strictlysupreme Chapter 1341 Chapter 1341
Chapter 1341 Chapter 1341
Of course, the couple cannot have sex at this moment!
Song Guanzhou snorted and pushed Pei An away. "The Imperial Examination will begin tomorrow. I'm afraid you guys in the Hanlin Academy will be very busy. Just get some sleep!"
Pei An gave up with regret, but was reluctant to let go of the beauty in his arms. Even though Song Guanzhou felt hot, he held her tightly. After a while, Song Guanzhou felt sleepy and fell asleep before Pei An.
Pei An's eyes, on the other hand, became increasingly cold and bright.
It was not until the second watch drum sounded that he sighed slightly, gently kissed Song Guanzhou's black hair a few times, and secretly decided in his heart that he would naturally block the turbulent situation outside, and his wife could also stay in a corner.
The next day, Song Guanzhou woke up and it was already bright.
Hearing the noise, Rendong pushed the door open, walked to the bed, and saw Song Guanzhou sitting up and rubbing his eyes, looking very lazy with sleepy eyes.
Her black hair was untied like a waterfall, covering half of the bed, and a thin scarlet quilt was wrapped around her legs, creating a beautiful scene of a crabapple tree sleeping soundly in spring.
"Young Madam, why don't you get some more sleep?"
Song Guanzhou yawned repeatedly, "Is it dawn?"
"It's just past noon."
Around seven or eight o'clock? Song Guanzhou stretched his waist, his slender white neck stretched to the most beautiful arc, and moved his neck slightly, "Is Silang on duty?"
"Yes, the Fourth Young Master is half an hour earlier than usual. I'm afraid he is more busy with official duties today."
That's natural.
It is a major examination for the whole country, so all the departments of the court, especially the Hanlin Academy, will naturally allocate personnel to support the preparations for the examination.
Song Guanzhou was too lazy to ask whether Pei An was among them.
These are all confidential matters, why make yourself uncomfortable——
"The two cousins are out?"
"She left half an hour ago. My cousin, the eldest young master's wife and the second young master's wife sent her to the second gate. She has just returned to Shaohua Garden and is having tea outside."
Song Guanzhou couldn't stop yawning and pulled Rendong's hand, "Forget it, I won't sleep anymore. Help me up. I'll come back to rest in the afternoon."
When Rendong heard this, she called out "Qingfang" a few times, and then several maids came in one after another, holding copper basins, copper kettles, dried towels, catkins, willow branches, horse hair toothbrushes, tea powder, etc.
He first helped Song Guanzhou get out of bed, and walked a few steps. Only after his legs and feet were flexible did he go to the outer room.
Xu Lingqiao also heard the noise and came inside. Seeing the sleeping beauty waking up, she couldn't help but smile and asked, "Did Guanzhou sleep well?"
Song Guanzhou immersed his face in the well water that had just been drawn up. He held his breath for a long time before emerging from the water. Water droplets slid down his fair jade face, revealing a pair of upturned apricot cheeks.
Even without makeup, her face is as fresh as a lotus and her eyes are as bright as a flower.
"Of course I sleep well, but I'm afraid my sister will worry about me in the middle of the night."
There were dark bags under her eyelids, and even a thin layer of powder could not cover them up. Xu Lingqiao gently stroked the corners of her eyes and shook her head slightly, "Of course I am worried. Big brother has been delayed for a long time, so it is inevitable that I think too much."
Song Guanzhou took the maid's towel and wiped the coldness off his face, "Then you should stop worrying. This is the time to verify your identity and wait for the exam. After three days and two nights, when you meet your cousin, it won't be too late for you to worry."
Because Xu Lingbai was going to take the imperial examination, Song Guanzhou asked a few questions in advance.
The Dalong imperial expedition was slightly different from the historical records and consisted of three rounds in total.
The first and second examinations both last three days and two nights. You have to hand in your papers in the evening of the third day and return to your residence to rest for a night. You can then resume the examination early the next morning. The third examination lasts two days and one night, for a total of eight days and five nights, which is one day and one night less than the Ming and Qing imperial examinations.
