Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 18
Seeing that it has been several days since the release of the test results, there is still no news from the capital. Although everyone in the Gu family has not said it clearly, they all have guesses in their hearts. Fortunately, they are mentally prepared, and they will not be too disappointed. They just waited silently. Gu Yunxiao returned.

After the county test every year, the county magistrate will meet and encourage the top three as usual.On this day, Gu Yunji was neatly dressed, and No.2 Cheng Yan and No.3 Wei Xi came to the county government office early to wait for Chen Rong's arrival.

After a while, a master with a mustache shouted outside the door: "The county magistrate is here!"

Wearing a brand-new official uniform, with an official smile on his face, the county magistrate Chen Rong walked in with steady steps.

Seeing this, the three quickly stood up and saluted: "Students Gu Yunji, Cheng Yan, and Wei Xi have met the county magistrate."

Chen Rong kindly helped the three of them up, and said: "They are all young, and the younger generations are awesome, and the younger generations are awesome! From now on, we must work harder, win the exam as soon as possible, and win glory for our Huating County!" If there are many Juren and Scholars in this county, It shows that the literary style of this place is at its peak, which is naturally the county magistrate's achievements.

Seeing Gu Yunji, the smile on Chen Rong's face became even wider: "I read your papers, and the papers are as colorful as flowers, and it can be said that the writing is profound. Your eldest brother Gu Yunxiao won the Juren in March this year, and now you have it." The head of the case is a double-talented scholar, worthy of being a descendant of the Gu family in Songjiang."

Afterwards, he turned to Cheng Yan again: "Cheng Yan, right? Mrs. Yu of the county school recommended you several times to me, saying that although you came from a humble background, you are very talented. Come on, he was right.”

Perhaps it was because he had never enjoyed the honor of being interviewed by his parents and officials. Before Chen Rong could speak, Wei Xi, who was ranked third, blushed with excitement, knelt down on the ground, and said loudly: "Student Wei Xi, I admire the county magistrate already. It's been a long time, it's a great honor to see your honor today! These are some poems written by students, please correct me!" He said, took out a few pieces of paper from his sleeve, and handed them over.

Chen Rong was about to help him up, but when he saw this, his smile collapsed, he took the paper and threw it aside without looking at it, and said with a cold face: "I have always valued essays and despised poetry, so don't you put your mind on the imperial examinations?" , to delve into these clichés! How did the previous dynasty die? It was the result of the deposed emperor reciting poems and composing lyrics all day long, and neglecting state affairs!"

Seeing that Wei Xi was trembling with fright, his tone became a little more gentle: "You are young, and it is understandable that you have gone astray for a while. Today, I will not pursue it. You still have to put your mind on the right path. Concentrate on the imperial examination."

"I heard that Luxi Academy is about to start recruiting students recently. You can submit your articles to try. If you are admitted, it will be considered your luck to study in Luxi Academy."

Luxi Academy is one of the most famous academies in the country. It is famous for sending talents for imperial examinations. Every time the entire academy can pass the imperial examinations, more than ten Jinshi and seventy or eighty candidates can be admitted. Once you enter Luxi Academy to study, it is equivalent to one One foot into the officialdom, it is the school that countless students dream of.

It's a pity that the source of students of Luxi Academy is monopolized by the aristocratic family, each time the enrollment is selected from the children of officials, if there is no recommendation letter from the elders in the family, it is difficult for ordinary people to enter.Although the academy occasionally recruits students from the public, but the number of places is too small, unless you are particularly talented, it is difficult to get through this way.

Chen Rong didn't expect the three people's articles to be taken seriously by Luxi Academy, but he just casually mentioned a few sentences when he thought of them.

The words of encouragement were almost finished, and everyone dispersed.As soon as Gu Yunji came out of the county government office, he saw Xu Dong who looked anxious.

"Third young master! Go back and have a look, the eldest young master is sick, seriously ill! He was carried back!"

"What? How did this happen?" Gu Yunji was taken aback, and before he had time to ask further questions, he ran home quickly.

