After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?

"Miss, the young master of Duke Qi's mansion and the young master of Han's family are here. They said that they have studied in our private school for many years and came to express their gratitude."

"A gift has been prepared for each young man and young lady, and it has been delivered to each room."

"Miss, this isn't something he personally brought. He said the young master sent him to the street to buy things for the exam, so he brought a purple-hair brush for you."

In Mucangzhai, Sheng Minglan, the sixth daughter of the Sheng family, was sewing something while chatting with her personal maid Xiaotao.

Outside, Danju came in carrying a bamboo basket, opened the basket, took out a pencil case and handed it to Minglan.

"Here are some other little things. Let the girl pick out the ones she likes."

Minglan did not reply, but silently opened the purple-hair brush given by Qi Heng and stared at it for a long time.

Seeing his daughter lost in thought, Danju continued to whisper, "Buwei also said that this purple hair brush is something no one else has!"

After saying this, Xiaotao and Danju both looked at Sheng Minglan with a faint smile on her face.

After rubbing it for a while, Minglan put away her smile and pursed her lips as if she was thinking of something. Her eyes became clear and she asked in a brisk tone, "Where is the young master now?"

Danju was stunned for a moment, then thought for a moment and said, "Um... I just visited the master, and I should be in the old lady's room now."

After hearing Danju's reply, Minglan fell into deep thought, while Xiaotao beside her immediately encouraged her, "Miss, how about we sneak out and take a look?"

"What are you looking at? He will take the test tomorrow. Don't distract him." Sheng Minglan said with a stern face.

Then he glanced at the bamboo basket at his feet and said softly, "There are too many things. I can't accept them all. Just pick two. Don't reject his kindness. Let him take the rest back."

"Please help me out first. Thank you for your help." Minglan said with a wandering look.

Danju and Xiaotao looked at each other, smiled, nodded and agreed.

Watching the two leave the room, Minglan's eyes rolled, and she immediately lifted her skirt, ran to the bed, and took out a set of knee pads from under the quilt.

Then he immediately returned to the bamboo basket, moved the things inside, and put the knee pad in his hand under the bamboo basket to cover it.

Holding the lid of the bamboo basket, the girl fell into deep memories and whispered, "I wish you a speedy admission to the imperial examination, so that all your hard work over the years will be worthwhile."

"After that..."

. . . . . .

Just as Han Ming and Qi Heng were chatting and reminiscing with the old lady of the Sheng family, on the other side of Bianjing City, at the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, Gu Tingye and Shi Tou, who was carrying a bag, were walking slowly along the corridor.

"Erlang, it's so late, you still want to go out? Be careful not to catch a cold. Don't you have to go to the Imperial Examination Hall tomorrow? Just rest at home tonight."

"I have prepared all the pens, ink, clothes, carriages, and servants you will need for tomorrow. Tomorrow morning, our family will take you to the Imperial Examination Hall. Wouldn't that be great?"

The eldest lady of Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion, Xiao Qin, came from behind, called Gu Tingye, and persuaded him in a soft voice.

As he was speaking, Ningyuan Hou Gu Yankai came over and scolded him in a cold tone: "If he wants to leave, let him go!"

Xiao Qin pretended to be panicked and turned back, while Gu Tingye's face darkened slightly and he replied in a lukewarm tone: "I was going to leave anyway, father, there's no need to chase me away."

"I'm chasing you away?"

"Your mother asked you to stay at home, but you insisted on going to brothels and the houses of your friends. Now it seems I'm the one who's driving you away!"

Gu Yan was furious and pointed at Gu Tingye and started scolding him loudly.

Seeing this, Xiao Qin hurriedly frowned and tried to smooth things over, interrupting Gu Yankai's next words: "Oh! Stop talking..."

While Xiao Qin was still "helping" to make excuses, Gu Tingye turned around and left with the stone, without any regrets.

"Isn't he going to the Imperial Examination Hall tomorrow?" Xiao Qinshi was still persuading.

"Okay, stop pleading for him. The person is already gone. How can we control him?" Gu Yankai snorted coldly, turned around and left.

Xiao Qinshi stared at Gu Tingye as he walked away with a helpless and sad look on her face, and she didn't know what emotions were rising in her heart.

After leaving the Marquis' Mansion, Gu Tingye brought the stone to a courtyard in Bianjing City. This was where he arranged his concubine Zhu Manniang and his wet nurse Chang Mama, and it was also a place where he could silently lick the wounds in his heart.

It was already late at night, but Nanny Chang was still washing things in the courtyard, working hard without complaint.

Gu Tingye lit a candle and ate his meal slowly, while Zhu Manniang poured wine and served dishes while they chatted.

"Erlang will definitely be on the list of successful candidates tomorrow!" Zhu Manniang smiled charmingly and poured a glass of wine for Gu Tingye.

Gu Tingye raised his head and drank it directly, and said solemnly: "For you and the two children, I must pass the exam this time."

Hearing this, Zhu Manniang smiled even more charmingly: "Erlang is the support of us mother and son. With you around, I'm not afraid of anything."

Zhu Manniang's words touched Gu Tingye's heart. He couldn't help but chuckle, feeling very happy.

The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time. Zhu Manniang reached out and picked up the chopsticks, picked up a dish, and handed it to Gu Tingye's mouth: "Come."

Gu Tingye opened his mouth with great enjoyment, savoring the delicious food.

"Erlang, stay in my room tonight and don't leave..." Zhu Manniang said cautiously.

"The two children are already asleep with the nanny, they won't be a problem," she said as her body softened and her head rested lightly on Gu Tingye's shoulder.

Gu Tingye grabbed the woman's hand and rubbed it carefully. He tilted his head to see Zhu Manniang's beautiful face, and his heart fluttered. He lowered his head slightly to kiss her face, but the next second...

