Chapter 32 032 Chance encounters are everywhere in life.
When Xianyu was in the present world, she also took many exams, including the junior high school entrance exam and the college entrance exam. She once heard people joke that the junior high school entrance exam was equivalent to the exam for a scholar, and the college entrance exam was equivalent to the exam for a juren. She didn't take it too seriously at first, but now it seems that they are somewhat similar.
The capital city was a major examination center, with many scholars from nearby areas coming to take the exam. In addition to the spring examination the following year, many people even came directly to the capital city to take the exam for convenience later on. This was a very confident approach.
However, if you don't have a firm belief in something like the imperial examination, it's not easy to persevere.
Xianyu came with the old lady of the Wang family, Madam Liu, Madam Li, and Feng Jieer, several other female relatives, to see him off to take the exam.
Wang Ziteng didn't come because he had to go to work.
Although it was agreed that he could rest until after August 15th before coming back to work, he was the governor of the Beijing Camp. Now that he had returned to the capital, how could he stay at home every day... The imperial court would not keep idle people.
At least in the capital, you can't be too lazy and sit back, otherwise you'll be too embarrassed to say hello to your colleagues - officials in the capital are not like high-ranking officials who are sent to other places and can't take advantage of the opportunity to slack off because the emperor is far away.
Here, if you don't do your job well, it will be easy for your political opponents to seize the opportunity and beat you to death. At worst, you will be targeted by the Fourth Uncle and his sticky department... In short, it is not easy to be an official, so you should cherish every moment you have.
Wang Ziteng has been in a very good mood after staying at home for the past few days.
But no matter how good his attitude is, that's where it ends.
He is not worried about Wang Yao's exam.
He knew his own son's capabilities, and since his daughter Xianyu had won the favor of the nobles in the palace, he no longer placed all his hopes on his son.
He treats his son and daughter the same, he loves whoever is promising. He is worthy of being the most promising second master of the Wang family. He is really shrewd in his calculations... But you should control your smile from ear to ear when you look at your daughter. Don't try to treat your daughter equally by imitating others' obvious "daughter-slave" attribute.
Anyway, your son is also a sister-con, and a hardcore one at that... Yes, the kind that wants to fight to the death with every yellow-haired guy who tries to kidnap his beloved sister.
Even if this yellow-haired guy's surname is Aisin-Gioro, he is not afraid.
Brother Wang Yao, who almost had a fight with a certain uncle, said that he is a professional when it comes to pampering his sister.
So, on the ninth day of August, the Wang family split into two groups, one went to the government office for official business, and the other went to the examination hall for the imperial examination.
Of course, once you actually arrive at the examination room, no outsiders are allowed to approach except the candidates who are going to take the exam that day.
So Xianyu and the others separated from Wang Yao outside the examination room, watched him go in from afar, and then left reluctantly - what the hell.
I did watch him go, but there was no reluctance at all.
After all, the Wang family are all very generous.
Be it the old lady of the Wang family, Madam Liu, or even Sister Feng's stepmother, they all had a mysterious confidence in Wang Yao - their boy Yao had always been a good person, and now he just had to take an exam, so what could be the problem?
Wasn’t the previous boy’s exam said to be so difficult? And the academy exam was also said to be so difficult? Yet, people still passed it on the first try.
Now that I'm back in the capital, I'm familiar with the place, so why can't I take the exam?
You will definitely win.
Besides, even if I make a mistake occasionally and fail the exam because of some unlucky reasons, that doesn’t matter.
Their boy Yao is still young, only in his teens, so he can take the exam slowly.
At worst, he can still enter the palace and become a royal guard like his father Wang Ziteng. Isn't that also a good future?
The women of the Wang family were all very open-minded, and turned this supposedly solemn event of sending someone to take the exam into something almost like an autumn outing.
Yes, I got up early in the morning, took a walk outside the examination hall, then went to the restaurant nearby to sit for a while, had some morning tea, watched the sunrise, listened to storytellers and singers, and then slowly went home for lunch. It was really comfortable.
As for Wang Yao, according to the rules of the imperial examination, he will not be able to come out until three days later.
This kind of big exam is usually three sessions, three days each, with a short break in between, mainly because they are afraid that if they take the exam for nine consecutive days, they will just get exhausted...
This kind of thing has happened before, and then it became more and more scientific.
It is not okay to lock up for nine consecutive days, nor is it okay to let them out every day. Three days is just right. It is not too long, which will exceed people's tolerance limit, nor too short, which will make it more difficult to detect and prevent cheating.
But even so, it is not easy for people who are keeping an eye on this matter.
After all, this so-called "Enke" was originally a "dropping a brick to attract jade" by Master Kang to investigate the suspected cheating in the imperial examination, so naturally he had to increase the number of people to investigate.
As for who will be responsible for this work, it is of course Lord Wang Ziteng, the governor of the Beijing Camp, and a certain uncle who planned and established the Sticking Rod Office.
So, when the women of the Wang family were sitting in a private room on the second floor of a famous internet-famous restaurant, happily drinking tea, eating snacks and chatting, they saw Wang Ziteng and the Fourth Prince passing by downstairs. They looked solemn, but when they noticed them, they turned around and went upstairs together.
