☆, Chapter 170 Big Brother, you're not going to skip the palace examination, are you?
Zhou Mujiao wasn't worried about Zhao Yunjing's grades; what she should be worried about now were the sixth and ninth days of the Lunar New Year.
After the two kids went to Canglan Academy, they were clearly not used to the environment. Specifically, they couldn't get up early, didn't exercise after getting up, were distracted in class, and slept during self-study. Ning Xian came to visit their home, and that's when the family found out about the two kids' situation.
The children all achieved excellent results in their entrance exams, especially Chu Liu and Chu Jiu, who were the top-performing students in the past ten years at Canglan Academy. Since they were also Zhao Yun Jing's younger brothers, Ning Xian thought that these two children were also smart and that he could provide them with more help once he understood their habits. However, after only three months of enrollment, he not only failed to help them but also caused them some trouble.
Since Zhao Yunjing and others abandoned the Imperial Academy and chose Canglan Academy, people have been coming to the academy from time to time to ask about the entrance examination. In previous years, many people had come to ask, but when it came time to actually enroll, none of them did. Therefore, Ning Xian did not pay much attention to it. Who knew that when the spring semester started this year, more than a hundred new students came!
Ning Xian was completely unprepared and it took him three months to make arrangements. However, he was too busy during this period and failed to pay attention to the sixth and ninth days of the lunar month, which led to the current situation.
Ning Xian was well aware that these students were there because of Zhao Yunjing. If it weren't for Zhao Yunjing, Canglan Academy might have to pack up and close down after this year's imperial examination.
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault." Ning Xian's eyes were red.
Zhao Yunjing patted Ning Xian on the shoulder: "I'll talk to them first."
"Hey, have a good chat, don't get physical, okay!" Uncle Zhao chased after him, still worried, to give him a warning.
"Know."
The three brothers entered the study. Chu Liu and Chu Jiu each found a place to sit down and began to make faces at each other. Zhao Yun Jing sat behind his desk, watching them quietly without making a sound.
After playing for a while, the two gradually got bored. Stealing a glance at Zhao Yun Jing's deep and brooding eyes, they couldn't help but feel a chill down their spines. Chu Liu spoke up, "Big, big brother, please tell us."
"Yeah, big brother, just say what you want to say. If you keep acting like this, Chu Jiu will get scared. If she cries later, my friends will laugh at me."
"Exactly, exactly! Big brother, you have no idea how awful those two young masters from the Lin family across the street are. They're always mocking us for being unsophisticated! They call us country bumpkins and poor! We live in such nice houses and wear such fine clothes, how are we unsophisticated?" Chu Liu pouted. "Once you become the top scholar in the imperial examination, let's see if they still dare to say that!"
"Of course they wouldn't dare! Do you think they'd dare talk about the young master of the Chu family? Don't worry, once my brother becomes the top scholar, everyone will say we're smart and have a bright future!"
"You're right! Once our eldest brother becomes the top scholar, we'll be the ones bullying others!"
Zhao Yunjing was incredibly clever; he understood immediately upon hearing it.
It turns out that these two people thought that since Zhao Yunjing became the top scholar, they could benefit from his success and enjoy the good life without having to work hard anymore.
He had been wondering why the two kids had become increasingly restless since they came to Beijing, and now he understood!
Zhao Yunjing said coldly, "I went to take the imperial examination not so that you could bully others and do evil."
"Big brother, don't be angry. I was just saying it casually. I won't really use your name to bully others. We're all good kids, raised under your tutelage. We definitely won't be bad people. Once you become the top scholar, we'll keep a low profile and absolutely won't cause you any trouble. Don't worry, big brother!" After Chu Liu finished speaking, he and Chu Jiu exchanged a glance, and one of them chuckled and the other grinned.
Zhao Yunjing's temples throbbed. He had promised his father he wouldn't lay a hand on his son. The two children were twelve and ten years old, respectively, and had reached the age where they knew honor and shame. He couldn't just lay a hand on them.
"What if I'm not the top scholar? What are your plans?"
"How could you not be the top scholar? You've already won four top scholar titles, the only one in the history of the Great Liang. Once you win the provincial examination and are finally named the top scholar, you'll be the only top scholar among the seven kingdoms to achieve six top scholar titles. How prestigious that would be! The emperor could even boast about it to the emperors of other countries."
