Zheng Xiu smiled slightly and said, "I've slept for a while. I just got up for the night."
Under the dim light, her smiling face was covered with a layer of yellow gauze, making her look even more gentle.
Xue Zhi's heart softened, and he said softly, "It's time to go to bed. You are not awake now. If you don't go to bed, it will be dawn."
"Why don't you go to bed? I thought you were already asleep." Zheng Xiu reached out and touched the back of Xue Zhi's hand. Feeling the coolness of his hand, she pulled his hand into the quilt to warm it.
Xue Zhi's stern face also relaxed, and he said, "I haven't finished dealing with the things yet. I want to finish
them before going to bed." "What's so urgent?" Zheng Xiu also knew at this time that Xue Zhi didn't accompany her for dinner before, not deliberately making excuses, but because he really had something to do.
Xue Zhi didn't want her to worry, so he said, "Don't worry about our house. It will be fine soon. When the time comes, you can go out and go wherever you want."
Zheng Xiu lowered her eyes and smiled softly, "I am too willful. I really shouldn't go out at this time."
This was the first time Zheng Xiu gave in in these days, and Xue Zhi's tone became softer, "It's not that I don't let you go out, but the situation outside is tense. How about this, when I take a rest, tell me where you want to go, and I'll take you there."
"Okay." Zheng Xiu nodded obediently.
The two smiled at each other, and the unhappiness before dinner disappeared.
Xue Zhi asked Zheng Xiu to lie down first, and he went to the clean room.
By the time he finished washing up, Zheng Xiu had fallen asleep again.
After Zheng Ren came out of the examination room, he was picked up by the convoy of the Duke of Qing’s Mansion and taken back to Shankan Hutong.
After returning home, he took a bath and had a meal. Thinking that the people from the Duke of Qing’s Mansion had picked him up, he should go back and report to Zheng Xiu, so he did not ask anyone to inform Zheng Xiu again.
Xue Shao was taken to live in the Duke of Qing’s Mansion during the days before his exam. There was no one else in the house except two maids who were responsible for lighting the fire and sweeping the house. Zheng Ren did not sleep well in the examination room. He slept from the previous night to the evening of the next day.
He changed his clothes and went to the Duke of Qing’s Mansion.
Although Zheng Xiu was worried about her father, she had promised Xue Zhi not to run around, so she did not go there again, but asked the servant to check.
The servant went to check and came back to report that her father was still asleep.
Zheng Xiu waited at home.
In the evening, Zheng Ren came. Zheng Xiu thought that his father had not eaten well in the past two days, so she asked Bai Zhu to tell the kitchen to prepare an extra rich dinner.
Zheng Ren had digested what he had eaten the afternoon before, and he was very hungry at this time.
Before it got dark, the dinner was ready and on the table.
Xue Zhi had not come back yet, so Zheng Xiu asked someone to leave some food for him alone, and the whole family went to the table to eat first.
While eating, Zheng Xiu felt like she was being torn by a cat's claws. She was a little worried and nervous. She wanted to ask his father how he did in the exam, but seeing that his father was eating so happily, she was afraid that she might think she was asking too much and affecting his appetite.
Zheng Ren naturally understood her. Seeing her expression, he smiled, put down his chopsticks and said, "The exam is over. Don't worry about it. If you pass, you pass. If you fail, you fail. As the saying goes, a man of fifty becomes a Jinshi and a man of thirty becomes a Mingjing. Your father is still young."
Seeing his nonchalant attitude, Zheng Xiu felt ashamed of herself. She also smiled and said, "Dad is right. I have confidence in you. Besides, if you fail this time, the worst that can happen is that you can wait a few more years. This time, just treat it as practice."
Zheng Ren nodded and smiled, and put some food on the small plate in front of Zheng Xiu's bowl, "Eat quickly."
Zheng Xiu didn't ask any more questions, thinking that since his father said so, maybe the results of this exam were not ideal.
However, to Zheng Xiu's surprise, a few days later, the results of the exam came out.
Not only did his father pass the exam to become a Gongshi, but he also won the first prize!
The person who announced the good news first went to Shangkan Hutong, and then went to the mansion of Duke Qingguo with great foresight.
Zheng Xiu was overjoyed, and immediately asked Minghui to take a purse full of silver coins and send it outside as a reward.
Xue Zhi happened to be on leave at home that day. Seeing Zheng Xiu's happy look, he couldn't help but smile and joked: "After the joint examination, there is also the palace examination. You can be happy after your father-in-law passes the palace ceremony!"
Zheng Xiu just smiled and said proudly: "I really didn't expect my father to be so amazing. He has taught in Shiniu Town for so many years. After so many years, he can get the first place in the exam in one time!"
Seeing her happy like a child, Xue Zhi's smile gradually deepened.
Zheng Xiu couldn't sit still anymore, so she stood up and said: "The princess was also very concerned about this matter before. I have to tell her the good news."
Xue Zhi accompanied her to Changfeng Garden.
In Changfeng Garden, Wang Hanyu was talking to Princess Guihe.
She had been married for more than three months, and Princess Guihe's attitude towards her had improved a lot. She also heard from the servants in the mansion that the relationship between Zheng Xiu and Princess Guihe had become what it was now, all because Zheng Xiu came to greet Princess Guihe every day when she was ill, so she wanted to follow suit, and after sending Xue Qin to work every day, she came to Changfeng Garden to accompany Princess Guihe.
Princess Guihe saw her coming every day, and sometimes she was impatient and spoke impolitely, but Wang Hanyu didn't care at all, she just smiled and walked away.
Although Princess Guihe sometimes said harsh words, she was a kind person. Seeing Wang Hanyu's sincerity and Zheng Xiu was resting in Haoye Hall all day to take care of her baby, she didn't have the time to accompany her like before. She couldn't help but feel that Du Er was a little lonely, so she didn't chase her away.
Zheng Xiu smiled and took Xue Zhi's hand and went into the house.
Princess Guihe sat in front of them, and when she saw her smiling face, she joked, "What are you so happy about? Did you make some money?"
Zheng Xiu smiled and said, "I'm happier than making some money! Do you know what my father's results were in the imperial examination?"
Princess Guihe pretended to frown and think deeply, and said, "Let me guess... Did he get the first place?"
Zheng Xiu was surprised, "You actually guessed it right!" It seems that everyone has confidence in her father!
Princess Guihe laughed and said, "The announcement of the good news made such a big fuss, the concierge must have come to announce it long ago, do you still need me to guess?"
Wang Hanyu stood up and bowed to Zheng Xiu, saying, "Congratulations to Second Aunt. The concierge just came, and I was just talking to my mother-in-law about asking for a wedding gift from Second Aunt."
Zheng Xiu said generously, "When my father passes the palace examination and wins the first place, I will definitely give wedding gifts to everyone in the mansion, for a good omen!"
Princess Guihe found her look more and more funny. She used to think that although Zheng Xiu was only seventeen or eighteen years old, she was calm and measured in her conduct and behavior, and could be considered mature beyond her years. But she didn't expect that being pregnant would shorten her age. Now she looked like a child who had achieved good grades and was showing off to others!
In fact, what Zheng Xiu said to Wang Hanyu was just a joke. The palace examination was set by the emperor himself, and the ranking was decided by the emperor alone. It was really too difficult to stand out among so many knowledgeable students.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
