"Uncle, what are you doing?"
Bailing asked suddenly.
Luo Qingzhou ignored her. After Luo Yu left, he stepped aside and walked towards Brother Qin.
"Congratulations, second brother."
When he came closer, he first congratulated him.
Qin Chuan was rubbing the bruises on his shoulders. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Qing Zhou, it's too early to congratulate you now. We still have a decisive battle in the afternoon."
Luo Qingzhou asked, "After the final battle in the afternoon, will the results be out? Didn't they say that the exam will last for three days?"
Master Qin Er said, "It is indeed three days. The person who wins first place in the afternoon's final battle will have to wait until tomorrow evening, when no one else comes up to challenge him, to be considered the real winner."
Luo Qingzhou asked in confusion: "After winning the first place in the final battle, do you still need to accept challenges from other warriors? This seems a bit unfair. If other warriors do not participate in the competition today and wait until tomorrow, will they not be eliminated and can directly enter the finals?"
Master Qin smiled and said, "Those who take the stage to challenge tomorrow must meet three conditions. First, their cultivation must not be lower than that of the first place; second, they must have a legitimate reason to be absent from yesterday and today's competition, and have a Mo City official to guarantee them; third, they must get full marks in the written test."
At this point, he shrugged and said, "So, basically very few warriors will come up to challenge tomorrow. The winner of this afternoon's decisive battle will undoubtedly get a place in Dragon Tiger Academy."
Luo Qingzhou said: "I see."
After Qin Chuan applied the medicine, he ate some food and then lay down on the quilt to rest.
No one in the Qin family dared to speak or disturb the others, and they all fell silent.
Those who need to eat should eat, and those who need to rest should rest.
Those who wanted to chat walked away.
Qin Wenzhen, Qin Erye, and Qin Siye all stayed beside Qin Chuan to prevent any accidents from happening.
When Luo Qingzhou was thinking about something, Xiaodie came over and tugged at his sleeve, whispering, "Sir, the lady is calling you to come over to eat."
Luo Qingzhou came to his senses, turned around and walked back.
There was a white blanket on the floor, and Song Ruyue and Miss Qin were sitting there with exquisite snacks and fruits in front of them.
Bailing also took off her shoes, wearing pink stockings, stepping on the white cloth, and eating a bunch of crystal grapes in her hand.
Xia Chan still held the sword, standing outside, motionless.
The other maids were also standing outside.
Luo Qingzhou walked closer, took a look at the snow-white blanket on the ground, and then took a look at the spotless silk stockings under Miss Qin's skirt, then stopped outside and said respectfully, "Mother-in-law, please have your meal. I'm not hungry yet."
Song Ruyue took a piece of dessert and said, "Even if you're not hungry, you should eat something. I made this dessert myself. Take off your shoes and come up."
Luo Qingzhou was hesitating when Bai Ling beside him suddenly laughed and said, "Son-in-law, do your socks have holes? Are you embarrassed to take off your shoes?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the other maids nearby all started to laugh secretly.
Qiu Er smiled and said quickly, "Sir, you are wearing new socks that I made for you. They don't have holes in them."
Luo Qingzhou had no choice but to take off his shoes and walk up, but did not dare to get closer.
Song Ruyue couldn't help but laugh and said, "Why, are you afraid that we mother and daughter will eat you? Come and sit down, why are you standing so far away?"
Luo Qingzhou had no choice but to walk over and sit opposite them.
Song Ruyue took a piece of dessert, handed it to him, and said, "Try it."
Then she looked at him lovingly and said earnestly: "Qingzhou, don't think of yourself as an outsider. You are a member of our Qin family, why are you being polite to us? When we go to Kyoto in a few days, you and Weimo..."
She suddenly stopped talking, glanced at the side, and said, "Qingzhou, you won't leave our Qin family in the future, right?"
Luo Qingzhou said: "Of course not. My mother-in-law treats Qingzhou so well, how can Qingzhou bear to leave."
Song Ruyue immediately smiled and said, "Okay, okay."
Luo Qingzhou sat in an awkward position. He finished his snacks, took an apple, and then stood up and said, "Mother-in-law, I'm full. You eat slowly."
Song Ruyue asked in surprise: "Are you full so soon?"
Then he added: "Scholars have small appetites. Look at your second brother, he can eat more than 20 meat buns in one meal and is as strong as a bull. You should learn from him."
Luo Qingzhou said: "Second brother is a warrior, Qingzhou can't compare."
Song Ruyue said: "That's right, but you also need to exercise regularly to keep your body healthy and strong. The weak women in our Qin family will still rely on you in the future."
"yes."
Luo Qingzhou responded, put on his shoes, retreated to a nearby place, and pretended to take a walk.
Song Ruyue looked at his back, the smile on her face disappeared, she suddenly turned her head to look at the side, and whispered: "Jianjia, do you think that boy will run away? He is now a scholar, a free man, and has the eldest princess as a backer. Will he despise our Qin family?"
Bai Ling answered for her young lady, "Madam, Chanchan is here. If the son-in-law dares to run, Chanchan will cut off his third leg with one sword."
