"Her name is Zhu Sang, she is the teacher's niece. When she was young, she married her childhood sweetheart. After she became pregnant, she had an accidental miscarriage. She and her husband had a dispute over taking a concubine. After the teacher resigned, her husband originally wanted to divorce her according to the seven grounds for divorce. Later, after much negotiation, they succeeded in getting a divorce. Her father felt that she had ruined her reputation and did not want her to come back, so he temporarily lived in a nunnery, and has been wasting time until now."
"Maybe Uncle Zhu will want to bring you together. If you don't want to, don't hurt her."
"Um."
He teased her, "Although Sister Sangsang is already thirty years old, she is both pretty and well-educated. It's just that you are a little old. If the two of you get married, Uncle Zhu will be relieved."
Tu Yufan remained silent, and Xiang Chengting didn't care and continued to chat with him about other things.
After Tu Yufan and the prince said goodbye, he returned to Zhu Xiaowei's residence and sat on a mat at night, not speaking while eating or sleeping.
After it was over, Zhu Sang said goodbye.
Zhu Xiaowei did not bring the two together, but continued teaching.
Two years later, the imperial examination came as scheduled.
Before the exam, he received a letter from Shen Xinru.
It was said above that Xiaoying's fiancé had a bastard child, and as his sister-in-law, she took the initiative to cancel the marriage.
Tu Yufan's heart sank, and he quickly wrote back to support Shen Xinru's behavior, hoping that she would comfort Xiao Xi and not let him be too sad. He also cut off all financial support for the scholar.
The original scholar came from an ordinary family. Tu Yufan thought that he was well-educated, so he asked Shen Xinru to support him to continue to take the exam.
Now that he has chosen another path, let's take everything back.
Moreover, this time is different from the Song family. The Song family has not yet settled down and the girl is a girl, so there is no impact on their reputation here. But Xiaoxi is a girl and her fiancé has been engaged for a long time. Now that he has done such a thing, Xiaoxi's reputation will always be damaged.
I can only wait until I become an official to gradually alleviate the impact of this incident.
I don’t know if it’s because good things come to those who wait, but my two children’s marriages always encounter some bumps.
After the examination, Tu Yufan wrote down the questions he had answered in the examination room and showed them to Zhu Xiaowei.
Zhu Xiaowei looked at it for a long time before finally speaking.
"It should be about the same. The specific ranking is mainly a matter of luck."
After hearing this, Tu Yufan felt relieved. Zhu Xiaowei had been a chief examiner before and had studied knowledge as scientific research for decades, so there was basically not much difference between them.
When the results were announced, Tu Yufan was still practicing calligraphy at home when the team came to announce the good news. Zhu Xiaowei was not surprised at all. When he heard that he was ranked fifth, he said, "I need to prepare for the palace examination."
The aunt was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and hurriedly took the money and gave it to the person who brought the good news.
"This is the new Jinshi who passed the exam. I heard that his ranking is not low. Why doesn't he look that happy?"
People passing by whispered carefully, and those who won today set off firecrackers at the door. People passing by would also get a few copper coins, sharing in the joy, and it looked very lively.
But this family was abnormally quiet. If the team bringing the good news had not announced it loudly, no one would have known about it.
For Tu Yufan, it was mainly within his expectations. He also had to prepare for the palace examination. There were no relatives or friends coming to celebrate. He also liked a quiet personality, so he didn't want to create a lively scene.
The palace examination is coming soon.
This time I entered the hall, the closest I had ever been to the emperor. If I wanted to really stand here, I didn’t know how many years it would take.
After roll call and body search, candidates entered the examination room one by one. Tu Yufan, like everyone else, lowered his head and did not look directly at the emperor. In this ancient time, every move had to follow etiquette. If one offended the emperor, one might be beheaded.
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