Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 113 Hualei embarrasses Rong Jin

I have taught so many students who were studying in the Marquis' Mansion, but I have never seen a parent come to send a festival gift. This includes the Han Mansion, which is famous for its noble family style and etiquette. All the children of the Han Mansion, including the girls, were educated in the Marquis' Mansion.

Hualei's thoughtfulness, attentiveness and courtesy were unanimously praised by the teachers of the Houfu clan school, and they also put more effort into teaching Xiaoyuan.

In a blink of an eye, it was August 20th, the day when the Imperial College announced the exam rankings and admission lists of candidates.

Hua Lei got up early in the morning. Since she couldn't sleep in bed anyway, she might as well get up, wash up, and walk around the yard of Qihuayuan a few times. It was just dawn.

Hua Lei looked at the sky, sighed softly, and went back to the house to carefully copy Hua's grandfather's calligraphy. It was just four quarters past the hour of Mao.

After tidying up her clothes, she took Qingying to the front yard where Xiaoyuan lived. As soon as she arrived at the gate, she saw Xiaoyuan squatting under the guidance of Qingcheng, and Rong Jin was also there, doing push-ups.

Hualei was a little surprised, and after a pause, she pushed open the gate and walked in. Xiaoyuan's face was sweaty, he must have been squatting for a long time.

"sister."

Xiao Yuan didn't move, but greeted Hua Lei, who nodded.

"Sister Hua is here?" Rong Jin stood up and came over to greet Hua Lei while rubbing his wrist. There was a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, and his training clothes were also a little wet with sweat.

"Master Pei is here too, I hope I didn't disturb you guys?"

"No, we are almost there." Rong Jin smiled, his eyebrows slightly raised. Hua Lei clearly saw a few beads of sweat falling from Rong Jin's temples and seeping into his hair. This... is this considered a surge of hormones? Hua Lei turned her eyes away.

"Xiaoyuan, how long have you been squatting here? Can you go wash up and have breakfast? We still have to check the list later."

In fact, if she didn't want to go and see it, she could ask Butler Pei to go and see it. A few days ago, Grandma Pei asked Hua Lei if she wanted Butler Pei to go and see it, and just let him know after he came back.

After all, there would definitely be a lot of people at the gate of the Imperial College looking at the admission list. There were 1,000 candidates for the civil recruitment and 1,000 candidates for the official recruitment. If these 2,000 candidates were added to their families, the gate of the Imperial College would probably be crowded again.

Although the admission list will be posted for three consecutive days, most people will not wait until the third day to see it. Basically, they will go to the gate of the Imperial College early in the morning on the day of the announcement.

Mrs. Pei was afraid that Hualei and the two little ones might get hurt, so she wanted Butler Pei to take two guards to check it out. However, Hualei insisted on going to check it out herself, so Mrs. Pei asked Xiaoyuan and Rongjue what they thought, and they also insisted on going to check it out themselves. Mrs. Pei agreed to their request.

It just so happened that Rong Jin was also on leave on the day of the announcement, so she asked Rong Jin to go with her. After Rong Jue and Xiao Yuan took the exam, Zhenzhu said that she would go with Hualei to see the list, so Zhenzhu would also go.

"Um, not yet. It will take me another quarter of an hour to complete the horse stance." Xiaoyuan answered honestly.

"Oh! Okay, then, you continue." Hua Lei stepped aside and began to walk slowly along the courtyard wall.

"Sister Hua, are you nervous about Xiaoyuan's exam ranking?" Hua Lei didn't notice that Rong Jin had followed behind her without her noticing.

"Hmm..." Hua Lei looked in the direction of Xiao Yuan. He was squatting with his back to her, so he probably couldn't hear her. "I am a little worried. After all, this is Xiao Yuan's first official exam. If he can pass, that would be great. He can take the imperial examination as a student of the Imperial Academy in the future, which will be much more convenient for Xiao Yuan."

After a pause, he smiled and said, "It's just a little worry, it's just as small as the fingernail." Hua Lei stretched out her finger and gestured.

Rong Jin smiled, "Sister Hua, your fingernail is so small, what are you gesturing with your index finger?" Rong Jin smiled and stretched out his index finger, imitating Hua Lei and gesturing to her.

The nails on her fingers were neatly trimmed, with just the right curvature. Under the sunlight, each nail shone with a radiant luster. Hualei looked at Rong Jin, then at her own fingers, and turned a corner along the courtyard wall, ignoring Rong Jin.

"Sister Hua, your dress looks really beautiful today. The sky blue color suits your skin tone very well." Rong Jin followed closely and made small talk.

Hua Lei stopped, turned around, stared into Rong Jin's eyes and asked, "Was I ugly yesterday? The lotus root white color didn't suit me?"

"Um...no. The lotus white color also suits you well." Rong Jin touched his forehead and replied.

"Are you saying that the lotus white color makes me ugly?" Hua Lei asked, turning around and walking forward on her own.

"Um, no, the white lotus root color sets off your... appearance very well." Rong Jin stuttered a little, and followed Hua Lei carefully.

"Then I was ugly the day before yesterday? The light green color didn't suit me?" Hualei asked again out of thin air.

"Sister Hua...you..." Rong Jin reacted. A smile appeared on his face. He looked at Hua Lei, leaned forward slightly, and whispered in Hua Lei's ear, "Sister Hua looks good every day. Sister Hua looks good in any clothes."

"Who did you compare me with? Do you think I'm good-looking?" Hua Lei took a few steps back, but her round almond-shaped eyes did not move away. She looked into Rong Jin's eyes and asked, as if she was trying to get to the bottom of something.

"Uh..." Rong Jin was speechless. He couldn't answer this question? Apart from his own sisters and cousins, he had never looked closely at other girls.

Although Han Qingge was not a girl from the Marquis's Mansion, I had developed an immunity to her since I saw her crying when I was five years old. Every time I saw her, I would hide away from her. Apart from knowing that her face was dark and ugly, I had no other memories of her.

Under the gaze of Hualei's round almond eyes, Rong Jin scratched the corner of his mouth unconsciously, and he was at a loss as a child caught in the act of lying.

Hua Lei got back a point and was satisfied. Tsk, you little brat, you dare to laugh at me when I see I can't deal with you. Hua Lei said "Yeah" in her heart and turned away contentedly, leaving Rong Jin alone standing there in a daze.

"Xiaoyuan, I'm here." Rong Jue's loud voice rang out at the gate. "Hey, Sister Hua, you're here too?" Rong Jue paused and saw Rong Jin by the wall, "Hey, brother, you're here too?" Hua Lei smiled, leaned down slightly, and shouted to Rong Jue, "Hey, Rong Jue, you're here too?" Xiaoyuan beside him laughed, and Rong Jue touched his head embarrassedly. He also laughed.

Rong Jin walked over slowly and glanced at the flower buds.

"Rong Jue, have you done horse stance today?"