Then there was the scene after the palace examination.
The boy and girl climbed onto the carriage nimbly, not forgetting to greet the remaining three people, "Come up quickly, we are going home soon."
Fang Heng was very agile and appeared on the carriage shaft in the blink of an eye.
Wen Zhiyun followed closely behind, looking a little weak and needing help from his brothers.
When it came to Xu Mo, although he didn't know what his younger brother and sister were selling, his natural trust made him not think too much and got on the carriage with a smile.
It was after dusk, and the sky was almost dark.
Jiang Wu drove the carriage and listened to the conversation among the masters in the carriage. Inexplicably, he felt that the years were quiet and peaceful, but that was all.
"Jiuzhenfang should be closed. Let's go home to find aunt." Jiang Sheng held his chin, "I don't know if aunt can research new pastries in one day."
"Instead of studying new ones, you can just rectify and revise the old ones." Zheng Ruqian agreed.
This makes sense. As soon as Jiang Sheng got home, he went straight to the kitchen and saw Zhang Xianglian and Master Kong making a fire.
"Yeah, my uncle is here too." She greeted sweetly, "How embarrassing it is to have my uncle cook for us every day."
Master Kong snorted arrogantly, "Wherever Xianglian is, I will be there. If she can't worry about you, I can only help you."
From the wedding to the present, the couple stayed in Kong's house for the first three days. The rest of the time they either went to Jiuzhenfang to be busy or went back to the small courtyard to cook.
If he didn't have to go back to Kong's house to rest, Master Kong would even have the illusion that instead of marrying Zhang Xianglian back home, Zhang Xianglian married him away.
However, the title deed to the small courtyard was in Zhang Xianglian's hands, and it was only natural that he should return to his home. Master Kong could only follow him, helping when he should, and working when he should.
Occasionally, when Jiang Sheng was acting coquettishly with his aunt, he had to stand up without hesitation.
"What, are you making pastries?" Master Kong asked loudly, "Is Jiuzhenfang's business bad?"
"No." Jiang Sheng replied sharply, "I want to make some high-end pastries and sell them to the wealthy families in Fengjing, but I'm pressed for time and it's a bit embarrassing for my aunt."
"Big brother's palace examination is only once. With him promoting it to us, it will be difficult to sell the cakes."
Zhang Xianglian nodded slightly. After looking at the shop for so long, she was no longer the weak and timid little woman who only knew how to sew and wash.
The difficulty in doing business lies in reputation and fame. The former can be obtained through hard work, but the latter requires favorable weather, location and people.
Xu Mo went all the way from the imperial examination to the palace examination. Whether he was a Jinshi or a fellow Jinshi, he could make Fengjing look at him. If he was lucky and got the first grade, he would be a living sign.
Even if she didn't care about these, just looking at Jiang Sheng's eager look, Zhang Xianglian couldn't bear to refuse, and nodded heavily, "Okay."
That night, the couple started to get busy.
Didn't rest until late at night.
The next day, I rushed over again before dawn, pondering, researching, blending, testing, and overturning, and only made the most satisfying cakes.
When the children were awake, they all rushed over to try, drink tea, comment and make suggestions.
The entire courtyard was busy and had no time to care about the ups and downs of the outside world.
It is precisely because of this that they missed the uproar in Fengjing and the dispute over whose family Ichika will be.
What happened in the imperial examination was not a secret, and it was not just the aristocratic family who was well-informed.
The underground bank even set up a betting game to decide whether Yijia would be Xu Mo or Fang Yuan.
Or maybe both are ranked at the same time.
There is a very important prerequisite here, that is, Fang Yuan and Xu Mo were involved in the imperial examination fraud case that shocked the Dayu Dynasty last year. From Fengtian Mansion to Jinluan Palace, no one could tell the truth from the false, and no one could pick out the cheater.
In order to find the truth, Tianjia investigated the case and re-examined the exam, and both of them were listed one after another.
Xu Mo took Huiyuan to prove himself, which attracted many people to believe that the Fang family had engaged in imperial examination fraud and wantonly bullied the poor children.
Unexpectedly, Fangyuan was also admitted as a tribute student. Although his ranking was neither high nor low, the imperial examination was strict and there was no evidence to be found. Being on the list proved his strength. Even if Wenquxing came down to earth, he might not be able to return to Huiyuan.
At this point, the palace examination has become the most critical decision.
There is no doubt about Xu Mo's excellence. The idea of hitting a stick and giving him a sweet date made even the Three Gongs and Three Solitary Men want to praise him for being brilliant. His splashes of ink and brush strokes in the palace examination were transcribed and stored in the Wenchang Pavilion, and he was known as the Young Master Qingzhu in history. excellent work.
Although Fang Yuan's idea aroused the resentment of many aristocratic families, it hit the hearts of the Tian family and attracted the attention of the common people. Coupled with the golden words on the Jinluan Palace last year, it seems to be in the palm of my hand.
Therefore, in addition to the two players each advancing to the first place, the gambling game also has the option of "simultaneous ranking".
But the people of Fengjing are not stupid.
Last year, the two of them had not cheated in the imperial examination and caused trouble in the Jinluan Palace. Today, they are both ranked first. This is not a slap in the Tian family's face - is it to cover up which cheat?
Some people cheated in the imperial examination. Is there any justice in the world?
The people are heartbroken and the country is about to collapse.
Even if two people are equally good, the Tian family can only choose one to be the first-class player, and the other one will be ranked second-class, crying with hatred.
So everyone is looking forward to whether they will choose Xu Mo or Fang Yuan.
Choosing Fang Yuan meant giving up an excellent son and went against the Tian family's original intention of promoting rookies.
Choosing Xu Mo would mean offending the Fang family and abandoning the tax law on rich people that made the Tian family so excited.
If we carefully measure it, we can see that there are often excellent rookies who can make a profit every three years, which greatly reduces Xu Mo's brilliance.
On the other hand, the children of the Fang family, with the backing of the aristocratic family, bravely proposed to collect the rich tax, and were even willing to take the lead in paying it, were more useful than Huiyuan alone.
As long as Tianjia is not stupid, there seems to be no need to consider which one to choose.
Therefore, the underground bank's Fang Yuan option is far more popular than the Xu Mo option.
"I heard that 80% of the people who entered the bank chose Mr. Fang." The guard in front of the young man in black reported in a low voice, "20% of the people chose Mr. Xu. The eldest prince also asked someone to put down three thousand taels of silver to bet on Mr. Fang. Enter Yijia.”
The young man in black nodded and took out a five thousand tael of silver notes from his arms, "Remember to place your bet for me."
Even though this is all he owns.
"Your Highness." The guard obviously knew the inside story and exclaimed, "No, the Queen will leave you this money in total. What if you pay it back?"
"It's gone?" The boy in black chuckled, "Don't worry, it won't be gone."
He took out low-quality powder from his sleeve, applied it on his cheeks like his sister, and finally took back the armband, "My father is still hesitating about which one to choose in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. As a son, I have to share his worries."
The palace walls are high and the road is long.
He held the red rope in his palm and walked forward calmly.
A eunuch reported that the eldest prince also rushed to the Hall of Supreme Harmony. His expression did not change, except for the corner of his mouth that curled up into a winning smile.
