The little girl came up timidly, and looked at Hua Chang's face, almost bewildered.
Hua Chang looked back at her generously, thinking whose lady this was, she didn't seem to have seen it before.
After a while, the little girl saluted, "Yidan met the princess."
A small person, but the rules of salute are very good, Hua Chang tilted his head thinking about the name Yi Dan, and suddenly heard Yuan Zhang say: "You are the princess of Ning Gong's family, Ning Yi Dan?"
Ning Yidan nodded slightly, "Yes, you are?"
Yuanzhang cupped his hands and saluted, "I am Yuanzhang from the Gu family."
Ning Yidan opened his mouth in surprise, and thought: So he is the one who took my dragon pendant.
She couldn't help looking at Yuan Zhang, only to see that he was wearing a rare seven-color gemstone around his waist, not the dragon pendant of the Ning family, she was a little disappointed.
Hua Chang stood up with a smile and said: "So you are Yidan. Father said that Duke Ning would send his daughter to the capital to study, and she did. Are you also here to take the imperial examination today?"
Ning Yidan nodded shyly, "I don't know if I can pass the exam, but if I can, Yidan is willing to accompany the princess to study, even serving tea and water."
Hua Chang said generously: "I think you are born smart, you will definitely pass the exam. I only have older brothers and younger brothers, and I don't have any girls around me. I will be happy if you can study with me."
Everyone said that they were all relatives, not to mention that Yufu had also told Huashang that if she was studying with Ning Yidan in the future, she should take care of her more, so that she would not be homesick while studying alone in the capital.
Hua Chang pulled her to sit next to him, and the two little girls were next to each other, one cheerful and sweet, the other quiet and shy.
Seeing that Yufu treated her well, Ning An and the others naturally took care of her, and Ning Yidan became acquainted with several of them in a short time.
"Hey, why did you all come out so early for such a difficult exam? Don't wait for me!"
Suddenly Gu Jiaojiao rushed over like a firecracker, and jumped onto Ning Ping's back, "It's fine if they hand in the paper early, don't I know who you are? You also handed in so early?"
Ning Ping was despised by Gu Jiaojiao, and she threw him off unwillingly, "What do you mean I am? I am not like you, if I don't know how to answer, I am still lying there blindly, if I don't know how, I will come out directly !"
It turned out that he did not hand in the papers until he knew how to answer them, not after finishing the answers.
Gu Jiaojiao smiled, thinking that Ning Ping is at the bottom, he is not always the last one.
Suddenly seeing a strange little girl sitting beside Yufu, he said "Huh", "Who is this?"
Ning Yidan stood up stiffly, "I'm from Lin'an, Duke Ning's eldest daughter, Ning Yidan."
Gu Jiaojiao rubbed her head, thinking that she must have been frightened by her strange appearance just now, she hurriedly said, "I'm Gu Yuanchi."
"Don't listen to him, he's..."
Before Ning Ping finished speaking, Gu Jiaojiao quickly covered his mouth and dragged him to the side with all his strength, Ning Yidan stared straight at him.
Hua Chang covered her mouth and smiled, "Brother Yuan Chi likes to play, he is a very nice person, don't be afraid."
"yes."
Yuan Zhang also echoed with a smile, and secretly added in his heart: as long as the word Gu Jiaojiao is not mentioned.
Ning Yidan smiled shyly, and suddenly saw a few Hanlin scholars leading their attendants out, holding a list of red paper in their hands, it seemed that these papers had already been sorted.
The children who were hanging out with their families outside the museum also came back to read the list, and Huashang and the others also walked over. The children all avoided seeing Huashang, and no one dared to rush forward.
Therefore, they saw the list posted just now, and Huashang was indeed number one!
Yuanzhang laughed and said, "I knew that Huashang must be number one, but how many people can write your good handwriting?"
Hua Chang couldn't hide the joy in his eyes, but thinking about Yu Fu's words that he couldn't be complacent, he just nodded, "Brother Yuan Zhang is the second, not bad!"
