Chapter 159: Going to the test soon

Author: Emei Swordsman

Tens of days after the provincial examination was released, Xu's house in the capital.

Xu Chengyu lay on the chair of the Grand Master, holding pastries in one hand and letters in the other. From time to time, he sipped a sip of tea, and he felt very comfortable.

"...Huang Ruihua, the 27th place in the Hangzhou Prefecture Country Examination; Zhao Ziyi, the 41th place in the Yangzhou Prefecture Country Examination; Ma Quan, the 9th place in the Huai'an Prefecture Country Examination..." Looking at the good news from students from all over the country, Xu Chengyu was happy and his eyes narrowed.

Xu Shuhua pricked up his ears and paid attention. After listening for a while, he didn't hear the name he was concerned about. He pretended to be careless and asked, "What about dad? There should be more than these students in the academy's examination this year, right?"

"There are so many! Let me count, one, two, three..." Xu Chengyu collected the letters he had received in the past few days and counted them one by one. "I have received fifteen letters alone, plus the good news sent to other academy teachers, and the ones on the way at this moment. After rough calculation, our academy has won nearly thirty juren this year."

Xu Chengyu breathed out and was in a good mood: "In the last Enke provincial examination, the academy only won sixteen juren, and it has doubled in just three years. It's really awesome!"

Seeing Xu Chengyu's relaxed appearance, Xu Shuhua guessed that Gu Yunji must have passed the exam, but he had never heard of him in his ears, and he felt uneasy in his heart. He was also worried about the reserve of his daughter in the boudoir, so he could not ask for a name. He could not move forward or retreat for a while. His expression on his face was eager to speak, and his eyebrows were entangled.

After hesitating for a long time, Xu Shuhua still couldn't help but feel anxious and asked, "How did the students who were once among the top in the academy?"

"Oh, Cheng Yan, he was also beaten, and Gu Yunji and the others, they all hit it." Xu Chengyu found a few letters from the pile of letters and handed them to Xu Shuhua, "Here, you can read it yourself."

Xu Shuhua was immediately delighted and was about to reach out to take the letter, but was cut off by a wide palm that came across the air.

Xu Shuhua showed dissatisfaction and glared at the person who came: "Brother!"

Xu Shujing raised his eyebrows indifferently, and raised his letters higher when he heard this, making it impossible for Xu Shuhua to reach: "Shuhua, don't be anxious, let your brother take a look first, or tell me who you want to know, I can just read it to you."

Seeing the full teasing meaning in Xu Shujing's eyes, Xu Shuhua's pretty face turned red, and a slight annoyance appeared in his eyes. He turned his head in a suffocating manner and ignored him.

Xu Shujing was funny and opened the letter on his own, deliberately raised his voice and said, "Let me see, Gu Yunji... the second place in the Songjiang Prefecture Country Examination, wow, this is really amazing!"

Xu Shuhua's eyes had just lit up for a moment, but he heard his tone turn suddenly and took a few glances in a pretentious manner: "Hey, no, I read it wrong. The second place is Cheng Yan, not Gu Yunji."

His mood was ups and downs, and he realized Xu Shujing's intention to tease him. Xu Shuhua instantly turned his head, his beautiful eyes were angry: "Brother, what are you doing!"

"I didn't do anything." Xu Shujing spread his hands, looking innocent, "I just misjudged my eyes, I don't allow this?"

"You..." Xu Shuhua was so angry that she choked, and she couldn't do anything to him.

"Okay OK, Shujing, why are you teasing your sister?"

Xu Chengyu smiled and came out to smooth things over. He took the letter and put it in Xu Shuhua's hands. He joked: "Yun Ji has won the first place in the Songjiang Prefecture provincial examination. He and Cheng Yan both won the Jie Yuan and Ya Yuan. They are both ready to come to Beijing to take the imperial examination. You will not be able to see him long. How about it? Are you satisfied?"

"Xie Yuan? Really?"

Xu Shuhua's face was happy, her eyes were bright, and she screamed excitedly, then realized that she had been ill-behaved, and quickly reached out to cover her lips with embarrassment, coughing a few times like a cover, and her ear tips were covered with pink:

"The imperial examination candidates have always been one of the thousands of people, and the difficulty is extraordinary. Even though Mr. Gu and Mr. Cheng are of great talent, it is not easy to stand out. It is rare to be on the list. Moreover, if you have achieved such excellent results, you will be very happy now. How can you talk about whether you are satisfied or not?"

The imperial examination was difficult, and no one could guarantee that she would pass the exam smoothly. She never had any undesirable idea of ​​Gu Yunji to be the first. As long as he could pass the exam, even if he was at the bottom, she would be very satisfied.

Of course, the current results surprised her even more.

The autumn wind suddenly rose and the fallen leaves fell down. Xu Shuhua looked at the bleak autumn scenery outside the window, but her mood was as bright as spring. It won’t take long before she could meet Gu Yunji again.

The cold morning in late autumn was so cool. Gu Yunji couldn't help but tremble, stretched out his hand to brush off the fallen leaves on his shoulders, lifted up the curtain and entered the house. The warm and warm patio came, instantly dispelling the cold air on his body.

Halfway through packing the luggage, his son started to make a fuss. Gu Yunxiao had no choice but to put down what he had to do and coax his son patiently.

The child was weak. In order to prevent Gu Zhaoqin from catching a cold and getting sick, the doors and windows were tightly sealed, and the wind could not penetrate. There was even charcoal in the corner of the wall, scattering a faint heat wave, which made the whole house look like a stove. Gu Yunxiao held his son and coaxed him for a while, and fine sweat oozed out of the tip of his nose.

Seeing that Gu Yunxiao was so tired that he was sweating, Gu Yunji walked over and stretched out his hand to Gu Zhaoqin: "Let your father take a break, can you please hug the third uncle?"

Gu Zhaoqin is now one and a half years old, and he can't even speak clearly, but he is surprisingly stubborn. He shook his head stubbornly when he heard this. The fat little hand held Gu Yunxiao's clothes tightly, with tears in his eyes: "No, I want daddy! Daddy, don't leave, don't take the exam! You will get sick, stay and stay at home with Qin'er!"

Gu Yunxiao sighed helplessly. Facing his aggrieved and clingy son, he couldn't get angry at all. He couldn't even bear to say anything serious, so he had to touch his head lovingly.

The provincial examination has ended and the examination will be held in March next year. The journey from Songjiang Prefecture to Beijing is long. If you want to adapt to the environment as soon as possible, you have to set out in advance. So shortly after the Gu family returned to Huating County, they began to prepare luggage for Gu Yunxiao and Gu Yunji to take the exam.

Gu Yunxiao came back from the exam last time and was seriously ill. Now he was on the exam again. Everyone in his family was a little scared and told him every few days. The children were sensitive and adults talked a lot, so Gu Zhaoqin remembered it. Subconsciously, he thought that Gu Yunxiao would get sick as long as he left home to take the exam. So when he saw him packing his luggage, he stuck to him and said nothing.

But Gu Zhaoqin was young, and Gu Yunxiao was irrational to him, so he could only comfort him in a good voice and repeatedly guaranteed that he would not get sick. Only then did Gu Zhaoqin feel relieved.

As the days passed, the two brothers were getting closer and closer. Perhaps they felt something. Today, Gu Zhaoqin was particularly entangled. No matter how Gu Yunxiao coaxed him, he would not let go, and there was no way to do anything.
Chapter completed!