Zhu Hanshan had to understand Yuan, and as soon as the result came out, Jiang Yunlan immediately sent a letter to Ning Lang.
It's just that Ning Lang moved faster than her. He was very confident in Zhu Hanshan, and because he had already passed the exam in his previous life, Ning Lang knew early in the morning that he would definitely pass the exam, so he prepared congratulatory gifts early and held on to the day. After all, just on the day the list was released, Ning Lang's letter and things were sent from Qingzhou together.
When Zhu Hanshan came to visit Ning's house, Jiang Yunlan handed over the letter and things to Zhu Hanshan.
In the letter, Ning Lang strongly praised Zhu Hanshan, and praised Zhu Hanshan very embarrassed. He opened the cloth bag again and smelled a strange smell. When he saw what was inside, his full of emotion suddenly turned speechless.
Ning Lang sent a tiger skin directly.
Zhu Hanshan picked up the tiger skin, shook it, and gestured on his body for a long time. He really couldn't think of what to do with this skin.
Jiang Yunlan glanced at it and almost laughed.
"Where did he get the tiger skins?"
Zhu Hanshan replied, "I think he said in the letter that he personally called."
Jiang Yunlan raised her eyebrows and was immediately surprised: "He has only been in Qingzhou for a few months. He couldn't even beat a dog before, but now he can beat a tiger?"
Zhu Hanshan showed her the letter sent by Ning Lang.
In the letter, Ning Lang really boasted about his story of fighting tigers. He used several idioms to praise his bravery, saying that the ferocious tiger became a soft-footed bug when he met him, and he praised himself so much. There is nothing in the sky, there is nothing in the ground, it seems that he has become a martial arts master who can defeat a hundred with one.
Jiang Yunlan sneered after reading it, "I don't know what he is, I don't know? I'm afraid someone else killed the tiger first. Blow yourself up as Wujiro."
Zhu Hanshan laughed and put the leather away carefully.
Zhu Hanshan got to know Yuan, and the number of people who had a relationship with him suddenly increased. First, the scholars in the academy suddenly invited him to come and go, and the villagers of Zhujia Village were more enthusiastic about the Zhu family than before, and there were a lot more people who came to the Zhu family than before. Immediately after that, he also received many posts, all inviting him to talk about poetry and books, or to be a guest.
Now Zhu Hanshan is no longer the original scholar, but a master. According to the law, he can not only be exempted from taxes, but also get the silver taels issued by the officials, and even if he encounters a county official, he can be on an equal footing with him. As soon as the news that he knew Yuan came out, many matchmakers immediately came to the door of Zhu's house.
Grandma Zhu smiled, and for many days, the smile on her face did not disappear. Grandma Zhu has only one wish, that is, watching Zhu Hanshan get the first place in the exam, and listening to Jiang Yunlan talking in her ear, she always feels that her grandson will still be admitted to the top spot in the future. This future Mrs. Zhuang Yuan can't be chosen casually. Grandma Zhu has seen many matchmakers, but no matter how she looks at it, she feels that she is not worthy of her excellent grandson.
In the beginning, it was only people from Zhujia Village and surrounding villages who came for the matchmaking. Later, even some decent people in the capital posted posts, inviting Zhu Hanshan to come over.
Hearing that someone was going to match up with Zhu Hanshan, Jiang Yunlan couldn't do it immediately. She went to Zhujia Village specially, talked to Grandma Zhu for a long time, and took Zhu Hanshan's marriage event with a big wave of her hand. She also asked Grandma Zhu to reject all the matchmakers who came to kiss her, saying that she had her own plans.
I wish grandma was convinced of her and naturally listened to her words.
Only Zhu Hanshan was very embarrassed: "We have caused so much trouble to Mrs. Ning, why bother Mrs. Ning like this again."
Jiang Yunlan was in high spirits, and not long after she had agreed to this matter, she sent a carriage to Zhujiacun to take Zhu Hanshan to the capital, and made a random excuse to throw him at the entrance of the study and let him wait here. , the carriage ran away again.
