Li Qiuniang, heavily pregnant, beckoned Mu Yi'an and the others over.
"Are you about to give birth?"
"It's about a month away, around the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Li Qiuniang, supporting her lower back with her hand, looked at her smug sister-in-law with disdain. Anyone who didn't know better would think it was Lin Wanru, the one who had passed the imperial examination, who was so smug.
"That's good. It's more comfortable during postpartum confinement, and it's not so hot anymore."
Mu Yi'an didn't move closer to Jiang Dasao; there was no need. She only came out of politeness.
The courtyard was bustling with noise. Later, the eldest and third grandfathers stepped forward and said that when Jiang Shuheng returned, the family would hold a banquet. Only then did the onlookers gradually disperse and stop crowding around.
"Shuyun's wife, has Shuyun sent a letter back? How is her study at Bailu Academy?"
When Third Grandfather learned that Jiang Shuyun had been admitted to Bailu Academy, he and Eldest Grandfather stayed up half the night in front of the ancestral tablets, talking amongst themselves. The Jiang family hadn't produced anyone above the rank of Xiucai (a scholar who passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations) in the last two generations, and they were anxious!
This time, Shuyun was admitted to Bailu Academy, which is a good fit for him and will allow him to go further in his career.
"Grandpa, Third Grandpa, the letter from my husband reporting that everything is alright arrived today. He said that everything is fine at the academy, the teachers and instructors are teaching comprehensive knowledge, and there are many other famous scholars giving lectures."
My husband said that not only would students learn knowledge for the imperial examinations, but they would also have courses in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, horseback riding, archery, and other arts. The academic atmosphere at the academy was also excellent; aside from being busy, everything else was great.
Mu Yi'an could tell that Jiang Shuyun was quite enjoying herself. Although she had to cross the log bridge again, there were still many interesting things to do, such as horseback riding and archery.
Grandpa San and Grandpa Da were overjoyed and hoped that they would receive good news about Shuyun two years later.
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