Soon, news came that Nalan Rongruo had passed the imperial examination.
I heard that he also took Xu Qianxue as his teacher.
Xu Chu thought that Nalan Rongruo was probably studying with Xu Qianxue and probably didn't have the time to feel melancholy.
I heard that he has become a tribute student and the only thing left is the palace examination.
When Xu Chu thought of the palace examination, he feared that he had caught a cold before this year's examination and missed it.
In the spring of the following year, she heard from Lu Tenglong that Nalan Rongruo missed the palace examination because he suddenly caught a cold.
Xu Chu thought to himself: He was already melancholy, and now he must be feeling even more depressed.
In the blink of an eye, it is already early April!
The flowers in the capital are in full bloom, a riot of colour.
I heard that Nalan Mingzhu's wife specially organized a flower-viewing banquet, inviting the ladies of each mansion to bring their unmarried girls to the Nalan Mansion to appreciate the flowers and taste flower tea.
Because for the entire winter, except for New Year's Eve, she had not gone out for some fresh air.
This was her first time leaving the house this year, so she was naturally excited.
When Nanny Li saw Xu Chu's happy look, she felt a little upset. This was not the style of the Lu family.
In fact, this time, the Jueluo family held a flower viewing banquet not only to select a future daughter-in-law, but also to help Nalan Rongruo cheer up.
All along the way, Mrs. Lu Zhang kept repeating in her ear, "Chu Chu, Madam Nalan is holding a flower viewing banquet this time to see the character and appearance of you unmarried girls. Remember not to be disrespectful."
Xu Chu felt like his ears were almost calloused. He said nonchalantly, "Mother, I already know."
The Nalan Mansion seemed to be more than twice as big as their Lu Mansion, especially the back garden. The huge garden, pavilions, towers, rockery, strange rocks, exotic flowers and plants, especially the roses in the corners of the walls, embellished the entire garden.
Xu Chu walked slowly to the back, pretending to be a lady, admiring the flowers along the way. However, she never liked flowers. Instead, she saw some nice stones in the flower bed, which looked like Yuhua stones.
After a stroll, the ladies went to the pavilion to do some repairs and drink tea.
She was bored alone, so she thought of picking up a few stones from the flower bed and quietly putting them into the space when the time comes.
As soon as she arrived at the back garden, she heard several girls of her age talking about the past and present, talking about several literati and poets, and some even talked about Nalan Rongruo.
"I think Mr. Nalan's poetry is beautiful in its artistic conception."
"His words are not as carefully crafted as those of our Song Dynasty poets, but they also have a graceful style."
Xu Chu replied, "That's because he's a bannerman, and he's experienced the world on horseback, so naturally his perspective is different."
"It's just that he is a little worried after all."
Xu Chu immediately retorted, "You only know that he is sad, but you don't know why he is sad behind the scenes."
"It's a pity. If he had been more open-minded, you would have lost a talented person."
A young girl asked, "Miss, you seem to know Master Nalan very well."
Xu Chu smiled slightly and immediately said, "I've only read a few of his poems."
"But I would rather see an open-minded Nalan Rongruo than a melancholy one."
"Without a person, the world will stop turning. Even if the mountains don't turn, the water will!"
"It's just a matter of love, filial piety, and righteousness. There's no need to push yourself too hard!"
"Life is but a short ten years, so we should be free and easy."
Xu Chu didn't expect that these words would be heard by Jueluo.
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