Sang Nianyue didn't pay much attention to Zhou Bingkun's matters. She is much calmer now, and is not so wary of Zhou's father and Zhou's mother possibly going to Beijing.
Anyway, she was fully prepared for the worst. The worst she could do was that her reputation would be ruined and she would not be able to stay in the capital.
But so what?
The Zhou family has been teasing her for a day or two. In the past, she had endured all the grievances in order to have a place for her siblings. But what she gained for her patience was not the Zhou family's understanding, but their extravagance. In this case, why should she tolerate it? What further grievances should I suffer?
Sang Nuanyue lived her own life freely.
Days passed, and Zhou Bingkun did not come to her to seek justice, nor did Zhou's father and mother go to Beijing.
As the day of Chunwei's announcement came, there was no news from the Zhou family. Even Sang Nianyue was a little curious this time.
She wondered about this for several days, but suddenly thought of what she had asked Su Xin and others to do before, and she couldn't help but have a thought.
Sang Nianyue called Su Xin and Su Jin, briefly explained the matter, and then asked, "Is the Zhou family too busy to take care of themselves now that they have no time to go to Beijing to seek justice for Zhou Baolu?"
Su Xin nodded excitedly, "It must be like what the girl said. The Zhou family's affairs have caused trouble. They haven't wiped their own butts. How can they have time to support Zhou Baolu?"
Su Jin patted Su's heart and said, "The girl is here, please speak more calmly. You are a big girl, you don't have a butt, you don't blush when you say this."
"I'm not the only one who said it, didn't you also say it? You said it twice, once more than me." Su Xin pointed at Su Jin and laughed, but Su Jin was very depressed and slapped her in annoyance. Hit her twice.
Sang Nianyue quietly admired the flowers and didn't care about restraining the two girls. On the other hand, Su Jin and Su Xin quickly calmed down when they saw that the girl didn't make any sound. The two of them said to each other: "Back then, I sent someone to send a message to Huizhou and directly sent all the evidence we had to the official who was not dealing with Zhou's father. After so many days, it was enough for that official It’s working hard.”
As the saying goes, when the wall falls and everyone pushes it down, when the Zhou family is prosperous and safe, then no one will definitely come to trouble you. But if you show any signs of depression, those who want to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune will immediately swarm up and devour all your flesh and blood, leaving only a skeleton.
Sang Nianyue recalled the scene when her parents died earlier, and she was very familiar with this kind of "killing you while you are sick" operation.
If the old servant of the Sang family hadn't been so capable, he would have taken the time to take action, and those who could not be taken out would have been immediately closed down. However, the Sang family's ancestors had a good reputation in Jinzhou for their good deeds, and Sang's father and Sang's grandfather had some experience. A good friend for many years, he protected the Sang family at critical moments. If these factors were not present, the Sang family would have been divided among everyone. Whether Sang Nianyue and her brother could leave Jinzhou City safely is still unknown.
But at that time, the Sang family had loyal servants and elders who sincerely cared for them, but what did the Zhou family have?
The Zhou family has amassed too much ill-gotten wealth. Not only did Zhou's father become rich, he also supported all his close brothers and sisters. The family obviously doesn't have much ability, but now they are all prospering in Huizhou.
A large circle of beneficiaries formed around Father Zhou. But the people in that circle were not capable people who could help each other with Zhou's father, but incompetent villains who surrounded Zhou's father to suck his blood.
If Father Zhou falls, they will not be in a good position.
The Zhou family should be in chaos now...
Sang Nianyue suddenly felt happy, and she said to Su Jin: "Send someone to Huizhou again to see what happened there. Those speculations just now are all our guesses and cannot be accurate. Still. It would be a good idea to find someone of your own to go and check out the situation in person."
"Don't worry, miss, I'll make arrangements right away." Su Jin nodded in agreement, then smiled and said: "Although it's just a guess, I don't think we guessed ten points right, and we must have guessed seven or eight points right. The Zhou family's Times must be difficult.”
After Su Jin left, Sang Nuanyue thought of Zhou Baolu again.
If the Zhou family is in trouble, they must ask Zhou Baolu for help. But now that Zhou Baolu is being detained in her family temple to clean up her family, she cannot protect herself. Even if she could still see people from Wu'anhou Mansion and ask for help from them, who would care about her?
The Marquis of Wu'an cherished feathers, and it was precisely for this reason that he simply punished Zhou Baolu, so that she had to swallow this humiliating loss. But the Zhou family is in trouble, and if the Hou Mansion wants to help, they will definitely find out the cause and effect. The Zhou family is not clean, and the Hou family can't avoid it, so how can they rush over to help the Zhou family deal with the aftermath? The Zhou family is having a sweet dream.
