"Congratulations to Master Zhu for being the top scorer in the imperial examination and being listed in the top 10 in the Beijing Newspaper!"
When the officer who brought the good news found out that he had delivered the good news to the wrong person, he apologized, took the good news from the confused Master Zheng, then walked through the crowd, came to Zhu Ping'an, and handed him the good news with both hands.
At this moment, the sun was surrounded by thin clouds, emitting a faint dazzling white light, which turned into a faint silver, gently swaying halo on Zhu Ping'an, adding a special atmosphere.
"Thank you for your help."
Zhu Ping'an took the good news and thanked quietly. He habitually put his right hand into his sleeve pocket, preparing to take out some reward money. Then he realized that there were only two silver coins in his sleeve pocket. There were three runners who brought the good news, and this was not enough for the reward.
Zhu Ping'an's actions were seen by Li Shu who was not far away. She turned her head with a smile and whispered something to the little maidservant beside her.
Then everyone heard a soft voice calling, "Son-in-law, your purse."
A chubby little maid came trotting over, panting, and with her chubby little hands handed a purse embroidered with a fat duck to Zhu Ping'an as if offering a treasure.
This purse helped Zhu Ping'an out of his urgent need. There was money in the purse, and Zhu Ping'an took out a reward from it and gave it to the three officers who reported the good news. The three officers took Zhu Ping'an's reward, said a few compliments, and then left. They still had to go back to report, and there was another reward waiting for them on the street.
After the maid Baozi handed over the purse, she ran back holding up her skirt. This was the area for male guests, so she couldn't stay any longer.
The little maid was calling "son-in-law", which means that she was the maid serving the fifth young lady of the Marquis's Mansion.
The second-generation rich people at Fatty Zhou's table subconsciously looked in the direction that Baozi's maid turned, wanting to see what kind of person the Fifth Miss of the Marquis's Mansion, who was engaged to the newly promoted Huiyuan, was, and whether she was as ugly as they had originally thought.
When the good news had not yet arrived and Zhu Ping'an was still the country bumpkin they laughed at, their guess about the Fifth Miss of the Marquis's Mansion was that if she didn't even let a country bumpkin go, how ugly must the Fifth Miss of the Marquis's Mansion be
They followed the bun-shaped maid to find the target they wanted to see. Then they were shocked:
There is a beauty ahead, peerless and independent. One look from her can overwhelm the whole city, another look can overwhelm the whole country. Would you rather not know that she can overwhelm the whole city and the whole country? It is hard to find a beauty like her again! It turns out that the fifth daughter of the Marquis's Mansion is so beautiful. It turns out that Fatty Zhou's words that she is more beautiful than Princess Anyang are true. It is not an exaggeration at all... ...
"My dear nephew, the palace examination will be held after this month, so you must not relax and take a good rest these days. Just stay at home and prepare for the exam." At some point, Linhuai Marquis Li Tingzhu moved his fat body and came to Zhu Ping'an, patted Zhu Ping'an on the shoulder, and gave him earnest advice.
In the eyes of outsiders, at this moment, Linhuai Hou Li Tingzhu is an elder who cares for the younger generation, concerned and kind, exuding the brilliance of an elder.
Nephew?!
Seeing Linhuai Hou's amiable and caring attitude, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but smile. This title was really a bit flattering.
"Thank you for your teachings, sir."
Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly and bowed in reply.
The deafening sound of firecrackers rang out again in Linhuai Marquis Mansion, and the mansion was once again plunged into a sea of celebration.
However, today's scene overturned the cognition of many people.
After today, people will remember the fifth uncle of Linhuai Marquis Mansion, Zhu Ping'an, the top scorer in the imperial examination, a young hero.
From then on, the maids and servants of Linhuai Marquis's Mansion would bow and greet Zhu Ping'an from the bottom of their hearts. The unbearable versions of Zhu Ping'an in the Marquis's Mansion seemed to disappear overnight, and were replaced by positive versions, but most of them were related to the fifth young lady of the Marquis's Mansion, such as talented men and beautiful women, and handsome men and beautiful women.
In short, from then on, Zhu Ping'an's status in the Marquis' Mansion rose a lot and could no longer be compared to the past.
Of course, there are exceptions, such as a certain naughty child, who is still the same as usual. He looks at Zhu Ping'an with a fat face and is unhappy with him, and has a deep grudge against him.
In fact, the reason is very simple. During the days when Zhu Ping'an was preparing for the exam in the Marquis' Mansion, the naughty child was also exiled here. Every day, he was thrown into Zhu Ping'an's guest room by Linhuai Marquis. Linhuai Marquis also hoped that the naughty child could be influenced by Zhu Ping'an and improve his academic performance.
Except for a day when Zhu Ping'an was extorted for a meal by Zhang Siwei and Wang Shizhen the day after the results were announced and went out to play, he spent the next few days in the Marquis' Mansion organizing and preparing policy essays.
Naturally, Zhu Ping'an would tease the naughty kid from time to time in between reading and fulfill his supervisory responsibilities. The naughty kid's lazy tricks that had always worked in the past no longer worked for Zhu Ping'an, and he could always tease the naughty kid until he bared his teeth like a bulldog.
For example, after breakfast early this morning, the naughty kid was once again sent to Zhu Ping'an's guest room to read.
The naughty kid was very lazy and had no idea about reading. After being sent to Zhu Ping'an, he only read for less than three minutes before throwing the book aside and becoming absent-minded. He had a fat face and acted like a typical naughty kid who said, "What can you do to me?"
While reading, Zhu Ping'an caught a glimpse of the naughty child's behavior and asked him to read.
"Do you know what books are made of?" The naughty kid asked Zhu Ping'an with his hands folded, his fat face tilted, and his eyes squinted.
"Books are made of paper, so what?" Zhu Ping'an replied with a smile on his face, wanting to see what tricks the naughty kid would use to slack off today.
"Oh, it's made of paper. I seem to be allergic to paper. I get a headache every time I read a book." The naughty child said seriously.
Allergic to paper, okay, you dare to think of this reason. Come here, naughty child, I promise not to beat the shit out of you.
The naughty child looked at Zhu Ping'an with a provocative look on his fat face, which was full of confidence. Because in the past, whenever the naughty child said this, it always worked, either making the teacher angry and leaving, or achieving his wish, anyway, he didn't have to read books anymore.
However, this time is an exception.
"Oh, you are allergic to paper..."
Zhu Ping'an nodded when he heard this, looked at the naughty child and said something.
The naughty kid nodded vigorously with his fat face tilted, feeling that this country bumpkin brother-in-law probably couldn't do anything to him.
Then the next second, the naughty kid's heart was broken.
"Oh, you are allergic to paper. That's great. I have never seen anyone who is allergic to paper. Come and see if you are allergic to paper." Zhu Ping'an suddenly looked at the naughty kid with a face full of evil taste and smiled.
The resistance against my country bumpkin brother-in-law failed again!
The naughty kid gritted his teeth and glared at Zhu Pingan, then resigned himself to his fate and picked up the book on the table and started reading. (To be continued.)
ps: Thanks to the new leader of this book, Mr. Di, for the reward. Thank you very much. The leader also gave me a reward yesterday. I will find time to update. Thank you for your support. Thank you very much.