Because of Mingxiu's idea and Kangxi's actions, the poor students finally began to suffer, spending their days in the sea of schoolwork.
They also faced all sorts of terrible torment. In just a few days, when Mingxiu saw them, she couldn't help but feel that they all seemed to have lost a lot of weight.
Since Mingxiu thought so, the students' parents naturally paid more attention to their children's health. However, after a thorough examination by the doctor, it was found that the children had no health problems at all. On the contrary, because Kangxi had forced them to exercise during this period, their health had improved considerably.
Moreover, some knowledgeable parents have even checked their children's progress and found that their children have made significant progress in their studies during this period.
The boy's parents are rare experts; they are currently in the study, looking with excitement at the articles their son has written recently, and nodding in satisfaction.
"Excellent, excellent, truly excellent! No wonder you come from the capital; your perspective is indeed different. In such a short time, your writing has improved so much compared to your previous flowery and impractical pieces. This teacher is truly talented; you should learn diligently from him from now on, understand?" the young boy's grandfather said excitedly.
Young boy: ...Grandpa, you have no idea how much trouble the teacher has been putting them through these past few days. If he weren't young and strong, you probably wouldn't have seen your grandson again.
Thinking of the psychological pressure and stimulation he had experienced during this period, the young boy couldn't help but shed a tear of sympathy for Tang Fuzi. However, he couldn't say this out loud, or he would probably get a scolding from his grandfather. Although he was very tired, he also felt that he had gained a lot during this period, so he was really willing to learn from Master Tang. Therefore, he could only nod and say, "I understand, Grandpa. Your grandson will definitely learn from Master Tang well."
Mingxiu and Kangxi stayed there for another three months. Then, when the students went to the capital for the imperial examinations, Mingxiu and Kangxi embarked on their journey back to the capital.
One inconvenience of traveling in the summer is the heat, so Mingxiu and Kangxi left a little earlier and took a boat back to the capital. As for the students that Kangxi brought, they traveled together on their own.
Kangxi's identity is too sensitive; traveling together wouldn't be good for those candidates.
Mingxiu lay on the tatami mat, looking at the scenery outside. Several ice basins were placed inside.
Mingxiu sat in the carriage dressed in an indigo gauze dress, completely disregarding her appearance. It was just too hot outside, and she really didn't want to dress properly.
"When will we arrive? It's so boring on the ship," Mingxiu said listlessly.
Kangxi glanced at Mingxiu: "According to the schedule, we can disembark tomorrow, and then take a carriage for another day to get there."
Mingxiu nodded lightly: "That's good. We've been away for so long this time. I wonder how the children are doing. The younger ones should be all grown up by now. And when we go back, the weddings of the seventh, eighth, and ninth brothers will be starting soon. It's so wonderful that they're all married now." Mingxiu sighed.
The marriages of the three children should have been arranged earlier, but they were delayed because of two reasons: the opium issue and the fact that Emperor Kangxi and his entourage had not returned. Now that both issues have been resolved, the three children should naturally get married once they return.
Emperor Kangxi nodded!
The next day, as soon as Mingxiu and Kangxi got off the carriage, they could clearly feel that there were many more people on the road to the capital. They hadn't noticed it while on the boat, partly because there were other boats available and it wasn't very noticeable, and partly because boats were more expensive, so fewer people took them. But there were many more people walking, so the difference was quite obvious now.
"It's so lively!" Mingxiu exclaimed, looking at the crowd outside the carriage.
“Yes, Madam, there are so many people here. I’ve never seen so many scholars gather in the capital before,” Yu Lan exclaimed.
Mingxiu scratched her head. She didn't know until she heard it, and now that she thought about it, it really was true. At first, Mingxiu was not allowed to leave the palace. Later, Kangxi thought it was dangerous with so many people around, so he didn't let her come out at such times. After that, Mingxiu kept traveling outside, so it seems that she really did miss out on the capital city all along.
"It's alright, once we get there we won't go back to the palace. We'll wander around the capital and see everything before we go back," Mingxiu said with great enthusiasm.
"Then thank you very much, Madam." Yu Lan thanked Mingxiu happily. Who could live as comfortably as her? Yu Lan was extremely satisfied with her current life.
Kangxi was reading in the carriage, while Mingxiu, feeling bored, didn't sit with him in the same carriage. Instead, she sat in the back carriage chatting with several maids, so Kangxi was unaware of their conversation.
Mingxiu made a snap decision that she needed to let Kangxi know, so she directly asked the servants next to her to inform Kangxi.
Kangxi nodded indifferently. Anyway, since they brought a lot of people, there shouldn't be any problems. If they wanted to take a look around, then let them.
After a day's journey, Mingxiu and Kangxi finally arrived in the capital. They were dressed in matching indigo blue robes with lotus patterns, walking down the street followed by palace maids and guards, clearly indicating that they were from a powerful and influential family.
So we haven't encountered any major problems along the way.
Mingxiu bought some snacks on the street with great interest. She ate them as she walked, enjoying the lively crowd around her. Suddenly, a commotion broke out ahead.
Mingxiu quickly looked over, her eyes wide with curiosity, eager to see what was going on, so she pulled Kangxi along and went straight over.
Following the flow of people, we squeezed in easily. Because there were so many of them, we saw a group of about a dozen people in front of us. Judging from their attire, they were probably servants of someone's household.
Several people were surrounding a fat man in front of them. Mingxiu glanced at him with some disdain because the fat man looked about the same height as Mingxiu, but he looked to weigh about 200 pounds. His belly looked like he was ten months pregnant. But that wasn't the most important thing. The most important thing was the lewd expression on his face. If he were handsome, you couldn't say anything, but looking like that and making that expression was really uncomfortable to look at.
In front of the fat man was a young woman dressed in white or more, with a small white flower in her hair and a straw mat in front of her. Based on Mingxiu's years of reading experience, this was a case of selling oneself into servitude to bury one's father. She just wondered if this woman was a scheming woman.
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