After finishing the tea, Xiao Li left, and Zi Yue followed closely.

"Sister Beauty, are you going home? Do you want to hang out for a while longer? Can I follow you?"

His eyes were filled with pure and straightforward love, and his voice still had a boyish innocence, so even his muttering didn't sound annoying.

Xiao Li was in no hurry to go back, so he said, "Just wandering around. How about you show me the way?"

Zi Yue's face lit up with a smile: "Great."

He was obviously very familiar with the area and walked through the streets very smoothly. He knew which shop had the best noodles, the most fragrant wine, and the buns with the most meat.

Xiao Li knew that he was a money-grubber, so he took out his purse and prepared to treat him to a meal, but he unexpectedly refused and took the initiative to pay for Xiao Li.

"Sister gave me a lot of money, so I can treat her today."

Xiao Li couldn't help but tease him: "Aren't you going to save money to get married?"

"Hehe." He scratched his hair with a simple smile and said shyly, "I'm still young, I have plenty of time to save money, and also... I lied to you before. The young master was very good to me. He gave me a lot of money, but he didn't let me spend it carelessly. He also asked me to study, saying that I would have a lot of money to spend when I became successful in the future."

Xiao Li chuckled: "He is so good to you."

This is not a servant, he is being raised as a child, right?

Zi Yue also understood in his heart: "Young Master is the best master in the world."

This statement is indeed made by a child.

The two chatted all the way and unknowingly came to Manxi Building. They saw a carriage parked at the door. Manager Jiang came out first, then turned around to help Song Junzhan inside.

"Young Master..." Zi Yue's eyes lit up and he quickly ran over.

The two looked over and saw Zi Yue, and also saw Xiao Li walking slowly towards them.

“Ahem…”

The young master coughed a few more times, then greeted Xiao Li: "Miss Xiao."

"Young Master."

Xiao Li greeted him and walked closer. From this angle, she could see the red corners of his eyes due to the violent coughing. There was mist in his clear eyes. The banished immortal looked inexplicably charming in this look.

Shopkeeper Jiang invited, "Now that the young lady is here, why not come in and have a cup of tea together?"

Xiao Li quickly shook off the strange feeling of being hooked and nodded: "Sorry to bother you then."

The teahouse was closed today. There were not many customers in the teahouse to begin with, and now there were only four of them.

Shopkeeper Jiang took Zi Yue to prepare tea and snacks, and only Xiao Li and the young master went upstairs together.

“Ahem…”

The suppressed cough made people feel uncomfortable. Xiao Li was not a talkative person, but he couldn't help asking, "What is wrong with your cough? You don't look like someone who is short of money. Don't you find a good doctor?"

Song Junzhan covered his mouth with a handkerchief and finally suppressed his cough before replying, "I was in the water for too long. Although I was saved after being rescued, my lungs were injured. I consulted a doctor, but they said to keep me warm and nourished. There was nothing else to do."

Xiao Li: "Didn't some miracle doctor come here a while ago? He was able to save dying people that the Imperial Hospital couldn't. Didn't you go and try with him?"

Hearing this, Song Junzhan glanced at her and said, "Well, I've thought about it, but I haven't had the time yet."

After a moment of silence, he said, "The girl looks much thinner."

The news that Princess Xuanyang had been in a coma for a month had spread like wildfire, and it seemed like she had only woken up a few days earlier.

Xiao Li also knew that he had lost weight, but it didn't matter, it wasn't a disease after all: "I didn't have much of an appetite some time ago, but now I'm fine, I just need to take some rest."

Song Junzhan understood and said no more.

Zi Yue brought the tea, and Song Junzhan was not afraid of the heat. He drank several sips before suppressing his cough.

Seeing how hard he worked, Zi Yue patted him on the back, then angrily said, "Young Master must have gotten angry with someone today."

Xiao Li looked at Song Junzhan and couldn't imagine what a fairy like him would look like when he got angry.

Xiao Li didn't ask, but Song Junzhan unexpectedly said, "I went to see some uncles today and wanted them to help me, but they refused, so we had a few arguments."

Zi Yue was angry: "There is no good person among those aristocratic families."

Xiao Li raised his eyebrows: "You want to be an official?"

Song Junzhan nodded and shook his head: "I want to be an official, but it's not just for the sake of being an official. Do you remember what I said about the imperial examination?"

"Now that His Majesty has forcefully eliminated the Lu family, and the aristocratic families are undergoing changes, this is the best opportunity. As long as someone strongly recommends us, we will be able to reopen the door to the imperial examination."

Xiao Li was silent.

Song Junzhan looked thin, but his eyes were firm. He was very determined to accomplish this task.

"Perhaps... this isn't necessarily a good time. Your Majesty may not possess the courage and wisdom you seek."

No one knows Xiao Jingyun's character better than her.

He said he would deal with the Lu family, but when the time came, he almost backed off. After finally bringing down the Lu family, he let them go for show.

She killed Lu Cang, she killed Lu Yanzhi, and she also killed those generals of the Lu family.

If she hadn't taken action, the Lu family would have been absolutely unscathed. Not to mention being exiled, the emperor might have been replaced by now.

How can we expect such a fool to revive the imperial examination system?

He doesn't have the foresight, the wisdom, or the decisive courage and perseverance, so this will never be accomplished.

Song Junzhan paused, as if he didn't expect it, but also didn't seem so surprised.

"Many people of my generation lost their lives for this. I am just doing what they left unfinished. Even if the hope is slim, I have to give it a try, for my generation, for the poor students around the world, and for myself."

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