Author: Zhong Lin

Lin An and Wu Ding Hou are people that Liu Lu can't afford to offend.

Let alone one of them is the chief minister of the current dynasty. Just say that Wuding Marquis has been fighting for His Majesty for many years and has made great contributions to protecting the country. It is not comparable to Dingxi Marquis, who has a title only by his ancestors.

And such figures, Dingxi Hou could not afford to offend such figures, and Liu Lu was just the nephew of Dingxi Hou, not even the prince.

Liu Lu thought that one day he would be in his identity, which was not as good as Su Xiaomu and Gu Jingcheng who he looked down upon. He could not swallow this anger in his heart.

But for Su Xiaomu and Gu Jingcheng, Liu Lu is no longer anything else.

Their lives are better now, such as Su Xiaomu's business in Xiyue Pavilion is getting better and better, and Gu Jingcheng's exam results have also come down. He is really the first place in the imperial examination.

Su Xiaomu was very happy when she learned the news. Although she trusted Gu Jingcheng extremely, she knew that it would be easy for him to get the first place in the exam.

But while waiting, I still couldn't help but worry for him. After more than ten years of hard study, I got all the answers on that day. Few people will be calm and unmoved, right?

Of course, Gu Jingcheng couldn't hide his inner boiling spirit. His eyes were filled with excitement, and he even raised his hand to hold Su Xiaomu's arm, and his true eyes patrolled her face: "I'm attracted."

"Yes, you've won."

The first place in the palace exam and the first place in the imperial examination. If you can win the lead in the palace exam, then Gu Jingcheng's future will be limitless.

Both of them were happy about this matter. Su Xiaomu and Gu Jingcheng specially invited Zhou Lin, and Su Xiaomu planned to cook and treat him to dinner.

This happy event can be regarded as a sharing with all their relatives and friends in the capital.

As for the family, Gu Jingcheng thought that after the results of the palace examination came out, he would write a letter to go there together, so that they would not worry about him a few times.

While Su Xiaomu was busy in the kitchen, Gu Jingcheng and Zhou Lin were discussing some other things.

Su Xiaomu was tired and prepared the meal. When she brought the last dish of sweet and sour fish to the table, Zhou Lin suddenly violently pushed open the study door, without even looking at Su Xiaomu, and left with an ugly face.

"Don't you leave after dinner?"

Su Xiaomu looked at Gu Jingcheng, looked at Zhou Lin who didn't close the yard door, and frowned: "Is it because of him that you two said something in the room that made him unhappy?"

"No, how could I say that the happy days made him unhappy? Maybe it was because of something else." Gu Jingcheng shook his head. His face was not very good at this moment. "He is not lucky to eat your meal, so we both eat it ourselves. I really have a good taste for so many delicious foods."

"What you make is what you like to eat, and it's still hot. I'm afraid they will get cold, so I keep heating it with a pot, but are you sure there's nothing between you two, and haven't you lie to me?"

Su Xiaomu didn't really believe Gu Jingcheng's words, and her suspicious eyes kept rolling on his face.

"Gu Jingcheng, you and Zhou Lin are such good friends. Before you had an accident in the capital, he could save his life for you. Now it is your happy day. I don't believe he will upset you in such a happy event."

"It's really nothing, but he has something to deal with at home recently. Today, he has already taken a break from his busy schedule."

Gu Jingcheng and Su Xiaomu patiently explained: "But I don't know what happened to his family. He doesn't want to say it, and I don't ask too much."

"Is this really the case?" Su Xiaomu didn't believe it.

"I always feel that the atmosphere between you two is a bit strange. When you came out of the room just now, your face was not good-looking. I told Zhou Lin in advance that he would come to his house for dinner. If nothing big happened, he wouldn't leave in such a hurry. The Zhou family's business shouldn't have settled in the capital yet, right?"

Su Xiaomu intuition that Gu Jingcheng was lying to her, but he couldn't think of why he was lying to her.

"This is his business. He doesn't want to say it. I can't force him to ask him, right?" Gu Jingcheng said again, "If you don't talk about this, let's have a meal first. You have worked so hard to cook these many dishes. If it's cold, wouldn't it be a waste of your intentions?"

"Then let's eat. After the palace examination is over, we must go to Zhou Lin to ask about his family's situation. You two are such good friends. Don't forget each other if you have something to do with wealth. If there is really something to help with in his family, we can't stand by."

Su Xiaomu was suspicious, but he couldn't bear to waste the table of rice he had made, so he temporarily suppressed his doubts and the two of them were silently doing the meal.

Early the next morning, Gu Jingcheng got up to pack the items needed for the palace examination. Su Xiaomu spent a lot of money to buy him a suit while he was taking the exam in the tribute school, so he would definitely not show his timidity in front of the students this time.

Although Gu Jingcheng had an extremely handsome face, but he relied on clothes and horses to saddle. He dressed up so grandly that he was so handsome that he couldn't take his eyes away, and he wanted to stare at him.

"It's really good. This indigo blue robe is not suppressed by ordinary people, but you are different. This dress with silver edges is noble."

Su Xiaomu looked at Gu Jingcheng back and forth, and raised his arms to look carefully.

Really good, really good.

Gu Jingcheng also liked the robe he was wearing. He stood there and turned around and nodded with satisfaction: "Of course I believe your eyes, will you wait for me at the door today?"

Gu Jingcheng stared at Su Xiaomu expectantly, perhaps because his eyes were too sincere, and Su Xiaomu couldn't even say anything to refuse when he looked at him.

"Yes, I will always wait for you after the palace examination."

Su Xiaomu took his luggage from Gu Jingcheng's hand and walked out with him.

But for some reason, Su Xiaomu always felt a little uneasy.

Her heart was thumping in her chest, and the feeling of panic swept across her body, adding a bit of depression.

But she didn't know where the depression came from.

"You don't have to be too nervous when you are in the palace exam today. Just do it as you are normal. In short, you have such outstanding exams, and you are all your own real materials, and Your Majesty will not make things difficult for you."

Su Xiaomu originally wanted to instruct Gu Jingcheng to be careful.

But he felt that he shouldn't put pressure on him at this time, so he suppressed this thought.

"Yes, I know everything. You don't have to worry too much about me. Just wait for my good news here."

Gu Jingcheng reached out and smiled and touched Su Xiaomu's head: "Wait for me."

"good."

Su Xiaomu's feeling of panic was not diminished, but she did not dare to pass on such negative emotions to Gu Jingcheng, so she had to suppress them silently.
Chapter completed!