Song Ruyue was stunned when she heard this, and looked at her and asked, "The third leg?"
Bai Ling laughed and said, "A person's two arms can also be used as two legs to crawl on the ground. The third leg is the left leg."
Song Ruyue did not doubt him. She turned her head and glanced at Xia Chan behind her. She immediately smiled and picked up a piece of dessert and said, "Chan'er, come here and have some snacks."
Xia Chan shook her head.
When Luo Qingzhou was taking a walk not far away, he suddenly saw two familiar figures under a big tree behind him.
He hesitated for a moment and walked over.
Under the tree, Sister Dao, who had short silver hair, was talking to the petite Chu Xiaoxiao.
The two seemed to be chatting about the previous competition.
Luo Qingzhou pretended to take a walk, slowly walked to the side of the two people, then stopped and looked away.
Sister Dao turned her head and looked at him, and was stunned for a moment.
Chu Xiaoxiao also looked at him, a trace of doubt suddenly appeared on her face, and she whispered: "Sister Dao, this young man looks familiar."
Sister Dao took a few more glances and whispered, "I saw him when the results of the autumn exam were announced the day before yesterday. He was surrounded by a group of people. He seemed to be the first place winner of this imperial examination, the first place winner."
Chu Xiaoxiao opened her eyes wide when she heard it, and said in surprise: "Master Jieyuan? That's amazing, so young, and..."
At this point, she lowered her voice and said, "Sister Dao, this young man is so handsome. Aren't you still on a blind date? And you happen to like scholars, do you want to go..."
"don't want."
Sister Dao immediately shook her head, two faint blushes appeared on her cheeks. She glanced at the boy again and whispered, "I don't think highly of you..."
Seeing her like this, Chu Xiaoxiao was obviously moved. She immediately coughed, walked over, and said, "Sir, are you here alone to watch the competition? Don't run around. There are many people here, and there are many warriors. If you are bumped into, you will be hurt. Let us protect you, for free."
Luo Qingzhou turned his head, raised his chin slightly, looked at Sister Dao and said, "Miss, were you talking to me just now?"
Sister Dao blushed immediately, stretched out her finger and pointed in front of him.
Luo Qingzhou then lowered his head and looked at the petite girl in front of him who was only as tall as his chest. Just as he was about to speak, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind him: "Master, what are you doing?"
Luo Qingzhou's mouth twitched, and he turned and left.
Bailing glared at him, then looked coldly at the two strange girls, her eyes full of warning.
"Uncle?"
Chu Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment, looking at the back of the young man, and suddenly slapped her head and said in an instant: "Sister Dao, I remember. This young man seems to be the son-in-law of the Qin family. Last time, the Qin family was led by the princess's silver-armored cavalry to move the graves outside the city. When the carriage passed by the entrance of Jubao Pavilion, the curtains were lifted, and I happened to see him and his wife. His wife is so beautiful, gentle and weak, and she is a very gentle lady from a noble family."
Sister Dao said awkwardly, "Look at you. You just flirted with her and were almost misunderstood by her family as seducing her son-in-law."
Chu Xiaoxiao looked at the slender figure in the pink dress and said with envy, "That sister is so beautiful and smells so good. She just called him uncle and looked jealous. She must be his concubine."
Sister Dao shrugged, sat down under a big tree, and stopped thinking about it.
Luo Qingzhou was caught by Bailing and saw that everyone was looking at him, so he had to bite the bullet and explain: "I was just taking a walk and saw that person had white hair and looked like a young girl, so I was curious and walked over to take a look."
Bai Ling immediately said from behind: "Just now, the son-in-law was chatting up that little girl. That little girl looked younger than Xiaodie."
Luo Qingzhou asked: "Hey, where's Xia Chan?"
Everyone turned around and looked, and Xia Chan was indeed gone.
Qiu Er suddenly pointed to a big tree not far away and said, "It's over there."
Xia Chan was sitting alone under a big tree, holding a sword and lowering her head. It was unclear whether she was resting or thinking about something.
Luo Qingzhou immediately said: "I'll go take a look."
Bailing also wanted to follow, but after looking at him, she stopped.
Luo Qingzhou came under the big tree, squatted down and said, "Chanchan, why are you sitting here alone?"
Xia Chan lowered her head tightly, buried her cheek in her knees, and whispered: "She knows me."
Luo Qingzhou was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and suddenly turned his head to look at the two figures under the big tree in the distance.
"Last time you followed me, she knew you were with me. I was wearing a mask at the time. You are afraid that if she sees you today, she will guess my true identity, right?"
Xia Chan buried her face and said nothing.
Luo Qingzhou suddenly felt a surge of pity in his heart. He reached out his hand, stroked her hair, and said softly, "Chanchan, I went back to see her last time. I asked her why she gave you those two books. Guess what she said to me?"
Xia Chan still kept her head down and said nothing.
Luo Qingzhou looked at her little face hidden in her skirt and said softly, "She said you are my wife."
After a pause, he suddenly said, "Chanchan, my uncle likes you. How about being his wife?"