Chapter 88: Appearance but Disagreement

Lu Kuan was brought in.

"Big sister, I'm here to return a book."

"Have you finished reading it so quickly?" Lu Lingyun looked at him with a smile.

"Um."

After two days, Lu Kuan transcribed it himself.

Once you have transcribed it, it will be yours and you can read it slowly, so that it won’t get dirty or damaged at home and ruin Lu Lingyun’s book.

"Don't worry, you need to study slowly." Lu Lingyun pulled Lu Kuan to sit down, "Which school are you in now?"

Lu Kuan shook his head. "I didn't go to school after I passed the exam last year. My father said that the new school will see how I perform in the provincial exam this year."

Males from the Lu family were usually sent to school at the age of seven or eight, but those were elementary schools that could only teach up to the county examination level.

The imperial examinations for men were divided into county examinations, prefectural examinations, township examinations, metropolitan examinations and palace examinations.

The county examination was the most basic assessment, and those who passed it were called tongsheng.

The provincial examination was to test the ability of scholars, and those who passed were called scholars or students.

The provincial examination is to test candidates. Those who pass the examination can directly wait for selection to become officials in the local area, usually small officials such as county magistrate or teacher. If you have confidence in yourself, you can continue to take the next test. The first place in the examination is called Jieyuan.

The imperial examination was a grand examination held in spring. Those who passed the examination were called members of the imperial court, and the top of the list was called a member.

All the staff and students can take the palace examination. There is no elimination in the palace examination. Those who pass it will be admitted as nobles, so those who pass the spring examination will basically be admitted as nobles.

The ranking of candidates in the palace examination is divided into three categories, also known as the three lists.

The top three candidates are called Tongjintu, and can wait to be selected to be officials, but they usually cannot enter the Hanlin Academy and other big places. They are often sent to the countryside to serve as local officials, prefects, county magistrates, etc.

The second-class Jintu was a formal Jintu. The first one in the second class was called Chuanlu, who could usually be directly appointed to a seventh-rank official position. The other second-class Jintu were called Shujitu. If they wanted to enter the Hanlin Academy, they often needed to take another exam. If they wanted to directly enter the court to become an official, it depended on their family background and luck.

The first three people who enter the country are the top three, the top scholar, the second scholar and the third scholar. These three people usually have a bright future.

If one won first place in the provincial examination, the metropolitan examination and the palace examination, he would be called the first place in the provincial examination, the first place in the metropolitan examination and the first place in the palace examination, which is the so-called "winning the first prize in the imperial examination consecutively".

To win three prizes in a row would really be a soaring success.

Lu Kuan has passed the county examination and became a student. Now he is about to take the examination for a scholar.

After he passed the examination and became a student, he no longer had to go to school. If he wanted to go on to study, his family would have to arrange a new school for him, and he would have to study under a teacher or study at home. The Lu family did not value him. He was just a small student, insignificant. He once went to see Lu's father, who just said nonchalantly, "Come and talk to him after you pass the examination and become a scholar."

Mr. Lu was a second-class scholar that year, and he really looked down on the title of a scholar. He thought that if he couldn't even pass the exam, there was nothing worth his attention.

Lu Kuan studied at home to prepare for the exam.

Fortunately, the provincial examination is held once a year and does not take up too much time.

Lu Lingyun listened to Lu Kuan's words and smiled faintly, "I have a school here, are you willing to go?"

Lu Kuan's eyes lit up, "Yes, yes!"

"You're willing to do this even before I ask for the place?"

"I believe in big sister. What big sister gives is definitely good." Lu Kuan did not hesitate and trusted her very much.

Lu Lingyun smiled softly and said, "That is indeed a good place. Have you heard of Tianfu Academy?"

Lu Kuan walked out of the Ningyang Marquis Mansion with light steps.

After learning that Lu Lingyun was going to send him to Tianfu Academy, he was completely stunned.

After he passed the examination for the status of a Tongsheng, he chatted with several classmates in the academy. One of his good friends had a family that belonged to a fourth-rank civil official. He had heard from him that several great scholars of the time were going to establish a Tianfu Academy, and some of the teachers there were imperial tutors!

His family tried their best to use their connections and looked for all possible means to get him in, but they were unable to find a spot for him. They could only send him to a first-class university to continue his studies. When he talked about Tianfu Academy, there was a gleam of admiration in his eyes.

And Lu Lingyun actually recommended him to study at Tianfu Academy!

His older sister... How lucky he is to have a fairy sister like Lu Lingyun!

Lu Kuan, who had been neglected in the Lu family for many years and ignored by his father, made a secret decision in his heart after leaving the Ningyang Marquis' Mansion.

After Lu Kuan left Lu Lingyun, she glanced at Xing Dairong who was still standing beside her obediently.

"Okay, sit down for a while."

After hearing what was said, Xing Dairong relaxed a little bit of resentment from his tense face and sat aside.

"You can't blame anyone else. This is all your own fault."

Lu Lingyun's voice came.

A strong resentment once again crossed Xing Dairong's heart.

Humph, she can't blame anyone else. She just has no one to rely on and no one to back her up.

If she were like her, with a background and someone to back her up, who could touch her!

Xing Dairong was not convinced.

At night, Xing Dairong, who had been watched by Lu Lingyun for a whole day, returned to his own yard.

She asked Qiu Kui to rub her legs, which were not very sore, and she was full of complaints in her heart. At this time, Cheng Yunshuo came back.

"Yun Shuo!" Xing Dairong saw him coming back, kicked Qiu Kui away, and trotted into Cheng Yun Shuo's arms.

Cheng Yunshuo frowned slightly when he saw Qiu Kui being kicked to the ground. Before he could say anything, the woman in his arms started to whimper and complain, "I have been following the rules all day today."

Cheng Yunshuo could no longer blame Xing Dairong. He told Qiu Kui to come down and carried her to the couch. "I'll tell Lingyun later."

"Forget it, forget it. If you tell her, she will hate me even more. I don't know what sinister means she will use to deal with me then." Xing Dairong's eyes flashed with a faint light, and he leaned into Cheng Yunshuo's arms and said.

Her bad words about Lu Lingyun made Cheng Yunshuo unhappy again.

Cheng Yunshuo didn't know why, but Xing Dairong was becoming more and more unpopular with him.

His feelings for her were very delicate, and he could clearly feel that he no longer loved her as much as before. The right and wrongs and issues of principle in the past were no longer easy to distinguish. He could not say that it was all Xing Dairong's fault, but she admitted her mistake to him and he forgave her, so they were reconciled.

But why is it becoming increasingly difficult for him to tolerate her now?

Just like now, she beat and scolded the servants at will, and said bad things about Lu Lingyun behind her back. He didn't like these things very much, and he couldn't listen to them at all, and he was annoyed by them.

".......I'm already six months pregnant and will give birth in April. Do you think we'll have a boy or a girl? Yun Shuo?"

"Yun Shuo?!"

"Yun Shuo!"

After Xing Dairong talked a lot to Cheng Yunshuo, she looked up and saw that Cheng Yunshuo was in a daze, and she immediately became angry.

"What's wrong?"

"Did you hear what I just said?"

"Oh, you said you were standing properly." Cheng Yunshuo said perfunctorily.

Xing Dairong's face suddenly darkened. "Please repeat my last sentence again."

Cheng Yunshuo had never heard what she was mumbling just now, and his brows immediately showed impatience, "You have been standing all day today, take a good rest."