Yu Shu and Ren Qiming did not say anything. They sat in the same room with him and hoped that Wen Shao 'an would arrive earlier so that he could finish writing quickly and leave with the seal.
Perhaps her hope was effective. After waiting for a while, a figure appeared at the entrance of the hall. Scribe Zhao led a young man in old clothes into the hall.
Yu Shu recognized Wen Shao 'an with just one glance. His skinny and dry appearance left a deep impression on her.
"Junior Supervisor Daren, Wen Shao 'an, the third rank in the special arts course."
Wen Shao 'an also saw Yu Shu. He was stunned for a moment before coming back to his senses. Looking straight ahead, he slightly lowered his head and bowed respectfully to Ren Qiming.
"Sit," Ren Qiming did not have much interest in this Wen family disciple in front of him. With a cold expression, he pointed to the seat opposite Yu Shu and asked him to sit down. He turned his head and signaled Scribe Zhao to leave and close the hall door so that no one would disturb him.
"This year, there is no champion in the Dayan Strange Arts course. There are only the two of you in the top three." Ren Qiming was busy with official business and did not intend to waste more time on these two Xiaoyi teachers. He went straight to the point and said to them, "I have seen your papers. If I remember correctly, the special arts that Wen Shao 'an used was the' Understanding Formula 'passed down from the Wen Chen family in the north. I heard that the 'Understanding Formula' of the Wen Chen family is only passed down through the official line and not the concubines. Considering the age, you should be the seventh generation successor. May I know which young master of the Wen family is your father? "
"… My father passed away many years ago." Wen Shao 'an lowered his head. His voice was low but he did not answer Ren Qiming's question directly.
Ren Qiming saw that he was hiding something and did not ask further. Instead, he turned his eyes to Yu Shu and frowned slightly. He said, "As for you, it was written clearly on your paper that you used a kind of mathematical method to divine for Prince Xiang. However, the description was simple and it was not explained in detail. I don't know where it came from. The Grand Secretary asked me to ask on behalf of you. "
Yu Shu thought to herself, The Time of Calamity was created by me. It would be strange if you had seen it.
In order to avoid being treated as an anomaly, she didn't elaborate on the process of using the law of the time of calamity to calculate in detail when she answered the paper. She only described it as a kind of algebra inference using the eight characters of birth. Her words were meaningful, but it also made it hard for people to figure out the details.
"Milord, what I'm using is a unique technique passed down by my sect. It was because of his master's instructions. Therefore, it is inconvenient for me to divulge it. Please forgive me, Daren. Please convey my gratitude to the Great Advisor. "
Yu Shu blames Taoist Qing Zheng for everything without any psychological burden. Anyway, he has said that he will never come to the capital in this life, so it doesn't matter if someone will expose her, even if it is Ji Xingxuan. How could she know Qing Zheng's abilities like the back of her hand?
"If you don't want to say it, I won't force you." Ren Qiming didn't manage to get anything out of Yu Shu. He sounded nonchalant, but there was a flash of disappointment in his eyes. Frankly speaking, he was very curious about the mathematical method of fate that Yu Shu described on the paper.
Following that, Ren Qiming tested them with a few questions. If Yu Shu knew how to answer, she answered honestly. If she didn't know, she answered honestly. Wen Shao 'an, on the other hand, answered fluently.
In the end, Ren Qiming was more or less satisfied. He opened a file on the table and turned it to a blank page. He personally wrote down the information of the two of them and solemnly stamped it with his official seal. Then, he wrote two more appraisal letters. He also stamped his personal seal. He asked them to come forward and collect it. With a serious expression, he warned them, "You are now on the Celestial Commissioner's list of teachers. You have officially become Mister Yi. From now on, you have to make more plans for the people of the Da 'an Dynasty. You have to accumulate virtue and good deeds first. You cannot use your abilities to commit crimes. Otherwise, if someone finds out, I will only need to write a stroke to make you lose your official titles and your future. Do you understand? "
"I will definitely remember," Yu Shu and Wen Shao 'an said in unison.
"Also," Ren Qiming kept a straight face and added another sentence, "Regarding the topic of the unusual arts, the painting that Prince Xiang lost, there is another hidden story. This is a serious matter, if you have mentioned it to someone before, then forget it. In the future, if someone were to ask about it, remember not to speak out of turn and speak cautiously."
Yu Shu and Wen Shao 'an looked at each other and obediently agreed.
"Alright, take my official seal to the Rites Office and have someone engrave it," after Ren Qiming finished his business, he didn't have the slightest intention to keep them. He waved his hand to let them leave.
Yu Shu couldn't wait to leave. She bowed and left. When she walked out of the door, she found that Wen Shao 'an was still inside.
Yu Shu looked back in confusion. She didn't want to go in again, so she went downstairs to wait for him. She couldn't talk upstairs just now. She needed to engrave the official seal later, so it was a good opportunity to chat with him.
When Yu Xiaoxiu saw Yu Shu coming down, he quickly went forward to ask. Yu Shu patted his shoulder to reassure him. She took out Ren Qiming's official seal and showed it to him.
"Sister, can we go now?" Yu Xiaoxiu was full of excitement when he came. But now that he was in the Celestial Commissioner's office, he felt uncomfortable.
"Wait for someone to come down."
Yu Shu looked at the stairs. Soon, she saw Wen Shao 'an coming out. She walked forward and wanted to talk to him, but she saw him frowning and looking unhappy.
