Cui Hao pursed his lips and smiled, turned over his horse neatly, leaned over and bowed his head, "I'm leaving, go back, don't freeze." ”

"Go ahead."

Watching Cui Hao walk away, Zilan turned around and went back to the courtyard.

"Miss, Young Master Cui brought you some books and a few books, oh, as well as drinks from my hometown and the latest snacks."

"Take the books to my house, leave me a jug of wine, and send the rest to the cellar. Send some snacks to my brother. ”

"Okay."

My brother is going to enter the exam room next month, and I'm busy with his business.

She prepared purple bamboo dew, which is very good for the examination room, as well as ginseng water made from spring water to replenish qi, and a small stove to boil hot water.

Specially prepared for him some charcoal made of purple bamboo, which can be burned for a long time, and it is very cold to hold in the small compartment this day, which is why many students will die if they are a little weaker.

In the cold spring, I lived in a small cubicle for several days, I couldn't eat or sleep well, and I had to take a huge pressure exam, and it was normal for me to have physical problems.

Zilan ran to the study to visit her brother, Ziyan looked up at her and snorted, "Finished dancing?" ”

Zilan smiled embarrassedly, "Just played for a while." ”

"Don't allow it next time, the girl's family is stable."

Ziyan glared at her, and it wasn't good to spread it.

Zilan stuck out her tongue and didn't dare to reply.

"Brother, I'll prepare some charcoal fire for you, as well as this dew dripping eyes, don't buckle your eyes, this incense is calm, can you bring it when you take the exam?"

"Yes, as long as it has nothing to do with the text, you can bring it."

"That's good, I'll make the padded jacket for you, I made it myself, the underwear was made for you by my mother, remember to wear it, it's warm."

I specially asked my mother to make warm underwear for my brother, which is absolutely needed during the exam, and this cannot be forgotten.

"Got it, go play, I'll get a good ranking."

"Okay, I wish my brother the title of the gold list."

Zilan clenched her fists to cheer him up.

When I went to the main hall, Yang was reading the letter, "Your uncle has sent a letter, and when he comes back next month, he will send some things back first, and send you some antiques and calligraphy and paintings." ”

"Hey, where in the northwest are there these things?"

"I don't know, I guess I robbed the Tatars, I knew you liked it, so I saved some for you, and gave you some skins and spices."

"Then help me keep it first."

Zilan went back to the room in a hurry, and Cui Hao brought some good books, some of which were about reading notes and travelogues, which were very interesting, and he planned to take a good look at them.

Before going out, Zilan dragged Ziyan's burden and checked the written list again and again, afraid that she would forget, so she deliberately wrote a note after repeated confirmation, and checked it against it to ensure that she could not forget anything.

"Pen, ink, paper, inkstone, ink ingots, kettle, food, and charcoal, there should be nothing else."

Yang looked at it again and nodded, "Okay, let's go." ”

was sent to the examination room, but she didn't go, staying at home and waiting for news.

Zilan watched her brother line up, took off his clothes and checked, only the underwear and pants inside were taken off, and he checked them one by one and touched them up and down, all of them had to be read, and he couldn't bring any note, the soldiers guarded the door, and he could only go in after the inspection, and even the charcoal had to be picked up and read again, which was very strict.

Ziyan was about to enter the door and waved at them, calmly entering with a small basket, which contained food, firewood, charcoal, pen and ink and other things, and carried a small stove in his right hand.

Zilan waited for a while and didn't make any movement before she was relieved, "Let's go, come back and pick up people." ”

I have to go in for the exam for a few days, Lan and Yang are restless these days, they don't eat anything sweet, they wait day and night, and the little guy at the entrance of the examination room goes every day, afraid that Ziyan's body will be carried out if he can't hold on.

Song Zhengtian was extremely calm and calm, and he did whatever he had to do, and he didn't worry at all.

The angry Yang said to him, "That's your own son, why aren't you worried at all, our mother can't eat well and can't sleep, you are on the pillow, your heart is really big." ”

Song Zhengtian reluctantly put down his chopsticks, "I said daughter-in-law, let's be reasonable, this is the first level of the imperial examination, and there will be many things in the court in the future that are much bigger and more dangerous than the imperial examination."

I can't get over this little thing, what else to talk about, I've been preparing for so long, to put it mildly, his future sister has paved it for him, if he can't even get his fame back, then he won't blame others for not helping. ”

Yang was so blocked that he couldn't speak, and he didn't turn his head away in a huff.

"You can't be too partial, sort out the dowry for your daughter, she will marry after the New Year."

Song Zhengtian hurriedly changed the topic.

"How am I eccentric, I see that the dowry is being sorted out for her every day, I have fiddled with it eight hundred times, and I have memorized everything in that box. I ask you, when will my daughter's makeup be returned? ”

Yang crossed his hands on his hips and asked angrily, who was eccentric, all the dowry was given to his daughter, and no eldest son was given to his son.

Song Zhengtian blushed, "I just won the battle, not so fast, I'm waiting for a few months, don't talk about it when you go home, it's embarrassing for the eldest brother, he fought very hard this time, it's really a tragic victory." ”

Yang sighed, "I know that my eldest brother has always been arrogant, and this victory is not so ideal, and he must be uncomfortable in his heart." ”

"But isn't it, let's not ask. The emperor is indispensable to our family's money, and when you make money by shipping, you will return your daughter when you turn around, and the tenth prince remembers. ”

Song Zhengtian told his daughter-in-law not to shout everywhere to embarrass the royal family, and then this good thing will be gone.

"I remember, I didn't mention a word to the outside world, but when people asked, I also said that I was willing to help my eldest brother, that is my own brother, I should help, and it has nothing to do with others."

The Yang family is very clear to the outside world, and will never say the wrong thing or do the wrong thing.

"You are my virtuous helper, without you I will catch the blind, calm down, you have to believe in your son's ability."

Song Zhengtian comforted his wife and waited for the result.

On the day of the exam, Zilan went to pick up people early, and Cui Hao also came.

"Hey, why are you here? Oh, you're here to pick up your brother. ”

Zilan suddenly reacted, the Cui family is a big family, and there are many people who want to seek fame through the imperial examination.

"Well, I stopped by to see you, I knew you must be here, I didn't see you when I came out, you were biased."

Cui Hao snorted.

"Look at you stingy, it's still early, why do you keep eating my brother's vinegar."

Zilan glanced at him.

"Who made you the best for him, hey."

As he was talking, he saw that people began to go out, and some people hurriedly went up to help their families, and Ziyan also came out, looking a little tired, a little dirty, locked up in it for several days, it was impossible to be in good spirits.

"Brother, here."

Zilan saw her brother at a glance and happily waved her arms at him to greet him.

Ziyan trotted over by himself, "Cui Hao, you're here too, they're behind, you can go." ”

dragged his sister and was about to get into the carriage and leave, and the angry Cui Hao crooked his mouth.