Because early tomorrow morning, he will go to the palace for the palace examination.
After the couple comforted and encouraged Gao Zhang, they asked Gao Zhang to go back to the house early, have a good rest, recuperate his energy, and strive to achieve greater glory tomorrow.
Seeing her biological son leave the house, Huang's face was filled with happiness as she cuddled up to her muscular husband.
"Our Zhang'er is only eleven years old, but he is already a provincial yuan."
"Yes, in my whole life, I never dared to think that our Gao family could produce such a child prodigy."
"That day at the court meeting, Wu Zhizhong, the selfless and uninterested Minister of Rites, said Zhang'er's name."
"My husband was really frightened at the time. I really didn't expect Zhang'er to have such ability."
"No wonder even the officials love him so much and even gave our Zhang'er a set of The Analects of Confucius."
Looking at the chatty and energetic man beside her, Huang's eyes lit up as she thought about the past of a man who was versatile and the best in playing ball.
Seeing Huang staring at him for a long time, his eyes suddenly lit up and he even pulled his arm harder.
This made Gao Qiu confused. "Madam, madam, what are you doing?"
I saw Mr. Huang smile sweetly, his eyebrows relaxed and his eyes widened.
"Husband, have you ever felt that you are actually a very blessed person?"
"A great blessing? Is there one?" Gao Qiu raised his finger and pointed at his nose.
"Husband, think about it, before you became rich, you were following me, Mr. Dongpo, the number one celebrity in the Song Dynasty."
"After that, my husband entered Prince Duan's Mansion and became the most valued old man in Qiandi today, and even became a high-ranking official like Taiwei."
"Now, our Zhang'er has won the Jinke Provincial Yuan and has become the number one child prodigy in the Song Dynasty."
"If this isn't a blessing, what is it?"
Gao Qiu couldn't help but his eyes lit up after hearing his wife's analysis.
"Hey, madam, what you said is really true..."
"So I feel that we, Zhang'er, have such a great blessing in our husband.
Just by chance, he achieved the provincial title. Maybe he can get the top prize in the palace examination. "
"Ah this..." Gao Qiu was so frightened by his wife Huang's ambition.
However, Mrs. Huang's very feudal and superstitious words really made Gao Qiu's heart beat. Yes, don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst.
If Zhang'er can really win the imperial examination, then his own son is the number one child prodigy in the Song Dynasty, and he will definitely not run away.
Gao Qiu, whose heart was pounding, sat there for a few breaths and couldn't help but said to his wife Huang. "It's still early, and my husband wants to pay homage to his ancestors."
"I am just about to tell my husband about this, how about we come together?"
Mrs. Huang smiled brightly at her husband, and the couple walked hand in hand towards the backyard.
These days, I am afraid that some of the ancestors of the Gao family who are supported by incense and offerings can enjoy an extra meal and incense...
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Early the next morning, Gao Qiu and his wife Huang stood in front of the hall, waiting for the arrival of their son Gao Zhang.
It was a pity that Gao Qiu could not be with him because his own son was going to take the imperial examination.
Today, officials who have relatives who participate in the palace examination are not allowed to enter the palace.
At least on the surface, this is to avoid various petty actions.
But in fact, the officials who entered the palace to observe the imperial examination knew exactly who was going and who was whose son.
Gao Zhang approached his parents and smelled a strong smoke from fireworks. He looked at his parents who looked a little haggard in confusion and asked.
"Father, mother, what's wrong with you guys? Did you eat bacon so early in the morning?"
"No way, dad and your mother, we paid homage to our ancestors last night, hoping that they could protect my son and continue to overcome obstacles, striving to, um..."
Gao Qiu saw Huang's glare and quickly braked in time.
You can't put too much pressure on your own son. If something goes wrong, it will be too late to cry.
"Okay, madam, you can rest well at home and just accompany Zhang'er as your husband.
At that time, if good news comes out, it would be best for the husband to send someone back home in time to report the good news to his wife. "
Thinking that there must be no one at home, Huang nodded sagely.
"That's fine, you go quickly, I will go to pay homage to my ancestors later."
Gao Zhang subconsciously raised his head and looked deep into the mansion, if there was a spirit under the spring.
Presumably, all the ancestors of the Gao family have been very tired from the torment these days, right?
Fortunately, I am the only son in our family and the only child prodigy.
He and his biological father Gao Qiu boarded the carriage, headed towards the palace, and sat in the carriage.
Gao Qiu wanted to say something nice to appease Gao Zhang, but when he saw Gao Zhang get into the carriage, he looked calm and unfazed by honor or disgrace.
This made Gao Qiu feel a little ashamed. He didn't expect that he was not as good as his eleven-year-old son.
No wonder, even though he worked hard, he could only rely on playing ball to become a captain.
And this son Gao Zhang, who had just memorized the "Thousand Character Classic" in his third year of enlightenment this year, was able to win the provincial title in one fell swoop.
However, Gao Qiu was not jealous at all about this. After all, this was his baby. The better he was, the happier he would be.
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The carriage slowly stopped outside the palace city. After Gao Qiu gave Gao Zhang a few words of advice, he watched Gao Zhang go away longingly.
Not far away, a carriage came slowly. Cai Jing, the governor of the Song Dynasty, was sitting in a carriage, closing his eyes and meditating.
In front of him was Rokuro Cai Yao, who had lifted up the car curtain and raised his chin, looking around in a defiant manner.
Cai Jing opened his eyes and looked at Liu Lang, who was full of energy and had healed his scars and forgotten the pain, and shook his head helplessly.
"Don't forget what you told me as a father. If you really don't have any inspiration, just deal with it by memorizing it. Do you understand?"
After hearing this, I always felt that my own father looked down on me, Cai Laoliu, the Qilin son of the Cai family.
"Haha... What a kid I am, how can I not have any inspiration? Dad, just wait and hear the good news about the kid."
"...Do you want to listen to what I say?!"
Cai Jing was immediately furious. He subconsciously reached out and took out the ruler he had been carrying with him during this period.
This evil beast typically only cares about beating and nothing else.
"Chengchengcheng, the child must listen. This is not a mansion. It will hurt the child's face and it will not be good for you, dad."
Seeing Liulang Cai Yao leaving in a hurry, Cai Jing collapsed in the car with great exhaustion and sighed.
"...Oh, why did I give birth to such an evil beast like you?"
At this moment, in the backyard of Gao Mansion, the room where the ancestors were originally worshiped was filled with green smoke again.
Outside the house, Huang's fighting-spirited shouting came.
"More incense, is it gone? Hurry up and buy more. Don't run out of incense and make your ancestors unhappy."
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