"The exam is going to start in two days. Before that, you must not relax. If you think that there are any aspects that are weaker, go ask grandteacher to help you guys strengthen a little, do you understand?" Liu Zhimo looked at Liu Zhiyan and Li Qingfeng who were seated opposite him, and taught them seriously.Three years ago, when they became Elementary Scholars, the teachers felt that their foundations were not solid enough. Even if they partic.i.p.ated in the country level examinations, they might not be able to become High Scholars. They had to study for another three years before they were allowed to take the examinations.
Liu Zhiyan nodded towards Li Qingfeng, saying that they knew, and would not slack off in learning for the next two days.
With such an excellent elder brother (brother-in-law) ahead of them, how could they not study hard and catch up to his footsteps?
Otherwise, people would look down on him.
Liu Zhimo warned them again before standing up and patting them on their shoulders. He wanted them to take the examination with their usual att.i.tude and show their usual standards.
Then, without giving them a chance to respond, he lifted his leg and left the study.
Liu Zhiyan and Li Qingfeng looked at each other, then patted each other"s shoulders while laughing bitterly.
"To have such an outstanding brother, as the younger brother, there must be a lot of pressure!"
"Having such an outstanding brother-in-law, as the brother-in-law, the pressure is really huge!"
"Sigh …" The troubled brother sighed at the same time and walked out of the study with his arms around his shoulders, preparing to look for Mr. Luo.
This time"s entrance exam, only success was allowed, and no failure was allowed. It was absolutely impossible to lose the reputation of a grandteacher.
Even if he wasn"t thinking for himself, he still had to think for his grandteacher!
Liu Zhimo returned to his room, first he looked at the children, then he talked to Li Qingling.
Li Qingling poured a cup of tea for him, pushed it in front of him, and asked him, "How is it?"
Drinking a mouthful of tea, Liu Zhimo saw the clothes in Li Qingling"s hands and smiled, it was obvious that it was made for him.
"I"ve already said what needs to be said. They already know what to do, so there"s no need to worry."
Li Qingling answered and shook the robe in her hand, telling him to stand up and try it out.
He stood up obediently, opened his outer robes and put on the new set of heaven blue robes that Li Qingling had made for him, making him look even more handsome.
After circling around him, Li Qingling touched his chin and clicked his tongue, saying, "My husband is indeed handsome."
He reached out and pulled her into his embrace, then lowered his head to look at her. "It seems that my wife is really satisfied with this set of skin." She had always been undisguised in her amazement at his appearance.
Of course, her liking made him happy.
His leather bag was also one of his weapons. As long as he could charm her to death, that was enough!
Reaching out to touch his cheek, Li Qingling placed her feet on the ground and kissed his chin. To be frank, she was indeed very satisfied.
No one wants to marry an ugly husband, does they?
Who doesn"t like beautiful things?
With his handsome face, she could eat two more bowls of rice.
Delightful!
With deepened eyes, Liu Zhimo looked at Li Qingling, and slowly lowered his head, wanting to kiss her.
They had completely forgotten that Xiaoxiao was sitting on the bed, staring at them with wide eyes.
"Shame …"
Knowing that the little girl made a sound, the two of them finally reacted.
Li Qingling pushed Liu Zhimo away and left his embrace, lowering his head, his face red beyond recognition, embarra.s.sed to look at his daughter.
How could she have forgotten about this little girl?
On the other hand, Liu Zhimo was extremely calm, he turned and looked, then reached out his hand to cover his eyes, trying to see his big daughter.
He raised his eyebrows and said, "Xiaoxiao, do you want to go shopping?"
When Xiaoxiao heard about shopping, she immediately put down her hand and excitedly replied, "Yes, I want to go."
Liu Zhimo walked in front of her and helped her put on her shoes before lifting her up.
"My wife, I"ll take Xiaoxiao out for a walk."
"Okay, you"re not allowed to buy sugar for her, okay?"
She was most afraid of Liu Zhimo"s unconditional love for her daughter. If her daughter begged him twice, he would soften his heart and buy her some candy.
It"s not good for children to eat so much polysaccharide. They have to control it.
Liu Zhimo nodded again, holding onto his small steps as he walked out.
As soon as he walked outside, he began to confer with Xiaoxiao in a low voice. "I didn"t see anything just now, did I?" Next time he would be more careful not to let his daughter see him so close to his wife.
He rolled his eyes and said slyly, "Daddy bought me some candy, so I forgot about everything else."
If he didn"t buy her some candy, it would be hard to say.
"..."
Liu Zhimo looked at her helplessly, before agreeing to buy her some candy. However, he couldn"t let her mother know, otherwise, both father and daughter would be punished.
Ye Zichen patted his father"s shoulder with a smile, then heavily nodded, "She won"t be that stupid."
Since he secretly bought some sweets to eat, how could he let his mother know?
She planned to come back after eating outside.
Li Qingling didn"t know what the father and daughter pair were planning, but at this time, she was busy preparing the bets for Liu Zhiyan and. He was prepared to put some Spirit Brewing Mint in there so they could bring it to the exam.
After doing it a few times, she was already very experienced.
… ….
