Chapter 290 Jin Cheng's Dream

Xu Wan watched how hard this child studied. In the entire key class, this child was the only one who maintained the purest love for studying.

Seeing that he has grown up so well, Xu Wan is also very pleased: "That's good, Auntie is waiting to see you pass the imperial examination."

"Yeah!" He Zheng smiled at her, then waved his hand and got on the He family's carriage.

Shen Yibai and Wei Xinglu were exhausted after five days of studying, so the Shen and Wei families took them back and planned to send them to a key class in two days. However, based on their current personalities, they would probably rush to the Zong family early tomorrow morning.

After saying goodbye to the ladies, Xu Wan took the two children home. Zong Jincheng kept guessing whether Wei Xinglu and Shen Yibai could pass the exam. But after he guessed all the possibilities, he didn't think Shen Yibai could pass.

Zong Wenxiu couldn't help but laugh and said, "Brother, are you sure there is no personal emotion involved?"

Among all the brothers in the key class, they were the ones who quarreled most frequently. If they disagreed on a few words, they would twist each other and start fighting, which was almost more frequent than drinking water.

The little devil said stubbornly: "No, I am just making a normal inference. Shen Yibai always fails the Wei Xing Lu test. He is the king of the foundation in our key class."

Xu Wan teased, "I see that you've gotten a lot stronger recently. Did you build up some muscles from fighting with Yi Bai?"

"Ah?" The little devil was confused.

Muscle? What is that?

Zong Wenxiu had already begun to roll up his sleeves, and sure enough, his forearms felt very firm. His brother had already come to the conclusion: "Aunt is indeed wise. She has built up muscles by pinching Shen Yibai."

Little Devil: “???”

Zong Jincheng blushed and said cunningly, "How is that possible? I clearly learned this from writing!"

Xu Wan rolled her eyes at him and said, "Writing will only make your hands grow knots, not muscles."

Zong Wenxiu rolled up his sleeves and showed him: "Look, I don't have any."

Little Devil: “…”

No, as long as I don't admit it, it's not the truth.

Zong Jincheng closed his eyes, plugged his ears, and tried hard to block the ringing sound.

"Hey, does Shen Yibai also pinch his face often?" Xu Wan asked Zong Wenxiu.

Zong Wenxiu nodded: "Often pinch it."

Xu Wan thought thoughtfully, "Will it really not loosen the flesh on my face?"

The little devil who can hear everything: "???"

He thought about it in his mind. The flesh on his face was pinched by Shen Yibai until it lost its elasticity, and then all drooped on his chin. The beautiful teenager in his teens instantly turned into a 70-year-old man. !!!

This is too scary!!!

Zong Jincheng clenched his fists and said angrily, "If Shen Yibai dares to pinch my face again, I will pull his ears into Zhu Bajie's!"

Xu Wan touched her nose and thought: I hope you two can get stuck at the first step and never quarrel again.

He Shangshu Mansion.

He Zheng hadn't been home for a long time and was a little homesick. When Mrs. He saw him get off the carriage but not come in, her heart skipped a beat and she tried to be calm and said, "Zheng'er, come in quickly."

"Oh, okay." He Zheng hurried over and took Mrs. He's hand.

The two entered the Shangshu Mansion and the door slowly closed.

“Boom—”

He Zheng's heart skipped a beat and he immediately turned around and saw the closed door.

The guards on both sides stood guard with expressionless faces, and countless servants poured into the yard from all directions.

He Zheng's eyes widened, and his calves felt subconsciously weak.

He wanted to retreat.

"Mom, what are you doing? Why are you closing the door in broad daylight?" He Zheng was very flustered, but he still forced a smile, trying to believe that this was just a joke.

Madam He closed her eyes, tears already falling. She wiped them away and said softly, "Zheng'er, be obedient. We won't go to the Marquis' Mansion to study in the future. Your father said that even if we don't go to the Marquis' Mansion, we can continue to study. Mother bought a lot of books for you in the mansion. Go to the courtyard and take a look. It's a huge bookcase."

He Zheng couldn't believe it, and stepped back and asked, "Why can't I go to the Marquis' Mansion to study? Mother, this is too sudden. Have you told Auntie? Did she agree? I don't agree, I don't agree. I want to go to the Marquis' Mansion to study. I want to study with Jincheng and the others."

As he was about to run out, the guard picked him up by the waist and carried him all the way back to his own courtyard.

He Zheng was still yelling, "Let me go, put me down, you lied to me, no one in the family is sick, you just came back to trick me!"

Madam He grabbed him and explained, "Zheng'er, I had no choice. This was decided by your father, and you know his character. I will go talk to your aunt someday. But you really can't go to the Zong family, otherwise our family will be implicated by you."

"No, you lied to me, you lied to me..."

In the small courtyard, He Zheng was locked in his room. There was indeed a large bookcase in the room, which was his dream since he was a child. He never thought that he could have such a large bookcase at home.

But the condition for obtaining the big bookcase is that he can no longer attend the key classes.

He Zheng knocked on the door and begged, "Mom, please let me out. I want to go to the Zong family to study. I don't want to study alone at home. I want to see my brothers, I want to see my teachers, and I want to work hard with my aunts to take the imperial examinations!"

Mrs. He said softly, "Study in the courtyard. We can study as well. Isn't this what you want? What you like most is studying. Now that you have realized your dream, isn't this also good..."

"No, no, I don't want to study like this... Mom, please let me out, let me out."

Madam He turned around and made arrangements: "Keep a close eye on the young master and don't let him go out again. If there are any books he wants, buy them for him. As long as he doesn't go out, anything is fine."

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He Zheng became more and more anxious as he listened: "Mom, how long are you going to keep me locked up?"

Madam He gritted her teeth and said cruelly, "If you are locked up, you will never want to go to the Zong family again."

He Zheng fell to the ground, unable to figure out what was going on.

"How did it become like this? What on earth happened..."

Faced with this sudden change, He Zheng's mind was in a mess. On the one hand, he brainwashed himself to stay calm, on the other hand, he collapsed and couldn't think.

"It implicates our family...it implicates our family...what on earth happened to the clan that would implicate us?" He Zheng couldn't figure it out.

He sat on the floor and looked up at the bookcase. It was full and eye-catching, and there was a strong smell of paper. He stood up and walked towards the bookcase.

"No, I can't give up. I must find the answer."

Far away from the Marquis's Mansion.

Because He Zheng and his classmates did well in the exam and had good luck, everyone in the key class of the Marquis' Mansion was very happy. Although Zong Jincheng spoke ill of Shen Yibai, he still wanted him to pass the exam in his heart.

He even discussed with Zong Wenxiu that during the month when the results of the Boy's Examination were announced, they should let the three of them study for the Autumn Examination with them so as not to waste precious time.

That night, Zong Jincheng had two dreams.

The first dream was a good one. He dreamed that all the students in the key class passed the autumn examination, shocking the whole capital. The students and teachers of the Hanlin North Academy were so angry that they jumped to their feet. The dean personally came to ask them for the secret of their good scores.

Zong Jincheng boasted happily in his dream: "Of course it's all because of a great talent like me. Taking the lead is very important. We four little dandies are the four great talents of the capital, and in the future we will be the four great talents of the whole country. Our names will go down in history and be immortal! Hahahahahahahaha..."