According to reports, the imperial examination lasted only a few days.
Although Mrs. Zhuang has not yet formally communicated with the Wu family.
But he visited the house so frequently, and he definitely couldn't hide it from anyone who wanted to do it. The news of Zhang Yue's engagement with the Wu family gradually spread in Bianjing.
Although it was not specified which daughter of the Wu family, all four daughters of the Wu family were married, but only the seventeenth daughter-in-law was unmarried. Isn't that unnatural?
In fact, in the past two years since Seventeen Niang and Ji, several high-ranking families in Bianjing have come to propose marriage, but the Wu family rejected them face to face and did not even say they would consider such a thing.
It has to be said that the Wu family is also a kind family. Although Zhang Yue passed the imperial examination before and did not know about the year of the monkey and the horse and the month of the horse, the etiquette can be said to be clear.
A man who had come to the Wu family to propose marriage sighed for a long time after hearing this.
This person's name is Wang Zhichen. He is the son of the famous official Wang Zhu, and his uncle is Wang Yaochen, who is worshiped as the official and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
But after Wang Zhu and Wang Yaochen died of illness one after another, although his wealth remained unchanged, his family status plummeted.
Fortunately, Wang Zhichen was given the post of Superintendent Bo by virtue of his father's influence.
However, Wang Zhichen was ashamed to serve as a Yin official, so he studied at home. This time, he took the first place in the lock hall examination as a life official and immediately participated in the palace examination.
After Wang Zhu's death, Wang Zhichen and his uncle Wang Yaochen paid a visit to Wu Chong. Wang Yaochen had intended to marry Wu Chong when he was still alive. At that time, he took Wang Zhichen to the Wu Mansion to meet Wu Chong.
Wu Chong expressed his appreciation for Wang Zhichen.
However, after Wang Yaochen died of illness, his family suffered a disastrous decline, and the marriage was no longer mentioned.
Wang Zhichen didn't care as he was focused on studying. When he went to the temple to burn incense, he saw Qi Niang and was astonished.
Wang Zhichen made repeated inquiries and found out that the other party was Wu Chong's youngest daughter, and immediately understood that the other party was the woman that his uncle had originally told him.
Wang Zhichen felt that he was destined to wait for this life.
At this moment, he felt that he would not marry this woman in his life, so he planned to go to the Wu Mansion to propose marriage in a glorious manner after passing the scientific examination. Unexpectedly, although he passed this subject, he was the first to get there.
Wang Zhichen didn't know the inside story and thought it was just a proposal of marriage. In fact, he could come to the house and give it a try. However, he was worried about losing face, so he thought about it and decided to leave it alone.
Wang Zhichen has not been interested in reading these days, and has been drinking heavily. At the same time, he is also thinking about who this chapter is.
In addition, He Qi was also informed of this matter.
He Qi lingered in front of the Wu Mansion all night. He had thought about meeting Wu Anshi, but there was no point in meeting him. That day, Li Taijun was not happy with him without any pretense, which made him completely aware that there was no hope of trying to climb up to the Wu family.
Especially after failing the exam, He Qi was disheartened.
Although He Qi knew that he couldn't get a beautiful woman in this life, he was in such a state of mind. If he couldn't get it, he would say there was something wrong with her. He even laughed and said, isn't it just a concubine that he can like?
But now that he really knew that Zhang Yue came to propose marriage, He Qifan couldn't help it, and a feeling of despair arose from the bottom of his heart.
After wandering outside all night with red eyes, he originally planned to go in and make a desperate bid to propose marriage to Wu Anshi, but in the end he went to the shop next door and spent all the money he had on him to buy a heavy gift. Instead, he went to the door to congratulate Wu Anshi with a smile on his face. Fan.
Wu Anshi was proud of himself, but he said on his face: "Du Zhi is a person who only knows how to read. It would be great if he could be as reasonable as Brother He."
He Qichang sighed: "What's the use of being reasonable? Nowadays, those who can be promoted can be promoted not by relatives, but by power, not by bribes, but by friendship. He has no matchmaker and no party, so he can't be promoted. I'm afraid his life is hopeless.
Wu Anshi thought to herself, weren't you deprived of the provincial examination qualification because of bribery? Still saying this.
However, Wu Anshi valued He Qi very much. He was very observant and alert, which he could put to good use in the future. So Wu Anshi comforted and said: "This moment and the other moment, it seems that Brother He has only waited for two years, so what, it is just for training."
He Qi bowed and said: "He is a poor man, but he won't give up. I am willing to carry the whip for you in this life."
Wu Anshi laughed when he heard this. He looked at the gift given by He Qi and thought, it is not easy for such a humble man to give such a generous gift.
Thinking of this, Wu Anshi gave He Qi a sum of money, which was more than the congratulatory gift he gave.
He Qiqian thanked him profusely and said, "Dalangjun, He will remember this in his heart for the rest of his life."
Wu Anshi smiled, and then she saw a beautiful maid come in to bring tea and said softly: "Young Master, drink tea."
Wu Anshi stared straight at this beautiful maid.
He Qi felt contempt in his heart, but at this moment he quickly stood up and said: "Dalang Jun He will take his leave first."
"Okay." Wu Anshi's mind was no longer on He Qi at this moment.
When He Qiyi left, Wu Anshi said to the beautiful maid: "Come here and sit here."
Wu Anshi pointed to her legs.
The beautiful maid couldn't help but smile shyly when she heard this.
He Qi walked out of the gate of Wu Mansion and glanced at the two stone lions at the door weighing money in their hands. He Qizhi knows that although Wu Anshi is mediocre in ability, he likes to do well in front of others. The more respectful you are in front of him and the more you praise him, the happier he will be and he will not be stingy with you and treat you as his own. people.
