Escape: I rely on the food exchange system to survive to the extreme

Chapter 282 Abnormality
Returning to the capital again, Wu Hui almost burst into tears.

It was all because he was homesick. It would be a lie if he said he didn't feel panic and guilty when he returned to the capital, a person who left the capital in a hurry.

Sometimes when he woke up in the middle of the night, he could still hear the wailing and cries of countless people behind the carriage.

It seems like asking for help, but also like trying to keep you.

When he came back again, Wu Hui sat in the sedan chair and didn't even have the courage to lift the curtain.

He was afraid to meet the eyes of outsiders.

It seemed like everyone would ask him "How dare you come back?" "How dare you come back?"

When they arrived at the post station where the envoys were staying, Lu Ji saw Wu Hui's deathly pale face when he stepped out of the sedan chair.

He didn't know what to say for a moment. Why did this man look even more dying than himself, a sickly person?

As you get older, you should be braver.

I'm talking about Wu Hui.

"My lords, please come in."

Standing in front of the posthouse, the leader was actually a woman in official uniform.
The other person has a pretty face, an upright figure, and bright eyes.

Chu Yuan looked at the two leaders, bowed slightly to them, and said, "I am the Doctor of Rites of the Ministry of Rites, Chu Yuan, and I am honored to meet you two adults."

Wu Hui kept staring at Chu Yuan's earlobe with a pierced ear, his eyes full of disbelief.

Before he could come back to his senses, Wu Hui blurted out: "Are you a woman?"

Chu Yuan did not answer the other party's question directly. He just finished the salute and stood up straight. The minor officials following behind Chu Yuan pretended not to see anything.

Their Lord Xiao Chu, eh, can’t say it, can’t win the argument.

Everyone felt a little gloating in their hearts about the questions asked by the person opposite them.

Lord Xiao Chu hates being asked this question the most.

It would be fine if he answered it once or twice, but after answering it many times, Lord Xiao Chu wanted to kill me every time he mentioned this topic.

However, Chu Yuan also knew that the person in front of her was from Jiangbei. She didn't say anything at first, but when she saw that the other party was staring at her closely as if he really wanted an answer, she slowly waved her sleeves and said:

"Your Majesty's order to recruit talented people from all over the world does not restrict women from taking the imperial examinations and entering the government.

I am a doctor who was selected through the Ministry of Rites’ examination.”

"What nonsense! This is not... this..."

After hearing this, Wu Hui's eyes widened and he wanted to say something, but Lu Ji stepped forward and interrupted Wu Hui's annoying words.

Didn’t you see that just after he said the word “nonsense”, the look in the woman’s eyes opposite them changed?
"This gentleman must be extremely talented and learned to pass the imperial examination. I wonder who his teacher was?"

Hearing Lu Ji's question, Chu Yuan first opened the door to the inn and led the two of them inside. As they walked, Chu Yuan said, "My family has never hired a famous teacher. I just studied for a few days in the family school."

"Chu..." Lu Ji remembered the surname Chu Yuan had just given himself. His eyes lit up slightly, and he asked, "Could it be that you are from the Chu family of Tianyu?"

"Ah, your Excellency is very well-informed."

After hearing that Chu Yuan came from a noble family, Lu Ji was overjoyed, but he did not notice that Chu Yuan's tone was flat and his eyes were full of sarcasm when he heard the word "Chu family".

Wu Hui had been interrupted by Lu Ji from the beginning. Along the way, he heard Lu Ji asking him a lot of questions about the talent recruitment order.

Finally, they were about to send the people to the guest house. Lu Ji saw that he still had many questions to ask, so he asked, "In the future, will your majesty's imperial examinations be like the current recruitment order, not asking about the origins, right?"

This made Wu Hui's eyes pop out of his head.

I go!

Is that how you call him "Your Majesty"?

Have you forgotten which side you are on?
Chu Yuan did not say it explicitly, but her words "Your Majesty values ​​ability" gave Lu Ji peace of mind.

Yes.

As long as it is based on talent, that is enough.

Lu Ji still remembered the head of the Chen family. It was said that during the Jiangnan Imperial Examination, although he moved from the north, his talent and learning were no less than those of the students from Jiangnan.

