Although Xu Muwan had already guessed from the attitude of Niu Mingjie's deputy Qi Yefeng towards her that her situation might take a turn for the better.
However, Xu Muwan was still very excited when she actually heard it.
Xu Muwan recited a poem in her mind to calm herself down.
After calming down, Xu Muwan knelt down and kowtowed in the direction of the capital. "Thank you, Crown Princess, for giving me this opportunity."
After kowtowing and expressing his gratitude, Xu Muwan looked at Niu Mingjie and said, "Sir, I want to compete with them."
Niu Mingjie had guessed she might choose that option. However, he added, "You should go back and think it over carefully. Even if His Majesty acknowledges your status as a scholar, you'll still encounter many difficulties and face a lot of criticism." (cascoo.net)
Xu Muwan decided she didn't need to consider it anymore. But Niu Mingjie hoped she would think it over carefully. "Okay. I'll go back and think about it."
"Um."
"My lord, I shall take my leave now."
"Um."
Xu Muwan bowed to Niu Mingzhi and then left.
After returning home, Xu Muwan wrote a poem.
After finishing the poem, Xu Muwan began to write about the difficulties she might encounter and the criticism she might receive in the future.
Three days later, Xu Muwan gave Niu Mingjie all the poems and other writings she had composed. This indicated that she possessed both passion and determination, and that she knew what she would face in the future.
After reading it, Niu Mingjie not only approved of Xu Muwan's decision but also had more confidence in her. "I hope you can win."
"Thanks."
Niu Mingjie returned what Xu Muwan had written to her. "Go back and see your mother; she misses you very much."
"Alright. My lord, then I shall take my leave."
"Um."
When Mrs. Xu saw Xu Muwan return, she quickly pulled Xu Muwan into the house. "You went out with Lord Niu for so long without giving yourself away, right?"
"No." Xu Muwan didn't want her mother to worry. She wanted to wait until she finished competing with the other scholars before telling her mother.
Mrs. Xu was relieved. "That's good, that's good."
"Is everything alright at home?"
"fine."
Xu Muwan chatted with her mother for a while before going to rest.
The next day, Xu Muwan went to report to Niu Mingjie after breakfast. She was still a criminal for disrupting the imperial examination system.
Seeing how self-aware she was, Niu Mingjie's impression of her improved a bit.
Time flies, and four months have passed in the blink of an eye.
Little Gou Dan was crawling next to Si Si and talking to her baby brother and sister in her belly when Ning Yirong walked in from outside.
As soon as Gou Dan saw Ning Yirong, he excitedly said, "Father, my younger brother and sister just greeted me."
"Is that so?" Ning Yirong walked to Sisi's side and placed his hand on Sisi's stomach. "Son, I am your father."
My son is sleeping.
Little Gou Dan chuckled secretly when he saw that Si Si's belly wasn't moving. His younger siblings liked him more. Hehe... "Father, you need to talk to your younger siblings more so they'll greet you."
Father preferred talking to his younger siblings' mother. "Good, Father, talk to them more. Wife, how's things going with Niu Mingjie?"
"That female scholar won. I told him to write a memorial directly to the Emperor. Have you spoken to the Emperor about it?"
"It's settled then. What did you do today?"
"Nothing much. Just chatted with Lao Hei."
"Old Hei is back?"
"Hmm. Old Hei said the prefect of Jiangning Prefecture is overcharging taxes. Can you talk to Father Emperor and see what he thinks he should do?" The prefect of Jiangning Prefecture lost two sons while fighting alongside the emperor to establish the empire.
"Okay. Did Old Hei find anything else?"
"We also discovered that many officials wanted to give their daughters to you."
"Nonsense. Everyone knows that you're the only one in my heart."
Sisi glanced at Ning Yirong. "How am I supposed to go find my little handsome man like this?" she thought. "We've been married for several years now, and we have two children."
Ning Yirong wanted to give Sisi a beating. This little ingrate, always wanting to go out and run wild. "That's what they think, I don't think that way. I'm going to spend my whole life with you."
Sisi wanted to kick Ning Yirong out. "You're the Crown Prince, you have to act like one."
"Does the Crown Prince have to have three wives and four concubines? Dog Egg, your mother wants to push the King to another woman."
Little Gou Dan dashed off in a flash. "Father, Mother, I'm going to have dinner with Great-Grandpa and the others."
In the blink of an eye, little Gou Dan disappeared without a trace.
Ning Yirong: "..." It's not always a good thing for a son to be too clever. "In my past life, I was surrounded by a bunch of women as soon as I entered the harem. I'm not going to bring a bunch of women back to bother me in this life." Just give up.
Sisi wouldn't give up. "Different women have different kinds of beauty."
"What kind of beauties haven't I seen in my past life?"
"..." This guy is so annoying! "My feet hurt, give me a foot massage."
"Okay!" You heartless little thing, I finally managed to marry you, I'm not going to let us each do our own thing.
On the other side, as Little Dog Egg walked toward the Emperor Emeritus's palace, he said to Old Master Qi, "My mother is urging my father to take a concubine again. I have to go and complain to my maternal grandmother."
Grandpa Qi laughed upon hearing this. "That's right. Tell your maternal grandmother to keep a close eye on your mother; she's becoming increasingly outrageous."
"Yes. I'll go see my grandmother tomorrow."
The next day, little Gou Dan came looking for Feng Chan under the pretext of looking for Shi Si.
Feng Chan was chatting with Liu Menglan when Gou Dan arrived. "Grandmother, Gou Dan has come to see you. Aunt, you're getting more and more beautiful."
After marrying Ma Zi, Liu Menglan lived with him in the Yun family home. Ma Zi now has a son and a daughter. Ma Zi's children hang out with Hei Bao every day. Hei Bao now has a bunch of younger brothers and sisters.
Liu Menglan was delighted to hear Gou Dan praise her. "Greetings, Your Highness! Your Highness, you are becoming more and more handsome."
"Hmm. Auntie, where's Uncle Pockmarked?"
"Uncle Ma Zi went out on an errand with your twelfth and thirteenth uncles and your cousin Mu."
Twelve, Thirteen, and Mu Mu are all grown up now, and Grandpa Yun often assigns them small tasks to train them.
Little Gou Dan was very envious when he heard this, and he also wanted to go out and help the adults. "Grandma, could you please talk to my mother for me? I also want to help my mother with some things."
Feng Chan picked up Gou Dan and placed him on her lap. "Yes. Grandma will talk to your mother tomorrow. Did you come to see Grandma because you need something?"
"No." If his maternal grandmother scolded his mother, his mother would definitely be unhappy, and if she was unhappy, she wouldn't let him go out. He'd let his mother and father handle their own affairs. He trusted his father. "I just missed you. Hehe..."
Feng Chan gently touched Gou Dan's chubby face. "Grandmother misses you too. Is your mother behaving well in the palace?"
“Good girl, my mother is so good. Grandmother, my younger brother and sister can greet me now.”
"Yeah?"
"Yes, my younger brother and sister are very smart."
After talking with Feng Chan for a while, Gou Dan went to find Shi Si. Before leaving, he reminded Feng Chan to tell Si Si.
His mother listened to his maternal grandmother.
No one else's opinion matters.
(End of this chapter)
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