In addition to Ge Xiaomao's former classmates, the people who came here also included friends of these classmates.
Seeing these people, tears welled up in Ge Xiaomao's eyes. He took a deep breath, resisted the urge to cry, and stood up and moved forward.
"I've met all of you literary friends." Ge Xiaomao, wearing a festive groom's suit, smiled and handed over to the scholars who came in.
Lu Lin and others returned the favor with smiles on their faces.
The two families and four people at the table stood up in a hurry. When the Ge family saw this scene, joy finally appeared on their faces.
The Sheng family also stood up, smiling but not enthusiastic.
Sheng's mother glanced at the official uniforms of these people, with a hint of coldness on her face.
A Sheng family member whispered to Sheng's mother: "Sister, I think it's better to forget it. After all, Ge Xiaomao is Fang Xusheng's classmate, and these people will still help."
Sheng's mother snorted coldly and lowered her voice: "Help? If they were really willing to help, would Ge Xiaomao still be able to fail the Tongsheng test? Wouldn't he be able to pass with just a little teaching? To put it bluntly, these people only care about Fang Xusheng's face. It has nothing to do with that stupid son-in-law. Now that Fang Xusheng can't come, who will care about Ge Xiaomao after today? How could you marry the Ge family if we weren't afraid that your niece's reputation would be ruined
"He has some relationship with Fang Xusheng after all. The head of the Fang family has sent someone to give him a gift, which shows that the Fang family still recognizes this relationship."
"What is the Fang family? It is the Xusheng family, a wealthy family. Although the head of the Fang family in Ji County is not the real patriarch of the Fang family, he still needs face. Fang Xusheng doesn't know how to give it away, so the head of the Jixian family must give it away. ”
"When he encounters problems in the future, it will still be useful to turn to these classmates for help. Those... ahem, they can help."
Sheng's mother sneered and said: "You can help for a while, but you can't help for a lifetime. Favors will always be used up. I will admit it now. Even if Ge Xiaomao cannot become a Jinshi, it is still good for him to become a scholar. If he cannot even become a scholar, my daughter is not as good as Go and be a child for the Jinshi family! This Ning'an County is a blessed place. Ge Xiaomao was originally very lucky to be in the same class as Fang Xusheng, but now he failed to pass the exam, which shows that he is an unlucky person! What is he doing?"
"They are scholars after all, so don't neglect them."
"We are all from Ji County. How can I be related to the Fang family? Who do they think they are? It's ridiculous that the Ge family thinks they can subdue the Sheng family by hiring a judge. Go out and see if the eldest brother is here. If you see him Zhiwen, don’t forget to stuff a red envelope.” Sheng’s mother deliberately raised her voice at the end.
Everyone in the Sheng family straightened their chests when they heard the word "zhiwen".
Several Ge family members sighed when they heard the word "Zhiwen". Xie Zhiwen is a famous little prodigy in Dayuan Prefecture. He has already passed the scholar examination at the age of fourteen. If nothing unexpected happens, he is very likely to win the exam this September. , he will definitely be a Jinshi within five years. Even in today's Shengyuan Continent, those who can become Jinshi before the age of twenty are still great geniuses.
It's no big deal that Xie Zhiwen is a child prodigy. Ordinary people in Ji County don't know the details of Xie Zhiwen, but the Ge family knew about it a month ago.
Xie Zhiwen once worshiped Sun Guannian, the former magistrate of Dayuan Prefecture, as his mentor, but now Sun Guannian is already a Hanlin and holds an important position in the capital. Sun Guannian has a great background. Not only is he a close friend of Cai He, who had a good relationship with Fang Yun, but he also had contact with Fang Yun when he was in Dayuan Mansion. Sun Guannian is also from the Wenxiang family and is close to Fang Yun. One step forward.
In today's Jingguo, the most powerful party is the so-called imperial party. The military, the prime minister, and Fang Yun are all listed as the imperial party. As for the left prime minister's party, they are already in second place.