But because of his background, he was eventually eliminated from the top three.

Even though the new emperor arranged an official position for him with the conscription order of the aristocratic family, he only stayed in that insignificant position for a few days before declining and returning home. Although everyone knew that the emergence of the imperial examination was to weaken the influence of their aristocratic family in the court.

But how can a poor student who has studied hard for decades compare to a thousand-year-old aristocratic family in terms of classics and collections, court secrets, and the ways of being an official?

If the secret method doesn’t work, try the open method.

Directly restrict the imperial examinations for the children of aristocratic families...If it weren't for the war, the aristocratic families would not have allowed the court to do this.

But in this great war with the Western Rong, how many small and medium-sized families were wiped out, and how many families survived?
No one can tell what the future will be like?

But it is absolutely impossible to just sit there and wait for death?
After Lu Ji learned about the recruitment order, he was full of energy and was not in a hurry even though he was not summoned.

In the following days, he brought gifts directly to inquire about the current power in the capital, and then directly handed out visiting cards to meet many people.

Everyone including Mei Qian received this visiting card.

"Hey~ This gentleman is now so eager to get ahead, which is completely different from when he was in Zuixing County~"

After Mei Qian was dismissed from his post, he received a visiting card from Lu Ji, asking him to come to his house the next day. So he rode directly to Tianxue Pavilion in the evening, invited Mu Ying to dinner and talked about this matter.

After taking out Lu Ji's visiting card, Mei Qian asked Mu Ying if he knew any information about Lu Ji.

Mu Ying listened to Mei Qian's description. As for Lu Ji's current appearance, he lowered his head and sipped a mouthful of hot tea and said, "I still like the unruly one."

Mu Ying had no idea why Lu Ji had changed so much.

After all, he was caught as soon as he came to Jiangbei and couldn't go back. How could he know what happened after Lu Ji returned?

"You can ask Changping about this."

Mu Ying mentioned Chang Ping, and Mei Qian said, "Chang Ping was... sent by His Majesty to the northern border to investigate the matter of the new king of Xirong."

Mu Ying also chuckled after hearing this, and when he met the other's eyes, Mei Qian knew that Mu Ying was laughing at him again.

"You are more informed than me~" Mu Ying teased.

"There are advantages to being uninformed."

Mei Qian didn't show off to Mu Ying.

Just listening to the passionate music and drums downstairs, Mei Qian forgot for a moment why she came to see Mu Ying.

She was absorbed in listening to the dance and music downstairs. Seeing this, Mu Ying shook his head slightly and ate the delicious food that was served. By the time Mei Qian came back to her senses, only a few dishes on the table were left.

"Oh my god! How can you be so shameless? Have you eaten it all?"

"You invited me to dinner, but you only ordered a few dishes, which were not enough for me alone."

Mu Ying continued to argue, and Mei Qian was so angry that she just stared at him. In the end, Mu Ying didn't even leave her any chance to answer.

Mei Qian was shocked and angry!
Is this guy crazy today?

"It's getting late. We should go back after eating."

After eating and drinking, Mu Ying was about to get up and said that he would take Mei Qian back.

Mei Qian was so angry that she gritted her teeth and said, "You are full, but I haven't eaten anything!"

"That's great, let's go eat some street food."

Mu Ying took Mei Qian away without giving any explanation, with a tough look in his eyes.

Meeting the other person's eyes, Mei Qian moved her lips, but finally put down the silver without saying a word and left Tianxue Tower.

After leaving Tianxue Tower, Mu Ying took Mei Qian to a wonton stall on the corner of the street and ordered two bowls of wonton noodles.

Mei Qian heard this and said, "One bowl is enough for me."

"Another bowl of mine, I'm not full yet."

Mei Qian:? ? ?
Mu Ying found a small square table facing the street and sat down with his back to the crowd. Mei Qian sat opposite him, watching people coming and going on the street. Mei Qian glanced at Mu Ying, who was very relaxed, and wanted to ask something.

Feeling Mei Qian's gaze on him, Mu Ying raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why are you looking at me? Are you hungry?"

"Haha, I have a cold uterus."

Mu Ying:?
Mu Ying: I see you are hungry.

Mei Qian: No no no, I'm not hungry (shaking my head and rattle)