Half fairy

Chapter 101
Kong Shen pondered for a while, then nodded knowingly, his brows stretched, but hesitantly said, "If you know that A Jiezhang suffered a bloodbath when he left Beijing, His Majesty may be the first to suspect you, sir."

Mei Sanghai: "A Jiezhang's son has entered the capital. Since he is alive, do you think he can keep it a secret? To Your Majesty, these old events are not important, what matters is my position! Maybe Your Majesty I prefer to be held by him a little bit."

Kong Shen suddenly realized, but still reminded: "My lord, the champion has already been decided, and I'm afraid it's not easy for your Majesty to backtrack."

Mei Sanghai: "There are hundreds of candidates, and the ranking of the top three is not so fast. It is still under discussion before the seal is used. It is too late."

Kong Shen reminded again: "My lord, if you can be selected as the number one scholar under the name, your essay will definitely be brilliant. When the examination papers are released later, how can your majesty not care about the public opinion?"

Mei Sanghai: "Don't worry too much, the decision-making lies in the center. What do you think the imperial court is doing with a bunch of flamboyant writing? Even the best things can be nitpicking, and there will be people with high expectations who will come out to criticize. Your Majesty says who is the number one scholar." , whoever is the champion will naturally be the number one. These are all trivial matters, don’t worry, let’s do it quickly.”

"Okay." Kong Shen obeyed and left.

……

The full moon is full of flowers, which is the mood of the four members of the Zhong family at this time.

A family of four admired the moon in the inner house, and the topic of discussion was still around 'Ashi Heng', and then the marriage with Zhong Ruochen was inevitable.

When it comes to whether they want to live here when they get married in the future, or buy another house to live in, how much dowry they want, how many servants they need to wait on, etc., the elders are always asking their daughters for their opinions.

Zhong Ruochen didn't have any opinions, he answered shyly from the beginning to the end, and always said 'it's up to the parents' when asked.

The parents are satisfied with the man, and she is also very satisfied with the man, and there is really nothing more to ask for, except to be married.

Only Wen Ruowei chirped and interrupted, pointing left and right as if one finger could be split into two, as if she was afraid that others would not know her existence, like a sparrow that didn't sleep at night.

When the family was in harmony, Steward Li appeared outside the Moon Gate and called, "Member."

Zhong Su immediately got up and went over, and asked after reaching the door: "What's the matter?"

Butler Li smiled, and said in a low voice: "Congratulations to Yuanwai, as expected by the members, with the strength of the young master, someone really came to announce the good news, and the ranking on the gold list is no surprise. His Majesty Jinkou hand-picked the young master as the champion of the new department, and it will only wait until tomorrow." The gold list is revealed to the public!"

"Okay!" Zhong Su clapped his hands lightly, smiling from ear to ear, "This kid lived up to everyone's expectations, after all, he won the first prize in one fell swoop and won the first prize! It is said that a son-in-law is half, and my half wins, but there are countless others." , It’s a comfort to me that Zhong Su has no children!” Thinking of the benefits brought by the continuous blessing of various honors, the smile became happier.

After the two parties finished speaking and parted, Zhong Su returned to the family and sat down again, already a little absent-minded.

The three women in the family naturally noticed it. Wen Jianhui kicked her husband's foot and asked, "It's rare for you to lose your composure. Why are you so silly?"

There are some things that Zhong Suben will not reveal in advance, but this is indeed something to be happy about. In addition, there are no outsiders, so he said in a low voice in a good mood: "It is good that you know some things, and you must not announce them to the public in advance. Just after hearing the news, Ash The results of Heng's imperial examination have come out."

The eyes of the three women lit up at the same time, and seeing Zhong Su's expression, he knew that the grades were not easy.

Wen Jianhui was actually more anxious than her second daughter, so she rushed ahead and asked, "How did you do in the exam?"

Zhong Su immediately pointed at her lips, signaling to keep silent, "What are you shouting about? Although it's not a secret, but after all, the news leaked from the palace. The matter is big or small. Do you think you are living too comfortably? "

Wen Jianhui quickly patted her mouth to express her apology, and then asked in a low voice, "How did you do in the exam?"

Zhong Su looked at the expectant eyes of the three women, pointed to the sky with an index finger, and said in a low voice: "His Majesty Jinkou hand-picked, the new champion!"

"Oh!" Wen Jianhui immediately covered her mouth with both hands, and smiled like a flower, her mood was so beautiful, she really felt perfect.

Zhong Ruochen and You Rongyan, with uncontrollable embarrassment and joy on their faces, and endless reveries, their eyes subconsciously looked towards the direction of the east courtyard, wondering if that person was sharing this bright moon with her, she had already done so many times I longed for the day when I would join hands with that beloved.

Wen Ruowei, who had a slightly stagnant face, broke out suddenly, jumped up with open arms and screamed, "Wow!"

Not only is the voice loud, but it is also the kind of continuous jumping, waving arms to vent the excitement in my heart.

Zhong Ruochen hurriedly pulled her, but failed.

So Wen Jianhui made a move in time, picked up the round fan, rushed over and grabbed Wen Ruowei's ear, and beat her head and face with the round fan in her hand, cursing in a low voice, "Speak softly, you are afraid that others will listen Don't you? You want to turn good things into bad things, don't you? It's like taking rat poison all the time..."

Wen Ruo didn't dare to fight back, and the only one who was beaten was begging for mercy repeatedly with "ouch".

