Gu Heng, unaware of his own faults, suffered through several days of Madame Liu’s cold shoulder. It was only when Madame Liu’s anger eventually subsided of its own accord that the couple reconciled.
Gu Muling, oblivious to any of this, continued to go about her daily routine. She attended to the cooking and embroidery without fail, and with Zhao Yan’s reading aloud providing the backdrop, she never found her chores tedious.
As the examinations grew more advanced, the difficulty increased, and Zhao Yan found his studies becoming increasingly taxing. His time each day was insufficient; even with the help of the ox to save him time on travel, his schedule remained incredibly tight. It is often said that time can be found if one simply makes the effort, and if one cannot, it is merely because one is not truly committed.
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