Although the matter was resolved in the back house, the Dou family's action undoubtedly crossed the bottom line of Zhenyuan Hou. First, they slandered Pei Yuanxuan, and second, there was Zhuang's unborn child. Zhenyuan Hou was a person who attached great importance to his offspring and would never let Madam Dou go.

So he and Pei Lingfeng worked together to collect evidence and handed over the complaint about Madam Dou framing the descendants of the Marquis's family to the Jingzhao Yin's desk. And the Marquis Zhenyuan even impeached Lord Dou in the morning court. In his speech, he was very proud and proud. In addition to the little matter about Madam Dou, he also mentioned the illegal acts of the Dou family in secret for many years.

The emperor would not allow a minister whom he trusted to suffer any injustice, so he immediately stripped Lord Dou of his official hat and put him in jail, and ordered the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple to jointly review the charges brought forward by Zhenyuan Hou.

Ten days later, everything was cleared up. The Dou family was sentenced to exile, and the women were taken into the palace as slaves. Dou Jingshu was buried hastily without a tombstone or a plaque. Madam Dou was sent to the palace laundry department. Shen, due to old and new grudges, bribed the maids in the laundry department, causing Madam Dou to die suddenly within half a month of entering the palace.

Xiao Yunrou smiled indifferently when she heard the news. After the New Year, Pei Yuanxuan would be three years old. Su Gong had said before that when Pei Yuanxuan reached the age, he could be sent to Yunzhou to be educated. But the child was still too young. Pei Lingfeng was so busy after the first month of the year that she was not seen. She couldn't leave a lot of things at home and go to Yunzhou by herself. She was in a dilemma and thought it would be better to enlighten Pei Yuanxuan in the capital first.

However, not everyone can receive this enlightenment. Many great scholars in the capital no longer accept students, and others are worried. After discussing with Pei Lingfeng, Xiao Yunrou decided to go to the Su Mansion today.

When Madam Su saw Xiao Yunrou, she pulled her into the house to talk. Meng Tian, ​​who had just arrived, saw that the two children were very happy and couldn't help teasing them.

"If my cousin's wife likes it, she should give birth to a child right away. My cousin is not young anymore."

Xiao Yunrou laughed and joked. Meng Tian blushed and stammered, "How can it be that fast?"

With Su Qingmo's talent, he should have participated in the imperial examination with Xiao Yunyan in the same year, but he was delayed in the first two years because of the affairs of the academy. Xiao Yunrou never doubted Su Qingmo's talent. She firmly believed that Su Qingmo could win the first prize in this year's imperial examination and add bricks and tiles to the reputation of the Su family as a scholar.

After chatting for a while, Xiao Yunrou got down to business. She wanted to find a teacher for Pei Yuanxuan. Madam Xiao also liked Pei Yuanxuan very much, so she said:

"Although your eldest cousin is not as knowledgeable as your grandfather, he can still give Xuan'er some enlightenment."

Xiao Yunrou was stunned and quickly refused: "My eldest cousin will take the imperial examination soon, how can I take up his time?"

"What's the big deal? He and Qingyun have been very free these days. They have studied in Yunzhou for so many years. If they can't make it to the top three, won't they have to apologize in front of their ancestors when they return? Besides, it's only two or three hours, so why would they be delayed? Besides, I will return to Yunzhou after he finishes the imperial examination, and then I will take Xuan'er back to be taught by my father."

Xiao Yunrou was moved when she heard this. Although she felt that it would cause some trouble to Madam Su, it was also the most worry-free way.

"Then I'll go back and tell Ling Feng, for fear of delaying my cousin."

Madam Su didn't take it seriously. After Xiao Yunrou left, she told Su Qingmo about it, and Xiao Qingmo agreed immediately.

Three days later, Pei Yuanxuan officially came to visit. Pei Lingfeng and Xiao Yunrou found a lot of good calligraphy works and gave them to Su Qingmo to thank him for teaching Pei Yuanxuan.

Zhenyuanhou wanted to personally teach his grandson, but when he thought that the worst of the Su family was a Jinshi, he gave up. He just told Pei Lingfeng that although studying and learning etiquette were important, martial arts should not be neglected. Pei Lingfeng naturally agreed. Therefore, Pei Yuanxuan went to the Su Mansion in the morning to learn from Su Qingmo, and in the afternoon he practiced horse stance with Zhenyuanhou.

Pei Yuanxuan learned with great difficulty. Every day when he came back from Zhenyuanhou, his legs were weak. Xiao Yunrou secretly wiped away tears out of heartache. But she knew that a loving mother often spoils her child. She quietly asked someone to prepare a medicinal bath to soothe the body and soak Pei Yuanxuan for half an hour every day. She would quietly enter his room and apply the medicine to him after he fell asleep, and she never complained.

Xiao Yunrou's actions could not be hidden from Zhenyuan Hou, because this action made Zhenyuan Hou even more satisfied. Pei Lingfeng taught his sons in the same way, but Shen Shi felt sorry for her sons and quarreled with him from time to time. Although he finally suppressed her, he felt that Shen Shi was too doting on her children and felt uncomfortable. For this reason, Zhenyuan Hou thought that Xiao Yunrou was a good daughter-in-law.

In early March, the imperial examination officially began. Su Qingmo and Su Qingyun entered the examination room, along with students from all over Daliang. They ate, drank, defecated and urinated in the examination room for nine consecutive days. When they came out, many of them were extremely weak, and some even fainted on the ground.

Although Su Qingmo's face was a little pale when he came out, he looked in good spirits. Su Qingyun was lively and although he had suffered a lot in the past nine days, he was in better spirits than Su Qingmo.

