Selection of female officials
When Lin Yan'an heard that the Fu family had caught fire, he was so frightened that his face turned pale. He didn't care about anything else and hurried over after putting on his coat. After Fu Huaiying was imprisoned for arson in his previous life, he couldn't bear to hear the word "fire" anymore. Today's situation really scared him to death.
Fu Huaiying walked over, leaned against the window, and looked down at him, "Young Marquis, you are in a good mood. You don't sleep at night and climb outside someone else's house. Are you trying to be a thief again?"
Lin Yan'an looked at her carefully, and only gradually breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she was unharmed. He raised his eyes and looked at her with complicated eyes. The person in front of him was beautiful and soft. Although the way he looked at her was no different from a stranger, fortunately, she was not the cold corpse of her previous life, but a living being...
Fu Huaiying saw him staring at her, not saying a word, just standing there stupidly, letting the sweat drip down. For some reason, she suddenly felt distressed. She raised her hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.
Lin Yanan took two steps back. It was inappropriate for him to be here so late. Now that he was sure she was okay, he should leave. "Sister Huaiying... I'm glad you're okay... I'm leaving first..."
Fu Huaiying was too lazy to guess his intentions, so she threw the handkerchief on his face, closed the window, and went to rest.
Lin Yan'an subconsciously took the handkerchief, looked at the window which was only a crack left, and put the handkerchief to his lips. After a moment, he put it in his arms and left stealthily.
Fu Huaiying wrapped herself in several quilts and lay in bed, but she still felt very cold. She hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Da Hu... Da Hu... Are you asleep?"
Da Hu immediately walked around the screen, "What's wrong, girl?"
"I'm cold. Can you come up and sleep with me?"
Da Hu nodded and immediately took off his coat. When he got on the bed, he found that the girl's hands were as cold as water. He reached out and placed the cold hands on his chest, "Go to sleep, girl. I'll warm you up."
"good."
Fu Huaiying leaned on her, absorbing her warmth, and couldn't help but sigh that people who practiced martial arts were different. They were warm, like a natural furnace.
On this winter day, she slept the warmest and most comfortable sleep she had ever had.
Wen Shuangye was not at home, so she didn't have to pay her respects. Fu Huaiying slept until noon. Dahu personally heated up the dishes over and over again in the small kitchen until Fu Huaiying got up, and then he put the food on the table, so that it was still hot when she ate.
Fu Huaiying subconsciously took the silver needle to try it, but then she remembered that the small kitchen was already open, so there was no need to do this, so she put the needle back. Seeing that she was worried, Dahu picked up the chopsticks and tried the three dishes on the table one by one.
"Don't worry, young lady. I'll be watching the cook while she's cooking, and I'll be watching over her personally when she's heating the food."
Fu Huaiying smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Sit down and let's eat together. No one has eaten with me in these years."
Da Hu was a straightforward person and didn't like to beat around the bush. She just did whatever the girl said. When she was asked to join them, she sat down and had dinner with them.
After dinner, Fu Huaiying picked up a book and sat by the window to read. The selection of female officials would be held in the next few days, and she must be in the top ten. With the letter of recommendation given by her brother, she would be able to attend the court.
At this moment in Qiu Academy, the maids were kneeling on the ground. Fu Huairou swept everything on the table to the ground. Her face was ferocious. She touched the scratches on her face and was burning with anger.
Fu Huairou grabbed the inkstone and threw it at Qiuyue, "Useless thing! How dare you sleep so soundly with me last night!"
"Miss...Miss...I don't know...I don't know why..."
Fu Huairou didn't want to listen to her explanation. She just stood up and kicked Qiuyue hard in the heart, causing her to vomit a mouthful of blood and lie on the ground with a pale face.
"If I get a scar on my face, you'll die!"
Qiuyue lay on the ground, speechless. Fu Huairou kicked her so hard, using all her strength, that she couldn't stand up at all due to the pain.
Fu Huairou looked at the face with three bloodstains in the bronze mirror, then turned to look at the maids kneeling on the ground and said coldly, "Qiuyue can't get up, can't you get up too? Don't you have hands and eyes? Don't you know that the wound on my hand needs medicine?"
Wen Chuyan came to see her, but when he entered the room, he saw the maids kneeling on the ground and Qiuyue lying on the ground with a pale face. He frowned, "What are you doing again?!"
Seeing him coming, Fu Huairou felt even more aggrieved. "If this bitch hadn't slept soundly last night, she wouldn't have known about the miscarriage! What's wrong with me hitting her twice?"
Wen Chuyan had Qiuyue taken away for treatment, and waved his hand to let the maids in the room go out. Then he said, "No matter how angry you are, you can't take it out on them. Who in a wealthy family is like you, beating and scolding the maids at will? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at if you tell others about it?"
Seeing Wen Chuyan speaking for the servants, Fu Huairou became even more angry. "Brother, you came here today just to teach me a lesson? Yesterday, you protected that bitch from Qiuyueyuan, but today you are scolding me for a few maids?!"
"Look at yourself now, you look like a demon. Look in the mirror!"
Fu Huairou was furious and pushed him hard. "If my brother hadn't punished me by making me kneel in the ancestral hall yesterday, I wouldn't have been injured! My face wouldn't have been scratched by the cat!"
Wen Chuyan softened his tone, "This is my fault. I'll give you any compensation you want, but you have to promise me that you won't embarrass Huaiying again, and you won't beat or scold the servants for no reason."
