Bachelor

Chapter 380 Suffering
Sun Dan: "I didn't tell you to feed everyone in this yard."

Guan Shanyue then slapped himself on the head: "Cough, look at my brain, why can't I turn around? I thought my husband asked me to deliver wine and food to everyone. I'm just a small boss. There are still people in charge, but they are not so bold. It would be easy to deliver food to the husband alone. You just wait, the younger one will arrange it now."

After speaking, Guan Shanyue called a confidant, whispered something in his ear, and the soldier ran away quickly.

Sun Dan spoke a few more words with Guan Shanyue, and after a while, the soldier came over with a food box.

Sun Dan picked it up, thanked him, and went back to the house.

As expected of a member of the army, the food Guan Shanyue prepared was not very exquisite, only a whole roast chicken, two stewed pig's trotters, and a small pot of rice wine.

Sun Dan was overjoyed and was about to start eating, but thinking of Mao Cheng, he decided to send him some.But after thinking about it, this Lord Mao is a pedantic person. If he sent him there, he might be dragged by him to ask questions, and there would be a commotion, which would expose Guan Shanyue.Moreover, with Mao Cheng as a person, he would definitely distribute this food equally to all officials in the Ministry of Rites.With so many people, one roast chicken and two pig's trotters, in the end, only a piece the size of a fingernail could fall into Sun Dan's hands, and he had to starve in the end.

Thinking of this, Sun Dan dismissed the idea.

After eating half a chicken and drinking a pot of rice wine, Sun Dan sat for a while, feeling troubled in his heart. Looking at the situation in front of him, this Mao Shangshu can be regarded as the empress dowager, and the two could not tell the winner within a few days.Poor me, Sun Dan, why not take part in the imperial examination and be confident that I can get No.1.Calculated according to the time, all the papers of the palace examination should be finished tonight, and the rankings will be assigned.

According to the court system, the top ten papers of the imperial examination should be sent to the emperor's desk for his review before the court tomorrow morning.After reading the papers, the emperor circled one, two or three out of the ten papers and announced them. The number one scholar, second place, and top scorer in this subject were considered to be selected.By noon, the top three should ride horses and wear flowers for a parade.

Now, it's too late.

Although Sun Dan didn't like this false name, he was a little sad that he wasn't there on this big day.

Now he can only relax his heart: fame and fortune are all floating clouds, and I, Sun Dan, don't care about them.

This night, Sun Dan felt depressed, and it was not good for anyone.

His room was facing Mao Cheng, during which Sun Dan woke up several times because he drank cold wine, and saw that Mao Shangshu hadn't slept, sitting upright in the middle of the room, holding a book in his hand.His door was also wide open, with no intention of closing it.The so-called gentleman has nothing to say to others, and everything to show to others. Lao Mao is an old-fashioned celebrity and has no habit of closing his doors.

This has to be admired.

Having nothing to say all night, Sun Dan woke up early the next morning, and saw that the officials of the Ministry of Rites were all pale, obviously hungry.

However, there was still no one in the palace to deliver breakfast.

Until noon, no one paid any attention.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites were also stubborn, they all gritted their teeth and insisted, sitting silently in their rooms.

This situation is really a bit like the hunger strike in later generations.

Relying on the food delivered by Guan Shangyue yesterday, Sun Dan spent another day. At night, the palace examination rankings should have come out, and the top three tours of the first class and the first three are over. By this time, Sun Dan's study and exam career Finally, it was completely over, I just don't know how many places I got in the end.

He felt that it was not an option for him and Shangshu Mao to carry it here, so he had to bite the bullet and find Mao Cheng: "Master Mao, I heard from the soldiers guarding the courtyard just now that the Queen Mother did not forbid us to leave."

Mao Cheng's face is frighteningly pale, but he is still very energetic when talking to people, and his eyes are frighteningly bright.He stroked his beard and said calmly: "Does Master Sun mean that we are going back to the capital now, but if I see His Majesty later, I don't know how to reply?"

Sun Dan smiled wryly: "It's not easy to answer after seeing His Majesty, but we can also leave the palace first, go to Tongzhou City to eat something and come back, everyone is too hungry!"

"Go to Tongzhou, leave the palace, just to satisfy your appetite?" Mao Cheng's eyes were full of dissatisfaction, and he looked at Sun Dan with reproachful eyes.

Sun Dan felt a little embarrassed: "I also ask Lord Mao for advice."

"You, you, you can ask other people if they would like to go to Tongzhou temporarily." Mao Cheng's eyes fell on several officials in the room.

Several other officials cupped their hands at the same time: "Lord Mao, we also have integrity, and we will never bow our heads."

"Haha, that's right, that's how it should be!" Mao Cheng laughed loudly: "If we leave the palace now just to go to Tongzhou for dinner, wouldn't it make the Queen Mother Xing laugh at me? , uphold the principles of human ethics and principles, and have a sense of righteousness in your chest, and you must not lose this morale. I don't believe that the Queen Mother Xing dared to starve us all to death."

Sun Dan said angrily: "Master Mao, starving to death is not enough, I am afraid that the Queen Mother will starve us to death, so there will be no morale."

Before he finished speaking, Mao Cheng closed his eyes.

Sun Dan was also bored, so he had to go back to his room to drink tea.Fortunately, tea was still available, and the Empress Dowager did not cut off the water for the people in the Ministry of Rites.

At noon, Guan Shanyue quietly brought another food box, which was also big meat, and Sun Dan's mouth was dripping with oil.

In the evening, there was still no dinner, and some officials were already lying in bed hungry.Sun Dan couldn't stand it any longer, so he ran to Mao Cheng and said, "My lord, it's not an option to go on like this. We should face the matter bravely. Otherwise, you and I will go to see the Queen Mother again and argue with reason."

Mao Cheng still had the same indifferent look: "I am an ambassador sent by the imperial court. If you want to see me, the Queen Mother Xing should come to see me."

Sun Dan stomped his feet angrily: "Come on, I won't go, my lord, I'll go by myself. If we go on like this, we won't be able to survive the Queen Mother!"

After saying this, Sun Dan walked quickly to the gate of the courtyard, and said to Guan Shanyue who was on duty: "Guan Shanyue, take me to see the Queen Mother, I have something important to report."

"Yes, my lord, please follow me."

After Guan Shanyue couldn't walk a few steps in the palace, she came to the Queen Mother's bedroom.

The queen mother seemed to have just woken up from a nap and was doing her makeup in front of the mirror.

Sun Dan stood outside the house and said loudly, "Sun Dan, magistrate of Fangshan County, please see the Queen Mother."

"Crack!" A small lacquer box was thrown out of the window, and the Queen Mother's voice was very angry: "Oh, it turned out that the county magistrate who took advantage of the emperor's power came over, hum, how dare you put on an act in front of the palace, come on!" He's dead, drag him in and see how I deal with this unscrupulous slave!"

(End of this chapter)