As Gu Yuanhui said, Gu Yunji received a letter from his family not long after, asking him to rush back before the Dragon Boat Festival to attend Gu Yunxiao's wedding.

Gu Kaizhen said in the letter that the reason why Gu Yunxiao's marriage proposal process seemed a bit hasty was mainly because he had been a little lonely since he failed the examination and could not energy up for anything.

Let him get married quickly, firstly, to distract him and cheer him up quickly; secondly, after getting married, Gu Yunxiao will be concerned about his wife, and will no longer focus on the imperial examination as before.

If you fail the exam, you will be completely devastated.

Gu Kaizhen also praised Gu Yunji in the letter, saying that he was promising. Just a few months after arriving at Luxi Academy, he became the master of the mountain chief Xu Chengyu, and he also gained the emperor's attention, which made him very happy as a father.

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But at the same time, he asked Gu Yunji to relax and not put too much pressure on himself. He seemed to be afraid that Gu Yunji would follow in Gu Yunxiao's footsteps.

Luxi Academy does not have summer vacation like the schools in the previous life. Except for the Spring Festival, there are few holidays in the first half of the year. It takes advantage of the Dragon Boat Festival to extend the holiday so that students who live nearby can go home to visit relatives.

Seeing that the Dragon Boat Festival was approaching and Su Qi's whereabouts had not yet been decided, he climbed on the shoulders of Gu Yunji and Cheng Yan out of boredom: "How are you going to spend the Dragon Boat Festival holiday? You won't be staying in the academy to study, right? That would be too boring."

Gu Yunji replied: "I want to go home, my eldest brother is getting married. What about you? Aren't you going home?"

"My home is in the capital. It's too far away. I spend all my time on the road. Besides, my father is at the border. Why should I go back alone?" Su Qi shook his head and suddenly became excited again, "Yunji, your eldest brother is married.

Can I go?"

Gu Yunji was worried that he was just acting on a whim, and said: "My home is in Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture. Although it is not as far as the capital, it is not close either. What's more, my small family is not as luxurious as your Dingguo Duke's mansion. Can you get used to it?

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Su Qi patted him dissatisfied: "Am I the kind of young man who doesn't touch the spring water with his fingers? You look down on me so much! If you don't let me go, leave Cheng Yan behind. Anyway, someone has to accompany me in the academy."

Cheng Yan smiled and said: "I haven't seen my family for a long time, and I have to go home this Dragon Boat Festival."

Hearing this, Su Qi became interested again: "Where is your home? I can go back with you!"

Cheng Yan pointed at Gu Yunji and said, "He and I are from the same hometown in Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture."

"You are actually from the same hometown! Why didn't I know?" Su Qi stopped now, "You all go back to Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture, and I will go too! You can't leave me alone in the academy."

Cheng Yan said: "You have to think carefully. The mountains are high and the road is far. You can't regret it halfway." After saying that, he turned to Gu Yunji and said, "Since it coincides with your eldest brother's getting married, I also want to go and have a look. It shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Looking at the two pairs of expectant eyes in front of him, Gu Yunji smiled helplessly: "Then you can come. Su Qi will live in my house then, but I have to write a letter and tell my father in advance so that he can be well prepared to entertain guests.

Prepare."

When Su Qi heard this, he immediately beamed and urged the two of them: "Cheng Yan, hurry up and order a carriage. Gu Yunji and I will tell Mr. Xu that I will not go to his place to fight with crickets during the Dragon Boat Festival, and Gu Yunji will not hand in homework."

Got it!"

Not long after Gu Yunji sent the letter, he received a reply from his family. Gu Kaizhen naturally welcomed Gu Yunji's intention to bring two of his classmates home to attend Gu Yunxiao's wedding, and said that the guest room had been packed up for them.

They were careful along the way.

So on the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival, Gu Yunji and others packed their luggage and embarked on the journey home.

Everything Su Qi saw along the way was strange. When he was approaching Huating County, he said: "It is indeed the south of the Yangtze River. Not only is the scenery beautiful, it is also so rich. Your small county is more prosperous than the capital city in northern Xinjiang!"

Cheng Yan smiled and said: "You have grown up in the capital and have never seen anything. In terms of prosperity, which place can compare with the capital?"

Su Qi disagreed: "The prosperity of Jiangnan is naturally not as good as that of the capital, but the local customs and customs are very different. I didn't even look carefully when I went to the academy to register. Only along the way did I realize that Jiangnan is such a place with outstanding people." As he said that, he

He poked his cheek and said, "After staying in Jiangnan for a few months, I feel like I have become more energetic."

