"Brother."
Seeing that he couldn't escape, Lian Xiao timidly bowed to Lian Jialiang.
Thinking of Qi Wenlin's words, Lian Jialiang still had some conscience and reminded him: "I just went to see the results, and Qi Wenlin also passed the exam."
When Qi Wenlin was mentioned again, Lian Xiao's face instantly turned pale, and he clutched Lian Suisui's sleeves with both hands.
Lian Suisui blocked her behind him.
"He just passed the exam. What does it have to do with our family?"
Facing Lian Suisui, Lian Jialiang was a little frightened.
"He said he was going to come to propose marriage to my fourth sister..."
Seeing Lian Suisui's gloomy expression, he waved his hands hastily, "I rejected him then, but you also know that he is like a lunatic now and depends on our family for life and death. If he really comes to propose marriage, there is nothing I can do about it. ! I’m not his mother, I can’t control him!”
"In the worst case, I can just tell my father that I don't agree with this marriage..."
He didn't think he had done anything wrong. In the past, he also felt that the Qi family was willing to marry his sister. Although Qi Wenlin was from a humble background, he was highly motivated. If he could pass the examination and become famous, it would be good for him to be his brother-in-law.
Later, the two families fell out, and he had no choice but to break up with Qi Wenlin.
Now that Qi Wenlin cannot be humane and marry his sister, isn't that pushing him into a pit of fire...
The person behind him was trembling nervously. Lian Suisui put his palm on the back of Lian Xiaoxiao's hand and comforted him: "Don't worry, if he dares to come to propose marriage, I will go to the emperor to read his confession. People with bad morals are not worthy of being officials." , As long as he still wants to be an official, he won’t dare to do anything!”
What should they be afraid of if they have evidence in their hands?
"Second brother, that set of Hu pens...can you give me one? Just one, you can't be so stingy..."
That set of Hu pens was Lian Jiaying's pet peeve. He could see it now. His eldest brother was timid, greedy for pleasure, and extremely irresponsible. If he didn't comfort him, he would hook up with Qi Wenlin later. Send your own sister into the fire pit!
If a Hu pen can buy him off, it doesn't matter if he reluctantly gives up.
"If brother sees Qi Wenlin again, he must not let him lead him away."
He warned, and Lian Jialiang said with satisfaction: "Don't worry, if he dares to mention the fourth sister again, I will never be done with him!"
"Hey, dad scolded me today and gave me a lot of homework. I have to go back to study later. Third sister and fourth sister will sit here for a while longer, and then I'm leaving."
After sending Lian Jialiang away, the three siblings looked at each other.
Lian Suisui gritted his teeth and said: "This Qi Wen Lin, if he is still determined to come to ask for marriage, I will definitely beat him out! I will never let my fourth sister fall into the hands of such a person!"
Qi Wenlin won't do anything now. After passing the imperial examination, he still has to wait for the court to arrange an official position. There is no benefit in offending the Lian family at this time. As long as his past affairs are revealed, he might not even be able to get an official position!
"Don't worry, fourth sister, I will protect you too!"
Even Jiaying quickly expressed her stance.
The sadness on Lian Xiao's face disappeared.
"Second brother, third sister, I believe in you!"
The praying forest was in the capital, and Lian Suisui warned: "Don't go to Miaoshou Hall recently. If you get blocked by the praying forest, it will bring bad luck to yourself."
Lian Xiaoxiao nodded.
"I listen to Third Sister."
In the afternoon, I received the good news from Yongding Bo's Mansion. Chen Yongchuan did better than Lian Jiaying in the exam, ranking fifth. The Si family was very happy and offered to advance the wedding date. It is expected that the wedding will be held soon.
"Very good!"
Lian Suisui is happy for the Chen family.
The rankings have been released, and the next step is the palace examination.
She and Chen Yanxin were looking forward to the imperial examination together.
The palace examination came as scheduled, and Chen Yongchuan took the initiative to ask Lian Jiaying to ride with him. This was an initiative to make friends, and Lian Jiaying was flattered.
