No matter if you are a human or an immortal, you can still farm for me after traveling through time!

After breakfast, everyone carried their farm tools and went to the fields, leaving only Mr. Li and Mrs. Li at home to look after Tuanlang and Baoniang.

The sun was just about to rise at this time. Usually they would go to the fields to work before the sun came out, but today they were delayed because of the news of Sanlang's success, and only went out to work at this time.

Li Silang, carrying a water jug, followed the main group to pull weeds in the fields. As he left, he noticed that his second brother didn't seem to want to follow him. "Second brother, aren't you going?"

He only has one day off, so he has to come back at noon to pack his luggage and leave for the village school in the afternoon.

Li Erlang patted his brother's head and said, "You go first, I'll be there soon."

Although Li Silang was full of doubts, he sensibly did not ask any more questions. Instead, he turned around and ordered some soy milk and fried dough sticks and went out together.

After his family left, Li Erlang closed the courtyard gate and returned to the main house. The two old men were busy with their own things, and in the meantime they were distracted by staring at the two children who were absorbed in playing.

Li Erlang didn't leave the house, which surprised the two old people. Grandma Li stopped embroidering and asked with a smile, "Erlang, is there something wrong?"

"Well, there are some things I want to ask Aung."

Li Aong looked at Mengkou in confusion. His grandson had unknowingly reached the age of twenty. The child in his memory who chased after him to buy candy seemed to have grown up in an instant. Now, his tall figure could firmly block the light coming through the door. After entering the barracks, he gradually developed an aura of majesty without anger.

He put down the half-woven wicker basket in his hand and said, "Let's go to the study and talk."

So the two of them walked into the study one after the other.

Li Erlang saw several copybooks on the study table. These were the copybooks used by all six of his brothers and sisters, and now it was Tuanlang's turn.

Now it is Tuanlang's turn to use the study. After dinner on weekdays, Li Changji will take Tuanlang to learn and practice calligraphy.

The child who used to sit in the chair with Silang and eat biscuits and dates can now read and will go to elementary school next year.

Looking at the empty wall, Li Erlang felt that time passed in a flash. It was four years ago that he and Yue Lang first met.

"Erlang, what do you want to ask me?"

Li Erlang came back to his senses, turned around and said seriously, "Ah Weng, do you know about the marriage between Tuyuhun and Dali forty or fifty years ago?"

Hearing this, Li Aong frowned, apparently thinking back.

It was too long ago, and he was just a little kid at that time.

Li Erlang helped Aweng sit down and explained, "Aweng, do you remember that in order to unite with Tuyuhun and concentrate military forces to resist the Uighurs, Emperor Hui ordered a princess to go across the border and marry the Tuyuhun king at that time."

"It seems there was such a thing..." Under Li Erlang's constant reminders, Li Aong vaguely remembered some news: "Let me calculate... that was how many years ago..."

Li Aong pinched his fingers and muttered something.

Li Erlang stood beside him without urging him, waiting quietly with great patience.

"Well, it was about forty-eight years ago..." Li Aong knocked on the table, turned sideways and looked up at Li Erlang: "I was eleven years old that year, and there were not just one princess who was married off, but two."

"One went to Tuyuhun, and the other went to Huihe."

"I heard that one was the daughter of Emperor Hui, and the other was a daughter of a royal family. The one who married into Tuyuhun was a real princess, and the one who married into Huihe was a canonized princess."

Li Erlang: "Ah Weng, do you know the title of the princess who married into the Tuyuhun clan?"

Li Aong pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Princess Gu'an... Yes, that's Princess Gu'an! The other princess who was canonized is Princess Heguang."

Princess Gu'an? Princess Gu'an?

"Princess Heguang met a tragic end. Less than six months later, she was beheaded by the Uighur Khan and sacrificed to the gods. These beasts simply didn't take the Dali seriously!" As his old memories slowly emerged, Li Aong remembered more and more clearly: "When Emperor Hui heard about this, he was furious and immediately ordered an attack on the Uighurs."

