By the time they finished their meal at Fengyu Villa, it was already afternoon. Zhong Mingwei and Chen Qingxuan were talking inside the villa, while Meiya and Gu Qingtong went to a jewelry store to look at silver locks and silver bracelets and so on. When they came back after choosing the styles, Zhong Mingwei and the others had almost finished chatting, and it was getting late, so Zhong Mingwei and Meiya got on the carriage and went back. Kong Wenmin also went back to the Imperial Guards camp. Only Chen Qingxuan and Gu Qingtong were left in Fengyu Villa again.
Gu Qingtong went to clean up the dishes in the room, and Chen Qingxuan also wanted to help. Gu Qingtong saw him enter the kitchen and knew what he wanted to do. He waved his hands and said to Chen Qingxuan: "Cousin, we don't need your help here, go back to your room and rest."
"What is there to rest for? Haven't we already rested for the whole day?" Chen Qingxuan said, rolling up his sleeves and coming over to help Gu Qingtong clean up the dishes.
"Cousin, what did you and grandpa and the others talk about in the room? You talked for such a long time." Gu Qingtong asked casually.
"Oh, the master asked me to bring a message to me," Chen Qingxuan said. He had already recognized Ding Yunwen as his master, so the master he was referring to was naturally Ding Yunwen. "He told me some ideas and tips for the palace examination."
After passing the joint examination, Chen Qingxuan will take part in the palace examination next month. Whether he can stand out and become a disciple of the emperor depends on his performance.
"Mr. Ding treats you so well. When you were still in Ningguta, he taught you this and that all day long. Now that you have come to the capital, he, as a teacher, has not slackened off at all and is always worried about you," Gu Qingtong said with emotion. While wiping the table with a rag, he suddenly seemed to remember something and looked at Chen Qingxuan, "Cousin..."
"What's wrong?" Chen Qingxuan asked, looking at Gu Qingtong's hesitant expression.
"Cousin, you are a young talent, and you have won the first place in the imperial examination this time. If you can win the favor of the emperor and become the top scholar, will it be..." Gu Qingtong pursed her lips, and then asked curiously, "Will it be like in the opera, where the daughters of the prime minister and the princesses of the emperor will all be vying for you to be their husband?"
Chen Qingxuan looked up at Gu Qingtong and said helplessly, "...You think too much. The daughter of the Left Prime Minister Fang Zhonglian is already over 30 years old this year, and the daughter of the Right Prime Minister Zhao Changrong is also married. His Majesty only has four princes, no princesses."
"Oh, that's a pity. I was hoping to marry into a noble family," Gu Qingtong said with a smile. While continuing to wipe the table, he whispered, "Cousin, are you still...still thinking about the lady?"
Chen Qingxuan was startled, and looked at Gu Qingtong in surprise: "Why are you asking this out of the blue?"
"No, nothing, I just suddenly remembered it," Gu Qingtong said with a sigh while washing the rag and looking at Chen Qingxuan, "Cousin, whether for yourself or for grandma, please stop thinking about Madam, okay? Madam and Master are in a harmonious relationship, there is no chance for you to interfere, so stop hurting yourself."
"How could I?" Chen Qingxuan laughed dumbly, sitting on the stool. "Since she got married, I haven't thought about her anymore. I know she's doing well, and I know she never has me in her eyes. I also know I have to let it go, otherwise it would be too shameless. So from that time on, she is the same as you in my heart, both are my sisters, and there is nothing else."
"Really?" Gu Qingtong still had some doubts.
"Really." Chen Qingxuan nodded helplessly.
"That's good," Gu Qingtong exhaled, and sat down next to Chen Qingxuan, and then said, "I see that you always bury your head in reading, and never... spend time on the relationship between men and women. I thought you were still thinking about your wife in your heart."
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