Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 111 Good education

"But it's a pity for the candidate in your examination room. Not only did he lose the chance to enter the Imperial College, but the registration fee of ten taels of silver is not refunded. Otherwise, ten taels of silver could have bought a lot of snacks." Rong Jue stuffed another piece of snack into his mouth and swallowed it with a chewy mouthful. In the eyes of Rong Jue, a foodie, ten taels of silver was far more important than entering the Imperial College.

"But when I came out, I heard the team behind me still saying that someone was cheating in their examination room number six. He was caught on the spot by the invigilator." Rong Jue kept talking.

"Ah, wasn't it checked? Did he bring cheat sheets in?" Xiao Yuan looked confused.

"Um, he didn't bring cheat sheets, he peeked at the answers of the student next to him." Rong Jue seemed to have seen it with his own eyes. "I heard that when he was caught, he refused to admit it. When the teacher compared the two papers, the answers were the same."

"The answer is the same! As long as you do it right, the answer will be the same." Xiaoyuan was stubborn.

Rong Jue rolled his eyes at Xiao Yuan, leaned close to Xiao Yuan's ear, and shouted, "It's the same... to be wrong."

Xiaoyuan picked his ears and smiled embarrassedly.

Hua Lei looked at Xiao Yuan and couldn't help but think of what Gui Jing'an had told Xiao Yuan to be careful about in the exam room when they were waiting in line this morning. Did he really just happen to meet her? There were at least several thousand people in the square, including the candidates and their families. How could he just happen to see her?

Rong Jue and Xiao Yuan were chatting and laughing, exchanging all kinds of gossips they heard in the examination room. While happily bickering and eating snacks, they soon returned to the Marquis' Mansion. As soon as they entered the gate of the Marquis' Mansion, Ruan came to greet them. It can be seen that she must have been waiting for a long time.

"Mom, I think I did very well in the exam, except for two questions that I didn't answer." Rong Jue said this before Ruan Shi asked.

"Ah! There are still two questions that have not been answered? Why haven't you answered them yet? Didn't Master Ji mention this before?" Ruan was just like the parents in her previous life who had high demands and strict standards. When she heard that there were still questions that had not been answered, she became a little anxious. "Xiaoyuan, have you answered them?" Ruan turned around and asked Xiaoyuan.

"I……"

"Xiaoyuan has made them all." Before Xiaoyuan could answer, Rong Jue interrupted him.

"Mom, are you going to ask why Xiaoyuan was able to do it but I wasn't?

I am worse than Xiaoyuan.

Then you ask, why are you worse than Xiaoyuan? You don't have any less limbs than Xiaoyuan.

I am not missing any limbs, but I am missing a bit of brains compared to Xiaoyuan.

You will then ask, how can you be missing a brain? It is obvious that you are not paying attention.

Why do I have a missing brain? Don't I know? You and my father should be asked about this. Why didn't you give me an extra brain when you gave birth to me? ..."

Rong Jue chattered on his own and finished the rest of the conversation between the mother and son.

Ruan Shi was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. "You little bastard."

"Mom, I'm hungry. I'm so hungry that my chest is sticking to my back. Please touch me." Rong Jue started to act funny again.

"Grandma is already waiting for you and Xiaoyuan. She has prepared many of your favorite dishes. Come over quickly." Ruan smiled helplessly and said.

"Oh, grandma is still thinking about me. Come on, Xiaoyuan, let's go quickly." Rong Jue pulled Xiaoyuan and ran quickly towards Songhe Hall.

Ruan looked at her son's back as he ran away, sighed, turned to Hua Lei and said, "Look, Miss Hua, this brat is always like this. He doesn't have Xiao Yuan's steadiness, and there's really nothing we can do about him. If he had half the understanding of Xiao Yuan, I'd feel relieved."

Hua Lei smiled and said, "Rong Jue has a cheerful and sunny personality, which is great. He won't keep things to himself or get stuck in a rut when encountering problems. Xiao Yuan is too boring and doesn't talk much. Many times I advise Xiao Yuan to learn more from Rong Jue and not to fight to the death when encountering problems." Ruan smiled, talked to Hua Lei, and went to Songhe Hall together.

In Songhe Hall, when Madam Pei saw the two little guys coming back, she immediately ordered the maids to start serving the dishes. She pulled one over with each hand, and asked softly about the exam situation. She didn't bother about why Rong Jue didn't answer two questions. She just touched Rong Jue's stomach and joked, "Oh, our Rong Jue's stomach is really flat, and he is so hungry." With one hand, she picked up a small piece of snack crumbs from the corner of Rong Jue's mouth and put it into Rong Jue's mouth. Rong Jue smiled and hugged Madam Pei's arm tightly.

Turning her head, Mrs. Pei touched Xiaoyuan's belly again and said with a smile, "Our Xiaoyuan is really hungry. His belly is sunken. Come on, let's eat right away. I'll ask the kitchen to make your favorite fish ball soup for you." She pulled one of them to the dining table with one hand, and her wrinkled face was like a blooming chrysanthemum.

Everyone ate lunch together and chatted for a while. Seeing that Old Madam Pei leaned on the small couch and slightly closed her eyes, everyone quietly left Songhe Hall.

"Xiaoyuan, let's go to the back garden. There is a swing there." As soon as Rong Jue came out of Songhe Hall, he took Xiaoyuan's hand and wanted to go to the back garden to swing.

"We still have to go to the clan school. We have classes today." Xiaoyuan reminded Rong Jue.

"Oh, don't. We have been studying for so long and haven't had several days off. We finally finished the exam today, let's go and have some fun." Rong Jue insisted.

"Why don't you learn from Xiaoyuan? Look how sensible Xiaoyuan is." Ruan sighed.

"Mom, I've been studying for two months straight. I'm so tired. Why don't you let me play for a while?" Rong Jue protested.

"Since you are so tired, you don't have to go out to play. Go back to the yard and take a nap and rest."

Ruan spoke again.

"Mom..." Rong Jue stretched out his voice, looking unhappy.

Hualei stepped forward, gently patted Xiaoyuan's shoulder, and whispered, "Xiaoyuan, the exam was late today, so we came back late. We talked to Grandmother Pei for a while, and now the first class of the clan school in the afternoon has begun. If you go there now, I think it may affect other classmates. Otherwise, you go back to the courtyard first, take a shower and change clothes. You see, both of your sleeves are stained with ink. It's very rude to see the teacher like this, right? After taking a shower, change into a riding suit. When the time is almost up, go to the clan school. If I remember correctly, the second class this afternoon should be the imperial archery class. You can go horseback riding or learn archery. What do you think?"

"Yeah, Sister Hua is really thoughtful. I forgot that there is an archery class in the clan school this afternoon. Xiaoyuan, let's go back to the yard to take a shower and change clothes. I'll wear the blue one, and you should wear that color too. That one looks good." The nine-year-old Rong Jue had already forgotten how reluctant he was to go to the clan school just now.