As soon as he entered Gu Yunxiao's yard, Gu Yunji smelled a strong smell of medicine. He frowned, and when he entered the room, he saw Gu Yunxiao lying on the bed with a pale face, sunken cheeks, and no blood on his lips. Been sick for a while.

He walked over, held Gu Yunxiao's hand, felt that he had lost a lot of weight, and asked, "Brother was fine when he left, why is he so sick now? Didn't you send a message to the family?"

Gu Kaizhen lowered his head and pressed the center of his brows, he didn't say a word, and couldn't see his expression clearly.Gu Yunxiao's servant was crying with red eyes, and said out of breath, "Master, Master, he caught a cold before the exam and coughed badly, and became even more ill after the exam. I couldn’t even eat the food, so I just managed to hold on to the rankings.”

"But, but the young master failed the rankings, and he collapsed all of a sudden. In just a few days, he was so thin that he had only a handful of bones left. We are not allowed to tell the master and wife that the young one has no choice but to give the old one a hand. The young master rushed home while he was being treated, but after so long, the young master's illness has not recovered anyway."

"What did the doctor say?"

Gu Kaizhen propped his head up, his whole body was sluggish as if he was ten years older, and said in a hoarse voice: "The doctor said that the wind and cold are just the inducement, and Xiao'er is under too much pressure, and he is depressed. Seeing that he failed the ranking, the breath that supported him was gone."

The more Gu Kaizhen said, the more uncomfortable he became, and his voice became lower and lower: "It's all my fault, I pushed him too hard, I always make him compare with his cousin, I put too much pressure on him ..."

Hearing the noise, Gu Yunxiao slowly opened his eyes, and seeing Gu Yunji came back, he tried his best to smile, and said weakly, "Third brother, you are back. How is your county exam going?"

Seeing him like this, Gu Yunji felt uncomfortable, and said sullenly: "Passed the exam, the chief of the case."

Gu Yunxiao's eyes lit up, he propped up half of his body and sat up, and he had the strength to speak: "Really? That's great. Brother knows, you can do it."

After a while, the medicine was ready, Gu Yunxiao drank the medicine under the service of the servant, sent everyone away under the pretext of taking a rest, but left Gu Yunji behind.

As the doctor said, Gu Yunxiao's illness is mainly in his heart. Now that he heard that Gu Yunji had passed the test, he was in a happy mood and his complexion improved a lot.Talking about failing the exam, he looked lonely: "I'm useless, unlike my cousin Gu Mingxuan, who won the Jinshi exam in one go, and earned a lot of face for his parents."

Gu Yunji comforted: "Brother, you have done a good job, your parents are very proud of you, don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Gu Yunxiao closed his eyes and said to himself: "Last time I won the exam, look at how happy my parents are. I rarely see them so happy. Because of this, my father took us to Fucheng. You know, in previous years, my father felt I am worthless and have no face to see my grandfather."

"Actually, I know how much I am, and I am not sure about this test. But I want them to be happy all the time, and I want my father to have more face in front of his grandfather, so as to make up for his regrets back then. But... I let them down .”

Gu Yunji knew that his elder brother seemed to be very gentle all the time, but he kept everything in his heart and didn't tell others, parents' hopes, grandfather's neglect, Gu Ming'an's contempt... one after another, heavy pressure It made him breathless, and in the end, it crushed him.

Gu Yunji held his hand tightly, not knowing what to say for a moment, and after a while, he said, "Brother, I understand. Don't worry, from now on, I will bear the burden of this family with you. Yes, it won't make you so tired anymore."

These words entered Gu Yunxiao's heart. He opened his eyes and looked at his younger brother's bright and firm eyes. A string in his heart was loosened, as if a heavy burden had been lifted, and he felt unprecedentedly light.

"Okay, the third brother is now the chief of the case, and he is more promising than the elder brother back then. I believe you."

Maybe it was because he accepted the fact that he failed the ranking, or he untied the knot in his heart. The days gradually passed, and after drinking the medicine at the bottom of the bowl again and again, Gu Yunxiao's body finally recovered.

(End of this chapter)