"That's good!" Minghe wasn't sure if she was saying it to him or to herself, but her face finally showed some color. "I! I'm sure I can pass the exam!"
Minghe was in such a sorry state that Xiao Jingying, though still disgusted by his embarrassment, went with him anyway.
An inconspicuous carriage has been parked at the entrance of the examination hall from morning till night.
He was picked up and dropped off by car, and after returning home, Xiao Jingying held him in his arms all night while he slept, but Minghe, under too much mental stress, still developed a slight fever.
Xiao Jingying softened his heart and actually considered not letting him continue taking the exam.
But reason prevailed in the end.
If Minghe doesn't go, even with his help, there's no way she'll "pass the exam".
The next day, Xiao Jingying delivered the person right on time, but instead of waiting at the entrance of the examination hall, he waited for him.
Inside the examination hall.
The gatekeeper personally greeted them and then personally escorted Xiao Jinying, who was carrying the somewhat unconscious Minghe, away.
Minghe, still a little dazed, asked Xiao Jingying, "Have you finished the exam?"
"..." Xiao Jingying looked at Minghe in his arms, "The exam is over."
Minghe nestled in his arms, tears streaming down her face.
Xiao Jingying didn't know how to tell him that he still wanted to take the imperial examination to become a scholar in the future.
How about... we just forget about it?
After having this idea, Xiao Jingying frowned.
After the exam, Minghe barely got out of bed for three days, drinking only soup and broth.
The results of the scientific expedition have also come in.
Minghe passed the imperial examination and became a Xiucai (a scholar who passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations).
Upon re-entering the court, Xiao Jinying was immediately appointed as a first-rank lieutenant, in charge of the imperial guards.
Behind him was the Xiao family's instigation.
Correspondingly, Prime Minister Xiao resigned from all his posts.
Xiao Jingying became busy again, and Minghe wouldn't even see him for ten days or half a month.
Amidst the bloodshed, Xiao Jingying's antisocial index also gradually rises.
Looking at the data, Xiao Guai was really panicked and started complaining to Minghe: "Minghe, if only we had found a way to keep him in that small place back then. If he hadn't passed the imperial examination and become a scholar, he wouldn't have come to the capital and wouldn't have become such a treacherous official."
“This is a career he earned through his own hard work,” Minghe said, looking at the data. Her voice began to sound a little dazed. “I just feel that I have no right to ruin his future.”
Xiao Guai: "...But if he becomes that great villain, he will harm many people."
“Then we can only say that it’s their fate,” Minghe sighed. “Wealth and glory are Xiao Jingying’s fate. This mission is to make him a good person, not a pitiful one.”
Xiao Guai couldn't speak.
Two years passed, and Xiao Jingying's antisocial index had risen to 70.4%.
When the Fourth Prince got married, Xiao Jingying was invited to attend the ceremony. When he arrived, he hadn't even cleaned the blood off his body.
When he arrived at the Fourth Prince's residence, a handful of wedding candies were immediately scattered over him.
A piece of wedding candy fell into his arms and he picked it up in his hand.
I don't know who shouted it.
"Lieutenant Xiao! Lieutenant Xiao is here!"
All the adults glanced at him sideways, and whenever Xiao Jingying passed by, they had to follow suit with smiles.
The crown prince recently broke his leg, and it seems he may not be able to keep his position.
The position of Right Chancellor in the current dynasty will likely be vacant soon.
Everyone knows who will be sitting in that position soon.
The Fourth Prince, An Song, personally came to greet him and politely invited him to the main seat.
Xiao Jingying didn't say a word, but instead went to a rather inconspicuous place.
The fourth prince came over to offer a toast and congratulate him in advance.
Xiao Jingying found the place boring, and left without even drinking a drop of wine.
When I got back, Minghe was reading a book with her hair down in the house.
Xiao Jingying hadn't been back for a month, and when he suddenly saw Minghe looking so disheveled, he actually felt a little relieved.
Minghe noticed him, but only glanced up briefly before focusing her attention back on her book, lazily saying, "You're back?"
Xiao Jingying simply smiled when he saw his attitude towards him.
At first, he only thought Minghe was too obsequious and vulgar. Later, he only discovered through small details that there was actually a different person hidden under that skin.
Moreover, he discovered that the gentler, more indulgent, and more pampering he was towards Minghe, the more the person beneath that exterior would reveal to him.
This person has been spoiled into this state by him.
"Hmm..." Xiao Jingying shook off his previous fatigue and walked over, saying, "You're back... What book are you reading?"
Minghe glanced at the cover and said, "A... kind and resilient poor scholar, and a noble lady enjoying a romantic evening under the moon."
“There aren’t that many brainless noble ladies in this world. You poor scholars, stop daydreaming,” Xiao Jingying mocked him mercilessly. “Read less of these books and more of the Four Books and Five Classics.”
Minghe snorted, turned the book around, and ignored him.
Xiao Jingying wasn't annoyed. Instead, he took a comb and gathered Xiao Jingying's black hair in his hand.
He's gotten used to doing this kind of thing over the past year and has become quite adept at it.
After tying up Minghe's black hair, Xiao Jingying suddenly remembered the wedding candy in his arms and took it out.
Xiao Jingying lay sprawled on the couch, exuding a lazy and domineering air, his body still faintly reeking of bloodstains.
His hands, with their distinct knuckles, held a small piece of wedding candy and carefully peeled off the coating.
He peeled it open and called it Minghe.
"come over!"
Although Minghe was reluctant, she still turned her head and asked, "What!"
Xiao Jingying stuffed the wedding candy in his hand into his mouth, and then looked at him with a hint of secret expectation.
"What did you give me to eat?" Minghe asked.
Xiao Jingying looked at him, his eyes darkening, then turned his face away, lay down on the couch, and said casually, "Wedding candy."
"Oh~" Minghe didn't react much and turned her head to continue reading.
He doesn't read these books often; this is the first time he's read them. The rest of the time, he's preparing for scientific expeditions.
I only saw it once, the first time, and Xiao Jingying happened to catch me doing it.
Minghe felt that her luck was really bad, but when her stubbornness kicked in, she seemed determined to go against Xiao Jingying. She didn't explain, she just wanted to see his reaction.
But to everyone's surprise, Xiao Jingying was acting very strangely today, showing absolutely no reaction.
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