seventh…
Zhang Shou's first reaction was that there was something wrong with his ears. His second reaction was that Ah Liu, who never joked, had learned to joke for the first time!
However, when he stared at Ah Liu and could not see any trace of joking, he could not help but take a deep breath, knowing that this matter must be true and there was no falsehood. Otherwise, he only needed to send another person to take a look to expose Ah Liu's joke.
He immediately thought about it carefully, but then he heard Zhu Ying's puzzled voice: "A Shou, I remember you said last time that it was luck that Qiliang passed the county exam. How come he performed so well in the prefectural exam this time? After all, students from all the counties under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture took the exam together, and he still ranked seventh? Could it be that the prefecture governor did it for the sake of Grandpa Ge's face?"
"Impossible!" Deng Xiaodai immediately shook his head desperately, "The prefect has always been upright and upright. Although he is a disciple of Grand Tutor Ge, he will definitely not take care of people casually. Since he took office, many clerks in Shuntian Prefecture have been keeping their tails between their legs and have become much more honest. Not to mention that Xiao Qi is at most the grandson of Grand Tutor Ge, he would not take care of him even if he was Grand Tutor Ge's son."
Zhang Shou had originally considered that since Wang Fuyin was able to send people to escort Ge Yong to Rongshui Village, he might be trying to flatter Ge Yong. But after Deng Xiaodai said this, he knew that this possibility could be completely ruled out.
He was silent for a moment, then he said decisively: "Okay, don't talk in a place like this. Yingying, send someone to copy the list, or buy someone else's copy. Remember the names and places of origin."
At this point, seeing Zhu Ying immediately assign a guard to do this, he thought for a moment and then asked, "Yingying, can I take Xiao Qi and Xiao Dai to the Duke of Zhao's mansion later?"
"Why not? Compared to those guys in Cuiyun's room, they are the real disciples of Grandpa Ge!" Zhu Ying smiled at Qi Liang and Deng Xiaodai. Seeing Qi Liang's distraught look, she couldn't help but scold him, "A real man should keep calm when encountering things. What are you afraid of? Come on, go to the Duke of Zhao's Mansion with me and Shou. We can come up with any ideas when the time comes!"
Qi Liang then woke up as if from a dream. He looked up at Zhang Shou and saw him nod calmly. He then felt relieved a little. But when he caught up with Zhang Shou and Zhu Ying's group, he still kept his head down until he was hit hard on the head.
"You are at best an innocent person who has encountered a small but not insignificant incident. Unlike me, I stayed at home and had a sudden disaster. First, I encountered the top scholar and the head of the Imperial College looking for trouble. Then, I encountered assassins for no apparent reason. When I arrived in the capital, I was surrounded at the teacher's door. So, don't worry about it!"
Seeing Qi Liang looking up, he was dumbfounded, obviously shocked by the so-called assassin. Zhang Shou, who had just hit him, smiled and said, "So, we should learn from Yingying, always hold our heads high, be in high spirits, as if nothing can stop us and we should always be heartless!"
Zhu Ying was originally quite happy to hear Zhang Shou praising her, but when she heard the last four words, her face suddenly fell. She angrily chased after Zhang Shou and raised her pink fist to hit him, but when she saw Zhang's handsome face, she unconsciously put her fist down, then glared at him angrily, turned her horse's head and ran to the front.