In an instant, Wen Ruowei's wickedness and wildness were suppressed by his mother, like a wild dog retreating to lick its wounds, retreating to the chair with a resentful expression, feeling that he will always be the most unlucky one in the family that.

It is said that there are three women in one drama, and Zhong Su, who is pinching his forehead, really feels a headache.

However, it didn't take long for Wen Ruowei to heal from the scar and forget the pain.

It was night, she refused to go back to her room to sleep, so she got into her sister's room, insisting on sleeping with her.

She tossed and turned on the couch without talking, and sometimes hugged her sister like a cat named Chun, "Ah, the champion, the champion, the champion, my sister is going to marry the champion. Hurry up and let me hug you more, and I will hug you like this in the future." But it’s the champion.”

"Damn girl, get out if you don't shut up!" Zhong Ruochen, who was said to be ashamed, pinched his sister severely.

……

Before dawn, Mei Shangshu of the Mei Mansion got up and was about to go to the morning court.

After she finished washing, the housekeeper Kong Shen pushed back the servants and helped Mei Sanghai put on the official robe himself.

Taking this opportunity, Kong Shen reported: "My lord, the list of the top three in the palace examination has come out. There are three people in the first class, 57 people in the second class, and one hundred and fifty-seven people in the third class. Ashheng has not yet passed the first class. His Majesty will demote him after repeated attitudes." Became No.57."

Mei Sanghai, who opened her arms and let her tidy up her clothes, was silent, and sighed: "It seems that the influence of the full score Huiyuan is too great. Your Majesty can't suppress it even if you want to, and you can't even kick out the first one. You can only press it." I won the last place in Yijia."

Kong Shen: "Yes! Master's guess is right. After His Majesty's attitude changed, at the beginning he wanted to kick Ash Heng to the top three, but a group of courtiers who participated in the drafting of the gold list quit. Give a reasonable explanation, and even quarreled with His Majesty directly in the imperial study.

Some people insisted face-to-face, saying that the strength of Ashheng's full score Huiyuan is clearly here. If His Majesty does this, how will Jin Guo understand after the announcement of the gold list? How fair.

There are also people who say that His Majesty condoned the chaos in the Sinan Mansion, which caused many deaths and injuries in Liezhou on the way to take the exam. The imperial court just gave Liezhou five places in the tribute list, and then removed a champion in exchange for it. Could it be that Liezhou is full of dead people? , When scholars from Liezhou are easy to bully and dare not be angry? "

Mei Sanghai sneered when he heard the words, "It seems that there are quite a few people who want to protect Ashheng!"

Kong Shen: "To some extent, it is His Majesty's fault, and His Majesty is going back on what he says, but His Majesty is clear about it. Now that he has decided to do it, he will not give in easily under pressure. In short, he will not let Ash again. Heng is the No. [-] pick. However, he has made some concessions, and there is really no way not to make concessions. If the matter becomes serious, the pressure will be even greater, so he still keeps Ash Heng in the first class.

In addition, a tribute named Zhan Muchun from Liezhou was exposed to the incident of Ashheng. It is said that this Zhan Muchun was originally Xie Yuanlang from Liezhou. Behind Ashheng, the overall ranking of this palace examination was planned to be ranked seventh, but because His Majesty wanted to block the mouths of Liezhou, he was directly promoted from the second to the first champion! "

Mei Sanghai, who was dressed, shook her sleeves, "Is it a good thing to force His Majesty to give in? The show has just begun, and I want to see how A Jiezhang's son can gain a firm foothold in the capital." The wide collar strode away.

In the early morning, the entire Zhongfu was immersed in a different atmosphere.

This time, Zhong Su and his eldest daughter sat quietly in the main hall of the inner house, while Wen Jianhui and his second daughter walked up and down under the eaves.

"It's been half the morning, why hasn't there been any news from those who read the list?" Wen Jianhui chattered back and forth from time to time.

Whenever someone walked by outside the yard, Wen Ruowei would stretch his head to take a look.

After waiting left and right, Steward Li's figure finally appeared from the gate of the courtyard.

Wen Ruowei rushed over immediately, circled around Steward Li, asking non-stop, "How, how, how did you do in the exam?"

Butler Li pressed his hand to signal her to stay calm, and when he walked under the eaves, Zhong Su and the eldest daughter also came out.

Zhong Su saw that Butler Li's expression was not right, and asked, "What's the matter, could there be some accident?"

Butler Li smiled far-fetchedly and said: "The gold list has come out, the young master's exam is not bad, and he is ranked No. [-] and No. [-]! I went to check it myself, and there is no mistake."

Zhong Su was taken aback, "The third?"

Wen Jianhui: "Exploring flowers?"

Wen Ruowei exclaimed, "Isn't it the number one scholar?"

Zhong Ruochen also had a look of great surprise.

Zhong Su hesitated, "Then last night..."

Butler Li smiled wryly, "When I went to check just now, I asked the person who announced the good news last night to ask what happened. He said that it was right at first, but then, somehow, His Majesty changed his mind. It’s the first time something like this has happened.”

Zhong Su was silent for a while, finally sighed, stared at Li Guanjia and said, "I'm afraid he is still influenced by his father."

Butler Li nodded, "I think so."

A family, you look at me, I look at you, can't say happy, can't say unhappy.

In fact, he did very well in the exam, but he was originally the No. 1 champion, but suddenly became the No. 3 candidate.

Somewhat disappointed, just because of the gap with the initial expectations.

　Thanks to the little red flower of "Brother Cangshui" for your support!
　　Thank you "Xiaoyao ●" for the encouragement!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)