Chapter 484: Zhao Houming Wins the Imperial Examination
When Fan Yong saw His Highness's reaction, he was stunned for a moment. Then he thought about the scene according to what His Highness said, and found it quite funny. His mouth and eyebrows curved.
"I thought His Highness would be heartbroken when she found out!" Fan Yong truly admired his own Highness. Although she loved children, she didn't spoil them. She was also ruthless when it came time to discipline them.
"'If you don't suffer the hardship of studying when you are young, you will suffer the hardship of life in the future'. I don't remember who said it, but I agree with it." Zhao Lingmeng silently added in her heart. Fortunately, she didn't have to take the imperial examination.
Fan Yong pondered over his prince's words and felt that they made a lot of sense. He silently gave Zhao Lingmeng a gesture that said, "You are very powerful."
Zhao Houming was sleeping soundly in the carriage at this time, completely unaware that he was the center of conversation between Zhao Lingmeng and Fan Yong.
When they got to the mansion, Zhao Lingmeng personally woke Zhao Houming up. Zhao Lingmeng mainly wanted to wake him up and eat something before going to sleep, otherwise he would be starving.
As a result, the first thing Zhao Houming did when he woke up was to tell Zhao Lingmeng that he wanted to take a shower. Zhao Lingmeng thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you eat something first, then take a nap, and then take a shower after you wake up."
"No, I must take a shower first." Zhao Houming felt that he was about to faint from the stink, and he absolutely could not tolerate himself sleeping in his own bed like this.
Zhao Lingmeng gave Fan Yong a look that said, "I think you guessed right." "Okay, take a shower first, then eat something before going to sleep. Do you understand?"
Zhao Houming was being held by two trusted servants at this time, and nodded obediently.
Zhao Lingmeng saw that Zhao Houming obviously didn't listen, and he became even more worried, so he suggested: "How about letting your father come in and watch you wash?"
When Zhao Houming heard this, he woke up instantly from his drowsiness and quickly refused, "No, really no, I'll let someone next to me look after me, don't worry, Mom!"
After Zhao Houming refused, he was afraid that his mother would persuade him again, so he immediately asked two servants to help him go into his yard.
Zhao Lingmeng looked at Zhao Houming's fleeing figure and laughed even more happily, "This kid runs pretty fast."
Fan Yong could only shake his head helplessly, "Your Highness, just tease him!"
Zhao Lingmeng glanced at Fan Yong suspiciously, "Something's wrong with you today? Why do I feel like you're speaking up for this kid?"
"No, I will always speak for Your Highness." Fan Yong hurriedly coaxed Zhao Lingmeng.
Zhao Houming returned to the courtyard and went straight into the inner room to take a bath. After he finished his bath, he hurriedly ate two large bowls of rice and went straight to bed.
He slept for a whole day and night. After waking up and eating a big meal, he felt alive again.
Full of energy, he glanced at the sky outside. Seeing that the sun hadn't even set yet, he headed straight to his study. He planned to memorize the answers to the exam and then think about them later to see if he had any luck.
Anyway, he didn't want to take the exam a second time at this time.
The masters of the mansion all knew that Zhao Houming went to the study room as soon as he woke up. They all thought that Zhao Houming had not done well in the exam, so Zhao Lingmeng rarely even went to the study room after that.
They tried their best to chat with Zhao Houming, fearing that he would be too upset if he did not do well on the exam. Zhao Houjing and his brothers were also very tactful and did not mention anything related to the examination.
Half a month later, the official came to announce the good news. Zhao Houming had once again passed the imperial examination and was ranked first. Zhao Lingmeng and everyone else were stunned.
As soon as the official who brought the good news left, Fan Houyang came out to congratulate them, and then he made a request:
"Brother, do you still have the brush you used when you were trying to write?" Fan Houyang now had nothing but admiration for his brother. He was a particularly superstitious person.
Zhao Houjing immediately understood what Fan Houyang was thinking. He rubbed his hands and quickly asked, "Brother, do you still have the ink pad you used during your interview? I really like your ink pad."
"Second brother, do you still have the ink stick you are going to try? Yang Chengchen really likes your ink stick." While Fan Houyang was seeking benefits for himself, he also did not forget to seek benefits for Yang Chengchen.
This time, Fan Houyang felt that he could definitely get a bunch of good things from that kid Yang Chengchen.
"Then second cousin, it's impossible that you only wrote about a pen when you took the exam! I want one too." Although Zhao Zhili didn't know what his eldest and third cousins were talking about, it didn't stop him from knowing that this must be a good thing!
Zhao Houming felt that they wanted to share in his joy, so he agreed without hesitation, "Okay, I'll have Mo Yun pack up all the things and send them to you when the time comes."
"Thank you, second brother/second brother/second cousin!"
Zhao Houjing and the other two thanked him happily. Zhao Houjing and Fan Houyang felt that with the support of metaphysics, if they worked harder, they would be confident of becoming a juren in three years.
Zhao Lingmeng watched Zhao Houjing and the others playfully surrounding Zhao Houming, and quickly intervened, saying, "Hurry up and let your second brother go back to study. There's the palace exam in ten days! We can celebrate after that!"
After hearing what his mother said, Fan Houyang quickly agreed, "Yes, second brother, you should go back and study. You are the future number one scholar."
"Yes, second brother, you should go quickly!" Zhao Houjing also hurriedly advised.
Zhao Houming also appreciated their kindness and obediently went to the study to read.
On the day of the palace examination, Zhao Lingmeng had already booked a street-facing seat in a restaurant and arrived at the restaurant early to wait.
They came to the restaurant so early to wait so that they could watch Zhao Houming ride a horse in the parade later.
Because Zhao Houming was the first place winner in the imperial examination, if nothing unexpected happened, he would definitely be among the top three. It all depended on whether he would be the top, second, or third place winner in the final.
Next to Zhao Lingmeng's box was the box of Zhao Houming's fiancée, the Qin family.
Originally, Zhao Lingmeng wanted to ask Qin Xinxue, the eldest daughter of the Qin family, to come along, but Zhao Lingmeng was already with Zhao Houjing and a few others, so it was not very convenient to bring Qin Xinxue along.
So Zhao Lingmeng didn't call Qin Xinxue in the end, but she still sent someone to explain things to the Qin family, so that the Qin family wouldn't misunderstand that she was dissatisfied with the eldest daughter of the Qin family.
At this time, Mrs. Qin, Qin Xinxue, and their four sons were waiting in the next box. If they were satisfied with this marriage before, they were now very satisfied.
Zhao Houming is not only handsome, but also of noble birth. Even more commendable is that he is clean and has a promising future. Who wouldn't be satisfied with this?
Among all the unmarried noble ladies in Yuanjing, the one she envies the most is Qin Xinxue.
Zhao Lingmeng sat by the window of the restaurant, looking at the bustling crowd below, all waiting to see the parade of the top three newcomers. She felt very happy.
In Zhao Lingmeng's view, only when people are well fed and warmly clothed will they pay attention to these things, join in the fun, and hope that someone in their family can also succeed in their studies.
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