I'm not married yet

Zhuang Kang returned to the exam room to find that the students who had passed the exam were registering their addresses. So that when contacting about official documents later on it will be convenient.

 Zhuang Zhizhi finished writing Zhuangzi's address outside the capital. He stood with the others waiting for the teacher to let him out of the exam room. It was already very cold. He didn't know whether Mother would be very worried or not.

 Zhuang Kang went to talk to Shuang Zhizhi about what happened earlier. He also didn't know why he wanted to talk to this kid.

" I apologize on behalf of the Imperial Court for something like this happening during the exam. "

" No problem, sir. Thank you for helping me as well. " Shuang Zhizhi bowed in gratitude to Zhuang Kang.

" Don't think too much. This is my duty as your Majesty has asked me to come and look after you only. But where are you staying? And did someone come to pick you up? It's almost nighttime already. "

" I am staying in Zhuangzi outside the city. My mother and Master must have been waiting outside for a long time. Thank you for your concern. "

" Oh, that's how it is. I think I'll have to send you off myself. Otherwise, His Majesty would blame me for not taking care of this graduate who ranked first in the exam. "

" You have praised me too much. It's all because my teacher taught me for many years. And mother, who is my encouragement. So your son didn't come to take the exam as well? " Shuang Zhizhi thought that the general in front of him had already had a family for a long time. Because of his age, he doesn't look young. So I asked like that.

" I'm not married yet. And how shall I have children? I used to have a wife But she has been missing for many years now. I still haven't been able to find her until now. Sigh. "

 Zhuang Kang didn't know why he had told this story to the strange child. Even though he normally never told anyone except his two closest friends.

" Then I wish you to see her quickly. The teacher has called. I'll excuse myself first. " Shuang Zhizhi hurriedly bid farewell to the general in front of him and regrouped with the other students.

 The teacher gave the schedule to number one to three again. They must dress politely. As well as having your personal brush set ready. Don't give the emperor time to ask questions and have them write down answers, causing problems later. Otherwise, they can be blamed for not informing them in detail.

 The second and third ranks were several years older than Shuang Zhizhi. They were all the children of great nobles in the royal court. Therefore, I was not very excited about the next exam that was coming up in three days. They turned to look at the youngest, but also the most talented child. I found that he himself did not have any strange expression on his face. It is considered that his versatility is probably genuine. They definitely didn't dare look down on this kid. And he had to revise the textbook even harder in order to hope to attain the position of Zhuang Yuan that the family had hoped for. They really wanted to know which teacher could teach such a talented disciple.

 Shuang Zhizhi promised the teacher that he would prepare everything on the day of the exam. and will definitely hurry to the exam venue ahead of time This caused the teachers and others to look at this young boy with admiration. They couldn't detect any shyness from this child at all. Whether it's the previous exam or this round. Plus this time there was a problem as well. Instead, he remained calm and resolved the issue politely. As expected of a young graduate who was truly ranked number one in the region .

 Other candidates came to admire Shuang Zhizhi and asked to be his companion. Because they didn't dare approach the second and third placers who appeared to be children of noble families. They went and exchanged many surnames with Shuang Zhizhi. By the time they finished talking, the sun had already set.

 The teacher saw that it was getting late and told them to pack up their belongings and walk out of the exam room in a line. All 38 graduates hurriedly gathered up their belongings. Brought from day one into their cloth bags. Shuang Zhizhi also did the same. His mother brought many conveniences for him. It was good that he had grown quite a bit and was able to carry things in by himself. If it was three years ago I hope he will have to use a cart to carry things instead.

 The more Shuang Zhizhi thought of his mother, the more he missed her. He didn't know how worried she would be now seeing him leave so late. It was because the teacher let people who didn't pass the exam leave long before. His master should have asked his mother to calm down a bit. Even though he liked the teacher quite a bit. But he really didn't intend for Master to become his stepfather. He was afraid that it would cause more embarrassment to his mother. So he didn't express much.

 The more Zhuang Kang looked at Shuang Zhizhi, the more familiar he felt. Looking around, he found that this child looked exactly like him when he was young, if he didn't think too much about it. He probably thought that this boy was his son. Is it possible for that woman to really give birth to a son like this for him?

 When I felt that I was being watched Shuang Zhizhi looked back and saw the eyes of the general looking at him. Shuang Zhizhi also wondered why he had such a resemblance to this general. But he did not dare to admit that his father would be a general. Since Mother had never mentioned it before Plus, the servant said that his father was a beggar who had been kidnapped. And how could it be that this man was his father?

 Shuang Zhizhi shook his head at his own sloppy thoughts. He only smiled slightly, bidding farewell to his newfound teacher and friend. before walking out in line with the others.

 The more Zhuang Kang looked, the more he wanted to know who this child's mother really was. So he secretly followed and watched from a distance without letting Shuang Zhizhi know. He was afraid that he would be accused of being mean to this talented little scholar.

 Zhuang Kang secretly followed until he reached the entrance of the exam field. He found that there were many other people waiting to welcome him back. As for Shuang Zhizhi, he remembered the place where his carriage was parked very well. He immediately walked to the other side.

 Zhuang Kang also followed at a distance, amidst the light from the lanterns that were not very bright. Now in the capital, lanterns have been lit since the sun sets. The market at night is still open to sell things like during the day. It was considered that the capital could hardly trade day and night.