After the family fell, I wanted to lie down

Yingge carried the basket and walked back to the city alone again. The sun was very high and very hot. Although she used a fan to block the heat all the way, it still couldn't block out the scorching summer heat. Her clothes were all wet. Fortunately, there were tall elm trees, locust trees, etc. planted on both sides of the road in the city.

The weather in June is getting hotter and hotter, and the cicadas are chirping non-stop. Thinking of Chunqiao, the little girl is still at an age where she loves to play. I wonder if she has ever caught a cicada.

Yingge was carrying two big fish that she had just bought from the fish shop when she passed by. She saw that there were still many children playing in front of the west gate of Liu's house. The children were climbing up and down, it was noisy yet peaceful.

Yingge guessed that was probably why Liu Abao was not selected.

"Yingge!"

Chunqiao's screams came from the front.

Yingge saw her sitting in front of the door playing with other girls and asked with a smile, "Why are you being lazy today and not going to work?"

Chunqiao is a hardworking girl. Most of the time, she is seen sewing or helping with chores.

"You came back so early today, were you playing too much?" Chunqiao moved his body to make half of his space for Yingge.

"Sit down!"

Yingge also took a fan as the weather was too hot. As she spoke, Chunqiao handed her a peach.

Yingge took it without hesitation and took a few bites, praising it, "Where did this come from? It's so crispy and sweet."

Chunqiao also took a few bites, imitating Yingge's example. "I didn't buy it, nor was it given by anyone. It was given to our family by the Madam."

"Well, it seems that Mrs. Liu is in a good mood."

"Yes, Madam Liu is in a good mood. If you work harder and make more progress, she will probably be happier."

"No, no, if she calculated it that way, she would be in a worse mood."

Chun Qiao said, "The Madam doesn't like you very much. You should work harder and try to make her like you."

"Then I'll try harder!"

"You lied again. You always lie."

"You used the word 'again', which left me at a loss. What does 'again' mean?"

"Huh, you said before that you couldn't write poetry, but you won in the end."

"I really can't write poetry. Didn't I lose in Yiyuan?"

"I'm telling you, don't be lazy, aren't you going to practice martial arts?"

"Oh, I'm not lazy, I'll go right away."

Chunqiao walked for a while and then turned back and said, "Oh, I forgot what my mother told me. I'm leaving now."

After saying that, he turned away without looking back.

Chunqiao ran a long way and looked back to see Yingge still standing at the door. The setting sun cast a halo on the boy's body and his face gradually became blurred.

Yingge walked into the mixed living quarters. Xiao Taohong saw him and stepped forward to take the bamboo basket from her hand. Yingge did not turn around and go to the martial arts training ground as he did in the past. Instead, he asked Xiao Taohong if something happened in Fifth Aunt's home. "So you already know that Chunqiao was chosen to enter the palace as a queen."

Yingge was surprised for a moment, but Xue poked her head out from the kitchen and said, "Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. I heard that Chunqiao, who won the election, will be sent to Yiyuan tomorrow. She will go to Yiyuan first and then enter the palace."

I actually chose Chunqiao. But Chunqiao is illiterate.

Who knows? Anyway, the official was sent to say that the name was chosen. "The name was decided by the master himself!"

"Aunt Fifth is so happy. This is a great joyous event for their family!"

It's not as good as serving people in a noble family to serve people in the palace, right? It is said that she could become a female official in the palace, so she is an official, right?

Yingge replied, "Well, yes, it is of grade."

Xiao Taohong sighed, "Sister Chunqiao is so young, and she can already be an official."

Xue said, "The whole family was very happy. Madam Liu gave them many gifts. She told Chunqiao to go there without worry. The Liu family will take care of Aunt Wu in the future."

Yingge said, "I think Chunqiao doesn't want to go."

"You're wrong. She doesn't want to go. Aunt Wu told others that this is a blessing that no one else can ask for!"

"Yes, for those country gentlemen, it is not worth it to send their daughters there, but the children from poor families are very happy to do so. It turns out that no matter where you go, there are evil capitalists... It's the same everywhere."

"Master, aren't you going to practice martial arts today?"

Yingge waved her fan nonchalantly and said, "No, it's too hot."

Xue took the opportunity to say, "The weather is too hot. Why don't you practice in autumn?"

"That won't work." Yingge shook his head and smiled.

Xiao Taohong invited Yingge to go to Chunqiao's house to congratulate her, but Yingge refused. She went back to her room, sat at the desk and concentrated on writing big characters.

Xue looked at her for a while, and seeing Yingge like this, a sense of pride emerged spontaneously. Such an obedient child... Life was getting safer and safer. Xue had a satisfied smile on her face.

As the sky was just beginning to brighten, the front of the mixed residential compound was bustling with activity. Children who didn't know what was going on were running around, the adults were crowded together, and the children were running carefree. Everyone watched Chunqiao, who had changed her clothes, come out of the room. After all, it was a separation from her family, and Fifth Aunt's eyes were red and swollen, probably because she had cried at night.

Madam Liu arranged a carriage and came over personally to supervise the process.

"Sister Chunqiao looks like a young lady when she dresses like this!"

Someone said beside him.

Chunqiao heard the voice and looked over. The one standing in the front was Xiao Taohong, followed by Xue. Her eyes moved among the crowd, but she could not see the familiar figure behind Xue. Perhaps she had already gone to school!

After all, she worked so hard at school. Chunqiao stepped on the bench and got on the carriage for a long journey amidst the crying of her fifth aunt.

The distance from the city to Yiyuan by bus is not very far. After the bus arrived at the school, Su Qinghe got off the bus and asked the servant to go back and pick him up after school in the evening.

