On the way back to Yindu, Susu looked at Ning Xiaochuan and said softly, "Master, thank you."

Ning Xiaochuan smiled slightly, "No need to say thank you, just pretend that what happened today never happened. When you go back later, remember to go to Liangufang to help my sister-in-law bring some pear blossom cake and buy yourself some lotus leaf porridge."

Hearing Ning Xiaochuan's words, Susu felt warm in her heart, pursed her lips and nodded.

The carriage did not return to Ning Mansion. After Ning Xiaochuan dropped Su Su off halfway, he asked Kong Zhenxuan to turn around and go to the bank of Fuhe River.

The banks of Fuhe River are still lively.

In Wen Zhaomin's flower boat, Nie Hongyi was lying on the bed and resting. Next to her, Wen Zhaomin reluctantly brought a bowl of porridge to Nie Hongyi and handed it to her, "Drink it quickly."

Nie Hongyi took the hot porridge, and Wen Zhaomin skillfully put down the gauze curtain. Only through the gauze curtain could Nie Hongyi take off her veil and drink the porridge.

No one knew what Nie Hongyi looked like under the veil. Wen Zhaomin even speculated that Nie Hongyi wore a veil because she looked too ugly and did not dare to show it to others, but she just thought about it.

"Don't worry, I will leave after I recover and won't disturb you for a long time." Nie Hongyi said coldly on the bed.

Wen Zhaomin couldn't help but roll his eyes, thinking in his mind to leave quickly. If he left early, he would feel at ease earlier, but he didn't dare to say so.

"Please don't. If Mr. Ning hears these words, he will think that I bully you every day."

"You weren't angry when I treated you like that? You weren't resentful? You didn't want to take the opportunity to retaliate against me?" Nie Hongyi said jokingly under the gauze curtain.

Wen Zhaomin turned around and sat on the chair and said to himself, "I must be angry and resentful, but what can I do? I can't beat you, but I don't dare to scold you. But if you think about it carefully, you are doing this for Mr. Ning."

, the resentment dissipated a little."

"You dare to say that."

After hearing this, Nie Hongyi said helplessly: "You know better than me where this place is by the Fu River. I have to do this for the sake of the young master's safety."

"If I could have a peaceful life, no girl would be willing to come here. The girls and princesses in the city look down on us and call us prostitutes. The girls and village women in the countryside look down on us and call us prostitutes. But here we are."

We weren't just like them before..."

Wen Zhaomin said helplessly, "Singing girls and prostitutes have been like this since ancient times. No one thinks highly of them, otherwise the jade-faced minister at the time would not have said such a thing as a thousand people with red lips."

Nie Hongyi handed the bowl of porridge to Wen Zhaomin. Wen Zhaomin hung the gauze curtain, took the bowl and chopsticks and placed it on the table.

Nie Hongyi looked at her sad expression and wanted to comfort her but didn't know where to start.

After half a month of getting along, Nie Hongyi knew that this was a kind-hearted girl, and that such a girl should not come to this kind of place.

At this time, Ning Xiaochuan pushed the door in. Wen Zhaomin was somewhat surprised when he saw Ning Xiaochuan appearing in front of him, "Mr. Ning, you are here."

Ning Xiaochuan nodded, "How is it? Is Miss Nie feeling better?"

Hearing that Ning Xiaochuan was talking about Miss Nie, Wen Zhaomin felt a little disappointed, but he did not show it and continued to say with a smile: "Miss Nie recovered quickly and is much better."

"Master."

Nie Hongyi wanted to get out of bed and salute, but was stopped by Ning Xiaochuan, "No need to be more polite, just take good care of your injuries."

"Young Master is here this time. Do you have any important instructions?" Nie Hongyi said hurriedly.

Ning Xiaochuan couldn't help but smile, "Just rest in peace and recuperate. Now that the Wu family is gone, what else can you do? I'm here just to see how you are recovering."

Nie Hongyi was a little embarrassed when she heard this and lowered her head, "Thank you for your concern, Master. I'm much better now."

…

Dafeng Imperial College is located in the upper reaches of the Fu River.

The Fu River crosses the capital city of Yin. The lower reaches is the land of wind and moon, but the upper reaches is the Imperial Academy, which is the dream of Dafeng students.

How many students from poor families hope to be admitted to the Imperial College and achieve great success.

The existence of the Imperial College can be said to be a blessing for the students from the poor families of Dafeng. If it were not for the Imperial College, I am afraid that the students from the poor families of Dafeng would never be able to get ahead.

For hundreds of years, Qingzhou Confucian masters have been serving as Confucius of the Imperial College.

Whenever a master became old, a new scholar would come to Yindu to take up his post, and so on.

Confucianism, which has always upheld loyalty to the emperor, has cultivated generations of outstanding officials for Dafeng. For this reason, Confucianism is also known as the first sect of Dafeng.

Not long ago, the Imperial College just completed the half-month assessment, and today is the day when the results will be unveiled.

The Imperial College implements a three-year semester system and conducts an assessment every year. The three-year comprehensive assessment results are the final results. After three years, you can hold important positions based on your results.

The Imperial College has always been full of geniuses. Since its establishment, there have been three people who have ranked first in three years. The first one was Prime Minister Shi Hao during the Shenghui period, who reformed the official system, eliminated redundant officials, and punished corrupt officials.

During his tenure as prime minister, the treasury was abundant. He never picked up lost items on the road and never closed his house at night. He single-handedly created the first prosperous age of Dafeng - the age of Shenghui.

