"Is that Mr. Cen Ge's third daughter?" Ouyang Ling scratched her head after hearing several of Sheng Yuan's answers, "This doesn't seem to look like Mr. Cen Ge!"
"Speaking of Mr. Cen Ge, it seems that he has not been in court for a while." Seeing the person walking away, Lu Sheng sat down and peeled the fruit to share the news with his friends.
"It seems that he was angry because he was impeached by his three sons-in-law." An Yu heard more news about Elder Cen from the emperor, "The Cen Mansion almost fell into chaos."
"I thought he was willing to beg for resignation!" Sheng Yuan heard her father say small things about Mr. Cen Ge, and she didn't like this old minister who was submissive to others but strong and stubborn to others.
For such a person who clings to old ideas, he is not allowed to embarrass the girl during the palace examination. Rather than letting him cause trouble, it would be better to take up his official post as soon as possible.
"How can he part with it if he is not as good as his ears?" Ouyang Ling handed Xia Shuangjun a beautiful fruit. "Since Yan, most officials have grown old in their seventies. He is still far away from that time. In his opinion, he has shown great achievements at that time. When you have grand plans, you let him return home? How is that possible!"
"I heard that before the county examination, this elder Cen was fighting with the censor! That censor was a military examiner appointed by the late emperor! Elder Cen Ge was not defeated at that time!" Xia Shuangjun thought that Cen Ge's illness was over. It was a lie, but in fact it was to avoid having to worry about my three daughters.
"Yes, this rare college examination is followed by the provincial examination. Many girls in their twenties want to win the honor in one go." Sheng Yuan was very aware of this.
"That's right!" Xia Shuangjun said more and more energetically, "If you ask me, with Elder Cen's attitude, it is best for Cen Sanniang to choose to fight quickly. If she delays it, she may not know what will happen."
"What else can you do! The impeachment of the sons-in-law of the Cen family last time made the three girls of the Cen family have an impression on the emperor. Who dares to act rashly?" An Yu didn't care.
Of course, he also admitted that the sooner this first wave of reference girls get fame, the better.
"You really don't believe it. My grandfather and Grandfather Xia said that unless the Cen family's third wife is exceptionally talented, she will only be a Jinshi at best and may not be able to enter the Imperial Academy."
Ouyang Ling, whose ancestors were both scholars, felt that the words of his grandfather and Xie Shuangjun's grandfather were well founded.
"It's not easy for the girls in the first wave of references to be as successful as the husband." Lu Sheng told the truth, "My grandfather also thought that the girls in the first wave of references were lonely and courageous. If they could gain a firm foothold in the court, they would be on the throne. If the king doesn’t change his father’s ways, maybe the girl’s career will get better and better.”
The tone of his voice gradually dropped to an almost breathy tone at the end.
"Hey, brother Sheng, there are two girls in the first batch of references sitting in our car! What you say is a bit of a blow to their momentum!" Anyu felt that the situation was not necessarily as aggrieved as Lu Sheng said.
"I'm talking about the subject of girls, not individual cases! How many reference girls have such a good environment as Sister Yuan and Sister Jun?" Lu Sheng felt that most girls don't need to compare with them, that is, most girls in Kyoto The living environment of girls is also better than that of girls from other provinces outside Beijing.
"But with Sister Yuan, Sister Jun and our girls from Kyoto here, sooner or later there will be a place for girls in the court!" Anyu was particularly confident in Sheng Yuan.
"Okay! Can you two stop arguing?" Sheng Yuan rubbed his head.
I really don’t know how these two people can have so much physical strength.
"Brother Sheng is right, and Brother Yu is right too!" Sheng Yuan let them argue, her head was buzzing, and she quickly said that they were tied, "The imperial minister does not support the emperor's decree. I’m afraid the provinces outside Beijing didn’t even take this decree seriously.”
In such an environment, how many girls have the ability to refer to it?
"Every family can sell iron for the husband to take the exam, but they may not go all out to support the girl." Xia Shuangjun saw it clearly.
After she finished speaking, she suddenly reminded Sheng Yuan: "Sister Yuan, in my opinion, you have a talent of six yuan. However, the further you go to college, the fewer courtiers will want to help you get this good name. You can You have to have some numbers.”
The reason why she said this now was because Sheng Yuan was getting happier and happier, and she was afraid that her hopes would get higher and higher.
If someone takes away the top spot later, how can Sister Yuan bear it?
"Don't worry, I have an idea!" Sheng Yuan heard this and smiled knowingly with Xia Shuangjun.
She smiled and said: "Who wouldn't be happy after getting the first place in the exam? Right? They asked me to be the head of the case, and I will continue to enjoy the happiness brought by the results happily! If they don't want me to continue to get the first place , it doesn’t matter! Although there will definitely be disappointment, it can be accepted.”
In Sheng Yuan's view, the reputation of Xiao San Yuan, Da San Yuan, Liu Yuan and Ji Di just sounds good. As long as he is admitted to Jinshi and then to the Hanlin Academy, the difference will not be too big.
The imperial examination was just a means to send her into an official career, it was just a process.
In this process, it would be great if you can achieve the status of being a famous person throughout the ages, but if you don't, it doesn't matter. As long as you can enter the court, it will be a great victory.
As for the icing on the cake in the process, whether it is there or not is just left to chance.
Hearing what Sheng Yuan said, Ouyang Ling and Xia Shuangjun couldn't help but sigh, Sister Yuan's mentality is really good!
"Sister Yuan, you are awesome!" Anyu felt that if Sheng Yuan failed to get the third yuan, he might be more excited than her.
"It's not that I'm great, it's just that I have no choice but to disagree." Sheng Yuan shrugged, "The decision-making power is not in our hands!"
As for things that cannot be done, as long as they have nothing to do with principles, Sheng Yuan will generally not be persistent.
Being angry about this kind of thing has basically no other impact besides making yourself angry and worrying your relatives and friends.
"As the saying goes, make love later and settle accounts later!" At this moment, Sheng Yuan's heart was filled with the classic lines she had read in her previous life: "Thirty years to the west of the river, thirty years to the east of the river, don't bully young people into poverty!"
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Ling and Xia Shuangjun looked at each other for a long time before blinking and looking at each other.
"Sister Jun, I've heard the term "make love later", but "settlement later"? Have you ever heard of this term? "
Xia Shuangjun shook his head, and the two of them looked at Sheng Yuan and the others.
Feeling their curious gazes, Lu Sheng smiled and shrugged: "Sister Yuan likes to delay the peak of emotional excitement by saying harsh words."
Ouyang Ling and Xia Shuangjun felt that they had learned a trick and were very useful.
When they saw Sheng Yuan being flattered by Anyu's compliments, the two of them couldn't help but shook their heads and sighed. Among the audience present, An Yu was probably the only one who couldn't hear what they thought was inappropriate.
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After sending Ouyang Ling and Xia Shuangjun back to the mansion, Anyu quickly shared the news he heard with Shengyuan and Lu Sheng: "I heard that Cen Erniang will also come to Beijing after the imperial examination, and it will be lively by then!"
"Her husband's family released her?" Sheng Yuan felt that something was wrong with Cen Erniang, "If this is the case, the relationship between her husband's family and her may not be as bad as the rumors say.
(End of chapter)
