C53 (2/2)

Wei Tengfei was slightly disappointed, but Ling Chaofeng turned his body away and said to the Xiaowan gently, ”Late at night, the general is talking to you.”

The Xiaowan nodded and blessed Wei Tengfei: ”General.”

In fact, Xiaowan's heart was already in turmoil. In her entire life, she actually had the chance to meet a mighty general, and although her reaction was not as sharp as Aunt Zhang's, she still thought that the girl who came to sleep in the middle of the night, should be his little sister. Then, that girl should be … The current empress!

Xiaowan really wanted to see what the new Empress looked like. She didn't expect to see it before anyone else.

”Miss, what's your name?” Wei Tengfei asked.

”Just now … Master said that his name was Xiaowan and his surname was Ling. ” The Xiaowan replied politely. Then, he stood behind Ling Chaofeng.

It was only then that Wei Tengfei focused his gaze on Ling Chaofeng. The two extraordinary men looking at each other seemed to be a scene on the street. Wei Tengfei's thick eyebrows trembled lightly and he asked: ”I … Have I seen you somewhere before? ”

Ling Chaofeng said softly: ”General had once seen this lowly one in the tent of the General Shen.”

His voice was soft, and even the Xiaowan beside him could not hear him, but each word was powerful enough to directly enter Wei Tengfei's ears.

His eyes lit up as he became interested, causing the Prefect Meng to fawn over him with a face full of smiles: ”General Wei, the weather is cold, please drive to the cold house and drink a mouthful of hot tea.”

”Heh …” Wei Tengfei said disappointedly to the Prefect Meng, ”I actually forgot about you, Master's respected surname?”

Prefect Meng hurriedly said: ”This official is the Li Prefecture Prefect, Meng Kun. I did not know that General Wei would come, and was unable to welcome you.”

Wei Tengfei did not mind, and replied dispiritedly: ”There's no need to welcome me, I was just passing by to take a walk, and forgot about today's examinations. Fortunately, the examinees were not delayed.”

Lord Meng courteously said, ”General, do you want to go in and take a look? If the examinees see you, their momentum will increase greatly. Perhaps one of them will serve you in the future.”

Wei Tengfei laughed coldly, looking down on him, but what he looked down on was not the examinees in the field, but the Prefect Meng. Ever since he became the Emperor's brother-in-law, he was surrounded wherever he went, not as free as he was in the past.

”Never mind, just do what you need to do.” Wei Tengfei was not willing to interact with the Prefect Meng at all, he looked at Ling Chaofeng, then looked at the Xiaowan. He knew where he could see them, so he smiled and left.

Although the Prefect Meng was despised, he did not dare be negligent at all. He even jogged away while following Wei Tengfei's mount, a group of Fast Catcher s following behind him. When had the locals ever seen their parents in such a sorry state?

So what if the Prefect was at the fourth rank? An official at the first rank could crush anyone to death.

Four hours later, Ershan was the first to exit the examination hall. Aunt Zhang said in displeasure: ”Look at how arrogant you are, you're not allowed to come out so early tomorrow.”

Ershan replied: ”I knew you guys would wait for me here, I was afraid that it would be hard for you all to stand here.”

Seeing that everyone had arrived, he asked, ”Are you staying here? What about the inn?”

In fact, the Xiaowan was also worried about them hiding countless gold and silver in the cellar, coming out just like that after closing the door.

However, Ling Chaofeng seemed to not care at all. He continued to treat Ershan seriously, ”There are still four more days to watch out for Meng Kun. Naturally, I will come.

Ershan lowered his head. The Xiaowan was afraid that he would feel uncomfortable, so she put on an air of a sister-in-law and berated Ling Chaofeng: ”Ershan is tired, if you want to take a good rest, you can prepare for tomorrow's exam. Don't keep scolding him.

They brought Ershan back to the tavern to eat, and after they finished eating, Xiaowan and Aunt Zhang were about to return to the tavern. During the Imperial Examinations, it was not easy to rent a room in an inn, and the owner was also unwilling to offend future officials. He was more willing to rent a room to an examinee and didn't have the spare room to give it to anyone else.

Naturally, Ling Chaofeng would not cause trouble for his peers. After sending Xiaowan and his back, he would come back tomorrow morning when the exams started.

”Brother, it's been hard on you.” After sending Ling Chaofeng and the Xiaowan off, Ershan stood under the horse carriage and said guiltily, ”I forced you to come everyday.”

Ling Chaofeng ignored him, and the Aunt Zhang laughed: Ouch, how rare, to hear you call me big brother. ”Foolish brat, don't let your thoughts run wild. Concentrate on the exam. If you can't get an Elementary Scholar and get killed by your brother, your aunt won't help you.”

Ershan nodded his head fiercely, and suddenly said: ”The Prefect's residence is on the neighboring street, I hope that you can take care of yourself, and do not see Miss Meng again for the next few days.”

Xiaowan winked at Ershan, telling him to listen to her. Although Ershan was unwilling, she still agreed: ”Yes, I won't see her.”