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Chapter 409 Hunger Strike (3)
Aunt Zhao was very surprised when she got the news. For so many years, Master Hou has been unmoved, and he always spent the night in Madam Hou's room on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year.Why did you suddenly come to her room today? Could it be that you had an argument with Mrs. Hou?

She didn't have time to think about it, so she hurriedly ordered the girl to make the tea that Lord Hou liked, and hurriedly changed into a beautiful dress and adjusted her appearance in front of the mirror.

Aunt Zhao stood on the porch and watched, seeing Master Hou coming in with his hands behind his back, he rushed out to greet him.She didn't dare to ask indiscriminately, and while waiting for him with an apologetic smile, she looked at Master Hou's face, and didn't see anything unusual.

In any case, it is a good thing that Hou Ye broke the rules for many years and came to her room.Aunt Zhao tried her best to serve Lord Hou, and wanted to take the opportunity to win over Lord Hou's people.

Early the next morning, she waited for Lord Hou to get up. After washing up, she asked cautiously, "Can Master Hou have breakfast here? The concubine ordered someone to cook the soup that Lord Hou likes to drink."

"Madam doesn't need you aunts to set rules in front of you. It's kind to you. You can't break the rules with your nose and face, you have to know how to measure!" After hearing her words, Master Hou's face sank and he walked away.

Aunt Zhao didn't dare to say any more when she saw this, but she knew Lord Hou's temper, and she always insisted on the most important rules and etiquette.Relying on the fact that Master Hou stayed in her room last night, she tentatively asked a question, but was scolded. It seemed that Master Hou was not angry with Mrs. Hou.

Seeing Master Hou coming back to have breakfast, Mrs. Hou didn't say anything. After eating, she said: "Master Hou, I think the rules in this inner courtyard should be changed. Master Hou lives in Lanyuan, but because of breakfast Come here. It’s just a meal, and it’s not the same wherever you eat it? What do you think?”

"The affairs of the inner courtyard have always been decided by you, so you can handle it as you see fit." Lord Hou sipped tea for a while before replying.

Mrs. Hou nodded after hearing this, and asked the girl to tell the aunts that Hou Ye would have breakfast wherever he stayed at night in the future.

The aunts were both happy and puzzled when they heard this, wondering what happened to Mrs. Hou?It didn't take them a day or two to serve Lord Hou in the Hou's mansion. They all saw Madam Hou's powerful methods, and no one dared to play tricks.Now that he was fifteen years old, Lord Hou actually went to his aunt's room, and then Madam Hou made such a new rule, what's so tricky about it?
They rejoiced in their hearts, but they dared not be presumptuous any more, and all of them became cautious.

Ruoxi was puzzled when she heard all this, she didn't know what her mother-in-law was planning.The other Second Household knew that they were all waiting and watching, and the ancestors had long ignored trivial matters, pretending not to know and not interfering.

Yixuan went to Diankui Tower early in the morning, where he reserved a box.Ruoxi also wanted to go and have a look, but he couldn't bear Ruoxi's plea and had to agree.He went to do some packing first, and then came back to pick up Ruoxi later.

Ruoxi ordered people to prepare hats and loose clothes, after all, it was a public place where it would be embarrassing to be looked at by others.

When Yixuan came back, she was already fully dressed, "How is it? You can't show it anywhere, don't you worry about it now?"

"Cover your face and figure, but it can't cover your aura. Fortunately, there is a back door in Diankui Building. If you go up the second floor from the back stairs and enter the private room directly, no one will notice." Yixuan grabbed Her hand reached the side door and carefully carried her into the carriage.

He told the coachman to drive slowly, and the couple went to Diankuilou.

When we got to the back door, there was no one there.Yixuan carefully supported Ruoxi to go to the second floor. When he went up to the second floor, there was a box he booked, and he didn't bump into anyone else along the way.

The candidates who came to the competition were all sitting in the lobby on the first floor, and there was a lot of people inside, it seemed that many people came.On the front of the second floor is a large platform, on which a row of high-back chairs are placed, presumably for the judges to sit on.There are large and small boxes on the side, and bead curtains are hung on the windows.People sitting inside can see clearly when looking down, but those below can't see really brightly when looking up.

There are melons, pears, peaches and teas of various colors in the box, all rosewood furniture, famous calligraphy and paintings on the wall, and a small clean room inside.In the northwest corner of the room is a couch for beauties, on which there are pens, ink, paper and inkstones.

Ruoxi sat inside and took off the hat on her head, looked down through the gap of the bead curtain, and soon she found Han Huang's figure.

The person sitting next to him was also an acquaintance, Ruoxi couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Yixuan followed her gaze and said with some taste, "Did you see an acquaintance? Who is it?"

"He's really an acquaintance. If it weren't for the people below, I would have to go over and say hello." Ruoxi replied with a smile.

After hearing this, Yixuan stared at the man carefully and thought he was kind, but he couldn't remember where he saw him.

"Hehe." Seeing his jealous look, Ruoxi chuckled, "That man is the sixth brother-in-law!"

It was only then that Yixuan suddenly realized, no wonder he looked familiar, he had met once in the Han Mansion.Ruo Ling's husband-in-law, Chen Weimin, caught up with an illness in the last exam and was named Luo Sun Shan, so he must take the exam again in the spring.He and Han Huang came together, and the two of them sat side by side with a table in between.

At this time, I saw a slightly thin person walking towards Han Huang. The two seemed to know each other, and they separated after greeting each other.

"As the saying goes: If you don't fight, you don't know each other. This young master Chen is a bookworm, but he doesn't mind at all when his fiancée is robbed." Seeing this, Yi Xuan said with a smile.

Ruoxi couldn't help but take a closer look after hearing this, and had to admit that this young master of the Chen family was gentle and gentle, with the refined demeanor of a scholar.Coupled with the fact that he can take the initiative to greet Han Huang, it can be seen that he is a magnanimous gentleman.

Ruru and him are quite right, but it's a pity that there is no fate.It's no wonder Mrs. Ma is angry that such a good uncle in every aspect is flying away?

Ruoxi raised her head, and saw the door of the van opened, and Yijun's figure flickered for a moment.

"The eldest prince and the others are here too?" Ruoxi asked upon seeing this.

Yixuan replied softly: "It's not just the eldest prince, I'm afraid the master is here too. Those who can stand out in today's tea tasting conference are the pillars of the imperial court, and this lively master will not let it go. The other boxes are not filled with ordinary people , all forces want to win over newcomers, now is a good opportunity."

Ruoxi frowned when she heard this, originally it was scholars who competed with each other, but it was tainted with politics.But looking at the looks of the following candidates who are eager to try, it is estimated that they all want to perform well to be favored by the nobles.

After ten years of studying hard in the cold window, it was time for the title of the gold list!But even if it is a title on the gold list, without the support of nobles, it is difficult to gain a foothold in the court.This tea tasting meeting is a bridge, so many candidates regard this competition as more important than the final exam.

Learn literary and martial arts well, and sell goods to the emperor's house.Then it was time for them to yell and show. As the saying goes, donkeys are drawn by horses.It's fair to see whether there is any goods in the stomach, and it is fair to regard it as the result under the eyes of everyone.

Soon, there were a few old pedants on the chairs in the middle of the second floor.Mr. Zhang was sitting in the middle, and the people next to him were very strange, so Yixuan introduced him softly to Ruoxi.There are masters of calligraphy and painting, Confucian scholars from the best academy in the world, and lay scholars who rarely show their faces...all of them are celebrities and refined scholars who have no official status and are highly respected by scholars.

(End of this chapter)