After separating from my mother-in-law, I raised my children, built a house, and filled the granary

Having said that, Lin Chengfeng was still a little worried. After all, the other party was an official and they were civilians.

"I'm going to Beijing to take the imperial examination next month. Will you and the child come with me?"

He was really worried about leaving Shen Yunwan in Lotus Town and wanted to take them all with him.

Shen Yunwan thought about it and realized that the imperial examination was held every three years, so the opportunity was very precious.

If she and the children went, it would definitely distract Lin Chengfeng from preparing for the exam.

Besides, Kelian also needs her.

"I'll be waiting for your good news at home."

After hearing what Shen Yunwan said, although Lin Chengfeng felt a little disappointed, he no longer worried about it. He decided to take the mother and son to the capital when he passed the imperial examination.

"That's going to be hard work for you, taking care of the children at home and running the shop at the same time."

"It's okay. I can handle it."

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On the other side, Liu Ze left in a carriage. He did not return to the yamen, but went to the Du family in the county town.

Although only a few months had passed, to Du Yi, Daya seemed like a thing from his previous life.

So when Liu Ze mentioned the name Daya, he was a little dazed.

"Why are you still mentioning this person? My Du family has already spent money to avoid disaster.

I have done what I should do, even letting this bitch in and paying a large sum of money as compensation.

The secret recipe for the skin-beautifying pills must have been tricked into me by that bitch, otherwise how could the product produced according to the secret recipe be a fake? "

Liu Ze looked at Du Yu's furious look and wanted to slap this second-generation rich guy to wake him up.

Apart from eating, drinking and having fun, he has accomplished nothing.

If he hadn't been so good-looking, he would never have chosen such a brainless person.

"Daya told you that the secret recipe for making skin-beautifying pills was the water from the well in Ping'an Village?"

"Yes! I told you the first thing she told me.

I asked someone to fetch water from Ping'an Village and made skin-beautifying pills. You have tried them, haven't you? They are exactly the same as those from Kelai'an?

But it just doesn’t work, and I don’t know what went wrong!”

Du Yi really didn't want to mention this matter anymore. He originally wanted to cooperate with Liu Ze, that is, cooperate with the Liu family in the capital.

He also knew what others were saying about him, and he wanted to get rid of the title of second-generation rich kid and do something big to impress his parents and outsiders.

He also discussed with his father about using Liu Ze as a bridge to establish a relationship with the Liu family, the prime minister of the capital.

This is undoubtedly a huge temptation for the Du family, who are engaged in business.

So even if Daya was to be married into the Du family, his parents did not refuse.

But who knew that not only did he fail to get in touch with the capital, but he also got into trouble. He was very unlucky.

Liu Ze pursed his lips. If Du Yi hadn't made Daya pregnant, Daya would never have been determined to marry into the Du family at all costs.

She is the head of Kelai'an and the person Shen Yunwan trusts the most, so there is no need to worry about not getting the real secret recipe of the beauty pills.

It was this lustful idiot who ruined his plan.

Now, he hasn't figured out how to explain to the capital.

Liu Ze confirmed the efficacy of the well water from Du Yi again and returned to the yamen.

He even sent people to Ping'an Village to keep an eye on the villagers as they drew water from the well.

I also learned from these villagers that this well has existed for at least a hundred years, and almost all villagers use water from this well.

Liu Ze also went to Ping'an Village to observe this ordinary well, and found nothing special about it.

His suspicion grew.

He also secretly sent people to monitor Shen Yunwan's every move.

Until Lin Chengfeng was about to go to Beijing to take the exam.

Liu Ze always has a bad feeling, but he doesn't know why?

Even though Lin Chengfeng is well-versed in classics, he is not the closed disciple of any high-ranking official.

It is extremely difficult to win the imperial examination based on one's talent.

Don't even think about the top three.

What Dai Viet lacked was never a good horse, but opportunities.

