The whole family travels through the book, the plot is broken but the characters are not

Lu Yanyan and Han Qingyun did not attend the auction on May 26th.

Although both of them guessed that the price would not be low, the final price was still far beyond their imagination.

The Mingxianglou in the city was sold for 218,000 taels, and the Meishifang was sold for a sky-high price of 270,000 taels because of the cook.

The happiest person was Li San, who earned nearly 40,000 taels of silver from the two auctions. At the end of the month, he also received a commission from the Yan family in the east of the city, also from Mingxianglou and Meishifang. Even if the prices could not compare with those in the city, they would not be too low.

He never expected that the greatest fortune in Li San's life was brought to him by Lu Yanyan, hahahaha.

In addition to selling all the shops, Lu Youtian also asked Li San to sell the house of Ji Dongjia. Because of its good location, it was sold for 15,000 taels.

When Lu Youtian thought of Ji Dongjia, he felt emotional again.

Lu Youtian stayed at the Lu family's house in the south of the city and handed it over to Lu Xing and others to take care of.

June 1st to June 3rd is the day of the Los Angeles College competition, and Han Qingyun's three children will participate.

Early in the morning, Han Huaijin, Han Huaiyu and Mu Chengkang followed their respective teachers and classmates to the Imperial College.

The college competition is a major event in the literary circle of Los Angeles, but ordinary people are not allowed to enter to watch the game.

However, Master Wang from Nancheng Academy specially invited Han Qingyun to enter the Imperial College together, and Lu Yanyan was also brought in by Song Mingzhi.

Although the couple were not sitting together, they were not far away from each other and could see each other.

There were 108 students participating in the college competition this year, all of whom were sitting in a temporary examination hall set up in the Imperial College.

The chief academic officer of the Imperial College led the jury and sat around the examination hall.

The jury is composed of ten randomly selected scholars from the Hanlin Academy and ten great scholars in Luocheng.

These ten great scholars are all recognized for their extensive knowledge, fairness and selflessness, and one of them is a woman.

On the viewing platform, Lu Yanyan looked at the woman with admiration on his face.

In this era, it is not easy for women to survive. I don’t know how much effort they have to put in to reach the same level as men.

Song Mingzhi looked at Lu Yanyan and said with a smile, "That's Xie Shan."

Lu Yanyan had heard of this name.

Xie Shan is the legitimate daughter of the Xie family, one of the five great families. Twenty years ago, she was also a student at Ziwei Academy. She and the current queen Ruan Xinyu are rivals of the times, both being the most famous talented women in Luo City at that time.

The two have their own fans. At that time, the two major fan camps argued fiercely over who was the most talented woman in Los Angeles, and neither of them would admit defeat.

Today, Ruan Xinyu is the heir of a country, but Xie Shan has devoted her life to the restoration and dissemination of ancient books. Although she is unmarried, she is respected by the world as "Mrs. Xie".

The two people's life experiences are very different, but some people still compare them.

Lu Yanyan also once saw customers at Qianbaiwei Food Court arguing about who was the most talented woman twenty years ago, which shows the influence of the two.

"I heard that Madam Xie is also the headmaster's student."

Hearing Lu Yanyan's words, Song Mingzhi couldn't hide her relief.

"That class was the most outstanding I've ever taught. Besides Xie Shan and Empress Ruan, they also included Lady Zhao Li, the wife of Duke Xian, Lady Mei Ruoxue, the wife of Marquis Yong'an, and Wen Ying, the only female physician in the Imperial Hospital. Each of them was an exceptional woman."

"Such outstanding women are inseparable from the careful guidance of the headmaster, and the headmaster has made an indelible contribution."

Song Mingzhi shook her head. "They are just exceptionally talented. Even the best teachers can't carve a piece of rotten wood into something beautiful. Similarly, truly talented people can still shine even without a famous teacher."

When Song Mingzhi said this, she fell into memories.

After a long pause, she spoke in a low voice, "Just like Princess Lin, Xie Ning. Her mother died young, and she has been dependent on Master Xie for everything. She never studied at Ziwei Academy, let alone participated in the college competition."