If the Hou Mansion cherished its reputation before, Sang Nianyue was quite depressed. But in this matter, Sang Nianyue felt that it was a good thing for the Hou family to cherish their reputation, at least it was beneficial to her. And everything that is good for her is bad for Zhou Baolu. She is now curious, what would her face be like if Zhou Baolu knew that the Hou Mansion would stand by and watch, and the Zhou family building would be destined to collapse? It must be exciting.
But Sang Nuanyue soon thought of Zhou Bingkun again.
Now that the results are released, if Zhou Bingkun enters the second class, doesn't it mean that the Zhou family still has a chance to make a comeback?
Is it true that the Zhou family has not exhausted its strength and is not yet in decline?
Because she was thinking about this matter, Sang Nianyue paid more attention to the release of the rankings.
On the day the results were released, she specially sent two servants to look at the results, while she casually sat in the flower hall drinking tea.
Seeing that Sang Nuanyue had been absent-minded all morning, Su Jin comforted her with a smile: "Girl, don't be impatient, there are so many people waiting to see the list. Those whose families have students going for the exam, most likely will send someone before dawn. We are guarding near the Dragon and Tiger Wall. Not to mention the crowds, it is not easy to see the list clearly, but it also takes time for the officers to sing the list. Please wait patiently and don't be impatient."
She said she was not in a hurry, but how could Sang Nianyue endure it?
She was so restless that she didn't even eat much lunch.
Finally, in the middle of the afternoon, the boy who was sent out came back. Sang Nianyue finally learned about Zhou Bingkun's scientific examination results.
It can't be called bad, but it can't be called good either. A total of 300 people were admitted, and Zhou Bingkun ranked 275th.
Zhou Bingkun is among the bottom, but he is still a tribute.
This news made Sang Nuanyue feel much better, although it seemed unreasonable to be happy that others had done poorly in the exam. But when she was living a hard life in the Zhou family, this cousin didn't do anything for her. He did say a few words for her, but when Zhou's mother got angry, he could only look helpless and apologetic.
When Sang Nuanyue thought of this, the guilt in her heart dissipated.
After that, Sang Nianyue learned from the boy that Shen Tinglan, the third master of Wu'an Hou Mansion, had won Yayuan.
Yayuan ranked second in the competition, and this result can be said to be very good. Not surprisingly, Shen Tinglan's ranking in the palace examination will definitely be among the top 1, and the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion will produce another capable person.
Sang Nianyue told Su Xin to send something to Wu'an Hou Mansion the next day, just to congratulate the old lady on getting such a unicorn child.
The seventh day after the results of the general examination are available is the palace examination. In the previous dynasty, this period of time was two months. In the Qin Dynasty, Taizu changed the regulations and shortened the time to seven days.
On the day of the palace examination, Su Jin and Su Xin tried their best to persuade Sang Nianyue to go out and join in the fun. Today, all Jinshi will go to the streets to praise their officials, parade with drums and ceremonial guards, and three people in the first class will arrange flowers and wear red. The honor guard walked out of Zhengyang Gate and walked towards Zhuque Street. When the time came, gongs and drums were beating loudly, firecrackers were blasting, and ordinary people gathered shoulder to shoulder to watch the fun. The scene was exciting to think about.
Su Xin shook Sang Nuanyue's arm and begged again and again: "Girl, let's go see it. This grand event only happens once every three years. If we don't join in the fun, we'd be embarrassed to tell others that we lived in the capital."
Sang Nianyue said: "I really don't want to go. You and Su Jin can take Qing'er. I would rather rest at home than be crowded in a crowd."
Qing'er appeared out of nowhere at this time. He smiled flatteringly at Sang Nuanyue: "How dare I let my sister squeeze in the crowd? My sister is from a girl's family, and those people can't even think of touching her at all. .Sister, to tell you the truth, I booked a private room at a restaurant on Zhuque Street a few days in advance. Sister, let’s go there. I also wanted my sister to see the excitement, so I spent a lot of money. Sister, if If you don’t go, won’t all the money go down the drain? I have worked hard to save the money for several years, but I can’t bear to spend it. I just want to honor my sister, but my sister doesn’t appreciate it at all. I’m so pitiful.”
Qing'er chanted and beat her, and Sang Nuanyue was so angry that she couldn't do anything. She finally got out of the house in a car, but she couldn't help but knock her brother's chest several times on the carriage: "You are a little bit of a villain, and you have learned how to spend money. You can surprise me if you want to join in the fun." Tell me clearly. You even took me out to hold up the banner and asked me to remember your favor, so my sister won’t be fooled by you.”
