Xiao Yuan finished the test paper for this day and it was almost dark.

He put the test papers in a special box, covered them with a grease cloth, and then started washing his hands and preparing to cook.

There are some foods to be eaten in the exam room, but those foods are really hard to swallow.

Moreover, there will be water in the examination room, but the water sent to the candidates is cold.

On such a cold day, the candidates were wearing thin clothes and were already trembling with cold. If you drink some cold water, it would be even more frozen.

This is the first day, and most people can hold on. On the second and third day, they usually start to drag people out. Some people really can't hold on to the cold and have a fever or faint directly.

Xiao Yuan did not drink the cold water sent from the test room, so he stored the cold water. At this time, he needed to use this water to make noodle soup.

Xiao Yuan first put dried vegetables, braised meat, braised eggs, dough cakes and so on in the container specially made by An Ning, then put hot water inside and cover the lid.

Then he put it in the base with a heating bag, then put cold water inside, and quickly put the container on it. After that, he no longer cared about the matter here, but stood up and moved his body.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Xiao Yuan began to open the lid and prepare for dinner.

As soon as the lid was opened, a fragrance wafted everywhere, causing the candidates who were eating dry cakes and drinking cold water to swallow their saliva desperately.

Xiao Yuan took the chopsticks and ate a bite of eggs, another bite of meat, and then some soaked dishes. The dishes included dried radishes, dried cabbage, and mushrooms. After a few bites of the dishes, he started eating noodles.

He didn't think there was anything delicious before, but when Xiao Yuan ate these, he felt like he was eating a full meal of Manchu and Han.

The food he ate was sweet, and the candidates in the rooms near him sniffed the smell and roared, and they became more and more disdainful of the dry biscuits they were holding.

Xiao Yuan ate the noodles and then drank the soup. Anyway, he had enough food and drinks on this day, so he could have a good rest.

As for what others do, he doesn't care.

After nine days of exams, Xiao Yuan was busy packing his things and walking out after handing over the test papers.

He had just walked a few steps and was stopped by several candidates.

When those people looked at Xiao Yuan, they were full of envy, jealousy and hatred.

"Brother, please stay."

Xiao Yuan stopped: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

The few people looked up and down at Xiao Yuan: "Brother, you, what are you eating in the exam room? Is it really fragrant when you smell it?"

It turned out that he was having a foodie, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but be happy: "I don't know what it is. It was made by my wife, but it was delicious. When I go back and ask my wife, I'll tell you a few brothers."

The few people followed Xiao Yuan and chatted while walking. Anyway, when they came out of the Gongyuan, they were already very familiar with each other.

An Ning took her family's servants to wait outside the tribute courtyard early in the morning.

Today, Born also took a leave to wait in a restaurant outside the Gongyuan.

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Xiao Yuan coming out.

An Ning quickly asked his entourage to go over to help Xiao Yuan get things, and asked him to get in the car quickly.

Xiao Yuan stayed in the room for nine days, and the feeling was really bad. He felt that his whole body was full of smell and his clothes were smelly. After saying goodbye to the candidates, he climbed onto his own carriage.

An Ning asked the coachman to hurry up and go home.

In the car, Xiao Yuan fell asleep.

When he got home, he opened his eyes and returned to the room, the first thing he did was to take a shower and change his clothes.

After Xiao Yuan took a shower and changed his clothes, Born came.

He felt relieved when he saw that Xiao Yuan was in good spirits and did not look too tired.

Afterwards, Xiao Yuan slept, and Boehn talked with An Ning.

"Ayuan told me before that he wanted to be an official. I found a few places for him. When he woke up, you should ask him where he wanted to go. After thinking about it, I will arrange it."

Boen slowly reminded An Ning: "If Ayuan is out, you can go with him, but don't stay at home to take care of the elderly. Not only will it not be a good idea, but it will also make the son-in-law have a love for him."

An Ning nodded quickly: "Dad, I understand in my heart. I will definitely follow A Yuan, so I will not stay in the Wei family to serve the family and the young. What does their family have to do with me? If A Yuan is not A Yuan, I would recognize who they are. Besides, those two young people are not my biological parents, so I don't care."

If it were those who value ethics and morality, they would definitely scold An Ning a few words, saying that she was disrespectful to her parents-in-law and did not know how to take care of her young son, but who is Boen? He is not a good person, and etiquette norms are not responsible for him.

