The journey of the only child of a peasant family to take the imperial examination

Time passed like flowing water day by day. Zhang Ping'an showed an obvious special favor to Zhou Ziming because Zhou Ziming often summoned him.

Therefore, the days in the court were quite smooth. Lord Guo did not deliberately find fault with him, and the Qian family was also very cordial.

The most obvious thing is that from time to time, someone would be sent to pick up Xiaoyuer to go to the Qian Mansion to play. Xiaoyuer would also have a share of the good things that the direct descendants of the Qian Mansion had.

When Zhang Laoer and Xu saw the Qian family, they often thought of their kindness. Neither of them was the type to think too deeply.

Xiao Yuer is still just a child, so he won't think too much.

Zhang Pingan knew in his heart that this was a means of winning over the child, but since it was good for the child, he naturally had nothing to say.

He just pays attention to his child's words and actions at all times to prevent his son from becoming a bully again when he is not paying attention.

In the blink of an eye, it was late autumn, the day of the royal autumn hunt.

The Royal Autumn Hunt at that time was a large-scale trip, and the composition of the team was also relatively complex. It could basically be said to be a mobile miniature court and army.

In addition to the emperor, the main participants include concubines, princes and grandchildren, princes of noble families, descendants of clans, and civil and military officials of the court. In addition, there are troops and guards, as well as palace maids, eunuchs, imperial doctors, imperial chefs, servants, craftsmen, ritual and music teams, etc. The number of people is very large, reaching tens of thousands.

For this day, many people started preparing early, especially the concubines in the harem. This is a rare opportunity for them to leave the palace freely, and it is also a privilege. After all, not everyone is qualified to participate.

The team set out in a mighty procession, heading all the way to the royal hunting grounds. The team stretched out in a long line with no end in sight. Zhang Pingan had a high official position, so he was at the front of the team.

In order to show his son the world, and as Xiao Yuer begged him to go, Zhang Ping'an took his son along as well. There were also many favored sons of other officials who were about the same age as Xiao Yuer.

These little guys are wearing small tailor-made riding clothes and small cloaks around their necks. They all look very smart. Unlike the listless ones in school, they are full of energy now.

It makes people happy just looking at it.

However, Zhang Ping'an also made three rules with his son: no running around, no eating anything that comes naturally, and no fighting.

Just live a peaceful life and see the world.

After all, these little kids can’t do anything and are not even as tall as a horse’s legs!

Xiao Yuer sat in front of his father, looking very happy and in high spirits. He twisted his body from time to time to chat with friends around him, whether he knew him or not, and he was not shy at all.

Zhang Ping'an's riding skills were pretty good. He just held his son in front of him and ignored him. It was a rare moment to relax like this, so there was no need to restrain him.

This was also the first time he met the concubines in the harem, as well as the second, third and fourth princes.

The second prince, in particular, left a deep impression on Zhang Pingan.

Although he looked only about twelve or thirteen years old and didn't talk much, his eyes were very cold and his expression was gloomy, without a smile on his face.

If the servants were a little slow, they would be whipped at best, or even killed at worst.

In his eyes, human life is no different from that of livestock.

Although he and the eldest prince are of the same mother, they have completely different personalities.