roccoschili Chapter 177 She was terrified that the news that Yu Ruowei wasn't her biological daughter would
Chapter 177 She was terrified that the news that Yu Ruowei wasn't her biological daughter would
"Miss said this is all from her heart, and she hopes the princess will accept it. The imperial mausoleum is remote, so please take good care of yourself."
Without waiting for Princess Ning Le to accept the gift, he threw down the carriage and ran away.
Lan Yue and Wan Xing were dumbfounded.
Princess Ning Le sighed and personally went forward to check what was inside the carriage.
She was stunned when she opened the boxes and cages.
Underneath the brocade quilt was a pillow made of mugwort to dispel dampness, and in a hidden compartment were medicine bottles labeled with the time and method of use.
Further examination revealed some gold and silver ingots.
The oil paper package on top exudes a sweet aroma—her favorite pine nut candy is neatly arranged.
"This child..." She crushed the candy, tears mixed with the pine nut candy, and put it into her mouth.
The sweetness spread in my mouth, but my heart felt increasingly bitter.
If only my uncle hadn't interfered with the imperial examinations...
……
When the cheating scandal in the imperial examinations was exposed, the entire Xiang Kingdom was in an uproar.
The students who failed the exam are all calling for the reopening of the Enke course.
After discussing the matter with his court officials, Emperor Xiangwu decided to hold the examination again a month later.
Yu Ziheng once again threw himself into preparing for the scientific expedition.
When Cui Ruixin learned of this, she urged her eldest son, Yu Ziche, to also take the exam.
"You might actually pass the exam, but you're just held back by that damned Duke Xingguo."
Yu Ziche knew in his heart that he hadn't prepared enough for the last scientific expedition, and now that things were so urgent, he was even more nervous.
I'll probably fail the exam again this time.
"Let's talk about it later," Yu Ziche politely declined.
"Then, and then, it will be three years from now," Cui Ruixin said with dissatisfaction.
"If Yu Ziheng can take the exam, why can't you?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Ziche was even less inclined to take the exam.
What if his younger cousin, who is a few years younger than him, passes the exam while he fails? Wouldn't that be even more embarrassing?
"I know what I'm doing. Mother, please stop interfering with me," Yu Ziche refused with a stern face.
Seeing his cold expression, Cui Ruixin was stunned.
It seems that a rift developed between her and her eldest son after the old Marquis died.
Their relationship had improved considerably in the past few months, and she thought they had made up.
Unexpectedly, her eldest son still resisted listening to her.
Cui Ruixin could only say coldly, "Fine, if you don't want to take the exam, then don't."
After seeing Yu Ziche off, she was furious.
He had no choice but to call Chen over to vent his frustration.
She kicked Chen several times before asking, "Where is my daughter? Has she been found?"
"Madam, we're already looking. However, that couple only passed through the capital and didn't say where they were from. We can only slowly inquire around the outskirts of the capital." Madam Chen knelt down, clutching her stomach.
She is now filled with regret, wishing she hadn't switched the babies in the first place.
Instead of enjoying wealth and honor, they were sold into slavery and suffered humiliation.
Originally, the lady only wanted her three grandsons to sell themselves into the Marquis's mansion, but she couldn't bear to leave her grandsons behind, so she also sold herself into the mansion.
Let the son and daughter-in-law go find the couple who bought the child.
Unfortunately, it hasn't been found yet.
"You don't have much time left, hurry up and find it for me." Cui Ruixin felt annoyed.
She was terrified that the news that Yu Ruowei wasn't her biological daughter would get out.
The letter that came back from Master Qiuyue said that Weiwei is quite talented and will definitely be more powerful than her in the future.
This child will become famous sooner or later.
She must not abandon the daughter she has raised with such care when she achieves success.
As for the biological daughter who has yet to be found...
If they are well-behaved and sensible, they will be taken home and told they are twins.
If she's hopelessly incompetent, then just pretend you know nothing and give her some money to make her life better.
She only has one daughter, Vivi.
……
Before we knew it, the day for the next scientific expedition arrived.
Yu Ziheng felt terrible at the thought of suffering again; all he wanted was to finish the exam as soon as possible.
Passing the exam on the first try will save you from suffering later.
With experience, he was much more adept at taking the exam this time.
The exams were over quickly.
He looked around as he left the examination hall, but didn't see any of his family members, which puzzled him.
Why didn't you come this time?
"Young Master, over here!"
A familiar voice came from behind him. Yu Ziheng looked over and saw it was his page.
"Where are my father, mother, and younger siblings?" Yu Ziheng walked over.
All that could be seen were the pageboy Mingde and the stable boy Lao Zhang.
Mingde held his breath and said quickly, "Master and Madam said that you should go home to bathe and change first, and they will not come. They have booked a banquet at Wangyue Tower to welcome you back."
Yu Ziheng noticed his suppressed anger.
Understood.
His family thought he looked stale from just leaving the exam hall, so they weren't coming this time.
Yu Ziheng had a thousand words he wanted to say, but in the end, they all boiled down to one sentence: "Let's go home first."
After bathing and changing his clothes, he went to Wangyue Tower to celebrate with his family.
What follows is a long wait; the results won't be released for another month.
With the cases of Huo Pinglan and He Yunjin being beheaded and exiled before them, no one dared to repeat the same mistakes and secretly cheat in the imperial examinations.
This imperial examination was arguably the fairest and most just in history.
Cui Ruixin was more concerned about Yu Ziheng's imperial examination results than Yu Kangjing's family.
She eagerly awaited the release of the list every day.
On the day the results were announced, she sent her servants to check them early in the morning.
About half an hour passed.
The servant returned, looking somewhat embarrassed, and stammered without saying a word.
"Tell me, did Yu Ziheng make the list?" Cui Ruixin couldn't help but ask.
"I made the list... and, I'm the top scholar in the provincial examination." The servant stammered, not daring to look at her face.
Cui Ruixin stood up in disbelief.
Jieyuan?
How could Yu Ziheng possibly be the top scholar in the provincial examination?
He's only just turned sixteen!
Xiangguo has never produced such a young top scholar.
If he continues to achieve great success in the future, winning first place in both the provincial and palace examinations.
He would then become the youngest top scholar in history.
Why!
She slammed the teacup to the ground, shards of celadon flying towards the servant: "Are you sure you're not mistaken? How could Yu Ziheng be number one?"
The servant knelt down with a thud, a shard of porcelain cutting his forehead. He groaned in pain, his face contorted with grief, and said, "It's absolutely true, I've checked it three times..."
Cui Ruixin was unwilling to believe that Yu Ziheng had such strength.
But this time, the emperor was personally overseeing the imperial examination, so no one dared to mess around. Even if she wanted to accuse Yu Ziheng of getting first place because of his relationship with Lu Qingyun, she couldn't do anything about it.
At this moment, the eldest son, Yu Ziche, came to pay his respects.
Cui Ruixin couldn't help but direct her anger at him.
"Why don't you take the exam? If you do, what chance will Yu Ziheng have of becoming the top scholar?"
Yu Ziche: ...
He was unsure whether to criticize his mother for loving him too much and being blindly confident in him, or to criticize her for lacking self-awareness.
He said calmly, "My cousin Ziheng has become the top scholar in the imperial examination. Mother, please don't forget to send him a congratulatory gift. We are only dividing the family property, not severing ties."
"understood."
Although Cui Ruixin disliked Yu Ziheng, she knew that she couldn't afford to make any mistakes in this matter.
If someone were to find fault with her, her already precarious position as the wife of a marquis would likely be lost forever.