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When night came, Siyan ate dinner with the Xiaowan and the others. The people chatted and laughed, and it was no different from usual. After spending a day together, the Xiaowan was no longer that nervous.

When they had to prepare hot water for the empress to bathe her in, Siyan asked them how to bathe. When she heard that the Xiaowan and the Aunt Zhang were bathing in the backyard, she wanted to bathe together.

While bathing, Aunt Zhang said, "The rankings will be released the day after tomorrow. If that brat didn't become an Elementary Scholar, the shopkeeper would probably beat him to death. Ershan has been very obedient these two days, only eating one bowl."

The Xiaowan said angrily: "Why not? Even back then, no one forced him to go wandering around for Ershan, and she would never even get a chance to enter the exam. He's good, so why doesn't he take the exam?"

Aunt Zhang laughed: "When the time comes, that's how you will say it. Don't get the shopkeeper to hit him."

However, the Xiaowan was terrified and said: "Ershan will definitely pass the examination."

Siyan curiously asked what was wrong, and the Xiaowan explained it to her. She was very interested in hearing it and said: "The day after tomorrow, let's go look at the rankings together."

The Xiaowan was stunned. The day after tomorrow, could it be that she will stay until the day after tomorrow?

The empress had clearly said that she wouldn't stay for long to give them more trouble, but she didn't seem to have any intentions of leaving. The next morning, when Uncle Biao was going to the mountain to search for bamboo shoots, she excitedly followed along, which Xiaowan had no choice but to follow.

They wandered around the back of the mountain for a long time and dug up a big basket of bamboo shoots and mushrooms. They came back to make bamboo shoots and mushroom stew and watched the thin man eat two big bowls.

In the afternoon, Aunt Zhang had to go to the town to tear cloth to make spring shirts, so she took Xiaowan and Siyan with him. They even went to the teahouse to listen to the reports and did not return until before sunset.

Only Xiaowan would look around. On the way home, Siyan could not help but ask her what she was looking at, and Xiaowan said: "I was afraid that someone would suddenly rush out to catch you."

She smiled without a care and said, "Then let's catch them. Anyway, I ran out and was ready to be caught. Now that I've seen all of you and eaten the green bean cake that I yearned for, I'm satisfied."

Xiaowan was relieved. So the empress knew that someone would come looking for her sooner or later.

The carriage passed by the street, and inside the Siyun Pavilion, Yue Huaiyin was conversing with a guest. She sent the guest out the door, and then heard from the servant girl that the young lady who saw the owner of the carriage had walked over. Besides the Aunt Zhang, there was also a beautiful young woman.

Yue Huaiyin looked at the street, but did not see anyone. She thought to herself, Ling Xiao Inn again, what kind of guest is there, it's really interesting there, but it's a pity that all this entertainment is unrelated to her.

Letting Prefect Meng see the King of Hell was something Yue Huaiyin had done before, but she couldn't let Mu Xiaowan disappear for no reason. Although only if Mu Xiaowan disappeared, would she be able to get close to Ling Chaofeng, if Ling Chaofeng found out the truth one day, he would definitely crush him into dust.

She stared blankly at the clean and tidy street. In the eyes of the locals, Baisha Town was a lively place, but she grew up in the busiest place in the capital.

However, it was not the quiet blood that soaked her bones. In the blink of an eye, more than half a year had passed and she was beginning to get tired of it.

"Miss, the Academy Competition will be announced tomorrow. Can I go out for a while?" Susu walked over to her side and said with a smile, "Xiaowan said that if Ershan were to become an Elementary Scholar, he would bring me and my mother over for a meal at the Drunken Immortal Tavern."

Yue Huaiyin thought, why did no one ask her to join them, was it because Xiaowan was unhappy?

She smiled gently: "Go, help me congratulate Ershan." After thinking for a moment, he said, "I have an excellent jar of wine. You can take it with you."

It was night, and after dinner, Xiaowan, Aunt and Siyan were all in Yunze's room. The materials they bought in the town during the day were spread on the table, and Aunt was the one who measured the sizes of the Xiaowan.

Aunt Zhang patted her butt and said, "I'm a bit fatter and taller than when I came here."

Xiaowan touched her waist: Am I fat?

Aunt smiled and said, "It's not enough yet."

While they were talking, Siyan had already finished drawing lines on the material. She picked up the scissors and cut the fabric in a few strokes, then used the needle and thread to sew it up.

Aunt Zhang hurriedly said, "Night time is tiring. We'll deal with it during the day."

Xiaowan was extremely surprised. "You can make clothes?"

Siyan's hands moved swiftly and nimbly, making people dizzy as she said: "I don't have a mother in my house, although there is a servant, but I love my brother. The people he leads, ride horses and train with the sword all day long, and crawl in the mud on top of the mountain, they waste a lot of clothes. Every year we have to make many clothes or sew them up. Since I have nothing to do at home, it's always me who makes them. I made them myself so that he can wear them without worry. "

When Xiaowan saw that she had left, he softly said: "That day, General Wei and I spoke at the back door for a while, and because I had cooked a few dishes for him at Chuanyu, he was a little sad. He said that he was afraid that you would never be able to eat another mouthful of food from his hometown. And you specifically thanked me for wrapping the green bean cake for you the other day, so that you two siblings can reconcile. "

Siyan's eyes were in a daze, and the thread in her hand was crooked as well. A layer of mist rose from her beautiful eyes as she choked with sobs: "Then why did he … why did he want to marry me to the Emperor?"