But her talent is no less than Xie Shan and Empress Ruan. If it weren't for her humble background, she would have been a strong contender for the title of the most talented woman of her time."

Princess Lin?

Lu Yanyan had never heard of Princess Xie's reputation as a talented woman.

When it comes to Xie Ning, many people are envious, jealous and disdainful.

In the food court, the older women were particularly hostile towards Xie Ning.

Many people think that Xie Ning has no talent or looks, and even has a low family background, so why would she marry the handsome Prince Lin?

What’s even more hateful is that Prince Lin actually only has this one princess, and no concubines or wives at all.

The younger women thought that it was fortunate that Prince Lin had two sons, one who looked very much like Prince Lin and the other who looked very much like Concubine Qi. Otherwise, it would have been a pity if Prince Lin's wife had lowered the appearance of Prince Lin's mansion.

Because of Ji'an Academy and Lord Xie Fuyang, Lu Yanyan had a good impression of Princess Xie, whom she had never met.

Looking at Lu Yanyan's slightly puzzled expression, Song Mingzhi couldn't help laughing.

"Have you also heard that Princess Xie is untalented and unattractive, and unworthy of Prince Lin?"

Lu Yanyan pursed her lips and said, "I've never heard anyone say it so directly."

"Oh, women, you're soft-hearted and petty. If Xie Ning hadn't married a prodigy like Prince Lin, everyone would probably have a much better opinion of her now.

In terms of appearance, Xie Ning is indeed far inferior to Prince Lin and Queen Ruan, but she is also a rare beauty.

Master Xie was a student from a poor family. After entering the government, he was extremely upright and had offended many people. If it weren't for Emperor Huiren's protection, I'm afraid Master Xie wouldn't have been able to stay in the capital.

One of my good friends, Chen Yousheng, has a very good relationship with Mr. Xie. Seeing Xie Ning's talent, he suggested that Xie Ning apply to Ziwei Academy. What do you think Xie Ning said?

Lu Yanyan shook her head. Ziwei Academy was the academy that many girls dreamed of entering. But from what Principal Song said, it seemed that Xie Ning was not interested.

The smile on Song Mingzhi's face was particularly happy.

"She asked Brother Yousheng if Ziwei Academy offered tuition and how much it cost. She also asked if the prize money for the winner of the academy competition was generous."

Lu Yanyan couldn't help laughing. The tuition fee was similar to the modern scholarship. Princess Lin's focus was indeed unique.

"After Brother Yousheng told her the truth, Xie Ning shook her head repeatedly. She said that she could write a storybook in ten days, and each storybook could be sold for at least ten taels. Joining the academy delayed her from making money.

Xie Ning was only ten years old at the time, and Brother Yousheng scolded Master Xie for delaying the child's development. However, Master Xie looked doting, believing that even if his daughter didn't enter the academy, she would be no worse than those noble ladies.

"Master Xie is absolutely right. Xie Ning is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and his storybooks are also very unique."

Lu Yanyan felt a little longing after hearing this, but it seemed that this Lord Xie was really poor.

"Master Xie had already entered the court as an official at that time. Did he still need Princess Xie to write storybooks to make money?"

Song Mingzhi's face was filled with compassion and admiration.

"Mr. Xie's parents are unknown. When he was born, he was thrown into Xiejia Village under Xuanzhou Prefecture and grew up eating at hundreds of homes.

When he was a little older, he copied books for others to earn money whenever he had free time. Before he passed the imperial examination, he saved some money and built a school in Xiejia Village.

For the next few years, his salary was essentially all spent on the school. Later, the Xiejia Village school produced several more juren and jinshi. From then on, like a relay, these juren and jinshi supported the Xie family school.

Master Xie finally felt a little relieved. Later, when Xie Ning married Prince Lin, Master Xie reluctantly scraped together a dowry for her. But later, all of Master Xie's savings and salary were used up at Ji'an Academy.

Lu Yanyan's eyes were sore and he turned his head away...