"No. 1 in Songjiang Prefecture Township Examination in the fourth year of Jingfeng, Gu Yunji from Huating County!"

Meng Yuanjin's clear voice echoed in the room, and it rang like a bell in everyone's ears, making their hearts tremble.As the sound of the last word fell, everyone seemed to freeze, and there was no sound in the hall.

Looking at Gu Kaili's dumbfounded expression, Meng Yuanjin felt amused, and stretched out his hand to shake in front of his eyes: "What's the matter, Brother Gu? Are you so happy?"

Gu Kaili suddenly came back to his senses, grabbed Meng Yuanjin's hand, and said emotionally: "Meng Yuanjin! The imperial examination is a major matter, no jokes are allowed, don't make fun of me!"

"Who is making fun of you? Am I still going to lie to you?" Meng Yuanjin struggled to pull out his painfully pinched hand, and stuffed the scroll to him: "Look for yourself, there is an examiner sent by the Ministry of Officials on it." Printed in person, with black and white letters and red stamps, you can’t go wrong!”

"Brother Gu, your nephew Gu Yunji really won, and it's the provincial exam!"

Gu Kaili read the scroll back and forth several times, his hands trembling so much that he could hardly hold it, he looked at the words on it again and again, then he turned around and held it in front of Gu Zhengde as if he remembered something: "Father, look... ..."

Taking the scroll carefully, and gently stroking the three words "Gu Yunji", Gu Zhengde's eyes turned sour, and he couldn't help saying, "Okay...well...Ji'er got it, my grandson got it... "

"I've passed——Master Ji has passed! The township examination Jieyuan!"

At this time, there were several shouts from a distance outside the hall, and a young servant stumbled into the door, breathless, and intermittently said: "I... I want to say to the old man, the old man, the second master, the fourth master... …And you young masters, there is news from the Gong Yuan that Master Yunji has won Yuan! And Mr. Cheng, he has also won, it is Yayuan!”

Everyone stared fixedly at the person who came, and they all fell silent in unison, when something suddenly shattered in their minds, and with a "bang", there was an instant burst of grand cheers in the hall.

There was both the Annunciation Scroll and the list of the Tribute Academy. After being confirmed by both sides, everyone finally truly believed that Gu Yunji had indeed won. They were ecstatic for a while, and excitedly rushed to Gu Yunji to congratulate him:
"Yunji! Congratulations! Congratulations on winning the prize!"

"Ji'er! As expected of a good son for my father, I am proud of you for my father!"

"Third brother! I knew it, you can do it!"

"Cousin Yunji..."

……

After experiencing ups and downs, Gu Yunji was in a trance, and his whole body was a little swayed. The blood that had just surged up in his chest stagnated in the middle without end, and the noise in his ears was getting farther and farther away. There was no sound, and the world seemed to press the mute button.

Thoughts were flying up and down, scattered into the air like silk threads, and Gu Yunji felt that his mind was empty, leaving only a slight but clear tinnitus, which was thin and sharp.

Standing up subconsciously, the world is spinning in front of his eyes, head is not head, feet are not feet, looking at the strange square world and the humanoid monster with four hands and feet in front of him, Gu Yunji tilted his head in doubt, not knowing what year it is.

Seeing Gu Yunji's abnormal behavior, everyone in the Gu family looked at each other with inexplicable horror in their eyes: "...What's wrong with Yunji? Could it be that he has hysteria?"

Gu Kaili looked at Gu Yunji suspiciously: "It's probably because he thought he failed the ranking, and later he heard that the gap between the former and the latter was too big. He couldn't accept it for a while, his heart was bewitched by phlegm, and he was stupefied."

"Then what should I do? Can it be cured?" Gu Yunxiao looked anxiously, looking at Gu Yunji who was looking around worriedly, but he didn't dare to step forward to disturb him, "The third brother just won the election, so he can't just go crazy like this!"

"let me!"

Gu Huaishhao volunteered to emerge from the crowd, rolled up his sleeves loudly, his eyes were full of determination: "This kind of situation also happened to my classmates in the school, and his father cured him with a slap in the face. Just give him a slap in the round to wake him up, and keep him safe!"

As he spoke, he flexed his wrist muscles, eagerly stretched out his posture, tried the position of his palm on the side of Gu Yunji's face several times, and finally made up his mind, raised his right hand high, and slammed it down toward his cheek.

With a slight movement of the hair, Gu Huaishao's palm stopped two inches from his cheek, and was bound tightly by a muscular hand, unable to move forward half a minute.

Gu Yunji let go of his hand, and his eyes slowly moved to Gu Huaishhao's face, his expression was indescribable: "...Cousin Huaishhao, what are you going to do? Hit me?"

Gu Huaishhao's expression froze for a moment, and soon turned into surprise: "Cousin Yunji, how are you? Are you not crazy?"

The corner of Gu Yunji's mouth twitched, the speechlessness in his heart was almost written on his face.He was a little unexpected when he heard the sudden news, but he was not insane, it was just a short-lived absence, and he could react quickly.

