014: Escorted by the prefect in person
On the day Cheng Qing took the entrance exam for Nanyi Academy, Liu and his three sisters were restless, more nervous than Cheng Qing himself.
"This is not a scientific expedition, why should it be?"
Cheng Qing joked with them, "I'm so nervous now, when I take part in the scientific expedition, you won't be able to sleep at night." β
Sanniang muttered, "I didn't fall asleep last night!" β
"Third sister, you have to believe that your younger brother is smart and a natural reading seedling."
Cheng Qing said a few words to relieve the tension, and Liu's mood was very complicated.
Liu didn't know whether to expect Cheng Qing to be admitted.
If he is admitted to the academy, Cheng Qing will really embark on the road of the imperial examination, and the Liu family is destined to worry about Cheng Qing, afraid that Cheng Qing's gender secret will be exposed.
If you can't pass the test...... Cheng Qing's hard work in the past two months is also in his eyes, Cheng Qing really cares about this matter, and he is also working hard for it, if Cheng Qing can't pass the exam, doesn't it mean that she is worse than others, and the fake son will not come true after all!
The Liu family was entangled in contradictions, but Cheng Qing had already sorted out his clothes and went out.
Nanyi Academy is an expansion of Cheng clan studies, originally in the south of Nanyi County, Cheng Liu's old man thought that the clan study place was small, and when it was expanded, it was moved to the northern suburbs of the county, far away from the Cheng family settlement, and away from the bustle, so that the students of the academy could concentrate on their studies.
Nanyi County has a dense water network, and there is a small river leading directly to the academy at the back door of Cheng Qing's house, and the waterway is faster than the land route.
Insecurity.
There is no guarantee that someone will do it.
People like Young Master Yu teased her again, such as deliberately telling her to fall into the water or something, so that she couldn't take the exam today, and she would have to wait for another three months.
In the past, the Cheng clan did not learn these rules, but after the expansion and upgrading into the 'Nanyi Academy', the operation of the academy became more and more formal.
Let's just say that this entrance exam, external recruitment, is not limited to the student's family background, as long as it is not a lowly status, you can take the exam.
There is an opportunity to take the exam every three months, and it is June, and Cheng Qing is taking the summer entrance exam this time.
If you miss this time, you will have to take the test again in September.
Of course, she wanted to be admitted to the academy first, and wait for another three months, who knew what would happen.
Cheng Qing gave up taking the boat, and it was dangerous to take a sedan chair or a car, so it was better to walk on two legs, just exercise.
As soon as she went out, the neighbors took the initiative to greet her, Cheng Qing's reputation for filial piety and ambition spread all over Yangliu Lane, every day, Cheng Qing's attic would hear the sound of Lang Lang's book, no matter whether it was sunny or rainy, it had never been interrupted for more than two months.
Xiaolang who worked so hard, most of the neighbors reciprocated with kindness, hoping that Cheng Qing could be admitted.
Cheng Qing accepted the kindness of the neighbors:
"Cheng Qing will live up to everyone's expectations!"
As soon as the words fell, there was another sound of horses' hooves behind her, and the annoying Young Master Yu sat on horseback and looked at Cheng Qing condescendingly:
"There's no autumn breeze to fight, you can't even afford the fare, and you have to walk to the academy? It's more than ten miles away, and when you get to the academy, everyone else has finished the exam. β
Cheng Qing didn't pay attention to him, so Young Master Yu rode a horse and followed Cheng Qing.
More than ten miles away, it took Cheng Qing more than an hour to arrive at Nanyi Academy, Young Master Yu followed unhurriedly, and never stopped sarcastically provoking Cheng Qing with words along the way.
Why did Cheng Qing put up with him?
Because the surname Yu only moves his mouth and does not use his hands, Cheng Qing is an extra free bodyguard, with the prefect's son to accompany him, and no Xiaoxiao dares to make a mistake!