Gu Yunji suddenly laughed when he saw the narcissistic look on his face. Just as he was about to make a few jokes, he saw Su Qi pointing in front and saying: "There were many people standing outside the city gate, and there seemed to be a man in official uniform among them, who kept staring.

Our carriage."

Gu Yunji looked in the direction of his finger, and sure enough he saw a man in green official uniform and several officials standing at the gate of the city, craning his neck to look at their carriage that was slowly driving past.

"County Magistrate Chen Rong?" Gu Yunji asked suspiciously, "Why are they standing here?"

Cheng Yan shook his head: "I don't know. It doesn't look like they are checking people passing by. It looks like they are waiting for us."

Sure enough, when the carriage stopped at the city gate and saw Gu Yunji and others getting off the carriage, Chen Rong immediately put on a smile on his face: "Mr. Gu, Mr. Cheng, I have been waiting for you here for a long time."

Gu Yunji bowed to him: "Students have met the county magistrate. I wonder what business you have with us?"

"No, no." Chen Rong waved his hand quickly, "I heard that Mr. Gu is getting married. I thought that Mr. Gu would definitely come back. Mr. Cheng might also take this opportunity to go home to visit relatives. I guess this

You will be arriving in a few days, so come here and wait for you two."

As he spoke, he looked at Su Qi aside and asked, "Who is this?"

"He is the son of Duke Dingguo, Su Qi."

The smile on Chen Rong's face suddenly became a bit flattering, and his tone was flattering: "It turns out to be Prince Su. I didn't recognize him. I'm disrespectful. I'm disrespectful."

Su Qi cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I am serious. Su Qi has neither an official position nor a title, so he cannot deserve such a respectful title. Besides, you and I have never seen each other before, so of course I won't recognize you."

Chen Rong's expression froze for a moment, and he said sarcastically: "Your Majesty is right, but I chose the wrong words at the moment."

Gu Yunji really felt that Chen Rong's behavior in coming to pick them up today was very strange, so he said: "What's the important thing, sir? Why do you want to come to the city gate to wait for us? If you have something to say, you might as well just say it."

"There is nothing important to talk about. Both Mr. Gu and Mr. Cheng are young talents. They are among the best in the academy. Mr. Gu, you have been received by His Majesty. What's more, Prince Su is also here, as a token of appreciation for the talents.

Take it seriously, it’s normal for me to come and pick you up in person.”

Seeing that several people looked unconvinced, Chen Rong could only hesitate and said: "Mr. Gu, I have a younger brother. Although he is not a genius, he is not stupid. He accidentally missed the enrollment of Luxi Academy. I don't know if he can do it.

Could Mr. Xu Shan please be accommodating?"

"You are the personal disciple of Shanchang Xu. You must be able to speak well. Please help Mr. Gu to forward this post to me." As he said that, he took out two more banknotes and stuffed them into the hands of Gu Yunji and Cheng Yan respectively. "Also.

Mr. Cheng, the mountain chief has always valued you. Please help me, a small thank you is not disrespectful."

Then, he glanced at Su Qi next to him. After all, he still didn't prepare a third banknote, so he turned around and smiled flatteringly at the two of them.

Gu Yunji glanced at the denomination of the bank note: one thousand taels. Quite willing.

It's a lie that he missed the enrollment, but it's true that he failed to submit the article even though he had no way to enroll. When I heard that Gu Yunji was a disciple of the mountain leader, and that Cheng Yan's excellent grades were valued by the mountain leader, Chen Rong was so considerate in giving money to him.

Gu Yunji understood and put the banknote back into Chen Rong's hand: "Mr. Chen, I will forward the post for you, but you don't need the money. My teacher is an upright person and has his own ideas. He has the final say on whether to be accommodating or not.

If he has made up his mind, I can't change it even if I say a hundred words."

He accepted the post because he agreed to do the job for Chen Rong's sake, but by returning the banknote, there was no guarantee that the job would be done.

Cheng Yan smiled lightly and returned the banknote: "Since my brother is talented, I believe that even if the mountain leader is not accommodating this time, he will definitely be admitted to the academy next time. Mr. Chen does not have to worry about this."

Gu Yunji said: "I thank you for your kindness today. My eldest brother will get married tomorrow. I also invite you to attend the wedding and say goodbye." After that, he took a few people away without caring about the other party's reaction.

"Mr. Gu, Mr. Cheng, this..." Looking at the retreating figures of several people, Chen Rong had no choice but to give up.

Looking at the banknote that was returned in his hand, Chen Rong was a little discouraged. If he hadn't hit a wall with Gu Kaizhen a few days ago, would he have come to beg these two boys?
Chapter completed!