Xu Lingqiao naturally knew this too. After hearing Song Guanzhou's words, she had to suppress her worries and turned to combing Song Guanzhou's hair.
"Sister is very skillful."
Xu Lingqiao asked Song Guanzhou what kind of hairstyle he liked. Song Guanzhou couldn't hide his sleepiness. "Sister Bai Xia is very skilled. I have to sort out the books today. I can just braid my hair casually. It's also cheap during the lunch break."
Xu Lingqiao looked at the two very similar faces in the bronze mirror and smiled, "Other young ladies all wear gold and silver, but you prefer plainness——"
"illusion!"
Song Guanzhou pointed at the maids serving beside Ren Dong and said, "They know I'm lazy. I bump into things here and there all day long. To make it easier to do things, I can only braid my hair and put it in a bun. How can I wear red and green..."
Honeysuckle smiled and said, "My cousin, you have misunderstood. Our young mistress loves bright and beautiful colors, but she is also lazy. The bright clothes you are looking at are all in the closet—"
"It's hot, and I can't wear bright red or green. Wearing something plain makes me feel cold."
After cleaning up, Xu Lingqiao accompanied Song Guanzhou to eat some porridge and vegetables. She pondered for a long time, wanting to say something but stopping herself. Song Guanzhou did not raise his eyebrows, "But you are worried about my relationship with my second sister-in-law?"
"Uh..., Guan Zhou is smart, nothing can be hidden from you."
"It's okay. I've put it behind my mind a long time ago and forgot about it. You and your cousin don't have to worry too much. In this mansion, my parents have given us a lot of tempers. How can we talk about everything together after drinking together for a long time?"
Not really concerned.
Little did Xu Lingqiao know that she felt even more distressed, "If cousin Xinglu were still here, he would not let anyone look down on you."
Whoops!
"My brother has been a vagrant. Since my father passed away, he no longer cares about the mundane world. He sells off the valuable items of the Song family as much as he can, and all of them must be sent to me—"
But at that time, Song Guanzhou was ignorant and focused entirely on Pei An.
Song Xinglu tried to teach and preach earnestly, but the previously aloof and stubborn Song Guanzhou naturally wouldn't listen. After a while, Song Xinglu gave up and the brother and sister parted unhappily.
"You keep mentioning that I am not a legitimate member of the Song family. My parents raised me, and I wanted to protect you, but you looked down on me. Forget it!"
Song Guanzhou was young and doted on. Her parents passed away one after another. She felt sad, but she didn't dare to complain to her cold husband. Instead, she got angry at her adoptive brother who brought her wealth.
Her adoptive brother wanted to teach her, but she was annoyed and spoke without thinking, cursing Song Xinglu, saying that he was not a biological son of the Song family, so why did he come to her and act like an elder brother who was like a father to her!
From then on, Song Xinglu left the capital.
Occasionally, there were messages saying that she was guarding her parents' tomb. At the beginning of this spring, Pei An wanted to reconcile with her and her husband, so he also sent people to burn paper and kowtow to his deceased father-in-law and mother-in-law, and by the way, persuaded Song Xinglu to go to Beijing to act.
The person who had gone there came back to report that the fourth young master's wife's uncle from her mother's side was missing.
Perhaps it was because Song Guanzhou had never seen Song Xinglu before since he came here, and even though he had blood ties with him, they were not that warm.
In addition, the original novel describes Song Xinglu as missing.
Hearing Xu Lingqiao mention this, she felt quite emotional, but she still comforted Xu Lingqiao, "It's okay, after all, I have enough money to use."
In fact, a lot of money was spent early on.
Now the most valuable items are still the ancient books left by the father of the Song family. After the meal, Liu Er and his team were called to pick up the intermittent sorting work.
Not to mention others, even Song Guanzhou himself despises it.
With such efficiency, in modern society, she would have been fired by her boss eight hundred times. Fortunately, in ancient times, this boss was herself.