Song Jijiu seemed to have discovered a treasure as he dug into Meng Zilu's knowledge, with a smile on his face all the time.
Lord Xiao Meng is already very talented in writing, and his brother Meng Zilu is even more talented.
"Old Song."
Song Jijiu was a little surprised to see Meng Gaoyang and his son Meng Xuewen at the gate of Zhengde Hall. It turned out that all the members of the Meng family came to the Duke of Huguo's Mansion today.
How did the Meng family know that he was coming today?
Fortunately, the Meng family came and allowed him to pick up such a treasure as Meng Zilu.
"Old Meng, you have a precious grandson. Why didn't you tell me earlier? Why didn't you bring him to the capital earlier?" Song Jijiu said with some complaints, "Zi Lu is actually a scholar now. You've really delayed the child's development."
"Old Song, it's not that I don't want to bring the children to the capital. You know, all the children in our Meng family came to the capital from Huayang County to take the exam. My Zilu was indeed delayed a bit because the two little great-grandchildren were too young. Now that the children are older, they want to take part in the next Autumn Examination in Huayang County. The little great-grandchildren want to come to the capital with their mother, the princess. My Zilu was worried and came to the capital too. The princess wants the children to enroll in the Imperial College, and it just so happens that Zilu is going to study there too, so that they can have someone to look after each other."
Song Jijiu was confused. Old Meng’s great-grandson called Princess Xiao “mother”?
Without waiting for Song Jijiu to sort out his thoughts, Xiao Tianci came out and pulled Song Jijiu into Zhengde Hall.
"Old Song, this is Prince Shun and his children."
When Song Jijiu saw Su Xingyi, he was stunned for a moment.
This... is this the poor husband that Princess Xiao married, the king of a different surname who was personally appointed by the emperor?
Is this a mistake?
"Master Song." Su Xingyi called out respectfully.
"Your humble servant Song Huaili greets Prince Shun." Song Jijiu came to his senses and quickly bowed, his heart pounding wildly.
How confusing!
He actually forgot to pay his respects right away. If the emperor knew about this, he would have to give up his job as a chief priest.
"Jijiu Song, please take a seat."
"Thank you, Prince Shun."
Song Jijiu slowly stood up and inadvertently saw the three children standing on Su Xingyi's left and right.
Tsk, all three kids are good-looking!
It's a pity that on the way to the Duke of Huguo's Mansion, he was stopped by the Empress Dowager's people. He wanted to give face to Lord Xiao and let the three children go to school easily, but it seems that this is not possible.
"Brother Wen, Brother Jie, and Brother Yunqian, come and meet the Chief Priest Song."
"Students Su Ningjie/Su Ningwen/Meng Yunqian greet Song Jijiu."
The three children were so well-mannered that there was not a single fault to be found. Song Jijiu was full of praise and quickly helped the children straighten up. He asked kindly, "Were all three of you brothers taught by the princess?"
"No." Meng Yunqian said, "Brother Jie, Brother Wen was taught by Aunt Princess, and I was taught by Father Zilu. Brother Wen has passed both the county and prefectural exams, and he took first place in the county exam. I only passed the county exam. Brother Jie is very good at mental arithmetic, and can do calculations faster than others with an abacus."
Song Jijiu opened his eyes wide in shock. These three children looked very young, but they were so knowledgeable.
Especially Su Ningwen, Song Jijiu's gaze unconsciously lingered on Su Ningwen's face for a moment.
This sight made Song Jijiu particularly shocked. The child looked a bit like Meng Zilu.
I guess he is Old Meng's other great-grandson. No wonder he was able to pass the county and prefectural examinations at such a young age.
Song Jijiu looked at Su Ningjie, and Su Ningjie's heart suddenly tightened and he felt a little nervous. After all, he had never taken the exam.
"Are you good at math?"
Su Ningjie nodded slightly. "The fact that the students are good at math is all thanks to my mother's personal teaching. As for how good they are, I don't know. After all, there are always people who are better than you. I think there must be many students in the Imperial College who are better at math than me."
"Brother Jie, you are being modest." Xiao Tianci smiled again and said to Song Jijiu, "Old Song, my brother Jie is very talented in math. You can test him."
Song Jijiu did not make things difficult for Su Ningjie. He just asked a question that was quite difficult for someone of his age. Su Ningjie gave the answer in the blink of an eye.
Song Jijiu thought it was a coincidence, perhaps Princess Xiao had taken the same math test before.
Then he gave several relatively complicated math problems in succession, and Su Ningjie gave the answers as easily as counting.
Song Jijiu patted Su Ningjie's head lovingly as if he had discovered a treasure, "Not bad, not bad."
Su Ningjie felt relieved, thinking that he must have caught the eye of Song Jijiu. He hurriedly told Song Jijiu about the advantages of Su Ningwen and Meng Yunqian.
Song Jijiu took the opportunity to test two more people, and the results surprised him.
If it weren't for the Empress Dowager's oral order, he would have returned to the Imperial College and submitted the admission documents directly.
"Prince Shun, Lord Xiao, and Lord Meng, the children all have their own strengths. They will come to the Imperial College for the examination tomorrow at 9:00 PM. I believe they will be able to pass the entrance exam. It's getting late, so I'll go back and prepare."
"Old Song, don't be in such a hurry to leave." Xiao Tianci said, "Today is a day off. It will be noon soon. It won't be too late to leave after lunch."
Su Xingyi wanted to go back to Youhuangyuan to accompany Xiao Lingyu, so he left Zhengde Hall and abandoned his two children.
Meng Gaoyang gave Meng Xuewen and Meng Chenshi a look, and the couple hurried out, "Prince Shun, please stay."
"Lord Meng, Madam Meng, is there anything you would like to tell me?"
Meng Xuewen said respectfully, "Prince Shun, you may not know this. The Imperial College has a rigorous curriculum. Students are not allowed to be late or leave early, especially for the entrance exam. If they are late, they may not be able to take the exam. Even if they do take the entrance exam, it will have some negative impact on their future admission to the Imperial College."
"It doesn't matter. Tomorrow the king will get up early to send Wen Ge'er and the others to the Imperial College and will not let them be late."
Meng Chenshi said, "Your Highness, the princess is in poor health and cannot be without someone by her side. You need your presence to accompany her more. The Meng Mansion is relatively close to the Imperial College, so let Wen Ge'er and his brothers return to the Meng Mansion today. Tomorrow they can go to the Imperial College together to take the entrance exam, and there is no need to worry about being late."
Su Xingyi looked at the cautious and expectant eyes of the two men and understood that they wanted to take Wen Ge'er back to the Meng Mansion.
He really couldn't keep monopolizing Wen Ge'er forever. After all, Wen Ge'er was a member of the Meng family, and he had to reunite their family no matter what.
"Okay, let's do as Madam Meng wishes and let both children return to the Meng Mansion..."
The couple was delighted and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your help."
Secluded bamboo courtyard.
Xiao Lingyu and her daughter were leisurely eating grapes in the yard.
"Xiao Yu, Xiao Xier, I'm back."
"Dad, where are my brothers?"
"Your two brothers have caught the eye of Master Song and are currently in Zhengde Hall. They will go to the Imperial College to take the entrance exam tomorrow at 9:00 PM."
As he spoke, Su Xingyi picked up a grape and put it in his mouth. "Oh, by the way, they will go back to the Meng Mansion together after lunch, and leave from the Meng Mansion tomorrow to rush to the Imperial College to study..."
Su Xingyi explained what Meng Xuewen and his wife had said to the mother and daughter in detail.
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