Chapter 60 He Can't Pass the Spring Examination
Lou rolled her eyes outside and then pushed the door open and went in.
"Oh, what's wrong, Master?" She yelled exaggeratedly as soon as she entered the room. "Is it because of the young master again?"
She twisted her waist and stepped forward, half of her body resting on the man's shoulder. "Master, why are you doing this? The young master is still young, we need to be more patient. If you get yourself sick from worrying, it will not be worth it!"
Zuo Shanzhang's eyes were full of majesty, and he said nothing with a cold face.
Ultimately, the recovery of the eldest son was a great blessing for the entire Prime Minister's Office, but he hadn't expected that the child...
He couldn't help but feel a little headache, but he had a preference in his heart, so he changed the subject and asked, "What are you doing here?"
"Master, I didn't want to bother you at this time," Lou wiped her tears again, "Sixian and Jiali were wronged. They were beaten in the Imperial College..."
"What?" Zuo Shanzhang stood up with a thud, his eyes wide open, "Who? Who's so bold as to hit my son, Zuo Shanzhang?"
Lou wiped her tears and said, "You should go and ask in person what exactly happened."
Zuo Shanzhang angrily walked out of the study and went straight to the side yard.
Lou quickly followed behind.
When the two men entered the outer room, they heard their two sons talking in low voices inside.
"If Mother knew about this, she would blame herself again," Zuo Sixian's voice seemed to remind his younger brother, "You are not allowed to go to Mother's yard and make trouble. Grandfather also handles things impartially."
Zuo Jiali was furious. "I just don't understand. Grandfather clearly knew how the people in the General's Mansion bullied my brother, so how could he help them deal with us now?"
Zuo Shanzhang strode into the house with a sullen face, "Did grandpa beat you?"
"Father!" The two children were about to stand up and salute, but as soon as they moved, they both grimaced in pain.
"Oh, my two ancestors, just lie down quietly." Lou hurried over and asked her son to lie down.
Zuo Shanzhang's face turned grim as he stepped forward to check the two men's injuries. "How could they be beaten like this?"
"Father, this isn't Grandfather's fault. My brother was naughty, and I didn't discipline him well enough. But..." Zuo Sixian paused, "For some reason, Grandfather was particularly close to the children in the General's Mansion, especially that little girl named Li Suining..."
Zuo Jiali nodded repeatedly beside him, "Yes, my grandfather even praised Bai Qing'an today and is planning to have him go to the East Palace to be the prince's companion."
Zuo Shanzhang said nothing for a long time before leaving, leaving only one sentence: "Don't worry, he won't be able to pass the Spring Examination!"
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Less than twenty days passed in a flash. The Imperial College gave the A-College a holiday before the Spring Examination, and Bai Qing'an also returned to the General's Mansion to make final preparations for the Spring Examination.
These days, Li Suining asks the stars the same question almost every night, and the answers he gets never change.
The person who finally became the prince's companion was always Zuo Sixian.
Tomorrow, Bai Qing'an will enter the Imperial Court to prepare for the first day of the exam. Tonight, they must ensure that everything goes well for Bai Qing'an tomorrow.
After dark, the group of little guys gathered together again, and Li Suining was the first to ask Xingxing about tomorrow's situation.
"How is it? Will there be any accidents tomorrow?" Bai Shian asked anxiously.
There are three exams in each Spring Examination, and Bai Qingan has participated in two Spring Examinations, with six exams and encountered all kinds of problems. They really can't imagine what the next one will be like.
Li Suining frowned, but in fact, she didn't see any problem.
After all, she was still too young and didn't understand much. Although Bai Ruian had told her some things about the Spring Examination, she still couldn't see the problem at first.
"Will... it go smoothly this time?" Bai Shian asked tentatively.
Bai Ruian shook his head helplessly. "Do you think it's possible? If it was before, even if Big Brother passed, he would only be able to get a small official position. But this time, it concerns the selection of the Crown Prince's tutor. How could the other party not cause trouble?"
Bai Shian was extremely worried.
"Strange!" Little Dumpling finally spoke.
"What's strange?" Bai Ruian immediately asked with concern.
Li Suining seemed to notice something was wrong. "Everyone else was answering questions, but it was pitch black here, Big Brother. He seemed to be calling out to someone, but no one paid any attention."
Bai Rui'an thought for a moment and then quickly asked, "It's dark now. Is it dark there too, brother? Isn't there any candle?"
Li Suining shook his head. "There are no candles in Big Brother's room."
Bai Ruian's eyes lit up instantly, "I know, it's the candles! They tampered with the candles! This way, Big Brother won't be able to continue answering questions at night!"
"Of course!" Little Dumpling said angrily, "These people are so mean. We have to warn Big Brother."
"But...what did they do? How should we defend ourselves?" Bai Shi'an asked again.
Li Suining naturally didn't understand all this. He looked at Bai Ruian eagerly, hoping that his smartest fifth brother could come up with a solution.
However, Lao Wu thought about it carefully and shook his head. "Well... I don't know. There are probably many ways to tamper with it..."
"What should we do then?" asked the little dumpling anxiously.
"There's only one way," Bai Ruian looked at Li Suining, "When the candles are distributed tomorrow, have Elder Jiang go to the Imperial Examination Hall. Then, have Big Brother ask for a candle exchange."
"Then we have to convince the eldest brother first and ask for replacement of candles tomorrow." Bai Shian said immediately.
So, the little guys immediately went to find Bai Qing'an.
When Bai Qingan heard that he was asked to immediately raise any issues with the candles and request a replacement, he immediately smiled and shook his head, "Don't make a fuss. The candles are provided by the Imperial Academy. How could there be a problem?"
He smiled and looked at Li Suining, "Did Xingxing tell my sister again?"
"Big brother, you have to believe me!" Little Dumpling stamped his feet anxiously, "There really is something wrong with the candle!"
"Brother, don't forget what happened in the past. Anything could have happened," said Lao Wu, also a little anxious. "And wasn't your toast at the welcoming banquet lost?"
Bai Qing'an was speechless for a moment. This was indeed the fact, but for him to believe that this four-year-old kid in front of him could really predict the future... was too unbelievable for him.
"Brother, we'll have Mr. Jiang show up tomorrow when we distribute the candles. You must ask to have them replaced," Bai Shi'an said firmly. "Don't doubt it. There's definitely something wrong with your candles!"
Bai Qing'an looked at his brothers, then at his sister. Finally, he nodded slowly, "Okay, tomorrow, I will definitely ask for a replacement candle!"
He couldn't help but add, "But if it turns out that the candles are fine, you guys...don't mess around like that in the future."
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