Ning Qingfeng was happily married.
The second lady has emptied half of her family for her dowry. Ning Qing was able to marry the Zhou family, so that they could befriend the Zhou family, which was also a good thing for Ning Shuo. Even the old lady took out several pieces of private houses to replenish Ning Qing.
On the day of Ning Qing's wedding, the Ning family and Zhou family next door were lively and lively, but after the liveliness passed, it became deserted.
Without Ning Qing, he occasionally came over, and the Ning family next door was busy with Ning Shuo's examination for the imperial examination. Even the old lady often ran to the second room to send all the good things in her private library to Ning Shuo.
Jiang Yunlan gritted her teeth and thought of her son who was a bandit far away in Qingzhou, but she was still angry, so she ordered the kitchen to cook exquisite dishes, as well as medicated meals for her body, and sent them to Qingshan Academy. The servants of the Ning family used to come to deliver food to Ning Lang, and the students in the academy knew it, but now they come to deliver meals to Zhu Hanshan every day, which attracted the attention of many students.
Zhu Hanshan did not dare to accept it, but Jiang Yunlan insisted that he did not dare to waste it, so he could only eat it with a red face, and thanked Ning Lang again in his heart. While waiting for the intense exam preparation period to pass, he was actually a bit fatter than before, his complexion was ruddy, and his spirit was much better than before.
In August, when the autumn season was approaching, Chu Fei smiled and entered the palace with a piece of paper.
When he entered the palace, he happened to meet the prince coming out of the imperial study. The prince was very proud of himself, as if he had done a good job, which happened to be praised by the emperor. When Chu Fei came, he said with a smile, "Uncle Huang."
Chu Fei said with a smile: "You are in such a good mood, could it be that something great happened?"
"Uncle is joking."
He's not joking. Among the princes in the court, the eldest prince and the prince are the most powerful, and the two of them cannot see each other on weekdays. Recently, the eldest prince has been scolded by the sage several times.
"What did the uncle come to find the father for?" The prince smiled and said, "Now that the father is in a good mood, the uncle is not afraid of being reprimanded."
"Is this true?" Chu Fei said with a smile: "That's right, what I want to tell him is not a good thing."
Prince: "..."
Chu Fei raised his foot and entered the imperial study first.
He beckoned, and the guards who guarded the door clearly closed the door of the imperial study. The carved wooden door creaked shut, and even the interior was a little dark. Chu Yi, who was sitting behind the desk, raised his head, and when he saw it was him, he frowned calmly.
It was only very soon that he showed a kind look on his face: "I don't see you on weekdays, but now I suddenly come to see you. Did I cause some trouble again and let me solve it for you?"
"Brother Huang is wrong to say this. I came back to find Brother Huang, but I solved a big problem for Brother Huang." Chu Fei paused, then complained, "Brother Huang is wrong, I have already I haven't caused you any trouble for a long time, if you don't believe me, go listen to those words outside, but they are all complimenting me."
Chu Yi said helplessly: "Then why did you come to me?"
Chu Fei suddenly remembered this, and then said: "That's right, my brother recently heard about something outside, saying that many candidates have bought a question recently, and my brother felt curious and dispatched people. Bought one."
When he spoke, Chu Yi's face was already a little ugly. When he took out the paper with the title in his arms and put it in front of Chu Yi, the emperor's brows were furrowed and his face was gloomy.
Chu Fei raised his eyes and glanced at his face. He had already made a decision in his heart, but he still had an innocent look on his face, and said, "I don't know what this topic is, but I just thought in my heart that at this time. The examinee suddenly got a set of questions, which is really strange. After thinking about it, I came to see the emperor... Look at the emperor, am I helping you this time?"
The emperor gritted his teeth and held the piece of paper for a long time before he put it down with a light expression.
"I will handle this matter."
Chu Fei was overjoyed: "Did you really help?"
"..."
"The emperor, tell your brother, what exactly is this topic?" Chu Fei winked at him, "Could it be..."
The emperor looked slightly cold, and said coldly, "This matter has nothing to do with you, you'd better not get involved too much."
"Since you have said so, Brother Huang, of course I won't say anything more." Chu Fei said, "The younger brother helped the younger brother, does the younger brother want to give him some awards?"
Emperor:"… "
When the door of the imperial study was opened again, Chu Fei walked out of it with a smile, he touched the bulging thing in his arms, and felt extremely satisfied.
His footsteps were slow. When he left the palace, he ran into the prince again. This time, the prince was in a hurry, and his face was a little unsightly. Even when he saw him, he didn't rush to salute. Don't miss him and go forward.
Chu Fei glanced back at him and sighed in his heart before leaving the palace gate.
He got into the carriage and waited for the carriage to drive out for a long time before instructing: "Wait for Qiu Wei to pass, and then release the news."
Wang Quan, who was sitting at the front of the car, responded uneasily, his palms full of sweat.
On August 9th, it was the day when Qiu Wei began to take the exam.
Jiang Yunlan prepared things for Zhu Hanshan early in the morning. A few days ago, Ning Lang sent a letter back to ask them to take more care of Zhu Hanshan, especially on an important day like Qiu Wei, so he must not take a few cold steamed buns casually. Feel free to deal with it. Therefore, Jiang Yunlan also put a lot of effort into making a lot of delicious and durable food in the kitchen, as well as other supplies, everything was the best, even Ning Shuo was not as good as him.
Zhu Hanshan carried a basket and entered the Gongyuan. After the inspection, he was assigned a good examination room. I don't know if the Ning family had been active in advance. Zhu Hanshan looked around and was still grateful to Ning. How much home. He put things away, and then he started to get nervous.
