Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it comes to the autumn of Jiayou's third year.

The provincial examination was about to take place. Mrs. Wang Li packed the luggage for Wang Zhong, but she was still worried. She checked it several times and did not forget to tell Wang Zhong: "Uncle, please check again. Don't forget anything."

Wang Zhong could only smile at this: "Sister-in-law, don't worry! I've checked it several times."

Wang Zhong didn't feel much about this provincial examination, and he still looked calm and calm, but Wang Li showed extremely uneasy, as if she was going to take the provincial examination soon, not Wang Zhong.

Wang Li didn't know what to say, so she could only put her concern into action.

Wang Zhong also knew that Mrs. Wang Li was not good at words, so he said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I am still young. If I fail this time, I will end up again in three years!"

"Uncle has only learned a lot, and this time he will definitely be able to reach high school!" Wang Li subconsciously wanted to raise her hand to cover Wang Zhong's mouth. Before she could raise her hand, she realized that the person in front of her was her brother-in-law, not her husband.

, so he stopped his movements, just because of the subconscious reaction of his body, and he felt a little ashamed in his heart.

How could he have such thoughts about his brother-in-law? How could he be worthy of Er Niang's dead father...

"The provincial examination is only a few days away. Sister-in-law, please take good care of Sister Qian at home. I will be back soon!"

"You have me at home, uncle, and focus on the exam! Don't worry."

After saying goodbye to Wang Li, Wang Zhong carried his book basket, Wang Erxi carried his luggage and a waist knife, and left Xiaozhu Village and embarked on the road to Jiangdu, the capital city.

Yangzhou at this time was different from the Yangzhou Prefecture in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It only governed two counties: Tianchang and Jiangdu. The Yangzhou City that people often refer to actually refers to Jiangdu County.

Although Yangzhou is close to the south of the Yangtze River and is only separated from Runzhou by a river, its geographical location is in the north of the Yangtze River. Therefore, in terms of division, it became the Huainan Road. Since the time of the late emperor, the Huainan Road was divided into two, forming east and west roads. Yangzhou

It is the capital of Huainan East Road, and people also call Huainan East Road Yangzhou Road.

In the history of the Song Dynasty, the imperial examination system had not yet reached its peak. There were no scholars, and there was no such thing as a child born. Even the examination was a one-time thing, and it was not called the provincial examination, it was called the Jie examination. After the Jie examination, it was also called the Fa Jie examination.

But the Song Dynasty in this world was different.

The imperial examination system of the Song Dynasty in this world is almost the same as that of the Ming and Qing Dynasties that Wang Zhong knew. After passing the county examination, the government examination, and the hospital examination, you will be a scholar. Becoming a scholar is equivalent to having fame.

However, the word "fame" here must be put in quotation marks, which simply means that the scholar already has the capital to move closer to the scholar-bureaucrat class (refer to Shulan's husband Sun Xiucai in the original drama).

Wang Zhong was away for more than ten days. For convenience, he stayed in the city.

Mrs. Wang Li seemed to have turned into a watchman's stone, looking eagerly in the direction of Jiangdu County every day, her eyes full of worry, and she was not even caring about taking care of her daughter.

His mind was filled with the shadow of Wang Zhong, wondering whether Wang Zhong would not have enough to eat in the Gongyuan, whether Wang Zhong would be cold at night, and if he was thirsty, would there be hot water to drink...

Fortunately, there are still Lao Yutou's wife and daughter-in-law to help take care of her. Sister Qian herself is not the kind of soft and weak girl, but has a somewhat carefree temperament.

At the same time, in the city of Jiangdu, in the Wei Ruixuan of the Sheng family, the eldest wife of the Sheng family, Wang Ruofu, was hanging up a portrait of Master Kong, the most holy teacher, in the side hall of the Wei Ruixuan.

In the incense burner above, there was endless incense, and Wang Ruofu himself knelt on the futon in front of the incense eucalyptus, clasped his hands together, and muttered something in his hands.

"Mother! Mother!" came a voice as clear and clear as an oriole out of the valley from outside the door.

