Time flies and it is July. The weather is the hottest time of the year. Lu Zifeng basically did not go out during this period, except for serving in the Yulin Army. Oh, some time ago, the emperor asked Lu Zifeng to serve in the Yulin Army again, saying that he was like a vagrant all day long, so he should go on duty!
In this way, Lu Zifeng started his daily duty again. Anyway, the weather was getting hotter and hotter, and Lu Zifeng was too lazy to go out. Apart from being on duty, I stayed at home with Situ Yao and my son Lu Yunhui.
While reading in the study, I heard the voice of my third brother Lu Zimo outside the door.
"Come in."
Lu Zimo clasped his fists as soon as he came in.
"Big brother."
Lu Zifeng put down the book in his hand and looked at Lu Zimo.
"What's wrong? Sit down first and talk."
Lu Zimo sat down opposite Lu Zifeng and spoke softly.
"Brother, this morning I went to the farm to see my two grandfathers, and they asked me about the three brothers."
Lu Zifeng narrowed his eyes and sneered.
"You still haven't given up! How do you answer?"
Lu Zimo shrugged and spread his hands.
"How would I know? I don't even know where the Queen sent them."
While Lu Zimo was talking, he was staring at Lu Zifeng. Lu Zifeng knew very well that he was doubting him, but Lu Zifeng remained expressionless.
"Yes, it was the Empress who sent them away. We don't know where they were taken. If he asks again when you go back, just tell him that the Empress is their aunt after all, so she wouldn't ignore them. Everything must have been arranged. Just let him rest assured."
Lu Zimo didn't get the answer he wanted from his elder brother, and he felt discouraged. Lu Zifeng felt funny in his heart: little brat, although he is young, he has a lot of things to worry about.
"Okay, go back and study hard! You are now a scholar like your father, but you are not old yet, so there is no need to rush. There is no need to rush to take the provincial examination this year. In three years, you will be eighteen years old, and that will be the perfect time to take the provincial examination."
After hearing what Lu Zifeng said, Lu Zimo was silent for a while, and only spoke after a long while.
"Brother, I want to take part in the provincial examination in the fall with father. Is that okay with you? I don't want to pass the exam, but I want to gain some experience."
Lu Zifeng looked at Lu Zimo and asked.
"Aren't you afraid of being embarrassed if you fail the exam?"
Lu Zifeng was really afraid that if he failed the exam, the boy would not be able to bear it psychologically, which would be counterproductive.
Lu Zimo heard the relaxation in Lu Zifeng's words and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brother, it's normal that I didn't pass the exam. Anyway, I didn't expect to pass this time. I just wanted to experience the feeling of the provincial examination first. I heard from those students that the provincial examination is different from passing the examination for the title of Tongsheng or Xiucai. I want to experience it."
Lu Zifeng was not clear about what Lu Zimo said. He had never participated in the imperial examination. Seeing that Lu Zimo was not afraid of being hit, he stopped trying to stop him.
"Okay, big brother agreed, you can prepare to go!"
It is now August, and the provincial examination will begin in more than a month. There is not much time left for preparation, and I don’t know how my father is preparing.
Thinking back to what Lu Zimo had just said, it seemed that Grandfather still cared about those three people. Unfortunately, those three people had been sent to the underworld by Feng Qing's people to reunite with Lu Minghong. Grandfather was afraid that he would never see them again in this life.
Speaking of which, Lu Lancheng went to the farm a few months ago and was tricked by Lu Lanqing to stay there. Now, he doesn't want to come back. He takes Lu Lanqing with him to plant a lot of crops and vegetables on the farm every day. Even the vegetables in the mansion are grown by the two of them.
Also, since that day, Grandma Xu, my mother, and my younger sister were directly left at the Duke's Mansion by Grandma Kang, saying that it would be more lively to live together. So from that day on, the second family never returned to the Duke's Mansion.
Now Situ Yao takes the child to sit with her grandmother every day, allowing Lu Yunhui to develop feelings with the two great-grandmothers. At the beginning, Situ Yao couldn't leave the boy's sight. Now, after breakfast in the morning, she sends Lu Yunhui to her grandmother's yard, and usually brings him back in the evening.
He is already eight months old and can sit and crawl. Now there are several people taking care of him. Sometimes, when we are not paying attention, he will crawl to some place and make the adults have to look for him for a long time.
It was September and the weather had gotten cooler. At the end of the Yin hour, which was five o'clock in the morning, Lu Zifeng finished his shift and was about to ride home when he saw a fast horse galloping towards him. Lu Zifeng frowned, wondering whose family this was that was galloping in the capital, but he saw the man stop right in front of him.
Lu Zifeng looked at the man in confusion and was stunned. Wasn't this the guard from the manor? Thinking of this, looking at his miserable appearance, covered in scars and blood, his heart sank. Just as he was about to ask, he heard the guard dismount and kneel on the ground.
"Sir, early this morning, our farm was suddenly attacked by a group of people. Many of our brothers died. I and the remaining brothers protected the two old masters and hid in the mountains. We are safe for now. However, when I escaped, those people were still searching the mountains. Sir, please hurry and take your men to the mountains to rescue the two old masters!"
After hearing the guard's words, Lu Zifeng's eyes flashed with a hint of hostility, and he said in a deep voice.
"Come, follow me into the palace. We need to report to the emperor before we can send troops to rescue us."
Just as he finished speaking, he saw Situ Yi riding a horse towards him and said directly.
"Situ Yi, come quickly and accompany him to meet the emperor. I need to leave the city immediately and go to the farm outside the city."
After saying that, he rode away on his horse without waiting for Situ Yi to speak. Seeing Situ Yi looking at the guard in confusion, and then seeing the guard's appearance, his heart sank. What had happened? Fortunately, he still knew the priorities of things, and hurriedly asked the servant beside him to support the guard and walk towards the palace.
On this side, Lu Zifeng rode his horse out of the city gate and galloped directly towards the farm. After arriving at a small forest, Lu Zifeng got off the horse, put the horse into the space, exerted his mental power, looked carefully to see if there was anyone around, and then used his speed ability to run towards the farm.
Because it was morning and the sky was just getting light, there weren't many people on the road, so Lu Zifeng didn't worry too much. He quickly arrived at the farm and saw the dead bodies everywhere, including those of guards and men in black. Lu Zifeng continued to use his mental power and found that there was not a single living person in the farm. Not to mention the two grandmothers, even the servants were dead or missing.
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