Jiangzhou is the backbone of the imperial party. Officials here are either close to Li Wenying or Fang Yun, and many are even related to the two.
The Ge family even heard that Ge Xiaomao's marriage was decided by the head of the Jie family, Sheng's mother's eldest brother, in the hope of getting closer to the Fang family. However, they didn't expect that Ge Xiaomao's letters to Fang Yun were like mud, and Fang Yun simply couldn't. Without a reply, the Jie family didn't bother to pay attention to the Ge family.
The Ge family was even more annoyed. The head of the Jie family and He Zhiwen would not say anything unpleasant, but Sheng's mother was afraid that she would take advantage of others and embarrass the Ge family in front of more people.
After Lu Lin, Fang Zhongyong and others entered, they saw servants coming in one after another carrying gift boxes.
The round gift boxes were tied with red silk and were delivered to the Ge family one after another, along with the gift list.
The Ge family was extremely moved. These scholars all had academic degrees and a lot of wealth. The minimum amount they spent was only ten taels. The richest man, Liang Yuan, even gave many gold ornaments and jade articles, with a total value of more than a thousand taels of silver. They were first-class. A generous gift.
Ge Xiaomao's father wiped tears while looking at the gift list.
Seeing such a generous gift, the Ge family finally heaved a sigh of relief. This was not only about face, but also the confidence for Ge Xiaomao and Sheng Rong to live together in the future!
Ge Xiaomao walked out of the main hall, and then Lu Lin and others began to introduce scholars Ge Xiaomao didn't know to Ge Xiaomao.
Except for a few people with cold faces, most of them had kind smiles. They were destined not to see Fang Yun here, but Lu Lin, Fang Zhongyong and others would definitely remember this favor.
Lu Lin and others were about to pay a visit to Ge Xiaomao's father when they saw Sheng's mother's brother running in from outside the courtyard, shouting as he ran: "Big brother is here, Zhiwen is here too! It seems there is a bigger official!"
Ge Xiaomao's classmates immediately stood still and looked outside the room.
Lu Lin was very loyal back then and stayed in Ning'an County all these years. In order to help Fang Yun and resist the demons and barbarians in his own way, he prepared to join the army as soon as he became a Jinshi.
"Xiao Mao, have the Sheng family always spoken so harshly? You don't have to cover up. We heard it clearly when we were outside the door." Lu Lin said, giving Sheng's mother a dissatisfied look.
Ge Xiaomao sighed softly and said nothing.
Liang Yuan smiled coldly and said: "I usually suppress Xiaomao and don't talk about it. When I see that my luck is not going to come, it is too much to invite relatives and friends to support the scene."
Ge Xiaomao whispered: "Actually... they are also afraid that Zhuo Jing will be bullied in our house."
"I think it's just because I can't hold on to my luck and I'm taking it out on you. It doesn't matter, as long as we are here, no one can do anything to you!" Liang Yuandao.
Many scholars nodded. Liang Yuan originally gave up studying and helped Fang Yun do business. However, later when Wen Qutian fell, he passed the Tongsheng test again, and then gave up being a scholar and devoted himself to helping Fang Yun. Although Liang Yuan has a high status among everyone, his literary status is too low, so Lu Lin, who has the highest literary status, can only take the lead.
All the Sheng family members hurried out to greet him, and not long after, a team headed by three people entered from the main entrance.
There is a middle-aged Jinshi in white and a sword suit, a middle-aged Juren in black, and a scholar in blue, who looks about fourteen or fifteen years old.
The faces of Ge Xiaomao and others changed slightly, and they all bowed to the middle-aged Jinshi.
"You should know what you've seen."
The Ge family members were also panicked and all saluted.
In the land of a government, Tongzhi is an official position second only to the prefect and has great power. Once the prefect leaves, the tongzhi can take charge of the affairs of the government.
No one could have imagined that the Sheng family would be able to invite this great man. Even the magistrate of Ji County had to bow to him first when he saw him.
Everyone saw Sheng's mother following behind Ying Tongzhi, looking arrogant.
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