On the carriage ride home, Little Xin'er was overcome with regret. She had let her tongue slip in a moment of agitation today. She knew Young Master Brother’s temperament and his true thoughts all too well.
Young Master Brother’s reason for taking the civil service examination was simple: he merely wanted to earn some credentials, with no intention of entering the high halls of the bureaucracy.
He often said to her, "What’s so good about being an official? You’re like a bobbing insect, kowtowing and bowing to everyone you meet."
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