Zhu Hanshan was puzzled, looked up at the signboard of the study, thought about it, and went in after all.
And not far away, Jiang Yunlan and Madam Xue gathered together, watching his every move.
"This is Zhu Hanshan?" Madam Xue frowned and said, "Is he the one who understands Yuan? Did my daughter like him?"
Jiang Yunlan said proudly: "It's him, my Lang'er and him are still friends, he is the most learned person in the entire Qingshan Academy, if you feel dissatisfied, just go to Qingshan Academy and ask to see who will say no to him. good."
Mrs. Xue's eyes were scrutinized.
In the study in the distance, the thin and handsome scholar looked handsome. Zhu Hanshan often helped the study to copy books, so he was familiar with the study boss. He greeted the boss and glanced down at the new books. He took out one of them, stood beside the bookshelf and read it, waiting for someone to come.
Mrs. Xue's brows stretched a little: "He looks like a talented person, I don't know what his character is. I heard that his family is poor and there is only one sick grandmother in the family?"
"I heard from his grandmother that his parents went away very early. Fortunately, he was in good spirits, and his grandmother's body was not good. He was busy all these years, working in the field, and copying books for the study. , the money for his studies, the medicine for his grandmother, and the debts from his family are all earned by him alone."
Madam Xue frowned again: "You still owe a debt?"
"It's paid off, it's paid off before."
Madam Xue's brows widened again.
"Lang'er and Hanshan are friends. Before he left the capital, he asked us to take good care of Zhu Hanshan. I've seen him a lot. He is a good boy. I said it was good when I met him. The list was released not long ago. After the spring season next year, he might still be the champion." Jiang Yunlan said, "Although he is a little lower, if he is the champion, it is enough for your Xue family."
Mrs. Xue teased her: "How do you know that he is the champion? If he fails, I will trouble you."
Jiang Yunlan was proud: "You just come to me, I said he is the champion, he is the champion, I think Hanshan can still get a third and third in the test this time!"
Sanyuanjidi, this is something that hasn't happened in many years.
Mrs. Xue didn't take it to heart, but looked at Zhu Hanshan carefully. Although she had never been in contact with Zhu Hanshan, she couldn't bear Miss Xue's liking. She had guessed her daughter's mind early in the morning, but she heard that she was a poor scholar, so she was a little hesitant. It was not until now that she heard that he understood Yuan. I was thinking of seeing each other.
As soon as Jiang Yunlan heard about it, she immediately got busy. From her point of view, whether it's the things she knew about Zhu Hanshan in her previous life, or her contact with Zhu Hanshan in this life, in her opinion, Zhu Hanshan is a good one. .
Madam Xue looked and looked, and then she left with satisfaction.
As soon as she left, Jiang Yunlan sent someone to send Zhu Hanshan back to Zhu's village.
Zhu Hanshan Zhang Er was puzzled and asked the servant who was driving the car, but the servant didn't say a word.
It wasn't until a few days later that he received a post from the Xue family, and then he went to the appointment in a confused way.
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By the time Ning Nuan heard the news, the Zhu family had already settled with the Xue family.
She smacked her tongue, almost thinking that she had heard it wrong: "Master Zhu is already engaged to Miss Xue...?"
Jiang Yunlan smiled, as if her own son was engaged: "Isn't it, you know, Miss Xue has liked Zhu Hanshan for a long time, and Mrs. Xue has been observing, and now Zhu Hanshan understands Yuan, if you don't catch it sooner Stay, what if he was ordered to leave by someone else?"
"What about Young Master Zhu?" Ning Nuan couldn't help asking, "Does Young Master Zhu like Miss Xue?"
"Being able to be in-law with the Xue family, that's why he has climbed high." Jiang Yunlan thought for a while, then said: "I don't know what the Xue family said to him, but this marriage was promised by Hanshan himself, and I didn't even mention it. It was Zhu grandmother who came to thank me, and I only found out about it. Zhu Hanshan has always been opinionated, and he is not the kind of person who tends to be aggressive. Since he nodded in person, I think he has met Miss Xue at some point in time, and he is also the same to her. satisfying."
