Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 81 Choice
  Li An also thought about this issue after he learned that Liu Xuewen was promoted to Bianjing.

Shi Yushi belongs to Jianyuan and is the assistant officer of Yushi Dafu and Yushi Zhongcheng.

If he followed him to Bianjing, it would cause trouble for Liu Xuewen. If Liu Xuewen got busy with official duties, he wouldn't have much time to teach him, and he wouldn't worry about his parents.

"Students want to hear the teacher's advice." Li An hesitated and said.

Liu Xuewen stroked his beard, pondered for a while and said: "Many things still depend on your own ideas. As a teacher, I can only explain the pros and cons to you clearly. If you follow me to Bianjing, although I can't teach you often, I can still teach you when I have free time. And I heard that Sheng Tongpan is going to ask Zhuang Xuexue to go to his home to teach his brother to read. This person is also a teacher. Although he has failed many times, his knowledge is not bad. "

"And he is very experienced in teaching students. He has also taught several students who have passed the Jinshi examination in recent years, and his reputation is not small. He is a teacher and an official in the same state as Shanda people, and he was transferred to Bianjing at the same time. It is considered a fate. I want to come here He will sell me some thin noodles and let you borrow them at home to study."

"Secondly, Bianjing is the capital of the Song Dynasty. It is easy to learn about the major events in the court, and the literary style is very strong. It is better to read thousands of books than to travel thousands of miles to Bianjing, whether it is to broaden your horizons or study. Better than in Yangzhou."

Li An nodded when he heard this. He had considered all these.

Liu Xuewen continued: "Of course, there are advantages to staying in Yangzhou. You are not an official family member. Your household registration is in Yangzhou. You will have to come back after a few years to take the county examination. In Yangzhou, you can not only reunite with your parents, but also get to know the new generals and judges. Understanding academic politics will be very beneficial to you in future county examinations."

Each place has its own admission quota. Naturally, non-locals cannot take the county examination locally.

Children of officials have the privilege of taking exams in the place where their father is an official.

Li An did not have this privilege and had to come back to take the county and township examinations.

The imperial examination is about talent and learning, but it is not just about talent and learning.

For example, the county examination questions are set and reviewed by local general judges and academic administrators, so understanding their political tendencies is particularly critical.

Every time there is an exam, the best-selling article is the examiner's article.

The purpose is to understand the examiner's writing style and political leanings.

Don't underestimate this. For example, if the examiner is a conservative, if you propose reforms or something when writing an article, the examiner will instinctively dislike it.

After Liu Xuewen finished speaking, he gave Li An time to digest, and after waiting for a while, he said: "My teacher has explained the pros and cons to you clearly. You can make your own decision."

Li An was silent after hearing this. After a while, he said, "Teacher, the student needs to go back and discuss it with his parents."

"Well, this kind of thing really needs to be discussed with your parents. It's still early, so there's no rush." ​​Liu Xuewen said.

"Teacher, the student will go back first." Li An bowed.

"Go." Liu Xuewen said.

Li An left the study, having already made up his mind. He was going to Bianjing with Liu Xuewen, but he wanted to take his parents with him.

Anyway, business can be done in Bianjing, but his parents are most likely not willing to go, so they have to think carefully about how to persuade them.

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Moriya
  Sheng Hong was tactful and did not thank guests behind closed doors like Liu Xuewen. Every day he either entertained guests at home or took Mrs. Wang out to banquets.

In the past, when Sheng Hong went out to a banquet, which was not a very formal occasion, he would not take Mrs. Wang with him, but would take Mrs. Lin with him.

Now that he was about to become a capital official, Sheng Hong was worried that someone would catch him and accuse him of spoiling his concubine and destroying his wife, so he didn't dare to take Lin Xiaoniang with him.

Lin Xiaoniang also pestered Sheng Hong several times, but Sheng Hong didn't agree.

Sheng Hong's actions gave Lin Xiaoniang a sense of crisis.

Even before going to Bianjing, Sheng Hong began to be afraid of this and that. When she went to Bianjing, Sheng Hong was concerned about her reputation. How could she be as famous as she is now?
  The entire Sheng family, except Miss Lin, was not so happy about Sheng Hong being transferred to Bianjing.

"Crack~"

Lin Xiaoniang was sitting on a stool in a daze, and was startled by the sudden noise.

When he came back to his senses, he saw that the maid accidentally broke a vase on the shelf while packing things.

"What did I tell you? Put away the things you don't use frequently and don't leave them yet. Don't put away the things you use frequently. Why are you touching that vase?" Lin Xiaoniang scolded.

"I accidentally touched it when I was packing my things. Please forgive me." The maid quickly knelt down. "You're such a mess, you'll have a hard time getting there when you get to Bianjing, so clean it up as soon as possible." Lin Xiaoniang said.

"Yes!"

The maid quickly got up, picked up the pieces on the ground, and took them out.

"Little girl!"

Xue Niang walked in in a hurry and almost bumped into the maid who was going out.

"Where did you die? If you have time, teach the maids in the academy some more rules. Don't go to Bianjing to embarrass me." Lin Xiaoniang said angrily.

"Hey, slave, I'll teach you later."

Xue Niang responded, came to Lin Xiaoniang, leaned into her ear and whispered a few words.

After hearing this, Lin Xiaoniang's expression changed and she said to the maids who were busy in the room: "You all go down. You are not allowed to come in without my permission."

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, the maids quickly put down their work, bowed and left.

Lin Xiaoniang said with a gloomy face: "Did you really hear her asking those questions?"

"It's absolutely true. I even asked someone to ask. Xiaodie often goes to the old ladies in the house these days to ask her what she wants when she's pregnant." Xue Niang said.

Lin Xiaoniang frowned and said, "Tell me, do they know something?"

"My slave was not sure, so I came back and told my little lady." Xue Niang said.

Lin Xiaoniang frowned and thought for a while, then said, "I remember you told me before that the maid named Xiaodie has gained a lot of weight, right?"

"Yes, didn't the house make new cotton-padded clothes for the servants a year ago? They all put them on during the Chinese New Year. Only Xiaodie didn't change them. I heard she was too fat to wear them." Xue Niang said.

"It was measured a few months ago, how could it be that I can't wear it? Do you think it's possible that Aunt Wei didn't take those supplements, but gave them to those maids?" Lin Xiaoniang said.

"This..." Xue Niang thought for a moment and said, "Probably not."

"Then tell me why a maid gained so much weight in a few months?" Lin Xiaoniang frowned.

There are many servants in the Sheng family, so they usually measure clothes in advance before making them.

The cotton-padded clothes shipped two years ago were ordered two months in advance. Within two months, my fat new cotton-padded clothes couldn't be put on, which was really strange.

"Has anyone seen Aunt Wei during this time?" Lin Xiaoniang asked.

"It's not like you don't know, my dear, that Aunt Wei doesn't like to go out of the yard on weekdays. Ever since she got pregnant, she has never been out of the yard. How about I find a chance to go there and have a look?" Xue Niang said.

"Well, take a chance and see if she has gained weight and if her belly is big." Lin Xiaoniang said.

"pat~"

"Who?"

The sudden noise caused the two people's expressions to change and they looked towards the door.

I saw the maid who broke the vase before, standing at the door with a pale face, and a broom upside down on the ground.

"My dear, this slave didn't hear anything."

The maid knelt down with a thud, lying on the ground trembling all over, not daring to raise her head.

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