Afterwards, Cheng Chen leaned in Wang Yu's arms and panted. Her husband was really too bold. He didn't know if the people next door heard it. He was too embarrassed to face anyone.
"Don't worry, no one heard it." He covered her husband's mouth when he did it, and was very gentle, so how could anyone hear it? However, the feeling in the water was really good, and if it hadn't been soaked for too long, he would have wanted to do it again.
After hearing what her husband said, Cheng Chen still didn't want to pay attention to him.
The two of them rested for a while and then left the hot spring. There was a separate bathroom here. When they finished washing up, Chen Yanwen was already waiting outside, drinking tea.
A few people from the next table also came out and sat at another table talking. Wang Yu heard what they were saying when he walked over.
"I heard that Master Yue from Mingyue Tower has redeemed himself."
"Who told you that?"
Master Yue? Wang Yu suddenly remembered the Mingyue Tower that Zhang Siyuan had taken him to when he first arrived in the city. However, it had nothing to do with him, so he put it out of his mind after hearing it. He walked over to Cheng Yanwen's table and sat down.
Soon Song Boyan and the others came out. Chen Yanwen sipped his tea and sighed, "You guys with families can stay in the bath longer."
The speaker may not have intended it, but the listener may have taken it to heart. Cheng Chen's face turned red unconsciously, and he could only lower his head to drink tea to cover it up.
After taking a comfortable bath, I slept much more soundly at night and woke up feeling refreshed in the morning.
After breakfast, they went straight to the stable to change into their riding and archery uniforms. The stable was larger than the one at the prefectural academy and was surrounded by a fence. Wang Yu had learned riding and archery before, so he was not afraid of horses. He asked the servant to lead a few docile horses. Wang Yu planned to take Cheng Chen with him, and the other people still needed the servants to lead them for a walk.
Wang Yu was the first to mount his horse. Chen Yanwen thought his posture was very elegant and said, "If I had known earlier, I would have learned horseback archery as well."
After Wang Yu pulled Cheng Chen onto the horse, he said, "It's not too late to learn now. Let's go." Then he gripped the horse's belly, pulled the reins, and ran away.
Cheng Chen was a little shy at first because her husband held her in his arms, but when the horse started running she couldn't think of anything else. The wind blew past her ears as the horse ran fast, and she felt very free. Now she was excited and at ease in Wang Yu's arms.
After running for a while, the speed slowed down. Wang Yu pulled the reins to let the horse go slowly. Seeing Cheng Chen's slightly flushed cheeks, he couldn't help but bite a bite and said, "If you like riding, I will bring you next time."
Cheng Chen was startled by Wang Yu's sudden action. He quickly looked around and found that they were far away and no one saw them. He felt relieved and forgot what Wang Yu had just asked. He patted Wang Yu and said, "Husband! This is outside."
"There's no one here now, what are you afraid of?" Wang Yu bit his ear again and found that his husband's ear was visibly red. Wang Yu narrowed his eyes. His husband was really delicious.
"Husband!" Cheng Chen was really getting angry.
"Okay, I won't bother you anymore. Let's ride for a while."
After riding for a while, they changed their clothes and left the stable. Cheng Yanwen was still excited. Maybe all men like the feeling of running. He planned to buy a horse to practice when he got home.
Everyone had a lot of fun these two days, and after lunch we all took some oranges and lotus seeds back home.
When we got home, Dabao was awake. He hadn't seen his father for almost two days. When he saw him, he wanted to be held. He looked at Cheng Chen with a pout, as if to say, "If you don't hold me, I'm going to cry."
Cheng Chen quickly picked him up and asked, "Has Dabao been well behaved at home these past two days?"
Seeing his father holding him, he was happy too, and said in a baby voice, "Be good."
Wang Yu took out the oranges and lotus pods and handed them to his mother. They were freshly picked today. He then said, "How about giving Dabao an orange as a reward today?"
Knowing there was food, he turned to look at the orange in Queen Mother's hand and said, "Eat oranges."
