Chapter 113 I Believe in You
"Young Master is still in the study?" Princess Pingning asked the maid beside her.
"He has been in the study since this morning and has not come out yet." The maid replied.
"In the past, I was always afraid that he would not take it seriously, so I spent all my energy to invite him to a teacher and encourage him to make progress. Now that I see that he has been working day and night, I am worried whether his body can bear it?" Princess Pingning learned that Qi Heng had been in the study, and she was a little worried, and she muttered to Duke Qi beside her.
Duke Qi took the princess's hand and said, "As a mother, you always worry about your son. Yuan Ruo will soon be an adult. He has his own thoughts. You should stop worrying about him."
Duke Qi comforted the princess. Thinking about Qi Heng's day and night study, the princess suddenly felt a little disappointed. "I didn't know he could study so hard. It shows that he cares about the little girl from the Sheng family. Now, he will be worried whether he succeeds or not. If he succeeds, it will be his wish. Will he marry the girl from the Sheng family? If he fails... He works so hard and still fails. I don't know how upset he will be."
"Why are you saying such sad words before you even take the exam? Of course it would be better if he passed. You are not happy if he passed? We promised him before, so we should keep our promise, but Yuan Ruo didn't say he would get married after passing the exam. He still has to achieve some achievements. There is no rush now. The most important thing is the spring exam tomorrow."
"Of course I also hope that he can pass the exam, but I am afraid..." The princess stopped talking because she was afraid of bad luck. "But can he really let him get married? Good girls don't wait. A family with a daughter will be sought after by hundreds of families!"
Seeing that the princess was still worried, the Duke of Qi knew that she had loosened up, but she was unwilling to accept it, so she was so sad, but he didn't expose her, but was happy for Qi Heng in his heart.
"Okay, let's check if there's anything missing from the things that Yuan Ruo is going to bring into the exam room?"
Over there, Duke Qi and his wife were worrying about Qi Heng's affairs, but Qi Heng here was not as they thought. He was studying hard in the study. Qi Heng was carving a jade hairpin, which was the third one he had carved.
Since he really had feelings for Minglan, he would often think of Minglan, but he couldn't interrupt her, so whenever he thought of Minglan, he would draw Minglan, but Minglan was too vivid in his heart, and he always felt that the Minglan he drew was not as charming as her in person. In order to ease the longing in his heart and to calm himself down, Qi Heng began to learn jade carving. When he thought of Minglan not being able to concentrate on her studies, he carved jade. He wanted to carve a jade doll in the image of Minglan, but his craftsmanship was not good enough, so he carved a jade hairpin. From the beginning, it was not formed, but now it has become very skilled.
This is a way for Qi Heng to calm down. Tomorrow he will enter the examination room. Qi Heng knows that all the knowledge he should learn is already in his mind. If he has not learned it, one day will not make up for it. Now, the most important thing is to calm down, so Qi Heng came to the study early in the morning, not to read, but to carve a jade hairpin. Looking at the jade hairpin with dragon and phoenix patterns in his hand, thinking of Minglan's smile, Qi Heng smiled sweetly.
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On the day of the Spring Examination, the outside of the Gongyuan was very lively, filled with a tense and expectant atmosphere. At dawn, the sky was a soft pale white, and the gate of Gongyuan slowly opened in the morning light. Outside the gate, the princes from all directions had already gathered.
The eldest lady was holding Changbai and giving him detailed instructions. Sheng Hong was also giving instructions to Changfeng. Molan, Rulan and Minglan were standing in front of their two brothers, saying some light words to ease their tension.
Suddenly, Xiaotao whispered in Minglan's ear, "Miss, the carriage of Duke Qi's mansion has arrived!"
Minglan turned her head and looked over, and met Qi Heng who had lifted the curtain. Minglan smiled first, and Qi Heng smiled unconsciously. Duke Qi was sitting opposite Qi Heng. Seeing his son's tense expression suddenly relax, he first lifted the curtain to see the girl with a bright smile in the crowd. He glanced at his son's eager look and met the princess's inquiring eyes.
"Princess, let's send Yuan Ruo here and let Buwei accompany him, so that we don't have to follow him and he won't have to worry about us." The princess wanted to retort, but Duke Qi grabbed her wrist. Seeing her hand still shaking unconsciously, the princess did not insist.
Qi Heng got out of the car, gave Duke Qi a grateful look, and walked straight towards Minglan with Buwei. Minglan also walked towards Qi Heng with Xiaotao.
"Sixth sister!" The two met, and Qi Heng spoke first.
Minglan looked at the handsome man in front of her and was delighted. "Brother Yuanruo!"
The two just stared at each other and didn't say anything.
Xiaotao looked at them from the side, smiling so hard that her teeth were showing. After waiting for a long time, the two were still looking. Xiao Tao stopped smiling. She reminded Minglan in a low voice, "Miss, everyone is starting to enter the tribute courtyard. You haven't given your things to the young master yet!"
Minglan came back to her senses after Xiao Tao reminded her. She took a small package from Xiao Tao and handed it to Qi Heng, "Second brother's was made by the fifth sister, third brother's was made by the fourth sister, and yours was made by me! The stitches are the most dense!" As
soon as Minglan finished speaking, Xiao Tao continued, "Among the girls, my girl is the best at sewing! Don't worry, young master, it will definitely keep you warm!"
Qi Heng opened the package and saw the knee pads inside. He felt warm in his heart and quickly put them into the bookcase.
"Sixth sister, I..."
Before Qi Heng could finish speaking, Minglan said, "I believe you!"
The satisfaction and sweetness in Qi Heng's heart were about to overflow.
"Young Master, let's go in quickly. If we're late, there won't be any good seats!" Buwei urged.
Minglan saw Changbai and Changfeng also going in, "You go quickly, Brother Yuanruo, I'll wait for you!"
I'll wait for you! Qi Heng seemed to be poured a bowl of hot soup, his whole body was boiling, he walked towards the gate of the tribute courtyard, his whole body was full of strength.
"Xiaoliu, where have you been? Why is the knee pad that Xiaotao brought missing?" As soon as Minglan came back, Ruolan teased her.
"The knee pad must have gone to its owner. As for who the owner is, it must be the person our sixth sister likes." Molan also helped.
Minglan looked at Sheng Hong and the eldest lady carefully. Seeing that they were staring at the gate of the tribute courtyard and had no time to pay attention to this, she became bolder and said, "I am not as good as General Lin who eagerly sent peach blossom cakes, nor as good as Liang Liulang who writes poems every day and flatters people in various ways."
"Okay, you dare to talk back! I said that since you are worried about your second and third brothers and are afraid that they will be frozen in the tribute courtyard, why don't you make knee pads yourself, but have to come to teach me and Xiao Si, saying that it is a sister's intention, but you made it to give it to others." Rulan grabbed Minglan's arm and beat her up.
"You even took advantage of your sisters, you deserve to be punished!" Molan grabbed Minglan's other arm, and the two sisters sandwiched Minglan in the middle.
"We want to eat roasted lamb legs!" The two said in unison.
"Okay, okay!" Minglan, who was caught in the middle, begged for mercy and compromised.
Sheng Hong and the eldest lady looked back at the three laughing daughters, smiled and shook their heads, and the worries in their hearts were also dispelled a lot.