Thinking of Wu Dalangjun's criticism of Zhang Yue, He Qi thought unwillingly, apart from being inferior to Zhang Yue in reading, how could I, He Qi, not be better than him? But why is it him?
He Qizhi knew that Zhang Yue was now the quasi-son-in-law of the Wu family. He could not pose a threat to him, but would be retaliated by him. The only thing he could do now was to help Wang Kui win the first prize and kill him to gain the limelight.
At this moment, Wang Kui was in a very depressed mood.
After he finished third in the provincial examination, he had vowed to propose marriage to a wealthy family.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Fu Bi's mother died of illness, and the entire Fu family was very sad, but they were not happy to see him propose marriage and would not talk about it for the time being.
Wang Kui asked the rich lady again, but the rich lady told him that although the rich husband's mother was not his biological grandmother, she had raised her since she was a child. She must observe filial piety for three years, during which time she will not discuss marriage.
After hearing this, Wang Kui thought to himself, "How can this be true? Although this matter is unexpected, there is also no way to follow the power."
In the end, it was Fu Shaoting who came forward to tell him that the rich family was in chaos at the moment, and his father wanted Ding You so much that he would have to resign. There were still a lot of things to deal with in the officialdom, so he would not discuss the marriage for the time being until after his imperial examination. discussion.
When Wang Kui heard this, no matter how good-tempered he was, he finally couldn't help but get angry.
But he didn't dare to fall out with the rich family in person, so he went back and got sulky by himself.
To be honest, after Wang Kui got third place in the provincial examination, there were a lot of people in Manbian and Beijing who fawned over him. Firstly, because he got a good rank in the provincial examination, and secondly, because he was the grandnephew of a wealthy prime minister. For my son-in-law's sake.
Previously, a wealthy businessman bribed a fortune teller and threw in another 10,000 yuan, saying that he would win the first prize in this subject, just to pave the way for him.
In addition, there are many methods, and now there are rumors in the streets and alleys of Bianjing that Wang Kui will win the number one prize.
Now, the dignitaries from the capital who had invited him to a banquet after the imperial examination had lined up more than a dozen tables, waiting for the news that he was the top scholar in high school. Wang Kui thought to himself, now even the three-foot-tall children in Bianjing knew that he was going to win the first prize, why did it happen that the rich family's attitude towards him suddenly changed?
Wang Kui was puzzled for a while, and finally found out that the father of the woman he had raped that day came to visit her, and now news about him was spreading among his classmates.
Wang Kui was surprised. He had been hiding his name all this time. Who leaked the news?
Finally, Wang Kui thought about it and became suspicious of Zhang Yue.
First, Zhang Yue was motivated, and Zhang Yue was ranked third in the interpretation test, and he was first. Now, Zhang Yue was second in the province test, and he was third.
It is not easy to go from third in the interpretation test to second in the provincial test.
Although Zhang Yue has outstanding literary talent, why is he so overwhelmed now? Did Zhang Yue go through the back door?
When it comes to the palace examination, the two are rivals again. Therefore, he wanted to use this incident to defeat himself so that he could not compete with him in the palace examination.
As for the wealthy family, they would definitely be angry with themselves after they found out about them. No wonder they put the marriage on hold.
At this time, He Qi approached him again and told him that Zhang Yue was discussing marriage with the Wu family.
Although Wang Kui was unhappy in his heart, he smiled and said: "I really want to congratulate him. I'm really happy for him."
He Qi asked: "How is your marriage with a rich family?"
Wang Kui said calmly: "It's not going well, but it doesn't matter. I have passed the exam now. If I get the first rank in the palace examination, even if I get a wife under the ranking, how can I not be decorated with pearls and emeralds, hairpins, silk flowers?"
Wang Kui was very serious about marrying a rich woman before, but now he has relaxed.
Fu Bi and Ding You are about to come. Hearing that Han Qi is not on good terms with him, he will probably not compete for his love. The rich husband who has been removed from his position will not be able to help him that much.
With his current status, is he really worried about not finding a good match?
He Qidao: "Of course, as long as a man is successful and famous, there is no need to worry about not having a wife."
He Qi said again: "Yes, Mr. Lu Daguan has finally found a way for you. He has invited the capable people in the Royal Medicine Court to host a banquet for you in Fanlou tonight."
Wang Kui was stunned when he heard this and said: "The imperial examination is coming soon. If you have any entertainment now, I will accept it if I can."
When Wang Kui passed the provincial examination before, he did spend a few days drinking and drinking, and he was also busy making friends with noble people.
Later, Guiying said to him that your writing is the only serious thing in the palace examination, and it will be the same whenever you do this entertainment thing.
Wang Kui still listened to Guiying's words and prepared for the palace exam with peace of mind. Now he heard from He Qi that he invited people from the Imperial Medicine Academy.
Of course Wang Kui didn't want to go.
He Qi immediately said: "Brother Junmin, you are so confused, confused."
"how you said that?"
He Qiyan said: "Where is the Royal Medicine Institute? In addition to decoction for the imperial medicine, it is also responsible for printing the test questions. It is so easy for Mr. Lu to pull the strings and build the bridge for you. You Why don’t you go if you don’t want to go?”
Wang Kui suddenly realized that it was because of test questions.
He Qi whispered: "The imperial court's prevention of fraud is all about solving exams and provincial exams, but the palace exam is not so strict. As long as you get the exam questions from the Royal Medicine Academy, you will have a few more days of preparation time. With my brother, Only then did I defeat Zhang Yue and Jiang Yan, and I am now the number one scholar."
Wang Kui said happily: "Of course I have to go on this trip."
Wang Kui was very proud. If he had the test questions in hand, he would definitely surpass Zhang Yue and become the number one scholar in this palace examination.