"Okay, grandma will get it for you." The Queen Mother took the food with a smile. Life was so good like this, with a filial son and husband, and a well-behaved grandson.
Of course, Dabao is only well-behaved in the eyes of the Queen Mother. The older this kid gets, the harder it is to take care of him. He is rummaging around and picking up things all day long. Some sharp objects must be locked up or placed high up for fear of hurting him. He will pick up things and put them in his mouth if you are not paying attention. He cannot be left alone at all.
Wang Yu wanted to take Dabao from Cheng Chen and asked, "I haven't seen you for two days. Do you miss your father?"
Dabao didn't want to leave his father's arms. He turned his head away from Wang Yu and held on to Cheng Chen with his two little hands without letting go.
Wang Yu slapped him on the butt twice, "You little heartless guy!"
Dabao lay in Cheng Chen's arms, looked back at his father and said, "Spank me."
Wang Yu didn't hit him hard, and Dabao thought it was funny and grinned happily at his father. Wang Yu was so cute about him that he hit him on the butt twice more.
Now Dabao laughed even more happily, and the whole family laughed too. Only at this time was Dabao cute and well-behaved.
Time passed quickly, and it was September 15th, the day for the Imperial Examination to announce the results. Wang Yu and his companions arrived early and, just like in previous examinations, booked a seat in the teahouse across the street, waiting for the guards to post the list. At this time, there were many people gathered at the entrance of the Imperial Examination Hall.
Soon several guards came over, and the crowd suddenly became agitated. "Here they come, here they come!"
Wang Yu and the others also stood up. Cheng Yanwen asked the servant to go and look at the list. After the guards posted the list, everyone rushed up. After the list was posted, there was a special person who read out the list. After looking at the ranking, he started reading out the list.
"Song Boyan of Nanyang Town passed the exam and became the top scorer! Song Boyan of Nanyang Town passed the exam and became the top scorer!"
The crowd was in an uproar, all looking to see who the champion was. Wang Yu and the others heard it and hurried forward to say that the champion was here. The person who announced the list came forward and congratulated him, saying, "Congratulations, Mr. Jieyuan, congratulations, Mr. Jieyuan."
Song Boyan accepted his gift and handed him a purse. The announcer took it and smiled even more happily.
"Master Wang Yu, the Yayuan master, is also from Nanyang Town. Do you know him?" Wang Yu didn't expect that he would be the second. He nodded and said that it was him. The person who read the list quickly congratulated Wang Yu and took the money bag.
The one who sang in seventh place was Chen Yanwen, but he was very satisfied with his ranking. I felt that it was not in vain that I had studied day and night with Song Boyan and others for the past two years.
This time, 110 people were selected in the Shangyong Prefecture provincial examination, and more than 30 of them were from the prefectural school. The rest were students from the counties below. Seven of the top ten were from the prefectural school. It seems that the students of the prefectural school are indeed excellent, and the teachers are of higher level.
On the second day after the results were announced, the prefectural governor held the Lu Ming Banquet, which was a banquet for the new candidates who had passed the provincial examination. Participants included the local prefect, the chief examiner, the new candidates and the old candidates. They basically drank, wrote poetry, sang and danced together.
"Lu" and "Lu" are homophones, implying high official position and high salary, and career advancement, while "Ming" means heaven-sent. On the one hand, the banquet shows the emperor's grace, and on the other hand, it tells all the new scholars that the emperor values talents and hopes that everyone will keep up the good work.
After all, the Lu Ming Banquet was hosted by the government office, so Wang Yu and the other two arrived early the next day. The guards knew they were newly admitted scholars and did not stop them, so they let them in directly. The banquet was held in the garden behind the government office. The garden was well built, with pavilions, water towers and beautiful scenery. The air was faintly filled with the fragrance of osmanthus.
When Wang Yu and his companions arrived, there were three or two unfamiliar students in the garden. They could only find a place to wait for everyone to arrive. There was a small pond in the garden with a few willow trees planted. The paths were lined with autumn chrysanthemums and summer pansies. Wang Yu and his companions stood by the pond and waited.
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