Chapter 204 Send for the exam!

Amidst everyone's anticipation, the imperial examination finally arrived.

In order to help them better understand the examination environment, Gu Ting took a day off to go to the Imperial Examination Hall with the prince.

The men in the Gu family all have good memories. After returning from the Imperial Examination Hall, Gu Ting drew a map of the Imperial Examination Hall's distribution.

He called a few people to the Princess's Mansion and explained to them in detail the situation in the Imperial Examination Hall and his own experience in the exam.

Of course, Gu Shi was also pulled in to do hard labor, and Gu Shi's performance was also very good back then.

Gu Shi was responsible for explaining the precautions to the few people, and Gu Ting supervised from the side. If he made any mistakes, he would be beaten by his eldest brother.

Gu Shi didn't dare to go to his mother to complain, otherwise his mother's attack would be more frightening than that of his elder brother.

Gu Shi felt that it must be because he had been in a coma in recent years that his mother's personality changed. His mother loved him so much before.

This childish man was unwilling to admit from the beginning to the end that his mother was his grandparents and that he was no longer his mother's sweetheart.

When taking the exam, candidates have to answer questions in the examination rooms of the Imperial Examination Hall.

The dormitories are a bit small and the conditions are not particularly good. Moreover, candidates need to bring their own food and stationery.

Therefore, before taking the exam, the candidate's family members need to prepare exam supplies, clothes, dry food, etc. for the candidate to ensure that the candidate has no worries during the exam.

Qin Zhizhi and Gu Yunfei helped prepare these things for the few people. After they were ready, Gu Ting checked them again to make sure everything was safe.

Candidates from other places usually come to Beijing in advance because after arriving in the capital, they need to adapt to the new environment, review and prepare for the exam, and become familiar with the situation in the Imperial Examination Hall.

So they must come to the capital in advance. Gu Jinghuai and others no longer have to worry about this.

But the most difficult part is that candidates need to spend about nine days in the dormitory, which is a great test for the candidates both mentally and physically.

The psychological qualities of the three people are beyond reproach. They are also used to doing farm work in Qinjia Village before, so there is no need to worry too much about their physical fitness.

On the day of the exam, almost the entire Qin and Gu families went out to see off a few people, even the children went.

Qin Qingyun happened to meet people from the Ning family at the entrance of the examination room. He spotted Ning Ning, who came to send Ning Xuan to take the exam, in the crowd.

After the two families greeted each other, they each told their children what to pay attention to.

It was not until the Imperial Examination Hall began to admit candidates that the few of them reluctantly walked in.

Old Madam Gu was very reluctant to leave, and she didn't return until she could no longer see her children. Then she and Mrs. Qin took the carriage back.

Others went to court as they should, and went to shops as they should.

Qin Zhizhi took Gu Yunfei, Ning Ning and Wang Xinru to the milk tea shop.

Today, Mr. Zhang also came secretly to see him off for the exam. The Imperial Examination Hall was a place he had never been able to enter in his life, and it was the place he longed for most in his life.

Watching his students walk in, he was full of expectations for them.

Qin Zhizhi also accidentally saw Zhang Xiucai on her way back, but she did not go up to say hello.

She thought that maybe Mr. Zhang just wanted to come and see how the scholars in the world had reached this point.

Afraid that others would see Zhang Xiucai, Qin Zhizhi urged everyone to get on the carriage quickly.

Wang Xinru came with her elder sister today. Ning Xuan is the second son of the Ning family. The Ning family and the Wang family are good friends and have in-laws, so it is normal for him to come and send her off for the exam.

As for leaving with Qin Zhizhi, the eldest sister Wang Yan did not stop him, besides that the Ning family and the Qin family were on good terms.

Because of Qin Zhizhi’s help and cooperation with the Wang family, Wang Yan felt that her sister should make friends with the Qin family.

Now that my mother is pregnant, the Wang family has been rewarded by the emperor. Whether it is the strawberry or watermelon business, the Wang family has benefited.

Coupled with the distribution cooperation with Meiyanfang, things have been getting better and better for the Wang family since they met Qin Zhizhi.

Besides, my mother-in-law has a good relationship with the Qin family, and my brother-in-law and sister-in-law treat the Qin family as relatives.

So no matter from which perspective, she will be on good terms with the Qin family. As for the relationship between her sister and Qin Zhizhi, she naturally supports it.

When she arrived at the milk tea shop, Ning Ning ordered her favorite hot drink without hesitation.

"Ning'er, you haven't been here for a long time. I'll make it for you right now. See if you want to drink anything else, and I'll make it for you."

Qin Jiang was very happy when he saw that it was several people, especially Ning Ning, whom he hadn't seen for a while.

"Uncle Qin, although I didn't come, I asked my maid to secretly buy it for me."

Ning Ning heard Qin Jiang say that he hadn't seen her for a long time, and explained to him quietly.

"Then next time, ask the maid to tell you your name, and I'll get you some dessert."

"Thank you, Uncle Qin San. Unfortunately, my mother has been very strict recently and doesn't allow me to eat too many sweets. I only drink milk tea secretly."

Qin Jiang was very surprised. He thought Ning Ning was too busy and didn't come to the shop. He looked at Ning Ning carefully and asked in confusion.

"You're not fat, why do you want to lose weight? Chubby is cute."

Before in Qinjia Village, Qin Zhizhi helped Ning Ning control her weight, so Qin Jiang preconceived that Ning Ning was losing weight.

"Hey, my mother said that I'm a grown-up girl now and should pay attention to my figure. What's the point of living without milk tea and desserts?"

Ning Ning said sad words and showed off the desserts.

Qin Jiang's face was full of heartache. What a good child. It doesn't matter if he's a little fat. Besides, chubby kids are so cute.

Qin Jiang turned around and complained about this to Wang, and he felt more distressed for Ning Ning.

"My dear, why didn't our Qin Hui have a baby a few years earlier?"

"Then I have to ask my husband why he didn't marry me home earlier."

It was rare for Wang to joke with Qin Jiang. They got married late, so how could Qin Qinghui be born a few years earlier?

"Hey, it would be great if Qinghui was a few years older."

Qin Jiang thought that if his son was a few years older and married Ning Ning, the whole family would definitely spoil her.

"Husband, although Qinghui is not old enough, we have many men in the Qin family."

Wang's words enlightened Qin Jiang. He almost forgot that he had three nephews who were about the same age as Ning Ning.

"My dear, you are absolutely right. Qingyuan, Qingyun, and Qinglin are all unengaged. I will mention it to you later."

Qin Jiang decided to go back and talk to his mother about this matter. His nephews were not young anymore and could be considered relatives.

Especially for my eldest and second nephews, after the exams, it’s time to consider engagement.

If she were in high school, she would be considered a good match for the Ning family. The key is that Ning Ning is a humble girl and gets along well with the Qin family.

Seeing her husband's excitement, Wang didn't want to discourage him, so she thought, let him be, the worst that could happen is he'll get scolded by his mother.

Qin Jiang seemed to suddenly come to his senses and thought his idea was brilliant. He went home that night and secretly went to find Mrs. Qin to tell her about it.

As expected, he was scolded by Mrs. Qin.

Mrs. Qin felt that he was just daydreaming all day long. Qingyuan and Qingyun were still taking exams, but her third son wanted to match them up.

Wang was somewhat relieved that she did not go with her husband.

Otherwise, they would be the ones being scolded now.