Chapter 314: A Couple Exchanging Letters
His mind flashed back to what his mother had said: such children will constantly surprise others when they change, just like a peony that has been infested with bugs. As long as the bugs are removed and the rotten leaves are trimmed, it will still bloom with the most beautiful flowers.
After Xu Wan watched the little devil sit down and continue writing poetry, she nodded to the other young boys. The laughter stopped, and Shen Yibai and Wei Xinglu obediently returned to their seats to do their homework.
Xu Wan looked at Zong Jincheng and realized that his temper had improved a lot. It was probably because of the existence of an irritating person like Luo Jingfeng that he no longer cared about getting angry about these minor quarrels.
She thought, now that Luo Jingfeng knew Jincheng's identity, what would Jincheng do if he came to her house often?
Xu Wan thought about it and decided to ask Zong Zhao about this kind of question.
As a result, at night, just as Zong Zhao said, he would go out early and come back late. This was not an excuse at all. Xu Wan waited for an hour and was so sleepy that she fell asleep.
Early the next morning, she suddenly jumped up from the bed.
I turned around and saw that the place was empty and no one was there.
Xu Wan asked, "Cuizhi, did the general come back yesterday?"
Cuizhi came in with some water and said naturally, "I'm back, probably around midnight."
"You left again after only a few hours of sleep?" Xu Wan blinked.
Cuizhi replied, "Yes, he got up at the hour of Mao. The general used to get up at this time to practice martial arts. But he seemed to have something to do today, so he went out without even eating."
Xu Wan: “…”
A roommate who only sleeps five hours a day and comes and goes without a trace.
He really has no sense of existence. I can't even wait for him...
She scratched her head, quickly got dressed, sat down at the desk and started writing. After writing the questions, she placed them on the couch and waited for Zong Zhao to come back and see her.
After hanging up the letter, Xu Wan was suddenly amused.
No, there are couples who live together and communicate through letters every day?
"Did the general say where he was going?" Xu Wan asked again.
Cuizhi shook her head: "No, I went here this morning but didn't see him."
"No words..." Xu Wan thought of his unusual hospitality yesterday and wondered, "Does he want to come back and follow the general?"
Cuizhi smiled and said, "It's possible. It's too difficult to get along with Master Cheng. He's so worried that he's even got a white hair."
Xu Wan shook her head and said, "I think Bu Yan's plan will fail. Jin Cheng is the one who needs someone to watch over him."
"I don't know," Cuizhi suggested, trying not to laugh. "We must not say anything nonsense and let the general reject him."
Xu Wan gave her a thumbs up: "You are so bad."
Cuizhi almost died of laughter.
That night, Zong Zhao saw the letter.
He looked at his wife who had fallen asleep on the bed, and the frost between his brows gradually smoothed out. He sat down at the table and wrote in the moonlight. After he finished writing, he used a ruler to press down the two corners.
After doing all this, he walked to the bed and looked at her.
The moon shyly hid itself in the clouds, emitting a faint light, hazy, but still there.
early morning.
Xu Wan woke up and turned her head to look, but there was no one there again.
She got out of bed, put on her shoes, and looked around on the couch, but didn't see the letter. She wondered, could it be that Zong Zhao didn't come back yesterday?
Judging from her contact with Zong Zhao in the past few days, he doesn't seem like the kind of person who won't respond to her and should not ignore her.
Xu Wan turned around and looked at the desk again. Sure enough, she saw a piece of paper on the table. She walked out and picked it up to read. The handwriting was neat and elegant. It was a reply letter from Zong Zhao to her.
Xu Wan smiled. She saw the words written on the paper:
"Luo Jingfeng feels guilty towards Luo Shu, so he will love Jin Cheng and move to Jin Cheng. So don't worry, even if he hurts himself, he won't touch Jin Cheng again. Just live your own life and don't worry about him."
Xu Wan thought about it and realized that it was true.
After Jin Cheng scolded Luo Jingfeng the day before, Luo Jingfeng not only did not get angry, he actually did not come to her house again.
That seems to be okay, it won't disturb their normal life.
Xu Wan washed up, ate, and ate with full energy, and began to plan how to take care of the children in the next four months to prepare for the autumn examination.
In addition to making up poems and verses, she was also collecting examination papers from previous autumn examinations. Because no one had ever studied the examination papers in such detail, there were still no examination papers circulating on the market. She could only follow the old method and ask people to find the current examinees with good memory to buy them.
However, due to the long history, it is difficult to buy a complete set of papers from the previous session. There are very few candidates who can remember everything they see, so the test papers that are pieced together are still not complete.
During this period, someone suggested to her: "Shen Yibai's grandfather was once the Minister of Rites, and now he is the head of the civil service. As long as he opens his mouth, the Ministry of Rites can find all the past examination papers."
Xu Wan refused without even thinking about it.
She set up the key classes just to use a convenient learning method to help children get good grades in a short period of time, rather than using her authority to do private things and commit cheating in disguise.
These two points are different in nature and cannot be generalized.
However, I have only collected two past exam questions, so it is difficult to summarize their rules and main points, and my purpose is somewhat unattainable.
Later, Jiang Yan suggested, "Why not look for the top three students from previous years? Since they are the top three, they have good talent and memory, and should be more familiar with the test questions than other candidates."
Cheng Zhidong said, "But the first-class candidates in the past were all given the rank of seventh-rank official after entering the official career. It has been at least eight years since then. Not only do they hold official positions, but their positions must also be quite high."
Pan Hongzhi smiled and said, "Let alone the first place, if you go back to the third and fourth sessions, the top scorers, my wife happens to know them all."
All the teachers looked over.
Pan Hongzhi said: "Lord Qin and General Zong."
His gaze turned to Xu Wan.
Xu Wan: “…”
She seems to be somewhat familiar with these two people?
Lord Qin is Qin Ye's father, and he was also the top scholar eight years ago. He has been in the officialdom for many years and has now reached the rank of fourth rank. Xu Wan once sent someone to the Qin Mansion to warn Luo Chen about his intention to harm Qin Ye, and Lord Qin's family was very grateful to her.
Zong Zhao was the top scholar eleven years ago. He entered the government for eleven years, disappeared for ten years, and when he came back, he made a lot of military achievements and was quickly promoted to the rank of general. What's more, this is her husband.
The teachers smiled.
Xu Wan touched her head awkwardly and said, "Okay, I'll try..."
In fact, she was not very familiar with Lord Qin, and she did not have much contact with Madam Qin. It was a bit presumptuous for her to ask Lord Qin to give her a copy of the autumn examination paper from eight years ago.
Xu Wan thought about it and asked someone to sort out the test papers of the last two autumn examinations. She sent someone to deliver a message to the Qin Mansion, saying that she could exchange the real test papers from these two examinations, and hoped that Lord Qin would share a copy with them after writing down the test papers.
As for Zong Zhao...
Xu Wan picked up her pen again and started writing a letter to her roommate who went out early and came back late.