Time Travel: The Noble Family-Chapter 584 - 231 Scholar_2

The teacher, after hearing this, said directly, "Yueyao does not need to come here to study together. A student like this hardly needs her teaching."

The teacher Zhuang Ruolan had hired was not very competent, suitable enough to instruct Ma Linlin and Loo Ying, but not capable enough for Yueyao.

Ma Linlin was not willing to let Yueyao off so easily, insisting that Yueyao learn propriety from the nanny. However, the nurturing nanny, upon seeing Yueyao’s walking posture, asked, "Miss, have you learned propriety?"

Once the nurturing nanny found out that Yueyao had studied propriety for a year, she nodded and signaled that Yueyao did not need to come for more lessons.

Yueyao laughed, "Cousin, I told you I don’t need to study anymore. Continuing would be a waste of time, but you wouldn’t believe me."

This remark nearly drove Ma Linlin crazy.

After returning, Yueyao no longer acted as wildly as before, obediently studying stewardship with Zhuang Ruolan. Having studied for a good part of a month, she gradually gained experience, and when dealing with some minor matters, Yueyao was no longer flustered nor did she make any mistakes.

March was the time for the children’s examination, and Ma Yue participated again. Ma Chengteng actually had no expectations for him anymore. But to his astonishment, Ma Yue did pass.

Ma Chengteng, immensely surprised, exclaimed, "He really passed?" He had been through too many hopes and disappointments. Just when he had lost all hope, Ma Yue gave him new hope.

Once the news was confirmed to be true, Ma Chengteng was overjoyed.

Nanny Deng, upon hearing this news, exclaimed with her mouth wide open, "I’ve always said our Miss is a Lucky Star. Look, since our Miss arrived at the mansion, happy events have occurred one after another."

In the beginning, the two young ladies’ pregnancies were said to be the good fortune brought by Yueyao, which fundamentally was everyone jumping on the bandwagon. But now, everyone felt that since Miss Yao came, the mansion truly had been improving. Look, the Eldest Miss no longer randomly hits the servants and the Second Young Master also passed the Scholar exam. All these were good things.

The notion that Yueyao was a Lucky Star began to circulate again.

Lady Cheng almost vomited blood when she heard this rumor. It was clearly her son who had worked hard to pass his exams, yet credit was given to the Jinx Yueyao, which infuriated her.

Ma Linlin now had no time to follow Lady Cheng around and cause trouble. Her time was fully occupied with studying, leaving no time to bother with these matters.

The only calm one was Madam Tang. Her husband had passed the Scholar exam, and regardless of whether he could advance any further, he had earned a title. By contributing a position, even if he never became a high-ranking official, she would still be the wife of an official.

The most astonished was Yueyao. In her previous life, Ma Yue had not passed the Scholar exam, and she had not expected such a big change in this life. Regardless, Ma Yue passing the Scholar exam was a good thing.

Ma Chengteng called Ma Yue into his study and praised him a few times.

After receiving Ma Chengteng’s praise, Ma Yue felt inexplicably sad inside. From his childhood, his father had always favored him and disliked Ma Peng, the blockhead. But ever since Ma Peng had become a Juren, his father had completely shifted his favor to Ma Peng. It had been many years since he had last received any praise from his father.

Ma Peng commented from the side, "Second brother, are you planning to continue taking exams or to buy a position? Father wants you to study diligently to prepare for the next autumn imperial examination, but I think you should buy a position. This concerns your whole life, and you’re old enough to make your own decisions."

Ma Chengteng’s lips twitched for a long time. Initially, he had thought that Ma Yue had finally become sensible and, with a burst of effort, could surely achieve the same as Ma Peng and become a Palace Graduate as well. But Ma Peng’s words shattered this illusion. Ma Peng had a point, Ma Yue’s name was ranked very low among those who passed the Scholar, and with such a ranking, passing the Juren in the next exam was definitely out of the question.

Although Ma Chengteng agreed with Ma Peng’s opinion, letting Ma Yue make his own decision, his expression was not very good. He felt his authority at home was being challenged. Previously, his word was law and now his oldest son constantly opposed him.

Ma Peng and Ma Chengteng had opposing views. His becoming a Juren was luck, and his further success in becoming a Palace Graduate and even his performance in the palace examination weren’t just good fortune. But Ma Yue wouldn’t have such luck; his mind was clearly not on his studies, and continuing his education would be futile. It would be better for him to start working soon, and he could also establish his own household in the future.

Ma Yue was actually quite dissatisfied with Ma Peng, but since Ma Peng had been part of the Hanlin Academy for over two years and had grown in confidence, Ma Yue felt somewhat intimidated by him. However, he took Ma Peng’s words seriously and began to consider them thoughtfully.

After a while, Ma Yue said, "Father, I want to start working." He was seventeen years old, and he didn’t really want to go to school with twelve- or thirteen-year-old kids.

Ma Chengteng reluctantly agreed. If his younger son was unwilling to continue his studies and wanted to work, what more could he say: "Done. I’ll make some moves to secure you an official position."

Ma Peng said, "Father, there is a vacancy in the Ministry of Revenue for a position manager. If you think it’s appropriate, we can find someone to smooth things over. It should be possible to secure this vacancy. Second brother, being a manager is an Eighth Rank appointment. Although it’s not high-ranking, it is a legitimate position recorded in the official registry of the Imperial Court." This wouldn’t have been as straightforward had not Ma Yue passed the Scholar exam.

Ma Chengteng thought it sounded good, securing an Eighth Rank position was not easy. In Capital City, so many aristocrats’ sons vied for fixed positions in the government office, which were quickly taken whenever a vacancy appeared. Ma Chengteng became somewhat uneasy and asked, "Are you sure?"

Ma Peng nodded, "A little soliciting should solve it. It shouldn’t be a big problem."

Ma Yue listened and was filled with joy. Many Palace Graduates were also Seventh Rank; achieving an Eighth Rank was quite good for him. freewebnøvel_com

For the first time, Ma Yue said to Ma Peng, "I must trouble you, big brother."

Ma Peng smiled, "It’s only right for brothers to support one another. When this job is secured, you must work diligently."

Ma Yue naturally agreed.

Ma Chengteng stroked his beard, his face full of smiles. His sons getting along, with brotherly love and respect, was a sign of a prosperous family.