Transmigration: The Farm Life of a “Fool”

In fact, Shen Qingling didn’t know much about the Spring Test. He was originally the son of prime minister and was the reading partner of the prince. When the crown prince came to the throne, he was given a minor position, and he worked his way up to his present position.

He didn’t have much experience to tell Tangtang, and Tangtang didn’t care about these things. No one could say anything about the Spring Test now, so they didn’t talk much about it.

As for Wang Yi, both of them were guessing Shen Qingling’s identity, so they didn’t say much. It was quite quiet during the meal.

After dinner, they separated. Wang Yi and his partner went back to their own home, Tangtang and Guoguo went back to their courtyard,  while Shen Qingling said that he had nothing to do, so he also went to the yard with them. What he meant that Tangtang needed to have a rest but Guoguo could play with him.

Tangtang didn’t say anything. Shen Qingling was the owner of the courtyard, so no one could say anything if he wanted to come to his courtyard, let alone they were still friends.

After he went back, Tangtang stood in the yard for a while to help digestion and then went to sleep so that he wouldn’t doze off during the afternoon test.

After Tangtang left, Shen Qingling walked over to Guoguo and asked him, “Are you going to go back after the list is released?”

Guoguo nodded. “That’s our plan. We have to go to Yanzhou to do something. It will take a lot of time for us to get back and forth. Besides, even if my brother do well on the test, he probably won’t want to be the capital official. Because my dad doesn’t want to move. If my brother is the capital official, he will be alone here.”

After hearing Guoguo’s words, Shen QingLing was stunned and said, “I already guessed it would be like this, but I still feel a little unwilling! If you can leave later, I might think of a way that everyone can be happy about.”

Guoguo spread out his hands and said. “This is impossible. Even if my brother stayed in the capital for a while longer, you can’t follow my brother. After all, you won’t be able to join our family anytime soon, and my brother will not join your family. Who made your daddy-in-law so annoying? My brother and I have always remembered the days when we were young.”

What Guoguo didn’t say was that even without his annoying daddy-in-law, Tangtang couldn’t join Shen’s family. Dad definitely wouldn’t agree, and his brother wouldn’t go against Dad’s wishes.

Shen Qingling was in a bad mood at the thought of his bad annoying daddy-in-law, let alone others watching him. If Tangtang came to their home in the future, he woulfd surely be wronged, not to mention that he was a boy, not a childe.

Shen Qingling thought that having a relationship was so troublesome, it would be better if he didn’t traverse back then.

Of course, this kind of thing was not his choice, he was just thinking about it.

Shen Qingling sighed. “Looks like I have to hurry up. Otherwise, who knows when we’ll meet next time?”

Guoguo smiled without saying a word. His brother hadn’t thought about it this way until now. Shen Qingling still had a long way to go!

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The Spring Test lasted three consecutive days,  two subjects a day. During the Spring Test, Shen Qingling came over every day and was extremely attentive. Tangtang even asked Guoguo if he had been triggered by something after Shen QingLing left.

At that time, Guoguo couldn’t help but laugh. He covered Shen Qingling and said that he just wanted to make friends with him.

However, Shen QingLing was mercilessly mocked by Guoguo  the next day. Shen QingLing started to reflect on whether he had used the wrong method.

He asked Guoguo, “Aren’t you married? Tell you how you managed to get your husband back then.”

Guoguo thought about it seriously and then said to Shen Qingling, “It was him who went after me,so I don’t know how to pursue someone. You’d better figure it out for yourself!”

Shen Qingling didn’t get the answer from Guoguo, so he focused his attention on his brother. After hearing Shen Qingling’s words, Shen Qingfei looked at him like he was looking at an idiot. Then he said, “Don’t forget that you’re not the only one who isn’t married. If I have the ability, would I still be unmarried?”

Shen Qingling was speechless for a moment.

And then before he knew it, his brother was long gone. Obviously his brother did not want to get married and be tied down. So every time a matchmaker came to propose a marriage, his brother would find an excuse to slip away. That was the main reason why he was still single, alright?

Right now, Shen Qingling had the feeling that he was an idiot. It was said that people in love had zero IQ, but he was in no condition to be in love. At most, it was just unrequited affection and his IQ had already become like this. If he really fell in love, how miserable would he be? Shen Qingling felt worried about his future.

What if the Emperor didn’t let him be the minister because of his low IQ? Then he would be unemployed that way. He had never been able to get Tangtang, and the miserable state of being out of work would make it even harder for him to get his husband.

Shen Qingling felt bitter just thinking about it.

He walked around the house to figure out a way. People who have never been in love have suffered! There was no method to pursue people. The methods that he remembered others had used were also unable to be used because of the lack of material and limited conditions now, so he had to figure out other ways.