On the second day, families close to the Su family came to visit, such as the Xiao family, the Meng family and the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion.

Because they were all relatives, everyone felt relieved when they saw that Su Qingmo and Su Qingyun looked well and had no signs of worry on their faces.

"Father is serving as an examiner this time. I'm afraid he won't be able to return home until the results come out."

Xiao Hongyu was the Minister of Rites. This time he was appointed as the examiner and was also required to participate in the review of the papers and finally submit them to the emperor.

"The test questions this time are not difficult." Su Qingmo said lightly.

"As soon as I left the examination room yesterday, someone kept yelling in my ear, although I didn't think it was that difficult." Su Qingyun said with a smile.

"You two are the only ones who would say that. My younger brother also entered this year, but when he got home he said that there was no hope this year."

Meng Tian curled her lips, thinking of her mother's words about her younger brother being carried back from the examination room, and now he was still paralyzed in bed. Looking at the two brothers of the Su family, she couldn't help but sigh. Mrs. Meng was more and more satisfied with this son-in-law, and she could only sigh when she thought of that useless son.

"Are you talking about Meng Xiyun? He is also famous in the capital. A few days ago, I was having lunch at Guanyue Tower and heard people talking about him. It seemed that they were betting on whether he could make it into the top three."

Xiao Yunya thought for a moment before speaking. Xiao Yunrou looked at her and asked curiously, "It seems like you've been out of the house quite often recently?"

Xiao Yunya quickly shut up when she heard that, but finally, she couldn't stand Xiao Yunrou's inquiring gaze and changed the subject.

Xiao Yunrou did not think much about it. She knew that Xiao Yunya always knew her limits. She thought that she was still young and had just had fun, so she forgot about it. However, Xiao Yunyan looked at Xiao Yunya secretly like an old fox and took the matter to heart.

After chatting for a while, everyone went back, and told Su Qingmo to rest more. But before leaving, Su Qingmo said that Pei Yuanxuan would be able to come over tomorrow to continue studying, and Xiao Yunrou agreed with a smile.

Pei Yuanxuan woke up early again and came to Su's house. Su Qingmo had already arranged the homework for the exams, so Pei Yuanxuan not only had to practice calligraphy, but also had to be taught by Zhenyuan Hou in the martial arts field. It was very tiring.

But his protests were in vain, and he was still pulled out of bed every day. His only consolation was that there were lots of delicious food waiting for him every night.

In early April, the results of the Spring Examination were announced, and the emperor was to be present in the palace three days later. As noon approached, Su Qingmo deservedly won the first place, the second place went to a student from Jiangnan, and the third place went to Su Qingyun. Meng Tian's younger brother only won the second place, ranking in the top 30. This result was not bad, and the Meng family was relieved.

The Su family had a top scholar and a third scholar, and the door was full of people coming to congratulate them. For this reason, Mrs. Su had to hold a banquet.

Su Qingmo had just married and was always cold and difficult to approach, so many ladies turned their attention to Su Qingyun, who had not yet married. As soon as the banquet was over, Su Qingyun was caught by Madam Su and asked to look at the portraits of the daughters of marriageable age in the capital. In the end, she couldn't stand it anymore and hid in the Xiao Mansion.

Madam Su was only Su Qingyun's aunt and not his biological mother, so it was not a good idea to force her too much. All he could do was write a letter and send it to Madam Su Er in Yunzhou.

Every year, a banquet was held in the harem when the top scholar was announced, and this year was no exception. Flowers were in full bloom during the banquet, the beams in the hall were hung with red silk, and there were vases on every table, with the fragrance of flowers filling the air.

After walking in, Xiao Yunrou couldn't help but smile when she saw the crowd of people surrounding Meng Tian. The title of "No. 1 Scholar's Wife" is indeed a good title, worthy of the ladies and daughters of various mansions to curry favor with her.

Xiao Yunrou greeted her from a distance and found her seat. When she looked up, she saw a woman walking in. Her hair was like a pile of snow, with a pine and cypress hairpin inlaid with kingfisher feathers. She was wearing a lake blue dress that wrapped her beautiful figure. She had a generous and decent smile on her face. She was pretty and fresh, a charming beauty.

This is a beauty that no one has ever seen before. Xiao Yunrou looked at her for a few seconds and was a little surprised. It was her!

This woman was supposed to appear in the capital three years later, why did she appear earlier?

"Does the Crown Prince's wife know this woman?" Someone asked tentatively after seeing Xiao Yunrou's gaze linger on the woman for a long time.

"I don't know him. Everyone in the capital is a familiar face, so when someone different suddenly appears, it's inevitable to take a few more glances." Xiao Yunrou said with a smile.

"Today is the No. 1 Scholar Banquet. Who knows, it might be the sister of one of the successful scholars?"

Another lady spoke next, and Xiao Yunrou suddenly remembered that this girl's brother was indeed a student from another place. She followed her brother to take up an official position in the capital and then took her in. Could it be that something had changed in this life, and her brother had taken part in the imperial examination in advance?

Xiao Yunrou discovered that because rebirth had changed so many things, she could no longer identify some things according to her memory.

After a while, someone from the palace came to invite them that it was time for the banquet, and the ladies stopped gathering together and sat in their respective seats.

Xiao Yunrou looked towards Xiao Yunyan, only to see him holding up a cup of tea with a distracted look on his face, a gentle yet distant smile on his face. The brilliance he showed when he occasionally spoke to others made people feel excited.

Xiao Yunrou noticed that Xiao Yunyan didn't even look at the woman. Thinking about what the woman had said to her in her previous life, a sense of doubt surged in her heart.

The author has something to say: Children in ancient times were so miserable