"Second brother, don't be nervous when the time comes. Learn more from cousin Chen."
Lian Jiaying nodded, thanked Lian Suisui, and went into the palace with Chen Yongchuan.
Lian Suisui and her sisters gathered together in the teahouse to wait for the imperial examination to end.
Before the sun was in the middle, some candidates came out of the palace. Lian Suisui asked strangely: "The show is over so soon?"
Song Jiyue explained: "My eldest brother's imperial examination was a unified examination, and you can leave after writing it. Because the emperor personally graded the papers, you can appear in front of the emperor in advance if you finish writing in advance. If you can leave an impression on the emperor, you can be assigned To get a better official position, some candidates are opportunistic and seize the opportunity."
"The candidates who have finished writing will wait outside the hall for half an hour. If the emperor is interested in the article, he will summon him."
If they are not interested, they ask the chamberlain to take them out of the palace. They know that they have no hope, and they will think of other ways after leaving the palace.
"So that's it."
Lian Suisui asked curiously, "Aren't there those kind of geniuses who write quickly and are talented enough to submit papers early and still be summoned by the emperor?"
Song Jiyue blushed and said, "Yes, my eldest brother was the first to finish writing that scene. He was the first to be summoned by the emperor and was declared the number one scholar himself."
No wonder the emperor reused Song Jingwei, he was so good!
Chen Yanxin said nervously: "I don't know how big brother is!"
Lian Suisui doesn't have high requirements for Lian Jiaying.
"As long as you play steadily, even if you don't make it to the first class, it won't be too bad."
The road in front of the tea house they chose was the only way out of the palace. When the afternoon sun was warming, Chen Yan was drowsy, and her heart started to beat with fright.
"It's big brother, big brother is out!"
Chen Yanxin ran downstairs, while Lian Suisui, Song Jiyue and Qin Shiqiong were lying on the window to watch.
After a day of nervous examination in the palace, although Chen Yongchuan was tired, he seemed confident. He rubbed Chen Yanxin's head, pursed his lips and nodded with a smile.
Chen Yanxin was so happy that she couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear. She raised her head and waved to the people upstairs. Chen Yongchuan looked over and smiled at them.
Stable, stable!
Everyone was really happy for him and watched the brothers and sisters get on the carriage, and then they waited for Lian Jiaying.
When the sun cast its light slantingly from the top of the wall, most of the candidates came out of the palace, and no trace of Lian Jiaying was seen.
"You two sisters, please go back home first. I'll wait for a while."
Seeing that the sun was setting and even Jiaying hadn't come out yet, Qin Shiqiong couldn't help but worry.
"Don't wait too late. If you can't wait, go home first and ask the mansion to leave a carriage and a servant waiting."
Song Jiyue experienced it once and knew better.
"It's okay. Don't worry too much. Maybe you haven't finished writing the question."
Lian Suisui hummed, sent them to the carriage, and returned to the private room.
"Miss, don't you think that's Mr. Meng?"
Xiao Tao pointed to a figure on the street. Meng Shuang was carrying a book bag. He yawned and sat down at a noodle stall on the street. He took off the book bag and smashed it on the table.
"First give me two bowls of soy noodles to make a cushion for me. I'm going to starve to death!"
He didn't feel comfortable eating or drinking in the palace, and he was so hungry that his chest pressed against his back.
There were candidates coming out one after another behind him, and even Suisui felt hungry when he saw him eating noodles.
"Xiao Tao, go to the noodle stall and buy me a bowl of noodles, and ask Mr. Meng about the situation in the palace."
She had been very patient, and after waiting all day, she couldn't help but worry when she saw that it was almost dark and Lian Jiaying hadn't come out yet.
Xiaotao responded, walked to the noodle stall to buy noodles, and talked to Meng Shuang while the noodles were still not cooked.
"Mr. Meng, are these two bowls of noodles enough?"
