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He was simply unable to explain clearly, that kind of feeling that even having many mouths was useless. He never had such a cramp in his brain during the imperial examination.
When the carriage arrived home, Xiao Liulang was practically escaping from the carriage.
With her head tilted sideways, Gu Jiao happily took out her small notebook, turned to the last page, and wrote down an important log: Day one husband wants to sleep with me.
It was late into the fifth month that Xiao Liulang had to go to the Hanlin Academy to report, after the entrance examination of the second and third-class Jinshi.
There was basically no need for Xiao Liulang to go to the Imperial Academy, and he used this period to take care of the transfer process.
That's right. On the surface, entering the Hanlin Academy was to become an official, but in fact, one still had to study and pass the qualifications exam.
Gu Jiao never attended school in ancient times, but from the information Xiao Liulang had given her, it seemed that the Hanlin Academy for Jinshi was about equal to the public-funded graduate school in her previous life.
The first-class Jinshi were already considered Academicians and had the honor to become a civil servant of the state. As for the Hanlin bachelors who had passed the court exam, they would still have to take another exam three years later.
Passing that exam meant they also became the country’s civil servants. If they failed, then apologies, they had to go back to where they came from. If they were lucky enough, they could get a position as a county magistrate. Otherwise, they probably could only hold a teaching position in a prefectural school or a government school, and they also must be quite capable of teaching.
Du Ruohan's knowledge was there. It wasn’t a big problem for him to pass the court exam and become a Hanlin bachelor, but Feng Lin and Lin Chengye were somewhat in a tight spot. Everyday, they came to Xiao Liulang for advice.
Xiao Liulang naturally spared no effort to teach them. Occasionally, Old Chief would cook for the elderly lady here, and he would also give them some guidance when they met.
Feng Lin whispered to Xiao Liulang, "Liulang, your granduncle is very amazing. I think he explained the topic just now more thoroughly than you did."
This remark actually showed how Feng Lin thought highly of Xiao Liulang. Feng Lin was a student at the Imperial Academy, where the top teachers of the State of Zhao gathered, but Feng Lin still thought that Xiao Liulang taught better than them.
It wasn’t that Feng Lin had never seen anyone more knowledgeable than Xiao Liulang. Xiao Liulang was a genius, but he was only eighteen years old after all. But his life experience and knowledge foundation were there, and his teaching method and perspective were the most beneficial to Feng Lin.
So far, the only person he really could say better than Xiao Liulang was his granduncle.
"Hm." Xiao Liulang responded with a hum and thought inwardly: that's the Imperial Academy’s Chief after all, how can he be bad at teaching?
Feng Lin sighed, "With your granduncle’s knowledge, it's really a pity that he had never taken part in any imperial examination."
Xiao Liulang: He topped all six levels of the imperial exam,what do you know?
[T/N: County, Prefectural, College, Provincial, Metropolitan and Palace exams]
Within the entirety of the State of Zhao, he was the only person to become the top scorer for all levels of the imperial exam since the founding of the state.
However, that very top scholar of the State of Zhao was honestly wearing an apron and working in the kitchen at this moment—— the elderly woman told him she wanted brown sugar rice cakes sprinkled with white sesame seeds.
Gu Jiao went to the medical hall early in the morning. Recently, the business of the medical hall was simply too flourishing. On the one hand, with its reputation established, there were more and more patients visiting the medical hall. On the other hand, their pharmaceutical factory received countless orders and they were simply too busy.
Jiang Shi's body was almost healed, but he had been in bed for too long and had undergone surgery, so he still needed a period of rehabilitation.
Gu Jiao taught Physician Song the various rehabilitation exercises and techniques, and Physician Song took Jiang Shi for rehabilitation twice a day.
"Are we going to leave from here after my brother recovers completely?"
Physician Song and Jiang Shi were doing the daily rehabilitation in Gu Jiao's yard when Little Jiang Li, who was watching at the side, suddenly asked aloud.
Jiang Shi's body froze slightly.
Physician Song smiled and said, "Is Little Jiang Li reluctant to leave?"
"En." Little Jiang Li nodded seriously.
She and her brother had wandered for too long, being sold from place to place. Often, they didn’t have enough food to eat and clothing to warm their bodies, and were also beaten in some cases.
After coming to the medical hall, she had the happiest days in recent years. No one bullied her and her brother. She had a full meal and slept well every day. The people in the medical hall were also very nice.
"I can work. Can I stay?" Little Jiang Li asked.
Physician Song remained speechless. Although he liked the pair of brother and sister very much, it wasn’t their medical hall’s place to decide whether they could stay here or not. The two siblings were unregistered residents and they had to be sent back to their original residence after being discharged from the medical hall. This was the imperial law, and they were not qualified to let them settle in the medical hall.
Jiang Shi said to Little Jiang Li, "Stop talking. Just go out and play."
Little Jiang Li sighed, "All right."
Little Jiang Li went to the counter to help fill the medicine. Gu Jiao was in the consultation room today. She examined dozens of patients all morning, and finally saw off the last one, but then, another distinguished guest came.
"Young Miss Gu."
The seemingly listless voice belonged to Rui Wangfei, who Gu Jiao hadn’t seen for many days.
Rui Wangfei was four months pregnant. She has a rounder figure with fleshy cheeks and a ruddy complexion, which were not very obvious due to her wide clothes.
Gu Jiao checked her pulse, "The pulse is stable and the fetus is healthy."
Hearing that, Rui Wangfei didn't have much joy on her face. She said in a low mood, "My eldest sister-in-law's child is gone."
Today, she didn't come to see Gu Jiao to have herself examined. She came to voice out her feelings. In the palace, there wasn’t anyone she could have a heart-to-heart talk with as she must always be cautious in her words and deeds. The only place where she could let down all her guard was Gu Jiao’s side.
Gu Jiao asked, "You… Which eldest sister-in-law are you talking about? Ning Wangfei?"
After all, she had another eldest sister-in-law in the Du Family.
Rui Wangfei nodded sullenly, "Yes, it's Ning Wangfei. She didn't feel well last night and was unable to sleep all night. In the morning, the news came out from the palace that she had another miscarriage, and it was a fully formed male fetus."
This actually came as no surprise to Gu Jiao.
In that dream, Ning Wangfei's pregnancy wasn’t going well. Whether she was knocked down by a cat or not, the fetus would fall out sooner or later.
Rui Wangfei said sadly, "All of them are blaming Ning Wangfei, saying that she shouldn't have eaten that chili on the sly, but what's wrong with eating chili? I eat it as well. So many pregnant women eat it... This is the third time that she has had a miscarriage... It is unknown whether she can conceive again in the future... "
With so many eyes keeping watch on her belly, Ning Wangfei knew she was taking on a lot of responsibility. She was under a lot of pressure, which simply wasn’t a good thing when one was pregnant.
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