The two sisters were sitting in a carriage and detailed their separation. Yang Yuanqing got into a carriage, and hundreds of personal soldiers guarded the two carriages and returned to the Chu Palace.

Pei Minqiu's carriage is large and comfortable, with a simple layout. The car is covered with a carpet, a small table is placed beside the window, and there is an incense burner in the corner of the carriage. The blue smoke surrounds the carriage, making the carriage filled with a faint fragrance of water lilies.

, warm as spring.

Yang Yuanqing leaned against the wall of the car and put a soft pillow on his waist. He relaxed suddenly and closed his eyes. At this time, he didn't think about anything and wanted to have a good sleep.

Pei Minqiu sat beside him, held her husband's hand, pursed her lips and smiled, "I have something to say to you, why are you asleep?"

"I'm so tired. For some reason, I just want to sleep when I get on your carriage!" Yang Yuanqing smiled with half-squinted eyes.

"Okay! I'll just say something important."

"Hmm! You said, what's the matter?"

Pei Minqiu pondered and said, "It's about Ning'er's study. My second uncle has asked my uncle to come back twice. He is willing to be Ning'er's master and teaches him specifically. I think he is a famous scholar in the world, so I'm a little bit.

I'm moved, I want to discuss it with you."

The second uncle my wife mentioned was Wang Tong, the great scholar. He actually wanted to teach his prince alone. Yang Yuanqing smiled and said, "If your grandfather knew that if the Wang family was Ning'er's master, he would scold you to death."

"I don't care about him. Ning'er is my son, not his Pei family's son. I want my son to receive the best education and ability. The Pei family has also produced a world-renowned scholar. I can also let Ning'er.

Take him as his teacher.”

Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "Isn't Li Gang so good? Why do you need to change your teacher?"

"But... I just think my second uncle is more famous. Many powerful and noble children want to find a gap to worship him as their teacher. Now he has taken the initiative to propose that he is willing to teach Ning'er specifically. I think this is a good opportunity."

"Opportunity?" Yang Yuanqing sneered slightly.

Pei Minqiu held her husband's hand and said anxiously: "Don't be so sarcastic. I also know that this matter is very important. Of course, I also know that the Wang family has long-term plans, so I didn't agree to him and decided when you come back."

"Okay! I decided to refuse. A utilitarian person came to teach my son. No matter how knowledgeable he is, his character will be lower. Although Li Gang refused to serve me, his personality is better than Wang Tong.

I am much taller and have good knowledge. Only by giving my son to him can I truly feel at ease.”

Pei Minqiu is also in a state of hesitation. In fact, she also knows the conflicts and secret struggles between the Wang family and the Pei family. As a mother, she hopes that her son will get the best education, but on the other hand, she is not willing to her son.

She became a victim of the secret struggle between the two families of Pei Wang, so she was very conflicted. The Wang family came to persuade her twice, but she did not agree.

Now her husband's decision finally made her heart fall. At least she doesn't have to think about this anymore and can send someone to the Wang family to refuse. At this time, she smiled and asked, "Are you really planning to recognize Princess Danyang as your sister?"

Yang Yuanqing said lazily: "Don't you just say one thing?"

Pei Minqiu was stunned and immediately laughed, stretched out his finger and poked his forehead, "You! I knew I was going to ask you about this, so I blocked my words first, okay! I'll ask you again in the future

, now let you rest."

Yang Yuanqing smiled and slowly closed his eyes. As the carriage was shaking gently, he felt that he was about to fall asleep.

Yang Yuanqing's return immediately changed the court, which was a bit lifeless, first of all, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites jointly announced that the highly anticipated autumn examination will be held in three days. This is the first imperial examination after the establishment of the Northern Sui Dynasty and will be admitted.

Two hundred people supplemented the shortage of officials in Hedong counties and court centers, so they attracted special attention.

For Yang Yuanqing, Pei Ju, Su Wei and other senior officials of the Northern Sui Dynasty, this imperial examination was the best opportunity to test the orthodox nature of the Northern Sui regime. It can be seen that it supports the landlord class, so the Northern Sui court was extremely

Pay attention to this imperial examination.

At this time, there were already thousands of scholars in Taiyuan City, and more than 20,000 scholars from Hedong and Hebei gathered in Taiyuan City, waiting to participate in this imperial examination that could change people's life destiny.

This imperial examination is different from the Fengzhou imperial examination three years ago. The Fengzhou imperial examination three years ago is relatively remote, with few scholars and it is difficult to come here, so all the food and accommodation are handled by the government, as long as you have read it

You can take the exam for books. It is better to say that you are taking the exam for officials than to be the imperial examination. This time, the people who come are basically well-educated, and the government does not care much about life. There are many inns and residences in Taiyuan, and many temples are also

You can spend a stay and solve the problem of food and accommodation for more than 20,000 scholars. Moreover, if you are a scholar recommended by the county school, you can also get a certain food and accommodation subsidy.

As the saying goes, there are classes where there are people. More than 20,000 scholars are divided into three major classes. One is the children of major famous families, including children of famous families and children of different surnames who study in famous families, such as the famous Pei family, Wang

The family, Xue family, and the Lu family of Fanyang, Bairen, Cui family, Qinghe family, Zhang family of Qinghe family, Wei family of Julu, Chai family of Pingxiang, You family of Guangping, Zhang family of Hejian.

They all have family education and send their best children to take the Northern Sui imperial examination.

Among the major gentry, in addition to the two major regions of Hebei and Hebei, some famous families from other regions have also attracted attention, such as the Yang family of Hongnong, Du family of Jingzhao and Wei family, Xie family of Danyang, Liu family of Pengcheng, and Shen of Wuxing.

