Rebirth, guarding the mute at the tip of my heart

Today is the day when the results of the autumn examination are announced. There are few people on the street. Everyone has gone to the place where the results are announced to watch the excitement. Even the street vendors are few and far between.

Jiang Xin excitedly dragged Xie Ze around for a long time. His desire to spend money on his own prince had reached an unprecedented level. It was a pity that these small stalls with few businesses really dampened his enthusiasm for consumption.

Xie Ze looked at his little study partner who was following him like a headless fly, and he held him back, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "I'm hungry, why don't you ask Ah Xin to treat me to a meal at a restaurant? There's a Shengyang Restaurant nearby, and the chef there was specially invited from Jiangnan, and the food he cooks is very good."

"Okay!" When Jiang Xin heard that his prince had taken the initiative to make the request, he nodded hurriedly and followed Xie Ze happily like a little tail.

*

Fu Xuerong and Jiang Daiyu booked a private room on the second floor of Shengyang Restaurant early, and waited for the servant who went to check the list to come back with news.

I heard that this Shengyang Restaurant produced several successful candidates last year, and even the number one scholar was present. She chose this place in order to share in the good fortune.

Originally, I wanted to bring Jiang Xingyu with me, but the kid said he had made an appointment with a few classmates to go to another restaurant, so he didn't go with them.

At this moment, as time passed, the time for the announcement of the results was getting closer, and the two of them were becoming more and more nervous.

"Mom, why hasn't Xiaofu come yet?" Xiaofu was the servant they sent to check the list. Jiang Daiyu sat by the window, looking out constantly.

"Why are you in such a hurry? The time has not come yet." Although Fu Xuerong was also anxious, she was older and more stable after all.

What's more, she had confidence in her son and thought that Xing'er would have no problem with the exam this time.

Two months before the exam, she specifically asked the teacher of the academy. The teacher was very optimistic about his son and said that he had a great chance of passing the exam. In addition, Jiang Xingyu had always been confident in his assurances.

Fu Xuerong thought that this was very likely to be true, and the reason why he said that was just because of his rigorous attitude.

Thinking of this, Fu Xuerong relaxed again and said to Jiang Daiyu with a smile: "When your brother passes the imperial examination, you will be more valued by your husband in the future. You should also remember to help your brother more."

"Mom!" Jiang Daiyu couldn't help blushing when Fu Xuerong mentioned her marriage, and said coquettishly: "You reminded me again, I know!"

Fu Xuerong smiled. Everything she had done in her life was for her two children. Now, her wish was finally fulfilled.

At this moment, the sharp-eyed Jiang Daiyu saw two people walking into the restaurant below, and quickly grabbed his mother, frowned and said: "Mom, it's the mute and the wise king, why are they here too?"

When Fu Xuerong heard Jiang Xin's news, she subconsciously stopped smiling, followed her daughter's gaze and looked at the two of them, saying lightly: "Maybe they are here to eat, it's almost time for dinner."

"Yeah, that mute can't take the exam, and he doesn't have any friends taking the exam, so he can't be here to listen to the announcement of the results, right?" Jiang Daiyu snorted.

Even though Jiang Xin is no longer a mute, even though he has become the wise king's study companion, in Jiang Daiyu's heart, he will always be that dumb good-for-nothing who has no abilities and will always be ignored by his family.

Thinking of this, Jiang Daiyu couldn't help but raise his hand to call the waiter, raised his chin, and said proudly: "The two downstairs are my friends, let them come up and have dinner together."

As soon as the voice fell, Jiang Daiyu saw his mother frowned, and immediately hugged Fu Xuerong's arm and acted coquettishly: "Don't worry, mother, I know my limits and won't do anything reckless in front of the virtuous king.

I just wanted to show that mute that my brother could pass the imperial examination just by relying on his own ability, unlike him, who would still be a loser even if he became a student of the Imperial Academy with the help of the prince."

Although a student of the Imperial Academy could become a minor official without passing the provincial examination, if he did not pass the examination, his status would not be as high as that of a juren or jinshi who passed the examination properly.

When she becomes the prince's principal wife, and then asks the Fourth Prince to promote her brother more, her brother's career will surely be smooth sailing.

She wanted to show the mute who was the most powerful in this family. Her biological brother was more than ten times stronger than him!

Fu Xuerong paused after hearing this, then nodded and agreed: "The restaurant is busy today, I'm afraid there are not many seats left, it would be nice to have them come over and have dinner together."

