Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 1107 - 1104_1

Chapter 1107: Chapter 1104_1

After having lunch, Jinghao didn’t go back to sleep, but instead continued working on his test. He managed to complete two papers that afternoon.

Then it was time for dinner again. After dinner, many students were still burning the midnight oil. Tonight was the last night and there was only one day left, so some people, worried about not finishing on time, were making the most of it.

Jinghao had one question left on his paper, so he wasn’t in a hurry. He decided to sleep instead. But probably because he had woken up too late in the morning, he could not sleep at night. He was only able to fall asleep when dawn broke, and woke up at noon the next day.

He swiftly finished the last question.

The first examination thus came to an end.

The second examination would begin the next day.

For the next two examinations, Jinghao almost concentrated only on sleeping. Senior Scholar Gu was speechless about this.

In each of the three examinations, students had to cover their names with tabs and then put the papers into uniform anonymous bags, which were then collected all together by the examiners.

Jinghao left the examination hall with Zhiwen and Zhiwu.

Inside the carriage, Jinghao asked them, "How do you think you did in the exam?"

"I think we did quite well. Those books you gave us included two sections of historical facts exactly from the test. We wouldn’t have been able to answer those questions if it hadn’t been for you."

"The books I gave you were useful only because you took the initiative to read them." Many of these books were given to Jinghao by Xiao’er, and Jingrui had also read them. Both of their book notes had unique insights, and he also added his own thoughts after reading. Considering this, he expected Zhiwen and Zhiwu to do well in the exam.

"How was your routine during the exam? Did you have any situations where you wanted to sleep during the daytime and couldn’t sleep at night?"

"No, we were so occupied with solving the paper and were so stressed during the day, we didn’t have the time to think about sleeping!"

"After indulging with words and sentences all day, my head was hurting. I fell asleep as soon as I got in bed at night. There was no way I could have had trouble sleeping!"

"Right!"

Hearing their replies, Jinghao decided not to say any more on the subject.

The three of them returned to Marquis Shengping’s Mansion. Upon seeing them, Mrs. Liu asked, "Are the exams over? Are you tired?"

"Not tired. Mother, I am going to Prince Rui’s Mansion now." As he spent most of his time sleeping during the exam, tiredness was the last thing he felt!

"What are you going there for?"

"I want to discuss a question from the paper with my sister." Having said that, Jinghao left.

However, Zhiwen and Zhiwu seemed to be quite tired. They bid Mrs. Liu goodbye and headed back to their own mansions to sleep.

Prince Rui’s Mansion

Xiao’er’s confinement was almost over. Her confinement period was not too difficult for her, probably because the weather in February was not too hot, and as the days passed, it was getting warmer. The moderate weather made her feel comfortable. Apart from not being able to wash her hair and bathe, Xiao’er didn’t have any other complaints.

The most important thing was that the children were so adorable. They were all well-behaved, sleeping whenever they were full. The time they spent awake playing never exceeded fifteen minutes. After the four children woke up, she would place them on the bed, talk to them for a little while, or play a tune for them to listen to, and they would soon fall asleep again.

Pluotai and Mozhi, for some reason, cried whenever Xiao’er called them by their names while Nuannuan and Qingqing laughed whenever she called them by their names, which was really adorable. Hence, Xiao’er made a habit of making two of them cry and the other two laugh every day.

Shangguan Xuanyi was both amazed and amused by Xiao’er’s childlike behavior. He silently condoned his two sons in his mind.

After Xiao’er had soothed the children to sleep and handed them to the wet nurse to take care of, she said, "These children are really well-behaved. Even if I had octuplets, I’d be able to manage!"

Shangguan Xuanyi was sitting on one side, folding his letters. He was drowning in letters every day because of the amount he received. On hearing Xiao’er’s words, he paused his work and looked at her, "Are you hinting at me, my dear? Are you telling me to work harder and let you have octuplets? We can’t do it now, let’s wait a bit longer. In a few more days, I will definitely work hard."

"You’re thinking too much. I was just giving an example. No matter how hard you try, I’m sure I won’t be able to have octuplets!" Did he think she was a pig? Octuplets, even pigs couldn’t produce that many!

Shangguan Xuanyi was about to say something when Yang Liu came in and announced that Jinghao had arrived.

"Why would Jinghao come at this time? Didn’t he just finish the examination?" Xiao’er asked curiously.

"He must have encountered something during the exam. Let me go and check it out." Shangguan Xuanyi’s face turned cold at the thought of possible cheating during the exam and left the room with long strides.

Although Xiao’er’s confinement period was almost over, she still couldn’t go out because her hair was greasy. Feeling a bit embarrassed to face anyone, she had to wait for Shangguan Xuanyi to return to the room.

But Xiao’er was curious and wanted to know why Jinghao had come. So she said, "Yang Liu, please go and listen what is it about." She hoped no one had conspired against Jinghao.

Yang Liu left at her command.

In the flower hall, Jinghao told Shangguan Xuanyi about his condition during the exam.

"Do you suspect someone tampered with your food?"

Jinghao nodded, "Not suspect, I’m certain."

Though it could be possible that some students had irregular sleep patterns due to being in an unfamiliar environment, he was confident that it couldn’t be the case for him. He wasn’t a pampered child who grew up with silver spoon in his mouth. He may have been living a comfortable life for many years but he has also traveled and studied outside. If he could maintain regular sleeping hours even in barren mountains, how could he have irregular sleep patterns in the examination hall!

"Didn’t we give you a bottle of stimulating pills? Did you eat them? Did you finish answering all the questions?"

"No, I didn’t take them. I was afraid it would give the game away. Besides, it didn’t affect me much, I answer questions quickly." His primary concern was that other students might also encounter similar situations, which might lead to them underperforming.

People might not know about the toils of studying day and night for ten years. They toil for fame and if some ambitious individuals caused hardworking students to fail, it wouldn’t be fair.

"Who do you think is behind this?"

"I suspect it’s Master Lin." As he trusted Shangguan Xuanyi, Jinghao stated his suspicion without hesitation.

Shangguan Xuanyi nodded, "I understand. You should go back and rest now."

"I would like to see my nephews." Having been preoccupied with preparing for the exams with Zhiwen and Zhiwu, Jinghao had only visited the babies briefly once before leaving. Now that the exam was over, he was in no hurry. It was time to bond with his nephews.

On hearing this, Shangguan Xuanyi took him to see the children for a while. But since the children had just fallen asleep, they did not dare to wake them up, hence, he left before long.

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