“Many people didn’t make the list this time, and many who were confident of getting in failed.”
"We had a calculation test this time. We didn't expect that we would have to take a calculation test this time."
"Yes, it seems that the sons of the Marquis' family are indeed amazing. They are all among the best."
"What do you mean by several? Wasn't that old man carried out of the examination room?"
"Isn't this his first time?"
"Yes, I heard that he was picked out on his first attempt at the exam. He took the exam two or three times before he finally passed."
"They are both the Marquis' children, why are there such big differences?"
"Oh, they're not born from the same mother."
"Indeed, I heard that the Second and Third Masters are the children of Princess Ningde. Princess Ningde was originally the concubine's daughter of a fifth-rank official. Later, I heard that because she was so blessed and intelligent, our emperor liked her very much and adopted her as his adopted daughter."
"Think about it, since she was adopted as the emperor's daughter, she must have some extraordinary qualities."
"Just based on the three children she gave birth to, doesn't that prove she's extraordinary?"
"That's right, or else, it's also..."
…
"He was carried out of the examination room." "He was also the son of a marquis." "He took the exam two or three times before he passed."
These words rang in his ears over and over again.
He didn't know how he got back to the Marquis' Mansion. He only knew that when he returned, firecrackers were still being set off at the door of the mansion.
I don't know when the firecrackers started being set off, but they have been going on until now.
The crackling sound gave him a headache.
He walked to the main courtyard as if possessed by a ghost, and before he entered, he heard a burst of laughter.
"I knew you could do it, you're the best!"
"If my sister can pass the imperial examination, I can definitely do it too."
"Sister, when I talk about brother, which brother is it? The best? My second brother is the best, so am I not the best?"
"Third and second brothers are the best!"
"Okay, enough of the jokes. Do you want to host a banquet?"
"Let's not do it now. Why not wait until we pass the imperial examination and then do it."
"So, do you still want to take the exam?"
"Still not, let's calm down and then continue the exam."
"Yes, we are only eleven now. Even if we pass the exam, the emperor will not be able to assign us officials."
"Yes, father, even if we pass the exam and enter the Imperial Academy, at our age, those old adults will still treat us as children."
Tu Qingyu and Shen Liao both respected their choice, besides, they were indeed too young.
It’s okay to pass the Juren exam, but if you take the Jinshi exam, even if you pass, you still cannot be appointed as an official.
He didn't listen to the rest of the conversation. The gap between people is really too big.
He took the exam for the Juren degree several times but failed, and they thought it was too early to take the Jinshi degree if he was eleven so that he could not become an official.
As soon as he returned to his yard, he found that the door of the main house was locked.
He smiled self-deprecatingly, thinking that even his good-natured wife had abandoned him.
Standing in this huge mansion, I feel like I have nowhere to stay.
Obviously, he should be the proudest eldest son of the marquisate.
When did it start to change?
It started when my father married Tu.
In the evening, Tu Qingyu found his two children and gave them the two notebooks.
"Look carefully, mother knows you know how to make use of them."
After flipping through just two pages, their eyes lit up and they couldn't wait to finish reading them.
Tu Qingyu also knew their temperaments, so he didn't care too much and just said, "It's okay to watch, but don't forget to rest and don't overwork yourself."
The two of them forced their eyes away from the note and bowed, "Don't worry, mother. We understand."
In early September, Chen Yao was about to give birth.
She was pregnant and had no experienced nanny or female elders to guide her.
I just heard that you need to nourish your body when you are pregnant.
In the first few months, she suffered from severe morning sickness and couldn't eat at all.
Later, the morning sickness subsided and my appetite improved.
She only asked the doctor what she could eat and what she couldn't eat, and ate whatever she could eat.
This resulted in the baby growing very big and the belly being covered with stretch marks.
"Madam Zhang, push harder."
"Ah! It hurts so much, I, I don't want to have a baby anymore!"
"Mrs. Zhang, please stop shouting. The baby's head can already be seen. Just apply force according to my instructions."
The family hired two midwives. Seeing that the baby was taking a long time to be born, they looked at each other.
One of them stood up and hurried to Zhang Mian, who was guarding outside, saying, "Master, the fetus is too big. I'm afraid your wife will have a difficult delivery. Please send for a doctor as soon as possible."
"Okay, okay, I'll go right away."
A doctor was called, but she still didn't give birth.
After a while, the doctor and the midwife came out together, "Master, the wife is having a difficult delivery. This is a critical situation. If..."
"Protect the little one!" He blurted out "Protect the little one" without even listening to the nanny finish her words.
The sound was too loud, and Chen Yao inside didn't have much energy to howl, so of course she heard it all.
She even paused for a moment to breathe.
I couldn't believe that these were the words of my husband who had always loved me.
The personal maid and midwife inside felt a little sorry for her.
Seeing that she was quite hopeless, the midwife advised: "Madam, please don't be so foolish. The most important thing is to give birth to the baby as soon as possible. It's okay. Your condition is not too bad. As long as you can get through it, it won't be a big deal."
"Do you think there is anything you haven't finished yet?"
"The child is so young, can you bear to let him be without a mother right after he is born?"
After the midwife finished speaking, what came to Chen Yao's mind was not her own child, but the princess's jade pendant she saw that day.
She thought of Chen Jun, who was also a noble lady from a marquisate, and she was the eldest daughter. Chen Jun had become a princess, but she had to struggle here.
Hearing the man outside protecting the little girl without hesitation, my heart ached.
She thought that if she had not fallen out with her family in order to marry Zhang Mian, her father would not have ignored her.
Even if she married into a wealthy family, no one would dare to protect the baby without hesitation when she gave birth, right?
No, she hadn't pulled Shen Jun down yet, how could she die like this?
She endured the pain and asked someone to bring her ginseng soup.
She gathered her strength, followed the midwife's method, and cooperated with the doctor's acupuncture. Finally, when she was really about to die, she gave birth to the baby.
It was a girl weighing more than eight kilograms.
When Zhang Mian found out it was a girl, he was visibly disappointed.
After Chen Yao had packed up, he held her hand tenderly and said, "Yao'er, you gave birth to a daughter for me, thank you."
Chen Yao had no strength left in her body and was in great pain. She didn't want to pay any attention to him, but she still used all her strength to pull her hand out.
She turned her head away with a cold expression, indicating that she didn't want to look at him.
The woman who always obeyed him suddenly got angry. Thinking of the setbacks he had encountered in the Marquis' Mansion several times before, Zhang Mian's eyes immediately became gloomy.
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