What's more, if he is not sober again, he will be slapped in the face immediately. He doesn't want to attend his school banquet with his swollen cheeks.

Even though he thought so in his heart, Gu Yunji still maintained a good upbringing on the surface, and replied gently: "Yes, cousin Huaishhao, I'm not crazy anymore."

"Third brother, are you really alright?" Gu Yunxiao worriedly pulled him around, still not at ease, "Do you remember your name? Do you remember who I am?"

"I'm really fine." Gu Yunji couldn't laugh or cry, hugged Gu Yunxiao's shoulders and shook a few times, "My name is Gu Yunxiao, I'm 17 years old, and I live in Huating County, Songjiang Prefecture. Your name is Gu Yunxiao, and you're my elder brother. How about it? Are you relieved now?"

Seeing this, Gu Yunxiao let out a sigh of relief, the tense strings in his mind gradually relaxed, and a relaxed joy appeared on his face: "It's fine."

Feeling the sights falling on him, Gu Yunji's expression was slightly concentrated, he stepped into the hall, and bowed down to Gu Zhengde who was at the head of the hall: "Grandson Gu Yunji finally lived up to his grandfather's expectations and passed the exam in one fell swoop." Xie Yuan!"

"Okay, okay, my good grandson, get up quickly." Gu Zhengde's eyes were filled with tears, he had never been as happy as he is today in many years, "As expected of a good descendant of my Gu family, he really added luster to my family's lintel!"

Gu Yunji stood up with a smile, and after paying homage to Gu Zhengde, he went to see the provost Meng Yuanjin: "Student Gu Yunji, I have met Mr. Meng. Just now, the student behaved indiscriminately and out of etiquette when he was happy. I hope Mr. Meng doesn't mind."

Meng Yuanjin waved his hand generously, but he didn't take it seriously: "It's a trivial matter, it's nothing, it's human nature, it just shows that Mr. Gu's temperament is straightforward."

As he spoke, Meng Yuanjin turned to Gu Kaili who was beside him: "Mr. Gu is young, and he passed the high school in one fell swoop. He must be on the list next year. With such a Liner in the family, the prosperity of the family is just around the corner. Meng is here , Congratulations to Mr. Gu first."

Gu Kaili didn't buy it at all. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Speaking of which, tell me why we didn't wait for the official to announce the good news, but you came to announce the good news instead?"

Knowing that the results of the provincial examination were released today, everyone in the Gu family gathered in the hall early in the morning and waited for several hours. During the period, they thought that Gu Yunji had failed, and they were so uncomfortable that they didn't even have the mood to eat lunch. It is hard to describe how difficult this process was.

Now knowing that Gu Yunji passed the Jieyuan exam, although everyone is happy, when Gu Kaili thinks of the whole morning's fear, he can't help but feel the anger of being teased, and the anger in his chest rises slowly.

Seeing that Gu Kaili was really going to get angry, Meng Yuanjin quickly explained: "Brother Gu, don't worry, just listen to me. The officials who announce the good news in the township examination have always been served by government servants. It is often noisy, and the higher the ranking of the candidates, the more intense the competition."

"Especially this year, when I heard that the township examination Jie Yuanhua fell to the Gu family in Songjiang, those officials had a quarrel, and even broke a person's head, bleeding all over his face. , it looks really bluffing."

"I went to supervise and release the rankings, and they dragged me to judge. I am an official in charge of academic affairs, and I can't judge cases. They are not satisfied with which one I award, and I can't figure it out at all!" Mentioning this, Meng Yuanjin felt a headache, "What's more Today's announcement is the most important thing, in order not to hinder the business, I simply took the matter to myself and came to congratulate your family in person."

"Anyway, as usual, I'm going to the home of the top three to encourage and congratulate the newcomers, so I happened to be on the way."

Gu Kaili frowned: "Why did it take so long? It's already noon, and the rankings should have ended long ago."

Meng Yuanjin said: "Didn't I say that? No.3 Bai Xingjia lived far away, so he was delayed on the road. Although it is also a door-to-door visit, there should be an order, with the lower ranking first and the higher ranking last. Xie Yuan As the first place in the provincial examination, it should be put at the end to show dignity, you should understand this truth, Brother Gu."

This is the usual example, Gu Kaili really can't find anything wrong, just as his anger subsides, he thinks of something, and jumps up again in an instant: "Then why didn't you tell me when you entered the door, you have to walk around with me for so long before you tell me Are we deliberately teasing my appetite?"

Meng Yuanjin choked when he heard the words, and suddenly felt a little lacking in confidence: "This...the so-called suppression first, people always have to be disappointed first, and then they will be overjoyed when they know that their expectations have been met, and they will feel even more delighted."

Gu Kaili's eyes widened angrily: "Fuck you, suppress first and then raise! Didn't you see how my nephew is scared by you? Don't do this with me!"

