Wishing You Eternal Happiness Chapter 37: ：Protégé

After three exams in seven days, the closed door of Gongyuan was finally opened.

There is a lot of excitement in Beijing.

Yu Shanyan and those who were not qualified to take the exam ran to the gate of Gongyuan to experience the atmosphere of Gongyuan in advance. Yu Youyao also wanted to go, but her grandmother did not let her go out.

The students who had stayed in the Gongyuan for seven days began to come out one after another. Most of them had one foot deep and one foot shallow, and their faces were in a daze. It was obvious that they had suffered a lot.

On the next day, the disciples of the Yu clan who were taking part in the examinations all dressed up and came to pay their respects to Mrs. Yu and thank her for taking care of her these days.

Seeing that they were in good spirits, Mrs. Yu asked: "Are this year's test questions difficult? Have you finished them all?" She did not ask whether they did well in the test.

The dozen or so boys below were all silent. Behind them, a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old wanted to step forward and say something, but the people around him pulled him away and shook their heads at him.

This scene naturally could not be hidden from Mrs. Yu’s eyes, and the hand twisting the beads paused.

The young man pulling people is Yu Shande, the third young master of the eldest family of the direct branch of the Yu clan. He is also the most outstanding young man this time. The Yu Mansion has high hopes for him. If he can be selected, he will be a rare addition to the Yu clan in the future. A capable minister is needed.

At this moment, Yu Shande stepped forward respectfully: "The test questions this time are the same as usual. The junior students are not talented and can barely do it."

These are modest words. It is already very impressive to be able to accomplish this. Mrs. Yu smiled and said: "That's good. You can have a good rest in the next few days and just wait for the results to be released." At this point, She paused for a moment and then said: "You are still young, and most of you are taking the exam for the first time. Don't think too much."

After receiving Mrs. Yu’s words, everyone felt much more relaxed.

Old Madam Yu left them lunch. It was difficult to prepare a banquet in the house, so Aunt Liu asked Yu Youyao to go to the big kitchen to have a look. When she returned to the North Courtyard and passed the lotus pond, she heard someone talking on the side of the rockery.

It was Yu Shande and another boy named Yu Shanren.

"Why did you stop me from talking just now?"

"But I accidentally heard someone say something in Jinyu Tower. I don't know whether it is true or not, so I dare to say it outside and risk my life?"

"But since others have mentioned this matter, it must not be groundless."

"If you don't have evidence, you shouldn't talk."

"However, making friends with the examiner in private, getting the test questions revealed from the examiner, and agreeing to be teachers and students. When the students are named on the gold list, they will never forget their mentor. This is clearly cheating in the scientific examination, and it has a negative impact on us who have been here for ten years. It is too unfair for a scholar to study hard in a cold window."

"Shut up!"

"I..."

"There are precedents for agreeing on disciples in previous dynasties. It turned out that the Holy Ancestor of the previous dynasty regretted that he could no longer serve the country because of his old age, so he asked him to recruit more disciples to cultivate talents for the country. , it’s not clear whether it’s a matter of scientific examination fraud, so you dare to be so careless.”

"Yes..."

"Who in Beijing doesn't know that the Jinyu Tower is one of the properties of Weininghou Mansion. If something happens accidentally, the Yu Mansion will be involved."

The rockery was quiet for a long time.

After a while: "Don't think too much, maybe it's just an ordinary promised disciple, it has nothing to do with fraud, and we are backed by the Yu Mansion, so it has little influence on us anyway."

"Third brother, I understand."

The two of them left the rockery together. Yu Youyao on the other side felt numb and her right eyelid was twitching. They walked around the rockery. Fortunately, there were guests at home and everyone was busy. There was no one else around the rockery except her, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

It was agreed that the disciples should not have anything to do with the Yu Mansion, whether it was related to cheating in the scientific examination or not.

Yu Youyao turned around and went to the North Courtyard, telling Mrs. Yu exactly what she heard.

Old Madam Yu looked solemn, and repeatedly asked Yu Youyao not to spread the matter outside, so she sent someone to look for Yao in the second room, and asked Yu Zongshen to leave the Yamen and come to the main room, and then asked Yu Shande and Yu Shanren Called into the house, everyone in the house was dismissed.

She remembered how strange the two people were in the hall before.

About a cup of tea, Yu Shande and Yu Shanren walked out of Anshou Hall with shameful expressions on their faces, obviously giving Mrs. Yu a lesson.

After the children of the clan had lunch, they left.

In the afternoon, Yu Zongshen came to the big room. Mrs. Yu closed the door and said to Yu Zongshen again: "Shan De, this kid, is quite smart, but after all he is careless, more than cautious, not thoughtful enough. You can mention it more in the future. A little more, Shanren has an upright nature and a bit of a bad temper, but he still has some perspective on the overall situation and can be educated. I talked to them today and they also understand the importance. After a while, you can go over and talk to them about the truth. The people in the clan Children are willing to listen to you."

Yu Zongshen nodded: "If the mother takes action, the son will naturally feel at ease."

Old Madam Yu: "Don't even talk to your elder brother. If you let him know, he will have to jump up and down again. Then he will be very happy. Not only will it be difficult for you~IndoMTL.com~ Even the Yu family will be affected. To be roasted on the fire."

After waiting for two or three days, Yu Youyao did not hear any rumors about cheating in the scientific examination. Instead, students who participated in the examination were active in the capital, meeting friends, talking loudly, and making friends with powerful people. , just waiting for the results to be released.

When the list comes out, the students on the list are already Gongshi and can take part in the palace examination in April.

Yu Youyao breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately remembered the sachet she promised to give to her cousin, and quickly fetched the jar containing the dried flowers.

The dried apricot flowers are bright in color, beautiful pink and white, and the floral fragrance is slightly sour and a little sweet. It is fresh, layered, and suitable for both men and women.

Yu Youyao called Chunxiao: "Go and pick out a sachet from my box. It's for your cousin."

After a while, Chunxiao brought over two sachets, one with green embroidered lotus pattern and one with blue embroidered orchid. The colors were not bad, but Yu Youyao was not satisfied.

Nanny Xu smiled and said, "Aren't you learning female red? Why don't you embroider one yourself and give it to your young master?"

When Yu Youyao heard this, she didn’t understand why, and she quickly shook her head: “No! No, I’ve only been learning female embroidery for a few days, and I haven’t learned all the stitching techniques. I can’t embroider well, so I’m making my cousin laugh.”

Yu Youyao was not very interested in Nvhong, but Nanny Xu insisted that she learn it for an hour every day. In the first few days, she often pricked her fingers, and her tender fingers were covered with blood holes.

Yu Youyao was petite and afraid of pain. After resisting to Aunt Xu to no avail, she recognized the reality. In order to avoid suffering for her fingers, she had no choice but to learn to be a female celebrity honestly.

Generally speaking, the best age for a schoolgirl is five or six years old, when the bones are tender and flexible.

Yu Youyao is a bit older, but she was born with a delicate body and soft bones. She has learned a lot of needlework after a few days of training, but she has not yet embroidered anything seriously.