The heavy snow over the last few days still affected the New Year atmosphere of the people in the capital. The most lively Qingque Street was also a little quiet. In this silence, a carriage slowly came to the door of a mansion. A man in purple walked out of the carriage, holding a food basket in one hand, and knocking on the door knocker with the other. Soon, an old man with white hair and hair opened the door, "Young Master Chu is here, please come in." The man in purple seemed to be a regular customer, nodding to the old man with a smile and then stepped inside.

"The master is in the garden, and Mr. Chu goes by himself, so I'm going to work hard." The old man was very respectful.

"Good it yourself, go and do your own business." After that, the man in purple walked towards the garden with a food basket.

This mansion is not big, and the man in purple is very familiar, so I arrived at the garden soon after. There were no pavilions, towers, small bridges, flowing water, rockery and strange rocks in other mansions. There was only a bush of bamboo forest in the middle. In the small pavilion in the bamboo forest, there was a man sitting with his back to the man in purple, drinking tea. He heard the footsteps behind him and turned around.

"I've seen Lord Liao!" The man in purple bowed and bowed.

"You, how many times have you said it? Brothers, there are no outsiders here, so why bother so much etiquette?" The man in the pavilion stood up and walked up quickly and held it with his hands, showing a smile on his face.

The owner of this mansion is Liao Zhen, the Guanglu doctor of the dynasty, the fourth-generation disciple of Qingshan Academy, and the senior brother of Zhu Kuang, a man in purple. Liao Zhen was in his early forties, but the vicissitudes of the officialdom made him look older than he was actually. His square face, except for his beard, his facial features were normal. Although Liao Zhen’s official position is not low, he is low-key. The mansion occupies less land, has a small garden, and few servants around him.

"You still have the etiquette you should have, but outsiders really don't know you, the Guanglu doctor," Chu Kuang joked.

"Outsiders know what can do, so what if I get from the third rank? Since that tragic battle, I have worked hard to change the wind. I think now, many years have passed, but nothing has been achieved..." A long sigh seemed to have a lot of thoughts in my heart that I couldn't let go.

"Don't mention the past, let alone, senior brother, you have tried your best, so why bother yourself? The Master is just worried about your temperament, so I asked me to visit my senior brother again during the New Year. Look, this is what Master asked me to bring," Chu Kuang said, handing the food basket in his hand to Liao Zhen.

Liao Zhen opened it and looked at it, and couldn't hide his surprise: "Who, it's still the Master who understands me! This must be Fat Kui's skill?" He smiled and touched the beard on his face.

"That's right, when I heard that I was going down the mountain to find my senior brother, Master Pangkui made snacks overnight and asked me to bring them to my senior brother. He also said that if the senior brother didn't taste his skills, he would probably forget about Pangkui."

"How could it be? Master Pangkui's craftsmanship is not to be in the capital, but even looking at the entire Liang Kingdom, it is a rare rival. Every dish is unforgettable and memorable. What is even more admirable is that Pangkui's unruly and free personality is not called by the court, but chooses to be a chef in the academy!" Speaking of Pangkui, a hint of envy seemed to appear in Liao Zhen's eyes, and this was also seen by Chu Kuang.

"Senior brother is right, but everyone is in charge of his destiny. The path he chose is also to show his lifelong ambitions and benefit the people of the world."

"Well, I won't talk about this anymore." Liao Zhen changed the topic, "You must be here for the war in Mobei this time."

"Yes, a few days ago, the Master was worried about a severe drought last summer. If he encountered heavy snow at the beginning of the year, he would be afraid that the border would be unstable. Unexpectedly, he expected it!"

"I have received news that King Yu and Xuanjia Army resisted the invasion of Xiliang and did not lose a city on the border."

"The border has indeed not lost any land, but Xiliang has not gained nothing. It is reported that a lot of wealth, food and population have been plundered."

"Faced with the Xiliang army that is tens of thousands, the Xuanjia Army, which is only 30,000, is indeed weak, and it is not easy to protect the country. I have made many suggestions to expand the Xuanjia Army and give King Yu more military power. Unfortunately, it is like a rock sinking into the sea and there is no news." Speaking of this, Liao Zhen punched the stone table with a hard punch, which made the dishes on the stone table shaking, and at the same time he was almost unable to stand.

Chu Kuang hurriedly stepped forward to support Liao Zhen, "Senior brother, your body is important, sit down first." He helped Liao Zhen sit down, and he also turned to the opposite Liao Zhen, raised his hand and picked up the teacup on the table and handed it over, "Drink a little water."

"I think although I have always been more literary than martial arts, my body was also strong back then, but now..." Liao Zhen seemed to have recalled that extremely painful past again, and looked embarrassed.

"Senior Brother Liao, one day we will be able to fulfill our long-cherished wish and let them rest in peace." Chu Kuang was also infected by Liao Zhen's emotions and became a little excited.

"One day? When will one day? Can I wait for ten years? Can Daliang experience such a tragedy again?" Liao Zhen's eyes began to overflow, "Now the emperor is in his prime, but... But the emperor is addicted to women's beauty and fairy arts, ignores the government affairs, and lets Cai Quan take power. Everyone in the court clings to the whole court. Those knowledgeable people have been persecuted to the point of being persecuted!" When he said that, Liao Zhen picked up the teacup and drank the tea soup inside. This position was not a tea-taste, but was drinking.