Fu Huairou wanted to explode, but then she remembered her mediocre policy proposal and suppressed her anger. She reluctantly said, "I agree, brother, but I want to be a female official! The female official selection will be held in a few days, and I definitely won't be able to make it into the top ten. Brother, you have to help me."
Wen Chuyan nodded, "I will ask a teacher to teach you in the next few days. If you study hard and make it into the top ten, your uncle will naturally ask for a letter of recommendation for you."
Fu Huairou shook her head. "I don't want it! What you said is all nonsense. You need to help me get the recommendation of the three examiners and the letter of recommendation from the Grand Tutor. Brother, you know that father claims to be a clean official. He won't help me."
Wen Chuyan lowered his eyes, feeling a little embarrassed. He had already promised Huaiying, so how could he go back on his word?
"No, if you don't have the ability, forget about being a female official. I've already given the letter of recommendation from my master."
Fu Huairou's eyes widened. "Brother, how could you do this! I am your sister! How could you betroth her to someone else? You know I've been studying in the academy for so long just to become a court lady!"
"Huaiying is also my sister!"
Fu Huairou's eyes were gloomy. It was that bitch Fu Huaiying again. How could she think of becoming a phoenix?
"Brother... please, Fu Huaiying has never been to a college. Let alone becoming a court lady, it's not certain she can even pass the first exam. Giving her a letter of recommendation is useless."
Wen Chuyan hesitated for a moment, "If Huaiying doesn't make it into the top ten, I will run around for you."
Fu Huairou then smiled and took Wen Chuyan's arm, "Brother, you are so kind."
Wen Chuyan pushed her hand away with a complicated expression and said nothing more.
Fu Huaiying didn't know what was going on in Qiu Academy, and she didn't have time to care about it. She held books in her arms all day long, reading day and night, and she looked haggard.
The days passed by reading these books, and before they knew it, it was the day for selecting female officials.
It would be a lie to say that she wasn't nervous. Fu Huaiying didn't consider herself mediocre, but she had never attended academy for a single day. The only teacher she had ever met was her mother.
Fu Liusong has never liked such lively occasions, so Wen Chuyan came forward to escort them in.
Lin Yan'an brought some necessary things and handed them to her, "Sister Huaiying, it's very cold in here, and there's not enough charcoal. I caught a bear earlier and made you a blanket with knee pads inside. I made it myself. You're always afraid of the cold, so you must wear it."
Fu Huaiying took it with a smile, "How do you know I'm afraid of the cold?"
Lin Yanan didn't explain any further, but just followed her words and said, "Didn't I already tell my sister last time?"
Fu Huaiying glanced at him, then turned and entered the Imperial Examination Hall.
The Imperial Examination Hall for the selection of female officials was different from the one for the imperial examinations. It was built by five emperors during the Yuan Jingnian period. It was nearly a hundred years old and had not been repaired much. It was very narrow. When Fu Huaiying stood inside, she felt that the sky was very small and the land was very narrow.
The selection examination for female officials lasted for six consecutive days. When Fu Huaiying came out, she had lost a lot of weight and looked much more haggard. When the door opened, her legs went weak. Fortunately, Dahu arrived in time and picked her up and put her into the carriage.
Wen Yuhe immediately stepped forward and lifted the car curtain, "Sister Huaiying, are you okay?"
Fu Huaiying was so tired that she didn't even have the strength to speak, and could only shake her head in response.
Wen Chuyan pulled Wen Yuhe down and said, "Let's go. She's tired. Don't disturb her."
Wen Yuhe had no choice but to follow him reluctantly.
Lin Yan'an stuffed the cakes he had packed earlier into the cart and raised his hand to signal Dahu to drive the carriage. He watched the carriage go farther and farther before turning back.
In this life, no matter what, he wanted her to be in a high position and no longer be controlled by others.
He Feng watched Lin Yan'an get on his horse and followed him, "Master, where are we going now? Should we go back to the Fu family or the mansion?"
Lin Yanan glanced at him and pulled the reins, "Go to the Taifu Mansion."
He Feng was a little puzzled. "Didn't General Wen promise Miss Wen that he would get a letter of recommendation from the Grand Tutor for her?"
Lin Yan'an looked at the low-rise Imperial Examination Hall in front of him and said softly, "Wen Chuyan is unreliable. When he sent her to take the exam a few days ago, he also chose Miss Fu. If he had to choose between the two, who would he choose? I can't guarantee that he would choose Huaiying, so I have to leave her a way out."
"Master, you are so thoughtful. You and Miss Fu are the best match. The Wen family is simply incomparable to you."
Lin Yan'an rode away, his voice carried on the wind and landed in Shu Bai's ears, "Go back and collect two months' salary! This is a reward from your thoughtful master!"
He Feng smiled happily, "Thank you, Master!"
Taifu Mansion
The old marquis and Tutor Xu have been friends for many years. When Lin Yan'an entered the mansion, he did not need to inform anyone and went straight into the garden.
“Old man!”
Xu Shubai heard his voice from a distance and threw the chess piece in his hand at him, "You rascal! You have no respect for your elders!"
Although he said words of blame, he kept smiling on his face, without any intention of blaming anyone.
Lin Yanan sat down and handed him the cake in his hand, "Here, the fried pastry from Nianhualou, your favorite."
Xu Shubai looked around furtively, and only opened the package of pastries when he saw that there was no one outside.
Lin Yanan was a little amused. "Just eat it. The old lady has gone to worship Buddha. There's no one else here. I promise I won't complain."
Xu Shubai glanced at him, somewhat wary, "If someone shows kindness without any reason, he's either a traitor or a thief."
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