Both sides were satisfied, Ning Nuan was relieved.
When she saw Miss Xue again, when she mentioned this matter, Miss Xue twisted her handkerchief and lowered her head, red from her neck to the base of her ears, she didn't even dare to lift her head up.
"That day... Mr. Zhu was invited to his house by his father. Originally, he didn't intend to mention this matter, but when I heard that Mr. Zhu was coming, I couldn't help it. I couldn't help but take a peek at it." Say, this is already a very bold thing.
The first time she did this kind of thing, she was very nervous for a while. She hid behind the pillar and sneaked her head out to look over there. When she saw that handsome and handsome scholar, she almost fainted from nervousness. It was so dangerous, she still remembered not to be embarrassed, she only took a sneak peek and ran away in a hurry.
It's just that she was lucky. Later, when she was sitting in the garden, she met her father and Zhu Gongzi walking around in the garden again. It was not until then that she finally officially met for the first time.
She seldom saw foreign men, and it was the first time that she was so close to the man she liked. Miss Xue recalled that she only felt that she was making a fool of herself everywhere, even how Mr. Zhu reacted and what she said to her, She almost forgot.
Miss Xue blushed and said softly, "Young Master Zhu is a good person, and my parents are very satisfied with him. Maybe my mother found out that I was interested in Young Master Zhu, so she went to find Young Master Zhu and asked him for his opinion. I didn't expect that Young Master Zhu actually agreed."
Mrs. Xue's eyes are vicious, and the person who can satisfy him, Mrs. Xue is naturally relieved. And Master Xue also took an examination of Zhu Hanshan's knowledge. He knew that he was as good as he was told, and inquired about his family's situation. It was exactly the same as Jiang Yunlan said. The most important thing is that he is still Miss Xue's first. Back to the people they like, what else are they dissatisfied with
After Ning Nuan heard it, she couldn't help but sigh: "I really didn't expect it to happen so quickly."
"It's not too soon." Miss Xue whispered: "People of our age, placed in other people's homes, are already engaged, and your cousin, she has even been married."
Ning Nuan was silent.
Miss Xue raised her eyelids to look at her, and asked softly, "What about you? How did you plan?"
"what?"
"Mrs. Ning... Didn't she decide a marriage for you?"
Ning Nuan smiled: "She doesn't care about this now."
Today's Jiang Yunlan, full of eyes, only has the second and third bedrooms to move out of the Ning family's house.
After the rankings were released, there was still no result of the leaked questions. After the results of the township examination were settled, the scholars who had passed the test were relieved, and those who unfortunately failed the list began to feel resentful about this matter.
Even if the government posted a notice saying that the exam questions had been temporarily changed, the scholars were still not reconciled, and even wanted to know more about the results. It was even more difficult for Ning Shuo, who was caught in prison. resentment. Scholars were apprehensive about the leaked questions earlier, and some people blamed Ning Shuo for their failure, blaming him for doing such a thing, guessing that maybe the questions before the replacement were just what they were good at , which is regrettable.
The scholars didn't give up, and Ning Shuo in the prison didn't let go. If he didn't say who the mastermind was, the government was even more troubled. The leak of the test questions was delayed for a long time without a solution, and the Holy Sage was furious. He reprimanded the officials in charge of the matter and ordered them to resolve it as soon as possible.
As for the Ning family, the big house was unwilling to pay money, and was unwilling to have a relationship, and even wanted to drive them out of the house, which made the second lady even more unwilling, and came over to fight with the old lady a few times, but Jiang Yunlan No matter how noisy they are, they will not agree.
The second lady is going crazy: "Shuo'er is still suffering in the prison, the prison is where he stays, and the guards are unreasonable, they don't even agree to let me see him, and I don't know what he's been in there. What day. He injured his leg, and those people are not willing to hire a doctor for him. If lynching is used again... At this time, you still think about my house?"