Before Shen Qingling could come up with a good idea, someone came from the palace. The Emperor had announced that he would come to the palace to discuss the matter of the Spring Test.

Shen Qingling also knew what the Emperor was thinking. After all, he had only been enthronement for less than two years, and the court’s power was not completely in his hands. Now that it happened to be the examination that happened every three years , he naturally wanted to choose a few people who could be useful to him.

Apart from the aristocratic descendants of the capital, there were also a lot of poor students who came to participate in the Spring Test, and these poor students had no friends and no factions. Of course, the most capable of them were the ones the parties wanted to recruit, and the Emperor naturally had this idea.

In fact, in Shen QingLing’s opinion, it was not just poor students who could be highly used. Although these students had read a lot of books and done well on the exams, but they were certainly not as sophisticated as the aristocratic students of the capital. Environment was a very important factor and had a great influence.

Not all of the capital’s aristocratic descendants were involved in partisan politics. It was much more convenient to make good use of them than it wa of those poor students.

After all, it might take only a few years for those from poor families to become successful, and many of the descendants of the aristocracy in the capital were able to get started immediately.

Of course, there were a few excellent exceptions, such as Xu Qing. Tangtang was good at everything in Shen Qingling’s eyes .

He was also hesitating whether to introduce Tangtang to the Emperor or not. He said that the Emperor would definitely make his move first, not to mention that he would know it when the results were released, but he would not be the only one who knew it.

If Tangtang wasn’t sophisticated enough, he might offend a lot of people.

Shen Qingling wanted to protect him, but he was afraid that his dad would see through his thoughts and make a move.

Although his dad pampered him very much, he didn’t think that his father would pamper him to marry a boy like him, not to mention that he might not be able to marry Tangtang.

Shen Qingling’s head ached at the thought of his father’s likely reaction. But no matter how much his head ached, he had to work.

Shen Qingling entered the palace and the Imperial Highness was waiting for him in the imperial study. The eunuch standing at the door was someone close to the Emperor, and he was also the chief steward of the palace. When he saw Shen Qingling, the first thing he said was, “Shen Shangshu,Well, you’re here. His Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time. Just get in! Don’t keep the Emperor waiting.”

Shen Qingling thought to himself, was he to blame? No sooner had he received the decree than he entered the palace without delay, Even when he thought, he thought as he was walking. Usually, he entered the palace at this speed, but he didn’t see the emperor anxiously waiting.

The Emperor was definitely in a bad mood today. Shen Qingling pouted. It was not him who made the Emperor. angry

The eunuch opened the door, and Shen Qingling walked in. The Emperor was circling inside. His irritable expression was just like him when he was at his own house, but he didn’t know who the Emperor was angry with.

Just as Shen Qingling was about to kneel down to salute, the Emperor spoke up, “Come on! Don’t be too courteous now. Qingling, give me an idea. These old guys in the imperial court were starting to draw people over to their side as soon as the exam was over.”

Shen Qingling smiled. “Your Highness doesn’t need to be impatient. Now that their results have yet to come out, it is not convenient for them to recruit people. Since the exam results have not been announced, it is not clear who will be the top scorer in the future.. This was the first exam since you ascended the throne, so you can designate the top three. If this news gets out, the person who gets the ranking will naturally be grateful to you, and the person who wants to recruit them will have to rethink about it.”

The Emperor thought about Shen Qingling’s words and found it was not unreasonable. This was his first time and  no one could say anything about it. He could not only know the people that those old guys liked, but also find a few people who were knowledgeable and could be loyal to him. He could kill two birds with one stone.

The Emperor nodded. “Qingling, you’re smart enough to resolve my worries with just a few words.”

Shen Qingling smiled and shook his head. “My Lord, I am not wise. I have been your reading companion for so many years, and there are some things that I know. Your Majesty, don’t get angry when things happen. The answer will come out naturally. Just think about the circumstances under which you came up with those ideas before.

As soon as the emperor heard Shen Qingling say so, he remembered that the more anxious he became, the less he could think of any good ideas.

Shen Qingling continued to say, “Your Highness, the world is yours now, and though you are not yet in full control, it will be yours sooner or later. If you have good officcials, you can use them. You don’t have to worry that they will grow stronger as long as you can find someone to restrain them. Corrupt officials are too greedy, and honest officials are too arrogant. They are both unruly, but you can use them both and let them restrain each other. So you don’t have to do a lot of things personally, and all you need to do is to know about it.”

When the Emperor heard Shen Qingling’s words, he sat back in his seat and said to Shen Qingling, “I’m still too naive compared to you. However, what you said is true. The world is and will be mine, and the wise officials of the world are also mine!”

After hearing this, Shen Qingling merely smiled and did not reply. It was a good thing for an emperor to be ambitious, but he should resign from the government for a few more years.