Xiaowan timidly asked, "Don't you want to be an empress?

"Siyan sniffed, and laughed bitterly:" "I can't say. Anyway, I did not treat him well, and he had no choice but to marry me.

After they dispersed and everyone went to rest, Xiaowan returned back to her room. Ling Chaofeng was leaning against the bed, reading a book in his hands.

"I haven't spoken to my husband all day." Xiaowan rubbed her head against his husband's chest and said in satisfaction, "I missed you."

Ling Chaofeng said in displeasure: "I see that you're having a good time, you don't even want to think about me."

"That would be quite happy, Aunt Siyan … "No, Esteemed Empress is particularly good." The Xiaowan said as she lifted her face to ask, "Hubby, she told me that she doesn't want to be the empress and the emperor doesn't want to marry her. Since that's the case, why did they want to be together?"

Ling Chaofeng laughed: "You didn't want to marry me in the first place right?"

Xiaowan found it hard to process her thoughts. She felt that these were different things. However, a marriage was not something that she could decide. Listening to her parents at home, even if one did not have parents, one would still have to look from brothers and uncles like Ershan and Miss Meng.

And just like this, she barely managed to marry into the inn. After making a ruckus for a while, she realized that not many people had married the right person. Since there weren't many, she decided to cherish them with all her might.

The Xiaowan gave Ling Chaofeng a kiss, and felt that was not enough before giving him another kiss, "Husband, in the next life, you still need to marry me."

"Then you must let me obediently come and find you." Ling Chaofeng laughed, but was distracted for a moment, as though he remembered something, and was biased. But the thought flashed across his mind, and then it never came again. The little person in his arms squirmed, and the two of them rolled into the bed.

The next morning, the entire family along with Wei Siyan, were dressed neatly as they prepared to go to Li Prefecture to look at the rankings.

Ershan tensed up, for the sake of him taking the Academy Competition, the entire inn was in chaos. If he really could not become an Elementary Scholar, it would not matter if he was beaten or punished, but what was regretful was that he had let down everyone's hard work.

Aunt Zhang patted his back and laughed: "Silly brat, didn't you do well in those few days? What are you so nervous for?"

Xiaowan said ostentatiously: "Don't worry, I'm here."

On the other hand, Ling Chaofeng carried her onto the carriage with a straight face and helped Wei Siyan get on the carriage. Ershan and Uncle Biao drove the carriage.

The Xiaowan and the rest were already too late, they could not squeeze in, so they stopped the carriage by the side of the road, and the whole family stood on the carriage to watch.

Finally, when it was the auspicious hour for the rankings to be released, the chief examiner brought his men out. When the red paper rolled down, it was shockingly eye-catching.

Both Xiaowan and Aunt Zhang were extremely happy, they jumped down from the horse carriage and pulled Ershan as they congratulated him.

Ershan shyly laughed, then looked around, but in the vast crowd, there were no signs of Lian Yi, did she have to be looked after and not be able to come out, or was she not sure about the results today, or, where could she not find him?

Compared to the bustling atmosphere outside, the inside of the restaurant at the side of the field was empty and quiet. The doors of the restaurant were closed in broad daylight. A few tall and big men were guarding the door.

In the elegant room upstairs, a young man sat at the window facing the street and looked down at the rankings. Beside him, a middle-aged man respectfully said, "Your Majesty, that person should be the head of this Li Prefecture Academy Exam, his name is Ling Liu."

The new master, Xiang Run, had an indifferent expression as his gaze slowly swept across them. However, on the carriage beside them, he saw the person he was looking for.

As expected, the people around him caught sight of it and said in a fluster, "Your majesty, is that the esteemed Empress, is that the esteemed Empress?"

He quickly called for people, ordering them to go find the Queen immediately. Xiang Run raised his hand, "There's no need, I want to see what she is doing here."

"But Your Majesty …"

"That's it." Xiang Run drank a mouthful of tea calmly and instructed his subordinates, "Go and find out where this Ling Xu came from, but I don't know if I can still see him in the Hall Competition next year."

They waited until Ershan went to see the main examiner, registered for the examination in August, registered for the household and collected their tags. After many things were done, the family returned to Baisha Town to fetch Susu and Auntie Chen, and went to Drunken Immortal Tavern to have a meal together.

Along the way, Siyan was ecstatic and happy. She actually said to the Xiaowan: "Wait till August, when she comes to participate in the Beijing examinations. If you guys come over, I'll think of a way to meet you guys okay?"

Aunt Zhang and Xiaowan looked at each other. Xiaowan said in a soft voice, "Empress, you shouldn't have just run out. Of course, if the emperor knew, you would have come without any reservations. It would have been great to be able to see you again."

Siyan's gaze dimmed, and she laughed: "That's right."

Although this was somewhat depressing, today was a happy day. Wei Siyan was lucky to be able to get involved, and didn't feel wronged, to be able to fetch the other two mothers and daughters that she had never seen before. The whole family enjoyed a hearty meal at the Drunken Immortal Inn, and only returned to the tavern before sunset.

However, when he returned home, the carriage suddenly stopped before the door of the inn.

Xiaowan opened the curtain and was shocked. Outside the tavern, there were over a hundred people standing, with Wei Tengfei at the head of the crowd and filled with anger, waiting at the entrance.