The Comeback of the Charming Farmer's Wife

Chapter 2101 - 2103: Self-Evaluation

"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 comes 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-assessment, "It’s rare that you can see your own shortcomings. Let me 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 someone 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 Prime 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 comes to gossip, they’re more spirited than anyone. When I came back from the dining hall at noon, I heard a few kids whispering, saying that because the Prime Minister’s wife harmed my aunt, the Prime 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 exclaimed with some anger, "Those kids must have heard it from their parents, otherwise how would they know?"

"There’s actually such rumors?" Ye Zi’an was somewhat 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 emerged in Great Zhou over the past century; everyone is focused on scheming against each other. How can they have the time to attend to anything else?

Ye Zi’an continued, "Ignore them. The Prime 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 Prime 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 same 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 something 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 recommended a teacher, whom I’ve met, and he seems good. He’ll come to the mansion to teach the day after tomorrow, you can learn from him then."

Lele asked with some doubt, "Doesn’t Teacher Luo want to teach me?"