"Zhongzhan should enter the examination room in two days, my mother is home alone, I'm afraid I'll be in a hurry, so I think ......" Jiao Wanwan said a little embarrassed, but before she finished speaking, Zhao Defang nodded: "It's that I didn't expect it, at this time, you should also go back to live for two days, and accompany your mother-in-law more, but you also have to pay more attention to your body, don't get tired." ”

After a pause, he instructed again: "Take Aunt Liu and Aunt Li, otherwise, I don't worry." ”

Jiao Wanwan hurriedly smiled: "You don't need to say this, I will definitely take the two of them with me, otherwise, even if it is my mother, I will not agree, then I will go over today, and when Zhong Zhan has the examination room, I will come back." ”

Seeing Zhao Defang nodded, he hesitated for a moment, and continued: "I'm not at home these days, you have to be fine." ”

Zhao Defang couldn't help but laugh and said, "What can I do wrong?" If you are well fed and warmly dressed, you will definitely fall asleep on time every day, and you will definitely be fine. ”

hesitated for a long time, but still didn't say it, as if he didn't trust Zhao Defang as soon as he said it. Thinking about it again, the college is about to open, and Zhao Defang is still busy with advertising and enrollment during this time, so he shouldn't have time to think about anything else, right?

Well, you should give some trust, it's not that I don't know what kind of character Zhao Defang is. A gentleman like him will not do anything that will make his wife sad and disappointed before he gives birth.

So, it was a little easier again. When he turned around, he asked Lamei to pack up her salute and take people to Jiao's house.

I originally thought that Mrs. Jiao would be anxious and worried, but I didn't expect that when I entered the door, what I saw was Mrs. Jiao and Jiao Zhongzhan smiling at the banquet. Jiao Wanwan couldn't help twitching the corners of her mouth, and Mrs. Jiao hurriedly smiled: "I know that you are coming over today, these specially prepared by people are all what you like to eat, the prince said that your appetite has changed a lot after you are pregnant, you see, now these are all to your taste?" ”

Crookedly, it turns out that there can be such an excuse, which perfectly explains that his taste is completely different from the original owner, the prince is so caring.

"It's all I like to eat, thank you, mother." Jiao Wanwan hurriedly smiled, and looked at Jiao Zhongzhan again: "Second brother Ming'er is going to the examination room, and no one in our family can accompany you here, you have to go by yourself, do you have a number in your heart?" ”

The imperial examination is a major event, just like the modern college entrance examination, and it is mostly sent by relatives and friends. It's just that Mrs. Jiao's woman's house is not easy to squeeze into that crowd, and Jiao Wanwan is even more difficult to go out, so she can only go by Jiao Zhongzhan herself.

Jiao Zhongzhan said with a smile: "The eldest sister underestimates me, I'm not a child, where do I have to let someone send it, I'll just go by myself, my mother and eldest sister are waiting for me to return triumphantly at home, and I must earn a reputation." ”

Jiao Wanwan couldn't help but raise her eyebrows: "Very confident? ”

Jiao Zhongzhan nodded: "Although I don't like to study very much, and my talent is not as good as my eldest brother, but in the end, I am a compatriot, and it is impossible for my eldest brother to be so smart, I am a very stupid person, so I will definitely be able to pass this exam." ”

Mrs. Jiao waved her hand: "Okay, don't mention these things today, eat more, eat better, go back and sleep well, tomorrow morning, go to the Gongyuan full of energy, it is naturally good to be admitted, it doesn't matter if you can't pass the exam, our family doesn't have to be admitted to the school." ”

Of course, it is good to be able to go through the imperial examination, but it doesn't matter if they can't go, with their Jiao family's status, it is impossible not to arrange a position. If it really doesn't work, let him take over his father's affairs, and there will be a way out anyway.

Jiao Wanwan was a little speechless, she was still worried that Mrs. Jiao would be worried, but the result was good, people wanted to open it.

So, accompanied by eating and drinking, and followed Jiao Zhongzhan to see his packing ceremony, the autumn is slightly looser than the spring, one exam in three days, a total of three, after each one, the candidates can come out to rest for a night, and then enter the venue the next day.

