Chapter 412: Brothers Yang Chengchen and Yang Chengchen go to take the exam
The brothers Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houming didn't ask their mother to send them off. Instead, they took their servants and others and boarded a carriage to the examination hall. They didn't take a carriage marked "Princess Funing's Mansion" today.
That would have been too big a target, so they opted for an ordinary carriage.
However, what Zhao Houming did not expect was that the carriage they chose was so ordinary. As a result, when he got off the carriage, he saw Crown Prince Yang Chengchen and Prince Ruihe Yang Chengchen standing beside them and waving to them.
Zhao Houming and the other man saw them and immediately went over to greet them. The prince held out his hand to stop them: "No need to be polite. We came here privately, so we should keep a low profile."
Yang Chengchen didn't care about that! He was the first to speak: "Hey, I wish my eldest cousin and second cousin a successful start and a place on the list."
Zhao Houjing hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you, Prince Ruihe!"
Zhao Houming was much more casual. He just bowed to Yang Chengchen and said thank you casually: "Thank you, little cousin!"
"I still like my second cousin. My eldest cousin, you are just too serious. We have known each other for many years, and you are still polite to me?" As soon as Yang Chengchen said this, he was hit on the head by the crown prince Yang Chengchen.
Yang Chengchen could only protest, covering his head, "Brother?"
Crown Prince Yang Chengchen ignored his younger brother Yang Chengchen and instead said to Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houming, "Go quickly, my two cousins. With your knowledge, it will be no problem for you to pass the examination for a Tongsheng."
Zhao Houming was a carefree person in front of his acquaintances. He reached out and patted the prince on the shoulder, smiling and joking: "Cousin, just look for our names on the list when the time comes."
After Zhao Houming said this, he saw that there were not many people in the queue, so he bowed and pulled his elder brother Zhao Houjing to queue.
Yang Chengchen waited until his two cousins left before looking at his eldest brother with a complaint, "Brother, why did you hit me just now?"
"You said those things to Zhao Houjing, aren't you afraid that he will be unhappy?"
"What? Just say whatever you want to say. What's there to be unhappy about? Besides, we have known each other for more than a day or two." Yang Chengchen felt that his elder brother had stayed in the palace for too long and no one seemed to him to be a good person.
Crown Prince Yang Chengchen thought about the time he lived in his aunt's house. His cousin was sometimes strange. "Really? But why do I feel that Zhao Houjing has a strange temper?"
"Oh, you are talking about temper! That's nothing, this cousin just does some stupid things from time to time." Yang Chengchen also kindly told his eldest brother some of the stupid things that this cousin did from time to time.
Crown Prince Yang Chengchen listened for a long time and finally understood something. "Is it possible that he did it on purpose?"
"Did you do it on purpose? What does my cousin want? He was beaten up by my aunt a while ago!"
This really made Yang Chengchen a little confused. After all, he didn't spend that much time in the Prince's Mansion, and he had a high status since he was a child. Many things were dealt with before they even reached him.
As for his competition for favor, the only people he was competing for in the Prince's Mansion were his father and mother. His father was always irritated by Yang Chengchen, and he was so busy that he had no time to take care of the children. They were all taken care of by their mothers.
My mother only had two children, myself and my brother. The Crown Princess at the time was also very busy, managing the inner chambers and befriending the wives of the nobles and ministers. People from their lineage, in particular, often came to my mother for help. So, my mother often had no time for them.
The two of them grew up in the imperial palace, one in the residence of Princess Funing, and neither of them had any desire to compete for favor; they were all quite busy.
The prince reached out and rubbed his silly brother's head, "Anyway, after hearing what you said, I have only one feeling, that this cousin's stupid behavior is just jumping on the bottom line of aunt. Is it possible that he wants to attract aunt's attention?
Some children may have higher emotional needs and want a unique position. There are three people in the same position as my aunt's son! Those two are even more caring than him.
Yang Chengchen felt that he was about to be convinced by his brother, but he didn't dwell on it. It was not a big deal anyway.
"Forget it, my aunt will take care of everything! Brother, are you going back to the palace? If not, let's go have a meal. Yang Chengsong said there's a new restaurant opened in Yuanjing City, let's go try it!"
Yang Chengchen's life was truly comfortable now. He no longer had to go to his aunt's house every day to learn knowledge. He only needed to go every few days. He was the master of his own house again, and his days were very carefree. Except for the half-day study at the Royal Academy every morning.
What Yang Chengchen didn't know was that Zhao Houyang had been attending classes at the Imperial Academy all day recently. Because they lived in different places, Zhao Houyang had recently been staying at the Princess's residence, and they didn't leave together after school. So Yang Chengchen still didn't know about this.
Yang Chengchen gritted his teeth and nodded, "Go, no wonder my mother said I don't have your blessing, your life is so comfortable!"
Yang Chengchen thought about how he and his father were busy from morning till night, while his younger brother was just running around the Yuan capital at leisure. He was extremely envious.
Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houming had no idea that Yang Chengchen and Yang Chengchen had discussed them after their brothers left. They sat in their assigned exam rooms, their hearts filled with disbelief and shock.
Were the results of Yuan Jing's exams so bad? Zhao Houming looked at the spider webs above him, the potholes on the floor, and the dusty desk that covered his hands. He felt like he wasn't here to take an exam, but to be imprisoned. It was so shabby and cramped.
Fortunately, Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houming were both people who had experienced hardships while studying abroad, otherwise, with their previous behavior, they really would not be able to stay here.
However, the two brothers had a common thought in their minds at this time. If the exams in Yuanjing City were so bad, how bad would those taking the exams in the districts and counties be?
Zhao Lingmeng didn't know that the Yang Chengchen brothers had gone to send Zhao Houjing and the others to the examination hall. After the two children left the house, she took everyone back to the yard to take a nap.
It wasn't that Zhao Lingmeng was careless; she'd seen how hard her two children worked, so she wasn't worried about whether they'd pass the exam. Even if they didn't, Zhao Lingmeng felt they were still young and could take their time.
If all else fails, there are other options. Apart from joining the military, the other options are likely to result in lower social status in this era.
It has come to that point, who cares whether your social status is low or not!
So Zhao Lingmeng slept particularly peacefully. She had a good lunch alone at noon. After eating, she entertained herself for a while, then began to order the mansion to prepare delicious food, and asked the mansion doctor to be on standby, waiting for the two little ones to come back after the exam.
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