Read my heart, my whole family was forced to clean up

Only the Emperor and Concubine Wang enjoyed the dinner.

The emperor has beauties accompanying him, who will say witty words to coax him, while Concubine Wang can look at the handsome Ma Ke.

I feel very happy.

The laughter of the two people made Ma Ke lose his appetite. After finishing dinner, Ma Ke took his leave.

After leaving the palace, he did not return home.

Instead, he went to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Prime Minister Zhang was not surprised by Ma Ke's arrival.

My daughter said that Ma Ke would definitely come to our house. My daughter is really smart.

In the study.

Prime Minister Zhang set out his tea set and invited Ma Ke to have tea.

"Youth are formidable. You must work hard in this exam. You might even get promoted. If you run into any problems, you can come to me. I'm familiar with this."

Ma Ke took the tea given by Prime Minister Zhang with both hands.

Take a sip.

Well, it tastes much better than the one served by the emperor.

"Prime Minister, are there any of your students participating in this imperial examination?"

Prime Minister Zhang was slightly stunned, then he smiled and nodded, "Yes, those kids are all hardworking and motivated. I'm waiting for them to graduate from high school and then treat them to a meal, hahahaha."

Prime Minister Zhang's confident expression made Ma Ke feel much more comfortable.

The prime minister is a good official, so naturally his disciples will not be bad.

The two chatted for a long time, until late at night.

It's time for Ma Ke to leave.

Prime Minister Zhang accompanied him all the way to the door.

"Prime Minister, please stay."

"Hahahaha, okay, okay."

Ma Ke refused the Prime Minister's kind gift and walked alone on the street.

He was thinking about the conversation with the prime minister, in which the prime minister said very frankly that he had disciples but had not told him, and asked him to take good care of them.

But believe in them confidently.

The prime minister also said that if they did not pass the imperial examination, it meant that they were not knowledgeable enough and they should work harder.

There is always a way out.

The prime minister truly cares about them and is an honest official.

In front of him, the examiner, he didn't say a single thing that shouldn't be said.

Even if the prime minister doesn't say it, he will do it.

During the conversation, he asked the names of the Prime Minister's disciples, and he remembered all of them.

When the assessment comes, he will do something to help them.

When the prime minister's disciples enter the court, his position will be more stable, and then she... will be fine and will not be wronged.

Thinking of this, Ma Ke's steps became lighter.

He is looking forward to the scientific expedition coming soon.

......

Sai On Court

Qin held the child and did not fall asleep. She waited until Prime Minister Zhang came in before she carefully put the sleeping child down.

"Master, what does he want?"

Qin helped Prime Minister Zhang undress and couldn't help but ask the questions in her mind.

Ma Ke knew this person. Her daughter had told her that he had feelings for her.

I just don’t know if this feeling is still there and how deep it is.

Can you grasp it?

"Don't worry, Madam. He is here to help me. Everything has been arranged for my daughter. He is available."

"That's great. Wanxin is really smart. This girl has the same brain as me."

Prime Minister Zhang, "......"

He felt that his daughter was so smart because she inherited his intelligence.

He came to the bedside, looked at the sleeping child, and his heart softened.

"Thank you for your hard work recently, Madam. When I find a suitable opportunity, I will send him back to the palace. Wanxin misses him too."

Qin snorted softly.

She sat on the edge of the bed and reached out to gently touch the child's white and tender hand.

"What's so hard about this? He's our child. As long as he's fine, I don't care about my own life."

"Ma'am, please don't talk nonsense. Our family will be fine."

"Well, everything will be fine."

The days passed by.

As the day of the scientific expedition draws closer, Ma Ke becomes busier and busier.

I often work until midnight before I can rest.

Outside the yard.

Chen Yan looked at the study room which was still lit, and walked over with the soup in her hand.

"Knock down."

"who."

"Cousin, it's me."

"Come in."

Chen Yan carried the soup and walked into the study. She looked at her cousin under the light and swallowed her saliva secretly.

My cousin is getting more and more handsome.

Suddenly I understand the saying: The more you look at a beauty under the light, the more beautiful she becomes.

My cousin is that beauty.

"Cousin, have some soup. I made it myself. You've been working too hard lately."

Ma Ke raised his head and glanced at Chen Yan calmly, "Well, go back and have a rest early."

"Cousin, let me stay with you. Is there anything I can do for you?"

"Need not."

"cousin......"

"go out."

Chen Yan's face froze. She twisted her handkerchief, turned around and wanted to leave angrily.

But after thinking about it, she held back. Her cousin had no feelings for her. If she got angry and turned away, her cousin would not coax her.

"Cousin, I really want to help you."

Ma Ke raised his head again and looked at Chen Yan.

"go out."

"Okay, then cousin, you should rest early. Health is the most important thing. You..."

"Get out and don't make me say that again."

Chen Yan held her breath and almost didn't go down.

She turned around and walked out angrily, then closed the door gently.

She stood at the door, looking at the still lighted study, thinking about what her mother had said.

Maybe she really was going to do that.

Because her cousin was the examiner, she found that whenever she went out recently, people would try to make friends with her.

There are also some young ladies from dignitaries' families.

They would cordially take her shopping with them, and give her fabrics and jewelry. Their flattery greatly satisfied her vanity.

This is the life she wants to live.

Chen Yan and Hu received a lot of benefits, but Ma Ke didn't know about it.

He never paid attention to the affairs of the mansion. He was completely focused on the imperial examinations and the affairs of the prime minister's disciples.

He had been thinking about how to bring them into the court without leaving any trace.

These are all very tiring.

In just a short time, Ma Ke lost a lot of weight.

How to help Zhang Wanxin without leaving any trace is what Ma Ke cares about most.

Ma Ke was busy all night and only finished his work at dawn.

He stood up, opened the door, stood in the yard, and let his mind clear.

"grown ups."

Ma Ke opened his eyes, looked at the maid in front of him who lowered her head, and asked calmly, "What's the matter?"

It's still very early and the servants seem to have just woken up. There must be something wrong for them to come to him so early in the morning.

Ma Ke was not unhappy about being disturbed and just kept talking about the matter.

"Sir, please be careful of your cousins. They have been out quite often during this period, and every time they come back, they bring back a lot of things."

Ma Ke's eyes turned cold.

He has been very busy with scientific expeditions recently and has not paid attention to the people around him.

Many people must have looked for them.

Every time I go out, I bring back a lot of things, which is good, very good.

"Sir, my cousin has bad intentions towards you."

The girl mustered up the courage to blurt out these words, then turned and ran away.

It can be seen that she mustered up the courage to say it.

Ma Ke, "......"