Mei Ruochu came back so soon, and Cuiwei was of course surprised and happy.
One by one, they went out to welcome him in. Lao Buyu rushed to ask him what was going on. Did Qingzhu wrong him?
Mei Ruochu said, "I didn't suffer any injustice. I just went there in a hurry, so Principal Ling asked me to live with other students. It was just a coincidence that I lived with Song Yao."
Hearing Song Yao's name, Wei Shu immediately asked, "So he is making things difficult for you?"
Mei Ruochu still said no, and said with some embarrassment: "My physical condition... everyone knows it. Anyway, after staying with him and me for a night, my condition was not very good. Then he probably found out, and after hearing what I said, he knew that the fire in the government exam was caused by me, so he dragged me to Ling Shanzhang to defend myself."
After these words were spoken, everyone became even more worried.
Mei Ruochu is too gentle, I'm afraid he will just tell everything directly?
Of course, it doesn't mean that he is bad at telling the truth. It just means that he finally arrived at this remote place and got away from what happened before. After this was revealed, Song Yao was not a man who could be trusted with his words, so he made up another ugly rumor about him - this rumor was different from the one that was made up about Cui Wei before, it was not completely groundless and would be difficult to break!
Everyone's worry was almost written on their faces. Mei Ruochu said quickly, "Don't worry, I didn't say anything. I just used the money lesson derived from the Book of Changes to do some divination, and the result was not good. I used the hexagram to say that Song Yao and I have conflicting destinies and will be in conflict. I took the opportunity to say goodbye. Song Yao and I will both die this year. Principal Ling couldn't keep me and personally sent me out of the academy."
"Okay, okay!" Lao Buyu let out a long breath and said the word "Okay" several times. He felt relieved. "That's great. Then this matter can't be blamed on you."
At this point, Lao Buyu paused and immediately said, "Of course, this matter is not your fault. It's also Song Yao's fault that he has low luck. You have been here for such a long time, and no one has been affected. He is the only one who can't bear it... In the end, this matter was caused by me. I was drunk and confused, and I promised everything without thinking."
The longer Mei Ruochu was gone, the more Lao Buyu blamed himself.
Mei Ruochu still waved his hand and said, "Master, please don't say such things. Anyway, I have returned unscathed and have not suffered any injustice. Let's just let this matter go and not mention it again, okay?"
Lao Buyu of course still said "OK", and then said: "I didn't expect you to come back so soon, I'll go pack your bedding for you."
In fact, Mei Ruochu was away for two days in total. Although the bedding had been washed and put away, they could just be taken out of the box and there was no need to pack anything specially.
But Lao Buyu was both happy and moved. If he didn't do something, he was afraid that his eyes would turn red in front of everyone.
Mu Erpang, Wei Shu and Wei Xi were not idle either. They put his luggage in place and took rags to wipe the dust off his tables and chairs. Even Zhou knew that he was back, so she said she would go to the village to buy some more food and have a simple celebration in the evening.
Mei Ruochu also wanted to help, but they wouldn't let him, saying that he had just come back from outside and must be very tired, so he needed to rest.
It only took about two or three quarters of an hour to get from Qingzhu to Cuiwei, and Mei Ruochu really didn't feel tired. But since no one wanted to give way, he had no choice but to be a bystander and watch everyone busying around.
Chen Cui was still sitting in her original position, continuing her needlework with a smile on her face.
Their eyes met unexpectedly, touched slightly, and then looked away.
Mei Ruochu concealed Qingzhu's matter, not because he was afraid that after he told it, Chen Cui and the others would think he did a bad thing, or that he was not as gentle and harmless as he appeared, and would be disappointed in him. He knew they would all stand by him.
But if he told everything truthfully, then he would inevitably bring out what he guessed - the needlework that Shen Cui did for him could really change his luck.
It's good for him to know the truth about this matter. It won't hurt him to speak it out, but it might be bad for Shen Cui. It is easy to get involved in supernatural things, which is taboo nowadays.
Moreover, Shen Cui's original intention in doing needlework for him was to hope for his own good. She certainly didn't want him to hurt the enemy by a thousand and hurt himself by eight hundred. In order to make that villain Song Yao suffer, he had taken off his belt many times in the past two days, and in fact, he was somewhat affected. It's just that he has long been accustomed to it and has developed the ability to seek benefits and avoid harm.
Of course, even if he didn't say it, Shen Cui could probably guess something. These days, Mei Ruochu's luck value has been very stable except when he takes off his belt.
With such a stable luck value, Song Yao would not be affected even if he stayed with him for a night or was inseparable from him.
And the reason why he put on and took off his belt so frequently was not because she thought he was not feeling well or had diarrhea. It must have been deliberate.
Mei Ruochu was extremely intelligent, and Chen Cui didn't expect to really hide the matter of the belt from him, but she didn't expect that he would be able to think of using her physique in turn so quickly.
But since he didn't say anything now, she didn't have to know. The two of them reached a tacit understanding on this matter.
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After Mei Ruochu returned to Cuiwei, everyone no longer had anything to worry about and became more focused.
