Seeing this, Chen Chen stopped laughing, patted his head and said, "When we get to the capital, you must keep an eye on your brother. Don't let him run away casually. If he gets kidnapped, he won't be able to see us again."
"Yeah!" He Siyi nodded heavily, indicating that he understood.
As usual, we set off in early August, but this time the carriage ride was much more comfortable than before. The roads in Cangzhou had been repaired for more than a year, and the main roads had all been paved with cement. There was no bumpiness at all, and the speed was much faster.
In addition to road construction, Cangzhou's economic benefits have also gradually improved. In addition to the increasing number of tourists, Cangzhou's condiments, cloth, canned fruits, mushrooms, jams, etc. have all developed one after another, and Cangzhou's commercial tax revenue has also jumped to the top three in Dongliguo's commercial tax revenue.
After walking on the road for a few days, they arrived at their house in the provincial capital.
Now He Jinshu's reputation is already very loud, and he attracted a lot of attention as soon as he entered the city. However, He Jinshu still chose to close the door and refuse visitors before the exam.
After the exam, He Jinshu was invited to go out.
"Do you want to go with me?" He Jinshu heard Chen Chen say. Today, at the invitation of the students in the prefecture, he was going to a restaurant to drink and might be back late, so he asked Chen Chen if he wanted to go with him.
"No." Chen Chen shook his head and said firmly, "You scholars all speak in a very literary way. I can't have a conversation with them."
After hearing this, He Jinshu did not force it and prepared to go out alone.
At this time, He Sixuan said, "Father, I will go with you."
Upon hearing this, Chen Chen said, "Why are you going? You want to join in all the fun. Can you even understand what they're saying?"
"Why don't I understand?" He Sixuan retorted, crossing her arms and tilting her head back, "I'm very smart!"
Chen Zhen was speechless, so he said to He Jinshu, "Take him there, take him there, I'll see if he can recite poems and compose fu with you."
After that, he asked He Siyi, "Siyi, do you want to go?"
He Siyi looked at Chen Chen and then at He Jinshu, then said, "I'll go too."
Seeing this, Chen Chen said, "Alright then, Ah Shu, you take them with you. They can't even hold a pen, but they're already trying to get into the circle. Let's see what they can learn."
He Jinshu suppressed her laughter as she listened to her husband's complaints, then took the two children to the agreed restaurant, while Chen Chen chose to lie down at home. He had been looking after the two children for several days while He Jinshu was taking exams, and now that he finally didn't have to take care of them, he finally had some peace and quiet.
When they came back in the evening, Chen Chen took He Sixuan to take a bath. He Sixuan said to him, "Father, today a sister said she wanted to marry you."
"Sister?" Chen Chen asked curiously, "Isn't today their scholar's gathering? Why are there girls there?"
"I don't know." He Sixuan said.
"Then what did your father say?" Chen Chen asked.
He Sixuan thought for a moment and said, "My father said he already has a husband and children, so he doesn't need a concubine to serve him."
"Your father is right," Chen Chen nodded in satisfaction. He then took the opportunity to teach He Sixuan, "After you get married, you must be devoted to each other and not have three wives and four concubines. If your husband marries someone else in the future, we will kick him out as soon as possible. Do you understand?"
Although He Sixuan didn't quite understand what Chen Chen meant, he still responded, "I understand, Father."
Seeing this, Chen Zhen touched his head, and then after they were both washed, they walked out of the bucket together.
Now that the two children are growing older, Chen Chen and He Jinshu now bathe them separately, with each taking care of one.
After watching the two children fall asleep that night, Chen Chen and He Jinshu returned to their room. As soon as they entered the bedroom, Chen Chen pushed the other person onto the bed and asked, "I heard you met your love today?"
He Jinshu raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Did Sixuan tell you that?"
Chen Chen rested his elbow on the side of He Jinshu's head, then looked at him and said, "Yes, your brother is very loyal to his father."
That’s not the case, He Jinshu thought to himself. Today he even called that person a bad person, said he hated him, and said he smelled bad.
But he still explained: "It's all bad peach blossoms, I don't care at all."
"But I'm still very angry, what should I do?" Chen Chen put his hand under He Jinshu's clothes, then touched his powerful waist and said.
"What do you want to do, husband?" He Jinshu said calmly, "Why don't you go first?"
"Then I won't be polite." Chen Chen kissed He Jinshu and said.
After a brief exchange, Chen Chen held He Jinshu in his arms and said to him, "From now on, the higher you go, the more temptations you will encounter. You must control yourself!"
"Don't worry." He Jinshu patted his waist and said, "If you are really worried, you can go with me."
"No," Chen Chen refused. "Watching too closely is a big taboo in marriage. Besides, I can't really be by your side for everything. I have my own things to do."
He Jinshu said upon hearing this: "In this life, no matter where I go in the future, you will always be my only husband. I will not take a concubine, nor will I marry anyone else."
"What if you go to the capital and those dignitaries want you to marry their daughters or sons?" Chen Chen asked.
"With my current reputation, no one dares to force me to marry anyone, and I will not be forced by others," said He Jinshu.
"What do you think would happen if His Majesty grants you a marriage?" Chen Chen asked again.
"Even if His Majesty grants me the marriage, I won't agree. At worst, we can just take charge."
"Very good." Chen Chen nodded with satisfaction. "Even if His Majesty grants me the marriage, I will not agree. Anyway, you can only have me in this life. If others insist on forcing me, don't blame me for turning my back on you."
After hearing this, He Jinshu just tilted his head and kissed him on the lips.
The two of them exchanged another long kiss before falling asleep in each other's arms.
After staying in the provincial capital for a few days and accompanying their two sons for a tour, they set off for home. As for the announcement of the results, they did not have the leisure to wait, so they left servants to watch over them and bring back the news when the time came.
Twenty days later, the list came out and He Jinshu was the top scorer. This result was not surprising to anyone. If He Jinshu had not won this time, it would have been unusual.
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