The life of a peasant girl reborn

Chapter 306 Palace Examination High School (2)
"February 22, there are two more days left?" Shen Xuan said with a post in her hand, and said to Butler Bai after thinking, "Give the post to the brothers and let them decide by themselves. In addition, prepare a gift for each of the gift givers. Send the gift back, and make it clear: The young masters are preparing for the palace exam, and I will invite everyone to a banquet after the exam is over."

"Yes, this subordinate understands." Butler Bai replied aloud.

After finishing the report, Steward Bai went to send the He Mansion post to Brother Qiu and Dong Ge, and got the answer of where they were going to He Mansion, and then began to prepare for their banquet.Of course, they also sent someone to He Mansion to reply.The people who gave the gifts also sent a gift in return, expressing Shen Xuan's confession. Everyone knew that the next palace examination was very important, and they didn't say much about Shen's excuse.

Two days later, Brother Qiu and Brother Dong packed up and went to He Mansion in a carriage.As soon as the two arrived at He Mansion, they were welcomed in by the people waiting at the gate. Brother Qiu and Brother Dong were puzzled by seeing each other's enthusiastic attitude. They looked at each other, expressing puzzlement, thinking I don't understand why they are treated so politely.

The reason why the two accepted He Fu's post.The reason why they came to visit was because the two remembered the supervisor surnamed He in the township examination.

Walking into the He Mansion, seeing Master He Er, after confirming each other, the three chatted speculatively, and with the company of Master He Er's sons, Brother Qiu and Brother Dong gradually relaxed.The only "mistake" is that Brother Qiu "met" with He Yuyao, the second daughter of Master He Er.

In the afternoon, Brother Qiu and Brother Dong returned to Shen's mansion. After Shen Xuan got the news, she asked the two of them on purpose.I cared a lot.

"How is it? What did you gain from your trip to He Mansion today?" Shen Xuan asked aloud.

"I don't have this harvest, but the third brother should have it." Brother Dong replied with a smile, looked at Brother Qiu sitting next to him, and continued, "The third brother met a beautiful woman by chance today, she is the second son of the second master He. female."

"Fourth brother!" Seeing Brother Dong's playful eyes and hearing Brother Dong's laughing answer, Brother Qiu stopped him angrily.Under the gaze of Shen Xuan's eyes that were as sharp as knives, embarrassment appeared on his face, and he explained aloud, "Fourth brother, don't talk nonsense, I just met Miss He Wu just by chance."

"Okay, I won't mention this matter. Today Mr. Chen's young man came to the door and invited his brothers to get together in Zuixianlou tomorrow, Mr. Cao will also go." Shen Xuan changed the subject.

After listening to Shen Xuan's announcement, the two brothers looked at each other, and Brother Qiu answered, "Tomorrow, the two of us will go to the appointment, and then we will prepare for the imperial examination in the mansion."

Over there in the He Mansion, after Brother Qiu and Brother Dong came immediately, Master He called the two sons into the study, and Mrs. He went to the boudoir of the second daughter, He Yuyao.

"Father, what plan are you planning today? Why are you treating the Shen brothers so courteously?" He Jiale, the second son of Master He Er, was the first to ask.

"How about the two brothers of the Shen family that you decided against?" Master He Er did not answer the second son's inquiry, but asked instead.

"Well, except for the poor family background, everything else is pretty good. Judging from today's conversation, it's not bad." He Jiahuan, the eldest son of Master He Er, replied objectively.

"Well, well-bred." He Jiale replied, and after thinking of something, "Father, you don't want the Shen brothers to be your sons-in-law, do you?"

Seeing the smile on the face of his own father, Master He Er, and thinking of the encounter between his younger sister and the Shen brothers, the more He Jiale thought about it, the more likely it was.

After He Jiale's reminder, He Jiahuan also wanted to understand, with such an expression, but the two brothers were still waiting for Master He Er's answer.

"That's right, I discussed it with your mother, and I think that Third Young Master Shen is not bad, and he is also suitable for your second sister Yaoer." Master He Er replied like this.

"But Dad, why did you choose the Shen family? There are so many young talents in the capital and they can't find someone who is compatible with the second sister? What's more, the Shen family's family background?" He Jiale objected loudly.

"No, second brother, you shouldn't think so. I heard that Third Young Master Shen passed No. 10 in the rural examination, but now he passed No. 5 in the general examination. If the palace examination is in the early stages, then the future is self-evident." After He Jiahuan pondered, he replied.

"Okay, I'm just telling you about this first. Why don't you know? What's more, the Shen family doesn't know what we mean at all!" Master He Er said aloud.

Here the father and son chatted with each other, and after hearing He Yuyao's tone, Mrs. He Er raised the meaning of Master He Er slightly.After seeing her mother-in-law leave, He Yuyao, the lady in the boudoir, fell into deep thought, thinking about the encounter with Brother Qiu, her face slowly took on other colors.

"Dark Two." Shen Xuan said out loud.

"Master." An Er, dressed in black, stood in front of Shen Xuan, waiting for orders.

"Go and sort out the information about He's Mansion in the capital, and send someone to investigate Master He's family, especially Miss He Fifth." Shen Xuan ordered.

"Yes." An Er replied, and his figure quickly disappeared.

Shen Xuan habitually tapped on the table, thinking.Shen Xuan naturally noticed the expression on Brother Qiu's face when he mentioned Fifth Miss He just now. If the He family really intends to marry their daughter off, Shen Xuan would naturally have to do some investigation.

The next day, Brother Qiu and Brother Dong went to Zuixianlou for an appointment. Chen Hui and Cao Jiajun were also on the list this time. Chen Hui No. 20 ranked five, Cao Jiajun No. 80 nine, the rankings were the same as last time ratio, the change is relatively large.

The four of them were all on the list and they were good friends, so the relationship was naturally deep, until the afternoon of Shen Shi, when the four of them got drunk and dispersed.

In the following days, Brother Qiu and Brother Dong stayed behind closed doors, occasionally discussing some political issues with Shen Xuan, and Shen Xuan gave them a lot of inspiration in this respect.

When Xue Yaoxi returned to the capital, he should have returned to the barracks, but instead he got: "Superior." He told the other families to wait for the news.I have nothing to do, knowing the shortcomings of Brother Qiu and Brother Dong, I ran to the door continuously in the next few days to mention them.

On the penultimate day of February, Father Shen and the others finally came to Beijing. This time, except for Uncle Shen's family, other family members came, including Grandpa Shen and Grandma Shen.The old man missed his grandson, knowing that the army at the border was about to return to Beijing, so he came here specially.

Before everyone can rest, the first day of March has arrived, and today is the last palace test.The hundred candidates gathered outside the gate of the palace early, paying attention to their dress etiquette at all times.Compared with the other exams, there are very few people with this talent, but the competition is still fierce. Everyone is more or less worried, because this time the exam room is in the palace compound, and the emperor will be with him when the time comes. They are separated by a wall.

(End of this chapter)