Xianyu was still there, busy eating, but Fengjie was very well behaved.
She quietly tugged at the corner of Xianyu's clothes and whispered, "Sister Xian, have you seen our second master bringing people up here?"
Because the last time they met Master Kang and Fourth Prince Yinzhen, Wang Yao only took Xianyu out for a stroll and did not bring Feng Jieer, so she only knew Wang Ziteng and not Yinzhen. She thought he was some young guard under Wang Ziteng and did not take him seriously at all.
Xianyu knew what was going on, but she was too lazy to care.
Whether it was cheating in the imperial examination or the fourth uncle personally coming to catch them, it had nothing to do with her. Besides, this kind of thing, several prime ministers were helpless, even Master Kang had a headache, what could Wang Ziteng and the fourth uncle do?
It would be better to go home early, take a shower and go to bed.
The old lady and the two wives of the Wang family were a little nervous. After all, although they did not recognize the Fourth Uncle, they could see that Wang Ziteng respected him very much - they knew the status of the Second Master in their family. If even he was treated with such a humble attitude, then this person's status must be extremely valuable.
He has to be either a prince or a duke, or at least a royal family member. In short, he must not be careless or disrespectful.
For a moment, the three of them didn't know what to do. While they were still in hesitation, Wang Ziteng had already led Yinzhen up.
The old lady of the Wang family hesitated for a moment, but Yinzhen took the lead and bowed: "Greetings to the old lady Wang, the two ladies and the two girls. Xiao Si is here to greet you."
When he said this, not only the old lady of the Wang family and the two ladies were confused, even Sister Feng didn't know what to say - No, you are so arrogant, calling yourself Xiao Si'er, but not performing any junior etiquette, it is obvious that you are not an ordinary person, but you insist on pretending to be an ordinary person.
How should they respond to this?
Helplessly, they could only stare at Wang Ziteng, hoping that he could explain it clearly - who asked him to bring this person up?
Wang Ziteng was sweating because of their stares, but there was nothing he could do. After all, the Fourth Prince was the master at the moment. He suddenly felt like coming up to greet and pay his respects to the women in the family. What could he do?
Didn't he stop it?
He's trying his best to stop it, okay?
But the other person was determined to come, what could he do?
Isn't it just about accompanying you?
Moreover, this gentleman insisted that when he was out and about, he had important matters to attend to and could not reveal his identity. This was for safety reasons, and also because he was afraid of scaring the female relatives, which would be unpleasant. Therefore, he wanted Lord Wang to cooperate...
Wang Ziteng was completely dumbfounded, and blurted out what was in his mind without paying attention:
"No, what do you mean by cooperation? My daughter Xianyu is here too. She has seen you before and knows your identity."
"She's different. She won't say it." Yinzhen said this and turned around to go upstairs.
Wang Ziteng was stunned for a moment, but he could only bite the bullet and follow.
No, how can you be so sure?
She can’t tell... She seems to be my daughter...
Wang Ziteng's mind was a little confused. He had a bold guess in his mind, but he felt it was too absurd, so he didn't want to believe it - he was not the kind of scum like those people in the Jia family who hoped to "sell their daughters for fame" every day. He would not sell his daughter.
Marriage is fine, but forget about sending her to the palace.
First of all, he couldn't bear to do it.
Secondly, there is no need at all.
In short, don’t even think about it.
Wang Ziteng glanced at the Fourth Prince with some melancholy, and found that he was still expressionless as usual, without any romantic feelings, and he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
I hope he is just overthinking it. This gentleman can just meet whoever he wants to meet and get it over with quickly.
Thinking of this, Wang Ziteng introduced the Fourth Prince to the old lady of the Wang family and other female relatives. Since he had concealed his identity and called himself Little Fourth Prince, he could just introduce him as the son of his superior. After all, the Emperor was their master, so there was nothing wrong with introducing him this way...
The old lady of the Wang family and several female relatives were also very hard to deal with. Seeing Wang Ziteng's behavior, they could not understand the twists and turns in the story. Since it was the son of the boss who came to experience life, they had to chat with him politely and politely.
As for Xianyu, she had to work very hard to hold back from spitting out the egg custard in her bowl - no, what does Fourth Master Ning mean by this? Is he also going on an incognito tour?
You haven't even become a Beile yet. Isn't it a little too early for you to go incognito now?
And what does "Xiao Si'er" mean, Xiao Shu? Are you calling yourself "Huang Xiao Si'er" because your father, Master Kang, called himself "Master Huang San" when he went on a secret visit?
Okay, I won’t accept anyone else except you.
Xianyu almost fell down laughing in her heart, but she couldn't expose him in person. After all, this guy was very vindictive. Although she didn't know what tricks he was playing, anyway, just don't provoke him.
Therefore, she followed behind the old lady of the Wang family and others, greeted him politely, and then continued to hide in the corner to arrange vases.
Are you kidding? Even the emperor is a foreigner. Unmarried girls like them must keep a distance from them.
It's not that I'm too lazy to pay attention to him, I'm afraid he'll go crazy or something...
Xianyu was just daydreaming when she suddenly heard someone calling her, "Excuse me, Miss Wang Er. I have something I want to ask you."
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