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Du Yaoyao hurriedly helped her up, "Mom, please stand up and talk."
Cui Niang looked troubled. "Yaoyao, besides you, my daughter, the one I am most worried about is your brother. He wants to pass the provincial examination every three years. He has taken it three times, and each time he did worse than the last. He has wasted seven or eight years studying and taking the exams. Do you think he can succeed, can he..."
There were six examinations in the ancient imperial examination system. Students are first judged as having passed the Tongshi, Fushi and Yuanshi examinations and are awarded the title of Juren. Then the provincial examination will be held to select whether they are eligible to go to Beijing to take part in the metropolitan examination and the palace examination.
Shen Jie has a golden finger and ranks first in all six tests. He is a rare six-yuan talent in history.
And Du Wenwu, a passerby who was not pitied by the author, stumbled for so many years and failed to pass the provincial examination.
Du Yaoyao sighed. It was not that she didn’t want to help, but that she couldn’t help.
Firstly, her relationship with Shen Jie was not harmonious at heart, and if a conflict broke out one day, it might affect the Du family.
Secondly, the court is in turmoil, and the Prince of Chen and the Crown Prince are fighting for the throne, so there will inevitably be a fierce battle between the two. At this time, Du Wenwu entered the officialdom through the back door of Chenjie, but he became a thorn in the eyes and flesh of Prince Chen, and was suppressed and tortured everywhere.
Thirdly, as an imperial censor, Chen Jie himself had come from a legitimate imperial examination background, not to mention whether he was willing to give others a backdoor or not. Even if he agreed at the risk of being impeached, how could he survive long in the officialdom if he only relied on connections without real ability?
Du Yaoyao sorted out her thoughts and thought about how to explain the truth to Cui Niang in a simple way.
"mother……"
Du Yaoyao clenched her palms, tears welling up in pain, and told Cui Niang the whole story of how she was abducted by Prince Chen and how she nearly lost her innocence.
"How could the Prince be so bold?" Cui Niang asked in surprise.
"That's right." Du Yaoyao agreed, not mentioning the brutal means that Shen Jie had used to avenge Prince Chen. She sighed and said, "They dared to do this to me. They are afraid that my brother will enter the officialdom and get hurt at best, or even lose his life at worst."
"Then let's wait until the government is more stable," Cui Niang said with concern, "Yaoyao, please pay attention to your safety in the capital."
"Don't worry, mother," Du Yaoyao comforted, "I usually stay at home to recuperate and rarely go out. My husband has also sent many people to protect me in secret."
"That's good, that's good." Cui Niang nodded fearfully.
Du Yaoyao thought: Cui Niang is not like a woman who would embarrass her daughter for her son. She begged tremblingly and even felt so guilty at the beginning that she wanted to kneel down to her.
Thinking of Du Qing's urging at the dinner table, she guessed that this must be the businessman's father's idea. There is no businessman without fraud, who only cares about small profits and ignores the overall situation in the future.
Would Du Qing take this opportunity to talk to Shen Jie about this? Du Yaoyao was nervous.
Glancing at the sky outside, the moon was hanging high in the sky. Du Yaoyao said, "Mom, it's getting late. I'm a little tired today. I'll go back and rest first."
"Okay..." Cui Niang agreed with a reluctant look in her eyes.
Du Yaoyao wanted to stay at Cui Niang's place, but she was worried about the conversation between Du Qing and Shen Jie tonight.
"Mom, I'll come to accompany you tomorrow night." Du Yaoyao hugged her before leaving.
Cui Niang watched Du Yaoyao go away and said happily, "Okay, I'll wait for you tomorrow night."
Du Yaoyao asked someone to go to the front yard to inquire, and found out that the banquet had ended tonight.
When she came back this time, she did not accept the new residence prepared by Aunt Liu, but asked the servants to renovate her original boudoir and live in it with Shen Jie.
"Madam," Liu'er came to greet her as she entered the courtyard, "The master is bathing."
"Yeah." Du Yaoyao casually looked around the courtyard and walked into the bedroom.
The furnishings in the room were similar to those she had in the capital, giving off a luxurious and luxurious vibe.
Du Yaoyao took out the box from her sleeve and placed it on the dressing table. Yin Ye helped her take apart the hairpins behind her.
Under the long hair, a tall and slender figure appeared in the mirror.
Yin Ye quietly left, and Du Yaoyao asked curiously, "Why are you washing so fast?"
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