When the prince arrived, Xia Tian put the little princess down and asked them to sit down first.
The place where she taught them to paint was a side hall specially prepared by the Empress. There was an easel, paintbrushes and other items in front of each prince and princess.
She wasn't planning on teaching anything complicated today. She would first take out the simple drawing materials she had prepared and teach them to recognize the patterns on them while drawing simple drawings.
Simple drawings are simple and easy to learn, and are very suitable for these little princes and princesses who are no more than five years old.
In this way, time passed quickly, and at noon the Queen Mother even invited her to have lunch in the palace.
In the afternoon, the little prince and the little princess would rest and take a nap, so they didn't have to study. After lunch, Xia Tian left the palace.
At the end of August, Shen Nian happened to be on leave. At noon, Chu Sanniang personally delivered the embroidered wedding dress to Xia Tian and asked her to try it to see if it fit.
"Madam, please try it on. If there's anything that doesn't fit, I can modify it." Chu Sanniang took out the wedding dress, stretched it out, and let Xia Tian try it on.
"Okay. Let me try it." Xia Tian took off her coat, opened her arms, and let Chu Sanniang and the little maid she brought with her try on clothes for her.
The last time Chu Sanniang came to take measurements, Xia Tian really thought she was just going to make some casual clothes, but she didn't expect that Chen Nian had secretly hired the best embroiderer to make her wedding dress.
She glanced outside and felt sweet in her heart.
After trying on the wedding dress and finding it fit her well, Chu Sanniang said goodbye and went back.
Time soon arrived and it was the eighth day of September, the day when the results of the autumn examination were announced.
Marquis Wu'an went straight back to his mansion after the morning court session.
Early in the morning, Marquis Wu'an sent people out to check the list.
Although I knew that as long as my name was on the list, the officials would come to my house to inform me, I still wanted to know the result as soon as possible.
Chen Rui went out early and went to the place where the list was posted to wait.
At this time, Marquis Wu'an, the second master, the second lady and others were waiting in the old lady's yard.
Although they knew that the results would not be released so early, no one left.
Even Liu was allowed to come out and wait for news.
In the morning, Xia Tian made an excuse to go to the restaurant and went out with Ningxiang and Ningxue.
On such an important day as the announcement of the results of the Autumn Examination, she also wanted to go to the scene to see how lively it was!
As a result, when we arrived at the place, the carriage was already stuck in traffic and could not move forward even though it was still some distance away from where the notice was posted.
They could only get down and walk over.
At this time, a large number of students had gathered near the bulletin board. Some were talking loudly and complimenting each other, while others were silent and looked uneasy.
But everyone should be feeling nervous and expectant at this moment.
They found a corner with few people and stood there. At this time, there was still half an hour before the notice was posted.
"Madam, do you think the third young master can pass the exam?" Ningxue asked worriedly as she looked at the huge crowd of students.
"It's like a huge army crossing a single-plank bridge, who knows!" Xia Tian sighed.
Just like the college entrance examination when they were young, this is an opportunity for ordinary people to change their destiny.
Especially for those whose family conditions are not good, the whole family really puts all their efforts into raising a scholar.
If I fail the exam, all the efforts of the whole family will be in vain.
Just like the original uncle, he studied for more than ten years but failed to even pass the examination to become a scholar. The whole family had to eat coarse food and the family savings were drained.
Shen Rui was different. Since the path of imperial examination was blocked for him, someone in his family could help him find another way.
Therefore, for princes and nobles, the imperial examination can only be regarded as icing on the cake.
As they talked, time passed quickly.
Seeing that it was time to post the notice, Xia Tian took a few steps forward and saw Hu Mengyao in the crowd.
"Mengyao, nice to meet you again." Xia Tian waved at Hu Mengyao.
When Hu Mengyao saw her, she came over with her maid.
When he got there, he looked at the huge crowd and complained, fanning himself, "I told you not to come, but my mother insisted I come out to see it. Look at how many people there are. I can't even squeeze in."
Xia Tian looked at her with amusement, "Did your mother really ask you to come? Didn't you want to come here on your own?"
"I don't want to come. What's so interesting about this crowded place?" Hu Mengyao snorted and looked around the crowd.
Xia Tian clicked his tongue twice, "You're just being stubborn!"
"Hmph, believe it or not!" Hu Mengyao turned her head away.
Not long after, someone shouted, "Here comes the poster."
The crowd immediately pressed forward again.
Xia Tian quickly pulled Hu Mengyao and stood aside to let others see first. With their small bodies, they couldn't squeeze in.
As soon as the officials posted the list, the area in front was immediately surrounded by a crowd of people.
Xia Tian and Hu Mengyao stood on tiptoe and couldn't even see the corners of the list.
"It's just a list. Why are you in such a hurry? Can the list run away?" Hu Mengyao muttered as she looked at the tightly surrounded crowd.
"They have studied hard for more than ten years, they must be anxious to know the results!" Xia Tian added. If it was her taking an exam, she would probably be even more anxious than this.
Soon, exclamations were heard from the list. Some people excitedly shouted "I got it!", while others beat their chests and burst into tears.
The various aspects of human life are vividly displayed at this moment.
After these students gradually left, Xia Tian and Hu Mengyao went forward to look at the list.
This year, there were 120 people admitted to the Beijing Autumn Examination, and Chen Rui ranked 109th. Fortunately, he was on the list.
After reading Shen Rui's, Xia Tian turned to see Hu Mengyao still searching for her fiancé's name and nudged her, "Did you find it? How many names is it?"
"Not yet!" Hu Mengyao's eyes were almost dazzled. She looked for a long time but didn't see it.
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