Chapter 203: Clear Water, No Fish

Yan Xiangyang saw her come out and didn't ask any more questions: "Master Su, please stay for dinner before leaving."

"No need, I still have some things to deal with, so I won't stay any longer." Su Nuobai went to the flower hall to find Lu Lingyan.

When Hu Lili came out, she was holding a box in her hand.

Madam Yan personally escorted her to the door and said, "Sir Su, please come to our house often when you have time."

"Mrs. Yan, aren't you afraid of my reputation as a bad luck charm?" Su Nuobai said with a smile.

"Others may be afraid, but I am not. I only know that Lord Su saved the lives of my two daughters." Mrs. Yan said with a smile.

As soon as Su Nuobai came out of Yan's house, she saw Xingyun standing next to a carriage opposite.

In the carriage, Lu Heyu lifted the curtain and looked at her with a faint smile on his face.

"Let's go, your elder brother is here to take us back." After Su Nuobai said that, he pulled Lu Lingyan towards the carriage opposite.

Lu Lingyan got on the carriage and kept talking: "Brother, you have no idea, that rag doll I met today is really evil."

Lu Heyu listened to her chattering and poured her a glass of water: "Aren't you thirsty after talking so much?"

The smile on Su Nuobai's face became even more intense. Seeing Lu Lingyan took the teacup and took a sip, he said, "I'm also planning to send Master Qi to another place."

"Where is it? I'll let Xingyun check it out." Lu Heyu spoke directly.

Su Nuobai gave him an address: "Xingyun, go see if there is a fortune teller here. If not, ask if there has been one before."

"Okay, I'll go now." Xingyun said and jumped off the carriage.

Xinggui opened the car curtain and asked, "Miss Su, does this fortune teller have anything to do with this?"

"Well, Aunt Yu learned witchcraft from her. I think it's not just the Gu and Yan families, there may be other families we don't know about."

"Keep an eye on Gu Pan and see who she's planning to use the doll on. She must have just gotten it not long ago since she's been carrying it with her."

Su Nuobai said this and looked at the sky outside which was already getting dark.

"I'll have the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and Lord Wei keep an eye on things. I'll let you know if there's any sudden death or illness in the near future."

Lu Heyu thought about what she meant.

Lu Lingyan was listening at the side but didn't quite understand the twists and turns.

When they returned to the yard, Madam Lu and the cook had already prepared food for them.

Now that Old Madam Lu lives in this courtyard, her health is much better than when she was in the Lu Mansion. She has no problem cooking.

Su Nuobai's cultivation speed has been quite good recently. He took out the scroll and the compass he had put away before.

He raised his hand and refined the two items into magical weapons suitable for Feng Zhi and Xi Tianyun.

"The wind is coming." Su Nuobai threw the compass to him.

Feng Zhi took the palm-sized compass and looked at her puzzledly: "What is this?"

"I can't use this for you. Your next step is to learn Feng Shui, so you can use it."

Su Nuobai took out the scroll and said, "Tianyun is young and his martial arts skills are not as good as yours. I plan to give this scroll to him so that I can keep it when I can't beat him."

"Miss, you have thought it through. He is more suitable than me." Feng Zhi smiled and put away the compass in his hand.

Before dawn, Su Nuobai had already changed into his official uniform and sat in the yard drinking tea.

Lu Heyu also appeared in the yard in his official uniform. When he saw Lu Lingyan, he couldn't help but frown slightly: "Where are you going so early?"

"Of course I will go into the palace with you." Lu Lingyan walked to Su Nuobai and straightened her back.

"Nonsense, we are going to the palace for important business. What are you going there for?" Lu Heyu frowned and looked at her.

"Nuonuo promised to take me to the palace yesterday. I don't care. I'm going today." Lu Lingyan said and turned away without looking at her.

Su Nuobai looked at Lu Heyu: "If she wants to go, she can go. Nothing will happen to her if she stays with me."

"We will have the morning court soon. You just wait obediently in the side hall." Lu Heyu gave her a warning look.

"I know, I'm not a child." Lu Lingyan said angrily.

The three of them took a carriage to the palace gate.

The court officials in line were stunned when they saw her, and finally those who knew what was good for them shut up, looking at their ears and noses, and pretending not to see her.

Qi Yu walked over with a smile: "Master Su."

"Good morning, Lord Qi." Su Nuobai greeted him with a smile.

"Guang He should arrive in the capital soon. Should I send him directly to the academy then?" Qi Yu asked.

"Let him go directly. Mr. Yu has been there recently. He used to teach in the evening and people came to listen to his lectures. They are not afraid after hearing about it. Now they go to see him when they are free in the evening."

Su Nuobai said with a smile.

The two chatted about some other things, and then the palace gate opened.

Today is the palace examination, and it is also the last examination for all candidates.

The court officials were all in the side hall or standing on one side of the main hall, waiting for the candidates to take the exam.

Xi Jinyou smiled when he saw her and said, "I'll be sorry to bother you later."

"This is not really a trouble, it's just something that comes easily to me. After all, I'm receiving your salary." Su Nuobai smiled and stood in the middle position.

"Jin'an, let's get started!" Xi Jinyou sat up straight.

The candidates have already entered the venue. Their ages vary, and some are almost fifty years old.

They followed the palace servants into the hall, lowered their heads and did not dare to look up. They only saluted Xi Jinyou after they reached their respective seats.

Xi Jinyou asked them to sit down and had the palace servants distribute the test papers.

All the other officials present were invigilators, and they all wanted to see if there were any suitable people who could be brought to their own yamen.

Su Nuobai waited until the exam began before casually sitting down in the middle of the steps.

This position is just right for seeing the faces of all the candidates who are lowering their heads to take the exam clearly.

The people in the first row noticed her gaze and looked towards where she was. When they saw that it was a woman, they were all stunned.

He quickly lowered his head again and began to answer the questions seriously.

But he couldn't help wondering why a woman appeared in the hall and sat there so casually.

Su Nuobai glanced around, then turned and looked up at Xi Jinyou sitting on the dragon throne, and whispered into his ear: "Do you want to see what temptations these students will succumb to?"

Xi Jinyou raised his eyebrows. This was interesting, but he glanced at the officials around him.

"Want to take them along?" Su Nuobai smiled playfully.

Xi Jinyou nodded imperceptibly.

"If the whole army is wiped out, you will have no one to use." Su Nuobai was really afraid that these officials could not resist the temptation and would be wiped out in the end.

Xi Jinyou whispered a few words to Jinan.

Jin An nodded, walked down the stairs and whispered in Su Nuobai's ear: "When the water is too clear, there will be no fish."

Su Nuobai smiled: "Please ask Eunuch Jin'an to tell Miss Lu not to step out of the side hall."

Jinan nodded and went to the side hall next door to pass on the message.

Lu Heyu looked at the two of them, not knowing what they wanted to do.