Therefore, there are not a lot of things for three days, just two clothes and some dry food.

"It's better to have some noodles in the kitchen, fry them and put them away, and when you're about to eat them, boil some boiling water and soak them in some seasoning, and then put some seasoning stuff in them." Jiao Wan said hurriedly, and asked someone to bring a food box, which contained the noodles she had prepared.

Plagiarized instant noodles, but because there are no preservatives or anything like that, they can be left for three to five days, and they will still spoil after a long time.

Jiao Zhongzhan was very curious: "Can you really eat it?" Just bubble it with boiling water? What does it taste like? ”

"I brought a lot, you can ask someone to make some for you to try first." Jiao Wanwan said with a smile: "No, no, no, don't let others go, you do it yourself, you entered the examination room, but no one else helped you do it, you try it now, and you will have experience when the time comes." ”

So, Jiao Zhongzhan boiled water clumsily, and then put seasonings, salt, pepper, noodles, fennel noodles or something, sprinkled around, strictly abided by the time that Jiao Wanwan said, after a cup of tea, open the lid, the taste, it's still okay, but the noodles were put in his mouth, Jiao Zhongzhan couldn't help frowning, and looked at Jiao Wanwan with a little pity: "Sister, it's really not that I don't give you face, it's just that, compared to this, I'd rather bring some dim sum buns and baked cakes or something." ”

Jiao Wanwan was speechless, looked at the noodles in the bowl, couldn't help but hold her forehead, soaked pus, and those seasonings or something, except for the salt, were nowhere to be seen, and the rest were floating on the water, a little miserable, and I couldn't bear to look at it directly.

She didn't eat fried things after she was pregnant, and the chef's cooking skills must be extraordinary, so although it wasn't particularly delicious, it wasn't unpleasant. But she didn't expect that Jiao Zhongzhan's cooking skills were equivalent to zero, which was still calculated, and there were really few men in ancient times who cooked.

The things that come out are probably only enough to eat.

"Anyway, it's not very hot, and buns and the like can be placed." Jiao Zhongzhan was afraid that Jiao Wanwan would force him to bring the fried noodles, so he hurriedly praised the dry food he prepared: "Soak it in hot water, you can also drink it as vegetable soup, and the bun skin as steamed buns, three days, it will pass soon." ”

Jiao Wanwan waved her hand: "Forget it, I don't care about you, your skills are too poor, and the ones you make are not delicious, I forgot to consider your cooking skills." ”

Jiao Zhongzhan was also a little speechless, he had to be a good cook to eat, where could it be considered convenient.

"Since you are also ready for this dry food, and your heart is also ready, I won't say more, in short, the exam is the icing on the cake, it doesn't matter if you don't pass the exam, there are people in our family, and they will never let you be idle for the rest of your life, don't take it too seriously, but you can't take it seriously, understand?"

Jiao Zhongzhan couldn't help laughing: "Eldest sister, I know what you mean, don't worry, I know it in my heart, my eldest brother has already told me, if you can't pass the exam, I'm not in a hurry at this time, anyway, I'm still young, someone has to participate in the imperial examination in fifty or sixty, before I am thirty years old, there will always be a time when I can pass the exam, cough, don't say these frustrating words, eldest sister, you should go back and rest quickly, it's not too early, you still have the body, you can't stay up late." ”

Back in the courtyard where she lived before she got married, Jiao Wanwan was a little depressed, feeling as if she didn't come in handy. Originally, he made up his mind to open Jiao Zhongzhan and comfort Mrs. Jiao, but now it's good, and Mrs. Jiao has to worry about her food and accommodation, Jiao Zhongzhan obviously wants to open it, and she has nothing to do with her.

Forget it, since everyone didn't pay attention to it, she didn't have to worry about it.

It's time for the women's college to open, although everything that should be prepared is ready. But if the door is not opened for a day, she will not be at ease for a day, what if no one comes to the door by then? If you can't get students, that's a joke.

