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When Lu Lingzhi returned to the side hall of the upper room, everyone was already waiting for him. He smiled and bowed to Old Madam Lu, then sat down next to her. "First Madam is ill and will not come to dinner. Let's all pick up our chopsticks."
"Since your mother is not feeling well, let her rest well." Old Madam Lu whispered.
"Grandmother, I will ask a doctor to see her tomorrow." Lu Lingzhi nodded.
Lu Jing suddenly whispered, "Isn't Third Aunt a doctor?"
Pei Shi glanced at Lu Jing faintly. With her sister-in-law's hatred for the third branch, she would certainly not let her see a doctor, so she did not want to answer Lu Jing's words.
Old Madam Lu and Lu Lingzhi also pretended not to hear.
"Third Uncle, I want to take my fourth brother to see Old Master Xu tomorrow." Lu Lingzhi whispered to Lu Shiming.
"Old Master Xu?" Lu Shiming was a little surprised. "Didn't he resign? Is he still willing to accept students?"
The Xu family was a century-old family in the capital. It had produced three prime ministers. Old Master Xu resigned half a year ago, before Mo Rongzhan ascended the throne. However, after Mo Rongzhan became the new emperor, he wanted to invite Old Master Xu to enter the court as a prime minister but was refused.
Lu Lingzhi said with a smile, "Old Master Xu accepts students by chance, so I have to take my fourth brother to try."
"I'm afraid that Old Master Xu will think that this kid is too stupid." Lu Shiming said with a smile.
Lu Xiangzhi cried out in protest, "Dad, you can't say that about your son."
The atmosphere around them suddenly brightened up, and the others regained their smiles, as if they had forgotten the unhappiness brought by First Madam Lu not long ago.
Lu Jing's face turned blue and white. She regretted what she had just said. She just thought that since First Madam Lu did not like the third branch, her eldest brother should not like her very much. She did not expect that she would be ignored so thoroughly, as if she was a clown. Everyone disdained her.
For the first time, she felt so embarrassed.
However, no one cared about how she felt at this time.
Ye Zhen sat beside Lu Jing. She did not care about how embarrassed Lu Jing's face was at this time. She just looked at Lu Xiangzhi thoughtfully.
She knew Elder Xu. In the past, when her father was still alive, he would often bring her to the Xu Family. Elder Xu and her father were good friends despite the difference in age. She guessed that the reason why Elder Xu refused to become an official was mostly related to the Ye Family's destruction.
Her brother wanted to worship Old Xu as a teacher, but the chance of success was not great.
After the banquet, Ye Zhen found an opportunity to give Lu Xiangzhi a wink, indicating that he should not return to the front yard so soon. She had something to talk to him about.
When Lu Xiangzhi saw the lively expression on his sister's face, he held back his laughter and slowed down. He walked to her side and asked in a low voice, "What is it?"
"Before you go to see Xu Lao tomorrow, come to me." Ye Zhen whispered.
"Old Lu, you. Lu," Lu, "Xu, Lu, Lu," Ye, I, Lu, "Lu, Master Xu. Lu. "Lu," Lu, "Lu," Xiang, "
"Won't agree to what?" Lu Lingzhi walked over and happened to hear what Lu Xiangzhi said.
Ye Ye Xiang Lu. "Ye" Ye, I, I.
Lu Xiangzhi smiled and said, "Big Brother, Little Sister wants to come with us to see Elder Xu."
"I didn't say that." Ye Zhen really wanted to kick this idiot to death. She wanted to tell him what to pay attention to when he went to see Old Master Xu, not to follow him.
"Then let's go together." Lu Lingzhi smiled faintly. He looked down at Ye Zhen and saw that she did not seem particularly happy. "Yao Yao, are you worried about the entrance exam the day after tomorrow?"
Ye Zhen glanced at him. "I don't need to worry at all."
Lu Lingzhi saw that she seemed to be very confident and smiled unconsciously.
"I'll go back first." Ye Zhen said. With Lu Lingzhi here, she didn't have to think about what to say to him.
Back in the house, Mister Dan was waiting for her in the study.
After spending half a month in Zhuangzi, she and Mister Dan were not as unfamiliar as before. Although it was not as good as when she was Ye Zhen, at least Mister Dan would not treat her coldly anymore.
"Mister Dan, you haven't rested yet?" Ye Zhen came in with a smile and saw Mister Dan facing the chessboard alone.
"Can you play chess?" Mister Dan asked.
Ye Zhen smiled shyly. "I know a little, but I'm not good at it."
"Come and play with me." Mister Dan beckoned Ye Zhen to sit down opposite him.
This is … Ye Zhen looked down at the game on the chessboard. A touch of sadness flashed in her eyes, but her voice was light. "Mister, this is a siege."
Mister Dan looked up at her. "You can see that this is a siege. Not bad."
How could he not see it? His father used to like this game. What he liked most was siege.
"This student can't break Mister's siege and can only barely defend." Ye Zhen held a white piece in her hand. Her chess skills were not bad. If she wanted to be serious, she could easily break through the siege. But in front of Mister Dan, she still didn't want to show too much.
Mister Dan watched Ye Zhen play chess in a well-behaved manner. Unlike her former students, she just smiled and said, "I will leave with you tomorrow."
Ye Zhen looked up in surprise. "What does Mister mean?"
"I promised your mother that I would teach you how to pass the entrance examination of the college. Now that the exam is imminent, I have nothing to teach you. How you do in the exam will depend on your luck." In fact, she didn't hate Lu Yaoyao. On the contrary, this student was very smart. If she had been apprenticed earlier instead of waiting until she was fifteen years old to enter the women's college, perhaps her achievements would not be worse than Ye Zhen's.
"Mister, if I can't get into the women's college, will you still be my teacher?" Ye Zhen asked in a low voice. She knew better than anyone that Mister Dan had a lot to teach her. In fact, she had learned it all, but she was reluctant to part with him like this.
"No." Mister Dan refused without hesitation. "If you can't even get into the college, what qualifications do you have to be my student?"
Ye Zhen lowered her head. "Mister is right. I will definitely get into the college."
"You don't have to be nervous. You are not in the women's teaching class now. It's just a medical school, which is relatively easy to enter." Mister Dan said.
The women's college had several branches. The most difficult to enter was the women's teaching class. There were a total of three grades and three classes in each grade. Girls could enter from the age of twelve. In addition to passing the six arts, their family background must also be able to enter the eyes of the interview teacher. Then, the most popular was the medical school. The age limit of the medical school was sixteen years old. Women who graduated from the medical school had the opportunity to enter the palace to become a female medical officer.
Other classes, such as life skills classes and embroidery accelerated classes, were now empty because the women recruited were either from ordinary families or widows. It was said that during the reign of Empress Xiaoduan, when the women's college was at its peak, every class was full of talents. But now …
No woman could have the courage of Qi Yanling to give all the women in the world a place.
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