The reborn prince can't be pushed down

Chapter 23
"Are you Mr. Jiang's cousin?" Brother Yuan was still a little suspicious, turned his head and glanced at Jiang Nian, only to see Jiang Nian nodded slightly at him.

The boy let go of his hanging heart, "So that's how it is."

Ning Yuezhao pointed to his book Lou, "Can I read it?"

Brother Yuan nodded, "Look."

Ning Yuezhao flipped through his books, which contained the Four Books and Five Classics.Without exception, these books have Jiang Nian's comments.

After flipping through a few pages, Ning Yuezhao asked: "These are my cousin's books?" It's so smooth.

Her expression fell into Brother Yuan's eyes, thinking that she couldn't ask for these books, he said with some pride: "It was given to me by my husband, and he hoped that I could go on an official career."

No wonder, Ning Yuezhao pondered for a moment.In Daxing's imperial examination system, the content of the examination was drawn from the Four Books and Five Classics.Although the young man in front of him was not very old and came from a humble background, he already had a calm demeanor.At the beginning, Daxing started to recruit scholars for the purpose of fair selection.However, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, not many people from humble families entered the officialdom through the imperial examination.Ning Yuezhao is very disgusted with those who hold power, enter the officialdom through shadows, and have a vegetarian diet.What she longs for is a real man of insight, who will sweep away the slump in the court.She seemed to understand Jiang Nian's purpose for bringing her here.

"Are you preparing for the children's test?" Ning Yuezhao asked.To take part in the imperial examination, children from poor families must first pass the entrance examinations of various states and prefectures. Only after they become lin students can they be eligible to participate in the selection of supervisors.

"Yes." Brother Yuan is the son of the village head, and his family is better than ordinary children, so he can study. Otherwise, the children who are a few years younger than him in the village would already be helping in the fields.

Looking at the children surrounding Jiang Nian, they may not be able to study for long, and they will go to work in the fields.

Ning Yuezhao took the college book from Brother Yuan, "I'll test you."

Brother Yuan took a look at her, and said in a confident tone, "Just take the exam."

Jiang Nian read the book very seriously, with notes almost word for word, accompanied by his own opinions.Ning Yuezhao randomly picked out a sentence and asked him how he understood it.

Brother Yuan answered almost without thinking. He didn't simply repeat Jiang Nian's opinion, but added his personal understanding.Although the level is still relatively shallow, it is extremely rare for a boy of twelve or thirteen years old.

Ning Yuezhao just wanted to know if Brother Yuan had some personal opinions, so he picked out several questions in a row, and he answered them all very well.

And Jiang Nian, who was in the middle of the ancestral hall, was teaching the six or seven-year-old children while paying attention to Brother Yuan's movements.Seeing Ning Yuezhao and Brother Yuan going back and forth, he was so happy that he couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth.

"Okay, that's it for today." Jiang Nian closed the book, "You all performed very well, and everyone will be rewarded later."

"Thank you sir!" The children couldn't help but cheered.

And Jing Ming, who had been waiting at the door for a long time, heard his young master's order, and hurriedly moved those big and small bags into the ancestral hall.

The children are very well-behaved, and there is no rush or rush.Jing Ming distributed the food and gadgets to the half-old children. There were also many pens and paper for the children to study. The children of poor families could not spend the extra money to buy pens and paper. Literate children learn with branches on the sandy ground.

Jiang Nian picked up a green cloth bundle and an oiled paper bag, and walked towards Ning Yuezhao and Brother Yuan.

Ning Yuezhao returned the book to Brother Yuan, and said sincerely: "You are very good."

Brother Yuan had a smug face at first, but after he got the compliment, he saw Jiang Nian walking towards him again, and remembered what his husband said, guard against arrogance and impetuosity.So he said with a bit of shyness: "I'm overwhelmed."

Jiang Nian handed the green cloth bundle to Brother Yuan, "Open it and have a look."

"Thank you, sir." Brother Yuan happily took the bag and opened it impatiently. Inside was a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, plus a few books, all of which were classics.

Jiang Nian patted him on the shoulder, "Come on."

"Yes, sir." Brother Yuan was full of confidence.

In the blink of an eye, it was noon, and most of the people in the village came back from the fields.

When the children were out of school, the village head made a special trip to the ancestral hall and invited Jiang Nian and the others to stay for dinner.

Everyone knows that there are guests in the village today, and every household has some food, which is sent to the village head's house, and the village head's wife will cook a table of delicious food for the guests.

Curly smoke rose from the chimney, Jiang Nian and Ning Yuezhao strolled among the fields, Jing Ming, Yan Mo and Qing Chi followed from afar.

"Wood, I feel more and more that Mr. Jiang is better now." Qing Chi looked at the two walking side by side in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Yan Mo pursed her lips slightly, but did not speak.

"In the past, when the princess and Doctor An were together, although they had a happy time, Doctor An didn't know anything about government affairs, so the princess could only silently carry it by herself. But Mr. Jiang is different. He does everything for the princess. Come to think of it, it's better for him to be the son-in-law." Qingchi knew Yan Mo's temperament, and didn't expect to get his response, so he said to himself.