You are the mascot of our Great Liang! Only in times of peace and prosperity can there be mascots, and only a wise ruler is qualified to have one. The Emperor is certainly a wise ruler, so you must be the top scholar!
The logic behind the sixth day of the Lunar New Year is undeniably quite rigorous.
Zhao Yunjing laughed: "Really? I was originally planning to actively prepare for the palace examination after the provincial examination, but now it seems that I don't need to prepare."
"Yes, yes, as long as you go, you can just write a few words and you'll be the top scholar!" After saying that, Chu Liu suddenly had a bad feeling. "Big brother, you don't actually want to participate in the palace examination, do you?"
"right."
"Why? You've come this far, you're only one step away from being the top scholar, can't you—"
"If I become the top scholar in the imperial examination, but my family gains two useless people, then becoming the top scholar is not a blessing, but a curse." Zhao Yunjing spread his hands. "Tell me, if I work so hard to become the top scholar, but you two do nothing and enjoy yourselves at home, walking the dog, playing with the cat, and indulging in debauchery every day, what good is becoming the top scholar?"
I was dumbfounded on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.
Chu Jiu reacted quickly; he immediately rushed out, shouting, "Father! Mother! Don't make my dinner, I'm going back to the academy! Master Ning, hurry, I want to go back to the academy! I want to be the top scholar! I want to be the top scholar myself!"
Who said that what belongs to the eldest brother is his? That's a lie! What belongs to the eldest brother is his; only what belongs to oneself is truly one's own!
On the sixth day, he was a step too slow and was caught by Zhao Yunjing, who scolded him a few more times. By the time he ran out, he could only see the shadow of the carriage. He didn't care anymore and took a step to chase after it.
Uncle Zhao chased after them and, seeing Chu Liu wiping away tears as he chased the carriage, he was genuinely curious: "Did you do it?"
"Running so fast, do you look like you've been beaten up by me?"
"So what exactly is their problem?"
“No problem at all.” Zhao Yunjing turned around and smiled. “Father, you and Mother don’t need to worry too much. Just wait to enjoy your retirement. Don’t stay at home all day. Go out to the streets more often and see the beautiful scenery of the capital.”
"I'm not going to take advantage of the market to make a quick buck, even if it's just for nothing."
"Father, our Zhao family has never lacked money."
"Nonsense, who doesn't lack money? It's just a matter of how much they lack. Besides, this money was earned by Ah Jiao through hard work. Every banknote is stained with her blood and sweat. It hurts me to spend it."
Uncle Zhao paused for a moment, then said, "Moreover, if you are promoting grains and fruits as a failed scholar, it will be much more difficult than if you were a top scholar. Instead of spending this money carelessly, it would be better to use it in more practical ways."
Zhao Yunjing was deeply moved by the fact that his father had thought so far ahead, and that his parents didn't seem to care much about whether he could become the top scholar.
After all, ever since Young Master Chen went to the capital, Madam Chen and Miss Chen have been writing letters every few days, encouraging him to take the imperial examination. Madam Chen also told Young Master Chen that he must bring glory to the Chen family. Even Feng Wei received no fewer than ten such letters.
In comparison, I am truly very happy.
Xiao Wu and Xiao Jiu originally thought they would go back at least tomorrow morning and have two meals at home, but they ran away on the sixth and ninth days of the Lunar New Year!
Xiao Wu was dumbfounded: "Sister, do we... do we have to leave too?"
"We're leaving."
"Could we wait until after dinner—"
"Xiao Wu, let me ask you, you guys are together every day, didn't you notice that something was wrong with the situation on the sixth and ninth days?"
Xiao Wu got nervous: "Sister, I—"
"Looks like you found out." Zhou Mujiao sneered. "Knowing but not reporting, deliberately covering it up, and you still want dinner? Get out and eat shit!"
The results were to be released soon.
On the eve of the results announcement, Uncle Zhao sent people to wait at the announcement site, just to know his son's results as soon as possible. Ning Xian also gave the students a holiday, and he and Master Gan and others simply moved into the Good Fortune Building. Early in the morning, the group came to the Zhao family.
Around noon, the person who went to check the results returned: "Master! Madam! The results are out! The results are out!"
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