In the dead of night, the room in the southeast corner of the annex was still lit, and An Shiting had just finished handling business and had not stopped.

Sitting behind the bookcase, looking at the three letters on the desk, he felt sad.

One of them was written by Zhong Siye, who had few contacts, hoping that he could promise to let Sister Lan recognize him as his father-in-law, and one was written by the fifth brother, strongly asking him to refuse Zhong Siye's request, and the last one was written by his father, which tactfully but forcefully reminded him that what he did was the most beneficial to the Hou Mansion.

Not to mention the reason why Zhong Siye wants to admit that Sister Lan is a righteous daughter, the intention and intention, just saying that the disagreement between his father and younger brother is enough to give him a headache.

One is his father, he can't disobey, the other is Sister Lan's biological father, his own brother, he can't ignore it, the two disagree with each other, he is really embarrassed to be caught in the middle, and he can't choose at all.

After thinking about it, the only way to do this is to delay as much as possible.

After careful consideration, Ann Shiting wrote back.

He wrote five letters, in addition to a reply to Zhong Siye and the three of them, he also wrote a letter to his family to report his safety, as well as a secret letter to the Murong family. In the letter, he told Murong to ask her not to express her position on the matter of recognizing the righteous girl, and to wait for him to come back.

After writing the letter, it was late at night, An Shiting checked the five letters, made sure that they were correct, put them on the desk, and then rested.

Early the next morning, he sent the letter out.

A month later.

In the golden autumn of August, the osmanthus is fragrant.

The biennial autumn season is approaching in the tranquil fragrance of osmanthus flowers.

The time of the township examination is set in the autumn, so it is also called the autumn examination, and the examination is in the spring, which is called the spring examination, according to the imperial examination system of the Dayong Dynasty. The general examination is held every three years, and the township examination is held every two years, and this year's township examination is in the same year as the general examination, which is a great joy for all the scholars of the dynasty.

The closer you get to the ninth day of August, the more tense the atmosphere in Shengjing becomes, even when walking down the street. You can see the young man holding a book and reading hard. Or an old talent with a gray beard.

The atmosphere in the Wenxin Marquis Mansion is also a little dignified, because there are two candidates in the mansion, and the subordinates are all careless. He also lowered his voice when he spoke, for fear of disturbing the two young masters who were preparing for the exam.

An Wensheng and An Wenqi have already been admitted to Xiucai, although they are only fourteen years old, the old marquis has already arranged the future path for them. The old marquis asked them to participate in the autumn festival this year to test the water. If it can be won in one fell swoop, it will naturally be a glorious lintel. If they fail to make the list, they can also know their own shortcomings, and this exam is completely a test for their brothers.

That being said. The old marquis also put enough pressure on them, and during this time, he paid close attention to their studies, and often tested their studies.

Don't talk about how you want them to be. The old marquis hoped that they could be raised in this autumn and add glory to the Wenxin Marquis Mansion.

An Wensheng is the eldest grandson of the Marquis of Wenxin. The pressure is not ordinary, he is not as good as An Wenqi, he is not in the official career, he himself is yearning for the official career, and he will inherit the title in the future, which limits him to the ups and downs in the officialdom, and the imperial examination is currently the only way to prove his ability.

This time, he is going to be successful, whether it is for himself, for the Hou Mansion, or for the expectations of his relatives.

In order to be lifted, An Wensheng studied and forgot to sleep and eat, but the pressure was too great and the thinking was too heavy, and when he was only eight days away from the exam, he fell ill.

In this regard, the old marquis was very displeased, although he did not blame too much, but his face was ugly, he asked An Wensheng to recuperate well, and strive to get better before the autumn season, and also told him not to forget to study during the recuperation period.

The old marquis's attitude made An Wensheng blame himself and feel sad, but he still had to listen to his grandfather's words, and he didn't forget to endorse while lying down to recuperate.

The old lady felt sorry for her grandson, and when she learned that An Wensheng insisted on endorsing during her illness, she personally brought medicinal food to visit him, and An Ruolan's sisters also followed.

After two days of good life, An Wensheng's illness did not improve in the slightest, but because he stayed up all night to read and endorse, his face became even paler, and there was a green shadow under his eyes, looking haggard.

He leaned on the head of the bed, his figure was smaller, and his weak and tired appearance made the old lady's eyes red.

Personally brought out the ginseng soup, the old lady took a handkerchief and pressed the corner of her eyes, while blowing the cold and hot soup, she reprimanded with disgust: "Reading is not a fight for life, why do you not cherish your body so much?" Isn't it true that you want to make your grandmother sad? ”

As he spoke, he scooped a spoonful of ginseng soup in his hand and sent it to An Wensheng's mouth.

An Wensheng was already past the age of being coquettish and had to be fed, and with the presence of his sisters, it was inevitable that he would be embarrassed and embarrassed, so he hurriedly grabbed the spoon and said eagerly: "Grandmother, just come by yourself." ”

The old lady knew that he had a good face, so she didn't fight with him, gave him the spoon and bowl, and said, "Drink more, this is an ancestral health care recipe, and it is the most suitable for you to drink now." ”

An Wensheng blushed, drank the soup, and nodded again and again.

