The carriage, which was usually quite spacious, was now inexplicably cramped, so he simply went out.
Zhang Tie, who was in the Lu family carriage, saw Fu Ciyi exit the carriage and said to Lu Wenfeng in his own carriage, "Master, the Second Master Fu is standing under the eaves right now."
Hearing this, Lu Wenfeng also stepped out of the carriage: "Brother Ci Yi, why did you bring Miss Yan with you?"
Fu Ciyi glanced at him and said calmly, "She is my wife, what's wrong with me taking her with me?"
Lu Wenfeng smiled: "No problem, no problem."
As soon as he finished speaking, a young woman walked out of the Lu family's carriage.
She held onto Lu Wenfeng's arm and called softly, "Master, it's hot outside. Let's get into the carriage."
Lu Wenfeng was quite embarrassed.
Yan Funing heard the noise outside. She lifted the curtain to take a look and then put it down.
Fu Ciyi took a deep breath, and the inexplicable heat in his body dissipated, so he returned to the carriage.
Another half an hour passed, and the two cars drove out of Ling County one after the other.
When we got to the official road between counties, the road was much smoother and we could increase our speed.
In the evening, the two carriages finally arrived at the state capital.
Today is the fifth day of August. Normally, they should have arrived at the provincial capital early, but they did not expect that the inns around the examination hall were already full.
The two carriages traveled together, and we asked several inns in succession and found the same situation.
After they left the inn, Lu Wenfeng began to grumble, "Fu Minghe is indeed more experienced. He came to the prefecture on the first day of the new year. Yan Haitang has plenty of money, so he rented a large house for Fu Minghe, and he started acclimating to the prefecture's climate early on."
"Will there be any problems with acclimatization in a place that's only half a day's drive away?" Caiyu smiled.
The woman next to Lu Wenfeng glanced at Caiyu and said, "You know what? The children of wealthy families are precious. It's always right to be cautious." Then she looked at Lu Wenfeng and said, "Young Master, let's rent a house too."
Caiyu moved her lips, not wanting to argue with anyone.
Yan Funing smiled and shook her head: "Yan Haitang has a lot of money. She can be considered rich even if she rents a yard. If she heard this, she would be furious."
Lu Wenfeng had earned a lot of money from Yan Funing, so he tried to smooth things over: "Miss Yan, please don't bother with a servant like me."
Caiyu took the opportunity to laugh: "Maid? Oh my, you need to bring a maid with you to the provincial capital to participate in the Autumn Examination. How rare."
The Lu family maid frowned and said, "What are you so curious about? Aren't you also a maid?"
"I am my daughter's maid. I am here to serve her. My daughter will not take part in the autumn examination." As she said this, Caiyu began to roll up her sleeves, ready to fight at any time.
Yan Funing held her arm and shook her head.
It’s better to take it easy when you’re out.
Fu Ciyi said to Yan Funing calmly, "Let's choose an inn a little further away."
Yan Funing nodded: "This is the only way. We should leave early before the exam."
The couple got into the carriage.
The Lu family's maid twisted her waist, held Lu Wenfeng's arm, and got on the carriage.
As usual, the two carriages went to the nearby inn one after the other.
A quarter of an hour later, I finally found a fairly spacious inn at the end of the street.
Lu Wenfeng first said to the shopkeeper behind the counter: "Two guest rooms, please."
Hearing this, Caiyu smiled secretly at Yan Funing.
Although Yan Funing was not familiar with the practices of wealthy families in ancient times, she quickly reacted.
Lu Wenfeng asked for two guest rooms, but how would the three men and one maid stay?
Looking at the behavior between the maid and Lu Wenfeng, they seemed to have some relationship, so Caiyu smiled at her.
At this moment, Fu Ciyi said to the shopkeeper, "Three guest rooms."
Yan Funing was startled and quietly pulled his sleeve: "Husband, let's take four rooms."
She blinked, trying to say that she had enough money now and didn't need to save on the guest room.
Unexpectedly, he said coldly, "You and I, husband and wife, can legitimately live in the same room. Xinheng and Caiyu will each have a room, and that will make three rooms."
Seeing that she still wanted to talk, Fu Ciyi knew that she wanted to sleep separately from him.
Then he added in a low voice, "During the days when I took part in the Autumn Examination, I slept overnight in the examination hall."
Yan Funing remained silent, which was considered as her agreement.
Lu Wenfeng looked a little strange.
However, Fu Ciyi and Yan Funing had no time to pay attention to him, because the shopkeeper greeted them with a smile: "Would you like to stay upstairs or downstairs?"
"They all need to be upstairs, and they need to be three connected rooms." Yan Funing said.
"Okay." The shopkeeper raised his hand in invitation and personally led everyone to the stairs. "Are you all here to participate in the Autumn Examination?"
Li Xinheng nodded: "Yes, my young master likes quietness. Is it quiet upstairs?"
"My dear guests, you all have good taste. My inn is quiet and suitable for preparing for the exam. The guest rooms are all quiet." The shopkeeper said, and ordered the waiter to take them to the room upstairs, while he continued to greet Lu Wenfeng.
When we got upstairs, the waiter pointed to the guest room at the end of the corridor and said, "This is a king-size room, suitable for couples. The room next to it is relatively small, just right for your group."
Fu Ciyi couldn't help coughing.
The corners of Yan Funing's lips trembled.
What?
Did she hear it right?
King bed room! ?
Is it a double room in some sense?
It should just be the literal meaning. After all, this is ancient times, and it may not have the meaning she thinks.
Unexpectedly, the waiter enthusiastically led the way, pushed open the door to the guest room, pointed at the elegant large bed inside, and said proudly: "This bed is very comfortable, suitable for couples preparing for exams to rest. No matter how much you toss and turn, this bed will not make any noise."
Li Xinheng and Caiyu blushed after hearing this.
"I have to move my luggage." Li Xinheng walked so fast that he almost bumped into the pillar in the corridor.
"Yes, I have to go help Uncle Li." Caiyu walked faster and bumped into Li Xinheng's back.
The two of them hurried downstairs to move their luggage to the car.
Yan Funing and Fu Ciyi were left behind to listen to the waiter's excited introduction: "You two are husband and wife, you can give it a try. Maybe this young man can win the title of Li Yuan."
Unable to bear it any longer, Fu Ciyi raised his hand and signaled him to leave.
The waiter chuckled, "I understand, I understand. I'll go downstairs now. If you two need water, it's always available."
After the waiter left, Yan Funing sighed deeply and looked at the poems written on the walls of the room with a frown.
I'm thinking of changing rooms. This one is nothing special, just the bed is a little bigger.
There's nothing surprising about the rest.
But what the waiter said was really embarrassing.
They wanted to go eat first, but Li Xinheng and Caiyu had not come back yet, so the couple had to wait for them.
The atmosphere felt strange without a word, so Yan Funing changed the subject: "The maidservant next to Lu Wenfeng was so arrogant that she almost got into an argument with Caiyu just now."
Fu Ciyi said calmly, "Why do you think Lu Wenfeng only wants two rooms?"
"Zhang Tiezhang will definitely have one room, so the remaining room will be occupied by Lu Wenfeng and the maid?"
"That's why the inns around the exam center have double rooms."
"So that maid is Lu Wenfeng's concubine?" Yan Funing covered her mouth in shock. She had only seen a concubine in books before, but now she saw her in person.
"Probably."
"I see. All the men in wealthy families have concubines. Fu Ciyi, did you have a concubine when you were in the Fu Mansion?"
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