Divorced woman with child travels through time

Inside the carriage, Wang Shan anxiously pulled Wang Feng aside and said, "Brother, what happened? None of you are telling me anything, I'm dying to know!"

"We've got it, but someone's following us, so let's go back and talk about it later." Wang Feng used to be a top-notch fighter in the military, and tracking like this was nothing to him.

"Old Fang! Shake them off!"

"Alright~" Old Fang grinned. Last time he escaped death, the general's family was extremely grateful and wanted him to rest. But he was the kind of person who couldn't stay still, and he wanted to join in whenever there was something going on.

Hearing that Yu Long was going to the capital, Wang Erniu thought it should be safe, so he let him go to the capital to have some fun. Madam Chen gave him two thousand taels of silver notes, which he could spend as he pleased. It was more money than the six people had brought. Hehe, Lao Fang was overjoyed when he thought of the silver in his pocket. He was just used to being stingy, and at most he would buy a couple more catties of beef to eat when he had extra meals.

The car made several turns, but managed to shake off the people behind it.

As soon as they returned to the inn and entered their room, Wang Feng excitedly grabbed Yu Long's arm and exclaimed, "Brother Yu, you did it! You did it! You're twelfth in the first tier! Haha!"

Wang Feng happily hugged Yu Long and jumped up and down, overjoyed, which made the others around them cheer.

"Really? I won! I really won! Are you sure you saw it clearly?" Yu Long said in a flustered and anxious manner, involuntarily jumping up and down with Wang Feng twice before calming down and asking again.

"It's true, it's really true! You can ask Tian Cheng if you don't believe me. I was worried I didn't see it clearly, so I had him check it again," Wang Feng quickly explained.

"It's true, I saw it with my own eyes!" Tian Shi assured him.

"That's wonderful, wonderful." Yu Long smiled happily, sat down, poured herself a glass of water while shivering, and drank it all in one gulp to calm herself down.

"Cough cough..." I choked accidentally.

Wang Feng quickly patted his back with his hand.

"It's nothing, I was just too excited." Yu Long waved her hand, looked back at them and smiled, "I can protect you from now on."

Wang Feng and the others looked at him with warm smiles, "Okay, we'll rely on you to protect us from now on."

"Our Brother Yu is so handsome, he's bound to be the third-ranked scholar after the imperial examination," Tian Cheng chuckled. "When he parades through the streets, he'll probably block the road."

"Haha, then we definitely can't protect you." Tian Cheng patted him on the shoulder and said, "We're all all alone, so you'd better think about us brothers later."

"Okay." Yu Long smiled brightly, her smile as radiant as a wildflower.

It almost blinded them. Wang Feng didn't consider himself ugly, but standing next to Yu Yu, he looked like a rock next to a wildflower.

"Oh dear... my little brother." Wang Feng thought of something else and pushed him to sit down, saying, "From now on, never smile at anyone casually, whether they are men or women. After you get married, you must not smile at anyone except your wife."

"Okay, I know. I'm happy today." Yu Long was still grinning foolishly, especially relaxed in their presence.

"Oh, brother, don't talk about him anymore. How can you not let people laugh when they're supposed to be laughing?" Wang Shan couldn't bear to see such a beautiful jade covered in dust.

He coaxed Yu Long, "You should only listen to half of what we say. Just act as you normally would in front of us. If we don't even let you laugh, how stifling would that be?"

“That’s right, that’s right.” The Tian brothers were always happy for him.

"Hehe, I know, Brother Feng is doing this for my own good," Yu Long replied obediently.

Wang Feng was incredibly soft-hearted. How could those bastards and scumbags bring themselves to hurt such a beautiful and kind person?

Leaving aside the joy of the past few days, Wang Feng and the others specially prepared an outfit for Yu Yu, spending nearly a hundred taels of silver, all for half of the additional palace examination held later.

Yu Long also practiced etiquette at the inn early in the morning, afraid of making a mistake. So she was lucky and managed to avoid Zhao Guangjun's investigation.

The day before the imperial examination, Wang Feng returned from the post station, his face beaming with barely suppressed excitement.

"What's wrong?" Old Fang, who was tending the inn, asked him while sipping his wine.

"The general has arrived in the capital. He should be here in about half a month. We don't need to go back."

"That's great! I've been wanting to leave the inn for ages." Old Fang put down his wine glass. "I'll go find a house so the general and the others can stay when they arrive."

"Don't worry about that, the emperor will surely reward you." Wang Shan had been around a lot and knew a bit more about things.

"That makes sense." Old Fang took a step halfway but then pulled back, deciding to save the money to buy snacks for the kids later.

That evening, the group was so excited that they couldn't sleep, discussing Wang Erniu's transfer.

"The general has brought ten thousand men here. I'm afraid he's not here to take up a post. Could it be that he's heading north?" Wang Feng had been in the camp for a long time and knew some things.

"I think so. What official would lead so many men?" Tian Shi said softly, his voice almost inaudible. "If the general were to go north to fight the Liao, would you go?"

“I want to go.” Tian Cheng looked at the roof, where a spider was weaving its web. “I want to achieve something. Look at Yu Ge’er, so handsome yet so hardworking, reading until midnight every day. What kind of man am I, who has accomplished nothing?”

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent. Looking at the faint yellow glow by the window, they all lay down. Yu Long's room was still lit, presumably still engrossed in his studies. In comparison, they, who were roughly the same age, were indeed quite far behind.

The next day, the group got up early and escorted Yu Long, dressed in new clothes, to the palace gate. Wang Feng thoughtfully gave him a bowl of stewed meat first. As Madam Chen said, nothing is as filling as meat, which was a habit they had all developed.

"Brothers, then I'll be going." Yu Long smiled gently and gave a slight bow.

"go Go!"

Everyone waved together, like parents sending their children to school.

Yu Long followed the students into the palace, led by a eunuch.

Wang Feng watched his departing figure, his eyes stinging with tears.

Inside the main hall, Zhao Guangjun's eyes lit up as he looked at the new students. Wow, he actually passed the exam! Not bad at all, good-looking and with outstanding literary talent.

Zhao Jian looked at the files with satisfaction. This batch of students was quite good, especially the students from poor families in the south. Several of them had come out of poverty. He looked up and glanced at the crowd of people standing below, especially the dozen or so in front. He had met them all and was quite satisfied. This selection process was simplified, saving a lot of procedures.

"Lu Wenji, the top scholar in the imperial examination!"

"The second-place winner in the imperial examination is Liang Shile!"

Yu Longxin was in his throat. The interview went well, and the official was young and nodded at him. It seemed that he had at least performed well. As for the third place? Before entering the hall, he glanced at the other students in the court and realized for the first time that his appearance was an advantage that could help him. Maybe he could really get the third place.

"Yu Long, the third-place finisher in the imperial examination."

As soon as Eunuch Wan finished speaking, all eyes turned to him.

Yu Long felt relieved. He was relieved and had done right by his brothers.