Hua Tong bit the crystal sugar skin with bayberry in her mouth, and the sweet and sour taste filled her mouth, but she didn't have the heart to taste it, so she hastily spit out the preserved fruit into the jar where the kernel was placed.

Fu opened his mouth and asked, "Does grandmother know Tong'er's wish?" ”

Perhaps just after pressing her head, Mrs. Tai looked radiant, she leaned over and leaned on the side of the kang table and whispered to Hua Tong: "Grandmother knows that you value your fifth sister very much, but do you know what your fifth sister values?" ”

Hua Tong listened to Mrs. Tai's words word by word, and suddenly her eyes flashed, "Of course, the most important thing for the fifth sister is Brother Chen, and grandmother means ......"

It's all human spirits, and it's okay to say it here, Mrs. Tai bowed slightly.

The fifth sister Hua Jin attaches the most importance to her brother Hua Chen, and Hua Chen is smart and studious, not only entered Lutong Academy and became a disciple of Liu Ba, the former Guozi Priest, but also about to enter the exam, which seems to be inevitable for the future.

The fifth sister Hua Jin is not in a hurry for her marriage, that is, she puts her future dependence on her brother.

What if she doesn't have this dependence?

Can she still be as calm as she is now?

If Brother Chen no longer has the qualifications for the imperial examination, I'm afraid she will ask Baba to beg the prince, right?

Why didn't she expect it earlier, sure enough, ginger was still old and spicy.

When Hua Tong raised her eyes to look at Mrs. Tai, there was more light in her eyes, but the seemingly loving face made her more and more incomprehensible.

Although she is not their own grandmother, she is the aunt and grandmother of Huachen Huajin.

Even if you don't show favoritism, you don't want the heirs of the second room to end up being pinned down, right?

But after thinking about it for a while, and thinking of the fact that she had heard that her grandfather still couldn't let go of the previous grandmother when she died, it was not difficult for her to understand.

It turned out that this grandmother was still such a jealous and hateful person, and this fulfilled her.

Hua Tong got up with a smile and bowed deeply to Mrs. Tai, "Thank you grandmother for mentioning it!" ”

"It's good to understand." Mrs. Tai said with a smile.

Hua Tong didn't say anything more, and hurriedly returned to Tao Yuxuan, it seemed that she was going to plan well.

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Hua Jin has been helping Hua Chen prepare for the next exam for the past two days, and the day before the exam, he specially set up a table and banquet in Hongxun Academy.

During the meal, Hua Jin saw that Hua Chen was talking and laughing freely, and knew that he was not afraid of exams, so he put his mind at ease.

Back in Qianyunju, this night coincided with Xixiang's night, and he checked Hua Chen's examination basket again to see that there was indeed nothing missing, and then he took a long breath.

Hua Chen was still sitting in front of the bookcase, holding a charcoal pen and sketching on the tissue paper, and when he saw Xixiang's nervous appearance, he smiled and said, "I am the one who will take the exam tomorrow, and you are even more nervous than me." ”

Xi Xiang lowered her eyes and walked to Hua Chen's bookcase, and saw the sketch paper on it, but there was no exit for the words that originally came to her mouth, and her big eyes flashed and she only looked at the mansion drawn on the sketch, as if she had entered the realm.

"Xixiang, what's wrong with you?"

Xi Xiang came back to her senses and lowered her eyes and looked away, but Hua Chen still saw that there were tears hidden in her eyes.

"Isn't this mansion like you've lived in before?"

Xixiang nodded, "It's a bit like the slave maid before...... The mansion of the master who served. ”

She sniffed and returned to her usual gentle voice, "I didn't expect the fourth young master to draw a sketch of the mansion." ”

"I've been drawing and playing with nothing lately." It was the first time he tried sketches of ancient buildings, mainly to understand the composition and function of these buildings, and he did not talk about the design, but simply copied them.

However, Hua Chen didn't expect that the master of the family that Xixiang served before would live in such a stylish house.

"Fourth Young Master, aren't you going to take the exam, and you still say that you have nothing to do." Xixiang's tone has returned to normal, with a little bit of playfulness in her gracefulness.

Hua Chen put down the sketch and threw the pen into the pen holder, "The exam is just a test of the usual learning results. Whether I did well or badly in the exam is in the usual accumulation bit by bit, I have usually accumulated it, and of course it was easy before the exam. "And he has accumulated two lifetimes, of course this can't be said to Xixiang.

"The fourth young master is really powerful." Xixiang showed a face of adoration.

Hua Chen had already stood up from the bookcase and walked towards the inner room.

"Fourth young master......" Xixiang followed behind, and stopped him when he saw Hua Chen about to enter the clean room.

"You don't have to follow up to serve."

"The slave knows." Xi Xiang nodded, and lowered her head even lower, "The slave promised the fourth young master to make you a pair of shoes." ”

"Done?" Hua Chen raised his eyebrows slightly and asked happily.

"The slave is done." Xi Xiang took out a cloth bag from the six-door high cabinet and handed it to Hua Chen.

"I'll try." Hua Chen stopped going to the clean room, turned around and sat on the edge of the couch.

Xixiang took the pair of shoes and came over, "Fourth young master, it's still a slave to serve you to change your shoes." ”

"This ......"

Before Hua Chen finished speaking, Xi Xiang had already bent over to help Hua Chen take off his boots, and he was a little stubborn and strong.

Hua Chen was stunned, the boots on his feet had fallen to the ground, and what Xi Xiang was holding in his hand was his white socks of Sanjiang cloth, his face suddenly turned red, his face was hot, and he was embarrassed to speak.

"Fourth Young Master, get dressed."

Hearing Xixiang's voice, Hua Chen woke up like a dream and saw that his feet had changed into brand new shoes and socks.

"Stand up and walk." Xixiang said again.

Hua Chen obediently stood up, pacing back and forth with his new shoes.

The shoes he usually wears are made in a ready-to-wear workshop outside, and although they are gorgeous, they always feel stiff. The pair made by Xixiang actually made him find the feeling of wearing sneakers in his previous life.

"It really fits perfectly." Hua Chen curled his lips and hooked a big smile, "Thank you, Xixiang." ”

"What else do the fourth young master and the slave and maid say thank you for?" Xixiang also laughed, and a touch of red flew on her little face, a little like a dazzling little sun.

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The imperial examination system of the Great Chu Dynasty was a three-level examination system: it was divided into three stages: the township examination, the meeting examination, and the palace examination.

Before the township examination, it is necessary to take a college examination presided over by the school, also called the children's examination. After passing the college examination, they become official government students, that is, the so-called "students", commonly known as "Xiucai".

Today, Hua Chen participated in this children's test.

For Hua Chen, who had attended nine years of compulsory education in his previous life, a provincial key high school, and a national key university, participating in this children's examination is not conducive to taking a primary school examination.

But this is a big deal for the Zhang family.

With the arrival of Prince Su and the importance of the second room brothers and sisters, the second room, which is now clear and cold, has naturally risen with the tide.

In the early morning of the upcoming exam, the Qianyun Residence where Hua Chen, the fourth young master in the second room, lived, was even more lively.

Even Mrs. Tai personally came to Qianyunju to send Hua Chen out for the exam.