Ning An was looking for his own and Ning Ping's names on the list, and Ning Yidan was also looking for his own name, when Yuan Zhang suddenly said, "Brother Ning An, you are here, you are number 15."
Yu Fu also said: "Yidan, you are the forty-second place, have you seen it?"
Ning Yidan looked at the forty-two position, and sure enough, he saw his name, patted his chest and said, "I saw it, Amitabha, luckily I passed the exam."
In order to let her study in the Taixue, Ning Chengzhi did not hesitate to let her come to the capital alone at a young age. If she fails the exam, it will really embarrass her parents.
But Ning An said: "Jiaojiao is also here, and it happens to be the 50th among you under the age of five, and he just got in. But I can't find Ping'er's name on our list of over five years old..."
Yuanzhang and Huashang looked over and looked for Ning Ping for him, Ning Yidan asked curiously: "Who is Jiaojiao? By the way, won't you help Young Master Yuanchi find it?"
Ning Yidan still remembered that Gu Jiaojiao took Ning Ping to nowhere and wanted to find his name for him.
Hua Chang thought it was not good to tell the truth, lest Gu Jiaojiao come back and get angry, but he couldn't ignore Ning Yidan, and said, "It's nothing, brother Yuan Chi passed the exam. Help us find brother Ning Ping's name together." , in the list above the age of five!"
Ning Yidan didn't think too much, nodded quickly when he heard the words, raised his chin and searched for Ning Ping's name on the list.
After a while, I heard Ning An sigh, "Too bad, Ping'er didn't pass the exam, and my mother will take care of him when I go home."
Huashang and Yuanzhang also looked at him. They read the list completely, but they didn't find Ning Ping's name. They didn't expect that he was the only one who didn't pass the exam.
She looked around and saw that other primary school students were struggling to watch in order not to crowd them, so she hurriedly said, "Brother Ning An, let's go to the side and talk, let others see our results."
After finishing speaking, they took Ning Yidan's hand, and they returned to the pool.
As soon as they left, the elementary school students swarmed up. Some people screamed and jumped when they saw their names, and rushed out with a smile to tell their families, while some who failed the ranking sighed and squeezed out with their heads down.
Old Madam Bao stood far away, stroking his beard and laughing: "A little one who studied for the imperial examinations gave off the taste of the imperial examinations. It's okay, let these elementary school students taste what it's like to fail the exams at a young age, and they won't know until they go home. Study hard and take the exam again next year."
A learned old man like him likes children who are good at reading, and several Hanlin scholars stood aside, and they all agreed.
Someone couldn't help talking about Huashang's paper, "There are too many candidates today, and the other candidates are all graded separately. Only when you meet excellent ones will you hand over the paper to the old lady. The paper of Princess Jinling The answer is really good, it’s not just the handwriting that looks good? Compared with the content, only praising the handwriting is wronging the princess!”
When it comes to Huashang, Old Madam Bao smiled kindly, with the word "satisfaction" written all over his face.
"indeed so."
He stroked his gray beard and said, "Princess Jinling's ideas are inherited from Your Majesty, but they are not the same. After all, she has half of the blood of a general, and the temperament of a man on the battlefield is faintly emerging from the princess. Your Majesty and the regent are well educated." , given time, if the old man said something disrespectful, the future achievements of the princess may not be under His Majesty's!"
It's okay for the old man to say this, but others dare not respond.
A bachelor said: "Old Master, according to the rules set before, the one hundred people are divided into five classes, and the rest will be taught by us, and you will personally teach the oldest class..."
Old Madam Bao waved his hand and said, "No, I changed my mind. I want to take the class that is under five years old. That's the one—"
He saw Huashang and others sitting by the pool not far away, "It's the class with the princess and the young master Yuanzhang from the Gu family. Put them in the same class. If the princess has something to do, someone will take care of it. There are Princess Ning's family and the others, all put together."