Yu Shu was puzzled and called out: "Brother Wen?"
Wen Shao 'an looked up and looked at Yu Shu. He said indifferently: "So it's you."
This sentence had several meanings. First, it meant that Yu Shu was not the Mr. Yu who came to look for him in the Peiren Training Hall, but a girl. Second, it meant that Yu Shu's rank was higher than his. As for the third place, it was not known if it was a hint that he was chosen by the Ninth Prince during the Shuangyang Society.
Yu Shu smiled: "Brother Wen still remembers me."
Wen Shao 'an nodded: "I remember. You asked me to test your words."
After that, he walked out of the door.
Yu Shu hurriedly dragged Yu Xiaoxiu along with her. Ignoring Young Master Wen's unapproachable attitude, she shamelessly asked, "I didn't expect you to be a descendant of the Wenchen family. Um, I remember that you don't have to write it on the spot to be able to tell, right? So, you met Prince Xiang before you handed in your paper? "
Fortunately, although Wen Shao 'an was cold, he didn't ignore her. "Thanks to you, I was lucky enough to meet Prince Xiang and asked him to write two words."
Hearing this, Yu Shu was puzzled. She wanted to ask how Wen Shao 'an met Prince Xiang, but why did he say it was thanks to her?
Wen Shao 'an turned to look at Yu Shu. When he saw her confused, he felt strange: "Why didn't he tell you?"
"Who? What did he say? "
Wen Shao 'an found that Yu Shu didn't know, so he shook his head: "It's fine if you don't know."
Yu Shu was confused by him. She asked him a few more times, but he didn't say anything. She lost interest and bitterly changed the topic.
Wen Shao 'an answered half of a sentence. The three of them went to the Celestial Commissioner's Rites Office and showed Ren Qiming's official seal. An official received them and left Yu Xiaoxiu outside. He brought them into the warehouse and picked out the seals they liked from the dazzling array on the shelf.
There were at least 30 to 40 wooden boxes on the shelf. When each box was opened, there were at most five seals and at least two seals. There was a piece of jade, a piece of strange stone, and a variety of wood in different shapes and sizes. Compared to the seals circulating in the market, the quality was much better.
Yu Shu heard from the official in charge of seal making that the privilege of choosing seals here was only given to the top three of the various subjects in the Dayan Dynasty. The other newly promoted Master Shifters were all uniformly made by the Office of Rites, and finally sent to the Taicheng Department for people to pick up. How could they be chosen one by one?
Fortunately, Yu Shu didn't have a hobby of looking at seals. Otherwise, when she saw this shelf full of good seals. She was not happy about it.
"I'll take this one."
When Yu Shu was looking at them one by one, Wen Shao 'an had already picked one.
Yu Shu was not in a hurry. After looking through the two rows of shelves, she finally found a thumb-sized piece of wood. It was cyan in color and felt very good to the touch. When she smelled it, there was a faint scent of wood, which made her very fond of it.
When Yu Shu handed the seal to the official in charge for safekeeping, she turned around and looked at it again. Wen Shao 'an had already disappeared.
Yu Shu came out of the warehouse. She found Yu Xiaoxiu waiting outside and asked him, "Where is the young man who was with us just now?"
Yu Xiaoxiu pointed to the south, "He has been gone for a while."
Yu Shu was confused. She could only ask Wen Shao 'an the next time she saw him.
How could it be because of her?
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At noon, the siblings walked to the door of the house and saw an unfamiliar carriage parked under a tree outside the door. From the door curtain to the shaft of the carriage, it was brand-new. The window of the carriage was actually covered with rare glass. The horse that pulled the carriage was plump and strong. It was tied to the trunk of the tree and stood in place.
Yu Shu looked at the carriage a few more times. When she entered the yard, she saw the gatekeeper and asked, "Is there a guest? Who is it? "
The gatekeeper was a young boy. He said to Yu Shu in a dignified manner, "Miss, there are no guests."
Yu Shu pointed to the door, "Whose carriage is it? Why is it parked in front of our door?"
"Ah? Oh, you mean the carriage outside the door. It's not someone else's. It was sent in the morning. It's for you to go out. "
Yu Shu was surprised and quickly asked the gatekeeper who gave it to her. Just the window of the carriage outside the door probably cost a thousand or eight hundred taels of silver. She could imagine how expensive the entire carriage was. Who gave her such a big gift?
"I don't know. I wasn't here at that time."
The gatekeeper couldn't explain clearly, so Yu Shu suspiciously pulled Yu Xiaoxiu into the backyard to look for Zhao Hui. She thought that it couldn't be a gift from Liu Tan. As a prince, giving someone a carriage meant that he was under the control of someone else, which was inauspicious and not in line with etiquette.
Zhao Hui was sitting in the outer room playing with a few children's bags. When she heard Yu Shu's question, she put down the things in her hand and said to her with a wry smile, "The carriage you said was sent by Mr. Xue. Your godfather is not at home. I can't make the decision as a woman. So I waited for you to come back and see if I should return it to him."
Yu Shu didn't have time to be surprised. She was confused. She asked Zhao Hui, "Who sent the carriage? He didn't say why he sent it to me. The last time Brother Xue came at night, he said he was going to go to the outside of the capital. I didn't know he was back. "
Unfortunately, Zhao Hui also didn't know anything and was muddle-headed.
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