"Compared to Princess Heguang, Princess Gu'an was much luckier. She successfully entered Tuyuhun and married the Tuyuhun king. After the Tuyuhun king's death, she married the successor Tuyuhun king. There has been no news of her death yet, so I guess Princess Gu'an is still alive."

Li Aong's words surprised Li Erlang. "Aong, what are you talking about? Why would Princess Gu'an marry the successor to the Tuyuhun King? Shouldn't she be the Queen Mother?"

Li Aongong rolled his eyes at his grandson and said, "That's the custom of Tuyuhun. It's not uncommon for a woman to marry multiple times. Don't we also have the practice of remarrying?"

"Princess Gu'an and the Tuyuhun king, to whom she had married, had no children. After the Tuyuhun king died, his younger brother succeeded to the throne. Princess Gu'an then married the successor Tuyuhun king, but unfortunately, she still had no children. After the second Tuyuhun king died, his son succeeded to the throne. Princess Gu'an then married the third Tuyuhun king, and this time she finally gave birth to a little girl."

"Later, Tuyuhun was plagued by internal strife, and the third Tuyuhun king was killed. His uncle succeeded him, and Princess Gu'an remarried the fourth Tuyuhun king. At the age of 42, she finally gave birth to a little prince."

Most of this information was collected by Li Aweng in the barracks. Due to the remote area and the long time, he could not be too sure about the details about the first three Tuyuhun kings, but he could be very sure that all the information about the fourth Tuyuhun king was true.

Because he was one of the people who followed the army to quell the rebellion in Tuyuhun.

"The fourth Tuyuhun king was called 'Nuogebo'. Although he was much younger than Princess Gu'an, he was extremely brave and skilled in battle. With our help, he quickly pacified the royal city. Furthermore, he was deeply attracted to the princess. After quelling the rebellion, he insisted on marrying her according to Dali wedding customs, despite the objections of his ministers."

As he spoke, Li Aong smiled repeatedly: "I heard that the two of them respected each other and lived in harmony after their marriage, and that's how the little prince was born."

Li Erlang: "Is there anyone else who can succeed this Tuyuhun King?"

Li Aong's eyes widened. "What are you talking about? The princess has finally found someone who truly loves her after all the hardships she's endured. Of course not! God loves the princess, how could he let her lose the one she loves again?"

Li Erlang remained silent and did not tell Aongnuo that Gebo was dead, most likely from syphilis.

The two continued to talk about many things about Tuyuhun, which gave Li Erlang a lot of benefits.

After finishing the conversation, Li Erlang took his farm tools and went to the fields.

……

On the other side in Chang'an, the grand event is still going on. Compared with yesterday's nationwide carnival, today's atmosphere is more restrained.

Today we are holding an event called "Tanhuashi".

They will select two Tanhua envoys from the eighty-eight new Jinshi candidates to compete with the rest in picking flowers.

The third place winner is not selected based on academic performance, but the two youngest candidates.

Mo Qingyuan and Li Shize.

The two smiled at each other and accepted the challenge without hesitation.

The Tanhua Envoy is responsible for picking all the famous flowers in Chang'an before anyone else.

There are all kinds of exotic flowers and plants such as peonies, herbaceous peonies, crabapples, and apricot blossoms.

On this day, all the private gardens in Chang'an City were open to them. No matter whether they were high-ranking officials or wealthy businessmen, no one could refuse the envoys from entering the garden. However, if they wanted to pick famous flowers, they had to write a poem to the owner, and only when the owner was satisfied could they pick the flowers.

"Qingyuan, I'm really not good at writing poetry, so please work harder." Li Sanlang's face was steaming, and he looked at Mo Qingyuan with a little apology.

He was really not good at writing poetry, but fortunately his companion was the new top scholar.

Mo Qingyuan waved his hand, unconcerned. "Shi Ze, don't think that. My riding skills aren't as good as yours. I can walk slowly in Chang'an City, but if I gallop, I'm afraid there will be chaos."

The two hit it off immediately, Li Sanlang drove the horse and Mo Qingyuan wrote the poem.

Thanks to Ji Qingyue's love of traveling and his love of taking him with him, Li Sanlang clearly remembered where all the famous gardens in Chang'an City were.

