On the day of the palace test, Mei Yihang, Tan Jingye and others got up at dawn. After a hearty breakfast, the group set off.

Sitting in the carriage, Yan Kuan, the eldest son of the Yan family, said: "The food of my senior brother's family is not only exquisite but also delicious, and I am a little reluctant to leave. ”

It's a pity that the temple will go home after the test.

Mei Yihang said with a smile: "Indeed, I have gained a lot of weight during this period of living in the Fu family. ”

Not only are there delicious meals, but also exquisite pastries and a variety of late-night snacks. Eating so well is that it's hard not to get fat.

It may also be that he ate well and the atmosphere was good, so that he played a long time in the exam.

Yan Kuan looked at Tan Jingye and said with envy: "Jingye, you are still blessed that you can go to the Fu family from time to time to eat." ”

Tan Jingye said with a smile: "I am in the college on weekdays, and I only come to live for a few days during festivals or events, but my wife often comes to stay for a while." ”

Mei Yihang habitually touched his chin, and then remembered that the beautiful beard he had grown had been shaved off a few days ago. It was also Fu Jingene who said that the emperor likes to use energetic young people, so Mei Yihang shaved off his beard. Not to mention, when I shaved my beard, I instantly became five or six years younger.

Mei Yihang looked at Tan Jingye and asked, "Where did the cook of the Shilang Mansion come from?" The cooking skills are not inferior to the chefs of Fuyun Restaurant. ”

Tan Jingye shook his head slightly: "Actually, my eldest sister is proficient in cooking, and the chef is getting better and better in cooking under her guidance." ”

"I once ate the pickled bamboo shoots she made, and I hated to swallow my tongue. It's a pity that she rarely gets the chance to cook, and I ate it once. ”

Mei Yihang exclaimed: "Lord Shilang is so blessed. ”

A group of big men of them didn't want to talk about women all the time, so Yan Kuan changed the topic: "I don't know what questions will come out of the emperor in this palace test." ”

Among the five people, Mei Yihang is the oldest, and his heart is the most calm: "No matter what the question, we must stay calm and not be nervous." ”

People are most prone to mistakes when they are stressed. It's just usual, if you want to make a fool of yourself in front of the emperor, your career may be affected. After all the hard work to get to this point, we must not drop the chain in this link.

At the same time, An An also went to the main courtyard to find Qingshu.

Looking at her anxious appearance, Qingshu smiled and said, "I invited Mr. Ouyang to come over and talk about the book today, and you will listen to it with us later." ”

An An felt very uncomfortable when she heard this, and said, "Sister, I'm not in the mood to listen to books now." ”

Feng Xiaoyu looked at her like this and asked a little puzzled: "Your husband has already passed the Jinshi examination, and he can't brush people in the palace exam, what are you nervous about?" ”

An An said with a bitter face: "His name is outside the hundred, and I am worried that he will fall into the top three." ”

Feng Xiaoyu nodded in understanding, but still said: "So that's the case, but it's not you who took the test, so it's useless for you to worry." Later, he will listen to Mr. Ouyang with us, and after listening, he will have a good sleep after eating. When I woke up, the results came out. ”

When Guan Zhenqi ended up that year, she was also worried that he would not be on the list, for fear that he would fall off the list. When she knew that she had passed the exam, she would not be worried about the palace exam at all. No matter how left and right it is, it is impossible to fall out of the second list, so she didn't worry about it at all during the palace exam.

Qingshu also said: "People have been invited, and you will listen with us to pass the time later." ”

I didn't say much comforting words, because it was useless to say it.

Mr. Ouyang's storytelling level is also one of the best in Beijing. She will also come to tell stories, but the price is relatively high, so some high-profile families will invite her.

An An was very irritable and didn't want to listen to the book at all, but she didn't refuse when Qingshu and Feng Xiaoyu said this.

Basho said outside: "Madam, Mr. Ouyang is here." ”

After coming in and saluting the three of them, Mr. Ouyang took the book list to Qing Shu and said respectfully, "Please ask the county lord and Mrs. Fu to order books." ”

Qingshu looked at the book list and said with a smile: "The books on this are all good, I like them all, come and have some!" ”

Feng Xiaoyu took a serious look, and then clicked "The Story of Peony". This Peony Story tells the story of a rich girl named Peony who married her husband who was born in a poor family, and married a handful inside and out, and the husband only focused on studying. Who wants her husband to dislike her identity as a merchant girl after being admitted to the Jinshi examination, and wants to marry a girl from an official family with her. Peony was also stubborn and agreed to leave, but asked her husband to make up all the dowry to him.

After getting the dowry, she reconciled with her husband and divorced, and then returned to her hometown to open a powder shop. She is very talented in business, not only did she open more and more shops, but later she married a like-minded husband and gave birth to a pair of children, and lived a happy life. On the contrary, it was his husband who was an official, who was reduced to a prisoner because of corruption and bribery, and as soon as he had an accident, the wife he married ran away with him and several concubines.

Mr. Ouyang's storytelling level is very high, and the tone and frustration can arouse everyone's appetite. Even if Qingshu and Feng Xiaoyu knew the content of this story earlier, they would have listened to it with relish.

An An usually likes to listen to it, but now she looks at pocket watches frequently. It's a pity that the pocket watch on this day walked very slowly, like a turtle crawling.

An An looked at Qingshu and didn't notice that she felt a little uncomfortable, stood up and said, "Sister, I'll go back first." ”

Qingshu nodded and continued to listen to the book.

Back in their own room, An An and Caidie said: "My brother-in-law has always been worried about the palace exam, but now that it's my turn to do business, my sister doesn't seem to be worried at all. ”

Caidie said: "Grandma, the big girl is not worried. It's just that as the county lord of Xiaohe said, it's useless to worry, so it's better to relax. ”

An An shook his head and said: "That's the case, but this is a matter of the future of the economy, and I can't feel at ease until the results come out." ”

When Mr. Ouyang tells stories, he generally says that he will rest for half an hour for two quarters of an hour.

Taking advantage of her break, Feng Xiaoyu asked, "Qingshu, I think An An's face was not quite right just now." ”

Qingshu snorted and said, "She is not happy in her heart, and she thinks that I shouldn't invite Mr. Ouyang to come." ”

Feng Xiaoyu was silent and said: "After all, today is the palace test, which is related to your brother-in-law's future, and it is normal for her to feel uncomfortable like this." ”

"If it were you, wouldn't you feel comfortable?"

Feng Xiaoyu didn't think about it and said, "No! You invited Mr. Ouyang to come to the book to let me relax. ”

You may not be able to listen to Mr. Ouyang's book, but you will definitely not be unhappy.

Qingshu didn't answer this, but said: "I asked Mr. Storyteller to come to her house, she felt uncomfortable, but I told her to let you come over to take care of my childbirth and confinement, but she didn't have the slightest objection." ”

Feng Xiaoyu was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "She didn't offer to take care of you for your confinement, are you angry?" Qingshu, this is not like your style! ”

Qingshu shook his head and said, "Why don't you be angry about this." I just found that in her heart she felt that I should follow her in everything, and she never cared about my feelings and thoughts, and it was not good for her or me to go on like this. ”

Realizing this, Qingshu was reluctant to follow her anymore.

Feng Xiaoyu said with a smile: "She won't understand if you do such a tactful, I think you should talk to her openly and honestly." ”

Qingshu said: "Let's talk about it after the confinement!" ”