Bai Yuanqing smelled of alcohol when he came in, and his walking was a little unsteady. He staggered and slumped down on the chair as soon as he came in.
Seeing Bai Yuanqing like this, A Tao hurriedly walked to Bai Yuanqing's side and supported him: "Master Yuanqing, why don't you go lie down in the house, and I'll make some sobering soup for you."
Bai Yuanqing waved his hand, holding the armrest, and looked at Bai Yu'an with drunken eyes.
His cheeks were red, and the man who used to be calm and gentle was now moving quite uncontrollably.
With a smile on his face, he drunkenly said to Bai Yu'an: "Yu'an, let me tell you a good thing, a great thing."
Bai Yu'an paused and looked at Bai Yuanqing's drunken state. Without replying to Bai Yuanqing's words, he just turned his head to Gao Han and said apologetically: "Brother Gao, my cousin is drunk today. Brother Gao, please don't blame me."
Gao Han glanced at Bai Yuanqing, who was slumped, and only smiled: "It's normal to get drunk, so there's no need to blame him."
After saying that, Gao Han stood up and said to Bai Yu'an: "It's just that it's late tonight, and I can't stay any longer, so I'll leave first."
Bai Yu'an quickly asked A Tao to support Bai Yuanqing while he went to see Gao Han off.
When he walked to the door, the lantern and candlelight at the door jumped down. Gao Han turned back and looked at Bai Yu'an who was standing at the door. Standing in the clear breeze and elegant moonlight at the door, he smiled: "Yu'an, come back."
Bai Yu'an nodded, but still watched Gao Han get on the carriage before walking back.
Back in the living room, Bai Yuanqing was still smiling, while A Tao stood beside him and persuaded people to go to the room to rest.
Bai Yuan hurriedly walked over, looked at Bai Yuanqing and asked, "Cousin, why did you drink so much tonight?"
In her memory, Bai Yuanqing rarely drank alcohol, only a few during the New Year, and never got drunk.
Bai Yuanqing raised his head and looked at Bai Yu'an, stabilized his figure and said with a smile: "Yu'an, I made friends with important people today, and I also met several close friends."
Bai Yu'an looked blank for a moment, then asked: "Which big shot is my cousin befriending?"
Bai Yuanqing was about to open his mouth but suddenly stopped. He glanced at Bai Yu'an mysteriously and said with a smile: "It will be spring in a few days. It won't be too late for me to tell Yu'an in a few days."
As he spoke, Bai Yuanqing stood up unsteadily, reached out and patted Bai Yuan's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Yu'an, I am confident this spring. If I win the Jinshi, I hope Yu'an can tell Shen Shoufu for me. A kind word is the best.”
"You and I will both stay in the capital and serve as officials, supporting each other and rising to great heights together."
"The family will all move to the capital by then."
Bai Yuanqing was so drunk that he couldn't even speak clearly. Bai Yu'an had no choice but to support Bai Yuanqing and said, "Cousin, it's better to go and rest first. If you have anything to say, we can talk about it in the morning."
Bai Yuanqing stumbled forward two steps with A Tao's support, then looked back at Bai Yu'an: "Yu'an, this is my chance. I have to wait another three years for the next chance."
"I must go to high school this time."
Bai Yu'an looked at Bai Yuanqing's bare cheeks and saw a different look on his drunken face. He quickly stepped forward and walked to Bai Yuanqing's side and whispered: "Yu'an knows that my cousin has the latitude and longitude." Talent, this time Chunwei should also be able to go to high school."
"It's just that my cousin, it's better to make fewer friends outside these days. If you read more articles, you will be more comfortable in the examination room."
"It is important to make friends, but most of them will happen after you become a Jinshi. Cousin, please don't waste your time on these things too early."
Bai Yuanqing shook his head, patted Bai Yuan's shoulder hard, and said regretfully: "Yu'an, you are still too young. If you make more friends, there will be people to pave the way for you..."
Bai Yu'an's shoulder was knocked back by Bai Yuanqing's blow, and he saw that Bai Yuanqing's eyes were half closed, and he smelled of alcohol when he opened his mouth.