Ziyu Pavilion in Taipingfang, Secluded Residence in Fenglefang, Thatched Pavilion of Liu Xianggong in Guangdefang, Wei Residence in Jiahuifang, Yang An Garden in Xuanyifang... Hundred Flowers Garden of Lu Mansion in Yongxingfang, Peony Garden of Grand Princess Mansion in Chongrenfang...

Li Sanlang jumped onto the horse and then reached out to pull Mo Qingyuan up.

The two men rode on one horse and galloped through the city of Chang'an.

Li Sanlang had a clear goal and was familiar with the road, so he quickly found the correct neighborhood. After entering the neighborhood, he only needed to ask passers-by to find out the exact location of the garden.

In this way, the flowers and plants in the flower bags behind Mo Qingyuan grew more and more. Although he would sometimes meet other people who came to the same mansion garden to visit the flowers, Mo Qingyuan was more capable and could compose poems and essays fluently with excellent quality, so he could easily get the approval of the garden owner.

Therefore, most of the time, the two of them can always pick the flowers before others.

"Where are we going next?" Mo Qingyuan was holding Li Sanlang on horseback, and the flower bag behind him jumped as the horse's hooves jumped.

Li Sanlang has a good sense of direction and chooses the best route.

"Let's go to the Peony Garden first and then the Hundred Flowers Garden."

As he spoke, Li Sanlang rode his horse into Chongrenfang, where most princesses' residences were located.

There are only two Grand Princess Mansions left in the district, and the place they are going to today is the Grand Princess Mansion of Yong'an.

Li Sanlang had seen Ji Qingyue's invitation and knew the location of the Grand Princess's mansion. He didn't ask anyone and ran to the mansion in one breath.

The guards guarding the Grand Princess's Mansion saw that the visitors were two handsome young men with flowers in their hair, and saw that one of them was the top scholar, so they understood that they were the third place scholar envoys, and that they had come for the third place scholar.

The two were not stopped by the guards and entered the Grand Princess's Mansion smoothly.

To prevent the two from going to the wrong place, there were maids to guide them along the way.

The two of them hurried to the Peony Garden and walked through the moon-shaped gate. They were filled with vibrant colors, as if the entire garden was made of peonies!

The petals are as brilliant as the sunset glow, the flowers are as glorious as crimson candles, and the rich fragrance attracts bees and butterflies, making everyone who enters the garden slow down and carefully appreciate each extraordinary flower.

The two followed the path and followed the sound of stringed instruments into the depths of the garden, where they discovered a banquet was being held.

The host of the banquet was naturally Princess Yong'an.

The eldest princess was wearing a gorgeous brocade dress, with only a blooming red peony in her bun.

Seeing the newcomers, Princess Yong'an smiled and asked them to come forward: "Are you the envoys for the imperial examination?"

"I, Li Shize/Mo Qingyuan, pay my respects to the Grand Princess!"

"Get up." Princess Yong'an asked someone to show her a seat, then said with a smile, "Someone just wanted to pick the flowers, but their poem wasn't good, so I naturally didn't want to give them such beautiful flowers."

Li Shize suddenly felt overwhelmed. At this moment, he saw a familiar figure at the banquet.

Ji Qingyue!

Ji Qingyue was at the banquet at that time, sitting near the front, and could hear their conversation clearly.

"I'm willing to give it my all!" After saying that, Mo Qingyuan turned around and looked around the pavilion where the banquet was held. Even the top of the pavilion was covered with peonies, and the original appearance of the pavilion was no longer visible.

Mo Qingyuan took two steps and immediately came up with the corresponding verses.

He recited with confidence:

"Peony is fragrant, peony is fragrant, golden stamens bloom in ruby chambers.

Thousands of red clouds are shining brightly, and hundreds of branches are lit with brilliant lights.

The brocade flowers are just beginning to bloom on the ground, but they do not form orchid and musk sacs in the wind.

The fairy's jade tree is white and colorless, and the Queen Mother's peach blossoms are small and not fragrant.

......"

