After Liu Ruolan was scolded by the old lady, she finally got better, but it was obvious that she was not in good spirits and her mood was far less than before.
Liu Ruolan couldn't live in her parents' house forever. After all, Mrs. Gao and Mrs. Wang found a reason to take her back to live with her.
This time Liu Ruolan came back, the Xie family didn't dare to have any ideas about her anymore.
Not to mention anything else, just seeing her lose a lot of weight scared the Xie family.
They didn't know the inside story of Liu Ruolan going to Fucheng to find a famous doctor. They just thought that what the Xie family did this time hurt her heart and made her lose hope in her husband's family, which is why she really fell ill.
Xie Rongzhao also went back to Xie's house to live with him.
Sister-in-law Wang still took care of Liu Ruolan and Xie Rongzhao as before, and Grandma Xie did not dare to ask her to do things anymore, for fear that they would bring up the old issues again.
Because Xie Rongzhao's elders and eldest brother all had guilty consciences, Xie Rongzhao could live in peace for a while.
Besides, Xie Xiuwen and his party finally rushed back to Fucheng in July.
They have been traveling for half a year and have seen a lot.
Wang Hanlin mainly guides them on behalf of Chief Xu Shan. Xie Xiuwen has a high level of understanding and often only needs one or two words from Wang Hanlin to understand the truth.
Wang Jin's understanding is slightly worse, but he also gained a lot from this trip, and he should have more insights when writing policy papers.
When several people returned to the academy, they were first asked by Chief Xu Shan to write three policy papers and submit them. After that, they were called over one by one for questioning and guidance. It can be said that these few were the focus of training.
Wang Hanlin had no plans to become an official. He was a Jinshi in the previous subject and had a vacant position. Later, the emperor ordered him and Xu Yuanqing to compile classics for the use of scholars.
Wang Hanlin had no intention of entering the court as an official. He initially wanted to take the imperial examination, but he just wanted to avoid losing the reputation of the Wang family.
Later, when he concentrated on academics, he just wanted to read all the classics in the world.
After a few people returned, Xie Zhou was a little at a loss.
When he was sent to this cousin by his grandfather, he mainly wanted to get his guidance and study hard.
Of course, he was on a study tour before, so his main responsibility was to take good care of his uncle.
Fortunately, Grandpa's confession was not insulted. Xie Xiuwen has not coughed once in the past six months, which can reassure the family.
"Uncle, autumn is coming soon. I will wait for uncle to finish the exam before returning to my hometown."
Xie Xiuwen smiled: "What's the hurry? Don't you want to come to Beijing with me next year to have a look?"
Xie Zhou's eyes instantly lit up: "Uncle?"
"Your articles are much better than before, but if you want to be a scholar, you are still a little behind. You are still young, so don't be impatient. Just take a look at the few books on the table. I will test you later. "
"Yes, uncle. Thank you very much, uncle."
Xie Zhou knew that his uncle was willing to cultivate him, and thought that he would have the opportunity to honor his ancestors in the future.
Now that he has returned to the academy, Xie Xiuwen lets Xie Zhou study in peace. The house here is enough to live in anyway, but because of his status, Xie Zhou cannot go to the academy to listen to lectures, let alone go to the library to check.
Douzi was still responsible for taking care of his food and daily life, thinking that Xie Zhou had helped him a lot before, so now that he was back, he simply took over all the work so that Xie Zhou could calm down and study.
When Fan Xing learned that Xie Xiuwen, Wang Hanlin and others went on a study tour together, his dissatisfaction could be said to have reached its peak.
In his opinion, Xie Xiuwen is just a down-and-out scholar. He lost his place in the last scientific examination because he fainted in the examination room, which shows that he is not living up to expectations. I don’t know why Xu Shanchang fell in love with him!
Although Fan Xing said he was not convinced and felt that Xie Xiuwen had no real ability, he was actually a little defensive in his heart.
He wanted to find an opportunity to punish Xie Xiuwen, but he never succeeded.
Now that Autumn is approaching, the discipline in the academy has become stricter. Fan Xing couldn't find a chance for a while, so he could only curse secretly.
Wang Jin was originally from Fucheng, so he had naturally made plans for this provincial examination.
"Zicheng, I have made an agreement with my family. When the time comes, you and I will live together as if we were in the academy, and we can discuss things with each other. Don't refuse anymore."
Xie Xiuwen originally planned to let Douzi book an inn, but he didn't expect to be stopped by Wang Jin.
"Brother Wang, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient."
Wang Jin disagreed: "What's the inconvenience? Do you not regard me as a confidant?"
Xie Xiuwen choked, how could he answer this?
"Brother Wang, you have wronged me by saying this. Anyway, since Brother Wang sincerely invites me, then I would be disrespectful to you."
Wang Jin immediately smiled: "That's right! Let me tell you, my home is not far from the examination room. And my cook is pretty good at cooking, no worse than the one in the restaurant."
The two talked and laughed, and then decided where Xie Xiuwen would live during the provincial examination.
Mingshan Academy is located in Mingshan. It is not close to the examination room. If you take a carriage, it will probably take nearly two hours.
Any student who wants to take the provincial examination will book an inn in Fucheng in advance, or rent a small courtyard.
As autumn approaches, the business of this inn is booming, and the courtyards in good locations have already been rented out.
Xie Xiuwen was grateful for Wang Jin's kindness, but at the same time he was a little wary, not for Wang Jin, but for the inexplicable accidents every time.
"Sir, someone came to look for you at the foot of the mountain, saying that the old lady arranged to come here to take care of you."
Xie Xiuwen frowned: "Do you recognize it?"
"I don't recognize him, and his accent doesn't sound like he's from Gaoyang County."
"Then don't bother."
Xie Zhou also appeared at the door at this time: "Uncle, since it was arranged by Grandma, it would be inappropriate for you to ignore it."
Xie Xiuwen frowned, he really couldn't believe that mother.
"Let's do this. I'll go down the mountain to find a family first and place them there for the time being. You can go to rush for the exam later, so you don't need to let these two people know."
Xie Xiuwen thought of his previous two failures and felt somewhat persuaded.
"Then it will be hard for Azhou. You just tell them to live at the foot of the mountain for half a month. The academy has rules and they cannot be admitted. Wait until the day before my provincial examination before going down the mountain to meet them."
"Yes, uncle."
A young couple came. Xie Zhou just met them and felt that they were unreliable.
"The man looked a bit cunning, and the young lady looked a bit naughty."
Xie Zhou probably understood at this moment that he was not here to take care of his uncle. He was clearly here to bring trouble to his uncle!
"Well, don't worry about it. Douzi remember to go down the mountain and walk around every day. If you find any movement between these two people, write it down first."
"Yes, sir."
As the exam was approaching, Xie Zhou went down the mountain and told the couple that he would leave at 10 o'clock tomorrow and would not miss the provincial exam the day after tomorrow.
At noon that day, after Xie Xiuwen and Wang Jin took a nap, they went directly down the mountain and into the city.
(End of chapter)