Jing Ming was originally walking behind the two of them, but when she heard Qingchi complimenting her young master, she immediately quickened her pace and moved closer to her, "Miss Qingchi, your vision is really good! I'm not boasting, my young master is both civil and military, and I want to marry you in the imperial capital." His people can go around the imperial city three times, match your princess, and don't wrong her at all."

Qingchi looked sideways at the young man who interrupted suddenly, thought for a while and said, "Jing Ming, are you going to enter the palace with your son from now on?"

"Of course." Jing Ming's tone showed some pride, "I grew up with our young master, and I will definitely enter the palace with him."

"It's a pity, it's a pity." Qingchi shook his head repeatedly.

"What a pity?" Jing Ming was puzzled why she made such a statement.

Qingchi looked at his face, then glanced down, "All the men in the palace must cleanse themselves, and I will call you father-in-law forever."

"What?" Jing Ming's face turned pale immediately, "Miss Qingchi, don't lie to me..."

"It's fine if you don't believe me." Qingchi waved his hands seriously, with a noble and cold face.

Jing Ming's face was so tangled up, "How could this happen?"

Qingchi sighed, hesitated to speak, "Actually, there are no exceptions."

"What exception?" Jing Ming looked at her sincerely as if she had encountered a life-saving straw.

"Be a male pet for our princess!" Qingchi smiled maliciously.

"Ah! No, then the young master will kill me." Jing Ming shook his head like a rattle. He grew up with Jiang Nian and knew his young master best. Don't look at him as if he doesn't care about everything. And things are very overbearing, and will not allow others to share.

"Then you'll be a eunuch." Qingchi snorted softly.

"I don't want to be an eunuch either!" Jing Ming wanted to cry, "Guard Yan, did you cleanse yourself too?"

Yan Mo was originally looking straight ahead at Ning Yuezhao, but when he heard Jing Ming's question, he turned his head and gave him a cold look, then glanced at Qingchi, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Qingchi was at a loss for words for a while, originally she just wanted to tease Jing Ming, but she didn't know which sentence offended this wood.

Jing Ming was also taken aback by the ice-like eyes, and all kinds of guesses flashed in his mind.Did he accidentally hit the mark?What should I do?Can you not enter the palace with the young master?

Jiang Nian and Ning Yuezhao, who were admiring the idyllic scenery in front, did not know what was going on behind them, and walked slowly.

Jiang Nian took out the oil-paper bag from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Ning Yuezhao, "This is for you."

"What is this?" Ning Yuezhao took the oiled paper bag suspiciously, opened it, and found a candied haws inside, "Why did you give me this? I'm not a child."

"It's not that only children can eat candied haws. I just think it's rare for you to come out once. It's a pity not to try candied haws." Jiang Nian didn't answer her question truthfully. He couldn't tell her that it was because they had a cold war in the previous life. She was frowning, but later An Chen gave her a bunch of candied haws, which made her smile.

When Ning Yuezhao was a child, she once heard a folk snack called candied haws from the court servants who served her. It was sweet and sour and very delicious.

At that time, she yearned for it very much, but at that time, because the imperial husband passed away suddenly, the huge country was supported by the queen alone, so she didn't dare to be willful, so she only mentioned it to An Chen.Later, An Chen went to learn medical skills with Mrs. Fu, and when she had the chance to leave the palace, she brought her a bunch of candied haws.

She still remembers that sweet and sour feeling.It's a pity that An Chen's studies became more and more heavy later, and she also began to take over the government.Thinking about it now, she hasn't eaten candied haws for a long time.

"Do you like it?" Seeing her staring at the candied haws in a daze, Jiang Nian secretly tightened the palms in his sleeves and asked pretending to be normal.

The clear voice that suddenly sounded in the ear overlapped with the voice in memory, and Ning Yuezhao seemed to see the boy in white again.

"Azhao, do you like it?" The boy in white smiled with his brows and eyes curved, as gentle as a spring breeze.

"I like it..." Uncontrollably, Ning Yuezhao replied subconsciously.

Jiang Nian's pupils shrank slightly, and the affection in her eyes hurt him deeply, but after only a moment, he regained his composure, and said with a faint smile as usual: "It's as long as His Highness likes it."

When Ning Yuezhao came back to her senses, she realized that it was Jiang Nian standing in front of her.She squeezed the candied haws tightly in her hand, and smiled coquettishly, "I've troubled you."

"Your Highness, you are being polite. As long as you like it, it's worth the effort you put in." Jiang Nian looked at her and said with deep meaning, "Don't you want to try it, Your Highness?"

Ning Yuezhao picked up the candied haws and took a bite. The hawthorn wrapped in crisp rock sugar had a sweet and sour taste in her mouth.The sourness makes people want to cry, and the sweetness after the sourness gives people joyful comfort.

For a while, Ning Yuezhao also couldn't tell whether it was more sour or sweeter.

"Where are we going?" With a strange mood, Ning Yuezhao finished eating candied haws, and because she felt that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, she asked to change the subject.

Jiang Nian smiled slightly, pointed to the front, "Here we are."

(End of this chapter)