Chapter 283 His Highness Broke His Promise

He Zheng was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes: "Brother, you are still the best to me, you are my dear brother!"

"There's me, there's me," Wei Xinglu stepped forward and said, "I can also help you hire a team!"

Shen Yibai naturally didn't want to be left behind, so he immediately said: "Then we will have three teams, one team from each of the three directions of your home, so that everyone can hear and see, this is the lineup of our four great talents!"

He Zheng immediately changed his words: "Three big brothers, all of them are my brothers!!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The large study room was filled with laughter. Several children took the key points of the wrong questions on the test papers that the teachers had marked for them and began to improve themselves.

Outside the house, there is a small pavilion.

Jiang Yan and Cheng Zhidong were talking to Xu Wan about the future study plans of several children. The time for the Boy's Examination and the Autumn Examination was imminent, and the key classes were also encountering difficulties.

Jiang Yan said: "Although Shen Yibai and Wei Xinglu have learned a lot from the debates and discussions with the three young masters, their foundation is weak and it will be difficult for them to pass the Tongzi exam in the next three months. If they fail to pass the Tongzi exam, they will not be eligible to participate in the Autumn Examination and will not be able to catch up with this year's imperial examination."

Cheng Zhidong also said: "Madam said before that we should not focus on teaching poetry, so the poetry of several children is relatively ordinary, especially Jincheng, who has almost no talent in this area. When he is asked to write poetry, he starts to blow it, and the poetry is superficial. But poetry must be improved, otherwise this shortcoming will cause them to fail in the autumn examination and it will be difficult to catch up with Qin Ye."

Xu Wan sat at the small table, tapping her fingers on the tabletop, and said, "Jincheng and the other two will study poetry after the Boy's Examination. At this stage, they should focus on policy essays. If they can't catch up with Qin Ye in the Autumn Examination, they can't catch up. When it comes to the Imperial Examination, poetry will not be tested anymore. There is no need to invest too much time in poetry."

Cheng Zhidong's eyes widened, and he asked in astonishment, "Madam, do you want to give up the poetry award?"

Xu Wanzhen said, "It's not that we have to give up. We still need to make up for what we need, but there's no need to go that deep. The addition of poetry and prose to the Autumn Examination is just to screen students. It's not often used in the subsequent joint examinations, palace examinations, or even when we become officials. We are pressed for time, so we need to know how to make choices."

Cheng Zhidong swallowed his saliva. He had never heard of such a view. Students like them who came from poor backgrounds only knew to study hard and learn everything to the best. How could they make such a detailed plan? He was shocked by the gap between his vision and Xu Wan's, but he also felt like he had found a treasure: "I understand, Madam is wise."

Xu Wan then said to Jiang Yan, "Shen Yibai and Wei Xinglu should only study the content required for the Tongzi Examination for the next three months. The other basics can be supplemented after the Tongzi Examination. You must not stop participating in debates and discussions, lest you fall behind in the autumn examination."

Jiang Yan said, "Yes, I will follow Madam's arrangements."

After saying that, Xu Wan left. Jiang Yan and Cheng Zhidong looked at each other, then looked at the five children in the room, and couldn't help but sighed: "Young masters are so lucky."

This year's Leon month was particularly lively, with frequent reports of good news coming from the border. It was said that General Luo Jingfeng of Pingxi had led his army to capture three enemy cities in a row. This not only released the evil spirit that had been suppressed in the Great Chu for hundreds of years, but also made the entire army and even the people feel encouraged.

People were happy and their desire to shop increased. The variety of New Year goods they bought increased. Xu Wan and Baili Weihong were choosing lanterns and door paintings on the street and were almost dazzled by the choices.

Normally, the servants would do the shopping, but maybe because they were too happy this year, the two of them originally wanted to only pick out items for their own courtyard, but as they were picking, they ended up buying everything from the entire mansion.

"It's New Year! We are one year older!"

The crackling sound of firecrackers ushered in the new year. Shen Yibai and Wei Xinglu went home to celebrate the New Year, leaving only the Little Devil with Zong Wenxiu and He Zheng to wish the elders a happy new year.

"Happy New Year to my mother/auntie/auntie! May you be healthy and have everything go well!"

Xu Wan handed them the New Year's money she had prepared and said with a smile, "Go out and have fun. We'll let you have fun on the boat for a day. Remember not to cause any trouble."

"Wow! That's great!! Mom, you're so thoughtful!"

"Come on, go on, go and call Yibai and Xinglu to get out on the boat!"

Xu Wan looked at their happy backs and thought that since they are still at the age where they should play more.

At this moment, she suddenly wanted to put her children's studies aside. At that time, she only wanted to get the 100,000 taels pie quickly, so she planned step by step to let them study.

But now that we have a deeper relationship, I realize that it must be very tiring for them to learn so much at this age.

Xu Wan leaned over and asked, "Cuizhi, tell me, am I pushing them too hard? Even if they pass the imperial examinations at the age of eleven or twelve, they have to become officials right after the exam. Isn't this making them grow up too early?"

Cuizhi has now been brainwashed by Zong Jincheng, and the first thing she said was: "Isn't this amazing? Master Cheng can brag to others when he goes out in the future: he can become an official at the age of eleven, the ancestral tomb of the Zong family is filled with smoke because of him, the old marquis and the old lady are proud of him when they mention him, he is the successor to Wenquxing, a natural prodigy, the most powerful second-rank official in the future..."

"Okay, stop talking." Xu Wan interrupted her, holding her forehead.

No matter what she asked, all kinds of images appeared in her mind, all of which were of those cocky guys being arrogant and showing off everywhere.

Never mind, she was overthinking it.

They were very happy.

There were not two days off in the first month of the lunar year, so Shen Yibai and Wei Xinglu spontaneously returned to work early.

Because Zong Jincheng had people send messages every day saying that the three of them had argued about some topic again, and the two of them were caught up in the chaos at home and felt uneasy, so they simply rushed back and started to attack the little devil together.

The private tutors were supposed to come back in a few days, but seeing how devoted the children were to their studies, Xu Wan offered to triple their holiday pay and asked which teacher was willing to come back early. As a result, the five private tutors all sat in the large study room.

Xu Wan: “…”

It turns out that we are all on the same path, and making money is the most important thing.

It was cold in the first month of the year and it was not convenient to go out for fun, so the five of them studied hard in the large study for a whole month. On the last day of the month, Zong Jincheng waited anxiously for the prince to come, but he didn't show up until dark.

This was the first time the prince broke his promise, and he didn't even let anyone know.

"What's going on... Why didn't His Highness come to see me?" The little devil hung his head unhappily, "New Year's Eve was so busy before the New Year, but His Highness still took time out to spend a day with me."

Shunzi consoled him, "Your Highness is the Crown Prince, and he is very busy. Perhaps he encountered something urgent and didn't have time to tell us."

"Is that so?" Zong Jincheng was a little unconvinced.

Shunzi said, "Wait one more day, maybe His Highness will come tomorrow."

After waiting for another day, the prince still didn't come.

Zong Jincheng finally couldn't sit still any longer: "I'm going to the East Palace to find His Highness."