"Mm-hmm, thank you, Dad!" Lele was delighted upon hearing that he would be taken out, even though he had been to a few places, opportunities for broadening his horizons were still scarce.
"By the way, did you review the test questions your uncles transcribed?"
"I did."
"Did you complete the blank exam paper given to you?"
"I finished it. I completed it first and then reviewed my uncles’ work."
In recent days, Yang Qingrui and Yang Qingtong had nothing much to do, so they transcribed the exam questions. After Ye Zi’an reviewed them, he gave Lele a blank exam paper to work on.
"How was it?"
"Not great." Lele shook his head and said, "I haven’t read enough books, my phrasing is immature, and my thinking isn’t comprehensive enough. When it cos to current affairs, I’m just talking on paper. Dad, I also want a set of the Great Zhou Historical Records and the Historical Records of the Previous Dynasty, as well as the Great Zhou Regional Chronicles and the Encyclopedia of Agriculture."
Ye Zi’an laughed at his self-assessnt, "It’s rare that you can see your own shortcomings. Let take a look later. I’ll find a historian to borrow the Great Zhou Historical Records for you. The Historical Records of the Previous Dynasty are probably in the library, so when you have a holiday, I’ll take you there to borrow them. Your mother has the Encyclopedia of Agriculture. I’ll have soone get the Great Zhou Regional Chronicles for you."
"I understand, thank you, Dad."
Lele nodded and then stepped forward, tugging at Ye Zi’an’s sleeve to ask, "Dad, is the Pri Minister’s family’s business related to ours?"
"Why do you ask?" Ye Zi’an glanced at him, "Are there rumors outside?"
"Yes." Lele said, "In our gossipy hall, nothing stays hidden. When studying, everyone is like a wilting eggplant, but when it cos to gossip, they’re more spirited than anyone. When I ca back from the dining hall at noon, I heard a few kids whispering, saying that because the Pri Minister’s wife hard my aunt, the Pri Minister’s Mansion was expelled from the Capital City, suggesting that Prince An’s Mansion had a hand in it. They even said that it’s better to offend the Emperor than Prince An’s Mansion, or the consequences would be dire."
"Dad, such rumors cannot be tolerated or they might reach Uncle’s ears, and that would be bad." Lele exclaid with so anger, "Those kids must have heard it from their parents, otherwise how would they know?"
"There’s actually such rumors?" Ye Zi’an was sowhat displeased. The ability of people in the Capital City to grab at the wind and clutch at shadows had significantly increased. No wonder no wise ministers have erged in Great Zhou over the past century; everyone is focused on scheming against each other. How can they have the ti to attend to anything else?
Ye Zi’an continued, "Ignore them. The Pri Minister’s family’s issues are of their own doing, your uncle understands this well. As for others saying things in front of you, just handle it as you see fit."
"Then what exactly caused the Pri Minister’s family to be expelled from the Capital City?" Lele was unaware of this. Yang Chuxia didn’t want to taint her son’s ears, so she didn’t tell him. Other families probably shared the sa thought, so despite the gossip in the school, the students were not privy to the real reasons.
"Don’t pursue this any further; it’s not sothing good." Ye Zi’an said as he took his hand, "I’ll tell you when you’re older. You’ve probably learned little at school. Teacher Luo has recomnded a teacher, whom I’ve t, and he seems good. He’ll co to the mansion to teach the day after tomorrow, you can learn from him then."
Lele asked with so doubt, "Doesn’t Teacher Luo want to teach ?"
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