Although the early morning was cooler than noon, it was still very hot. Su Qinghe saw a young man sitting on a rock in front of him from afar. He opened his folding fan and walked towards the young man.

Yingge said, "Master Qinghe."

"Master Qinghe!"

"Why, are you waiting for me..."

Yingge was about to answer when Su Qinghe suddenly took a step back, bowed to her and said, "I was looking for you too."

"You remember a sudden bow. Where did this bow come from?"

After Su Qinghe finished his greeting, he stood up and said, "Yougui Wan."

Yingge laughed when he heard him say that, and after thinking for a while, she said, "So Doctor Li borrowed that pill for your family use!"

Su Qinghe said, "Doctor Li did not say that the body was yours, but I saw the words on the prescription, and then I also saw your handwriting in Xiaolin Hall that day, so I compared them. I thought about it for a long time before I dared to confirm it. Such ugly handwriting, and only you have seen it, so it should be correct."

Yingge laughed loudly. "It's really hard for you! Thank you for thinking about it for a long time. Please keep it a secret!"

"You asked me to keep it a secret because you're worried that I'll be implicated if I take the wrong medicine?"

"Haha, okay, I'll keep it a secret for you, and now we're even now."

Yingge nodded in agreement.

"By the way, why did you come all the way here today to wait for me?"

"I just want to ask you, what happened to the girls who were chosen by Lu Gongqing in the past? What happened to them later?"

Su Qinghe had not expected this question, but he answered it, "Didn't Miss Liu not be selected?"

"Yes, but the girl he chose was a little neighbor of mine. There is nothing we can do now. We can only wait and see how other girls are arranged when they arrive in Beijing."

“Can I arrange for my parents to visit me or can I leave Beijing in a few years?”

Su Qinghe touched Yingge's forehead with his fan. "You have a special relationship with this little neighbor! I'll skip classes today, and before the girls leave tomorrow, he will definitely help to find out clearly so that I can give Yingge an answer."

Su Qinghe was about to turn around and leave, but Yingge called him from behind, "You don't have to thank me too much."

"Well, I didn't call you to thank you, but I haven't finished what I want to say yet!"

Su Qinghe laughed a little and said, "Then Master Yingge, please tell me what you haven't finished saying."

"Actually, I have a question. Is the bad reputation of Lu Gongqing spread abroad just because he was the one who sent some girls from aristocratic families into the palace?"

Su Qinghe looked at her without saying anything, smiled, turned around and left.

Yingge saw Su Qinghe walking away, then turned around and went to the academy. The teacher teaching in the academy today was not Mr. Yan, but an older teacher.

The county examination will be held next year, and the students are studying more and more intensely.

As soon as Yingge arrived at the academy, she heard someone calling her. Although she didn't know many people here, there were probably many people who knew her.

"Excuse me, is Su Qingyu here?"

Su Qingyu heard the voice and said, "You are looking for me!"

"This is a rare visitor. It's rare for someone to come to me."

"Tell me what you want from me. Don't be polite."

Yingge shook her head helplessly and said, "Put your arm down on my shoulder first. Come on, let's talk further. Where are you from? Who was selected?"

Su Qingyu laughed again and said, "Boy, I don't see you care about this matter on weekdays. No one on my side was selected. It's really a cause for celebration."

Yingge congratulated him and said, "Then could you please ask me who has been selected this year and what kind of girls they are from?"

"What's your explanation? Didn't I hear that Liu Abao was not selected?"

"Yes, I'm asking about this because one of my little neighbors was chosen. It's her first time going out, and she's going to the capital. I want to find out more about it so I can find her a companion on the journey."

苏清玉显然是理解错了，他嘿嘿一笑“找个伴呀，你这个邻居对你不一般的吧！不会是你那什么有情人……小心被刘阿宝那个小辣椒知道了揍你的哦。”

Yingge smiled but didn't answer. You can't explain this kind of thing clearly. "I don't have any connections to ask, so I can only ask you for a favor."

"Don't worry, your problem is just a small matter. I don't know, but my family must know. I'll ask for you."

After saying that, he turned and walked out of the school. Yingge expressed his gratitude again!

As soon as Young Master Chen arrived at the academy, a group of people immediately surrounded him. "You've been ill for a long time, are you healed?"

"Master Chen, it's a pity that you didn't see Yingge's embarrassment with your own eyes. You know, at the Yiyuan banquet, Yingge couldn't even compose a poem!"

"It turns out that the poem she wrote on the Dragon Boat Festival was bought by Master Liu at a huge price to gild him. It's really despicable!"

"It is ridiculous that poetry can be bought!"

Young Master Chen also smiled but said nothing.

Suddenly his vision darkened and a young man stood beside him. "Master Chen."

The students who were laughing in the academy suddenly stopped talking.

"Yingge?" someone said.

"It's me, that's right."

Yingge nodded to the man to show that she understood, and then she said to Master Chen, "Is it convenient for us to talk further? Please follow me."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

The students in the academy came to their senses and immediately became noisy again.

"Who are you? Why are you calling me Young Master Chen?"

"Why should we listen to her?"

"Master Chen, don't go."

“Hey, he actually went there.”

The two of them came to a big tree behind the academy, avoiding the students who were around to explore. Master Chen felt relieved, but he was worried that Yingge would call him "little brother" in front of so many people, which would be embarrassing for him.

"You called me here, what's the matter?"

Yingge bowed to him and said, "I would like to ask Master Chen to do me a favor."

"What is it?"

"Please ask Master Chen to take me to Yi Garden."