Chapter 220 Su Yuan Invigilates
"Um..., Su Yuan."
Su Yuan lowered his eyes and looked at the woman on the ground, raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked:
"I heard you want to commit suicide?"
Lu Yanxin moved his lips and smiled slightly self-deprecatingly, his hoarse voice carrying a hint of helplessness and bitterness:
"Die, how dare I?"
"Maybe she is just dead in her heart. My body and hair are given by my parents. I am the only daughter in the Lu family. How dare Yan Xin end her life by herself?"
Su Yuan's lips curved slightly, he leaned over and pulled the woman's limp body to help her up, and said in a deep voice:
"Since you still have to live in the future, two days of indulgence are not enough. I will ask for a few more days off for you. I have already arranged an assistant for tomorrow's Imperial Examination. You can just stay at home and have a good drink."
"But one thing is, don't come to Gaolou to drink anymore."
After saying that, she held Lu Yanxin's arm tightly, and used some hidden strength to press her friend's body close to the cold railing.
He raised his chin slightly and said coldly:
"Well, take a look for yourself."
"Just now you were lying on this two-foot-wide railing. If the wind blew a little stronger, you would have fallen off, blood splattered everywhere, and turned into a pile of meat paste."
"If you want to die, just come here next time."
Lu Yanxin lay face down, her eyes fixed on the ground below the tall building. Her head was aching and a feeling of dizziness spread throughout her body.
It's still daylight.
Lu Yanxin only felt that there was a bottomless abyss below her, reflecting the afterglow to form circles of dark halos, like a giant beast with fangs bared in its mouth wanting to swallow her up.
I have been numb for the past two days and feel like a walking corpse.
At this moment, she admitted that she panicked.
Death... is indeed scary.
The resentment in his heart, which had made him angry at her for not fighting for it countless times and wanted to follow Feng Wan but had to consider his old mother at home, has now dissipated a little.
Lu Yanxin exhaled heavily, patted Su Yuan's arm with his backhand, and said:
"Got it. I won't come next time."
Su Yuan helped the man stand steadily, staring at Lu Yanxin's gloomy face with some emotion in his eyes, and said in a low voice, comforting:
"The dead are gone, and the living remain."
"When I came here, I heard that the waiter went to the Lu Mansion. Although Lord Lu didn't say anything, he must be worried. Now that it's getting dark, Sheng Ling and I will take you back to the mansion."
Lu Yanxin nodded and said "hmm", then looked up at the room listlessly, frowned slightly, and asked in confusion:
"Where is Sheng Ling?"
Su Yuan immediately realized something was wrong and scanned the private room, not even leaving out any corner.
My goodness, there was not a single person in sight.
She snorted and laughed.
Forget it, the little fox has run away again.
Su Yuan shook his head helplessly and said:
"Tsk... Never mind. I have to go to the Imperial College to supervise the exam tomorrow. I'll take my time with him later. I'll take you back first."
After hearing this.
Lu Yanxin glanced at his friend thoughtfully, the words "No need to send me off" stuck in his throat, and he said:
"Okay, let's go."
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Wu'an Marquis Mansion.
The entire mansion was decorated with red silk and brocade. Red silk flowers were hung high on the eaves, corners of corridors, and on the branches of plum and osmanthus trees, creating a gorgeous sight of bright red.
As Lu Shengling entered the mansion in the twilight, he saw this scene.
He frowned, turned around and called a servant, and strode towards the east courtyard, saying:
"The mansion is decorated like this, but who is going to get married? How come I don't know anything about it?"
The attendant bowed his head and replied:
"My Lord, it is the Second Miss who is going to marry a concubine. My Second Mistress has instructed us not to bother you, my Lord. You just need to be there on the wedding day."
Lu Shengling raised his eyebrows and asked:
"Oh——When is the second young lady going to get married?"
"Three days later."
Lu Shengling lowered his eyes and thought:
He has been on the battlefield for nine years and is now twenty-three years old. Lu Shengxue is five years younger than him and has already reached adulthood, so it is reasonable for him to marry a concubine.
So, he nodded and said:
"Got it, you can leave now."
"Yes, sir."
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At dawn, the morning stars shine in the sky, the east turns white, the breeze blows the shadows of the trees, and the air is as cool as water.
Gongyuan.
There was a huge crowd of people at the entrance. Students and their families who were taking the exams were queuing up, some were sending their children off, and for a moment there was a lot of noise, making the place extremely lively.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way."
Suddenly, several officials in red clothes and black hats came out from the Imperial Examination Hall, shouting and pushing away the people blocking the road, making way for a two-meter-wide path.
This special action instantly attracted the attention of everyone present. They looked up to see what was going on.
Especially the families of students who were pushed around, their brows furrowed, and a wave of dissatisfaction surged in their hearts:
Don’t you know that they are the family members of the juren?
How dare these petty officials harass them? You should know that if their daughter/wife passes the exam this time, she will be a disciple of the emperor.
He will be a Jinshi who will enter the Hanlin Academy in the future. How could petty officials like them afford to offend him?
The family members present all shook their heads:
Ignorance is fearless! With no foresight, no wonder you can only do the work that others send you.
Just as this group of people were complaining in their hearts, they saw the official who had just been rude and rude to them smiling servilely.
He ran to a carriage with a simple and elegant shape, exquisite patterns carved on the door, and faintly revealed a noble aura. He bowed respectfully and said with a smile:
"The road has been cleared. Please get off the carriage, sir."
The official's actions immediately aroused the curiosity of the students and people outside the Imperial Examination Hall.
Thousands of eyes were staring at the ink-colored curtain, trying to see who the important person was sitting inside.
Inside the carriage.
Hearing the voice, Su Yuan slowly opened his dozing eyes and uttered a low, cold "hmm" from his throat.
She stood up gracefully and lifted the curtain of the carriage. When she leaned out half of her body, she saw the people surrounding her, and... the aisle specially cleared behind the official.
Su Yuan pursed her lips lightly, not intending to take up any more of the students' time, and stepped neatly onto the horse stool placed by the coachman and landed on the ground.
Seeing this, the officer immediately stepped forward to report:
"Mr. Su, we have cleared the way for you. Half of the students have already entered, and the invigilators have also arrived. They are all looking forward to your arrival as the chief examiner!"
The officer's few words immediately revealed Su Yuan's identity.
This time, the people present jumped away several meters without waiting for anything to happen.
Are you kidding? This is the examiner.
Fortunately, they were just dissatisfied and didn't make a fuss before, otherwise it would be remembered and their children's future would be in jeopardy.
Su Yuan looked at the actions of the parents and suddenly thought of her father, who was also so dramatic.
She couldn't help but put on a sincere smile on her face and nodded to the students and their families who were looking at her.
Then he lifted the hem of his official robe, was guided by the officials to walk through the inspection-free passage, and strode into the Examination Hall with great strides.
As the saying goes, once you enter the Imperial Examination Hall, you are not allowed to leave for three days.
Su Yuan, as the chief examiner, was also like this, but he didn't know that when he came out again, the situation outside had changed drastically.
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Off topic, the bad guys get their comeuppance in the next chapter, so rest assured, kids! Stop criticizing me.
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