After a while, a cardamom girl Shi Ran, about twenty-eight years old, wearing a purple skirt, a little pink and a touch of pearls, broke into the hall. When she saw Wang Ruofu kneeling in front of the statue of the Holy Master and praying, he hurried up.

He wanted to help Wang Ruofu up.

"Hua'er, what are you doing?" Wang Ruofu didn't want to get up, broke away from Hua Lan's hand, continued to clasp his hands, and explained while praying: "I am asking the old master to bless our brother Bai's high school!"

"Mom, Ru Lan and that little bitch Mo Lan got into a fight. If mother doesn't go, I'm afraid..."

"What?" Wang Ruofu immediately stood up from the futon, shocked and angry: "That little bitch dares to hit my Ru'er? I'll pay you back if you go against the will!"

Dangji held up the hem of her skirt and walked out quickly.

Hua Lan hurriedly chased after her and led Wang all the way to the back garden, followed by a large group of female servants.

On the other side of Sheng's house, a graceful woman also led a large group of female servants to the back garden in a hurry.

Sheng Hong was leisurely crossing his legs in the yamen, waiting to get off work. He was imagining the scene of his son's high school entrance examination. He couldn't help but smile on his face, and the two pear dimples on both sides of his cheeks were also revealed, and his eyes were narrowed.

He stood up and subconsciously hummed a piece of southern music he had just listened to recently.

Sheng Hong was enjoying himself, when suddenly Dong Rong, his close comrade, rushed in without choosing a way, shouting that it was bad, which completely ruined Sheng Hong's interest. He frowned and asked what happened to Dong Rong with a look of displeasure on his face.

What.

"Someone from home reported that the eldest lady had beaten up Miss Lin! Now I'm afraid..."

"What?" Sheng Hong jumped up from his chair in shock. He didn't care about humming some southern songs or being interested in it. He immediately ran out of the Yamen in a hurry.

Dongrong quickly took a step ahead and prepared to drive.

Before Father Sheng got home, Lin Sushuang, who was confronting Wang Ruofu in the garden, received a look from Xia Xueniang. When she returned the look, she gave him a sharp look.

With a wink, the original confrontation was immediately broken. Lin Sushuang also let out an ouch and fell to the ground. Wang Ruofu loudly and aggressively ordered the women to take action, but the women on the Linxi Pavilion were arrested in advance.

It was as if she had been given a laxative, and her fighting power was horribly low. As soon as the fight started, she collapsed at the first touch. Lin Sushuang was even held down by two middle-aged servant women with thick bodies and fingers as big as radishes.

He knelt down in front of Wang Ruofu.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Seeing the 'enemy' right in front of him, old and new hatreds surged into his heart. Wang Ruofu felt so angry that he even lost his face. When he became ferocious, he raised his hand and slapped him.

"stop!"

"Snapped!"

The timing of Sheng Hong's appearance was perfect. Wang Ruofu's slap landed just on Lin Sushuang's delicate and fragile face. Even Lin Sushuang was completely struck by Wang Ruofu's powerful blow. He was slapped and fell to the side, lying on the ground, unable to get up.

Looking at the beautiful figure lying on the ground, Sheng Hong felt as if his heart was being tightly grasped by someone. There was only one thought left in Sheng Hong's mind. He rushed over and slapped Wang Ruofu on the face. Take it out on behalf of your beloved Shuang'er.

But after all, Sheng Hong is a middle-aged man who is nearly forty years old, not one of those young people who are full of passion. Reason tells him that he must not do this, because Wang Ruofu is his official wife who he married and was carried home in a sedan chair. , and Lin Sushuang is just a concubine.

Sheng Hong walked up quickly and looked at Wang Ruofu coldly, until Wang Ruofu subconsciously staggered back a few steps. Fortunately, Hualan behind him had quick eyes and quick hands and supported Wang Ruofu.

Without enough time to blame Wang Ruofu, Sheng Hong immediately squatted down and called Shuang'er with great distress, while leaning over to help Lin Sushuang up and check her condition.

At this time, Lin Sushuang had already fainted. A bright red palm print covered her fair and delicate face, and her cheeks were already slightly swollen.

