Thinking about it, Gu Han felt a surge of emotions.
The reason he was stripped of his position as heir apparent was nothing more than some private matters within the inner quarters.
Five years ago, his birth mother passed away, and his concubine became his stepmother, while his half-brother became the legitimate son.
The father has always favored his stepmother and half-brother.
A year ago, his stepmother framed him for poisoning his half-brother. His father used this as a pretext to petition the emperor to strip him of his title as heir and remove him from the family genealogy.
If he brings the non-toxic cassava back to the capital, claiming that he discovered it, and then has his uncle, who is the Vice Minister of Works, carry it out, then this great achievement will be his!
As long as you have made contributions, those little secrets in the inner quarters are nothing.
First, secure an official position in the imperial court, then gradually reclaim everything!
As for whether the local magistrate would report it before him, he couldn't care less about that now.
When he was rescued and brought back to Lijia Village, he was still full of hope for the future.
But there are all sorts of trivial matters happening around us, and the people around us...
A self-important, impoverished scholar!
A rich young lady who costs 50 taels of silver!
A mean and sarcastic old woman!
Add to that the mediocre and talentless Li Ziming!
Being constantly entangled with this group of fools made him increasingly lose hope.
Now, he's going to give it his all!
This cassava is his chance to turn the tide!
While the county magistrate was preoccupied with the imperial examinations and the major murder case, he had to rush back to the capital and claim the credit.
He's just a minor county magistrate; my uncle can suppress him later.
Although his uncle was cold and selfish, he didn't help him when he was wronged.
But if I share half the credit for the non-toxic cassava with him, he will cooperate with me for the sake of profit.
Having made up his mind, Gu Han's gaze became even more resolute.
Gu Han returned to the Li family home in a lighthearted mood. As soon as he entered, he saw Li Jiaojiao with her hands behind her back, looking at him and asking, "Where have you been so late?"
Gu Han was startled, but breathed a sigh of relief when he saw it was her: "It's nothing, I just went out for a walk to clear my head."
Li Jiaojiao said, "You're always running around outside, don't your legs hurt?"
A warm feeling rose in Gu Han's heart. In this family, only Jiao Jiao was truly sincere towards him!
He held her hand tightly: "Jiaojiao, don't worry, when I become successful, I will definitely treat you well."
What future can a cripple have? Li Jiaojiao pouted, "Why are you suddenly saying all this? Go back and rest!"
...
On April 16, Ye Jin'er and her two friends continued to attend classes at the Shen family's house, and Jin Hua also went along.
With Jin'er and the others leading the way, Jin Hua wasn't too nervous.
When Ye Daquan took them to class, Ye Xuan and Ye Peng also went out with them.
The results of the county-level examination will be released today.
At noon, Mrs. Du, Mrs. Wei, and the old man and his wife Ye were all anxiously waiting at Ye Caiping's house, and even the very busy Ye Erquan was there.
Ye Caiping, holding her teacup, wasn't nervous at all. She was chatting with Ye Erquan: "Second Brother, you seem to have some free time today."
"It's my son's first time participating in the imperial examination, so I had to come and see him," Ye Erquan said with a smile. "Mainly, I just finished a job. Tomorrow morning, he'll go out of the city to work for Baiweilou."
Mrs. Wei asked, "How many days are you going to be gone?"
"It takes about a month, but you can go home to rest for a day or two in between."
Mrs. Wei nodded, a hint of pride on her face.
She doesn't compare herself to her sister-in-law; her husband is now the highest earner in the family. Apart from her sister-in-law, her family is the most successful in the entire village.
Even the arrogant Ye family couldn't compare to her family.
"Oh, I'm finally back!" Du suddenly exclaimed softly.
Ye Caiping turned around and saw Ye Daquan walk in, followed by a string of younger men.
"Xuan'er, how is it? Is it... is it over?" Madam Du asked, holding Ye Xuan's hand, her voice slightly stammering.
Ye Xuan smiled and nodded: "Passed."
"Really? Oh my god, my Xuan'er passed the county examination!" Madam Du was so happy she almost jumped for joy.
Grandma Ye and Grandpa Ye looked at Ye Xuan with smiles on their faces and great anticipation. They were right; this grandson was a promising student.
Seeing a group of people happily surrounding Ye Xuan, Madam Wei quickly looked at Ye Peng, who was standing at the very back, looking nonchalant: "Where's Peng'er?"
"Haha, of course I didn't pass!" Ye Peng laughed and breathed a sigh of relief. "Yesterday I was saying I didn't want to participate in the prefectural exam, but now I realize that if I don't pass the county exam, I can't participate even if I want to."
Madam Wei asked anxiously, "Really...didn't pass? Xuan'er, tell me, did you really not see Peng'er's name?"
Ye Xuan could only nod: "I really didn't see it."
Madam Wei frowned and looked at Ye Jin'er and the others: "Where are Jin'er and Huan'er? I didn't see your cousin Peng's name either?"
Ye Jin'er and her sister shook their heads, and Yinhua said, "Mother, we really didn't see it."
Mr. Wei's vision went black.
Ye Erquan said, "Alright, don't you know your son's own limitations? If he's really unwilling to give up, you can let him continue studying."
Wei's face stiffened. If she continued reading, it would cost two ounces a month.
After thinking for a moment, she looked at Ye Caiping and said, "Isn't Xuan'er studying under Master Shen? Why don't we let Peng'er study at the Shen family's house too? Teaching one is the same as teaching two."
Ye Caiping was taken aback, while Old Mrs. Ye and Old Mr. Ye frowned.
Ye Caiping said, "Second sister-in-law, this is not a good matter. Let alone putting in another person, if Xuan'er fails the prefectural examination tomorrow and doesn't become a student, he will also be sent back."
"Peng'er can't even pass the county-level exam now, do you think he'll accept him?"
Ms. Wei choked up, completely giving up hope.
Grandma Ye glared at her: "Peng'er said before the New Year that he didn't want to study. It's not that I'm biased towards Xuan'er, but it's obvious that Peng'er isn't cut out for studying, and forcing him won't help."
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