Quickly travel to save the cannon fodder? No, I will just flip the table

Since that day, the Prime Minister's Mansion has become much quieter. Madam Xiao cannot go out and cannot act like a demon. Xiao Yuanchang is forced to study, and there is also Liu Yinyin waiting for him to be busy.

Since he couldn't go out, Liu Yinyin didn't pass on any message to him, so he sent someone to deliver a letter and gifts, saying that he had to prepare for the exam in the near future and might not be able to accompany her.

It turned out that the reply from the other end was indifferent, as if returning to the time when Xiao Yuanhuai had just become famous. Thinking of his father and uncle, Xiao Yuanchang could not care about anything else. While reviewing his lessons, he just tried to find ways to coax people.

Xiao Xiang saw all of this, but he didn't say anything. He had to admit that Xiao Yuanchang's recent performance disappointed him, but his father was right. The Spring Examination was approaching, and the two elders had already reprimanded him, as well as the eldest princess...

So he didn't say anything more, but instead advised him to be more relaxed and focus more on his studies.

Seeing his son's expression so kind, he was somewhat moved. He just hoped that he would not be disappointed again in the future. After all, he was his legitimate son and he had spent a lot of effort on him over the years. Unless it was absolutely necessary, Prime Minister Xiao did not want to make any other choice.

Thus, the mansion became peaceful and calm.

Qianqian did start a busy life because Old Lady Xiao was in charge of the household herself, but she was too old to do anything herself.

The other two wives could lend a hand, but they had been suppressed by Madam Xiao for many years, and they knew that the Xiao Mansion would have to be handed over to Madam Xiao in the future. It was all their men's fault that they were not ambitious enough and had to live under the eldest brother.

Therefore, even when they came to do things, they did not dare to show that they were too capable, which made Old Mrs. Xiao very angry and exhausted.

He originally wanted to teach the girls who were about to get married in the family, but now he is not willing to teach any of them. Instead, he called Qianqian to his side and taught her how to manage the household.

In response, Qianqian screamed in her heart: Help, I don’t need it!

But she couldn't be ungrateful, so as the year was coming to an end, she was busy and thin. When Madam Xiao was released before the New Year, Qianqian felt that she had become kinder.

After a period of operation, Mrs. Xiao has arranged all the people who need to be arranged and dealt with the people who need to be dealt with. It must be said that the old lady is still experienced and decisive.

But now that Madam Xiao has come out, the daughter-in-law still has to do what she should do, but she needs to report to herself for a period of time. When she feels that she has figured things out, she will give her the power to manage the family.

Madam Xiao did not dare to refute anything. Prime Minister Xiao had already made a harsh statement. For her own sake and for her son's, she had to endure it.

The old couple likes to talk about the Xiao Mansion. Ha, Madam Xiao sneered in her heart. What does the Xiao Mansion have? Does it rely on the retired father-in-law? Or those two useless brothers-in-law? Or those dependent clansmen? Isn't it still relying on the Prime Minister? Most people outside still call it the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The Prime Minister has only one legitimate eldest son. Sooner or later, both the Xiao Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion will be theirs. Just wait and see. It will be difficult to do anything during this period. It's easy to deal with other people, but we can't irritate the Prime Minister again.

Hence, the whole family was in harmony for a while, Qianqian also had the opportunity to experience the ancient New Year, and Xiao Yuanhuai, of course, was also preparing for the exam seriously.

In this way, the time of the Spring Examination soon arrived. Many people from the Xiao family took part in this examination, but the most eye-catching ones were Xiao Yuanhuai and Xiao Yuanchang.

Qianqian heard the system say that the conditions for this exam were difficult, but there was nothing she could do. She didn't plan to try any of the new inventions made by those time-traveling heroines, and she just wanted to live a peaceful and stable life.

So, I collected some duck down and goose down and made a warm coat for Xiao Yuanhuai, which could be used as a quilt when spread out. I also added long fur inside the shoes. As for food, I followed the kitchen to make some dry food and pickles. That was it.

