The rain continued until mid-March.
Grandpa Gu has been worried about Gu Shouxin every day these past few days. He keeps talking to Grandma Gu and Uncle Gu about it: "With such heavy rain, I wonder if the exam room that the second son was assigned to is leaking?"
"I heard that rain can affect the mood of test takers. I wonder if my second child will be affected?"
"The second son has come in first place four times in a row. I wonder if he can get first place in the provincial examination and become the top scholar?"
"Lanlan, eldest, I don't usually put pressure on second brother, right?"
Finally, on the night of March 15th, Gu Shouxin and Cai Xiaolian were brought back by word of mouth.
Grandpa Gu looked at Gu Shouxin expectantly, his eyes like a child asking an adult for candy.
Gu Shouxin: "Dad, I came back before the results came out. The results will be out in two days. Don't worry, your son will definitely bring you back a Juren degree. Dad, you can buy as much land as you want, and our family won't have to pay any taxes."
Grandpa Gu slapped him lightly, annoyed: "Did you make me take the exam so the family could get tax exemptions?"
Gu Shouxin smiled and looked at Grandpa Gu.
Grandpa Gu then asked, "What about A-Yang and Little Mouse? How did they do on their exams?"
Gu Shouxin: "My brother-in-law thinks he's alright. As for that kid Huo, Dad, you know him. He doesn't respect anyone except me."
Cai Xiaolian interjected, "Junhao is waiting for Yanyu in the prefectural city. He'll come over here after he sees the results. The siblings will be going to the capital after playing for a few days."
Grandpa Gu suddenly realized: "Oh right, going to the capital. Second son, you should also think carefully about the arrangements for the future. Has the date for this year's imperial examination been set yet? Is it in August or September?"
Gu Shouxin: "Young Huo said that there is news from Old Master Huo's side. The Emperor's plan is to hold the palace examination at the end of the month after the exams are completed on the first day of the ninth month. In early October, the people of Xingnan will visit. The Emperor wants the people of Xingnan to see the top scholar of our Great Zhou parade through the streets."
Grandpa Gu twitched his lips, and the image of the emperor pretending to be an ordinary person flashed through his mind.
Speaking of which, this emperor is his nephew, his own flesh and blood. The Ye family of the royal family really picked out a unique emperor from among thousands of people!
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That evening, Gu Nian shared her thoughts with Gu Shouxin and Cai Xiaolian.
Looking at his daughter's innocent and budding appearance, Gu Shouxin didn't say anything to discourage her. He simply said, "Niannian, if one day Li Muyan does something to wrong you, and I want to deal with him, don't stop me."
Gu Nian smiled and said, "Father, if he does anything to wrong me, I won't let him off the hook. Don't worry, Father!"
Seeing Gu Nian so happy, Cai Xiaolian smiled and said, "This time you're sure of your feelings, right? It won't be like before when you liked General Yan Mo?"
Gu Nian thought of Yan Mo, feeling it was a long time ago, and said embarrassedly, "Back then, I just thought he was very manly, strong, and handsome, which was my type. But since he had someone he liked, I shouldn't try to steal her away! That wouldn't be right. And now that I think about it carefully, it was just a simple liking, which is different from how I felt about Li Muyan. The feeling of being moved was also different."
Gu Xin blinked and asked curiously, "Sister, do you understand what it feels like to be moved now? Tell me about it! It would be embarrassing if I didn't know it when I met someone like that in the future."
Gu Nian thought for a moment, but instead of telling Gu Xin what it meant to like her, she said after a while, "I can't really describe the feeling. You'll know when you meet her. Hmm, she's a good person, the right one, someone I'd like to marry."
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