The opportunity was firmly grasped by powerful families, and the Liu family in the capital was such a century-old family.

Liu Ze admires and is grateful to Lin Chengfeng.

But there was also a hint of fear, fear that Lin Chengfeng would be ahead of him.

Shen Yunwan's change turned Liu Ze's admiration into suspicion.

Sometimes he even wanted to destroy Lin Chengfeng.

He was not jealous of the children of the powerful and wealthy in the capital, and at most he paid attention to the talented people he didn't know.

But for the familiar Lin Chengfeng, he hopes that Lin Chengfeng can have good development, but the premise is that he cannot surpass himself.

Liu Ze picked up his pen and wrote a letter to the Liu family in the capital.

Lin Chengfeng and Shen Yunwan's names were on the list.

At this time, Lin Chengfeng didn't know that he had been targeted by the noble families in the capital before he even set off.

"Dad, if you can't get the top prize, you can get the third prize." Lin Xiangxi said calmly, as if he were the chief examiner. With a casual wave of his hand, he awarded his dad the third prize.

Isn’t Tanhua the third place?

His father couldn't possibly not even get third place in the exam. If he was really that stupid, he would look down on this good-for-nothing father.

It was his mother who gave birth to him, it was his mother who took care of him, and now it is his mother who supports the family.

Even the money for his father's trip to Beijing for the imperial examination was earned by his mother.

If you can't even pass the exam, what's the point?

Is it because of his decent looks?

Lin Xiangxi frowned, as if his mother really liked a handsome scholar like his father.

Forget it, let his father be favored for a few more years. After a few years, his father will be old and become an old cucumber.

When he grows up, his mother will like him even more.

Lin Chengfeng looked at his son with a headache. He was exactly like him.

The father and son were about to fight again.

Shen Yunwan immediately spoke up to smooth things over.

"Third place is also good. Don't feel stressed. It doesn't matter if you don't pass the exam. I can support you at most."

Lin Chengfeng looked at the person beside him. He gently held Yun Wan's hand and smiled, "Well, you support me."

If the child hadn't been there, he would have held her in his arms.

Lin Chengfeng took his bag and prepared to leave.

Shen Yunwan saw Lin Chengfeng off.

After this departure, we will only be able to see each other for about three months.

This was the first time they had been apart for so long.

"Take good care of mother and sister." Lin Chengfeng looked at the two boys in front of him.

Although they are still young, they are the only two males left in the family. When men are needed, they can only rely on these two boys.

The two brothers nodded heavily.

"I'm leaving. You wait for my good news at home." Lin Chengfeng hugged the woman and kissed her hair.

Get on the carriage.

He didn't lower the curtain of the carriage until the figures in the yard became smaller and smaller.

This was his second time taking the imperial examination.

Compared to the first time, not to mention the carriage, there wasn't even enough dry food.

It took me nearly a month to arrive in the capital covered in dust.

Without money, he lived in a dilapidated temple for a few days, wearing tattered clothes and entering the examination hall on an empty stomach.

He was still young and energetic at that time, and had the opportunity to pass the imperial examination, but during the policy essay examination, he wrote an extremely critical essay.

Logically speaking, this should not have been written during the imperial examination, but at that time he recalled his childhood experiences in the Lin family and the hardships he had endured along the way.

He thought that if he really passed the imperial examination, the Lin family would be like mosquitoes sucking his blood.

He couldn't drive her away, otherwise he would be branded as unfilial, and all the fame and honor he had worked so hard to gain would be taken away from him.

Thinking of this, he wrote that bold policy paper, and naturally failed the exam.

This was all what he had anticipated, or to be more precise, this was all according to his plan.

But this time, he will definitely not joke about fame and fortune again.

Lin Chengfeng was considering the current factions in the capital, and was also wondering whether he should join the Prime Minister's camp.

But he didn't know that Prime Minister Liu's path had been blocked by his good brother Liu Ze.