A long and ornate ode to the peony came out without the slightest pause. When Ji Qingyue heard the end, all he had left to say was two words - awesome!

Sure enough, taking the imperial examinations in ancient times was already very extraordinary, and becoming the top scorer was even more extraordinary.

Without Ji Qingyue realizing it, his hands were already clapping involuntarily.

Pah pah pah pah——

When everyone looked at him, he suddenly came to his senses and quickly explained, "I can't say what's so good about this poem. I just think it's amazing that the top scholar could write such a long and beautiful poem in just a few steps."

The Grand Princess was not angry, but followed Ji Qingyue's words and continued, "As expected of the new number one scholar! I am very satisfied with this poem! Go pick a flower for yourselves!"

"Thank you, Grand Princess, for the reward!"

Li Sanlang picked a flower at random by the pavilion, greeted the princess again, and then bid farewell.

"Qing Yuan, I really admire you immensely."

Such a long poem came to mind easily.

Unexpectedly, Mo Qingyuan first looked around, and when he saw that no one was around, he whispered to Li Sanlang, "I didn't do it on the spot. I tossed and turned all night before I came up with this idea."

It turns out that the top scholar who is confident in his studies would also be like this!

But even so, Mo Qingyuan's ability is still very strong.

Next, the two set off for the Lu Mansion in Yongxingfang.

Because of their status as the Tanhua envoys, the two were not stopped and went straight into the garden of the Lu Mansion.

Compared to Princess Yong'an who is in love with peonies, Lord Lu seems to like everything, or he seems to like nothing.

The Hundred Flowers Garden is filled with hundreds of flowers, all in full bloom in the fragrant month of April.

Peony, peony, crabapple, lilac, viburnum, wisteria, daffodil...

Unfortunately, I can only pick one.

"Are you the flower-seeking envoys?"

Suddenly, a man walked out from the flowers, carrying a small wooden bucket with a small wooden spoon in it.

The person who came was a woman wearing a rushan (shirt) and a long skirt with a scarf. She had a pretty face without any makeup and her black hair was not decorated with any hairpins or jewelry.

Even so, Li Sanlang and Mo Qingyuan could still judge the woman's identity from her age and clothing: Miss Lu.

"Miss, you're fine."

When Li Sanlang bowed, he thought: This is the Miss Lu that my second brother and brother Ji rescued.

"Are you here to pick flowers?"

"That's right, please agree, Miss."

Lu Lu placed the small bucket on the ground and gently wiped her wet fingers with a handkerchief. "Of course. However, I have two riddles here. If you both answer them correctly, you can pick the flower that corresponds to the answer."

Does this mean there is no need to write poetry?

Mo Qingyuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He had heard that this Miss Lu had a strange personality, was not interested in anything, and was difficult to guess her preferences. He had no idea what kind of poetry she liked.

Li Sanlang's thought was simple: It would be better if he didn't have to write poetry. He had been relying on Yuandi all the way, and now he could finally be of use.

"Mr. Li, what you are looking for is: thinking about it again and again, and making an appointment again and again. Mr. Zhuangyuan, yours is: a son's glory." After saying that, Lu Lu gestured for them to do as they pleased, and after guessing the answer they could go pick flowers.

Thinking about it again and again, making another appointment?

Li Sanlang and Mo Qingyuan separated and paced in the garden, thinking and searching.

I was reciting the riddle with my mind in a daze. It was a bit difficult to guess the answer by observing the flowers in the garden.

There are so many different kinds of flowers in the garden!!

There are many more that the two of them can’t name!!

Mo Qingyuan had a headache: Is Miss Lu making things difficult for them?

Li Sanlang here had already gone deep into the garden and could not find any clues among the flowers.

Just as he was trying to find the answer from the riddle, a maid stopped him and said, "Mr. Li, my young lady invites you." After that, the maid made a "please" gesture, indicating that Li Sanlang should follow her.

Miss Lu is looking for him?

Without caring about the riddle, Li Sanlang followed the maid out of the garden and into a hall, where Lu Lu was sitting at the top.

"Snake entanglement, serve tea to Mr. Li."