During this period, hearing that Jiang Xin had recovered his voice and was a favorite of the virtuous king, several ladies had come to the mansion to ask her about Jiang Xin's marriage.

She, Xing'er, was already a scholar. In terms of talent and appearance, how could she be inferior to Jiang Xin? But those ladies seemed to be unaware of her Xing'er and only asked about Jiang Xin. How could she feel good about this?

Aren't these people just looking down on her because she is a second wife, and because she was originally the daughter of a merchant and has a low social status?

What's more, because the master's attitude towards Jiang Xin softened, the servants in the mansion began to be more attentive to Jiang Xin and ignored her Xing'er!

All these unpleasant things added up made her find Jiang Xin's presence increasingly unbearable. It was as if as long as she saw him, she would feel a threat approaching, and she would feel inexplicable panic and palpitations.

Now, her Xing'er was about to pass the imperial examination, and it was time for her to be proud and glorious. It was also time for Jiang Xin and that blind king to come up and listen.

After all, there is a difference between the students who passed the imperial examinations and the juren who passed the imperial examinations.

She wanted to let Jiang Xin know that even if he recovered from his muteness, he would never be able to catch up with her son, and everything in the Jiang family belonged to her Xing'er.

*

Shengyang Restaurant was quite far from where the results were announced, so Xie Zeyuan thought there wouldn't be that many people there.

I didn't expect that this restaurant was quite good at doing business. They started promoting their good feng shui as early as a month ago and had spread a lot of good news. On the day of the announcement of the results, they attracted quite a few customers.

When Xie Ze and Jiang Xin came over, there was indeed no room left.

Jiang Xin was originally feeling a little disappointed, as he always felt that it would be difficult to spend money on His Highness. He was about to leave with Xie Ze, but at this moment the waiter upstairs suddenly came down and said that two guests in the box on the second floor invited them to go together.

Jiang Xin was a little confused. He didn't have many friends besides His Highness. He subconsciously looked at Xie Ze: [Is he His Highness's friend? ]

"Let's go and take a look." Xie Ze frowned, pulled Jiang Xin and followed the waiter upstairs.

Jiang Xin didn't have many friends, so naturally he didn't have any either. Even if he had had any before, for Xie Ze, who had been an emperor for most of his life and was reborn, he had long forgotten those friends.

However, they had come all the way here, and Ashin had been busy in the workshop for half a day in the morning, so he should have been tired a long time ago, and Xie Ze was reluctant to bother him any more.

But they didn't expect that the guests in the second-floor box who invited them were actually Fu Xuerong and Jiang Daiyu.

But it doesn’t matter. With him around, it’s hard to say who will feel uncomfortable. The most important thing right now is to feed Ashin.

Thinking of this, Xie Ze calmly sat down with his study partner and ordered six of the most expensive dishes in the restaurant without hesitation, plus a pot of wine.

"Okay, sir, I'll serve it to you right away." The waiter finally met such a wealthy customer and immediately left with a smile.

For example, now that the results are almost announced, although their restaurant is full of people, most people are not in the mood to eat, so each table can only make some money from drinks and snacks.

Now, the guest in this box ordered six signature dishes as soon as he opened his mouth. The profit he made in one go was more than the total of the three or four tables of guests downstairs!

Xie Ze watched the waiter leave, then he bowed and said with a faint smile: "Thank you, Madam Jiang, for the invitation."

"..." Fu Xuerong and Jiang Daiyu looked unhappy. Although this amount of meal money was nothing to them, they always felt like they were being blackmailed.

Fortunately, Fu Xuerong quickly calmed down and said with a smile: "It's my duty. Thanks to the prince for taking care of Xin'er during this period. I haven't thanked the prince properly yet. Today, I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude."

Xie Ze did not comment on Fu Xuerong's acting, but used sign language to signal to his tutor: "I won't let Ah Xin spend money today. I can't let others take advantage of me. I'll let Ah Xin treat me another day."

Jiang Xin: “…”Okay, okay.

Fu Xuerong & Jiang Daiyu: "..." What can't you say in front of them? Why do you have to use sign language? !

This kind of aggrieved feeling of being scolded in person but unable to refute was really uncomfortable. Jiang Daiyu was a little unhappy and said sarcastically: "Just now when I was upstairs, I thought I saw it wrong. I didn't expect it was really the prince and the second brother. It's really strange.

My mother and I came here to wait for the good news from my second brother. My eldest brother and the prince were leisurely and came here specially to have dinner. If you didn't know, you would think they were also here to wait for the good news.

