In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 1045 - 1041: The Jealous Su Ke

Chapter 1045: Chapter 1041: The Jealous Su Ke

"It was alright, just that the air inside really wasn’t that great,"

Su Ke shivered and obediently draped his upper garment tightly around his body, striding towards the direction of the carriage, his delight clearly visible.

While walking, he spoke, "You have no idea, Fourth Sister, the student staying in the cabin next to mine, I don’t know what kind of charcoal he bought, but the smoke from its burning caused him to cough incessantly, and a fair amount of smoke even wafted into my cabin..."

Su Ke reported the good without the bad, not detailing the specifics to Su Pan’er but instead smiling as he chatted about trivial matters.

"Get in the carriage,"

Without waiting for him to finish, Su Pan’er promptly gave him a nudge and, once Su Ke got into the carriage, she quickly jumped in after. Only then did she urge Jiu Lan to drive the carriage towards the Su Family’s Mansion.

"I already sent someone to inform Father and Mother on my way here, telling them to wait for us at home. I’ll take you straight there once I’ve picked you up."

As Su Pan’er spoke offhandedly, she sat down opposite Su Ke and bent down to stoke the fire basin in the carriage to make it burn brighter, "You don’t have to just give me the good news and hide the bad, as if I wouldn’t know the conditions within the Exam Cabin."

Although she didn’t know what questions were on this year’s Beneficent Examination, on careful thought, they probably didn’t stray from the realms of the eight-legged essay.

Actually, since the Beneficent Examination was about to start, Qin Yi had been staying temporarily in the Purple Zen Hall. Perhaps he was intentionally avoiding her to prevent others from gossiping, or maybe there was some other reason, but indeed, Su Pan’er did not know the questions.

As for the conditions inside the Exam Cabin, however, she had inquired in detail.

That Cabin was nothing more than a narrow, small compartment, barely spacious enough to lie flat. One generally had to sleep curled up with their legs. With the additional need to cook for oneself and grind ink for the test, it wasn’t a big issue for students from poor families, but for the young masters from aristocratic families used to having servants handle everything, it certainly wasn’t an easy task!

However, for the truly well-established families of officials that had been prospering for hundreds of years, they were already well-versed in everything that could occur in the examination hall, having strictly trained their family’s youth according to the conditions and environment of the tests right from the start.

Because they had that direction and awareness in their training!

That’s also why the aristocratic families renowned for producing scholar after scholar could cultivate even more talents.

Contrarily, Su Ke laughed heartily, "Don’t worry, Fourth Sister. Even before I entered the examination hall, my mentor had already told me about the matters of the test. Look, haven’t I come out unscathed, neither frozen nor starved?"

"That’s good to hear."

Hearing that Su Ke had received guidance, Su Pan’er’s expression visibly brightened.

She took out the hot tea she had prepared earlier and handed it to Su Ke, then brought out some pastries for him to nibble on, "Eat a little for now, and we’ll have a warm meal back at the mansion. By the way, what were you and your friend... Xue Qian, discussing earlier?"

As Su Ke took the pastries and began to scoff them down rather voraciously, he didn’t conceal his impropriety in front of his Fourth Sister.

With his mouth full, he said, "Nothing much; we were just comparing answers. Checking if the answers we wrote are correct."

The first test of the Autumn Imperial Civil Service Examination focused on the "Four Books" and the "Five Classics," written in the eight-legged essay form, known as "Regulated Compositions." The questions vary according to the preferences of the Chief Examiner and the ruling officials.

Perhaps it was due to His Majesty’s heightened interest in agriculture this year, but there were quite a few questions from the Chief Examiner on water irrigation. This was right up Su Ke’s alley, as he had lived in the countryside for many years and naturally had his own ideas and perspectives. He wrote with focus and speed, not only citing classics but also incorporating his personal views and preferences into his answers.

Once Su Pan’er understood this, she couldn’t help but nod in agreement.

She refilled his tea, "Actually, with the exam! As long as you didn’t make a mistake in the policy questions, much of the impromptu questions in the latter part depend on the personal focus of the examiner reviewing the dossier. Man proposes, God disposes. Since you’ve finished the exam, rest well and prepare for the next one."

Spending three days in a small compartment so cramped it was difficult to even turn around would make anyone long to stretch their limbs.

Su Ke nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, picked up the refreshment and gulped it down, savoring each sip like a bull appreciating peonies, praising Su Pan’er to the skies: "It’s always Sister Number Four who treats Ke’er the best, always caring for Ke’er! Unlike Dad and Mom, they don’t care for me at all..."

This brought laughter to Su Pan’er, and she chuckled: "No wonder when I sent a message to Dad and Mom, they said, ’As for your brother! We just can’t manage him anymore. When he leaves, we just assume we’ve lost him, and when he comes back, we just pretend we’ve found him. The bigger he gets, the more robust he becomes. I’m afraid that the Su Family’s Mansion just can’t hold him in!’"

As Su Pan’er imitated Mrs. Su-Hua’s speech, she captured the nuances so well that Su Ke was suddenly choked up, coughing uncontrollably as he pulled out a handkerchief to cover his mouth.

"What are you doing, getting choked while eating. Look at you..."

Su Pan’er quickly offered him some refreshment.

However, Su Ke waved his hands in refusal, struggled to catch his breath, and finally spoke up: "Sister Number Four, you clearly know how much Ke’er fears Mother’s nagging, and yet you still imitate her... You did it on purpose!"

He accused her with a resentful tone, his face crumpling completely.

It delighted Su Pan’er!

It provoked a teasing smile from her: "Serves you right! It’s because you are so tough. However, once you have taken your exams, regardless of the results, your lifelong major event should also be decided."

Speaking of which, what was Mrs. Su-Hua’s biggest worry after arriving in the capital?

Naturally, it was none other than Su Ke’s marriage!

As soon as marriage was mentioned, Su Ke’s desire to dodge the subject became quite evident, and with a few lighthearted words, he tried to gloss over it.

Realizing that Su Ke still had exams to take, Su Pan’er didn’t dwell on the subject and let him divert it.

When they eventually arrived at the Su Family’s Mansion, they found that Su Lao Si had already been waiting by the main gate.

As the carriage entered through the side entrance of the Su Family’s Mansion and came to a halt, Mrs. Su-Hua rushed out, her face filled with worry: "How did it go, how did it go? Is Ke’er alright?"

She lifted the curtain and, unexpectedly, found Su Pan’er sitting in the carriage, which left her momentarily stunned! Then joy swiftly surfaced on her face.

"Pan’er, you... cough cough! Your Highness, why didn’t you send someone to notify us in advance of your return to the mansion? Quickly, quickly, come inside..." She then turned around and shouted at Su Lao Si: "Hurry, hurry! Go and tell Father this great news!"

In an instant, the entire Su Family Mansion was astir!

Since Su Pan’er arrived in the capital, although she had summoned the Su Family members several times, she had never actually visited the Su Family Mansion.

Now appearing so suddenly and unnoticed meant quite a flurry of excitement!

Patriach Su led the whole family out, and after everyone had exchanged greetings, and ushered Su Pan’er to the Main Seat in the living room, half an hour had already passed!

And Su Ke, who should have been the center of attention, was pushed aside, watching his older sister steal all the limelight with a face full of grievances.

"Look, Sister Number Four, once Grandfather and our parents have you, they forget they have this descendant here!"

With just one sentence, he made everyone break out in laughter.

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