At this moment, Bai Yuanqing was so drunk that nothing made sense to him. Bai Yu'an sighed and asked A Tao to help him back to the house quickly.
Bai Yuanqing staggered, but murmured: "When I go to high school, I will definitely become a high official and go back to my hometown to show my father..."
Bai Yu'an stood at the door and watched Bai Yuanqing return to the room before turning around. After entering the back room, he sat in front of the case with his head propped up.
A Tao came in and saw Bai Yu'an grinding, and quickly walked over and took over: "What do you want to write at this time, Master?"
Bai Yu'an went to get a pen: "Spring is coming, I must first stabilize Gu Yiyi and write out the test questions for her."
A Tao covered her lips and was shocked: "Young master, did you really get the Chunwei exam questions?"
Bai Yu'an rubbed his brows and said tiredly: "How can the Chunwei exam questions be so easy to take?"
"The questions were drawn up secretly by ministers selected by the Ministry of Rites. I don't know who was chosen and where they were placed. How could I get the questions?"
"Chunwei is not child's play. Even if he gets the question and is found out, it will be a serious crime of beheading, and all relatives will be implicated."
"Although there are Hanlin bachelors among the question makers every year, it is not just one person who makes the questions. Gu Yiyi thought that I was in the Hanlin Academy, so she thought it would be easy for me to get the questions."
"She is too naive. No matter how good her writing is, her handwriting will never pass the first review."
A Tao was puzzled: "The young master doesn't know the test questions, so how can he write them?"
Bai Yu'an took the brush to light the ink and glanced at A Tao: "I've finally passed the spring, and it's nothing more than what's in the Four Books and Five Classics."
"Gu Yiyi thinks she hasn't read a book in these years, so she can't see any flaws if I write it casually."
Bai Yu'an then sighed: "Gu Yiyi is too eager for quick success and quick success. She hasn't read a book in these years. Even if she enters the officialdom, how can others not see it?"
"When it is found out, it is impossible for her to escape unscathed. Both she and I will suffer losses, and no one will have a good ending."
"Furthermore, it is a serious crime for her to take the scientific examination by impersonating someone else's identity. If the serious crime is to be beheaded or her relatives exiled, it will also affect the people around her."
"While she threatened me, she also put her leverage into my hands."
Bai Yu'an lowered his eyes and said softly: "I do owe her something, and I don't want to escape."
"If she can let go of the past and live a good life in the future, I will do my best to help her."
A Tao whispered after hearing this: "I have noticed since I was a child that Gu Yiyi will compete with the master in everything."
"Young Master has written a nice poem. Next time she writes to me, I will write a better one."
"It's obvious that I can't compare with the young master, but I still refuse to accept my fate."
"On the day he fell into the water, the young master concealed his identity, but what does it have to do with her?"
"Does it mean that if you become a woman, you will no longer be a master?"
"If she hadn't been so excited, she wouldn't have been able to..."
Before A Tao finished speaking, she felt her hand being held down by Bai Yu'an. She was stunned when she saw Bai Yu'an look at her: "There is no need to talk about what happened before."
She saw Bai Yu'an turn around and ask, "Is there any news from Brother Wang?"
A Tao then said: "I went to Ruyi's place this morning. Ruyi said that Brother Wang was watching, so I told you to rest assured."
Bai Yu'an asked again: "Where has Gu Yiyi been these days?"
A Tao raised his head and smiled: "This slave didn't ask..."
Bai Yu settled down for a moment and then said in a low voice: "Tomorrow you will send the questions I wrote to Gu Yiyi. I will go see her after I get off duty in the afternoon."
Bai Yu'an then shook his head: "That's all, you'd better not go. When I get on duty tomorrow, I'll ask Ruyi to ask Gu Yiyi out."
"I'm afraid someone is following you."
A Tao was stunned: "Who is following?"
"Are you from Shen Shoufu?"
Bai Yu'an didn't say anything, but just started to write on the paper.
I had just finished writing in the middle of the night when the sound of rustling rain sounded outside.
A Tao couldn't help but said: "I'm afraid this spring rain will continue to rain for several days."
Bai Yuan looked out the window and lowered her head to write.