Except for Ning An who is over five years old and needs to be placed in the older children's class, the rest of the children who are with Huashang, Mrs. Bao personally ordered them to be in the same class.
It's all for others, Gu Yuanzhang doesn't know what it means
Gu Yuanzhang was the second in this exam. Who wouldn't like such a clever and gentle kid? Well, it was snatched away by Mrs. Bao again.
Zhu Qi, the oldest scholar among the Hanlin scholars, said: "Then I will teach the older children, that is the class with Young Master Ning'an!"
A few scholars at the side were shocked when they heard the words, and started to rob people one after another, fearing that if they didn't rob, it would be too late...
By the pool, Huashang and the others didn't realize that they were being robbed by the masters, they just thought about how not to be beaten by Kun Yuyang for Ning Ping.
Kun Yuyang is a dignified female general in the army, she never says anything, and treats her two sons very strictly. It is said that this is a method learned from the Gu family——
If you don't fight, you won't succeed!
However, when the principle is applied to different children, it still has different effects, even for the twins Ning An and Ning Ping.
Ning An fought hard but was obedient and hard-working. He was good at poetry, horseback riding and archery. Ningping is no good, only horseback riding and archery can be seen.
While worrying, Ning An suddenly thought of a way, "Yes, I thought of a way!"
"What method?"
Ning An smiled and said, "I'll go back and tell my mother that I, Ping'er, didn't pass the exam. If I fail Ping'er's exam, mother will definitely beat him severely. But if we both fail the exam, mother may I believe that the subject is too difficult, and the punishment for Ping'er will be lighter."
Hua Chang and Yuan Zhang looked at each other, Ning Yidan didn't know about Kun Yuyang's family affairs, so he didn't say anything.
"This is not right, brother Ning An."
Hua Chang thought for a while and said, "This list was posted openly. Could it be that Aunt Kun believed you when you said you didn't pass the exam?"
She pointed to the group of children looking at the list, "Look, that is the second son of General Yan's family. General Yan and Aunt Kun are in the army together all day long. His second son saw that you passed the exam. Can you not know?"
Hearing this, Ning An was about to rush over to tell the second son, Hua Chang pulled the hem of his clothes, "Brother Ning An, don't be too busy, look—"
It turned out that Bao Taifu not only had people post the list of selected students, but also had people post the answer sheets of these students outside the library. Now not only the primary school students, but even the wives of the aristocratic families and the servants at home saw it.
I vaguely heard some people talking about "Princess Jinling's handwriting is really beautiful" or "Young Master Yuanzhang is worthy of being the eldest grandson of the Gu family", and other such words.
Suddenly someone said, "The sons of General Kun's family are not bad, the eldest son ranks fifteen! Hey, why did I only see the first son and not the second son?"
Ning An's complexion suddenly changed, and he sat down and looked at Hua Chang helplessly, "You are right, now the whole capital knows that Ping'er failed the ranking."
Yuan Zhang comforted him and said: "Brother Ning An, don't worry. I think the old master and the others posted the test paper to show fairness, especially Hua Chang. Oh no."
"you're right."
Ning An said: "But if there is such a disturbance, my mother will definitely let me come to school, and Ping'er can only stay at home. It's fine if I watch him on weekdays, but if I don't watch him, he might make a big fuss. Damn it!"
Hua Chang suddenly smiled and said: "Then let's think of a way so that brother Ning Ping will not only not cause trouble, but also make a good progress. Aunt Kun will stop beating him?"
"any solution?"
Hua Chang laughed until the dimples on both sides twitched, "I have a solution, let's go, let's find Brother Ning Ping!"
Ning Yidan said: "Princess, someone sent by my parents is waiting for me outside, it's my aunt. I have to report to my elders that I'm safe, and then go home and write a letter to my parents."
Hua Chang smiled and said: "Okay, then you go first. Anyway, we will go to school together in the future, and we will see each other for a long time. Also, you can call me Hua Chang, don't be a princess."