The old lady said again: "Take care of your illness these days, don't toss around, you are sick, and you can't read books, so it's better to rest well and take care of your body, so that you can concentrate on the exam." ”

An Wensheng's drinking speed slowed down a lot, his face flashed gloomy, and said, "My grandson doesn't want to disappoint my grandfather and father. ”

"Wouldn't I be too sick to participate in the autumn festival to disappoint my grandfather and father?" An Ruojin frowned disapprovingly, and suddenly retorted.

She blessed the old lady and confessed for her interference, and then looked at An Wensheng sternly, and said in a deep voice: "Brother, you are putting the cart before the horse." ”

"But I don't have any other way." An Wensheng lowered his eyes and remained motionless with the ginseng soup.

He didn't know that what he was doing was wrong, but he had no choice, he didn't dare to disobey his grandfather's words.

An Ruojin persuaded with good words: "Brother, just listen to your grandmother, otherwise your grandmother will be sad, your grandmother loves you so much, can you bear to let your grandmother worry and feel sad for you?" ”

"......" An Wensheng was silent.

"Are you worried that your grandfather will be angry? Don't worry, grandmother will explain it for you. The old lady also persuaded him.

An Wensheng was still silent.

"Brother!" An Ruojin was so anxious that she stomped her feet, eager to shake his obsessive brain awake.

An Ruolan pulled her sleeve and signaled her to be calm, then her smart eyes turned and said with a smile: "Brother Sheng, in fact, you don't have to read books to endorse books. ”

Hearing this, everyone looked over.

With a playful smile, she continued: "As the saying goes, practice makes perfect, the same thing, do it a hundred and eighty times, as long as you are proficient, you can master the skillful method, this principle is also applicable in other aspects, such as listening to a song, a tune, listen to it a hundred and eighty times repeatedly, even if you are not familiar with it at first, you can naturally hum a few times later." ”

"What do you mean......" An Wensheng's eyes lit up, as if he had seen the dawn.

"yes, it can still be like this!" An Ruojin clapped her hands excitedly, "We can read to my brother, so that even if my brother doesn't hold a book, he can still study, and he can recuperate!" ”

"That's a great idea!" Even An Ruoke applauded.

An Ruolan raised her eyebrows and said, "Brother Sheng, you don't have anything to say this time, right?" ”

The small appearance is called a proud and arrogant.

"Bow down!" An Wensheng arched his hand, with excitement in his eyes.

An Ruolan raised her chin proudly, and her eyes revealed a meaning - to concede.

It didn't take too long, An Ruoke was so anxious that she scratched her ears and cheeks, and asked, "Then who are we going to call to read to Brother Sheng?" ”

But don't call her, she doesn't know a few words!

It's not that I don't want to help Brother Sheng, but I'm really afraid of losing face in front of everyone.

Her careful thinking was almost written directly on the door of her head, everyone saw through it at a glance, and immediately laughed, An Ruolan joked: "You better don't make a mess, if you let you read it, skip the words you don't know directly, then Brother Sheng is not the same as listening to the book of heaven?" ”

"That's right, then it's better for me to read it." An Ruoyan followed An Ruolan to mend the knife.

"Well, I'm not that bad." An Ruoke pouted dissatisfiedly.

The appearance of being wronged and injured made everyone laugh again.

An Wensheng was teased like this, he was in a good mood, and even his face was a lot better.

Later, it was the old lady who called An Wenqi and An Wenyan to study for An Wensheng, plus An Ruojin, and the three of them came in turn. This is a good way to kill two birds with one stone, and those who listen to it and those who read it can deepen their memory.

An Ruolan can't remember what questions she took in the autumn of this year, but she still remembers that from this year, most of the exam questions in the next few years were related to the "University" in the four books, so when An Wenyan and the three of them read to An Wensheng, she deliberately asked them to focus on "University".

An Wenqi was very puzzled and asked: "In previous years, the exams were all "The Mean", and the examiner who asked the questions this year has not changed, and I think I will focus on the "Mean" exam in the future, why do you always let us read "University"?" ”

An Ruolan naturally couldn't tell him the truth, so he only said vaguely: "I, I just think that I will take the "University" exam this year, and no one said that I will definitely take the "Mean" exam this year. ”

An Wenqi still stared at her questioningly, looking at her hair.

"What Sister Lan said makes sense, no one can be sure that this year is still the golden mean, "University" is also within the scope of the question, and it is not a bad thing to take a look at it more." An Wensheng spoke for An Ruolan.

An Wenqi didn't chase An Ruolan and asked, shrugged his shoulders and said, "Okay, I don't care." ”

An Ruolan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but still said more: "Brother Qi, you can't be so careless, since you have signed up for the Autumn Festival, then you have to get a good score in the exam, you have to let others know, it's not that you can't do it, but you don't want to do it!" ”

The domineering and heroic tone made the three young men present feel agitated from the bottom of their hearts.

"Lan'er is right! It's not that you can't do it, but you don't want to do it, how can you let others look down on you! "An Wenqi has a high fighting spirit.

An Wenyan glanced at An Ruolan with a smile, and there was both relief and bitterness in his eyes. (To be continued)

ps: Today's New Year, I wish you all a happy reunion, Mo Da! R580