Rong Qiaoyan arranged for someone to find out the news in the courtyard.

And in the Hongping Courtyard, the pearl that kneaded Mrs. Tai's arm was also curious to ask why Mrs. Tai suddenly met Mrs. Lin from the fifth grade.

"One is idleness."

Mrs. Tai still likes this big girl who has won her heart, so when she saw her asking, she explained casually.

"The second is, the old lady said that the Rong Mansion has been in the limelight recently because of this matter. So, be modest. It's just a matter of meeting someone and saying a few words. ”

Mrs. Tai said indifferently.

She received a letter from her daughter who married Shuzhou, which was full of good news, so she was in a good mood, so she met this person she didn't meet much on weekdays.

It's just a casual thing.

"Your old man is casual. It made the second lady busy, and I thought that this Mrs. Lin had your blue eyes. She's been with her patience for two moments. ”

Pearl joked with a smile when she heard such a casual reason.

The second lady didn't know what Mrs. Tai meant, so she didn't dare to send Mrs. Lin away easily.

However, Mrs. Nalin really had nothing to say, and just blindly repeated those few words to flatter her.

Finally, after enduring more than two moments, he asked the maid to make the appearance of preparing for lunch, and then sent Mrs. Nalin away.

No, I sent people away, so I asked her to inquire about the reason.

"That's right, it's hard for that girl."

Mrs. Tai couldn't help but laugh when she thought of the temperament of her little niece.

The eldest daughter-in-law is busy with the Mid-Autumn Festival, and she is busy with Rong Zhiming's upcoming autumn festival, where can she have the leisure to meet outsiders?

And Mrs. Nalin, anyway, is also an official lady with a command, so naturally it is not good to send a housekeeper to see her casually.

Naturally, I can only bother the idler of the second daughter-in-law.

"Go back and talk to her, so that she doesn't have to worry." Mrs. Tai commanded with a smile at the pearl.

Pearls naturally should be.

Rong Qiaoyan naturally didn't know about the affairs of Hongping Courtyard.

After lunch, she talked to Mama Yang about the things in the house.

On the eighth day of the eighth month of August, Uncle Rong Zhiming was going to the Gongyuan to participate in the autumn festival.

Mama Yang also reminded Rong Qiaoyan that she should send the female celebrity made for Rong Zhiming over to show her gratitude.

Rong Qiaoyan naturally understood.

In the recent days, she has already made knee pads for Rong Zhiming.

It's just that the eldest sister Rong Shunhua hasn't given a gift yet, so she can't be in the limelight.

However, this morning, Rong Shunhua had already taken the lead in giving away his gifts.

She could indeed give her gift to the eldest lady tonight.

After dinner in the evening, Rong Qiaoyan asked Bai Liu, who liked to go to the meditation courtyard the most, to bring the gift to the eldest lady.

The eldest lady took it casually, and didn't care.

Rong Qiaoyan doesn't care if she doesn't care, she just asks not to be maverick.

In a blink of an eye, it was the eighth day of the eighth month of August.

Because Rong Zhiming was going to participate in this year's Autumn Festival, Rong Shoufu and Rong Shilang both promoted the position of examiner this year in order to avoid suspicion.

In order to show the importance of the elder to participate in the autumn festival, Rong Shoufu and Rong Shilang both went to the yamen first, and at noon, they took leave and went home, planning to send Rong Zhiming to the examination room in the afternoon.

After lunch, Rong Zhiming went to Hongping Courtyard to say goodbye to Rong Shoufu and Mrs. Tai.

The masters of the other courtyards were also notified to go to Hongping Courtyard to see off Rong Zhiming.

Rong Shoufu sat lovingly on the first place.

He attaches more importance to his lineage, so Rong Zhiming, as the eldest grandson, is more valued by him.

"Although your father and I didn't go to be examiners to avoid suspicion, we have already taken care of you. I've found you a good number room. The weather has been repeated these days, and I am afraid that it will be cold at night. Wear thicker clothes, don't get cold. In terms of food, it is a little simpler. Wait for you to come out, and then make up for it. ”

Rong Shoufu said with a smile.

The room in the examination room of this dynasty is very simple and narrow, and there are two wooden planks placed on the wooden grooves.

When answering questions, you can put them up and down to make tables and chairs. When you rest, you can put it together to make a bed.

There is only one bucket and a charcoal brazier in the room, and candles will be provided in the examination room.

The other things are basically brought by the candidates, but the things they bring are also limited, and they can only be brought in after being inspected by the soldiers.

This is all because cheating was prevalent in the imperial examinations of the previous dynasty.

Especially when the children of the noble official's family participate in the scientific examination, it is easiest to collude with the soldiers in the examination room or the candidates in the examination booth next door to cheat.

Therefore, the dynasty directly added a small door to the number room. After the candidate enters the number room, it is locked and sealed.

Before the end of the test, the lock must not be unlocked, otherwise the results will be invalidated.

Therefore, this three-day and two-night eating, drinking, and Lazar were all directly in the number room.

Emperor Xu also heard that it was not easy for candidates, so he set the eighth day of the first month to enter the Tribute Academy, so that the candidates had time to clean up their rooms.

At the end of the Shen period, the gate of the Tribute Courtyard would be locked, and even the examiners and the soldiers who patrolled were locked in the Tribute Courtyard.

On the ninth day of junior high school, the exam officially began.

The day after the exam, you can go home for repairs on the tenth day of junior high school.

Wait until the eleventh to continue to enter the Tribute Academy, and the twelfth exam will be the second one.

And so on, after the fourteenth entry, the fifteenth exam, and the sixteenth out, it can be regarded as the complete end of the autumn exam.

In her previous life, Rong Qiaoyan also experienced such a situation of sending Rong Zhiming to take the exam.

When Chu Shirong Zhiming returned home from the Gongyuan, the unpleasant smell and tired look made a very deep impression on her.

That's why she made a special inquiry about Qiuqiu, knew more about it, and understood the reason why her grandfather and father attached so much importance to it.

"This tribute courtyard is only opened once every three years, and it is inevitable that there are some rooms that have fallen into disrepair. The room near Gongfang, although it is not like the previous dynasty, people come and go, but those adults and soldiers still have to go, so the smell is really unpleasant. This time, my grandfather also gave up face and asked someone to help arrange a good room for you. ”

Mrs. Tai also said kindly to Rong Zhiming.

Rong Shoufu back then, Rong Shilang later and now Rong Er's master have all passed the imperial examination.

Although Master Rong Er never took the Jinshi exam, he also won the promotion.

Therefore, Mrs. Tai naturally knows a lot about the scene in this examination room.

"Yes, my grandfather and father have already told me." Rong Zhiming bowed and said.

Yesterday evening, Rong Shoufu and Master Rong had actually told me again.

However, today is about to leave, and Rong Shoufu really can't help but tell him again.

"Big brother must be able to go to high school." Rong Shunhua encouraged beside him.

Rong Zhiming smiled at his sister-in-law.

Although the words had already been admonished, these elders of the Rong family couldn't help but tell them again.

Rong Zhiming, who had been admonished directly, was a little helpless on his face.