But Jiao Wanwan is not the kind of person who is particularly delicate, she herself is also very big-hearted, and after thinking for a while, if no one comes to school, it will be a big deal, she will find a few girls in Jiao's house to make up the number, and her family will definitely have to give herself face. Then, for the sake of the queen's face, maybe the little ladies of the Wang family will also come, and the third princess should be able to drive a few little ladies from the clan, right?

Zero people or something, the odds are too small, so don't think about it. At most, there are fewer people, and when the time comes, elite education will be implemented, and a gentleman will take two or three students, maybe a few people will be able to produce a few people?

There seem to be a lot of female poets and poets in the Song Dynasty, if there are a few people who can become famous in the academy, are you afraid that no one will come to the door in the future?

After thinking about it for a while, my spirit was not good, and I fell asleep. The next day, when she got up, when she saw the sky, she got up busily, and while being served to dress and wash, she complained: "Didn't I confess, did you want to wake me up earlier?" What time is this? Erlang can go? ”

Xia Ci is the maid of the Jiao family, and was sent by Mrs. Jiao to serve Jiao Wanwan, and said while helping to clean up: "Sister Xia Shi beside Mrs. came in the morning, saying that it was explained by Mrs., you must not wake up the princess Niangniang, don't worry, Erlangjun has already gone out at this time." ”

I can't catch up anyway, so it's better to take my time.

Jiao Wanwan can't help it, these maids must all listen to Mrs. Jiao. Moreover, Mrs. Jiao is compassionate, and she can't say that Mrs. Jiao is doing something wrong.

Hurrying slowly, I finally packed up and went to Mrs. Jiao's yard. Mrs. Jiao is looking at the account book, although the people of the Jiao family are not in the capital over the years, but the people left in the house in the capital also have to eat and drink, as well as the repair of this house, the output of the Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing, the four o'clock rituals, after three years of accumulation, this account book also has a stack.

Seeing Jiao Wanwan coming in, Mrs. Jiao smiled and beckoned: "Come here, breakfast is ready, I'm waiting for you, eat first?" ”

"Mother, the second brother is out?" Jiao Wanwan took the opportunity to sit down beside Mrs. Jiao, and Mrs. Jiao nodded: "Anyway, we can't send it, so don't even go to the door, just wait for the news at home, you don't have to worry, don't you know your second brother's temperament?" The more you value it, the more nervous he becomes. Come on, come on, this is the booklet just sent by Zhuangzi, you see if you like anything, go back and have someone send it to the palace for you. ”

Jiao Wanwan blinked, what is so beautiful about the things on the Zhuangzi, either grain or fruit, either fruit or pigs and sheep, there are on the Jiao family's Zhuangzi, and there are also on the Zhuangzi of the palace, and they are specially sent over?

But after reading the booklet, I understood what Mrs. Jiao meant, this Zhuangzi is about the kind of pet that is specially raised, puppies, kittens and rabbits are common, goldfish and geese are not rare, and foxes of various colors, all kinds of parrots, canary larks, and larks, everything.

Jiao Wanwan is really a little excited, she wanted to raise a pet in her previous life, but unfortunately, her small house of more than 40 square meters can also accommodate herself. Besides, single dogs have to go to work and work overtime to earn money to support themselves, where does the spare money and time come from to raise other animals?

So, I can only go to the park every time I have free time, feed stray cats and dogs, and so on.

Her favorite is a dog, and she was about to pick it out, when she suddenly saw her belly, Jiao Wanwan was a little depressed, although if the pet is injected and washed on time, it will not have any big impact on pregnant women, but the key is that there are no needles in ancient times, and the probability of one in 10,000 is that she really doesn't want to bet.