Jiang Yunlan put her arms around her chest, not moving at all: "What will happen to Ning Shuo is his own fault. As long as he recruits sooner, he will naturally be released from the prison, but it's not that I force him not to recruit. If you want money, I will I also said that if we sell the house, we will pass this house in the pocket of our Ning family, and it is not considered to be in the hands of outsiders. My price is fair, what else are you dissatisfied with?"
"You... you are taking advantage of others' danger!" the second lady pointed at her angrily.
Jiang Yunlan rolled her eyes: "If I took advantage of the danger, I would have driven you out of here long ago, why would I talk to you so patiently. If you want to take money from my pocket without paying a price, why not? Is it so easy? Then who am I, Ning Shuo, I'm rushing to give him money to please him?"
"Shuo'er is your nephew!"
"He's still your son." Jiang Yunlan sneered: "When you were in charge of the family, you received a lot of benefits. I haven't counted them with you. I won't mention them. Do you still want to pretend that it didn't happen? Take it out, that's still spent on your son, I see how much you feel sorry for your son, but in the end, it's still no match for your money!"
The second lady almost fainted.
The second lady had been arguing with her for many days, but Jiang Yunlan never let go. After thinking about it, she still sold the house.
Jiang Yunlan really didn't take advantage of her, and gave her money at a discount at the market price, but just urged her to move more diligently. Seeing that the second lady was dawdling, she even asked her own servants to help her.
After selling the money from the house, the second lady took some of it herself, plus the old lady gave it, and then asked Ning Qing to persuade the Zhou family and let the Zhou family go away, and she finally got Ning Shuo out of the prison. . Perhaps the man behind Ning Shuo also contributed.
When Ning Shuo was released from prison, the issue of leaking the question also came to an end.
Finally, after checking and searching, I found the head of a small official. The official was also someone who had handled the exam questions. He said that he was short of money, so he thought about it. He secretly took out the exam questions and asked Ning Shuo to sell the exam questions. The final reward was half of Ning Shuo's. The official clerk also found a large sum of money in the official's mansion, which is regarded as evidence. As for the inside story, only some officials exchanged glances quietly, knowing that the emperor was protecting someone.
As for Ning Shuo, the issue of leaking the question was a big deal. Ning Shuo had already passed the examination, but after this incident, he was also deprived of his fame and could no longer participate in the imperial examination.
When Ning Shuo got out of the prison, the second room had already moved out. They still have many houses in the capital. Even if they leave the Ning family, they still have a place to live. The second lady is very shrewd. Although they spent a lot of money on Ning Shuo's affairs, they still have a lot of things in their hands. How much, that house is no smaller than the Ning family.
After Ning Shuo came out, he also came to see the old lady. Jiang Yunlan glanced at him, looking really miserable.
When he entered the prison, he had just broken his leg. The prison was cold and damp, and there was no doctor to treat him. After so long, now the wound on his leg is healed, and he can walk naturally, but when he walks fast, it is It can be clearly seen that there is some staggering, but it is actually a little lame. After this change, he has also become a lot gloomier, his spirit is very decadent, there is no smile on his face, and he can no longer find the original half-warm appearance. Jiang Yunlan met his gaze by chance, and was stunned for a while, but she was a little frightened.
After meeting the old lady, Ning Shuo heard that the second room had moved out of the Ning's house. When he left Ning's house, he didn't say anything.
When he walked out of Ning's house, he looked back at the plaque of Ning's house. The weather was bright and the Ning's face was gloomy and his eyes were deep.
After that, I heard that Ning Shuo went back to Jiangzhou after not staying for a few days.
Finally, the second room was kicked out. Jiang Yunlan was so happy that she even went to the third room with a good face. After chatting with the third lady for an afternoon, she turned back and took a sum of money from the account, which was actually the third room. The house was also bought.
