After returning to the prefectural city and resting for two days, classes at the academy began.
Jiang Shuyun went to the academy to give lectures, while Jiang Shaoming and the others went to the academy to study.
After another year, the children grew another year older. Mu Yi'an counted on her fingers and realized that they had been together for ten years.
It feels like a dream, yet it isn't.
These ten years are real. You don't need to look at anything else; just look at Shao Rong and Shao Ke. They are flesh and blood, warm and real people, not fictional characters.
"Mother, my brother said that the shadows cast by the sun are different at different times, and we need to study the shadows."
Shao Rong ran over, and her mother called them to eat fruit, but her younger brother wouldn't come.
Six-year-old Shao Rong and Shao Ke were very sturdy, not the chubby kind.
Perhaps because they exercise with their older brothers for a long time, the two children are not fat; their flesh is firm and not soft.
"Let the younger brother study it first. We'll save some fruit for him, and he can come and eat it when he's finished."
"That's all we can do. I really don't understand what's so interesting about studying shadows?"
Shao Rong couldn't understand her younger brother. How could he keep doing the same thing? Didn't he get tired of it?
The two children look very alike, but their personalities are worlds apart.
Shao Rong only has a short attention span for everything, and so far, it's unclear what he likes to do.
He doesn't reject reading or practicing martial arts, but he doesn't put his heart into studying them.
It's a bit like an average student in school, mediocre in every subject, neither good nor bad.
Mu Yi'an didn't dwell on these things, as long as he wasn't a bad person.
It's not necessary to expect your son to become a dragon or your daughter to become a phoenix.
"Mother, is Brother Gu Zheng coming back? I'm starting to miss him."
After finishing the fruit, Shao Rong washed her hands.
"I don't know when your brother Gu Zheng will come back, or if he will ever come back at all?"
"Sigh, it's no fun without Brother Gu Zheng."
"How can it be boring? There are other older brothers at home."
When Mu Yi'an and the others returned this time, Mu Yang did not come; he wanted to stay in the county town to participate in the county examination.
Mu Yi'an had also read some history books and knew that in most dynasties, the county examinations were held twice every three years.
However, during the Dali Dynasty, which did not exist in history, the county examinations were held once a year.
Unless there are special circumstances, the exam will be postponed or canceled.
The autumn and spring imperial examinations are held every three years. If there is an autumn imperial examination this year, there will be a spring imperial examination next year.
Meanwhile, the Seventh Young Master Gu, whom Shao Rong was nagging about, was lying at home, utterly bored.
"Seventh Young Master, the Sixth Young Master of the Earl of Xinchang's Mansion has sent an invitation to you to the theater, saying that he has arranged a new program."
The servant brought over the invitation. His seventh young master hadn't returned to the capital for over a year, and quite a few people had come to invite him.
"No, I'm not in the mood. I don't want to go anywhere."
"Yes, Seventh Young Master."
The servant left in a state of fear and trepidation. He was terrified, having heard that the servants, maids, and old women who had served the Seventh Young Master had all been sold off.
"Xiaoqi, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
When Madam Gu heard that her youngest son hadn't left the house for several days, she thought he was unwell.
I finally finished my work today and came to check in.
"Mom, I'm not feeling unwell, I just feel bored."
Gu Zheng heard his mother's voice and quickly sat up.
"Want to go see your grandfather?"
"Yes, but my grandfather said I can only set off after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."
Gu Zheng did the math; there were still three days left.
"Your grandfather's place is so wonderful, that you're reluctant to leave?"
Looking at her youngest son, who had clearly grown taller, Madam Gu noticed that he had changed quite a bit in the past six months at the Jiang family home.
She no longer throws tantrums easily, doesn't fight with others often, and gets along well with the other children in the family.
She had three sons in total. The eldest son, who lived with his father, was already a young general with some fame.
My eldest son is coming back to get married at the end of this year. He's already 23, which is too late.
The second son loves reading and has already passed the imperial examination. He will participate in the spring imperial examination next year.
He was twenty-one years old and had already gone through the coming-of-age ceremony. If it weren't for waiting for his older brother to get married first, he would have gotten married long ago.
There was also a son and two daughters born out of wedlock in the family. Madam Gu neither treated them harshly nor showed them any special affection.
Xiaoqi was pleasantly surprised, as she thought she wouldn't get pregnant again. She hadn't had her period for several months, but she didn't pay much attention to it.
Later, when I felt my belly getting bigger, I went to see a doctor, who said it was a sign of pregnancy, and I was more than three months pregnant.
Not long after Xiaoqi was born, his father was stationed in the Northwest.
At that time, the eldest son was already ten years old and was taken to the Northwest by his father for personal instruction.
My second son is eight years old and has already started his early education.
The two older children were both raised by their father, but the younger one was born shortly after his father went to the Northwest.
When he was five years old, he saw his father for the first time, but he didn't recognize him.
Later, it was true that her father would only come back once every few years, and she had to manage the internal affairs of the entire West Mansion, so she didn't have much time to spend with him.
Therefore, he was instigated by some ill-intentioned lackeys and developed a tyrannical nature.
Although her daughter, Xiaoqi, has a bad temper, she hasn't done anything that is morally wrong.
This led to malicious rumors being spread, portraying him as an utterly wicked spoiled brat.
She had no other choice but to send the person to the Northwest so that his father could take care of him.
As a result, the father and son, who were complete strangers, almost became enemies.
Left with no other choice, they sent him to the old man's house. Unexpectedly, after staying there for half a year, Xiao Qi came back taller, stronger, and less irritable.
He even wrote her a letter and told her how to make goat milk less goaty.
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