Chapter 249: A unique vision

Sunlight shines into the room, and golden spots on the ground sway in the wind.

The person on the bed fluttered his eyelashes a few times, slowly opened his eyes, raised his hands and stretched comfortably.

[Hmm~ I haven’t slept so comfortably in a long time! ]

"Sister, you're finally awake!" Chen Xing, who was guarding her, leaned his head over, with two dimples faintly visible on his face.

Chu Liuzheng had no idea that there was anyone in the room. Suddenly, a head popped up next to her, startling her so much that she almost fell off the bed.

"Sister, be careful!" Chen Xing quickly grabbed the person.

Chu Liuzheng looked at her in shock and asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

"It's already noon." Chen Xing pointed out the window and said with a smile, "I'll call my sister to eat."

Chu Liuzheng turned his head and looked out the window, and felt that the sunlight was a little dazzling.

How did I sleep until noon… Holy crap! I’m late!!!

She has to be on duty this morning!!

"It's too late." Chu Liuzheng hurriedly put on his clothes.

"Don't worry, sister." Chen Xing held her hand. "Sister Yuzhui saw that you were sleeping soundly and said that it was rare for you to have such a good sleep, so she went to Wenhua Palace to take your place. You just need to take over Sister Yuzhui's duty tonight."

"I see." Chu Liuzheng patted his chest and sincerely thanked his caring roommate.

Chen Xing observed her for a moment, and seeing that she was fine, he stood up and said, "Sister, go wash up first. I'll go get lunch."

Chu Liuzheng nodded: "Thank you."

"Sister, why are you being so polite to me?" Chen Xing jumped out, with two waves of pink hairband fluttering behind her head.

Chu Liuzheng put on his clothes, rinsed his mouth with green salt, and then went to get hot water to wash his face.

The moment she covered her face with the handkerchief, many skulls and a man's corpse with his stomach ripped open suddenly flashed before her eyes.

There was also blood spurting out.

Her hands shook and she almost knocked over the basin.

[Oh my goodness, how can I level up after having a nightmare? There were skulls and corpses, and I haven't been looking for horror stories in the system lately.]

Chu Liuzheng felt that he was quite powerful as he was not even awakened by such a horrible nightmare.

She wrung out the washcloth and hung it on the rack, then scooped out a small piece of facial cream, melted it in her palm, and spread it evenly on her face.

A light and elegant jasmine scent slowly spread out, making her feel relaxed.

I fell asleep right away last night. Doctor Li's medicine was quite effective. After I finish it, I'll prepare a gift to thank him.

Chu Liuzheng did a simple hairstyle in front of the mirror. Seeing that Chen Xing had not brought the meal back yet, he simply moved a stool and sat by the window, basking in the sun while browsing the system.

[Wow, Censor Wang has been doing quite well these past few days. He's been staking out the entrance to Chun Man Yuan every day, and his little notebook is almost full. Not only him, but he's also dragging a few younger censors along to do the same. These people only do one thing every day when they come to court: impeach their colleagues for visiting brothels.]

[Wow, he even quotes from classics. It's almost become a regular part of the morning court routine.]

[Tsk tsk, with his impeachment method, if the tyrant hadn't sent the Imperial Guards to secretly protect him, this guy would have been put in a sack and thrown into the river long ago.]

Chu Liuzheng pulled this one aside and continued to look at the back.

[Ah, Butterfly and the Fake Princess are arguing again. They've been fighting almost every day since they got married, even over the smallest of things. They've even changed things around the house several times. It's a good thing Butterfly has some money, otherwise she'd go bankrupt just by smashing things.]

[Yin Taiyu also deserves it. Whenever these two quarrel, he rushes to mediate, adding fuel to the fire. He seems to be afraid that the two will not fight, and he can just add a plate of sunflower seeds and peanuts and eat melons on the spot.]

[Tsk tsk, what a mess! These days feel like a war. I thought the fake princess would be submissive, but she's actually going against the Butterfly. She's really bold. I wonder what she's planning.]

[Given how these two are having sex, Butterfly probably won't have time to bother me anymore.]

Chu Liuzheng expressed his delight and continued to scroll down.

The Ministry of Rites has already begun preparations for the Spring Examination. That's right, it's already February, and the candidates are almost all here. The examination is scheduled for... February 12th, three days after the envoys leave the capital.

[Speaking of which, after the Lantern Festival, my eldest brother went to study at the Imperial College. I wonder if he's used to it.]

Chu Liuzheng looked through the information about his eldest brother.

[Eh? Big brother, you've made friends so quickly, two at that. The first one is... Pei Yunjian, son of the Left Junior Minister of the Taichang Temple.]

[Uh, if I remember correctly, isn't Pei Yunjian the curved fish raised by Miss Bai? ]

Chu Liuzheng suddenly had a bad feeling and glanced at the message from the second friend.

The three words "Ren Qingxia" immediately caught my eye.

Chu Liuzheng: “…”

Very good, he is worthy of being her elder brother, and he has never let her down.

"With so many classmates, how did you pick them out? Can't you see their obvious homosexuality?"

Chu Liuzheng got a headache just thinking about how complicated the things behind these two things were.

Just ask if it's possible, can you make a friend who can make her worry less? !

She raised her hand to press her temples and suddenly remembered something.

[I remember my eldest brother getting along well with the new neighbor who sells alcohol. I'll have to check.]

She rummaged around searching.

[Selling wine, Xiao Wu... Hmm? This Xiao Wu even helped my father send a thief to Shuntian Prefecture. He was quite helpful... No, wait! That thief was Yao Zhou. Xiao Wu actually took Yao Zhou away from Shuntian Prefecture. Who is he?]

Chu Liuzheng's eyelids twitched and rolled down quickly.

[Xiao Wu is... a secret guard?!]

[Holy crap! ! ]

Her eyes widened in shock and her mouth opened.

[There's a secret guard living next door to me! What kind of fantasy is this? Could there be some traitor or rebel near my house?]

Her heart was pounding with worry, and she quickly checked the background of everyone on her street.

[Eh? Blacksmith Wang's son turned out to be the son of his wife and the peddler next door, Li. These two... No, no, that's not the point!]

Chu Liuzheng turned his attention away from the gossip and focused on his business.

[Frog fun! The owner of the dry goods store at the end of the street has quietly been replaced by a Xixia person.]

"That makes sense. The secret guard must have been here to monitor this group of Xixia people. His friendship with my family was just an accident."

Chu Liuzheng had just finished thinking this when he felt something was wrong.

[Wait! The timing doesn't match. The secret guard moved in first, and the owner of the dry goods store changed later. He's two days late. This secret guard named Xiao Wu can't predict the future, right?]

[Hmm...it doesn't seem impossible. Who knows, maybe the secret guard got some inside information in advance? For example, the Xixia people are going to set up secret agents on my street.]

Chu Liuzheng guessed while flipping through the news, back to the beginning when Xiao Wu helped send Yao Zhou to Shuntian Prefecture.

She followed the clues and searched carefully.