He was thinking about how to make his daughter feel more comfortable and live a better life.

He doesn't care what others do.

Let him say, what does others have to do with him? As long as his daughter lives well, the people in this world will not take it seriously.

"Okay, it's true that I am my daughter."

Boen patted An Ning's head with relief: "Dad is afraid that you will be stupid, so he will coax you by a few good words. Now it seems that you have plans in your heart, that's fine."

An Ning leaned against Born with a smile: "Dad, I will have a child earlier while I have been away from home. In this way, Ayuan's heart will be on me and the child. For those two who are not raised by my side, their feelings will become weaker and weaker, and they will not pay much attention to it in the future. In the future, I don't want the things from his Wei family. I can't use up what my father gave me. All these are left for my children. I will not give them a penny for the two in the first two."

Born smiled again: "Speaking of all, the two little kids' foreign families are irreconcilable enemies. If we can tolerate them to live, it is worthy of them. As for whether they live well or not, this is not our responsibility. Besides, you will not be bad. Their character depends on how the Wei family teaches it."

Boen said in his heart that if the two little kids were the son-in-law's children, he would have been afraid that their daughter and son-in-law would have been disloyal, so he might have killed the two little kids long ago.

Waiting for Xiao Yuan to wake up, An Ning told Xiao Yuan about these things.

After thinking for a while, the couple finally decided to go to a county town on the eastern coast to be the magistrate.

An Ning told Born about their plans. When Born made arrangements for them, it was time to post the list.

Neither Xiao Yuan nor An Ning went to see the list, but just asked a servant in the family to go.

When the results came out, it turned out to be as Xiao Yuan expected. His ranking was not very high, nor was it very low, and it was only in more than twenty places.

After that, I waited for a while and was the palace examination.

After the palace examination, Xiao Yuan ranked 16th in the second grade, and this score is quite good.

Of course, this is also the result of Xiao Yuan hiding his weakness.

This time he didn't want to take the top scorer or something, so he wanted to release him safely and become an official for several years, so he planned to get such a score.

After the grades came out, they all tried their best to think of good places as officials, and some others started taking the exam for Shujishi.

Of course, the holidays given to these new Jinshi were also given to the court.

An Ning went to the palace to say goodbye to Concubine Chu.

Before leaving, she took the pulse of Concubine Chu again and felt relieved when she knew that her health was in good condition.

Afterwards, the two bid farewell to Boen and returned to Wuyuan by boat.

Before they could go back, the news that Xiao Yuan passed the imperial examination and passed the Jinshi period to Wuyuan.

On this day, Xinlan was having fun in the old lady's house, and Wei Xing and Wei Susu were also in the old lady's house. Xinlan had already won over the two of them during this period.

Because An Ning was not at home, Xin Lan deliberately treated Wei Xing and Wei Susu as soon as she entered the door.

It was also because Mr. Wei sold the Miao family's servants and took them out to the village to get the ones on the village, and no one was talking about it in front of the two children.

Xinlan arranged people to take care of the children, and she asked those people to say good things about her in front of the children, and taught the children to be close to An Ning and get close to her.

After hearing those words for a long time, Wei Xing and Wei Susu believed that Xin Lan was a good person and were now very close to Xin Lan.

Xin Lan also deliberately established her kind image. She treats both children well, whether in front of or behind her. Even Mr. Wei thinks that she really loves her children, and the old lady feels relieved to her and often asks her to teach her children.

Xin Lan held Wei Susu and asked the girl to bring water to Wei Xing for him to drink. She also talked to the old lady: "Look at this time, the spring exam has passed, and I don't know when our uncle and grandma will come back?"

The old lady smiled: "I'm afraid it's too soon."

Wei Susu pouted: "Dad is back, what is that woman doing when she comes back?"

Wei Xing also said: "No one else's family is like this, but our family is different. She has to follow her father, which is really unconventional."

The old lady looked at Wei Xing for two eyes.

In fact, she also felt that An Ning didn't stay at home to take care of the whole family, and it was a bit bad to follow Xiao Yuan, but she didn't dare to say something bad to An Ning.

After all, she knew in her heart that An Ning was the princess of the Imperial Tribute and she could not afford to offend her.
Chapter completed!