Abandoned by the best children? I just take out the space

Chapter 1817 Traveling to Four Places

The new dynasty showed unprecedented vitality under the brand-new system. The emperor led a group of people to work diligently to maintain the new policy. Three years later, Dayong's reputation spread throughout the country and abroad.

It was a sunny day. Wan Shufang was using an abacus with Chen Chunchan to teach her how to do accounting. Suddenly, Chen Xiyun walked in with a troubled look on her face.

She glanced at Wan Shufang, bit her lip, and stepped forward and said, "Mother, I heard that His Majesty is going to reopen the imperial examination. Is this true?"

"You should ask your father about this." Wan Shufang wrote and drew on paper while fiddling with the abacus.

"Dad hasn't come back yet." Chen Xiyun frowned, obviously very anxious, so he asked Wan Shufang.

"Xiyun, do you want to take the imperial examination?" Wan Shufang asked after finishing the last account.

"I don't have that idea." Chen Xiyun shook his head quickly.

Wan Shufang smiled gently and said, "You can have this idea. In the past three years, Your Majesty has adopted my suggestions and built Dayong very well."

"Because of me, His Majesty believes that women should not be trapped at home and should go out like men. So as long as His Majesty is given some more time, he will definitely let women enter the court and seek welfare for the people."

Chen Xiyun was moved when he heard this, but when he thought about his old age and the many things he had to do, and that he really had no time to study for the imperial examinations, he suppressed the idea.

"Mom, I'm telling you the truth. The third child wants to study again and take the imperial examination. He doesn't want to go to the barracks with dad."

Wan Shufang's face was full of question marks: "Your father taught people in a measured way, so he has made great progress in the past three years and is about to be promoted. Why is he thinking about taking the imperial examination?"

Chen Xiyun was stunned by the question: "I don't know either, but the third brother seems to think that he is very talented in studying, and His Majesty's reopening of the imperial examination means that he will use civil officials. The third brother is not as good as the second brother in martial arts, so he will naturally think of finding another way out."

"That's not right. Your father is not partial. He teaches all the children the same way. Only the fifth child is really talented in studying. That's why your father let him study and didn't let him learn martial arts." Wan Shufang had a feeling that something was wrong and her mind was in a storm.

The world was initially settled four years ago. She and Chen Changli both believed that those rebels would continue to cause trouble, but for some reason, they disappeared except for occasionally jumping out to disgust people.

Therefore, the couple focused most of their attention on their children. Three years ago, the emperor established an academy, and they sent their grandchildren there.

As for their children, they did not ignore them. Instead, they examined them and determined their strengths and weaknesses before letting the first three sons learn martial arts and the youngest son Chen An go to school.

Three years passed in a flash, and the brothers got along pretty well. Wan Shufang really couldn't understand why Chen Hai wanted to find another way out.

"Go ask the third brother's wife." Wan Shufang thought more and more that something was wrong, so she gave Chen Xiyun a task. When Chen Changli came back, she would tell him about the matter and then ask, "What do you think the third brother is thinking?"

Chen Changli raised his eyes slightly, revealing a sense of helplessness: "He should want to inherit the Duke's Mansion."

"Ah, who was gossiping in his ear?" Wan Shufang was extremely shocked and immediately became suspicious.

"Ye Xuan and his family are old and are preparing to retire to support the younger generation in the family. The third brother must have heard the news by accident and wanted to prove his ability in front of my husband and me so that we will choose him." Chen Changli touched his chin and thought for a moment, then told Wan Shufang his guess.

Wan Shufang was angry and amused at the same time. In the end, she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "You are only 40, young and strong. How could he think you are incapable?"

Chen Changli held her hand with a brilliant smile that was enchanting. "In fact, it would be a good thing to choose a successor as soon as possible, because I want to take you around the world and see the beautiful scenery of Dayong."

Wan Shufang blushed, but she didn't pull her hand back. "We are already an old married couple, why are you talking about this?"

"Your Majesty took in several concubines the year before last, and welcomed several children last year. When I saw how Your Majesty interacted with those children, I felt that I had treated you unfairly for a long time, because when you were at the peak of your life, I left you, leaving you alone and helpless for ten years."

Chen Changli stared at Wan Shufang with burning eyes, and the emotions that had been suppressed for so long burst out like a flood.

"These ten years are indeed long if you say they are long, but they are also short if you say they are short compared to a hundred years of life. However, it is a regret for my husband and me."

Wan Shufang felt complicated when she heard this.

She held Chen Changli's hand, her voice choked with sobs: "Those things are in the past, why are you still thinking about them?"

Although she said so, she felt very happy in her heart, so without waiting for Chen Changli to continue his affectionate words, she immediately said: "Then you go and tell His Majesty, and when he agrees, we will hand over the Duke's Mansion to Lao Wu."

"You are optimistic about Lao Wu." Chen Changli asked with a raised eyebrow.

"The fifth child is very suitable because he is the one who is most like you and me among the children." Wan Shufang said very seriously.

Among the five children, Wan Shufang's favorite is Chen An. He is smart, intelligent, tough and rational. Chen Xiyun and Chen Chunchan cannot compare to him, let alone Chen Hai and others.

"Chen Changli, if you really want to choose an heir, choose him. Don't consider anyone else. Because even if the elders have changed with the help of you and a few adults, and their horizons have broadened a lot, they will still be trapped in the past."

"Old Five is different. Ten years is enough to change a child's nature, but he is like a bad bamboo shoot that has grown into a good one. It's shocking."

Chen Changli was thoughtful after hearing this, and after a moment he said, "I will talk to a few children."

Wan Shufang understood what he meant and nodded: "I will convince a few daughters-in-law."

The couple discussed for a while and then took action separately.

Unexpectedly, after their analysis, their sons and daughters-in-law all accepted this matter. The couple couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Then Chen Changli went to the emperor to resign.

The emperor was quite surprised, but seeing Chen Changli's excited face, as if he could not wait to hand over the Duke's Mansion, he instantly understood his thoughts and agreed even though he was reluctant.

Chen Changli thanked the emperor solemnly, packed up briefly, and traveled around with Wan Shufang. Unexpectedly, they encountered a group of assassins just three months after leaving Yongzhou City.

"Kill the bastards and take their heads to Yongzhou city." The assassin came with great force and was not afraid of death.

Chen Changli was shocked and angry: "Whose people are you? Tu Yuanzhou, or Prince Rong? After all these years, I thought they just wanted to survive, but I didn't expect they still wanted to attack Dayong."

"You bastard, prepare to die." The assassins had been lying in wait for several years just for this moment, so they came well prepared.

Chen Changli and his wife went out without any guards, just the two of them. Wan Shufang didn't know martial arts and was the focus of the siege. In order to protect her, Chen Changli was soon injured.

"Hurry and run over here!" Seeing this, Wan Shufang's eyes turned red. She threw out a smoke screen and pulled Chen Changli to the left front. However, she didn't expect those people to chase after her. "Chen Changli, I hear the sound of water. There is water under the cliff. Let's jump off the cliff quickly."