As soon as the door opened, the figures of Liuchun, Liuxia, Liuqiu and Liudong, who were whispering to each other, suddenly straightened up and their faces became extremely serious.
Lu Ren: ...
He warned: "The army will set out at noon tomorrow. Don't wake the princess. She has been very upset today. Let her sleep well. If the princess blames you, put the blame on me."
The four of them looked at each other, and Liu Chun said, "General Lu, maybe the princess will wake up on her own without me calling her..."
Lu Ren's eyes flashed with a smile when he heard this: "That's impossible. The princess can't get up at noon by herself."
Liuchun: ...
"Okay, General Lu."
After Lu Ren finished his instructions, he walked to the front of the yard and passed by Lance. He glanced at him and then strode away.
Lance leaned against the tree, with his head down, motionless. Even the rise and fall of his chest became weak, as if he had no life.
Liu Xia noticed the situation, walked up to him, picked up a branch and poked him: "Dead?"
After poking him several times with no response, he called Liu Qiu over.
"Is he dead..."
Liu Qiu frowned, took the branch from Liu Xia's hand, and poked it, a little confused: "Dead?"
Seeing still no response, he called Liu Dong again.
"He seems to be dead..."
Suspicion flashed across Liu Dong's face. He took the branch from Liu Qiu's hand and poked it again, asking curiously, "Dead?"
The three of them looked at each other and called Liuchun over together.
"He's dead."
Liuchun: ...
"I didn't die in the prison, how can I die now?"
As she spoke, she took the branch from Liu Dong's hand and poked it, but there was no reaction at all.
Liu Chun said: "He must have fainted."
"But he wasn't breathing."
"Yes, do you want to report it to the princess?"
"But didn't General Lu just say that the princess was very upset today and we should not wake her up?"
As soon as Liu Xia finished speaking, Lance, who seemed to have lost his breath, suddenly raised his head.
"Ah! Not dead!" Liu Xia patted his chest, "It's okay then, let's go."
In the blink of an eye, the four people dispersed.
Lance: ...
He stared at the closed door and closed his blue eyes after a moment.
It turned out that she and Lu Ren had already...
Lance lay under the tree, listening to the rustling sound of the cold wind blowing through the leaves, which was as chaotic as his heart at the moment.
The next day, when Wen Yu opened her eyes, it was already bright.
"Princess, you're awake."
Wen Yu looked at the sky outside the window, her head still a little dazed from having just woken up.
"It's already so bright at 7am?"
Liu Chun covered his mouth and laughed, "General Lu specifically told me not to wake you up before he left last night."
Wen Yu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "How narcissistic! Who said I would go and see him off?"
But it is true that he looked like he had been beaten up.
Thinking of Lu Ren's performance last night, Wen Yu curled the corners of her mouth.
Liu Chun added, "By the way, Princess, someone came to the General's Mansion this morning and said that General Lu asked them to pass it on to you."
Wen Yu took a look and saw that it was the ointment applied there, along with a handwritten letter.
She unfolded it and saw a simple line of words: Don't blame me, Princess. Remember to apply the medicine on time and you will feel better. Lu Ren will be back soon. Don't worry, Princess. There will never be a delicate and pure little white flower.
Wen Yu couldn't help laughing, stretched and said, "Prepare some water, I'll take another bath."
"Yes princess."
For the next three days, Wen Yu stayed in the mansion without even stepping out of her room. She drank tea and listened to storybooks, feeling very comfortable.
Soon the day of the Spring Examination results was announced.
Cheng Enwen dragged Yue Lingfeng to see the list early in the morning. The entrance of the Ministry of Rites was packed with people, and everyone was looking forward to it.
Soon, someone came out from the Ministry of Rites with the sound of gongs and drums. The official held a piece of red paper in his hand and posted it carefully.
Cheng Enwen and Yue Lingfeng couldn't squeeze in and could only see vaguely from a distance, but they both tacitly looked directly at the top of the list.
"I can't see clearly, but Brother Yue must be at the top of the list."
At this time, the person who posted the list sang loudly: "The top of the examination list——"
"Li Wenqing——"
"Second place——Su Yun——"
"Third place——Ma Dengchao——"
After the first three candidates finished singing, the person who posted the list left leisurely, and the candidates could check the list to find out the rankings afterwards.
At this time, Yue Lingfeng frowned, suspecting that he had heard it wrong.
First on the list, Li Wenqing?
He wasn't even among the top three.
Cheng Enwen was also dumbfounded: "Isn't Brother Yue the top of the list? I read your essay, it's so good, but you're not the top of the list?"
At this time, some people around were happy and some were sad.
"I won! I won!"
"Only 39 people were admitted to this spring exam. That's too few..."
"I failed the exam again. What should I do if I have to wait another three years..."
Although Yue Lingfeng felt heavy in his heart, he did not show it on his face.
He calmly read the names on the list until he saw the three words "Yue Lingfeng" at the 36th place.
"Thirty-six..." Yue Lingfeng murmured.
Cheng Enwen was very surprised: "Brother Yue's essay only ranked 36th. This spring exam is really full of hidden talents!"
Yue Lingfeng fell silent.
Cheng Enwen coughed lightly and consoled him, "Brother Yue, actually, 36th place in the examination is not a low number, and it is also a good result in previous years. It's just that there are only 39 people admitted this year, which seems to be behind."
"Besides, as long as you don't fail the provincial examination, you can participate in the palace examination, and it's still unknown who will win. Unlike me, I failed directly and can't even participate in the palace examination."
Yue Lingfeng listened to Cheng Enwen's mumbling in his ear, took one last look at the ranking, turned around and left without saying anything.
At noon, after Wen Yu finished her lunch, Liu Chun considerately handed her the copied list of the imperial examination.
"Princess, the results of the Spring Examination are announced today. Here are the rankings."
Wen Yu took it with interest and looked at it, then raised her eyebrows slightly: "Thirty-six?"
Liu Chun thought Wen Yu would be dissatisfied with Yue Lingfeng's ranking, but she smiled and said, "Not bad, not bad. Sixty-six thirty-six means there is one more six than six, double six."
She stood up and said, "Let's go find Yue Lingfeng to congratulate him."
Liuchun: ...
Princess, princess, this title is not a happy one for Master Yue.
According to past practice, the top three candidates chosen by the emperor after the palace examination will be decided among the top three in the joint examination.
After all, the results of the joint examination can already represent the level of the candidates.
Mr. Yue, I'm afraid you will never have a chance to become the top scholar.
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