"The emperor is indeed like this, but there is also a prince. Although the prince is not capable enough and lacks courage, he is at least a kind person. Once the prince ascends the throne, there is still a lot to do." Chu Kuang still maintained an optimistic attitude.

"Although the emperor ignored the government and was obsessed with immortal arts, he was still strong. Moreover, the prince was still young after all, and I am afraid that the situation would still be difficult to change in just a few years." Liao Zhen was obviously not as optimistic as his junior brother.

"It's better to have expectations than despair. Senior brother, Master, recently recruited a group of new disciples. I think their future is promising." Seeing that the prince was not effective, Chu Kuang simply changed the topic.

"I have heard of this for a long time. Time really doesn't wait for anyone. In the blink of an eye, you have become a teacher." Liao Zhen's face turned kind and looked at Chu Kuang with a very distinctive look.

"Haha, who said no? Look at you, after chatting for so long, I forgot to let you taste the snacks. But Pangkui repeatedly told me to watch you finish eating!" Chu Kuang opened the food basket and placed the snacks in front of Liao Zhen one by one.

"Come on, try this goose yellow cake first. It uses fresh chestnuts, cooked and mashed into a paste. Add osmanthus, lily, mint, and steamed over high heat. It is said that the taste is cool and sweet, and can remove the heart fire, but it is specially made for you!" Chu Kuang picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of goose yellow cake and put it on the plate in front of Liao Zhen.

"Okay, are you and Fat Kui ridicui sarcasticating me?" Liao Zhen said with a smile.

"Everyone said that they can't deceive Senior Brother Liao, haha!"

A burst of laughter came from the garden. The old man who was cleaning the courtyard heard it. He looked up and looked at the direction of the garden, and smiled knowingly.

The New Year passed quickly and Qingshan Academy began to become lively again.

"Shaoning, come quickly. These are the four treasures of study that Ke Ran and I specially chose for you. Do you like it?" After a few days, Xuan Shaoning really missed her a little.

"Hey, don't take credit for yourself, okay? This is my choice!" Needless to say, this must be Yan Keran.

"Didn't you tell me about it? You're so careless, Mr. Yan?" Xiao Moyan deliberately made the old man who pulled the timbre, making everyone laugh.

"Should come, I decided to give away the four treasures in the study." Yan Keran turned to Xuan Shaoning, "Do you know, what did he choose to give to you before? It was a jade pendant, who treated Shaoning as a playboy like him."

"That's not an ordinary jade pendant. The jade is produced in Nanzhao. It's the best purple porcelain jade. Mr. Yan must have never seen it before. He doesn't know anything! Besides, beautiful jade is matched with gentlemen, so where is the playboy?" Xiao Moyan gave Yan Keran a blank look.

"Okay, don't argue with you two. I must not accept such a good jade pendant. It's better to have four treasures in the study, practical!" Xuan Shaoning hurriedly mediated and took the gift.

"Yes, the gift is not expensive, it cares about your heart." Bai Luoyao handed over a sachet, the size of a blue sachet, with green bamboo and green oriole embroidered on it. A purple ribbon was tied to the mouth of the sachet, and a bunch of purple tassels hung at the tail. "There are purple grass, Yesu, Yubeizi, and pupat leaves in this sachet, which help to maintain the pillow."

Xuan Shaoning took it and said loudly: "Thank you, I like it very much."

"Look, Brother Shaoning is blushing," Zhao Keer said with a smile.

"Haha, the beauty gave it to me, and my heart moved." Su Qian, who was in noble form, walked in, "Before I left the academy, I specially obtained the consent of my master. With the joint efforts of Duan Lang, Huo Qing and Shaoyin, I completed a gift, and everyone had it!" After saying that, he turned around and used a color. Huo Qing and Duan Lang raised a wooden box, and Duan Shaoyin stepped forward to open it. Everyone was very curious and surrounded and looked around. Thirteen bracelets were neatly placed in the box.

"What's going on?" Ling Feiyan couldn't help asking.

"This is a bracelet. Each bracelet consists of twelve obsidian beads and a jade piece in the shape of a green pine. I want to explain here that beads and jade pieces are common and not valuable. You can accept them with confidence. The most special thing about these bracelets is on this green jade piece. Thirteen represents us. Green pine represents Qingshan Academy. Each piece of jade piece has a name engraved on it, so this bracelet is only one in the world!" Su Qian was very proud.

"It's really meaningful." Yan Keran picked up the bracelet with his name engraved and put it on it without hesitation.

"Please find your own to wear it!"

When Xuan Shaoning put on a bracelet with his name engraved, a feeling of emotion surged deep in his heart.

Just as Master Gong Zhengyuan picked up his bracelet, Qi Wantong walked to him, hesitated for a while, handed over a talisman, lowered her eyebrows and said in a low voice, "This is the peace talisman that my mother and I were asking for in Yanyun Temple."

Shi Gong Zhengyuan was thinking of refusing, but he saw Xuan Shaoning winking at him. While he was hesitating, Qi Wantong added anxiously: "I asked everyone for it", with expectations in her eyes.
Chapter completed!