Ning Yidan smiled shyly, Huashang was more amiable and generous than she imagined, she was secretly happy that she had such a good partner before entering the Imperial Academy.
She blessed everyone, and before leaving, she took a special look at Yuanzhang before leaving.
Yuanzhang was a little strange, always felt that Ning Yidan seemed to pay attention to him, but couldn't figure out why.
Everyone was about to look for Ning Ping and Gu Jiaojiao, when they suddenly saw them running towards them like wild horses that had hooved, "How is it? Have you all read the list? Am I here?"
Gu Jiaojiao was the one who asked eagerly. Ning Ping didn't even bother to ask. He knew that he must have failed the exam.
Yuanzhang smiled helplessly: "You passed the exam, but you were the last one. You must work hard in the future, otherwise what will you do if you are driven home by the old master?"
"Hahaha, I passed the exam!"
Gu Jiaojiao was so happy that she hugged Huashang, lifted her up, and spun her in the air several times.
Ning Ping knew what was going on when he saw Ning An's expression, and said dejectedly, "Did you pass the exam? Then what should we do, we will have to split up from now on."
"Why break up and not break up?"
Ning An frowned and patted him on the shoulder, looking at Yuanzhang, "Yuanzhang said he has a way to keep you from being beaten by your mother, and now the dead horse is treated as a living horse doctor, so I can only try my best."
In fact, Ning Ping was used to being beaten, so he was not very afraid, but if he could avoid this beating, he would naturally be happy. He hurriedly asked Yuanzhang, "What is the solution?"
Yuan Zhang smiled mysteriously, "I'll know when I get back."
Hua Chang's status is not good enough to leave the palace casually, so the four brothers left the palace, and the servants and carriages were waiting outside the palace gate.
Yuanzhang said: "Let's go to the Kun Mansion first, and then go back to the mansion later. You go back and tell your grandfather, father and sixth uncle that Jiaojiao and I have both passed the imperial examination. Please rest assured."
The servant responded and went back, and the four of them rode a carriage towards the Kun Mansion, and when they entered the mansion, Kun Yuyang was already waiting with his army stick.
Seeing Ning An coming in, she smiled, "An'er, mother made your favorite pearl balls with her own hands, go ahead and eat them."
Then when he saw Ning Ping, his face immediately darkened, "Ning Ping, come here."
Yuan Zhang hurriedly pulled Gu Jiaojiao forward, standing between Ning Ping and Kun Yuyang, "Aunt Kun."
Only now did Kun Yuyang realize that the two of them had also come, and he immediately smiled, "Are you coming too? Come on, go in with Brother Ning An and eat pearl balls. Aunt Kun will go in and talk to you in a while."
Yuan Zhang smiled and said, "Aunt Kun, are you going to beat Brother Ning Ping?"
Before Kun Yuyang opened his mouth, Yuanzhang took a step forward, "Aunt Kun, I have something to tell you in a private message, you should be lower."
She knew that Yuanzhang was the most sensible child, so she didn't think too much, and bent down to listen to what Yuanzhang had to say. Yuanzhang said a few words in her ear, and Kun Yuyang's face immediately turned cloudy, and he was no longer angry.
She stood up straight, "Okay, then I will spare Ning Ping today. Let's go, everyone go in for dinner. Today I specially made a table of delicious food at home. In addition to pearl balls, there are wine-stuffed mandarin fish..."
Ning Ping, who survived the catastrophe, suddenly felt his stomach was empty. He gorged himself on the delicious food on the table. After hiccupping, he looked at Yuan Zhang, "What did you and my mother say? She really didn't even have a finger. Move me and let me eat?"
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In response to everyone's needs, I changed the plan, and decided to continue serializing this article until the middle and late June, and there is less than a month left~
In fact, the rest of the content belongs to the extra content, so let me explain what is different from the main text. The characters are still those characters, but the main line is not in the protagonist's love and dealing with political affairs, but in raising children~
After thinking about it carefully, it seems that it is not a side story, it is almost the same as the main text, hahaha.