer sheet for some time, they all followed the instructions of Tao’an scholar Meng Ji and did not leave. .

Some sat alone, while others stepped aside to talk to people.

The second round of the exam consists of three questions and three answer sheets.

Although most of the people were so frightened by the first question that they didn't even dare to write, the next two questions were obviously not as "out of line" as the first question.

I want to come to the three questions of the seven gentlemen, and the questions are separated from each other.

The answer sheet of the first question, even if it is perfunctory, should not have a great impact on the later. What's more, even if the gentleman who asked the first question fell in love with them, they wouldn't dare to worship the gentleman who dared to discuss the topic "Peace"!

All those who have answered the last two answer sheets earnestly still have hope, and there is a sense of ease and confidence in their speeches.

But here in Xue Chi, it was boring.

Others are sloppy on the first question, and serious on the last two questions.

He is the exact opposite.

The first question happened to have some ideas, although in the eyes of adults, it may be the naughty words of children, but he just wanted to write, so he answered it seriously;

But the latter two questions were "whatever it is," and Xue Chi couldn't even read it, so he naturally handed in a blank paper.

At this moment, he was lying on his desk, looking at the people around him boredly, listening to the high-level discussions between them.

If it wasn't for Meng Ji not letting him go, he would have patted his butt long ago and went straight to his own world outside.

Where's the use of being drowsy here?

Xue Chi's eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, and he was about to fall asleep.

Unexpectedly, at a certain moment, the surrounding noisy voices suddenly became quiet. The next moment, it was a neat greeting: "Waisheng, wait to see you gentlemen!"

The sound was sudden and unpredictable.

Xue Chi was so frightened that he woke up halfway from a drowsiness. When he raised his head, he found that everyone in the inner hall bowed forward and bowed respectfully.