Qing'er just laughed and didn't refute her sister's words at all. Anyway, his sister has come out, and his idea of joining in the fun has succeeded. Let my sister say a few words. Anyway, it won't hurt or itch.
When we arrived at the restaurant Qing'er had booked, it was still very early, but the area was packed with people. When I opened the window, I saw either the guests next door or the female family members opposite. Under the restaurant, people crowded together in a lively manner. Some children were so small that they even sat on their father's shoulders.
When it was finally time to parade through the streets on horseback, the loud sound of gongs and drums could be heard from far away. Qing'er didn't know where she was going, but she finally ran over. He said excitedly, "The third master of the Hou Mansion has been selected as a concubine and given the title of Editor of the Hanlin Academy."
Qing'er's eyes were full of envy: "I heard that the third master could have been ranked second, but he is the only one in this year's top three who is good-looking and talented. The other two, one is over forty, and the other is not good-looking, so after your majesty considered it, he selected San Shen. I ordered it to visit Hualang."
He also babbled: "Now the people below are talking about the good Feng Shui of Wu'an Hou Mansion. It was more than ten years ago that the Marquis passed the third yuan, and now his brother from the same mother has been selected as the third flower. I heard that the second child of the Hou Mansion has been selected. Although I am not as outstanding as these elder brothers and younger brothers, I was still among the top two in the first place. After all, the Wu'an Hou Mansion is really great. There are three men in total, and everyone is outstanding. In time, they will be the pillars of the country."
"You are such a small person, but you still shake your head and make comments about others. If you are really envious, you should also study hard and strive to be given a first-class family background and a wife."
Qing'er nodded solemnly. He has a lot of energy and a lot of desire in his small body. Not only does he want to be able to make his wife Yingzi one day, he also wants to make great contributions to Jiangshan Sheji. When the time comes, he will be happy if His Majesty can also make his sister a royal title.
In order to realize this wish, Qing'er clenched her fists and secretly determined to study harder in the future. And his wish reached its peak when he saw the large team passing downstairs.
The top pick, the second pick, and the top pick sat on tall horses. They were dressed in red robes and hats with silver hairpins on their heads. They were beaming and walking on the street enjoying being admired by thousands of people.
As a man, who doesn’t want to be successful and famous, and who doesn’t want to be supported by thousands of people? Although Qing'er is just a little boy now, he also has vanity and dreams. At this moment, he felt that if he could not arrange flowers and wear red clothes and walk on the streets in this life, his life would be in vain.
While Qing'er was sighing about life, Sang Nianyue, like everyone else around her, was looking at the three people sitting on the horse.
The other two were indeed unattractive in appearance, only Shen Tinglan was naturally handsome, but today was his good day, so he looked even more high-spirited and energetic.
There were countless handkerchiefs and purses flying towards him. Shen Tinglan was a little embarrassed to avoid them, but the smile on his face was so real, and he was shining brightly at this moment.
However, looking at Shen Tinglan, Sang Nianyue couldn't help but think of Shen Tingjun. Shen Tingjun had a cold face, and it was hard for her to imagine what his expression was like when he was parading on horseback.
Could it be that he also had a cold face and glared at everyone who dared to attack him?
Shen Hou has always been unkind, and his cold face is full of indifference and indifference. He should make people afraid of him like that, right?
However, he was only fifteen or sixteen years old when he won the top prize. At that time, he was still young and far less majestic than he is today, so he probably wouldn't be able to scare too many people. Besides, he was really handsome. I think from that time on, he became the dream girl of countless girls.
Thinking of Shen Tingjun, Sang Nianyue looked at Shen Tinglan again. From her perspective, the two brothers were really very similar.
Shu Er and Chen Tinglan raised their heads, and their eyes suddenly met.
Sang Nuanyue suddenly came to her senses. From this perspective, the two brothers were only two or three points similar.
Shen Tinglan didn't seem to expect to see her at this time. Embarrassment and guilt flashed in his eyes, as if he wanted to say something, but the scene was too noisy now. Even if he spoke close to him, the other party might not be able to hear him, not to mention that they were still so far apart.
In the end, Shen Tinglan just moved his lower lip slightly, seeming to say the words "I'm sorry." Sang Nuanyue didn't see it clearly or carefully. She looked away casually and looked at the new scholars who were following them.
This year, 250 Jinshi candidates were admitted, and Zhou Bingkun was fortunate enough to be selected. But he is the last one, worthy of the name Tongjinshi.
Just two chapters today, 8000+. Babies, don’t look forward to the next chapter, see you tomorrow.
