Jing Xingzhi’s Daily Life in Ancient Times - Chapter 97

Outside the door.

Ning Haibo approached by Li Yunxi.

Li Yunxi was wearing casual clothes, with the third and fourth prince behind him.

The fourth child, Li Jiafu, glared angrily at Ning Haibo. Seeing Ning Haibo coming over, he grabbed Li Yunxi’s clothes and said, “Bad, bad guy!”

Li Yunxi laughed. “It doesn’t count, he is just a little confused. Emotions are misleading.”

Ning Haibo couldn’t help but blush after hearing Li Yunxi’s words.

“Your Majesty, I… I have embarrassed you.” Ning Haibo lowered his head in shame.

Li Yunxi stopped smiling and said with a serious face, “It’s not that I’m embarrassed, it’s that you bullied my junior brother.”

“I originally thought that since you know about my relationship with the teacher, you would have been more restrained and thoughtful in doing things. I didn’t expect that this was how you handled it!”

Li Yunxi’s face solemn, and his tone indifferent, which made Ning Haibo afraid to speak out.

It wasn’t that Ning Haibo didn’t know that he was wrong and that he was arrogant, but he felt that it his fault as a father.

If he cooperated a little, he wouldn’t have suffered. It was because of this mentality that he had come to the door in a hurry.

However, he met someone who uncooperative, so he could only leave.

“I think you should go back and fight! The old madam of the Zhenyuan Mansion takes care of things very well.” After Li Yunxi finished speaking, he left Ning Haibo and went to another minister’s house to have dinner.

Ning Haibo was reprimanded by the emperor and had no choice but to go home.

He rode back, disappointed.

The horse was walking and swaying, which made Ning Haibo feel irritated, so he simply started trotting on horseback to relieve his depressed mood.

A father couldn’t control his son. What nonsense was that?!

Ning Haibo was thinking about random things and didn’t even notice that his horse rushed to the front.

There were shops on the second and third floors of the shopping street he passed. Suddenly, there was a banging sound from the restaurant above him, and tables and benches were flown out and hit Ning Haibo.

Ning Haibo reacted quickly, driving the horse forward with one hand and raising his other hand to protect his head.

After rushing out of the chaos, Ning Haibo raised an arm in severe pain.

“Marquis! Are you okay?”

“It’s okay, my arm is broken.” Ning Haibo was very upset. He had lost face and broke his arm. No one else could feel comfortable in that situation.

He didn’t notice the detail. Someone had touched that arm.

When he said he held a grudge, he really meant it.

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On the twelfth day, the second session of the general examination had begun.

Jing Xingzhi re-entered the exam building.

The old scholar next door felt that the pretty boy’s face was getting paler, and he was a little worried that the stupid boy wouldn’t be able to survive the second round.

As a result, on the evening of the twelfth, Jing Xingzhi handed in another paper.

The old scholar walked on the edge of madness, relying on his strong self-comfort ability to adjust his mentality and was able to retake the test paper.

Others in the same examination room had already collapsed, praying to deities and Buddhas, hoping that Jing Xingzhi wouldn’t pass, otherwise, they really wouldn’t have been able to survive!

The same test paper could have been taken by others in three days but done by him in one day.

Then nine times out of ten, others wouldn’t pass, but the one who worked for a day did. How could they survive it?

Many candidates wanted to cry, and there was even been a young one who cried while writing the test paper.

The old scholar was the strongest one among all the complaints.

Regarding Jing Xingzhi’s early departure in the second examination, the examiners also calmed down and said they could leave if they wanted to. Everyone was waiting to see the results.

‘Are you a dragon or a worm? Let’s look at your results!’

‘If you are a dragon, they would give you a good name; if you are a worm, you would be a big bug used to warn future generations!’

Everything—success or failure— depended on their own ability.

The examiners held their breath, and the candidates who knew that there was such a genius who left the exam early also held their breath.

However, Jing Xingzhi went home comfortably.

At night, when many candidates were sleeping on small wooden boards with their legs curled up, Jing Xingzhi hugged his sweet-smelling wife.

“Xiao Fangfang, this little thing has been here for ten months, why hasn’t he come out yet?” Jing Xingzhi was a little anxious.

“It’s coming soon. The delivery woman said it’s coming soon. Just wait for a few more days.” Liu Fang touched his belly and felt as if the baby was about to come out.

“If he let me wait more, he will be Xiao Nanbei (Small Pole).”

Liu Fang let go of Jing Xingzhi’s fingers that he was kneading in his hand, and deliberately turned to scratch his palm. Liu Fang thought that Jing Xingzhi’s hands tired from writing all day and didn’t want to mess with him much.

Jing Xingzhi was so itchy that he wanted to retract his hand, but was caught, so he could only laugh because of the itch.

“Okay, okay, I’m Xiao Nanbei. I know, it sounds weird,” Jing Xingzhi said matter-of-factly while laughing.

Liu Fang quickly stopped moving and changed the topic.

“The delivery room is ready. I don’t want to sit there for so long without taking a shower or washing my hair. It will stink to death.”

Jing Xingzhi agreed. “Scientifically speaking, it’s okay to wash your hair and take a bath, but you have to be careful. Is there anything I know about washing the baby?”

Jing Xingzhi scratched his head, unable to understand this custom of washing the child three times. “Such a small baby will suffer a lot when touching water.”

“Hot water, and also windproof room, it will be fine.” Liu Fang, being idle, had known a lot about these things. “The purpose of washing thrice is to wash away disasters and pray for good fortune. Let’s do one too, just for our family. That’s enough.”

“Then I have to invite the second senior brother to come and enjoy the blessing!” Jing Xingzhi added. “The fourth prince has been thinking about his younger brother, so let him take a look.”

As the couple talked, Liu Fang smiled and suddenly felt a pain in his stomach.

He gasped in pain, grabbed Jing Xingzhi’s hand, and said, “It seems like I am about to give birth.”

Jing Xingzhi was startled and immediately got up. “I will carry you to the delivery room first, and then call the midwife.”

The order was clear, but Jing Xingzhi still felt confused for a moment, as if something exploded, making him a little panicked.

After taking a deep breath, Jing Xingzhi picked up Liu Fang and carried him out the door with steady steps.

After leaving the room, he called the servant on duty at night. “Go and ask the midwife to come to the delivery room, and then notify Brother Zhuang.”

“Okay, okay,” the servant agreed and ran toward the place where the delivery woman lived.

In fact, the midwife lived very close to the delivery room, but the servant went over and called her first, so the midwife could prepare the things.

Liu Fang took a small breath in pain, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, which made Jing Xingzhi feel heartbroken.

Jing Xingzhi opened his mouth to say something, but he really didn’t know what to say at that moment to make Liu Fang not hurt, so he could only try to inject a few rays of spiritual energy.

After the bursts of pain passed, Liu Fang took a breath and looked up to see that Jing Xingzhi also had been sweating on his forehead.

The two sweaty people were inside the delivery room. The midwife asked Jing Xingzhi to move away, and then began to check Liu Fang’s condition.

“He is about to give birth. We have hot water, scissors, and ginseng ready. The hot water is not enough, so we have to continue cooking.” The midwife calmly directed, and then asked Jing Xingzhi, “Aren’t you going out?”

Jing Xingzhi was a little confused. He stared at the midwife in front of him, shook his head, and said, “I won’t go out.”

Then he was scolded.

“Then you squat aside and stay out of the way.”

“Oh.” Jing Xingzhi, who felt that he could help give birth to the child, nodded and sat obediently on the small bench to the side.

Professionals would do professional things. If it didn’t work, he would help.

And… his hands were shaking now.