Chapter 281 Brother and Sister Meet
A mouthful of rice got stuck in his throat and he choked so hard that his eyes rolled back.
Chu Shangming didn't even bother to look at the girl who looked like his eldest sister, and hurriedly forced Ren Qingxia to drink the soup.
Ren Qingxia pounded his chest twice and swallowed his food with difficulty. Seeing that Chu Shangming wanted to continue watching, he reached out and turned his head: "If you don't want to die, don't watch it. Eat your food."
Chu Shangming:?
He leaned in closer and whispered, "Do you know those people?"
Ren Qingxia thought to himself that more than just knowing each other, the emperor had even acted as a matchmaker for him. His father was so angry that he spanked him so hard that he had to sleep lying down.
"I don't know him." Ren Qingxia said vaguely and buried his head in eating.
Seeing that he was so secretive, Chu Shangming didn't want to cause trouble for himself and his family, so he had to concentrate on eating.
Here, Xiao Jingfan and his party walked back to the flower hall after dinner.
Yun Jijiu ordered people to serve tea, the best Meishan Yunwu tea.
King Xiao gave him the questions and list he had written yesterday, and asked him to hand the questions to the students on the list, with a time limit of one hour.
Yun Jijiu glanced at the question, which was related to taxes. He then remembered the questions for this year's imperial examination, which were also related to taxes. His heart skipped a beat and countless guesses popped up in his mind.
King Xiao looked at him and asked, "What's wrong?"
"No." Yun Jijiu put aside all his guesses and ordered someone to copy the questions and send them to the students.
At the same time, Xie Hui led the Jinyiwei into Gao's house, arrested all the people on charges of treason, and put them in the imperial prison awaiting trial.
Gao Yan tried to escape, but was caught up by Xie Hui and had his legs chopped off, leaving him a disabled person.
If I hadn't been hoping to get something out of him, I might have lost my life.
The people sighed: There are so many rebels recently!
More than an hour later, in the flower hall of the Imperial College, Chen Siye personally delivered the collected answer sheets.
King Xiao gave half of it to Xiao Jingfan.
Xiao Jingfan:?
King Xiao said as a matter of course: "It's too much. I have to watch it alone until night. I hope Your Majesty can help me."
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
The two of them were in a stalemate for a moment. Under the bright smile of King Xiao, Xiao Jingfan still reached out to take the answer sheet and said to Yun Jijiu who was waiting at the side: "Call Chu Shangming."
Yun Jijiu had some impression of Chu Shangming and asked in confusion, "Why did Your Majesty summon this person?" Chu Shangming's knowledge was not outstanding.
"Just call the person over." Xiao Jingfan looked up at him.
Yun Jijiu didn't dare to ask any more questions and immediately sent someone to call Chu Shangming over.
Chu Liuzheng's eyes kept looking towards the door, wanting very much to see his elder brother.
On the other side, Chu Shangming, who received the summons, was confused. Why did the chief priest suddenly look for him?
The servant urged: "Hurry up."
Chu Shangming had no choice but to quicken his pace and rushed to the flower hall.
"You wait here and don't wander around. I'll go in and report first." The servant reminded him and only went in after seeing Chu Shangming nod.
When Chu Liuzheng heard that his elder brother was just outside the flower hall, his heart almost jumped out of his chest.
Xiao Jingfan glanced at her and ordered calmly, "Bring the person in."
The servant took the order and went out.
Chu Shangming followed the servant into the flower hall. Before he could see who was there, he heard Yun Jijiu scolding, "Don't be rude in front of His Majesty." What was he looking at?
Chu Shangming was shocked. The Emperor?!
He immediately knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Long live your Majesty."
"No need to be so polite, get up." Xiao Jingfan looked at him intently and found that the scholar in front of him had delicate features and eyebrows, and looked 50% similar to Chu Liuzheng. They were indeed siblings.
Chu Shangming didn't care whether the emperor was looking at him or not. His mind was filled with thoughts: If the person in front of him is the emperor, then the girl next to him wearing light red clothes who looks very much like his eldest sister should be his eldest sister, right?
He looked at Chu Liuzheng again and again, his hanging hands trembling slightly with excitement.
