The Story of a Spoiled Daughter Raising a Husband

After understanding the situation, he drafted a memorial and reported the details to the person in charge of such matters in the capital. The official from the Ministry of Rites was very surprised by what he read in the memorial and immediately summoned all the officials in the Ministry of Rites to discuss it.

After everyone had seen it, they praised its content repeatedly. After several hours of discussion, they compiled a detailed memorial, which was presented to the Emperor. The Emperor also appreciated the novel play, especially since it contained not only mundane family matters but also genuine knowledge.

Even the storytellers of today can only tell stories that ordinary people can't see. But I can see so much difference from just a few words. If these things were added to the imperial examination system, it could very well bring about a lot of changes to the current situation.

After several hours of discussion, the Emperor made the decision. He also included relevant content in the examination papers for every subsequent imperial examination. He even wanted people in the capital to follow the same format, but he temporarily abandoned this idea after being advised by the officials.

When Ji Xiuping saw these contents later, he was also incredulous. He never expected that such an exam paper would contain something he could never forget. Seeing the worried faces on the other people's faces, he realized for the first time that Qian'er had helped him so much in these matters.

When Master Qiu learned of this news, he was also filled with disbelief. He never imagined that Tong Qian's actions here would be known to people in the capital, and that some of her particularly insightful points would be included in the imperial examinations. Such a thing was beyond anyone's imagination.

After hearing about this, people in the town flocked to Master Qiu's house to study. Under these circumstances, Master Qiu was even able to open a school, which at one point rivaled that of some great Confucian scholars. At that time, he was especially grateful to Tong Qian.

These matters will only become clear later. Right now, while the two are still analyzing and integrating the information, Madam Qiu brings in lunch, watching the two of them acting as if no one else is around.

After hesitating for a moment, he said to the two of them, "There's always time to discuss academic matters. It's getting late, so you two shouldn't talk about academic stuff anymore. I've prepared some simple food. Let's eat first, and then we can continue our discussion."

Hearing this, Ji Xiuping immediately came to his senses. He glanced at Master Qiu sitting to the side, shook his head reflexively, and quickly stood up to say to Madam Qiu, "Madam, there's no need to go to such trouble. My family prepares meals at this time every day. It's just that it's a bit late today, but it's alright."

As Madam Qiu listened, she didn't know how to speak, so she just looked at Master Qiu.

Ji Xiuping looked at her and knew what she meant. However, if he continued to stay with Master Qiu, they could only discuss the things that had just happened for another half a day, and the afternoon's lessons would be lost. If Master Qiu spoke up at this point, he really wouldn't be able to refuse.

She quickly turned to Master Qiu and said, “Master, I appreciate the lady’s kindness, but this is really unnecessary. It’s already inappropriate for me to come and bother you every day. If I were to leave my food here with you now, people would surely say that I don’t appreciate your kindness.”

As he said this, he lowered his head and prepared to leave. Seeing that Master Qiu had no other attitude, he secretly rejoiced that he was still able to leave.

Before he could even leave, Master Qiu said, "Xiuping, wait a moment." Actually, Master Qiu was still immersed in what Ji Xiuping had told him and hadn't quite come to his senses yet. Hearing the sudden silence in the room, he snapped out of his reverie and, seeing Ji Xiuping about to leave, involuntarily spoke up.

Seeing the worried look in his wife's eyes and the food laid out on the table, he understood what had happened. Moreover, he was still preoccupied with what he had just said, and the current atmosphere was just right. He still had many questions he wanted to ask him, so how could he let him leave so easily?

She got up and went out, standing beside him and saying, "Xiuping, what are you saying? Not to mention you are my student, you are like my own child. What's wrong with you staying at home to eat something? Besides, Miss Tong gave us a lot of money."

“Those teachers who need to go out to teach students don’t receive as much as I do. If it weren’t for Miss Tong’s consideration, I should be the one teaching you. Why would you need to come here every day? We haven’t had that opportunity before, and we haven’t properly entertained you.”

"If we hadn't run into each other today, that would have been fine. But since we've come this far, why don't you stay? Besides, the food is already prepared. If you leave, there will be a lot of food left over. Just have a meal with me this time. Come and sit down." As she said this, she just kept looking at him, as if she would keep waiting for him until he agreed.

As Ji Xiuping listened, even though he knew in his heart that this was not a good situation, he could not refuse any longer. He followed Master Qiu's lead and returned to the table, hoping that nothing else would happen at the dinner table.

Madam Qiu finally breathed a sigh of relief. She already felt a little guilty that Tong Qian hadn't been able to keep her this morning. If she couldn't even keep Ji Xiuping this time, and if Tong Qian found out and had bad intentions towards her family, she would have no way to defend herself. However, what she didn't know was that Tong Qian didn't have time to worry about these things right now.