Of course, I secretly let the system check if there was anyone doing bad things, and there really was. Otherwise, Madam Xiao was really confused. Even in such a situation, she still thought of putting a note in Xiao Yuanhuai's things.

She didn't even have to do anything. As soon as Old Lady Xiao saw everyone's expressions, her radar for house fighting went up.

She checked again before leaving, and now it was found. However, the most important thing at the moment was to send people to the examination room, so she didn't get angry. After these few days, Xiao Lin would be in trouble!

Qianqian followed him and sent him off. Before entering, she asked the system to confirm everything. After making sure there were no problems, she was afraid that Xiao Yuanhuai would be distracted by what happened just now, so she said, "Don't worry, third cousin. There must be no problem. Qianqian believes you will definitely pass the exam!"

Xiao Yuanhuai smiled, standing out among the crowd: "Okay!"

This scene was frozen in Qianqian's mind. It was true that being a beauty lover was not a crime. She was now worried that when the emperor saw this face, he would think that she was the third place in the imperial examination.

The days that followed were somewhat restless and tormenting. Although Xiao Yuanhuai and Xiao Yuanchang both acted very confident after the exams, the male protagonist would not be mentioned because he had no idea about AC.

Although Xiao Yuanhuai had nothing to worry about, this was a big deal and this man was just a cannon fodder, so it was reasonable to worry.

The system gave Qianqian advance spoilers, so she was relieved. The closed-door exam ahead went smoothly, with Xiao Yuanhuai ranking among the top, while Xiao Yuanchang was only average.

However, looking at the unwilling eyes of the Xiao family mother and son, Qianqian was secretly alert. Fortunately, other people in the Xiao family were more concerned than her at this time.

The rest of the day was Christmas Eve, until the palace examination was over and the dust settled. Xiao Yuanhuai was immediately identified as the new top scholar. Among all the candidates, he was the best in literary talent and appearance, and he was simply a standout among chickens.

The emperor was also very satisfied. This year, he finally had a top scholar who could be proud of himself. As for the other candidates, they were all up to chance. No one would say anything unless they had said so. After seeing the style of the top scholar, the others would just be acceptable.

During the parade, there were crowds of people on both sides, and the Tanhua, who was very popular in previous years, was ignored.

"Is this person in front the top scholar or the third scholar?"

"The top scholar, he's already in the front!"

"How come he is so much better looking than those two!"

"That's right. If you only look at the third place, it's okay. But after seeing the first place, I feel that this third place is almost the same as the second place."

"Hush, you are so mean, this runner-up is already forty years old!"

"Oh, there's nothing I can do. The difference is too big. It's a bit hard to comment. I'll just put them together and not comment on them!"

"Do you think the Emperor found it difficult to choose the third place winner this year?"

"It shouldn't be that difficult. In the past, we had to choose a good-looking one from among those with similar knowledge. But this year, we don't have to choose at all. The best-looking one will be the top scorer!"

"Well, speaking of this, do you know who this champion is?"

"Isn't he the son of the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

"The Prime Minister's Mansion has such a great background. I remember the old man was a university scholar, the father was the prime minister, and the son was the top scholar. Wow, this is incredible!"

"Well, there's something even more incredible. This number one scholar is just a bastard. I heard that he was suppressed by the mistress in the past."

"Tsk, you know this too? What about the prime minister's legitimate son? I remember he was one of the four great sons or something like that. When you mentioned it just now, I thought it was this one!"

"The legitimate son is not bad, I heard he passed the imperial examination."

"Oh, so that means he just passed the exam. That's too far!"

……

In the teahouse, Xiao Yuanchang looked at the scene in front of him masochistically, and listened to the discussions downstairs, his hands clenched into fists. This bastard, and these unruly people, how dare they step on him like this!

However, under the watchful eyes of the public, he could only watch Xiao Yuanhuai parade in style, with his arms filled with flowers and handkerchiefs thrown by the girls.