Nanyi Academy is built on a small hill, nestled between green mountains and green waters, and the external environment is not picky at all.
This academy, Nanyi Cheng spent 20,000 taels of silver, and other gentry in the county donated more than 10,000 taels, it took three years to build, in addition to the attractive reading environment, the quality of teaching is more exciting for students who are interested in the imperial examination.
In the past two years, every season of entrance exams, the entrance of Nanyi Academy was crowded with people.
Cheng Qing walked out of breath, saw the gate of the academy and other candidates from a distance, and endured it for more than an hour, she was finally able to get rid of Young Master Yu, the poisonous and nasty prefect, and her voice inevitably brought a little joy:
"Thank you Young Master Yu for escorting you all the way, you don't have to be so enthusiastic next time, you and I won't leave it at that!"
Well?
This yellow-faced boy actually regarded him as a guard!
Young Master Yu blew up in one fell swoop.
He wanted to catch up and go to Cheng Qing to settle accounts, and a few classmates rode horses and greeted him from afar:
"Yu San, today is the entrance exam of the academy once a season, and it is also our quarterly vacation, why don't you go back to Fucheng to have a good time?"
"yes, I haven't seen you work so weekdays!"
"Is there a relative of your family who should take the exam today......
Yu San sneered, "I don't have this kind of relative, I'm Cheng Jue's cousin!" β
Cheng Jue's cousin?
Cheng Jue's cousin has Cheng Jue's own worries, what does it have to do with Yu San, unless...... It's the cousin who helped the soul return home!
The classmates immediately laughed.
"Yu San, it is rumored in the county that you and Cheng Jue bullied that little cousin, do you dare to approach him?"
Yu San's face darkened.
Ignoring the ridicule of his classmates, he looked up at the door of the academy, Cheng Qing seemed to be stopped by a servant woman, and the other party gave Cheng Qing a food box, but Cheng Qing refused.
Yu San turned over and dismounted and walked towards the gate of the academy.
It turned out that the second room of the Cheng family sent a servant woman to Cheng Qing to send supplements.
Is the second room of the Cheng family afraid of Cheng Qing and wanting to be so careless?
Cheng Qing has always been so annoying, and the servant woman who sent the tonic conveyed the caring words of the elders in the second room, but Cheng Qing was stunned and did not accept the stew sent by the other party.
The food box was ajar, wafting out a faint fragrance, and the other candidates waiting at the gate of the academy couldn't help but swallow their saliva, but Cheng Qing was unmoved, took out the snack in his arms and ate it slowly.
The people around looked at Cheng Qing like a fool.
Mama Zhou was secretly anxious.
"Young Master Qingβ"
"Mama doesn't need to persuade anymore, step-grandmother's kindness Cheng Qing understands, and before Cheng Qing has the ability to honor her step-grandmother, she will not accept any material support from her old man!"
Cheng Qing said righteously, and Yu San happened to hear this when he approached.
Why, did you deliberately tell him about it?
Yu San wanted to sarcastically say a few words to Cheng Qing, but there were many candidates present, this is the gate of the academy, if he ridiculed Cheng Qing for no reason, the ring ruler of the academy would hurt very much.
Buzz β
The bell of Nanyi Academy rang, and Cheng Qing followed the other candidates and walked into the academy.
Mama Zhou was in a hurry.
If Cheng Qing was really admitted to Nanyi Academy, the old lady would definitely blame her for not doing well.
Yu San couldn't understand Mama Zhou's anxiety, what a servant woman was thinking, how could the prefect care, but looking at Cheng Qing's back, Yu San's expression was also uncertain.
His mood now was as complicated as Liu's.
Cheng Qing can't get the best, he will definitely ridicule and ridicule this kid.
But if Cheng Qing is admitted to the academy, it seems that it will be okay?
That's in his hands.
ββWhen Cheng Qing enters Nanyi Academy, he must teach Qing to be a new person!