After the examiner handed down the test questions, he saw the content of the test questions clearly, and then heaved a sigh of relief and completely relieved his mind. Then he quickly put this matter aside, picked up a pen and studied ink, pondered for a few minutes, and quickly started the topic.
He was well prepared, and he had no other pressure recently. He had a good night's sleep the day before, but now he only feels that his head is clear, and he has a lot of ink in his belly. , the writing is smooth, like a divine help.
Contrary to him, in other test rooms, many candidates who had been prepared for the exam suddenly changed their faces after seeing the question. , showing despair.
In a certain examination room not far from Zhu Hanshan, the conditions were quite good, Ning Shuo calmly picked up the pen, and after seeing the first question clearly, his face suddenly turned pale and sweaty.
Although he didn't raise his head and couldn't see what the other candidates were doing, he seemed to be able to feel the curses from the other candidates in his heart. Ning Shuo's body suddenly stiffened. There was coldness in it. He bit the tip of his tongue hard and managed to regain consciousness, but the hand holding the pen trembled uncontrollably.
Ning Shuo took a few deep breaths, and then managed to calm down, trying his best to focus on the test questions. Fortunately, he has some real talents and practical learning, even if he changed the test questions temporarily, it would not be enough to make him panic. Ning Shuo calmed down and read the exam questions carefully before picking up a pen to write.
…
Qiu Wei was divided into three sessions, each of which was three days and nights. Nine days had passed by the time the candidates finally put down their pens.
The Jiang family's carriage was waiting outside the examination room early in the morning. When the Gongyuan opened the door, the servant immediately jumped out of the carriage when he saw a candidate coming out of it, looking forward to seeing Zhu Hanshan come out with a basket. The servant of the Ning family immediately waved his hand, attracting his attention.
"Master Zhu, hurry up and get on the carriage." The servant of the Ning family said cheerfully: "Our wife specially asked the servant to come over, and asked the servant to take Master Zhu back."
Zhu Hanshan spent nine days in the cramped examination room and was exhausted. He wanted to go back and fall asleep immediately. Hearing what he said, he didn't refuse as before.
The servant was in high spirits, and said excitedly: "The madam also said that when Mr. Zhu goes back to rest well, he will invite Mrs. Zhu over tomorrow to celebrate with Mr. Zhu."
Zhu Hanshan was drowsy. Hearing what he said, he asked curiously, "I just finished the exam, and the results haven't been released yet. Are you celebrating so early?"
"Our lady said, I wish you will pass the exam this time, but it's just a celebration now, and when the list is released, we will celebrate again." The servant urged: "I wish you son, get on the carriage quickly, I wish the old lady But wait."
Only then did Zhu Hanshan get on the carriage.
He just sat down, suddenly thought of something, raised the curtain of the carriage, and was about to say a few words to the man who was driving the carriage, when he raised his eyes and suddenly saw a familiar person hurriedly passing by in front of him. Zhu Hanshan was stunned for a moment before he remembered that this man was Ning Lang's cousin, called Ning Shuo.
However, seeing that Ning Shuo was in a hurry, his footsteps were fast. After waiting for another carriage, he immediately urged the next person to leave. His face was pale, as if he had encountered some great trouble.
After Zhu Hanshan hesitated for a while, the carriage quickly drove away.
Could it be that you didn't do well in the exam
But he also heard that this Ning Shuo has real talent and practical knowledge, or is he a famous talent
Zhu Hanshan shook his head and suddenly forgot what he wanted to say to the driver. He lowered the curtains and sat back in the carriage again. The carriage was swaying, and he finally finished the exam. As soon as he relaxed, he slept on the carriage without waiting for Ning's house.
Jiang Yunlan knew that the examination was hard, and thought that he would have to rush back to Zhujia Village after the examination. The journey was long, so he specially prepared a room for him in the mansion, and ordered his servants to serve him and rest, just waiting for him to rest well. , wake up and celebrate.
Mrs. Zhu was picked up early, and watched several strong servants bring Zhu Hanshan to the house. She looked at it with worry, and wanted to sit by the bed and wait for her grandson to wake up. . Jiang Yunlan pulled her and pulled her out.
"Mrs. Ning, I don't know how to thank you." Grandma Zhu said gratefully, "We Hanshan have caused you trouble."
"It was Lang'er who wrote back specially to ask me to take care of Zhu Hanshan. If you want to be grateful, you have to thank him." Jiang Yunlan said enthusiastically, "You can rest assured now that Zhu Hanshan will pass the exam this time. It can be considered that your wish has been fulfilled. When Zhu Hanshan wakes up, I will let the kitchen cook a good meal, and let's celebrate. "
Grandma Zhu quickly declined: "How can I trouble you so much."
"Langer is going to take the imperial examination, even if he is asked to take the exam ten times or eight times, but he will not be able to get any fame. I can be regarded as a light of Zhu Hanshan. If he is the champion, then I have to let me. Rejoice!"
Grandma Zhu was overjoyed to be coaxed, and she said nothing else, and was dragged to have dinner with Ning Nuan.
Who knew that not long after I sat down, a young servant suddenly ran in hurriedly outside the door. He kept going all the way, and said in a panic: "Master! Madam! Old Madam! It's not good!"
"Second Young Master was beaten!"
Everyone was stunned.
Where did the second young master come from
Jiang Yunlan was the first to react.
Oh! It was Ning Shuo who was beaten!
Jiang Yunlan was instantly overjoyed, and was so happy that she almost didn't even hold her chopsticks firmly: "Is what you said true?"