The young men had packed their luggage long ago, and they set out from the post station early in the morning.
Because of the loud noise, it naturally attracted the attention of other students in the station.
Although Cuiwei's group had only stayed at the post station for less than ten days, after spending so much time together, the other candidates in the same class had already realized that they were all talented and they liked to discuss and consult with them on a daily basis.
Many people were familiar with them, so they asked where they were going.
Without Chen Cui's reminder, the teenagers, who had been suffering from the lack of a quiet environment to study recently, tacitly agreed to speak in unison and just said that they had not yet decided and would go into the city to find a place to stay.
After leaving the post station, the group took a carriage into the city. After entering the city, Chen Cui said that she wanted to walk around, and the boys naturally wanted to accompany her. After walking around several streets, Chen Cui divided them into groups of two and assigned them the task of buying daily necessities. Finally, she explained the places to them and then separated them. After each group finished shopping, they went to the second courtyard she had rented.
As for the more conspicuous carriage, she asked the driver to drive it around the city and come back by himself before dark.
After a lot of trouble, everyone arrived at the destination before noon.
Zhou came from the city and arrived earlier than them. She had already brought two maids to tidy up the yard, boiled hot water, made tea, and prepared lunch.
After they arrive one after another, they can eat directly.
Shen Cuixian said there was no rush to eat, but asked them to hang up Cuiwei's plaque first - the plaque was delivered in advance, and this time it was not hung at the main gate, but on the second door.
Anyway, in Shen Cui's plan, part of the house is still to be regulated as a "academy" recognized by the system, and the plaque only needs to be hung at the entrance of the "academy".
Everyone listened to her.
After hanging up the plaque, Chen Cui went on to regulate the classrooms, dormitories, activity areas, simulation rooms and other places. The academy function of the system was reactivated, and a zoomed map and Q-version figures of all members appeared on the screen again.
Shen Cui added Zhou as a handyman and went to see her physique.
Sure enough, as Chen Cui thought, Zhou, whose physical fitness was not very good before, now only had 60 points in this aspect, just on the passing line.
The status after the number is displayed as - sudden weight loss for no reason.
Because Zhou was a handyman, Shen Cui looked through the mall but didn't find anything suitable for her.
But this was also what she expected. After all, with the law shielding device of the "Academy", Zhou's body would be better than its current condition even if she didn't use any medicine. At least her life would be safe for the next six months.
After finishing all these, the boys put away their luggage and cleaned up their bedrooms.
One of the reasons why Chen Cui chose this house was because there was a kang in the bedroom.
Although the bed is more comfortable, people who are used to sleeping on the earthen kang still prefer the latter. Sure enough, when the boys came out of the room, everyone had a smile on their face, and they were obviously very satisfied.
Mu Erpang stretched and said, "Although the bed in the post station is soft, it is too small. It is only enough for two or three people to sleep on, and there is not enough room for movement. This earthen kang is more suitable for us. Maybe it's because it's quiet here. I always feel a lot more comfortable here."
Shen Aoshuang was the first to nod in agreement.
He didn't want others to worry, so he didn't mention that his five senses had been slowly declining since he left Qingzhou Prefecture and rushed to Beijing. Although better than when he first entered Cuiwei, it was not comparable to when he took part in the provincial examination.
But after coming here today, he felt that he was slowly recovering.
Although he did not show it on his face, he was quite uneasy in his heart. Therefore, when planning the route, he did not hesitate to let everyone know that he was familiar with the capital city in order to shorten the journey.
Sure enough, as he thought, as long as he returned to Cuiwei, he got better again.
There was actually no need to explain their situation. Shen Cui checked their various values from time to time on the road and knew everything. Not only did Shen Aoshuang's five senses decline, but Mei Ruochu's luck value and Wei Xi's physical condition also fluctuated slightly.
Anyway, the academy has been rebuilt now, and there are still three months before the imperial examination, which is enough time for her to give them some training.
As they were talking, they entered the main room, where Zhou and her maid had already set the table.
When signing the contract the day before, Chen Cui had already discussed with Zhou that there were many young men in the academy, and it would be inconvenient for the maids to stay here. Moreover, although they were honest and likable, they were indeed a little too straightforward. Now was the time when Cuiwei needed to restrain her edge and protect herself. It was hard to guarantee that someone with ulterior motives would not take advantage of them and try to get them to talk. So the maid only helped to clean up today and would not come later.
Now that the house had been cleaned, the two maids did not stay for dinner and went back to the Mu residence.
After dinner, Lao Buyu led the teenagers to the classroom to clean their books. Zhou, who had been busy all morning and was now rushing to wash the dishes, asked Chen Cui to "rush" back to the house to rest. Mei Ruochu deliberately lagged behind everyone by half a step.
"No need to get your hands dirty, I can clean up a few bowls quickly." Shen Cui said as she worked non-stop, "If you have anything to say, just say it directly."
Mei Ruochu asked frankly, "Are we being targeted?" Otherwise, the luggage and people would not have to be sent to the new house in batches, and even the plaque of the academy would not have been hung outside.