Waiting until the day of the exam, Liu Zhiyan and his family refused for Li Qingfeng to send them to the examination grounds, they could just sit in their own carriages. It was not the first time they were taking the examination, they wanted their family to send them there.
Liu Zhimo and the others did not force them, after checking the things that they needed to take to the exam, they watched them get on the carriage.
Once the carriage was far away, Li Qingling nervously clenched his fists, hoping that they would be able to make it through the next three days smoothly.
One had to know that every time the exam happened, there would always be examinees who fainted and were carried out.
The Imperial Examinations not only tested one"s knowledge, but also one"s perseverance and physique.
It would be really hard for him to survive these three days if he was just a little bit weaker.
reached out and opened Li Qingling"s clenched fists, Liu Zhimo patted the back of her hand and teased her. After going through so many of them, why aren"t you used to it?
Letting out a long breath, Li Qingling smiled bitterly and said, "How can I get used to it?"
"They"ll be fine. Just relax and wait at home." With his hands behind his back, Mr. Luo glanced at Li Qingling and gave her an injection of Heart Strengthening Technique. "Xiao-Xiao, let"s go, accompany your great grandfather to fish. Your great grandfather will cook grilled fish for you to eat."
When she heard about the roasted fish, she followed Mr. Luo happily.
Liu Zhimo pulled Li Qingling along to his room to advise her.
In the blink of an eye, three days had pa.s.sed. Li Qingling looked over at his house, waiting and waiting for his exhausted brother to return.
Her heart ached as she looked at the two of them. She got someone to bring the prepared food and ate a meal with them before urging them to take a bath and go to bed.
"Go, come find me after you wake up." Mr. Luo nodded.
Liu Zhiyan responded to Li Qingfeng. With the support of the servant, the two went back to their room to shower and sleep.
He slept all the way until the morning of the next day. After eating breakfast, the two of them went to find Mr. Luo and asked him their questions.
Nodding his head slightly, Mr. Luo stroked their shoulders hard, and praised them happily, "Not bad, to be able to get a good ranking." Their names would definitely be in the top ten.
He had the confidence.
Even though they knew that their answers were not bad, they were still nervous. Now that they heard Mr. Luo"s affirmation, the two brothers finally calmed down and revealed a smile on their faces.
The two of them said in unison, "With teacher"s words, we are relieved."
Mr. Luo looked at the two of them, the smile on his face did not change, but he was warning them that they must not relax at all, and that they must continue to study hard, and prepare to join the Spring Festival.
"Yes, Grand Master..."
Under Mr. Luo"s supervision, the two of them did not dare to relax and continued to study.
Seeing that they had such self-control, Mr. Luo consoled himself.
On the day the announcement was made, the servant at home had gone to keep watch early in the morning to see if his young master had pa.s.sed the examinations.
On the other hand, the two parties were extremely calm and collected. They didn"t even bother to go to the place where the rankings were placed.
Until the afternoon when the servant still had not come back yet, Li Qingling was already a little anxious. He asked Liu Zhi Mo, could it be that he did not manage to pa.s.s the examinations?
Liu Zhimo stretched out his hand to pacify her brows, and said with a smile, "Since Grand Master said that he would be able to pa.s.s the examination, then he will definitely be able to pa.s.s the examination. Why are you worrying so much?" The two children answered the questions very well. If they also didn"t get a hit, who would get a hit?
It wasn"t that he was arrogant, it was because his little brother and brother-in-law had this ability.
"I …"
Li Qingling had not even finished speaking when he heard the servant"s excited shout, "Yes, yes …"
Suddenly standing up, Li Qingling looked at the servant who rushed in and asked him anxiously, who was it that got the hit?
"Second Young Master and Third Young Master have both hit." The attendant panted heavily, "The second young master knows Yuan, the third young master"s second place is taken by our young master." He could feel others envious of him all the way back.
"Alright, alright, alright …" Li Qingling was extremely excited, "Reward …"
Mr. Luo who was seated at the side also revealed a smile, looked at Liu Zhimo and Li Qingfeng, and praised them again. Not bad.
Some people would never be able to pa.s.s the High Scholar"s examination. The two children of his house, one sixteen and the other fifteen, were already High Scholars. His grades were so good that he felt proud.
In the end, he was still a child. When he heard how good his ranking was, a big smile appeared on his face.
The two brothers hugged and congratulated each other.
They were both happy for themselves and happy for each other.
"Keep up the good work …"
"Yes, Grand Master..."
Not long after, the bailiff came to announce the good news.
The two bailiffs looked at each other, feeling a little strange. Why were there two people who came to announce the good news?
"May I ask if Master Liu Zhiyan Liu lives here?" one of the bailiffs asked the doorman.
"Yes, it"s here."
"May I ask if Master Master Li Qingfeng Li lives here?"
"Yes, yes, yes, please come in, please come in …" The doorman welcomed the two yamen runners in and shouted, "Second Young Master, Third Young Master, you"re here to announce the good news."
After a while, Liu Zhiyan walked out with Li Qingfeng and the others. After receiving them, he gave two large red packets to the two bailiffs, and happily said a few words of congratulations.