"Or else, a parrot?" Jiao Wanwan weighed for a while and asked, Mrs. Jiao was generous: "If you like it, leave you a pair, if it is inconvenient for you to keep it in the house, put it on the Zhuangzi first, and then catch it back when you turn around, parrots, I will let people bring them over tomorrow, you pick two." ”

Jiao Wanwan responded, Mrs. Jiao put down the booklet, and while ordering someone to set the meal, she lowered her voice and asked: "In the past few years, you have only written to say that the prince has been very good to you, but in the past, it was really good?" ”

"Mother, what's wrong with this? You just look at my face now, and besides, if my father hasn't inquired about Defang's character, can you rest assured that you should do this family business? I'm really doing well, not only Defang is good to me, the queen mother in the palace, the queen mother, and several princesses, all of them are very good to me, if it weren't for the bad appetite of pregnancy some time ago, I'm afraid that you will see me who has gained weight twice. ”

Jiao Wanwan said with a smile: "If there are any rare things in the palace, the Queen Mother will ask people to send me a copy, and the Queen Mother will often give rewards, gold, silver, jewelry, and food, all of which are a lot." ”

While following Mrs. Jiao to dinner, he chatted casually: "I came over this time, and I also brought a few pieces of cloth to my mother, which were paid tribute from Shudi, and there were only ten horses in the palace, the queen mother gave me two horses, the queen mother gave me two horses, and I brought you two horses." ”

Mrs. Jiao shook her head: "Since it was rewarded by the palace, then you should keep it yourself, make clothes and purses, and make your own decisions, I have a lot of fabrics here." ”

"Although the fabric is good, the two horses I brought happen to be not the color I like, so you can use it." Jiao Wanwan hurriedly made excuses, in fact, the color was still okay, but she had taken up the body of other people's daughters, and if she was not filial, her heart would be even more uneasy. So if there is anything good, she will see if it is suitable for Mrs. Jiao or the old lady, or General Jiao, if it is suitable, she will send some over.

is also filial enough in the past few years, although her temperament and hobbies have changed a little, the Jiao family only thinks that she is close to Zhao Defang after she gets married, and her temperament is more similar.

Mrs. Jiao couldn't refuse, and when she had breakfast, she had to follow Jiao Wanwan to see the fabric, the material like running water, soft and slippery to the touch, very comfortable, the material that can be used as a tribute must not be bad, Mrs. Jiao is really a little happy.

"I look, make a coat, make a gown, and the eight skirts underneath, just right." Jiao Wanwan raised her hand and gestured on Mrs. Jiao's body, and said: "This color, the lining of the mother's complexion is fair, very good-looking, make a jacket more, what do you think?" ”

"Very good." Mrs. Jiao said with a smile, I haven't seen my daughter for three years, there are actually a lot of things to say, if you ask before getting married, Jiao Wanwan is afraid that she won't dare to say it, but she knows the things that have happened in the past few years.

"Originally, I didn't like to eat sour food very much, but Defang liked it, and after eating it a few times, I slowly liked it."

"The Queen Mother often says that there must be a concubine in the house first, so don't worry about it, the palace will definitely not reward women, there was no draft last time, and there will be no in the future, and Defang himself doesn't attach much importance to these."

"It's not the meaning of the official family, it's that Defang himself doesn't like the court very much, he doesn't like to participate in politics very much, and he is planning to open a college during this time, doesn't his mother know? He is very interested in this, and if he does it well, it will also be for the country and the people. ”

"How's Daddy's health? Didn't you feel uncomfortable in your knees before? Did my father use the recipe I sent? ”

"How is my grandmother's health? When does the second uncle plan to come back, and what is the fourth brother's marriage? ”

If you can't talk in one day, you can talk for two days, and you can't talk about it in two days...... On the third day, even if Mrs. Jiao herself said that she was not nervous, Jiao Wanwan could see that Mrs. Jiao always looked out of the door, and she had to wander from time to time, and she didn't hear Jiao Wanwan's words clearly several times.

I guess I said that it didn't matter if I didn't pass the test, but I still had some concern in my heart. Although the Jiao family has a way, but the serious imperial examination background is still different from the ancestor Yinyou, the former is his own real ability, and he will be looked down upon everywhere, and the latter may be a gentleman.

Jiao Wanwan simply didn't talk to Mrs. Jiao, and followed the door from time to time.

Wait until dusk to bring people back. How to say it, the face is fine, but the hair is a little scattered, it is estimated that I haven't combed my hair for three days, and the clothes on my body are wrinkled, so I shouldn't have even changed my clothes.

