The uncle borrowed some merits, and the princess drew the talisman fiercely

"Also, you should be able to be elected to the stage in the Mid-Autumn Talent Competition, right?" Lu Ming talked about this matter again.

Although there is still some time before Mid-Autumn Festival, we must definitely start preparing.

Every Mid-Autumn Festival in the capital of the Zhou Dynasty, people would admire the moon, compete in poetry, watch lanterns, eat mooncakes, and compete in talent. The poems and essays written by the winners would be presented to the Hanlin Academy and would also be hung in prominent places in major bookstores for everyone to enjoy.

Not only that, some powerful families will also pay real money as rewards, which can be regarded as a way to make friends with these outstanding talents in advance.

In the past, there have been cases of people finding happy marriages through talent competitions.

Some girls would go and see the talented men they admire, and some masters and mistresses who are choosing a husband for their daughters would also go and see.

Lu Ming has not yet arranged a marriage for Lu Anrong. He also wants to wait for Lu Anrong to shine in this talent competition and see what great fortune he can have.

Only in this way can we find a good marriage for him.

"The teacher mentioned to me yesterday that our academy will send five people, and I will be one of them." Lu Anrong was also looking forward to it.

Their major academies have to select people to go on stage to compete. Otherwise, if so many people rush up, it will cause chaos and easily cause accidents.

Of course, there may be some scholars who are not admitted to the academy and can go to the office to register on the spot.

But with the academy as a guarantor, he was more favored by the powerful who were choosing a son-in-law or cultivating talents.

"That's fine, that's fine."

Lu Ming was very happy. "I thought it would be difficult to get one of the five places. After all, your academy is full of hidden talents and we can't compare with them. I didn't expect that there would be a fool who would set fire and you happened to find out!"

He laughed a few times, "I knew it was time for our family to get up."

"My father was far-sighted. He gritted his teeth and gave such a large sum of money to allow An Fan and I to enter this academy," said Lu Anrong.

The academy they are in is not accessible to ordinary students.

The academies accepted, apart from the children of aristocratic families and officials, those who had studied under great scholars or those who were geniuses with outstanding talents.

Therefore, students who graduate from this academy generally have a bright future, after all, their starting point is already higher than that of ordinary people.

But the tuition fees of the academy are not cheap. How can the Lu family afford it with such a financial background?

Lu Anrong didn't know where his father got the money, but he was glad that he managed to survive. For this, Lu Anrong was very grateful and respected his father, and felt that his father had really worked hard to build a bridge and pave the way for him.

"It's worth it. It's really worth it."

Lu Ming laughed, "You have to urge An Fan more. Besides practicing martial arts and archery, you must not give up your studies. If you want to learn the art of war in the future, you will not be able to do so without sufficient studies."

His arrangement was that the two brothers, one literary and one martial, would be able to support each other and be each other's backers in the future.

"My child understands."

Lu Anrong thought for a moment and said, "Father, although I have to keep a low profile, Prince Dai will hold a banquet in two days, and I have to go. This is my first time attending a banquet at the Marquis' Mansion, and I can't be impolite. I have to pick a decent gift to give him, and I'd better have a new set of clothes."

Lu Ming understood what he meant.

This gift cannot be cheap.

The new clothes must not only be new, but also high-quality, and the material must not be ordinary. Of course, it is not enough to just have new clothes, you must also match them with a new hair crown, and you must also have a good jade pendant to hold down the hem of the robe.

You have to be prepared for any eventuality and not be penniless. You have to have money in your pocket.

"Prince Dai said that Fan will also go to pay his respects." Lu Anrong added.

In other words, you need two sets of new clothes and new accessories.

Lu Ming couldn't hide his heartache for a moment. This would cost another sum of money.

Lu Anrong looked at his expression and said tentatively, "These social interactions are indeed too expensive. The burden on our family is already heavy enough. How about forgetting it? I will go and apologize to Master Dai tomorrow and turn it down."

That’s an invitation from the Marquis’ Mansion!

Prince Dai was a person they had never been able to get close to before!

How can we just let it go like this?

Lu Ming gritted his teeth and said, "Take An Fan with you to buy a new set tomorrow. You can't lose face if you buy a new set of everything."

After saying that, he took out a silver note and handed it over with a bit of heaviness.

Lu Anrong stretched out his hand and took it.

"Thank you, father. Don't worry, I will earn it back a hundred times or a thousand times in the future. The Lu family will not remain in obscurity forever."

"I believe you."

If Lu Zhaoling heard what Lu Anrong said, she would definitely reply, "You are wrong. How can the Lu family be unknown recently? They are quite famous."

Recently, the Lu family has been the most talked about family in Beijing.

Now that Lu Anrong has come forward to save the day, the Lu family is probably even more famous.

Lu Zhaoling became so engrossed in making the magic weapon that he forgot everything else.

At about the first watch, it was pitch black outside, with only the occasional chirping of summer insects.

She felt that she had been sitting for too long, so she stood up and stretched her body.

As a result, when I looked towards the window, I saw that the unbolted window was silently pushed open a crack.

Lu Zhaoling stopped moving and raised his eyebrows.

Who is this villain who came here to seek death? Didn't you see that there was still a candle in her room? Was he trying to steal, or rob or rob?

She gripped the dagger tightly, walked silently towards the window.

The window was pushed open completely, and a man jumped in lightly. At the same time, the dagger in Lu Zhaoling's hand was swung out.

But at the moment the dagger left, she saw a ball of golden and purple luck, and her heart almost stopped and she screamed.

"Quickly open!"

It was over. Her biggest customer and partner in her life was about to be killed by her own hands.

"Protect the vital parts! I can still rescue you if you keep a breath!" She spoke so fast that she almost bit her tongue, and added quickly.

Before she finished her words, she saw Zhou Shiyue's hand accurately grasping the handle of the dagger, and the tip of the dagger was only a little distance away from his heart.

He stood with one foot on the small table under the window, with one foot just touching the ground and one hand holding the window. His posture looked quite funny.

"puff!"

Lu Zhaoling couldn't help laughing out loud.

Zhou Shiyue looked at her steadily.

"Lu Er."

"what?"

"Have you found a new trading target?"

"No." Lu Zhaoling walked over and reached out to take the dagger. "Why do you ask that?"

"Since I am still your only choice at the moment, will you go straight for my heart?"

He didn't know that she could throw the dagger with such great force and such terrifying accuracy!

If he wasn't good at martial arts, he would have been stabbed all over by now, and there would probably be a hole in his heart.