Catching son-in-laws under the official list is a cultural legacy from the previous dynasty. It turned out that wealthy families could not climb up to official positions, so they simply captured a few sons-in-law when the official list was released, in order to hope for social advancement.
Reaching the point where the number one scholar is second in the list is beyond the reach of ordinary wealthy households, and it becomes a battleground between aristocratic families and high officials.
At this critical juncture when the Tian family was wary of aristocratic families, the truly clean aristocratic families gave up on marriage and focused on poor but promising students.
Not only here, the No. 2 person next door has been carried by four servants, and he is stuffed into the carriage of an unknown aristocratic family.
The rest of the Jinshi were also robbed. You pulled yours and I pulled mine, for fear of missing any important minister in the future.
The Yao family, the Qi family, and the Dou family were quite polite and just asked for their opinions with a smile. However, the inevitable victory in the eyes of the three adults still made Xu Mo sweat on his back and his forehead flow.
Although he was already sixteen years old, he had never thought about getting married, let alone had any romantic thoughts.
He doesn't like any of the three girls, and he doesn't want to marry any of them.
"My lords." Xu Mo gritted his teeth and clasped his fists loudly, "The student still has unfulfilled wishes. It is not yet time to consider life-long matters. Please forgive me for not being able to give an adult response."
After saying that, he bowed solemnly, almost touching the ground.
This is already a huge apology. No matter how serious it is, I can only kneel down.
But who is willing to let the No. 1 scholar kneel down?
Dou Weiming sighed, "It doesn't matter, you can't force this kind of thing, it's all about fate, but if you have time to come to Dou Mansion more often, I can teach you some experience."
They say they won't force things, but in fact they haven't given up yet and want the two young people to get along and develop a relationship on their own.
As expected, the aristocratic families are all old foxes.
Qi Resonance glared at the backs of the Dou family's father and daughter, but did not imitate him. Instead, he looked meaningfully at his stunned daughter.
Compared to the Dou family girls whom they barely know each other and the Yao family girls whom they have met several times, the intersection between Qi Yue and Xu Mo is quite rich.
At first, he mistakenly identified his disciple and kicked him down, making the younger siblings think that the eldest brother had suffered a disaster.
She also disguised herself as a man to help, and once screamed and fought with the enemy.
Later, he knelt down to his father, just to help him find out the truth, begged his eldest brother to share his experience selflessly, and watched him enter the imperial city.
She did so many things, but in the end she only moved herself.
The father's eyes looked sideways, with a mixture of sympathy and ridicule.
Qi Yue was so angry that she couldn't take two steps forward, gritted her teeth and asked, "What is your wish?"
Xu Mo was a little stunned and said after a slight pause, "The world is at peace and the seas and rivers are clear."
Qi Yue, "..."
"Why don't you want to fly into the sky and escape from the earth, with three heads and six arms!" She couldn't hold back her emotions any longer, she stepped on Xu Mo hard and left.
Qi Resonance clicked his tongue and shook his head with amusement on his face.
Qi Huai, who was watching the show, couldn't bear to look directly at it and covered his face with one hand.
The Qi family's father and daughter left, leaving Xu Mo alone to endure the pain between his toes and take deep breaths to relieve it.
The Yao family's father and daughter were the only ones left on the list of three families who wanted to catch their son-in-law. The short and fat head of the Yao family slightly rolled his eyes, neither meaningfully nor playfully, but started talking to Jiang Sheng.
"Nanny, I haven't played with Siqing in recent days. You two are about the same age. If you have nothing to do, go out for a stroll and ask Siqing to buy you something you like." He said with a smile.
The Jiang and Yao families are related by marriage, and the old lady of the Jiang family is the aunt of the Yao family. Calculating carefully, Jiang Sheng would even call her cousin uncle.
Xu Mo is Jiang Sheng's eldest brother, so he must have some relationship with the Yao family.
Not to mention that the heads of the family are all old foxes, and they can easily master swordsmanship and other things.
I just pitied little Jiang Sheng, who was still immersed in the champion cake. His eyes were wide open and he didn't know whether he should answer or not.
If you don't answer, it's not polite because of the relationship between the Jiang and Yao families.
Answer, she can't sell her eldest brother away.
It was Yao Siqing who came to the rescue with a smile, "I'm not busy with things these days. If I have some free time, my daughter will definitely take her sister out to play."
When passing by Xu Mo, he didn't forget to apologize with his eyes.
The head of the Yao family had "angry for not fighting" written all over his face, and he sighed helplessly, "If you are a big girl, you can't control it, so let's forget about it. You young people can do whatever you want."
After saying that, he turned around and left leisurely.
All the elders left, and the remaining peers relaxed.
Yao Siqing covered her mouth and chuckled, "I made everyone laugh. It was supposed to be Mr. Xu's happy day, but so many jokes were made."
"Who told Brother Xu to be outstanding? I only regret that I didn't give birth to a younger sister. Even if I was babbling, I still had to settle on Brother Xu." Zhao Yuan was rubbing his hands next to Yourong.
Fortunately, Mrs. Zhao was not around, otherwise Gao Di would have broken a new wooden stick.
"Of course, my eldest brother is the best." Jiang Sheng began to be proud again, like a little peacock with his tail open, "The eldest brother is the best, the eldest brother is unique, the eldest brother has great literary talent, the eldest brother is outstanding, the eldest brother is both good in character and learning, the eldest brother Outstanding…”
If it weren't for modesty, she could blow until dark.
Xu Mo heard his ears turn red next to him, and felt warm and helpless in his heart.
"Okay, okay, your eldest brother is the best." Yao Siqing suppressed a smile, "Excellent number one scholar, go home and prepare to be awarded the Hanlin Academy and write as a scholar. There are also Jinshi parading in the streets, kowtow to relatives, there are many things. "
She said goodbye to Jiang Sheng, saluted everyone, turned around and left with Ting.
When it comes to ups and downs, the Yao family's daughters can be said to be the first.
"If I were Brother Xu, I would definitely marry this girl from the Yao family." An Jun was fascinated by the sight. "She is generous and calm, but also knows a little about officialdom. She has a slender and beautiful appearance. She is a Jie Yuhua who is both internal and external."
"I still think the girls from the Dou family are better." Zhao Yuan held his chin, "In terms of family background, the Dou family is no less important than the Jiang Fang family."
"Why isn't there my sister?" Qi Huai couldn't help it, "My Qi family girl is pretty good too."
This is the truth.
But Xu Zhuangyuan doesn't understand the charm, no matter how beautiful the girl is, she is just a pink skull.
The three of them looked at each other, glanced at Xu Mo who was joking with his sister, and sighed with envy.
Several people could not stop at the gate of Gongyuan.
As Yao Siqing said, being named on the gold list is not the end. Next, he still has to prepare to thank the Holy Grace, receive the title, and parade in Fengjing City for two hours.
The robes were made to measure on the day when the results were announced. Hundreds of embroiderers worked day and night to cut and sew the robes that fit the Jinshi scholars, and set and set the exclusive Jinshi hats.
The top three were awarded on the spot, the number one scholar was edited and edited by the Sixth-Rank Hanlin Academy, and the second-best scholar was edited and edited by the Seventh-Rank Hanlin Academy. This meant that three more detailed court uniforms had to be produced at the same time, and it was unknown how many embroiderers were consumed.
In May, the twelfth year of Heqing.
The much-anticipated Jinshi award was launched as scheduled, and the manufacturing bureau rushed to deliver the Jinshi uniform and black gauze hat. The boy who was so weak that he needed support from his younger brothers and sisters finally stood at a new height.
