"I went to school. I read all the books there, and I learned them all."
"Then go to the County School, the Prefectural School, the Imperial Academy." Pan Yun's gaze swept over his brows and eyes as she smiled. "Those of military households may take the imperial examinations. If you want to protect your family and friends, if you want this world to continue developing with fairness and order, then you must hold enough power. Farming in the fields alone won't be enough."
Shen Shukang's face lit up with excitement. "Could it be that I, too, have a Wen Chang noble star, schooling, and a Hua Gai star?"
Pan Yun merely smiled without speaking.
Shen Shukang took that as confirmation, and his thoughts began to stir.
Shen Boxiu caught up and heard the latter half of the conversation.
He immediately told Shen Shukang, "Next year, you will take the County School examination."
Pan Yun did not interfere. With her status, sending Shen Shukang to the County School would take no more than a word.
But she did not wish to meddle in this sort of karma, and Shen Shukang was capable of passing the examination himself.
The help Pan Yun could offer was books—an enormous number of books, all confiscated from the Feng Family.
These were all printed editions from recent years, with at most a few handwritten copies containing annotations and critiques.
But in the eyes of the soldiers and officials conducting the confiscation, these books were not even worth as much as the bookshelves holding them.
So the books had been tossed about everywhere.
When Pan Yun saw them, she knew they would most likely be sold as scrap paper, so she casually collected quite a few.
Now, all these books had found a home.
Pan Yun gave