Yun Jijiu was anxious. How dare this fool stare at a palace maid in front of His Majesty? Is he trying to kill himself?
Xiao Jingfan cleared his throat and asked, "Are you Chu Shangming?"
"Yes." Chu Shangming reluctantly averted his gaze and said respectfully, "I wonder why Your Majesty summoned me?"
Xiao Jingfan asked, "I heard that you often go to the library?"
The emperor even knows such a small thing!
Chu Shangming was surprised and nodded honestly.
He did go to the library often to copy books, and he remembered them well because he could save money and sell them.
Xiao Jingfan continued, "Are there any records about the Great Yong Dynasty in the library?"
Chu Shangming recalled and nodded: "Yes, there are 32 volumes in total."
He only copied half of it.
Xiao Jingfan was just looking for an excuse. He couldn't help but be surprised to hear Chu Shangming give such a precise number. He looked at Chu Liuzheng and said, "Go with him and pick out some useful items to bring back."
"As you command," Chu Liuzheng suppressed his excitement and made a gesture of invitation to Chu Shangming.
Chu Shangming happily followed her out, completely forgetting that he had to salute the emperor.
Yun Jijiu felt suffocated by what he saw and wanted to drag the man back and give him a good scolding.
He was just about to make amends for Chu Shangming, but when he took a quick look, he found that the emperor didn't care. He couldn't help but sigh that this kid from the Chu family was really lucky.
The brother and sister walked out of the flower hall one after the other and came to a secluded place.
"Are you Youmiao?" Seeing that Chu Liuzheng still wanted to move forward, Chu Shangming couldn't help but take two quick steps to stand in front of her and asked impatiently.
"It's me." Chu Liuzheng sniffed and called out with a flat mouth, "Brother."
After shouting, his eyes turned red and filled with tears.
"Hey!" Chu Shangming excitedly opened his arms and hugged his sister, whom he hadn't seen for many years, tightly. "Big sister!"
"Brother!" Chu Liuzheng burst into tears, buried his face in Chu Shangming's chest and sobbed, his shoulders shaking.
"Brother is here." Chu Shangming felt so distressed that he clumsily patted his sister's thin back. "Meeting is a happy occasion, why are you crying?"
Having said that, his eyes gradually turned red.
After a moment, tears rolled down his face, crying even harder than Chu Liuzheng.
His daughter You Miao is so thin, she must have suffered in the palace.
The brother and sister hugged each other and cried bitterly. It was a relief that there was no one around, otherwise some outrageous rumors might have spread.
After crying for a while, Chu Liuzheng suddenly realized something was wrong and pushed her brother: "Don't rub your tears and snot on my clothes." It was the first time she wore the new clothes made by her mother.
She hastily threw a handkerchief to her brother.
Chu Shangming wiped his tears with a handkerchief, crying as he wiped.
This time of crying and hugging his head actually diluted the strange feeling after not seeing each other for many years. Chu Liuzheng looked at him with a mixture of laughter and tears: "Brother, why are you crying even harder than me?"
"I'm happy." Chu Shangming's eyes were red as he stared at his sister without blinking, his eyes full of heartache. "Why are you so thin? There's no flesh on your face. Are you not getting enough to eat in the palace?"
"I don't know how full I am." After Chu Liuzheng tidied herself up, she reached out to help her brother tidy up his appearance. "Don't cry, let's talk while we walk."
"Okay." Chu Shangming followed her. Because he turned his head to look at her, he forgot to look at the road and almost fell down the stone steps.
Chu Liuzheng hurriedly grabbed the man and said helplessly: "Watch the road, I can't run."
Chu Shangming asked hurriedly, "Are you not going back to the palace?"
That still has to be returned.
Chu Liuzheng changed the subject: "How are Dad, Mom, and Xin'er?"
"It's all fine, except that I keep talking about you every day. Xin'er has even started saving up some dowry for you." Chu Shangming said.
"Little but smart." Chu Liuzheng chuckled. "Last year, when I accompanied the emperor out of the palace, I saw a little girl climbing up a stone pillar. Her eyes were big and bright, revealing a clever spirit. I thought Xin'er must be the same."
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