Fang Daniu and Zhao Shi couldn't make the decision themselves, so they asked the two of them a question during dinner that night.
"Shi'an, what are you thinking?"
Zhao Shi'an glanced at Fang Qing.
"My marriage is none of Fang Qing's business."
If Fang Qing nodded, he would be eager to get married the next day.
If Fang Qing doesn't agree, he doesn't want to marry anyone.
Fang Qing's face flushed slightly, and she slowly lowered her head.
Fang Daniu paused for a moment and looked at Fang Qing.
"Where's Douya? Is your brother even involved in your marriage plans?"
Fang Qing coughed.
"I'm not in a hurry..."
As he spoke, he glanced at Zhao Shi'an, then, fearing that Zhao Shi'an might misunderstand that she was dissatisfied with him, he added.
"My brother is taking the imperial examination next year, so don't delay him."
"As for me, I'm still young. It's not too late to talk about marriage in a couple of years."
Fang Qing was eating with her head down, unaware that a smile had appeared on Zhao Shi'an's face.
“In two years you’ll be eighteen, and then you won’t be able to find a spouse,” Zhao said.
Fang Daniu quickly touched her arm.
"Alright, let's just leave it at that."
Before Zhao could say anything more, Fang Daniu gave her a meaningful look.
These two children clearly have feelings for each other.
Half a month after the imperial examination, the prefect of the prefecture came to their village in person.
Fang Qing and her entire village greeted her with trepidation.
The prefect went to Fang Qing's house and met with Zhao Shi'an.
It turned out that when the results of the provincial examination came out, the prefect wrote a letter to the Imperial Academy in the capital and asked for two places.
Without a letter of recommendation from an important official in the capital, it would be impossible for ordinary people of their class to enter the Imperial Academy and study alongside the emperor and nobility.
However, since the Prefect's teacher is the Headmaster of the Imperial Academy, it's still possible to get two spots.
One of the spots naturally went to Zhao Shi'an, who was at the top of the list.
The other spot was originally meant for the second-place winner, but the second-place winner had already received a letter of recommendation from the Gao family, so the spot went to the third-place winner.
That is, Fang Dashu.
"Time is of the essence; you two should report to the Imperial Academy before winter."
Zhao Shi'an pursed his lips slightly.
He looked at Fang Qing.
Fang Qing's eyes widened with excitement.
She naturally knew the importance of being able to study at the Imperial Academy.
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