Chapter 411: Zhao Houjing and his brother take the examination for the Tongsheng
Old Marquis Zhao was unwilling to admit that he was biased, "That's not what I meant..."
"Oh, old man, are you sure?" Zhao Lingmeng looked at his father with amusement, as he seemed to be trying to explain. This was just a case of trying to cover up one's own faults!
However, Zhao Lingmeng did not blame her parents, nor did she feel much resentment in her heart. They were good to both the original owner and her.
As for the others, don’t be so serious about it. Ten fingers have different lengths!
"You mean-spirited fellow, I hope you can lend a hand if it doesn't affect you. If it does, forget it."
Old Marquis Zhao finally added with a smile that he was a little biased, but he was not the kind of person who would necessarily kill his daughter.
Zhao Lingmeng could only comfort Old Marquis Zhao, "Don't worry! My eldest brother is very smart! He never suffers any loss."
As soon as Zhao Lingmeng finished speaking, Zhao Anping's voice rang out from outside: "I wasn't here for a while, little sister, you're saying bad things about me again!"
"Hehe, I'm just praising Big Brother for being smart and never suffering any loss." Zhao Lingmeng is now confronting Zhao Anping, just like that.
Zhao Anping touched his nose. He wasn't embarrassed, but he felt like his big brother image was completely gone. He probably wouldn't be able to hold himself up in front of his little sister anymore.
"Save some face for your brother." Zhao Anping looked at his younger sister with a smile.
Seeing his eldest son like this, Lord Zhao wanted to get up and hit this guy on the head again. He didn't know what he was thinking about all day.
Zhao Anping saw the look in his father's eyes and thought it was because he had not paid attention to his father since he came in. He hurried forward to ask about his father's health, "Dad, how are you feeling today?"
When Lord Zhao saw the big head in front of him, he quickly reached out and patted it twice, and then he felt better.
"Much better, you can all just go about your own business!"
Zhao Anping covered his head and complained aggrievedly, "Father, I hope you're fine. Why are you beating your son?"
"Well, you have to beat your son to celebrate, right?" Old Marquis Zhao said this very smoothly.
"Okay, I'm your son after all!" Zhao Anping said as he sat down beside the bed of the old Marquis Zhao.
Then they started chatting, the three of them chatting about various things, and the atmosphere was warm. The main reason was that Zhao Lingmeng was more restrained in front of his father and didn't constantly confront Zhao Anping.
Anyway, it can be considered a relationship between brother and sister!
This time, Old Marquis Zhao's illness lasted for a long time and lasted for a long time before he gradually recovered. It was already the beginning of spring when Old Marquis Zhao was completely recovered.
The new emperor ascended the throne and held an imperial examination in the spring of that year. So Zhao Lingmeng had just taken care of his old father after he recovered from his illness, and his two older children were about to take the imperial examination this year.
Fortunately, Zhao Lingmeng's branch is a newly established one, and even though his ancestral home is in Yuanjing, he doesn't have to travel back and forth like others.
But there is also a lack of money. Where a country's center is located, education has always been very competitive and the competitive pressure is really great.
Zhao Lingmeng also experienced what it was like to have a student at home. She was afraid of disturbing her child's studies, even when researching new foods, fearing they might give her child diarrhea.
After persisting like this for a long time, the day of the exam finally arrived. Zhao Lingmeng was originally going to see her off in person. In her previous life, when she took such crucial exams, her entire family would go together to see her off, even her busy father.
So now that she has a son, she also wants him to experience this feeling. But the two brats don't appreciate it!
Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houming both disagreed with Zhao Lingmeng sending them off. They both felt that they were already adults and were still taking exams in Yuanjing, so there was no need for their mother to send them off.
The examination for the students of Jing State lasted one day. The examination mainly covered three subjects: classics, poetry, and policy essays. The examination papers were distributed at once. Students could hand in their papers early after finishing the examination, but they could not leave the examination room early.
They will have lunch in the examination hall, which is distributed by the court. Don't expect it to be delicious or good. Some people may not even be full.
Generally speaking, the knowledge requirements for taking the examination for becoming a Tongsheng are quite high, especially in a place like Yuanjing.
The Zhao Houjing brothers didn't let Zhao Lingmeng go to see them off, so she could only give them a few more instructions before leaving.
The two brothers knew their mother was worried about them, so they obeyed everything Zhao Lingmeng said. After their mother finished giving them instructions, they followed the person who had sent them out.
Before leaving, Zhao Houming looked at his mother's worried expression and offered comfort: "Don't worry, Mom! We're both still young! If we don't pass the exam this year, it won't matter if we try again in a few years."
"Go ahead. If you can't pass this year, try again next year." Anyway, Zhao Lingmeng would never say anything like, "If you don't pass the exam, your mother will support you."
Zhao Lingmeng just smiled as she watched her two sons walk away before turning around and going back to stay at home!
There has been no war recently, and even the final negotiations with Long Lingguo have ended. Not only did they not return the city, but they also demanded a large sum of compensation.
Even so, the border between the two countries is peaceful and stable, without any friction.
Zhao Lingmeng speculated that it was mainly because of the extremely tough measures displayed by the Jing Kingdom this time, coupled with the mythical fireworks miracles spread among the people, that the Longling Kingdom did not dare to act rashly even if they lost a large iron mine and had to pay a large amount of compensation.
By the way, even the other countries around Jingguo became quiet. Mainly because of Jingguo's vindictive tactics, they did not want to provoke such a country unless it was absolutely necessary.
So Zhao Lingmeng didn't have to worry about weapons for the time being, and she just had some free time.
She wasn't completely idle, though. She actually wanted to build a biogas tank on the farm, so that she could have electricity. But she wasn't sure if it was feasible, so she drew a blueprint and kept it in a secret compartment.
Mainly because in ancient times, people were quite terrified of thunder and lightning, and Zhao Lingmeng was also afraid of being mistaken for a monster. Mainly because she didn't want to cause such trouble.
Zhao Lingmeng was a little uncomfortable after being idle for so long, so she wanted to do something.
Finally, she had no choice but to focus on weapons and try to improve them!
Actually, now that the fireworks were out, Zhao Lingmeng really wanted to get a pistol for self-defense. But this kind of thing couldn't just be made for himself; he would definitely give one to the emperor, the emperor emeritus, or someone else.
In this way, she was still very hesitant to end the era of cold weapons.
So now she wants to make a gun that's easy to use and put away like a gun, but doesn't use bullets. It would be better if it used arrows, that would be perfect.
In short, Zhao Lingmeng currently has nothing important to do, so she can do whatever she wants. Just be mindful of the limits.
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