In Jinglan Garden, Xia Tian was painting in the study when Ningxiang knocked on the door and came in. "Madam, I just heard from the doorman that the fourth young master is back."
"Fourth Young Master? Chen Ke? Is the exam over?" Xia Tian asked casually without stopping the paintbrush in his hand.
"No, tomorrow is the last day of the exam." Ningxiang saw that Xia Tian didn't understand what she said, so she quickly reminded him.
"The exam isn't over until tomorrow, so he handed it in early?" Xia Tian finished drawing with the pen in his hand and was examining it when he suddenly realized, "You said Chen Ke left the exam room early?"
"Yes, ma'am, you finally reacted." Ningxiang teased her with a smile.
Yes, this is not the modern era where you can hand in your paper early. If you come out before the exam is over, there will only be one result: you must have made a mistake and got kicked out.
"God is really watching over us!" Xia Tian put down his paintbrush, smiled and clapped his hands. It would be a misfortune for others if someone as cruel and ruthless as Chen Ke, who even dared to kill his own brother, became an official.
Ningxiang was also happy. As someone on Chen Nian's side, she was happy to see the Fourth Young Master suffer misfortune.
Xia Tian stopped painting and pulled Ningxiang out of the study. "Today is a good day. I will cook for you myself. Let's celebrate."
Ningxiang smiled helplessly, "Madam, please keep a low profile. I heard that the Marquis was extremely angry and almost wanted to use the family law to punish him. Right now, the Fourth Young Master is still in the Marquis's courtyard and hasn't come out yet."
"Never mind him, let's celebrate secretly without letting them know. When your prince comes back from duty tonight, we'll have a drink together."
Ningxiang stopped worrying and told Cuiyun to take people to the big kitchen to give instructions and bring back the materials needed by Jinglanyuan.
Mrs. Wan, who is in charge of the kitchen, readily agrees to provide materials whenever Jinglanyuan needs them because the prince's wife is generous.
The people in the big kitchen will not make things difficult for the people in Jinglanyuan.
Summer is here to celebrate.
The second house was also shocked when they heard that Chen Ke had left the examination room early, and the second master and the second mistress hurried over.
My heart was beating like a drum, wondering if something had happened to Chen Rui too?
When they arrived at the courtyard of Marquis Wu'an, the second wife was waiting outside. The second master knocked on the door and went in. He saw that only Chen Ke was kneeling on the ground, and there was no Chen Rui. He felt a little relieved.
Turning around, he saw his eldest brother, Wu An Hou, with a dark face. He asked cautiously, "Brother, what happened to the fourth brother?"
Marquis Wu'an snorted and replied in a deep voice, "This evil creature was caught by the examiner in the examination room while talking to each other. He refused to accept the result and argued with the examiner, so he was expelled."
"This..." The second master was speechless for a moment. The autumn examination was held only once every three years. Even children knew that they could not whisper to each other during the exam, let alone cheat.
This fourth kid is so unreliable. He thinks he is at home in such a serious examination room. You can let him act as he pleases.
"Brother, have you sent someone to find out clearly?" The second master still held out a little hope.
"This is the reply from the person we just sent out." Marquis Wu'an got angry when he thought about it. He couldn't distinguish between the important and the unimportant things and actually treated the Autumn Examination Hall as his backyard.
The Second Master was also a little disappointed, "Fourth Brother, you are too unreliable. Don't you know how important this Autumn Examination is? You've wasted an opportunity."
"Second uncle, I know I was wrong." Chen Ke didn't dare to argue now. Marquis Wu'an was so angry that he had already given him a few beatings.
Seeing that the Second Master was also joining in the fun to educate her Ke'er, Liu Shi felt dissatisfied and spoke in a somewhat sarcastic tone, "Second brother, Ke'er won't pass the exam, but doesn't your Rui'er have a better chance?"
The Second Master paused, his expression turning grim. "Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? They are all sons of our Shen family. Whoever passes the exam will bring honor to our Shen family. Do I really hope that Ke'er will fail just because Rui'er is taking the exam too?"
Liu's words seemed to imply that Shen Ke would not do well in the exam, and only Shen Rui from her family would do well.
It's really confusing. From this point of view, not only is Liu not as good as the elder sister-in-law mentioned above, but even the children she gave birth to are not as good as Shen Nian and Shen Hui.
"People's hearts are hidden, so who can tell?" Liu muttered softly.
The Second Master was furious. "Brother, what does the eldest sister-in-law mean by this? Are you looking for trouble because you can't stand our Second Branch?"
"Second brother, women are short-sighted, don't pay attention to her." Wu Anhou pinched his brow with a headache, "You should go back first. Chen Rui will be out of the examination hall tomorrow. This time, our mansion depends on him."
The second master looked at his eldest brother like this and said nothing more. He met Liu's eyes and snorted, "You don't know what you are talking about."
Then he flicked his sleeves and left the study.
The Second Madam was pacing anxiously outside the door. When she saw the Second Master coming out, she hurried forward and asked, "What happened? Is Rui'er okay?"
"Rui'er is fine. Let's go back and talk." The second master had a gloomy face and strode forward.
Seeing that the second master looked unhappy, the second lady stopped asking questions and quickly followed him.
When he returned to his own yard, the second master angrily repeated what Liu had just said.
The Second Madam sneered, "She's a short-sighted, narrow-minded person. She always pretends to be magnanimous and charitable, assuming everyone has the same dirty thoughts as her."
Just wait and see, someone like her will be rejected by Marquis Wu'an sooner or later.
Seeing that the Second Master was still angry, the Second Madam quickly comforted him, "Master, there's no point in being angry with her. Just look at the three children she gave birth to. None of them can compare to Brother Nian. Now it seems that even our Brother Rui can't compare."
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