Chapter 237 Spoil Me
Before Qin Jing fell asleep, he still struggled to ask his servant to run and instruct Duke Xian.
"The Second Young Master must have been plotted against by someone else. Please ask father not to do anything to him."
Qin Jing's warning was a step too late. When the servant arrived, Duke Xian had already taken action.
Qin Er was beaten so hard that he cried out to his parents: "Dad, listen! Big brother is my biological brother. The entire Xianguo Mansion is counting on him. How could I harm him!"
But Duke Xian did not stop when he heard the servant's words, but cursed fiercely: "Useless thing! I don't expect you to bring honor to our family, but you are always causing trouble!"
Qin Er just felt extremely wronged: "I also hope that big brother will pass the imperial examination, how come it is my fault?"
"If you hadn't offended people by flaunting yourself outside, how could anyone come up with such a vicious plan to plot against your brother! It's all your fault!"
When Qin Er heard this, a hint of sadness flashed in his eyes.
"Tell me quickly, where did you get this brush? Who was with you at that time? Who is plotting against our Xianguo Mansion?" Xianguo asked.
"I...I bought it at Moye Zhai...I went there by myself that day..."
Moye Zhai is the property of Prince Qi. Duke Xianguo's Mansion and Prince Qi have no hatred or dealings with each other, so Prince Qi has no need to plot against Duke Xianguo's Mansion.
Qin Er's mind was a mess. Duke Xian interrogated him for a long time but couldn't get many clues. He couldn't explain other things clearly.
"You evil creature! You can't even figure out who is plotting against you. I'd rather not have given birth to a son like you!" Duke Xian cursed.
Qin Er lowered his head and asked, "Am I so unbearable in my father's eyes?"
Duke Xian didn't take it seriously, but scolded: "If I had known this would happen, you should have been drowned when you were born!"
Duke Xian's own career was not going well and he did not have any strengths, so he placed all his hopes of revitalizing Duke Xian's Mansion on his eldest son Qin Jing. In his heart, even Qin Er's life was not as important as a hair of Qin Jing.
"Give this bastard ten strokes of the cane and lock him up for a month so that he will remember this lesson!" Duke Xian casually ordered his attendants.
Qin Jing just took a nap and then got up to rush to the examination hall.
It was still Gu Mingda who supported him as he walked in.
"You should also take care of your body. If you feel unwell, remember to call the invigilator. Don't ruin your body for an exam." Gu Mingda couldn't help but advised again.
Qin Jing agreed verbally, but he still forced himself to continue taking the exam.
The imperial examination was divided into three sessions, each lasting three days. The weather was sunny for the first few days, and this exam went well at the beginning. But on the second day, there was a sudden crackling sound at noon.
The raindrops as big as beans hit the roof of the examination hall like mad.
The moment Gu Mingda heard the sound of rain, he put away his test paper. The examination room had been in disrepair for a long time, and he didn't know where the leak was coming from, so he first protected his test paper.
Gu Mingda looked up seriously for a long time at this time, and there was no rain leaking.
"That kid Changfeng really got it right." Gu Mingda said with emotion.
Previously, Shen Changfeng had made a special trip to the Gu family to tell them that he had observed that it would rain for two consecutive days.
"I'm really lucky." Gu Mingda couldn't help but sigh.
He used to have bad luck in exams, but ever since he had Niuniu, his little lucky star, as his daughter, he could at least hand in his exam papers smoothly. It was also because of Niuniu that he got to know Shen Changfeng.
If it were based on his previous luck, he would have been soaked by now.
"My paper! My paper!"
Amid the sound of heavy rain, Gu Mingda heard a cry of surprise coming from not far away.
"No noise allowed!" an examiner wearing a straw raincoat shouted.
Gu Mingda suppressed his inner relief. After the rain, the examination room was pitch black. He lit the oil lamp beside him and continued to answer the questions by the light.
In the examination room not far away, Qin Jing also lit the oil lamp.
The rain was cold and damp, and Qin Jing was shivering all over, but he still held the pen in one hand and supported his shaky body with the other hand, answering the questions on the test paper with difficulty.
"It's almost there, it's almost there." Qin Jing cheered himself up in his heart.
It was not known how long had passed before Qin Jing finally stopped. He put the answered paper aside, then curled up and lay on the bench in the examination room. His eyes went dark and he lost consciousness.
The gate of the Imperial Examination Hall was not opened until the afternoon of the third day, and candidates began to hand in their papers one after another.
Gu Mingda handed in his paper and walked out with his exam basket. He happened to pass by Qin Jing's examination room and saw Qin Jing lying on a chair. His heart skipped a beat.
"Leave after the exam and don't linger here," said the examiner.
"Sir, this child is my junior, and the eldest son of Duke Xianguo. He is weak and is forcing himself to take the exam. I'm afraid he is unconscious. Can someone wake him up?" said Gu Mingda.
Gu Mingda deliberately mentioned his identity as "the prince of the Xian Guo Mansion". The inspector did not dare to treat him normally. After hesitating for a moment, he finally called someone over.
After a cup of tea, everyone's face was filled with fear.
"Sir, this man's face is red and he has a fever! No matter how much we shout, he won't wake up!"
Gu Mingda didn't expect Qin Jing to be so ill.
Seeing that everyone was about to leave with the man, Gu Mingda reminded him, "Sir, he took this exam more seriously than his life. He should have finished writing his answer sheet!"
After Gu Mingda's reminder, the inspector found Qin Jing's answer sheet on the examination table and carefully collected it.
The servants of Duke Xianguo's Mansion had also been waiting outside the Imperial Examination Hall. At this moment, they all surrounded Qin Jing and rushed him to the carriage, and everyone had an expression as if a disaster was about to happen.
Gu Mingda held an umbrella and met up with his family members who were waiting outside the Imperial Examination Hall.
"Dad, are you tired? Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?"
In the carriage, Niu Niu diligently massaged Gu Mingda's legs.
Gu Mingda enjoyed his daughter's service and was very happy.
"Not tired, not tired! But Dad is a little hungry. Is there anything to eat?" Gu Mingda asked.
Niu Niu generously took out her snacks and shared them with him.
"This is pork jerky, this is snowflake crisps... These are all prepared for me by Sister Shuying, they are so delicious!" Niu Niu mentioned these delicious things and she knew them like the back of her hand.
Gu Mingda took a bite of the snowflake crisp. He had indeed never seen such a novel food anywhere else.
Previously he had been preparing for the exam and had not paid much attention to the crazy girl's affairs. Now that the exam is over, he can finally meet this crazy girl.
It's just that plans can't keep up with changes.
The next morning, as soon as he got up, Niuniu asked, "Dad, do you want to study today?"
Gu Mingda shook his head.
"Want to write a policy paper?"
Gu Mingda still shook his head.
Niuniu was visibly delighted. She grabbed Gu Mingda's sleeve and asked, "Dad, if there is nothing else to do, can we go to Baiyun Town to visit my brothers?"
Gu Mingda swallowed the words he was about to say. His daughter had already begged him coquettishly, so how could he be busy with other things?
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