Yu Jiao and Liu Yaoyu walked out of the main hall. The sunlight was not very hot. Yu Qizhe was standing at an arm's length away from them. In the setting sun, his tall shadow fell on Yu Jiao, as if enveloping her entire body.
Yu Jiao stared at the bluestone brick road under her feet without looking away. Yu Guangzhong realized that during these days they hadn't seen each other, not only had she grown taller, but Yu Qizhe also looked taller and thinner, with broader shoulders and back, and his aura became more steady, as if he had transformed from a handsome young man into a restrained and calm adult man.
The distance to the courtyard gate is not far, but these short few dozen steps seem particularly long in this extremely depressing atmosphere.
Even Liu Yaoyu, who was usually not very careful, noticed it. She spoke dryly, breaking the suffocating silence, "In fact, my third sister and I knew yesterday that you, Master Yu, were on the list. Father said that he had chosen you, and after the palace examination, you will be considered his disciple."
This was just a joke. Liu Yu was the chief examiner of the imperial examination. Yu Qizhe won the first place in the imperial examination, which must have been selected by Liu Yu, the chief examiner. Except for those officials' children who had connections to "worship" in advance, most poor students who passed the imperial examination would worship the examiner who recommended their papers as their teacher. In this way, they could have students all over the court and the country. This was why Shen Tian wanted to compete with Liu Yu for the chief examiner of the imperial examination.
"I have accepted a favor from Lord Liu. I will visit him after the palace examination." When Yu Qizhe said this, he turned his head to the side, but his eyes fell on Yu Jiao's face.
From his angle, he could only see the thick and long eyelashes, hanging down like a small fan, covering the pair of clear and bright round eyes, and the watery lips tightly pursed together, which was a subtle expression of her unhappiness.
Yu Qizhe frowned slightly.
The pink jacket with winding branches swayed slightly as she walked. The girl's waist was so slender that it could be held in one hand, as if he could hold it tightly with his hands, and it seemed as if it could not be bent at all. Yu Qizhe curled up the fingers hanging in the sleeves, slowly clenched them, and looked away with forbearance and restraint.
From the moment she entered the room, Yu Qizhe could see that she had lost a lot of weight. Her originally round cheeks had become thinner, and her chin had become pointed. Her small face looked only the size of a palm, and her childish and naive appearance had turned into an eye-catching beauty.
Finally reaching the gate of the courtyard, Yu Jiao stopped and looked up at Yu Qizhe, her eyes a little blurry. Although they were close, her pupils were empty. Her almond-shaped eyes seemed to be looking directly at him, but in fact they were blurry. She didn't want to peek at the expression of the person in front of her. "I forgot to say that County Lady Xue asked me to congratulate Fifth Brother on his success on her behalf."
Yu Qizhe lowered his eyes and looked down at her. The setting sun shone on her fair and fragile neck, which was slender and soft. A few strands of hair slipped into the collar and fell to the collarbone. Yu Qizhe's heart was beating fast. He pinched his itchy fingertips hard to suppress his anxiety, but suddenly he smelled the faint sandalwood scent on her body.
Yu Qizhe leaned forward slightly and got closer. The faint sandalwood scent became clearer at the tip of his nose. This kind of sandalwood incense was not soft and was mostly used by men.
The crease at the corner of his eye deepened, and his pupils, as gloomy as a deep pool, reflected her shadow. The corners of his lips curled up, and there was a hint of coldness in his smile, "If you hadn't known yesterday that I was on the list, why didn't you come to congratulate me earlier?"
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