Chapter 1780 The couple swept away the bad luck
Zhao Shu didn't have much business in the capital. His main purpose was to help Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan check if there was anything they needed help with, and to find out some news from the capital.
Shao Yunduan had warned him before not to intentionally approach the rich and powerful to inquire about the news of the court, especially not to take the initiative to inquire about the news related to the Crown Prince and several princes. He always remembered this, but it was okay to inquire about other news.
Shao Yunduan and Qiao Xuan were in a place like Anzezhou, where the news was still too isolated. Shao Yunduan's identity was somewhat special and sensitive, so he could not ask about the things in the capital. If he was discovered, the consequences could be serious or minor. Zhao Shu had nothing to worry about. It was better to find out a few things about the overall situation and tell them than to know nothing...
In Shaoding Village, Shao Liulang took part in this year's autumn provincial examination as scheduled.
Perhaps his determined efforts to study hard after being stimulated finally paid off, and he finally passed the autumn examination and became a juren.
Although his ranking is far inferior to Shao Yunduan's before and he is at the bottom of the list, it can be regarded as a leap to another high level.
All the villagers in Shaoding Village are envious. The Shao family is so lucky. They already have a top scholar, Mr. Shao, and now they have another juren!
Uncle Shao and Ma are even more beautiful!
He smiled so hard that his teeth were showing and his tail seemed to be reaching up to the sky.
The couple swept away the bad luck of the past few days and praised Shao Liulang to the heavens, as if Shao Liulang would definitely pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi, and would soon become an official, and a high-ranking official.
He even said things like, "After Shao Liulang became a high-ranking official in the capital, he would never offend nobles, would do his job well, and would rise step by step in the capital." It was clear that these words were meant for Shao Yunduan.
When the villagers congratulated them with an extremely envious tone and expressed their envy to them, they always mentioned Shao Yunduan, treating Shao Yunduan as the top scholar, but only treating their own Liu Lang as a juren, which made them very unhappy.
Is it great to be the top scholar? If Shao Yunduan can do it, their Liu Lang can do it too!
Before, Liu Lang just lacked a little luck.
Therefore, when he showed off his son, he wanted to step on Shao Yunduan in some overt or covert ways.
When Fang found out, she sneered and restrained her family from arguing with those short-sighted people.
"That's just the beginning. Let them be crazy, but they can only be crazy in words! I want to see how they will contradict themselves in the future! A scholar who ranked third from the bottom in Yuzhang can become a Jinshi and even dream of becoming the top scholar? Oh, just dream on!"
Ma and Uncle Shao don't think it's just a dream, they plan to hold a grand banquet to celebrate.
He ran to the main house to ask Fang and Uncle Shao for help, but Fang refused.
When they confronted Ma and Uncle Shao about the fabricated stories that implied Shao Yunduan, the two were in such a state of embarrassment that they could not refute at all.
After all, they were not convinced that the villagers, whether intentionally or unintentionally, always compared Shao Yunduan with Shao Liulang. There were so many sarcastic and mocking words that they could not deny.
Fang's questioning made them speechless, so she smiled and said, "I love my son. You praise your son, but why do you want to step on my son? You stepped on my son, and you still want me to spend money, manpower and effort to hold a celebration banquet for your son. Ma, Third Brother, do you think I'm stupid or that I'm easy to bully?"
(End of this chapter)
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