After the Zhou-Zhua ceremony, both children have reached the age to learn to speak.
Wei Miao seemed to be particularly talkative and could chat with anyone for half a day. Although Wei Shu didn't say much, he always pronounced the words he wanted to say very accurately.
Seeing that the spring examination, which was held every three years, was approaching again, Wei Min, together with Jin Lao, became the chief examiner of this provincial examination.
After the first month of the lunar year, she was so busy that when she came back from outside every day, her two children were already asleep.
Ruan "told" her everything about the children before they went to bed every night.
While eating, Wei Min saw A'ruan smiling as she raised her hand and told her what happened to Xiao Shu and Miaomiao today.
Every bit of progress made by the child would be magnified many times in the eyes of his father, A'ruan, and then beautified to Wei Min.
Before going to sleep, Wei Min, who had eaten his fill, lay on the bed, holding A Ruan, who was asleep from exhaustion, in his arms. His fingers unconsciously stroked his smooth back, his eyes open as if thinking about something.
Ah Ruan must be envious when he sees Erjiu getting the two kids to talk every day.
I don’t know how long it will take for Doctor Wu to come to Beijing.
No matter what, the spring examination has begun in the blink of an eye. Many scholars from all over Jiangnan have traveled long distances and endured hardships to come to this prosperous imperial capital with their dreams, hoping to use their vast knowledge to win a place on the list of successful candidates and settle down here.
After ten years of studying hard, isn't it just for this one exam to get ahead in the world?
The chief examiner, Ms. Jin, is still cheerful and has a mouthful of good teeth still intact. It seems that the passing of time has not left any trace on her body, but has made her temperament more elegant.
Seeing Wei Min, she couldn't help but smile and asked, "Prime Minister Wei, you were also in this room many years ago, pondering over the exam papers. Did you ever think that you would be in the position you are today?"
Wei Min looked up and saw candidates standing at the gate of the Imperial Examination Hall, holding baskets and waiting to be searched. The candidates were of different ages, some with young faces who were not yet twenty, and some elderly men in their sixties who walked unsteadily.
Looking at the faces of the people, she seemed to see the young self of that year, who had traveled a long way away from her hometown, full of ambitions and aspirations, and longed to be second to none.
Now, she has done it.
Wei Min turned around and looked at Jin Lao, smiling, "I have thought about it."
Old Jin laughed, put one hand behind his back, raised his hand and pointed at the people outside the door, "I'm afraid all the scholars in the world have thought about it, but how many people can do it?"
"The path to officialdom is as difficult as ascending to heaven."
Old Jin raised his head and sighed, "There have been many temptations along the way. If you are not careful, you will fall from a high place. At the very least, you will be banished from the capital, and at the worst, you will lose your head. Rong Shen is a living example of this."
Wei Min looked at Jin Lao thoughtfully, and said seriously: "As long as the goal is firm and the original intention remains unchanged, no matter how many temptations there are, what does it matter?"
Elder Jin was startled when he heard this, then he smiled and patted her shoulder, saying, "It seems I don't need to say anything more. I will return to my hometown to retire next year. This is the last time we will work together. I thought you were young and wanted to say a few more words to you, but now it seems that you understand everything."
Wei Min chuckled, bowed his hands, and said, "There is still a lot for me to learn from you."
As they were talking, some candidates had already verified their identities and entered the Imperial Examination Hall, and were led by the guards into the examination room.
This year, the regent in the court is the princess, and fraud is strictly investigated. Any candidate who steps into the examination hall can only answer the questions based on his own ability. I'm afraid that fraud like that which happened many years ago will not happen again.
After the chief examiner entered the Imperial Examination Hall, he would live there with the candidates and was not allowed to leave to go home during the exam. He could only go back after all three exams were over.
Throughout February, Wei Min lived in the Imperial Examination Hall with Jin Lao.
She was not at home, and A Ruan felt a little anxious. She was clearly in the Imperial Examination Hall not far from home, but he just couldn't see her.
The two children were very surprised that someone was missing from the house. They looked left and right for the person they found in the first few days, but after half a month, they had forgotten about him.
When Wei Min came back, A'ruan was playing with the children in the yard. When she heard the servants say that the prime minister had returned, she hurriedly got up to greet him.
A Ruan walked briskly in front, and the two children followed him unsteadily, taking one deep step and one shallow step.
A Ruan hadn't seen Wei Min for a month. She was so happy that she even forgot about the two children behind her and walked out holding up her clothes.
As soon as Wei Min entered the garden gate, he met A Ruan's bright eyes. He couldn't help but smile, stretched out his arms to hug him in his arms, bent down to kiss his forehead, and whispered: "Do you miss me?"
A Ruan hugged Wei Min back, feeling a little embarrassed when she heard that. She raised her hand and gently hit her. They were already an old married couple, yet they were still so shameless.
Erjiu came over holding a child in each hand and said with a smile: "Master, you walked too fast and left the child behind."
A'ruan blushed immediately and glanced at Erjiu.
Wei Min's smile suddenly deepened because of these words. He lowered his head and whispered to A Ruan's ear, "You left so fast. It seems you missed me."
Although Aruan blushed, she did not deny it.
There are many couples who love each other as much as ever after marriage, but once they have children, conflicts arise and their relationship deteriorates. These fears are all related to the fact that after a man has a child, he no longer focuses on his wife.
A Ruan thinks more clearly and long-term, and in her heart, she always puts Wei Min first.
After all, when the children grow up, they will have their own families, and the only person who can accompany him until old age is his wife.
The two children came over and looked up at Wei Min curiously, their big eyes blinking, as if asking who she was and why she was holding their daddy.
A Ruan bent down, touched the two men's heads, then looked back at Wei Min with a smile.
Wei Min walked over, raised his hand and touched the heads of the two men one by one, then picked up one of them and went back to the house.
Wei Miao tilted his head and looked at Wei Min for a while, then raised his little hand and put it on her face, as if he remembered who she was. He clapped his hands and kicked his legs happily, shouting in a sheepish voice.
Erjiu heard this and explained, "The young master just learned to call his mother a few days ago, but he didn't call it clearly."
Ah Ruan smiled and took out a piece of cake as a reward and stuffed it into Wei Miao's hand.
As soon as Wei Min came back, A'ruan became her personal servant, busying herself around her.
——I always feel that the food in the Imperial Examination Hall is not delicious. You seem to have lost a lot of weight. I made some soup for you. You can drink it for a few days to replenish your body.
——By the way, I also made you a new set of clothes.
A Ruan turned around, opened the closet, and took out the clothes that had just been made two days ago.
Actually, he wanted to make a dress for Miaomiao a few days ago, but when he saw this piece of cloth, he thought it would look good on his wife, and in the end, he made a dress for her and forgot to make one for Miaomiao.
Wei Min sat on the edge of the bed, smiled and pulled A'ruan's arm, pulled him into his arms and sat him on her lap, put his arms around his waist, and whispered in his ear, "A'ruan, I miss you."
A Ruan's ears became red and itchy from her breath, and he bit his lip and nodded.
He missed her too.
The two of them have hardly been apart for all these years, and now they've been apart for a month, and they really miss each other.
The two children were sitting on the couch playing, and when they saw their father not coming for a long time, they were curious and wanted to go look for him.
Erjiu hurriedly took some cakes and coaxed the person back.
Wei Xiang hasn't seen her husband for a month, so he must be being affectionate with him now. The young masters had better not disturb him.
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