Yan Cheng met Xie Guangling, and of course he also went to the Yan Mansion to see Yan Zhuo. His brother was in better condition than he had imagined.
Two months later, Yan Zhuo's left-hand handwriting had become as smooth as a hot stove. The characters he wrote were neat and regular, and his writing speed was not slow.
Such handwriting will basically not be at a disadvantage in the imperial examination.
At this time, the splints on his right arm and right hand had been removed, but he still could not use his right hand.
After double confirmation from Madam Liu and Doctor Dong, he suffered no sequelae from the injury and his right arm and right hand would recover as normal if he took good care of them for a period of time.
Although the inability to use strength with his right hand was only a temporary problem, Yan Zhuo certainly could not rely on his right hand during the imperial examination.
Fortunately, Yan Zhuo practiced writing with his left hand.
"Brother, I don't know who is behind this. I'm worried he might attack you again. You need to bring more people with you on the day of the exam."
That person attacked Yan Zhuo twice before he took the exam, and his purpose seemed to be to prevent him from taking the imperial examination.
Now Yan Zhuo still has to take the metropolitan examination and the palace examination. Yan Cheng is worried that the man will not give up and will insist on making things difficult for Yan Zhuo.
Yan Zhuo didn't want to fail the imperial examination forever or waste three years, so he wanted to tell Yan Cheng about his method of preserving himself.
"I'll go with him."
Leng Yan suddenly said.
It was rare for Leng Yan to offer to help others. Yan Cheng leaned towards him and blinked his peach blossom eyes curiously.
The tea table was round. Leng Yan sat next to Yan Cheng, and opposite them was Yan Zhuo.
If Yan Zhuo wasn't here at this moment, Leng Yan would definitely be restless being stared at so adorably by Yan Cheng.
But the reality is that Yan Zhuo is there, so Leng Yan maintains a cold face towards outsiders.
Only the base of the ears is slightly red, and if others don't observe carefully, they won't notice it at all.
But Yan Cheng noticed that for some reason he couldn't laugh anymore when he saw that red spot.
He felt his ears getting hot.
"I'm here, it's safer."
Leng Yan explained dryly.
Of course, only Yan Cheng noticed this. Yan Zhuo just felt that Leng Yan was as cold as ever after not seeing him for many days.
He thought about Leng Yan's elusive skills, and he would feel very safe if Leng Yan accompanied him to the exam.
Decisively accepted Leng Yan's kindness.
"Then I'll trouble Leng Yan."
The matter was settled, and Yan Cheng said dryly, "Thank you for your hard work."
Leng Yan shook his head silently.
As long as he can help Yan Cheng, he doesn't feel it's hard.
Yan Zhuo took a sip of tea silently.
Cheng'er's tone and expression just now were a little strange. Was he thinking about something troubling?
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Arriving earlier than the imperial examination was the delegation from the Kingdom of Nanyou, as well as the 3,000 southwestern troops who came to the capital with the delegation.
The Nanyou delegation includes not only hostages who will live in Daxia in the next few years, but also princesses who will be married off to foreign countries.
These two people are the younger brother and sister-in-law of the new emperor of Nanyou.
The late emperor of Nanyou died just last year and had no princes. The late emperor's half-brother Tang Xixian had the largest number of troops and he defeated all the heroes with his military force and ascended the throne.
The hostage Tang Xilu is the younger brother of the new emperor of Nanyou.
The new emperor sent his own brother to Daxia as a hostage, which made it hard not to suspect what Nanyou was up to.
There was nothing special about the princess's identity. She was the half-sister of the previous and new emperors of Nanyou.
The question of who will marry Princess Nanyou has been discussed from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, but there is still no conclusion.
The princess who is marrying into a foreign country is sixteen years old this year. The princes who are of the same age as her are the fifth prince who is one year older than her and the sixth prince who is one year younger than her.
However, neither of them wanted to marry the princess.
The mothers of the two took turns whispering in Emperor Jingxi's ears, and both humbly said that such a good thing should be given to the elder sister's (younger sister's) son.
Because of the issue of who will marry the princess, the relationship between the fifth prince and the sixth prince is no longer as friendly as before.
In fact, in terms of status, except for the two of them, all the dukes and marquises of the kingdoms can marry princesses.
But in terms of age, only the two of them are the most suitable.
With the arrival of the Nanyou delegation, the mentality of the fifth and sixth princes became increasingly unstable. No one wanted a wife who was not helpful but a hindrance.
At that time, Emperor Jingxi had not yet decided who to marry the princess, and every time he thought about this, he frowned.
The fifth prince's biological mother, Chu Xiuyi, is gentle and considerate, and Emperor Jingxi likes her somewhat.
The Sixth Prince's biological mother, Concubine Jiang, was an old lady in the Qiandi Palace and the first woman, so Emperor Jingxi gave her some face.
Comparing the two, Emperor Jingxi didn't know who he should favor for a moment.
On the eve of the palace banquet to welcome the Nanyou delegation, Emperor Jingxi made an idea. The next day, he would make two pieces of paper with the names of his two sons written on them, crumple them up, and whoever he caught would marry the princess.
If his son, who married a princess for a foreign marriage, did not like his wife, he could give his son a concubine of noble status after the selection next year.
This palace banquet was grand in scale, fully demonstrating the national strength of Daxia.
At the banquet, in addition to concubines, princes, princes' sons, and court officials, there were also members of the royal family, women from other clans, and their children.
Soon, the top seat was still empty, but the lower seat was already full of people.
Everyone looked at the empty seats in the hall, whispering, talking loudly, or exchanging glances...
Yan Cheng and the Seventh Prince were still sitting next to each other this time, but neither of them spoke.
To be precise, it was Yan Cheng who was absent-minded. Seeing this, the Seventh Prince remained quiet and refused to talk to others, giving his younger brother enough private space.
What is Yan Cheng thinking about?
He was thinking of a man named "Nan Rongxu".
It has been several years since he first heard this name, but Yan Cheng has not forgotten what he found out afterwards.
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