In the blink of an eye, it was time for the big exam.
Ever since he knew that his second brother Mu Siqing's crush was Princess Mingyue, Murong Shu had been a little anxious. If his second brother had no achievements, the Emperor and the King of Zhenshan would not agree to this marriage.
After all, Princess Mingyue is so favored!
So Murong Shu spent all his energy on cooking during this period of time. He made different kinds of delicious food for Mu Siqing every day. The envious Mu Siqing went to her son's yard to eat every afternoon.
Before the big exam, Mousse encouraged his son. His original words were:
"Before, I thought it was enough for you to be happy, but this time you have to try your best, otherwise how can you be worthy of your sister who gets up early and goes to bed late every day to cook for you? I am so envious that I want to take the exam again."
Mu Siqing was very moved by the first sentence, but the second sentence sounded so weird. It turned out that his father was just jealous that he could eat the delicious food made by his sister.
But his father is the elder, so Mu Siqing still promised that he would try his best to get good grades and make his sister happy.
When Mousse told Rong Qing about this, Rong Qing was in tears and laughed at the same time. These father and son are really...
"Husband, why do you think Shu'er suddenly attaches so much importance to Siqing's exam?" Rong Qing had been holding these words in for a long time and was puzzled.
"Why else? It must be because she wants to be the top scholar. Our Shu'er has everything except a top scholar brother." Mousse joked with Rong Qing.
"Husband, you are talking nonsense again."
"Then what does Madam think of Shu'er?" Mousse had no idea, so he asked Rong Qing with a smile.
"I'm asking you because I can't figure it out, my husband!" Rong Qing looked at me with a look that made Mousse helpless, as if to say, "How can you not know the answer to such a simple question?"
"My husband really doesn't know. These things are not important at all. Anyway, there is nothing about Siqing that is worthy of Shuer's attention." Mousse knew her son and niece very well. Her niece would not harm her son.
"That's what my husband said."
"Okay, go to rest quickly. Don't you have an appointment with your sister-in-law to go to Huishan Temple to draw divination tomorrow?" Mousse knew that his wife was going out with her sister-in-law tomorrow and was worried that she would not be able to get up tomorrow.
"Okay, let's rest now." Rong Qing said and quickly turned off the lights.
Rong Qing fell asleep quickly. Mousse lay beside his wife for a long time, unable to fall asleep. However, he did not dare to disturb his wife, otherwise his home for the night would be the study.
Early the next morning.
Rong Qing got up, and seeing his wife get up, Mousse got up too.
"Husband, is there something that has got you up so early?" Rong Qing didn't expect Mousse to get up so early.
"The big exam is tomorrow. I'll go to Siqing's yard to check on him and tell him not to be nervous." Mousse touched his nose guiltily.
Rong Qing burst out laughing when she heard that. Although her husband said that he was going to his son's yard, he was actually going to eat for free, because every morning Murong Shu would ask the small kitchen to deliver a hearty breakfast to Mu Siqing.
"By the way, have breakfast with Siqing." Mousse added another sentence when he saw the playful expression on his wife's face.
"Thank you for your hard work, my husband." Rong Qing's words made Mousse even more embarrassed.
"I won't accompany you to Huishan Temple today. You'll stay in the mansion and tell Siqing about the things to pay attention to in the exam." Mousse said this seriously. After all, he had participated in it and was very experienced.
"Don't worry, my husband. Qing'er will take good care of himself and his sister-in-law." Rather than sending herself to Huishan Temple, Rong Qing would rather her husband stay in the house and talk to her son about precautions.
Rong Qing had just finished packing when Song Wei sent someone to ask, so Rong Qing followed her sister-in-law out, and Mu Si hurried to Mu Siqing's yard.
Xiao Si in Mu Siqing's yard was very surprised when he saw Mu Si, and asked with a little stammer, "Second Master, do you want to talk to Second Young Master about something? Second Young Master hasn't gotten up yet. I'll go and wake him up right away."
"Come back, no need to go. Let your son sleep a little longer. I'll sit in the yard and wait for him." Mousse stopped Xiao Si who was about to wake up his son.
"It's the Second Master." After being called, the servant stood aside obediently, worried that something might happen to Mousse at any time.
"Don't worry about me, go and do your work." Mousse sent the servants to do their own things and there was no need for them to wait by his side.
"Second Master, call me if you need anything."
Seeing Xiao Si was about to leave, Mousse called him back and asked the question that concerned him the most, "When will the people from Miss Fifth's courtyard come over?"
"Master, it should be here in about half a quarter of an hour," the servant answered honestly.
"Okay, go down. I'll take a walk first. When the people from Miss Fifth's yard arrive, remember to call me." Mousse decided to take a walk for a while, otherwise it would seem weird to just sit there and wait.
"I've made note of it." The servant bowed and left.
Mu Si was really bored, so he strolled around his son's yard. The Mu family was not short of money, and Mu Siqing's yard was decorated very uniquely, of course, this was due to the Rong family's contribution.
Mu Siqing is his and Rong Qing's first child, so whether it is him, Rong Qing or everyone in the Rong family, they all love Mu Siqing very much. Whenever the Rong family gets something good, they will give a portion to Mu Siqing.
Although his son had no official position, he was much richer than him.
I was very satisfied after taking a stroll. It was a good exercise and I will eat more later. Maybe my niece won't bring me meals after the big exam.
"Second Master, Miss Fifth has asked someone to bring breakfast to Second Young Master." The servant who had just received Mousse came to look for him. When Mousse heard that the food was coming, he hurried back.
When he returned, Mu Siqing was already sitting at the table waiting for him. Finding excuses to come for free meals every day was an unspoken understanding between father and son.
"Good morning, father. My sister brought some breakfast to you. Please eat some together." Mu Siqing bowed and invited Mu Si to have breakfast together.
"The food in Shuer's small kitchen is the most delicious. Father, please excuse me for disturbing you today." Although he said polite words, his actions were very sincere. Mousse had already sat down, ready to eat at any time.
Mu Siqing's mouth twitched as he watched.
Not long after the father and son finished breakfast, Master Rong and Rong Yunnan came over with several carts of things, all of which were prepared for Mu Siqing's final exam. The things were very complete and showed their great dedication.
The two had just returned from a long trip yesterday, and today they came to the Mu Mansion to deliver something to their grandson. They didn't stay for dinner, mainly because they were too busy with business, so they encouraged Mu Siqing and went back.
Mu Siqing was planning to take some time in the afternoon to read the book again and review the key points, but Wen Jing came again.
Mu Siqing was very surprised when she saw Wen Jing. Wen Jing had been busy with the big exam recently and she didn't expect him to come to see her.
In fact, what Mu Siqing didn't know was that Wen Jing was specially invited by his sister to tell him what to pay attention to before the big exam and to provide psychological counseling.
Murong Shu’s idea was simple: it would always be useful to listen more, especially to the experiences of former top scorers.