The scumbag ran away from marriage, I remarried on the spot

The next day.

Before dawn, this year's candidates who took the Qiuwei exams had already arrived at the Gongyuan of Shuntian Prefecture. They were waiting at the entrance of the Gongyuan to be called by the examiner, and then they were searched before entering the examination room.

It was pitch dark, and many candidates taking the exam were waiting with torches or lanterns. Looking around, it was dark. The candidates were of varying ages. The youngest ones were teenagers. There are also elderly people in their fifties, who are old scholars. They are not willing to give up when they are getting old and want to fight again.

Autumn is an important exam, and many candidates have their families to see them off. The whole family drags their families with them to send the candidates to Gongyuan. Some family members put pressure on the candidates, and some family members try to reassure the candidates not to be too nervous.

Among the candidates, there are three brothers, Gu Xiuyuan, Gu Xiuhong, and Gu Xiuming.

Gu Xiuyuan and Gu Xiuhong had family members who took the exam. Although their fathers did not come, their mothers and sisters did.

Mrs. Zhang was also the elder who put pressure on her children. She repeatedly warned: "Xiu Yuan, you have to work hard and win the exam this year, so that you can participate in the Spring Festival next year and set a good example for unborn children."

Gu Xiuyuan was already nervous, but after hearing these words, he became even more nervous, and his palms were so nervous that they became sweaty.

However, Mrs. Chen did not do what Mrs. Zhang did. She only said to Gu Xiuhong: "Don't put pressure on yourself. You are only seventeen years old. You won't come back in three years. Don't worry. Even if you don't win the exam, your mother won't force you." If you want to study hard when marrying a wife, then let you study hard first, and your mother can have grandchildren in a few years."

Gu Xiuhong said with a smile: "Mom, it's the same with having a grandson. If my second sister comes out of the cabinet this year, maybe you can have a grandson next year."

As soon as these words came out, Gu Xuanling blushed with embarrassment and lowered her head shyly to reduce her sense of presence.

Mrs. Chen glanced at the concubine and said softly "Hmm". This concubine has been raised by her side for more than ten years. The concubine is also extremely filial to her. She has called her mother for more than ten years. Even if she is not her biological child, she can After all, there is a mother-daughter relationship.

Gu Xiuhong added: "Speaking of the second sister, I suddenly thought of my future second brother-in-law, Mr. Liu, who is also attending this year's Qiu Wei, as well as my future eldest brother-in-law, Prince Wu Anbo."

When Mrs. Chen heard this, her damn desire to win came over. If her son-in-law failed and Zhang's son-in-law passed the exam, wouldn't Zhang's tail be raised to the sky again? She looked around, but there were too many people, and she saw neither her future son-in-law nor Prince Wu'an, so she had no choice but to look away.

In that room, Gu Xiuming saw that his two brothers were seeing each other with their families and living happily together, but he only had a bookboy to see him off. His father did not come to give him the exam, and he felt a little uncomfortable. Once again, he felt that his biological child There is a huge difference between someone's and someone who is not his biological child.

Madam Zhang noticed Gu Xiuming who was silent beside him, and said earnestly: "Xiu Ming, you are very hardworking. Your father has high hopes for you."

High hopes?

Gu Xiuming disagreed in his heart. He didn't see how his father had high hopes for him. He probably wanted to raise him to death, and then adopt the fourth brother and make him the heir apparent. Otherwise, how could he help the fourth brother to enter Lingshan Academy? Among their four brothers, the fourth brother went to Lingshan Academy.

On the surface, he still nodded and responded: "I will, eldest aunt."

The candidates entered the examination room one after another. After seeing all three brothers entering the examination room, Zhang's mother and daughter and Chen's mother and daughter returned home.

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Changxing Hou Mansion.

Meng Jinyao woke up at dawn. She went to bed early last night and didn't feel sleepy now. When she opened her eyes, she saw a man standing in front of the bed who had changed into official uniform and said, "Good morning, husband."

Gu Jingxi heard the sound, looked towards her, nodded and responded: "Morning, madam."

Meng Jinyao saw that he was still at home and asked: "Today in autumn, my husband didn't go to see off our son? Yesterday, I heard that the second sister-in-law and the others said that many people sent exam candidates to the exam. Today, the eldest sister-in-law went to see off Xiuyuan, and the second sister-in-law saw off Xiuhong. .”

Hearing this, Gu Jingxi smiled nonchalantly: "He is already sixteen years old, and he is not a child, so he still needs me to send him? If he were six years old, I would definitely send him to Gongyuan personally. When I took the scientific examination in Gongyuan, , my parents didn’t come to take the exam.”

Meng Jinyao nodded slightly: "Yes, he is so old and can't get lost. Besides, he went with Xiu Yuan and Xiu Hong."

Gu Jingxi asked: "Madam, do you want to get up now, or do you want to sleep for a while?"

Meng Jinyao responded: "Get up now, I'm not sleepy anymore."

As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Jingxi rang the bell and sent for the maid to come in to wait on her. He went to wash up and have breakfast. He had to rush to Dali Temple for duty and could not wait for her to finish washing before having breakfast together.

In the next few days, both Zhang and Chen were in a state of tension. Although their son was young, who as a parent didn't want their child to be named on the list and honor their ancestors?

The condition of the dormitory is poor, exposed to wind and sun, and it is even worse if you are unlucky and it rains. Therefore, basically every time there is a science test, something happens to the candidates, either they faint or have stomach problems. After all, there are many spoiled young masters. , They are all well-dressed and well-fed. They are not used to eating dry dry food, and it is common for their stomachs to become unbearable after eating.

However, these are all trivial matters. The most serious thing is that someone will die inside. This kind of thing basically happens in every imperial examination, but those who die are usually in poor health or older people.

Meng Jinyao has nothing to worry about. Her son is not her biological son. Whether he lives or dies has nothing to do with her. She doesn't care whether he does well in the exam. Seeing her two sisters-in-law so nervous, she, an outsider, will not go forward. Got it together.

In the blink of an eye, it’s August 15th.

On August 15th, officials can have a day off.

Folks are also very lively on this day. There are activities such as climbing to admire the moon, offering sacrifices to the moon, guessing riddles, eating moon cakes, appreciating osmanthus flowers, drinking osmanthus wine, and setting off river lanterns. The sales of wine on this day are excellent.

As usual, the Hou Mansion is also very lively, but this year the young masters in the manor are still taking exams in the Gongyuan, and the masters are all nervous, so how can they bother with this? Just to celebrate the holidays, the Marquis Mansion also gave the servants a half-day holiday, with some resting in batches. Some rested in the morning and some rested in the afternoon, so as to ensure that someone was working at each time period.

Mrs. Gu thought that her son would usually come to accompany her to enjoy the moon, but this year was different, so she said to Aunt Feng: "Go and tell Yao Ling to let him leave me alone today. I don't care about his company either. Let's go." He goes out with my daughter-in-law when he has time. There is no curfew tonight, so the streets must be very lively, and little girls love liveliness the most."

Aunt Feng said: "The old lady is so enlightened. The Marquis and Madam are really lucky to have an elder like you."

Mrs. Gu sighed softly: "As long as they live well as a couple, I can leave with peace of mind even if I go someday. Seeing that their relationship is getting better and better, I feel comfortable."