The wall that was previously built to separate the three Ning families was torn down, and the two other gates that were opened were blocked, and the Ning family became a whole again.
If it is said to be the most angry, it is the old lady. But the old lady glared, watching the second son and the third son move out one after another, without the slightest nostalgia, she was so anxious that she was short of breath, but there was nothing to do. Jiang Yunlan didn't listen to any complaints or dissatisfaction from her.
After everything was settled, Jiang Yunlan finally became free.
She finally had time to pay attention to the newly sent delivery person from Prince An's Mansion.
First, the ordinary Baozhizhai pastries, only some of them are rare, and it is common to have to queue for a long time to buy them. On weekdays, these cakes would go into the little maid's stomach, but this time the servants at the gate took the cakes and delivered them to Jiang Yunlan.
Jiang Yunlan wondered: "Why did the things sent from Prince An's mansion come to me? Just return them."
"Miss Xiang Tao said it."
"What did Xiang Tao say?" Jiang Yunlan was even more puzzled, picked up the pastry box and went to find Xiang Tao in Ning Nuan's yard.
Xiangtao lowered her head and said, "It's the young lady... It was Prince An who deliberately set up a trick to force the young lady to agree to Prince An, saying that she couldn't refuse anything from His Royal Highness Prince An in the future. The lady also didn't want to accept it, so she delivered it. In the hands of the lady, I want the lady to stop it, so that the lady will not go back on her word."
Jiang Yunlan sounded a bit wrong: "Why did A Nuan promise to accept King An's belongings?"
Xiang Tao's head lowered even lower, she thought to herself, she wanted to help the young lady keep it a secret, but when she was nervous, she opened her mouth and said everything baldly: "The previous imperial examination question, the young lady wants to know, An Wang So I used this to threaten the lady and let the lady agree."
Jiang Yunlan suddenly became uneasy: "When did they get in touch?!"
Xiang Tao: "Miss wrote a letter to King An."
Jiang Yunlan: ! ! !
Ah Nuan also wrote to King An? !
It was clearly under her nose, what exactly happened, when did Ah Nuan get in touch with King An again? !
Jiang Yunlan's thoughts were flying, and she thought about everything recently, but she couldn't think of any clues. She was in a hurry, pushed Xiang Tao away and went to find Ning Nuan.
Xiang Tao's eyes showed despair, she covered her face and followed carefully.
Inside the room, with a bang, Jiang Yunlan put the pastry box on the table and said aggressively, "A Nuan!"
Ning Nuan raised her head and looked at her suspiciously: "Mother, what's wrong?"
Jiang Yunlan let out her aura, she sat down beside Ning Nuan, and when she spoke again, her tone was half soft.
"A Nuan, mother heard... Mother heard that you still have contact with An Wang?"
Ning Nuan's heart moved, she raised her eyes to look out the door, and sure enough, she saw Xiang Tao poking her head out pitifully, and as soon as she met her gaze, she immediately showed a desire to pray. She retracted her gaze and lowered her eyelids, her face still indifferent: "An Wang often writes to tell me about my brother's current situation and what happened to my brother. I'm really curious."
"What about this?" Jiang Yunlan pointed to the pastry box and asked cautiously, "Mother also heard that even if King An sent a gift, are you willing to accept it?"
"Mother is joking." Ning Nuan pursed her lips and smiled: "If this is the case, Xiang Tao will not send this to mother, mother, don't you think?"
Jiang Yunlan looked at her suspiciously for several times before she felt relieved.
She warned: "If King An threatens you like this again, you can just come and tell me, my mother will let him beat him. Besides, if there is anything in the future, you can just ask me, not only me, but also your father. Why should you ask An Wang? He has always had bad intentions and will take advantage of you when he finds opportunities, but he is not a good person. In the future, you should not send letters to him again. As for the things he sent, my mother will also help you. And refused, what do you say?"
Ning Nuan touched the letter she just received in her sleeve, and nodded calmly: "I'll listen to you."