Sheng Hong's heart was broken when he saw it, and there were tears in his eyes.

Dangjiu picked up Lin Sushuang by the waist and headed towards Lin Qige.

As for Wang Ruofu, his face was extremely pale, and Hua Lan's face was also gloomy.

"Mother, we're afraid we've fallen into that bitch's trick!" Hua Lan looked at Sheng Hong's back as he hugged Lin Sushuang and left, her teeth clenched, and fire almost burst out of her eyes.

"Ah?" Wang Ruofu hadn't reacted yet, and he was a bit belated, "You mean that bitch did it on purpose?"

"That's right, otherwise how could your father have come in such a timely manner! You bitch!" When he thought that he had fallen into that bitch's plan again, Wang Ruofu's anger that had just calmed down suddenly started to burn again, rushing straight to his forehead.

"This bitch..."

Next to her, Xiao Rulan, who was the cause of a series of events, did not think as deeply as her sister and mother. She only stared in the direction of Lin Qige, her eyes almost spitting out fire.

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Gongyuan, the provincial examination is over, and the candidates are filing out of Gongyuan in an orderly manner. The nine-day examination is a severe test for the students' physiology and psychology.

Some of the weak ones had sluggish steps and pale faces when they came out. It was just a minor matter. Some even fainted directly in the examination room. They were carried out by Gongyuan's messengers and allowed to be taken away by their family members.

Although Chang Bai is only a fourteen-year-old boy, he has been studying and practicing martial arts with Wang Zhong for more than a year, and his body is quite strong. In addition, the young man has strong recovery ability, so there is nothing unusual about him.

Wang Ruofu, Hua Lan and Ru Lan had already been waiting outside the Gongyuan with their servants and wives for a long time.

"Second brother! Mom, it's the second brother!" Ru Lan was the youngest, but had the sharpest eyes. She immediately saw her brother walking out of the door of Gongyuan, wearing a moon-white Confucian shirt and carrying a book box.

"Second brother!" He jumped up and shouted loudly, waving to Changbai.

If the Tongpan Sheng family's carriage is in Yangzhou City, there will naturally not be any unsighted people coming to look for it.

When Changbai saw his mother and sisters, he smiled and walked over quickly.

The young boy Khan Niu was the most clever. He ran up in the blink of an eye and took the book box from Chang Bai's hand, very attentively.

Wang Ruofu, mother and daughter, did not care about their manners. They hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Changbai's hand, and carefully checked Changbai's condition from front to back, with tears in their eyes, just like Changbai.

It felt like I had lost several kilograms of meat.

"Mother is worried!" Although Changbai has always been a polite person, he couldn't help but feel a little moved when he saw his mother worrying so much about him.

"Thank you for your hard work, my son! Let's go home!" Wang Ruofu wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and pulled Chang Bai towards the carriage next to him.

Changbai said, "Mom, wait a minute!"

"What's wrong?" Wang Ruofu asked puzzledly.

Changbai said: "Zihou's dormitory is closer to the inside, so he probably hasn't come out yet. I want to wait a moment!"

As if he was afraid that Mrs. Wang wouldn't understand, Changbai hurriedly explained: "Please mother, let me do it!"

Before Mr. Wang could say anything, the Khan Niu next to him said respectfully: "Sir, Mr. Wang is out!"

Changbai turned around quickly and happened to see Wang Zhong carrying a book basket and walking out from the gate of Zigong Courtyard.

"Zihou!" He didn't care at all and rushed forward to greet him.

"Looking at Zicheng's expression, I think he has performed well?" Wang Zhong said with a smile.

"I've tried my best. Whether I succeed or not depends on God's will!" Changbai said modestly.

Taking part in the provincial examination at the age of fourteen is not uncommon, but it is also not uncommon.

"Just do your best and obey fate!" Wang Zhong said with a smile: "But listen to Zecheng's tone, did you perform well this time?"

Changbai smiled modestly, saying nothing. Changbai was a humble gentleman, as gentle as jade, so naturally he would not say such arrogant and arrogant words.
To be continued...