But don't be discouraged, brother. Now that you have recovered from your muteness, you may be able to take the exam next year."

Of course, this is impossible. With the way this idiot stutters now, I'm afraid he won't be able to take the exam even if he practices for another ten years. The court will never allow a stutterer who can't even speak properly to be an official! Jiang Daiyu thought coldly in his heart.

Jiang Xin was embarrassed. He knew his own worth. It was so difficult for him to even pass the examination to become a scholar. Even if he became a student and could skip the examination and go directly to the provincial examination, he probably would not pass.

So even though he knew Jiang Daiyu was mocking him, he couldn't say anything in rebuttal.

But Xie Ze couldn't bear to see his little study partner belittling himself, so he poured himself a glass of wine and said calmly, "Miss Jiang is right. Ah Xin finally recovered his voice, and his path to the imperial examination is no longer restricted by his muteness. He will definitely not give up on himself again, and he will definitely get good results in the autumn examination next year."

Jiang Xin: “…”Ah?

Jiang Daiyu: "..." What do you mean he gave up on himself because of his muteness? It's obviously because this loser is as stupid as a pig that he failed to pass the exam for a scholar for so many years! He still wants to enter the autumn examination, is he dreaming? !

"Don't worry, Ashin will be fine." Xie Ze didn't bother to pay attention to Jiang Daiyu. He lowered his head and comforted his study partner in a gentle voice.

Although he couldn't be the one to set the questions and give Jiang Xin a backdoor, he could shake the mind of the person in the highest position of power.

Ah Xin is good at mathematics. Because of him, he has studied a lot of books related to military strategy recently. When he meets Your Majesty in the future, he will mention the importance of mathematics from time to time. Next year's autumn examination will definitely focus more on this.

These things that others know nothing about are extremely simple questions for Ah Xin. By then, although he may not be able to get into the first class, it will not be a big problem for him to pass the imperial examination and become a juren.

Jiang Xin: “…” Here he comes, His Highness comes again with mysterious confidence in him!

"Heh." Jiang Daiyu sneered, obviously not taking Xie Ze's words to heart.

If this loser really overestimates his abilities when taking the exam next year, she will just wait and see him fail!

Just as I was thinking this, a loud voice suddenly came from outside, followed by a loud noise in the room.

"Good news! Good news! Wu Caizhe, 92nd place!"

"The results are out?! Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

"I won! I won! God will not let down those who work hard, I finally won!!" In the lobby, a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties jumped up, his eyes filled with tears of excitement, and shouted to the sky.

"Brother Wu, congratulations." The other men in the lobby all looked at each other enviously.

Although he was ranked last, he was still a real juren.

There are so many scholars in the world, and most of them will never have the chance to take the imperial examination in their entire life. The fact that Mr. Wu was able to be on the list is enough to make others envious.

"Good news! Sun Hanyan, ranked 68th!" Not long after, another servant came running over excitedly.

"It's me! It's me! I'm Sun Hanyan, and I won, hahahaha!"

"Good news! Liu Fusheng, 32nd place!"

"Good news! Cheng Xinyuan, 26th place!"

"..."

"Mom!" As the good news came one after another, Jiang Daiyu nervously grabbed Fu Xuerong's hand, feeling worried and expectant.

"Don't worry, your second brother will definitely pass the exam, but I don't know what place he will get?" Fu Xuerong was obviously very nervous. While comforting Jiang Daiyu, she was also comforting herself.

However, good news came one after another until a scholar ranked third passed the imperial examination and caused a sensation in the audience. After that, there was no more good news for a long time.

The people in the hall whose names were not called either sighed, pretended to be nonchalant, or shook their heads in disappointment, all of them knowing that they had failed the exam.

Fu Xuerong's heart sank bit by bit. She had already guessed the result in her heart, but she still kept looking out the window, expecting Xiaofu to come running over and tell her the good news of her son.

After a while, the slow-moving Xiaofu finally came back, but there was no smile on his face. When he saw the lady and the young lady, he was also hesitant: "Madam, young lady, the second young master, he, he, didn't win..."

Fu Xuerong's heart skipped a beat and she fell back into her seat as if she had lost her soul.

The son that I had always been proud of failed the provincial examination.

Her star didn't win! Her star worked so hard and was so smart, how could she not win?! How is this possible?! There must be something wrong here...

Fu Xuerong, who was a little confused for a moment, subconsciously looked up and saw the virtuous king sitting opposite her, who looked not surprised at all and had expected it long ago. Her face immediately darkened and she could hardly control her sharp questioning tone: "It's you!"