"brothers?"

Nanny Chang's voice suddenly resounded outside the house. Gu Tingye hurriedly separated from Zhu Manniang and sat up straight. This sentence scared the two of them out of their wits.

"You have a big exam tomorrow, so just don't drink too much tonight."

"Okay, Ma'am, I'll go to the study and sleep in a while." Gu Tingye replied with lingering fear.

Zhu Manniang, on the other hand, had an unhappy and slightly disgusted look on her face. When she saw Gu Tingye saw her, she could only give him a faint and awkward smile.

"Tomorrow, I will send Erlang to the examination room, and I will chant scriptures and pray for you outside." Zhu Manniang whispered about tomorrow's plan.

Before Gu Tingye could answer, Nanny Chang outside the room said directly: "Madam, you can also chant scriptures and pray for him at home."

"Besides, there are two children left unattended. My brother has entered the examination hall and should have nothing to worry about. Madam, please don't let him be distracted!"

Nanny Chang's words were quite impolite. Zhu Manniang tried her best to control her facial expression and not make any mistakes, but her smile gradually disappeared.

Gu Tingye smiled awkwardly and said with helplessness and agreement: "Madam is right."

Then he changed the subject, seemingly speaking to Zhu Manniang, but actually speaking to Nanny Chang: "Those restless ones in my family are looking for you everywhere, hoping to find something to hold against you. You must not go there tomorrow."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Tingye winked, patted his chest, pointed outside, and stood up to leave.

Seeing Gu Ting about to leave, Zhu Manniang immediately stood up and hugged him from behind, saying tenderly, "Erlang! You won't abandon me after passing the imperial examination, will you?"

Gu Tingye turned around and hugged Zhu Manniang's shoulders, saying solemnly: "I have fallen out with my family for you and our two children. If I give up halfway now, all my suffering will be in vain."

Looking at Zhu Manniang with tears in her eyes, Gu Tingye comforted her softly, "My grandfather was a businessman. I've known since I was a child that I shouldn't do business that will lose money."

Hearing Gu Tingye's unconventional confession, Zhu Manniang looked at him with tears in her eyes and a smile. After a long time, Gu Tingye took the initiative to kiss Zhu Manniang on the forehead and turned away.

And the moment Gu Tingye turned around, Zhu Manniang's expression changed and she pursed her lips with some reluctance.

. . . . . .

In the Duke of Qi's Mansion, Qi Heng was in the study room, supporting his head with one hand and flipping through the review materials before the exam with the other, but his mind was wandering and he didn't know where it was going.

Meanwhile, Bu Wei, the personal attendant beside him, was sorting out the various things his young master would need for the examination.

"This box contains the four treasures of the study. The inkstone and ink are wrapped in oil paper. When you open the oil paper, be very careful not to get your hands dirty. If the ink gets on the scroll, it will be disastrous."

Qi Heng's expression changed when Bu Wei said this, and he asked, "Didn't the Sixth Miss of the Sheng family tell you to take the purple-hair brush with her?"

"She only gave me a tip of two hundred coins, took away a few small items, and asked me to thank the young master on her behalf. That was all she said." After Buwei finished packing, he bowed and turned back to say.

Qi Heng was very unconvinced when he heard this. He frowned and asked, "Think about it again?"

Buwei tilted his head in confusion, then explained, "I haven't even met the Sixth Miss. Even if she wants to, she can't ask me to take her."

After hearing Buwei's answer, Qi Heng closed his mouth as if he had given up, and flipped through the books helplessly.

While Buwei was tidying up his things, he was looking for a pair of strange knee pads in the bamboo basket and muttering to himself.

"This tailor is quite honest. I asked him to make two pairs of knee pads, and he gave me an extra pair and even changed the surface to silk. This old tailor really knows how to flatter."

After listening to Buwei's words, Qi Heng, who had just glanced at him casually, suddenly tightened his eyes, as if he had thought of something.

He quickly closed the book, stood up and walked towards Buwei, then snatched the knee pad from Buwei's hand and looked at it carefully.

Finally, in a small corner, I saw the word "Yuanbao" embroidered with delicate needlework.

"Yuanbao?" Qi Heng looked up in confusion, frowned and said softly.

"Yuan Ruo?" Qi Heng's eyes became brighter and the smile on the corner of his mouth could no longer be suppressed, but he was still a little at a loss.

"Let me ask you, where did you put the knee pads after you received them?" Qi Heng asked Buwei hurriedly.

Hearing the young master's nervous question, Buwei immediately said, "Put it in the basket. Take the knee pads and I'll go buy some pens, ink, paper, and inkstone."

"Put them all in a basket and send them to the Sheng family for the Sixth Miss to choose from before bringing them back."

After listening to Buwei's words, Qi Heng's face finally revealed an expression of joy, and then he could no longer suppress the corners of his mouth, and grinned with a "grunt", revealing two rows of white teeth.

"What are you laughing at, sir?" Buwei asked nervously.

Qi Heng didn't reply. He turned around and stroked the word "Yuanbao" on the knee pad while smiling. The joy in his heart couldn't stop overflowing.

As if talking to himself, or as if answering something, Qi Heng smiled and said, "She has me in her heart. She has me in her heart."

Seeing his young master smiling foolishly, Buwei could only shake his head slightly and continue packing his things in confusion.

In the distant sky of Bianjing, the night is darker and the wind is colder. The moonlight and the bright stars shine alternately, as if representing the restless hearts of the students before the exams.

Han Ming, gazing at the stars, had a special someone in his heart and could not stop sighing: "Some are happy... some are sad... sorrow is heartbreaking..."

"Hahaha, what a great Song Dynasty, what a great Bianjing, what a great Zhifou..."