The clans and other places also have children from these prominent families appearing in Taiyuan City.

Another class is the children of officials from all over the country. When Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian ascended the throne, he built official schools in various prefectures and counties. It was the most prosperous when Emperor Wu Yang Guang was Emperor Yang Guang, and he cultivated a large number of scholars. They were the foundations of civil officials in the Sui Dynasty and became officials.

For the goal they pursue throughout their lives, they have very little chance of becoming officials in troubled times. Most of the time, they become the primary target of the rebellious bandits in various places, with their families destroyed and their wives separated and their children separated.

This Northern Sui Dynasty imperial examination was the first official imperial examination since the chaos in the world. Governments from all over the country recommended outstanding children to go to Taiyuan to take the exam. Even many officials and students from Hebei counties occupied by Dou Jiande rushed to Taiyuan.

The third class is the children of small and medium-sized families, who claim to be poor children, have no family background and no official background. Because the Fengzhou imperial examination was admitted a large number of poor children a few years ago, they brought hope to them, and they sold land and houses.

, bid farewell to his wife and come to Taiyuan to work hard in an attempt to change his life.

Among the officials of the Northern Sui Dynasty, many of them were from poor families, such as Wei Zheng, the Huangmen Minister, Zhang Liang, the Neishisan Sect, etc. They knew the hardships of poor students and wrote to the court to ask the court to set up a Jicai Pavilion to give these

Students from poor families provide the most basic food and accommodation.

Among the three major strata, the famous gentry has the highest status. Most of them have a wealthy family, they have abundant travel expenses, and have extensive connections in the officialdom. Among the more than 20,000 scholars, they are the most active, and they appear in major places in Taiyuan City.

Among them, the two major students, Wenxi Pei and Taiyuan Wang, are the most prominent, and they have a sense of being outstanding.

Since Zhang Chuchen gave birth to his son Yang Zhi, he has been recuperating his body. He rarely goes out. She was named a concubine and the position of inner officials is Liangdi, so everyone calls her Zhang Liangdi outside, but in Yang's house,

The maid called her the second wife.

The courtyard where you live in is called Furong Garden, covering an area of ​​five acres, three acres are ponds, and are full of hibiscus flowers, that is, lotus flowers. A winding white jade bridge passes through the lotus pond, and there is a small island with two acres of land in the middle.

The edge of the island is full of green willows and planted with strange flowers and plants. Three small buildings were built among the flowers. My daughter Yang Bing lived alone in a small building. She took her son to live in another building, and another building was

Resided for more than a dozen maids and servants.

It was late October, and there was already a hint of early winter. Most of the lotus plates in the lotus pond had withered. Pairs of mandarin ducks passed by in the pond. They brought their daughter Yang Bing back from Yuanqing's study. Yang Yuanqing was tired all the way.

, already fell asleep.

"Bing'er, do you want to talk to your mother or read a book?" Chuchen asked softly, holding his daughter's hand.

Yang Bing is ten years old this year and is named Princess Xihe. She looks graceful and beautiful, very much like her mother now, she is possessed of martial arts, but she doesn't want her daughter to practice martial arts. She wants her daughter to study. Yang Bing and her younger brother are now

Yang Ning studied with Li Gang together.

Yang Bing was anxious to go back to his room, so he took his mother's hand and said coquettishly: "Mom, I want to finish the homework assigned by sir earlier, so I have time to talk to my father in the evening."

"Little girl, I don't want my mother when my father comes back."

Chuchen smiled and pinched his daughter's pretty face, "Go! Finish it early, let Dad see what you wrote tonight."—

Yang Bing smiled and ran towards his small building. Qianchen looked at his daughter's back and ran away, thinking about the difficulties he had when he was pregnant with her. In this flash, she was already ten years old. She couldn't help but sigh softly, sighing that the years passed.

So fast, I am twenty-eight years old.

"Second Madam!" The voice of Xiaoxiu, the close-fitting maid, came from behind.

Chuchen turned around and asked, "Is there anything wrong?"

"Mrs. You are here and want to see the second lady."

There are not many relatives born in Taiyuan. Her father's family is a prominent family in Yuhang County, but since she was born, she has almost no contact. Her mother is the Shen family of Wuxing, and she has a lot of contact. She also has two Shens beside her husband Yang Yuanqing.

The children of the clan were important, one was Shen Xing, the assistant general of the inner guard, and the other was Shen Chun, the military officer of the Records. Although Shen Chun was born in the Shen family of Dunhuang, his father was Shen Qiuniang's brother, so Shen Chun was actually Zhang Chu.

Chen’s cousin is also the reason. Shen Chun was used by Yang Yuanqing as a confidential position in the military.

The visiting Mrs. You was Shen Xing's mother. Zhang Chuchen called her aunt. She often had contacts and was not an outsider. Zhang Chuchen nodded and said, "Please invite her to my yard!"

Soon, Mrs. You walked into Furong Courtyard under the guidance of her maid. Mrs. You are over fifty years old, wearing a high bun, wearing a narrow-sleeved long skirt, with a head full of pearls and jade, and dressed elegantly and luxuriously. She is Shen Xing's.

Mother, I have a third-rank imperial edict.

As soon as he arrived in front of the living room, Chuchen smiled and greeted him, "Why is my aunt here today?"

Mrs. You hurriedly bowed and bowed, "See the Princess on the Side!"

"Auntie, you are here again. Didn't you say you shouldn't be so polite?" Chuchen complained to her a little.
Chapter completed!