Starting from a thatched cottage, the farmer embarked on the road to wealth through imperial examina

Winter comes and summer goes, and another year has passed.

Since the beginning of winter, the Gyeonggi area has been extremely cold. There were three heavy snowfalls in the twelfth month alone. The snow from the previous snowfall has not yet melted, and snowflakes have begun to fall again.

During the Spring Festival of that year, Ye Xiaozheng, the Lian couple, and Mr. Cai all stayed in the Yujing Palace and did not go down the mountain. Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng went to the Yujing Palace in Mangshan when the Imperial College began its Spring Festival holiday.

I spent New Year's Eve with my parents and husband at Yujing Palace. On the night of New Year's Eve, we stayed up all night while soaking in the hot springs.

After years of recuperation, Ye Xiaozheng looks rosy-faced and no longer sickly compared to when he first came to Shengjing. Now he goes to the cave on the cliff at the back mountain by himself along the plank road.

Lian had lived in Yujing Palace for a year and a half. She looked very healthy and her skin was fair and rosy. She was originally very pretty, and now she exuded a bright and charming beauty.

Mr. Cai looks energetic and you can't tell that he is already over 70 years old. If he was in this state two years earlier, Ye Xiaozheng would call him "Big Brother" on the street, and no one would doubt the seniority and age of these two people.

Everything was peaceful in Yujing Palace during this year. Those who had been spying on Yujing Palace in the mountains disappeared without a trace. Ye Changyan went to the back mountain to investigate but found nothing unusual.

As there were many old friends and relatives who needed to be visited after the New Year, Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng went down the mountain on the morning of the first day of the New Year. However, before going down the mountain, Ye Changyan went to the sword tomb and burned incense for Mr. Gongshu.

The sensation caused by Cai Zhengqing's promotion to the position of Prince Grand Tutor, on the surface, gradually faded from people's minds as Cai Zhengqing retreated to Yujing Palace for recuperation, but the princes never took it lightly during this year.

Since they had no access to the Yujing Palace, the princes' men kept a close eye on Master Cai's disciples, especially Zhu Yuchun, Zhao Mubai and Ji Yunting who were serving in Beijing.

Although they knew it was not easy to win over Zhu Yuchun, Zhao Mubai and Ji Yunting, the princes showed enough patience and superficial politeness. The eldest prince, the second prince and the third prince hosted banquets on the fourth, fifth and sixth days after the New Year, and they all sent people to send invitations to Zhu Yuchun and his two brothers.

After the King of England learned of Liang Jingcheng's true identity, the Chief Secretary of the Palace actually visited Liang Jingcheng and Ye Changyan in person and presented them with invitations, inviting them to attend a banquet at the King of England's Palace on the third day of the Lunar New Year.

Dalang, Erlang, Li Rongxu, and Da Niu and his wife also came to Shengjing before the New Year. Ye Changyan had already made arrangements, so when they arrived in Shengjing, they went directly to Shigu Lane. Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng returned to Shigu Lane in the evening of the first day of the New Year, and everyone had a good reunion.

Li Rongxu, Dalang and Erlang talked to Ye Changyan about their recent situation. Ye Changyan expressed his approval of Li Rongxu's arrangement. Although Dalang and Erlang had not been in Beijing for a long time, the things they had seen and learned during this time were things they could not even imagine when they stayed in the countryside of Wanshou County.

Seeing that Dalang and Erlang could not hide their excitement, Ye Changyan did not stop everyone from drinking. In the end, except Liang Jingcheng who was still conscious, everyone else was drunk.

Mr. Cai was not at home, so Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng followed the usual practice and called over their three senior brothers in Beijing as well as the Xiao family father and son. Of course, Ye Changyan also invited Li Ping and Sang Li. On the second day of the New Year, everyone gathered together for a simple reunion.

As he drank a little too much the night before, Ye Changyan was unable to get out of bed on the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year. Liang Jingcheng, who was covered in the quilt, started to get naughty with his hands and soon aroused Ye Changyan to the point of being aroused.

But it was almost past noon, and although Aunt Zhen and the others had already made sufficient preparations for today's banquet, Ye Changyan still planned to cook by himself in the end. So when he saw Liang Jingcheng's eyes full of desire, Ye Changyan could only grit his teeth, gently stroked his thighs twice, and kissed his cheek, then turned over and climbed up.

Liang Jingcheng gently stroked the cheek that Ye Changyan had just kissed, his face flushed a little, but he knew that his senior brothers, the Xiao family father and son, Li Ping and Sang Li would all come today, and Ye Changyan's two cousins and his cousin and brother-in-law were at the house. Although he was a little reluctant, he still turned over and climbed up.

"My brother-in-law is really addicted to living in Yujing Palace. He is reluctant to leave the mountain even during the New Year."

During the banquet, Xiao Yan had the highest seniority and naturally sat at the upper seat. Although Zhu Yuchun knew Li Ping's true identity, it seemed that no one else present knew his identity except himself, so Zhu Yuchun could only pretend not to know.

In addition to Xiao Yankai, Zhu Yuchun, as the eldest senior brother, was also supported by everyone and sat next to Xiao Yankai, while Li Ping sat next to Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng, which made Zhu Yuchun feel a little uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Xiao Yankai started talking as soon as the meal started, which distracted Zhu Yuchun's attention.

"Originally, Master and my parents were planning to go down the mountain to celebrate the New Year, but it has been snowing for several consecutive days and the weather down the mountain is really too cold. The Yujing Palace is relatively closed and surrounded by hot springs, so we let Master and his family stay on the mountain to prevent them from getting cold when they go down the mountain."

When Ye Changyan heard what Xiao Yankai said, he knew that he was worried about his teacher, so he explained the apparent reason.

Although Xiao Yankai was born a military general, he had been immersed in officialdom for many years. He understood the real reason behind this. Ever since his brother-in-law was specially promoted to the position of Prince Grand Tutor, the wind direction in the court had obviously changed. The originally noisy court seemed to have become much quieter all of a sudden. Everyone seemed to be observing His Majesty's attitude and further actions.

But almost a year has passed, and His Majesty seems as if nothing has happened, and has not made any further statements or actions.

This made everyone in the court very confused and puzzled, so that all forces did not dare to make too much noise. This allowed the court to maintain a rare period of peace for nearly a year.

With Zhu Yuchun, Zhao Mubai and Ji Yunting present, everyone at the table deliberately avoided topics related to state affairs, and then Xiao Yankai spoke.

"Jingcheng, Sanlang, it's only half a year away from the Autumn Examination. How are you two preparing for the exam?"

Everyone turned their eyes to Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng. Even the table of women separated by a screen, Ma told the children to stop making noise. Ma, Liao, He and the eldest girl all pricked up their ears to listen. Zhu Shan, Zhao Guangdi and Ji Furong were all teenagers, and they were more or less concerned about the matter, so they all slowed down their movements.