The second one is Cui Yi, the father-in-law of Wen Zhe, the newly appointed prime minister. He is known for being selfless and extremely strict in his work.

After being prime minister for thirty years, as many as 20 ministers from the six departments were abolished. Because of this, the reputation of the six departments of justice gradually became clear, the politics was clear, and the people lived in peace.

And this third person is Ning Feng, the second young master of the Ning family.

On the day Ning Feng was born, Ning Zhi dreamed that a seven-colored sacred deer fell from the sky and landed in the Ning Mansion, so he wanted to name Ning Feng Ning Lu, but was stopped by Mrs. Ning.

Mrs. Ning felt that it was not good for the deer to be too docile, so when she saw the maple tree outside the window, she named her Ning Feng, which means upright, upright, and unyielding.

Ning Feng had been interested in classics and history since he was a child. When Ning He was practicing martial arts, he went to Ning Zhi's study alone to study.

Later, after being sent to the Imperial College, his talent gradually emerged. After graduation, he was appointed as a member of the Ministry of official affairs, and now he is a minister of the Ministry of official affairs.

With outstanding political achievements and the fact that he had a father-in-law who was the prime minister, he was also at home in the court. For this reason, many officials praised Ning Feng for his appearance as a prime minister.

Less than ten years after Ning Feng left the Imperial College, another talented student came out of the Imperial College, and it was Yu Gongming who is now number one on the gold list.

Many students silently lamented that if they win first place again next year, they will be the fourth genius disciple of the Imperial College.

…

Wei Zhengchun, who was looking at the list below, sighed secretly, yes, everyone knows that Yu Gongming ranked first in two years, but who noticed that Wei Zhengchun ranked second in two years.

On such an important day when the list was unveiled, the focus of public opinion was not here. Instead, Yu Gongming was catching fish by the Fuhe River using a homemade tree branch as a harpoon.

The river in the upper reaches is fast and only one corner is relatively gentle, so this is also where fish and shrimp gather.

In the river, a young man in white clothes rolled up his trouser legs, bowed his waist, tied up his gown with one hand, and held the fishing spear tightly with the other hand, staring at the seemingly calm river.

Wei Zhengchun came to the river, and as expected, this boy was catching fish here again.

He shook his head helplessly, and as soon as he walked over, he saw Yu Gongming thrust his fork down and laughed happily. On the tree branch, a huge bass was swinging its tail.

"Yu Gongming, you're catching fish here again, and you won't even look at the announcement today?" Wei Zhengchun shouted.

Yu Gongming looked around, and finally locked his eyes on Wei Zhengchun. He waved, gestured with the big fat fish in his hand and shouted: "Brother Wei, let's try it together."

Wei Zhengchun smiled helplessly, this boy was even worse than the fifth young master of the Ning family.

As night falls, the stars are shining brightly overhead, and the Milky Way passes across, creating a beaded curtain for this ethereal and beautiful night sky.

Beside the bonfire, two young students were warming up and eating grilled fish. Yu Gongming was feasting and said, "Brother Wei, how does it taste? It's not bad."

Wei Zhengchun nodded while eating, "It's true, Yu Gongming, you can do this, you're pretty good at it."

Yu Gongming smiled sheepishly, "When I was young, my family was poor, so I often went fishing in the river, and I learned how to do it by touching."

"Yu Gongming, you are eating fish here and you don't want to know the results of this assessment? Are you curious about your rank?" Wei Zhengchun asked curiously.

Yu Gongming spit out a mouthful of fish bone, pointed at his head with a greasy finger, and smiled, "All the knowledge taught by Mr.

abdomen."

Wei Zhengchun shook his head helplessly, the gap between people...

"You are really open-minded, so congratulations, you are first place again."

Yu Gongming smiled again, "Brother Wei, if your guess is right, you should be in second place."

"Yeah, I'm a little behind you again, but don't worry, I will definitely surpass you next time." Wei Zhengchun said unwillingly.

Yu Gongming threw the finished fish bones aside, washed his hands in the river, and then said: "You shouldn't compare with me, you should compare with yourself. The teacher said that if you want to achieve what you want in your heart, you should compare with yourself.

You have to overcome what you can accomplish by yourself; if you keep comparing yourself with me, you cannot possibly surpass me."

"You're so good, Yu Gongming, are you looking down on me? If you dare to say that again, I will definitely report it to your husband next time you grill fish." Wei Zhengchun scolded with a smile.

Yu Gongming quickly ran over and laughed with him and said, "No, Brother Wei, I didn't mean that."

Wei Zhengchun shook his head helplessly, and then sighed, "I understand what you mean, but you are not me, and I am not you. You are like a mountain standing in front of me. If I don't surpass you, how can I surpass myself.

"

Yu Gongming heard Wei Zhengchun's words and nodded, "It seems to make sense. Then I hope you can surpass me. When the time comes, you will become the mountain in front of me and let me experience how you feel."

"How can you be so comforting?"

Wei Zhengchun said speechlessly: "You, you can't even say anything nice, you will definitely suffer a loss when you enter officialdom."

"Suffering is a blessing. We came here to study, don't we hope to use our talents and knowledge to benefit the people and the country?

As long as what you learn can rectify the spirit of heaven and earth, pacify the hearts of the people, and spread the right path in the world, it doesn't matter even if you suffer a loss. If you suffer a loss, the people in the world will be blessed; if you don't suffer a loss, the people in the world will suffer."

"What you said is quite new. Which book did you read it in?"

"Well...I thought of it myself."

"Well, that sounds nice, I like it."


Chapter completed!