Tong Su: "Come out here."
"Aww!"
No.
Tong Su: "I need to go to sleep."
"Awooooo."
Together, together.
Tong Su: "How can I sleep if you're here?"
"Awoooooo!"
The bedding is large and the bed is spacious, so there's plenty of room to lie down!
Its shameless appearance stunned Tongsu. Seeing that Tongsu didn't move, it nimbly got up, grabbed her clothes, and dragged her to the bed.
"No, you're a little male wolf. I'll get you some bedding and make you a den. You can sleep on the side! I can't possibly hug you!"
Tongsu initially wanted to refuse, but when she reached out and hugged it, she felt the warmth of that little stove—it smelled so good!
Winter is so cold, and even the heated kang (traditional heated bed) inside is cold. Being able to sleep with such a warm, fluffy little darling...
Perfect!
Tong Su found herself shamefully succumbing to the "it's actually good" principle.
With the warm wolf cub to ward off the cold, Tongsu quickly became sleepy. She had been staying up late reading lately and was already very tired. As soon as sleepiness came over her, she fell into a deep slumber.
Jin Wenting kept his eyes closed and pretended to be asleep. Only when he heard her even breathing did he raise his head and gently lick her cheek.
Of course he wanted to take her back to the capital.
But she wanted to study and stay with her mother. She had her own path to walk, and no matter how reluctant he was, he couldn't force her to change her direction based solely on his own preferences.
Respect her decision.
He gently rubbed her cheek.
The next day, when Tongsu woke up and opened her eyes, the bed was already empty. The little wolf cub had disappeared again. She changed her clothes and went out, and heard people talking in hushed tones.
"The Crown Prince left very early this morning."
"It was still dark, yet they left in such a hurry. I overheard Lord Shen asking in confusion what the young master was saying, fearing that if he hesitated any longer, he might not want to leave anymore. Therefore, he preferred to leave decisively."
"Who knows?"
"Your Highness is truly extraordinary! I wonder if everyone in the capital is like this?"
"Of course not! Only the young master has his demeanor and presence! If you want to see him again, study hard for the exam, pass the provincial examination as soon as possible, and go to the capital for the imperial examination."
"Hey, I'm just a student who's only passed the preliminary exam, not even a scholar. How can I possibly hope to become a provincial graduate?"
"Study hard!"
Study hard!
Tong Su rubbed a small jade pendant in her hand, smiling as she looked towards the northern capital.
She found the jade pendant by her pillow this morning; he must have left it intentionally. It was made of dark jade, warm and smooth, about the size of a thumb, shaped like a wolf's head, exquisitely crafted.
Someone in the distance saw him and called out with a laugh, "Qingzhai, why are you standing here daydreaming? Are you going to school together later?"
Tong Su put the jade pendant into her sleeve and smiled, "Okay."
Study hard and do well on exams.
He was in the capital, a man of high status. She wanted to get closer to the emperor, to have the right to stand with him openly and honestly. The only way for her was to improve herself.
The sound of students reading aloud leads to a bright future through the imperial examinations.
When Huo Wenting reluctantly returned to the capital, Tongsu was studying diligently at the county school. The county school had two days off each month, and the students were confined inside and not allowed to leave, so they were cut off from news.
When she returned home after her fifteenth day of leave, she heard from Xia's mother that the matter of Xia's father being stripped of his military merits and suppressed in his official position had been exposed!
"The Regent Prince is truly a good person! That Mo fellow who harmed your father has already been imprisoned. The Prince even brought people to visit me at our house, and your uncles and aunts were so scared that they dared not go out."
When Xia's mother mentioned Huo Wenting, she praised him highly, wiping away tears and choking with emotion: "They also gave the family so much compensation. He is truly a good person! Qingzhai, if you pass the imperial examination in the future, you must become a good official to repay him!"
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