Chapter 65 Shi Jingtao didn’t do well in the exam and was almost crying
Shi Jingtao left Pingkangfang in a daze. On the day Shi Tian and Song Wanyun divorced, he was reviewing in the academy. Because the palace examination was about to be held, the teacher asked them not to leave the academy temporarily.
Even the news of Shi Tian and Song Wanyun's divorce was only heard the day before yesterday. He arrived at the Shi Mansion in the early morning of the previous night. After knowing that Jiang Yunzheng had moved out of the Shi family, he planned to go out, but was discovered by Shi Tian and locked up for two days.
Shi Jingtao didn't care about the palace examination the next day and was determined to climb over the wall to get out.
It's only been a few days.
Jiang Yunzheng just left... ?
The tall gate and large courtyard were once separated by the low wall of Qihuaju, but now it is the high wall of Song Mansion that he cannot cross.
When Shi Jingtao returned to the Shi Mansion, Qin was in a panic. In the past few days, Qin had lost a lot of weight. Because of her pregnancy and anxiety, her hair was falling out in clumps.
He looked as if he had aged ten years.
Qin finally waited for Shi Jingtao, with an expression of grasping at a life-saving straw on her face, and couldn't help scolding: "Your father asked you to study in the mansion, where have you been?!"
Shi Jingtao sighed and looked at Qin with a complicated look.
Only now did he realize what Qin had done to Jiang Yunzheng. He hated the whole family, and Jiang Yunzheng...probably hated him too.
She hated him to begin with.
I'm afraid this time, I don't even want to look at him.
Shi Jingtao: "It's a bit stuffy in the house, I'm going out for a walk."
Qin: "Tao'er, my son, you are all I have. I don't want to go to jail if I don't give birth to your brother!"
Since Ishida divorced Song Wanyun, he has never entered Qin's room again, and there is no sign of him trying to get Qin's sentence reduced.
She is still young, she is less than 40 years old, she can't die like this!
Qin kept grabbing Shi Jingtao's shoulders and arms, "Son, I am your mother, you can't abandon me."
Shi Jingtao closed his eyes and said, "Mom, if you had known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place? Why did you kill them all?"
Qin's face was venomous. "You're blaming me now? If I hadn't worked so hard all these years, you could have gone from being a bastard to a legitimate son? You're blaming me for being cruel and ruthless now. What were you doing earlier?!"
Qin had been dreaming these past few nights that she was beaten into a pulp, and that Mrs. Zhang and Doctor Zhou were trying to kill her. She touched her belly and realized that this child was a blessing, and fortunately she had been able to delay the birth for a few more months.
Shi Jingtao was helpless: "Mom, that's not what I meant."
Qin began to cry, "Son, it's too late to say these things, you must save mother."
Shi Jingtao's mind was in a mess and he didn't want to do anything. He returned to his yard, lay on the bed, and slowly fell asleep.
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Soon it was time to give Madam Qi acupuncture.
According to the old lady's current physical condition, two or three more injections will basically be enough.
Princess Yude went to Baiyun Temple outside the city in recent days and was not in the capital. Jiang Yunzheng, Qi Yanyu and Qi Zhenzhen all had dinner in the old lady's courtyard.
Qi Yanyu winked at Jiang Yunzheng and said, "Sister Jiang, I heard that the results of the palace examination will be announced today. Let's go out and take a look, and by the way, watch the parade of the top three scholars."
Jiang Yunzheng readily agreed: "Okay."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Zhenzhen joined in, pulling Jiang Yunzheng's sleeve and looking at her expectantly.
Jiang Yunzheng couldn't bear to refuse her daughter, and she knew in her heart that Old Madam Qi would never let her and Qi Yanyu take their baby out.
After all, the last time Qi Yanyu took Qi Zhenzhen out, the little girl almost got lost.
Qi Zhenzhen went to shake her great-grandmother again.
Madam Qi cried out, "Go ask Yan Hui and the second son if they're coming back soon. If one of them comes back, take Zhen Zhen out with them."
"Zhenzhen also wants to go and see the top three scholars."
Qi Yunshen is still in the Xishan camp outside the capital and will not return home until the evening.
Qi Yunzhou now works in the Ministry of Rites. He had just finished preparing for the palace examination, and his superior approved him to take half a day off in advance to return home.
Therefore, as soon as Qi Yunzhou returned home, he felt the deep greetings from Qi Yanyu and Qi Zhenzhen.
Qi Yunzhou raised his eyebrows slightly, "It's not impossible to go."
Qi Yanyu narrowed her eyes: "What do you want?!"
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Half an hour later, the carriage stopped in front of Xu's house.
Qi Yanyu clicked her tongue and pinched Qi Zhenzhen's little face: "What do you mean by valuing beauty over your sister, valuing beauty over your nephew? I see it clearly."
Qi Zhenzhen's cheeks were chubby and felt very good to the touch. The little girl watched silently as her aunt took her hand away, then crawled into Jiang Yunzheng's arms on her hands and knees.
Jiang Yunzheng's arms were filled with the fragrance of milk. She leaned over and kissed the little girl on the forehead, "Zhenzhen is the cutest."
Qi Zhenzhen's eyes were sparkling, and his face was flushed with embarrassment. He buried his whole face in Jiang Yunzheng's arms, revealing his chubby back.
Qi Yanyu looked at the scene in front of her and was momentarily distracted.
She quickly lifted the curtain to divert her thoughts, and saw the door of the Xu family opened. Xu Mianmian came out with her skirt lifted up. When her eyes met Qi Yunzhou on the horse, she looked away very unnaturally, called out "Second Brother", and hurriedly got on the carriage.
In the carriage.
Jiang Yunzheng and Qi Yanyu looked at Xu Mianmian with the same expression.
Xu Mianmian coughed lightly and changed the subject: "Why did you suddenly call me out? Have you reserved a table at Muhua Building? It's so expensive there, and we won't be able to get a good seat later."
Qi Yanyu looked nonchalant, "Don't worry, my second brother has an exclusive private room, we are not afraid."
Xu Mianmian looked at Jiang Yunzheng as if asking for help, "Sister Jiang, look at her..."
Jiang Yunzheng's lips curled slightly, "Fortunately, it's thanks to Mr. Qi San's blessing."
Xu Mianmian decided not to talk to these two people.
When passing the Imperial Examination Hall halfway, there were quite a few people gathered at the west wall, all of them there to see the list, blocking most of the street. Some people laughed out loud, while others failed.
A figure was pushed out of the crowd.
"Impossible! How could I only be ranked 32nd in the second class? This shouldn't be possible. This shouldn't be possible..."
"Alright, a man can just try again. Uncle Li took twenty years to finally pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi. How could you possibly be so unsuccessful?"
Someone nearby tutted, "People should learn to be content. 2 plus 32nd place is better than me being in the top three."
"Most of the second-place candidates will go to other places to serve as officials."
Jiang Yunzheng looked over and saw Shi Jingtao sitting on the ground, looking half crazy and half sober, mumbling something in his mouth.
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