Cheng Xue frowned when he heard this, sat down opposite him in confusion, and asked:
"Wasn't there just one palace examination in the past? Why did it suddenly change to three? Besides, the palace is full of empresses and princesses. I'm afraid it's irregular for you to bring your son into the palace at the right age."
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. The harem is eighty battles away from the former court and has nothing to do with it. Unless someone causes trouble. Brother, remember, you can't leave no matter who calls you. Even if it's someone in the palace who calls you, you can't go.
.You have to call me even when you go to the latrine. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't even go to Zhou Fei. You must be on guard against others."
Li Hui understood the importance of this and nodded, not daring to ignore it.
The meat skewers were served, and everyone chatted while eating. When they talked about Mr. Pang and Wen Tian, Xiao Qinglin burst out laughing.
"According to what brother said, Wen Tian was detained by Mr. Pang and refused to let him go. Although he didn't say it, I could see his concern for brother. Another thing is that my father
Tell me, the reason why our examination questions are so tricky this time is because they were written by Mr. Pang, the leader of the Hanlin Academy.
The purpose is to see if the candidates can withstand the pressure. In previous years, the palace examinations were held with one hundred people, three games, lasting five days, and they did not live in the palace. This time, the fifteen days presumably include the real examinations, which means that we
Even if you don’t write a word, you can still enter the palace examination as long as you participate in five games.”
As a result, there are only eighty-six candidates in the fifth session, which is not enough for one hundred people.
When Li Hui heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched hard and his face looked bad.
"No, it won't be so casual."
"It's definitely casual. I'm afraid that the palace examination in this half-month is the real test question. There is no shortage of officials in the court now. It is estimated that our morals, ethics, life and other aspects will be taken into consideration. I don't know how to wash clothes. These days
Learn from my sister-in-law and don’t affect your grades later.”
"It sounds like you know how to do it." Li Hui was unconvinced.
He originally had trouble taking care of himself, but he was totally fine.
When Xiao Qinglin heard this, he was quite proud——
"Brother, you don't know me. I was thrown out of the military camp by my father. Although it only lasted five days, I learned how to wash clothes and make beds. When this place officially opens, I will take you to the patrol camp in the city. Stay there.
Two days."
This was exactly what Li Hui wanted, so he nodded in agreement and took the initiative to push the meat skewers in front of him.
After the topic of the imperial examination ended, Xiao Qinglin talked about interesting places near the suburbs of Beijing. He mentioned seven or eight in one breath, including mountains, water, and temples. It all depends on what they want to do.
"...You can play whatever you want, just take me with you, otherwise my mother will talk about you at home, which will be very annoying."
It wasn't that he was unfilial, it was because his mother was so eager to have her grandson that she did such a ridiculous thing. He only found out later that his mother had been here, but his sister-in-law didn't mention anything about it, so he just pretended that he didn't know how to deal with it. Anyway, he was
He, his mother is his mother, and his sister-in-law is sensible and will not mix things up.
He did not hide his current difficulties. He told the story of being "forced into marriage" without reservation, and even sold it miserably.
Cheng Xue had no intention of mentioning his mother's visit in the first place, and she would not mention it now. Bai Shao had specifically told her that Manager Zhang was not a talkative person, so no one at home would know about it.
After dinner, Xiao Qinglin went to Pang Mansion to see if Mr. Pang had returned. He also agreed with them to meet at the teahouse at Shen Shi. The free time was just enough for Li Tian and Li Huai to take a break at noon. The arrangement was clear.
After seeing off Xiao Qinglin, Li Hui took Yan Yixin and Li Heng to the Erjin Courtyard on the main street. After Cheng Xue put the two siblings to sleep, she also told the person involved that the red deed was Li Yue's name. She thought she
I was surprised, but I didn't expect him to behave particularly calmly. When I asked, I found out that the two of them had agreed long ago.
Cheng Xue nodded slowly when she saw this, and said softly:
"In more than two years, you should be getting haircut. Then you should get engaged first. Don't be in a hurry to get married. Wait until he passes the exam. Mom will also take advantage of the time to save some dowry for you, so that you will be full of confidence."
Li Yue threw herself into her mother's arms embarrassedly——
"Mom, I'm still young."
Frankly speaking to your mother is one thing, talking about your marriage is another.
Cheng Xue smiled and hugged her tightly, rubbing her back. There was nothing wrong with her except that she wanted to think too much. She and Yan Yixin simply grew up together, and they both had a normal childhood. They cherished each other. Come to think of it,
The days will get better and better, cherish them very much.
On the day after the fifth session of the joint examination, all the teahouses, restaurants, flower houses, etc. in the capital were overcrowded. I went to Beijing to take the examination and survived the four most difficult sessions. I was able to do well in the last one, and those from well-off families naturally came out.
Celebrate.
Xiao Qinglin went out with Li Hui's family to indulge, and during this period he also saw many young men from aristocratic families in the capital. He specially selected some good ones to introduce to Li Hui.
The two parties exchanged greetings and looked acceptable, so that was enough.
There were night stalls on all three main streets in the capital. The family strolled for more than half an hour and ate a lot of snacks in the capital before taking the car home. Xiao Qinglin also followed him back directly, saying he would take them out the next day.
Climbing a mountain is actually about hiding away without thinking about home.
Li Hui understood his situation very well. After all, he came here at that time. When he went home for the first holiday after graduation and entered the military camp, before he could finish the meal, he was frightened by the six blind dates arranged by his mother.
Of course, he was also rebellious and didn't go to a single game. After that, he didn't dare to go home immediately after resting. He only came back after having enough fun outside.
Who would have thought that in the ancient times of our ancestors, forced marriages were also practiced, wasn't it said that "the parents ordered the matchmaker to do so"?
After Cheng Xue finished drawing, she dried the ink and said:
"Hey, how about putting the kang in the back room and the hot pavilion? I still think the hot kang is comfortable."
"...Huh? What?"
Seeing his absent-minded look, Cheng Xue got up and walked to the bed.
"Why, are you worried about staying in the palace for half a month? You should be fine, you know better than them. Besides, I will bring you some extra silver as a reward. Money can make all the difference. Come to think of it.
They won’t give you a hard time.”
A person who knows how to hide his clumsiness will not attract attention.
Hearing this, Li Hui pulled the person into his arms and hilariously shared with her the embarrassing thing he just remembered.
"Then what happened next? Your mother didn't worry about you even if you didn't go there?"
"I must be anxious, but with my father helping to cover me, it's useless to be anxious. Later, my mother saw that she couldn't defeat me, so she ignored me."
Having said this, Li Hui rubbed her lips for a moment and said sadly:
"On the second night of the fifth scene, I was sleeping and dreaming about going back. In the dream, I was lying on the hospital bed, and my mother and father were guarding me. I don't know if it was you in the bed next to me, but there was someone anyway." p>
"You are just too stressed and have fantasies in your dreams. Go to the temple another day to burn incense and chant a few words, and then hang some prayer strips for your relatives there."