Chapter 221 The Pride of Longchang Academy
Murong Jing walked up to Zhu Qingyan carelessly, looked at what she was holding in her hand, and said with a smile in surprise:
“So soon!?”
Zhu Qingyan's eyes were red, as if she hadn't slept all night. She held her hands forward, her expression showing a rare bit of shyness and embarrassment, as if she was a little embarrassed.
"Ah Jing, take a look first. I don't know if you like it..."
What she was holding in her hand was Murong Jing's battle robe. When she was controlling the flood in Long'an County, she promised Murong Jing that she would embroider a majestic tiger on her battle robe.
Ajing said she wanted to be the most handsome guy in the Northern Frontier Camp.
Murong Jing took his battle robe with a look of surprise, shook it off, and when he saw the tiger embroidered on the corner of the robe, he burst into laughter.
Zhu Qingyan's face turned even redder, and he wanted to take the battle robe back, stammering, "If you dislike... me, I'll take it back and alter it."
"Hahaha, no no, this is good enough! Very...very unique!" Murong Jing put on the battle robe with a smile and turned around twice.
There was a tiger head embroidered on the battle robe. On the round head, the two black round eyes not only did not have any murderous intent, but instead looked naive and cute, with a kind of extremely adorable and cute look.
Zhu Qingyan said that she really tried her best, but she had never seen a real tiger. However, when she was a child, Su had sewed tiger-head shoes for her, and her current embroidery pattern was imitated from the tiger-head shoes.
"This is the most special tiger I have ever seen! Thank you, young master!" Murong Jing seemed very happy.
"Ajing, will you really wear it to the battlefield?" Zhu Qingyan asked cautiously.
Murong Jing nodded as a matter of course, "Of course, this battle robe is the most unique even on the battlefield!"
Zhu Qingyan also laughed happily, "My mother sewed tiger-head shoes for me when I was a child, and later told me that the tiger-head pattern symbolizes good luck and peace."
As he spoke, Zhu Qingyan's expression suddenly dimmed and his voice became lower.
"A Jing, Zhu Lan and I will be returning to Jiangzhou soon. I don't know when we will meet next time. I hope this little tiger can bless you to go to the battlefield safely and come back unscathed."
The smile on Murong Jing's face faded. She scratched her head with reluctance in her eyes, but she didn't know what to say for a moment. In the end, she had to pretend to be cheerful and put her arm around Zhu Qingyan's shoulders.
"Hey, it's not like we won't see each other anymore, so why are you so sad? You and Zhu Lan go back and take the exam well, and then when you become the top scorer in the imperial examination, I can go out and say that I studied and slept with the top scorer. That would be so impressive, hahahaha!"
Zhu Qingyan couldn't help laughing, and then he felt a little melancholy.
Alas, with that bookworm Zhu Lan around, I’m afraid it will be difficult for me to get the top spot.
It’s such a misfortune that I took the imperial examination in the same year as her!
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The setting sun dyed the clouds in the sky red, and everything on the earth seemed to have turned into silhouettes.
On the desert grassland, the Northern Frontier camp was still solemn. Two fast horses came out one after the other, with a woman sitting on each horse's back, and they galloped southward.
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Half a month later.
"Have you heard? Instructor Zhu is back!"
In Longchang Academy, young students gathered together after school, and the news spread quickly.
"Teacher Zhu? There are two teachers Zhu in our academy. Which one are you talking about?"
"Two, they are both back! I just saw them entering the mountain gate and going to look for Dean Ouyang!"
Listening to the discussion, a female student in school uniform came over curiously and asked, "Who is the instructor Zhu you are talking about?"
The male student who had just passed on the message looked at her and said mysteriously:
"Senior Sister Gao, you just transferred to our Longchang Academy from Qingzhou last month, so it's normal that you didn't know. Let me tell you, these two Zhu teachers are sisters with the same surname. In the autumn examination last year, one of them won the first place and the other won the first place. They are the pride of our Longchang Academy!"
"Ah, so it's the Zhu Jieyuan from Jiangzhou? She is actually a teacher at Longchang Academy!?" As they were all scholars, Senior Sister Gao had naturally heard of Zhu Lan's name and her mood suddenly became excited.
The top scholar in a prefecture is actually a teacher at Longchang Academy. Doesn't that mean I have the opportunity to learn from her in person?
"Junior Sister Gao, have you been to Wulei Pavilion?" the male student asked her with a raised eyebrow.
Senior Sister Gao nodded. "I went to the lecture. What's wrong?"
"Did you notice the poems and paintings on the walls of Wulei Pavilion?"
"I remember that the painting was very unique. I have never seen it before."
The male student slapped his thigh and said, "That painting was drawn by Instructor Zhu Lan. There are three poems on the wall, two of which were written by these two instructors! You know, when they won the top three in our academy's poetry competition, they were only twelve years old. Twelve years old!"
Senior Sister Gao widened her eyes in surprise, and was a little unconvinced, "That must have happened more than ten years ago, right?"
"Tsk!" Everyone around laughed when they heard this, and the expressions on their faces looked like they were showing off.
"What do you mean more than ten years ago? I tell you, it was five years ago!"
"Five years!?" Senior Sister Gao couldn't believe it and even counted on her fingers, "So...they are only seventeen years old this year?"
"You're right! Haha!" Seeing her reaction, the students around her felt a sense of satisfaction as if they had successfully shown off.
"Oh my god..." Senior Sister Gao muttered. Thinking that she was only fifteen years old and was just a student, she couldn't help but admire him even more. "Then, then will these two Zhu teachers also go to Wulei Pavilion to give lectures? Can I go and listen?"
"Ahem, the Spring Examination is coming soon. Our teacher Zhu wants to pass the exam, so he should concentrate on preparing for it. I'm afraid you don't have a chance."
Senior Sister Gao felt like she was stabbed in the chest.
Someone nearby retorted, "Your information is not accurate at all! Junior sister, don't be discouraged. There is a chance. The two Zhu teachers are still in mourning for their grandfather. If they want to participate in the Spring Examination, they will have to wait until the next session. So they will definitely continue to stay in the academy!"
When Senior Sister Gao heard this, her eyes first lit up, and then she sighed.
"Alas, they are so young and have such knowledge. It is a pity that we cannot see them take the imperial examination and enter the government as women earlier."
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As soon as Zhu Lan and his companion returned to Jiangzhou, they asked someone to send a message home, and then rushed directly to Longchang Academy to report their trip to the northern border to Yan Yuze.
After returning to the academy and asking, they learned that Yan Yuze had recently gone to the capital, so they could only go to see Ouyang Ye first.
Ouyang Ye felt terrified as he listened to their life-and-death experiences. His beard trembled, and he couldn't help but blame Yan Yuze in his heart for actually letting two teenagers do such a dangerous thing.
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