Shen Cui said 'hmm', "It wasn't me who delivered the message that Zhou came here, but Mu Yunchuan told her."
Chen Cui was able to figure it out after a quick thought. Mei Ruochu also reacted immediately after hearing it, and pursed her thin lips into a line.
Chen Cui raised her eyes to see him like this, then waved her hand and said, "It's okay. We didn't make a big fuss after entering the city. Although the capital is not big, it is crowded with people. People who are not well-informed will not be able to find us in a short time. As for those who are well-informed..."
At this point, Shen Cui paused, thinking that the well-informed person must be at least a local tyrant in the capital. Such a person is naturally not easy to deal with, but isn't Shen Aoshuang in the academy?
The Shen family can't just leave it alone, so there's no need to worry about it.
But now only she herself has guessed Shen Aoshuang's identity, and if she says it directly, it would be like revealing the other person's privacy.
Fortunately, Mei Ruochu did not ask any further questions. His expression relaxed and he nodded.
When he stopped asking, Shen Cui looked at him again and found that there was a gleam of understanding in his eyes - well, there was no need to say more, Mei Ruochu was much smarter than her, and he must have thought of it a long time ago. It was just that since Shen Aoshuang didn’t mention it, he was deliberately playing dumb.
Later that day, before evening, Mu Yunchuan came over.
He was not wearing official uniform, but the most ordinary straight-necked shirt.
Although he had been an official in the court for some time, perhaps because he had always stayed in the Hanlin Academy and was accompanied by books every day, after changing into casual clothes, he still looked like a scholar and did not have any official authority.
Fortunately, the person guarding the gate was a servant of the Wei family, who had seen him before in Qingzhou Prefecture. Otherwise, he might have mistaken him for one of the scholars in the previous post station who came to Mei Ruochu and others to exchange ideas and communicate, and would have stopped him at the gate.
Upon learning that he was coming, Shen Cui was a little surprised. After all, in the original book, the Hanlin Academy did not have many daily affairs, but Mu Yunchuan had an appointment with the emperor, and many matters that others could not access would go through his hands, so even on his days off, he would stay in his study and never go out. Not to mention that today is not a day off, and it is not yet time to get off duty at the Hanlin Academy.
Seeing Chen Cui, Mu Yunchuan still bowed first, and then said: "My mother said that she had settled down before, so I came to pay my respects. I came today, sorry to bother you."
Chen Cui told him not to be so polite, "Didn't we meet the other day? I asked about your well-being then, so there's no need to be so polite."
"It's what I should do."
The two exchanged a few words of greeting in a lukewarm manner, and Chen Cui thought about the time when they talked about Buddhism in Qingzhou Prefecture earlier, and they had reached a preliminary reconciliation. Recently, because of their common goal - to save Zhou's life, they have temporarily united their front.
Not to mention turning enemies into friends, there was no need to do all this superficial work, but Mu Yunchuan had simply engraved "beating around the bush" into his bones, and simply did not mention what he was doing here. Although Chen Cui was puzzled, she did not ask directly, so she asked him to sit in the main room, and called Zhou, who was doing needlework in the room, to come over.
She thought Mu Yunchuan was worried about Zhou.
Unexpectedly, it was also unexpected that Zhou saw him coming over. After all, they had just separated in the morning. Although the couple's relationship was stronger than before, they were not so close.
"Husband, why are you leaving work so early today?" Zhou felt puzzled as she brought him some tea.
Mu Yunchuan nodded without explaining anything.
Later, Zhou also realized that Mu Yunchuan was not here for her, and thought that he had something to discuss with Chen Cui, so she went back to her room.
Chen Cui accompanied him to drink two cups of tea. She was almost out of patience and wanted to ask Mu Yunchuan directly what he was doing there. But then the class was over and Mu Erpang and the others came out.
Everyone else went to rest or go to the toilet, but Mu Erpang, the little housekeeper, always rushed to Chen Cui first to ask her if she had taken the warming and nourishing medicine prescribed by Doctor Huang on time today.
So he soon saw Mu Yunchuan sitting in the main room and asked in surprise, "Why is Big Brother here?"
Two days ago, when Shen Cui went to pick up Zhou, she also met Mu Yunchuan.
Later, when she returned to the post station, Mu Erpang asked about what happened in the morning, and Shen Cui mentioned it to him.
Mu Erpang knew that his elder brother was "sick", so he was naturally a little worried. After dinner today, he asked Zhou about Mu Yunchuan's situation in the past two days.
While Zhou said that Mu Yunchuan was fine, she also felt a little embarrassed and apologetic, because in comparison, Mu Yunchuan never mentioned his younger brother Erpang at home.
Mu Yunchuan usually had a calm expression, but when he looked at Mu Erpang, there was a hint of smile in his eyes that he himself had not noticed. He said in a calm tone, "I just got off work and came by on my way."
Well, I just happened to get off duty half a day early, and just happened to go home to change out of my official uniform, and then just happened to change into my inconspicuous casual clothes and sit here for more than two quarters of an hour.
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