Chapter 736 The root of the problem
However, for now, Feng's worries are unnecessary.
The imperial examination, which is held every three years, is coming at the end of late autumn.
Even if the Jiang family wants to be quiet, they don't have the chance now.
Two days before the imperial examination, the Imperial College closed its doors and asked all the students to return home to prepare for the exam.
The importance of the imperial examination is like a carp leaping through the dragon gate.
When the results are announced, the whole capital is in an uproar.
Even the children of officials who were born with a silver spoon in their mouths don't want to miss this opportunity. They all want to get a piece of glory and add bricks and tiles to their future.
Therefore, three or five days in advance, several official families spent a lot of money.
They booked all the restaurants and inns around Gongyuan.
It was not for anything else, just to make sure there was no noise outside Gongyuan during the three days of the imperial examination, so that their children could do better in the exam.
Even two adults came to Jiang's house in the morning to ask if they were willing to pool their money with them to book all the teahouses within two miles of Gongyuan!
However, the Jiang family did not do such conspicuous things.
For the sake of the imperial examination, they booked all the shops around, even those outside the two miles?
Although this also cost money, it was still too overbearing.
It would not be convenient for other people.
Feng, half wearing her jacket, went back to the house and waved her hands after saying goodbye to the guests, "We won't join in the fun. Not only will it arouse jealousy, but it will also add burden to Fengjing. If people outside know about this, they will think we have money to burn."
Li Qiqiao also nodded in agreement and fiddled with the embroidery in her hand, "In fact, whether one does well in the exam depends mainly on how well one studies. Our fourth child has no problem studying and doesn't need to resort to these external methods. If a student is usually cunning and dishonest, even if we cover the tribute courtyard with a cover, it won't help."
This is what the adults think, and Fengjing doesn't care about these things anymore.
As soon as he was picked up
from the Imperial College, this kid went straight into the kitchen and only cared about the fried food left over from lunch, and his cheeks were bulging. Jiang Fenghu was stunned, "What's wrong with this kid? Didn't he eat enough in the academy?"
When Feng Jing ate a big meal and came back to the house to talk about it, everyone realized that there were many twists and turns in the days of confinement in the Imperial College.
"It's not that we can't eat enough, but we dare not eat,"
Feng Jing said, and after taking a sip of tea to relax, he said, "With the big exam approaching, no one dares to eat anything carelessly, for fear of upsetting their stomach."
"Besides, some of the things delivered are not clean either," Feng Jing said tactfully.
Feng was puzzled at first, "How can it not be clean?"
Feng Jing shook his head, "Three days ago, a student's family in our academy sent several bags of crab meat cakes. As a result, many people had diarrhea after eating them, and one person was taken directly to the clinic. Fortunately, I didn't touch him."
"Also, yesterday, a classmate named Li was too weak to take the exam this year. When his housekeeper came to pick him up, he brought some snacks to share with us, and someone ate a needle." Feng Jing shook his head.
Needles hidden in snacks?
Feng and the others couldn't help but widen their eyes when they heard it.
Jiang Fengjing said tactfully, "I'm afraid it was their family. Seeing that he couldn't pass the exam, they didn't want others to do well, so they did something. Fortunately, no one was hurt."
In addition, some students who were not taking the exam this year also changed their faces during this period.
Some people deliberately splashed cold water on others in the dormitory when they were asleep in the middle of the night.
Some people smiled on the surface, but secretly stole the books and notes of the students who were going to take the exam and covered them all with ink.
Hearing these things one by one, the Jiang family was shocked.
Unexpectedly, this small Imperial College was also a small world.
Sun Chunxue was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth. "Oh my God, how old are these children? They have learned so much bad things. Are they still children?"
Jiang Fengnian couldn't help but sneer, "Otherwise, most of these people have good families. When they graduate from the Imperial College, they will all be officials in the court. If they are not wicked when they are young, how can they be officials when they grow up?"
Feng Shi was just angry.
"No wonder, why are there so many officials in our Nanji who eat for free? It turns out that they have been bad since childhood and have only learned these bad things."
Xiao Nuobao also felt disgusted.
However, she had nothing to worry about.
Fourth brother is not an ordinary student, and his luck in studying is incomparable to ordinary people. Others can't harm him, so just focus on the exam.
Everyone in the room grumbled for a while, but they couldn't care about anything else.
Right now, the exam will be in two days, so they should hurry up and prepare for Fengjing.
Fortunately, the Jiang family had the experience of the boy's exam before, so they were familiar with the preparation.
There is no need to prepare too much food and drink.
It is mainly necessary to prepare pens and ink, soft pads for the exam, knee pads, and bedding for the exam room.
Xiao Nuobao is big now and can help.
So after lunch, she followed her mother's butt with a serious face and helped check the quilt and the interlayer in the soft pad.
Mrs. Feng was holding a copper iron with charcoal in it, and was standing by the table, carefully ironing the quilt that Feng Jing was going to try out.
Little Nuobao was standing beside her, helping to press the edges of the clothes. His little hands turned white from the ironing, and he looked very serious.
"Mom, the left cuff hasn't been ironed yet, and it has some wrinkles."
"And the right hem isn't very smooth. I'll press it. You iron it again."
Sun Chunxue was holding the quilt that had just been dried. As soon as she entered the room, she saw the mother and daughter giving her warm reminders, and she couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
"When did our Nuobao grow up so big? He can help his mother with housework. And Fengjing is almost 13 this year. In another year or two, he will be old enough to get married." Sun Chunxue said with a smile.
Time seems to pass quickly.
In the blink of an eye, the children in the family have grown up so big.
Feng Shi was about to sigh after hearing this, but Fengjing sat beside her and said something without blushing or beating his heart.
"Sister-in-law, please stop talking like that. Getting married is boring. Just look at you and your elder brother. You quarrel in the morning and kiss in the evening, and then you give birth to two black potato eggs. If getting married is so boring, then I will study and learn in the future. I don't have to get married in my whole life."
Hearing this, Sun Chunxue took a breath of cool air, and Jiang Fengnian also rushed into the house with his eyelids erected. Both of them wanted to give this boy a beating.
Soon, the warmth that had just been born in the room was interrupted by the noise of you chasing me.
Feng had no choice but to open the window and yell, "Okay, you guys take it easy, don't let the fourth brother fall, and you have to wait until after the test to deal with him."
The little fat girl smiled and pursed her lips, and suddenly remembered that she had read the fortune of the fourth brother's children.
A total of twelve children.
Let him be stubborn for a while now. When there are more children in the future, he will have something to worry about.
After accompanying her mother, Xiao Nuobao clapped her hands and planned to go to the palace to ask her father to take her out for a long trip.
Didn't Mu Yihan promise that after the matter of Gu thieves was settled, he would take her out to play and see the beautiful mountains and rivers of Nanji?
So the little fat girl went to collect the debt.
She was afraid that if she was a moment late, her father would change the plan again.
The carriage left the Jiang Mansion and headed towards the palace in the autumn wind.
However, not long after it started, two dark shadows secretly followed the carriage.
"Are you sure she is sitting in this car?"
"Yes, she came out of the Jiang Mansion, and there is a nanny in the car. It is undoubtedly the princess!"
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