Mrs. Jiao didn't dare to ask how the exam was, and she hurriedly ordered people to prepare meals, prepare hot water, prepare hot clothes, and prepare dry food. Take a good shower and sleep today, and you have to continue to enter the exam room tomorrow.

When Jiao Zhongzhan went to the examination room again, Zhao Defang came over and told Jiao Wanwan to pay attention to herself.

Three days followed by three more days, for a total of nine days. Because there was a wind time in the middle, nine days later, Jiao Zhongzhan who came out was still able to stand firmly, but he was a little sleepy, went home and had a meal, and immediately lay down to sleep.

Seeing Jiao Zhongzhan come back with all his beards and tails, even if Jiao Wanwan has completed the task, she doesn't care what her grades are, she has already come out anyway, and she can't change it for good or bad. Moreover, Mrs. Jiao also has to take care of Jiao Zhongzhan, so Jiao Wanwan doesn't have to stay to increase the burden, and without waiting for Zhao Defang to pick up, Jiao Wanwan left Jiao's house with the money and returned to the palace.

"According to your meaning, the first day of school is set on the first day of the ninth month, is there anything special about this day?" Zhao Defang told Jiao Wanwan about the progress of this time, and was a little puzzled: "Is it a little cold in September?" ”

Jiao Wanwan laughed dryly, it was completely habitual, in her previous life, it was either September 1st or September 10th, so she hurriedly broke two reasons: "After the Mid-Autumn Festival, it just so happens that the students have been reunited at home, and the rest will wait for the New Year. Moreover, the autumn festival is in August, and if the school starts before August, everyone will always be worried about it, so they simply let the students feel the atmosphere of this imperial examination. ”

Crooked reasoning is also reasonable, Zhao Defang suddenly realized, and gave Jiao Wanwan a post: "The second sister sent it, saying that it was a crab banquet in a few days, so that you could go to the lively and lively, but I pushed it, if you see the second sister, just say that your body is heavy and you don't want to move, and the affairs of the college will be handed over to others as much as possible." ”

Crabs are such a thing, pregnant women can not eat more, Jiao Wanwan frowned, and she didn't know what the second princess's post meant. But Zhao Defang came forward much better than herself, and Jiao Wanwan didn't care.

It's the end of August now, and when I leave the examination room, it's like leaving the Shura field, and the atmosphere in the entire capital is a little looser. Bianliang City is full of groups of students, those who have a chance of winning will shout to enjoy the scenery, eat and drink and hold a poetry meeting, and those who have no chance of winning will start to go to the door and think about the back road to explore the way forward.

In such an atmosphere, Zhao Defang's Chaoyang College and Jiao Wanwan's Yinghua College officially announced that they were ready to open. The tuition fee is not high, but it is not low either, eighty taels a year, not including books, but including two sets of clothes.

There are also various rules and regulations, which are also announced to the public, whether they are good or bad, they are all left to everyone to comment.

Because I had advertised before, everyone was not surprised, but a little curious. For several days, under the notice outside the academy, there were people standing tall and low, discussing the regulations above.

"Isn't it too much to have classes for four hours a day? What does Zhou mean? Seven days a week? Is there any explanation for this? ”

"What does this scholarship mean? The college is very wealthy, and if you can get it once, you will have two years of tuition. ”

"I heard that there is a women's college opposite, which was opened by the princess, you say, these two colleges, will there be ...... in the future" The words were not finished, but the meaning was there.

Both sides are also lively, there are little ladies who come to inquire in person, and some who send maids from home to see. Because of the name of the queen's mother, there are even several little ladies, and after they come, they will pay the money directly to sign up.

In six days, Jiao Wanwan looked at the registration book, and finally let go of a heart that she had been carrying, nearly a hundred or so people, it is really not a few, how many young ladies in the capital are unmarried, almost one-third of them are on this.

It's the first year, though. A hundred or so is indeed not a few, and after two years, she will definitely want the little ladies of the entire Great Song Dynasty, and they all know that there is an Yinghua Academy, and they want to let the little ladies of the entire Great Song Dynasty want to enter this academy.