Chen Cui usually works as a tutor while taking care of Wei Xi and doing needlework for Mei Ruochu.
She didn't dare to be lazy at all now, and stayed with them all night, for fear that Mei Ruochu would be kind again and give them the questions again.
Before Wei Xi took the county examination, the system issued the task of [Participating in the county examination], just like last year.
The rewards are also very simple but practical shopping points. Adding to the daily allowance from the academy, Shen Cui did not save a bit and invested it all in the two of them.
Wei Xi's physique was finally raised to level 70 by her, and Mei Ruochu also received a few sets of outerwear, a few pairs of shoes and socks, and a few hair bands in addition to the belt...
The time interval between the county examination and the prefectural examination was extremely short, and before she even noticed it, at the end of March, Chen Cui received the task of [participating in the prefectural examination].
Chen Cui had confidence in Wei Xi and Mei Ruochu, thinking that since two people from her family had to suffer the consequences this time, she would be able to get double the reward for the mission.
After the double reward is received, it will be evenly distributed among the young men who need to take the college entrance examination.
If all three of them can pass the college entrance examination, then there will probably be three rewards. Then we will make the allocation when the time comes.
Wei Shu had already stayed in the capital city for some time last year with his servants. As he still had to prepare for the college entrance examination, he did not go with them. He only pointed out a few particularly smart servants and asked them to be responsible for renting the courtyard and taking care of Wei Xi and Mei Ruochu's food and daily life.
When Shen Cui let Mei Ruochu go to Qingzhu earlier, she was still a little worried, but after seeing him handle that matter, she knew that Mei Ruochu was more capable than she thought, and she didn't need to treat him as a child.
On the day of farewell, Shen Cui first reminded Wei Xi to take care of himself and relax. Although those rumors outside are hateful, there is no need to take them too seriously and dwell on them.
Wei Xi assured her that he would not have to worry about it, and said with a positive attitude: "After passing the prefectural examination and the academy examination, we will be able to restore our academy's reputation sooner or later."
After Shen Cui finished talking to him, she had to give Mei Ruochu a few words of advice.
You are not allowed to bring your own things into the provincial examination, but you are free to wear whatever you want as long as they are not padded jackets.
She told Mei Ruochu not to think it troublesome and to put on more clothes when he arrived.
There was no need to say too much about these things, as Mei Ruochu, who had reached a tacit understanding with her before, knew what was going on.
After a brief conversation, the group escorted the two of them to the carriage.
Zhou was also among those who saw him off, and there was a complex emotion in her eyes.
Earlier, because Wei Shu was unilaterally enthusiastic, he asked his servants to look for Mu Yunchuan when they went to the capital to buy things. At that time, Mu Yunchuan would ask someone to send letters back home on a monthly basis. Later, when Wei Shu went to the provincial capital, Mu Yunchuan was following the governor of education, so it was difficult to find him. In addition, Wei Shu had figured it out, so he stopped being so impulsive.
All in all, Zhou only received a letter from home every two or three months, and every letter only reported good news, not bad news. The most recent one only said that he was preparing to take part in this year's provincial examination.
Zhou was no longer the ignorant country woman who had worked in the past. She felt that the words in the letters were... not quite true, and was worried about Mu Yunchuan's real situation.
But Wei Xi and Mei Ruochu were both busy with the imperial examinations, so she naturally couldn't bother them with her own affairs, so she just digested her emotions herself.
Wei Shu turned around and saw that she looked unhappy, so he said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. My servant has also gone with them. He will go look for it later."
Wei Shu could see that Zhou was concerned about Mu Yunchuan, and of course Chen Cui saw it too.
But she didn't want to get involved. First of all, she was sure that according to the plot of the original book, Mu Yunchuan was fine. As for the details he was unwilling to mention in his letters home, that was what he didn't want them to know. There was no need to inquire about anything. If he was really keen on finding out, Mu Yunchuan might think too much. Secondly, he deliberately did not mention Mu Yunchuan in front of Mei Ruochu. The destinies of these two people are at two extremes, so it is better for them not to meet.
It would save Mei Ruochu from thinking that there was some hidden meaning behind her not letting him see Mu Yunchuan. After all, he is still a young man. If he has doubts, it would be bad if he tries to be too clever and ends up making mistakes.
After Wei Xi and Mei Ruochu went to the provincial capital to settle down, one of them had not had a good impression of Mu Yunchuan because of his brother's affairs, and the other only knew that the Mu family had produced a powerful "little Sanyuan" who was buried in his studies in the provincial school and was never seen. So they just seized the time to review their lessons and no one thought about seeing him.
As for Wei Shu's servant, he did go to the government school to look for someone when he was free.
But the provincial examination was to be held in August of that year at the Imperial Examination Hall in the provincial capital, and was only four months away.
Every year during the provincial examinations, it was difficult to find a room near the Imperial Examination Hall. Mu Yunchuan had already reported the situation to the provincial school a few days ago, and together with his classmates who were willing to take him in their own carriages, he went to the area near the Imperial Examination Hall more than a month in advance to prepare for the exam.
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