Meng Yuanjin originally planned to get straight to the point, to tell the Gu family the news from the very beginning, but seeing that Gu Kaili, who has always been smooth and steady, showed a rare emotion today, showing a bit of impatience, he felt a little teasing in his heart, thinking about the same He's trying to sell it.

It's just that I didn't expect Gu Kaili to value this nephew who hadn't met so much, and his words were full of concern, for fear that the other party would have some problems, even if he thought that Gu Yunji had failed the ranking, he was not too disappointed, and still earnestly pleaded for him. Asking about the shortcomings of the article, this surprised Meng Yuanjin.

But it's no wonder that if there is such a talented child in his family, let alone a nephew, even a distant relative who cannot be reached, Meng Yuanjin can praise him to the sky.

A few years ago, Gu Mingxuan came out of the Gu family, who was already amazingly talented, but now there is Gu Yunji, who is even more talented.The family has a profound background, the real power is in the hands of the court, and the younger generations are born in large numbers. From this point of view, the Gu family in Songjiang is really about to prosper.

Thinking of this, Meng Yuanjin couldn't help but feel a little bit sour while envious in his heart: "Yes, yes, that nephew of yours is the most precious, compared to me, I am naturally insignificant. I think I have been in the door for so long, and even Not even a sip of tea."

Previously, Gu Kaili's mind was full of Gu Yunji's country test, but now he said that, he felt a little ashamed, and the anger in his chest was completely vented. He didn't have the nerve to ask questions, so he quickly called someone to bring up fragrant tea, and apologized with a smile;
"Brother Yu was negligent. Brother Meng worked hard to make this trip. The mansion is in a hurry today. Don't be offended if you are rude. When I am free some other day, I will prepare a sumptuous meal, so that I can apologize to you."

The two had known each other for many years, Meng Yuanjin naturally didn't really care about anything, and walked down the steps given by Gu Kaili, without mentioning the matter again.

After finishing the matter, after sitting for a while, Meng Yuanjin got up to bid farewell to everyone in the Gu family.

After sending the guests away, the Gu family breathed a sigh of relief, finally being able to free up some time to relax.At this moment, the tension subsided, and everyone who hadn't eaten for a long time felt empty in their stomachs, and they were very hungry for a while.

Gu Kaili simply waved his hand: "Bring me the prepared noodles directly, let my family have a full meal first, and then we can prepare for the learning banquet slowly."

Gu Zhengde is also very heroic and generous: "Master Yunji's high school country test Jieyuan, this is a great joy for the entire Gu family. Order it, the whole family will issue additional money for March, wear the best clothes these days, and change all the couplets on the doors and windows New, there are firecrackers and gongs and drums to celebrate, nothing less, let's celebrate!"

"Yes!" The servants responded cheerfully, with joy on their faces.

When the news reached the female relatives in the backyard, there was another burst of noise and joy.Aunt Zhao was so happy that she couldn't stop crying, and the smiles on Mrs. Wang and Gu Yunqiao's faces never came down. Even Gu Yunxiao's son Gu Zhaoqin, who was babbling, imitated the grown-ups and hugged the little girl. The fat hand congratulated his third uncle, which made Gu Yunji laugh heartily.

Hearing that Gu Yunji and Cheng Yan passed the examinations of Jieyuan and Yayuan respectively, countless people visited Gu's mansion. Apart from congratulating them on their success, everyone had different thoughts.

Some wanted to recruit Cheng Yan, some wanted to introduce to Gu Yunji, and some even heard that Cheng Yan was alone and had no relatives, so they rushed to recognize him as a godson. I dare not come out to meet guests.

For the next few days, the entire Gu Mansion was very busy, from the master to the servants were unable to escape.In comparison, only Gu Ming'an seemed particularly deserted, and everyone seemed to have forgotten his existence.

In the past, as long as the eldest brother Gu Mingxuan was not around, Gu Mingan was the most concerned child in the family, but since Gu Yunji came, the focus of the Gu family has gradually shifted, and now Gu Mingan is completely ignored, almost treating him as a transparent person, whether he is present or not. No one cares.

On the day when the results of the township examination were released, everyone in the Gu family was extremely anxious before receiving the news from Meng Yuanjin. They sent people to read the results and applied for re-examination of the results, for fear that Gu Yunji would not pass.But when he arrived at Gu Ming'an's place, no one cared about his provincial examination results. It seemed that it was inconceivable for Gu Yunji to fail the ranking, but it was only natural for him to fail the ranking.

Gu Ming'an felt sour, and wanted to talk to his father about his country test a few times, but was hurriedly skipped by the busy Gu Kaili, which made him feel even more uncomfortable.

Looking at Gu Yunji and Cheng Yan who were surrounded by everyone at the moment with high expressions on their faces, Gu Mingan stood alone in the shadow, loosened his clenched fingers little by little, and his eyes showed despondency.

Whether it is a bastard from a humble background or a poor boy from a poor family, they are all existences that he needs to look up to now.

The gap between Gu Mingan and them was like high and low steps at the beginning, then like a gap in the ground, and today it is like a huge chasm, and he will never be able to catch up.

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